Crank: High Voltage »
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Starring: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Corey Haim In Cinemas: 20 August 2009 Chelios (Jason Statham) is at odds with a Chinese mobster who has stolen his virtually indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered device that requires frequent and regular jolts of electric charge to keep him alive.
Inglourious Basterds »
Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth In Cinemas: 20 August 2009 A group of Jewish-American soldiers, “The Basterds”, are chosen specially to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by brutally murdering Nazis in France during World War II. They soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who manages a Paris [...]
Bandslam »
Director: Todd Graff Starring: Alyson Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Gaelan Connell In Cinemas: 13 August 2009 Will Burton (Gaelan Connell) has been an outcast his entire life and expects nothing more when he transfers to a new school in New Jersey. But while the same rules of cliques apply in this new school, he falls right [...]
My Sister’s Keeper »
Director: Nick Cassavetes Starring: Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Sofia Vassilieva, Joan Cusack In Cinemas: 30 July 2009 Based on the best-selling novel by Jodi Picoult. Anna (Abigail Breslin) is not technically sick, but has undergone countless procedures and surgeries and shots, even though she is only thirteen. Anna was conceived as a “harvest” [...]
The Escapist »
Director: Rupert Wyatt Starring: Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, Joseph Fiennes In Cinemas: 18 June 2009 Frank Perry (Brian Cox) has served 12 years of his life sentence when he hears his estranged daughter has fallen terminally ill. Determined to restore their relationship before she passes, Frank conjures a complex escape plan with the assistance of [...]
Belladonna »
Director: Annika Glac Starring: Todd MacDonald, Kate Kendall, Katie-Jean Harding, Katia Mazurek, Daryl Pellizzer In Cinemas: 1 June 2009 On the surface, everything is perfect between Luke (Todd MacDonald) and his fiancé, Katherine (Kate Kendall). However, as the wedding date closes in, Luke begins to become plagued by nightmares that throw his waking life into [...]
Cadillac Records »
Director: Darnell Martin Starring: Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Gabrielle Union, Columbus Short, Beyoncé Knowles In Cinemas: 30 April 2009 In 1950s Chicago the legendary Cadillac record label launched the careers of several world-famous musicians including blues singer Little Walter and band Howlin’ Wolf, blues solo artist Muddy Waters, soul legend Etta James and singer-songwriters Bo [...]
Synecdoche, New York »
Director: Charlie Kaufman Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Jennifer Jason Lee, Michelle Williams In Cinemas: 7 May 2009 Theatre director Caden Cotard (Hoffman) is riding on a wave of success after his most recent production. He decides to move from working with the suburban theatre of Schenectady to tackle the bigger fish: Broadway. After [...]
Tuesday »
Director: Sacha Bennett Starring: John Simm, Cristian Solimeno, Ashley Walters, Philip Glenister In Cinemas: 21 May 2009 A group of bank robbers known as “The Cowboys” throw a town into shambles with one robbery after another. They soon learn of a rare emerald the size of a fist being held in a local bank. The [...]
Adventureland »
Director: Greg Mottola Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Bill Hader In Cinemas: 4 June 2009 Set in the late 1980s, young James (Jesse Eisenberg) hopes to travel to Europe before commencing his studies at a New York Ivy League school, but must take up a summer job if he is to to be [...]