New romantic drama Like Crazy follows the story of a British college student (Felicity Jones) who falls for her American classmate (Anton Yelchin). The couple embark on a passionate, life-changing journey only to be separated when she violates the terms of her visa. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and of the Special Jury Prize for Best Actress for Felicity Jones, Like Crazy depicts both the hopefulness and the heartbreak of love.

‘Like Crazy’ (rated M) screens from March 1. To the view the trailer visit www.likecrazy.com.au.

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures, Cream has double passes to give away. Simply email your name, address and the Subject heading ‘Like Crazy’ to cream@pobox.com no later than 5pm, Friday 24 February.

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It’s a film with the coolest little cast and a lot going for it in the innovation stakes. Young dude Paul Dynan (Kevin Zegers of Transamerica) has no job and a mountain of bills to pay, so plans a crime to help his struggling family – extorting millions from, not one, but three wealthy men.

The boys he’s stealing from are indeed big, played by Ray Liotta (Goodfellas), Victor Garber (Titanic), and Stephen McHattie (Watchmen). Still, Dynan sees sense in the insanity of abducting their children, each a famous figure on the social circuit.

The Entitled falls into that same crime thriller sub-genre that houses Funny Games (where Naomi Watts is held prisoner in her own home) and the recently released Mother’s Day (a mother sends her band of sons out to torture a group of yuppy teens). It’s a sub-genre that’s even scarier than the usual crime thriller in that it constantly reminds us that no amount of wealth in the world can keep one’s security, sanity and health in check that easily.

‘The Entitled’ is out on Blu-ray and DVD through Anchor Bay Entertainment. Courtesy of the distributor Cream has 10 copies – 5 on Blu-ray and 5 on DVD – to give away. Simply email your name, address and the Subject heading ‘The Entitled’ to cream@pobox.com and you’ll be entitled to try and win one! Entries in no later than 5pm, Friday 24 February. You can enter as many times as you like but one entry per day, thanks.

We think it’s safe to say that everyone was a little sceptical when they heard the original 1984 classic film ‘Footloose’ was being remade. How could the naff, iconic dance moves of Kevin Bacon be replicated today, with or without the irony? And how could the film’s now outdated premise – a town that outlaws dancing – be presented as credible? When it was announced that Zac Efron would be taking over Bacon’s iconic role as Ren McCormack, it seemed that this titbit of cheese was a guarantee for the coveted ‘Dukes Of Hazzard’ Prize in The Remake Hall of Failure. But then Efron pulled out, claiming he wanted to distance himself from musicals, which was nothing short of a blessing for the producers of the Footloose remake.

This allowed for the little known Kenny Wormwald to strut his stuff – and can we just say, he can dance, like, really really dance. Wormwald is 26 – the same age Bacon was when he was in the original. This isn’t the only coincidence. Watching Wormwald dance feels like watching the apprentice of Bacon himself. If it was announced today Bacon had a missing 26-year-old illegitimate son, we would guess that purely based on his awesome dance ability, it was Wormwald. Yet the young actor brings his own finesse to the film. His friendly face and believable gestures making him notable in his own right in the role.

What also really helps the film is the return of original writer, Dean Pitchford, who stated that he wanted to remain true to the original spirit of the flick while making it accessible for today’s audience. Overall he’s done a pretty good job. We can see the youngins’ appreciating this on a High School Musical level, but adults appreciating it on a Moulin Rouge one.

The music of the film is a mix of pop, country, rock and hip-hop. There was pre-production talk that the famous headlining theme song be cut from the film but alas it is intact, albeit with more of a country music makeover.

As for the dance sequences on-screen, the clever thing is, in this flick they’re all explained - as in there’s no unexplained instances where everyone seemingly just happens to break into song and dance. No offence to the producers of the modern version of Hairspray but a little realism wouldn’t have gone astray. Only in John Waters’ original Hairspray does the camp bout of sudden song-and-dance truly otherwise work.

