Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Feinnes, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris Written by: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan and (based on the characters created by) Ian Fleming. Running time: 143 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th October 2012 Let me get this right out of the way….
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Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Director: Benh Zeitilin Starring: Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly, Gina Montana. Written by Benh Zeitilin and (also based on her play Juicy and Delicious) Lucy Alibar Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th October 2012 Having been playing the festival circuits for quite a while now, Beasts of the Southern Wild finally arrives here…
Frankenweenie
Director: Tim Burton Starring: Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Landau, Winona Ryder, Charlie Tahan, Atticus Shaffer. Written by: John August, (based on a screenplay) Leonard Ripps and (based on an original idea) Tim Burton Running Time: 87 mins Cert: PG Release date: 17th October 2012 In 1984 a young film maker took a short animation…
On The Road
Director: Walter Sallas Starring: Sam Reily, Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Amy Adams Written by: Jose Rivera and (book) Jack Kerouac Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12 October 2012 Jack Kerouac’s controversial yet revered 50’s Beat Generation novel, On The Road, has always been a book that I have…
Liberal Arts
Director: Josh Radner Starring: Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Alison Janney, Zac Efron Written by: Josh Radnor Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 5th October 2012 If you are in a long-running successful sitcom like How I Met your Mother, you are going to find a way to get yourself to the…
Sinister
Director: Scott Derrickson Starring: Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, James Ransone, Vincent D’Onofino. Written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill. Running Time: 110 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th October 2012 When a film company puts on a screening where you are given disclaimers stating that they will be filming the audience in order to…
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Director: Stephen Chbosky Starring: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Dylan McDermott. Written by: Stephen Chbosky (based on his book) Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd October 2012 Either I have a soft, squiggy side underneath this cynical, critical shell or The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is a film…
Looper
Director: Rian Johnson Starring: Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Jeff Daniels, Paul Dano. Written by Rian Johnson Running time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th September 2012 Time travel thrillers are incredibly hard to get right. You have to be able to fill the blanks in without leaving too many holes or questions…
The Campaign
Director: Jay Roach Starring: Will Ferrell, Zack Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd. Written by: Chris Henchy and Shawn Harwell. Running Time: 85 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th September 2012 It’s election year in the USA again and with every election comes a movie about an election, or the election, or…
Killing Them Softly
Director: Andrew Dominik Starring: Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn. Written by: Andrew Dominik and (novel ‘Cogan’s Trade’) George V. Higgins. Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 21st September 2012 New Zealand film director Andrew Dominik has made three films: the brilliantly brutal Chopper (that introduced us to one…
Now Is Good
Director: Ol Parker Starring: Dakota Fanning, Jeremy Irving, Paddy Considine, Olivia Williams, Kaya Scodelario. Written by: Ol Parker and (based on the naovel by) Jenny Downham. Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th September 2012 Some films you go into and haven’t a clue what they are, what will happen and how they…
The Sweeney
Director: Nick Love Starring, Ray Winstone, Ben Drew, Hayley Atwell, Steven Mackintosh, Damien Lewis. Written by Nick Love, John Hodge and (source material) Ian Kennedy Martin Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th September 2012 I have to admit I am not a huge fan of director Nick Love. I’ve always found his…
