Curious to know if there are any British films of especial interest in the pipeline? Or whether Britain is still making movies at all?

Here is a brief look at what’s on tap.

Some films may not be obviously "British" but have considerable British talent involved, in front of and/or behind the camera.

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APRIL 18: ***HAPPY-GO-LUCKY sees Mike Leigh use bright-eyed Sally Hawkins (above) to prove that a positive attitude can change lives. *** BOTCHED describes the horrible mess when a thief meets twin serial killers. *** FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL finds 007 Craig reliving his teenage testosterone years, before fame tamed him. *** IN BRUGES, Ralph Fiennes gets to indulge his nasty side, playing a killer trying to kill two killers who messed up a killing he had assigned to them.

APRIL 25: ***THREE AND OUT is the rule that might help Mackenzie Crook out of his dull job as a tube driver, if he just kill one more person by accident. *** FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL may finally propel comic Russell Brand into the big time as an actor, as Sarah's new squeeze. *** THE OXFORD MURDERS is set in Oxford and full of mystery.

MAY 2: ***TOVARISCH, I AM NOT DEAD documents humour and bravery in the Gulag and the Holocaust. *** JOY DIVISION, yes, it is that band again, in documentary...  more

A movie without an opening title sequence would be a sorry sight. For Cholera, London’s VooDooDog supplied the colour.   more

Feeling the need for a little testosterone action. Here are two Brit strong men delivering exactly what their respective ...  more

Comedian Steve Furst , a key element in cinema’s hugely popular “Orange Wednesday” ads (left below), reports on life and the movies.   more

Remember Cornwall, home of the happy holidaymaker? Oops! Now it is home of a new horror film studio! Yes, blood and gore are now an integral...  more