Director: Len Wiseman Starring: Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel, Kate Beckensdale, Bryan Cranston, Bill Nighy. Written by: Mark Bomback, (also screen story) Kurt Wimmer, (screen story) Ronald Shusett, Dan O’Bannon, Jon Povill (short story) Philip K. Dick. Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 29th August 2012 In 1990, Paul Verehoeven’s sci-fi classic Total Recall…
Month: August 2012
The Imposter
Director: Bart Layton Starring: Frederic Bourdin, Carey Gibson, Charlie Parker. Running Time: 95 mins Cert: Release date: 24th August 2012 A young boy from San Antonio, Texas disappears. no one knows where he is or whether is he alive or dead. Three years later, the Spanish police receive a phone call claiming that a young…
The Watch
Director: Akiva Schiffer Starring: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade, Rosemarie DeWitt, Will Forte. Written by: Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg and Jared Stern Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th August 2012 Here’s a note of thumb. When making a comedy, try to make it original and more importantly, try to…
Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie
Directors: Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim Starring: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Ray Wise, Robert Loggia. Written by: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Jonathan Krisel, Doug Lussenhop, Jon Mugar. Running Time: 93 minutes Cert: N/A Release date: 23rd August 2012 Not many things shock me or repulse me. I think over my…
The Three Stooges
Directors: Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly Starring: Sean Haynes, Chris Diamantopoulos, Will Sasso, Jane Lynch, Larry David. Written by: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly and Mike Cerrone. Running Time: 92 mins Cert: PG Release date: 22nd August 2012 The Three Stooges came at a time when screen comics were king. The Marx Brothers had their mix of the…
The Expendables 2
Director: Simon West Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lungdren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jean Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris. Written by: Slyvester Stallone, (also story) Richard Wenk, (story) Ken Kaufman, David Agosto and (based on the characters created) David Callaham. Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 16th August 2012 As…
Brave
Directors: Mark Andrew, Brenda Chapman and Steve Purcell. Voices: Kelly MacDonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson. Written by: Mark Andrew, Steve Purcell, Irene Mecchi and (also story) Brenda Chapman. Running Time: 100 mins Cert: PG Release date: 13th August 2012 Those of you who read my reviews on…
The Bourne Legacy
Director: Tony Gilroy Starring: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Albert Finney, Joan Allen, Scott Glenn Written by Dan Gilroy, (also story) Tony Gilroy and (inspired by the Bourne series) Robert Ludlum. Running Time: 135 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th August 2012 The Bourne movies changed the shape of action films. With it’s complex…
Sound Of My Voice
Director: Zal Batmanglij Starring: Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius, Brit Marling, Davenia McFadden. Written by: Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij Running Time: 85 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd August 2012 Remember the first time you saw Donnie Darko? (If you haven’t seen Donnie Darko, why not?) How did you feel? Did you feel cheated or, like me, did you feel…
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