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PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR Smile and wave boys, just smile and wave…

he A-Team of avian espionage – our favourite penguins Skipper, Rico, Kowalski and Private – are on the case to save the world from a takeover bid by an evil octopus. But don’t worry, as ever these guys have got global salvation covered. In cahoots with an elite squad, The North Wind, led by wolf

Agent Classified (Benedict Cumberbatch), the heroic quartet botch their way hilariously through a mission to foil the dastardly deeds of the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine (John Malkovich). Each bird contributes his special talents to create a unified force of invincible paramilitary might. As you might expect, things don’t always turn out precisely as planned.

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In this Dreamworks hybrid of the Madagascar movie franchise and the eponymous cable TV series, the lovable, laughable characters will have you slapping your forehead at their incompetent danger-thwarting antics, and yet… you’ll want to kiss and cuddle the cutest supersleuths in penguin suits the spy world has ever hatched. Watch your back, Bond!

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The North Wind unit, with Agent Classified front and centre

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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT… THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES 1 This is the final part of a trilogy based on JRR Tolkien’s Hobbit book. Originally, it was intended to be a two-parter. 2 The story takes its content not from an actual story, but from appendices in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. 3 The film made use of footage shot but not used in the first two Hobbit films, with some new scenes shot to make it whole. 4 Originally called There and Back Again, the title was changed to The Battle of the Five Armies quite late in the day – in April this year. 5 The five armies are: the Goblins and Wargs of Moria, the Men of the Long Lake, the Elves of Mirkwood, the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain and the great Eagles of the Misty Mountains. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is released on 12 December Watch the trailer

Film gossip Breaking news, direct from Hollywood… Tom Hiddleston, THOR’s Loki, is off to visit Skull Island, an origin story for the mighty monkey himself, KING KONG. Talking of Thor, the man himself Chris Hemsworth will be everywhere next year, starring in Michael Mann’s cyber thriller BLACKHAT, 6 ODEON.CO.UK

Ron Howard’s whaling drama HEART OF THE SEA and then back with the hammer in AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON. Phew! Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass are rumoured to be reuniting for another BOURNE outing if the Hollywood gossip mill is to

be believed. We’re hoping it is! The STAR WARS spin-off film projects are confirmed to appear between each one of the new trilogy, and a recent rumble is that Obi-Wan Kenobi will get his own film. Ewan McGregor is apparently keen on a comeback. Fingers crossed!

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB

Stiller reboots the power of life over death In the third of the museumat-midnight adventures, Ben Stiller’s Larry Daley is on a quest to staunch the flow of the waning magical powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah, which animate his night-time friends. In his globe-trotting race against time, he gets up close and personal with re-animated relics in the British Museum, including Ben Kingsley’s pharaoh. The film also stars Robin Williams in one of his last roles. Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan and Ricky Gervais also make appearances. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb will be in cinemas 19 December.

UNBROKEN

Angelina Jolie’s wartime drama is a tale of grit and a refusal to surrender ing dong, Oscar calling! Unbroken tells the story of war hero and Olympic runner Louis ‘Louie’ Zamperini’s experiences during WWII, and it has all the ingredients to bring home gongs during awards season. After surviving a plane crash, which led to 47 days adrift on a raft in the Pacific, Zamperini (Jack O’Connell) is captured by the Japanese and interned in a POW camp for two and a half years. There he is subjected to cruel treatment that breaks his body, but not his mind or spirit, hence the film’s title. It’s an illustration of human determination to survive under intolerable conditions. On making the movie, director Jolie said, “Telling his story is a giant responsibility.” Watch the trailer, it’s goose bump inducing. In cinemas 26 December.

Starred Up’s Jack O’Connell puts in an astonishing performance

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EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS

Adventure, danger and CGI bring this classic tale to life…

iblical stories make great material for lavish cinematic action-adventures and Ridley Scott’s retelling of Moses’ rescue of 600,000 Israelite slaves (we don’t think they had that many extras) from Egypt is no exception. Shot on location in Spain, this film is a

visual feast of high action and great drama thanks to a stellar cast, headed up by Christian Bale (The Dark Knight Trilogy), Joel Edgerton (Warrior, Zero Dark Thirty) and the always brilliant Ben Kingsley (Iron Man 3, Gandhi). Not only is it a tale of altruism, danger and heroism, but there’s

“I am Moses!” Bale ditches the cowl and cape for a beard and sandals

a soap-style undercurrent of sibling conflict between Pharaoh Ramses (Edgerton) and his adopted brother, Moses (Bale). All in all, this film promises to be a proper epic in every sense. Perfect when you’re full of turkey. See Exodus: Gods & Kings in cinemas 26 December.

