In Cinemas this week (6 – 12 June)

Blended

After a blind date gone horribly wrong, Jim and Lauren agree they never, ever want to see each other again. Well, that’s all about to change when the two find themselves and their respective families (including children) all stuck together in one suite at an African Safari vacation spot.

Cast:
Adam Sandler (Jim)
Drew Barrymore (Lauren)
Wendi McLendon-Covey (Jen)
Terry Crews (Nickens)

Director: Frank Coraci
Writer: Ivan Menchell, Clare Sera
Runtime: 117 min
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

Zulu

As a child, Ali Neuman narrowly escaped being murdered by Inkhata, a militant political party at war with Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress. Only he and his mother survived the carnage of those years. But as with many survivors, the psychological scars remain. Today, Ali is chief of the homicide branch of the South African police in Cape Town. One of his staff is Brian Epkeen, a free-wheeling white officer whose family was originally involved in the establishment of apartheid but who works well with Neuman. Together they have to deal with crime that inevitably exists in sprawling areas of un- and under- employed people, crime exacerbated by gangs, both local and from other parts of Africa. Their job gets even more difficult when the corpses of two young women are found.

Cast:
Orlando Bloom (Brian Epkeen)
Forest Whitaker (Ali Sokhela)
Tanya van Graan (Tara)
Natasha Loring (Marjorie)

Director: Jérôme Salle
Writer: Caryl Ferey, Julien Rappeneau
Runtime: 110 min
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: 18
Language: English
Production Year: 2013

Maleficent

A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces a battle with the invading king’s successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom – and perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well.

Cast:
Angelina Jolie (Maleficent)
Elle Fanning (Aurora)
Sharlto Copley (Stefan)
Lesley Manville (Flittle)

Director: Robert Stromberg
Writer: Linda Woolverton
Runtime: 97 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

Brick Mansions

In a dystopian Detroit, abandoned brick mansions left from better times now house only the most dangerous criminals. Unable to control the crime, the police constructed a colossal containment wall around this area to protect the rest of the city. For undercover cop Damien Collier every day is a battle against corruption. For Lino, every day is a fight to live an honest life. Their paths never should have crossed, but when drug kingpin, Tremaine kidnaps Lino’s girlfriend, Damien reluctantly accepts the help of the fearless ex-convict, and together they must stop a sinister plot to devastate the entire city. With stylized action featuring thrilling Parkour stunts (David Belle is the co-founder of this physical training discipline), Brick Mansions puts an entertaining twist on the action genre.

Cast:
Paul Walker (Damien Collier)
David Belle (Lino)
RZA (Tremaine Alexander)
Catalina Denis (Lola)

Director: Camille Delamarre
Writer: Luc Besson
Runtime: 90 min
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

A Million Ways to Die in the West

As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

Cast:
Seth MacFarlane (Albert)
Charlize Theron (Anna)
Amanda Seyfried (Louise)
Liam Neeson (Clinch)

Director: Seth MacFarlane
Writer: Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin
Runtime: 116 min
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 18
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

X-Men: Days of Future Past

The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-Men: Days of Future Past. The characters from the original X-Men film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from X-Men: First Class in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.

Cast:
Hugh Jackman (Logan / Wolverine)
James McAvoy (Charles Xavier)
Patrick Stewart (Professor X)
Ian McKellen (Magneto)

Director: Bryan Singer
Writer: Simon Kinberg, Jane Goldman
Runtime: 131 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

Zambezia

Set in a bustling bird city on the edge of the majestic Victoria Falls, “Zambezia” is the story of Kai – a naïve, but high-spirited young falcon who travels to the bird city of “Zambezia” where he discovers the truth about his origins and, in defending the city, learns how to be part of a community. In Greek dubbed by Fivos Rimenas, Maria Zervou, Ilias Zervos, Fotis Petridis.

