In Cinemas this week (20 – 24 December)

Last Vegas

Billy, Paddy, Archie and Sam have been best friends since childhood. So when Billy, the group’s sworn bachelor, finally proposes to his thirty-something (of course) girlfriend, the four head to Las Vegas with a plan to stop acting their age and relive their glory days. However, upon arriving, the four quickly realize that the decades have transformed Sin City and tested their friendship in ways they never imagined. The Rat Pack may have once played the Sands and Cirque du Soleil may now rule the Strip, but it’s these four who are taking over Vegas.

Cast:
Michael Douglas (Billy)
Robert De Niro (Paddy)
Morgan Freeman (Archie)
Kevin Kline (Sam)

Director: Jon Turteltaub
Writer: Dan Fogelman
Runtime: 105 min
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2013

Frozen 3D

Anna, a fearless optimist, sets off on an epic journey – teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven – to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom. From the outside Anna’s sister, Elsa looks poised, regal and reserved, but in reality, she lives in fear as she wrestles with a mighty secret – she was born with the power to create ice and snow. It’s a beautiful ability, but also extremely dangerous. Haunted by the moment her magic nearly killed her younger sister Anna, Elsa has isolated herself, spending every waking minute trying to suppress her growing powers. Her mounting emotions trigger the magic, accidentally setting off an eternal winter that she can’t stop. She fears she’s becoming a monster and that no one, not even her sister, can help her. In Greek dubbed by Costas Darlasis, Ilias Zervos, Phivos Rimenas, Christos Syriotis.

Cast:
Kristen Bell (Anna)
Idina Menzel (Elsa)
Jonathan Groff (Kristoff)
Josh Gad (Olaf)

Director: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Writer: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Runtime: 102 min
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Rating: K
Language: English/Greek
Production Year: 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D

After successfully crossing over (and under) the Misty Mountains, Thorin and Company must seek aid from a powerful stranger before taking on the dangers of Mirkwood Forest – without their Wizard. If they reach the human settlement of Lake-town it will be time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to fulfill his contract with the dwarves. The party must complete the journey to Lonely Mountain and burglar Baggins must seek out the Secret Door that will give them access to the hoard of the dragon Smaug. And, where has Gandalf got off to? And what is his secret business to the south?

Cast:
Ian McKellen (Gandalf)
Martin Freeman (Bilbo)
Richard Armitage (Thorin)
Orlando Bloom (Legolas)

Director: Peter Jackson
Writer: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens
Runtime: 161 min
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2013

Homefront

Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his boss’ son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9-years-old daughter, Maddy. He decides to quit the turbulent and demanding life of thrill for Maddy’s sake and retires to a small town. His daughter fights off a boy who was bullying her at school and this sets in motion a round of events that end in his direct confrontation with the local Meth drug lord. His past history with the biker gang also enters the arena, making matters more complex. But he has a mission in his mind to protect his daughter and he is ready to pay any cost that it demands.

Cast:
Jason Statham (Phil Broker)
Phil Broker (Morgan ‘Gator’ Bodine)
Kate Bosworth (Cassie Bodine Klum)
Winona Ryder (Sheryl Marie Mott)

Director: Gary Fleder
Writer: Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Logan
Runtime: 100 min
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2013

Carrie

A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom. Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King.

Cast:
Julianne Moore (Margaret White)
Chloë Grace Moretz (Carrie White)
Gabriella Wilde (Gabriella Wilde)
Portia Doubleday (Chris Hargensen)

Director: Kimberly Peirce
Writer: Lawrence D. Cohen, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Runtime: 100 min
Genre: Drama, Horror
Rating: 18
Language: English
Production Year: 2013

The Magic Snowflake (Greek)

Nicholas is the new Santa Claus – with a gigantic toy factory to manage and billions of presents to make, it’s a huge responsibility for a seven year-old boy!

