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2 Days In Paris | 2007 | MA | sl |
Screening: July 19th
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Director/s: Julie Delpy
Cast: Julie Delpy, Adam Goldberg, Daniel Bruhl
Julie Delpy directs and stars with Adam Goldberg as New York couple Marion, a French photographer, and Jack, an American interior designer, who try to re-introduce romance into their relationship by going to Venice.
Venice was a bit of a disaster as Jack claimed the food didn't agree with him and he wasn't well enough to go out and, if he did venture out, was hell bent on capturing everything with his digital camera so missed out on the experience completely.
As they return to Paris to collect their cat, which had been left with Marion's parents, they hope to find love again in the city of lovers. But what with Marion's offbeat and overbearing parents, who speak very little English, and her ex-boyfriends popping up at every moment, Jack soon becomes obsessed with his photography and the fact that French condoms are too small.
So for Marion and Jack it's back to whether they will salvage their relationship, ever have sex again or really become very proficient in the art of arguing.
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28 Weeks Later | 2007 | MA | hv |
Screening: July 7th
Genre: Horror
Director/s: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Catherine McCormack, Rose Byrne
Robert Carlyle stars in the follow-up to the hugely successful 28 Days Later, where we pick up six months after the rage virus has annihilated Britain and the US army declares that the war against infection has been won, and that the reconstruction of the country can begin.
As the first wave of refugees return, a family is reunited - but one of them unwittingly carries a terrible secret. The virus is not yet dead, and this time, it is more dangerous than ever.
TRIVIA:
Extensive filming of a US Army Camp took place during the weekend of 21st October 2006 in the courtyard outside the Citypoint Building, Ropemaker Street, London EC2; the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff doubled for the interior of Wembley Stadium because, at the time of filming, the interior of the newly built Wembley was still under construction; Danny Boyle directed some of the second unit filming.
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5Ive Girls | 2006 | MA | hv |
Screening: July 17th
Genre: Horror
Director/s: Warren P. Sonoda
Cast: Ron Perlman, Amy LaLonde, Jennifer Miller
Ron Perlman stars in this journey to the dark side as Father Drake and he's in charge of St Mark's boarding school. Every girl has a criminal past, discipline is strictly enforced, students are strip-searched and there's no contact with the outside - but plenty with the dark side. Classrooms are more like covens and when the lights go out anything can happen.
Support cast includes Amy LaLonde, Jennifer Miller and Tasha May.
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Acolytes | 2008 | MA | vl |
Screening: July 1st
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Jon Hewitt
Cast: Joel Edgerton, Sebastian Gregory, Belinda McClory
Two friends, James (Joshua Payne) and Mark (Sebastian Gregory), together with James's girlfriend Chasely (Hanna Mangan Lawrence) come across a man (Joel Edgerton) burying something in the woods.
They decide to return to the scene to dig up what they imagine is simply someone's dead pet. However, their bit of fun turns perilous when they unearth the body of a Canadian backpacker and conspire to blackmail the man they saw, who they assume to be the killer.
This is a suspense thriller where almost everyone is a villain and no one can be trusted.
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Across The Universe | 2007 | M | vld |
Screening: July 6th
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Julie Taymor
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson
In this Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated homage, based on The Beatles' songbook, written by the very talented Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais (Still Crazy, The Commitments) and directed by Oscar nominee Julie Taymor (Frida), Jim Sturgess (The Other Boleyn Girl) stars as Jude, a young man who leaves Liverpool to search for his father in America.
Jude befriends wealthy college boy Max (Joe Anderson) and falls for his sister Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood). Lucy and Jude are parted by forces beyond their control, but true love will win eventually with the help of Lennon and McCartney.
Set in New York, England and Vietnam, this is a musical set amidst the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll in the '60s. All the characters are named from Beatles songs, such as Bono's Dr Robert and Eddie Izzard's Mr Kite, and there are references to various songs throughout the film.
Some very familiar songs have gone in a new direction, but are not too far from the originals: Girl, Helter Skelter, Hold Me Tight, All My Loving, Come Together (with Joe Cocker), If I Fell and so on.
TRIVIA:
Events in the movie are derived from actual 1960s events: the violent student protest at Columbia University; The Beatles were also stopped by police while playing a rooftop concert in London; Salma Hayek specifically requested to appear in the film; The Cavernous Club seen in the UK side of the alternating vignettes at the opening of the film is the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
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Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem | 2007 | MA | vl |
Screening: July 4th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Colin Strauss, Greg Strauss
Cast: Steven Pasquale, Reiko Aylesworth, John Ortiz
The science fiction-action-thriller captures the magic of the Alien vs. Predator comics, novels and videogames that established the AVP brand while paying homage to the hallmarks of the film series that preceded it: Ridley Scott's seminal work of science fiction and horror, Alien; James Cameron's masterpiece of intense action, Aliens; and John McTiernan's thriller about an extra-terrestrial warrior wreaking havoc in the jungle, Predator.
At the same time AVP-R introduces an intriguing element new to the franchise, by having the Aliens and Predators wage war in a small American town.
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All In | 2006 | M | a |
Screening: July 1st
Genre: Comedy Drama
Director/s: Nick Vallelonga
Cast: Dominique Swain, Louis Gossett, Louis Gossett Jr., Jr., Michael Madsen
Seal Anderson (Michael Madsen) adores his young grade school daughter, Alicia "Ace" Anderson (Dominique Swain), and teaches her the one thing he has to offer: the mathematical probabilities and technique of poker.
Years later, Ace enters medical school on a scholarship and with the struggles of mounting academic and financial pressures, Ace's fellow classmates convince her to utilise her unique talents to train them to be top-notch poker players. An old friend of her dad (Lou Gossett Jr.) watches over Ace as she takes the casinos by storm and rakes in some big money. But under the pressure of playing in the casinos at night and being alert and competent in the operating room by day, Ace realises that what her father was really trying to convey those many years ago: in order to really live, you need to go 'all in'.
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Alvin And The Chipmunks | 2007 | G | |
Screening: July 2nd
Genre: Animation
Director/s: Tim Hill
Cast: Jason Lee, Justin Long, Cameron Richardson
Already adored by generations of fans, Alvin and the Chipmunks have plenty to sing about in their big screen debut; a hilarious adventure packed with toe-tapping tunes and nutty fun.
Struggling songwriter Dave Seville (Jason Lee) opens his home to the talented trio; Alvin, Simon and Theodore. They become overnight music sensations, but when a greedy record producer tries to exploit the "boys", Dave must use a little human ingenuity to get his furry family back before it's too late.
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Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who | 2007 | M | ld |
Screening: July 3rd
Genre: Documentary
Director/s: Murray Lerner, Paul Crowder
Cast: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Keith Moon, John Entwistle
This excellent documentary tells of four Londoners: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon; who created their own style of rock music, sending fans into a frenzy the world over and surviving at the top for over forty amazing years. Please welcome to the stage, The Who.
They influenced many bands starting out in the late 1960s with "My Generation" becoming an anthem for disenchanted youth - especially in one particular North Coast country town, I recall.
From the makers of acclaimed documentary films No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, Riding Giants and Dogtown and Z-Boys comes this authorised portrait of the defining live act in popular music history, told in their own words.
Crammed with masses of never-before-seen footage, rare concert performances and exclusive interviews in which the band and those close to them share their thoughts and memories of The Who, their music and their history. From their roots as a 1960s pub cover band, with brilliant early footage of a gig in 1964 at the Railway Hotel, through all the fascinating ups and downs, twists and turns, stops and starts, successes and failures, follow them as they evolve through four decades of rock.
"They're all playing lead... it's insane!" - Noel Gallagher.
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American Gangster | 2007 | MA | vd |
Screening: July 8th
Genre: Crime
Director/s: Ridley Scott
Cast: Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ridley Scott and Oscar winner Russell Crowe team up again in this taut and gritty crime drama, with Crowe starring as Detective Richie Roberts, an honest cop battling drugs and police corruption in 1970s New York. Featuring excellent performances, the powerful screenplay by Oscar winner Steven Zaillian ("Schindler's List") is based on a true story.
Oscar winner Denzel Washington stars as Frank Lucas, a charismatic drug dealer who builds a huge empire by importing enormous amounts of top-grade heroin from Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, and becomes the main focus of Roberts' investigations.
Support cast includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Lymari Nadal, John Hawkes, Rza and Ruby Dee. The soundtrack features Johnny Cash, John Lee Hooker, Staple Singers, The Rascals, Louis Armstrong and Public Enemy.
The Facts:
Frank Lucas was convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics and sentenced to 70 years and Federal authorities confiscated over $250 million of Lucas's assets in US and foreign banks; 30 members of Lucas's family were convicted of drug trafficking and imprisoned, his wife returned to Puerto Rico and his mother to North Carolina; Lucas and Robert's collaboration led to the convictions of three quarters of New York City's Drug Enforcement Agency; Roberts left the Prosecutor's Office to become a defense attorney. His first client was Frank Lucas. Lucas's cooperation earned him a reduced sentence to 15 years. He was released in 1991.
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Baby Mama | 2008 | PG | |
Screening: July 19th
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: Michael McMullers
Cast: Tina Fey, Greg Kinnear, Amy Poehler
This side-splitting story brings together some of comedy's sharpest talent. Tina Fey (30 Rock) stars as Kate Holbrook, a focused and driven New York career woman who desperately wants a baby but is physically unable to carry the child herself.
Amy Poehler (Mr Woodcock) stars as Angie, a South Philly working girl who Kate recruits to act as a surrogate mother and all goes according to plan until a pregnant Angie shows up on Kate's doorstep with no place to live, and suddenly two very different women are joined together to create a very unexpected family.
Also stars Oscar nominees Greg Kinnear and Sigourney Weaver.
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Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation | 2008 | MA | sl |
Screening: July 4th
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: James Ryan
Cast: Josh Cooke, Sara Foster, Warren Christie
To celebrate his upcoming marriage, Ron (Josh Cooke) takes an offer from future relative Todd (Warren Christie) to fly him and his friends (Harland Williams, Greg Pitts, and Danny Jacobs) to Miami to have the weekend of their lives with women, sun-drenched debauchery, rivers of booze, and more women.
Once arrived, the shenanigans start immediately, taking the boys through misadventures with sex addicts, stripper fights, and best body contests. However, Todd has a different goal for the weekend: to catch Ron in a compromising position with a stranger (Emmanuelle Vaugier plays one of the candidates) and break up the engagement, thus ruining his chances to join the lucrative family business.
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Black Snake Moan | 2006 | MA | vls |
Screening: July 5th
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Craig Brewer
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, Justin Timberlake
Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci star as two lost souls in this story of love and redemption from writer/director Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow).
There was a time when Lazarus (Jackson) played the blues; a time he got Bojo's Juke Joint shakin'. Now he lives them. Bitter and broken from a shattered marriage, Lazarus's soul is lost in spent dreams and betrayal's contempt until he finds Rae (Ricci).
Half naked and beaten unconscious, Lazarus comes across Rae left for dead on the side of the road. He quickly learns that the young woman he's nursing back to health is the town tramp and has issues going back to her troubled childhood of abuse and abandonment. He decides to cure her of her wicked ways using the most unorthodox methods, but finds he has to face his own demons in order to help her.
Also stars Justin Timberlake and S. Epatha Merkerson.
TRIVIA:
The title of the film derives from the Blind Lemon Jefferson song recorded in 1927; Cedric Burnside and Kenny Brown, the members of Lazarus' band, are the grandchildren of legendary (but relatively unknown) blues singer R.L. Burnside; the electric guitar that Lazarus plays is a Gibson ES-335; Samuel L. Jackson learned to play the guitar for this film, while completing production of Snakes on a Plane (2006).
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Boynton Beach Club | 2005 | M | dls |
Screening: July 9th
Genre: Comedy Drama
Director/s: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Dyan Cannon, Brenda Vaccaro, Sally Kellerman
This romantic comedy about our amazing capacity to rebound and fall in love at any age stars Dyan Cannon, Joseph Bologna, Brenda Vaccaro, Len Cariou and Sally Kellerman.
