Movies now playing at the Sun Theatre Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 to Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
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GET SMART
Rated <PG> Length 110 minutes
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STARRING: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Terence Stamp, Alan Arkin, Ken Davitian
DIRECTOR: Peter Segal
Maxwell Smart is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has always dreamt of working in the field alongside stalwart superstar Agent 23. Smart is partnered instead with the lovely-but-lethal veteran Agent 99. Given little field experience and even less time, Smart--armed with nothing but a few spy-tech gadgets and his unbridled enthusiasm--must thwart the doomsday plans of KAOS head Siegfried.
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MAMMA MIA
Rated <PG> Length 108 minutes
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| Wed, 20th Aug | 1:15 PM, 5:10 PM & 9:25 PM | | Thu, 21st Aug | 1:05 PM, 5:05 PM & 9:15 PM | | Fri, 22nd Aug | 11:00 AM, 3:05 PM & 7:10 PM | | Sat, 23rd Aug | 10:30 AM, 2:40 PM & 7:10 PM | | Sun, 24th Aug | 10:15 AM, 2:15 PM & 6:30 PM | | Mon, 25th Aug | 10:10 AM, 2:20 PM & 6:40 PM | | Tue, 26th Aug | 11:00 AM, 3:05 PM & 7:10 PM |
STARRING: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski
DIRECTOR: Phyllida Lloyd
Revolves around a bride-to-be and her formerly rebellious mom who raised her on a Greek island and never disclosed the identity of her father. The bride locates three men who might be her father and invites them to her wedding. Streep will play the mom.
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MONGOL
Rated <MA15+> Year 2007 Length 126 minutes
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| Wed, 20th Aug | 1:20 PM & 5:20 PM |
Starring: Tadanobu Asano, Honglei Sun, Khulan Chuluun, Odnyam Odsuren, Aliy A
Director: Sergei Bodrov
The dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror, revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader. Mongol shows us the making of an extraordinary man, and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested: his relationship with his wife, Borte, his lifelong love and most trusted advisor.
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NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD (NFT)
Rated <MA15+> Year 2008 Length 103 minutes
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| Fri, 22nd Aug | 5:00 PM | | Sat, 23rd Aug | 11:45 AM | | Sun, 24th Aug | 3:35 PM |
DIRECTOR: Mark Hartley
NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD is the wild, untold story of "OZPLOITATION" movies - a time when Australian cinema got its gear off and showed the world a full-frontal explosion of sex, violence, horror and foot-to-the-floor, full bore action! Jam packed full of outrageous anecdotes, lessons in maverick filmmaking and a genuine, infectious love of Australian movies, NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD is a fast moving journey through Aussie genre cinema of the 70s and early 80s - an unjustly forgotten cinematic era unashamedly packed full of boobs, pubes, tubes... and even a little kung fu.
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PERSEPOLIS (NFT)
Rated <M> Length 95 minutes
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| Thu, 21st Aug | 12:55 PM, 4:20 PM, 7:50 PM & 9:30 PM | | Fri, 22nd Aug | 12:55 PM, 4:20 PM, 7:50 PM & 9:30 PM | | Sat, 23rd Aug | 11:50 AM, 3:15 PM, 7:05 PM & 8:50 PM | | Sun, 24th Aug | 10:20 AM, 3:30 PM, 7:00 PM & 9:05 PM | | Mon, 25th Aug | 12:25 PM, 3:50 PM & 7:15 PM | | Tue, 26th Aug | 12:55 PM, 4:20 PM, 7:50 PM & 9:30 PM |
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni
Director: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Originally drafted as a graphic novel nd memoirs of Marjane, "Persepolis" translates beautifully to the big screen in this poignant story of a young girl coming-of-age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of precocious and outspoken nine-year-old Marjane that we see a people's hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power — forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Clever and fearless, she outsmarts the "social guardians" and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden. Yet when her uncle is senselessly executed and as bombs fall around Tehran in the Iran/Iraq war the daily fear that permeates life in Iran is palpable.
