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The Raid

Anthony Hitchcock — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:25:48 +0000

Deep in the heart of one of Jakarta's most deprived slums stands an impenetrable high-rise apartment block. To most it is 30 floors of Hell to be avoided at all cost but for many of the city's most dangerous killers and gangsters, including the area's most notorious crime lord, it is a fortress-like safe house protecting them from the law. Even for the bravest and most experienced police officers it is considered a no-go area.

In a desperate bid to flush these violent criminals and their leader from their haven once and for all, an elite SWAT team is tasked with infiltrating the building and raiding the apartments floor by floor, taking out anyone who stands in their way. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness, the SWAT members make their move and enter the block not realizing that this is the easier part of the mission. Once inside, it soon becomes terrifyingly apparent that the real problem at hand is surviving long enough to be able to get out again.

20120518 Gareth Evans Iko Uwais 101 18

Dark Shadows

Anthony Hitchcock — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:09:51 +0000

Director Tim Burton brings the cult classic series "Dark Shadows" to the big screen in a gothic comedy featuring an all-star cast, led by Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter.

In the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Johnny Depp) has the world at his feet -- or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive.

Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets. Matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer) has called upon live-in psychiatrist, Dr. Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter), to help with her family troubles.

Also residing in the manor is Elizabeth's ne'er-do-well brother, Roger Collins, (Jonny Lee Miller); her rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn Stoddard (Chloe Moretz); and Roger's precocious 10-year-old son, David Collins (Gulliver McGrath). The mystery extends beyond the family, to caretaker Willie Loomis, played by Jackie Earle Haley, and David's new nanny, Victoria Winters, played by Bella Heathcote.

20120511 Tim Burton Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz, Eva Green, Gulliver McGrath, Helena Bonham Carter 113 12A

Beauty and the Beast 3D

Anthony Hitchcock — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:58:57 +0000

Disney's animated masterpiece, Beauty and the Beast, is making a triumphant return to cinemas nationwide in dazzling Disney Digital™ 3D from 4th May 2012. Telling the magical story of heroine Belle's journey to unlock the heart of The Beast and break the curse upon him, this Academy Award winning classic is once again inviting audiences young and old to 'Be Our Guests' and watch Beauty and the Beast come alive like never before.

Filled with memorable characters - including the irrepressible candelabra Lumiére, worldly wise teapot Mrs. Pots (voiced by Angela Lansbury), her teacup son Chip and Cogsworth, a carriage clock with a heart of gold - along with an iconic, award winning soundtrack featuring musical masterpieces including title track Beauty and the Beast, Gaston and Be Our Guest this animated tour-de-force will be Waltzing into cinemas in glorious 3D for the first time.

In addition, ahead of Beauty and the Beast, Disney's short film, Tangled Ever After 3D, will be premiered. The follow up to Disney's smash hit and 50th animation, Tangled, picks up with Flynn and Rapunzel as they prepare to get married; this is complicated when cuddly chameleon Pascal and the One-Horse-Police-Force, Maximus accidentally lose the couple's rings.

Walt Disney Animation has always held a special place in people's the hearts, but when Beauty and the Beast was first released in 1991 it instantly became a classic as audiences the world over fell in love with the epic love story set against rural France; this re-ignited golden era of animation for Disney as worldwide hits including The Lion King and Aladdin followed.

20120504 Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Orbach, Paige O'Hara, Richard White, Robby Benson U

American Pie: Reunion

Anthony Hitchcock — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:55:16 +0000

In the comedy American Reunion, all the American Pie characters we met a little more than a decade ago are returning to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn't and that time and distance can't break the bonds of friendship.

It was summer 1999 when four small-town Michigan boys began a quest to lose their virginity. In the years that have passed, Jim and Michelle married while Kevin and Vicky said goodbye. Oz and Heather grew apart, but Finch still longs for Stifler's mom. Now these lifelong friends have come home as adults to reminisce about - and get inspired by - the hormonal teens who launched a comedy legend.

