Álex de la Iglesia back with Oxford Murders
by Vitor Pinto
One of the most anticipated Spanish titles of early 2008, The Oxford Murders [+see also:
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Shot in English, Oxford Murders stars Elijah Wood, John Hurt and Leonor Watling and is expected to make a splash at the local box office.
Eurocine Films brings to the big screen Longing [+see also:
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Alta Films is releasing the French/Lebanese co-production Caramel [+see also:
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On the non-European front, Golden Globe winner Javier Bardem is also back in local theatres, not yet with No Country For Old Men but with another US title, Love in the time of Cholera, distributed by Aurum.
The week’s releases are rounded out by Perfect Creature from New Zealand and US title In the Valley of Elah.
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