Movie Releases - 16 May 2014

Godzilla (2014)

Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe

Director: Gareth Edwards

Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi

Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures, Disruption Entertainment

Time: 123 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

The world's most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

Million Dollar Arm (2014)

Stars: Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Alan Arkin, Suraj Sharma

Director: Craig Gillespie

Genre: Biography/Drama/Sport

Walt Disney Pictures, Mayhem Pictures, Roth Films

Time: 124 min

Rating: PG

Plot

A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.

The Immigrant (2013) - [Limited]

Stars: Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner, Dagmara Dominczyk

Director: James Gray

Genre: Drama/Mystery/Romance/Thriller

Worldview Entertainment, Keep Your Head, Kingsgate Films

Time: 120 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

1921. In search of a new start and the American dream, Ewa Cybulska and her sister Magda sail to New York from their native Poland. When they reach Ellis Island, doctors discover that Magda is ill, and the two women are separated. Ewa is released onto the mean streets of Manhattan while her sister is quarantined. Alone, with nowhere to turn and desperate to reunite with Magda, she quickly falls prey to Bruno, a charming but wicked man who takes her in and forces her into prostitution. And then one day, Ewa encounters Bruno's cousin, the debonair magician Orlando. He sweeps Ewa off her feet and quickly becomes her only chance to escape the nightmare in which she finds herself.

Chinese Puzzle (2013) - [Limited]

Stars: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cécile De France, Kelly Reilly

Director: Cédric Klapisch

Genre: Comedy/Drama/Romance

Opposite Field Pictures, Belgacom, Ce Qui Me Meut Motion Pictures

Time: 117 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Xavier is now forty years old. So are Wendy, Isabelle and Martine. At forty you are supposed to be more mature and live a a steadier life than at twenty. But not Xavier. Well, to be fair, he has made some progress in the field of thoughtfulness (he has even become a writer) but as concerns his everyday life, it is far from well-ordered. To be totally honest it is not entirely Xavier's fault if his wife Wendy has suddenly left him for a new companion in New York and taken their two children with her. Realizing he can't stand living without them, Xavier decides to settle down in Big Apple in order to remain close to them. He finds a home in Chinatown and it does not take long before trouble comes his way.

Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) - [Limited]

Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose, John Boyega

Director: Biyi Bandele

Genre: Drama/ Romance

Slate Films, Shareman Media, British Film Institute (BFI)

Time: 111 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Sisters Olanna and Kainene return home to 1960s Nigeria, where they soon diverge on different paths. As civil war breaks out, political events loom larger than their differences as they join the fight to establish an independent republic.

Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case (2013) - [Limited]

Stars: Weiwei Ai, Andreas Johnsen, Lao Ai, Jerome A. Cohen

Director: Andreas Johnsen

Genre: Documentary/Drama

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Danish Documentary Production, Rosforth

Time: 86 min

Rating: Not Rated

Plot

After 81 days of solitary detention world famous Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is put under house arrest. He suffers from sleeping disorder and memory loss, 18 cameras are monitoring his studio and home, police agents follow his every move, and heavy restrictions from the Kafkaesque Chinese authorities weigh him down. Journalists, the art world and his family all want a piece of him and on top of that he is met with a gigantic lawsuit from the Chinese government, soon to be named 'The Fake Case'. Ai Weiwei is shaken, but during the year on probation he steadily finds new ways to provoke and challenge the mighty powers of the Chinese authorities in his fight for human rights. Ai Weiwei strongly believes that China is ready for change. And he will do everything to make it happen.