January 2009 Program

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Sun 4th - The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

Details: 152 mins, M, Action

 

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 (Heath Ledger) unleashes a fresh reign of chaos across Gotham City.

Mon 5th - The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian

The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian

Details: 144 min, M, Fantasy Action

 

"Prince Caspian" finds the Pevensie siblings pulled back into the land of Narnia, where a thousand years have passed since they left. The children are once again enlisted to join the colorful creatures of Narnia in combating an evil villain who prevents the rightful Prince from ruling the land.

Tue 6th - Hancock

Hancock

Details: 92 mins, M, Comedy

 

Academy Award® nominee Will Smith (Best Actor, The Pursuit of Happyness, 2006) stars in this action-packed comedy as Hancock, a sarcastic, hard-living and misunderstood superhero who has fallen out of favour with the public. When Hancock grudgingly agrees to an extreme makeover from idealistic publicist Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), his life and reputation rise from the ashes and all seems right again--until he meets a woman (Charlize Theron) with similar powers to his and the key to his secret past.

Wed 7th - Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda

Details: 92 mins, PG, Fantasy

 

Kung Fu Panda features Po the Panda, a lowly waiter in a noodle restaurant, who is a kung fu fanatic but whose shape doesn't exactly lend itself to kung fu fighting. That's a problem because powerful enemies are at the gates, and all hopes have been pinned on a prophesy naming Po as the "Chosen One" to save the day. A group of martial arts masters are going to need a black belt in patience if they are going to turn this slacker panda into a kung fu fighter before it's too late.

Thu 8th - Shine A Light

Shine A Light

Details: 122 mins, M, Documentary

 

Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones unite in "Shine A Light," a look at The Rolling Stones. Scorcese filmed the Stones over a two-day period at the intimate Beacon Theater in New York City in fall 2006. Cinematographers capture the raw energy of the legendary band.

Fri 9th - Rocknrolla

Rocknrolla

Details: 114 mins, MA, Action

 

When a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, and all of London's criminal underworld wants in on the action. Everyone from a dangerous crime lord to a sexy accountant, a corrupt politician and down-on-their-luck petty thieves conspire, collude and collide with one another in an effort to get rich quick.

Sat 10th - Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia!

Details: 108 mins, PG, Music

 

Academy Award winner Meryl Streep leads the cast of 'Mamma Mia!', the screen version of the worldwide stage musical phenomenon featuring the songs of ABBA. Streep stars as Donna, the mother to Sophie, who's on a quest to discover the identity of her father on the eve of her wedding. Three men from Donna's past return to the paradise they last visited 20 years ago, resulting in a trip down the aisle no one will ever forget.

Sun 11th - Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading

Details: 96 mins, MA, Comedy

 

CIA agent Osbourne Cox (John Malkovich) is writing his memoirs after getting fired from the CIA. The disc containing the memoirs is discovered in the female locker room at the gym, where it was left by mistake by the secretary of Katie Cox's divorce lawyer. Katie had downloaded the information secretly so her divorce lawyer would have ammunition for their case. Assuming that the disc contains vital classified information, gym employee Linda Litzke and her co-worker Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt) decide to sell the info to the highest bidder.

Mon 12th - The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Details: 100 mins, M, Music/Comedy/Horror

 

The original classic musical about a newly engaged couple who stumble on to a strange mansion ruled by a "sweet transvestite." Stars Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick.

Tue 13th - Wall-E

Wall-E

Details: 98 mins, G, Drama/Fantasy

 

Academy Award winning writer-director Andrew Stanton and the inventive storytellers and technical geniuses at Pixar Animation Studios transport moviegoers to a galaxy not so very far away for a new computer-animated cosmic comedy about a determined robot named "Wall-E". After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, Wall-E discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named Eve. Eve comes to realise that Wall-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans.

Wed 14th - Sex and the City: The Movie

Sex and the City: The Movie

Details: 145 mins, MA, Comedy

 

It's high heels and the high life for the fashionable foursome from "Sex and the City". Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis reprise their roles from the sassy and sexy series that made Manolo Blahnik a household name.

Thu 15th - High School Musical 3: Senior Year

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Details: 111 mins, G, Music

 

Disney's "High School Musical" phenomenon leaps onto the big screen in "High School Musical 3: Senior Year", which finds high school seniors Troy and Gabriella facing the prospect of being separated from one another as they head off in different directions to college. Joined by the rest of the Wildcats, they stage an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hopes and fears about their future. With incredible new music and exciting dance numbers designed to take maximum advantage of the big screen, this motion picture extravaganza delivers plenty of high-energy entertainment.

Fri 16th - Quantum of Solace

Quantum of Solace

Details: 106 mins, M, Action

 

Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr White who reveals the organisation which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.

Sat 17th - Australia

Australia

Details: 165 mins, M, Action

 

An epic adventure set in Northern Australia before World War II, it concentrates on an English aristocrat who inherits a massive cattle station. When cattle barons from England conspire to take her land, she teams up with a country stock-man to drive her herd of 2,000 cattle across the vast unforgiving country... only to experience the Japanese bombing of Darwin.

Sun 18th - Australia

Australia

Details: 165 mins, M, Action

 

An epic adventure set in Northern Australia before World War II, it concentrates on an English aristocrat who inherits a massive cattle station. When cattle barons from England conspire to take her land, she teams up with a country stock-man to drive her herd of 2,000 cattle across the vast unforgiving country... only to experience the Japanese bombing of Darwin.