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I’m not there, M 2hrs 15mins long (approximately) I'm Not There," is an unconventional journey into the life and times of Bob Dylan. Six actors portray Dylan as a series of shifting personae - from the public to the private to the fantastical - weaving together a rich and colourful portrait of this ever elusive American icon. Contains sex scenes and offensive language Journey From The Fall M 135mins -Inspired by the true stories of Vietnamese refugees who fled Vietnam after the fall of Saigon, and those who were forced to stay behind, "Journey From the Fall" follows one family's struggle for freedom. April 30, 1975 marked the end of Vietnam's two-decades-old civil war and the start of an exodus of millions of refugees who became known internationally as the boat people. But because of his allegiance to the toppled South Vietnamese government, Long Nguyen (as Long Nguyen) decides to remain in Vietnam. Captured and imprisoned in a Communist re-education camp, he urges his family to make the escape by boat without him. His wife Mai (Diem Lien), son Lai (Nguyen Thai Nguyen) and mother Ba Noi (Kieu Chinh) join the ranks of the boat people and embark on an arduous ocean voyage in the hope of reaching the U.S. and freedom. Back in Vietnam, Long suffers years of solitary confinement and hard labor, and finally despairs that his family has perished. Second Hand Wedding PG 98mins -Written by Nick Ward and based on a true story, this kiwi film tells of a woman who is engaged but is trying to keep her wedding a secret from her bargain-hunting mother - for fear she will ruin her big day.
Outsourced – PG 103mins is a modern day comedy of cross-cultural conflict and romance. Todd Anderson (Josh Hamilton) spends his days managing a customer call center for American novelty products in Seattle, until his job, along with those of the entire office, are outsourced to India. Adding insult to injury, Todd must travel to India to train his new replacement. Mamas boy M 94mins Eccentric Jeffrey Mannus is 29 years old and still lives at home with his mom, Jan. He sees no reason to alter this arrangement, but his perfect world is upended when Jan meets Mert, a motivational speaker. Mert successfully woos Jan and moves in on Jeffrey's territory, something Jeffrey will not tolerate. Jeffrey enlists the aid of an unlikely ally, an aspiring singer-songwriter, Nora, with an anti-establishment penchant and a soft spot for him. As the war between Mert and Jeffrey escalates, something unprecedented happens -- slowly, to both his own surprise and horror, Jeffrey discovers his inner adult. Blindsight PG 104mins Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, Blindsight follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out to climb the 23,000 foot Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount Everest. A dangerous journey soon becomes a seemingly impossible challenge made all the more remarkable by the fact that the teenagers are blind. Believed by many Tibetans to be possessed by demons, the children are shunned by their parents, scorned by their villages and rejected by society. Rescued by Sabriye Tenberken -- a blind educator and adventurer who established the first school for the blind in Lhasa, the students invite the famous blind mountain climber Erik Weihenmayer to visit their school after learning about his conquest of Everest. Erik arrives in Lhasa and inspires Sabriye and her students Kyila, Sonam Bhumtso, Tashi, Gyenshen, Dachung and Tenzin to let him lead them higher than they have ever been before. The resulting 3-week journey is beyond anything any of them could have predicted. Music Within M 93mins - Through Richard Pimentel's acerbic sense of humour, we see a world that through the eyes would appear devastatingly tragic. Instead, Richard uses it to fuel his plight for the underdog. Richard loses his hearing in the Vietnam War. But when the world tells him he can't, he figures out how. Through a new circle of friends, Richard finds his "music within," and sets out to change peoples' perceptions toward the disabled community ultimately becoming their hero as one of the primary activists behind the Americans with Disabilities Act. In discovering his music, Richard helped improve the lives of disabled people across the world, including his own. Dan in real life, 98mins PG - Love strikes in the worst possible circumstances for widower, single dad and popular family advice columnist Dan Burns (Steve Carrell) when he falls for a beautiful stranger (Juliette Binoche) in a bookshop - only to discover she's the very same woman his charismatic brother (Dane Cook) is about to introduce as his incredible new girlfriend at their parents' annual get-together. As the weekend gets underway, Dan and Marie scramble to hide