Director: Luc Vinciguerra
Writer: David Freedman, Alexandre Reverend
Runtime: 82 min
Genre: Animation
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

A year after winning the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and her partner, Peeta Mellark must go on what is known as the Victor’s Tour wherein they visit all the districts. But before leaving, Katniss is visited by President Snow who fears that Katniss defied him a year ago during the games when she chose to die with Peta. With both Katniss and Peeta declared the winners, it is fueling a possible uprising. He tells Katniss that while on tour she better try to make sure that she puts out the flames or else everyone she cares about will be in danger. But unfortunately she fails to do that. So Snow decides to enact what is known as the Quarter Quell, the right to make a change to the Hunger Games, which he is allowed to do every 25 years. He decides to hold an edition of the Hunger Games wherein previous winners will compete again. Their mentor Haymitch thinks their best chance to survive is form an alliance with some of the others. They decide to align themselves with Finnick and his partner, Mags. But Snow is secretly hoping Katniss will be killed.

Cast:
Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss Everdeen)
Liam Hemsworth (Gale Hawthorne)
Josh Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark)
Woody Harrelson (Haymitch Abernathy)

Director: Francis Lawrence
Writer: Simon Beaufoy, Michael Arndt
Runtime: 146 min
Genre: Action, Adventure
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2013

Yummy Gummy Bears Search for Santa (Greek)

Join dancing internet sensation Gummibar in his first ever movie adventure! When Santa vanishes on Christmas Eve, Gummibar and his band of wacky, misfit friends shake their booties from the North Pole to the tropics on a madcap search. But when they discover Santa was abducted by a dance-crazed alien, the fate of Christmas morning rests in the hands – and feet – of our lovable green gummy bear!

Cast:
Nicholas Stravopodis
Christos Grigoriadis
Thanassis Drakopoulos
Christina Constantinou

Director: Bernie Denk, Jurgen Kordouletsch
Writer: Robert David Stevenson, Jurgen Kordouletsch
Runtime: 61 min
Genre: Animation
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2013

Thor: The Dark World 3D

There are nine realms of Asgard and once every 5,000 years they align. Earth happens to be one of these realms. These realms create portals between the worlds during the alignment which is called “Convergence”. On Earth, in London, Jane Foster believes she and her crew have discovered one such portal. Foster, while investigating the phenomenon, is transported to another realm and comes in contact with a substance called Aether. Upon coming into contact with the substance, it draws Thor from Asgard back to Earth. Thor takes Jane to Asgard to be cured from the Aether. Unfortunately in doing so it draws more than just Jane to the world. Another being called Malekith wants to use the Aether to destroy Asgard. Devising a plan with his brother – the war criminal Loki, Thor heads to “The Dark World” to destroy the Aether and save Asgard. But can Loki be trusted?

Cast:
Chris Hemsworth (Thor)
Natalie Portman (Jane Foster)
Tom Hiddleston (Loki)
Anthony Hopkins (Odin)

Director: Alan Taylor, James Gunn
Writer: Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus
Runtime: 112 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2013

The Counselor

A rich and successful lawyer named Counselor is about to get married to his fiancée but soon meets up with the middle-man known as Westray who tells him his drug trafficking plan has taken a horrible twist and now he must protect himself and his soon bride-to-be lover as the truth of the drug business uncovers and targets become chosen.

Cast:
Michael Fassbender (Counselor)
Penélope Cruz (Laura)
Cameron Diaz (Malkina)
Javier Bardem (Reiner)

Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: Cormac McCarthy
Runtime: 117 min
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: 18
Language: English
Production Year: 2013

Free Birds

After years of fruitless warning of his farmyard brethren of the coming Thanksgiving doom, Reggie the Turkey finds himself spared as the annual Pardoned Turkey. However, Reggie’s easy life is disrupted by Jake, a fanatic turkey who drags him along with the insane idea of going back in time to make sure turkeys are not part of the first Thanksgiving. Through foolhardiness and luck, the pair manage to take an experiment time machine to do just that. Now in 1621 at the Plymouth colony, Reggie and Jake find themselves in the middle of a turkey clan’s struggle for survival. In doing so, their preconceptions of the world and themselves are challenged forever in a conflict from which the world will never be the same. In Greek dubbed by Yiannis Stefopoulos, Dinos Soutis, Tasos Kostis, Petros Spyropoulos.

