In Cinemas this week (26 August – 1 September)

Captain America: The First Avenger (3D)

It is 1942, America has entered World War II, and sickly but determined Steve Rogers is frustrated at being rejected yet again for military service. Everything changes when Dr. Erksine recruits him for the secret Project Rebirth. Proving his extraordinary courage, wits and conscience, Rogers undergoes the experiment and his weak body is suddenly enhanced into the maximum human potential. When Dr. Erksine is then immediately assassinated by an agent of Nazi Germany’s head of its secret HYDRA research department, Johann Schmidt aka the Red Skull, Rogers is left as a unique man who is initially misused as a propaganda mascot. However, when his comrades need him, Rogers goes on a successful adventure that truly makes him Captain America and his war against Schmidt begins.

Cast:
Chris Evans (Captain America / Steve Rogers)
Tommy Lee Jones (Colonel Chester Phillips)
Hugo Weaving (Johann Schmidt / Red Skull)
Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury)

Director: Joe Johnston
Writer: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Runtime: 124 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Conan the Barbarian (3D)

A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.

Cast:
Jason Momoa (Conan)
Ron Perlman (Corin)
Rose McGowan (Marique)
Rachel Nichols (Tamara)

Director: Marcus Nispel
Writer: Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer
Runtime: 113 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Space Dogs (3D – Greek)

A space adventure based on the true story of Belka and Strelka, two dogs who were sent to space by the Soviet Union in the 60’s. Belka, a trained circus dog, and Strelka, a clever stray, will go through countless tests and military training under the guidance of a magnificent wolf hound Kazbek until they are finally selected, from among dozens of dogs, to carry out a unique mission in space.

Director: Inna Evlannikova, Svyatoslav Ushakov
Writer: John Chua, Aleksandr Talal
Runtime: 85 min
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2010

Horrible Bosses

Nick hates his boss, mostly because he’s expected to work from before sunrise to after sunset and his boss, Mr. Harken, calls him out for being a minute late and blackmails him so he can’t quit. Dale hates his boss, Dr. Julia Harris, because she makes unwelcome sexual advances when he’s about to get married. But Dale is on that pesky list of child offenders so he can’t quit. Kurt actually likes his job and his boss, well, up until his boss dies and the boss’s coked-out, psychopathic son takes over. But who would be crazy enough to quit their jobs in such poor economic times? Instead Nick, Dale and Kurt drunkenly and hypothetically discuss how to kill their bosses, and before they know it, they’ve hired a murder consultant to help them pull off the three deeds.

Cast:
Kevin Spacey (Dave Harken)
Colin Farrell (Bobby Pellitt)
Jennifer Aniston (Dr. Julia Harris, D.D.S.)
Jason Bateman (Nick Hendricks)

Director: Seth Gordon
Writer: Michael Markowitz, John Francis
Runtime: 98 min
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

The Beaver

Plagued by his own demons, Walter Black was once a successful toy executive and family man who now suffers from depression. No matter what he tries, Walter can’t seem to get himself back on track…until a beaver hand puppet enters his life.

Cast:
Mel Gibson (Walter Black)
Jodie Foster (Meredith Black)
Anton Yelchin (Porter Black)
Jennifer Lawrence (Norah)

Director: Jodie Foster
Writer: Kyle Killen
Runtime: 91 min
Genre: Drama
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Bad Teacher

Some teachers just don’t give an F. For example, there’s Elizabeth. She’s foul-mouthed, ruthless, and inappropriate. She drinks, she gets high, and she can’t wait to marry her meal ticket and get out of her bogus day job. When she’s dumped by her fiancé, she sets her plan in motion to win over a rich, handsome substitute – competing for his affections with an overly energetic colleague, Amy. When Elizabeth also finds herself fighting off the advances of a sarcastic, irreverent gym teacher, the consequences of her wild and outrageous schemes give her students, her co-workers, and even herself an education like no other.

Cast:
Cameron Diaz (Elizabeth Halsey)
Jason Segel (Russell Gettis)
Justin Timberlake (Scott Delacorte)
Lucy Punch (Amy Squirrel)

Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
Runtime: 92 min
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

From Prada to Nada

When their dad dies on his 55th birthday, Beverley Hills sisters, Mary and Nora, find themselves destitute, forced by a grasping sister-in-law to move in with their aunt in East L.A. Mary is mortified: spoiled by her dad, ignorant of Spanish, scared of the vatos. Her sister convinces her to finish college, and she promptly decides that one of her T.A.s will be her ticket back to Rodeo Drive. Younger sister Nora, a law student, gets a job as a legal intern, and her supervisor, the brother of the grasping sister-in-law, promptly falls for her. Slowly, the sisters realize what a rich place the barrio is at the same time that they get bruised in the contact sport of love.

