What's new in Odeon's this week : Thursday 29th March 2018.

Being an avid reader and long time subscriber (since the inaugural issue in January 2001) of the Empire Australia movie magazine, I have naturally, by default almost, followed the annual Empire Awards. Now in its 23rd year, this annual British awards ceremony recognises achievement in the British and worldwide film industry. The awards, first presented in 1996, are presented by the British film magazine 'Empire', with the winners voted by the readers of the magazine. Just when you thought that the movie awards season had ended with the 90th Academy Awards earlier this month, so pops along another honouring the best in movie entertainment from 2017. The ceremony this year occurred on 18th March at London's Roundhouse Theatre.

The winners and grinners for this years 23rd Empire Awards were :-

* Best Film : 'Star Wars : The Last Jedi'
* Best British Film : 'God's Own Country'
* Best Comedy Film : 'The Death of Stalin'
* Best Horror Film : 'Get Out'
* Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film : 'Wonder Woman'
* Best Thriller Film : 'Kingsmen : The Golden Circle'
* Best Documentary Film : 'I Am Not Your Negro'
* Best Animated Film : 'Coco'
* Best Director : Rian Johnson for 'Star Wars : The Last Jedi'
* Best Screenplay : Jordan Peele for 'Get Out'
* Best Actor : Hugh Jackman for 'Logan'
* Best Actress : Daisy Ridley for 'Star Wars : The Last Jedi'
* Best Male Newcomer : Josh O'Connor for 'God's Own Country'
* Best Female Newcomer : Dafne Keen for 'Logan'
* Best Visual FX : 'Star Wars : The Last Jedi'
* Best Production Design : 'Baby Driver'
* Best Soundtrack : 'Baby Driver'

* The Empire Honorary Icon Award : Mark Hamill
* The Empire Honorary Legend of our Lifetime Award : Steven Spielberg.

This week we have eight new cinematic offerings coming to your local Odeon with a VR Sci-Fi film set in the near future that sees one young hopeful venture into a virtual world to play a game where the stakes are high and the potential rewards higher still. We then go to another Sci-Fi offering that sees a young teenager venture to another world in search of her lost father aided by three astral travellers. This is followed up by a satirical historical telling of the death of a Russian political leader back in the early '50's and the hangers on that jockey for position immediately afterwards. We then come to down to Earth with a present day comedy of three teenage girls Hell bent on popping their cherries on Prom night, and the actions of their parents in preventing them from doing so. Next up is a coming of age story about a high school lad's journey in coming out with the pressure of family, school peer group, a blackmailer and the secret identity of his online crush. Following up this is the Biblical telling of one of Christ's Apostles as told within Prison while he awaits his execution by the Emperor Nero. And finally we wrap up the week with two animated features - the first a stop motion tale of a Stone Age man having to settle a land dispute over a game of recently invented football, and then a mash up of Shakespeare and Doyle as a renowned super sleuth goes in search of garden gnome thieves.

Just in time for the Easter long weekend, whatever your taste in big screen film entertainment is this week - be it any of the eight latest release new films as Previewed below, or those doing the rounds currently on general release and as Reviewed and Previewed in previous Blog Posts here at Odeon Online, you are here cordially invited to share your movie going thoughts, opinions and observations by leaving your relevant, succinct and appropriate views in the Comments section below this or any other Post. We'd love to hear from you, and in the meantime, enjoy your big screen Odeon outing during the week ahead, and best wishes to all readers of Odeon Online, for a happy, safe and relaxing Easter long weekend.

'READY PLAYER ONE' (Rated M) - and here we have the eagerly awaited, keenly anticipated and much hyped latest offering from Producer and Director Steven Spielberg. Based on the bestselling and highly regarded 2011 Sci-Fi book of the same name by Ernest Cline, this film is released in the US this week too, cost a cool US$175M to make and has so far garnered generally positive Press. Full of pop culture references to the '80's, '90's and early 2000's including several nods to earlier Spielberg works, as well as cutting edge CGI, this film will be a feast for the visual senses and overload for all the movie geeks out there.