Lois (Cannon), Harry (Bologna), Marilyn (Vaccaro), Sandy (Kellerman) and Jack (Cariou) live in a retirement community in Boynton Beach, Florida. Their lives intersect when they meet at a local bereavement group. The Boynton Beach Club shows us that it's never too late to fall in love with ourselves and others, whatever your age.
But soon they each find themselves on a journey they could never have predicted when they re-enter the "dating scene" after many decades - only to find that it's a whole new world out there. As the head end of the original Baby Boomer generation now approaches retirement age, the concept of what it means to be older has dramatically changed - especially as the likes of The Rolling Stones and The Who are still out there touring like there's no tomorrow.
The soundtrack includes Perry Como, The Trammps, Toni Tennille, Frankie Valli and Earth Kitt.
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Bratz | 2007 | G | |
Screening: July 4th
Genre: Family
Director/s: Sean McNamara
Cast: Nathalia Ramos, Logan Browning, Skyler Shaye
The highly popular dolls Bratz finally come alive in this first live action feature film based on the chic fashion dolls.
As long as they can remember, Yasmin (Nathalia Ramos), Jade (Janel Parrish), Sasha (Logan Browning) and Cloe (Skyler Shaye) have been Best Friends Forever. But now as the foursome enter Carry Nation High, Yasmin, Jade, Sasha and Cloe face a brand new world, where for the first time they discover life as a teenager means dealing with a system of social cliques. On finding themselves being pulled further apart, the girls band together and rise up as "the Bratz" to fight peer pressure.
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Brooklyn Rules | 2007 | MA | vs |
Screening: July 6th
Genre: Crime
Director/s: Michael Corrente
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Mena Suvari, Scott Caan
Written by three-time Emmy winner Terence Winter (The Sopranos), this is a powerful story of loyalty, friendship and sacrifice. Set in Brooklyn in 1985 against the backdrop of John Gotti's rise to power, the film revolves around three lifelong friends whose different ambitions threaten to shake their enduring bond.
Freddie Prinze Jr. stars as Michael, a lovable charmer with the soul of a con man who successfully scams his way into Columbia University. Scott Caan stars as his close friend Carmine, a handsome lady-killer enamoured by the Mafia lifestyle and Entourage's Jerry Ferrara is Bobby, an endearing cheapskate who longs for a simple life of working at the Post Office and settling down with his fiancee.
When Carmine catches the eye of Caesar (Alec Baldwin), a feared mobster who controls their Brooklyn neighbourhood, Michael and Bobby are drawn into that world despite their reluctance to get involved.
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Cactus | 2007 | M | vls |
Screening: July 1st
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan
Cast: Travis McMahon, David Lyons, Bryan Brown
This debut feature film from writer/director Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan, set against the unforgiving landscape of the outback, inhabits a world where the line between victim and villain is easily blurred.
Travis McMahon (Kokoda) stars as John Kelly, an ordinary man who is down on his luck and needs cash fast. David Lyons) (ER) stars as professional gambler Eli Jones who John kidnaps and must deliver to his keepers in the outback: no questions asked.
As time and distance rolls by, the courage and endurance of both is pushed to the limit and choices will be made with tragic consequences.
Bryan Brown stars as a meddling cop and Shane Jacobson as a hapless truckie, who unwittingly become unexpected players in the deadly game.
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Cleaner | 2007 | MA | vl |
Screening: July 1st
Genre: Thriller
Director/s: Renny Harlin
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendez
Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger) directs Samuel L. Jackson as Tom Cutler, an extremely hygienic former policeman who uses his urge in his professional life as a crime scene cleaner.
Tom becomes involved with a job where a young woman's (Eva Mendez) husband disappears. He later finds out it was a cover up and becomes embroiled in a web of deception, that un-earths his own family's long buried pain and secrets.
Tom's ex-partner Eddie Lorenzo (Ed Harris), and hostile force detective Jim Vargas (Luis Guzman) also become involved in the investigation and he realises that being old mates may not mean very much after all as questions begin to resurface as to Tom's honesty in the past.
Soundtrack includes Rufus, Chaka Khan and Stevie Wonder.
TRIVIA:
Director Renny Harlin trademark: Finnish coat of arms and flag is seen on the mirror behind Tom when he's having conversation with Eddie in the hotel room; in the scene when Tom tells Eddie about the book of bribed officers, Helsinki is spray painted on a concrete pillar.
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Cleaverville | 2006 | M | av |
Screening: July 2nd
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Jorge Montesi
Cast: Ever Carradine, Gabrielle Rose, Leela Savasta
When a swindle over diamonds goes wrong, Grace (Ever Carradine) gets on the wrong side of a mob family so she turns to her daughter (Leela Savasta), whom she left 15 years ago, and her estranged mother, Kay (Gabrielle Rose).
Kay is not very happy to see Grace as she is determined to raise her college-bound granddaughter without any interference. As the police and mobsters close, putting all of them in danger, the family are reunited as they attempt to reconcile the past and devise a plan that will give them all a future.
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Closing The Ring | 2007 | M | vls |
Screening: July 8th
Genre: Romantic Drama
Director/s: Richard Attenborough
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Mischa Barton, Christopher Plummer
From Oscar winning director Richard Attenborough (Gandhi, Shadowlands) comes a deeply moving love story starring Shirley MacLaine (Terms of Endearment) as an American woman who honours a wartime promise of love with a lifetime of heartache until the discovery of a gold ring reawakens her.
Spanning two continents and half a century, Closing the Ring also stars Christopher Plummer (A Beautiful Mind, The Insider), Mischa Barton (The O.C.), Oscar nominee Pete Postlethwaite (The Constant Gardener) and Oscar winner Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot).
On June 1, 1944, ten of these young American servicemen died when their B-17 bomber lost its bearings in heavy fog and crashed into Belfast's Cave Hill.
Over fifty years later, a news item about a discovery at the crash site of one airman's wedding ring struck a chord in writer Peter Woodward, son of the actor Edward Woodward, inspiring him to write Closing the Ring. Richard Attenborough calls it 'unequivocally one of the most exciting, most original, most authentic first screenplays I've ever read.'.
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Compulsion | 2008 | M | asdl |
Screening: July 2nd
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Sarah Harding
Cast: Ray Winstone, Parminder Nagra, Vincent Ibrahim
Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast) stars as Don Flowers and Parminder Nagra (ER and Bend It Like Beckham) as Anjika Indrani in this tragic story of desire and lust, loosely based on the Jacobean tragedy The Changeling.
Anjika is a modern girl with the world at her feet who has finished her degree at Cambridge and is in a happy relationship with fellow graduate Alex, her rich Indian industrialist father (Vincent Ebrahim) announces that he intends for Anjika to marry Hardik, the son of a business associate.
Anjika feels like her life has ended and rails against the unfairness of it all as her feckless, party-going brother Jaiman (James Floyd) is allowed to do whatever he wants.
Help is offered from an unlikely corner. Flowers is Satvik's chauffeur, bagman and general factotum. Anjika has always mistrusted and despised Flowers, so is dismissive when he offers to solve her problem for her - especially when she hears the price. When Anjika becomes enamoured with Flowers, she pays a very high price indeed and so does he.
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Connors' War | 2005 | MA | vl |
Screening: July 4th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Nick Castle
Cast: Treach, Nia Peeples, Garwin Sanford
Anthony "Treach" Criss and Nia Peeples are on a high-stakes thrill ride as they fight against time to stop a deranged man bent on catastrophic destruction.
After losing his eyesight during a sabotaged CIA operation, Special Agent Connors (Criss) agrees to be injected with an experimental serum that promises to cure his blindness. Armed with a new extraordinary ability, Connors successfully completes a daring mission for his former mentor, only to discover he's been tricked into stealing a deadly chemical bomb intended for a twisted act of terrorism.
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Copperhead | 2008 | M | vlh |
Screening: July 3rd
Genre: Action
Director/s: Todor Chapkanov
Cast: Billy Drago, Brad Johnson, Wendy Carter
The Old West meets the beloved cult creature flick in this fun and entertaining scarefest when the infamous gunslinger "Wild" Bill Longley (Brad Johnson, CSI) arrives in the rough and rowdy mining town of Magdalena, New Mexico, and discovers his old friend was murdered by a ruthless outlaw gang that has camped out in the town and has been terrorising its residents.
Before the laconic hero can avenge his friend's death, however, something truly unexpected happens - a sea of poisonous copperhead snakes, loosed from their cavernous lair after a mine explosion, descends on the surprised town.
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Custody | 2007 | PG | |
Screening: July 4th
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Nadia Tass
Cast: Rob Morrow, James Denton, Kay Panabaker
Nadia Tass (Malcolm) directs this moving story starring Rob Morrow as a husband who loses his wife, and all he has left to comfort him is his adopted teenage daughter (Kay Panabaker).
James Denton (Desperate Housewives) stars as the girl's biological father, who comes forward claiming he wants to raise the girl as his own, complicating her adopted father's life.
It's a fight to the finish to see who will win custody of their daughter: the biological father who abandoned her as an infant, or the man who raised her.
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Daddy Day Camp | 2007 | PG | |
Screening: July 9th
Genre: Family
Director/s: Fred Savage
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Paul Rae, Richard Gant
The Wonder Years' Fred Savage directs Cuba Gooding Jr. and Paul Rae as Charlie Hinton and Phil Ryerson, two fathers who attempt to keep their summer camp afloat even though they are under dire economic strain.
In order to help improve the financial situation, and to whip together a group of children who have a problem with following orders, Hinton brings in his military trained father (Richard Gant). Soon the campers and the fathers are involved in a series of adventures that will make the camp solvent, and help mend broken relationships.
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Day Watch | 2006 | MA | v |
Screening: July 1st
Genre: Action
Director/s: Timur Bekmambetov
Cast: Konstantin Khabensky, Mariya Poroshina, Mariya Paroshina, Vladimir Menshov
From director/writer Timur Bekmambetov comes the second installment in the Night Watch trilogy from the sci-fi novels of Sergei Lukyanenko, starring Konstantin Khabensky as agent Anton Gorodetsky, who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark and comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event.
Set in contemporary Moscow, "Day Watch (Dnevnoi Dozor)" revolves around the conflict and balance maintained between the forces of light and darkness - the result of a medieval truce between the opposing sides.
TRIVIA:
Anton is seen jumping through an advertisement of the film 9 rota (2005), the previous record holder at Russia's theatrical box-office; it is the first movie in post-Communist Russia to surpass the $30-million mark at the box office; when Anton picks up Svetlana from her school classes, several Russian SciFi writers can be seen as students: Sergei Lukyanenko (author of the "Watches" novels), Vladimir Vasilyev (co-author of the "Day Watch" novel), Oleg Divov and Eduard Gevorkyan.
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Dead Clever | 2006 | M | vls |
Screening: July 7th
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Dearbhla Walsh
Cast: Suranne Jones, Dean Lennox Kelly, Helen Baxendale
Vincent's Suranne Jones stars as Julie, a young woman who has been trapped in a loveless marriage since school, but comes up with a brilliant plan to stage her own murder to escape. Years later, while her husband Ian (Dean Lennox Kelly - Shameless) is in jail for the murder she meets an old school friend Sarah (Helen Baxendale) and between them they plan to profit from her crime.
But can she resist the temptation to let her jailed husband know just how clever she's been? Of course not! And when Ian finds out, he plots his own revenge.
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Deal | 2008 | M | al |
Screening: July 6th
Genre: Comedy Drama
Director/s: Gil Cates, Jr
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Bret Harrison, Shannon Elizabeth
Set against the world of high stakes poker, this story follows Alex Stillman (Bret Harrison); a cocky, hotshot, card-playing senior at Yale. Alex dreams of becoming a professional Texas Hold'em poker player but does not yet have the skill to master the table. A chance encounter introduces Alex to retired poker legend, Tommy Vinson (Burt Reynolds), who gave it all up 20 years ago for his family.
When Tommy meets Alex he realises he can regain his own self-confidence, pride and a poker championship by taking Alex on as his protege. But their friendship is thwarted by a Las Vegas call girl, Michelle (Shannon Elizabeth), and they eventually part ways and prepare for the World Poker Tour. Only one will take home the championship title.
