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Previews and reviews for all the latest film releases, full cinema listings for Chester, Cheshire and the North West of England, as well as celebrity interviews for the latest Hollywood blockbusters and British TV shows.

Making history on screen - Interview with Invictus director Clint Eastwood and stars Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon

Clint Eastwood's latest directorial effort is a sports film with a twist, focussing on South African President Nelson Mandela's bid for the Springboks to win the 1995 rugby world cup.Read

Cinemas - Also Released - 4/2/10

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (U)Read

Cinemas - Film of the Week, 4/2/10: Invictus

ON FEBRUARY 11, 1990, when Nelson Mandela walked free from Robben Island, after more than a quarter of a century of incarceration in his 8ft by 8ft cell, he discovered a country divided by apartheid.Read

Celebrity interview: A novel performance from Michael Cera

Michael Cera made his name as Juno's shy boyfriend in the hit pregnancy comedy. He's now back on screen in Youth In Revolt, released on Friday February 5. The young actor talks about not getting pigeon-holed and life after Juno.Read

Film of the Week reviewed, 28/1/10: Precious (15)

According to figures released this week by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), an average of 60 children are sexually abused in Britain every single day.Read

Humble beginnings for something Precious - interview with Mariah Carey and Mo'Nique

The latest film from US director Lee Daniels has got everyone talking. The cast - including Mariah Carey and Mo'Nique - talk about how Precious has changed their lives.Read

Cinemas - Film of the Week, 21/1/10 - The Boys are Back

A widower struggles to raise his young son in the aftermath of terminal illness in Scott Hicks’s moving drama, based on the memoir of Simon Carr.Read

Television: Amanda Holden's fantasy lives

She's a judge on Britain's Got Talent and now Amanda Holden is preparing to be judged herself. In Amanda Holden's Fantasy Lives, which starts on ITV1 on Tuesday 26 January, she takes on challenges such as being a stunt woman, a country and western star, and a showgirl. She reveals why she loved being a daredevil and how she lived to tell the tale.Read

Celebrity interview: Girls put the pressure on Clive Owen

Clive Owen's latest role is a departure from his bad boy parts. The Coventry-born actor becomes a dad on the big screen in The Boys Are Back, released on Friday January 22. He talks about how his own real-life experiences of fatherhood helped him prepare for the part, and why he's under pressure to be in more family-friendly films.Read

Cinemas - Film of the Week, 14/1/10: Up in the Air, starring George Clooney

Unemployment is no laughing matter… although Up In The Air begs to differ.Read

Cinemas - Still showing - 14/1/10

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 2: THE SQUEAKQUEL (U)Read

Cinemas - Still showing - 14/1/10

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Film: Meryl Streep for best actress? It's Complicated...

Most romantic comedies follow a basic plot of boy meets girl, but the title of Nancy Meyers' latest film suggests there's a lot more to relationships than that.Read

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