your guide to march`s hottest releases

YOUR GUIDE TO MARCH’S
HOTTEST RELEASES
THOR: THE DARK WORLD
HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS TURBO
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2
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Welcome
Our two big gun movies for this
month will both take you into
striking and astonishing parallel
worlds: the nine Norse realms
of Thor: The Dark World, and the
futuristic dystopia of Panem, in
The Hunger Games: Catching
Fire. Check out our special
double feature spread (pages
10 and 12) for a closer look into
how the directors constructed
these beautiful - and sometimes
bleak - territories. Meanwhile
our TV pages are bursting
with good chow including new
seasons of Sons of Anarchy and
Weeds plus the debut season
of Vikings. If you’re into some
longform drama we’ve had a
look at the new Hanks-train
Captain Phillips among others.
You can also pack several
chortles in with the new Jackass
release, Matt Lucas’ Small
Apartments and spoof mash-up
The Hungover Games, and we
cover The Fifth Estate, Insidious
2 and a rather awesome grabbag of other thrills on page 26.
Have fun discussing your
favourite unorthodox filmic
weapons (page 10!),
until next time...
THE TEAM
4-8 NEWS
14-15 ACTION
What have the wheelers and
dealers of film and TV been up to
lately? We check out the latest
reports from home and beyond
Hunger Games: Catching Fire,
Thor: The Dark World, Machete
Kills, The Fall of the Essex Boys,
The Protector 2 and more
28 COMING SOON
16-17 COMEDY
New releases to look forward
to next month
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TITANFALL
The Call of Duty progenitors are
back with a new studio and a new
game changer. Prepare for Titanfall.
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa,
A.C.O.D., Paradise, The Hungover
Games, One Chance, Not Another
Celebrity Movie, Small Apartments
and more
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18-19 DRAMA
Captain Phillips, The Butler,
Virginia, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,
Tim Winton’s: The Turning, Fruitvale
Station, Adoration and more
20-21 FAMILY
10 HUNGER GAMES –
CATCHING FIRE
Jennifer Lawrence has us all in
awe again with her tenacious
heroine Katniss Everdeen
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WORLD
Thor’s home world Asgard is
expanded in gorgeous detail in the
epic new sequel
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Cloudy With A Chance Of
Meatballs 2, Turbo, Monsters Vs
Aliens: Cloning Around and more
22-23 TV
Sons of Anarchy S4, Vikings S1,
Nurse Jackie S5, Weeds S8,
Blue Bloods S3 and more
26 THRILLER
Prisoners, The Counselor,
Blue Caprice, The Fifth Estate,
Cold Comes The Night,
Insidious 2, Patrick
P.10
P.12
P.26
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NEWSREEL
YOUR MONTHLY FIX OF
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
DAUGHTER
OF THE FORESTS
Evangeline Lilly as
Tauriel in The Hobbit:
The Desolation of Smaug
Evangeline Lilly, best known
for portraying the unyielding
criminal Kate Austen in ABC
series Lost, is returning to
our screens as Tauriel in The
Hobbit: The Desolation of
Smaug - due out next month.
Although Tauriel does not
appear as a named character
in Tolkien’s novels, Lilly has
stated that she believes the
the character is an authentic
expansion of the author’s
descriptions of the Woodland
Elves. Tauriel’s personality and
motivations were developed
by director Peter Jackson and
producer Fran Walsh.
SHIA MAKES A SCENE
Shia LaBeouf in
Nymphomaniac
Recently disgraced as a plagiarist (when his short film HowardCantour.com was revealed to
be weirdly similar to a comic by American cartoonist Daniel Clowes), Shia LaBeouf is courting
controversy yet again, this time during a press conference for Lars von Trier-directed release
Nymphomaniac. When asked about his characters’ sex scenes, Labeouf cryptically replied
“When the seagulls follow the trawler, it’s because they think sardines will be thrown into
the sea. Thank you very much.” The actor then got up and left the room, perfectly mirroring
a 1995 press conference for soccer player Eric Cantona. Labeouf has riffed on his own
plagiarism numerous times since the Clowes accusations. You can catch the meta-babe
this month in The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman, which we review on page 16.
HOFFMAN
TO GET CGI
TREATMENT
Philip Seymour
Hoffman in The
Hunger Games:
Catching Fire.
The late and great Philip
Seymour Hoffman was
seven days out from
completing his work
on The Hunger Games:
Mockingjay Part 2, at
the time of his sudden
death on February 2.
Although the bulk of
his scenes had already
been shot, Lionsgate
have reported that
they plan to digitally
recreate the star,
who plays Plutarch
Heavensbee, in at
least one vital scene
for the film. Due out
in November, the first
sequel Catching Fire
is available to rent
this month.
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Elizabeth Olsen in Oldboy
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Elizab
Olsen
dzilla
in Go
THIRD TIME’S A CHARM
The youngest of the three
Olsen sisters is making her
own way into the land of
Hollywood, leaning more
on idie cred and humble
intelligence than her older
kin who are stuck to runway
perimeters most of the year
round. Elizabeth Olsen has
already impressed with her
lead role in Martha Marcy
May Marlene, and has
begun a G-forced jettison
into the big league with her
performances in Oldboy an adaptation of the much
NEW STILLS
FROM NEWEST
SPIDER-MAN
Sony Pictures have released two
actual stills from the upcoming The
Amazing Spider-Man 2, starring
real-life lovers Andrew Garfield and
Emma Stone. One shows Spidey
with a bullhorn presumably telling us
not to panic in the face of whatever
villain is currently ripping up subway
stations and setting fire to old ladies,
and the other is Peter Parker’s quiff
looking at something really, really
interesting in a lab. Definitely can’t
wait for this sequel!
adored South Korean
psychological thriller of the
same name - and Godzilla,
due for release later this
year. Highly compelling
to watch on the screen,
expect big things from
this young lass.
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RUSH
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GROWN UPS 2
3
BLUE JASMINE
4
RUNNER RUNNER
5
WE’RE THE MILLERS
6
R.I.P.D
7
RIDDICK
8
RED 2
9
NOW YOU SEE ME
10
LOVELACE
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TED CREATOR
TO DIRECT
AND LEAD
WESTERN
COMEDY
Seth MacFarlane, of Family Guy and
Ted fame, is writing and directing a new
comedy-Western, A Million Ways To Die
In The West. A whole bevy of notables
attached: C harlize Theron, Amanda
Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, Liam
Neeson and Sarah Silverman are all
involved. The flick is set in Arizona in
1882, and tells the story of a sheep
farmer named Albert (played by
MacFarlane) who discovers hidden
wells of courage after he loses his
beloved girlfriend (Seyfried) when
he backs out of a duel. There’s
comically exaggerated violence
and sexual humour aplenty, as per
MacFarlane’s stylistic tradition.
