New Films
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Monday, 29 July 2013
Kick-Ass 2
Kick-Ass 2 one of the most anticipated movies of 2013 - promises to deliver more action than the first!
Having killed the menacing gangster boss Frank D'Amico - teenage crime-fighting Dave Lizewski (Taylor-Johnson) also known as 'Kick-Ass' tries to settle back down to normal high-school life with his sidekick Hit-Girl. Little do they know their crime-fighting heroics have inspired a whole new set of costume vigilantes led by the ever looney Colonel Stars and Stripes (Carrey)
The 2 groups decide to join forces in an effort to rid the streets of crime. However, behind the scenes a new costume villain emerges known as 'The Mother Fucker' (Mintz-Plasse). Bent on revenge, he'll stop at nothing to eliminate Kick-Ass.
Friday, 26 July 2013
Red 2
Riding off the back of the highly successful Red (2010) Bruce Willis returns as retired Frank Moses in the action packed Red 2 - this time to save the world. Frank (Willis) now trying to enjoy his retirement with new girlfriend Sarah (Parker), realizes his C.I.A. past has yet again to come back to haunt him. It so happens Frank is wanted by Interpol, and Victoria (Mirren) has taken a contract to bring him down.
Teaming up with his old C.I.A. pal Marvin (Malkovich), Frank must try and unravel the mystery on why he is a wanted man - while preventing a nuclear device getting into the wrong hands.
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Frances Ha
Stylishly filmed comedy drama about women trying to find her life's passions in New York. Written & Directed by Noah Baumbach, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is a story that follows Frances who likes to try different things, even though those things are not really her profession. Caught in a mental mind tangle of following her dreams, Frances must soon come to terms with reality that her dreams may not come true.
Greta Gerwig delivers a heartfelt performance in this beautifully shot black & white film.
Saturday, 20 July 2013
The Conjuring
The Conjuring is the latest installment from Saw director James Wan. Based on the true case files of married paranormal investigators Lorraine & Ed Warren. Set in a remote town in Rhode Island 1971 - Lorraine (Farmiga) and Ed (Wilson) are professional investigators of the paranormal activity phenomena. However, when they take on the case of the Perron family, the Warren's soon discover their dealing with a hideous entity, hell-bent on supernatural terror.
Wednesday, 17 July 2013
The Heat
Two unlikely law enforcers team up to take down a ruthless drug baron, in this action packed comedy. Sarah Ashburn (Bullock) is an uptight FBI agent looking to take credit for the perfect crimes-bust. When she is sent to Boston to investigate the identity of a drugs baron, she's paired up with the unsavoury Boston cop Mullins (McCarthy)
The two eventually set their differences aside in order to catch the ruthless baron, however, causing absolute mayhem in the process.
The Heat is set to be the action-comedy of Summer 2013 and is Directed by Paul Feig who Directed the highly successful Bridesmaids
Monday, 15 July 2013
The World's End
Five friends from childhood reunite after 20 years to re-attempt the pub crawl of a life time. Little do they know the small town they all left behind hasn't changed much, it's the people that have. Haunted by his teenage past - Gary King (Pegg) convinces his marry posse of men to go on the pub crawl until they reach The World's End pub. As the five friends relive their former teen years, events take a strange twist, and they soon realize reaching The World's End might be a little more difficult than they thought.
Directed by Edgar Wright Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World collaborates with Simon Pegg on writing credits on their third movie production.
Easy Money
Originally released in its native Sweden in 2010 as "Snabba Cash", original title. Now released in the UK with the backing of Martin Scorsese Easy Money is a complex crime caper starring rising actor Joel Kinnaman as 'JW' who moonlights as a drug runner for the local mafia in Stockholm. Now on the run from the Serbians and mafia investigator Mrado (Dragomir Mrsic), Jorge 'JW' must face the consequences of double-dealing on the side.
The story is based on the highly successful novels by Jens Lapidus Snabba Cash released in 2006 - and continued as a crime trilogy.
Sunday, 14 July 2013
The Frozen Ground
Set in Alaska and based on actual events of 1980s serial killer Robert Hansen. The Frozen Ground is a crime-thriller written & directed by Scott Walker on his major directorial feature film debut.
Starring Academy Award Winner Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and Vanessa Hudgens as the terrorized poll-dacing/street walker Cindy Paulson, who manages to escape the clutches of Robert Hansen (Cusack). Sgt. Jack Halcombe (Cage) soon realizes the only connectable evidence linking Hansen to the horrific murders in Alaska is Cindy. Jack Halcombe races against time to bring Hansen down before he commits his most horrifying murder yet.
Friday, 12 July 2013
Pacific Rim
Written and Directed by one of the true masters of fantasy Guillermo del Toro - Pacific Rim is set in the near future were monstrous sea creatures are discovered and then emerge to reek havoc over Earth. Starring Charlie Hunnam Sons of Anarchy and Idris Elba Prometheus - in an effort to save mankind, giant robots are created to fight against the sea creatures. Also starring Japanese Actress Rinko Kikuchi who plays the robot controlling heroine.
The film boasts some amazing visual effects, as you would expect from a del Toro production. With 3-D and IMAX 3D viewing formats available at participating theaters, this film is a must see on the big-screen.
Only God Forgives
Ryan Gosling has proven himself to be one of Hollywood's leading male actors, with indie hits such as Drive and The Place Beyond the Pines Gosling keeps pace with (Only God Forgives)
The story follows Julian Thompson (Gosling), a drug dealer involved in Bangkok's crime underworld who gets caught up with a prostitute, mai (Phongam). When Julians brother is murdered in Thailand, his vicious mother Crystal (Scott Thomas) asks him to look for the men responsible. As Julian continues his criminal activities, secrets start to unfold surrounding the death of his brother.
Gosling gives a powerful performance, in this brutally violent crime-thriller.
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