Cast:
Camilla Belle (Nora Dominguez)
Alexa Vega (Mary Dominguez)
Adriana Barraza (Aurelia Jimenez)
Kuno Becker (Rodrigo Fuentes)

Director: Angel Gracia
Writer: Fina Torres, Luis Alfaro
Runtime: 107 min
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man’s own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.

Cast:
James Franco (Will Rodman)
Freida Pinto (Caroline Aranha)
John Lithgow (Charles Rodman)
Tom Felton (Dodge Landon)

Director: Rupert Wyatt
Writer: Pierre Boulle, Rick Jaffa
Runtime: 105 min
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Super 8

In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth – something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.

Cast:
Kyle Chandler (Jackson Lamb)
Elle Fanning (Alice Dainard)
Amanda Michalka (Jen Kaznyk)
Ron Eldard (Louis Dainard)

Director: J.J. Abrams
Writer: J.J. Abrams
Runtime: 112 min
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Bridesmaids

Annie is a maid of honor whose life unravels as she leads her best friend, Lillian, and a group of colorful bridesmaids on a wild ride down the road to matrimony. Annie’s life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian’s maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she’ll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you’ll go for someone you love.

Cast:
Kristen Wiig (Annie)
Maya Rudolph (Lillian)
Ellie Kemper (Becca)
Wendi McLendon-Covey (Rita)

Director: Paul Feig
Writer: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo
Runtime: 125 min
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Zookeeper

The animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes. Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get a girl in his life is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! To keep Griffin from leaving, they decide to teach him the rules of courtship — animal style.

Cast:
Kevin James (Griffin Keyes)
Rosario Dawson (Kate)
Leslie Bibb (Stephanie)
Ken Jeong (Venom)

Director: Frank Coraci
Writer: Nick Bakay, Rock Reuben
Runtime: 102 min
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

Tom Popper grew up having very little interaction with his father who was off exploring the world. When he grows up he spends most of time on his work and ignores his children. One day his father sends him an unusual gift: six penguins. Popper’s penguins turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland – and the rest of his life upside-down. Filmed on a refrigerated soundstage with real Gentoo Penguins.

Cast:
Jim Carrey (Mr. Popper)
Carla Gugino (Amanda)
Angela Lansbury (Mrs. Van Gundy)
Ophelia Lovibond (Pippi)

Director: Mark Waters
Writer: Sean Anders, John Morris
Runtime: 94 min
Genre: Comedy
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Sammy’s Adventures: The Secret Passage (Greek)

Born on a Baja, California beach in 1959, new hatchling Sammy must do what his fellow newborn sea turtles are doing: race across the beach to the ocean before they are captured by a seagull or crab. After a slow start, Sammy is nearly at the water’s edge when a seagull snatches him. Sammy manages to escape but exhausted after an eventful day, Sammy is unable to continue the last leg of his dash to the ocean. Thankfully, Sammy has landed on a wooden raft that the tide carries out to sea. Thus begins Sammy’s incredible ocean journey. Along the way he meets his best friend, a fellow turtle named Ray, and overcomes obstacles both natural and man-made while trying to fulfill his dream of travelling around the world.

Voices:
Giorgos Kapoutzides (Sammy)
Lina Sakka (Shelly)
Giorgos Lianos (Ray)

Director: Ben Stassen
Writer: Domonic Paris
Runtime: 88 min
Genre: Animation, Adventure
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2010

Alpha and Omega (Greek)

In Jasper National Park, the wolves, Kate and Humphrey, have known each other since puppyhood, but they are on the opposite ends of the Western Pack’s social structure with Kate as the energetic Alpha daughter of the pack leader and Humphrey being the good humoured Omega. That social structure forces Kate to accept an arranged marriage with Garth of the Eastern Pack to unite the packs for peace, regardless of Humphrey’s hopeless attraction for her. Before that union can occur, Kate and Humphrey are captured by the park’s rangers and sent to an Idaho park as part of a wolf repopulation project. Mindful of her duties, Kate is determined to return to Jasper and Humphrey offers to help with the assistance of two odd geese. However, as this disparate pair struggle through the dangers to get home, a growing mutual appreciation of their talents and then a deeper love threatens to disastrously complicate everything if they make it back.

Voices:
Justin Long (Humphrey)
Hayden Panettiere (Kate)
Dennis Hopper (Tony)
Danny Glover (Winston)

Director: Anthony Bell, Ben Gluck
Writer: Chris Denk, Steve Moore
Runtime: 88 min
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2010