MOVIE MAGIC Magazine September/October 2014

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Gracing our screens will be a lush culinary delight based on the international bestseller by Richard C. Morais, The Hundred-Foot Journey.

This foodie tale follows the Kadam family’s arrival from India to a small French village with a cultural cross-section that reveals hearts and hopes.

With the success of the Hunger Games, it’s no surprise that other young adult dystopian stories are making the leap to cinema as well, and with James Dashner’s adventure trilogy, we have a thrilling new foray into the world of adrenaline-coursing teen sci-fi to keep us going with The Maze Runner.

And then, finally, after months of reminiscing and speculation, fans can finally reconnect through the reboot of Eastman and Laird’s one-of-a-kind creation, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (you’re already singing the theme song, aren’t you?).

So whether you’re looking for a different kind of love story, a futuristic adventure, or a long-awaited reinvention, there’ll be the something for everyone as the b a r g odies nights close in. Until next time! o

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Crammed full of previews of the unmissable new releases hitting the big screen in September and October. Including Sex Tape, Kingsman: The Secret Service, The Boxtrolls and many more.

13 dinner and a Movie The Hundred-Foot Journey sees a clash of cultures and cuisine spice up a sleepy French town in this charming drama seasoned with romance and self-discovery.

14 heroes in a half-shell The world’s most fearsome fighting foursome is back. Nearly thirty years after their first television broadcast, they’re ready to begin anew their assault on the box office in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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16 enter the labyrinth As The Hunger Games draw to a close, sci-fi thriller The Maze Runner sets its sights on being the next big thing for the young adult demographic.

19 CoMing soon We look at all the forthcoming films to get excited about in November and December. Including The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 and Paddington to name but a few.

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Teenage MuTanT ninja TurTles Release date 17 OctObeR / director Jonathan Liebesman / starring Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner / Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy

Summer is only just upon us, but comic book fans will already be looking ahead to autumn because the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are coming back.

Wrath Of The Titans’ director Jonathan Liebesman and power producer Michael Bay unite to give the superheroes in a half shell a modern makeover. As a reboot of the popular cross-platform series that ran from 1990 to 2007 this new 3D adventure arrives with pre-planned sequels and clear intentions to kick start a new franchise that will secure the popular heroes in the 21st century.

As expected, this rebooted franchise begins with the origin story and explores the reptilian quartet’s remarkable evolution from tiny turtles to ninja masters. The evil crime lord Shredder and his menacing Foot Clan have an iron grip on New York City controlling everything from police to politicians. The city needs heroes. Thankfully, four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers to fulfill their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael must team up with their Yoda-like sensei Splinter and fearless reporter April O’Neil to end Shredder’s diabolical reign.

Film Shorts life afteR beth ReLeASe DATe 3 OCTOBeR a young man’s recently deceased girlfriend mysteriously returns from the dead, but he slowly realises she is not the way he remembered. starring aubrey Plaza, dane dehaan and John c. Reilly.

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One diRectiOn: WheRe We aRe - the cOnceRt film ReLeASe DATe 10 OCTOBeR from the X factor to performing live at san siro stadium in milano. also, watch 15 minutes of exclusive never seen before footage.

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the JudGe ReLeASe DATe 17 OCTOBeR big city lawyer hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town’s judge, is suspected of murder. hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with his family.

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mR tuRneR ReLeASe DATe 31 OCTOBeR this film explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric british painter J.m.W. turner (1775-1851), played by the fantastic timothy spall. dorothy atkinson and lesley manville also star.

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The hundredFooT Journey Release date 5 septembeR / director Lasse Hallström / starring: Helen Mirren, Charlotte Le Bon, Manish Dayal / Genre Drama

In The Hundred-Foot Journey, Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is a culinary ingénue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, the Kadam family, led by Papa (Om Puri), settles in the quaint village of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val in the south of France.

