It might be the end of the world, but the party’s just begun. We have some thoroughly entertaining fare for you this week.
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Films opening today:
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THE WORLD’S END……FILM OF THE WEEK
UK | 108 minutes | Comedy
Director: Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World)
Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Rosamund Pike, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan, Paddy Considine, David Bradley
20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one becomes hell bent on trying the drinking marathon again. But the town they grew up in is not quite as they remember and the lads become mankind’s last hope.
The Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy comes to an end with a bang. We were fortunate enough to gain entry to the NZ/International Premiere. Trust us… go see it!
Distributor: Paramount Pictures / Universal
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PING PONG
UK | 76 minutes | Documentary
Director: Hugh Hartford (debut feature)
Featuring: Les D’Arcy, Rune Forsberg, Sun Lao, Terry Donlon, Dorothy DeLow, Lisa Modlich, Ursula Bihl, Inge Hermann
Follow eight pensioners as they compete in the World Over 80s Table Tennis World Championships – held in Inner Mongolia of all places. Australian legend Dorothy deLow is 100! – you’re never too old for gold.
Ping Pong has never looked more entertaining. Another ‘must see’ this week.
http://youtu.be/8Qru5cnfxE0
Distributor: Vendetta
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PRIVATE PEACEFUL
UK | 102 minutes | Drama, War
Director: Pat O’Connor (Sweet November, Inventing the Abbotts)
Cast: Jack O’Connell, George Mackay, Alexandra Roach, Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour
Michael Morpurgo’s (author of War Horse) best-selling novel Private Peaceful gets the big-screen treatment. Set in the WWI, two brothers experience the exuberance and pain of their teenage love for the same girl, the pressures of their fractious family life, and the horrors of war.
Can this pack War Horse‘s emotional punch?
Distributor: Rialto
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THE CONJURING
USA | 112 minutes | Horror
Director: James Wan (Saw, Insidious)
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Joey King, Lili Taylor, Mackenzie Foy, Ron Livingston
Based on true case files, Ed and Lorraine Warren are called upon to help a family terrorised by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. As it turned out, it was the most terrifying case of their lives.
Hopefully the great leads (Wilson, Taylor and Farmiga) can lift this above the run-of-mill horror fare we’ve experienced recently.
Distributor: Roadshow / Warner Bros
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Which of these will you be watching?
