What better way to relax after all the Christmas excess than head to the movies.
There’s plenty to enjoy this week, including Cannes hit, and our FOTW, Mr Turner.
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Opening today:
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MR TURNER……FILM OF THE WEEK
UK | 149 minutes | Biography, Drama
Director: Mike Leigh (Secrets and Lies, Happy-Go-Lucky, Vera Drake)
Cast: Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Ruth Sheen, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Sandy Foster, Karl Johnson, Amy Dawson, Lesley Manville, Martin Savage, Richard Bremmer
An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner’s life.
I was lucky enough to see this at Cannes. Beautiful film, with an outstanding performance from Spall.
Distributor: eOne
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BIG HERO 6
USA | 108 minutes | Action, Animated, Comedy, Family
Directors: Chris Williams (Bolt), Don Hall (Winnie the Pooh)
Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Samuel L. Jackson, Freddie Highmore, T.J. Miller, Maya Rudolph, Jamie Chung, Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, Damon Wayans Jr., Genesis Rodriguez, James Cromwell
A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
Looks great fun. Disney has another hit on their hands.
Distributor: Disney
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HORRIBLE BOSSES 2
USA | 108 minutes | Comedy
Director: Sean Anders (Sex Drive, That’s My Boy)
Cast: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Chris Pine, Christoph Waltz, Kevin Spacey, Kelly Stables, Keeley Hazell, Suzy Nakamura, Jamie Foxx
Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don’t go as planned, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.
I enjoyed the first film, so I’m hoping this doesn’t fall into comedy sequel hell.
Distributor: Warner Bros
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NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB
USA, UK | 97 minutes | Comedy, Family
Director: Shawn Levy (The Internship, Real Steel, Night at the Museum)
Cast: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Rebel Wilson, Ben Kingsley, Dick Van Dyke, Rami Malek, Ricky Gervais, Mickey Rooney, Dan Stevens, Steve Coogan, Bill Cobbs
Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
One of Robin Williams’ last films and, from all reports, a decent third installment of the comedy franchise.
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
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THE WATER DIVINER
Austrlaia, Turkey, Historical | 111 minutes | Drama, War
Director: Russell Crowe (debut feature)
Cast: Russell Crowe, Jai Courtney, Olga Kurylenko, Isabel Lucas, Ryan Corr, Cem Yilmaz, Jacqueline McKenzie, Damon Herriman, Yilmaz Erdogan, Steve Bastoni
An Australian farmer travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try and locate his three missing sons.
Looks a little “by the numbers” but keen to see if Russell Crowe has directing chops to match his acting ones.
Distributor: eOne
