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The Princess And The Frog Astro Boy Invictus Youth In Revolt Avatar 3D Avatar 2D 44 Inch Chest Alvin And The Chipmunks 2 - The Squeakquel Brothers Daybreakers Did You Hear About The Morgans Edge Of Darkness It's Complicated My Name Is Khan (subtitled) Sherlock Holmes The Book Of Eli The Soloist The Wolfman Up In The Air

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Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the musical THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, an animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans. From the creators of “The Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin” comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana (ANIKA NONI ROSE), a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana. THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG marks the return to hand-drawn animation from the revered team of John Musker and Ron Clements, with music by Oscar®-winning composer Randy Newman (“Monsters, Inc.,” “Cars,” “Toy Story”).

The Princess And The Frog

Parents BBFC Classification: U
Running time: 97 mins
Tuesday 9/02/10
Wednesday 10/02/10
Thursday 11/02/10
Astro Boy is an all new feature film full of action, adventure, humour and heart brought to life on the big screening in breathtaking CGI animation.

Astro Boy

Parents BBFC Classification: PG
Running time: 94 mins (Contains mild fantasy violence.)
Tuesday 9/02/10
Wednesday 10/02/10
Thursday 11/02/10
From director Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman stars as Nelson Mandela in the inspiring true story of how a divided nation was united by sport.

Invictus

Parents BBFC Classification: 12A
Running time: 133 mins (Contains infrequent strong language)
Tuesday 9/02/10
Wednesday 10/02/10
Thursday 11/02/10
Michael Cera stars in this comedy about a teenage nerd who takes drastic action to win the girl of his dreams.

Youth In Revolt

Classification: 15
Running time: 89 mins (Contains strong language, sex references and drug use.)
Tuesday 9/02/10
Wednesday 10/02/10
Thursday 11/02/10
AVATAR is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet called Pandora, filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar--a human mind in an alien body--he finds himself torn between two worlds in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of its indigenous people, the Na’vi. More than 14 years since the story’s inception and four years in the making, AVATAR marks James Cameron's return to feature directing since helming 1997's Titanic, the highest grossing film of all time and winner of eleven Oscars® including Best Picture. WETA Digital, renowned for its work in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong, will incorporate new intuitive CGI technologies to transform the environments and characters into photorealistic 3D imagery that will transport the audience into a world rich with imaginative vistas, creatures and characters. AVATAR will break new ground in delivering a fully immersive, emotional story which promises to reinvent the movie-going experience.

Avatar 3D

Parents BBFC Classification: 12A
Running time: 161 mins (Contains moderate violence and intense battle scenes. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 3D PRESENTATION.)
Tuesday 9/02/10
Wednesday 10/02/10
Thursday 11/02/10
AVATAR is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet called Pandora, filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar--a human mind in an alien body--he finds himself torn between two worlds in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of its indigenous people, the Na’vi. More than 14 years since the story’s inception and four years in the making, AVATAR marks James Cameron's return to feature directing since helming 1997's Titanic, the highest grossing film of all time and winner of eleven Oscars® including Best Picture. WETA Digital, renowned for its work in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong, will incorporate new intuitive CGI technologies to transform the environments and characters into photorealistic imagery that will transport the audience into a world rich with imaginative vistas, creatures and characters. AVATAR will break new ground in delivering a fully immersive, emotional story which promises to reinvent the movie-going experience.

Avatar 2D

Parents BBFC Classification: 12A
Running time: 162 mins (Contains moderate violence and intense battle scenes. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 2D PRESENTATION.)
Tuesday 9/02/10
Wednesday 10/02/10
Thursday 11/02/10
Bruised male egos seek brutal retribution in this searing thriller from the writers of Sexy Beast. Colin Diamond (Ray Winstone) is in agony - shattered by the revelation that his beautiful wife Liz (Joanne Whalley) has cheated on him with 'Loverboy' (Melvil Poupaud), a young French waiter. His motley crew of friends - Old Man Peanut (John Hurt), Meredith (Ian McShane), Archie (Tom Wilkinson), and Mal (Stephen Dillane) - kidnap Loverboy, and assemble a kangaroo court so that Colin can restore his manhood with revenge. A rocky night ensues for Loverboy whose life is at stake as Colin wrestles with heartbreak, anger, madness, love and gargantuan self-pity. The feature film debut of renowned photographer and commercial director Malcolm Venville, 44 Inch Chest is a powerful and explosive drama of violent retribution. Potent, provocative and outrageously profane, this visceral exploration of the masculine ego at breaking point was penned by Louis Mellis and David Scinto (Sexy Beast).

