In Cinemas this week (29 October – 4 November)

Splice

Two young rebellious scientists are told by their employers to halt groundbreaking work that has seen them produce new creatures with medical benefits by splicing together multiple organisms’ DNA. They decide to secretly continue their work, but this time splicing in human DNA.

Cast:
Adrien Brody (Clive Nicoli)
Sarah Polley (Elsa Kast)
Delphine Chanéac (Dren)
David Hewlett (William Barlow)

Director: Vincenzo Natali
Writer: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant
Runtime: 104 min
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2009

The Social Network

On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history… but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.

Cast:
Jesse Eisenberg (Mark Zuckerberg)
Andrew Garfield (Eduardo Saverin)
Rooney Mara (Erica Albright)
Bryan Barter (Billy Olsen)

Director: David Fincher
Writer: Aaron Sorkin, Ben Mezrich
Runtime: 121 min
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

Paranormal Activity 2

After experiencing what they think are a series of “break-ins”, a family sets up security cameras around their home, only to realize that the events unfolding before them are more sinister than they seem.

Cast:
Katie Featherston (Katie)

Director: Tod Williams
Writer: Oren Peli, Michael R. Perry
Runtime: 91 min
Genre: Horror
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D

In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead – and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.

Cast:
Milla Jovovich (Alice)
Ali Larter (Claire Redfield)
Shawn Roberts (Albert Wesker)
Kim Coates (Bennett)

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Writer: Paul W.S. Anderson
Runtime: 97 min
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

Despicable Me 3D (Greek)

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru, planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon. (Yes, the moon!) Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world’s greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.

Voices:
Steve Carell (Gru)
Julie Andrews (Gru’s Mom)
Jason Segel (Vector)
Russell Brand (Dr. Nefario)

Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Writer: Ken Daurio, Sergio Pablos
Runtime: 95 min
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2010

Despicable Me 3D (English)

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru, planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon. (Yes, the moon!) Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world’s greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.

Voices:
Steve Carell (Gru)
Julie Andrews (Gru’s Mom)
Jason Segel (Vector)
Russell Brand (Dr. Nefario)

Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Writer: Ken Daurio, Sergio Pablos
Runtime: 95 min
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

Despicable Me (English)

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru, planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon. (Yes, the moon!) Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world’s greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.

Voices:
Steve Carell (Gru)
Julie Andrews (Gru’s Mom)
Jason Segel (Vector)
Russell Brand (Dr. Nefario)

Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Writer: Ken Daurio, Sergio Pablos
Runtime: 95 min
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole 3D (English)

Acclaimed filmmaker Zack Snyder makes his animation debut with the fantasy family adventure “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” based on the beloved Guardians of Ga’Hoole books by Kathryn Lasky. The film follows Soren, a young owl enthralled by his father’s epic stories of the Guardians of Ga’ Hoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who had fought a great battle to save all of owlkind from the evil Pure Ones. While Soren dreams of someday joining his heroes, his older brother, Kludd, scoffs at the notion, and yearns to hunt, fly and steal his father’s favor from his younger sibling. But Kludd’s jealousy has terrible consequences—causing both owlets to fall from their treetop home and right into the talons of the Pure Ones. Now it is up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave young owls. Together they soar across the sea and through the mist to find the Great Tree, home of the legendary Guardians—Soren’s only hope of defeating the Pure Ones and saving the owl kingdoms.

Voices:
Helen Mirren (Nyra)
Sam Neill (Allomere)
Jim Sturgess (Soren)
Hugo Weaving (Noctus / Grimble)

Director: Zack Snyder
Writer: John Orloff, Emil Stern
Runtime: 90 min
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Scott Pilgrim plays in a band which aspires to success. He dates Knives Chau, a high-school girl five years his junior, and he hasn’t recovered from being dumped by his former girlfriend, now a success with her own band. When Scott falls for Ramona Flowers, he has trouble breaking up with Knives and tries to romance Ramona. As if juggling two women wasn’t enough, Ramona comes with baggage: seven ex-lovers, with each of whom Scott must do battle to the death in order to win Ramona.

Cast:
Michael Cera (Scott Pilgrim)
Kieran Culkin (Wallace Wells)
Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Ramona Flowers)
Anna Kendrick (Stacey Pilgrim)

Director: Edgar Wright
Writer: Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright
Runtime: 112 min
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

Eat Pray Love

Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house, a successful career – yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused, and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy; the power of prayer in India, and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali.

Cast:
Julia Roberts (Liz Gilbert)
James Franco (David Piccolo)
Javier Bardem (Felipe)
Richard Jenkins (Richard)

Director: Ryan Murphy
Writer: Ryan Murphy, Jennifer Salt
Runtime: 133 min
Genre: Drama, Romance
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

The Karate Kid

12-year-old Dre Parker could’ve been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother’s latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying – and the feeling is mutual – but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre’s feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts “the karate kid” on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

Cast:
Jaden Smith (Dre Parker)
Jackie Chan (Mr. Han)
Taraji P. Henson (Sherry Parker)
Wenwen Han (Mei Ying)

Director: Harald Zwart
Writer: Christopher Murphey, Robert Mark Kamen
Runtime: 140 min
Genre: Action, Drama, Family
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

L’immortel (22 Bullets)

Charly Matteï has turned a new leaf on his past as an outlaw. Since three years he’s living a comfortable life and devoting himself to his wife and two kids. However, one winter morning, he’s left for dead in the underground parking of Marseille’s Old Port with 22 bullets in his body. Against all odds, he will not die.

Cast:
Jean Reno (Charly Matteï)
Kad Merad (Tony Zacchia)
Jean-Pierre Darroussin (Martin Beaudinard)
Marina Foïs (Marie Goldman)

Director: Richard Berry
Writer: Eric Assous, Richard Berry
Runtime: 114 min
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Rating: 15
Language: French
Production Year: 2010

Shrek Forever After (English)

A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he’s duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away – where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met – he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.

Voices:
Mike Myers (Shrek)
Eddie Murphy (Donkey)
Cameron Diaz (Princess Fiona)
Antonio Banderas (Puss in Boots)

Director: Mike Mitchell
Writer: Josh Klausner, Darren Lemke
Runtime: 93 min
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

Toy Story 3 (Greek)

Andy is now 17 and ready to head off to college, leaving Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and the rest of the toy-box gang to ponder their uncertain futures. When the toys are accidentally donated to the Sunnyside Daycare center they’re initially overjoyed to once again be played with, but their enthusiasm quickly gives way to horror as they discover the true nature of the establishment under the rule of the deceptively welcoming “Lotso” Bear. So, it’s all for one and one for all as the toys plan their great escape.

Voices:
Alkis Kourkoulos
Eleonora Meleti
Mihalis Marinos
Demitris Piatas

Director: Lee Unkrich
Writer: Michael Arndt, John Lasseter
Runtime: 103 min
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2010