20120504 Jon Hurwitz Alyson Hannigan, Eugene Levy, Jason Biggs, Jennifer Coolidge, Mena Suvari 15

The Dictator

Anthony Hitchcock — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:38:10 +0000

The film tells the heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed. It is inspired by the best selling novel "Zabibah and The King" by Saddam Hussein.

20120518 Larry Charles Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, John C. Reilly, Megan Fox, Sacha Baron Cohen 83 15

Marvel Avengers Assemble

Anthony Hitchcock — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:54:03 +0000

Marvel Studios presents "Marvel Avengers Assemble"-the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.

Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Tom Hiddleston, with Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, directed by Joss Whedon, from a story by Zak Penn and Joss Whedon with screenplay by Joss Whedon, "Marvel Avengers Assemble" is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series "The Avengers," first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when "Marvel Avengers Assemble" assemble in summer 2012.

20120427 Joss Whedon Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Don Cheadle 143 12A

Damsels In Distress

Anthony Hitchcock — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:46:30 +0000

Damsels In Distress follows a trio of beautiful girls who set out to revolutionize life at a grungy East Coast College - the dynamic leader Violet Wister, principled Rose and sexy Heather. They welcome transfer student Lily (Tipton) into their group which seeks to help severely depressed students with a program of good hygiene and musical dance numbers. The girls become romantically entangled with a series of men -- including slick Charlie (Brody), dreamboat Xavier (Hugo Becker) and the mad frat pack of Frank (Ryan Metcalf) and Thor (Billy Magnussen)--who threaten the girls' friendship and sanity.

20120427 Whit Stillman Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton, Billy Magnussen, Carrie MacLemore, Greta Gerwig 99 12A

Salmon Fishing In The Yemen

Anthony Hitchcock — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:56:07 +0000

A romantic, contemporary fable, SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN is the tale of government employee Dr Alfred, or Fred, Jones (Ewan McGregor), a rather introverted scientist at the Department of Fisheries and Agriculture. Trudging along in his day job, with his marriage stagnating, his world is suddenly thrown into turmoil when he's drawn into a scheme hatched by a fly fishing-obsessed Yemeni Sheikh (Amr Waked) who dreams of achieving the seemingly impossible -- introducing salmon to the wadis of the Yemen.

When the British government, desperate for a good news story in the area, gets wind of the Sheikh's plan, the Prime Minister's fearsome spokesperson, Patricia Maxwell (Kristin Scott Thomas), seizes on the idea -- it's a good news story that will deflect attention away from the government's latest blunder. She appoints Fred to oversee the project, which pleases him not at all. For a logical, rather stuffy scientist like Fred, the idea of introducing salmon to the Yemen is one step short of madness.

Fred, however, is eventually won over by the charismatic Sheikh and his mystical worldview, while he also begins to fall for the Sheikh's representative, Harriet Chetwode-Talbot (Emily Blunt), a gentle and engaging English beauty who joins on him his journey into the Yemen. When Fred is drawn into helping Harriet try and fix the troubles in her life, he learns to cast off his deep-set cynicism. With Emily's encouragement and support, Fred then rises to the Sheikh's eccentric challenge, and embarks upon a journey of self-discovery and late-blooming love.

20120420 Lasse Hallstrom Amr Waked, Catherine Steadman, Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor, Kristin Scott Thomas 107 12A

Marley

Anthony Hitchcock — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:48:47 +0000

Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. MARLEY is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.

From Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (One Day In September, The Last King of Scotland) comes the story of a towering figure of musical history, whose music and message has transcended different cultures, languages and creeds to resonate around the world today as powerfully as when he was alive.

20120420 Kevin Macdonald Bob Marley 145 15

Battleship

Anthony Hitchcock — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:10:08 +0000

Peter Berg (Hancock) produces and directs Battleship, an epic-scaled action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force.

