Movie of the Week
Cinemas
- Hoard
- The Strangers: Chapter 1
- Tiger Stripes
- Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
- Two Tickets to Greece
Streaming/On-Demand
Re-Releases
Let your imagination run wild as you check out this week’s engrossing new film releases, which include a fantastical family adventure, the first chapter of a terrifying new home invasion trilogy, and a classic battle between Autobots and Decepticons…
Movie of the Week
Cinemas
Streaming/On-Demand
Re-Releases
CAST: Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, Liza Colón-Zayas, Bobby Moynihan, Steve Carell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Maya Rudolph, Jon Stewart, Sam Rockwell, Sebastian Maniscalco, Christopher Meloni, Richard Jenkins, Awkwafina, Blake Lively, George Clooney, Matthew Rhys, Bradley Cooper, Amy Schumer, Keegan-Michael Key, Vince Vaughn
CREW: John Krasinski (director, writer, producer), Andrew Form, Ryan Reynolds and Allyson Seeger (producers), Michael Giacchino (composer), Janusz Kaminski (cinematographer), Andy Canny and Christopher Rouse (editors)
PLOT: A troubled young girl named Bea (Fleming) develops the ability to see people’s imaginary friends, or IFs for short. With the help of her neighbour Cal (Reynolds), who has the same ability, Bea sets out to find the IFs, who have been abandoned by their kids, brand-new connections to help them keep existing…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
IF is showing in cinemas from Friday 17 May 2024
CAST: Saura Lightfoot Leon, Lily-Beau Leach, Hayley Squires, Samantha Spiro, Joseph Quinn, Deba Hekmat, Cathy Tyson, Nabil Elouahabi, Sandra Hale
CREW: Luna Carmoon (director, writer), Loran Dunn, Helen Simmons and Andrew Starke (producers), Nanu Segal (cinematographer), Rachel Durance (editor)
PLOT: In 1984, seven-year-old Maria (Leach) lives an eccentric life with her obsessive hoarder mother Cynthia (Squires), until tragedy pulls them apart. Years later, a now-teenage Maria (Leon) is living with her foster mother Michelle (Spiro) when she meets Michael (Quinn), an older stranger whom she develops an unusual relationship with…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Hoard is showing in cinemas from Friday 17 May 2024
CAST: Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez, Rachel Shenton, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath, Ella Bruccoleri
CREW: Renny Harlin (director), Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland (writers), Alastair Burlingham, Mark Canton, Charlie Dombek, Christopher Milburn, Gary Raskin and Courtney Solomon (producers), Justin Caine Burnett (composer), José David Montero (cinematographer), Michelle Harrison (editor)
PLOT: Maya (Petsch) and her boyfriend Ryan (Gutierrez) are driving across the country to start a new life together, but after their car breaks down in an isolated Oregon town, they are forced to spend the night in a seemingly pleasant Airbnb cabin. That night, they are visited and terrorised by a violent group of masked strangers…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
The Strangers: Chapter 1 is showing in cinemas from Friday 17 May 2024
CAST: Zafreen Zairizal, Deena Ezral, Piqa, Shaheizy Sam, June Lojong, Khairunazwan Rodz, Fatimah Abu Bakar
CREW: Amanda Nell Eu (director, writer), Yulia Evina Bhara, Fran Borgia, Fei Ling Foo, Ellen Havenith, Patrick Mao Huang, Juliette Lepoutre, Pierre Menahem and Jonas Weydemann (producers), Gabber Modus Operandi (composer), Jimmy Gimferrer (cinematographer), Carlo Francisco Manatad (editor)
PLOT: Zaffan (Zairizal) is a carefree young girl in Malaysia, but when she starts to experience puberty, she finds that her body is going through some unexpected changes, which soon causes a hysteria at her school when she becomes unable to control herself…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Tiger Stripes is showing in cinemas from Friday 17 May 2024
CAST: Scarlett Johansson, Anita Pallenberg, Marianne Faithfull, Kate Moss, Angela Richards, Keith Richards, Marlon Richards, Brian Jones
CREW: Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill (directors, producers), Charlie Corwin (producer), Will Bates (composer), Luca Ciuti, Catherine Derry, Nick Higgins, Bill Kirstein, Will Pugh, Axel Schneppat and Shane Sigler (cinematographers), Adam Evans and Hannah Vanderlan (editors)
PLOT: The untold tale of Anita Pallenberg, the German-Italian actor, musician and style icon who became widely known for being the muse and romantic partner of several members of the Rolling Stones…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg is showing in cinemas from Friday 17 May 2024
CAST: Laure Calamy, Olivia Côte, Kristin Scott Thomas, Alexandre Desrousseaux, Nicolas Bridet, Panos Koronis, Leelou Laridan, Marie Mallia
CREW: Marc Fitoussi (director, writer), Caroline Bonmarchand and Isaac Sharry (producers), Mocky (composer), Antoine Roch (cinematographer), Catherine Schwartz (editor)
PLOT: Years after they last saw each other, childhood friends Magalie (Calamy) and Blandine (Côte) cross paths with one another, and they spontaneously decide to finally take their dream trip to Greece together. However, once abroad, the two women find that they have gone on to lead very different lives…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Two Tickets to Greece is showing in cinemas from Friday 17 May 2024
CAST: Brittany Howard, Will Forte, Jemaine Clement, Edi Patterson, Fred Armisen, Zach Galifianakis, Jon Heder, Maliaka Mitchell, Ally Dixon
CREW: Jared Hess (director, writer), Lyn Wang (director), Jerusha Hess (writer), Pam Coats (producer), John Powell (composer), Edie Ichioka (editor)
PLOT: Thelma (Howard), a young pony who dreams of becoming a glamorous music star, is magically transformed into a unicorn and instantly rises to global stardom, but quickly finds that her newfound fame comes at a cost…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Thelma the Unicorn is streaming exclusively on Friday 17 May 2024
CAST: Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani, Marcello Pagliero, Vito Annicchiarico, Nando Bruno, Harry Feist, Giovanna Galletti, Francesco Grandjacquet, Eduardo Passarelli, Maria Michi, Carla Rovere, Carlo Sindici, Joop van Hulzen, Ákos Tolnay, Alberto Tavazzi
CREW: Roberto Rossellini (director, writer, producer), Sergio Amidei and Federico Fellini (writers), Giuseppe Amato, Ferruccio De Martino, Rod E. Geiger, Angelo Mosco, Nicola Naracci, Chiara Politi and Aldo Venturini (producers), Renzo Rossellini (composer), Ubaldo Arata (cinematographer), Jolanda Benvenuti and Eraldo Da Roma (editors)
PLOT: In 1944 Rome, which is under heavy Nazi occupation, members of the resistance against German and Italian fascists are hunted by the Gestapo. One partisan leader, Giorgio Manfredi (Pagliero), evades capture by enlisting the help of Pina (Magnani), the pregnant fiancé of a fellow resistance fighter, and Catholic priest Don Pietro Pellegrini (Fabrizi)…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Rome, Open City is showing in cinemas from Friday 17 May 2024
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