They say comedy is the hardest thing to write. So knocking it out of the park twice is a rare feat indeed. If the hype is to be believed, Bad Neighbours 2 takes this comedy series to a whole new level of hilarity – rightly deserving a FOTW nod.
Actioneer Bastille Day, family flick The Angry Birds Movie, and the doco Teatro alla Scala: The Temple of Wonders round off this week’s offering. See all the trailers here…
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Opening today:
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BAD NEIGHBOURS 2……FILM OF THE WEEK
USA | 92 minutes | Comedy
Director: Nicholas Stoller (Bad Neighbours, The Five-Year Engagement, Get Him to the Greek, Forgetting Sarah Marshall)
Cast: Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Dave Franco, Chloë Grace Moretz, Selena Gomez, Lisa Kudrow, Ike Barinholtz, Carla Gallo
Now that Mac and Kelly have a second baby on the way, they are ready to make the final move into adulthood: the suburbs. But just as they thought they’d reclaimed the neighborhood and were safe to sell, the new sorority move in.
A comedy premise worth revisiting. Great to see Chloë Grace Moretz stretching her comedic chops too.
Distributor: Paramount / Universal
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BASTILLE DAY
USA | 92 minutes | Action
Directors: James Watkins (The Woman in Black, Eden Lake), Jill Gagé (debut feature)
Cast: Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon, Kelly Reilly, Anatol Yusef, José Garcia, Alexander Cooper, Jorge Leon Martinez
Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet.
As an Idris Elba fan, I’m hoping this is decent.
Distributor: StudioCanal
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TEATRO ALL SCALA: THE TEMPLE OF WONDERS
Italy | 90 minutes | Documentary
Directors: Luca Lucini, Silvia Corbetta
Featuring: Daniele Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, Herbert von Karajan, Riccardo Chailly, Arturo Toscanini, Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Muti
Documentary tour of La Scala opera house in Milan – one of the most important temples of performing arts in the world.
One for opera fans.
Distributor: Rialto
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THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE
USA, Finland | 97 minutes | Animation, Comedy, Family
Directors: Clay Kaytis (debut feature), Fergal Reilly (debut feature)
Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Kate McKinnon, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Bill Hader, Peter Dinklage
The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it falls to these outcasts to figure out what the intruders are up to.
I scoffed when this was first announced, but the voice cast gives me hope – we shall see!
Distributor: Sony Pictures