As she gets older, Marjane's boldness causes her parents to worry over her continued safety. And so, at age fourteen, they make the difficult decision to send her to school in Austria. Vulnerable and alone in a strange land, she endures the typical ordeals of a teenager. In addition, Marjane has to combat being equated with the religious fundamentalism and extremism she fled her country to escape. Over time, she gains acceptance, and even experiences love, but after high school she finds herself alone and horribly homesick.
Though it means putting on the veil and living in a tyrannical society, Marjane decides to return to Iran to be close to her family. After a difficult period of adjustment, she enters art school and marries, all the while continuing to speak out against the hypocrisy she witnesses. At age 24, she realizes that while she is deeply Iranian, she cannot live in Iran. She then makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped indelibly by her past.
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PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
Rated <MA15+> Length 111 minutes
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| Wed, 20th Aug | 1:00 PM, 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM | | Thu, 21st Aug | 1:00 PM, 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM | | Fri, 22nd Aug | 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM & 9:00 PM | | Sat, 23rd Aug | 1:00 PM, 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM | | Sun, 24th Aug | 1:00 PM, 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM | | Mon, 25th Aug | 1:00 PM, 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM | | Tue, 26th Aug | 1:00 PM, 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM |
Starring: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez, James Remar, Danny R. McBride, Amber Heard, Craig Robinson, Ken Jeong
Director: David Gordon Green
Lazy stoner Dale Denton has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver an that is to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop and the city's most dangerous drug lord he panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him. And it is. As Dale and Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that they’re not suffering from weed-fueled paranoia; incredibly, the bad guys really are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them both. All aboard the Pineapple Express.
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SALUTE
Year 2008 Length 120 minutes
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| Thu, 21st Aug | 1:30 PM & 6:30 PM | | Fri, 22nd Aug | 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM | | Sat, 23rd Aug | 4:15 PM | | Sun, 24th Aug | 1:20 PM | | Mon, 25th Aug | 1:30 PM | | Tue, 26th Aug | 1:30 PM & 6:30 PM |
Starring: Peter Morman
Director: Matt Norman
The black power salute at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in the US civil rights movement. What part in this did the white Australian who ran second, Peter Norman, play and what price did he pay for standing up for his beliefs?
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STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS (NFT)
Rated <PG> Year 2008 Length 90 minutes
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| Wed, 20th Aug | 10:10 AM, 1:50 PM, 5:30 PM, 7:10 PM & 8:50 PM | | Thu, 21st Aug | 11:15 AM, 2:40 PM & 6:15 PM | | Fri, 22nd Aug | 11:15 AM, 2:40 PM & 6:15 PM | | Sat, 23rd Aug | 10:10 AM, 1:35 PM, 3:40 PM & 6:30 PM | | Sun, 24th Aug | 10:10 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:45 PM & 7:25 PM | | Mon, 25th Aug | 10:45 AM, 2:10 PM & 5:35 PM | | Tue, 26th Aug | 11:15 AM, 2:40 PM & 6:15 PM |
STARRING: Samuel L. Jackson
DIRECTOR: Dave Filoni
On the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans young and old will join such favorite characters as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala, along with brand-new heroes like Anakin's padawan learner, Ahsoka. Sinister villains – led by Palpatine, Count Dooku and General Grievous – are poised to rule the galaxy. Stakes are high, and the fate of the "Star Wars" universe rests in the hands of the daring Jedi Knights. Their exploits lead to the action-packed battles and astonishing new revelations that fill "Star Wars: The Clone Wars." Hopefully our 3D is up and running!