Cast:
Leonard Nimoy (Sekhuru)
Jeremy Suarez (Kai)
Abigail Breslin (Zoe)
Jeff Goldblum (Ajax)

Director: Wayne Thornley
Writer: Camilla Bubna-Kasteliz, Andrew Cook
Runtime: 83 min
Genre: Animation
Rating: K
Language: English/Greek
Production Year: 2012

Godzilla

The world’s most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

Cast:
Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Ford Brody)
Elizabeth Olsen (Elle Brody)
Ken Watanabe (Dr. Ichiro Serizawa)
Juliette Binoche (Sandra Brody)

Director: Gareth Edwards
Writer: Max Borenstein, Dave Callaham
Runtime: 123 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

The Nut Job (Greek)

In a city park, Surly the Squirrel has finally gone too far with his latest caper leading to the animal community’s winter food cache being destroyed. Now exiled, Surly and his rat buddy’s, Buddy, collective nightmare on the streets ends when they discover a nut store to raid. Meanwhile, the squirrels, the heroic Andie and the ditsy Grayson, are charged by Raccoon to find a new food source and Andie runs into Surly. With no other options, she arranges a deal to help in Surly’s heist for the colony, even while Surly fully intends to betray it. However, there is more going on with the nut store being a front for bank robbers while Raccoon has his own agenda to ensure his own power. In the mayhem to come, Surly finds himself challenged in ways he never expected and discovering the real prize to treasure in this adventure. In Greek dubbed by: Vasilis Milios, Sotiris Douvris, Christos Thanos, Mandy Lambrou.

Cast:
Will Arnett (Surly)
Brendan Fraser (Grayson)
Katherine Heigl (Andie)
Liam Neeson (Raccoon)

Director: Peter Lepeniotis
Writer: Lorne Cameron, Peter Lepeniotis
Runtime: 85 min
Genre: Animation
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2014

Tinker Bell and The Pirate Fairy (Greek)

When a misunderstood dust-keeper fairy named Zarina steals Pixie Hollow’s all-important Blue Pixie Dust, and flies away to join forces with the pirates of Skull Rock, Tinker Bell and her fairy friends must embark on the adventure of a lifetime to return it to its rightful place. However, in the midst of their pursuit of Zarina, Tink’s world is turned upside down. She and her friends find that their respective talents have been switched and they have to race against time to retrieve the Blue Pixie Dust and return home to save Pixie Hollow.

Cast:
Mae Whitman/Afroditi Antonaki (Tinker Bell)
Christina Hendricks/Evgenia Dimitropoulou (Zarina)
Tom Hiddleston/Giorgos Stamos (James)

Director: Peggy Holmes
Writer: Jeffrey M. Howard, Kate Kondell
Runtime: 78 min
Genre: Animation
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2014

Non-Stop

Bill Marks is a former cop who after dealing with his daughter’s death by drinking, is now an air marshal. While on a flight from London to New York, Marks gets a text telling him that unless 150 million dollars is deposited to an off shore account within 20 minutes someone will die.

Cast:
Liam Neeson (Bill Marks)
Julianne Moore (Jen Summers)
Scoot McNairy (Tom Bowen)
Michelle Dockery (Nancy)

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Writer: John W. Richardson, Christopher Roach
Runtime: 106 min
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2014

Rio 2 (Greek)

It’s a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they’re hurtled Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law.

Cast:
Jesse Eisenberg/Dimitris Papadatos (Blu)
Anne Hathaway/Marina Tsigonaki (Jewel)
Jemaine Clement/Thanassis Kourlambas (Nigel)
Jamie Foxx/Fotis Petridis (Nico)

Director: Carlos Saldanha
Writer: Don Rhymer, Carlos Saldanha
Runtime: 101 min
Genre: Animation
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2014

The Book Thief

Based on the beloved international bestselling book, The Book Thief tells the story of an extraordinary, spirited young girl sent to live with a foster family in WWII Germany. Intrigued by the only book she brought with her, she begins collecting books as she finds them. With the help of her new parents and a secret guest under the stairs, she learns to read and creates a magical world that inspires them all.

Cast:
Geoffrey Rush (Hans)
Sophie Nélisse (Liesel)
Emily Watson (Rosa)
Nico Liersch (Rudy)

Director: Brian Percival
Writer: Markus Zusak, Michael Petroni
Runtime: 131 min
Genre: Drama
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2013