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Directed by Gus Van Sant. With Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin. The story of California’s first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk. John Henderson gives his thoughts on Sean Penn’s academy nominated performance of Mr Milk.

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Clint Eastwood’s fourth directorial feature in the span of two years starring Clint himself as well as Christopher Carley and Bee Vang.

Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski’s prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino. John Henderson gives his thoughts on this week’s Rialto Pick.

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John Henderson gives us a film trifecta with the first being Suddenly, a film about an unexpected tragedy where a father and son survive a car accident that claims the life of the mother and youngest son. Caramel is a comedy-drama set around a Beirut beauty parlour where delicious, gooey caramel is cooked up for waxing legs. American Teen is the Sundance hit that follows the lives of four teenagers – a jock, the popular girl, the artsy girl and the geek – in one small town in Indiana through their senior year of high school.

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Suddenly Trailer

American Teen Trailer

Caramel Trailer

About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937. Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Yun-Fat Chow and Michelle Yeoh. John Henderson gives his thoughts on this new flick.

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John Henderson gives his verdict on In Bruges. A film about two men Holed up in Bruges, Belgium, after a difficult job, they begin to differ on their views of life and death as they become used to local customs. Directed by Martin McDonagh. With Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes.

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Offensive, hilarious and obscene is how John Henderson describes this week’s Rialto Pick.

Directed by Clark Gregg. With Kathryn Alexander, Teodorina Bello, Kate Blumberg. A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother’s hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.

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This movie is about artist/poet Dylan Thomas and the loves of his life. A nice period piece set in and around WW2 sees Dylan Thomas (Mathew Rhys) meeting up with an old flame Vera Phillips (Keira Knightley) whilst sheltering from the German bombs during the London blitz. John Henderson gives us his thoughts on this new John Maybury film.

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