X-Men Origins: Wolverine »
Director: Gavin Hood Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Danny Houston In Cinemas: 29 April 2009 Even before premiering at the box office, X-Men Origins: Wolverine has had a controversial life to say the least. Its troubled past includes rumors of ‘creative differences’ between Gavin Hood (director) and Thomas Rothman (20th Century Fox Executive [...]
Gran Torino »
Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, Ahney Her On DVD: 4 June 2009 Picture, if you can, Clint Eastwood as a snarling bitter old man, with a weathered face and a constant scowl. It’s a pretty simple image to conjure up, right? Not exactly a stretch from his previous roles, and [...]
The Ugly Truth »
Director: Robert Luketic Starring: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler In Cinemas: 13 August 2009 After a number of unsuccessful relationships, morning show producer Abby (Katherine Heigl) is challenged by her correspondent, Mike (Gerard Butler) to participate in a serious of tests to prove his theories on romance. His clever ploys, although chauvinistic, lead to an unexpected [...]
Dance Flick »
Director: Damien Wayans Starring: Damon Wayans Jr, Shoshana Bush In Cinemas: 20 August 2009 In a parody of dance movies, street dancer Thomas Uncles (Damon Wayans Jr.) and his newly found love Megan White (Shoshana Bush) realise their dreams to be professional dancers as they compete in the mother of all dance battles.
Obsessed »
Director: Steve Shill Starring: Beyoncé Knowles, Idris Elba, Ali Larter In Cinemas: 27 August 2009 The newly promoted and successful Derek (Idris Elba) is blissfully happy in his career and with his beautiful wife, (Beyoncé Knowles). However, he finds his idyllic life threatened by a temp worker in his office (Ali Larter) who reveals herself [...]
Case 39 »
Director: Christian Alvart Starring: Renee Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Kerry O’Malley In Cinemas: 27 August 2009 A compassionate social worker saves a ten-year-old girl from her abusive parents discovers that the girl is more dangerous than she ever expected.
Orphan »
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Starring: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman In Cinemas: 27 August 2009 A devastated couple that recently lost their baby adopt a nine-year-old girl only to discover she is nowhere near as innocent as she claims to be.
Van Diemen’s Land »
Director: Jonathan Auf Der Heide Starring: Oscar Redding, Arthur Angel, Paul Ashcroft, Mark Leonard Winter In Cinemas: 27 August 2009 Based on the story of Australia’s most notorious convict, Alexander Pearce. Pearce and seven other convicts escaped from Macquarie Harbour prison in 1822, and thought they’d escaped banishment and punishment until they discovered the Australian [...]
Subdivision »
Director: Sue Brooks Starring: Bruce Spence, Gary Sweet, Brooke Satchwell, Denise Roberts, Ashey Bradnam In Cinemas: 20 August 2009 When a hot young executive property developer (Brooke Satchwell) moves into Hervey Bay, the small community is divided on whether to embrace city-like development or stick to their traditional guns. Two carpenters, Digger Kelly (Gary Sweet) [...]
Beautiful Kate »
Director: Rachel Ward Starring: Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown, Ben Mendelsohn, Sophie Lowe In Cinemas: 20 August 2009 Ned Kendall (Ben Mendelsohn) is begged to return home by his sister Sally (Rachel Griffiths) to farewell their frail, dying father. Once Ned returns to their remote family home, memories of his beatufiul twin sister (Sophie Lowe) awaken [...]