Cinema screens are chock-a-block with new releases this week.
The line-up includes: feelgood British dramedy X+Y, poignant Chinese drama Lost and Love, Dreamworks‘ animated alien comedy Home and Liam Neeson kickin’ ass again in Run All Night, amongst others.
Decisions, decisions.
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Opening today:
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DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE
India | 190 minutes | Comedy, Romance
Director: Aditya Chopra
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri
Nothing can tear Raj and Simran apart, except maybe the arranged marriage Simran’s father sorted out. Doh!
Starring Bollywood’s No.1 leading man (and world’s richest actor, reportedly) Shah Rukh Khan. Fans will no doubt love this.
Distributor: Unknown
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Opening tomorrow:
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LOST AND LOVE……FILM OF THE WEEK
China | 108 minutes | Drama
Director: Sanyuan Peng (debut feature)
Cast: Andy Lau, Boran Jing
In this true-life drama, a farmer undertakes a 15-year search for his kidnapped son.
Although the trailer gives little away, this looks like one heck of an emotional ride.
(Note: the release date in the trailer is not for us Kiwis – we get it early!)
Distributor: Unknown
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HOME
USA | 94 minutes | Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Director: Tim Johnson (Over the Hedge, Antz)
Cast: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Matt Jones
On the run from his own people, lovable misfit alien Oh finds himself on Earth, where he forms an unlikely friendship with an adventurous girl named Tip.
Hoping it’s a hit…but it could just as easily be a miss.
Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox
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INSURGENT
USA | 119 minutes | Action, Sci-Fi, Romance
Director: Robert Schwentke (R.I.P.D., The Time Traveller’s Wife, RED, Flightplan)
Cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, Octavia Spencer, Naomi Watts, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Maggie Q, Zoe Kravitz
The second film of the series sees Tris searching for allies and answers while on the run as a fugitive.
Didn’t see the first one and, on the strength of this trailer, you’d have to drag me to the second. Fans will love it though.
Distributor: eOne
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METOPERA: DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG
USA | 200 minutes | Live Performance
Conductor: James Levine
Cast: Johan Reuter, Johan Botha, The Metropolitan Opera
Wagner’s grand comedy performed by New York’s Metropolitan Opera, as part of their 2014/15 season. It’s Meistersinger’s “first ever Live in HD performance”, apparently
Opera fans are spoiled for choice at the cinema this year!
Distributor: Rialto Distribution
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RUN ALL NIGHT
USA | 114 minutes | Action, Drama
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop, Unknown, Orphan, House of Wax)
Cast: Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman, Genesis Rodriguez, Vincent D’Onofrio, Common
An aging hitman is forced to take on his brutal former boss to protect his family and estranged son.
Looks like there’s life after Taken for Neeson yet. According to reports he’s retiring from action films in two years, so see him kick serious butt while you can.
Distributor: Roadshow Distribution
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THE VATICAN MUSEUMS
UK | minutes | Documentary
Director: Luca De Mata
Featuring: Professor Antonio Paolucci
HBO doc that takes you inside the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, showing off the greatest art collection in history – in 3D, if you’d prefer.
Save yourself the price of a flight to Rome – the closest you’ll get to the real thing.
Distributor: Rialto Distribution
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X+Y
UK | 111 minutes | Comedy, Drama
Director: Morgan Matthews (debut feature)
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Sally Hawkins, Rafe Spall, Eddie Marsan, Jo Yang
A socially awkward teenager finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.
The superb cast complements the film’s feel-good factor.
Distributor: Unknown
