Batman Begins
Rated M Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Ken Watanabe and Katie Holmes.

CHRISTOPHER Nolan's rejuvenation of the now 66-year-old Batman story has injected something into the franchise that apparently hadn't occurred to the many previous directors - an element of realism.

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A proven classic and a quality newcomer

The Leopard
The AV Channel

Garden State
Buena Vista

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Chillout Sessions 7 Ministry of Sound
EMI

Hot Fuss
The Killers
Island records

Alien
Strapping Young Lad
Century

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The Silent 7th: An illustrated history of the 7th Australian Division 1940-46
Mark Johnston Allen & Unwin 272 pages, $49.95

Perceptions are hard to bury and it is to be hoped that this lavishly illustrated and beautifully produced tome on the 7th Division ends the view that its exploits in World War II were ignored.

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