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MOVIES OUT NOW - MAY 2013
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Argo
Argo
What does the classification 15 mean?
Director: Ben Affleck
Stars: Alan Arkin, John Goodman
Affleck's third film as director is a nail-biting true story about the rescue of six US diplomats from Iran. To get the Americans out, CIA man Mendez (Affleck) comes up with a plan: create a fake film company - and it is, to say the least, unorthodox…
Django Unchained
Django Unchained
What does the classification 18 mean?
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Stars: Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz
Jamie Foxx plays the eponymous slave who comes into the orbit of Christoph Waltz's bounty hunter, and when the two of them join forces to round up bad guys and then go after Leonardo DiCaprio's evil plantation owner, the stage is set for a frankly staggering showdown
For A Good Time, Call...
For A Good Time, Call...
What does the classification 18 mean?
Director: Jamie Travis
Stars: Seth Rogen, Justin Long, Ari Graynor
Two old school friends - no, school enemies - reconnect and end up living together in New York. At first it seems that the reserved Lauren (Miller) and the party loving Katie (Graynor) have nothing in common. Until, that is, Lauren discovers her roommate running a phone sex business on the side.
Silver Linings Playbook
Silver Linings Playbook
What does the classification 15 mean?
Director: David O. Russell
Stars: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro
Festooned with award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress, Silver Linings Playbook stars Cooper as Pat, a man whose life isn't going quite to plan. After a stint in an institution he finds himself living with his Mum and Dad, the latter brilliantly played by De Niro. Pat just wants to get back with his wife.
Untouchable
Untouchable
What does the classification 15 mean?
Director: Eric Toledano
Stars: Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy
This warmhearted, uplifting comedy concerns Philippe, a quadriplegic who owns a luxurious Paris mansion, and Driss, the black immigrant who becomes his live-in carer. Both, it turns out, have much to teach each other.
What's On Vera
What's On Vera
Check out What’s on Vera, the show that guides you through some of the hidden gems amongst Virgin Atlantic’s fabulous world of entertainment. Our resident film buff, Jason Solomons, unearths some of the most compelling films, documentaries and TV choices to look out for whilst zooming through the skies.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
What does the classification 12 mean?
Director: Joe Wright
Stars: Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
From Atonement and director Joe Wright comes a typically sumptuous adaptation of Tolstoy's classic tragedy, starring Knightley in the title role, a socialite and married aristocrat who begins an affair with cavalry officer Count Vronsky (Taylor-Johnson).
The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Legacy
What does the classification 12 mean?
Director: Tony Gilroy
Stars: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton
In this latest addition to the franchise, Renner stars, not as Bourne, but another agent, one whose fate is inextricably tied up to the events of the original trilogy. Renner is a worthy fill-in for Matt Damon, while the action scenes are just as you'd expect: jaw-dropping.
Broken City
Broken City
What does the classification 15 mean?
Director: Allen Hughes
Stars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe
Hard-boiled film-noir here, starring Crowe as the mayor of New York and Wahlberg as Billy Taggart, a fallen cop-turned-private eye hired to follow his wife, Zeta-Jones. Pretty soon we learn this straightforward job isn't as straightforward as it seems…
The Campaign
The Campaign
What does the classification 15 mean?
Director: Jay Roach
Stars: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, John Lithgow
An uproarious mix of political satire and broad-strokes comedy here, starring Ferrell and Galifianakis as a pair of squabbling congressional candidates.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas
What does the classification 15 mean?
Director: Lana Wachowski
Stars: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Grant
Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving and Hugh Grant each play multiple characters in six inter-related stories set in different timelines, and one thing is for sure: whether you're dazzled or baffled, you won't have seen anything like it before.
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
What does the classification U mean?
Director: David Bowers
Stars: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick
The third instalment in the series sees 'wimpy kid' Greg Heffley deciding to impress his school friends by pretending he has a summer job at a swanky country club. Of course, there is no such job, and the bigger his fibs get, the more things get out of hand.
Flight
Flight
What does the classification 15 mean?
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Nadine Velazquez
Washington plays an airline pilot hailed as a hero when he saves the lives of most of his passengers. But things are not quite as they seem - in fact he is an addict and was drunk at the time. Washington's brave performance - rightly Oscar-nominated -will remain with you long after the film is over.
Fun Size
Fun Size
What does the classification 12 mean?
Director: Josh Schwartz
Stars: Victoria Justice, Johnny Knoxville, Chelsea Handler
Teen comedy here, as Wren (Justice) is invited to a party by the school hunk. She's overjoyed her younger brother Albert goes missing in a haunted house, and must find him before mom discovers he's missing.
Gambit
Gambit
What does the classification 12 mean?
Director: Michael Hoffman
Stars: Cameron Diaz, Colin Firth, Alan Rickman
This remake of the riotous 1960s heist caper boasts plenty of star wattage thanks to Firth, Rickman and Diaz, with the latter on sparkly form as a feisty blonde who finds herself mixed up in a plot to fake a lost Monet.
Gangster Squad
Gangster Squad
What does the classification 15 mean?