Filled with charm, it is both picturesque and elegant - the ideal place to settle down and open an Indian restaurant, the Maison Mumbai. That is, until the chilly chef proprietress of Le Saule Pleureur, a Michelin starred, classical French restaurant run by Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren), gets wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian restaurant a hundred feet from her own escalate to all-out war between the two establishments until Hassan’s passion for French haute cuisine and for Mme. Mallory’s enchanting sous chef, Marguerite (Charlotte Le Bon), combine with his mysteriously delicious talent to weave magic between their two cultures and imbue Saint-Antonin with the flavours of life that even Mme. Mallory cannot ignore.

It is a portrayal of two worlds colliding and one boy’s drive to find the comfort of home, in every pot, wherever he may be.

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Film Shorts the Good lie ReLeASe DATe 26 SePTeMBeR inspired by true events, the Good lie follows a young refugee of the sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United states with three other lost boys.

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Gone GiRl ReLeASe DATe 3 OCTOBeR With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent.

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‘71 ReLeASe DATe 10 OCTOBeR Jack o’Connell plays Gary hook a young and disoriented british soldier who is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the deadly streets of belfast in 1971.

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think like a man too ReLeASe DATe 19 SePTeMBeR the couples are back for a wedding in las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.

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A Most Wanted Man

Release date 12 septembeR / director Matthew Warchus / starring Bill Nighy, Dominic West, Andrew Scott / Genre Drama, Comedy

Release date 12 septembeR / director Anton Corbijn / starring Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright, Philip Seymour Hoffman / Genre Thriller, Drama

It’s the summer of 1984: Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners.

But there is a problem. The Union seems embarrassed to receive their support. But the activists are not deterred. They decide to ignore the Union and go direct to the miners.

And so begins the extraordinary story of two seemingly alien communities who form a surprising and ultimately triumphant partnership.

When a half-Chechen, half-Russian, tortured immigrant turns up in Hamburg’s Islamic community, laying claim to his father’s ill-gotten fortune, both German and US security agencies take a close interest: as the clock ticks down and the stakes rise, the race is on to establish this most wanted man’s true identity.

Drawn into this web of intrigue is a private British banker and a young female lawyer determined to defend the defenceless. All the while, they are being watched by the brilliant, roguish chief of a covert German spy unit (Philip Seymour Hoffman), who fights to put the pieces together.

befoRe I Go to sleep ReLeASe DATe 5 SePTeMBeR a woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. one day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.

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WIsh I Was heRe ReLeASe DATe 19 SePTeMBeR director Zach braff’s follow-up to Garden state tells the story of a thirtysomething man who finds himself at a major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his career, and his family.

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the homesman ReLeASe DATe 17 OCTOBeR starring tommy lee Jones, meryl streep and hilary swank, a claim jumper and a pioneer woman team up to escort three insane women from nebraska to Iowa.

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Dolphin tale 2

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Released 3 octobeR / director Charles Martin Smith / starring Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble / Genre Drama, Family

Released 19 septembeR / director Phillip Noyce / starring Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep / Genre Drama, Sci-Fi

Released 24 octobeR / director David Ayer / starring Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Shia LaBeouf / Genre Action, Drama, War

It has been years since young Sawyer Nelson and the dedicated team at the Clearwater Marine Hospital were able to save Winter’s life.

Yet their fight is not over. Winter’s surrogate mother, the very elderly dolphin Panama, has passed away, leaving Winter without the only pool mate she has ever known. However, the loss of Panama may have even greater repercussions for Winter, who, according to USDA regulations, cannot be housed alone, as dolphins’ social behaviour requires them to be paired with other dolphins. Time is running out to find a companion for her before the team at Clearwater loses their beloved Winter to another aquarium.

Jonas (Brenton Thwaites), a young man who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colourless, world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with The Giver (Jeff Bridges), who is the sole keeper of all the community’s memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community’s secret past.

With this newfound power of knowledge, he realises that the stakes are higher than imagined - a matter of life and death for himself and those he loves most. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all - a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.

Talented producer, writer and actor David Ayer takes the directorial reigns for this hard-hitting war time drama and with some of Hollywood’s elite such as Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf starring success is inevitable!

April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the european Theatre, a battlehardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.

