Director: Woody Allen Starring: Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins, Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Sarsgaard, Andrew Dice Clay, Louie CK Written by: Woody Allen Running Time: 98 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 27th September 2013 Some films demand your attention because of their epic scale. Others because of the subject matter. Some because of their entertainment value. Blue…
Month: September 2013
Prisoners
Director: Denis Villenuve Starring: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard, Maria Bello, Viola Davis, Paul Dano, Melissa Leo Written by: Aaron Guzikowski Running Time: 152 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th September 2013 It must be terrible for a parent to have their child abducted. The mental anguish involved, as you cling onto hope must…
Hawking
Director: Stephen Finnigan Starring: Stephen Hawking Written by: Ben Bowie, Stephen Finnigan, Stephen Hawking Running Time: 94 mins Cert: PG Release date: 20th September 2013 Quick quiz. Name as many famous scientists as you can? Some may say Einstein. Some Newton. You might have even said Dr Brian Cox. I’m guessing quite a few said…
The Call
Director: Brad Anderson Starring: Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chesthunt, Michael Eklund, David Otungo, Michael Imperioli Written by: (also story) Richard D’Ovidio, (story) Nicola D’Ovidio and Jon Bokenkamp Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th September 2013 Sometimes I could scream. I see a film that has a really interesting premise and the…
Insidious: Chapter 2
Director; James Wan Starring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Barbara Hershey, Ty Simpkins, Steve Coulter Written by: Leigh Whannell and (story) James Wan Running Time: 105 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 13th September 2013 Over the past few weeks my heart has been lifted by the current crop of horror films. You’re Next took…
White House Down
Director: Roland Emmerich Starring: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Richard Jenkins, Jason Clarke, Joey King Written by: James Vanderbilt Running Time: 131 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th September 2013 A few months back, Gerard Butler donned the Die Hard hat on in action flick, Olympus Has Fallen, in which he was…
Rush
Director: Ron Howard Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Stephen Manger Written by Peter Morgan Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 13th September 2013 I have been waiting for what seems like forever for this film to come out so I can share with you my thoughts (embargoes can…
The Great Hip Hop Hoax
Director: Jeanie Finlay Starring: Gavin Bain, Billy Boyd Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 6th September 2013 How many times have you watched a pop or rock group and said you yourself “Are you for real?” Then you see Californian-based hip hop artists, Silibil n’ Brains, from the beginning of this century, who were…
Riddick
Director: David Twohy Starring: Vin Diesel, Jordi Molla, Matt Nable, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista Written by: David Twohy, (screenplay) Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell, (based on the characters created) Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat. Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 4th September 2013 It was 13 years since the psychotic murderer with night vision…
About Time
Director: Richard Curtis Starring: Rachel McAdams, Domhnall Gleeson, Bill Nighy, Lindsay Duncan, Tom Hollander Written by: Richard Curtis Running Time: 123 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 4th September 2013 Richard Curtis, what are you doing? The man who gave us the hilarious and touching Four Weddings And A Funeral and Notting Hill is back with…
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