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RELEASE DATE: 1st January 2016 RATING: 12 PG V RUNNING TIME: 122 min GENRE:  Action, Adventure, Biography STARRING:  Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw, Michelle Fairley, Tom Holland, Paul Anderson, Frank Dillane, Joseph Mawle DIRECTOR:   Ron Howard WRITERS:  Charles Leavitt (screenplay), Charles Leavitt (story) PRODUCERS: David Bergstein, Bruce Berman, Sarah Bradshaw, William M. Connor, Brian Grazer PRODUCTION BUDGET:  $100 mill OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.intheheartoftheseamovie.com/ FIRST THOUGHTS Liam Hemsworth battles a killer whale in this precursor to Moby Dick. THE PLOT […]

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RELEASE DATE: 1st January 2016 RATING: PG V RUNNING TIME: 93 min GENRE:  Animation, Adventure, Comedy STARRING: Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Maleah Nipay-Padilla,Ryan Teeple, Jack McGraw, Marcus Scribner, Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Peter Sohn, Steve Zahn DIRECTOR:   Peter Sohn WRITERS: Bob Peterson (original concept and development), Peter Sohn (story) PRODUCERS: John Lasseter, Denise Ream, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich PRODUCTION BUDGET:  $200 mill OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://movies.disney.com/the-good-dinosaur FIRST THOUGHTS Pixars latest offering is sweet and has great animation, but lacks the […]

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RELEASE DATE: 1st January 2016 RATING: 9 LPG RUNNING TIME: 122 min GENRE:  Drama, True-Life STARRING:  Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Morse, Arliss Howard, Mike O’Malley, Eddie Marsan, Hill Harper, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Stephen Moyer DIRECTOR:   Peter Landesman WRITERS: Peter Landesman, Jeanne Marie Laskas PRODUCERS: Amal Baggar, Elizabeth Cantillon, David Crockett, Giannina Facio-Scott, Michael Schaefer PRODUCTION BUDGET:  $35 mill OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/concussion/ FIRST THOUGHTS The NFL concussion issue take centre stage in this sports drama, and […]

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RELEASE DATE: 24th December 2015 RATING: 13L RUNNING TIME: 122 min GENRE:  Action, Adventure, Sci-fi STARRING: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen , Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlbarg, Katherine Waterston, Perla Haney-Jardine. DIRECTOR:   Danny Boyle WRITERS: Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Walter Isaacson (book) PRODUCERS: Danny Boyle, Guymon Casady, Christian Colson, Mark Gordon, Scott Rudin PRODUCTION BUDGET:  $30 mill OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.uphe.com/movies/steve-jobs?redirect=off FIRST THOUGHTS An exploration into the inner workings of one of the most prolific innovators of the 20th century. THE […]

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RELEASE DATE: 16th December 2015 RATING: 13V RUNNING TIME: 135 min GENRE:  Action, Adventure, Sci-fi STARRING: Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billie Lourd, Harrison Ford, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, Peter Mayhew, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega DIRECTOR:   J.J. Abrams WRITERS: Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams, Michael Arndt, George Lucas PRODUCERS: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Leifur B. Dagfinnsson, Tommy Gormley PRODUCTION BUDGET:  $200 mill OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.starwars.com/the-force-awakens/ FIRST THOUGHTS The galaxy far, far away is back, and better than ever. THE […]

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RELEASE DATE: 11th December 2015 RATING: 13VH RUNNING TIME: 110 min GENRE:  Drama, Horror, Sci-fi STARRING: Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown, Bronson Webb, Daniel Mays, Spencer Wilding, Robin Pearce, Andrew Scott, Callum Turner, Di Botcher, Eve Ponsonby DIRECTOR:  Paul McGuigan WRITERS: Max Landis PRODUCERS: Mairi Bett, Derek Dauchy, John Davis, Brittany Morrissey PRODUCTION BUDGET:  $40 mill OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.foxmovies.com/movies/victor-frankenstein FIRST THOUGHTS The classic horror comes to fantastic new life at the hands of Daniel Radcliffe and […]

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RELEASE DATE: 4th December 2015 RATING: PG RUNNING TIME: 88 min GENRE:  Animation STARRING: Noah Schnapp, Bill Melendez, Hadley Belle Miller , Rebecca Bloom, Anastasia Bredikhina, Francesca Capaldi, Kristin Chenoweth, Micah Revelli, Venus Schultheis, Mariel Sheets DIRECTOR:  Steve Martino WRITERS: Bryan Schulz, Craig Schulz PRODUCERS: Paul Feig, Bryan Schulz, Craig Schulz, Michael J. Travers, Cornelius Uliano PRODUCTION BUDGET:  $99 mill OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.peanutsmovie.com/ FIRST THOUGHTS All our favourite Peanuts characters make to back to the big screen, just as […]

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RELEASE DATE: 27th November 2015 RATING: 13L RUNNING TIME: 105 min GENRE:  Comedy, Musical STARRING: Bill Murray, Leem Lubany, Zooey Deschanel, Bruce Willis, Kate Hudson, Leem Lubany, Arian Moayed, Scott Caan, Danny McBride, Fahim Fazli, Jonas Khan DIRECTOR:  Barry Levinson WRITERS: Mitch Glazer PRODUCERS: Steve Bing, Bill Block, Mitch Glazer PRODUCTION BUDGET:  $15m OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://rockthekasbahmovie.com/   FIRST THOUGHTS Religion meets reality music shows in this somewhat mediocre comedy. THE PLOT Richie Lanz (Bill Murray) always […]

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RELEASE DATE: 25th November 2015 RATING: PG-13   RUNNING TIME: 148 min GENRE:  Action, Adventure, Thriller STARRING: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Bellucci, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott, Rory Kinnear, Jesper Christensen, DIRECTOR:  Sam Mendes WRITERS: John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Jez Butterworth, Ian Fleming, PRODUCERS: Zakaria Alaoui, Barbara Broccoli, Daniel Craig PRODUCTION BUDGET:  $245 million OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.sonypictures.com FIRST THOUGHTS Daniel Craig wraps up his stint as James Bond in an action filled spectacle […]

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RELEASE DATE: 20th November 2015 RATING: 13VH RUNNING TIME: 95 min GENRE:  Drama, Horror, Thriller STARRING: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin, Joely Richardson, Douglas M. Griffin, J.D. Evermore, Rachel Whitman Groves, Jodie Moore, Bryce Romero, Raeden Greer, Aiden Flowers DIRECTOR:  Henry Hobson WRITERS: John Scott 3 PRODUCERS: Suzanne Collins, Christoph Fisser, Jan Foster, Nina Jacobson, Jon Kilik, Cameron MacConomy, Henning Molfenter PRODUCTION BUDGET:  $125 million OFFICIAL WEBSITE:  http://www.thecapitol.pn/ FIRST THOUGHTS It never really gets to any kind of emotional crux that makes […]

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