Xxxxxxx
Scenes from A Million Ways To Die In The Wast
BEAUTY &
BEAST TO LEAD
FOR HERZOG
Documentary filmmaker Werner Herzog (The White
Diamond, Grizzly Man) is adapting a comedic novel
about a schoolyard shooting (huh?), and has collected
himself a most unlikely cast: Mike Tyson, Pamela
Anderson and Russell Brand will reportedly star in
Vernon God Little, Herzog’s take on the novel of the
same name which won the Booker Prize in 2003.
“OH, HI JAMES”
If you don’t know much
about ‘the worst movie
ever made’ you might
want to do a little Google
search before James
Franco’s next foray into
filmmaking. Franco’s
company has grabbed
itself the rights to The
Disaster Artist, a novel by
Greg Sestero which details
the actor’s experiences
making the 2003 romantic
drama film The Room
with its star, the crackpot
Tommy Wiseau. Wiseau’s
film - which he wrote,
directed and produced
as an independent
vision - is renown for its
bizarre storyline paired
with intensely weird and
hammy performances
(particularly Wiseau’s).
Franco’s film will naturally
star himself.
Werner Herzog in The White Diamond
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BANKING ON LIZ
Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson have both absolutely
definitely without a doubt signed on for Pitch Perfect 2,
which is fantastic news for fans of the musical comedy.
The sequel will be directed by Elizabeth Banks - which
she’ll have to fit in around filming for The Hunger Games
sequels, in which she plays Effie Trinket - and will be the
first time the actress has worked in such a capacity. Read
up on Banks’ contribution to the latest Hunger Games
film Catching Fire, which we review on page 16.
STORE: Family Videoland – Hoppers Crossing
STORE MANAGER NAME: Jennie King
CAN YOU TELL US ANY
QUIRKY CUSTOMER TALES?
We often put our regular customers’
name into the computer to save
them locating their membership
card. I use memory triggers to recall
many customers and recently had
trouble finding Mr Fudd’s account,
it was some time before I realised
his name is Mr Elmer.
MOST ANTICIPATED NEW
RELEASE FOR FEBRUARY?
Thor : The Dark World
ALL TIME
FAVOURITE MOVIE?
Boondock Saints
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR
IDEAL MOVIE MARATHON?
Kill the Irishman, Boondock Saints,
Intouchables, Tucker and
Dale vs Evil
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Rebel Wilson in Pitch Perfect
TOP 5 ACTORS/DIRECTORS/
PRODUCERS YOU WOULD
INVITE FOR DINNER AND WHY?
• Jason Statham
- Because he’s Jason
• Robin Williams - No event would be
boring with him in attendance
• Jennifer Lawrence- Intelligent,
funny and interesting conversation
• John Woo - I would like to know
where he gets his ideas
• George Clooney - Eye Candy
WHO WOULD YOU
WANT TO PLAY YOU
IN A FILM OF YOUR LIFE?
A film of my life would have to depict
me in my teens. Jennifer Lawrence
would be my choice as she is the
standout actress of the moment.
COP AN
EYEFUL
OF THESE
STILLS
Swedish-American actor
Joel Kinnaman looks
appropriately awesome in
these new snaps from the set
of the RoboCop reboot, due
out in theatres any second
now and starring our own
Abbie Cornish. With some
other fab performances from
Samuel L. Jackson and Gary
Oldman involved, this one
is going to be huge fun and
may even surpass its 1987
original in charm.
Joel Kinnaman in RoboCop
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TITANFALL
FORMAT: PC, 360, XB1
Avid gamers would’ve had
Titanfall - a Microsoft exclusive
- on the radar since it was
officially announced last year
at the Electronic Entertainment
Expo in Los Angeles where it
picked up over 60 awards. The
idea was conceived by Vince
Zampella and Jason West,
the creative minds behind the
phenomenally successful
Call of Duty franchise.
A first-person shooter, Titanfall
is a multiplayer game that
blends single-player elements.
Players face off as assault
Pilots, soldiers with the ability
to run and leap around the
environment with jet pacs.
After completing objectives
and gaining enough points,
similar to a Killstreak in CoD, a
25 foot high heavily armoured
mech known as a Titan becomes
available for use. The unique,
online fast-paced title is set to
revolutionise the first-person
shooter and could well be the
killer title for Xbox One we’ve
all been waiting for.
IF YOU LIKE THIS, YOU’LL LIKE...
Battlefield 4
Vanquish
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
RATING: MA15+
PUBLISHER: EA
GENRE: FPS
ONLINE: YES
RELEASE DATE: 13/03/14
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The challenges of rapidly maturing characters and a new arena
full of deadly chicanery were tackled head on by
Jennifer Lawrence and Francis Lawrence, star and director
respectively of Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
A
fter the 74th Annual Hunger
Games, joint victors Katniss
Everdeen and Peeta Mellark
are given an all too brief
reunion with their families before they’re
snatched away again to embark on a
‘Victor’s Tour’ of the Panem districts.
During this time it becomes apparent
to Katniss that the beginnings of a
serious rebellion are seething amongst
the destitute rural areas. When she is
reaped for the 75th Hunger Games in a
tumultuous twist of rule changing,
she further grasps the fact that her
absolute physical and emotional
limits will have to be redefined.
“Katniss remains a character I adore
but the stakes are different for her this
time,” says Jennifer Lawrence, who
returns to the role of our plucky heroine.
“In the first movie, she was a hesitant
hero who really just wanted to save
her family, but now she has a bigger
weight on her shoulders. She feels a
responsibility to all these people who
are depending on her and yet, she is
struggling with that, because it isn’t
at all what she
signed up for.”
Katniss’ comes
to recognise the
dual nature of
heroism - the
burden and the
power. She is
an inherently
noble and loving
person, but critics
all over have praised Lawrence’s ability to
show the evolving maturity and strength
of the woman who is navigating her way
through very dark socio-political territory.
“In Catching Fire, Katniss becomes very
aware of all the people who are watching
her, who are depending on her and that
all becomes very real to her,” explains
Lawrence. “She feels that she has to
decide between saving her family or
fighting for her people.”
And the people
of Panem do
indeed need an
idol of courage
and tenacity
to look up to.
The dichotomy
of its social
landscape - the
enslaved, grimy
Districts versus
RATED: M
AVAILABLE: Mar19
STARS: Jennifer Lawrence,
Josh Hutcherson,
Liam Hemsworth
DIRECTOR:
Francis Lawrence
DURATION: 146 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
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4. LAWNMOWER,
BRAINDEAD
In Peter Jackson’s
early Kiwi horror flick
Braindead, our hero
uses a modified lawn
clipper to mow down
a whole pack of slavering
zombies with extremely gory
and hilarious results.
