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A Single Man
(12a)
Starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult Directed by Tom Ford (USA)
In a role that has allowed him to escape the tyranny of rom-com purgatory, Colin Firth delivers a real tour de force performance in fashion designer Tom Ford’s directorial debut. Ford’s dramatic outing is adapted from a book by Christopher Isherwood, which tells the tragic tale of a professor's loss of his longtime partner.
5 Februaty
Astro Boy
(PG)
With the voices of Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Charlize Theron, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Nighy, Freddie Highmore, Donald Sutherland, Eugene Levy, Matt Lucas
Directed by David Bowers (USA)
A young robot with incredible powers, super strength, and the purest spirit on the planet discovers the joys of being human while embarking on a worldwide journey to discover his true potential… This animated, family-friendly update of Osamu Tezuka's classic anime story sees Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore) facing off against his greatest adversary before realising that only through victory will he finally discover what it takes to be a hero.
5 Februaty
Capitalism: A Love Story
(12a)
Starring Thora Birch, William Black, Jimmy Carter, Congressman Elijah Cummings Directed by Michael Moore (USA)
Documentary-maker Michael Moore returns to his roots by pulling back the curtain on capitalism to reveal the insidious role it has played in the destruction of the American dream. Moore takes a trip to the nation's capital, engaging Americans in conversations about the prospect of repairing the country’s failing, debt-ridden economy.
26 February
Crazy Heart
(15)
Starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall Directed by Scott Cooper (USA)
A worn-down country singer and a burgeoning journalist form an unusual bond in this drama adapted from the novel by Thomas Cobb. His spirit broken by multiple failed marriages, too much time on the road, and too many nights with the bottle, Bad Blake (an Oscar-touted Jeff Bridges) is heading down the path of no return until probing young writer Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal) digs deep enough to unearth the broken man behind the legend…
19 February
Everybody’s Fine
(12a)
Starring Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell Directed by Kirk Jones (USA/Italy)
Following his recent stint in lighthearted family fare, Robert De Niro returns with this bubbly drama from Nanny McPhee director Kirk Jones. A remake of the Giuseppe Tornatore film Stanno Tutti Bene, Everybody’s Fine is a heart-tugging experience with a Christmas vibe, and boasts a star-lit supporting cast led by Barrymore, Rockwell and Beckinsale.
19 February
Extraordinary Measures
(PG)
Starring Harrison Ford, Bredan Fraser, Keri Russell Directed by Tom Vaughan (USA)
Inspired by an incredible true story, this compelling docu-drama portrays one father's desperate quest to save his children from succumbing to a rare life-threatening genetic disorder. Working-class father John (Brendan Fraser) is on the fast track to corporate success when his two young children are diagnosed with Pompe disease - a condition that prevents the body from breaking down sugar…
26 February
From Paris With Love
(tbc)
Starring John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Melissa Mars Directed by Pierre Morel (France)
John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers star in this electric spy thriller. District B13's helmer Pierre Morel directs from a sharp, no-holds-barred script by Leon and The Fifth Element director Luc Besson, with the rip-roaring action revolving around the entwining paths of an American spy and an embassy worker during a tumultuous time in Paris…
26 February
Invictus
(12a)
Starring Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman Directed by Marc Lawrence (USA)
Morgan Freeman portrays anti-apartheid activist and former South African president Nelson Mandela in this Clint Eastwood-helmed political drama adapted from John Carlin's book, The Human Factor. Set just after the fall of apartheid and during Mandela's first term in office, Invictus explores how the political prisoner-turned-president used the 1995 Rugby World Cup as a means of bringing blacks and whites together after decades of violence…
5 Februaty
Leap Year
(PG)
Starring Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott, John Lithgow Directed by Anand Tucker (USA/ Ireland)
A woman (Amy Adams) heads to Ireland in order to force her boyfriend (Adam Scott) to accept her wedding proposal, which she makes in a leap year on the twenty-ninth of February, the only time when he couldn't refuse, due to the country's tradition. Co-starring Matthew Goode as a handsome innkeeper who throws a wrench into the woman's plans, this is a bubbly romantic comedy from Shopgirl's Anand Tucker.
26 February
Micmacs
(12a)
Starring Danny Boon, Andre Dussollier, Nicholas Marie, Jean-Pierre Marielle Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (France)
An underground lair serves as the point of inspiration for this deeply whimsical fantasy comedy from French cause célèbre Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie, Alien Resurrection). As arms dealers go head-to-head with one another in a series of violent skirmishes in post-9/11 Europe - suggesting that an apocalyptic cataclysm may be lingering on the horizon - the unfortunate Bazil (Dany Boon) is still reeling from the death of his father from a roadside bomb, an event that left him orphaned as a boy…
26 February
My Name Is Khan
(tbc)
Starring Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Christopher B. Duncan, Steffany Huckaby Directed by Karan Johar (India)
Follow benevolent adventurer Rizwan Khan (Shah Rukh Khan) as he sets out on a journey across America on a mission to win back his one true love. As his journey commences, Khan inspires optimism and joy in the hearts of the people he encounters via the spreading of messages of goodwill wherever he roams.
