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New releases:
THIS IS THE END
11 October
RUSH
4 October
Rush is a biographical action film about the
1976 Formula One season, starring Chris
Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl and the beautiful
Olivia Wilde. Ron Howard demonstrates yet
again that he’s one of the most versatile
directors in Hollywood. ‘Thormula’ One jokes
aside, this one’s all about the intense rivalry
between Niki Lauda and James Hunt and
will definitely rev your engine, even if you’re
not a fan of chequered flag sports.
We saw what happened when a party got
disrupted in Cloverfield, but what if those people
were James Franco, Jay Baruchel, Seth Rogen and
friends… and what if instead of a sea monster,
they were facing the apocalypse? Stoner comedy
meets the rapture as celebrity actors play
fictional versions of themselves. This Is the End is a
recipe for repulsive and hilarious disaster.
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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
GRAVITY
18 October
PRISONERS
11 October
Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello,
Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, Paul Dano
and Melissa Leo… If this critically-acclaimed
cast doesn’t sell this crime thriller to you,
you’ll have to see it for the gripping, intense
and emotional story at the core of Prisoners.
A father takes matters into his own hands
after his daughter and her friend go missing.
Move over Liam Neeson, Hugh Jackman’s
got this one and it’s not for the faint-hearted.
For many of us, being lost in space with
Sandra Bullock or George Clooney, would be
quite doable. However, after seeing Gravity
you may think twice before booking a return
ticket on Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic.
Gravity zooms in on a medical engineer and an
astronaut as they try to survive an accident in
deep space. According to James Cameron, this
breathtakingly mesmerising 3D sci-fi drama is
the “best space film ever done”.
Hailed as Steven Spielberg’s successor, now
entrusted with two of Hollywood’s biggest
franchises (Star Trek and Star Wars), J. J. Abrams
has successfully landed a sequel every bit as
enthralling as the series reboot. Star Trek Into
Darkness packs a punch with a scene-stealing
Benedict Cumberbatch as Khan, a smart allegory
for the War on Terror and a budding bromance
between Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto as Kirk
and Spock. This one’s a must-see.
RIDDICK
25 October
When Vin Diesel isn’t Dom Toretto, he’s
Riddick… another guy who likes to feel ‘wanted’.
The A-list action man owes a lot to the Riddick
franchise, which helped launch his career. This
time he reteamed with Pitch Black and Chronicles
of Riddick writer-director, David Twohy, to reprise
his role as the anti-hero fugitive. After being
betrayed and left for dead on a sun-scorched
planet, Riddick fights for survival against alien
predators and bounty hunters. This gritty, old
school sci-fi actioner gets back-to-basics with
Pitch Black appeal and more ‘Riddick-ulous’
action. It had to be said.
MAN OF STEEL
Henry Cavill is the picture perfect Superman,
an actor destined to don the iconic red cape.
Man of Steel is a spectacular sci-if actioner
that every fan boy can appreciate for its epic
interplanetary story, vivid special effects, solid
cast and city-levelling soundtrack. Zack Snyder
and Christopher Nolan’s vision may not have
the same charm as the Superman played by
Christopher Reeve, but it rewrites Superman
Returns, and kicks ass with Michael Shannon as
General Zod. [SA]
Don’t WING it,
SPL!NG it!
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