Director: John Luessenhop Starring: Alexandra Daddario, Dan Yeager, Trez Songz, Scott Eastwood, Tania Raymonde Written by: Adam Marcus, Debra Sullivan, Kirsty Elms, (story) Stephen Susco, (based on the characters created by) Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel. Running Time: 92 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 4th January 2013 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is, in my books,…
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Gangster Squad
Director: Ruben Fleischer Starring: Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Robert Patrick, Michael Pena Written by: Will Beall and (based on the book) Paul Liberman Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th January 2013 While I was watching Gangster Squad in a 1/3 full cinema, one film kept popping into my…
Les Miserables
Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Sasha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Eddie Redmayne Written by: (book) Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boubil, (lyrics) Herbert Kretzmer, (novel) Victor Hugo, (screenplay) William Nicholson and (additional text) James Fenton Running Time: 157 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 11th January 2013 For almost 30…
Quartet
Director: Dustin Hoffman Starring: Maggie Smith, Tom Courtney, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Michael Gambon, Sheridan Smith Written by: Ronald Harwood (based on his play) Running Time: 98 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 1st January 2013 Hollywood star Dustin Hoffman has been at the top of his game as an actor since the sixties when he…
Jack Reacher
Director: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, Werner Herzog, Robert Duvall, David Oyelowo. Written by: Christopher McQuarrie and (book: One Shot) Lee Child Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th December 2012 Before this even hit the sound stage, there was huge controversy surrounding it. How can diminutive Hollywood superstar Tom…
Pitch Perfect
Director: Jason Moore Starring: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, John Michael Higgins, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Camp, Skylar Astin. Written by: Kay Cannon and (book) Mickey Rapkin. Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 21st December 2012 A few years ago, a US TV show stormed the network and the world and became flavour…
Life Of Pi
Director: Ang Lee Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Rafe Spall, Gerard Depardieu, Tabu Written by: David Magee and (book) Yann Martel Running Time: 127 mins Cert: PG Release date: 20th December 2012 Cinema is often accused, by elitists, as just entertainment for the masses and is ignored as an art form. In some cases, this…
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Director: Peter Jackson Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett Written by: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo Del Toro and (book) J.R.R. Tolkien Running Time: 169 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th December 2013 Sometimes reviewing a film that has already had so much written…
Seven Psychopaths
Director: Martin McDonagh Starring: Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko Written by: Martin McDonagh Running Time: 110 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th December 2012 Every so often a film comes along that because of the prestige of the director and the cast, it has to be…
Rise Of The Guardians
Director: Peter Ramsey Starring: Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher, Dakota Goyo Written by: David Lindsay-Abaire and (book) William Joyce Running Time: 97 mins Cert: PG Release date: 30th November 2012 Looks can be deceiving. Take the poster for Rise of the Guardians. A huge bearded man with tattoos in crossed armed,…
Trouble With The Curve
Director: Robert Lorenz Starring: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Robert Patrick, Matthew Lillard Written by: Randy Brown Running Time: 111 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 30th November 2012 Baseball movies just don’t sell in the UK. We don’t understand the game and so don’t understand the complexities of the terms used so…
Great Expectations
Director: Mike Newell Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Jason Flemyng, Robbie Coltrane, Holliday Grainger Written by: David Nicholls and (book) Charles Dickens Running Time: 126 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 30th December 2012 If film has one limitation, it’s running times. No one wants to sit through a film that lasts 6…
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