their mutual attraction to each other, resulting in a series of hilariously awkward situations. yet, even under those circumstances, they can't help falling in love. Now, Dan is about to realise that - no matter how many good suggestions he might have for other people - when it comes to romance and family the hardest advice for a man is to follow his own. HOW ABOUT YOU? Tells the story of Ellie, a young girl left in charge of a residential home over the Christmas period. Whilst most of the residents have left to spend the festive period with their families, four residents known as the hardcore remain. The have all led interesting lives but now in their twilight years they have become impossible to live with – rude and objectionable but often hilariously funny –Vanessa Redgrave, Brenda Fricker, Imelda Stauntion Hayley Atwell 4 the Movie - Filmed in four continents, Vast Productions’ feature length documentary film 4 charts an extraordinary journey through the four seasons, from the intensely beautiful cherry blossoms of Spring in Japan, through a fierce Australian Summer, from the captivating energy of Autumn in New York, into the bitter cold and human warmth of a Finnish Winter. Four brilliant and engaging violinists are our guides, weaving a captivating journey through their words and inspired performances of Vivaldi’s timeless masterpiece, The Four Seasons, which drives the film forward. 4 celebrates how the seasons shape who we are, the importance of homeland and the eternal power of music. In its poignant and subtle way, the film reminds us of what we may lose should the world around us change too greatly. Movies Coming Grow Your Own PG 100mins Real life, true love and plump vegetables on a city allotment where a refugee family are given a plot to help rehabilitate their traumatized father. At first they are met with suspicion by the people who have passionately worked their gardens for years, but eventually they are accepted into a diverse community united by their love of making things grow. A nourishing comedy by acclaimed screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce (A Cock and A Bull Story, Millions, 24 Hour Party People). Happy-Go-Lucky M 118mins Poppy (Sally Hawkins) is an irrepressibly cheerful primary school teacher who won't let anyone or anything get her down. Even when her bicycle, which she so happily rides through the busy streets of London is stolen, her first thought is only: "I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye." Living with her flatmate Zoe (Alexis Zegerman), Poppy has a gift for making the most of life. Determined to learn to drive, she finds herself matched with Scott (Eddie Marsan), an uptight driving... more instructor who is everything she is not. From Director Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake) HAPPY-GO-LUCKY is a laugh-out-loud comedy about having fun, looking for love and getting on with life. The diving bell and the butterfly 112mins M The remarkable true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric), a successful and charismatic editor-in-chief of French Elle, who believes he is living his life to its absolute fullest when a sudden stroke leaves him in a life-altered state. While the physical challenges of Bauby's fate leave him with little hope for the future, he begins to discover how his life's passions, his rich memories and his newfound imagination can help him achieve a life without boundaries. PAST MOVIES Lars and the Real Girl 105mins M sexual references - Written by "Six Feet Under" scribe Nancy Oliver, "Lars and the Real" Girl is a heartfelt comedy starring Academy-Award nominated Ryan Gosling as Lars Lindstrom a loveable introvert whose emotional baggage has kept him from fully embracing life. After years of what is almost solitude, he invites Bianca, a friend he met on the internet to visit him. He introduces Bianca to his Brother Gus (Paul Schneider) and his wife Karen (Emily Mortimer) and they are stunned. Love in the Time of Cholera M 139mins - Based on Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez' novel and adapted by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Ronald Harwood ("The Pianist"), "Love in the Time of Cholera" is one of the world's most romantic stories. The drama traces the Job-like vigil of Florentino Ariza, who waits for more than half a century to claim the hand of Fermina Daza, the woman he loves. Directed by Mike Newell 3.10 to Yuma – BLU ray – this will be one of the first Movies played in a NZ cinema in the BLU ray format. In Arizona in the late 1800s infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Bale) struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma" a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail Evans and Wade each from very different worlds begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail - and dangers at every turn - the mission soon becomes a violent impossible journey toward each man's destiny.Cast: Russell Crowe Christian Bale Peter Fonda Gretchen Mol Ben Foster Director: James Mangold P.S. I love you 126mins M - Holly Kennedy (Hillary Swank) is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life-- a passionate, funny, and impetuous Irishman named Gerry (Gerard Butler). So when Gerry's life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. So it's a good thing he planned ahead. