STARS IN YOUR PIES

THE cinema industry has always worked on a series of peaks and troughs.
But, just like there are times when we all need the fix of a big blockbuster like The Dark Knight, there are other weeks when film fans must wish the butter could be spread around a bit more.
This weekend, for example, features the release of Liam Neeson in the violent action thriller Taken.
Robert De Niro and Al Pacino play grizzled detectives in Righteous Kill.
Ed Harris, Jeremy Irons and Viggo Mortensen star in a rare western, Appaloosa.
Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane and Stanley Tucci are all in political comedy Swing Vote.
And, if you still want more, there's David Mamet directing Chiwetel Ejiofor in Redbelt and even veteran producer Roger Corman is back, with Jason Statham starring in the Death Race remake.
That's six movies which many people would have a wide interest in.
But how many will be able to find the time to see all of them?
Several times a year I'll see half a dozen movies in a day at special events so it can be done - but those are organised without ads.
If you've never spent a day in a cinema seeing three movies back to back though, now's the weekend to give your 'mince pies' a treat just for fun.
It would certainly soon make a Cineworld Unlimited Card pay for itself.