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Magic in The MoonlighT release DaTe 19 sePTeMBer / Director Woody Allen / starring Colin Firth, Antonia Clarke, Natasha Andrews / genre Comedy, Drama, Romance

chinese conjuror Wei ling soo is the most celebrated magician of his age, but few know that he is the stage persona of stanley crawford (colin Firth), a grouchy and arrogant englishman with a sky-high opinion of himself and an aversion to phony spiritualists’ claims. persuaded by his friend, Howard burkan (simon mcburney), stanley goes on a mission to the côte d’azur mansion of the catledge family: mother Grace (Jacki Weaver), son brice (Hamish linklater), and daughter caroline (erica leerhsen).

He presents himself as a businessman named stanley taplinger in order to debunk the alluring young clairvoyant sophie baker (emma stone) who is staying there with her mother (marcia Gay Harden). sophie arrived at the catledge villa at the invitation of Grace, who is convinced that sophie can help her contact her late husband, and once there, attracted the attention of brice, who has fallen for her head over heels.

What follows is a series of events that are magical in every sense of the word and send the characters reeling. In the end, the biggest trick magic in the moonlight plays is the one that fools us all.

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Film Shorts The equalizer Release date 26 septembeR Denzel Washington plays a former black ops commando who faked his death for a quiet life in Boston. he comes out of his retirement to rescue a girl, Teri, and finds himself face to face with russian gangsters.

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love, rosie Release date 24 OctObeR rosie and alex are best friends. They are suddenly separated when alex and his family move from Dublin to america. Can their friendship survive years and miles? Will they gamble everything for true love?

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The Calling Release date 10 OctObeR Detective hazel Micallef hasn’t had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Port Dundas until a string of murders in the surrounding countryside brings her face to face with a serial killer driven by a higher calling.

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horns Release date 31 OctObeR Daniel radcliffe stars in this adaptation of Joe hill’s novel surrounding a young man who grows horns overnight which aides in helping him discover the killer of his girlfriend, played by Juno Temple.

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Book Of Life

The Maze Runner

Release date 24 OctObeR / director Jorge R. Gutierrez / starring Channing Tatum, Zoe Saldana, Danny Trejo / Genre Animation, Comedy, Adventure

Release date 10 OctObeR / director Wes Ball / starring Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dylan O’Brien, Will Poulter / Genre Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

From producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Gutierrez comes an animated comedy with a unique visual style. The Book of Life is the journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart.

Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears. Rich with a fresh take on pop music favourites, The Book of Life encourages us to celebrate the past while looking forward to the future.

When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, he finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade, an open expanse surrounded by stone walls.

He has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organisation known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape. Based upon the bestselling novel by James Dashner.

Serena

Maps To The Stars

Released 24 OctObeR / director Susanne Bier / starring Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Rhys Ifans / Genre Drama

Released 26 septembeR / director David Cronenberg / starring Julianne Moore, Olivia Williams, Robert Pattinson / Genre Drama

adapted from the novel by Ron Rash, director susanne Bier’s romantic period drama serena details the deteriorating relationship between North Carolina timber magnate pemberton (Bradley Cooper) and his fiercely independent, entrepreneurial-minded wife serena (Jennifer Lawrence) following a devastating miscarriage. a woman who isn’t afraid to speak her mind and relishes the opportunity for manual labour in the forest, the enigmatic serena subsequently grows intensely jealous of the woman who previously bore her husband a son, and quickly begins to unravel over suspicions that pemberton is sheltering his illegitimate family. a stunning cast including Rhys Ifans and Toby Jones.

With this tale of a secret-filled Hollywood family on the verge of implosion, director David Cronenberg forges both a wicked social satire and a very human ghost story from our celebrity-obsessed culture.

Meet the Weiss family, who are making their way in a sun-soaked southern California rife with money, dreams, fame, envy, angst, yearning - and relentless hauntings. stafford Weiss (John Cusack) is a famed TV self-help therapist, who deals with a-list celebrity clientele. Meanwhile, Cristina Weiss (Olivia Williams) has her work cut out managing the career of their disaffected child-star son, Benjie (evan Bird), a fresh graduate of rehab at age 13.

they came tOGetheR ReLease DaTe 5 sepTeMBeR When Joel and molly meet, it’s hate at first sight: his big corporate candy company threatens to shut down her quirky indie shop.

