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INFLIGHT MOVIES OUT NOW - JANUARY 2012
INFLIGHT MOVIES OUT NOW - JANUARY 2012
Entertainment Highlights
Entertainment Highlights
Watch our whistle stop guide to the sleekest, slinkiest, best-behaved bundles of entertainment on board presented by our very own TV film critic Jason Solomons. This month coming from the cultural HQ of British film, BFI Southbank we go undercover with the dark and clammy Oscar contender Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, we look at that crazy little thing called love in the Hollywood rom com Crazy, Stupid Love and we get all medieval with Game of Thrones.
Drive
Drive
Certificate 18
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan
Gosling plays a nameless stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for villains. And it's the latter that lands him in hot water when a heist goes wrong and a contract is placed on his head.
The Skin I Live In
The Skin I Live In
Certificate 15
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Stars: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Blanca Suarez
This haunting melodrama follows Dr. Robert Ledgard (Banderas), an eminent plastic surgeon, who is haunted by his past. Motivated by his tragic past, the brilliant surgeon manages to cultivate a skin that acts as a shield against every assault. In order to test this medical breakthrough he needs a human guinea pig, the beautiful Vera (Anaya).
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Certificate 15
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Stars: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy
This measured, exquisitely detailed and beautifully performed spy thriller demands its viewers stay alert and even - gasp - think. An adaptation of John Le Carré's 1974 novel, it stars Gary Oldman as George Smiley, a retired MI6 man who's recalled to root out a mole giving government secrets to Russia.
Warrior
Warrior
Certificate 12
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Stars: Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte
Tom Hardy plays hard-as-nails cagefighter Tom Conlon. Tom and estranged brother, Brendan (Edgerton) are both haunted by their traumatic childhood Both men have found a way to deal with their frustrations and immerse themselves in the world of ultimate fighting.
We Need To Talk About Kevin
We Need To Talk About Kevin
Certificate 15
Director: Lynne Ramsay
Stars: John C. Reilly, Tilda Swinton, Ezra Miller
With her teenage son in prison, Eva (Swinton) constantly plays over his childhood in an attempt to understand what drove her psychopathic son to commit his horrific crime in this shattering drama.
30 Minutes or Less
30 Minutes or Less
Certificate 15
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari
Plenty of near-the-knuckle comedy in this tale of a luckless pizza delivery man (Eissenberg) who's taken hostage. Strapping a bomb to his chest, his captors tell him that unless he robs a bank for them the device will explode.
Another Earth
Another Earth
Certificate 12
Director: Mike Cahill
Stars: Brit Marling, William Mapother, Jordan Baker
Idiosyncratic drama starring Marling as Rhoda who on the night a 'second earth' is discovered causes a crash and kills a man's wife and child. Wanting to make amends, she poses as a cleaner and tidies his house - and a relationship begins to form...
Arthur
Arthur
Certificate 12
Director: Jason Winer
Stars: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner
Remake of the 1980 Dudley Moore classic starring Brand as the aristocratic drunk looking for love and Mirren as his long-suffering assistant. It's got several great comic set pieces and an exuberant central performance.
Bad Teacher
Bad Teacher
Certificate 15
Director: Jake Kasdan
Stars: Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Jason Segel
Meet bad teacher Elizabeth Halsey (Diaz), a hard-living gold-digger filling in time before her marriage to a rich sugar daddy by teaching. So when her fiancé dumps her she needs a replacement meal ticket quick.
Beginners
Beginners
Certificate 15
Director: Mike Mills
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Melanie Laurent
This quirky comedy-drama stars McGregor as Oliver, who unexpectedly falls in love with Anna (Laurent) only months after the death of his father (Plummer). The movie is full of humour and pathos as Oliver tries to move on with his life.
Bridesmaids
Bridesmaids
Certificate 15
Director: Paul Feig
Stars: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne
Wiig stars as single girl Annie, over the moon to be maid of honour for best friend Lillian (Rudolph). However, she has a rival in Helen (Byrne), who's trying to muscle in on the wedding plans, and Annie's not going to stand for that...
Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America: The First Avenger
Certificate 12
Director: Joe Johnston
Stars: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson
Evans is the titular crime fighter who begins the story as plain old Steve Rogers, transformed into a super soldier in order to defeat Hitler's head of weaponry, the ruthless Red Skull (Weaving). Expect stylish, chest-beating action, and you won't be disappointed.
Cars 2
Cars 2
Certificate U
Director: Brad Lewis
Stars: Owen Wilson, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer
Lots of family fun as Mater and Lightning McQueen embark on a globe-spanning trip to compete in a Grand Prix, as well as becoming mixed up in international espionage.
The Change-Up
The Change-Up
Certificate 15
Director: David Dobkin
Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Olivia Wilde
Crude body-swap comedy starring Reynolds and Bateman as best friends Dave and Mitch. Though Dave is an overworked married man and Mitch a semi-employed playboy, both envy the other one. All that changes when they wake up one morning in each others' bodies, and neither like it very much.
