Movie releases 15th January
January 7th 2009 08:21
It's that time of the week again....time to introduce you to the movie's coming to Australian cinemas next week.
Bride Wars
Starring: Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway.
I am looking forward to this comedy because it stars two of my favourite actresses.
The movie is basically about two best friends that end up fighting over the same wedding venue due to a clerical error and clash of wedding date.
Who will win their dream venue in the end?
Hotel For Dogs
Starring: Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Kyla Pratt and Lisa Kudrow.
This family film is based on the novel by Lois Duncan. It is about two orphaned siblings who are forced to give up their beloved dog after moving into a foster home. Unable to abandon their dog, they turn a closed hotel into a home for their dog, and later, other strays they find.
The Wrestler
Starring Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei.
I don't know about this Drama.
As seen on the reading cinemas website:
Back in the late 1980s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a champion professional wrestler. Now, 20 years later, he ekes out a living stacking shelves in a supermarket and performing fights for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms around New Jersey.
It soon becomes clear though, that amateur wrestling is not just a money-making arrangement for the physically shattered ex-champ - the ring is the only place of comfort to him in a world he finds bewildering. Estranged from his teenage daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and essentially alone in the world, Randy is a battered dreamer who lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans.
However a heart attack forces Randy to evaluate the state of his life - trying to reconnect with his daughter, and striking up a blossoming romance with an aging stripper (Marisa Tomei). Yet all this cannot compare to the allure of the ring and passion for his art, which threatens to pull Randy "The Ram" back into his world of wrestling.
A Rocky-style drama, "The Wrestler" delivers just the right amount of raw action and grit balanced with a finely-detailed and affecting story which will stun audiences. Rourke creates a galvanizing, humorous, deeply moving portrait that instantly takes its place among the great, iconic screen performances.
As it is being compared to "Rocky", I am thinking of giving this movie a go when it comes out on video. May be a waste of time for watching at the cinemas.
Chandni Chowk To China
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Mithun Chakraborty, Chia Hui Liu.
Only showing at Reading Cinemas. This Bollywood comedy looks quite funny.
Doubt
Starring: Meryl Streep, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams.
With such a famous cast, it's surprising that this is the first time I've heard of this movie.
Here's a synopsis from the reading cinemas website:
It's1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn, is trying to upend the school's strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline.
The winds of political change are sweeping through the country, and, indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James, a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius is galvanized to begin a crusade to both unearth the truth and expunge Flynn from the school.
Now, without a shred of proof or evidence except her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn, a battle that threatens to tear apart the Church and school with devastating consequences.
Sounds like a very unique drama about religion, morality and values of the 1960's.
Role Models
Starring: Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott.
Two men are forced to be mentors as a part of their community service. The trailer looks so funny. This movie also co-stars Christopher Mintz-Plasse who played McLovin in Superbad.
Bride Wars
Starring: Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway.
I am looking forward to this comedy because it stars two of my favourite actresses.
The movie is basically about two best friends that end up fighting over the same wedding venue due to a clerical error and clash of wedding date.
Hotel For Dogs
Starring: Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Kyla Pratt and Lisa Kudrow.
This family film is based on the novel by Lois Duncan. It is about two orphaned siblings who are forced to give up their beloved dog after moving into a foster home. Unable to abandon their dog, they turn a closed hotel into a home for their dog, and later, other strays they find.
The Wrestler
Starring Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei.
I don't know about this Drama.
As seen on the reading cinemas website:
Back in the late 1980s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a champion professional wrestler. Now, 20 years later, he ekes out a living stacking shelves in a supermarket and performing fights for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms around New Jersey.
It soon becomes clear though, that amateur wrestling is not just a money-making arrangement for the physically shattered ex-champ - the ring is the only place of comfort to him in a world he finds bewildering. Estranged from his teenage daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and essentially alone in the world, Randy is a battered dreamer who lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans.
However a heart attack forces Randy to evaluate the state of his life - trying to reconnect with his daughter, and striking up a blossoming romance with an aging stripper (Marisa Tomei). Yet all this cannot compare to the allure of the ring and passion for his art, which threatens to pull Randy "The Ram" back into his world of wrestling.
A Rocky-style drama, "The Wrestler" delivers just the right amount of raw action and grit balanced with a finely-detailed and affecting story which will stun audiences. Rourke creates a galvanizing, humorous, deeply moving portrait that instantly takes its place among the great, iconic screen performances.
As it is being compared to "Rocky", I am thinking of giving this movie a go when it comes out on video. May be a waste of time for watching at the cinemas.
Chandni Chowk To China
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Mithun Chakraborty, Chia Hui Liu.
Only showing at Reading Cinemas. This Bollywood comedy looks quite funny.
Doubt
Starring: Meryl Streep, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams.
With such a famous cast, it's surprising that this is the first time I've heard of this movie.
Here's a synopsis from the reading cinemas website:
It's1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn, is trying to upend the school's strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline.
The winds of political change are sweeping through the country, and, indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James, a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius is galvanized to begin a crusade to both unearth the truth and expunge Flynn from the school.
Now, without a shred of proof or evidence except her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn, a battle that threatens to tear apart the Church and school with devastating consequences.
Sounds like a very unique drama about religion, morality and values of the 1960's.
Role Models
Starring: Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott.
Two men are forced to be mentors as a part of their community service. The trailer looks so funny. This movie also co-stars Christopher Mintz-Plasse who played McLovin in Superbad.
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