Friday, 28 November 2014

Movie Releases – Friday, 28 November 2014

Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)



Stars: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Chris Pine
Director: Sean Anders
Genre: Comedy
BenderSpink, New Line Cinema, RatPac Entertainment
Time: 108 min
Rating: Restricted

Plot
Fed up with answering to higher-ups, Nick, Dale and Kurt decide to become their own bosses by launching their own business. But a slick investor soon pulls the rug out from under them. Outplayed and desperate, and with no legal recourse, the three would-be entrepreneurs hatch a misguided plan to kidnap the investor's adult son and ransom him to regain control of their company.

Penguins of Madagascar (2014)


Stars: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Benedict Cumberbatch
Directors: Eric Darnell/Simon J. Smith
Genre: Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Family
DreamWorks Animation, Pacific Data Images (PDI)
Time: 92 min
Rating: PG

Plot
Super spy teams aren't born...they're hatched. Discover the secrets of the greatest and most hilarious covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. These elitists of the elite are joining forces with a chic undercover organization, The North Wind. Led by handsome and husky Agent Classified (we could tell you his name, but then...you know). Together, they must stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine, from destroying the world as we know it.

The Imitation Game (2014)


Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech
Director: Morten Tyldum
Genre: Biography/Drama/Thriller/War
Black Bear Pictures, Bristol Automotive
Time: 114 min
Rating: PG-13

Plot
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
Before I Disappear (2014)


Stars: Emmy Rossum, Ron Perlman, Paul Wesley, Fatima Ptacek
Director: Shawn Christensen
Genre: Drama
Fuzzy Logic Pictures, Wigwam Films, Strongman
Time: 93 min
Rating: (not known)

Plot
A troubled young man and his straight-laced niece embark on a thrilling odyssey through New York City in this heartrending drama based on an Oscar-winning short. As his life hits rock bottom, 20-something Richie decides to end it all, only to have his half-hearted suicide attempt interrupted by an urgent request from his sister to babysit her precocious daughter. So begins a madcap tour of Manhattan after dark, as uncle and niece find unexpected bonds in the unlikeliest of places.

The Babadook (2014)


Stars: Essie Davis, Daniel Henshall, Noah Wiseman, Tim Purcell
Director: Jennifer Kent
Genre: Drama/Horror/Thriller
Causeway Films, Smoking Gun Productions
Time: 93 min
Rating: (not known)

Plot
A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.


Antarctica: A Year on Ice (2013)


Stars: Genevieve Bachman, Michael Christiansen, Tom Hamann, George Lampman
Director: Anthony Powell
Genre: Documentary/Adventure/Biography/Drama
Antzworks
Time: 91 min
Rating: PG

Plot

This feature-length film reveals what it is like to live and work at the bottom of the planet, in Antarctica, for a full year. The story is not from the point of view of scientists, but of the people who spend the most time there; the everyday workers who keep the stations running in the harshest place on the planet. Filmed over 15 years by Frozen Planet photographer Anthony Powell, the film features a unique insiders point of view, with unparalleled access, and never before seen stunning footage of the deep Antarctic winters.

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