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Deception | 2008 | MA | sv |
Screening: July 25th
Genre: Thriller
Director/s: Marcel Langenegger
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, Michelle Williams
In this thriller set in a world of betrayal, treachery and murder, Ewan McGregor stars as a corporate auditor adrift in a sea of New York's power elite.
Hugh Jackman stars as Wyatt Bose, a charismatic corporate lawyer, who introduces Jonathan to a decadent playground for Manhattan's executive upper crust; The List, a sex club where the right cell-phone number and four simple words can lead to an evening's sexual fulfilment.
It's a world of "intimacy without intricacy", as Jonathan's first conquest (or vice versa) explains to him and through The List Jonathan discovers a side of himself that he didn't know existed. Michelle Williams stars as a ravishing and mysterious stranger known to Jonathan only by her first initial 'S', who will expose him to yet another world he never imagined.
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Deck The Halls | 2006 | PG | |
Screening: July 7th
Genre: Family
Director/s: John Whitesell
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Danny DeVito, Kristin Davis
Matthew Broderick stars as Steve Finch who believes no time of year can compare to the glory of the Christmas season. For many years now Steve's carried on a series of heartfelt but hokey Yuletide traditions that his family - his wife Kelly (Kristin Davis), daughter Madison (Alia Shawkat) and son Carter (Dylan Blue) - can barely tolerate.
Steve's Christmas bliss is suddenly destroyed when slippery car salesman Buddy Hall (Danny DeVito) moves in next door. Buddy quickly begins to undermine Steve's dominance as the local "King of Christmas" when he sets out to festoon his new house with enough glowing holiday lights so that it will be visible from outer space. We're talking a lot of lights here!
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Die Hard 4.0 | 2007 | M | vl |
Screening: July 3rd
Genre: Action
Director/s: Len Wiseman
Cast: Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Timothy Olyphant
Bruce Willis returns as Detective McClane, using his old-school ways to frustrate the hi-tech hacker (Justin Long) who plans an attack on the vulnerable United States infrastructure, which will shut down the entire nation over the Fourth of July weekend.
The mysterious figure behind the scheme, Thomas Gabriel (Deadwood's Timothy Olyphant), stays several moves ahead of McClane as he implements his incredible plans.
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Doomsday | 2008 | MA | hv |
Screening: July 15th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Neil Marshall
Cast: Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Adrian Lester
Written and directed by Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers), this futuristic action thriller stars Bob Hoskins and Rhona Mitra (Boston Legal) and relates the details of the spread of the highly infectious "Reaper" virus, which resulted in the erection of a 30-foot-high wall of reinforced steel to block off the top area of the United Kingdom.
More than 25 years later, with a new strain of the virus now threatening an overcrowded London, Major Eden Sinclair (Mitra) is sent to the infected zone to find a cure. Upon arrival, she finds herself confronted by a population gone wild, descended into utter savagery and cannibalism.
And when Doomsday is upon us, an eclectic soundtrack will be essential with Adam and the Ants, Fine Young Cannibals, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Kasabian and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
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Dr. Dolittle: Tail To The Chief | 2008 | G | |
Screening: July 9th
Genre: Family
Director/s: Craig Shapiro
Cast: Kyla Pratt, Peter Coyote, Niall Matter
In this family comedy Kyla Pratt stars as Maya Dolittle, a veterinarian with an over-the-top skill for dealing with animals, inherited from her father. Maya gets a call from the president himself, hoping to enlist her help in preventing a pet problem from becoming a canine catastrophe.
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Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who! | 2008 | G | |
Screening: July 26th
Genre: Animation
Director/s: Steve Martino, Jimmy Hayward
Cast: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Isla Fisher
The creators of Ice Age and comedy giants Jim Carrey and Steve Carell bring to life this much-loved story from Dr Seuss, first published over 50 years ago, through state-of-the-art CG animation.
Jim Carrey lends his voice to an imaginative elephant named Horton who hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Although Horton doesn't know it yet, that speck houses an entire city named Who-ville, inhabited by the microscopic Whos, led by the Mayor (Carell).
Despite being ridiculed and threatened by his neighbours, who think he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to save the particle... because "a person's a person, no matter how small."
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Dragon Wars | 2007 | M | v |
Screening: July 6th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Hyung Rae Shim
Cast: Jason Behr, Robert Forster, Amanda Brooks
Buraki is a vicious 200-metre long Imoogi serpent from ancient Korea. His army includes giant lizards with missile launchers, flying dragons, soldiers bred for evil and mega-intelligent dinosaurs.
Together, they will destroy LA and possibly the world unless reincarnated warriors Ethan and Sarah (Jason Behr and Amanda Brooks) can outrun them and resurrect the Good Imoogi, Buraki's ancient nemesis. Dragon Wars reveals every last detail of Earth's greatest battle.
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Drillbit Taylor | 2008 | PG | |
Screening: July 14th
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: Steven Brill
Cast: Owen Wilson, David Dorfman, David Koechner
Steven Brill (Without a Paddle) directs Owen Wilson in this comedy from the producers of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and the writers of Superbad, where three young students; Ryan (Troy Gentile), Wade (Nate Hartley) and Emmit (David Dorfman), attend their first day at high school. All is well until they meet up with Filkins (Alex Frost), a school bully who channels Hannibal Lecter.
They come up with the idea of getting some protection from this maniac by placing an ad in Soldier of Fortune magazine; enter Drillbit Taylor (Wilson), not the best but definitely the cheapest of the mercenaries, hit men and bodyguards who respond.
Drillbit is steely, dangerous and skilled in covert black-ops and exotic martial arts; he's also a complete fraud. Taylor enrols them in physical and mental training, steeling them, and possibly himself, for the ultimate clash against the forces of evil.
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Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer | 2007 | PG | |
Screening: July 1st
Genre: Action
Director/s: Tim Story
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Julian McMahon
In the second instalment of this popular live-action series starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis, the Fantastic Four meet their greatest challenge yet.
The enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer, voiced by Laurence Fishburne, comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction and as he races around the globe wreaking havoc. Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben must unravel the mystery before all hope is lost.
Support case includes Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington and Andre Braugher.
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Felon | 2008 | MA | vl |
Screening: July 17th
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Ric Roman Waugh
Cast: Stephen Dorff, Val Kilmer, Harold Perrineau
Stephen Dorff stars as Wade Porter, a loving family man with a promising future who loses everything when he accidentally kills the burglar who broke into his home.
Convicted of manslaughter, Wade is sentenced to spend the next three years in a maximum security facility where the rules of society no longer apply. Forced to share a cell with a mass-murderer (Val Kilmer) and subjected to brutal beatings by a sadistic head prison guard, Wade soon realises he has to become the toughest prisoner if he is to survive.
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Garfield Gets Real | 2007 | G | |
Screening: July 14th
Genre: Animation
Director/s: Mark A Z Dippe
Cast: Frank Welker, Gregg Berger, Wally Wingert
In this wacky adventure, follow Garfield behind the scenes in Cartoon World, where he grows bored with his life as a comic strip star. Thinking that life is greener on the other side of reality, Garfield decides to escape to the "real world". Leaving his friends, family and job behind, he soon realises that real-life cats don't enjoy the perks of cats in the entertainment biz.
Garfield gets a huge dose of reality when he learns that his comic strip will be cancelled unless he can make it back to Cartoon World before the next newspaper edition is published. No one has ever left Cartoon World and returned. Crazy cartoon characters, body-building house pets and bloodthirsty chihuahuas challenge Garfield at every turn.
Cast includes Frank Welker, Gregg Berger and Wally Wingert.
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Georgia Rule | 2007 | M | als |
Screening: July 5th
Genre: Comedy Drama
Director/s: Garry Marshall
Cast: Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman
Garry Marshall directs Oscar winner Jane Fonda in this heart-warming story that explores the complicated and humourous relationships between mothers and daughters.
When Lily (Huffman) can no longer handle her rebellious teenage daughter Rachel (Lohan), she takes her to the one place she swore she'd never return - her mother's house. For one summer these three very different women are forced to live under one roof where there's only one rule - Georgia's (Fonda) rule.
Support cast includes Dermot Mulroney, Garrett Hedlund and Cary Elwes.
TRIVIA:
Lindsay Lohan received a warning letter from the studio's CEO James G. Robinson (Morgan Creek Productions) for her lack of professionalism during the shoot; the boat across the street from Georgia's house was deliberately put there to hide the neighbour's house during filming; Lindsay Lohan's character (Rachel) is attending Vassar College - Jane Fonda attended Vassar College in real life.
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Global Haywire | 2007 | M | a |
Screening: July 5th
Genre: Documentary
Director/s: Bruce Petty
Cast: Noam Chomsky, Gore Vidal
A wholly original approach to one of the most important questions of our time. Why have we have reached the present crisis point between East and West?
Writer and director Bruce Petty gathers a committee of real and animated figures to investigate. Narrated by Tom Baker (Dr. Who) Evidence is heard from students and luminaries such as Gore Vidal, Noam Chomsky, Tariq Ali and Robert Fisk. A wealth of archival footage and issues from globalisation to diminishing oil reserves and terrorism are thrown into this animated mixing pot.
Petty's brilliant satirical creation suggests that madness is indeed at the heart of our global situation, and takes just a touch of visual mayhem to put the point across.
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God On Trial | 2008 | MA | lva |
Screening: July 1st
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Andy de Emmony
Cast: Rupert Graves, Stellan Skarsgard, Dominic Cooper
In this moving and powerful human drama, one of the most respected screenwriters, Frank Cottrell Boyce (24 Hour Party People, Welcome to Sarajevo) takes as his starting point the story that prisoners in Auschwitz, their faith tested by their suffering, put God on trial.
The charge is that God has broken his Covenant with his chosen people to protect and care for them. The trial takes place in a camp blockhouse over the course of one day round a selection of those prisoners who are going to be taken to the gas chamber.
The distinguished cast includes Rupert Graves, Jack Shepherd, Stephen Dillane, Dominic Cooper and Stellan Skarsgard.
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Goodbye Bafana | 2007 | M | l |
Screening: July 10th
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Billie August
Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger
Billie August (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles) directs Joseph Fiennes as James Gregory, who arrives on Robben Island in the late Sixties. James is a simple man with no education, all he wants is to be the perfect warder and he's been trained by some of the most brutal forces in the regime and is an ardent supporter of the Apartheid system.
James gets a job in the censorship office because he speaks Xhosa, (the native language) and subsequently comes into daily contact with Mandela (Dennis Haysbert). Mandela is so bright and charismatic, James slowly starts to develop some interest in him and his ideas of a free and democratic South Africa.
Because of James' sympathy for the prisoners, he is sent to Cape Town. Shortly after, they decide to move Mandela away from the island, so James Gregory and Mandela are brought back together again. Our story ends in 1990, when Mandela is released. By then they have spent more than two decades together, so it turns out to be a very unique and special relationship.
FACTS:
20 million Africans were ruled by a minority of four million Whites under the brutal Apartheid regime; Africans had no vote, no land rights, no freedom of movement or equitable opportunity to housing, employment or education; determined to retain power, the government banned all opposition organisations, forcing their leaders into exile or imprisoning them, some for life, on Robben Island.
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Half Nelson | 2006 | MA | a |
Screening: July 11th
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Ryan Fleck
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Tina Holmes
Ryan Gosling stars in his Oscar-nominated role as Dan Dunne, a young Brooklyn junior high school teacher whose ideals wither in the face of reality as he somehow finds the energy to inspire his students to examine everything from civil rights to the Civil War, with a new enthusiasm.
Preferring an edgier approach, Dan is brilliant, dynamic and in control in the classroom, but he spends his time outside school on the edge of consciousness as his disillusionment has led to a serious drug habit.
Dan juggles his hangovers and his homework, keeping his lives separated, until one of his troubled students, Drey (Shareeka Epps), catches him getting high after school. From this awkward beginning, Dan and Drey stumble into an unexpected friendship.
Most of the soundtrack is by Broken-Social-Scene, made up of musicians from various bands, who performed with the New York Dolls at The Island Festival in Toronto.
