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  Ponyo
26th February to 4th March 2010
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Stars: The voices of Cate Blanchett, Noah Lyndsey Cyrus, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Liam Neeson
Duration: 101 mins

Synopsis:

A magical animated fantasy adventure based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale of 'The Little Mermaid'.

Ponyo is a mischievous  little goldfish who drifts away from the undersea home she shares with her wizard father and little sisters. Far from her home, she meets Sosuke, a five-year-old boy who lives by the sea with his mother Lisa. Sosuke gently cares for Ponyo and quickly wins her heart. Ponyo's father, desperate for his daughter to return to their home, uses his magic to bring her back, much to Ponyo's dismay. But with love and determination on her side, Ponyo sets out to follow her dream... From Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) and featuring an incredible voice cast, including Cate Blanchett, Liam Neeson, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Frankie Jonas and Noah Cyrus, Ponyo is a magical adventure that's sure to delight the whole family.

  Edge of Darkness
26th February to 4th March 2010
Director: Martin Campbell
Stars: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic
Duration: 126 mins

Synopsis:

Single father Thomas Craven is a veteran detective. When his only child, 24-year-old Emma, is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the intended target. But Craven suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to discover how his daughter's secret life led to her murder. His investigation leads him into a dangerous world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder. Along the way he encounters CIA operative Darius Jedburgh who has been sent in to clean up the evidence. Craven's solitary search for answers about his daughter's death transforms into an odyssey of emotional discovery and redemption. A great return to the screen for Mel Gibson.
  The Princess & the Frog
5th March to 18th March 2010
Director: John Musker, Ron Clements
Stars: The Voices of Oprah Winfrey, Anika Noni Rose, Jennifer Lewis & John Goodman
Duration: 97 mins

Synopsis:

A fairy tale set in Jazz Age-era New Orleans and centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana and her fateful kiss with a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again. A beautiful Disney animation.

  Invictus
5th March to 11th March 2010
Director: Clint Eastwood
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon
Duration: 134 mins

Synopsis:

An inspiring true-life story from Clint Eastwood about how Nelson Mandela used his new position as President of the Republic of South Africa to bring together the impoverished black inhabitants with their white former oppressors. The 1995 rugby World Cup becomes the focus of the effort to change a generation.

  The Lovely Bones
12th March to 18th March 2010
Director: Peter Jackson
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Saoirse Ronan, Rachel Weisz, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon
Duration: 135 mins

Synopsis:

A young girl watches over her family -and her killer- from above, in the film of Alice Seabold’s novel. She is killed at the age of 14, on the brink of growing up and is caught between Heaven and Earth, trying to help her family piece together what happened to her. A lovely and ultimately uplifting story.
  Percy Jackson & The Lightening Thief
19th March to 21st March  2010
Director: Chris Columbus
Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Logan Lerman, Sean Bean, Rosario Dawson, Uma Thurman
Duration: 119 mins

Synopsis:

Percy Jackson’s only obvious talent is to be able to stay underwater for a very long time. At school he learns about the legends of the Olympian Gods of Ancient Greece, only to find that there is a mythical floor to the Empire State Building where the Gods actually live! When Zeus’ lightening bolt is stolen, Percy & his new friends must stop the threatened war between the Gods.

  From Paris With Love
19th March to 20th March 2010
Director: Pierre Morel
Stars: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Kasia Smutniak, Richard Durden
Duration: 92 mins

Synopsis:

James Reese is a low-ranking intelligence operative working for the US ambassador in France. When a high-ranking FBI agent is sent to Paris to foil a large-scale terrorist plot, the two agents have to work together, despite being polar opposites. An action packed thriller set in the world’s most romantic city.

  The Last Station
24th March to 25th March 2010
Director: Michael Hoffman
Stars: Paul Giametti, Hele Firth, Anne-Marie Duff, Christopher Plummer, James McAvoy, Kerry Condon
Duration: 113 mins

Synopsis:

The turbulent story of the feud to control the rights to Tolstoy’s novels on his death. His devoted wife wants to secure the future of her children, his trusted disciple Vladimir wants the legacy to be the property of the people. The infighting drives Tolstoy to travel across Russia with his daughter in search of peace, but with fading health and the battle following him wherever he goes, the result hangs in the balance.

 

The Management of The Cinema reserves the right to change the programme at short notice. 

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