Set in 2045 with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse due to overpopulation, climate change, pollution and corruption, the main centres of population have become slum like cities with make shift homes being stacked upon each other forming huge towers reaching skywards. To escape the desolation of their meagre existence, the people have found solace in the OASIS (Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation), an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance) where those users can engage in work, entertainment, relaxation and education. When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune and ownership of OASIS to the first person to find a digital Easter Egg he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contest that grips the entire world. When an unlikely young hero named Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) decides to join the contest some five years after Halliday's death, he is hurled into a breakneck, reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical universe of mystery, discovery and danger with several allies to complete the game first, before Nolan Sorrento (Ben Mendelsohn), the unscrupulous CEO of a competitor company, can beat him to it. Also starring Olivia Cooke, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg and Lena Waithe.

'A WRINKLE IN TIME' (Rated PG) - and so this much hyped Disney production as Directed by Ava DuVernay and based on the children's science fantasy novel of the same name by Madeleine L'Engle in 1962, was first made into an American/Canadian Co-Produced made for television film in 2003. Now armed with a US$100M budget (making DuVernay the first coloured woman to Direct a live action film with a nine figure budget number) and with an ensemble cast the premise here is that thirteen year old Meg Murry (Storm Reid) and her little five year old brother, Charles Wallace Murry (Deric McCabe), have been without their scientist father, Dr. Alexander Murry (Chris Pine), for five years, ever since he discovered a new planet and was teleported to that other world using a tesseract device that he was working on too. Joined by Meg's classmate Calvin O'Keefe (Levi Miller) and guided by the three mysterious astral travellers known as Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon), Mrs. Who (Mindy Kaling) and Mrs. Which (Oprah Winfrey), the children brave a perilous journey to a planet that houses all the evil in the universe, which is also where their father ended up, Also starring Michael Pena, David Oyelowo, Zach Galifianakis and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, the film has so far taken US$88M since its US release on 9th March, and has received mixed or average Reviews.

'THE DEATH OF STALIN' (Rated MA15+) - here we have a highly acclaimed political satire Directed by the Scottish satirist, Writer, Producer and Director Armando Iannucci based on the French graphic novel 'La mort de Staline' by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin. Starring an ensemble cast, the film was shown at TIFF back in early September last year, went on release in the UK in late October and the US just a few weeks ago in early March. The story simply put centres around the former Soviet Union and the struggles that ensue immediately following the death of dictator Joseph Stalin (Adrian McLoughlin) back in 1953, as various political hopefuls jockey for position to take his place. Also starring Steve Buscemi as Nikita Khrushchev, Rupert Friend as Vasily Stalin, Andrea Riseborough as Svetlana Stalin, Simon Russell Beale as Lavrentiy Beria, Michael Palin as Vyacheslav Molotov, Jeffrey Tambor as Georgy Malenkov, Jason Isaacs as Georgy Zhukov with Olga Kurylenko, Paul Whitehouse and Paddy Considine. The film has been banned in Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan . . . . can't think why!

'BLOCKERS' (Rated MA15+) - this American comedy offering is Directed by Kay Cannon in her feature film Directorial debut, having Written the three 'Pitch Perfect' films so far and the Fox and Netflix television series 'New Girl' and 'Girlboss' respectively. Co-Produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg amongst a few others, the film surrounds three high school senior girls Julie (Kathryn Newton), Kayla (Geraldine Viswanathan) and Sam (Gideon Adlan) who make a pact to lose their virginity on the night of their High School Prom. Meanwhile, Lisa (Leslie Mann) mother of Julie, Mitchell (John Cena) father of Kayla, and Hunter (Ike Barinholtz) father of Sam are three overprotective parents who are none to pleased to say the least when they find out about their daughters' plans. They soon join forces for a wild and chaotic quest to stop the girls from sealing the deal to their boyfriends Austin, Connor and Chad (Graham Phillips, Miles Robbins and Jimmy Bellinger respectively) no matter what the cost. The film goes on general release in the US on April 6th. And FYI, the films title references the term 'Cock Blocking' being a slang term for an action, intentional or not, that serves to prevent someone from having sex. A 'cockblock' or 'cockblocker' is a person who engages in such obstruction or intervention, and the term was first coined back in 1972.

