In Cinemas this week (8 – 14 April)

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 3D (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

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

Red Riding Hood

Valerie is a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry the wealthy Henry. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when they learn that Valerie’s older sister has been killed by the werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. For years, the people have maintained an uneasy truce with the beast, offering the creature a monthly animal sacrifice. But under a blood red moon, the wolf has upped the stakes by taking a human life. Hungry for revenge, the people call on famed werewolf hunter, Father Solomon, to help them kill the wolf. But Solomon’s arrival brings unintended consequences as he warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them. As the death toll rises with each moon, Valerie begins to suspect that the werewolf could be someone she loves. As panic grips the town, Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast – one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect…and bait.

Cast:
Amanda Seyfried (Valerie)
Gary Oldman (Solomon)
Billy Burke (Cesaire)
Shiloh Fernandez (Peter)

Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Writer: David Johnson
Runtime: 100 min
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Horror
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

I Am Number Four

Extraordinary teen John Smith is a fugitive on the run from ruthless enemies sent to destroy him. Three like him have already been killed … he is Number Four. Changing his identity, moving from town to town with his guardian Henri, John is always the new kid with no ties to his past. In the small Ohio town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected, life-changing events – his first love, powerful new abilities and a connection to the others who share his incredible destiny.

Cast:
Alex Pettyfer (John)
Timothy Olyphant (Henri)
Teresa Palmer (Number 6)
Dianna Agron (Sarah)

Director: D.J. Caruso
Writer: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Runtime: 109 min
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Open Season 3 (Greek)

Boog, Elliot and their forest friends return with an all-new adventure, this time in a Big Top Circus! The comedy begins when Boog’s pals choose their family obligations over the annual guys’ trip, and a disappointed Boog decides to take a trip of his own, which leads him right into the middle.

Voices:
Matthew J. Munn (Boog/Doug)
Dana Snyder (Alistair)
Matthew W. Taylor (Elliot)
Crispin Glover (Fifi)

Director: Cody Cameron
Writer: David I. Stern
Runtime: 85 min
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2011

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

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

FBI agent Malcolm Turner and his 17-year-old son, Trent, go undercover at an all-girls performing arts school after Trent witnesses a murder. Posing as Big Momma and Charmaine, they must find the murderer before he finds them.

Cast:
Martin Lawrence (Malcolm / Big Momma)
Brandon T. Jackson (Trent / Charmaine)
Jessica Lucas (Haley)
Michelle Ang (Mia)

Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Matthew Fogel, Don Rhymer
Runtime: 107 min
Genre: Comedy
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Mars Needs Moms 3D (Greek)

The film follows a boy named Milo. Milo is just beginning summer but his mother gives him chores and tasks like weeding the garden or eating his vegetables. But after Milo tints his sister’s face purple, his mother sees no humor in this. She orders him up to his room. After an argument with his mother in which Milo says “I don’t see what’s so special about mothers!”, he goes to his room. After falling asleep, Milo does not hear the rumble of the rocket landing outside. Martians enter Milo’s house and take away his mother. Milo embarks on an adventure to rescue his mother.

Voices:
Thanos Lambrou
Christos Thanos
Zoe Katsatou
Iphigenia Staikou

Director: Simon Wells
Writer: Simon Wells, Berkeley Breathed
Runtime: 88 min
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2011

True Grit

Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with “true grit,” Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her “grit” tested.

Cast:
Jeff Bridges (Rooster Cogburn)
Matt Damon (LaBoeuf)
Josh Brolin (Tom Chaney)
Hailee Steinfeld (Mattie Ross)

Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Writer: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Runtime: 110 min
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

Burlesque

The Burlesque Lounge has its best days behind it. Tess, a retired dancer and owner of the venue, struggles to keep the aging theater alive, facing all kinds of financial and artistic challenges. With the Lounge’s troupe members becoming increasingly distracted by personal problems and a threat coming from a wealthy businessman’s quest to buy the spot from Tess, the good fortune seems to have abandoned the club altogether. Meanwhile, the life of Ali, a small-town girl from Iowa, is about to change dramatically. Hired by Tess as a waitress at the Lounge, Ali escapes a hollow past and quickly falls in love with the art of burlesque. Backed by newfound friends amongst the theater’s crew, she manages to fulfill her dreams of being on stage herself. Things take a dramatic turn though when Ali’s big voice makes her become the main attraction of the revue.

Cast:
Cher (Tess)
Christina Aguilera (Ali)
Stanley Tucci (Sean)
Kristen Bell (Nikki)

Director: Steve Antin
Writer: Steve Antin
Runtime: 119 min
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

Arthur 3: The War of Two Worlds (Greek)

Maltazard traps Arthur in the Land of the Minimoys and travels in the opposite direction into the humans’ world, where he forces a plastic surgeon to stitch him a human face and tricks his way into Arthur’s grandparents’ house. There he searches for a phial containing the elixir Arthur needs to get back to his normal size! When miniature Arthur, Selenia and Betameche finally reach the house, Maltazard has the phial in his grasp. Time is running out for them. Now over two meters tall, Maltazard assembles an army of giant mosquitoes in the nearby forest. Arthur enlists the help of the Queen Bee, whose magical honey is his only way to grow back to full size. But will that be enough for him to win the war of the two worlds?

Cast and voices:
Freddie Highmore (Arthur)
Mia Farrow (Granny)
Robert Stanton (Armand)
Mylène Farmer (Sélénia)

Director: Luc Besson
Writer: Luc Besson, Céline Garcia
Runtime: 100 min
Genre: Animation
Rating: 12
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2010