The intense and seductive 2013 Palme d’Or winner goes up against some light Hollywood fare this week.
What are you in the mood for?
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Opening today:
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BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR……FILM OF THE WEEK
France | 173 minutes | Drama, Romance
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche (Black Venus, Couscous)
Cast: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Léa Seydoux, Jeremie Laheurte, Catherine Salée, Salim Kechiouche, Aurelien Recoing, Benjamine Siksou, Mona Walravens, Alma Jodorwsky
A sensitive and naive 15-year-old girl (Adele) falls for a worldly, blue-haired university student (Emma) – with Adele experiencing the highs and lows of an intense first love.
Winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes doesn’t always mean it’s an amazing film…but in this case (thanks to a preview screening) I can confirm that it is.
Distributor: Madman / Transmission
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ARE WE OFFICIALLY DATING?
USA | 95 minutes | Comedy, Romance
Director: Tom Gormican (debut feature)
Cast: Zac Efron, Imogen Poots, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, Addison Timlin, Jessica Lucas, Mackenzie Davis
A rom-com about commitment-phobic friends whose one-night stands turn into something more.
Some light fluff to pass the time.
Distributor: StudioCanal
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ENDLESS LOVE
USA | 105 minutes | Drama, Romance
Director: Shana Feste (Country Strong, The Greatest)
Cast: Emma Rigby, Alex Pettyfer, Rhys Wakefield, Robert Patrick, Gabriella Wilde, Joely Richardson, Bruce Greenwood
A reclusive girl, getting over the death of her “perfect” older brother, falls for a guy from the wrong side of the tracks. I doubt her parents will approve…
More light fluff to pass the time.
Distributor: Universal
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I, FRANKENSTEIN
USA, Australia | 92 minutes | Action, Fantasy
Director: Stuart Beattie (Tomorrow, When the War Began)
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Yvonne Strahovski, Bill Nighy, Miranda Otto, Jai Courtney, Steve Mouzakis, Aden Young
Based on the Darkstorm graphic novel, Frankenstein’s monster is drawn into a conflict between heaven and hell. Poor chap.
Light SFX-heavy fluff to pass the time.
Distributor: Rialto
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WINTER’S TALE
USA | 118 minutes | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Director: Akiva Goldsman (debut feature)
Cast: Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly, Will Smith, Russell Crowe, Kevin Durand, Matt Bomer, William Hurt, Kevin Corrigan, Lucy Griffiths
A man tries to save his one true love across time (98 year to be precise) from the forces of darkness.
You know what I’m gonna say here. And how the heck did they get that many star cameos?
Distributor: Roadshow
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France’s finest or something a little lighter this week?