12 February
Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief
(tbc)
Starring Rosario Dawson, Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman, Sean Bean, Kevin McKidd, Catherine Keener, Logan Lerman, Steve Coogan. Directed by Chris Columbus (Canada/USA)
The son of Poseidon travels the Earth with the hopes of quelling a battle of the Gods in this fantastical adaptation of the first book in Rick Riordan's best-selling series. Veteran director Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone) directs from his own script with co-writer Craig Titley, while 3:10 To Yuma's Logan Lerman headlines a stellar cast.
12 February
Ponyo
(U)
With the voices of Cate Blanchet, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Liam Neeson Directed by Hayao Miyazaki (Japan)
Acclaimed anime master Hayao Miyazaki returns for his ninth animated feature, a family-aimed adventure based around a five-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human. Using a unique watercolor and pastel-like animation style, this intimate yet magical film offers an alternative mode of movie animation to the Disney/Pixar wagon, and has already won several awards, including the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.
12 February
Shutter Island
(tbc)
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson, Mark Ruffalo. Directed by Martin Scorsese (USA)
Director Martin Scorsese returns to the horror genre for the first time since Cape Fear with this tense, claustrophobic thriller. Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Dennis Lehane, Shutter Island sees DiCaprio and Ruffalo as a pair of US Marshals who travel to a secluded island off the coast of Massachusetts to search for an escaped mental patient, uncovering a web of deception along the way as they battle the forces of nature…
19 February
The Crazies
(tbc)
Starring Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Anderson, Danielle Panabaker Directed by Breck Eisner (USA/United Arab Emirates)
Sahara director Breck Eisner teams with screenwriters Ray Wright (Pulse) and Scott Kosar (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) to provide George A. Romero's underrated 1973 shocker with a shiny new makeover. This grisly tale sees inhabitants of a small Iowa town become plagued by insanity and death when a mysterious toxin contaminates their water supply…
26 February
The Island
(tbc)
Starring Pyotr Mamonov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Dmitry Dyuzhev, Jury Kuznetsov Directed by Pavel Lounguine (Russi)
Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives a very unusual man. His fellow-monks are confused by his bizarre conduct. Those who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future. However, he considers himself unworthy because of a sin he committed in his youth. The Island is a parable, combining the realities of Russian everyday life with monastic ritual and routine.
5 Februaty
The Last Station
(15)
Starring Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti, James MacAvoy, Anne-Marie Duff, Kerry Condon Directed by Michael Hoffman (Germany/Russia/UK)
The final year of Russian socialist writer Leo Tolstoy's life is brought to the big screen, with Christopher Plummer in the lead role and Helen Mirren portraying his wife, Sofya. One Fine Day-helmer Michael Hoffman directs from the novel by Jay Parini, while a supporting cast offers genuine class.
19 February
The Wolfman
(tbc)
Starring Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving
Directed by Joe Johnston (UK/USA)
Universal Studios resurrects the classic lycanthrope with this tale of an American (Benicio Del Toro) who experiences an unsettling transformation after returning to his ancestral home in Victorian-era Great Britain and being attacked by a rampaging werewolf. Directed by movie-adventure maestro Joe Johnston (Jumanji, Jurassic Park III), The Wolfman features a stellar supporting cast.
12 February
Valentine’s Day
(tbc)
Starring Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Julia Roberts, Shirley Maclaine Directed by Garry Marshall (USA)
Perhaps conceived as the US’s very own Love Actually, Valentine’s Day is the perfect date movie for February the fourteenth! Veteran director Garry Marshall helms this ensemble comedy featuring multiple overlapping storylines and set on a Valentine's Day in L.A
12 February
Youth In Revolt
(15)
Starring Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Ray Liotta, Justin Long, Steve Buscemi Directed by Miquel Arteta (USA)
Superbad's Michael Cera discovers a vacation romance in this teen comedy from Charlie Bartlett's screenwriter, Gustin Nash, and director Miguel Arteta (from Chuck & Buck fame). The film is an adaptation of CD Payne's first book in a series of best-selling satirical novels starring Nick Twisp, a sexually charged fourteen-year-old whose intelligence and hormones get him into all sorts of adventures…
5 Februaty
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