In Cinemas this week (17 – 23 October)

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller reunite to bring Miller’s “Sin City” graphic novels back to the screen. Weaving together two of Miller’s classic stories with new tales, the town’s most hard boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more notorious inhabitants.

Cast:
Mickey Rourke (Marv)
Jessica Alba (Nancy)
Josh Brolin (Dwight)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Johnny)

Director: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez
Writer: Frank Miller
Runtime: 102 min
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Rating: 18
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

What If

WHAT IF is the story of medical school dropout Wallace, who’s been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So while everyone around him, including his roommate Allan seems to be finding the perfect partner, Wallace decides to put his love life on hold. It is then that he meets Chantry, an animator who lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben. Wallace and Chantry form an instant connection, striking up a close friendship. Still, there is no denying the chemistry between them, leading the pair to wonder, what if the love of your life is actually your best friend?

Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe (Wallace)
Zoe Kazan (Chantry)
Megan Park (Dalia)
Adam Driver (Allan)

Director: Michael Dowse
Writer: Elan Mastai, T.J. Dawe
Runtime: 98 min
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2013

The Hundred-Foot Journey

The family of talented cook, Hassan Kadam, has a life filled with both culinary delights and profound loss. Drifting through Europe after fleeing political violence in India that killed the family restaurant business and their mother, the Kadams arrive in France. Once there, a chance auto accident and the kindness of a young woman, Marguerite, in the village of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val inspires Papa Kadam to set up a Indian restaurant there. Unfortunately, this puts the Kadams in direct competition with the snobbish Madame Mallory’s acclaimed haute cuisine establishment across the street where Marguerite also works as a sous-chef. The resulting rivalry eventually escalates in personal intensity until it goes too far. In response, there is a bridging of sides initiated by Hassan, Marguerite and Madame Mallory herself, both professional and personal, that encourages an understanding that will change both sides forever.

Cast:
Helen Mirren (Madame Mallory)
Om Puri (Papa)
Manish Dayal (Hassan)
Charlotte Le Bon (Marguerite)

Director: Lasse Hallström
Writer: Steven Knight, Richard C. Morais
Runtime: 122 min
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

The Giver

The film, based on Lois Lowry’s book, tells the story of a perfect world. Everyone here is happy. When Jonas is 18 years old, he’s chosen to be the community’s Receiver of Memories. He enters into training with an old man called The Giver. From the Giver, Jonas learns about pain, sadness, war, and all the unhappy truths of the “real” world. He quickly realizes that his community is fake. Confronted with this reality, Jonas faces difficult choices about his own life and his future.

Cast:
Jeff Bridges (The Giver)
Meryl Streep (Chief Elder)
Brenton Thwaites (Jonas)
Alexander Skarsgård (Father)

Director: Phillip Noyce
Writer: Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide
Runtime: 97 min
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

Annabelle

John has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia – a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia’s delight with Annabelle doesn’t last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack the couple. Spilled blood and terror are not all they leave behind. The cultists have conjured an entity so malevolent that nothing they did will compare to the sinister conduit to the damned that is now… Annabelle.

Cast:
Annabelle Wallis (Mia)
Ward Horton (John Gordon)
Tony Amendola (Father Perez)
Alfre Woodard (Evelyn)

Director: John R. Leonetti
Writer: Gary Dauberman
Runtime: 98 min
Genre: Horror
Rating: 18
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

The Good Lie

They were known simply as “The Lost Boys.” Orphaned by the brutal Civil war in Sudan that began in 1983, these young victims traveled as many as a thousand miles on foot in search of safety. Fifteen years later, a humanitarian effort would bring 3600 lost boys and girls to America. In “The Good Lie,” Philippe Falardeau, (writer and director of the Oscar-nominated Foreign Language film “Monsieur Lazhar”) brings the story of their survival and triumph to life. Sudanese actors Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal, and newcomer Nyakuoth Weil, many of whom were also children of war, star alongside Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon and Corey Stoll.

Cast:
Reese Witherspoon (Carrie)
Arnold Oceng (Mamere)
Ger Duany (Jeremiah)
Emmanuel Jal (Paul)

Director: Philippe Falardeau
Writer: Margaret Nagle
Runtime: 110 min
Genre: Drama
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

Gone Girl

On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?

