Director: Stephen Frears Starring: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Michelle Fairley, Mare Winningham, Charlie Murphy, Sean Mahon Written by: Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope and (based on the book “The Lost Child of Philomena Lee”) Martin Sixsmith Running Time: 98 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 1st November 2013 It’s been a pretty good year for Steve Coogan. Apart…
Tag: drama
One Chance
Director: David Frankel Starring: James Corden, Alexandra Roach, Julie Walters, Colm Meaney, Mackenzie Crooks Written by: Justin Zackham Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 25th October 2013 Recently we have had a host of biopic: Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate, Diana in Diana and now the one we’ve all been waiting for…Paul…
Captain Phillips
Director: Paul Greengrass Starring: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdiraham, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Catherine Keener Written by: Billy Ray, (book “A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea”) Richard Phillips and Stephan Talty Running Time: 134 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 18th October 2013 A word of warning about going…
The Fifth Estate
Director: Bill Condon Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Bruhl, David Thewlis, Alicia Vikander, Peter Capaldi, Dan Stevens, Laura Linney, Stanley Tucci Written by: Josh Singer, (based on the book “Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World’s Most Dangerous Website”) Daniel Domscheit-Berg, (based on the book “WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy”) David Leigh and Luke…
Filth
Director: Jon S. Baird Starring: James McAvoy Jamie Bell, Jim Broadbent, Eddie Marsden, Imogen Poots, Shirley Henderson Written by: Jon S. Baird and (based on the novel) Irvine Welsh Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 4th October 2013 If you are considering visiting the cinema this week and fancy something naughty, depraved and…
Sunshine On Leith
Director: Dexter Fletcher Starring: Peter Mullins, Jane Horrocks, George MacKay, Antonia Thomas, Kevin Guthrie, Freya Mavor, Jason Flemyng Written by: (based on his stage play) Stephen Greenhorn Running Time: 100 mins Cert: PG Release date: 4th October 2013 Who would have thought that a musical based on the songs by Scottish band, The Proclaimers, and…
Emperor
Director: Peter Webber Starring: Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Toshiyuki Nishida, Masayoshi Haneda Written by: Vera Blasi, David Klass and (based on the book by) Shiro Okamoto Running Time: 105 mins Cert: Release date: 4th October 2013 When dealing with history, the events after World War II seem less important than what happened during the war…
Thanks For Sharing
Director: Stuart Blumberg Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins, Josh Gad, Pink, Jody Richardson, Patrick Fugit Written by: Stuart Blumberg and Matt Winston Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 4th October 2013 The topic of sex addiction was heavily covered a few years ago in the dramatic Shame. Now comes a much…
Blue Jasmine
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…
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…
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…
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…
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