April 10, 2026

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Fashion Reimagined  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 Fashion Reimagined

Fashion Reimagined  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen March 2, 2023
Rising young fashion designer Amy Powney is on a mission – an unusual one for the fashion...
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What’s Love Got to Do with it?  (12) |Close-Up Film Review
 The writer/co-producer of this unjudgmental film about the Asian culture of arranged marriage in the modern world is Jemima Khan, who was formerly married to cricket star and former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, so she knows what she’s talking about in this affectionate and unusual rom-com.

What’s Love Got to Do with it?  (12) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen February 24, 2023
The writer/co-producer of this unjudgmental film about the Asian culture of arranged marriage in the modern world...
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish  (PG) Close-Up Film Review
 When Puss in Boots first appeared in one of the Shrek movies, a swashbuckling, scene and heart stealer with a wickedly mischievous face was born.   Seductively and joyously voiced by Antonio Banderas, he was a Douglas Fairbanks among cats.  

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish  (PG) Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen February 3, 2023 1
When Puss in Boots first appeared in one of the Shrek movies, a swashbuckling, scene and heart stealer with...
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Dreaming Walls: Inside The Chelsea Hotel (15) |Close-Up Film Review
 Dreaming Walls: Inside The Chelsea Hotel, more or less, opens with a quote from Patti Smith. She says, “I’ve always liked to be where the big guys were”.

Dreaming Walls: Inside The Chelsea Hotel (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Ben Thomas January 19, 2023
Dreaming Walls: Inside The Chelsea Hotel, more or less, opens with a quote from Patti Smith. She...
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