3. STILETTO HEEL,
SINGLE WHITE
FEMALE
the glitter and pomp
emotional it is. Fans will
of the Capitol - has
enjoy seeing many new
Katniss remains
engendered an incredibly
facets to Panem, but it’s
a character
dissatisfied populace, and
also a story that stands
I adore but the stakes on its own.”
the producers of the film
wanted to choose a director
To ensure that the
are different for
who would demonstrate
relationships presented
her this time
fidelity to the vision of
were as genuine as
author Suzanne Collins
possible, Lawrence worked
while also bringing their
very closely with Suzanne
own style to the piece. “We were looking
Collins, who was also present for liaison
for somebody who had a real passion for
during the first Hunger Games film.
the books and for this book in particular,”
“There will never be anybody that knows
says producer Nina Jacobsen. “From our
these characters and the world of Panem
first conversation, Francis [Lawrence, no
as well as Suzanne,” states Lawrence.
relation to Jennifer] had so much insight
“She became a vital part of finding the
into the characters and into the dynamics
best ways to tell this part of the story.”
between them, we were won over.”
Lawrence also revelled in the demands
Lawrence had previously directed the
that the new arena brought to this story,
Will Smith science fiction horror film I
and Katniss in particular. “This arena is
Am Legend (2007), and quickly convinced
like no other,” he says. “Special care went
Jacobsen and co-producer Jon Kilik
into creating it by the gamemaker... it’s
that character development within an
a very inventive arena, and its secrets
unstable world was amongst his primary
make it far trickier.” Jennifer agrees that
interests. “Catching Fire opens the world
the new battle terrain is staggering to her
of Panem up and you start to learn more
character. “This arena is something that
about the characters as the story pushes
Katniss has never experienced before,”
them forward,” the director says. “It is
she says. “She grew up in the woods,
the most technically complex film I have
so that was always her speciality. But
ever done, and yet I think the coolest
this is all new to her - a jungle and a
thing about it is simply the strength of
very sinister jungle at that. The jungle
the story itself. I’m really proud of how
becomes a deadly tribute in itself.”
When a psychotic
Jennifer Jason Leigh
becomes fixated on
her roommate (Bridget
Fonda), she doesn’t take
kindly to said rommate’s boyfriend
paying a visit to the flat. It’s a pretty
awesome symbol of female power
when Leigh punctures her high
heel straight through his eye,
and rather difficult to watch.
2. VINYL
RECORDS,
SHAUN OF
THE DEAD
Shaun (Simon Pegg)
and Ed (Nick Frost)
have a hard time deciding
which of their LPs
to fling ninja-style at the undead lady
in their backyard, and after a panicked
discussion end up hurling the whole
box at her head. Not the most
effective method.
1. CAPTIVE
BOLT PISTOL,
NO COUNTRY
FOR OLD MEN
Murderous creep
Anton Chigurh (Javier
Bardem) hauls his
compressed air canister
around for almost the whole
movie, using the bolt pistol part which is traditionally used to stun
cows before slaughter - to kill people
and blow doors open.
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Dual mythologies and a
larger-than-life leading
character who still has
room to grow formed the
nucleus behind Thor: The
Dark World - and the corps
behind its creation were
eager for the challenge.
RATED: M
AVAILABLE: Mar 5
STARS: Chris Hemsworth,
Natalie Portman,
Tom Hiddleston,
Anthony Hopkins
DIRECTOR:
Alan Taylor
DURATION: 112 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
hen you’re dealing with nine
different realms, you want to
imbue each with a realism
that befits the legacy of
Marvel: the characters have flaws, the
environments can be gritty, and the fans
are absolutely rabid for the details with
which they’ve filled their imaginations
after reading the comics. “When I came
in, I wanted to get more of a sense of the
Norse mythology, the Viking quality, the
texture, the history and the weight,” says
director Alan Taylor,
further explaining
that he wished to
give more credence to
this Nordic era than
an ungrounded
science fiction.
Production Designer
Chris Wood points out
that there has to be
an even balance: “One
big challenge was to
make the film as
fantastical as possible, because
that’s the nature of this type of
film, but also to ground the
film and make the
environments that we created
tangible and realistic.”
Creating the realm of Asgard,
of which our dishy hero Thor is a
denizen, was one of the team’s biggest
challenges. “In the first film we were
generally within the palace, whereas
in this film we actually explore the city
as well,” says Wood. “We wanted to be
true to the idea both within the Marvel
Universe and within Norse mythology
that Asgard was a golden city, but...
we wanted to suggest that Asgard, as
an environment, had been around for
many thousands of years.” To do this,
a large combination of real locations
and enormous, detailed, outdoor sets
were used. “We looked at images on
the internet, whether architectural or
whether it was atmospheric,” says
Wood. “We studied all sorts of different
historical and modern architectural
influences, whether it was Byzantine,
Romanesque, Gothic, Chinese or Islamic
architectural forms. We also studied light
and atmosphere. Then we went to the
studio and met everyone and Alan Taylor,
and got their take on it.”
In terms of Thor himself, both Taylor
and star Chris Hemsworth see the
character’s evolution
as chief to the story
and the wider Marvel
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BLONDE HEROES
4. CLAIRE BENNET
(HAYDEN
PANETTIERE),
HEROES
themes. “In the first film,
the hero is a big catalyst
we saw Thor go from
to the resolution from the
When I came
being an impetuous prince
beginning, that he’s not
in, I wanted to get
to taking his first steps
just there to step in at the
more of a sense of
towards maturing and
very end and save the day,”
the Norse mythology, he explains. “He has to
growing up, and in our
film that story continues,”
the Viking quality, the be proactive throughout.
says the director. “He’s
There’s a definite conflict
texture, the history
moving closer to actually
within Thor about where
and the weight
claiming the kind of power
his place was. Was it
that comes with Odin.
with Jane on Earth or
He’s becoming not just a
was it in Asgard,
and where does his allegiance lie?”
man, but potentially a king
as well. In this story, as Thor matures
Producer and Marvel Studios
president Kevin Feige sums up Taylor,
and deepens, he has to give some
Wood and Hemsworth’s arguments
things up and suffer.”
about the connection between Marvel
Hemsworth beams his delight at
and Norse mythology, and why the
returning to play Thor, and expresses
story of the Thunder God appeals to us
his ideas on the challenge of depicting
so much: “When you read [the Norse]
emotional expansion. “The trick is each
stories, it’s like the best of the Marvel
time to find new ways to make the
Comics, because it’s people who are
character have some sort of advance
very human despite their powers or growth,” he says. Eschewing the old
despite their calling down the storm, the
theatrical concept of ‘deus ex machina’,
thunder and the lightning,” Feige says.
in which a God enters the story at the
very end to magically resolve all issues,
“They have family issues, in the two
Hemsworth puts huge importance
brothers fighting: Thor and Loki. It’s a
family drama and they’re just as flawed
on his character’s continued
as any of us. That’s what makes Marvel
participation and relevance. “I
think you’ve got to make sure
characters so relatable.”
The flaxen-haired
cheerleader Claire
Bennet uses her healing
and generative powers to
assist the weak and sometimes
get annoying girls kicked off the
cheer squad. She’s also not too
bad at surviving nuclear explosions,
having done that twice during
the series.
3. ELEMENT LAD,
DC COMICS
I’d never heard of him
either, but Element
Lad is a pretty cool
guy - he is able to
transmute elements
by touch, and its the last
survivor of his race. He looks
a bit like a young Caravaggio boy,
too. Go Element Lad!