Cast:
Owen Wilson (Reggie)
Woody Harrelson (Jake)
Amy Poehler (Jenny)
George Takei (S.T.E.V.E.)

Director: Jimmy Hayward
Writer: Jimmy Hayward, Scott Mosier
Runtime: 91 min
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Rating: K
Language: English/Greek
Production Year: 2013

Οικόπεδο 12 (Block 12)

English satellites who conduct research from space discover large oil deposits in the area of the Old Mines in Cyprus. A big part of the area belongs to Costantas Rizites (he has bought half of it from his Turkish Cypriot colleague Ahmet Beyoglu) who has retired there with his wife Ellou. The outbreak of a big economic crisis leads the two sons of the family to bankruptcy forcing them to move their families to the house. This whole situation is made worse when the Cyprus government keeps asking to buy the house, and Costantas stubbornly refuses. Moreover two English agents and Hasan Beyoglu (son of Ahmet) camp outside the house. The house is in a state of internal and external siege.

Cast:
Costas Dimitriou
Karmen Rouggeri
Michalis Marinos
Yiannis Tsimitselis

Director: Kyriakos Tofarides
Writer: Panos Stathogiannis
Runtime: 95 min
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: 12
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2013

The Smurfs 2

The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world’s greatest sorcerer. It’s up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?

Director: Raja Gosnell
Writer: J. David Stem, David N. Weiss
Runtime: 105 min
Genre: Animation
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2013

Turbo (Greek)

Theo, a.k.a Turbo, is a garden snail who dreams of being the greatest racer in the world, just like his hero, 5-time Indianapolis 500 champ, Guy Gagne. His obsession with speed and all things fast has made him an oddity and an outsider in the slow and cautious snail community, and a constant embarrassment to his cautious older brother, Chet. Turbo desperately wishes he could escape the slow-paced life he’s living, but his one chance to live proves a near fatal disaster. Demoralized Theo wanders onto a freeway to admire the traffic and gets into a freak accident when he gets sucked into the supercharger of a drag racer, fusing his DNA with nitrous oxide on a street race.

Cast:
Yiorgos Skoufis
Antinoos Albanis
Yiannis Stefopoulos
Fotis Petridis

Director: David Soren
Writer: Darren Lemke, Robert D. Siegel
Runtime: 96 min
Genre: Animation
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2013

You’re Next (Είσαι ο Επόμενος)

H φράση “You’re Next”, γραμμένη με αίμα πάνω στους τοίχους της απομονωμένης οικείας των Ντέιβισον, σκορπάει τον πανικό. Η χαρούμενη συγκέντρωση διαλύεται από μια ομάδα άγνωστων δολοφόνων που φοράνε μάσκες ζώων κι αρχίζουν να σκοτώνουν ένα προς ένα τα μέλη της οικογένειας. Ούτε οι δολοφόνοι, όμως, ούτε οι Ντέιβισον, υπολόγισαν την Έριν, την αθώα, νεοφερμένη φιλενάδα του γιου της οικογένειας, που διαθέτει κι εκείνη το δολοφονικό ένστικτο της επιβίωσης.

Πρωταγωνιστούν:
Sharni Vinson (Erin)
AJ Bowen (Crispian)
Nicholas Tucci (Felix)
Joe Swanberg (Drake)

Σκηνοθεσία: Adam Wingard
Σενάριο: Simon Barrett
Διάρκεια: 94′
Είδος ταινίας: Κωμωδία, Τρόμου, Θρίλερ
Κατηγορία: 18
Γλώσσα: Αγγλικά
Χρονολογία παραγωγής: 2011