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JakeGyllenhaalputsinatop
turnaslightheavyweightboxer
BillyHope–anorphanwho
makeshiswaytothepeakof
theprogame,onlytoloseitall
whenaclashwithhisrival
resultsinthedeathofhiswife.
That’suntilhefindsasaviourin
ex-fighter-turned-trainerTick
Willis(ForestWhitaker)…
Aboxingfilmthismightbe,
butit’salsoarealheart-tugger
that’llleaveyoufeelingas
beatenupasthestarsinthe
ringfollowingGyllenhaal’s
perfectperformance.★★★★★
ThestoryofhowJoeandEnzo
Calzagheconqueredtheworld,
risingfromatinshackgymin
Newbridge,Wales,tothe
Meccaofboxing–Madison
SquareGarden,NewYork.
Fatherandson,alongwith
someboxingaficionadosand
evenMichaelJFox,takeyou
througheverycombination
thrownandeverybonebroken
onJoe’swaytofinishinghis
career46-0.
Britain’sgreatest-everboxer
–andagreatwatchofhis
unblemishedcareer.★★★★✩
Southpaw MrCalzaghe
ZOO’S
HOT
FIVE
CUTS
Roots Manuva
Bleeds
Unusualbeatsand
hauntingmelodiesmake
thishismostformidable
albumtodate!★★★★✩
CeeLo Green
Heart Blanche
Afifthalbumofsmooth,
soulfultonesandfunky
bassriftsfromtheF**k
Youhitmaker.★★★★✩
Maverick Sabre
Innerstanding
Atwo-yearbreakand
coolcollabsensurethis
secondalbumcements
hissuccess.★★★★✩
Enter Shikari
The Mindsweep:
Hospitalised
Ateam-upwiththeD’n’B
label,thisispackedwith
bangers.★★★★✩
Rudimental
We The Generation
CollabswithEdSheeran
andEllaEyredojust
enoughtoelevatethis
secondalbum.★★★✩✩
DVD! FILM!
Friends star Matthew Perry was
originally cast for the role of Captain
Jimmy Wilder, Will Smith’s best friend
The suits designed for the aliens
in the film were eight-feet tall and
equipped with 25 tentacles
20th Century Fox paid $1.3million
for the trailer to be shown during the
Super Bowl XXX commercial break. It
was so successful it started the trend
of promoting potential blockbusters
at the Super Bowl
While escaping the alien mothership
at the end of the movie, David shouts
“Must go faster, must go faster!”.
Goldblum says the same line in Jurassic
Park while getting chased by a T-rex.
The filmmakers loved it so much, they
snuck it into this movie, too
VIE NIGHT!
FRONT-ROW
FACTS ON
THE COOLEST
CLASSICS
Independence
Day
DIRECTOR Roland Emmerich
RELEASED 1996
PLOT Earth faces extinction
from a huge alien invasion. Its
only hope for survival lies in the
hands of Captain Steven Hiller
(Will Smith) and dorky
computer expert David
Levinson (Jeff Goldblum)…
Film4, Sunday 15
November, 9pm
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