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters that will guide her, not only through her grief, but in rediscovering herself. The first message arrives on Holly's 30th birthday in the form of a cake, and to her utter shock, a tape recording from Gerry, who proceeds to tell her to get out and "celebrate herself". In the weeks and months that follow, more letters from Gerry are delivered in surprising ways, each sending her on a new adventure and each signing off in the same way; 27 Dresses 115mins PG - Jane is idealistic, romantic and completely selfless - a perennial bridesmaid whose own happy ending is nowhere in sight. But when younger sister Tess captures the heart of Jane's boss - with whom she is secretly in love - Jane begins to re-examine her "always-a-bridesmaid . . ." lifestyle. Bonneville 90mins PG - When the life she knew suddenly changes, Arvilla Holden finds herself at an emotional crossroads. Hijacking her two best friends, Carol and Margene, she sets off in a vintage '66 Bonneville convertible across the great American West on what turns out to be the journey of a lifetime. A friendly trucker who becomes an unlikely suitor. Juno 96 mins M stars Ellen Page as the title character, a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker (Michael Cera). With the help of her hot best friend Leah (Olivia Thirlby), Juno finds her unborn child a "perfect" set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, Mark and Vanessa (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner), longing to adopt. Luckily, Juno has the total support of her parents (JK Simmons and Allison Janney) as she faces some tough decisions, flirts... more with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs. I served the King of England 120mins Comedy/Romance/war s/t -Jan Dite is short in height, but high in ambition. To put it bluntly, the young provincial waiter wants to become a millionaire. And he knows just how to do it: by hearing everything, seeing everything, and using what he heard and saw. Armed with this knowledge and an irrepressible wish to please, he soon leaves his first place of employment, a pub, for a luxury brothel and, finally, an elegant Art Nouveau Prague restaurant. But by now it's the late 1930s, and things are... more changing: Contains nudity and sex scenes 2 Days in Paris 96MINS m - A romantic comedy infused with sharp dialogue reminiscent of early Woody Allen, 2 DAYS IN PARIS has thrilled audiences in festivals around the world and garnered excellent critical acclaim. Directed by Julie Delpy, the film follows two days in the life of a New York based couple in the city of love. Marion (Julie Delpy) a French photographer and her boyfriend Jack (Adam Goldberg) attempt to re-energise their relationship in Paris. However her over-bearing parents and flirtatious ex-boyfriends. drive Jack to the point of distraction. Not to mention that the condoms are too small and everybody hates Americans, including her parents. Will they be able to salvage their relationship? Will they ever have sex again? Or will they merely manage to perfect the art of arguing? The war on Democracy m – An extraordinary and illumination doc with Latin America at it hear. It explores peoples yearning for democracy – government, for, by and of the peoples – an inspiring and thought-provoking film, for it sees the world not through the eyes of the powerful, but through the hopes and dreams and extraordinary actions of ordinary people The Real Dirt on Farmer John – This a personal documentary about John Peterson, a farmer, artist, and eccentric /innovative thinker cast in rural Illinois. Filmmaker Taggart Siegel has documented John's struggle to redefine his family farm for over twenty years, witnessing the colourful drama of John's life. After the death of his father during the late 1960s, John turns his traditional family farm into an experiment of art and culture, making it a haven for hippies, radicals, and... more artists. "The Real Dirt on Farmer John" charts the end of this idealistic era as the farm debt crisis of the 1980s brings about the tragic collapse of the farm. RESCUE DAWN – 124 mins M - In the annals of history's great escapes there is no other story like that of Dieter Dengler, the only American to ever break out of a POW camp