Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Coming soon: new film releases

Thursday 13 January
Travellers (15)
A gritty action thriller about four friends setting out on a journey to reflect on their wasted youth. Some turns for the worst take them into a series of terrifying and brutal events.

Friday 14 January
Blue Valentine (tbc) Watch the Trailer
Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling star as a married couple in this romantic drama which dissects their relationship over the years.

Cabin in the Woods (tbc)
A 3D horror thriller co-directed by Joss Whedon of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's a horror movie with its tongue firmly in its cheek.

Conviction (15) Watch the Trailer
Hilary Swank stars as a working mother who puts herself through law school to represent her brother, played by Sam Rockwell, who has been convicted of murder.

The Green Hornet (12A) Watch the Trailer
Seth Rogen stars as Britt Reid, by day a newspaper publisher, by night a masked superhero known as The Green Hornet.

Also released: The Final Sacrifice (tbc), Yamla Pagla Deewana (tbc)

Monday 17 January
GasLandJosh Fox writes, directs and stars in this documentary about American-rural landowners being offered money by energy companies trying to find the mother of all natural gas reservoirs.

Thursday 20 January
Ride, Rise, Roar
The effervescent David Byrne, lead singer of Talking Heads is the subject of this feature-length documentary.



Friday 21 January

Black Swan (15) Watch the Trailer
Natalie Portman stars as the top ballerina chosen to dance Swan Lake, but will the pressures from the role and the people around her destroy her?

Breakfast at Tiffany's (PG)
A re-release of the classic adaptation of Truman Capote's novel starring Audrey Hepburn.

The Dilemma (aka What You Didn't Know)
What do you do when you discover your best friend's wife is having an affair? Vince Vaughn, Kevin James and Winona Ryder star.

The Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (U)
A profile documentary on the brilliant, mysterious and eccentric Canadian pianist.

Honeymooner
When a guy who yearns to be married is dumped four weeks before his wedding, his whole love strategy has to be reassessed.

I Spit on Your Grave (18)
A dark horror about a writer plumping for revenge after being brutalised during her cabin retreat.

The Ward
John Carpenter's thriller about a woman in a mental asylum terrorised by a ghost.

Morning Glory (12A)
A desperate TV producer agrees to try to revive the struggling TV show Daybreak in order to save her career. Starring Diane Keaton, Harrison Ford and Rachel McAdams.

NEDS (18)
Peter Mullan directs this movie which takes him back to the 1970s Glasgow of his childhood, where a boy from a troubled family struggles to get an education.

Also released: Living on Love Alone (tbc), The Portuguese Nun (tbc)

Friday 28 January
Barney's Version (15) Watch the Trailer
Paul Giamatti stars as the impulsive, fearless and politically incorrect television producer Barney Panofsky in this story of his life.

Biutiful (15)
A Spanish film starring Mr Penelope Cruz – Javier Bardem in the story of Uxball on the road to redemption.

Hereafter (12A) Watch the Trailer
Clint Eastwood's most recent film which centres on three people affected and aware of their morality. Starring Matt Damon.

How Do You Know (12A)
An all-star cast including Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd and Jack Nicholson feature in this film about a sports orientated love-triangle.

How Much Does Your Building Weigh Mr Foster?
A documentary tracing the rise of the world class architect Norman Foster.

The Mechanic (15) Watch the Trailer
Jason Statham's most recent action flick where he stars as an elite hit man. Also starring Donald Sutherland.

Men on the Bridge
German movie of the real stories of three men working at the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul.

Tangled (PG) Watch the Trailer
A retelling of the legend of Rapunzel, with a kick. Animation released by Walt Disney.

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