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At  82, Clint Eastwood is still powering on, as actor as well as director. Trouble With the Curve gives him a chance to shine, as an ageing baseball scout with failing eyesight and seasoned judgment. Amy Adams plays the lawyer daughter he used to take on the road. A fine performance unblemished by phony sentiment. Plus, how New Zealand director Florian Habicht made his dad a star, in the offbeat comic drama Love Story. 

This week, a special report on the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Now in its sixth year, the Asia Pacific Screen Academy is building  a ground breaking cultural collaboration across the region. We meet this year’s winners, writer-director  Emin Alper, and actor Tamer Levent whose film Beyond The Hill won Best Feature at last week’s APSAs.  Julie Rigg reports on the achievements of the Brisbane based Academy so far, and its future. Also this week: the antithesis of the romantic comedy: the breakup comedy, Celeste and Jesse Forever.

Film News. The First Fagin. Skyfall. Interview with Barbara Broccoli. Gangs of Wasseypur: interview Manoj Bajpayee and Anurag Kashyap . Two Days in New York (online only).