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(The Real) Tuesday Weld – I, Lucifer

Musical accompaniment to the recent novel of the same name by Glen Duncan

A Kick Up The’80s

Advances on electroclash from Omaha and Germany

The Hellacopters – By The Grace Of God

Godfathers of Scandinavian rock return with sleeker hi-fi sound

The Vinyl Countdown

Legendary single-a-month scam from indie stalwarts revisited

The Yardbirds – The Yardbirds Story

Exhaustive overview of seminal UK R&B group

Various Artists – Top Deck SKA 45s Box

Replica singles set of cuts by ska pioneers

Frida

Disappointing biopic of legendary Mexican painter

Japón

Slow-burning but majestic Mexican drama

Pollock

Years of Ed Harris' life went into realising this biopic of action painter Jackson Pollock. As director, he's workmanlike, though he does catch the exhilaration of the artist at work. As star, he's superb, avoiding clichés to present Pollock as troubled, selfish and unsympathetic. Oscar-winning Marcia Gay Harden and Jennifer Connelly give layered support. DVD EXTRAS: Commentary from Ed Harris, deleted scenes, Making Of... featurette, Ed Harris interview, filmographies and trailer. Rating Star

The Sum Of All Fears

As Tom Clancy's square-jawed CIA hero Jack Ryan, Ben Affleck's the only man on earth who can prevent terrorists from sparking nuclear showdown between the US and Russia. Not even solid support from Morgan Freeman and Alan Bates can inject life into this dead-on-arrival Cold War throwback. DVD EXTRAS: Commentaries from director, cinematographer and Clancy, documentaries and trailer. Rating Star
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