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BLADES OF GLORY

STARRING: Will Ferell, Jon Heder

When rival figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) go ballistic in a no-holds-barred fight at the World Championships, they are stripped of their gold medals and banned from the sport for life. Now, three-and-a-half years on, they’ve found a loophole that will allow them to compete: if they can put their differences aside and skate together, that is

HOT FUZZ

STARRING: Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy

Nicholas Angel (Pegg), a top London cop, is transferred by jealous colleagues to the crime- free village of Sandford. Once there, he’s paired with a well-meaning but overeager partner, Danny Butterman (Freeman). As a series of grisly accidents shock the usually sleepy village, it’s time for these small-town cops to break out some big-city justice.

DISTURBIA

STARRING: Shia LaBeouf, Carrie-Anne Moss

After his father’s death, Kale (LaBeouf) becomes withdrawn and troubled, so much so that he finds himself under house arrest. His mother, Julie (Moss), works hard to support herself and her son, only to be met with indifference. Kale becomes affected by his closed quarters and begins to suspect that one of his neighbours is a serial killer. But are his suspicions just a result of an over-active imagination?

GHOST RIDER

STARRING: Nicolas Cage, Peter Fonda, Matt Long

In order to save his dying father, young stunt cyclist Johnny Blaze (Long) sells his soul to Mephistopheles, who later offers to save his soul if he’ll turn into the fabled, fiery Ghost Rider (Cage). After defeating a young demon who wanted to create a new Hell, Blaze remains cursed with the Ghost Rider identity, which he vows to use to battle Mephistopheles.

THE LAST MIMZY

STARRING: Chris O’Neil, Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn

Based on the acclaimed sci-fishort story by Lewis Padgett. Two siblings (O’Neil, Leigh Wryn) discover a box of toys sent from the future and begin to develop some remarkable talents, some that are terrifying and others that are wonderful. As their parents and teacher notice the kids’ changed behaviour, they all find themselves drawn into a unique world.

THE NUMBER 23

STARRING: Jim Carey, Virginia Madsen

Walter Sparrow (Carey) is given a novel, The Number 23, by his wife Agatha (Madsen) as a birthday present. However, the dark and chilling tale involving a murder seems to echo Sparrow’s own history and he becomes obsessed with it and the hidden power of the number 23. Haunted by nightmarish fantasies and the fear he’ll commit a murder, he goes on a quest to unlock the secrets of the number 23.

BABEL

STARRING: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchet

Four stories are artfully interwoven by their connection to a gun. Through a series of misunderstandings and unfortunate circumstances, the lives of a Moroccan, an American, a Mexican and a Japanese family converge. Separated by clashing cultures and sprawling distances, each of these disparate groups of people is nevertheless hurtling towards a shared destiny of isolation and grief.

BLOOD DIAMOND

STARRING: Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly

While in prison for smuggling, Danny (DiCaprio) learns that Solomon (Hounsou) ­ who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields ­ has found and hidden an incredibly rare, large pink diamond. With the help of Maddy (Connelly), an American journalist, the two men trek into rebel territory to find the gem and change their fortunes forever.

GHAWY HUB

STARRING: Mohammed Fouad, Hala Sheha

Salah and Malak are each other’s first loves, but their relationship does not last and they break up. They meet 20 years later, but Malak is now married. Salah soon discovers that Malak’s husband is involved in an illegal business and realises that he needs to help her get a divorce. The couple unite together in this common cause, but will this reunion bring the two together again

CHARLOTTE’S WEB

STARRING: Dakota Fanning STARRING THE VOICES OF: Julia Roberts, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Buscemi

Wilbur is a special pig, and only Fern (Fanning) and Charlotte the spider (Roberts) realise it. When word gets out that Wilbur may end up on the dinner table, it seems that only a miracle will save his life. Wilbur and Charlotte devise a plan in an effort to convince the farmers that Wilbur is no ordinary pig and is worth saving.

LA CONFIDENTIAL

STARRING: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger

1950s Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate and intriguing tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. A shooting at an all-night diner is investigated by three LA policemen (Spacey, Crowe, Pearce) in their own unique ways. It’s not long before the truth behind the dark world of the LA crime scene on both sides of the law becomes apparent.

THE BLUES BROTHERS

STARRING: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi

Jake Blues (Belushi) is released from prison only to discover that the Catholic home in which he and his brother (Aykroyd) grew up is about to be taken over unless he can raise $5,000 in a few days. The brothers embark on a hilarious adventure to save their home ­ filled with fantastic musical numbers and crazy car chases ­ which managed to set a world record at the time for the number of car crashes in a film.

