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Movies 04.08.2011

The James Clayton Column: Rise of the Apes and the idiot human scientists

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James looks ahead to Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, and wonders if scientists should be stopped...

Movies 28.07.2011

The James Clayton Column: Avengers disassemble, Captain America joins a clique

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Will The Avengers be the Mean Girls of comic book movies? James has been wondering just what Marvel might be up to...

Movies 21.07.2011

The James Clayton column: underdogs, Ewoks and hobos with shotguns

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That's actually an Ewok in your underwear.

Struggling to find a screening of Hobo With A Shotgun because Harry Potter's clogged up all the cinemas, James ponders the long history of underdog movies…

Movies 14.07.2011

The James Clayton Column: ‘Inglourious Magneto’ and other alternate cuts

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Inspired by Michael Fassbender’s performance in X-Men: First Class, James wonders what an entire film devoted to Magneto’s 60s exploits would have looked like...

Movies 07.07.2011

The James Clayton Column: Mel Gibson’s The Beaver, drowning beneath the movie mainstream

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In this week’s column, James explores the myth of Mel Gibson, and explains why you should see his latest movie, The Beaver…

Movies 30.06.2011

The James Clayton Column: Parlare Porco Rosso? The Italian Adjustment Bureau

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James is back from a break in Italy where he discovered a shared, geeky love of Star Wars and Argento movies. Just don’t talk about Studio Ghibli…

Movies 02.06.2011

The James Clayton Column: Good to be bad, better to be chaotic evil

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In this week’s column, James celebrates the weirdest, baddest screen villains of recent years, including the unhinged murderer from Brit thriller, Blitz…

Movies 26.05.2011

The James Clayton Column: Tintin and the Tannis Root Nightmare of the Uncanny Valley

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James is a big fan of Tintin. But when crossed with motion capture? Some alarm bells have begun to ring...

Movies 19.05.2011

The James Clayton Column: Aliens vs. ‘Select Your Opponent’

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As Attack The Block introduces the idea of aliens versus youths, James comes up with a few high-concept invasion movie ideas of his own...

Movies 12.05.2011

The James Clayton Column: Movies presenting a career path

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If you're looking for inspiration for your next job, then your local multiplex might have some answers, reckons James...

Movies 05.05.2011

The James Clayton Column: The Cussing King’s Speech and Jupiter’s Willy

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Is swearing in movies like Kick-Ass and Oscar-friendly The King’s Speech anything to get uptight about? The censors say yes, but James isn’t so sure…

Movies 14.04.2011

The James Clayton Column: Dancing for freedom: the Sucker Punch against oppression

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James went to see Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch. And he's got a few thoughts...

Movies 07.04.2011

The James Clayton Column: Abandon Limitless drug crazed abandon!

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In the wake of Limitless and its IQ-boosting wonder drug, James looks back at the uneasy relationship between controlled substances and the movies…

Movies 31.03.2011

The James Clayton Column: “But the title said there’d be a submarine.”

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Shaken by the absence of submersible vessels in Richard Ayoade’s Submarine, James wonders, what’s in a name…?

Movies 24.03.2011

The James Clayton column: Oorah for Earth's Marines!

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The macho action of Battle: Los Angeles leaves James pondering the US Marine Corp’s perpetual aggression against alien visitors in films…

Movies 17.03.2011

The James Clayton Column: rōnin samurai vs. real estate

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In this week’s column, James ponders the benefits of wearing a samurai outfit and cinema’s delusions of domestic bliss…

Movies 09.03.2011

The James Clayton Column: Liam Neeson's lost identity

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Unknown sees Liam Neeson stuck in the middle of an identity crisis. James’ advice? Follow the example of acting chameleon Johnny Depp…

Movies 03.03.2011

The James Clayton Column: the Devil’s greatest tricks

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With The Rite and Drive Angry 3D bringing infernal themes to the big screen, James looks back at Beelzebub’s enduring presence in pop culture…

Movies 24.02.2011

The James Clayton Column: Exclusive! Oscar outfits revealed!

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The Oscars are approaching, and the stars are choosing their outfits. Will we see James Franco in a boy scout uniform? James thinks so…

Movies 17.02.2011

The James Clayton Column: Do clones dream of romance and replica ducks?

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In this week’s column, James meditates on the philosophical connection between water fowl, René Descartes, Bruce Lee and Blade Runner…

Movies 10.02.2011

The James Clayton Column: Love and other monsters

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James cuts through the tackiness of Valentines Day by writing a few poems of admiration to some of Hollywood's most desirable monsters...

Movies 03.02.2011

The James Clayton column: A campaign to protect Natalie Portman

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James shudders through Black Swan and wonders, just why does Natalie Portman have to endure horrible cruelty in seemingly every film she’s in?

Movies 27.01.2011

The James Clayton Column: Hollywood hails the King

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James joins the crowd of people who reckon it might just be Colin Firth's year at the Oscars...

Movies 20.01.2011

The James Clayton Column: Han Solo and Indy vs. evil TV

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James wants to send Indiana Jones and Han Solo in to save television. Here's his plan...

Movies 13.01.2011

The James Clayton Column: “Damn! We’re in a tight spot!”

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Stuck in a tricky situation? As ever, Hollywood has the answer, as James explains…

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