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life Of cRime ReLease DaTe 5 sepTeMBeR the wife of a corrupt real estate developer is kidnapped by two common criminals, who intend to extort him with inside information about his crooked business and off-shore accounts.

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this is WheRe i leave yOu ReLease DaTe 24 OCTOBeR When their father passes away, four grown siblings are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens.

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What We Did On Our holiday Released 26 septembeR / director Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin / starring Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly / Genre Comedy

Doug and abi are taking their three children on a trip to scotland for a big family gathering. They are in the midst of a difficult divorce, and have asked the kids to keep it a secret from their extended family. But as the inevitable feuds kick in, a completely unexpected turn of events involving the children causes further tensions to rise to the surface. and with the repercussions that ensue - hilarious and emotional in equal measure - the family are forced to put aside their differences and work together or else risk losing what they hold most dear.

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The Boxtrolls

Sex Tape

Release date 12 septembeR / director Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi / starring Elle Fanning, Simon Pegg, Isaac Hempstead Wright / Genre Animation, Adventure, Family

Release date 5 septembeR / director Jake Kasdan / starring Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry / Genre Comedy

The Boxtrolls, a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who have lovingly raised an orphaned human boy named Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead-Wright) in the amazing cavernous home they’ve built beneath the streets of Cheesebridge.

When the town’s villain, Archibald Snatcher (Ben Kingsley), comes up with a plot to get rid of the Boxtrolls, Eggs decides to venture above ground, into the light, where he meets and teams up with fabulously feisty Winnifred (Elle Fanning). Together, they devise a daring plan to save Eggs’ family.

When Jay (Jason Segel) and Annie (Cameron Diaz) first got together, their romantic connection was intense - and though they’re still very much in love, ten years and two kids have cooled the passion.

To kick things up a notch, they decide - why not? - to make a video of themselves trying out every position in The Joy of Sex in one marathon three-hour session.

It seems like a great idea - until they discover that their most private video is no longer private. With their reputations on the line, they know they’re just one click away from being laid bare to the world...

Filthy. rich. spoilt. rotten.

The riot Club Released 19 septembeR / director Lone Scherfig / starring Natalie Dormer, Sam Claflin, Douglas Booth / Genre Drama, Thriller

Set amongst the privileged elite of Oxford University, The Riot Club follows miles (max Irons) and Alistair (Sam Claflin), two first year students determined to join the infamous Riot Club, where reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of a single evening.

Directed by lone Scherfig, who most recently helmed One Day, and An Education. It is produced by pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent of Blueprint pictures (The Best Exotic marigold Hotel).

Screenwriter laura Wade has adapted her critically-acclaimed play, posh, with development support from the BFI Film Fund and Film4. posh premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in london in 2010, before transferring to the West End. 12 September / October 2014

dRacula untold RElEASE DATE 3 OCTOBER luke evans stars in dracula untold, the origin story of the man who became dracula.

Gary shore directs and michael de luca produces the epic action-adventure.

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the RewRite RElEASE DATE 10 OCTOBER an oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the east coast, where he falls for a single mum taking classes there.

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a walk amonG the tombstones RElEASE DATE 19 SEpTEmBER private investigator matthew scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

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Alexander And The Terrible, horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Released 24 octobeR / director Miguel Arteta / starring Bella Thorne, Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner / Genre Comedy, Family

When Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns that he’s not alone when his mum (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn’t had one.

Feature A clash of cultures and cuisine spice up a sleepy French town in this charming drama seasoned with romance and self-discovery. words Brody rossiter

DINNER AND A MOVIE

ROOM FOR DESSERT? swedish director and screenwriter Lasse Hallström is no stranger to stories that document the sudden arrival of unwelcome outsiders, but more importantly, the life-altering bonds they form with the wary community through the universal language of food appealing to the cravings of both our hearts and taste buds. 2000’s Chocolat seduced audiences with its impassioned narrative, uniting Johnny depp and Juliette Binoche through their shared affections for cocoa beans and each other. the film received five oscar nominations, won several critics’ awards, and, over a decade later, still remains a beloved example of romantic, drama-filled cinema.