'LOVE, SIMON' (Rated M) - here is a first! This American romantic comedy coming of age drama film is Directed by Greg Berlanti, was released in the US mid-March, cost US$17M to make, has so far grossed US$25M and is the first film by a major studio to focus on a gay teenage romance. Based on the 2015 young adult novel 'Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda' by Becky Albertalli this film surrounds Simon Spier (Nick Robinson), a closeted gay seventeen year old in high school in Atlanta, Georgia who is forced to walk a fine line between his friends, his family (mother Emily played by Jennifer Garner, father Jack as played by Josh Duhamel and sister Nora played by Talitha Bateman), and a blackmailer classmate threatening to out him to the entire school, while at the same time trying to discover the identity of the anonymous classmate whom he has fallen in love with online. Resolving all of these issues satisfactorily proves terrifyingly daunting, hilariously funny and life changing all at the same time. The film has received generally favourable Reviews from Critics.

'PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST' (Rated M) - last week we had the story of 'Mary Magdalene' released in cinemas across the land, and this week we have another dramatic Biblical retelling, this time of Saint Paul, as Written and Directed by Andrew Hyatt. This film tells the story of Paul (James Faulkner) formerly Saul (Yorgos Karamihos), who in his younger days persecuted Christians relentlessly. He then sees the light and converts to Christianity, and is eventually imprisoned by Emperor Nero in Mamertine Prison in Rome because he is seen as a threat to the Roman Empire. He is sentenced to death, and must wait out his time chained in one of Nero's darkest and bleakest prisons. Whilst there Paul forms a close relationship with his jailer Mauritius (Oliver Martinez) and Luke (Jim Caviezel) the evangelist and his caretaker who over time records his Gospel, and what will lay the foundations for the Church as we know it. With time counting down on to the day of his execution, Paul ponders whether God will forgive him his sins. Also starring Joanne Whalley and John Lynch.

'EARLY MAN' (Rated PG) - here we have another stop-motion animated feature from those clever guys at Aardman Animation out of Bristol, England. This time Director, Co-Producer and Co-Writer of the story Nick Park, whose previous credits include the 'Wallace & Gromit' and 'Creature Comforts' short films as well as the full length stop motion animated features of 'Chicken Run' and 'Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were-Rabbit', here brings us a story of primitive Stone Age tribal dwellers and in particular one plucky cave man named Dug (voiced by Eddie Redmayne), his sidekick and pet boar Hognob (Nick Park) and the rest of their tribe who face a grave threat to their simple existence. Lord Nooth (Tom Hiddleston) plans to take over their land and transform it into a giant mine, forcing Dug and his clan to dig for precious metals. Not ready to go down without a fight, Dug and Hognob must unite their people in an epic quest to defeat a mighty enemy and the dawn of the Bronze Age in a head to head toe to toe game of association football. Also starring the voice talents of Timothy Spall, Maisie Williams, Miriam Margolyes, Rob Brydon and Richard Ayoade, the film was released in the UK in late January, cost US$50M to make and has so far grossed US$43M, and has been generally well received by Critics.

'SHERLOCK GNOMES' (Rated G) - this computer animated comedy film is Directed by John Stevenson and is the follow up to 2011's 'Gnomeo and Juliet' which took US$194M at the global Box Office off the back of its US$36M production budget. Released in the US this week also, the film gets its UK release in early May and is based on this classic literary masterworks 'Romeo & Juliet' by William Shakespeare and 'Sherlock Holmes' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . . . . if you hadn't worked that out already! Here Gnomeo (voiced by James McAvoy) and Juliet (Emily Blunt) hire super sleuth detective Sherlock Gnomes (Johnny Depp) and his trusty assistant Gnome Watson (Chiwetel Ejiofor) to help investigate the mysterious and baffling case of the disappearing garden gnomes. Also starring the voice talents of Mary J. Blige, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Matt Lucas, Stephen Merchant, Julie Walters, Richard Wilson and Ozzy Osbourne. The film cost US$59M and has so far recovered US$16M.

With eight new release films out in time for the Easter holiday this week to tempt you out to your local Odeon, remember to share your movie going thoughts with your other like minded cinephile friends afterwards here at Odeon Online, and meanwhile, I'll see you sometime somewhere in the week ahead at your local Odeon.