TRIVIA:
The film's title refers to a wrestling hold; the film was shot hand-held, except for a short sequence in Dan Dunne's apartment, which were shot on a tripod; although it was produced and shot in New York City, the Toronto band Broken Social Scene is featured prominently on the soundtrack; Ryan Gosling's character says "It's just not cool to be a Nazi anymore, baby." Gosling played a Neo-Nazi in The Believer.
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How She Move | 2007 | M | l |
Screening: July 4th
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Ian Iqbal Rashid
Cast: Rutina Wesley, Tre Armstrong, Keyshia Cole
This energetic, gritty and ultimately inspiring coming-of-age tale tells of a gifted young woman who defies all the rules as she step dances her heart out to achieve her dreams.
This Sundance Film Festival hit marks the feature film debut of Rutina Wesley as Raya Green and features a cast of new discoveries.
Raya is the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, and has always been the family's one great hope. She won the rare chance to break out of their drug and crime-infested neighbourhood when she was accepted into the exclusive Seaton Academy. But when her sister dies of an overdose, the family is shattered and Raya is forced to return to the place she tried so hard to escape.
Street-style step sequences are by top choreographer Hi Hat, with special appearances by R&B singer-songwriter Keyshia Cole and comedian DeRay Davis.
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Hunt For Eagle One, The: Crash Point | 2006 | MA | v |
Screening: July 6th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Henry Crum
Cast: Mark Dacascos, Theresa Randle, Rutger Hauer
The Strike Force team is back in the action-packed sequel to The Hunt for Eagle One starring Theresa Randle, Mark Dacascos and Rutger Hauer.
Terrorists have stolen a ground control encoder, a new anti-hijack device that enables Air Traffic Control to lock out the pilot's instruments and fly a plane by remote control. When the military learns of the terrorists' plans to use it to crash a jetliner into a secret US Military Intelligence airbase in southeast Asia, The Strike Force team is sent again into rebel territory to locate and recover the stolen encoder before the terrorists carry out their threat.
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Hush Little Baby | 2007 | M | av |
Screening: July 9th
Genre: Thriller
Director/s: Holly Dale
Cast: Victoria Pratt, Ari Cohen, Tiffany Amiot
Victoria Pratt and Ari Cohen stars as Jamie and Peter who, after the tragic death of their daughter, re-locate to a new city. Jamie becomes pregnant, but for Jamie everything is troubling about the infant Caitlin from the moment the baby is born. Is it just guilt over Amanda's death or is there something different about this newborn that no one can see or rationally explain?
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I'm Not There | 2007 | M | ls |
Screening: July 5th
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Todd Haynes
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale
This is an unconventional journey into the life and times of Bob Dylan from Oscar nominee Todd Hayes (Velvet Goldmine), who admires, but has never met, Dylan.
Cate Blanchett stars in her Oscar nominated role together with Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw and Richard Gere as Dylan in a series of shifting personae, with Marcus Carl Franklin giving a fine feature film debut performance as a talented young man called Woody.
From the public to the private to the fantastical, this story weaves a rich and colourful portrait of the ever-elusive and much-loved singer/songwriter - although Bob says "everyone knows I'm not a folk singer" - drenched in the music we all know so well.
"I've only written four songs in my whole life, but I've written those four songs a million times." Bob Dylan.
Kris Kristofferson narrates the film and is a friend of Bob Dylan. They were both in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973).
The excellent soundtrack includes The Monkeys, Sonic Youth, Eddie Vedder, Mason Jennings, Richie Havens, Iggy & the Stooges and Stephen Malkmus from Pavement does a great version of Ballad of a Thin Man.
TRIVIA:
Cate Blanchett wore a sock down her trousers to play Bob Dylan. The actress said it "helped me walk like a man"; Colin Farrell was originally cast as Clark. He dropped out to admit himself into rehab. Heath Ledger replaced him. Farrell would later take over for Ledger in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) after Ledger's death.
Best line as Bob introduces a new friend "This is Brian Jones, from that groovy covers band."
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I.O.U.S.A. | 2008 | G | a |
Screening: July 7th
Genre: Documentary
Director/s: Patrick Creadon
Cast: General David Walker
Based on the book Empire of Debt by William Bonner and Addison Wiggin, this detailed documentary explores how the USA is burdened with an ever-expanding government and military, increased international competition, massively over-extended entitlement programs and debts to foreign countries that are impossible to honour. America must end its spendthrift ways or face an economic disaster of epic proportions.
Authorities among the highest levels of global power, boldly examine the staggering growth of US national debt, its ramifications and global repercussions. The ultimate power of I.O.U.S.A. is that the film moves beyond doomsday rhetoric to proffer potential financial scenarios and propose solutions. Pointedly topical and consummately non-partisan, I.O.U.S.A. seriously drives home its message.
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Illegal Tender | 2007 | MA | vls |
Screening: July 10th
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Franc. Reyes
Cast: Rick Gonzalez, Wanda De Jesus, Dania Ramirez
In this powerful and forceful crime thriller written and directed by Franc. Reyes and starring Rick Gonzalez and Wanda de Jesus, a teenage boy and his mother turn the tables on the killers of his father when the gangsters come to settle the score.
This is gripping story of one Latino family's quest for honour and revenge as the hunted become the hunters, turning into a real battle royale.
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In Love With Adolf Hitler | 2008 | M | a |
Screening: July 3rd
Genre: Documentary
Director/s: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle
Cast: Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun
Inside the private world of Adolf Hitler, this film documents the discreet 13-year affair between Hitler and his lover, Eva Braun, and the rise and demise of the Nazi Party, sourcing Braun's extensive personal collection of never-seen-before 16mm film and stills.
In Love With Adolf Hitler reveals Hitler's personal charm, taking a closer look at his inner circle of friends and confidantes and his influence over a number of women who were eager to please and support him: his niece Geli Raubal; filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl; Winifred Wagner, daughter-in-law of Richard Wagner; and most notably, Eva Braun, his long-time mistress.
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Insanitarium | 2007 | MA | hv |
Screening: July 10th
Genre: Horror
Director/s: Jeff Buhler
Cast: Jesse Metcalfe, Peter Stormare, Kiele Sanchez
In this horror thriller Jesse Metcalfe stars as a young man who pretends to be crazy in order to save his sister (Kiele Sanchez) from being involuntarily hospitalised.
Once inside the institute, the siblings discover that a doctor (Peter Stormare) is using his patients like lab rats, forcing them to take a drug that turns them into flesh-eating psychopaths.
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Juno | 2007 | M | l |
Screening: July 11th
Genre: Comedy Drama
Director/s: Jason Reitman
Cast: Ellen Page, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner
Ellen Page stars as Juno MacGuff, a confidently frank teenage girl who calls the shots with a nonchalant cool and an effortless attitude, but underneath her tough no-nonsense exterior is just a teenage girl trying to figure it all out.
However, a typically boring afternoon becomes anything but when Juno decides to have sex with the charmingly unassuming Bleeker (Michael Cera). When she becomes unexpectedly pregnant, she decides to give her baby to a perfect couple she locates from the classified ads; Mark and Vanessa Loring (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner), an affluent suburban couple who are longing to adopt their first child.
As Juno fights the prejudices of underage pregnancy, her physical changes mirror her personal growth, while the veneer of Mark and Vanessa's idyllic life starts to show signs of cracking.
The story is backed with an excellent soundtrack including The Velvet Underground, Belle & Sebastien, Mott the Hoople, The Kinks, Sonic Youth and Buddy Holly.
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Kiss Of The Vampire | 2006 | M | hv |
Screening: July 31st
Genre: Horror
Director/s: Joe Tornatore
Cast: Daniel Goddard, Katherine Hawkes, Gary Daniels
Daniel Goddard (The Young and the Restless) stars as handsome, debonair Alex, who leads a coven of young, sophisticated vampires. Alex has a taste not only for blood, but also the finer things in life. When he attends an opera he encounters Estelle (Katherine Hawkes, who also wrote the script); a beautiful upper-world woman whose father is a top scientist researching an approach to immortality.
Alex falls in love with Estelle, but does not want her to be part of the coven. The Illuminati promise they will find a cure for his vampirism in exchange for a bite of Immortality. Unfortunately, all does not go according to plan and an unholy war takes place between the Illuminati and the Vampires.
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Lake Placid 2 | 2007 | M | hlv |
Screening: July 2nd
Genre: Horror
Director/s: David Flores
Cast: John Schneider, Cloris Leachman, Sam McMurray
When a giant crocodile kills a man fishing in Lake Placid, it's down to the local sheriff, masquerading as Dukes of Hazzard's John Schneider, to track it down and kill it before anyone else gets hurt. However there is more than meets the eye to the whole situation, and it turns out that there is not one but three giant crocodiles terrorising the lake.
Support cast includes Cloris Leachman and Sam McMurray.
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Love And Other Disasters | 2006 | M | ls |
Screening: July 4th
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Director/s: Alex Keshishian
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Matthew Rhys, Catherine Tate
Alex Keshishian (In Bed With Madonna) directs this witty glance into a glittering group of friends and their London life. Brittany Murphy stars as Jacks, an assistant editor at UK Vogue who forms the centre of her group of friends, as she matchmakes and steers them through their disastrous relationships. But when will she realise she needs to focus on her own less than ideal love life?
Matthew Rhys stars as her gay flatmate and best friend Peter, who needs to stop letting his imagination of the ideal lover get in the way of real-life happiness.
The support cast includes Catherine Tait, Santiago Cabrera, Dawn French, Michael Lerner and cameos from Gwyneth Paltrow and Orlando Bloom.
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Love Lies Bleeding | 2007 | M | vl |
Screening: July 6th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Keith Samples
Cast: Brian Geraghty, Christian Slater, Jenna Dewan
Jenna Dewan (Step Up) and Brian Geraghty (Jarhead) star as a struggling young couple who stumble upon a cache of dirty money and flee with it.
Christian Slater stars as a corrupt DEA agent who is furious as he wants the money back, and a suspicious detective is determined to find out what's really going on before it's too late.
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Lust, Caution | 2007 | MA | sv |
Screening: July 1st
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Ang Lee
Cast: Tony Leung, Joan Chen, Tang Wei
Ang Lee, Oscar-winning director of Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon directs this startling erotic espionage thriller about the fate of an ordinary woman's heart, based on the short story by revered Chinese author Eileen Chang, starring Tony Leung, Joan Chen and newcomer Tang Wei.
Set during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai during WWII, Wong Chia Chi (Tang Wei) has been left behind by her father, who has escaped to England. As a freshman at university, she meets fellow student Kuang Yu Min (Wang Leehom), who has started a drama society to shore up patriotism.
Kuang convenes a core group of students to carry out a radical and ambitious plan to assassinate a top Japanese collaborator, Mr Yee (Tony Leung).
TRIVIA:
Reportedly, Ang Lee saw 10,000 actresses before casting Wei Tang; Mr Yee's gait is based upon the Director's father; the song that Wang Jiazhi sings to Mr Yee is "A Singing Girl At The Edge of the World" and was the theme song of "Malu Tianshi" (Street Angel) released four years before the events of the film took place.
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Mamma Mia! | 2008 | PG | |
Screening: July 4th
Genre: Musical
Director/s: Phyllida Lloyd
Cast: Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan
In this adaptation of the beloved stage musical featuring the timeless lyrics and melodies of iconic super group ABBA, Oscar winner Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast as a strong, independent hotel owner on an idyllic Greek isle who is preparing to host her daughter's wedding.
Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellen Skarsgard star as three men from her past whom her daughter secretly invited because she suspects one might be her father! Mamma Mia! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.
Also starring Christine Baranski, Julie Walters and Amanda Seyfried.
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Margot At The Wedding | 2007 | M | sl |
Screening: July 7th
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: Noah Baumbach
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black
Oscar nominated director Noah Baumbach's follow up to The Squid and the Whale, is a funny and daringly honest exploration of the tender, absurd and sometimes excruciating relationship between siblings starring Oscar winner Nicole Kidman as Margot Zeller.
Margot is a razor-tongued writer who creates chaos wherever she goes. Jennifer Jason Leigh stars as her free-spirited sister Pauline who feels she's been hit by a hurricane as her sister arrives for her wedding. Of course the minute Margot meets Pauline's unemployed, artist fiancee (Jack Black) and deems him unsuitable, all hell breaks loose and one complication after another descends on the bride-to-be.