2. CHER
HOROWITZ
(ALICIA
SILVERSTONE),
CLUELESS
She may have all the
cash in the world but it’s
very important to Cher to do the
right thing and be kind and giving
to people - her morals and ethics
extend far beyond which shoes it’s
acceptable to wear to the mall.
For this reason, she is a fab hero.
1. SUPERGIRL,
DC COMICS
With locks that Cher
would probably be
extremely jelly over,
Supergirl is totally
badass. There have
been several versions
of the character over the years but
the most popular was Kara Zor-El,
Superman’s cousin, who has the
same superpowers and vulnerability
to Kryptonite.
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JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA
RATED: MA15+
AVAILABLE:
Mar 26
STARS:
Johnny Knoxville,
Jackson Nicoll, Greg
Harris, Georgina Cates
DIRECTOR:
Jeff Tremaine
The fourth installment in the Jackass
franchise sees Johnny Knoxville donning
some pretty impressive aging make-up
(including his whole torso, horrifyingly)
to become 86 year old Irving Zisman,
a widower whose 8 year old grandson
comes to live with him. Irving’s daughter
Kimmie (Georgina Cates) has violated
her parole and must go back to jail, which
leaves her son Billy (Jackson Nicholl) to
torment his grand-elder in a very Dennis
the Menace fashion. However Irving is
more than up to the task of keeping the
little whippersnapper in line, and the two
go on a trip across America where they
encounter child pageant contestants, male
strippers, funeral home grievers and some
bikies too. Shot in a hidden camera style,
Bad Grandpa presents plenty of laughs
and many cringe-worthy situations as per
the Jackass method. Lewd and crass and
heaps of fun.
DURATION: 92 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
Jackass: The Movie
Jackass Number Two
Movie 43
PARADISE
RATED: PG
AVAILABLE: Mar 19
STARS: Julianne
Hough, Nick Offerman,
Holly Hunter,
Russell Brand
DIRECTOR:
Diablo Cody
THE HUNGOVER GAMES
Following in the storyline vein
of her role in 2011’s Footloose
remake, Julianne Hough plays a
young woman named Lamb who
resides in a deeply religious town
in Montana. When she survives
a grisly plane crash, suffering
extreme burns all over her body,
she is invited to speak at her
town’s church. While her kith and
kin expect her to deliver a rousing
speech about the grace of God,
Lamb instead condemns religion
and asserts her belief that there
is no God to speak of. She takes
herself on a break-neck trip to Las
Vegas, to experience all of those
sinful things which her hometown
denies its people, and upon
imbibing her first alcoholic drink
finds kindred spirits in a barman
(Brand) and a lounge singer
(Octavia Spencer).
RATED: MA15+
AVAILABLE:
Mar 20
STARS: Ross Nathan,
Ben Begley, Herbert
Russell, Rita Volk
DIRECTOR:
Josh Stolberg
DURATION: 83 mins
DURATION: 101 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
FORMATS: DVD
A humourous, fictional mash-up of
two of the biggest film franchises
of the last couple years, The
Hungover Games is the story of
three friends who wake up after
a bachelor party and can’t find the
groom. They’re also inexplicably
on a train, which they discover
is hurtling toward the dreaded
Hungover Games. In the quirky
bizarro land of the games they have
to battle with several Pop Culture
Districts, including the Superhero
District, The Puppet District, The
Middle Earth District and the
Johnny Depp District. The guys
must triumph over their foes and
in the process discover where on
earth their pal has gone, to get him
back home and to the wedding on
time. In the chuckle-heavy style of
the ‘Not Another’ movies.
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NOT ANOTHER CELEBRITY MOVIE
RATED: MA15+
AVAILABLE: Mar 19
STARS: Dave Burleigh,
John Di Domenico, Joey
Sagal, Reed Thompson
DIRECTOR:
Emilio Ferrari
DURATION: 96 mins
FORMATS: DVD
In this ridiculous but hilarious comedy, several
up-and-coming actors get to play some of the
glitziest A-list celebrities in the game. Dave
Burleigh stars as Charlie Sheen, who gets it
into his drug-addled head that his biological
son is Justin Bieber, played by Danielle
Owens-Reid (in a snarky bit of casting). Charlie
decides that to get his darling son back into his
embrace he must recruit a pile of his famous
friends, including Donald Trump, George
Clooney, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise,
Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and Kanye
West. Some of these actors resemble their
characters so closely it’s bizarre, particularly
Nicole Lari-Joni who could make a serious
living being an Angelina Jolie impersonator.
Then again, Chandler Kylko (who plays Tom
Cruise) is more of a Channing Tatum lookalike.
Either way, while we love our celebs we also
love bringing them down a peg or two which
is exactly the kind of belly-laugh Not Another
Celebrity Movie hopes to give us.
Not Another Teen Movie
Not Another B Movie
Not Another Not Another Movie
A.C.O.D
RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 12 STARS:
Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins,
Catherine O’Hara, Amy Poehler
DIRECTOR: Stuart Zicherman
DURATION: 97 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
This satire from first time
director (but long-time
writer) Stu Zicherman
boasts a fantastic cast, and
a rather clever story. Carter
(Adam Scott) discovers he
was an unwilling participant
in a study about the children
of divorce, when he’s
sought for a follow-up study
several years later. Incisive
stuff, and who doesn’t
adore Amy Poehler?
SMALL
APARTMENTS
RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 19
STARS: Matt Lucas, Nugget,
James Caan, Juno Temple
DIRECTOR: Jonas Akerlund
DURATION: 92 mins FORMATS:
DVD, Blu-ray
Matt Lucas delivers another
uniquely freaky and hugely
satisfying performance in
Small Apartments. Franklin
Franklin (Lucas) is an eccentric
man who lives in an apartment
complex populated with a
bunch of other weirdos. When
he accidentally kills his landlord
during a rent argument,
Franklin tries to clean up the
mess and trick the cops.
ADULT WORLD
ONE CHANCE
RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 19
STARS: John Cusack, Emma
Roberts, Armando Riesco,
Shannon Woodward DIRECTOR:
Scott Coffey DURATION: 90 mins
FORMATS: DVD
RATED: PG AVAIL: Mar 28
STARS: James Corden,
Alexandra Roach, Julie Walters,
Colm Meaney DIRECTOR: David
Frankel DURATION: 103 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
Amy (Roberts) is an
awkward and innocent
recent college graduate
who yearns to begin
her career as a poet,
but she needs a day
job as well. She begins
working at Adult World,
the local sex shop, and
discovers that support and
encouragement can come
from unexpected sources.
How’s this for metamedia in the modern age?
James Corden, theatre
actor and television writer,
stars as Paul Potts, the
unlikely real life winner
of the 2007 Britain’s Got
Talent show. One Chance
tells Potts’ story, which
traces the once bullied
shop assistant’s ascent to
operatic performer.