CHOCOLat Film The Hundred-Foot Journey / release date 5 September / director Lasse Hallström / starring: Helen Mirren, Charlotte Le Bon, Manish Dayal / Genre Drama

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ased on Richard C. Morais’ bestselling novel of the same name, The Hundred-Foot Journey is a rich slice of summer escapism fit for consumption by cinema fans with a taste for the finer things in life. Set amongst the vibrant vineyards and wildflower vistas of the picturesque village of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val in the South of France, this charming narrative focuses its gaze upon the widowed Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren) and her distinguished fine dining establishment, the Michelin-starred Le Saule Pleureur. With an array of diners that include the French president and bearing a celebrated reputation recognised by foodies from around the world, the illustrious eatery has

rarely faced culinary competition… until now.

A twist of fate arrives with the recently displaced Kadam family and their intention to open an Indian restaurant a mere hundred feet from Le Saule Pleurer, ruffling feathers in the close-knit village, particularly those of the frosty Madame Mallory.

Luckily, the family’s patriarch, Papa (Om Puri), has a secret weapon in the form of his virtuosic chef son, Hassan, a master of spices and rambunctious flavours.

This clash of both cultures and cooking styles will undoubtedly whip up a delightfully contemplative and colourful journey of selfdiscovery - adding a few dashes of veteran actors and exciting newcomers, and garnished with luscious food-centric cinematography.

If you’re seeking a palate cleanser for the aftertaste of action hero bombast and slapstick summer comedy, The Hundred-Foot Journey will whisk you away to a land packed with passion, Gallic charm, and an excellent finish.

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Feature The world’s most fearsome fighting foursome is back. Nearly thirty years after their first television broadcast, they’re ready to begin anew their assault on the box office. words Chris Wasey

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Film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Release date 17 October / Director Jonathan Liebesman / Starring Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner / Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy

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n their early nineties heyday, this posse of pizza munching adolescents named after Renaissance artists was one of the world’s most popular children’s television franchises, garnering even greater commercial success than the robots in disguise. This time around, the Turtles will be drawing on both grown-up fans eagerly anticipating a trip down memory lane, and a whole generation of new rabid fans-to-be.

Director Jonathan Liebesman may not be a household name, but has a history of hardearned breakout success, with unsettling horror in his feature debut, Darkness Falls, and then with the gritty, skull thumping ‘war-moviewith-aliens’, Battle Los Angeles.

What most people will notice is the producer credit; ‘auteur of action’, Michael Bay. Back in 2005, Liebesman caught Bay’s eye with Rings, and Bay then called upon Liebesman to direct the 2006 entry, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The

Beginning, which cemented their professional partnership. Helmsman of commercial juggernauts Armageddon, Bad Boys, and Transformers, his inimitable style flashes throughout the trailer for this new Turtles saga: huge sections of a city skyline destroyed, flashes of high-octane battle, a lead character mortally wounded.

While earlier TMNT drafts offered more radical deviations (turtle aliens!), the premise here sticks close to the 1987 film. Four turtle brothers become mutated and physically enhanced, exhibiting superhuman strength and agility. Trained by wise sensai rat, Splinter, the team act as guardians of New York City, battling the sinister Foot Clan led by ruthless assassin, Shedder. During the course of their quest, they befriend reporter April O’Neil, their sole human link.

Identified by their coloured bandanas, each turtle wields a particular skill. Leonardo (blue) leads: a warrior highly skilled with ninja swords; Donatello (purple), the most intellectual of the team, uses a bo staff and (for those who remember the original cartoon opener) ’does machines’; Raphael (red), the most volatile of the four and often at odds with the disciplined Leonardo, uses dual sai; and finally, nunchuk-wielding Michelangelo (orange) is often more interested in parties and pizza than training in the ways of the ninja.

