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  • ANDRÉ ØVREDAL cut his directing teeth on commercials and shorts. Now he’s making his mark on the international moviemaking map with his first feature film, TROLL HUNTER.     Written and directed by Øvredal, Troll Hunter follows a trio of student filmmakers and a mysterious poacher as they expose a top-secret cover-up by the Norwegian government.     Monster special effects, great performances, dark humour, and plenty of thrills make Troll Hunter a really entertaining...

    Andre Ovredal – Troll Hunter

    ANDRÉ ØVREDAL cut his directing teeth on commercials and shorts. Now he’s making his mark on the international moviemaking map with his first feature film, TROLL HUNTER.     Written and directed by Øvredal, Troll Hunter follows a trio of student filmmakers and a mysterious poacher as they expose a top-secret cover-up by the Norwegian government.     Monster special effects, great performances, dark humour, and plenty of thrills make Troll Hunter a really entertaining...

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  • ANTON YELCHIN (Star Trek, Terminator: Salvation) and CHRISTOPHER MINTZ-PLASSE (Superbad, Kick-Ass) team up for this superbly entertaining remake of 80s vampire flick FRIGHT NIGHT, which boasts loads of humour and edge-of-the-seat moments. Yelchin and Mintz-Plasse play high-school friends who suspect neighbour Colin Farrell of being a vampire. But what do you do when no one believes you? Swot up on the essentials of vampire slaying and call in vampire killer and magician David Tennant! **FRIGHT...

    Anton Yelchin & Christopher Mintz-Plasse – Fright Night

    ANTON YELCHIN (Star Trek, Terminator: Salvation) and CHRISTOPHER MINTZ-PLASSE (Superbad, Kick-Ass) team up for this superbly entertaining remake of 80s vampire flick FRIGHT NIGHT, which boasts loads of humour and edge-of-the-seat moments. Yelchin and Mintz-Plasse play high-school friends who suspect neighbour Colin Farrell of being a vampire. But what do you do when no one believes you? Swot up on the essentials of vampire slaying and call in vampire killer and magician David Tennant! **FRIGHT...

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  • AUDREY TAUTOU stars in BEAUTIFUL LIES, a romantic comedy about a hairdresser who concocts a plan to cheer up her mother after her husband leaves. Here, Tautou chats about  bad haircuts, her accidental career, and side-stepping Hollywood. **BEAUTIFUL LIES opens in UK cinemas on 12 AUGUST MMM: You’ve worked with Pierre Salvadori, the writer-director of Beautiful Lies, previously on the film Priceless. What was it about your experience on that film that made you say...

    Audrey Tautou – Beautiful Lies

    AUDREY TAUTOU stars in BEAUTIFUL LIES, a romantic comedy about a hairdresser who concocts a plan to cheer up her mother after her husband leaves. Here, Tautou chats about  bad haircuts, her accidental career, and side-stepping Hollywood. **BEAUTIFUL LIES opens in UK cinemas on 12 AUGUST MMM: You’ve worked with Pierre Salvadori, the writer-director of Beautiful Lies, previously on the film Priceless. What was it about your experience on that film that made you say...

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  • JASON BATEMAN (The Switch), JASON SUDEIKIS (Hall Pass), and CHARLIE DAY (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) have teamed up to star in the outrageously funny comedy HORRIBLE BOSSES. Bateman, Sudeikis, and Day play three guys whose bosses – Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, and Colin Farrell – are making their lives hell-on-earth. But when they meet an ex-con (Jamie Foxx) in a shady bar one night, it seems their problem bosses could soon be a thing...

    Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, & Charlie Day – Horrible Bosses

    JASON BATEMAN (The Switch), JASON SUDEIKIS (Hall Pass), and CHARLIE DAY (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) have teamed up to star in the outrageously funny comedy HORRIBLE BOSSES. Bateman, Sudeikis, and Day play three guys whose bosses – Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, and Colin Farrell – are making their lives hell-on-earth. But when they meet an ex-con (Jamie Foxx) in a shady bar one night, it seems their problem bosses could soon be a thing...

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  • In his latest movie, the laugh-out-loud comedy HORRIBLE BOSSES, KEVIN SPACEY stars as Dave Harken, one of 3 twisted individuals who make the lives of their employees a living nightmare. At the London press conference for Horrible Bosses this week, Spacey spoke about trying to keep a straight face while filming the movie, what he’s like as boss of The Old Vic, and what he thinks of critics today. **HORRIBLE BOSSES is in cinemas across the...

