In Cinemas (27 – 28 April)

Thor 3D

The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

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

Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writer: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz
Runtime: 114 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Thor

The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

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

Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writer: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz
Runtime: 114 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

The Rite

Inspired by true events, the film follows seminary student Michael Kovak, who is sent to study exorcism at the Vatican in spite of his own doubts about the controversial practice and even his own faith. Wearing his deep skepticism like armor, Michael challenges his superiors to look to psychiatry, rather than demons, in treating the possessed. Only when he’s sent to apprentice with the unorthodox Father Lucas – a legendary priest who has performed thousands of exorcisms – does Michael’s armor begin to fall. As he is drawn into a troubling case that seems to transcend even Father Lucas’s skill, he begins to glimpse a phenomenon science can’t explain or control…and an evil so violent and terrifying that it forces him to question everything he believes.

Cast:
Anthony Hopkins (Father Lucas Trevant)
Colin O’Donoghue (Michael Kovak)
Alice Braga (Angeline)
Rutger Hauer (Istvan Kovak)

Director: Mikael Håfström
Writer: Michael Petroni, Matt Baglio
Runtime: 114 min
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

The Eagle

In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca, Marcus sets out across Hadrian’s Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia – to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father’s memory, and retrieve the lost legion’s golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.

Cast:
Channing Tatum (Marcus Aquila)
Donald Sutherland (Uncle Aquila)
Jamie Bell (Esca)
Denis O’Hare (Lutorius)

Director: Kevin Macdonald
Writer: Jeremy Brock, Rosemary Sutcliff
Runtime: 114 min
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Hop (English)

Blending state-of-the-art animation with live action, Hop tells the comic tale of Fred, an out-of-work slacker who accidentally injures the Easter Bunny and must take him in as he recovers. As Fred struggles with the world’s worst house guest, both will learn what it takes to finally grow up.

Cast:
James Marsden (Fred O’Hare)
Russell Brand (E.B.)
Kaley Cuoco (Sam O’Hare)
Hugh Laurie (E.B.’s Dad)

Director: Tim Hill
Writer: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
Runtime: 95 min
Genre: Animation, Family, Comedy
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Scream 4

Sidney Prescott, now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey and Gale, who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill and her Aunt Kate. Unfortunately, Sidney’s appearance also brings about the return of Ghostface, putting Sidney, Gale, and Dewey, along with Jill, her friends, and the whole town of Woodsboro in danger.

Cast:
Neve Campbell (Sidney Prescott)
David Arquette (Dewey Riley)
Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers-Riley)
Hayden Panettiere (Kirby Reed)

Director: Wes Craven
Writer: Kevin Williamson
Runtime: 111 min
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: 18
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

London Boulevard

Mitchell has just been released from Pentonville after a three year sentence for assault, when he exits the prison he is picked up by long-time partner in crime, and local enforcer, Billy, who takes Mitchell to a party in his honour. Every East End drug dealing gangster is there to shake the hand of one of the most feared men in London, but all Mitchell wants is to get a job, and avoid being restricted to a sixteen by eight cell again. He manages to convince a beautiful, reclusive actress and her pot-smoking-hippy-esquire-father-figure Jordan to hire him as a handyman around their paparazzi infested estate. But when the leading figure in the London underworld, Mr Gant comes looking to place Mitchell high up in his crime organization, he must find a way to refuse the advances of such a dangerous man, while also protecting those closest to him.

Cast:
Colin Farrell (Mitchel)
Keira Knightley (Charlotte)
Ben Chaplin (Billy Norton)
Ray Winstone (Gant)

Director: William Monahan
Writer: William Monahan, Ken Bruen
Runtime: 103 min
Genre: Crime, Romance
Rating: 18
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 3D

Follows Justin Bieber with some footage of performances from his 2010 concert tour.

