In Cinemas this week (21 – 27 November)

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

With the Games now destroyed and in pieces, Katniss Everdeen, along with Gale, Finnick and Beetee, now end up in the so thought “destroyed” District 13. Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her friends, Katniss becomes the “Mockingjay” and the symbol of rebellion for the people.

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

Director: Francis Lawrence
Writer: Peter Craig, Danny Strong
Runtime: 123 min
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

Fury

April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and his five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Out-numbered, out-gunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.

Cast:
Brad Pitt (Don ‘Wardaddy’ Collier)
Shia LaBeouf (Boyd ‘Bible’ Swan)
Logan Lerman (Norman Ellison)
Michael Peña (Trini ‘Gordo’ Garcia)

Director: David Ayer
Writer: David Ayer
Runtime: 134 min
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

St. Vincent

Vincent is an old Vietnam vet whose stubbornly hedonistic ways have left him without money or a future. Things change when his new next-door neighbor’s son, Oliver, needs a babysitter and Vince is willing enough for a fee. From that self-serving act, an unexpected friendship forms as Vincent and Oliver find so much of each other’s needs through each other. As Vincent mentors Oliver in street survival and other worldly ways, Oliver begins to see more in the old man than just his foibles. When life takes a turn for the worse for Vincent, both them find the best in each other than no one around them suspects.

Cast:
Bill Murray (Vincent)
Melissa McCarthy (Maggie)
Naomi Watts (Daka)
Chris O’Dowd (Brother Geraghty)

Director: Theodore Melfi
Writer: Theodore Melfi
Runtime: 102 min
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

A Most Wanted Man

When a half-Chechen, half-Russian, brutally tortured immigrant turns up in Hamburg’s Islamic community, laying claim to his father’s ill gotten fortune, both German and US security agencies take a close interest: as the clock ticks down and the stakes rise, the race is on to establish this most wanted man’s true identity – oppressed victim or destruction-bent extremist?

Cast:
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Günther Bachmann)
Rachel McAdams (Annabel Richter)
Willem Dafoe (Tommy Brue)
Robin Wright (Martha Sullivan)

Director: Anton Corbijn
Writer: Andrew Bovell, John le Carré
Runtime: 122 min
Genre: Thriller
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

Kill the Messenger

Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb. The film takes place in the mid 1990s, when Webb uncovered the CIA’s past role in importing huge amounts of cocaine into the U.S. that was aggressively sold in ghettos across the country to raise money for the Nicaraguan Contras rebel army. Despite enormous pressure not to, Webb chose to pursue the story and went public with his evidence, publishing the series “Dark Alliance”. As a result he experienced a vicious smear campaign fueled by the CIA. At that point Webb found himself defending his integrity, his family, and his life.

Cast:
Jeremy Renner (Gary Webb)
Rosemarie DeWitt (Sue Webb)
Ray Liotta (John Cullen)
Tim Blake Nelson (Alan Fenster)

Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Peter Landesman, Gary Webb
Runtime: 112 min
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

Interstellar

In the near future Earth has been devastated by drought and famine, causing a scarcity in food and extreme changes in climate. When humanity is facing extinction, a mysterious rip in the space-time continuum is discovered, giving mankind the opportunity to widen their lifespan. A group of explorers must travel beyond our solar system in search of a planet that can sustain life. The crew of the Endurance are required to think bigger and go further than any human in history as they embark on an interstellar voyage, into the unknown. However, through the wormhole, one hour is the equivalent of seven years back on Earth, so the mission won’t work if the people on Earth are dead by the time they pull it off. And Coop, the pilot of the Endurance, must decide between seeing his children again and the future of the human race.

Cast:
Matthew McConaughey (Cooper)
Anne Hathaway (Amelia)
Jessica Chastain (Murph)
Michael Caine (Professor Brand)

Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Runtime: 169 min
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

The Drop

The Drop follows lonely bartender Bob Saginowski through a covert scheme of funneling cash to local gangsters – “money drops” – in the underworld of Brooklyn bars. Under the heavy hand of his employer and cousin Marv, Bob finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood’s past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living – no matter the cost.

Cast:
Tom Hardy (Bob)
Noomi Rapace (Nadia)
James Gandolfini (Marv)
Matthias Schoenaerts (Eric Deeds)

Director: Michaël R. Roskam
Writer: Dennis Lehane
Runtime: 106 min
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

Big Hero 6

From Walt Disney Animation Studios, the team behind “Frozen” and “Wreck-It Ralph,” comes “Big Hero 6,” an action-packed comedy-adventure about the special bond that develops between Baymax, a plus-sized inflatable robot, and prodigy Hiro Hamada. When a devastating event befalls the city of San Fransokyo and catapults Hiro into the midst of danger, he turns to Baymax and his close friends adrenaline junkie Go Go Tomago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred. Determined to uncover the mystery, Hiro transforms his friends into a band of high-tech heroes called “Big Hero 6.” In Greek dubbed by: Pigmalion Dadakaridis Panagiotis Apostolopoulos, Stelios Psaroudakis, Stavros Sioulis.

Voices:
Scott Adsit (Baymax)
Ryan Potter (Hiro)
Daniel Henney (Tadashi)
T.J. Miller (Fred)

Director: Don Hall, Chris Williams
Writer: Don Hall, Jordan Roberts
Runtime: 108 min
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy
Rating: K
Language: English/Greek
Production Year: 2014

The Judge

Big city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town’s judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged family.

Cast:
Robert Downey Jr. (Hank Palmer)
Robert Duvall (Joseph Palmer)
Vera Farmiga (Samantha Powell)
Billy Bob Thornton (Dwight Dickham)

Director: David Dobkin
Writer: Nick Schenk, Bill Dubuque
Runtime: 141 min
Genre: Drama
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

The Boxtrolls

The story is about a young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors who tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator, the town’s villain, Archibald Snatcher. When Snatcher comes up with a plot to get rid of the Boxtrolls Eggs decides to venture above ground and “into the light,” where he meets and teams up with fabulously feisty Winnie. Together, they devise a daring plan to save The BoxTrolls family. The film is based upon the children’s novel ‘Here Be Monsters’ by Alan Snow. In Greek dubbed by: Petros Damoulis, Costas Darlasis, Dinos Soutis, Christos Thanos.

Voices:
Isaac Hempstead Wright (Eggs)
Ben Kingsley (Archibald Snatcher)
Elle Fanning (Winnie)
Simon Pegg (Herbert Trubshaw)

Director: Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi
Writer: Irena Brignull, Adam Pava
Runtime: 96 min
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rating: K
Language: English/Greek
Production Year: 2014

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

Edinburgh, late 19th century. Little Jack is born on a day so cold that his heart remains frozen. Madeleine the midwife replaces his heart with a cuckoo-clock. It will work, as long as Jack follows the rules, mainly not falling in love. But his encounter with a fiery-eyed girl singing on a street corner and his decision to chase after her will test the resistance of his makeshift heart to the breaking point… Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart is a magnificent love story set in an exciting period full of fabulous inventions, eccentric characters and fantastic adventures. Adapted by Mathias Malzieu from his best-selling novel and the gold-selling album by his band Dionysos, this superbly animated movie is about passion and acceptance of others.

Voices:
Orlando Seale (Jack)
Samantha Barks (Miss Acacia)
Michelle Fairley (Brigitte Helm)
Stephane Cornicard (Méliès)

Director: Stéphane Berla, Mathias Malzieu
Writer: Mathias Malzieu
Runtime: 94 min
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama
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

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 – Greek)

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

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