Brüno »
Director: Larry Charles Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Richard Bey, Ron Paul In Cinemas: 8 July 2009 Bruno comes to Australia Bruno, the “hottest” gay Austrian fashionista right now has finally hit Australian shores. The knight in shining armour paraded around Sydney’s CBD causing a stir. Bruno asked the thousands of fans “”Vassup Sydney! Do you [...]
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs »
Director: Carlos Saldanha Stars: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary In Cinemas: 30 June 2009 Following Ice Age: The Meltdown, life is changing for Manny and his friends. Scrat is on the hunt to keep his beloved acorn while a potential romance blossoms with a female sabre-toothed squirrel. Manny and Ellie, now an item, are [...]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen »
Director: Michael Bay Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel In Cinemas: 25 June 2009 Sam Witwicky must evade capture by the Deception forces after they return to Earth to take him prisoner. Optimus Prime and the international armies form an alliance with Sam and join him on his mission to protect humankind from the [...]
Year One »
Director: Harold Ramis Starring: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde In Cinemas: 18 June 2009 Set in the Paleolithic era, hungter-gatherer Zed (Jack Black) eats an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Believing himself to be The Chosen One, he calls upon the help of his friend Oh (Michael Cera) and [...]
Zombieland »
Director: Ruben Fleischer Stars: Abigail Breslin,Emma Stone,Bill Murray, Amber Heard, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg In cinemas: 10th December 2009 Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus is a big wuss — but when you’re afraid of being eaten by zombies, fear can keep you alive. Tallahassee [...]
The Informant »
Director: Steven Soderbergh Stars: Matt Damon, Melanie Lynskey, Frank Welker In cinemas: 22nd October 2009 Here’s the stock standard plot description for The Informant: “The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre.”
A Perfect Getaway »
Director: David Twohy Stars: Milla Jovovich, Steve Zahn, Timothy Olyphant, Chris Hemsworth In Cinemas: 14th August 2009 It’s yet another island film where honeymooners set off to what they think is their dream location, until something goes wrong. Australian actor Chris Hemsworth has finally made his way to the big screen- years after slugging away [...]
Land Of The Lost »
Director: Brad Silberling Starring: Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride In Cinemas: 11 June 2009 Based on a 1970’s television series, Land of the Lost is funny-man Will Ferrell’s latest film about crackpot palaeontologist Dr Rick Marshall, whose wacky theories include using palaeontology to solve the world’s energy problems. Exiled from the ranks of credible [...]
The Hangover »
Director: Todd Phillips Stars: Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha In Cinemas: 11 June 2009 With such a simple concept, it’s surprising that the plot of The Hangover seems so uniquely funny compared to other “one crazy night” movies of its kind. Three buddies (and a gate crasher) trek to Las Vegas to celebrate the [...]
My Year Without Sex »
Director: Sarah Watt Starring: Sacha Horler, Matt Day, Jonathan Segat, Portia Bradley In Cinemas: 28 May 2009 My Year Without Sex In a time where much of the talk about Australian films calls them boring and mundane, My Year Without Sex tackles life and death issues head on in a genuinely funny way. Ross (Day) [...]