Cast:
Justin Bieber
Boys II Men
Miley Cyrus
Sean Kingston

Director: Jon Chu
Runtime: 105 min
Genre: Documentary, Music
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Sucker Punch

A young girl (Baby Doll) is locked away in a mental asylum by her abusive stepfather where she will undergo a lobotomy in five days time. Faced with unimaginable odds, she retreats to a fantastical world in her imagination where she and four other female inmates at the asylum, plot to escape the facility. The lines between reality and fantasy blur as Baby Doll and her four companions, as well as a mysterious guide, fight to retrieve the five items they need that will allow them to break free from their captors before it’s too late…

Cast:
Emily Browning (Baby Doll)
Abbie Cornish (Sweet Pea)
Jena Malone (Rocket)
Vanessa Hudgens (Blondie)

Director: Zack Snyder
Writer: Zack Snyder, Steve Shibuya
Runtime: 110 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

The King’s Speech

The story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George (‘Bertie’) reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stammer and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country through war.

Cast:
Colin Firth (King George VI)
Geoffrey Rush (Lionel Logue)
Helena Bonham Carter (Queen Elizabeth)
Guy Pearce (King Edward VIII)

Director: Tom Hooper
Writer: David Seidler
Runtime: 118 min
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

Το Έτερον Ήμισυ (To Eteron Imisi)

Phaidon and Vicky are successful marriage therapists and a happily married couple, who insist that you create your own match, not find them. One day they meet a couple different from all other! An exuberant couple who do not fit under the labels ‘healthy’ or ‘problematic’. For the first time they see how their ‘successful’ marriage is far away from a marriage truly fitting.

Cast:
Katerina Papoutsaki
Dafni Lambroyanni
Vladimiros Kiriakidis
Krateros Katsoulis

Director: Vangelis Seitanidis
Writer: Panagiotis Hristopoulos
Runtime: 90 min
Genre: Comedy
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2011

Rio 3D (English)

Set in the magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil, the comedy-adventure centers on Blu, a rare macaw who thinks he is the last of his kind. When Blu discovers there’s another — and that she’s a she — he leaves the comforts of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio. But it’s far from love at first sight between the domesticated and flight-challenged Blu and the fiercely independent, high-flying female, Jewel. Unexpectedly thrown together, they embark on an adventure of a lifetime, where they learn about friendship, love, courage, and being open to life’s many wonders. RIO brings together a menagerie of vivid characters, a heart-warming story, colorful backdrops, energizing Latin and contemporary music, and family-friendly song and dance.

Voices:
Jesse Eisenberg (Blu)
Anne Hathaway (Jewel)
Leslie Mann (Linda)
Jamie Foxx (Nico)

Director: Carlos Saldanha
Writer: Don Rhymer
Runtime: 96 min
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Rio (Greek)

Set in the magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil, the comedy-adventure centers on Blu, a rare macaw who thinks he is the last of his kind. When Blu discovers there’s another — and that she’s a she — he leaves the comforts of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio. But it’s far from love at first sight between the domesticated and flight-challenged Blu and the fiercely independent, high-flying female, Jewel. Unexpectedly thrown together, they embark on an adventure of a lifetime, where they learn about friendship, love, courage, and being open to life’s many wonders. RIO brings together a menagerie of vivid characters, a heart-warming story, colorful backdrops, energizing Latin and contemporary music, and family-friendly song and dance.

Voices:
Dimitris Papadatos
Marina Tsigonaki
Maria Zervou
Nikos Nikas

Director: Carlos Saldanha
Writer: Don Rhymer
Runtime: 96 min
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2011

Black Swan

Nina is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica who exerts a suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily, who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side – a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.

Cast:
Natalie Portman (Nina Sayers)
Mila Kunis (Lily)
Vincent Cassel (Thomas Leroy)
Barbara Hershey (Erica Sayers)

Director: Darren Aronofsky
Writer: Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz
Runtime: 108 min
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: 18
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

Battle: Los Angeles

A Marine Staff Sergeant who has just had his retirement approved goes back into the line of duty in order to assist a 2nd Lieutenant and his platoon as they fight to reclaim the city of Los Angeles from alien invaders.

Cast:
Aaron Eckhart (Sgt. Michael Nantz)
Michelle Rodriguez (TSgt. Elena Santos)
Ramon Rodriguez (2nd Lt. William Martinez)
Bridget Moynahan (Michele)

Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Writer: Christopher Bertolini
Runtime: 116 min
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2011