    Kevin Spaces – Horrible Bosses

    In his latest movie, the laugh-out-loud comedy HORRIBLE BOSSES, KEVIN SPACEY stars as Dave Harken, one of 3 twisted individuals who make the lives of their employees a living nightmare. At the London press conference for Horrible Bosses this week, Spacey spoke about trying to keep a straight face while filming the movie, what he’s like as boss of The Old Vic, and what he thinks of critics today. **HORRIBLE BOSSES is in cinemas across the...

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  • JENNIFER ANISTON was in London this week to talk about her latest movie, the riotously funny HORRIBLE BOSSES.   Aniston stars as Julia, a man-eating dentist who’s one of the film’s 3 excruciatingly horrible bosses.   In fact, Julia makes the life of her dental assistant Dale (played by Charlie Day) such a misery that he and two friends hatch a plan to do away with each of their terrible employers. But will it work?...

    Jennifer Aniston – Horrible Bosses

    JENNIFER ANISTON was in London this week to talk about her latest movie, the riotously funny HORRIBLE BOSSES.   Aniston stars as Julia, a man-eating dentist who’s one of the film’s 3 excruciatingly horrible bosses.   In fact, Julia makes the life of her dental assistant Dale (played by Charlie Day) such a misery that he and two friends hatch a plan to do away with each of their terrible employers. But will it work?...

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  • SIR MICHAEL CAINE is British spy Finn McMissile in Pixar’s latest animated feature, Cars 2. Sir Michael talks about learning to drive at the age of 50, never retiring, and what he thinks about remakes of the films that made him a star. **CARS 2 is in UK cinemas from 22 JULY MMM: You’re in the happy position of being able to pick and choose what you want to do, so what attracted you to...

    Sir Michael Caine – Cars 2

    SIR MICHAEL CAINE is British spy Finn McMissile in Pixar’s latest animated feature, Cars 2. Sir Michael talks about learning to drive at the age of 50, never retiring, and what he thinks about remakes of the films that made him a star. **CARS 2 is in UK cinemas from 22 JULY MMM: You’re in the happy position of being able to pick and choose what you want to do, so what attracted you to...

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  • JOHN LASSETER, director of Pixar’s latest movie CARS 2, talks about Pixar’s 25th anniversary, his personal tribute to actor Paul Newman (Doc Hudson in Cars), and car-ifying London. **CARS 2 is in UK cinemas from 22 JULY MMM: Congratulations on 25 years of Pixar. Did you ever think you would achieve that landmark so seamlessly, so effortlessly and with so much success when you started out? Lasseter: No, at Pixar we always stay focused on...

    John Lasseter – Cars 2

    JOHN LASSETER, director of Pixar’s latest movie CARS 2, talks about Pixar’s 25th anniversary, his personal tribute to actor Paul Newman (Doc Hudson in Cars), and car-ifying London. **CARS 2 is in UK cinemas from 22 JULY MMM: Congratulations on 25 years of Pixar. Did you ever think you would achieve that landmark so seamlessly, so effortlessly and with so much success when you started out? Lasseter: No, at Pixar we always stay focused on...

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  • JASON ISAACS takes on two roles in the latest big-screen animated feature from Pixar, Cars 2. Isaacs chats about why he jumped at working with Pixar head honcho John Lasseter, why Brits make the best spies, and what car he’d really like to own. **CARS 2 is in cinemas in the UK from 22 JULY MMM: When you were doing the voices for Cars 2, you were busy working on something very different, weren’t you?...

    Jason Isaacs – Cars 2

    JASON ISAACS takes on two roles in the latest big-screen animated feature from Pixar, Cars 2. Isaacs chats about why he jumped at working with Pixar head honcho John Lasseter, why Brits make the best spies, and what car he’d really like to own. **CARS 2 is in cinemas in the UK from 22 JULY MMM: When you were doing the voices for Cars 2, you were busy working on something very different, weren’t you?...

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  • Director BERTRAND TAVERNIER returns to historical drama with his latest big-screen outing, THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER. Adapted from a short story by Madame de La Fayette and set in 1562, MONTPENSIER is a tale of the passions and tragic fate of a rich heiress of a French kingdom under threat in the Wars of Religion. Click on the audio files below to hear Tavernier talk to film journalist Jan Gilbert about why a story written...

    Bertrand Tavernier – The Princess of Montpensier

    Director BERTRAND TAVERNIER returns to historical drama with his latest big-screen outing, THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER. Adapted from a short story by Madame de La Fayette and set in 1562, MONTPENSIER is a tale of the passions and tragic fate of a rich heiress of a French kingdom under threat in the Wars of Religion. Click on the audio files below to hear Tavernier talk to film journalist Jan Gilbert about why a story written...

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