in the impenetrable Laotian jungle. After months plotting his getaway and a death-defying journey through some of the world's fiercest wilderness, Dengler appeared at his first press conference looking like a dashing movie star and showing neither sentimentality nor bitterness - simply an indomitable will to survive that allowed him DEATH AT A FUNERAL 105mins M The death of Daniel (Matthew Macfadyen) and Robert's (Rupert Graves) father brings their entire dysfunctional family together to mourn his passing. When a man shows up at the funeral threatening to reveal the deceased man's shocking secret unless he gets some cash, the two brothers are forced to figure out a way to deal with the blackmailer. As they pull out every stop to try and prevent any news from spreading to the guests, the ceremony turns into complete chaos. MOLIERE, 120mins PG A bawdy French comedy in the spirit of Shakespeare in Love and Ridicule, comes this re-imagination of the life and times of Moliere, one of the great writers of his generation. We join the story when Moliere is an impetuous 22 year-old, his theatre troupe is a failure, he is bankrupt and in prison because he can't pay his debts. It is mid-seventeenth century Paris and Moliere is a long way from realising his legacy as the father and true master of comic satire. Goodbye Bafana M 121 mins A 2007 drama film about the relationship between Nelson Mandela and James Gregory, his censor officer and prison guard, based on the book Goodbye Bafana: Nelson Mandela, My Prisoner, and My Friend by James Gregory. RESCUE DAWN – 134 mins M - In the annals of history's great escapes there is no other story like that of Dieter Dengler, the only American to ever break out of a POW camp in the impenetrable Laotian jungle. After months plotting his getaway and a death-defying journey through some of the world's fiercest wilderness, Dengler appeared at his first press conference looking like a dashing movie star and showing neither sentimentality nor bitterness - simply an indomitable will to survive that allowed him The Darjeeling Ltd, 91 minsOwen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman – Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to fine themselves and bond with each other. After the Weddin Contains offensive language M 120mins s/t Jacob (Mads Mikkelsen) is an idealistic man working in an orphanage in India. Always in desperate need of funds the orphanage calls on Jacob to meet a large potential benefactor, J�rgen (Rolf Lassgard), a Danish businessman. He imposes a condition on Jacob: He must come home to Denmark to sign their contract. Jacob�s arrival in Denmark coincides with the wedding of J�rgen�s daughter and Jacob is invited to join the festivities. There he discovers that the mother of the bride. (his benefactor�s wife) is in fact the love of his youth, Helene (Sidse Babett Knudsen). The wedding becomes a landmark meeting of the past and the future and puts Jacob in the dilemma of his life. (his benefactor�s wife) is in fact the love of his youth, Helene (Sidse Babett Knudsen). The wedding becomes a landmark meeting of the past and the future and puts Jacob in the dilemma of his life. Change of Address French s/t New to Paris and looking for accommodation, French hornist David (Emmanuel Mouret) is approached in the street by Anne (Frederique Bel), and invited to inspect a share apartment for friend – which turns out to be herself. She seems attracted to David but she tells him she has a boyfriend. David starts tutoring the shy and silent Julia (Fanny Valette), daughter of bourgeoisie mum (Ariane Ascaride), and tells Anne he's smitten. But as they exchange romantic confidances, they end up sleeping together, only to quickly apologise the next morning. Anne even offers to help David woo Julia, starting with a weekend at her mum's shack by the beach, where a chance meeting with restaurateur Julien (Dany Brillant) sets off a new round of romantic complications. Sweet Land When Lars Torvik's grandmother Inge dies in 2004, he is faced with a decision - sell the family farm on which she lived since 1920, or cling to the legacy of the land. Seeking advice, he turns to the memory of Inge and the stories that she had passed on to him. Inge arrives in Minnesota in 1920 to marry a young Norwegian farmer named Olaf but her German heritage and lack of official immigration papers makes her an object of suspicion in the small town Elsa & Fred 104 mins G Elsa & Fred is a story about two people who, at the end of the road, discover that it's never too late to love, or to dream. Elsa is 82 years-old and for the past 60 years she's dreamt of a moment that Fellini had already envisaged: the scene of "La Dolce Vita" at the Fontana di Trevi. The same scene without Anita Ekberg in it but Elsa instead. Without Marcello Mastroiani but with