Support includes Zane Paris as Margot's son Claude in his feature debut and Flora Cross (Bee Season) in her second outing, with John Turturro and Ciaran Hinds.
The soundtrack includes Dinosaur Jr., Steve Miller Band, X, Blondie, Alice Cooper, Fleetwood Mac and Donovan.
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Meet Dave | 2008 | PG | |
Screening: July 26th
Genre: Family
Director/s: Brian Robbins
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union
In this extra-terrestrial romantic comedy, Brian Robbins (Varsity Blues) directs Eddie Murphy as Dave Ming Chang/The Captain, who may be the ultimate fish out of water. Newly arrived in New York City, there's something about him that's not quite right - like his odd way of walking.
And there's a good reason: inside Dave is a crew of well-trained miniature people - a world within a world - that feverishly attempts to direct Dave's every action and conversation.
As Dave's crew slowly navigates their way through these physical challenges, they begin to experience something with even more profound effects. As Dave begins to fall for an Earth woman (Elizabeth Banks), a glimmer of emotion sweeps over the crew, who hail from a place that discourages emotion and individuality. Dave is changing - from the inside-out, and from the outside-in.
On board Dave are Gabrielle Union, Ed Helms (The Office) and Judah Friedlander (30 Rock), with Scott Caan as Officer Dooley.
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Meet The Spartans | 2008 | M | v |
Screening: July 18th
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Cast: Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Kevin Sorbo
From the creators of Date Movie comes this tongue-in-cheek parody of the sword-and-sandal epics starring Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Kevin Sorbo, Ken Davitian (Borat) and Method Man.
The heroic Leonidas (Maguire), armed with nothing but leather underwear and a cape, leads a ragtag group of 13 Spartans to defend their homeland against the invading Persians (whose ranks include Ghost Rider, Rocky Balboa, the Transformers, and a hunchbacked Paris Hilton).
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Missionary Man | 2007 | MA | v |
Screening: July 8th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Dolph Lundgren
Cast: Dolph Lundgren, John Enos, August Schellenberg
There's plenty of action when Dolph Lundgren stars as Ryder, a mysterious stranger who rolls into town on a unique motorcycle. All he carries is the bible and a desire for justice.
Past vengeance collides as Ryder rights an injustice from his past and liberates the small town from a malicious oppressor.
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More Of Me | 2007 | PG | |
Screening: July 14th
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: Daisy Von Scherler Mayer
Cast: Molly Shannon, Steven Weber, Jake Beale
In this light-hearted comedy, Molly Shannon (Evan Almighty) stars as Alice McGrath; a woman torn between her desire for perfection in her three worlds: as an environmental activist; as the perfect mother to rambunctious six-year-old twins; and as a loving wife to her husband Rex (Steven Weber).
When Alice finally becomes overwhelmed and hits her breaking point, she splits into three separate versions of herself, each taking over a different aspect of her life. Her emotional side is focused on being the perfect wife; her rational side steps in to take control of her career; and her conscience becomes the quintessential selfless mother.
But the limitations of her three personalities start to manifest when the three different "personas" begin to wreak havoc in each of her worlds.
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National Lampoon's Bag Boy | 2007 | M | ls |
Screening: July 5th
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: Mort Nathan
Cast: Brooke Shields, Dennis Farina, Paul Campbell
The ''from bags to riches'' story of a lowly grocery clerk who hits the road in an effort to win the international competitive bagging championships and the girl of his dreams.
It's National Lampoon's Vacation meets Rocky!
Starring Brooke Shields (Lipstick Jungle, Suddenly Susan), Dennis Farina (Law and Order, Paparazzi), Marika Dominczyk (The 40 Year Old Virgin) and Paul Campbell (Battlestar Gallactica).
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Next | 2007 | M | v |
Screening: July 7th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Peter Falk
Lee Tamahori (Once Were Warriors) directs this sci-fi thriller, with Nicolas Cage starring as Cris Johnson, an LA showroom magician who has a gift and a curse which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future.
Tired of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling winnings. But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in LA, government agent Callie Ferris (Julianne Moore) must use all her wiles to capture Cris and convince him to help her stop the cataclysm.
Support cast includes Jessica Biel and Peter Falk.
TRIVIA:
The film's translation in Russia is "The Prophet"; the terrorists communicate in French and speak English with a French accent. But when the sniper misses his shot, he curses in Serbian.
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Nim's Island | 2008 | PG | |
Screening: July 5th
Genre: Adventure
Director/s: Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin
Cast: Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler
A smart and lively family story, based on the book by Australian Wendy Orr, starring Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) as Nim, Jodie Foster and Gerard Butler.
Nim, a plucky 11-year-old girl, lives an idyllic and unusual life on a deserted Pacific island with her father, widowed marine biologist Jack (Butler), and her friends Selkie the Sea Lion, Fred the Bearded Dragon and Galileo the Pelican. She is inspired by the fictional action hero Alex Rover, a great adventurer who is the subject of a series of novels.
But the Rover books are written by a woman, Alexandra Rover (Foster), who is a timid, agorophobic recluse afraid to leave her San Francisco house.
But Nim and Alexandra are thrown together when Jack goes on a trip on his boat, leaving Nim behind on the island, and gets stranded in a storm and doesn't return. Nim reaches out to Alex Rover and Alexandra answers the call by flying across the world to help her.
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Outlaw | 2007 | MA | vl |
Screening: July 9th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Nick Love
Cast: Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Bob Hoskins
From the director of The Football Factory, Nick Love, comes this crime action story set in the lawless streets of present day London, where the guilty are left unhindered to go about their business.
Sean Bean stars as a former paratrooper, returning from a tour of duty in Iraq, who is appalled by what he sees in a country he no longer recognises. Determined to do something about it, he assembles a group of like minded souls who resolve to restore the balance between right and wrong, good and evil, enforcing justice with a brutality to match that of the once unpunished, unsuspecting wrongdoers.
But when the law of the land is co-opted in this way, who decides when enough is enough?
Support cast includes Danny Dyer, Bob Hoskins and Rupert Friend.
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Outsourced | 2006 | PG | |
Screening: July 8th
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: John Jeffcoat
Cast: Josh Hamilton, Ayesha Dharker, Larry Pine
In this call-centre comedy of cross-cultural conflict and romance, directed by John Jeffcoat (Bollywood and Me), Josh Hamilton stars as Todd Anderson who manages a customer call centre in Seattle until his job is outsourced to India.
To top it all off, Todd has to travel to India to train his new replacement Puro (Larry Pine). As he navigates his way through the chaos of Bombay and a half-built office plagued by constant cultural misunderstandings, Todd would rather be back home.
Ayesha Dharker (The Mistress of Spices) stars as Asha and through her Todd realises he has a lot to learn about India and discovers that being outsourced may be the best thing that ever happened to him.
Hindu gods Shiva Lingam, Ganesh and Kali get a special thank you in the end credits.
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Pathfinder | 2007 | MA | v |
Screening: July 2nd
Genre: Action
Director/s: Marcus Nispel
Cast: Karl Urban, Russell Means, Clancy Brown
A Viking boy, Ghost (Karl Urban), the only survivor of a shipwreck on the shores of North America in the 9th century, is adopted by Native Americans. Ten years later when another Viking raiding party invades, the youth fights to defend his new people.
Ghost comes under the guidance of the Pathfinder (Russell Means), a powerful shaman who foresees the enraged young man's unexpected destiny: as the hard-won hero who will wage a one-man war against the Vikings and becomes his people's saviour.
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Pierrepoint | 2005 | M | ns |
Screening: July 2nd
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Adrian Shergold
Cast: Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan
Adrian Shergold, the director of series Low Winter Sun and He Kills Coppers, delivers this gripping and dramatic true-life story of Albert Pierrepoint, Britain's most notorious hangman.
A humble grocery deliveryman and loyal husband, Pierrepoint lived a secret life as a master hangman, resulting in him executing some of Britain's most infamous murderers and also the Nazi war criminals convicted at Nuremberg. But the media coverage from the latter shatters Pierrepoint's closely guarded anonymity turning him into a minor celebrity.
As his two lives collide and public opinion turns against capital punishment, Pierrepoint is troubled by his notoriety and is ready to give it all up, but fate has other plans in store for him.
Featuring an outstanding performance by Timothy Spall as the executioner struggling with his work, duty and conscience, Pierrepoint is a provocative tale of crime, punishment and redemption, set against a fascinating backdrop of British social and political change.
"The fruit of my experience has this bitter aftertaste...
Capital punishment, in my view, achieved nothing except revenge." Albert Pierrepoint.
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Pistol Whipped | 2007 | MA | vls |
Screening: July 8th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Roel Reine
Cast: Steven Seagal, Lance Henriksen, Blanchard Ryan
Steven Seagal stars as Matt, an elite ex-cop whose life has gone down hill since he was kicked off the Force.
After a rough encounter with a mysterious henchman, Matt is brought face to face with his only chance at reclaiming his life and clearing his gambling debts. Only after he gets started on his new tasks does he recognise good guy from bad. Meanwhile, Matt's love for his only daughter helps him battle one of his greatest enemies, alcoholism.
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Planet B-Boy | 2008 | M | l |
Screening: July 3rd
Genre: Documentary
Director/s: Benson Lee
Cast: Gamblerz, Knucklehead Zoo, Phase-T
This documentary re-discovers one of the most incredible dance phenomena the world has ever seen.
Originally known as "B-boying", break-dancing was an urban dance form that originated from the streets of New York City during the seventies. Planet B-Boy will take you inside the international, underground B-boy scene happening today featuring Knucklehead Zoo from Las Vegas, Ichigeki from Japan, Phase-T from France, Last for One from Korea, and the reigning champions the Gamblerz also from Korea.
Exploring the most compelling stories and characters, we follow five of the best B-boy crews from around the globe as they prepare to face off at the Battle of the Year.
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R.L. Stine's: Mostly Ghostly | 2008 | PG | |
Screening: July 10th
Genre: Family
Director/s: Rich Correll
Cast: Sterling Beaumon, Ali Lohan, Kim Rhodes
From Goosebumps creator R. L. Stine comes this ghostly family comedy starring Sterling Beaumon as Max, who is hardly a typical 11-year-old; he loves magic, detests sports and can't seem to say a single word to his crush, Traci (Ali Lohan), the most popular girl in school.
But when he's the only one who can see the ghosts haunting his house, two young spirits make him the deal of a lifetime: he'll help them solve the mystery of their parents' disappearance if they'll help him go from being invisible to the most talked-about kid at school.
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Rise | 2006 | MA | hlv |
Screening: July 8th
Genre: Horror
Director/s: Sebastian Gutierrez
Cast: Lucy Liu, Michael Chiklis, Robert Forster
From the producers of The Grudge franchise comes this terrifying new thriller starring Lucy Liu as Sadie, an investigative reporter who stumbles upon a dark underground cult that is attracting young LA hipsters.
Lured in by the promise of wild parties, these kids start turning up dead and when Sadie tries to get to the bottom of their gruesome murders, she becomes a victim herself. She awakens in the morgue, neither dead nor alive, a vampire, consumed by an overwhelming craving for blood.
Detective Rawlings (Michael Chiklis) is sick with rage and grief after his only daughter becomes another victim of the vampire cult. On crossing paths with Sadie during his investigation, the two join forces, stopping at nothing until they've exacted their revenge.
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Saving Sarah Cain | 2007 | PG | |
Screening: July 7th
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Michael Landon, Jr
Cast: Lisa Pepper, Elliott Gould, Tess Harper
Sarah Cain is a columnist for a Portland newspaper who's having trouble getting past her writer's block. When her Amish sister suddenly dies, Sarah is surprised to learn she has become the guardian of five young Amish nieces and nephews. Refusing to let the children be separated into different foster homes, Sarah takes them with her back to the big city.
Slowly all the children start to accept Sarah's way of life, except for the eldest daughter Lyddie. Unwilling to adapt to the modernised world of Portland, Lyddie encourages her siblings to stay true to their teachings and beliefs. Sarah he decides it is in their best interest to return them home to Pennsylvania, but she must decide if what is best for the children is what's best for her as well.