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HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
RATED: M
AVAILABLE:
Mar 19
STARS: Jennifer
Lawrence,
Josh Hutcherson,
Liam Hemsworth
DIRECTOR:
Francis Lawrence
DURATION: 146 mins
The authoritarian powers of the Capitol
have it in for Katniss Everdeen and
her partner-in-battle Peeta Mellark. The
ingenious method with which Katniss
ensured they would both leave the last
Hunger Games arena alive was seditious
in the extreme, and Katniss is warned
by President Snow himself that she had
better assure everyone that it happened
out of genuine love for Peeta, not from
disrespect for the Capitol. But already
the Districts have found hope in Katniss’
actions, and hold her up as an idol in
their struggle for freedom from the
awful totalitarian and poverty-stricken
environments they live in. Jennifer
Lawrence drops another marvellous
performance as the determined Katniss,
whose traumas in the last arena will
hopefully imbue her with the kind of
fortified emotional and physical strength
she’ll need to get out of the 75th annual
Hunger Games in one piece.
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
The Hunger Games
Battle Royale
Avatar
HARLOCK: SPACE PIRATE
RATED: PG
AVAILABLE: Mar 19
STARS: Yû Aoi, Ayano
Fukuda, Arata Furuta,
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
DIRECTOR:
Shinji Aramaki
DURATION: 110 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
Captain Harlock is the
creation of manga artist Leiji
Matsumoto, who intrigued
generations of Japanese
and later international comic
devotees with the story of
the taciturn, rebellious space
pirate and the crew of his
spaceship Arcadia. Set far into
the future when humanity has
achieved fantastic feats of
space travel, the human race
is nevertheless comsumed by
a jaded apathy which Harlock
cannot abide. He becomes
an outcast after resisting
Earth’s government and the
general apathy which he
sees around him, preferring
to fight totalitarian regimes
(earthbound and alien). While
the people of Earth attempt
to return to their home planet,
Harlock has a mysterious
mission he is hellbent on
completing.
MACHETE KILLS
RATED: MA15+
AVAILABLE:
Mar 12
STARS: Danny Trejo,
Mel Gibson, Demian
Bichir, Amber Heard
DIRECTOR:
Robert Rodriguez
DURATION: 107 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
There aren’t many men who
can look as mean as Danny
Trejo does when he wants to
look mean, but the great thing
about Machete Cortez is his
beating heart of gold; he’s one
of the coolest anti-heroes to
come out of the Rodriguez
canon and this sequel to 2010’s
Machete only continues the
legacy of rebellion. When a
mysteriously masked man
murders Machete’s friend
Sartana (Alba) during a
cartel-related shootout, the
ex-federale is devastated.
But he soon has to pull his
socks up as the US President
himself requests a consult,
beseeching Machete to track
and kill a Mexican arms dealer
who is threatening to bomb
Washington D.C., in return for
the gift of US citizenship. Trejo
shines as per usual, despite
this sequel not having as much
punch as the first.
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THOR: THE DARK WORLD
RATED: M
AVAILABLE:
Mar 5
STARS: Chris Hemsworth,
Natalie Portman,
Tom Hiddleston,
Anthony Hopkins
DIRECTOR:
Alan Taylor
After their insanely chaotic and vicious fight in
the previous film - which resulted in triumph
for one and humiliating incarceration for the
other - why would Thor ask for his brother Loki’s
help? The stakes are much higher this time,
of course - creepily higher. Director Alan Taylor
has delivered a spectacular look at the nine
realms which make up the Norse cosmology,
particularly the heavenly Asgard, in which Thor
(Hemsworth), Odin (Hopkins) and occasionally
Loki (Hiddleston) reside. The threat to Asgard
and Midgard (that’s Earth, where you can find
our heroine Jane Frost, played by the always
stoic yet feminine Natalie Portman) comes from
Svartalfheim. This tongue-twister is the lowest
of the middle realms, and the dwelling of the
Dark Elves who are led by the rather ominouslynamed Malekith the Accursed. Hemsworth
succeeds in giving Thor new depth and maturity
after the events of the first film, and Hiddleston
is awesome as the mortified serpent still
smarting with an icy anger at his defeat.
DURATION: 112 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
Thor
The Avengers
The Dark Knight
ZOMBIE HUNTER
RATED: R AVAIL: Mar 12
STARS: Martin Copping, Danny
Trejo, Clare Niederpruem, Terry
Guthrie DIRECTOR: Kevin King
DURATION: 89 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
Zombies are bad enough,
right? But the agent that’s
turned these zombies is a
particularly virulent type of
street drug. And that means
we’ve got junkie zombies,
manic and irritated beyond
flesh-eating reason. Danny
Trejo pops up as a priest with
an axe, who helps our hero
Hunter (Copping), a triggerhappy young guy with a
grudge and a booze problem.
THE NECESSARY
DEATH OF CHARLIE
COUNTRYMAN
RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 19
STARS: Shia LaBeouf, Evan
Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen,
Til Schweiger DIRECTOR: Fredrik
Bond DURATION: 121 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
Shia LaBeouf reportedly
actually tripped on acid
during the filming of Charlie
Countryman in Romania;
he plays a slightly naive
but charming young man
who falls for Gabi (Wood),
a musician whose husband
(the amazing Mikkelsen)
is a sordid gangster.
THE FALL OF
THE ESSEX BOYS
RATED: R AVAIL: Mar 12 STARS:
Robert Cavanah, Kierston
Wareing, Peter Barrett, Jay
Brown DIRECTOR: Paul Tranter
DURATION: 87 mins
FORMATS: DVD
Based on the true incidents
of the Essex Boys gang,
grimy director Paul Tanter
gives us the story of
three drug dealers who
were shot to pieces while
sitting in their Land Rover
in a Rettendon street.
The ensuing major police
operation was (and still is)
a subject of fascination for
novelists and filmmakers.
THE PROTECTOR 2
RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 19
STARS: Tony Jaa, Marrese
Crump, JeeJa Yanin, Vince
Makiling DIRECTOR: Prachya
Pinkaew DURATION: 104 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
Aided by a Thai-born
Australian detective,
a Thai fighter (Jaa) travels
to Australia to retrieve
his stolen elephant.
This sequel to the beloved
2005 film of the same
name reunites the talents
of director Pinkaew,
star Tony Jaa and action
choeographer Panna
Rittikrai for the
second time.
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CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
RATED: M
AVAILABLE:
Mar 6
STARS: Tom Hanks,
Barkhad Abdi,
Barkhad Abdirahman
DIRECTOR:
Paul Greengrass
DURATION: 134 mins
Director Paul Greengrass has a special flair for
identifying the kinds of real life events which work
incredibly well on the silver screen, and Captain
Phillips is another commanding, powerful effort.
It tells the story of merchant mariner Captain
Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks), whose US-flagged,
unarmed cargo ship was hijacked by pirates near
a Somalian port city in 2009. The four terrorists
were led by Abduwali Muse (Barkhad Abdi), a
notorious criminal who was born in north-central
Somalia. Muse’s attack is thought to be the
first successful hijacking of a US ship since the
early 19th century, and the film focuses on the
relationship between the audacious Muse and
the Captain of the captured ship. The eventual
standoff between the pirates and the crew of
Phillips’ vessel is spectacularly captured by
Greengrass, with an adherence to fact and grimy
reality which might get the director an Oscar.