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Carell and Tatum like you’ve never seen them before

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Foxcatcher A real-life murder drama peppered with greed and family turmoil…

teve Carell (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Evan Almighty) and Channing Tatum (Magic Mike, 21 Jump Street) are actors

known mostly for their comedic roles, but this film looks set to turn all of that on its head, while simultaneously redefining their careers.

Both put in hugely captivating turns in Foxcatcher, a drama about a sibling of the millionaire du Pont family (Carell) and two Olympic wrestling brothers. John du Pont takes in and trains Mark and David Schultz (Tatum and Mark Ruffalo, respectively),

a pair of wrestlers hoping to win big at the upcoming Olympics. But it all unravels, ending in the untimely demise of one of them. But why? All three actors put in performances that will likely get them nods come awards season. You can find out why from 9 January.

NT LIVE: TREASURE ISLAND Take your seats for a rollicking tale…

Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, and broadcast live from the National Theatre. It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the innkeeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor’s feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in – and her dangerous voyage begins. Be enthralled from 3 December.

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Eddie Redmayne does a star turn as Stephen Hawking

You've never seen the Ninja Turtles like this before!

ANNIE IS BACK!

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It was only a matter or time before this 1982 musical was remade for the big screen. This version of Annie is not exactly the same story as the original, but it has that feel-good familiarity. Adorable little Annie (Quvenzhané Wallis), left as a baby to a foster home run by an overly mean woman (Cameron Diaz), strikes up an unlikely friendship with billionaire business tycoon and mayoral candidate Benjamin Stacks (Jamie Foxx). Will things run smoothly for the pair? Probably not. Find out 26 December.

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING A film about the life of the most clever man on Earth f ever a man deserved a film being made about him, it’s

super-brain scientist himself, Professor Stephen GET SANTA I the Hawking. Tracking from the very beginning, through his

early days at the University of Cambridge, and his life-changing motor neuron disease, The Theory of Everything looks set to be an emotional roller coaster. Focusing primarily on the relationship between Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) and his girlfriend/wife Jane, played by Felicity Jones, this will pull on your heartstrings from beginning to end. The trailer alone had us reaching for the tissues, so be prepared to feel drained by the time it’s all over. Redmayne, incidentally, is being tipped in some corners to take home a gong or two come award time for his performance for this, so judge for yourself from 1 January.

Watch the trailer Say ‘cheese’! Jamie Foxx brings the A-list to this musical reboot

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What does the Foxx say?

Here’s Liam Neeson. His particular set of skills are in his pocket. Waiting

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TAK3N

Liam Neeson is back and he’s still going to find and hurt people, ’cos that’s what he does

ou’ve got to feel sorry for some people, and Liam Neeson’s ex-government operative Bryan Mills is one of them – he seems to suffer terrible luck! And in Taken 3, it’s not third time lucky. He is falsely accused of a murder that is very close to home, and finds himself pursued by a savvy police inspector while he tries to track down the real killer. Thankfully, Mills has a ‘particular set of skills’, which you might be familiar with, that he can employ to hand out his unique brand of vigilante justice. Joining Neeson this time around are Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) and Famke Janssen (X-Men), with Maggie Grace (The Twilight Saga) returning as Neeson’s daughter – famously taken in the first outing. You can see who suffers at the hands of Mills when Tak3n hits cinemas from 8 January. What a pleasant way to begin the new year!

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IT’S HOT TUB TIME! If you thought they’d only do this once, you’d be wrong…

hanks to classic films such as Back to the Future and the Terminator series, we all know that going back in time and messing with things can have a colossal, unknown effect on the future. The calamitous trio who used the Hot Tub Time Machine the first time

around obviously didn’t watch those films though, and having spun the future in their favours, find themselves having to once again board the time-bending Jacuzzi for another ride. This time to save one of their own, who’s got himself in a spot of bother. From 26 December.

