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Avatar (Special Edition) 3D (12A)

08/09/2010 - 01:00

Synopsis: AVATAR: SPECIAL EDITION will be released in cinemas on Friday, 27th August, in a limited engagement and exclusively in Digital 3D. Winner of three Academy Awards and breaking box office records at Cinemas all over the world, the most spectacular 3D film ever is now officially the biggest movie of all time! Set on the distant planet of Pandora, the film stars Sam Worthington as Jake Sully, a disabled soldier whose consciousness is implanted into an Avatar - an artificial body which enables him to survive on the deadly planet. The avatar is made using the DNA of Pandora's inhabitants, the Na'vi. With hostilities escalating between the Na'vi and the human intruders, Jake meets a native female named Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) - and begins a journey towards his incredible destiny. If you're already an Avatar superfan - or if you somehow managed to miss it first time around - the extended 3D version has to be seen to be believed...

Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver

Todays film times: 19:50

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid (PG)

08/09/2010 - 01:00

Synopsis: Meet the kid who made �wimpy� cool, in a family comedy based on the best-selling illustrated novel Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, the first in a series that has thus far sold 24 million copies. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID chronicles the adventures of wise-cracking middle school student Greg Heffley, who must somehow survive the scariest time of anyone�s life: middle school.

Starring: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Steve Zahn

Todays film times: 13:20

Dinner For Schmucks (12A)

08/09/2010 - 01:00

Synopsis: �Dinner for Schmucks� tells the story of Tim (Paul Rudd), an up-and-coming executive who has just received his first invitation to the �dinner for idiots,� a monthly event hosted by his boss that promises bragging rights (and maybe more) to the exec that shows up with the biggest buffoon. Tim's fiancee, Julie, finds it distasteful and Tim agrees to skip the dinner, until he bumps into Barry (Steve Carell) � an IRS employee who devotes his spare time to building elaborate taxidermy mouse dioramas � and quickly realizes he's struck idiot gold. Tim can't resist, and invites Barry, whose blundering good intentions soon sends Tim's life into a frenzied downward spiral and a series of comic misadventures, threatening a major business deal, bringing crazy stalker ex-girlfriend, Darla, back into Tim's life and driving Julie (or so Tim thinks) into the arms of another man.

Starring: Steve Carell, Zach Galifiankis, Paul Rudd

Todays film times: 12:40 15:10 17:50 20:30

Grown Ups (12A)

08/09/2010 - 01:00

Synopsis: Grown Ups, starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, and David Spade, is a comedy about five friends and former teammates who reunite years later to honor the passing of their childhood basketball coach. With their wives (Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, Maya Rudolph) and kids in tow, they spend the Fourth of July holiday weekend together at the lake house where they celebrated their championship years earlier. Picking up where they left off, they discover why growing older doesn't mean growing up.

Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock

Todays film times: 13:30 15:50 18:10 20:40

Inception (12A)

08/09/2010 - 01:00

Synopsis: Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan directs an international cast in an original sci-fi actioner that travels around the globe and into the intimate and infinite world of dreams. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible: inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming. This summer, your mind is the scene of the crime.

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Todays film times: 18:00

Marmaduke (U)

08/09/2010 - 01:00

Synopsis: In this family comedy event, the super-sized, ultra-awkward lap dog is living the good life with the Winslow family, including beleaguered dad Phil, Phil�s wife Debbie, their three children, and feline pal Carlos. But when Phil uproots the clan from Kansas to California, Marmaduke finds his life turned upside-down. He must navigate the volatile Mutts vs. Pedigrees turf wars, woo the purebred of his dreams, and overcome a fall from grace from his new four-legged friends and his much put-upon family.

Starring: Lee Pace, Judy Greer, William H. Macy

Todays film times: 14:20

Piranha 3D (18)

08/09/2010 - 01:00

Synopsis: In cinemas from August 20th PIRANHA 3D is THE 3D cinema rollercoaster ride of the year! Every year the population of sleepy Lake Havasu explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 for a single, wild weekend - the 4th of July - a riot of sun, drunken fun and sex-crazed mayhem! But this year, there�s something more to worry about than hangovers. When an earth tremor cracks open the Lake floor all hell breaks through� a million ravenous, razor-toothed piranhas that have been trapped for 2 million years�Surviving� Evolving� Waiting� these unstoppable killing machines hunt in packs� the first bite draws the blood� the blood draws the pack� How fast can YOU swim?

Starring: Richard Dreyfuss , Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott

Todays film times: 18:40 21:10

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (12A)

08/09/2010 - 01:00

Synopsis: Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera). A bass guitarist for totally average garage band Sex Bob�omb, the 22�year�old has just met the girl of his dreams�literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It�s getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked his heart�s ass � and now is back in town � to the teenage distraction he�s trying to shake when Ramona rollerblades into his world, love hasn�t been easy. He soon discovers, however, his new crush has the most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes controls her love life and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a suitor. As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly vicious rogues� gallery from her past � from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsomely identical twins. And if he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really is game over.