Cast includes Lisa Pepper, Abigail Mason, Elliot Gould, Tess Harper.
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Second Sight | 2007 | M | av |
Screening: July 9th
Genre: Thriller
Director/s: Allan Harmon
Cast: Lexa Doig, Ty Olsson
Stargate's Lexa Doig stars as Jenny Morris, who has an unusual talent, but one that scares her to death: psychic visions of murders. As a child she had visions of her best friend killed, bringing about a psychotic breakdown when no one believed her.
Now, years later, as she tries to rebuild a normal life, her gift comes back to haunt her when visions of another murder threaten to overwhelm her. This time, however, Jenny is determined to take action. Teaming up with the brother of her slain friend, they examine the clues in her apparitions to track down the killer before he strikes again.
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Shanghai Kiss | 2006 | M | sl |
Screening: July 1st
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Director/s: David Ren
Cast: Kern Konwiser, Ken Leung, Joel David Moore, Hayden Panettiere
Liam (Ken Leung) is a struggling actor wasting his time picking up on beautiful, plastic girls in hip Hollywood bars with his buddy, Joe (Joel David Moore), a writer who hasn't written a damn thing.
The closest thing to an emotional connection in Liam's life is a flirtatious friendship with 16-year-old Adelaide (Hayden Panettiere), a precocious high school girl who is actually more mature than Liam.
When Liam learns he has inherited his grandmother's home in Shanghai, he travels to the bright and beautiful city and discovers a profound connection to his family legacy. Liam meets a sophisticated Chinese woman named Micki (Kelly Hu) and finds himself falling into instant infatuation with her.
Liam decides to move to China, leaving behind Adelaide who is quite possibly the only girl who has ever loved him, but running away from his problems only lands him in deeper trouble.
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Shooter | 2007 | MA | v |
Screening: July 1st
Genre: Action
Director/s: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Danny Glover, Michael Pena
Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) directs Mark Wahlberg in this edgy thriller as Bob Lee Swagger, a former marine scout sniper who walked away from his job after a devastating betrayal. Approached by retired Colonel Isaac Johnson (Danny Glover) to use his skills to halt the threat of an assassination attempt on the President of the USA, Swagger finds himself in an unthinkable situation: framed as a Presidential assassin.
Plunged into a shocking vortex of terror and conspiracy, Swagger must race to prove his innocence whilst being pursued by every law enforcement agency in the country, as well as a shadowy organisation determined to destroy the secrets he has uncovered.
Support cast includes Kate Mara, Michael Pena, Elias Koteas and Ned Beatty.
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Showtime Movie News: Ep #0009 | 2009 | M | |
Screening: July 1st
Genre: Entertainment
Director/s: Lisa Neal
Cast: Andrew Warne
Andrew Warne presents the latest movie news and interviews from Hollywood exclusive to Showtime. Talking to the stars, finding the festivals and getting to the places movie fans want to be.
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Skinwalkers | 2006 | MA | svh |
Screening: July 8th
Genre: Action
Director/s: James Isaacs
Cast: Jason Behr, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra
Two packs of werewolves, divided by principles are signaled by the moon of the coming of an ancient prophecy.
A small boy named Timothy (Matthew Knight) approaches his 13th birthday, unaware this marks the time of his transformation. Timothy has been raised by his mother Rachel (Rhona Mitra) and her family, unaware that they are werewolves that have guarded Timothy since birth because he is a half blood, and will control the destiny of the family.
But they also know that Timothy's power will put him in danger, for there are other werewolves that revel and embrace their blood-lust that are prepared to kill to preserve their way of life and are hell bent on finding Timothy.
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Slap Shot: The Junior League | 2008 | PG | |
Screening: July 3rd
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: Richard Martin
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Lynda Boyd, David Hanson
Get ready for a rough and tumble comedy when a ragtag youth ice-hockey team is on the verge of losing it. Their only hope lies with the most outrageous players to ever hit the ice - The Hanson Brothers (Jeff Carlson, Steve Carlson and David Hanson)!
Featuring comedy legend Leslie Nielsen and hockey greats Mark Messier and Doug Gilmour.
Director Richard Martin is the son of Laugh In host Dick Martin.
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Snoop Dogg's Hood Of Horror | 2006 | MA | svh |
Screening: July 2nd
Genre: Horror
Director/s: Stacy Title
Cast: Snoop Dogg, Ernie Hudson, Danny Trejo
Hip-hop superstar Snoop Dogg takes horror fans on a ride through the scary underside of life in the 'hood in this horror anthology. The self-described "gatekeeper of the after-party" introduces three stories of life in a ghetto neighbourhood in which the unscrupulous get what's coming to them.
Posie (Daniella Alonso) is a nice girl who turns mean when a gang of thugs murder her mother and gets help from a member of the undead (Danny Trejo) to seek revenge.
Tex Woods Jr. (Anson Mount) is an ugly-spirited Southerner who claims ownership of his father's house after the old man dies at Tex's hands, evicting a handful of impoverished war veterans. Roscoe (Ernie Hudson) leads the former soldiers in a shocking act of revenge.
And finally, a rapper who has betrayed most of his friends on the way up gets his just deserts on the way down.
Also features Billy Dee Williams, Method Man and Jason Alexander.
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Starter For 10 | 2006 | M | dls |
Screening: July 1st
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Director/s: Tom Vaughan
Cast: James McAvoy, Catherine Tate, Charles Dance
James McAvoy (Atonement) stars in this delightful coming-of-age story as Brian Jackson who, ever since he can remember, has wanted to be clever. Directed by Tom Vaughan, based on David Nicholls's novel, Brian eventually discovers the difference between knowledge and wisdom.
As a working-class student, in his first year at Bristol University, Brian has a lot to prove. His biggest concern is making the team for the long-running British TV quiz show, University Challenge - a game show which began in 1962. And amidst all the extra-curricular activities Brian also finds time to become involved with two very different ladies.
Margaret Thatcher's economically depressed England is the backdrop and the soundtrack is one of the best with Motorhead, The Cure, The Smiths, New Order, Tears For Fears, The Buzzcocks, Echo and the Bunnymen, Style Council, The Psychedelic Furs and John Peel's best song ever "Teenage Kicks" from The Undertones.
The support cast includes Catherine Tate as Brian's mother, with Simon Woods, Charles Dance, Rome's Lindsay Duncan and The History Boys' Dominic Spencer and James Corden as Brian's best mates back home. The League of Gentlemen's Mark Gatiss stars as Quiz Master Bamber Gascoigne.
TRIVIA:
"Starter" questions from University Challenge, worth 10 points each, give the film its title.
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Street Kings | 2008 | MA | vl |
Screening: July 5th
Genre: Crime
Director/s: David Ayer
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie, Forest Whitaker
In this adaptation from acclaimed novelist James Ellroy, directed by David Ayer (Harsh Times), Keanu Reeves stars as Tom Ludlow, a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife.
When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the police culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
Forest Whitaker stars as Captain Jack Wander, Ludlow's mentor and superior, Hugh Laurie as Captain James Biggs and Cedric the Entertainer, Common and The Game also star.
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Summer Love | 2006 | MA | av |
Screening: July 10th
Genre: Western
Director/s: Piotr Uklanski
Cast: Val Kilmer, Karel Roden, Katarzyna Figura
In his first foray into directing Piotr Uklanski chose to film the first ever Polish Western, telling a tale of love, pain, redemption and death.
Summer Love literally begins with a bang as a shot rings out. A man appears - it is The Stranger (Karel Roden), a harbinger of death, a nameless catalyst foreshadowing events to come.
The characters are introduced not by name, but by what they represent. The Woman (Katarzyna Figura) is a fading beauty who can't quite conceal the scars of her past, The Sheriff (Boguslaw Linda) is an alcoholic, lovelorn shell of a man who is literally mutilating himself over losing The Woman. The Big Man (Krzytof Zaleski) is a fat, jealous cohort of The Sheriff who lusts after The Woman.
The Stranger comes to town on horseback with The Wanted Man (Val Kilmer), who he retrieved at the site of a massacre. The Stranger has come to collect the bounty money, but winds up getting roped into playing The Sheriff's sadistic gambling game and loses The Wanted Man to the gloating Sheriff.
TRIVIA:
None of the characters have a proper name; Val Kilmer worked for a significantly discounted salary for this production because he was impressed with the director's vision.
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Superbad | 2007 | MA | sl |
Screening: July 14th
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: Greg Mottola
Cast: Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Seth Rogan, Seth Rogen
From the producers of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and the writers of Da Ali G Show comes this cautionary coming-of-age tale about two socially inept, co-dependent teenage boys who are now going to different colleges and are forced to contemplate life apart.
Michael Cera stars as Evan; sweet, smart and generally terrified and Jonah Hill stars as Seth; foul-mouthed, volatile and all-consumed with the topic of human sexuality. Evan and Jonah decide to reverse a lifelong losing streak with the ladies in one panic-driven calamitous night before they go their separate ways.
But just trying to buy alcohol for a school party and overcoming their separation anxiety becomes a greater challenge than getting the girls.
TRIVIA:
Writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg started this script when they were just 13 years old citing the reason as being "we just wanted to see if we could write a movie"; the expletive "f**k" is used 186 times. As the movie is only 118 minutes long, thats approx. 1.6 uses of the word per minute. Around 84 are said by Seth (Jonah Hill) alone; Seth Rogen's father Mark Rogen appears as the baseball bat wielding dad when Seth and Evan are fleeing the police through backyards.
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Surf's Up | 2007 | G | |
Screening: July 4th
Genre: Animation
Director/s: Ash Brannon, Chris Buck
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Jon Heder, Shia LaBeouf
This Oscar-nominated animation feature is based on the groundbreaking revelation that surfing was actually invented by penguins. A documentary crew will take audiences behind the scenes and onto the waves during the most competitive, heartbreaking and dangerous display of surfing known to man, the Penguin World Surfing Championship.
Starring Jeff Bridges, Michael McKean, Jon Heder, James Woods, Zooey Deschanel and Shia La Beouf.
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Surfwise | 2007 | M | ls |
Screening: July 12th
Genre: Documentary
Director/s: Doug Pray
Cast: Dorian Paskowitz
The inspiring and tumultuous story of 85-year-old surfer, health advocate and sex guru, Dr Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, his wife Juliette, and their nine children who were all home-schooled and raised in a small camper on the beach, where they surfed and had to adhere to the strict diet and lifestyle of animals in the wild.
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Sweet Nothing In My Ear | 2008 | G | |
Screening: July 9th
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Marlee Matlin, Noah Valencia
Joseph Sargent (Love is Never Silent) revisits the theme of deafness in this thought-provoking drama starring Jeff Daniels and Marlee Matlin as Dan and Laura Miller who, at first glance, appear to be an idyllic couple. The Millers have a solid marriage and adore their eight-year-old son Adam (debut role for Noah Valencia), who, like his mum, is deaf, having lost his hearing as he grew older.
Dan becomes intrigued by the prospect of surgically fitting Adam with a cochlear implant, which would restore some of his hearing and also begins prodding his son to use his voice, which alarms Laura and brings the family into conflict.
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Sydney White | 2007 | PG | |
Screening: July 12th
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Director/s: Joe Nussbaum
Cast: Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton, John Schneider
Hairspray's Amanda Bynes stars as Sydney White. Sydney is off to Florida's Southern Atlantic University to pledge her late mum's once-dignified sorority. But while surviving the pledging process wrought by evil campus witch Rachel (Sara Paxton), she finds out this version of sisterhood isn't remotely what it's cracked up to be.
So Sydney ditches her conniving sorority sisters and finds a new home with a group of very dorky outcasts. Fed up with the way they've all been treated, she's off to war against the reigning campus royalty.
The Dukes of Hazzard's John Schneider stars as Sydney's dad.
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The Black Balloon | 2007 | M | l |
Screening: July 15th
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Elissa Down
Cast: Toni Collette, Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford
Elissa Down's heart-warming AFI-winning story about fitting in, discovering love and accepting your family is based on her own life experiences and stars Toni Collette as Maggie Mollison who is not only pregnant, but also has two sons and a husband who talks to his teddy bear.
