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2009 has been a great year for movies with the likes of Slumdog Millionaire, The Wrestler and Avatar being just some of the films that have made a huge impact.But along with good movies come great performances and breakthrough turns and we look back at some of the actors who have stood out.Sam WorthingtonAussie actor Sam Worthington has slowly bui…

Who would have thought that the hero of this summer’s best blockbuster would be an office worker?

Happily married and in a comfortable office job, Wikus is the ultimate every man. He’s not the nicest guy though, ignorant, racist and a slave to the rules, Wikus is as unlikely a hero as anyone.

More used to being behind a desk than behi…

Up 3D maybe a unlikely taker for the most iconic film of the year as it is animated, but we couldn’t resists its charm, and the fact it surpassed our expectations and then some.Up saw the return of Disney/Pixar to the big screen, and opens with a young boy Carl Fredrickson ( Edward Asner ) in love with the sense of adventure and his explorer …

Whilst it’s great to look at the various musicians who have ‘made it’ in 2009, it is important that we remember those who died too. Here we take a look at a few of the musicians who passed away in 2009.

January

    * January 9 - Dave Dee, 67, British singer (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)

Dave Dee was an…

Morgan FreemanAge: 72Character: Nelson Mandela in InvictusFilm: The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team to help unite their country.Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of racial segregation.Belie…

Jeff BridgesAge: 60Character: Bad Blake in Crazy HeartFilm: Jeff Bridges stars as the richly comic, semi-tragic romantic anti-hero Bad Blake in the debut feature film “Crazy Heart” from writer-director Scott Cooper.Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who’s had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one t…

Tobey MaguireAge: 34Character: Sam Cahill in BrothersFilm: Thirty-something Captain Sam Cahill and his younger brother Tommy Cahill, are polar opposites. A Marine about to embark on his fourth tour of duty, Sam is a steadfast family man married to his high school sweetheart, the aptly named Grace, with whom he has two young daughters. Tommy, his ch…

George ClooneyAge: 48Character: Ryan Bingham in Up In The Air Film: Ryan Bingham’s job is to fire people from theirs. The anguish, hostility, and despair of his “clients” has left him falsely compassionate, living out of a suitcase, and loving every second of it. When his boss hires arrogant young Natalie, she develops a method of video confer…

Colin FirthAge: 49Character: George in A Single ManFilm: Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, “A Single Man” is the story of George Falconer, a 52 year old British college professor (Colin Firth) who is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long time partner, Jim (Matthew Goode). George dwel…

As 2009 draws to a close and we all wonder how to pronounce 2010 (is it twenty ten, or two thousand and ten?!) we thought it was only right that take a look back at the past 12 months in an organised fashion… and what better way to be organised, than by alphabetising?

F is for Florence And The Machine - Can’t say I’m a fan of Fl…