I Wish I Were Stephanie V »
Director: Jon Cohen Starring: Chloe Traicos, Jill McKay, Clayton Watson, Dani Crane In Cinemas: 25 June 2009 In a nutshell, Helen Andritis (Chloe Traicos) is tennis obsessed, Greek, and almost 21. Although Helen dreams of being an international tennis champion, her traditional Greek grandmother (Jill McKay) has other plans for her that include matchmaking Helen [...]
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.
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” [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Characters »
Seen the X-Men Origins: Wolverine trailer and freaked out when you couldn’t recognise any of the characters? Relax. Because it’s a prequel, the majority of characters from the previous X-Men films are either too young or not part of Wolverine’s story at this stage of his life. So don’t bother re-watching X-Men: The Last Stand, [...]
A Film With Me In It »
Director: Ian Fitzgibbon Starring: Mark Doherty, Dylan Moran, Amy Huberman, David Doherty, Keith Allen In Cinemas: 23 April 2009 The gleeful Irish black comedy A Film With Me In It revolves around the unfortunate circumstances a pair of no-hopers endure on one really, really bad day. Writer Mark Doherty stars as Mark, an unemployed actor [...]
Fired Up »
Director: Will Gluck Starring: Nicholas D’Agosto, Eric Christian Olsen, Sarah Roemer, Molly Sims In Cinemas: 23 April 2009 How many more of these formulaic teen-comedies can there be? While Bring It On and Road Trip type flicks were in vogue ten years ago, Fired Up is relatively harmless attempt at cashing in on what was [...]
Awesome Upcoming Aussie Movies »
Some amazing Aussie-made films have been making headlines lately in both the domestic and international sphere. Highlights include Adam Elliott’s heart-felt claymation flick, Mary and Max. The critically acclaimed animation tells the tale of two pen pals over a two-decade-long correspondence including all the joys and pitfalls in between. The film adaptation of Georgia Blain’s [...]
What Just Happened? »
Director: Barry Levinson Starring: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Bruce Willis In Cinemas: 21 May 2009 A powerful Hollywood producer (De Niro) juggles negotiations with a studio head executive to get his latest flick at the Cannes film festival in two short weeks while also dealing with a highly-strung director obsessed with making [...]