Luke Ford stars as Charlie, who is autistic and Rhys Wakefield as 16-year-old Thomas, who tries to understand his unpredictable and sometimes unmanageable older brother.
As Thomas copes with moving into a new house, a new school and a budding relationship with school friend Jackie (Gemma Ward), he begins to resent his brother's intrusion into his life. It all gets too much for him as Maggie goes into hospital and Thomas and his father Simon (Erik Thomson) have to look after Charlie.
As Thomas's birthday dinner turns into a nightmare, all his pent-up frustrations about his brother pour out, leading to his confronting his feelings and learning to understand, not only Charlie, but his strong and loving parents.
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The Darjeeling Limited | 2007 | M | l |
Screening: July 2nd
Genre: Comedy Drama
Director/s: Wes Anderson
Cast: Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman
Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums) directs Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman as three estranged American brothers who, a year after their father's death, embark on a soul-searching journey across India on board the Darjeeling Limited train.
Francis (whose face is completely bandaged due to a recent motorcycle accident), Peter and Jack haven't spoken since the funeral and don't get along very well, but they use the time to get to know each other better and begin to ponder why their mother didn't attend the funeral.
Francis reveals that their mother has entered a convent in India, and the real reason for the trip was to find her. Their "spiritual quest" veers rapidly off-course due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup and pepper spray until they eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert.
Soundtrack includes The Kinks, Satyajit Ray, Ravi Shankar, Peter Sarstedt and The Rolling Stones.
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The Darwin Awards | 2006 | M | ldsv |
Screening: July 1st
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: Finn Taylor
Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Winona Ryder, Juliette Lewis
In this quirky, irreverent comedy, described as the X-Files meets Jackass, Joseph Fiennes stars as Detective Michael Burrows who is obsessed with The Darwin Awards, which honours those who accidentally kill themselves in really stupid ways.
So when he's fired for bungling an arrest, he offers his profiling services to a life insurance company. Winona Ryder stars as a tough claims investigator who Burrows teams up with to identify these unfortunates before they die. All the while they're being filmed by a very uncooperative documentary maker to a killer soundtrack, which includes Metallica, Judas Priest and The Violent Femmes.
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The Descent | 2005 | MA | hv |
Screening: July 10th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Neil Marshall
Cast: Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid
From the director of Dog Soldiers, Neil Marshall, comes this horror thriller where six girlfriends are forced to unleash their most primal instincts in an all-out war against an unspeakable horror - one that attacks without warning, again and again and again. In a remote part of the Appalachians for their annual extreme outdoor adventure, they explore a cave hidden deep in the woods and far below the surface of the earth, disaster strikes. There's no way out, there's something lurking under the earth and the girls realise they are now the prey. Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Saskia Mulder and Nora-Jane Noone star.
TRIVIA:
The cast members were taken to a rock-climbing centre in Derbyshire to help prepare them for filming; the film's poster art is borrowed from a portrait photograph by Philippe Halsman of Salvador Dali; Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, and Alex Reid did the entire white water rafting sequence on their own without any stunt doubles.
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The Diving Bell And The Butterfly | 2007 | M | an |
Screening: July 22nd
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Julian Schnabel
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Max Von Sydow
Julian Schnabel (Before Night Falls) directs this Oscar-nominated visually stunning, heart-stirring story as to what drives a man to go on when all truly seems lost. This emotional true story is from the bestseller by French Elle's high-flying editor Jean-Dominique Bauby.
Mathieu Amalric (Munich) stars as Bauby; a man who took an adversity beyond all imagining and transformed it into a testament to the irrepressible human urge to love, create and dream. A father of two, renowned for his sense of humour and style, Bauby's world was plunged into the depths of catastrophe when a stroke totally paralysed his body except for his left eye.
During his ordeal Bauby is supported by a quintet of remarkable women: Celine (Emmanuelle Seigner), the mother of his children who remains devoted to him despite his betrayal; Ines (Agathe de la Fontaine), the girlfriend who still haunts him; Henriette (Marie-Josee Croze) and Marie (Olatz Lopez Garamendia), who give him the power to re-connect with the world and his loved ones using his eye lid to communicate.
Legendary screen star and Oscar nominee Max Von Sydow takes the moving role of Jean's father with a soundtrack provided by Tom Waits, U2, Lou Reed and Joe Strummer.
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The Greatest Silence: Rape In The Congo | 2007 | MA | avl |
Screening: July 4th
Genre: Documentary
Director/s: Lisa F. Jackson
Cast: Lisa F. Jackson
Filmed on location in the Congo, this documentary breaks the silence about the systematic rape of tens of thousands of girls and women in the war-torn Congo.
Director Lisa F. Jackson, herself a survivor of gang rape, offers a no-holds-barred documentary that excruciatingly details the testimonies of Congolese women and even some of the rapists themselves as she visits hospitals, small villages, churches and virtually anywhere else she can find a woman willing to share her story.
Winner of the Eric Parker Social Justice Award during the recent Indianapolis International Film Festival.
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The Hills Have Eyes II | 2007 | MA | hlv |
Screening: July 3rd
Genre: Horror
Director/s: Martin Weisz
Cast: Michael McMillian, Jessica Stroup, Jacob Vargas
What started with the Carter family clearly didn't end with the Carter family.
In the hills of New Mexico, a unit of National Guard soldiers finds itself attacked by a tribe of cannibalistic mutants lying in wait for them. The cannibalistic leader, their ruthless patriarch, is Hades; the worst of the worst, intent on leading his pack in a lethal rampage. He's fuelled by insatiable hunger and a passion for revenge, but there's something even worse that he's up to.
Cast includes Michael McMillian, Jessica Stroup, Jacob Vargas and Lee Thompson Young.
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The Hitcher | 2007 | MA | v |
Screening: July 13th
Genre: Thriller
Director/s: Dave Meyers
Cast: Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton
Watch the madness unfold as Sean Bean stars as a twisted villain who turns a young couple's road trip into a terrifying thrill ride.
Sophia Bush and Zachary Knighton star as the young couple who are tormented by a psychotic hitchhiker (Bean) who forces them to face their fears head on. The open road becomes a battleground of blood and metal in the race to reveal the chilling truth about this relentless killer. No one knows who he is, what he's after, or how to stop this truly twisted villain.
Intense edge-of-your-seat chase sequences drive this sinister story to a deadly ending.
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The Hunt For Eagle One | 2005 | M | v |
Screening: July 6th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Brian Clyde
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Mark Dacascos, Theresa Randle
During a mission in the Philippines, a military helicopter is shot down and its pilot, Captain Amy Jennings (Theresa Randle), is captured. Under orders from General Frank Lewis (Rutger Hauer), Lt. Matt Daniels (Mark Dacascos) leads a unit back into the jungle to rescue her.
Encountering heavy guerrilla resistance, Daniels heads to the rebel compound, where the terrorist leader is preparing to launch an anthrax attack. Racing against time, Daniels and his team must penetrate the camp, save Jennings and destroy the bio-weapons before it's too late.
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The Immortal Voyage Of Captain Drake | 2008 | PG | |
Screening: July 2nd
Genre: Science Fiction
Director/s: David Flores
Cast: Adrian Paul, Temuera Morrison, Wes Ramsey
Four years after the English fleet defeated the Spanish Armada, the all-conquering Sir Francis Drake (Highlander's Adrian Paul) goes on a quest to find the legendary Tree of Life. Along the way, he battles the Spanish Armada, sea monsters, a mystical Persian sorceress with his bitter nemesis Captain Don Sandovate (Temuera Morrison) hot on his heels.
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The Jane Austen Book Club | 2007 | M | l |
Screening: July 16th
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Robin Swicord
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Emily Blunt, Amy Brenneman
Robin Swicord's adaptation of the novel The Jane Austen Book Club concerns a group of women and a young man who meet regularly to discuss the works of the popular author, and soon discover their lives are playing out much like one of the author's fictional worlds.
The members of the club include Sylvia (Amy Brenneman), a recent divorcee; Bernadette (Kathy Baker) who has decided to accept her advancing age and Prudie (Emily Blunt) who feels guilty about her persistent fantasies of cheating on her loving husband, with Hugh Dancy (Shopaholic) as the only boy in the club.
As always in Austen, marriage, friendship, and finding one's rightful place in the world are the things that really matter.
Support cast includes Jimmy Smits, Maria Bello, Buffy's Marc Blucas and Lynn Redgrave.
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The Kingdom | 2007 | MA | v |
Screening: July 6th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Peter Berg
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman
Oscar winner Jamie Foxx stars as a whip-smart FBI Special Agent who has just received the assignment of his career: assemble an elite team to hunt down and capture the terrorist mastermind responsible for a deadly attack on Americans working in Saudi Arabia.
Director Peter Berg and producer Michael Mann present a timely thriller about the explosive clash that happens when Middle East meets West. Support cast includes Emmy nominees Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Jeremy Piven and Oscar winner Chris Cooper.
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The Last Time | 2006 | MA | l |
Screening: July 9th
Genre: Drama
Director/s: Michael Caleo
Cast: Michael Keaton, Brendan Fraser, Amber Valletta
Michael Keaton stars as Ted, a former university literature professor who has since found his calling in sales. Brendan Fraser stars as fresh-faced Ohio native Jamie, eager to embrace life in New York City, but the cynical Ted greets the cub salesman with a palpable sense of scorn. Though Jamie is currently engaged to be married to the pretty Belisa (Amber Valletta), the bride-to-be is beginning to view her prospective spouse as something of a loser, and soon sets her sights on his reluctant mentor Ted.
But beneath the surface lies hurt, anger and betrayal.
Also stars Daniel Stern, Michael Lerner and David Jensen.
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The Onion Movie | 2008 | MA | sl |
Screening: July 21st
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: James Kleiner
Cast: Len Cariou, Steven Seagal
Based on the wildly popular satirical newspaper The Onion, hailed by The New Yorker as "the funniest publication in the United States," this film brings you uncensored, uninhibited, unrated news and views from around the world.
And in a stunning development, when Onion News anchorman Norm Archer (Len Cariou) is asked to compromise his journalistic integrity to please a new corporate sponsor, he doesn't just get mad, he gets angry. The Onion Movie takes aim at pop stars, party games, prisoners and peace talks, delivering hard-hitting headlines and side-splitting laughs.
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The Scorpion King: Rise Of A Warrior | 2008 | M | ld |
Screening: July 7th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Michael Copon, Randy Couture
This prequel to the smash hit feature film tells the story of the young Mathayus (Michael Copon) and the events that led to him becoming a great warrior and eventually, The Scorpion King.
This sprawling, epic historical action film is directed by Russell Mulcahy, the filmmaker who brought you such legendary fantasy action hits as Highlander and The Shadow and also features Ultimate Fighting superstar Randy Couture as the villain, Sargon.
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The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | 2007 | PG | |
Screening: July 8th
Genre: Adventure
Director/s: David L. Cunningham
Cast: Alexander Ludwig, Ian McShane, Christopher Eccleston
Based on the novel by Susan Cooper, this is the first film adaptation of the author's acclaimed The Dark is Rising Sequence.
Alexander Ludwig stars as Will Stanton, a young man who learns he is the last of a group of warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the Dark. Travelling back and forth through time, Will discovers a series of clues which lead him into a showdown with the forces of unimaginable power. With The Dark rising, the future of the world rests in Will's hands.
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The Spiderwick Chronicles | 2008 | PG | |
Screening: July 11th
Genre: Family
Director/s: Mark Waters
Cast: Mary-Louise Parker, Freddie Highmore, David Strathairn
From the best-selling books comes this wonderful fantasy adventure where peculiar things start to happen the moment Jared, his twin brother Simon (Freddie Highmore starring as both), sister Mallory (Sarah Bolger) and their mum Helen (Mary-Louise Parker) leave New York and move into the secluded old house owned by their great-great-uncle, Arthur Spiderwick (David Strathairn).
The moody Jared did not want to leave New York and is blamed for the strange disappearance of objects and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, so he hides in Arthur's laboratory and comes across a book compiled by his great-great-uncle imbued with magical powers. As the children investigate what's really going on they uncover the extraordinary truth of the Spiderwick estate and the creatures that inhabit it.
The acclaimed Joan Plowright stars as great-aunt Lucinda with Nick Nolte and the voices of Seth Rogen and Martin Short.