that love that took so long to arrive. The Secret Life of Words – 1hr 55mins Sarah Polley, Tim Robbins and Julie Christie star, and Isabel Coixet (MY LIFE WITHOUT ME) writes and directs this story of a nurse who gives up her first holiday in years and instead travels out to an oil rig, where she cares for a man suffering from severe burns. Winner of four Goyas including Best Film. Once – Drama/Music the Irish romance ONCE may be a musical, but it is miles away from the traditional Hollywood idea of people bursting into song. Glen Hansard (frontman for indie rock band the Frames) plays the guy, a street musician who is playing for change when he meets the girl (Marketa Irglova), an immigrant from the Czech Republic. The pair immediately bond over their shared love of music (he is a guitarist, and she plays the piano), and the film chronicles their tentative relationship. Both are weighed down by plenty of baggage: his songs are fuelled by a painful break-up, and she is a young mother who left her husband behind in her native country. Talk to Me M 113MINS In this powerful, real-life story of Ralph Waldo Petey Green (Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle), an outspoken ex-con talks his way into becoming an iconic 1960�s Washington D.C. radio personality. Inspired by the eras vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness, Petey actively stirs up controversy at a white-owned station. Relying on his producer, Dewey Hughes (Golden Globe nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor), to mediate. Priceless – S/t – French 102mins Jean a shy waiter working in a grand hotel, is mistaken for a young millionaire by beautiful, scheming adventuress Irene. When she discovers his lowly status, Irene beats a quick retreat. But love struck Jean has no intention of letting her escape, and pursues her to the Cote d’Azyr. Quickly running out of money, he adopts his beloved's lifestyle, setting himself up as a gigolo and moving in to a magnificent luxury hotel. Irene at last accepts this new Jean. She starts to give him advice, she grows closer and closer to him, not realizing that love is working its subtle magic on her too. La Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf (Marion Cotillard) grows up on the seedier side of Paris in her grandmother's brothel, but with her unique singing voice, she becomes one of the most beloved stage performers of all time. She is encouraged to sing professionally by a nightclub owner (Gerard Depardieu) who recognizes her natural talent. Eventually celebrated the world over, Piaf's world comes crashing down when first her husband (Jean-Pierre Martins) dies in a car crash, which leads her to a terrible morphine addiction Venus 95 mins M– Maurice (O’Toole) and Ian (Phillips) are old friends, veteran English actors who never hit the big time. Now in their seventies, they continue to work (Maurice, for example is playing a corpse in a television drama) but their comfortable routines and banter over breakfast in a favourite cafe are disrupted by the arrival from the provinces of Ian’s grand-niece, Jessie (Whittaker). She quickly tries her great-uncles patience Control R16 – Ian Curtis has aspirations beyond the trappings of small town life in 1970s England. Wanting to emulate his musical heroes, such as David Bowie and Iggy Pop, he joins a band, and his musical ambition begins to thrive. Soon through, the everyday fears and emotions that fuel his music slowly begin to eat away at him. Married young, with a daughter, he is distracted from his family commitments by a new love and the growing expectations of his band. The strain manifests itself in his health. With epilepsy adding to his guilt and depression, desperation takes hold. Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten M Contains offensive language and nudity"You don't have be a fan of the 1970s British punk rock sensation the Clash to enjoy Julien Temple's "Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten," a visually exciting, high-octane, rock history of the band and its charismatic frontman and songwriter, Joe Strummer. Simply said: It's terrific." The Hollywood Reporter. The White Planet 82mins Shot over three years by several crews working in parallel, the documentary unveils the hidden world of animals living in the harsh Arctic environment and exposes how this delicate ecosystem is under threat from global warming. Simpsons Movie 88mins PG - It takes a wide screen to fully capture Homer Simpson's stupidity, and The Simpsons Movie does it. In the eagerly-awaited animated feature film based on the hit TV series, Homer must save the world. Bella is a film with an extraordinary warmth and beautiful rhythm. In a... more nutshell it tells the story of two lost souls who find each other and spend the day in New York City together. However it is so much more than that, it is about love, life, family and destiny, it is about all these big things but essentially it is really just the story of two people and the people they meet over the course of a day. The fact that you laugh, cry and maybe even cheer is testament to this little film with a very big heart.