-Steve, at Odeon Online-

SELMA : Wednesday 25th February 2015.

I got around to seeing 'SELMA' last night - the US$20M story that has so far grossed US$54M as Directed by Ava DuVernay recounting the true life events of the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965 that was a catalyst for positive change to  the equal voting rights of oppressed, victimised and harassed black African American citizens in the state of Alabama where this film is set, and where the events depicted in the film largely unfold. This film was nominated at the recent Academy Awards for Best Motion Picture and Best Original Song - for which it won the latter, and all up can boast a total awards haul of 35 wins and a further 71 nominations to date.

Telling the story of Martin Luther King (David Oyelowo in fine form as MLK) who after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 focuses on the racial hardships endured by black African Americans, particularly in Alabama where segregation, discrimination, and acts of violence were commonplace at that time. The small town of Selma has has its fair share of oppression handed down by its townsfolk, the local rangers and sheriff's office and the mayor himself toward any black individual who dares to register to vote or who does not follow the local acts of segregation - despite what the law might otherwise say. Extreme acts of violence are meted out on a frequent basis resulting in numerous deaths that go unpunished, unpublicised and largely unnoticed in the northern States. But as the civil rights movement gathers momentum, so King travels to Selma to support the oppressed locals and add weight to the cause, given his direct line to President Lyndon B. Johnson (Tom Wilkinson).

President LBJ though has more important things on his agenda than helping out the personal crusade of MLK - he recognises what's going on down south, he recognises that it is wrong, and he recognise that something needs to be done -  but it is not on his priority list given that he had been in office only a matter of months and he has 101 things on his radar compared to MLK's one!

Supporting James Bevel (Common) who had called for a non-violent protest march from Selma to Alabama's capital, Montgomery (50 miles away) with the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference of which King was the leader) the first attempt was made on 7th March 1965 but ended violently when local Selma whites, the police, and rangers turned on the peaceful demonstrators with guns, batons, clubs, tear gas to squash the protest. This however, was televised to 70 million people including the President, MLK, J.Edgar Hoover, and George Wallace (Tim Roth in excellent form as the bigoted Governor of Alabama) who watched these events unfold on national television. 'Bloody Sunday' as it came to be known, and as tragic as it was, was a turning point in the civil rights movement.

Advocating at all times non-violent protest as a demonstration of force, will & sheer determination by the blacks, King as his growing followers in the wake of Bloody Sunday, regrouped and attempted to march again on 9th March 1965. Taking his ever expanding followers to Edmund Pettus Bridge that day, he halted the gathered group behind him and paused mid-way across the bridge. Kneeling down in prayer, his group followed suit and did the same at which King then stood, turned around and headed for whence he came, even though the law enforcement officers, local rangers and sheriff's department had retread this time. King was however, still fearful of reprisals and a repeat of Bloody Sunday despite the media coverage.

On 25th March 1965 the full march went ahead with the knowledge of LBJ and George Wallace who sat by and watched the huge non-violent demonstration march on Montgomery from Selma fifty miles away. By now the worlds media had turned their attention to this civil rights campaign that was joined by growing numbers of white sympathisers, clergy, dignitaries and celebrities of the time (Sammy Davis Jnr., and Harry Belafonte for example, are shown in real footage of the time). Upon arriving at the steps of state capitol building in Montgomery, King delivered another rousing speech that later became known as the 'How Long, Not Long' speech in which he states that equal rights for black African Americans would now be not far away.

As a result of this and the growing pressure on LBJ from MLK, his ever growing followers and advocates, and from escalating numbers of white followers in the aftermath of Black Sunday, the President of the United States passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to law on 2nd July that year and received an over whelming majority of support.

This is a solid film offering recounting that true story that changed the course of history. It is not an MLK bio-pic by any stretch, but, it educates, illuminates and demonstrates the black/white divide of the time, the violence of the era and the oppression suffered by so many who were just seeking what was constitutionally theirs anyway. The performances are top notch especially from David Oyelowo as MLK, from Carmen Egogo at MLK's wife Coretta Scott King, Common as James Bevel, Tim Roth as George Wallace, and Tom Wilkinson as LBJ. Along the way there are further lesser roles that nonetheless add gravitas including Giovanni Ribisi as Lee White (advisor and aide to LBJ), Oprah Winfrey as Annie Lee Cooper, Cuba Gooding Jnr. as Fred Gray, Martin Sheen as Federal Judge Frank Minis Johnson and Dylan Baker as J. Edgar Hoover looking to discredit and unsettle the King family as only he knows best.

