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Movie reviews – Feb 14 to 28

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER Odeon: February 14, 15, 16, 17, 20   An adaptation of the modern classic that explores rather more quirkily than usual the trauma of adolescence and the transition to adulthood. Fifteen-year-old Charlie is a cute, naïve outsider coping with first

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Movie reviews – Jan 31 to Feb 14

LES MISÉRABLES Odeon: February 1 to 3 and 6 to 10   A stirring, ambitious but cinematically uneven adaptation of the world's favourite stage musical from the director of The King's Speech. Set in early nineteenth-century France, Victor Hugo's Les Misérables is

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Movie reviews – Jan 17 to 31

THE MASTER ODEON: January 17 P. T. Anderson's masterly movie may or may not be about Scientology, but its vision of a charismatic new post-World War II religion and the allure and then disillusion in the interplay between ambitious leader and vulnerable follower is profound and gripping. ‘

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Movie reviews – Nov 22 to Dec 13

ARGO Astra 2: November 26, 27 Based on real events, the dramatic thriller Argo chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans that unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis, focusing on the little-known role that the CIA and Hollywood played-information that was

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Movie reviews – Nov 8 to 21

SKYFALL Astra 2: November 12, 13 Daniel Craig is back for the third time as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 in Skyfall, the 23rd adventure in the longest-running film franchise of all time. In Skyfall, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to

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Movie reviews – Oct 25 to Nov 7

SAVAGES Fulgor: Oct 25 to 31   Oliver Stone, indulging his dark side, takes a look at the horrors of the Mexican drug trade: Cartels versus individual producers with a shared girlfriend in the middle, not to mention the FBI. ‘Savages is Oliver Stone doing what he should have

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Movie reviews – Oct 11 to Oct 25

TED Odeon: Oct 11   Seth MacFarlanes' teddy bear comedy is not as cute and cuddly as it may seem. Ted comes to life for his owner John Bennett and a certain amount of outrageous chaos ensues. ‘A fabulous first live-action effort, combining R-rated hilarity with skilled

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The don’t miss list – Oct 11 to Oct 25

TF EVENT/ TuttoTondo October 23, 7:30 to 9:30pm, via il Prato 63 (Conti Ingrosso Ortofrutta), Florence   TF has teamed up with Yelp (famous in the States but new in town) to offer a fully rounded event: Panino Tondo will be providing tasters of vegan sandwiches, hamburgers and

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Movie reviews – Sept 21 to Oct 11

THE CAMPAIGN Fulgor: Sept 21 - Oct 3   Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis star as two Southerners comically vying for a seat in Congress. ‘The election-year release is timely, but an all-star comedy cast can't save director Jay Roach's political satire.' (The Hollywood Reporter) ‘

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Movie Reviews – September 14 to 27

THE BOURNE LEGACY   Not a traditional sequel, this fourth instalment of the Bourne franchise introduces a new character and a new storyline different from Robert Ludlum's, although the Matt Damon original hovers in the background. Generally considered not a meaningful addition, but the absence of Matt Damon is

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Movie Reviews – June 15 to July 5,

ALL GOOD THINGS, June 15     A true crime drama inspired by the real-life case of Robert Durst, who was suspected of murdering his wife, Kathie, after she vanished without a trace in 1982, one of New York's most sensational unsolved crimes. Warned by his father that

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Movie Reviews – June 7 to June 21,

  Odeon Piazza Strozzi, 2 tel. 055/295051 www.cinehall.it, www.odeon.intoscana.it   June 15 AUF WIEDERSEHEN Author and activist Linda G. Mills is propelled by her family’s life-threatening experience of September 11, ...

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Movie Reviews – May 24 to June 7,

OdeonPiazza Strozzi, 2tel. 055/295051www.cinehall.it, www.odeon.intoscana.itFor showtimes, see the events listing.   May 24DARK SHADOWSAn imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection. Tim Burton's version of the 1960s

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Movie reviews – May 10 to 24,

  Odeon Piazza Strozzi, 2 tel. 055/295051 www.cinehall.it, www.odeon.intoscana.it For showtimes, see the events listing.     May 10 THE AVENGERS Nick Fury and the international agency S.H.I.E.L.D. bring together ...

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Movie reviews – April 20 to May 10,

For showtimes, see the events listing. Odeon Piazza Strozzi, 2 tel. 055/295051 www.cinehall.it, www.odeon.intoscana.it       A ROOM WITH A VIEW May 1   E.M. Forster's novel is classically filmed in the meticulous heritage style of Merchant and Ivory. The story

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Movie reviews – April 17 to 26,

For showtimes, see the events listing. Odeon Piazza Strozzi, 2 tel. 055/295051 www.cinehall.it, www.odeon.intoscana.it   THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL April 17, 18, 19   Seven British pensioners decide to retire to India-because it's cheaper to live there-and take up residence

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Movie reviews – April 1 to 10,

For showtimes, see the events listing. Odeon Piazza Strozzi, 2 tel. 055/295051 www.cinehall.it, www.odeon.intoscana.it   THE RAVEN April 1, 2   The only one who can stop a serial killer is the man who inspired him: Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack) teams up with

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Movie reviews – March 15 to 28,

For showtimes, see the events listing. Odeon Piazza Strozzi, 2 tel. 055/295051 www.cinehall.it, www.odeon.intoscana.it For movie listings from March 23 to 29, see the Odeon website at www.odeon.intoscana.it.   YOUNG ADULT March 15, 16, 17   Soon after her divorce, a

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Movie reviews – March 1 to 14,

For showtimes, see the events listing. Odeon Piazza Strozzi, 2 tel. 055/295051 www.cinehall.it   HUGO March 1   This adaptation of Brian Selznick's bestselling novel about a boy living secretly in a Paris station is an homage to early movies as well as an enchanting fable. &

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Movie reviews – Feb 16 to 29,

  For showtimes, see the events listing. Odeon Piazza Strozzi, 2 tel. +39 055 295051 www.cinehall.it   THE MUPPETS February 16   Only one Oscar nomination (for music), but nothing ...

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Movie reviews – Feb 2 to 16,

  For showtimes, see the events listing. Odeon Piazza Strozzi, 2 tel. +39 055 295051 www.cinehall.it   MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-GHOST PROTOCOL February 2,6   In MI4 the IMF is shut down ...

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Movie reviews – Jan 20 to Feb 2,

 For showtimes, see the events listing. Odeon, Piazza Strozzi, 2 tel. +39 055 295051 www.cinehall.it     SHAME January 20, 21, 22, 25   ‘This is a great act of ...

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Movie reviews – Nov 10 to 23,

Editor's Note: The Odeon Original Sound programme continues at the Astra 2 in piazza Beccaria during the 50 Days of International Cinema Festival, which is being held at the Odeon (see TF 151 for details). For showtimes at the Astra 2, see the events listing.   Astra 2 Piazza

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