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The Boat That Rocked »
Director: Richard Curtis Starring: Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans In Cinemas: 9 April 2009 Best known for his romcom hits such as Notting Hill and Love Actually, Richard Curtis has tried his hand at some swinging 60s nostalgia with this tribute to the wild days of U.K pirate radio. The Boat [...]
Twilight »
Director: Catherine Hardwicke Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner In Cinemas: 11 December 2008 On DVD: 23 April 2009 The Twilight DVD release has plenty to offer addicted and maniacal fans. The DVD offers over 12 deleted and extended scenes including a music video with a remix of Bella’s lullaby and a dream sequence [...]
17 Again »
Director: Burr Steers Starring: Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Michelle Trachtenberg, Sterling Knight In Cinemas: 9 April 2009 Fired from his job and on the verge of losing his family, middle-aged Mike O’Donnell (Matthew Perry) dreams of the days when he was a high school basketball star with a bright future in his grasp. [...]
Knowing »
Made mostly of spare parts, Knowing won’t give any sci-fi genre fans anything awesome or new but is relatively watchable. Director Alex Proyas (I, Robot, The Crow) could have used a budget stimulus to more smoothly synthesise the elements of the film, but overall the supernatural sci-fi thriller comes off like your run-of-the-mill, race against [...]
My Best Friend’s Girl »
Director: Howard Deutch Starring: Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin, Jason Biggs, Dane Cook Release Date: 26 February 2009 (Australia) A devastated Dustin (Biggs) finds himself turning to his best friend and rebound advice-giving expert, Tank (Dane Cook) when his girlfriend Alexis (Hudson) tells him they need a break – permanently. Tank is a renowned master with [...]
Disaster Movie »
Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer Starring: Carmen Electra, Matt Lanter, Roland Kickinger, Kimberly Kardashian Release Date: 11 March 2009 (Australia) Fans of stupidly satirical films like Scary Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans and Date Movie can add Disaster Movie to their genre-parodying movie collection. Disaster Movie tells the story of a group of model-like [...]
RocknRolla »
Director: Guy Ritchie Starring: Tom Wilkinson, Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Jeremy Piven, Chris Bridges, Ludacris Release Date: 4 March 2009 (Australia) London gangster Lenny Cole finds himself in a pickle when a wealthy foreign mob moves into his territory. Meanwhile, a small-time gang leader (Gerard Butler) thinks he and his crew can play both sides [...]
Saw V »
Director: David Hackl Starring: Julie Benz, Meagan Good, Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor Release Date: 11 March 2009 (Australia) Continuing the gore from the three older films, Saw V opens with Detective Mark Hoffman (Mandylor) being praised by his colleagues for his efforts in thwarting the notorious serial killer, Jigsaw. However, cluey FBI Agent [...]
Ghost Town »
Director: David Koepp Starring: Ricky Gervais, Téa Leoni, Greg Kinnear Release Date: 12 February 2009 (Australia) The latest from acclaimed writer David Koepp (Spider-Man 4, Angels & Demons) is just short of a masterpiece. Ghost Town is Koepp’s first attempt at both writing and directing a comedy, and a rom-com at that. The quirky script [...]
Watchmen »
Director: Zack Snyder Starring: Billy Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Ackerman, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Goode Release date: 5 March 2009 (Australia) For those of you unfamiliar with Marvel Comic’s Watchmen, it takes place on an alternate timeline in 1985. The story is set in the United States, post-Vietnam war, and President Richard Nixon has just [...]