At times the film plods along, and at just over two hours running time, it could have perhaps been abbreviated just a little, but in the final analysis this is a strong, powerful, riveting and occasionally disturbing film that you should watch to see just how far we have come as we approach the 50th anniversary of that march, and just how far we have still left to go!

-Steve, at Odeon Online-

What's new in Odeon's this week : Thursday 12th February 2015.

As Summer marches on in Australia and the heat and the humidity ramp up, interspersed with the occasional clap of thunder and sudden brief rain storm, we find ourselves once again at pains to decide which new release movie to go and see in the coming week. And for the week ahead we have six new offerings to choose from nonetheless that offer something for everyone, unless that is you happen to be under the age of 15!

Arriving at a movie theatre near you this week then we have two more films in Oscar contention  - of which one is for Best Picture and the other Best Documentary Feature amongst others; then there is the book that sold 70 million copies finally 'coming' to a big screen near you; a very controversial comedy that almost started WWIII . . . literally!; an outback Aussie zombie gore fest that has to be the must-see of the week (just my humble opinion); an English comedy of holidays, relationships, birthdays and heartbreak; and to cap it off a doco about a whistle blower a few years back that exposes a issue close to all of our hearts!

With more detail shown below, be sure to catch something new in the week ahead, and when you do, don't be shy, make a Comment directly below this or any other Post and share with our ever expanding readership your thoughts on your chosen movie and your film going experience!

SELMA (Rated M) - in 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King accepted the Nobel Peace Prize. At around about the same time four African American girls are killed by an explosion en route to their church, and in the town of Selma, Alabama a black woman Annie Lee Cooper (Oprah Winfrey, who also Produces here) attempts to register a vote to which she is by rights entitled, but is prevented from doing so by a white registrar. Subsequently MLK (here played by David Oyelowo) meets with President Lyndon B. Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) to have legislation passed to enable black citizens to vote without fear of refusal or reprisal - the President says he has more important things to do! King then travels to Selma with a number of other colleagues and followers, and in the meantime J. Edgar Hoover (Dylan Baker) advises the President that he thinks King is problematical. Cooper, whose voting rights were denied, has a scuffle with the town Sheriff in front of the local courthouse and as a result she, King and several others are arrested. The Alabama Governor George Wallace (Tim Roth) speaks out against King. King's new wife Coretta (Carmen Ejogo) seeks support from Malcolm X (Nigel Thatch) and as time progresses the atmosphere becomes more intense in Selma and the rallied black community and the local white law enforcers and political leaders jockey for position and the upper hand.

What follows is the recounting of the Selma to Montgomery march and the bloody battles that ensued along the way as local authorities and officers of the law let loose with tear gas, clubs, batons and many on horseback to break up the march and disperse the activists. The violence was extreme with many injured, and this all plays out on national television with Johnson then having to back peddle to get legislation hurried through Congress to give the black citizens unencumbered voting rights. King uses his best oratory skills to rally his supporters and garner new too, and as the march draws to a relatively peaceful conclusion in Montgomery his final address there is cut with real footage from the day. Directed by Ava DuVernay for a cost of US$20M this has a strong cast headed up by English Oyelowo, that is not an MLK bio-pic but a recounting of the Selma story that served to help change the course of history in which King played a fairly significant role. Nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Song at the upcoming Academy Awards it is one to watch, and another based on real events.

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (Rated MA15+) - the book sold 70 million copies worldwide and spawned two further books in the series which, if this is successful, will spawn two further films in all likelihood. Directed by Sam Taylor Johnson this has Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele and Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey - the two main characters in this story of two individuals  - she a young literature student and he a hugely successful and wealthy international businessman - drawn together by sexual desire, but in her naivety she comes to realise that Grey wants/needs to control everything and do so on his terms, which in turn opens up a whole new world of possibilities! The budget to deliver this to the big screen came in at about US$40M and is likely to do plenty more than that in the final analysis given the book sales and the anticipation around its big screen adaptation.

