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George Clooney’s no to politics
The Oscar winner - who was attending an event where his ‘Batman and Robin’ co-star turned California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was signing new legislation aimed at stopping genocide in Darfur - shrugged off questions about his own political aspirations.

Invisible, The
Director: David S. Goyer - Cast: Justin Chatwin, Marcia Gay Harden, Margarita Levieva, Chris Marquette

24 Season 5 (R1) in December
News: Fox Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of 24 Season 5 for 5th December 2006 priced at $59.98 SRP. The clock is ticking on another day at Los Angeles CTU (Counter Terrorist Unit) and time is not on their side as the lives of mi…

Lake House, The
Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock and Shohreh Aghdashloo star in a remake of a South Korean romance about a man and a woman who are able to write each other love letters despite living two years apart. (And to think: where we live, we just get all of our mail late.) [Rated PG]

King Kong Deluxe Extended Edition (R2) in November
News: Universal Pictures have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of King Kong (Deluxe Extended Edition) for 13th November 2006 priced at 24.99. Peter Jackson’s update of the 1933 classic returns to DVD in extended form complete with all new bonus featu…

2% The Covenant
This film is the result of a recycled storyline, models trying to pass as actors, scattered direction and choppy editing, with not a scare throughout.

69% Sherrybaby
Maggie Gyllenhaal delivers riveting performance as a recovering drug addict in a depressing and not entirely believable movie.

Winona Ryder’s ghost family
The ‘A Scanner Darkly’ actress believes in the afterlife and insists she is in contact with some of her deceased family.

Let’s Go To Prison - Trailer
Felon John Lyshitski (Shepard) has figured out the best way to get revenge on the now-dead judge who sent him to jail: watch the official’s obnoxious son, Nelson Biederman IV (Arnett), survive the clink.

Waging a Living
This documentary examines the living conditions of minimum wage earners, a la the book “Nickel and Dimed.” [Not rated]