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300

STARRING: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, Rodrigo Santor

This is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, in which King Leonidas (Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes (Santoro) and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their strength, courage and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for democracy

SHOOTER

STARRING: Mark Wahlberg, Danny Glover

Ace marksman (Wahlberg) is persuaded by former associates to return from his self- imposed exile in the Arkansas wilderness to help prevent an assassination. However he’s double-crossed and framed for the presidential assassination that he was supposedly enlisted to prevent. Forced to go on the run, he attempts to track down the real killer and discover who betrayed him.

LONELY HEARTS

STARRING: John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Jared Leto, Salma Hayek

In the late 1940s, Martha Beck (Hayek) and Raymond Fernandez (Leto) were America’s notorious Lonely Hearts Killers. They lured war widows with personal ads, swindled and then murdered them. New York detectives Elmer C Robinson (Travolta) and Charles Hildebrandt (Gandolfini) set out to stop the killings and capture the sociopathic couple.

IN THE LAND OF WOMEN

STARRING: Adam Brody, Elena Anaya, Olympia Dukakis, Meg Ryan

Carter Webb (Brody) leaves Los Angeles after being dumped by his true love, Sophia (Anaya). He goes to care for his ailing grandmother (Dukakis) in suburban Michigan, where he meets the family over the road: Sarah Hardwicke (Ryan) and her two daughters. Through his relationships with these four women, he finds a new meaning to his life.

SMOKIN’ ACES

A dying mob boss takes out a $1m contract on the life of his former protege, Aces (Priven), who has agreed to testify against the mob. The FBI, sensing a chance to use this small-time con to bring down the mobster, puts Aces into protective custody near Lake Tahoe. However, an array of hit men and women descend on the lake to take him out and claim the money.

SOMEONE ELSE

STARRING: Stephen Mangan, Lara Belmont, Susan Lynch, Chris Coghill

Thirtysomething photographer David (Mangan) has a serious choice to make between his long-term girlfriend Lisa (Lynch) and the free-spirited Nina (Belmont), who seems to represent everything that his loving, stable girlfriend does not. However, he gets it all wrong, loses them both and has to start rebuilding his love life from scratch.

THE LOOKOUT

STARRING: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Isla Fisher

Chris (Gordon-Levitt), a high-school hockey star, has his life turned upside down after a tragic accident. He tries to get back to normal by taking a job as a janitor in a bank, where he is befriended by the leader of a gang (Goode) and a young woman (Fisher) who are planning to rob it. He initially helps them, but then realises he’s being used and tries to stop them.

LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA

STARRING: Ken Watanabe

Clint Eastwood directs this tale of courage and bravery. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Watanabe) leads the Japanese resistance to the massive American onslaught of the island of Iwo Jima. Kuribayashi’s unexpected strategies led his soldiers to an arduous fight for their lives, and transformed what was projected to be a quick and straightforward defeat into nearly 40 days of heroic combat.

HAMADA YELAB

STARRING: Salah Abdallah, Ghada Adel, Ahmed Rizk, Shams

Hamada (Rizk) has one dream: to become rich. To fulfill this dream he participates in TV contests, which he sees as the only way to make money fast. His true love, Laila (Adel), helps him to win the contests, but Hamada begins to realise that his get-rich-quick plans are not what life’s about. To find success, he discovers that the rewards lie in hard work.

HAPPY FEET

STARRING VOICES OF: Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman

Emperor penguins find their soulmates through song, so problems arise when Memphis (Jackman) and Norma-Jean (Kidman) have a son, Mumble (Wood), who is the worst singer in the world. However, as it turns out, he’s a brilliant tap dancer. When famine faces the penguins, it is Mumble’s courage and feet that could save the colony.

UNFORGIVEN

STARRING: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris

It has been 11 years since William Munny (Eastwood) put down his gun and ended his reputation as a killer. Widowed and desperate for money, he offers to help kill a couple of sinister cowboys for a bounty. Reunited with his old partner Ned Logan (Freeman), the two ride into town, but find Sheriff Daggett (Hackman) standing in their way.

CHINATOWN

STARRING: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway

Private-eye Jake Gittes (Nicholson) lives off the murky underbelly of pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Dunaway) to investigate her husband’s extramarital affair, he is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together on one unforgettable night in Chinatown