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The Strangers | 2007 | MA | v |
Screening: July 12th
Genre: Horror
Director/s: Bryan Bertino
Cast: Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Gemma Ward
This terrifying suspense thriller, inspired by true events, stars Liv Tyler (Reign Over Me) and Scott Speedman (xXx: State of the Union) as a couple who live in a remote suburban house who are targeted by three dangerous masked strangers. The resulting clashes force the couple to go well beyond what they thought themselves capable of in order to survive.
Gemma Ward (The Black Balloon) also stars.
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The Workshop | 2007 | MA | ns |
Screening: July 6th
Genre: Documentary
Director/s: Jamie Morgan
Cast: Jamie Morgan
Searing honesty, nudity, alien visitations, sexuality and the exorcising of inner demons are the hallmarks of this original and provocative documentary by photographer and film director Jamie Morgan.
In a wooded glade somewhere near San Francisco, The Workshop challenges the rules of modern society by pushing all the boundaries of normal convention - especially the sexual ones.
A group of people, including several from the UK, agree to take part in a 10-day 'workshop' led by spiritual leader Paul Lowe in their search for a higher personal truth. On day one they are told to introduce themselves and meet everyone - completely naked!
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This Christmas | 2007 | PG | |
Screening: July 12th
Genre: Comedy Drama
Director/s: Preston A. Whitmore II
Cast: Delroy Lindo, Loretta Devine, Regina King
In this comedy drama starring Delroy Lindo, Loretta Devine and Regina King, the Whitfields are an African American family who live in suburban Los Angeles.
For the first time in seven years, all of the children and their significant others will be under the same roof for Christmas, and as they endure the ups and downs, they rediscover what makes them a family.
Watch out for infamous R&B singer Chris Brown in his debut feature as Baby Whitfield.
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Thor: Hammer Of The Gods | 2008 | MA | hv |
Screening: July 31st
Genre: Action
Director/s: Todor Chapkanov
Cast: Zachery Ty Bryan, Mac Brandt, Daz Crawford
Zachery Ty Bryan stars in this action adventure where Thor and his brother, Baldur, lead a band of Vikings on a quest to find a new settlement, but the land they discover is inhabited by the Vargulf, bloodthirsty werewolf-like creatures.
The Vikings stay and fight while Thor quests for the legendary hammer which is believed to be the key to defeating the beasts.
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Thr3E | 2006 | M | h |
Screening: July 2nd
Genre: Thriller
Director/s: Robby Henson
Cast: Marc Blucas, Bill Moseley, Justine Waddell
In this psycho-thriller, Marc Blucas (Buffy) stars as Kevin, a young seminary student who seems to have an unknown connection to the "Riddle Killer" (Bill Moseley), otherwise known as RK.
Kevin's first encounter with RK is literally explosive, as he answers a mobile phone in his car only to hear a distorted voice telling him that unless he can solve a riddle in three minutes he will be blown up.
Kevin is forced to undergo a series of such tests and the price for failure being more death and destruction. A criminal psychologist (Justine Waddell) with a tragic personal connection with the killer, and Kevin's ex childhood sweetheart (Laura Jordan) try to help him through the mystery, which apparently involves his upbringing by an abusive aunt (Priscilla Barnes).
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Three Can Play That Game | 2007 | MA | s |
Screening: July 4th
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Director/s: Mody Mod
Cast: Vivica A. Fox, Jason Winston George, Jazsmin Lewis
Vivica Fox stars as Shante, who has moved to Atlanta and is now a relationship expert.
In one of her case studies, we meet Byron (Jason Winston George), the new winner of a television game show which offers him the chance to work with project manager Carla (Kellita Smith). Trouble is, Carla makes a play for Byron and Byron's girlfriend Tiffany (Jazsmin Lewis) catches them.
That's when her good friend Linda (Terri Vaughn) introduces her to Shante, who sets about to teach her how to fix her relationship. Meanwhile, Byron's good friend Gizzard (Tony Rock) is also giving him tips, which are vastly different from those Shante is giving Tiffany.
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Transformers | 2007 | M | av |
Screening: July 9th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Michael Bay
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Tyrese Gibson
For centuries two races of robotic aliens have waged a war with the fate of the universe at stake. When the battle comes to Earth, all that stands between the evil Decepticons and ultimate power is a clue held by a young teenager, Sam (Shia LaBeouf).
Unaware that he alone is mankind's last chance for survival, Sam finds himself in a struggle between the Autobots and Decepticons and with the world hanging in the balance he comes to realise the true meaning behind his family motto.
Also stars Megan Fox, Tyrese Gibson and Josh Duhamel, with John Turturro and Jon Voight.
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Unearthed | 2007 | M | hlv |
Screening: July 24th
Genre: Horror
Director/s: Matthew Leutwyler
Cast: Emmanuelle Vaugier, Luke Goss, Tommy Dewey
When an unexplained trucking accident knocks out phone lines in the town of Pueblo, New Mexico and blocks the only route out of town, an investigation into the cause of the crash reveals an otherworldly creature that could pose a threat to the entire human race.
Emmanuelle Vaugier stars as Sheriff Annie Flynn, who is summoned to the scene of the mysterious semi accident. Though the only clue as to the identity to the driver is a severed limb, Sheriff Annie does discover a bizarre, crab-like leg stuck in the grill of the scorched tanker.
As the night drags on and more people become stranded in the service station, the bloodbath continues and the frightened group discovers that their only hope for survival may the very same Native American girl who unleashed the relentless beast in the first place.
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Until Death | 2007 | MA | dsv |
Screening: July 10th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Simon Fellows
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Stephen Rea, Mark Dymond
Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in this bone-chilling, action-packed thriller as Anthony Lowe, a down-and-out detective who is addicted to heroin. Lowe is coming off of a drug deal in which two officers were killed and the primary villain, the drugs, the money and the surveillance tapes are still at large.
After a gunfight in which Lowe comes very close to death, he falls into a coma. While on the road to recovery, Lowe finds himself in a very personal battle to make amends with his kidnapped wife and to avenge his assailant once and for all.
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Vantage Point | 2008 | M | vl |
Screening: July 5th
Genre: Action
Director/s: Pete Travis
Cast: Dennis Quaid, William Hurt, Forest Whitaker
The assassination of the US president is told through the perspective of eight different eyewitnesses, with each variation offering new clues as to the crime's perpetrators.
William Hurt stars as US President Ashton who is shot in broad daylight at a conference in Spain to discuss the global war on terror. Dennis Quaid is Secret Service Agent Barnes, recently returned to the job after barely surviving a previous assassination attempt on the president.
Barnes tries to hunt down the shooter but needs help from others who witnessed the event, including his partner (Matthew Fox), an American tourist (Forest Whitaker) and a TV news producer (Sigourney Weaver).
After each separate version of the events, the film flashes back to the moments before the assassination, replaying the same sequence through a new P.O.V. that uncovers more hints about the crime while also complicating the information already revealed.
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Waitress | 2007 | M | ls |
Screening: July 7th
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: Adrienne Shelly
Cast: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines
Adrienne Shelly directed and wrote this deliciously funny, uplifting tale whilst pregnant with her own daughter. Shelly also starred as Dawn and penned the song 'Baby Don't You Cry'.
Tragically Adrienne Shelly died in November 2006, before she knew that Waitress had been accepted to the Sundance Film Festival, where it became an audience favourite.
Keri Russell (Mission: Impossible 3) stars in this mouth-watering story as Jenna, a small-town Southern "pie genius" (she invents a pie for every occasion) who becomes pregnant and finds herself caught between a husband (Jeremy Sisto) who leaves a bad taste and a scrumptious, but totally inappropriate affair - and beats her own path to a future she never imagined. Nathan Fillion stars as Jenna's very attentive doctor.
The support cast includes classic TV star Andy Griffith ("The Andy Griffith Show," "Matlock") as grumpy Old Joe of Joe's Diner and Cheryl Hines.
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Watching The Detectives | 2007 | M | ls |
Screening: July 3rd
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Director/s: Paul Soter
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Lucy Liu, Jason Sudeikis
Cillian Murphy stars as Neil, a quirky cinephile who runs a vintage video store and wishes his life were more like his favourite film noirs. Enter Lucy Liu as Violet, a real-life femme fatale who really does turn life into the movies.
Sometimes love is stranger than fiction, and Neil is about to discover just how strange it can be.
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Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins | 2008 | M | sl |
Screening: July 1st
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: Malcolm D. Lee
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Cedric the Entertainer, James Earl Jones
Malcolm D. Lee (Undercover Brother) directs Martin Lawrence (Wild Hogs) as RJ, a talk-show host who has left behind his modest Southern upbringing and family name to transform into a self-help guru dispensing philosophy to millions of adoring fans.
RJ goes back to Georgia for his parents' (Margaret Avery and James Earl Jones) 50th wedding anniversary, taking his son and diva bride-to-be (Joy Bryant) with him.
When his crazy family pull RJ up on his big-city attitude and challenge him at every turn, he is forced to take a look at the man he's become. He may be a superstar in LA, but in Dry Springs he's just one of the boys.
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Who Loves The Sun | 2006 | MA | dls |
Screening: July 29th
Genre: Comedy Drama
Director/s: Matt Bissonnette
Cast: Lukas Haas, Molly Parker, Adam Scott
Lukas Haas stars as Will Morrison, who turns up at his friend Daniel's parent's house after a long, unexplained absence. Adam Scott stars as Daniel, who is summoned by his mother to return home from New York where he is a successful writer.
Molly Parker (Deadwood) stars as Maggie, Will's wife and Daniel's first love. It soon becomes clear that Daniel and Will are no longer friends and that their hostility is to do with past differences they have concerning Maggie.
As the weekend progresses a series of recriminations, sad misunderstandings and strange revelations are disclosed; revelations that have been left unsolved - until now.
Wendy Crewson and R.H. Thomson star as the Blooms, who are perplexed at the obvious animosity between Daniel and Will and find themselves becoming involved to the point where their own relationship is tested.
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Wieners | 2008 | MA | s |
Screening: July 2nd
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: Mark Steilen
Cast: Zachary Levi, Jenny McCarthy, Fran Kranz
In this over-the-top comedy, hapless bowling-store employee Joel (Fran Kranz) embarks on a cross-country journey with his two best friends Wyatt (Kenan Thompson) and Ben (Zachary Levi) after he's dumped on national television by his girlfriend.
And their final destination is the very studio where his relationship ended as a result of antagonistic shrink Dr Dwayne's (Darrell Hammond) relentless prodding.
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Wrong Turn 2: Dead End | 2007 | MA | vh |
Screening: July 4th
Genre: Horror
Director/s: Joe Lynch
Cast: Henry Rollins, Erica Leerhsen, Aleksa Palladino
Following the events of the original, a group of reality show contestants participate in a pilot deep in the woods of West Virginia.
Under the direction of Dale Murphy (Henry Rollins), the group is split up into teams of two, where they must search the woods for supplies. As the day goes on, the contestants soon realise they're not only being watched by cameras, but by a family of inbred cannibals. Now they must all truly fight for survival before they become the family's latest meal.
Featuring genre favourite Erica Leerhsen (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and up-and-coming stars Texas Battle (Final Destination 3), Daniella Alonso (The Hills Have Eyes 2), Aleksa Palladino and Crystal Lowe (Black Christmas), as well as a special appearance by American Idol's Kimberly Caldwell.
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You Kill Me | 2007 | M | lsva |
Screening: July 6th
Genre: Comedy
Director/s: John Dahl
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Tea Leoni, Luke Wilson
"Hi, my name is Frank. I'm an alcoholic. I kill people for a living. This is anonymous, right?"
Oscar winner Ben Kingsley stars as Frank Falenczyk, a hit-man for his Polish mob family in New York. Frank's got a drinking problem and it's messing up the family business, putting it in jeopardy.
Frank's uncle decides to send him off to San Francisco to clean up his act where he joins AA, gets a job at a mortuary, meets the acid-tongued Laurel (Tea Leoni) and gets Luke Wilson as his AA sponsor.
When an Irish gang disrupts the family business in Buffalo, Frank is forced to return home, taking with him an unlikely assistant.
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