THE INTERVIEW (Rated MA15+) - just about anybody and everybody in the movie going world knows of the trouble this film has caused on the international stage and the subsequent fall out from it. World leaders have become involved, Sony Entertainment was cyber-hacked exposing to the world all manner of things not intended for public consumption, the head of Sony Pictures stood down, the release date was put back as the film had to be re-cut, and all because the subject matter about an interview with, and an assassination attempt on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was deemed by him and his cronies to be war mongering. Furthermore, it was threatened by a certain extremist group that if shown on general release those pesky North Koreans would consider this an act of war and take all necessary action against the heinous West without mercy! Really - WTF! Anyway the said satirical spoof concerns Seth Rogen and James Franco as two hapless but reasonably successful television journalists granted an interview with said world leader, and then tasked by the CIA to take out this leader once they have won his confidence. Unlikely to go down in history as the greatest comedy of all time, but, it will go down in history as the movie that almost caused North Korea to fire on North America and in doing so caused much angst, table thumping and gnashing of teeth in the process. As a result of the Hoo-Haa it was released on digital rental on Christmas Eve 2014 and very limited cinema release thereafter where it garnered US$40M and US$9M respectively making is Sony's most successful digital release to date.

WYRMWOOD : ROAD OF THE DEAD (Rated MA15+) - what's not to like about an Aussie outback zombie gore fest that might be best described as 'Mad Max' meets 'The Walking Dead' - bring it on I say! Written by brothers Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner and Directed by the former this tells the story of family man and mechanic Barry (Jay Gallagher) whose very existence is pulled assunder on the eve of a zombie apocalypse. Forewarned by his sister Brooke (Bianca Bradey) that the zombies are attacking which seems to be the result of a meteor storm hitting Earth and a disease ensuing that turns the population into the flesh eating, gut munching walking dead. Needless to say only a few survive to fight of the marauding masses of the un-dead, but Brooke is kidnapped by a mad scientist hellbent on experimenting on her and various other survivors, and so Barry needs to team up, tool up and man up to rescue Brooke, overthrow the mad evil scientist and save his own skin before he too becomes zombie fodder! Brilliant!

WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY (Rated PG) - for a slightly more low key offering there is this Brit Pic comedy starring David Tennant, Rosamund Pike (as husband and wife team Doug and Abi respectively) who are on the verge of divorce but have not yet braved up and told Doug's dad of the pending separation. Travelling then up to Scotland to celebrate Dad's birthday - Gordy McLeod (Billy Connolly) it seems that you can't keep a secret a secret for very long especially where three young whipper-snapper grandchildren are concerned. Touted as a solid enough romp with strong performances from the three lead adult actors and pretty good turns from the three grand kids too (Emilia Jones, Amelia Bullmore and Bobby Smalldridge) together with the backdrop of the Scottish highlands this is sure to please lovers of Connolly and a good British comedy yarn that can hold its own.

CITIZENFOUR (Rated M) - this documentary film is up for an Academy Award in the Best Documentary Feature category and is Directed by Laura Poitras who back in January 2013 started receiving anonymous encrypted e-mails from a source known as 'Citizenfour' concerning illegal covert surveillance operations run by the NSA in conjunction with various other government agencies around the world. Fast track to mid-2013 she, and colleague reporters Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill jet off to Hong Kong to attend the first of many meetings with Edward Snowdon. Taking her camera along to capture the intimate details of those meetings, this film tells the blow by blow account of the information that spilled forth, and the perpetrators of that information and those embroiled in it. It could be compelling viewing giving you an insiders view of Snowdon - his rationale, his state of mind and what he hoped to gain in going public by outing those that would threaten our security, our privacy and our right of freedom.

A real mixed bag then of cinema content this week ahead that is sure to please on some level, somewhere and with someone. Where you're done, remember to reserve your Comments and your feedback of your filmic experience with your rapidly growing favourite movie Blog, and share away!

Movies - catch one this week, at least!

-Steve, at Odeon Online-