FAIRY GOODNESS

Tinkerbell and the Legend of the NeverBeast flies in… The fun and talented fairy Fawn doesn’t believe in judging a book by its cover, or an animal by its fangs, so befriends a huge and mysterious creature known as NeverBeast. Tinkerbell isn’t so sure though – which one is right? Find out who is victorious from 12 December.

The internationally renowned DV8 Physical Theatre brings its powerful new production JOHN to the National Theatre, and you can see it in cinemas. Having produced 18 highly acclaimed dance-theatre works and four films for TV, DV8 has garnered more than 50 national and international awards. The company’s new production, JOHN, combines movement and spoken word to create an intense and moving theatrical experience. Lloyd Newson, DV8’s artistic director, talked to more than 50 men asking them frank questions. One of those was John. What emerged is extraordinary and touching. Years of crime, drug use and struggling to survive lead John on a search in an unexpected place, unknown by most. Don’t miss this eagerly awaited broadcast, live from the National Theatre 9 December.

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THE POLITE PERUVIAN BEAR Everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington, is back and tipped to be the biggest hit this Christmas

ondon is a very long way from the jungles of Peru, and city life is not quite how this young bear, with a passion for all things British, imagined it would be… Created by Michael Bond, Paddington lovingly bumbled his way through a slew of muchadored books and a late-’70s TV series, and into the hearts of a generation of children. This family comedy promises to win the cuddly, accident-prone bear a legion of new fans. The Mighty Boosh director Paul King helms this project, and he wrote the screenplay too. When an earthquake destroys his jungle home, Paddington’s Aunt Lucy smuggles the wideeyed bear on a boat bound for England in search of a better life. 14 ODEON.CO.UK

Sporting the obligatory blue duffle coat and red floppy hat, the marmalade-loving mammal, voiced by Skyfall’s Ben Whishaw, emerges from a sack at Paddington station, blinking and clutching his tiny, battered suitcase. Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine) and Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville are Mr & Mrs Brown, the kindly couple who read the label around Paddington’s neck (‘Please look after this bear. Thank you.’) and offer him a temporary home. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rarest of bears catches the eye of a museum taxidermist, and it all takes a sour turn.

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“HE HAS A STRONG SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG AND DOESN’T TAKE KINDLY TO BUREAUCRACY” The aforementioned villain, Millicent Clyde, is brought to life by Nicole Kidman. Described as ‘cold-hearted yet elegant and seductive’, she has carried a grudge against talking bears ever since they ruined the reputation, and fortune, of her father. Kidman, who learned to throw knives for the film, says she loved the books as a child. “My agent called and said: ‘We’ve got this offer from London for you to be in a film about a Paddington bear.’ And I said: ‘You mean the Paddington bear?’ I read the stories when I 16 ODEON.CO.UK

was little and I grew up with Paddington. I know all about his adventures and what mischief he got up to.” UTTERLY BRITISH Creator Michael Bond, who was working as a BBC cameraman when he came up with the idea of Paddington in 1956, thinks people love the bear because they admire his character: “He has a strong sense of right and wrong and doesn’t take kindly to the red-tape bureaucracy of the sillier rules and regulations with which we humans surround ourselves.”

Bond was inspired to write the books after noticing a bear on the shelf of a store near Paddington station (a bear that he bought as a present for his wife) and seeing old newsreels of child evacuees leaving London during the war with labels around their necks and their possessions in small suitcases. The all-star cast captured the British flavour as it also includes Jim Broadbent as antique shop owner Mr Gruber, Julie Walters as Mrs Bird the housekeeper, and the exciting new Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi, as the Browns’ neighbour Mr Curry.

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IF AT FIRTH YOU DON’T SUCCEED... Nicole Kidman was delighted to take part as she’s loved Paddington since childhood

Is that a toilet seat around his neck? Well of course it is!

