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Ponyo |
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| 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. |
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Edge of Darkness |
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| 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.
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The Princess & the Frog |
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| 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. |
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Invictus |
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| 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. |
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The Lovely Bones |
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| 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.
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Percy Jackson & The Lightening Thief |
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| 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. |
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From Paris With Love |
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| 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. |
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The Last Station |
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| 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. |
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