Essential Killing
Killing Bono
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own, helping Kenyan children and wanted to name the foundation after her. So, next time you dodge one of those clipboard wielding, politely smiling people in the streets, just think, you could end up with a small charity named after you, somewhere on the other side of the world. Or, if you’re Madonna, you could just go and help yourself to whichever child takes your fancy. www.asmallact.com Ever go on holiday with a group of friends and things haven’t been quite as relaxing as hoped? Little White Lies (April 15th) features an ensemble French cast who find themselves in such a situation. The best known of them to a UK audience will probably be Marion Cotillard, who has recently appeared in Inception and in 2007’s La Vie En Rose. The group are invited to stay with Max and Véro at their beach house, but cracks start to appear in their seemingly happy and content lives
when one of the friends is seriously injured in an accident. And finally, to round off with another film from our Gallic cousins, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc Sec (April 22nd) is an action/adventure romp that looks like a combination of The Mummy and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. And that’s not just because of the word extraordinary in the title. Adele Blanc Sec is an intrepid journalist and explorer whose sister is in a coma and needs the help of a Pharoah’s long-mummified doctor in order to save her. A situation we’ve all found ourselves in before...
Adele Blanc Sec