The Descendants
2012 Golden Globe Winner - Best Picture, Drama & Best Actor George Clooney
A land baron tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife suffers a boating accident.
Long synopsis:
From director Alexander Payne (Sideways, Election), a comedy-drama set in Hawaii starring George Clooney as land baron Matt, an indifferent husband and father forced to reevaluate life and face some unsettling truths after his wife suffers a boating accident.
The incident launches a personal crisis for Matt which includes strained relations with his two daughters and the bombshell revelation that his wife was cheating on him.
"One of the year's best films, a bubbly meditation on family and responsibility that weighs just enough to matter." - Tom Long, Detroit News
Siones 2: Unfinished Business
Siones 2: Unfinished Business is the sequel to one of the highest grossing Kiwi comedies of all time. It reunites the original cast - Oscar Kightley, Shimpal Lelisi, Robbie Magasiva and Iaheto Ah Hi. The plot suggests the boys are set for another mission involving hijinks, misadventures and probably a funeral.The sequel has been written by James Griffin and Kightley, who co-wrote Siones together earlier and the directorial debut for television series director Simon Bennett known best for Outrageous Fortune.
War Horse
Follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend.
Dolphin Tale
Dolphin Tale is inspired by the amazing true story of a brave dolphin and the compassionate strangers who banded together to save her life. Swimming free, a young dolphin is caught in a crab trap, severely damaging her tail. She is rescued and transported to the Clearwater Marine Hospital, where she is named Winter. But her fight for survival has just begun. Without a tail, Winter`s prognosis is dire. It will take the expertise of a dedicated marine biologist, the ingenuity of a brilliant prosthetics doctor, and the unwavering devotion of a young boy to bring about a groundbreaking miracle-a miracle that might not only save Winter but could also help scores of people around the world.
Hugo
HUGO is the astonishing adventure of a wily and resourceful boy whose quest to unlock a secret left to him by his father will transform Hugo and all those around him and reveal a safe and loving place he can call home.
Hugo 3D
2012 Golden Globe Winner - Best Director Martin Scorsese
HUGO is the astonishing adventure of a wily and resourceful boy whose quest to unlock a secret left to him by his father will transform Hugo and all those around him and reveal a safe and loving place he can call home.
Netherwood
Set in a fictional backwater and filmed in the beautiful limestone hills of Waipara, north of Christchurch, Netherwood stirs a heft dose of hardboiled Southern Man stoicism into a modern day Western thriller. Owen Black, best known as the creepy Dr Ethan Pierce on Shortland Street, stars in a very different role as the lone drifter Stan, passing through the eponymous town of Netherwood. It’s not long before he is butting heads with macho bully Mex, played by fellow Street alumnus Will Hall, cranking the redneck craziness up several notches. After Stan take on a job pruning trees for Monroe, an old cobber of his father, things get complicated: he falls for the mysterious Maria (Miriama Smith) and finds himself the middle man in a long-standing land dispute between Monroe and Mex’s father, the local baron Duncan Moore. With hothead Mex on the prowl it’s not long before this feud escalates into a tense and violent showdown. – Michael McDonnell NZIFF
This one off screening is part of a nationwide tour. Actors Owen Black and Will Hall are touring with the film, “We're keen to get our film out there and have a good time while we're at it”, says Owen. “Yeah come see the film and have drink with us,” says Will. “We've got lots of goodies to giveaway and we reckon the film is pretty good too. Oh yeah, and the first drink* is on us”.
*Redeem your ticket after the screening at De Bier Haus on the Strand
The Darkest Hour (3D)
The Darkest Hour follows five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. The 3D action-thriller highlights the classic beauty of Moscow alongside mind-blowing special effects from the minds of visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch) and director Chris Gorak.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared off the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family. There was no corpse, no witnesses, no evidence. But her uncle, Henrik, is convinced that she was murdered by someone from her own deeply dysfunctional Vanger clan. Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomqvist is hired to investigate.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2D)
Unable to stop him from going, Sean\'s new stepfather, Hank (Dwayne Johnson), joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, fescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (3D)
Unable to stop him from going, Sean\'s new stepfather, Hank (Dwayne Johnson), joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, fescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room... until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large, Professor Moriarty, and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective.
When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence, as construed by Inspector Lestrade, points to suicide. But Sherlock Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder - a murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by Professor Moriarty.
Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (3D)
2012 Golden Globe Winner - Best Animated Feature
Intrepid young reporter Tintin (Jamie Bell) and his loyal dog Snowy are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret.
As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine (Daniel Craig) suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis), and bumbling detectives Thompson & Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies as Tintin endeavors to find The Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse.
Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn 2D
Based on the internationally beloved and irrepressible characters created by Herge, the story follows the unquenchably curious young reporter Tintin (Jamie Bell) and his fiercely loyal dog Snowy as they discover a model ship carrying an explosive secret. Drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Tintin finds himself in the sightlines of Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine (Daniel Craig), a diabolical villain who believes Tintin has stolen a priceless treasure tied to dastardly pirate named Red Rackham.
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.