I Do, M 83 mins - A light-as-air French souffle, I Do is a whimsical and infectious romantic comedy about a confirmed bachelor who schemes to stay that way. Life is good for Luis (Alain Chabat). He’s a soft-hearted 43-year-old Parisian bachelor, happily single, enjoys his job at a chic perfumery and is loved, cherished and pampered by his domineering mother and five sisters. The only problem with his adoring family is they want him to settle down – and get married. Fed up with doing his laundry and shopping, they resolve to find him a spouse whether he likes it or not. Notes of a Scandal – G Judi Dench mesmerizes as Barbara Covett, a teacher who rules over her classroom with an iron fist, yet leads a desperate, solitary life outside it. That is, until she meets radiant new art teacher Sheba Hart (Kate Blanchett). Although at first overjoyed with her newfound kindred spirit, when Barbara discovers that Sheba is having an affair with a teenage student, her jealously and rage spiral out of control. Breach M 111mInspired by the incredible true story of the greatest security breach in Us Intelligence History, Breach is a spellbinding thriller starring Academy Award winner Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Academy award Nominee Laura Linney and Dennis Haysbert AS it is in Heaven English sutitles – Daniel Dareus, a talented and successful international conductor suddenly interrupts his career and returns alone to his childhood village in Norrland, in the far north of Sweden. It doesn’t take long before he is asked to come and listen to the local choir. My Best Friend – French Eng/subtitles M (Contains low level offensive language) 95 mins From one of France’s most prolific directors comes this lovable French comedy in the vein of The Dinner Game. Mixing social commentary with black humour. The challenge is to find a best friend with in 10days. History Boys - delightfully witty comedy of eight boisterous-yet-talented schoolboys hoping to gain admittance to England’s most prestigious universities. They’re aided on their quest by two teachers, a shrewd young upstart and an inspiring old eccentric, whose opposing philosophies challenge the boys to confront the true meaning of education and the relative values of happiness and success (playwright written by Alan Bennett - the madness of King George) Perfect Creature, 18 Oct PERFECT CREATURE is a highly original retelling of the vampire myth, set in an alternate world. Science fiction and horror coalesce in a suspenseful, elegant, action film about race, serial killings and the capacity of human beings to hope. Three centuries ago, an Italian alchemist – Guiseppi De Angelo - accidentally discovered the basic secrets of genetic science. With that single act, history changed forever. For 300 years great plagues have swept the earth, diseases created from the continuing experiments of the alchemists. Thinking they had discovered god’s secrete code for life, the alchemists experimented without concern for the results. Plagues and influenzas have ravaged Europe and the rest of the colonies ever since. But the Alchemist Guiseppi De Angelo also discovered something else. He discovered a miracle. Something else had been created from the great plagues. It is the second feature for writer/director Glenn Standring whose debut, The Irrefutable Truth About Demons, became one of New Zealand's most successful film exports. PERFECT CREATURE stars Dougray Scott (Mission Impossible 2, Enigma, Ripley's Game); Saffron Burrows (Troy, Enigma, Frida); Leo Gregory (Tristan and Isolde); Stuart Wilson (The Mask Of Zorro) and Scott Wills (Stickmen). Unknown, 18 October Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse, none of them able to remember how they got there or even who they are. They soon realize that they were all part of a kidnapping - without having the slightest idea of which side they were on. STARS James Caviezel (Déjà vu, Passion of the Christ), Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine, Bridget Moynahan (The Lord of War, I,Robot) Barry Pepper (Flags of our Fathers, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada) PERFUME: R16 148minsTHE STORY OF A MURDERER - Jean-Baptiste Grenouille has used his unique talent for discerning the scents and smells that swirl around him to create the world's finest perfumes. Grenouille tries to capture the irresistible but elusive aroma of young womanhood, but as he travels the world searching for the ingredients to a new perfume, his obsession takes a deadly turn. Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood INFAMOUS - Based on the true story of young Truman Capote and his investigation into the 1959 murders of a wealthy Kansas family of four. What starts out as a journey with his childhood friend Harper Lee to figure out ‘whodunit’ turns into something unexpected, an intense and complex bond with one of the murderers that inspired his greatest work, ‘In Cold Blood’ starring - Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Deaniel Craig, Jeff Daniels, Sigourney Weaver, Isabella Rossellini The Dead Girl R16-Krista's body is found by Arden (Toni Collette), a lonesome caretaker living with her irascible mother (Piper Laurie). This leads to Leah (Rose Byrne), a forensics graduate student whose sister went missing as a child, stumbling upon possible closure when Krista's body appears on her gurney. The story continues with Ruth (Mary Beth Hurt), who in the midst of a long and intense love/hate relationship with her husband (Nick Searcy), discovers a disturbing connection between her husband and Krista's murder. Finally, Melora (Marcia Gay Harden) is a mother searching for answers about her runaway daughter Krista�s troubled life and finds help in her quest from another troubled young woman (Kerry Washington) The Italian, Based on a true story. The Italian is the classic odyssey of one young boy’s adventurous journey home. The film opens in a Dickensian orphanage in Russia, a fascination miniature world presided over by a hierarchy of orphans. The daily routine is broken when ‘Madam’ arrives to introduce a loving Italian couple hoping to adopt a child. The object of their interest is six year old Vanya. A handsome, bright-eyed little boy, whom the couple takes an instant liking to. Everyone is envious of Vanya, for the adoption by the Italians will take him away from the harsh conditions of the orphanage and into a serene life under the Mediterranean sun. Hula Girls - It is 1965 and in Japan, the country has started to shift from coal to oil. One by one the old mining towns begin their long slow decline. But for one small town way up north, its leaders and mining company officials have come up with an idea to develop Japan's first Hawaiian Village. And what's a Hawaiian Village without a troupe of Hula dancers? The only problem is, no one knows how to do the dance, or even knows what the Hula is! In this hilariously touching comedy, the scepticism and conservatism of the locals is gradually overcome as their daughters fall under the spell of one talented and determined dance instructor from the big city of Tokyo. Based on a true story, HULA GIRLS is a heart-warming comedy about coal miners' daughters who took a once-in-a-lifetime chance to escape their monotonous lives, only to become unwitting heroes to their depressed mining town as well as the whole of Japan. EVENING - M -Deeply moving and incredibly romantic, Evening is a film about the moments in life that define us, and the timeless love that binds mothers and daughters, sisters and friends. The film explores the romantic past and emotional present of Ann Grant and her daughters. Nearing the end of her life, Ann reflects on the time in her youth when she met the love of her life, a man she has never forgotten. Her daughters learn that decisions made at an impulse can effect a lifetime, and how important it is to know true love when it finds you. Evening stars some of the greatest actresses of our time, from the likes of Claire Danes and Toni Collette, to Vanessa Redgrave, Glenn Close, and Meryl Streep all in one extraordinary film. Away from Her M- Sarah Polley's directorial debut starring Julie Christie is an adaptation of Alice Munro's story about the effects of Alzheimer's on a long and happy marriage. A man coping with the institutionalisation of his wife faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, who is also a patient at the nursing home. The devil dared me to - Nov 2 Every kiwi lad dreams of greatness. But for little Randy Cambell, the dream is as big as the stunts his not-so-death-defying father died attempting. Young Randy Cambell yearns to be NZ's greatest living stuntman, much to the chagrin of his aunt and uncle who understand that the petrol running in Randy's veins is bound to ignite one day. Can the love of a one-legged female Evil Knieval save Randy and break his descendants' long legacy of fiery and fatal confrontations with the grim reaper? Filmmakers’ Biography - Chris Stapp (Director/Star) & Matt Heath (Co-Producer/Star) are the demented minds behind New Zealand cult comedy making duo “Back of the Y” whose anarchic stunt-fuelled antics have entertained and shocked TV audiences in New Zealand, Australia, the UK (Channel 4) and Europe (MTV).

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