In this interpretation’s origin story, the brothers are transformed not by a radiation leak but by a scientifically engineered mutagen (rescued from the lab in their infancy by April, played as an adult by Megan Fox). However, it’s Shredder that has undergone the most significant overhaul.

A cyborg standing at nearly eight feet tall, he

wields monstrous katanas that can be dispersed into smaller blades and thrown with incredible accuracy. Even the combined power of the TMNT struggle to put a stop to his spreading corruption.

Times have changed for the Turtles, and the audience has changed with them. In the eighties, the campy cartoon was heavily censored in the UK (many will remember the ‘Hero’ turtles, and that Michelangelo’s nunchucks were never actually used when he was fighting). Now, as audiences crave high-impact action, the Ninja Turtles keep their name and full arsenal.

Whether you are 35, 25, or 15, at least one adaptation of the Turtles will have been part of your childhood, and it is this vast audience that makes the movie so intriguing. The recent extended trailer suggests the right tone has been struck, a wry humour (“Hey look, he’s doing his Batman voice”) that gives a nod to older fans, the light hearted silliness that made the Turtles so instantly lovable (snowboarding on their ‘halfshells’), and frenetic, highly stylised combat that post-Bourne audiences demand.

With more than a dozen $200 million movies each year duking it out for our hearts and minds in a packed autumn season, TMNT’s approach has been a welcome mixture of nostalgia and freshness. Where other blockbusters jettison a raft of increasingly spoiler-filled teasers in the year leading up to release, Ninja Turtles has stayed deliberately quiet. It is the sign of a confident blockbuster that doesn’t need to pummel you into submission, and with two sequels already green-lit, what more reason do you need to go and relive your youth? Turtle power!

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Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: The original animated kids TV show (title changed for UK audiences). Spawned dozens of imitators (Battletoads, Cheetamen, Biker Mice from Mars).

Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation: Live action TV series set after the movies. Included a crossover episode with Power Rangers in Space.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: A TV series with a more serious tone, reflecting the Mirage comic series. No more surfer slang, more action.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rights now sold to Nickelodeon, the newest animation includes a big name cast (Jason Biggs, Robert Englund and Seth Green).

(1990, 1991, 1993) Films: Live action feature length movies. The first two concentrate on the battle with Shredder, the third transports our reptilian bipeds to feudal Japan.

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Feature As The Hunger Games draw to a close, sci-fi thriller The Maze Runner sets its sights on being the next big thing for the young adult demographic. woRds Lee Curtis

ENTER THE LABYRINTH Film The Maze Runner / release date 10 October / Director Wes Ball / starring Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dylan O’Brien, Will Poulter / Genre Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

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Sounds like a harrowing dream, right? Well, this nightmare is now reality for a teenage boy named Thomas as he becomes the latest inmate in an extraordinary prison.

Adapted from the first book in James Dashner’s best-selling young adult science fiction trilogy, The Maze Runner kick-starts the epic adventure of Thomas and the other prisoners who are trapped at the heart of a mystifying labyrinth. Left to their own devices and unaware of what they’ve done to end up there, all these teenage captives know is that the answer to their

freedom lies somewhere deep inside.

Soon after his arrival, Thomas joins the Maze Runners - a separate group who are responsible for navigating the constantlyshifting maze - and begins mapping out its design so he can guide his fellow inmates to the exit and reveal the chilling secret of who has imprisoned them, and why.

The group are making steady progress until Teresa, the first ever female prisoner, arrives with a message informing the boys that they no longer have the luxury of time to solve this enigmatic puzzle.

An ensemble of exciting young talent make up the cast of this enticing Lord of the Flies-esque dystopian adventure, including Dylan O’Brien (Teen Wolf), Kaya Scodelario (Skins), Will Poulter (Son of Rambow), and Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Love Actually, Game of Thrones) standing out in their roles as Thomas, Teresa, Gally, and Newt, respectively.

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We’ve seen futuristic prisons before, but Wes Ball’s sci-fi adventure unveils one of the most inventive: an ever-shifting, circular mosaic of individual mazes, made up of three main sections: the GLaDe encased by four enormous walls, this field sits at the centre and serves as a safe haven for the prisoners. the NarroWs Beyond the Glade’s walls is an overgrown network of slim passages, but what makes this concrete jungle so difficult to navigate is its endlessly morphing pattern. the surrouND the Narrows gives way to eight wider labyrinths where the vile, man-eating mechanical creatures called Grievers lie in wait.