Inspired by Hasbro's classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Lt. Alex Hopper, a Naval officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones; Brooklyn Decker as Sam Shane, a physical therapist and
Hopper's fiancée; Alexander Skarsgård as Hopper's older brother, Stone, Commanding Officer of the USS Sampson; Rihanna as Petty Officer Raikes, Hopper's crewmate and a weapons specialist on the USS John Paul Jones; and international superstar Liam Neeson as Hopper and Stone's superior (and Sam's father), Admiral Shane.

Berg directs this epic action-adventure also produced by Scott Stuber (Couples Retreat), Sarah Aubrey (The Kingdom), Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir of Hasbro (the Transformers franchise), along with Duncan Henderson (Master and Commander) and Jeffrey Silver (300). The film is written by Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber (Red).

20120413 Peter Berg Alexander Skarsgard, Brihanna Hernandez, Brooklyn Decker, Gary Grubbs, Jesse Plemons 12A

Cabin in the Woods

Anthony Hitchcock — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:03:01 +0000

Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen. If you think you know this story, think again. From fan favourites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, a mind blowing horror film that turns the genre inside out.

Produced by Whedon and directed by Goddard from a script by both, the film stars Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford.

20120413 Drew Goddard Anna Hutchison, Bradley Whitford, Brian J. White, Chris Hemsworth, Fran Kranz 15

The Cold Light of Day

Anthony Hitchcock — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:49:52 +0000

In 24hrs Will Shaw's family will be dead, armed with a gun, but no information, distraught, confused and alone in an unfamiliar city, Will is forced to piece together the puzzle of his missing family.

Unwittingly embroiled in a Government conspiracy with agents from all sides hot on his tail, an unrelenting chase across the streets of Madrid intensifies and Will is forced to question everything he has ever known in order to stay alive long enough to rescue his family... but is there anyone left he can trust?

Starring super British talent HENRY CAVILL (Immortals) alongside Hollywood action legends BRUCE WILLIS (Die Hard) and SIGOURNEY WEAVER (Avatar), THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY is an adrenaline fuelled action thriller from director MABROUK EL MECHRI.

20120406 Mabrouk El Mechri Bruce Willis, Caroline Goodall, Emma Hamilton, Henry Cavill, Roschdy Zem 93 12A

Mirror Mirror

Anthony Hitchcock — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:17:56 +0000

Mirror Mirror is a spectacular reimagining of the classic fairy tale starring Oscar® winner Julia Roberts as the Queen, Lily Collins as Snow White, Armie Hammer as Prince Alcott. Sean Bean as the King and Nathan Lane as the Queen's hapless and bungling servant, Brighton. An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright in a spirited adventure comedy filled with jealousy, romance and betrayal that will capture the imagination of audiences the world over.

Visionary director Tarsem Singh (Immortals) rewrites fairy tale history as a wicked enchantress (Roberts) schemes and scrambles for control of a spirited orphan's (Collins) throne and the attention of a charming prince (Hammer). When Snow White's beauty wins the heart of the prince that she desperately pursues, the Queen banishes her to the forest, where a ravening man-eating beast hungrily awaits.

Rescued by a band of diminutive highway robbers, Snow White grows into an indomitable young woman determined to take back her realm from the treacherous Queen. With the support of her subjects, she roars into action in an epic battle that blends spectacle, magic and contemporary humor in Singh's signature, jaw-dropping visual style.

20120406 Tarsem Singh Armie Hammer, Danny Woodburn, Joe Gnoffo, Julia Roberts, Lily Collins 106 PG

Titanic 3D

Anthony Hitchcock — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:15:54 +0000

James Cameron's Titanic is an epic, action-packed romance set against the ill-fated maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic, the pride and joy of the White Star Line. And, at the time, the largest moving object ever built. She was the most luxurious liner of her era -- the 'ship of dreams' -- which ultimately carried over 1,500 people to their death in the ice cold waters of the North Atlantic in the early hours of April 15, 1912.

