Movie of the Week
Cinemas
- Lisa Frankenstein
- Red Island
- Four Daughters
- Theatre of Violence
- Driving Mum
- Combat Wombat: Double Trouble
Streaming/On-Demand
A truly epic week at the movies awaits you, with the big releases including an epic new chapter in a classic space opera, a hilarious teen riff on a classic piece of gothic literature, Adam Sandler in space with a giant alien spider, and much more…
Movie of the Week
Cinemas
Streaming/On-Demand
CAST: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Souheila Yacoub, Tim Blake Nelson
CREW: Denis Villeneuve (director, writer, producer), Jon Spaihts (writer), Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick and Mary Parent (producers), Hans Zimmer (composer), Greig Fraser (cinematographer), Joe Walker (editor)
PLOT: After being exiled on the desert planet Arrakis following a coup led by Baron Harkonnen (Skarsgård), which has resulted in the destruction of his family, Paul Atreides (Chalamet) forms an alliance with the planet’s native Fremen, including the beautiful and strong-willed Chani (Zendaya), to take revenge on his conspirators. However, as the two sides prepare to face battle, Paul must confront a terrible choice to prevent a devastating future that only he can see…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Dune Part Two is showing in cinemas from Friday 1 March 2024
CAST: Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest, Carla Gugino, Jenna Davis, Trina LaFargue, Paola Andino, Joshua Montes, Joey Bree Harris, Jennifer Pierce Mathus
CREW: Zelda Williams (director), Diablo Cody (writer, producer), Mason Novick (producer), Isabella Summers (composer), Paula Huidobro (cinematographer), Brad Turner (editor)
PLOT: In 1989, teenager Lisa Swallows (Newton) has developed a crush on a 19th century corpse (Sprouse). She soon brings the handsome body back to life, and the two are soon thrust onto a journey to find love, acceptance, and a few missing body parts…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Lisa Frankenstein is showing in cinemas from Friday 1 March 2024
CAST: Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Quim Gutiérrez, Charlie Vauselle, Amely Rakotoarimalala, Hugues Delamarlière, Sophie Guillemin, David Serero, Luna Carpiaux, Mitia Ralaivita, Cathy Pham, Mathis Piberne, Sacha Cosar-Accaoui, Calissa Oskal-Ool
CREW: Robin Campillo (director, writer, editor), Gilles Marchand (writer), Marie-Ange Luciani (producer), Arnaud Rebotini (composer), Jeanne Lapoirie (cinematographer), Stephanie Leger and Anita Roth (editors)
PLOT: In the early 1970s, eight-year-old Thomas (Vauselle) lives with his parents Robert (Quim Gutiérrez) and Colette (Tereszkiewicz) on a French military base within the colony of Madagascar, where he frequently imagines adventures with the comic superhero Fantômette (Oskal-Ool) amidst the complicated political climate of the area…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Red Island is showing in cinemas (and will be available to rent exclusively on Curzon Home Cinema) from Friday 1 March 2024
CAST: Hend Sabri, Olfa Hamrouni, Eya Chikahoui, Tayssir Chikhaoui, Nour Karoui, Ichraq Matar, Majd Mastoura
CREW: Kaouther Ben Hania (director, writer), Nadim Cheikhrouha, Martin Hampel and Thanassis Karathanos (producers), Amin Bouhafa (composer), Farouk Laâridh (cinematographer), Qutaiba Barhamji (editor)
PLOT: In Tunisia, Olfa Hamrouni is the mother of four beautiful young daughters, but after two of them suddenly disappear, filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania recruits professional actors to fill their presence, setting into motion an emotional filmic experiment…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Four Daughters is showing in cinemas from Friday 1 March 2024
CAST: Dominic Ongwen, Krispus Ayena
CREW: Lukasz Konopa and Emil Langballe (directors, writers), Heidi Kim Andersen and Helle Faber (producers), Markus Aust (composer), Kacper Czubak (cinematographer), Michael Aaglund and Rasmus Stensgaard Madsen (editors)
PLOT: When he was just nine years old, Dominic Ongwen was abducted from his home and conscripted into Joseph Kony’s army of child soldiers. Thirty years later, Ongwen becomes the first former child soldier to be charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Court, and with lawyer Krispus Ayena by his side, Ongwen prepares to make his case…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Theatre of Violence is showing in cinemas from Friday 1 March 2024
CAST: Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Hera Hilmar, Tómas Lemarquis, Harpa Arnardóttir, Kjartan Bjargmundsson, Þorsteinn Gunnar Bjarnason, Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson, Pétur Eggerz, Ásgrímur Egilsson, Alexander Dantes Erlendsson, Pálmi Gestsson, Einar Gunn, Halldór Gylfason, Kolbrun Halldórsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðsson, Steiney Skúladóttir, Björn Stefánsson
