THE ARMSTRONG LIE – PG – 124 MIN In 2009 Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong’s comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong’s confession. This film picks up in 2013 and presents a riveting, insider’s view of the unravelling of one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of sports. As Lance Armstrong himself says: “I didn’t live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one.” |
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300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE – NPU 16– 103 MIN This prequel/sequel to 300 is made in the same graphic style and has plenty of blood and violence. We take a look at Xerxes’ backstory and how he built his massive army, as well as the Greeks’ attempt to move the battle offshore in the hope of beating the invading hordes. Cast: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, Callan Mulvey, David Wenham, Rodrigo Santoro |
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RIO 2 – PG – 100 MIN Blu, Jewel and their three kids live the perfect domesticated life in the magical city of Rio de Janeiro. When Jewel decides the kids need to learn to live like real birds, she insists the family venture into the Amazon jungle. As Blu tries to fit in with his new neighbours, he worries he may lose Jewel and the kids to the call of the wild. Voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, will.i.am, Jamie Foxx, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan |
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ONE CHANCE – PG 9 – 102 MIN Before there was Susan Boyle, there was Paul Potts. A shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an opera singer by night, he managed to get onto the Britain’s Got Talent TV show, where he wowed everyone before going on to win. Cast: James Corden, Alexandra Roach, Julie Walters, Colm Meaney, Mackenzie Crook, Valeria Bilello |
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THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – NPU 13 – 100 MIN Wes Anderson is back with a very quirky storyline, that won high praise at the Berlin Film Festival and is doing remarkable business at US venues. The film recounts the adventures of M. Gustave, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune, all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing continent. Cast: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric |
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WALK OF SHAME – NPU 13 – 95 MIN A pretty young female reporter’s dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown Los Angeles. without a phone, car, ID or money and only 8 hours to make it to the most important job interview of her life. Cast: Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Gillian Jacobs, Sarah Wright, Ethan Suplee, Bill Burr |
Published: July 2nd, 2014