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as darkness converges on their escalating conflict, the races of dwarves, elves and men must decide unite or be destroyed.

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The hobbiT: The baTTle of The five armies Release date 12 decembeR / director Peter Jackson / starring Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly / Genre Adventure, Fantasy

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves.

Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world. Enraged, Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women and children of Lake-town.

Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honour to hoard it as Bilbo’s frantic attempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit towards a desperate and dangerous choice. But there are even greater dangers ahead. Unseen by any but the Wizard Gandalf, the great enemy Sauron has sent forth legions of Orcs in a stealth attack upon the Lonely Mountain.

As darkness converges on their escalating conflict, the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide - unite or be destroyed.

RELEASE DATE 21 NOvEMBER based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of James brown.

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HOt tUb time macHine 2 RELEASE DATE 26 DECEMBER When lou, who has become the father of the internet, is shot by an unknown assailant, Jacob and nick fire up the time machine again to save their friend.

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tHe imitatiOn Game RELEASE DATE 14 NOvEMBER benedict cumberbatch stars as alan turing, the genius british

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mathematician, logician, cryptologist and computer scientist who led the charge to crack the German enigma code that helped the allies win WWii.

tHe skeletOn tWins RELEASE DATE 7 NOvEMBER When estranged twins maggie (kristen Wiig) and milo (bill Hader) feel they’re at the end of their ropes, an unexpected reunion forces them to confront why their lives went so wrong.

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inteRstellaR RELEASE DATE 7 NOvEMBER a group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

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Annie Release 26 DecembeR / Director Will Gluck / starring Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rose Byrne / Genre Comedy, Drama, Family

A classic that has delighted audiences for generations comes to the big screen with a new, contemporary vision in Columbia Pictures’ comedy, Annie. Director/Producer/Screenwriter Will Gluck and a team of talented producers team up to provide a modern telling that captures the magic of the classic characters and original show.

Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) stars as Annie, a young, happy foster kid who’s also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they’d be back for her someday, it’s been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mum Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). But everything’s about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx) - advised by his brilliant VP, Grace (Rose Byrne) and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor, Guy (Bobby Cannavale) makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in.

Stacks believes he’s her guardian angel, but Annie’s selfassured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it’s the other way around.

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Film Shorts Get santa ReleASe DAte 5 DeCeMBeR a father and son team up to save christmas once they discover santa claus sleeping in their garage after crashing his sleigh and finding himself on the run from the police.

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nativity 3: DuDe, WheRe’s my Donkey?

ReleASe DAte 14 NOVeMBeR be prepared to get in the christmas spirit once again for the third instalment in this festive franchise! the plot is not yet known but writer-director Debbie issit hopes to bring stars martin Freeman and David tennant back.

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Dumb anD DumbeR to ReleASe DAte 19 DeCeMBeR 20 years after the dimwits set out on their first adventure, they head out in

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search of one of their long lost children in the hope of gaining a new kidney.

monsteRs: DaRk continent ReleASe DAte 28 NOVeMBeR the us army is struggling to contain the monsters. the story revolves around a soldier searching for his comrade. Further plot details are being kept under wraps similar to it’s 2010 predecessor.

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tinkeR bell anD the leGenD oF the neveRbeast ReleASe DAte 12 DeCeMBeR Fairy Fawn befriends a huge and mysterious creature known as the neverbeast so the elite scout Fairies set out to capture the monster before he destroys their home.

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Hitting the big screen this Autumn Horrible bosses 2 Release date 28 NOVeMBeR Director sean anders / Starring Jennifer aniston, Chris Pine, Christoph Waltz / Genre Comedy

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comedy Horrible Bosses reunites Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis as everyone’s favourite working stiffs: Nick, Dale and Kurt.

Jennifer Aniston (We’re the Millers), Jamie Foxx (Ray) and Kevin Spacey (American Beauty, The Usual Suspects) also reprise their Horrible Bosses starring roles.

