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Lincoln in lead for awards BaftaNews


STEVENSpielberg’s political biopic Lincoln leads the field after the Bafta nominations whichsawnods forBond starsDameJudi Denchand Javier Bardem. Daniel


NOMINATION: Dame Judi Dench


Day-Lewis is nominat- ed forthe Best Actor award for his per- formance


in the film’s title role as theUSpres-


ident.Thefilmpickedup10 nominations in total, with nine eachfor Les Miserables and Life Of Pi. Bardem’s performance as Bondvillain Raoul Silvain Skyfall has been recognised withanomination for Supporting Actor along with Day-Lewis’ Lincoln co-star TommyLee Jones. HisBondco-star,Dame


Judi Dench, is nominat- ed forBest Supporting Actress forher role as spymasterMinthesame film, whichhas eight nominations. She faces competition


fromAnneHathaway whois nominated forher role in the big screen ver- sion of Les Miserables. Also nominated areAmy Adamsfor The Master, HelenHuntfor The Sessions and another of Lincoln’s stars -SallyField whoplays the president’s wife.


DameHelen Mirren is nominated in the Best Actress category forher role in Hitchcock -playing the wife of the filmmaker.


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WOLVERINE’S Hugh Jackman replaces one pair of sideburns for another in amovie adaptation of the smash-hit musical LesMiserables.Hetalks to Susan Griffin about tackling the role of alifetime


Hugh hits right notes in new role


IFYOU’VE been knownto lath- er up and enjoyagood old sing- song in the bathroom, then


you’re in good company. “I always sing in the shower,” says


asmiling Hugh Jackman. “I sing most days ofmylife and the show- er’s where Ispend agood ten min- utes.” He showcases his vocal prowess in


themovie adaptation of long-run- ning musical Les Miserables,playing Jean Valjean. “You followhim fora20-year span,


LES MISERABLES (12A) Interview


and throughout thattime yousee all the ups and downs,the pain and the ecstasythatlife brings,” said Jackman, who puts in atour de force performance as the reformed con- vict whichhas alreadygarnered himaGolden Globe nomination. “Valjean’s likeaHamlet –he’s one


of those parts thatyou hope one day you’re going to get to play, apart fromin your bathroom.” Although best knownforhis


FORMERconvictValjean (Hugh Jackman)has reinvented himself asarevered factoryowner in Montreuil-sur-Mer,where one of hiswork- ers,Fantine (AnneHathaway), is cruellycast outwhenthe foremanlearns she has an illegiti- mate daughter,Cosette (Isabelle Allen). Determined to raise themoneyto keepher


child under the roof of villainous Thenardier (Sacha Baron Cohen) and his wife (Helena BonhamCarter), Fantine sells her hair and then her bodyasshe sobsIDreamedADream. Valjean discovers Fantine close to death and agrees to raise Cosette as hisown. So the storymoves on nine years,with revolu- tionary fervour sloshing through the grimy streets of Paris,inflamed by students Enjolras (Aaron Tveit) and Marius (EddieRedmayne). Thelatter falls under the spell of Cosette (now playedbyAmandaSeyfried),unaware that Thenardier’s daughter,Eponine (Samantha Barks), adoreshimfromafar... Rating: Five stars


movie roles,notably as X-Men’s Wolverine,Jackman, 44, boastsa theatrical background, having starred in productions suchas Sunset Boulevard and Oklahoma. Onlyrecentlyheperformed a one-man showonBroadway.He even got to do afew song and dance numbers at the Academy Awards four years ago. Based on the novel by Victor Hugo and set against the social and political upheavals of 19th century France, Les Miserables is an epic tale about broken dreams,unrequited love and the endurance of the human spirit. It begins with prisoner Valjean being released by Javert (Russell Crowe), an officer in charge of the convict workforce who tasks himself with hunting Valjean downwhen he later breaks his parole and vanishes.


