A real mixed bag for you this week, but the film to have us queuing at the cinema is the new Aardman Studios stop motion feature, Shaun the Sheep.

What will you be watching?

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Opening today:

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ROYAL SHAKESPEARE: LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST

UK | 210 minutes | Live Performance
Cast: The Royal Shakespeare Company

Loves Labours Lost CRR

Shakespeare’s sparkling comedy delights in championing – and then unravelling – an unrealistic vow, and mischievously suggests that the study of the opposite sex is in fact the highest of all academic endeavours.

Fans will be queuing up to see this.

Distributor: Rialto Distribution

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Opening tomorrow:

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SHAUN THE SHEEP……FILM OF THE WEEK

UK, France | 85 minutes | Animation, Comedy
Directors: Mark Burton (debut feature), Richard Starzack (debut feature)
Cast: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili, Richard Webber, Kate Harbour

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When the aforementioned sheep’s mischief sees his farmer taken away, Shaun and the others flock to the city to stage an epic rescue.

Animated sheep from the studio that brought us Wallace and Gromit. Yes, please!

Distributor: Studiocanal

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CINDERELLA

USA | 105 minutes | Family, Fantasy, Romance
Director: Kenneth Branagh (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Thor, Hamlet)
Cast: Lily James, Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchett, Holliday Grainger, Sophie McShera, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgård, Ben Chaplin, Hayley Atwell, Derek Jacobi

CINDERELLA

Big budget, live action retelling of the Disney classic, in which a young servant girl is transformed into a princess by her Fairy Godmother so that she can attend a royal ball and win the heart of her Prince Charming – against the wishes of her wicked stepmother

I’m not sure if this will bring anything new to the table.

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios

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GET HARD

USA | 101 minutes | Comedy
Director: Etan Cohen (debut feature)
Cast: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Alison Brie, Dan Bakkedahl, T.I., Christopher Berry

Get Hard CRR

A millionaire, incarcerated for fraud, hires an “expert” in order to appear hard in prison.

Ferrell is very hit and miss in lead roles. This will have a few laughs in it, but unfortunately I reckon this could fall on the wrong side of the fence.

Distributor: Roadshow Films

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INFINITELY POLAR BEAR

USA | 88 minutes | Comedy, Drama
Director: Maya Forbes (debut feature)
Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Keir Dullea, Wally Wolodarsky, Imogene Wolodarsky, Ashley Aufderheide

Infinitely Polar Bear CRR

A man with bipolar disorder finds himself caring for his two daughters when his estranged wife heads to business school in New York.

Looks charming, with fine performances from Ruffalo and Saldana to boot.

Distributor: Icon Films

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SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE: THE DUCHESS OF MALFI

UK | 150 minutes | Live Performance
Director: Dominic Dromgoole
Cast: Gemma Arterton, Giles Cooper, David Dawson, John Dougall

Duchess of Malfi CRR

A widowed Duchess of Malfi longs to marry her lover, the steward Antonio. But her rancorous brothers are implacably opposed to the match. When their spy discovers that the Duchess has secretly married and carries Antonio’s child, they exact a terrible and horrific revenge.

Looking forward to seeing Gemma Arterton in a live performance.

Distributor: Unknown

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Opening Saturday:

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BACKSTREET BOYS: SHOW ‘EM WHAT YOU’RE MADE OF

USA. UK | 140 minutes | Documentary, Music
Director: Stephen Kijak (Stones in Exile, Cinemania)
Featuring: Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, A.J. McLean, Kevin Scott Richardson

Backstreet Boys Show Em What You've Got CRR

The official synopsis reads: “An emotionally open and honest film portrait of the biggest boy band ever, who take us through the highs and lows from boyhood to manhood that led them back into a London studio in 2012 to write a new album, make a film and plan their 20th anniversary re-launch.”

Fans will absolutely love this. Everyone else, not so much.

Distributor: Unknown