Paddington has long dreamed of coming to Britain, and now he has properly arrived

COMIC CHAOS What can you expect? Plenty of laughs for a start, like when Paddington wreaks havoc in the Browns’ bathroom. The bumbling bear cleans his ears with a toothbrush, swigs a whole bottle of mouthwash, plunges his face in the urinal to cool his burning mouth and then sails down the stairs in a bath

after taking the toilet off the wall. Producer David Heyman, who also brought us Harry Potter and Gravity, is confident that he’s got a hit on his hands. “Paddington is a universally loved character,” he says, “treasured for his optimism, his sense of fair play, and his perfect manners – and, of course, for his unintentional talent for comic chaos.” Bravo.

Colin Firth was originally cast as the voice of Paddington but he announced his ‘conscious uncoupling’ from the film in June because he couldn’t find the right vocal tone for the character. Producer David Heyman admits: “Colin was brilliant, but his voice was, ultimately, too mature.” Director Paul King decided that he wanted a younger voice and in July it was announced that Ben Whishaw – Q in Skyfall, would be the new voice of the wandering bear. King said he was pleased with the casting. “He breathes and he speaks and he sounds like Paddington, rather then the most beautiful chocolatevoiced man on the planet (Firth).” So there you go!

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ONE OF THREE KURIO TABLETS WITH NATIVITY 3: DUDE, WHERE’S MY DONKEY?! ativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey?! finds the pupils of St Bernadette’s and their much-loved, madcap teacher Mr Poppy (Marc Wootton) back for their biggest adventure yet, this time involving fantastic flashmobs, excitable elves, Christmas carols and of course Archie the donkey! When their new teacher Mr Shepherd (Martin Clunes) loses his memory and forgets all about Christmas, as well as his fiancée Sophie (Catherine Tate) and the whereabouts of the beloved Archie, it’s up to the pupils of St Bernadette’s to save the day. Led by the ever enthusiastic Mr

Poppy, they embark on a Christmas journey like never before – but time is against them if they are to help Mr Shepherd get to New York in time for his magical yuletide wedding! To celebrate the release, we’re giving away one Kurio Tab, one Kurio Tab XL and one Kurio Pocket, which come with a host of parental controls that make them the safest tablets for kids. With fun apps, games and Motion tech, and your little one will be over the moon if you win, so get cracking. Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey?! lands on 14 Nov. More info: Facebook.com/NativityFilm or Twitter.com/NativityFilmUK.

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MUST-SEE OF THE MONTH

INTERSTELLAR TBC RELEASED 7 NOVEMBER

DIRECTOR Christopher Nolan STARRING Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Casey Affleck

n Interstellar’s dystopian future, governments and economies have collapsed, food is scarce, NASA is no more, and this is the most eagerly anticipated film of the year! In a bid to save humanity from extinction, Michael Caine blasts a team of explorers, led by everyman Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), into space 24 ODEON.CO.UK

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towards a newly discovered wormhole – a tunnel through space-time – that could offer a solution for the people of Earth. McConaughey’s joined on his mission by Anne Hathaway, but has to leave his young daughter behind, so he’s torn between family and battling to save the human race. We’ve been hooked on this since early reports, and the latest trailer promises some

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mind-blowing scenes along with engaging characters. From previous work, such as The Dark Knight Trilogy, we already know that Nolan is no stranger to grandstanding visuals, so we are expecting this sci-fi epic to be a proper cinematic treat. Go and watch the trailer immediately, then pre-book your tickets at ODEON.co.uk, because you won’t want to miss this!

McConaughey heads the all-star cast in Nolan’s sci-fi epic

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THE IMITATION GAME TBC RELEASED 14 NOVEMBER

DIRECTOR Morten Tyldum STARRING Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode

DID YOU KNOW?

The time-travelling concept is borrowed from scientific research done by theoretical physicist Kip Thorne, whose big idea is the concept of traversable wormholes through time and space.

