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2006

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Claustrophobic and brightly coloured, this tightly wound psychological thriller is constantly pulling the rug out from under the viewer, mostly due to the tense, explosive performances of its two main characters. The tale opens with a coffee shop rendezvous between 14-year-old Haley (the fantastic Ellen Page) and 32-year-old .. Read more

Starring	Ellen Page, Patrick Wilson, Sandra Oh, Jennifer Holmes
Director	David Slade
Genres	Thriller

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Slade signs as Eclipse director
- 23 Apr 2009
The cast of the Twilight franchise are in for a scary ride when filming starts on the vampire series' third outing Eclipse - horror moviemaker David Slade has been signed to the project. Speculation over the director of the third bloodsucking movie has been rife over recent months, with Drew Barrymore and Juan Antonia Bayona both being linked to the coveted position. Catherine Hardwicke broke records with her take on Twilight, while Chris Weitz is currently in charge of the forthcoming sequel... Read more
Juno
- 04 Feb 2008
It all starts with a chair. Or rather, it starts with Minnesota teenager Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) reminiscing about a chair. The chair's sentimental value is inextricably tied to the first time she had sex with her friend Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera, from Arrested Development and Superbad), the only time actually, and now the chair has been discarded and Juno strongly suspects she must be pregnant. Not that she's going to accept a thing like that without double-checking. A dark horse Oscar... Read more
Miller, Page and LaBeouf all up for Bafta award
- 09 Jan 2008
The shortlist for this year's Orange Rising Star Bafta has been announced, with Sienna Miller, Shia LaBeouf and Ellen Page three of the five nominees. Aimed at recognising a young actor or actress who has shown "exceptional talent" throughout the year, the winner is decided by the British public. In addition to the aforementioned three, Sam Riley and Tang Wei make up the shortlist this year - the first for his portrayal of Ian Curtis in Control and the second for her debut feature... Read more
30 Days of Night
- 30 Oct 2007
'That cold ain't the weather. That's death approaching.' So says a stranger Sheriff Eben (Josh Hartnett) has locked up after he got into a dispute down at the bar. All the man wanted was a plate of fresh hamburger meat, nice and juicy and raw. No crime in that surely? But this stranger - another vividly ratty performance by Ben Foster, who stole all his scenes as Russell Crowe's second in command in 3.10 to Yuma - it's obvious he's no good. Something's going on, and Eben needs to find out what Read more
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- 16 Jun 2008
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