Last week, I chose to see "Public Enemies," which is a decision I definitely do not regret. Johnny Depp is electric as John Dillinger, oozing the charm and finesse of the real life American bank robber and folk hero. Christian Bale also does a solid job as the FBI agent Melvin Purvis, a man singularly obsessed with catching Dillinger.

My main complaints are that the movie does not develop the roles of the other gangsters very well, and at points that the cinematography leaves something to be desired. There are some really shaky handheld shots, which are nauseating. Other than that, ...

In John Grisham's bestselling novel "The Pelican Brief," investigative journalist Gray Grantham and law student Darby Shaw uncover a political conspiracy and in the process, end up between the sheets. In the 1993 film version, Darby Shaw (played by Julia Roberts) and Grantham merely share a chaste hug in the film's conclusion. What happened between page and screen? One theory: In the novel Grantham is white; in the film, he's portrayed by Academy-Award winning - and black - actor Denzel Washington.

The stigma of interracial relationships in cinema can be traced back to the 1934 Motio...

Chinese kung-fu film star Jet Li has hit out at Chinese authorities who block the release of his Hollywood blockbusters in his home country.

Li is furious censors invariably only allow homegrown historic films to be released in China - and banned his movies Romeo Must Die and Kiss of the Dragon because they showed Chinese police officers as gangsters and murderers.

He says, "If gangsters aren't appropriate and police officers aren't appropriate, then what type of character can there be that wouldn't start an argument?"

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Chinese superstar Jet Li is retiring from Kung Fu films because he wants to be recognized as an actor, rather than a marital arts expert. The Hero star, 42, told students at China's prestigious Fudan University he is keen to make more philosophical movies and would welcome another collaboration with French director Luc Besson.

And he promises his latest movie "Fearless" will be his final foray into the genre: "I've said more than once this will be my last martial arts film." Li has over 20 movies in the pipeline but insists he will "shoot whichever comes into fruition first."

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