Behind The Candelabra offers an insight into a fascinating relationship

Behind the Candelabra

I knew precious little about Liberace before I saw this film, and I’m not going to claim to be a genius on the topic after seeing this film either. What I will claim to be a little bit more knowledgeable about is a relationship presented here, a relationship that’s funny, true to life, and ultimately very emotive. It’s one of those rare movie relationships that actually gets it right – this is testament to the acting on display here. Matt Damon and Michael Douglas utterly, utterly convince as the couple at the centre of this film.

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Man of Steel? A bit of a wimp!

Man of Steel

Declan Cochran donned cape and flew off to see Man of Steel, a movie he found as confused as the Superman himself

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Sex, Leins & Videotape #156. Tom Leins reviews Zero Dark Thirty, I Give It A Year and Blood

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Dysfunctional CIA agents, dysfunctional relationships and dysfunctional cops come under the microscope in this week’s DVD round-up.

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Exeter's Big Screen in the Park al fresco cinema films announced

Exeter Big Screen in the Park

The Goonies, Skyfall, Life of Pi and The Great Gatsby are this year’s Big Screen in the Park, Exeter’s evening al fresco cinema experience

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Sex, Leins & Videotape #155. Tom Leins reviews Bullhead and The Last Stand.

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Elderly Arnie takes on a Belgian farmer pumped full of cattle steroids in this week’s DVD grudge match.

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Penzance premiere for Summer in February

Summer in February

Dramatic period-piece drama Summer in February, shot against the stunning Cornwall coastline, premieres in Penzance

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Auditions for Tam Lin – an eighth film from the Chagford Filmmaking Group

Chagford Filmmaking Group

The legendary Chagford Filmmaking Group is auditioning for its latest film, the dark fairytale Tam Lin

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Sex, Leins & Videotape #154. Tom Leins reviews Sweet Vengeance, Dead Mine and White Collar Hooligan 2

Tom Leins casts a critical eye over a trio of straight-to-DVD thrillers.

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The Great Gatsby: a huge glossy façade

The Great Gatsby

Declan Cochran finds it hard to care about the characters in Baz Lurhmann’s The Great Gatsby

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