Abdi is being hailed as a ‘breakout star’ and has
received Best Supporting Actor nominations at
the Academy Awards and BAFTAs.
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
Poseidon
Juggernaut
U-571
THE BUTLER
VIRGINIA
RATED: M
AVAILABLE:
Mar 19
STARS: Jennifer Connelly,
Ed Harris, Carrie Preston,
Barry Shabaka Henley
DIRECTOR:
Dustin Lance Black
DURATION: 112 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
The ever-youthful Jennifer
Connelly stars in this quite
funny, sensitive drama about
a mentally fragile mother
and her struggle towards the
American Dream. Virginia
(Connelly) lives in a small
Southern town and has been
maintaining a relationship
with the married sheriff (Ed
Harris). Her son Emmett
(Harrison Gilbertson) decides
to begin a journey of selfdiscovery to uncover the truth
about his birth father, and
during his research begins
dating the sheriff’s daughter,
Jessie (Emma Roberts). It’s a
meandering, whimsical reverie
shot in West Michigan, and
while the storyline becomes
bleary with unanswered
questions in places, the whole
thing finds a strong central
pillar in Connelly’s wonderful
performance.
ADORATION
RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 5 STARS:
Forest Whitaker, David Banner,
Michael Rainey Jr., LaJessie
Smith, Oprah Winfrey DIRECTOR:
Lee Daniels DURATION: 132 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 26
STARS: Naomi Watts, Robin
Wright, Xavier Samuel,
James Frecheville
DIRECTOR: Anne Fontaine
DURATION: 111 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
Over the course of three decades,
butler Cecil Gaines (Forest
Whitaker), originally raised on
a cotton plantation, has served
the needs of eight American
presidents. The Butler takes us
through the man’s experiences
in the most important building in
the US, including the civil rights
movement, the Vietnam War, and
several other events which both
affect him personally and make
impacts on wider American society.
In a compelling story about filial
and romantic love, Naomi Watts
and Robin Wright star as best
friends and single mothers who
have spent many hardships and
good times together. When they
each fall for the others’ sons (who
have only barely reached manhood
themselves), the powers of
friendship and lust clash heads as
the four navigate the remainder of
their summer holiday together.
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AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS
RATED: M
AVAILABLE:
Mar 19
STARS: Rooney Mara,
Casey Affleck, Ben Foster,
Keith Carradine
DIRECTOR:
David Lowery
DURATION: 96 mins
Three characters who represent various facets
of the law make up the chief triangle of Ain’t
Them Bodies Saints, directed and written by
David Lowery who so far has many more shorts
than features under his belt. Bob Muldoon (the
fascinating Casey Affleck) is an infamous bandit
who was in the middle of a crime spree with
his adored wife Ruth Guthrie (Rooney Mara),
when the law caught up with them. Taking
responsibility for the bullet which critically
injured a police officer but was actually fired by
Ruth, Muldoon receives a harsh prison sentence
and is swept away from his lover and the unborn
child she carries. Soon he is unable to stand
the separation and the young desperado breaks
out of prison to embark on a futigitive’s journey
across the Texas hills, determined to be with
his family regardless of the cost. Receiving the
Dramatic Cinematography Award at last year’s
Sundance, Lowery captures the dust-laden ‘70s
South with absolutely romantic abandon.
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
A Streetcar Named Desire
Gone with the Wind
The Assassination of Jesse James
by the Coward Robert Ford
FRUITVALE STATION
RATED: M AVAIL:
Mar 12 STARS: Michael B. Jordan,
Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer,
Kevin Durand DIRECTOR: Ryan
Coogler DURATION: 85 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
Coogler’s first feature length film
made a giant impression upon its
Sundance premiere, and resulted
in a bidding war. The sensitivelyshot film (which includes some
amateur footage of the actual
events) traverses the last day of 22
year old Oscar Dawson’s life, which
concluded with his being fatally
shot by Bay Area Rapid Transit
Police in the early hours of New
Years’ Day, 2009.
THE ROCKET
RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 12
STARS: Sitthiphon Disamoe,
Loungnam Kaosainam,
Suthep Po-ngam
DIRECTOR: Kim Mordaunt
DURATION: 92 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
This Australian drama was
submitted but unfortunately
not nominated for the 86th
Academy Awards, but it’s still an
endearingly potent film from writerdirector Kim Mordaunt. A boy who
is thought to bring bad luck to all
who engage with him decides
to prove his worth by entering a
rocket building competition, after
leading his family through the
decimated lands of Laos.
TIM WINTON’S THE TURNING
RATED: MA15+
AVAILABLE:
Feb 24
STARS: Cate Blanchett,
Rose Byrne, Miranda Otto,
Hugo Weaving
DIRECTOR: Various
DURATION: 180 mins
FORMATS: DVD, Blu-ray
Australian author Tim
Winton is as prolific as he is
beloved, and has delivered an
enormous array of literature
to avid readers for more than
30 years. His short stories
in particular manage to distil
little motes of symbolism with
incredibly human experiences
and heartbreaks, and The
Turning gathers some of
these together in a loose
collection of short tales. There
is a fantastic bag of directors
involved here such as Rhys
Graham, Shaun Gladwell and
the awesome Sydney-based
theatre director Simon Stone;
plus several actors are given
a go behind the camera too,
including Mia Wasikowska and
David Wenham. Join all that to
performances from some of
our country’s best and you’ve
got a wonderfully diverse,
evocative film to enjoy.
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CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2
RATED: G
AVAILABLE:
Mar 20
STARS: Bill Hader,
Anna Faris, Will Forte
DIRECTORS:
Cody Cameron,
Kris Pearn
DURATION: 95 mins
The Cloudy crew are back with another
biting satirical comedy about over
consumption, and this time the creativity
from the illustrators who came up with
the film’s various food-inspired creatures
is absolutely stunning. After the events
of the first film, in which our hero Flint
Lockwood (Bill Hader) and his pals saved
the world from the food storm, everything
is seemingly back to normal. However,
it quickly becomes apparent that Flint’s
food machine has not been destroyed at
all but is now creating food beasts which
are highly intelligent and also learning
to swim away from their island home.
Flint, Sam (Anna Farris), Flint’s father Tim
(James Caan) and company must return to
the now hostile, food-swamped Swallow
Falls to find the food machine and get rid
of it once and for all, or else vicious giant
cheeseburgers and all manner of other wild
foodstuffs will soon devour the planet.
FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray
Hotel Transylvania
Despicable Me 2
Monsters, Inc.
TURBO
RATED: G AVAIL: Mar 12
STARS: Ryan Reynolds, Paul
Giamatti, Maya Rudolph
DIRECTOR: David Soren
DURATION: 96 mins
FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray
In this seriously cute feature
from DreamWorks, a garden
snail called Turbo is full of
awe for all things fast. When
he makes his first wish upon
a star while watching cars
zoom across a freeway, he
is suddenly sucked into the
supercharger of a drag racer
in a freak accident, which
imbues him with amazing
speed, accuracy and eyes
that light up like headlamps.