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TAKEN (NFT)
Rated <MA15+> Year 2008 Length 93 minutes
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| Wed, 20th Aug | 11:35 AM, 3:35 PM, 7:35 PM & 9:20 PM | | Thu, 21st Aug | 12:30 PM, 4:15 PM, 8:00 PM & 9:35 PM | | Fri, 22nd Aug | 12:30 PM, 4:15 PM, 8:00 PM & 9:35 PM | | Sat, 23rd Aug | 12:30 PM, 4:15 PM, 8:00 PM & 9:35 PM | | Sun, 24th Aug | 12:30 PM, 4:15 PM, 8:00 PM & 9:35 PM | | Mon, 25th Aug | 12:30 PM, 4:15 PM, 8:00 PM & 9:35 PM | | Tue, 26th Aug | 12:30 PM, 4:15 PM, 8:00 PM & 9:35 PM |
STARRING: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Katie Cassidy, Goran Kostic, Anatole Taubman
DIRECTOR: Pierre Morel
WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY: Luc Besson
A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter who has been forced into the slave trade during a holiday in Paris. The desperation is intense as we someone accustomed to fighting for King and Country to suddenly have to fight for his family!
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THE BAND's VISIT (BIKUR HA-TIZMORET)
Rated <M> Length 87 minutes
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STARRING: Sasson Gabai
DIRECTOR: Eran Kolirin
On an ordinary day, the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrives in Israel from Egypt for a cultural event, only to find there is no delegation to meet them, nor any arrangements to get to their destination of Petah Tiqva. When they find their own ride, they arrive instead at the remote town of Beit Hatikva. Stuck there until the next morning's bus, the band gets help from the worldly cafe owner, Dina, who offers to put them up for the night. As the band settles in as best it can, each of the members attempts to get along with the natives in their own way. What follows is a special night of quiet happenings and confessions as the band makes its own impact on the town and the town on them.
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THE BANK JOB
Rated <MA15+> Length 111 minutes
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| Wed, 20th Aug | 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM | | Thu, 21st Aug | 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM | | Fri, 22nd Aug | 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM | | Sat, 23rd Aug | 12:40 PM, 5:05 PM & 9:15 PM | | Sun, 24th Aug | 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM | | Mon, 25th Aug | 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM | | Tue, 26th Aug | 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM |
STARRING: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays
DIRECTOR: Roger Donaldson
Inspired by the infamous 1971 robbery that took place at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone London. The highly-charged heist thriller tautly interweaves high-level corruption, murder and sexual scandal. A car dealer with a dodgy past and new family, Terry has always avoided major-league scams. But when Martine a beautiful model from his old neighborhood, offers him a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street, Terry recognises the opportunity of a lifetime. Martine targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realise the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal that spans London's criminal underworld, the highest echelons of the British government, and the Royal Family itself...the true story of a heist gone wrong...in all the right ways.
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THE DARK KNIGHT
Rated <M> Length 152 minutes
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| Wed, 20th Aug | 1:15 PM, 4:10 PM & 9:10 PM | | Thu, 21st Aug | 10:45 AM, 3:45 PM & 8:40 PM | | Fri, 22nd Aug | 11:15 AM, 4:15 PM & 9:10 PM | | Sat, 23rd Aug | 10:45 AM, 1:30 PM & 8:15 PM | | Sun, 24th Aug | 10:45 AM, 3:45 PM & 8:40 PM | | Mon, 25th Aug | 3:45 PM & 8:40 PM | | Tue, 26th Aug | 10:45 AM, 3:45 PM & 8:40 PM |
STARRING: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, William Fichtner, Eric Roberts, Nestor Carbonell, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Jai White
DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan
Christian Bale once again embodies the man behind the mask in "The Dark Knight." The film reunites Bale with director Christopher Nolan and takes Batman across the world in his quest to fight a growing criminal threat. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman has been making headway against local crime...until a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker unleashes a fresh reign of chaos across Gotham City. To stop this devious new menace--Batman's most personal and vicious enemy yet--he will have to use every high-tech weapon in his arsenal and confront everything he believes.
