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.

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