CREW: Hilmar Oddsson (director, writer), Hlín Jóhannesdóttir (producer), Tõnu Kõrvits (composer), Óttar Guðnason (cinematographer), Hendrik Mägar (editor)
PLOT: In 1980, the isolated world of Jón (Gunnarsson) is shaken when his domineering mother (Kjeld) suddenly dies. As per her specific instructions, Jón transports his mother’s corpse across the country to honour her final wishes…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Driving Mum is showing in cinemas from Friday 1 March 2024
CAST: Deborah Mailman, Ed Oxenbould, Frank Woodley, Judith Lucy, George Pullar, Kate Murphy, Thomas Larkin, Adam Lochowicz, Charlotte Stent, Ricard Cussó, Sharnee Tones, Michelle McGilvray
CREW: Ricard Cussó (director), Matthew James Kinmonth (writer), Nadine Bates and Kristen Souvlis (producers), Ack Kinmonth (composer), Michelle McGilvray (editor)
PLOT: In the animal-populated Sanctuary City, lazy wombat Maggie Diggins (Mailman) becomes its newest hero after inadvertently saving the life of a citizen. However, her heroic deeds soon draw the ire of fellow superhero Flightless Feather (Woodley), who plots his new rival’s demise…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Combat Wombat: Double Trouble is showing in cinemas from Friday 1 March 2024
CAST: Adam Sandler, Paul Dano, Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin, Isabella Rossellini
CREW: Johan Renck (director), Colby Day (writer), Lia Buman, Reid Carolin, Tim Headington, Peter Kiernan, Michael Parets, Max Silva and Channing Tatum (producers), Max Richter (composer), Jakob Ihre (cinematographer), John Axelrad, Scott Cummings and Simon Smith (editors)
PLOT: Jakub Procházka (Sandler), a Czech astrophysicist, is selected for a solitary research mission that will take him to the edge of the universe, forcing him to leave behind his wife Lenka (Mulligan), who has begun to doubt their relationship. Desperate to fix things with Lenka whilst on the other side of the universe, Jakub receives help from an unlikely source: a giant arachnid creature named Hanuš (Dano) that is lurking in the bowels of the spaceship…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Spaceman is streaming exclusively on Netflix from Friday 1 March 2024
CAST: Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Sirena Gulamgaus, Altair Vincent, Alex Mallari Jr., Moe Jeudy-Lamour, Aaron Abrams, Jean Yoon
CREW: Jeff Chan (director, writer, producer), Chris Paré (writer, producer), Jesse LaVercombe and Sherren Lee (writers), Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Steven Hoban and Matthew Kariatsumari (producers), Ryan Taubert (composer), Marie Davignon (cinematographer), Matt Lyon (editor)
PLOT: In the futuristic Lincoln City, 4% of the population has special abilities, including former convict Connor Reed (R. Amell) who now works as a janitor. When he decides to protect young teenager Pavani (Gulamgaus) from a band of corrupt cops after she witnesses a cover-up, Connor is forced to approach his former criminal associate Garrett Kelton (S. Amell) for help…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Code 8: Part II is streaming on Netflix from Wednesday 28 February 2024
CAST: Lily Sullivan, Erik Thomson, Kate Box, Terence Crawford, Damon Herriman, Ling Cooper Tang, Ansuya Nathan, Matt Crook, Rashidi Edward, Brigid Zengeni, Belle Kalendra-Harding
CREW: Matt Vesely (director), Lucy Campbell (writer), Bettina Hamilton (producer), Benjamin Speed (composer), Michael Tessari (cinematographer), Tania Nehme (editor)
PLOT: Whilst alone in her parents’ home, a disgraced journalist (Sullivan) begins an investigative podcast about unsolved mysteries in order to revive her career. When she begins investigating the mystery surrounding a strange artefact that might be of alien origin, she uncovers a web of lies at the centre of her own story…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Monolith is available to rent/buy on digital platforms from Monday 26 February 2024
CAST: Allen Leech, Nina Bergman, Yan Tual, Riley Banzer, James Barton-Steel, Gil Botelho, Kat Fullerton, Sydney Hendricks, William Kuklis
CREW: Sébastien Drouin (director, writer, editor), James Kermack (writer, producer), Andrew Desmond (writer), James Barton-Steel, Jessica Gaube, Julien Loeffler, Jana Phillips and Shayne Putzlocher (producer), Cyril Morin (composer), Ryan Petey (cinematographer)
PLOT: Whilst travelling through the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, David Petersen (Leech) heroically saves young diner waitress Ana (Bergman) from her abusive husband Vincent (Tual). However, when the two of them end up becoming stranded in their car during a strong blizzard, the two of them must do whatever they can to survive…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Cold Meat is available to rent/buy on digital platforms from Monday 26 February 2024
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