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THE EDGE OF LOVE (NFT)
Rated <M> Year 2008 Length 110 minutes
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| Thu, 21st Aug | 10:30 AM, 2:15 PM & 6:00 PM | | Fri, 22nd Aug | 10:30 AM, 2:15 PM & 6:00 PM | | Sat, 23rd Aug | 10:30 AM, 2:15 PM & 6:00 PM | | Sun, 24th Aug | 10:30 AM, 2:15 PM & 6:00 PM | | Mon, 25th Aug | 10:30 AM, 2:15 PM & 6:00 PM | | Tue, 26th Aug | 10:30 AM, 2:15 PM & 6:00 PM |
STARRING: Kiera Knightley, Sienna Miller, Matthew Rhys, Cillian Murphy
DIRECTOR: John Maybury
Desire and guilt are complicated by love and friendship in this real-life tale set in beautiful London and the majestic Welsh countryside. The protagonist is the famous welsh poet Dylan Thomas whose marriage to Caitlin is distracted by the return of an early girlfriend. Surprisingly the two girls become best friends, but when Vera's husband serves the War effort, the temptation becomes overwhelming. Beautifully filmed, excellent reviews.
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THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM
Rated <PG> Length 113 minutes
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STARRING: Jet Li, Jackie Chan,
DIRECTOR: Rob Minkoff
East meets West in this cross genre, family friendly culture/action film that's like Karate Kid, Rush Hour, Crouching Tiger and Indiana Jones all rolled into one! A young Boston boy is thrust into an ancient Chinese world when an old man entrusts him with a magic fighting stick that once belonged to the legendary Monkey King, and which he must return to him in the Forbiddeen Kingdom.
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THE SAVAGES
Rated <M> Length 113 minutes
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| Wed, 20th Aug | 1:05 PM, 5:10 PM & 9:10 PM | | Thu, 21st Aug | 11:50 AM | | Mon, 25th Aug | 11:50 AM | | Tue, 26th Aug | 10:00 AM |
STARRING: Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney, Philip Bosco and Zoe Kazan
DIRECTOR: Tamara Jenkins
The last thing the two Savage siblings ever wanted to do was look back on their undeniably dysfunctional family legacy. Wendy is a self medicating struggling East Village playwright, a temp who spends her days applying for grants and stealing office supplies, dating her very married neighbor. Jon is an obsessive compulsive college professor writing obscure books on even more obscure subjects in Buffalo who still can’t commit to his girlfriend after four years even though her cooking brings him tears of joy. Then, out of the blue, comes the call that changes everything – the call that informs them that the father they have long feared and avoided, Lenny Savage, has lost his marbles. And there is no one to help him but his kids. Now, as they put the middle of their already arrested lives on hold, Wendy and Jon are forced to live together under one roof for the first time since childhood, soon rediscovering the eccentricities that drove each other crazy. Faced with complete upheaval and the ultimate sibling rivalry battle over how to handle their father’s final days, they are forced to face the past and finally start to realize what adulthood, family and, most surprisingly, each other are really about.
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THE SQUARE
Rated <MA15+> Length 105 minutes
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| Wed, 20th Aug | 11:05 AM, 3:10 PM & 7:15 PM |
STARRING: Joel Edgerton, Claire Ven Der Bloom, David Roberts, Anthoiny Hayes
DIRECTOR: Nash Edgerton
A man's life begin's to unravel when his mistress brings him a bag load of cash!
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TROPIC THUNDER (NFT)
Rated <tba> Year 2008 Length 107 minutes
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| Thu, 21st Aug | 1:50 PM, 5:25 PM, 7:20 PM & 9:20 PM | | Fri, 22nd Aug | 1:40 PM, 5:25 PM, 7:20 PM & 9:20 PM | | Sat, 23rd Aug | 1:40 PM, 5:25 PM, 7:20 PM & 9:20 PM | | Sun, 24th Aug | 1:40 PM, 5:25 PM, 7:20 PM & 9:20 PM | | Mon, 25th Aug | 1:50 PM, 5:25 PM, 7:20 PM & 9:20 PM | | Tue, 26th Aug | 1:40 PM, 5:25 PM, 7:20 PM & 9:20 PM |
Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey, Brandon T. Jackson, Jay Baruchel
Director: Ben Stiller
The men star as a trio of actors whose filming experience in southeast Asia gets a little too real as they must become as tough as the characters they play to get out of a crisis.
