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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 [...]
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas »
Director: Mark Herman Starring: Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, Amber Beattie, Jack Scanlon In Cinemas: 23 April 2009 Set in World War II Germany, young Bruno (Butterfield) and his family relocate to the countryside where his army Commandant father is assigned to a prison camp. Bruno soon begins a forbidden friendship with another youth named Shmuel [...]
Yes Man »
Director: Peyton Reed Starring: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Danny Masterson On DVD: 7 May 2009 Carl Allen (Carrey) seems to live by a single mantra: “no” – until he signs up for a self-help program based on one simple rule: say yes to everything, and anything. When unleashing the power of this three-letter-word, “YES” begins [...]
Marley and Me »
Director: David Frankel Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Eric Dane On DVD: 6 May 2009 When writer John Grogan (Owen Wilson) and his wife (Jennifer Aniston) adopt Marley, a yellow Labrador, they intend to get a taste of parenthood. Little did they know, the dog turns out to be a hyperactive handful who wreaks havoc, [...]
Beverly Hills Chihuahua »
Director: Raja Gosnell Starring: Drew Barrymore, Salma Hayek, Jamie Lee Curtis, George Lopez On DVD: 6 May 2009 This fun-filled Disney adventure stars a diamond-clad ultra-pampered Beverly Hills Chihuahua (voiced by Drew Barrymore) who gets lost when on vacation in Mexico. When her unsolicited devotee, Papi (voiced by George Lopez), learns of this he springs [...]
Slumdog Millionaire »
Director: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan Starring: Mia Drake, Dev Patel, Frieda Pinto, Irfan Khan In Cinemas: 18 December 2008 On DVD: 1 May 2009 Based on the award-winning novel, Q & A by Vikas Swarup, Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik (Patel), an orphan from the slums of Mumbai. Jamal who is [...]
The Day the Earth Stood Still »
Director: Scott Derrickson Starring: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, John Hamm, John Cleese In Cinemas: 26 December 2008 On DVD: 29 April 2009 Klaatu (Reeves) is an otherworldly being whose arrival on Earth triggers a sequence of events that threaten mankind. In an attempt to subvert a world disaster, governments and scientists race to unravel the [...]
Frost/Nixon »
Director: Ron Howard Starring: Frank Langella, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Sam Rockwell, Michael Sheen In Cinemas: 26 December 2008 On DVD: 29 April 2009 For three years after being disgraced by the Watergate scandal, ex-US President Richard Nixon kept his lips sealed. Eventually he agreed to an interview to confront the questions of his time [...]
Tenderness »
Director: John Polson Starring: Russell Crowe, Laura Dern, Jon Foster, Michael Kelly In Cinemas: 30 April 2009 Based on a Robert Cormier novel where a 15-year-old girl pairs up with a young man believing he will help her escape from her troubled home. When he turns out to be more dangerous than anything she’s ever [...]
Burn After Reading »
Director: Ethan and Joel Coen Starring: Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton In Cinemas: 16 October 2008 On DVD: 7 March 2009 A computer disc containing sensitive CIA material accidentally falls into the hands of a pair of gym workers and they become intent on exploiting their find. Events spiral out of control [...]