Released 60 years after he took his own life, this biopic celebrates wartime codebreaker Alan Turing. Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch plays Turing, the English mathematician and logician credited with decoding the messages encrypted by the ‘unbreakable’ German Enigma machine and changing the course of World War II. Keira Knightley (Atonement) plays his close friend and one-time fiancée, Joan Clarke. The film covers three key periods of Turing’s life: his unhappy teenage years, the success of his secret wartime work for the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, and the tragedy of his post-war decline. Arrested for homosexuality in 1952, Turing was chemically castrated, and then committed suicide in June 1954. The Imitation Game has received great reviews ever since its Toronto Film Festival showing, so put this on your ‘ones to watch’ list. FANATICAL ABOUT FILM 25

Cumberbatch shines in the WWII drama

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Sadly missed, Philip Seymour Hoffman in one of his final roles

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THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1 TBC RELEASED 20 NOVEMBER DIRECTOR Francis Lawrence STARRING Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Jennifer Lawrence reprises her role as the fiery Katniss Everdeen in the first part of the third and final instalment of the phenomenally successful The Hunger Games series.

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District 12 has now been obliterated and Katniss is en route to the outlaw District 13, led by Mockingjay newcomer President Coin (Julianne Moore) who hopes to unite all of the districts in rebellion. Also new is Game of Thrones’ Natalie Dormer, as rebel comrade Cressida. Liam Hemsworth (The Expendables 2) is back as Katniss’ best mate

Gale Hawthorne, as are Josh Hutcherson and Elizabeth Banks, as Peeta Mellark and Effie Trinket respectively. The late Philip Seymour Hoffman is rebel leader Plutarch Heavensbee, as captivating as ever, helping to make this a hotly anticipated sequel. But frustratingly, you’re going to have to wait a full year to see the final part!

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DIRECTOR Debbie Isitt STARRING Marc Wootton, Catherine Tate, Martin Clunes, Celia Imrie, Adam Garcia

Nativity is back! This homegrown family Christmas film series always adds fun to the festive mood. Dude, Where’s My Donkey? is Debbie Isitt’s latest partly-improvised comedy based around a school and its nativity play. A new teacher arrives at St Bernadette’s in Coventry on the same day as an Ofsted inspector (Martin Clunes) and the two names get confused. Everyone’s favourite mad-cap teacher Mr Poppy (Marc Wootton) then realises that he 26 ODEON.CO.UK

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has to win a school flash mob competition prize trip to New York in order to get Clunes’ character to the altar on time. Filmed with only an outline of a script, the actors improvise

most of their own dialogue and the movie uses hundreds of real children from primary and theatre schools from around the country. Expect laughs aplenty.

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Following on from the crazy shenanigans of the first outing, this film sees Dale, Kurt and Nick return, only now they’re in business together. Which, being that it’s these three, means things don’t exactly go according to plan. At all. A slick investor gets involved, and they lose the business to him. What would you do? Well our, erm, heroes decide that their only recourse is to kidnap and ransom said investor’s adult son in order to try and regain control of their company. Misguided. Looney. Loads of laughs. It’s what you expect!

These are the faces of three men who have bitten off more than they can chew

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Tom Hardy continues his run of knock-out performances in gritty drama The Drop

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THE DROP 15 RELEASED 14 NOVEMBER DIRECTOR Michaël R Roskam STARRING Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini

Lonely Brooklyn bartender Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy) works in a rundown boozer managed by his cousin Marv (James Gandolfini in his final screen appearance). Marv’s up to no good, allowing New York’s

gangsters to use the bar as a ‘drop’ spot for dirty money, and arranging for the bar to be raided so he can split the proceeds with the crooks. Bob’s oblivious to the scams and he’s got other things on his mind. Walking home one night he finds a battered pit bull puppy, dumped in a rubbish bin and belonging to Nadia (Noomi Rapace). Caring for the

abandoned dog and getting to know Nadia offers a welcome distraction from the increasingly dangerous goings-on at the bar. Adapted from a short story called Animal Rescue by crime writer Dennis Lehane (Shutter Island, Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone), The Drop shines a light on Brooklyn’s gangster underworld via all-cast epic performances. Go see. FANATICAL ABOUT FILM 27

DIRECTOR Sean Anders STARRING Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Chris Pine

Radcliffe doesn’t have the horns in this image but… (Walk away! – Ed)

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HORNS 15 RELEASED 29 OCTOBER DIRECTOR Alexander Aja STARRING Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Heather Graham

Based on Joe Hill’s book of the same name, Horns follows Ig Perrish (Daniel Radcliffe) who, following a drunken night out, wakes up to find a pair of horns

sprouting from his head. This weird turn enables him to encourage anyone he meets to tell him their deepest secrets. After being accused of his girlfriend’s murder, he uses this strange new ability to help him in the pursuit of her real killer. This film starts out as a supernatural black comedy,

and the tone darkens dramatically from there. Horns is as far from Radcliffe’s most famous role as Harry Potter as you can get. He has said of his part in the film that, “it’s a very, very different type of part than anything I’ve done before.” This will be one to watch.