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Stars: Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone
A violent, colourful mob movie, with Penn in a stunning, can't-take-your-eyes-off-him performance as mobster Mickey Cohen. The film follows a team of honest cops determined to take Cohen down. No, it's nothing new, but rarely has it been done with quite so much style.
The Guilt Trip
The Guilt Trip
What does the classification 12 mean?
Director: Anne Fletcher
Stars: Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen
Rogen and Streisand star in this road-trip movie about an inventor who takes his mother along on a business trip. Not the usual Seth Rogen fare, this is much more gentle comedy that makes the most of a genuine chemistry between its two leads.
Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters
Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters
What does the classification 15 mean?
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Stars: Gemma Arterton, Jeremy Renner, Famke Janssen
Hansel and Gretel as you've never seen them before in this fairy-tale mash-up that finds the siblings (Renner and Arterton) tooling up and killing witches. They share the traditional backstory. Except in this version they grew up to continue a career of witch-hunting, only to come up against their biggest challenge yet in the Great Witch.
Here Comes The Boom
Here Comes The Boom
What does the classification 12 mean?
Director: Frank Coraci
Stars: Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler
A bruising comedy with heart, Here Comes the Boom stars James as disillusioned teacher Scott, who takes up mixed martial arts. Everyone thinks he's crazy, but he wins them round as he becomes a wrestling sensation.
Hitchcock
Hitchcock
What does the classification 12 mean?
Director: Sacha Gervasi
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson
Hopkins gives a superb performance as Alfred Hitchcock in this wonderfully detailed account of the making of his masterpiece, Psycho and his relationship with his beloved wife and artistic collaborator, Alma. A stellar supporting cast includes Johansson as Janet Leigh who was, famously, the object of Hitchcock's attentions.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
What does the classification 12 mean?
Director: Peter Jackson
Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage
As McKellen's Gandalf persuades Freeman's Bilbo Baggins to embark on a treacherous trip to slay a dragon, the stage is set for a sumptuous, detailed feast for the eyes - a treat for fans of the earlier films or a superb intro for newcomers.
Hotel Transylvania
Hotel Transylvania
What does the classification U mean?
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi
Animated kids' comedy with Sandler as the voice of Count Dracula, owner of the hotel, where the world's monsters can stay safe from humans. An over-protective dad, he also uses the hotel to host elaborate schemes designed to scare his daughter away from humans. However, things go awry when an ordinary human stumbles into the hotel and takes a shine to Mavis.
Hyde Park On Hudson
Hyde Park On Hudson
What does the classification 12 mean?
Director: Roger Michell
Stars: Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Samuel West
Murray and Linney star as Franklin D Roosevelt and his mistress in this comedy-drama set in June 1939. The president is to host the first-ever visit of a reigning English monarch to America and things must run smoothly.
Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher
What does the classification 12 mean?
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Stars: Rosamund Pike, Tom Cruise, Richard Jenkins
Action-packed thriller in the Bourne vein as military cop Jack Reacher (Cruise) is called to a shooting. As his investigations begin the stakes start to increase exponentially - and so does the body count.
The Last Stand
The Last Stand
What does the classification 15 mean?
Director: Jee-woon Kim
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Eduardo Noriega, Genesis Rodriguez
Schwarzenegger is back in action as a sheriff whose tiny border town is the escape route for a jail-breaking drug baron - or not, if Arnie can help it. Daring prison escapes, staggering high-octane car chases and superbly staged gun battles - if you like action you'll love this.
Les Miserables
Les Miserables
What does the classification 12 mean?
Director: Tom Hooper
Stars: Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe
This all-star, Oscar-nominated adaptation of the musical stars Jackman as Jean Valjean, struggling to survive during the French Revolution. Live singing throughout adds to the drama and in Anne Hathaway's case produces what is surely the definitive reading of the beloved I Dreamed a Dream.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
What does the classification PG mean?
Director: Ang Lee
Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain
Yann Martell's bestselling novel about a boy and a tiger cast away on a raft has been turned into a stunning, redemptive masterpiece by Oscar-winning director Ang Lee. It's a beautiful spectacle that as well as being a superbly wrought adventure story also touches upon deeper notions of truth and faith.
Lincoln
Lincoln
What does the classification 12 mean?
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Lincoln may be long, its subject matter undeniably heavyweight, but don't let that put you off. This is Spielberg's best film in decades and Day-Lewis has a performance that is not only a strong contender for the upcoming Oscars, but will be talked about for years to come.
Mama
Mama
What does the classification 15 mean?
Director: Andres Muschietti
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Megan Charpentier
A ghost movie in the vein of The Orphanage (i.e terrifying), Mama concerns two feral girls taken in by their uncle and his girlfriend (Chastain). Thing is, their protecting spirit 'Mama' isn't happy at having her girls taken away. And Mama wants them back…
Oz: The Great And Powerful
Oz: The Great And Powerful
What does the classification PG mean?
Director: Sam Raimi
Stars: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams
Spider-Man director Raimi pulls out all the stops for this glorious prequel to the Wizard of Oz. It stars Franco as magician Oscar Diggs, transported from Kansas to Oz and pressed into service to tackle a wicked witch. Warning: contains Munchkins.