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» Preview: X-Men: First Class (12)

Director: Matthew Vaughn


From the director that brought us Kick-Ass and the writing team that recently hit paydirt with Thor, but were previously lauded for the TV show Fringe, comes this much anticipated prequel to a multi-million dollar franchise. So no pressure there.
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» Preview: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (12A)

Director: Scott Charles Stewart


Jack’s back! Captain Jack Sparrow, to be precise, and he’s left those pesky lovebirds Will and Elizabeth from the trilogy to their own myth and taken up with some new friends and morally ambiguous shipmates.
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» Preview: Priest 3D (TBC)

Paul Bettany has an eclectic CV. From A Beautiful Mind to The Da Vinci Code, over to Legion and back to The Young Victoria, you could hardly say there was a type of film or script that he goes for.

Priest 3D is a futuristic post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller set in an alternate world ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. So a brand new genre box for Bettany to tick off there then, too. Nifty.
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» Previews: Hanna (12A)

Director: Joe Wright


Already creating a buzz and scooping up favourable reviews, Hanna is an exciting new film to come out when a lot of the studio heads are preparing for their summer blockbusters.

Saoirse Ronan (the child actor everyone raves about from Atonement and The Lovely Bones – and she was nominated for an Oscar too) stars as the 16-year-old Hanna of the title. Brought up and trained as one and the same by her ex-CIA father (Eric Bana), Hanna has become the perfect assassin with advanced self-defence skills, as well as being an expert in stealth and hunting.

Trained in isolation in Finland, she is sent out into the world by her dearest Pa on her first mission, whereupon she is captured by agents and detained for observation beneath the Moroccan desert. Chief agent and morally destitute, it might seem, is Marissa (Cate Blanchett).

When Hanna escapes the agents are hot on her trail with a ruthless determination governed by Marissa. Across Europe they run, with Hanna learning more about herself in a series of disturbing revelations about her own existence and her own humanity. Pretty nifty stuff, and with this cast and pre-release excitement well worth a viewing.
Released 6 May, Showing at Odeon and Cineworld

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» Brighton Lights 31

Our new programme for thelatest.tv sees Juice FM presenter Guy Lloyd investigate all manner of things. He starts off with chart-topping band The Hoosiers who were mega-successful a couple of years ago, were dropped by their major label and have become fashionably independent. Their chart-topping album cost £1 million to record, their new album £100 and we reckon it's just as good. We have exclusive footage of this new record. Guy does crazy-golfing with them, checks out their sound-check and witnesses the fans' adoration of the band at Audio in Brighton. In future shows Guy will be doing waxing, Dot Cotton, air guitar and needs your suggestions for more crazy things (or people) to do. Send to bill@thelatest.co.uk

» Artists Open Houses

AOH Special: It’s Festival time in Brighton & Hove, which means the Artists Open Houses have opened their doors for another year! Maps of all the trails can be picked up across the city. We love nothing better than browsing and buying arts and crafts, and there is so much going on throughout May that we’ve made it easier by bringing the Artists Open Houses to you! We have 11 special programmes, featuring artists in their own houses. So here’s your chance to go ‘through the keyhole’ so to speak as we visit the artists in their own environment.

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