Director: Neill Blomkamp Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, William Fichtner, Diego Luna Written by: Neill Blomkamp Running time: 109 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21st August 2013 There was an air of expectation around Elysium. The follow-up film from writer/director Neill Blomkamp, who gave us the surprise hit District 9. So…
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Planes
Director: Klay Hall Starring: Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Teri Hatcher, John Cleese, Julia Louise-Dreyfus, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards Written by: Jeffrey M. Howard and (story) John Lasseter Running Time: 91 mins Cert: U Release date: 16th August 2013 What is going on at Disney? It seems that no one seems to have any creative ideas…
2 Guns
Director: Baltasar Kormakur Starring: Denzel Washington, Mark Walhberg, Paula Patton, Bill Paxton, Fred Ward, James Marsden, Edward James Olmos. Written by: Blake Masters and (based on the Boom! Studios graphic novels) Steven Grant Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 16th August 2013 Isn’t it strange. You wait for ages for a buddy buddy…
Kick-Ass 2
Director: Jeff Wadlow Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Mortez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey, Morris Chestnut, Clark Duke Written by: Jeff Wadlow, (based on the comic book by) Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 14th August 2013 Kick-Ass 2 is the long awaited sequel to the ultra-cool, superb…
Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters
Director: Thor Fruedenthal Starring: Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Douglas Smith, Leven Rambin, Brandon T. Jackson, Stanley Tucci, Nathon Fillion Written by: Marc Guggenheim and (based on the book Percy Jackson And The Olympians: The Sea Of Monsters) Rick Riordan Running Time: 106 mins Cert: PG Release date: 7th August 2013 Three years ago, a modest…
The Lone Ranger
Director: Gore Verbinski Starring: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Helena Bonham Cart, Tom Wilkinson, William Fichter, Ruth Wilson Written by: Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio Running Time: 149 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 9th August 2013 What is going on at Disney at the moment? They could do no wrong at one point. Now…
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Director: Declan Lowney Starring: Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Sean Pertwee, Tim Key, Felicity Montagu, Nigel Lindsay Written by: Peter Baynham, Steve Coogan, Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons, Armando Iannucci Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 7th August 2013 Once upon a time there was a period when British cinema only seemed to produce movie…
The Smurfs 2
Director: Raja Gosnell Starring: Hank Azaira, Neil Patrick Harris, Brandon Gleeson, Jayma Mays, Katy Perry, Alan Cummings, Jonathan Winters Written by: J. David Stern, David N. Weiss, Jay Scherick, David Ronn and Karey Kirkpatrick Running Time: 105 mins Cert: U Release date: 31st July 2013 La. La. La la la la. Its a happy smurf-day…
The Conjuring
Director: James Wan Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor, Shanley Caswell Written by: Chad Hayes and Carey Hayes Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 2nd August 2013 Those who read my blog will know that I’m not a great lover of modern horrors, preferring my thrills from films of the…
Red 2
Director: Dean Parisot Starring: Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Byung-hun Lee Written by: Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, (based on the characters created by) Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner Running Time: 116 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 2nd August 2013 The mildly successful 2010 action comedy RED was a…
The Heat
Director: Paul Feig Starring: Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demian Bichir, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rappaport, Jane Curtain Written by: Katie Dippold Running Time: 117 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 31st July 2013 There was a time in the 80s when the cinemas were full of buddy buddy cop thrillers, from Lethal Weapon to Red Heat, 48 Hrs…
Blackfish
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite Starring: Kim Ashdown, Ken Balcomb, Samantha Berg, Dawn Brancheau Written by: Gabriela Cowperthwaite and Eli B. Despres Running Time: 83 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 26th July 2013 Documentaries are increasingly getting stronger and stronger when it comes to cinematic art forms. Already this year we have had three exceptional documentaries: Side By Side,…
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