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Bandslam
12:46pm Monday 10th August 2009
From 12 August: If you enjoyed the High School Musical movies, youʼll love this latest musical comedy. It stars HSMʼs Vanessa Hudgens, Lisa Kudrow, teen pop favourite Alyson Michalka, Hollywood hotshot Scott Porter, Ryan Donowho from The OCand Gaelan Connell as Will, the new kid in town who is asked to be the manager of a rock band of teenage misfits. Against all the odds, Will makes a real difference and the fledgling band has a shot at success until disaster strikes.
Adam
4:32pm Thursday 9th July 2009
From 7 August: Romcom with a twist starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne as sheltered Adam and cosmopolitan Beth, who first encounter each other when Beth moves in to the apartment upstairs. Romance can be confusing at the best of times, but in Adamʼs case the risk of miscommunication is heightened. Funny, touching and heartwarming, the film also stars Peter Gallagher and Amy Irving.
The Yes Men Fix The World
4:27pm Thursday 9th July 2009
From 7 August: A screwball true story that follows Mike and Andy, a pair of political activists who pose as big-shot business executives, lie their way into conferences and pull off outrageous pranks to highlight the ways in which corporate greed is destroying the planet. More than just trouble-makers, Mike and Andy come up with ways for everyone to save civilisation from its own worst excesses.
Home
4:20pm Thursday 9th July 2009
From 7 August: Award-winning drama starring Isabelle Huppert in which a familyʼs peaceful rural life is threatened when a busy motorway opens very close to their isolated house. Refusing to move, Marthe, Michel and their three children find innovative ways to adapt to their disrupted environment. Remaining in situ might bring tensions and conflicts, but itʼs still their home www.sodapictures.com
Beautiful Losers
4:12pm Thursday 9th July 2009
From 7 August: Vibrant documentary celebrating independent creative spirits and enduring freedom of expression. We follow a loosely-knit group of artists in the US whose DIY art inadvertently rose from the underground youth cultures of the 1990s to influence todayʼs mainstream fashion, design and music.
The Ugly Truth
4:02pm Thursday 9th July 2009
From 7 August: A battle of the sexes rom-com with sparring partners Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler.
Aliens In The Attic
3:57pm Thursday 9th July 2009
From 7 August: Itʼs the aliens versus the Pearsons in this family adventure, as extra-terrestrials materialise upstairs in the Pearsonsʼ holiday home. But when Tom, Jake and their friends realise that the invadersʼ mind control guns are useless against kids, it falls to them to save not only their parents but also the whole world.
Gi Joe: The Rise Of Cobra
3:05pm Thursday 9th July 2009
From 7 August: The big picture: Stephen ( The Mummy) Sommers directs this dazzling, action-packed thriller. The elite GI JOE military squad deploys nextgeneration spy gadgets to fight the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organisation, led by a corrupt arms dealer named Destro (Christopher Eccleston). The international cast includes Sienna Miller, Jonathan Pryce and Arnold Vosloo.
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
3:13pm Thursday 9th July 2009
From 7 August: Powerful crime thriller introducing us to Jacques Mesrine who became one of Europeʼs most notorious gangsters. Handsome and charming, Mesrine (Vincent Cassel) has returned home after war service.
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