Oscars season is definitely upon us. Movies to see this month:
Plot: Airline pilot saves a flight from catastrophe, but an investigation reveals malfunction was not random.
Why watch: Weekend movie with Denzel.
Genre: Drama
Production: USA
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Script: John Gatins
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Don Cheadle
Cinemas: Friday November 2 2012
Cinemas: Friday 1st February 2013
Cinemas: Thursday 7th February 2013
Plot: A blacksmith in feudal China must defend himself and his fellow villagers
Why watch: Quentin Tarantino sponsored Eli Roth written martial arts B-movie with Kanye West and Wu-Tang Clan soundtrack. Bound to be either super bad or super entertaining.
Genre: Action
Production: USA, $20 million
Director: RZA
Script: Eli Roth, RZA
Cast: Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, RZA,
Cinemas: Friday November 2 2012
Cinemas: Friday 7th December 2012
Cinemas: Thursday 15th November 2012
Plot: A string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos and insuppressible lust
Why watch: Seymour Hoffman and Walken play instruments.
Genre: Drama
Production: USA
Director: Yaron Zilberman
Script: Seth Grossman, Yaron Zilberman
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken and Catherine Keener
Limited Cinemas: Friday November 2 2012
Cinemas: Friday November 23 2012
Plot: Bond doing Bond things.
Why watch: Bond doing Bond things.
Genre: Action
Production: UK $150 million
Director: Sam Mendes
Script: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan, based on characters created by Ian Fleming
Cast: Daniel Craig, Helen McCrory, Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem, Ben Whishaw, Judi Dench
Cinemas: Friday November 9 2012
Cinemas: Friday 26th October 2012
Cinemas: Thursday 22nd November 2012
Plot: Hint, it’s not about cars.
Why watch: Spielberg movie with Day-Lewis. Features no aliens.
Genre: Biographical Drama
Production: USA $50 million
Director: Steven Spielberg
Script: Tony Kushner, based on book by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tommy Lee Jones
Cinemas: Friday November 16 2012
Cinemas: Thursday 17th January 2013
Cinemas: Friday 25th January 2013
Plot: A zookeeper’s son find himself shipwrecked on a boat with wild animals.
Why watch: Book was great, Ang Lee in directors chair.
Genre: Drama
Production: USA, $100 million
Director: Ang Lee
Script: David Magee, based on book by Yann Martel
Cast: Suraj Sharma
Cinemas: Wednesday November 21 2012
Cinemas: Thursday 20th December 2012
Cinemas: Tuesday 1st January 2013
Plot: Two people with mental problems help each other.
Why watch: Fantastic cast. Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award. Everyone who watched it pre-premiere enjoyed it.
Genre: Drama
Production: USA $26 million
Director: David O. Russell
Script: David O. Russell, based on novel by Matthew Quick
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Julia Stiles, Christ Tucker
Cinemas: Wednesday November 21 2012
Cinemas: Thursday 31st January 2013
Cinemas: Thursday 7th February 2013
Plot: Biopic about Alfred.
Why watch: Hopkins as Hitchcock.
Genre: Biography, Drama
Production: USA
Director: Sacha Gervasi
Script: John McLaughlin, Stephen Rebello (novel)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel
Cinemas: Friday November 23 2012
Cinemas: Thursday 10th January 2013
Cinemas: Thursday 7th February 2013
Cinemas: Friday 8th February 2013
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