SINGING ROLE: Hugh Jackman pictured in Les Miserables


“There’s the old adage thatgreat actors make other actors look good, so trustmeif you’re ever inamovie and youcan get Russell opposite you it’s agood thing,” says Jackman, who credits his fellowAussie co-star forhelping him early in his career. Crowealso recommended


Jackmanwhen he turned downthe role ofWolverine. Unusuallyforamovie musical, the


cast–whichincludes Anne Hath- away as factory worker turned pros- titute Fantine,Eddie Redmayne as politically-minded student Marius and Amanda Seyfried as Valjean’s ward Cosette –sang live on set. Forthatreason the cast faced a


nine- week


rehearsal period before the cameras started rolling. But while he enjoyedthe experi-


ence,Hugh admits he’s never had a role “require more ofme,ortake as muchofanemotional commitment”. It’swhyhe’d spend quiet evenings indulging inanew found passion for jigsaws, not onlytowind downbut to preserve his voice. “It’s not asexy pastime butIreally


enjoyedit. I’d light afire,dosome pastoral mountain scene and find myself engrossed in it,” he reveals, before adding with agrin: “Not very rock ‘n’ roll, is it!”


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This weeks film highlights GANGSTER SQUAD(15)


One-time boxer Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) rules over Los Angeles with his gang. Police chief Bill Parker (NickNolte) is powerless to stop the rise of this criminal fraternity so he approaches Sergeant John O’Mara (Josh Brolin) to estab- lishacovert team of officers. O’Mara recruits his good friend Sergeant JerryWooters (Ryan Gosling) and copsRocky Washington (AnthonyMackie), Conway Keeler (Giovanni Ribisi) andMaxKennard (Robert Patrick) forthis danger- ous assignment as part of the newlyformedGangster Squad. In turn, Kennard introduces a sharp-shooting protege, Navidad Ramirez(Michael Pena), and the scene is set fora battle royale between the team and the hoodlums.


Rating: Three stars TEXAS CHAINSAW3D(18)


SheriffHooper(ThomBarry) races to the Sawyer farmhouse, where hulking Jed Sawyer has runamokwith his beloved chainsaw.Atense stand-offspi- rals out of controlwhenBurt Hartman(Paul Rae) and his gun-toting posse arrive at the scene and torch the house with the familystill inside.Gavin Miller (David Born) and his wife Arlene (SueRock)steal the last surviving Sawyer baby fromthe farmand claim the child as their own.Twodecades later,Heather (Alexandra Daddario) discovers the truth about her adoption whenshe inheritsamansion fromagrandmother she never knewexisted.


Rating:Twostars THE IMPOSSIBLE (12A) Henry(EwanMcGregor) and


Maria (NaomiWatts) arrive in the tropical paradise of Thailand with their three sons, Lucas (TomHolland),Thomas (Samuel Joslin) and Simon (Oaklee Pendergast). They open Christmas presents on the patio overlooking the sea,unaware of the horror tocome.The follow- ing day, flocks of terrified birds take to the skies,heralding a wall ofwater thatcareens through the complex. Maria and Lucas are carriedaway by the surge andwhenthewater even- tuallyrecedes,they hobble throughmudand detritus in search of survivors.Meanwhile, Henry is forced to leave his two youngest boys in the care of strangers in order to learn the fate of his wife and eldest child.


Rating: Four stars QUARTET (12A) Runwithagentle yetfirm touch


by on-staffmedicDrLucy Cogan(Sheridan Smith), retire- menthomeBeechamHouse heaves with eccentrics,includ- ing luvvie Cedric (Michael Gambon),whomasterminds the annual fundraising concert attended by staffandwealthy donors. Three of the residents-Reginald (TomCourtenay),Wilf (Billy Connolly) and Cissy(Pauline Collins) -once performed Verdi’s quartet fromRigoletto as part ofamuchcelebrated quartet. Theunexpected arrivalofthe group’s fourthmember,Reg’s ex-wife Jean(Maggie Smith), sends shockwaves through BeechamHouse.Once Jean adjusts to the gentle ebband flowof dailylife at thehomeand rebuilds bridges thatwere burnt toacinder,she rediscovers her passion forperformance.


Rating: Three stars PLAYING FOR KEEPS (12A)


George (Gerard Butler) used to have the sportingworldathis feet asaprofessional footballer, withabeautiful wife,Stacie (Jessica Biel), and cherubic son, Lewis (Noah Lomax). George allowedhis celebrity to go to his head, and his roving eyeeventu- allyled to divorce. Years have passed and nowGeorge has retired and relocated to Virginia to reconnect with Lewis and win backStacie.Unfortunately, she hasahandsome boyfriend,Matt (JamesTupper), and still bears the scars of George’s infidelity. So the former playerploughs his energyinto coaching Lewis’s lit- tle league team, and he instantly catches the eyeofsoccermoms Patti(UmaThurman), Barb (JudyGreer) and Denise (Catherine Zeta-Jones). But George onlyhas eyes forStacie.


Rating:Twostars


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