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 [...]
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) [...]
Box Office Top 10 (Week ending 13 May 2009) »
It’s been a battle of the prequels at the box office this week with the debut of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot. As Wolverine finishes its third week of showings, it’s no match for Trek which is being lapped up by the masses, as expected – read Christian White’s review of Trek here. Matthew McCougnahey’s The [...]
The Hobbit to be a double-movie prequel »
The highly anticipated Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit, will be released in two separate movies, its Oscar-winning writer Peter Jackson has announced. The next addition to the Middle Earth saga was originally expected to be just one film, but a second will be based on the author JRR Toliken’s other writings to link [...]
Box Office Top 10 (Week ending 6 May 2009) »
Despite it’s pre-release dramas (online leak, Mexico release delayed due to swine flu, etc), X-Men Origins: Wolverine has earned an impressive sum in its opening week for the theatrical release. Wolverine earned a whopping £8.56m (AUD $20 million) in the UK alone in its first six days, taking the record as the most lucrative release [...]
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 [...]
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.