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Starring: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chris Evans

Todays film times: 15:40 18:20 20:50

The Expendables (15)

08/09/2010 - 01:00

Synopsis: Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) leads a tight-knit band of battle-hardened mercenaries including ex-SAS man Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), close-quarters combat master Yin Yang (Jet Li), weapons specialist Hale Caesar (Terry Crews), demolitions expert Toll Road (Randy Couture) and sniper Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren). When the team embark on a mission to overthrow murderous dictator General Gaza (David Zayas), Barney and Christmas meet their contact, local freedom-fighter Sandra (Giselle Itie). They also learn their true enemy is rogue ex-CIA man James Monroe (Eric Roberts) and his henchman Paine (Steve Austin). When things go terribly wrong, Barney and Christmas are forced to leave Sandra behind, essentially giving her a death sentence. Haunted by this failure, Barney convinces the team to go back - to rescue the hostage, finish the job and maybe even save his soul.

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone

Todays film times: 15:30 21:00

The Karate Kid (PG)

08/09/2010 - 01:00

Synopsis: In Columbia Pictures' The Karate Kid, 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's (Taraji P. Henson) latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying - and the feeling is mutual - but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, and kung fu prodigy, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

Starring: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan

Todays film times: 12:50

The Last Airbender 3D (PG)

08/09/2010 - 01:00

Synopsis: Air, Water, Earth and Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation led by Prince Zuko (Dev Patel), launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to change the path of this destruction. Caught between combat and courage, Aang (Noah Ringer) discovers he is the lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four elements. Aang teams with Katara (Nicola Peltz), a Waterbender, and her brother Sokka (Jackson Rathbone), to restore balance to their war-torn world. Based on the hugely successful Nickelodeon animated TV series, the live-action feature film �The Last Airbender� is the opening chapter in Aang�s struggle to survive.

Starring: Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz

Todays film times: 13:40 16:10

The Last Exorcism (15)

08/09/2010 - 01:00

Synopsis: When he arrives on the rural Louisiana farm of Louis Sweetzer, the Reverend Cotton Marcus expects to perform just another routine "exorcism" on a disturbed religious fanatic. An earnest fundamentalist, Sweetzer has contacted the charismatic preacher as a last resort, certain his teenage daughter Nell is possessed by a demon who must be exorcized before their terrifying ordeal ends in unimaginable tragedy. Buckling under the weight of his conscience after years of parting desperate believers with their money, Cotton and his crew plan to film a confessionary documentary of this, his last exorcism. But upon arriving at the already blood drenched family farm, it is soon clear that nothing could have prepared him for the true evil he encounters there. Now, too late to turn back, Reverend Marcus� own beliefs are shaken to the core when he and his crew must find a way to save Nell � and themselves � before it is too late.

Starring: Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Louis Herthum

Todays film times: 16:30 18:50 21:10

The Last Song (PG)

08/09/2010 - 01:00

Synopsis: Based on best-selling novelist Nicholas Sparks� (�A Walk to Remember,� �The Notebook�) forthcoming novel, THE LAST SONG is set in a small Southern beach town where an estranged father (GREG KINNEAR) gets a chance to spend the summer with his reluctant teenaged daughter (MILEY CYRUS), who�d rather be home in New York. He tries to reconnect with her through the only thing they have in common�music�in a story of family, friendship, secrets and salvation, along with first loves and second chances.

Starring: Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear, Bobby Coleman

Todays film times: 11:00

The Switch (12A)

08/09/2010 - 01:00

Synopsis: Kassie (Jennifer Aniston � Friends, The Break�Up, The Bounty Hunter) is a smart, fun loving, single woman who decides she wants a baby. Despite her neurotic best friend Wally�s (Jason Bateman � Arrested Development, Juno, Up In The Air) objections, she chooses to go for this on her own and opts for the services of a charming sperm donor (Patrick Wilson � Watchmen, Hard Candy). Unbeknownst to Kassie, her plans go awry when Wally drunkenly makes a last minute switch that isn�t discovered until seven years later when he finally meets her precocious, though slightly neurotic, son. The Switch, the most unexpected comedy ever conceived.

Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Jeff Goldblum

Todays film times: 14:30 17:40 20:10

Toy Story 3 (3D) (U)

08/09/2010 - 01:00

Synopsis: The creators of the beloved �Toy Story� films re-open the toy box and bring moviegoers back to the delightful world of Woody, Buzz and our favorite gang of toy characters in TOY STORY 3. Woody and Buzz had accepted that their owner Andy would grow up someday, but what happens when that day arrives? In the third installment, Andy is preparing to depart for college, leaving his loyal toys troubled about their uncertain future. Lee Unkrich (co-director of �Toy Story 2� and �Finding Nemo�) directs this highly anticipated film, and Michael Arndt, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of �Little Miss Sunshine,� brings his unique talents and comedic sensibilities to the proceedings. TOY STORY 3 will be presented in Disney Digital 3D� in selected cinemas.

Starring: Tom Hanks (voice), Tim Allen (voice), Joan Cusack (voice)

Todays film times: 12:30 15:00 17:20