20120406 James Cameron Bernard Fox, Bernard Hill, Bill Paxton, Danny Nucci, David Warner 12A

Headhunters

Anthony Hitchcock — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:53:25 +0000

Headhunters stars the talented Aksel Hennie (Max Manus) as Roger, a charming scoundrel and Norway's most accomplished headhunter. Roger is living a life of luxury well beyond his means, and stealing art to subsidize his expensive lifestyle. When his beautiful gallery owner wife introduces him to a former mercenary in the possession of an extremely valuable painting, he decides to risk it all to get his hands on it, and in doing so discovers something which makes him a hunted man.

20120406 Morten Tyldum Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Synnove Macody Lund 15

The Hunger Games

Anthony Hitchcock — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:49:59 +0000

In a not-too-distant future, the United States of America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts.

Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem as the 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch.

When 16-year-old Katniss' young sister, Prim, is selected as the mining district's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart, Peeta, the son of the town baker who seems to have all the fighting skills of a lump of bread dough, will be pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who have trained for this their whole lives.

20120330 Gary Ross Alexander Ludwig, Amandla Stenberg, Amber Chaney, Dayo Okeniyi, Donald Sutherland 142 12A

The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists

Anthony Hitchcock — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:57:06 +0000

Hugh Grant stars in his first animated role as the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain - a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side (Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, Russell Tovey, and Ashley Jensen), and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) and Cutlass Liz (Salma Hayek) to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. It's a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they do battle with the pirate-hating Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton) and team up with a young Charles Darwin (David Tennant), but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure!

20120330 Peter Lord Hugh Grant, Jeremy Piven, Salma Hayek 88 U

Wrath of the Titans

Anthony Hitchcock — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:45:38 +0000

A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus (Worthington) --the demigod son of Zeus (Neeson)--is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans.

Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades (Fiennes) and Poseidon (Danny Huston). The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld.

Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus' godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramirez), switch loyalties and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans' strength grows stronger as Zeus' remaining godly powers are siphoned, and hell is unleashed on earth. Enlisting the help of the warrior Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon's demigod son, Argenor (Toby Kebbell), and fallen god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy), Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind.

20120330 Jonathan Liebesman Bill Nighy, Danny Huston, Edgar Ramirez, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes 99 12A

The Devil Inside

Anthony Hitchcock — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:47:03 +0000

In 1989, emergency responders received a 9-1-1 call from Maria Rossi (Suzan Crowley) confessing that she had brutally killed three people. 20 years later, her daughter Isabella (Fernanda Andrade) seeks to understand the truth about what happened that night. She travels to the Centrino Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Italy where her mother has been locked away to determine if her mother is mentally ill or demonically possessed. When she recruits two young exorcists (Simon Quarterman and Evan Helmuth) to cure her mom using unconventional methods combining both science and religion, they come face-to-face with pure evil in the form of four powerful demons possessing Maria. Many have been possessed by one; only one has been possessed by many.

20120316 William Brent Bell Bonnie Morgan, Brian Johnson, Evan Helmuth, Fernanda Andrade, Ionut Grama 83 15

Contraband

Anthony Hitchcock — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:47:04 +0000

Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of Contraband, a fast-paced thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked so hard to leave behind and the family he'll do anything to protect. Set in New Orleans, the film explores the cutthroat underground world of international smuggling -- full of desperate criminals and corrupt officials, high-stakes and big payoffs -- where loyalty rarely exists and death is one wrong turn away.

Chris Farraday (Wahlberg) long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy (Caleb Landry Jones), botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi), Chris is forced back into doing what he does best -- running contraband -- to settle Andy's debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian (Ben Foster), to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills.

Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate (Kate
Beckinsale), and sons become their target.

20120316 Baltasar Kormakur Ben Foster, Caleb Landry Jones, David O'Hara, Giovanni Ribisi, Jackson Beals 110 15