44 Inch Chest

Classification: 18
Running time: 95 mins (Contains very strong language.)
Tuesday 9/02/10
Wednesday 10/02/10
Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” brings back our favorite furry brothers, Alvin, Simon and Theodore. Because of a freak accident involving Alvin and Dave Seville, they go to live with Dave Seville’s cool cousin Toby and must enroll in school just like every other kid. School presents new challenges to these rock stars, like dealing with peer pressure, school sports and of course, girls! By “girls” we mean the Chipettes who are managed by Ian Hawke, the Chipmunks greedy former manager who wants to turn them into the next big thing. At the outset, there is a rivalry between the Chipettes and The Chipmunks but in the end they realize that they make great friends and a great musical team!

Alvin And The Chipmunks 2 - The Squeakquel

Parents BBFC Classification: U
Running time: 88 mins (Contains very mild language.)
Tuesday 9/02/10
Wednesday 10/02/10
Thursday 11/02/10
"Brothers" tells the powerful story of two siblings, thirty–something Captain Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) and younger brother Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal), who are polar opposites. A Marine about to embark on his fourth tour of duty, Sam is a steadfast family man married to his high school sweetheart, the aptly named Grace (Natalie Portman), with whom he has two young daughters (Bailee Madison, Taylor Grace Geare). Tommy, his charismatic younger brother, is a drifter just out of jail who‘s always gotten by on wit and charm. He slides easily into his role as family provocateur on his first night out of prison, at Sam‘s farewell dinner with their parents, Elsie (Mare Winningham) and Hank Cahill (Sam Shepard), a retired Marine. Shipped out to Afghanistan, Sam is presumed dead when his Black Hawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains. At home in suburbia, the Cahill family suddenly faces a shocking void, and Tommy tries to fill in for his brother by assuming newfound responsibility for himself, Grace, and the children. But Sam is not dead; he and a fellow soldier have been captured by Taliban fighters. In Afghanistan‘s harsh, remote Pamir Mountains, Sam is subjected to traumas that threaten to rob him of his very humanity. At the same time that Sam‘s sense of self is being destroyed overseas, Tommy‘s self–image is strengthening at home. And in the grief and strangeness of their new lives, Grace and Tommy are naturally drawn together. Their longstanding frostiness dissolves, but both are frightened and ashamed of the mutual attraction that has replaced it. When Sam unexpectedly returns to the States, a nervous mood settles over the family. Sam, uncharacteristically withdrawn and volatile, grows suspicious of his brother and his wife. Their familiar roles now nearly reversed, Sam and Tommy end up facing the ultimate physical and mental challenge when they confront each other. In the shifting family dynamics, who will dominate? And how will the brothers come to terms with issues of love, loyalty, and manhood – and with the woman caught between them?

Brothers

Classification: 15
Running time: 105 mins (Contains strong violence and language.)
Tuesday 9/02/10
Immortal vampires and their human prey are locked in a struggle for supremacy - and survival - in a world that's rapidly running out of blood.

Daybreakers

Classification: 15
Running time: 98 mins (Contains strong bloody violence and horror.)
Tuesday 9/02/10
Meryl and Paul Morgan (Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant) are a highly successful Manhattan couple whose almost-perfect lives have only one notable failure—their dissolving marriage. But the turmoil of their romantic lives is nothing compared to what they are about to experience: they witness a murder and become targets of a contract killer. The Feds, protecting their witnesses, whisk away the Morgans from their beloved New York to a tiny town in Wyoming, and a relationship that was on the rocks threatens to end completely in the Rockies... unless, in their new BlackBerry-free lives, the Morgans can slow down the pace and rekindle the passion.

Did You Hear About The Morgans

Parents BBFC Classification: PG
Running time: 103 mins (Contains mild sex references, language and violence.)
Tuesday 9/02/10
Wednesday 10/02/10
EDGE OF DARKNESS is an emotionally charged thriller set at the intersection of politics and big business. Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, twenty-four year old Emma (Bojana Novakovic), is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to find out about his daughter’s secret life and her murder. His investigation leads him into a dangerous looking-glass world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder -- and to CIA operative Darius Jedburgh (Ray Winstone) who has been sent in to clean up the evidence. Craven’s solitary search for answers about his daughter’s death transforms into an odyssey of emotional discovery and redemption.