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WANTED
Rated <MA15+> Year 2008 Length 110 minutes
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| Wed, 20th Aug | 11:10 AM*, 3:15 PM & 7:20 PM* | | Thu, 21st Aug | 11:00 AM, 3:05 PM & 7:10 PM | | Fri, 22nd Aug | 1:05 PM, 5:05 PM & 9:15 PM | | Sat, 23rd Aug | 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM | | Sun, 24th Aug | 12:15 PM, 4:20 PM & 8:30 PM | | Mon, 25th Aug | 12:20 PM, 4:30 PM & 8:45 PM | | Tue, 26th Aug | 1:05 PM, 5:05 PM & 9:15 PM |
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STARRING: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Common, Terence Stamp, David O'Hara
DIRECTOR: Timur Bekmambetov
Based upon Mark Millar's explosive graphic novel series and helmed by the stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov--creator of the most successful Russian film franchise in history, the "Night Watch" series--and if that isn't a big enough sell, then perhaps the music by Danny Elfman will get you along. This film is a great ride! "Wanted" tells the story of one invisible drone's transformation into a dark avenger.
25-year-old account manager Wes was the most pathetic, cube-dwelling hypochondriac the planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend cheated on him daily and his life plodded on interminably. Everyone was certain this weakling would never amount to anything. There was little else for Wes to do but wile away the days and die a slow, clock-punching death.
Until he became Wanted.
After the murder of a father he never knew, Wes discovers powers beyond his dreams. He becomes the latest recruit in the Fraternity--a secret society of assassins--and develops lightning-quick reflexes with superhuman agility. Wes soon learns his league of henchmen has but one mission: carry out the death orders of the mythological Fates, weavers of every man's lifeline.
With wickedly brilliant tutors, he morphs into a killing machine and starts erasing one bad guy after another. But as Wes grows into the mantle passed down by his father...he discovers his clan members are not exactly the enforcers of justice they claim to be. Just as he gets everything he ever Wanted, Wesley Gibson will learn that with the ability to deliver death comes an even more difficult power...controlling your own life.
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WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER
Rated <M> Year 2008 Length 92 minutes
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| Wed, 20th Aug | 10:05 AM & 2:30 PM | | Thu, 21st Aug | 10:15 AM & 3:45 PM | | Fri, 22nd Aug | 12:00 PM & 3:40 PM | | Sat, 23rd Aug | 10:00 AM | | Sun, 24th Aug | 12:00 PM | | Mon, 25th Aug | 10:15 AM & 3:45 PM | | Tue, 26th Aug | 12:00 PM & 3:40 PM |
Starring: Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson, Gina McKee, Claire Skinner
Director: Anand Tucker
Based on Blake Morrison's autobiographical novel, and bouncing between the 1950s and the 1980s as Blake remembers all the good and the bad moments in his relationship with his dad as the man is dying of cancer. Arthur, who seems to charm everyone but his son, belittles and embarrasses the boy, and Blake's anger is understandable. But as Arthur begins to fade, an adult Blake struggles with his feelings for the man. There is much focus on the heartbreaking dynamic between father and son. Broadbent's Arthur says some cringe-inducing things to his son, not the least of which is his frequent use of the name "fathead" in reference to Blake. Between Arthur's cruelty and the pain of watching him die, WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER? doesn't always make for easy watching. But Broadbent's talent makes Arthur an ultimately sympathetic character; he is a deeply flawed man who truly loves his son, though he is rarely sure of how to show that feeling.
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GET SMART
Rated <PG>
MAMMA MIA
Rated <PG>
MONGOL
Rated <MA15+>
NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD
Rated <MA15+>
PERSEPOLIS
Rated <M>
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
Rated <MA15+>
SALUTE
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS
Rated <PG>
TAKEN
Rated <MA15+>
THE BAND's VISIT (BIKUR HA-TIZMORET)
Rated <M>
THE BANK JOB
Rated <MA15+>
THE DARK KNIGHT
Rated <M>
THE EDGE OF LOVE
Rated <M>
THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM
Rated <PG>
THE SAVAGES
Rated <M>
THE SQUARE
Rated <MA15+>
TROPIC THUNDER
Rated <tba>
WANTED
Rated <MA15+>
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER
Rated <M>
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