June 19, 2026

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Rock Hudson:  All That Heaven Allowed  (15) |Close-Up Film Review
 It is a pity this documentary is not getting a theatrical release as it is lavishly illustrated with clips from Hudson’s films which still look great on the big screen.

Rock Hudson:  All That Heaven Allowed  (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen October 23, 2023
It is a pity this documentary is not getting a theatrical release as it is lavishly illustrated...
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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (15) | Close-Up Film Review
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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (15) | Close-Up Film Review

George Meixner November 1, 2016
One of the joys of a biopic is to tell a story of unearthly triumph over adversity;...
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Heroes and Villains: Three Films Starring Jet Li (18) |Home Ents Review
 Jet Li’s screen persona of quiet, self-effacing strength is in the headlights in this collection of 3 Hong Kong action films from the 1990s.

Heroes and Villains: Three Films Starring Jet Li (18) |Home Ents Review

Colin Dibben November 19, 2023
Jet Li’s screen persona of quiet, self-effacing strength is in the headlights in this collection of 3...
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The Room Next Door (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 The film follows Ingrid (Julianne Moore), a successful autofiction novelist, and Martha (Tilda Swinton), a war reporter, who reconnect after years of separation.

The Room Next Door (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Matthew Morlai Kamara October 24, 2024
The film follows Ingrid (Julianne Moore), a successful autofiction novelist, and Martha (Tilda Swinton), a war reporter,...
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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (PG) |Close-Up Film Review
 This film version of the story of the wooden puppet who longs to be a real boy is very different from the Disney one. This is after all del Toro, whose dark imagination gave us Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape of Water.

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (PG) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen December 9, 2022
This film version of the story of the wooden puppet who longs to be a real boy...
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Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 BLUE ROAD is a documentary about the Irish Novelist, Edna O’Brien. It deals mainly with her personal story.

Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman April 29, 2025
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