Contagion
Contagion
Certificate 12
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law
From the Oscar winning director Steven Soderbergh comes this slick, fast paced disaster movie. Featuring an all star cast, this movie throws you straight into the action as a new lethal virus, which kills within days, infects the world. As people start to drop like flies, the medical authorities rush to find a cure and panic spreads quicker than the virus.
Cowboys & Aliens
Cowboys & Aliens
Certificate 12
Director: Jon Favreau
Stars: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde
An outlaw (Craig), a wealthy cattle driver (Ford) and a strange but beautiful traveller, (Wilde) must join forces to fight extraterrestrials and save a group of abducted townspeople in this comic book adaptation.
Crazy Stupid Love
Crazy Stupid Love
Certificate 12
Director: John Requa
Stars: Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling
Cal (Carell) and his wife Emily (Moore) live the all American dream that is until Emily revels that she wants a divorce! Fortysomething, straight laced Cal then finds himself thrown into the single scene and accepts the help of local lothario Jacob (Gosling) in the art of seduction.
The Debt
The Debt
Certificate 15
Director: John Madden
Stars: Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain
This acclaimed thriller tells the story of a trio of Mossad agents trying to capture a Nazi war criminal. In 1966 they get their man and became heroes as a result, but shifting forward to 1997 all is not what it seems.
Dolphin Tale
Dolphin Tale
Certificate U
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr.
Based on a true story, this heartwarming tale involves a boy, Sawyer (Gamble) who meets an injured dolphin, Winter, and resolves to heal his new friend. Winter needs a new flipper, so enter prosthetics expert Freeman to attempt the impossible.
Fast & Furious 5
Fast & Furious 5
Certificate 12
Director: Justin Lin
Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson
Stealing cars from a moving train is just one of the audacious stunts to savour in this noisy sequel which brings back characters from all of the previous Fast & Furious films for a $100 million heist. Big, noisy, fast and action packed - it's lots of fun and the destructive finale is a sight to behold.
Friends With Benefits
Friends With Benefits
Certificate 15
Director: Will Gluck
Stars: Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson
Kunis and Timberlake star in this critically acclaimed rom-com about friends who agree to sleep together without romantic attachments. All is going well until she meets someone else and calls time on the pact.
Green Lantern
Green Lantern
Certificate 12
Director: Martin Campbell
Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard
Reynolds is the eponymous man in tights, a maverick fighter pilot who when he comes into possession of a ring becomes The Green Lantern.
The Hangover Part II
The Hangover Part II
Certificate 15
Director: Todd Phillips
Stars: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms
One of the funniest films of the year, The Hangover 2 finds our hapless heroes waking up after a bachelor party in Bangkok with plenty of unsavoury questions to ponder.
Hanna
Hanna
Certificate 12
Director: Joe Wright
Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana
This adrenaline pumping action thriller with brains stars Ronan as Hanna, a teenager raised by her father (Bana) to be an expert assassin. Sent on a mission across Europe she finds herself the target of ruthless intelligence operative (Blanchett) - while also making startling discoveries about her past.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Certificate 12
Director: David Yates
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
Harry's final battle with Voldemort's Horcruxes has had critics falling over themselves to proclaim it as not only as the best of the series but also one of the best films of the year.
The Help
The Help
Certificate 12
Director: Tate Taylor
Stars: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer
A touching adaptation of a best-selling novel set in the 1960s about a would-be writer who opens a can of worms when she begins interviewing for a book about African-American maids.
Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses
Certificate 15
Director: Seth Gordon
Stars: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis
A star-studded cast is just one of the attractions of this black comedy about three disgruntled employees who decide to murder their bosses. This wickedly crude comedy is brilliantly played and very funny indeed.
Horrid Henry: The Movie 2D
Horrid Henry: The Movie 2D
Certificate U
Director: Nick Moore
Stars: Anjelica Huston, Parminder Nagra, Richard E. Grant
Horrid Henry is very horrid and once again Henry hasn't done his homework, but this time it sparks off a chain of events that finds him teaming up with his brother Perfect Peter and his arch-enemy Moody Margaret in order to save the school he hates.
The Inbetweeners Movie
The Inbetweeners Movie
Certificate 15
Director: Ben Palmer
Stars: Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison
Based on the extremely popular TV series. The movie focuses on four school friends, who go on a lads' holiday in search of sun, sand, sea, and sex - with the emphasis firmly on the latter. If you've seen the TV show then you'll know what to expect!
Jack Goes Boating
Jack Goes Boating
Certificate 15
Director: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, John Ortiz
Philip Seymour Hoffman makes his directorial debut and also stars in this quirky and charming romantic comedy about a limo driver who falls in love on a blind date and then takes steps to learn to swim an become a better cook.
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