Author: James Partridge

Cinema Release Round-Up: 2 April

Posted by | Apr 2, 2015 |

Fast. Furious. Fashion. Family. Fun. That about sums up the films opening this week . Opening today: . FAST & FURIOUS 7……FILM OF THE WEEK USA | 137 minutes | Action Director: James Wan (The Conjuring, Saw) Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Lucas Black, Gal Gadot, Luke Evans, Ronda Rousey The latest installment of the adrenaline-fueled franchise sees a bad-ass big brother exacting revenge on the FF crew for taking down his younger sibling in film number six. Paul Walker’s last film and, according to reports, one of the best in the series. Distributor: Universal Pictures . DIOR AND I France | 90 minutes | Documentary Director: Frédéric Tcheng (Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel) Featuring: Raf Simons, Marion Cotillard, Anna Wintour, Sidney Toledano, Pieter Mulier A tantalising “behind-the-seams” glimpse at the making of Raf Simons’ first haute couture collection for Christian Dior in 2012. Anyone remotely interested in fashion should go and see this. Distributor: Madman Films . GET WELL SOON France | 81 minutes | Comedy Director: Jean Becker (My Afternoons with Margueritte, Conversations with My Gardener) Cast: Gérard Lanvin, Fred Testot, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Swann Arlaud After being hit by a car, Pierre spends four weeks in hospital. There he get more attention than he could ask for and begins to enjoy his...

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Cinema Release Round-Up: 25 March

Posted by | Mar 25, 2015 |

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? . Opening today: . ROYAL SHAKESPEARE: LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST UK | 210 minutes | Live Performance Cast: The Royal Shakespeare Company 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 . Opening tomorrow: . 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 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 . 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 Big budget, live action retelling of the Disney classic, in which a young...

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Cinema Release Round-Up: 18 March

Posted by | Mar 18, 2015 |

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. . Opening today: . 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 . Opening tomorrow: . 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 . 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...

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