Overall this reinstalment of Footloose holds up rather well. It’s believable, funny, and manages to come across as heartfelt without being too corny. We cannot comprehend, though, how the teenagers of a tiny country town are able to dance like professionals at the drop of a hat. Oh well, it’s still a musical after all…

‘Footloose’ is available on DVD and Blu-ray from Thursday 9th February through Paramount Home Entertainment. Courtesy of the distributor, Cream has 5 copies on DVD to give away. Simply email your name, address and the Subject heading ‘Footloose’ to cream@pobox.com no later than 5pm, Friday 2 March.

A homeless dude with a sense of morale witnesses one too many injustices around him – including several horrific murders, the brutal treatment of prostitutes in his neighbourhood, and the corrupt goings-on amongst police – deciding, then, to take the law into his own hands. Caught in the middle of an armed robbery in a pawn shop, he whips a shotgun off the wall, loads it with bullets, and begins a non-stop rampage of cleaning the streets of human scum.

The opening scene alone of Hobo With A Shotgun is one of the most gory put to celluloid, with its victim shoved into a sewerage hole, his head poking out, barbed wire wrapped around his neck with a rope attached to it and a car, which is sped away, ripping the head off in an instant. To match the excessive blood, gore and delirious sentiment, Canadian director Jason Eisener fills the screen of his debut grindhouse movie with highly saturated images: the reddest reds and soylent greens juxtaposed by bruised blues and jaundice yellows.

Eisener’s story about a beggar who gives up pleading and demands real change is what Michael Douglas in ‘Falling’ might have come across had Quentin Tarantino directed that other flick of extreme vigilante proportions.

Rutger Hauer (of Bladerunner fame) is the Hobo in title, adding gravitas to an otherwise over-the-top film that will surely go on to earn major cult status. Not one for the faint at heart.

Hobo With A Shotgun is out on Blu-ray and DVD through Paramount Home Entertainment. Courtesy of the distributor, Cream has 5 copies on Blu-ray to give away. Simply email your name, address and the Subject heading ‘Hobo’ to cream@pobox.com no later than 5pm, Friday 24 February.

These days the romantic comedy has unfortunately taken a bit of a beating. It seems that lately, the pursuit of a quality script has been made the third, fourth or sometimes even blatantly last priority for the rom-com, that instead focuses all its energy on obtaining two big-name celebrities, that in turn are forced into a storyline that is bizarre and corny to say the least. *Cough* Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl in Killers. *Cough*. Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in Just Go With It. *Cough*. There are two words that can perhaps explain why this has sadly become the norm. Hollywood convention.

The beauty about Chalet Girl is that it’s actually a rom-com from the UK (although it does star Gossip Girl‘s spunky Ed Westwick as the male love interest and other US actors). Nineteen-year-old tomboy Kim (Felicity Jones) is stuck working a dead-end job in a fast food joint. She’s an only child that’s left supporting her stay-at-home dad. Kim is on the verge of utter frustration with her life, when a friend tells her about a job opportunity as a chalet girl (for some Aussies who may not know what a chalet girl is, it’s basically a young woman of the prim and proper English breeding who cooks and cleans in the holiday homes of the rich). Due to unforeseen events, tomboy Kim ends up filling the prestigious role and, as you can imagine, what ensues is a fish out of water / ugly duckling storyline. Okay, so it is still a romantic comedy with a little cliché in it.

But ‘Chalet Girl’ is still less overbearing than its average American counterparts. Also there are actually some fantastic performances by the cast that, for a small Brit film, is unexpectedly celebrity-rich. There’s Brooke Shields, Bill Nighy, the aforementioned Westwick, Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill), and Bill Bailey (the big funny man from Black Books). All their performances, coupled with a storyline that is refreshingly ‘un’-zany, result in a surprisingly feelgood and memorable flick. See it.

‘Chalet Girl’ is available on DVD through Paramount Home Entertainment. Courtesy of the distributor, Cream has 5 copies on DVD to give away. Simply email your name, address and the Subject heading ‘Chalet Girl’ to cream@pobox.com no later than 5pm Friday 24 February. Remember, you can enter as many times as you like but only one entry per day, thanks.