12 year old runaways take on senior citizen action stars at the box office this week – barely out of nappies vs. soon to need them. There’s also a Bollywood sci-fi comedy (“A what?!” I hear you say), a Hong Kong action-mystery, a live (or at least it was at the time of filming) concert and a revealing Kiwi doco. Talk about an eclectic selection!
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Here are the films opening today:
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MOONRISE KINGDOM……FILM OF THE WEEK
USA, 94 minutes. Director: Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr. Fox)
Two 12-year olds fall in love and run away in the summer of ’65, sending a small island community into chaos. This quirky, utterly delightful tale has an all-star cast including: Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Frances McDormand, Ed Norton and Tilda Swinton. Admit One was completely taken by this Wes Anderson gem at the recent NZ International Film Festival – here’s our review.
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THE EXPENDABLES 2
USA, 102 minutes. Director: Simon West (Con Air, The Mechanic)
Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Liam Hemsworth, Randy Couture, Terry Crews. Do you really need a plot?
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MEN LIKE US
New Zealand, 90 minutes. Director: Christopher Banks (Feature Debut)
Kiwi docos are all the rage this year – and it’s great to see! This one provides a revealing look at the lives of nine gay men aged 21 through 78, highlighting “the common threads in our continuing struggle for everyday happiness in a straight man’s world.”
http://youtu.be/ii4lB6AwJK0
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THE BULLET VANISHES
HongKong/China, 103 minutes. Director: Chi-Leung Lo (Feature Debut)
An action-mystery set in 1930’s Hong Kong. People are getting murdered in a bullet factory… but no one can find the bullets!
http://youtu.be/QJKUWiXJ6gY
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Opening tomorrow:
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JOKER
India, 103 minutes. Director: Shirish Kunder (Tees Maar Khan)
A village on the Indian-Pakistan border that’s been its own republic since 1947 is visited by a NASA scientist who’s working a device to communicate with aliens. Bollywood – check. Sci-fi – check. Comedy – with a premise like that it has to be!
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Exclusive ‘one night only’ event tomorrow (Aug 31):
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FATBOY SLIM: LIVE FROM THE BIG BEACH BOUTIQUE
USA, 99 minutes.
Fatboy Slim is live… and he’s f***ing in heaven. If you’re into dance party concert films… and Norman Cook… this should be an absolute blast.
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So which of these will you be seeing?