MONSTERS
VS ALIENS:
CLONING AROUND
RATED: PG AVAIL: Mar 19
STARS: Chris O’Dowd, Riki
Lindhome, Diedrich Bader
DIRECTOR: Jim Schumman
DURATION: 174 mins
FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray
At their home in Area FiftySomething in the American
desert, the team of monsters
who have pledged to protect
the earth and its creatures
are living peacefully; that
is, until an alien arrives who
might have dastardly plans.
There are 15 episodes of
critter fun on this disc.
DRAGONS:
RIDERS OF BERK PT2
RATED: PG AVAIL: Mar 19
STARS: Jay Baruchel, America
Ferrera, T.J. Miller, Zack
Pearlman DIRECTOR: John Eng
DURATION: 207 mins
FORMATS: DVD
This animated series
follows on from the events
of the feature film How
To Train Your Dragon, and
shows us how Hiccup
(Baruchel) manages the
new harmonious balance
between dragons and
Vikings, as well as events
at the new Dragon
Training Academy.
BARBIE: THE
PEARL PRINCESS
RATED: G AVAIL: Mar 13
STARS: Katie Crown, Patrick
Gilmore, Peter New DIRECTOR:
Zeke Norton DURATION: 91 mins
FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray
Barbie is up to her 27th CGIanimated movie! In The Pearl
Princess, Barbie plays Lumina,
a delightfully bubbly mermaid
who is able to change the
colour of pearls. Her magical
skills land her a spot at a glam
hair salon, but during the royal
ball when villains try to seize
control of the kingdom, Lumina
discovers another power which
could save the realm.
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“Mythic, epic and visually unprecedented,
‘Harlock’ will take you to a whole new universe of ideas.”
JAMES CAMERON
A T oei Anim ATion Pro duction
“…pedal-to-the-metal action…”
The Hollywood Reporter
on 2D & 3D Blu-rAy
AnD DVD mArch 19
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SONS OF ANARCHY SEASON 4
RATED: MA15+
AVAILABLE:
Mar 5
STARS: Charlie Hunnam,
Katey Sagal, Mark Boone
Junior , Tommy Flanagan
DIRECTORS:
Paris Barclay,
Guy Ferland
DURATION: 1133 mins
FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray
Following the lives of the members of a closeknit, outlaw motorcycle club, Sons of Anarchy
has captured the imaginations of viewers
all over, often prompting binge watching
of the compelling series. Focusing on the
vice president of the club Jax Teller (Charlie
Hunnam), season four takes us into
the darkened recesses of meaning behind
Teller’s loyalties to the club, and his changing
behaviour as he begins to question himself.
Meanwhile there’s trouble brewing between
the Sons and a rival Russian gang, who were
responsible for an attack on Jax while he was in
VIKINGS SEASON 1
RATED: MA15+
AVAILABLE: Mar 26
STARS: Travis Fimmel,
Katheryn Winnick,
Clive Standen
CREATOR:
Michael Hirst
Set in early medieval Scandinavia,
Vikings plays on our current
obsessions with long-haired, angry
men and their various misdeeds.
The series stars Echuca-born Travis
Fimmel, a former Calvin Klein
model who sports a decidedly less
personal hygiene-inspired look
with braided mohawk and tattered
beard. He plays Ragnar Lothbrok,
an ambitious viking warrior who is
actually well known in Norse legend.
Lothbrok is an intelligent visionary
who longs to explore, raid and trade
beyond the immediate area which
is ruled by Earl Haraldson (Gabriel
Byrne). He builds more efficient
ships, challenges the Earl’s narrowminded reign and incites a series of
violent confirontations which win
him power and respect, although
with a price.
prison but who now want to make peace with
a firearms deal. The Sons decide to use Opie’s
wedding as a veil to hide the deal, but betrayal
is afoot and blood is spilled. Jax wishes to
take his relationship with Tara to the next
level, and she is hesitant until he explains
his misgivings about the Sons.
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Sons of Anarchy Season 3
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BLUE BLOODS S3
RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 5
STARS: Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget
Moynahan, Len Cariou, Will
Estes PRODUCER: Jane Raab
DURATION: 935 mins
FORMATS: DVD
One of the world’s most
famous moustaches (that
would be Tom Selleck’s) is
back for season three of
police procedural drama Blue
Bloods, in which a bride is
gunned down on her wedding
day in a drive-by shooting,
a man’s corpse is found
mysteriously covered in his
murdered girlfriend’s blood,
and a drug-peddling college
student is found dead.
KARDASHIANS
S8 PT2
RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 20
STARS: Khloé Kardashian,
Kourtney Kardashian, Kim
Kardashian DIRECTOR: Chris Ray
DURATION: 482 mins
FORMATS: DVD
Season eight contains a ton
of meaty storylines for the
eponymous Kardashians,
including all the ballyhoo
surrounding Kim’s
pregnancy as well as the
finalisation of her divorce.
Kris also has to deal with
a pile of rumours and Rob
gets some help in slimming
down his physique.
DURATION: 540 mins
FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray
R
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NURSE JACKIE S5
RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 20
STARS: Edie Falco, Merritt Wever,
Paul Schulze DIRECTOR: Randall
Einhorn DURATION: 426 mins
FORMATS: DVD
The headstrong and
purposeful New York nurse
Jackie Peyton (Edie Falco)
returns for season five of
Nurse Jackie, in which a
new head of the ER is hired,
Jackie’s divorce with Kevin
is finalised, their daughter
Grace makes up her mind
to rebel in a big way, and
Jackie struggles to remain
sober while beginning a
new romantic relationship
with a policeman.
WEEDS S8
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RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 20
STARS: Mary-Louise Parker,
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DIRECTOR: Michael Trimm
DURATION: 528 mins
FORMATS: DVD
RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 5
STARS: Dana Delany, Jeri Ryan,
Geoffrey Arend PRODUCERS:
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FORMATS: DVD
RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 5
STARS: Kerry Washington,
Columbus Short, Darby
Stanchfield DIRECTOR: Jessica
Yu DURATION: 1015 mins
FORMATS: DVD
This is the final season
of Mary-Louise Parker’s
incredible stint as Nancy
Botwin, the suburban single
mum who makes a living
growing and selling marijuana
after the death of her husband.
From the first episode in,
things careen forward for
the Botwins, resolving that
season seven cliffhanger
with a surprising twist that
permeates the 13 episodes.
Neurosurgeon Dr. Megan
Hunt (Dana Delaney) was
the best in her field
before a series of awful
life-shaping events
prompted her resignation.
In series three, Hunt
teams up with new
Medical Examination
recruit Tommy Sullivan
(Mark Valley), who wants
more than a professional
relationship.
