Mon
20 May at 7.00pm: TRANCE (MA15+) plus
127 HOURS (MA15+)
Oscar winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) re-teams
with his Trainspotting and Shallow Grave screenwriter
John Hodge for this high-stakes thriller set between the elite world
of art collection and the shady London underworld. This stylish mind-twister
stars James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson. (MA15+) 101mins
plus James Franco stars in Danny Boyle's inspiring
survival drama based on the incredible true story of Aron Ralston, who
became trapped alone in a Utah canyon for days after slipping on a loose
rock, and resorted to extraordinary measures in order to make it out
of his dire predicament alive. (MA15+) 93mins
Mon 27
May at 7.00pm: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (MA15+) plus
FLASH DANCE (M)
John Travolta gives a sensual and intelligent performance as the troubled
Tony Manero - Brooklyn paint store clerk by day and undisputed king
of the dance floor by night. It's a decade defining film - '70s fashion,
disco and the Bee Gees. (MA15+) 119mins plus hen on to the '80s. Flashdance
is one of those must see movies if you wanna see the excess of hair,
fashion and fitness. Jennifer Beals stars as Alex, a Pittsburgh steel-mill
welder by day (no, really), and bar dancer by night - but the music
and dancing is great. Both are remastered and projected in 2K digital.
(M) 94mins
Mon 3 June
at 7.00pm: WARM BODIES (MA15+) plus
SPRING BREAKERS (R18+)
A
funny new twist on a classic love story - a Zom-Com. After a zombie
epidemic, a highly unusual zombie (Nicholas Hoult) encounters human
Julie (Theresa Palmer), and rescues her from a zombie attack. The two
form a special relationship in their struggle for survival, as he becomes
increasingly more human - setting off an exciting, romantic, and often
comical chain of events. (M) 97mins plus Director
Harmony Korine (Gummo) returns with his highly-anticipated
thriller centred on the annual American college ritual of 'Spring Break'.
Four students (Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel
Korine) join-in the seaside celebration of sex and drugs where they
are seduced into the world of unhinged white rapper Alien (an outstanding
James Franco). (R18+) 92mins
Mon 10
June at 7.00pm: HAUTE CUISINE (M) plus
AMOUR (M)
Based on a true story. Hortense (Catherine Frot), a successful chef,
is appointed as personal cook for François Mitterrand. At first
she faces resentment and resistance from the kitchen staff, but the
spirited Hortense gradually wins them over in this hit from the French
Film Fest. (M) 95mins plus Michael Haneke's
achieved the extraordinary by winning the Palme d'Ór for his
consecutive Cannes Film Festival entries The White Ribbon (2009)
and, in 2012, Amour. Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne
(Emmanuelle Riva) are cultivated, retired music teachers in their eighties.
Separated from their musician daughter Eva (Isabelle Huppert), who lives
abroad, the couple's bond of love is severely tested when Anne's health
deteriorates. (M) 122mins
Mon 17
June at 7.00pm: THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (M) plus
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN (M)
Robert
Redford stars as a Jim, a former member of the 1970's revolutionary
militant group the Weather Underground. When another member of the group
is captured, a journalist (Shia LaBeouf) accidentally links Jim to the
long-dormant terrorist organization. Also starring Julie Christie, Chris
Cooper, Nick Nolte, Anna Kendrick, Sam Elliot, Susan Sarandon and Terrence
Howard. (M) 122mins plus You will be amazed
at the incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest '70s rock icon
who never was. Momentarily hailed as the finest recording artist of
his generation, he disappeared into oblivion – rising again from
the ashes in a completely different context a continent away. A bootleg
recording found its way into apartheid South Africa and, over the next
two decades, it became a phenomenon. One of the most awarded films of
the last year. (M) 86mins
Mon 24
June at 7.00pm: EVIL DEAD (R18+) plus
DEAD MAN DOWN (tba)
This remake of Sam Raimi's debut is produced by the proginal team. The
setup and geography are similar to the original, though the film never
makes the mistake of trying to rebottle the lightning that electrified
Sam Raimi's movie. The plotting feels fresh, as does the emphasis on
women strong enough to defend themselves. (tba) 91mins plus
Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace as two strangers whose mutual desire
for revenge draws them together and triggers an escalating trail of
mayhem. Also starring Dominic Cooper and Terrence Howard, this marks
the U.S. debut of Danish director Niels Arden Oplev (the original The
Girl With the Dragon Tattoo).
Mon 1 July at 7.00pm: STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS (M)
plus STAR TREK (M)
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable
force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the
fleet. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt
to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction
(Benedict Cumberbatch) (M) plus In 2009 J.J.
Abrams reignited the Star Trek franchise with action, humour,
a strong story, and brilliant visuals - along with a great cast - Zachary
Quinto, Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana et al. The both look great on our big
Luna screen. (M) 127mins
Mon 8 July
at 7.00pm: THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (MA15+) plus
ARGO (M)
The highly anticipated new drama from director Derek Cianfrance (Blue
Valentine) powerfully explores the consequences of motorcycle rider
Luke's (Ryan Gosling) fateful decision to commit a crime to support
his child. The incident renders him targeted by policeman Avery (Bradley
Cooper), and the two men become locked on a tense collision course which
will have a devastating impact on both of their families in the years
following. (MA15+) 140mins plus Based on a
declassified true story, Argo is the title of a fake movie that was
created as a guise under which the CIA could extract six American hostage
escapees from Iran. A strong cast (John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston
and Affleck) with even stronger direction from Ben Affleck, this is
a successfully tense dramatic thriller. (M) 120mins
Mon 15
July at 7.00pm: THE GREAT GATSBY in 3D (M) plus
THE BIG WEDDING (MA15+)
From the uniquely imaginative mind of writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann
(Moulin Rouge) comes the new big screen adaptation of F. Scott
Fitzgerald's great tale of impossible love starring Leonardo DiCaprio
in the title role along with Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton and Tobey
Maguire. (M) plus With an all-star cast lead
by Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, Robin Williams, Katherine
Heigl, Amanda Seyfried and Topher Grace, this is an uproarious romantic
comedy about a modern family trying to survive a weekend wedding celebration
that has the potential to become a full blown family fiasco. (M) 90mins
Mon 22
July at 7.00pm: SONG FOR MARION (PG) plus
FIRST POSITION (G)
Terence Stamp stars as Arthur, a grumpy pensioner who can't understand
why his wife Marion (Vanessa Redgrave) would want to embarrass herself
singing silly songs with her unconventional local choir. But choir director
Elizabeth (Gemma Arterton) sees something special in the reluctant Arthur
and refuses to give up on him. (PG) 93mins plus
First Position follows the inspirational footsteps of six young
talented ballet dancers aged nine to sixteen as they struggle to maintain
form in the face of injury and personal sacrifice on their way to one
of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world: the Youth
America Grand Prix. (G) 94mins
Mon 29
July at 7.00pm: JURASSIC PARK in 3D
(M) plus OBLIVION (M)
On it's 20th Anniversary, Steven Spielberg's epic has been given a 3D
makeover. Richard Attenborough is a billionaire who has created an island
amusement park filled with dinosaurs cloned from fossilized DNA. But
when he invites experts (Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum) to
endorse it, nature takes over. (M) 127mins plus
Tom Cruise is a machinery caretaker on a future Earth that has evolved
beyond recognition after aliens attacked destroying the moon - causeing
tsunamis and earthquakes. He meets Morgan Freeman and Olga Kurylenko
when repairing support droids he finds history is not what it seems.
From the maker of Tron Legacy.
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