THE SKELETON TWINS 15 RELEASED 7 NOVEMBER

DIRECTOR Craig Johnson STARRING Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Luke Wilson

As you’ll have read about with Foxcatcher on p10, some roles define an actor, and here’s another couple that will surprise. Both Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids, Anchorman 2) and Bill Hader (Superbad, Tropic Thunder) are best known for comedy, and they’re great at it, but here they play against type in indie drama The Skeleton Twins. A pair of estranged twins, Maggie (Wiig) and Milo (Hader), have spent 10 years apart. After cheating death on the same day they reunite to try and work out together why their lives have gone wrong. 28 ODEON.CO.UK

They’re neither skeletal nor symmetrical, but they both shine in their respective roles

Maggie is compelled to re-examine her marriage to a sweet-natured ‘frat boy’, Lance, as well as the self-destructive tendencies she possesses. Milo has to face up to a heartbreak that he never got over. The reunion makes them both

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realise that their salvation may lie in fixing their relationship with each other, as they become more invigorated by their experience together. Both Wiig and Hader are exceptional in this, and the story is great too. Go see it.

Paddington: “You talking to me? I don't see anyone else here.”

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PADDINGTON TBC RELEASED 28 NOVEMBER

DIRECTOR Paul King STARRING Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Nicole Kidman, Julie Walters

This retelling of Paddington’s adventures promises to delight those with fond memories of the classic tales and soon-tobe-fans alike. Our intrepid, polite bear arrives at London’s Paddington station all the way from Peru,

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and is quickly adopted by the Brown family. All is going fine – well, apart from the inevitable hijinks Paddington unavoidably gets up to – until Nicole Kidman’s taxidermist takes a rather keen interest in adding this rare bear to her collection. Will Paddington survive unscathed? Watch to find out! To read our feature on the lovable fellow and fan of all things British, skip back to p14.

THE DROP TBC RELEASED 14 NOVEMBER THE IMITATION GAME TBC RELEASED 14 NOVEMBER

NATIVITY 3: DUDE, WHERE’S MY DONKEY? TBC RELEASED 14 NOVEMBER

THIRD PERSON TBC RELEASED 14 NOVEMBER THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 TBC RELEASED 21 NOVEMBER

Adrian Broody, more like!

HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 TBC RELEASED 28 NOVEMBER

PADDINGTON TBC RELEASED 28 NOVEMBER The Imitation Game : Cumberbatch puts in a great performance

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DIRECTOR Paul Haggis STARRING Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis, Adrien Brody, James Franco

This tale of three interlocking love stories spanning Rome, Paris and New York promises to have you enthralled from beginning to end. Neeson is a Pulitzer Prizewinning author holed up in a hotel having left his wife (Kim

Basinger) and having a torrid affair. Scott (Brody) is in Paris to steal Italian designs when he meets a beautiful woman trying to reunite with her kidnapped daughter. And then there’s down-on-her-luck Mila Kunis, battling to win custody of her child from famous artist James Franco. So as you can see, there’s a lot to go after! Check the trailer at YouTube.com/ODEONUK.

Do the apes rule the Earth yet? Find out soon...

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Watch the trailer

MOMENT IN TIME Classic ODEON moments…

The Dark Knight Rises premiere hile getting all hyped up for Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming space opera Interstellar, we fell into a land of fond memories for his The Dark Knight Trilogy. To share the reminiscing, here’s a shot of some of the main players at The Dark Knight Rises premiere – Morgan Freeman, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway and Christian Bale. Nolan sure knows how to put a great cast together! We’ve rewatched the whole The Dark Knight Trilogy in prep for Interstellar, which arrives 7 November. We’re pre-booking tickets now!

COMING NEXT ISSUE! Check out Penguins of Madagascar in the next issue. ODEON mag will be in cinemas 27 November.

Christian Bale and Co. make the most of a premiere photo-op