Edge Of Darkness

Classification: 15
Running time: 116 mins
Tuesday 9/02/10
Wednesday 10/02/10
Thursday 11/02/10
A refreshingly grown-up comedy about a couple who strike up an affair - years after their divorce.

It's Complicated

Classification: 15
Running time: 120 mins (Contains soft drug use and moderate sex references.)
Tuesday 9/02/10
Wednesday 10/02/10
Thursday 11/02/10
My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist.” - Rizvan Khan Theirs was a storybook romance told against the shadow of a great American city, until a series of life-changing events threatened more than just their own happiness. Imagine what happens when a single act from a determined man seeking forgiveness and love lost can do to inspire the hearts and minds of a wounded nation. In MY NAME IS KHAN, Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol Devgan inhabit the most challenging roles of their careers. Rizvan Khan is an honorable Muslim man from India, living with Asperger’s Syndrome, who falls unconditionally for the beautiful Mandira, a Hindu single mother living out her version of the global dream of success. Yet, when an unspeakable act of cowardice tears their family apart, Khan selflessly embarks on a powerful journey through a contemporary America that is as complex as the terrain of the human heart. He innocently becomes that most unlikely act of defiance, one of peace and compassion. He provides a sobering reality that touches the lives of every person he crosses. In the name of the woman he loves, a curious stranger will introduce himself to the world simply by saying, “My name is Khan, and I am not a terrorist.”

My Name Is Khan (subtitled)

Parents BBFC Classification: 12A
Running time: 171 mins (Contains implied strong language, moderate violence and racist terms.)
Thursday 11/02/10
In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle‘s most famous characters, "Sherlock Holmes" sees Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.

Sherlock Holmes

Parents BBFC Classification: 12A
Running time: 128 mins (Contains moderate violence.)
Tuesday 9/02/10
Wednesday 10/02/10
Thursday 11/02/10
"The Book of Eli" revolves around a lone warrior (Denzel Washington) who must fight to bring society the knowledge that could be the key to its redemption. Meanwhile Gary Oldman plays the local despot of a small makeshift town determined to take possession of the book Eli‘s guarding. Eli would however rish his own life to protect the secrets contained within its pages.

The Book Of Eli

Classification: 15
Running time: 118 mins (Contains strong violence and language.)
Tuesday 9/02/10
Wednesday 10/02/10
Thursday 11/02/10
In 2005, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez more than his face from a recent bike accident was his pressing need for story ideas. That is when he discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a mentally ill, homeless street musician who possesses extraordinary talent, even through his half-broken instruments. Inspired by his story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles about Ayers and attempts to do more to help both him and the rest of the underclass of LA have a better life. However, Lopez's good intentions run headlong in the hard realities of the strength of Ayers' personal demons and the larger social injustices facing the homeless. Regardless, Lopez and Ayers must find a way to conquer their deepest anxieties and frustrations to hope for a brighter future for both of them.

The Soloist

Parents BBFC Classification: 12A
Running time: 117 mins (Contains one use of strong language, moderate threat and drug use.)
Wednesday 10/02/10
Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father (Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins), Talbot sets out to find his brother…and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Lawrence Talbot‘s childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother‘s fiancee, Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt), tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline (Hugo Weaving) has come to investigate. As he pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full. Now, if he has any chance at ending the slaughter and protecting the woman he has grown to love, Talbot must destroy the vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoor. But as he hunts for the nightmarish beast, a simple man with a tortured past will uncover a primal side to himself…one he never imagined existed.

The Wolfman

Classification: 15
Running time: 102 mins (Contains strong violence and horror.)
Wednesday 10/02/10
Thursday 11/02/10
Friday 12/02/10
Sunday 14/02/10
Monday 15/02/10
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Thursday 18/02/10
From Jason Reitman, the Oscar® nominated director of "Juno," comes a comedy called "Up in the Air" starring Oscar® winner George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate hatchet man who loves his life on the road but is forced to fight for his job when his company downsizes its travel budget. He is required to spend more time at home just as he is on the cusp of a goal he's worked toward for years: reaching five million frequent flyer miles and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.

Up In The Air

Classification: 15
Running time: 109 mins (Contains strong language.)
Tuesday 9/02/10
Wednesday 10/02/10
Thursday 11/02/10
Upcoming films

Aside from certain key titles all films are booked and scheduled on a weekly basis.
Currently no films are scheduled beyond the current/next play week.