Another week, another plethora of movies to choose from. Two (yes, two!) Kiwi docos, a dark satire (slash killing spree), a World War II drama, two (what, only two?!) Bollywood films, and the return of a Pixar classic in 3D are just a cross-section of the cinematic goodness on offer.
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Films opening today:
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THE LAST DOGS OF WINTER……FILM OF THE WEEK
New Zealand | 97 minutes | Director: Costa Botes (Forgotten Silver)
Once upon a time, an expat Kiwi actor journeyed to the end of the earth (well, deepest snowiest Canada) to work with a controversial eccentric trying to save a rare Eskimo dog. What started off as a month’s work turned into a three year love-affair (no, not with the man!) which continues to this day. This Costa Botes doco enthralled audiences at this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival.
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FINDING NEMO 3D
USA, Australia | 100 minutes | Director: Andrew Stanton (WALL.E), Lee Unkrich (Monsters Inc.)
“Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. But keep swimming in 3D!” Yep, this classic Pixar charmer gets a three-dimensional makeover too. And who wasn’t charmed the first time they saw Marlin the Clownfish, and his forgetful friend, searching for his missing son Nemo? It’s a big ocean… so go see this on the big screen.
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GOD BLESS AMERICA
USA | 105 minutes | Director: Bobcat Goldthwait (World’s Greatest Dad)
Natural Born Killers with a pop-culture twist and directed by a comedian called Bobcat. How could this possibly misfire?! Frank, a man with little to live for, meets a young girl named Roxy and together they embark on a killing spree, targeting Amercia’s most annoying celebrities – sounds like something we’d all like to do… (KIDDING!).
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HYSTERIA
UK | 100 minutes | Director: Tanya Wexler (Ball in the House)
A rom-com period piece, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, about the world’s first electro-mechanical vibrator. What else is there to say?
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INTERSEXION
New Zealand | 68 minutes | Director: Grant Lahood (Kombi Nation)
Yet another Kiwi-made doco that dares to show a slice of life most of us know little about; this time following the unconventional lives of intersex individuals and how they cope with the world.
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WUNDERKINDER
Germany | 96 minutes | Director: Markus Rosenmuller (Stilles Tal)
WWII drama about three musically gifted children (two Jewish siblings and one German girl) living in the Ukraine during the Nazi invasion. Music and Drama – not a musical drama.
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HIT AND RUN
USA | 100 minutes | Director: Dax Shepard (Brother’s Justice), David Palmer (Brother’s Justice)
Cars, crashes and Kristen Bell. Dax Shepard plays as an ex-getaway driver who leaves witness protection and goes on the run (with girlfriend in tow), being chased by a former convict buddy (Bradley Cooper) and the law (Tom Arnold).
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Films opening tomorrow:
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AJJ DE RANJHE
India | 160 minutes | Director: Manmohan Singh
A Hindi rom-com that’s apparently ‘a satirical take on the state of the youth and law & order systems of Punjab’ – though it’s hard to tell without English subtitles on the trailer. However it sure features some spiffy turbans and equally spiffy facial hair.
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RAAZ 3 3D
India | 139 minutes | Director: Vikram Bhalt
Bollywood horror about a fading diva, a young starlet and the dark arts; complete with creepy clowns and (quite possibly) even creepier dancing.
http://youtu.be/MdGMo3fffkg
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Any of these float your boat?