Happy Feet 2
Mumble the penguin has a problem: his son Erik, who is reluctant to dance, encounters The Mighty Sven, a penguin who can fly! Things get worse for Mumble when the world is shaken by powerful forces, causing him to brings together the penguin nations and their allies to set things right.
Puss In Boots
Way before he ever met Shrek, the legendary Puss In Boots goes on a heroic journey, teaming up with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty Softpaws to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs. It's the adventure of nine lifetimes!
The Muppets
On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets' former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Kermit must reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.
We Bought a Zoo
We Bought a Zoo, a memoir by Benjamin Mee, tells the true account of how the author and his family used their life savings to buy a dilapidated zoo, replete with 200 exotic animals facing destruction, in the English countryside. Mee, along with his children, had to balance caring for his wife, who was dying of brain cancer, with dealing with escaped tigers, raising endangered animals, working with an eclectic skeleton crew and readying the zoo for a reopening.
A Few Best Men
When David travels to Australia to marry the love of his life, his three best men give a whole new meaning to the phrase 'for better or worse'. The chaos-filled wedding is a classic culture clash between his friends and her family...because blood is thicker than water and so are David's mates!
Chronicle
Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.
Like Crazy
A love story is both a physical and emotional tale, one that can be deeply personal and heartbreaking for an audience to experience. Director Drake Doremus' film Like Crazy beautifully illustrates how your first real love is as thrilling and blissful as it is devastating.
Safe House
An American traitor (Washington) has been taken to a location off the grid in South Africa, where he is being held by an experienced CIA employee (Reynolds). After the safe house is attacked and the men escape, the young agent and his ruthless prisoner must survive the deadly underworld as the agency decides if it has another double agent on its hands.
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (3D)
For the first time ever, audiences around the world can experience Star Wars, as never before, in 3D. The epic saga has captivated millions with exotic worlds, iconic characters and unforgettable action, and now fans share the theatrical phenomenon with a new generation.
Vow, The
A newlywed couple recovers from a car accident that puts the wife in a coma. Waking up with with severe memory loss, her husband endeavors to win her heart again.
Long synopsis: Romantic drama based on the true story of a man (Channing Tatum, Dear John) who works on re-winning the heart of his wife (Rachel McAdams, The Notebook) after she suffers severe memory loss.
Hospitalised after a car accident, Paige (McAdams) awakens from a coma with her memory wiped. Identifying her newlywed husband as no more than a stranger, Leo (Tatum) desperately seeks a way to reignite their love.
Killer Elite
When his mentor (Robert De Niro) is taken captive, a retired member of Britain's Elite Special Air Service (Jason Statham) is forced into action. His mission: kill three assassins dispatched by their cunning leader (Clive Owen).
Moneyball
The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Long synopsis:
True story, baseball drama starring Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman. From the director of Capote, based on the book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game.
Story centers around Billy Beane (Pitt) and his arrival as Oakland Atheletic's general manager. Through analysis and a new, nontraditional sabermetric approach to scouting players, Beane attempts to create a more competitive baseball team. But Oakland's revenue system is a major disadvantage to the team.
"The mark of a truly great sports movie is one that appeals to people who don't like sports." - David Edwards, Daily Mirror (UK)
This Means War
Two CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they both fall in love with the same woman.
Long synopsis: The world's deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends until they fall for the same woman. Having once helped bring down entire enemy nations, they are now employing their incomparable skills and an endless array of high-tech gadgetry against their greatest nemesis ever – each other.
Contraband
Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of Contraband, a white-knuckle action-thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked hard to leave behind and the family he'll do anything to protect. Set in New Orleans, the film explores the cutthroat underground world of international smuggling - full of desperate criminals and corrupt officials, high-stakes and big payoffs - where loyalty rarely exists and death is one wrong turn away.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Oskar (Thomas Horn) is convinced that his father (Tom Hanks), who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother (Sandra Bullock) and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can`t be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father`s closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.
The Devil Inside
In 1989, emergency responders received a 911 call from Maria Rossi (Suzan Crowley) confessing that she had brutally killed three people. Twenty years later, her daughter Isabella (Fernanda Adrade) seeks to understand the truth about what happened that night.
The Sitter
The Sitter is a comedy film directed by David Gordon Green and produced by Michael De Luca. The film tells the story about a male student who, after being suspended from college, is lured into a babysitting gig for which he is woefully unprepared.
Andre Rieu - Live In Maastricht
Affectionately known as the 'King Of Waltz'; Andre Rieu is well known to international audiences having sold over 2.5 million CDs and DVDs locally, with sales of 20 million worldwide. His performances have become legendary. An accomplished performer, Andre believes that classical music should be enjoyed by everyone.
Each year he performs a series of concerts in his hometown of Maastricht in The Netherlands. These concerts are performed in front of thousands of fans and set amongst the cultural backdrop of his beautiful hometown. As always, Andre is joined by his famous Johann Strauss Orchestra. The Maastricht concerts are Andre's most popular concerts of his yearly schedule with his most dedicated fans flying from all over the world to see this incredible event live. For Andre Rieu, the annual concerts he gives at the Vrijthof in Maastricht are the high point of his concert schedule.Dolphin Tale
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