Pocket rocket Kerry
Washington stars in this
political thriller series, as
the honcho of a private
crisis management
consultancy who uses her
skills as a former White
House Communications
Director. Mitigating
scandal after scandal is
all in a day’s work in this
dramatic powerhouse.
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THE COUNSELOR
PRISONERS
RATED: MA15+
AVAILABLE:
Mar 5
STARS: Hugh Jackman,
Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola
Davis, Maria Bello
DIRECTOR: Denis
Villeneuve
DURATION: 153 mins
FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray
THE FIFTH ESTATE
Hugh Jackman is so good at
playing the isolated maverick
that it’s always heartwrenching
when he’s suddenly thrown
into emotional chaos through
a sudden realisation of a love
or connection with another
human being. Prisoners
locates him in this spot
straight away, as a father
whose young daughter and
her friend are abducted while
playing during Thanksgiving.
Jake Gyllenhaal is the
detective who’s assigned to
the case, and initially he makes
good on his vow to make an
arrest - but soon has to let the
suspect (Paul Dano, who is
curating an excellent resume
since his breakout roles in
Little Miss Sunshine and There
Will Be Blood) go due to lack
of evidence. Jackman decides
to take matters into his own
hands, and white-knuckle
hijinks ensue.
COLD COMES
THE NIGHT
BLUE CAPRICE
RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 19
STARS: Michael Fassbender,
Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz,
Javier Bardem DIRECTOR:
Ridley Scott
DURATION: 117 mins
FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray
RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 19
STARS: Isaiah Washington,
Tequan Richmond,
Tim Blake Nelson
DIRECTOR: Alexandre Moors
DURATION: 93 mins
FORMATS: DVD
This crime thriller was shot
by Ridley Scott from the
very first original screenplay
ever written by Cormac
McCarthy - he of The Road
fame. It follows Fassbender
as the titular counsellor
who gets himself far too
deeply into a swamp of
greed, havoc and death
when he’s involved in a
Mexican drug deal.
The Beltway sniper attacks
which occurred across
America in 2002 provide
the fodder for this fantastic
independent. It traces the
orgins of the warped
father-son relationship
which grew like a
tumour and brought
two men together and
facilitated their violent,
random attacks.
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RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 19
STARS: Benedict Cumberbatch,
Daniel Brühl, Carice van
Houten DIRECTOR: Bill Condon
DURATION: 128 mins
FORMATS: DVD
RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 13
STARS: Alice Eve, Bryan
Cranston, Logan Marshall-Green
DIRECTOR: Tze Chun DURATION:
90 mins FORMATS: DVD
RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 13
STARS: Patrick Wilson, Rose
Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye
DIRECTOR: James Wan
DURATION: 106 mins
FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray
RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 12
STARS: Charles Dance, Rachel
Griffiths, Sharni Vinson, Peta
Sergeant DIRECTOR: Mark
Hartley DURATION: 92 mins
FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray
A marvellous double lead
of Daniel Brühl (Rush) and
Benedict Cumberbatch
(Sherlock) drives this look
at the WikiLeaks website
and the players behind it.
It’s partly based on the
book by Daniel DomscheitBerg (played by Brühl)
and the time he spent
constructing WikiLeaks with
its founder Julian Assange
(Cumberbatch).
Bryan Cranston hasn’t
rested on his laurels after
the success of Breaking
Bad. In Cold Comes the
Night he’s a blind Polish
criminal, who grabs a
mother and her daughter
at the hotel they own. He
needs them to be his eyes,
for the purpose of retrieving
a cash package from a
shady police officer. It’s
tense and neatly twisted.
The return of the Lambert
family, and their strange
and unwanted connection
to the spirit world, is
great news for fans of the
writing-directing team of
Leigh Whannel and James
Wan. Following from the
events of Insidious, we
learn what is trying to
possess Josh Lambert and
how he might be rid of its
horrifying power.
In this remake of the cult
Aussie classic, a young
murderous man with
psychokinetic powers
lies in a coma in a
Melbourne hospital.
He falls in love with his
nurse (Vinson), and uses
his powers to communicate
with her, control the men
in her life and protect
himself from a bullish
matron (Griffiths).
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A SELECTION OF TITLES THE DVD STORK WILL BE DELIVERING NEXT MONTH
AMERICAN HUSTLE
Director-writer David O. Russell teams up with Jennifer
Lawrence and Bradley Cooper for the second time in
two years (previously for Silver Linings Playbook, 2012)
in this comedy-crime film set in the glam con-world of
1970s America. Two professional swindlers (Amy Adams
and Christian Bale) are forced into aiding an FBI agent
(Cooper) with his complicated sting operation, involving
several politicians including the mayor of New Jersey
(Jeremy Renner). With amazing performances and some
outrageous sets and costumes, it’s been dusted liberally
with notable wins and nominations at the Golden
Globes and Academy Awards. It’s out April 16.
OLDBOY
The original South
Korean version (2003) is
prized among cult fans,
but this remake is sure
to make a splash. It tells
the story of a man who
one day finds himself
mysteriously privately
imprisoned in a cell, and
then just as mysteriously
released 20 years later.
You can get it on April 3.
FILTH
This one is based on the novel
by Irvine Welsh (author of
Trainspotting), and follows a
corrupt police officer who’ll
stop at nothing to get the
promotion he thinks he
deserves. It’s hilarious,
and due out on April 4.
KILL YOUR
DARLINGS
With a killer cast including
Elizabeth Olsen, Michael C.
Hall and Daniel Radcliffe,
Kill Your Darlings is about
some of the earliest
members of the Beat
Generation during college
days. You can get it April 3.
ENDER’S GAME
This sci-fi saga is about
an unusually talented
kid (Asa Butterfield)
who is sent to a military
academy, in preparation
for an enormous battle
with hostile aliens intent
on wiping out mankind.
It’ll be available on April 4.
HOMEFRONT
As a DEA agent who cherishes his quiet family life and
particularly his young daughter, Jason Statham plays
Phil Broker, whose world is turned upside down when
a motley bunch of drug pushers come his way. Led by
methhead and honcho Gator (James Franco), the group
are more than willing to play dirty and hit the family man
where it hurts. Also starring Kate Bosworth and Winona
Ryder, Homefront is available on April 9.
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OF SMAUG
This is the second installment of Peter Jackson’s three
part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, but
you probably already know that because everyone
is absolutely slavering over this film. Incorporating
Jackson’s sweeping, whimsical style, it continues
the journey of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) on
his quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the
dragon Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch).
Get your paws on it on April 16.
VIOLET
& DAISY
Two teenage assassins
share a violent and
dreamlike sojourn through
New York City to find
their next target. Starring
Saoirse Ronan, Alexis
Bledel, the late James
Gandolfini and Danny
Trejo, it’s out April 2.
DRINKING BUDDIES
Kate (Olivia Wilde) and Luke (Jake Johnson) work at a
craft brewery together, cracking jokes and enjoying a
bev almost every day. They seem perfectly matched,
but both are in slightly wonky relationships. This cute
and witty little flick is out on April 10.
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