Cast:
Ben Affleck (Nick Dunne)
Rosamund Pike (Amy Dunne)
Neil Patrick Harris (Desi Collings)
Tyler Perry (Tanner Bolt)

Director: David Fincher
Writer: Gillian Flynn
Runtime: 149 min
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: 18
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

Dracula Untold

Dracula Untold tells the story of Transylvanian prince Vlad III Țepeș, whose period of peace is threatened by Sultan Mehmed II, who demands 1,000 of his kingdom’s boys, including Vlad’s own son, Ingeras, to join his army. In order to save his son, his wife Mirena, and the kingdom he loves, Vlad journeys to Broken Tooth Mountain, where he encounters an ancient sorcerer, Caligula, and enters into a Faustian bargain…

Cast:
Luke Evans (Vlad)
Sarah Gadon (Mirena)
Dominic Cooper (Mehmed)
Art Parkinson (Ingeras)

Director: Gary Shore
Writer: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless
Runtime: 92 min
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

Nicholas on Holiday (Les vacances du petit Nicolas)

It’s the end of the school year. The long-awaited holidays have finally arrived. Little Nicholas, his parents and Granny hit the road heading for the sea, and move into the Beau-Rivage Hotel. At the beach, Nicholas wastes little time making new friends: there’s Ben, who isn’t on holiday because he lives here; Freddy, who eats anything, all the time… Even fish… raw. There’s George, who talks funny because he’s English, Paul the constant crybaby and Christopher, who always wants to be right and is really, really annoying. Nicholas also gets to know Elizabeth, a little girl who follows him everywhere, wide-eyed. “How sweet, those two. I hear wedding bells in the future,” laugh the grown-ups. Nicholas panics! Luckily his pals are there to help him… and to cause trouble. Between the beach, the hotel and the forest, with his friends, his family, the beach attendant and the swimming coach, Nicholas is really going to enjoy a holiday to remember.

Cast:
Mathéo Boisselier (Nicolas)
Valérie Lemercier (Nicolas’s Mother)
Kad Merad (Nicolas’s Father)
Dominique Lavanant (Granny)

Director: Laurent Tirard
Writer: Laurent Tirard, Grégoire Vigneron
Runtime: 97 min
Genre: Comedy
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2014

The Maze Runner

When Thomas wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape. Based upon the best-selling novel by James Dashner.

Cast:
Dylan O’Brien (Thomas)
Kaya Scodelario (Teresa)
Will Poulter (Gally)
Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Newt)

Director: Wes Ball
Writer: Noah Oppenheim, Grant Pierce Myers
Runtime: 113 min
Genre: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

Barbie and the Secret Door (Greek)

In this magical, musical adventure, Barbie stars as Alexa, a shy princess who would rather read than perform her royal duties. While walking through the royal garden, Alexa discovers a secret door in her kingdom, much like the one in the book she was reading! She steps through the door and enters a whimsical land filled with magical creatures and surprises. Alexa meets Romy and Nori, a mermaid and a fairy, who explain that a spoiled ruler named Malucia is trying to take all the magic in the land. To her surprise, Alexa has magical powers in this world, and her new friends are certain that only she can restore magic to their land. Discover what happens when Alexa finds the courage to stand up for what’s right and learns that the power of friendship is far more precious than magic.

Director: Karen J. Lloyd
Runtime: 81 min
Genre: Animation
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2014

Step Up All In

Sean brings his dance crew known as The Mob to Los Angeles to try and make it. But they haven’t had much luck, eventually the Mob decides it’s time to go back to Miami but Sean decides to stay. He learns of a dance competition in Las Vegas wherein the winner will get a three year contract. Sean needs a new crew so he asks fellow dancer Moose for help. And Moose introduces him to Andie, another friend and dancer who got injured a few years ago and is now ready to get back in. He recruits some other friends and they head Las Vegas as Lmmental. When they get there, they discover that the Mob too is also there, which is very touchy for Sean.

Cast:
Ryan Guzman (Sean)
Briana Evigan (Andie)
Adam G. Sevani (Moose)
Misha Gabriel Hamilton (Eddy)

Director: Trish Sie
Writer: John Swetnam, Duane Adler
Runtime: 112 min
Genre: Music, Romance
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April O’Neil and her cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder’s diabolical plan.

Cast:
Megan Fox (April O’Neil)
Will Arnett (Vernon Fenwick)
William Fichtner (Eric Sacks)
Tohoru Masamune (Shredder)

Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Writer: Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec
Runtime: 101 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

Planes: Fire & Rescue (Greek)

When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero. In Greek dubbed by: Giorgos Kapoutzidis, Doretta Papadimitriou, Giorgos Liantos, Giota Militsi.

Cast:
Dane Cook (Dusty Crophopper)
Ed Harris (Blade Ranger)
Julie Bowen (Lil’ Dipper)
Curtis Armstrong (Maru)

Director: Roberts Gannaway
Writer: Jeffrey M. Howard
Runtime: 83 min
Genre: Animation, Adventure
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2014