Penguins of Madagascar (3d) Release date 5 deCeMBeR Director eric darnell, simon J. smith / Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter stormare, John Malkovich / Genre animation, adventure, Comedy

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Discover the secrets of the most entertaining and mysterious birds in the global espionage game: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private now must join forces with the chic spy organisation, the North Wind, led

by Agent Classified to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine.

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Release date 5 deCeMBeR Director Grégory levasseur / Starring ashley Hinshaw, denis O’Hare, James Buckley / Genre Horror

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A team of U.S. archaeologists unearths an ancient pyramid buried deep beneath the Egyptian desert. As they search the pyramid’s depths, they become hopelessly lost in its dark and endless catacombs. Searching for a way out, they become desperate to seek daylight again. They come to realise they aren’t just trapped, they are being hunted.

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Scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader Moses (Christian Bale) as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses (Joel Edgerton), setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.

THe Hunger gaMes: Mockingjay - ParT 1 Release date 21 NOVeMBeR Director Francis lawrence / Starring Jennifer lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, liam Hemsworth / Genre adventure, sci-Fi

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This installment finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage.

exodus: gods and kings Release date 26 deCeMBeR Director Ridley scott / Starring aaron Paul, Christian Bale, sigourney Weaver / Genre drama

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Release date 19 deCeMBeR Director shawn levy Starring Ben stiller, Rebel Wilson, Robin Williams Genre adventure, Comedy, Family

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Get ready for the wildest and most adventure-filled Night at the Museum ever as Larry (Ben Stiller) spans the globe, uniting favourite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

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RELEASE DATE 26 DECEMBER / Director Angelina Jolie / Starring Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Jai Courtney / Genre Action, Biography, Drama

RELEASED 14 NOvEMBER / Director Michaël R. Roskam / Starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini / Genre Crime, Drama

angelina Jolie directs and produces Unbroken, an epic drama that follows the incredible life of Olympian and war hero louis louie Zamperini (Jack O’Connell) who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII-only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. adapted from laura Hillenbrand’s (seabiscuit: an american legend) enormously popular book, Unbroken brings to the big screen Zamperini’s unbelievable and inspiring true story about the resilient power of the human spirit.

a new crime drama from Michaël R. Roskam, the academy award nominated director of Bullhead. Based on a screenplay from dennis lehane (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone), the drop follows lonely bartender Bob saginowski (tom Hardy) through a covert scheme of funnelling cash to local gangsters - “money drops” in the underworld of Brooklyn bars. Under the heavy hand of his employer and cousin Marv (James Gandolfini), Bob finds himself at the centre of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighbourhood’s past.

Paddington RELEASED 28 NOvEMBER / Director Paul King / Starring Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters / Genre Comedy, Family

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Bond and producer David Heyman (Harry Potter), Paddington tells the story of the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear (voiced by Firth) who travels to the city in search of a home.

Finding himself lost and alone, he begins to realise that city life is not all he had imagined - until he meets the kindly Brown family who read the label around his neck that says “Please look after this bear. Thank you,” and offer him a temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rarest of bears catches the eye of a museum taxidermist.

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Win Some Fantastic Film Goodies The extraordinary creators of Coraline and ParaNorman are ready to introduce audiences to a new breed of family - The Boxtrolls, a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who have lovingly raised an orphaned human boy named Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead-Wright) in the amazing cavernous home they’ve built beneath the streets of Cheesebridge.

When the town’s villain, Archibald Snatcher (Ben Kingsley), comes up with a plot to get rid of the Boxtrolls, Eggs decides to venture above ground, into the light, where he meets and teams up with fabulously feisty Winnifred (Elle Fanning). Together, they devise a daring plan to save Eggs’ family.

The A-Listers are out in force for this one including Ben Kingsley, Nick Frost, Elle Fanning, Jared Harris, and Richard Ayoade to name but a few! The Boxtrolls come crashing in to a cinema near you this September.

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Email your answer, name and local cinema to info@onscreenmagazine.co.uk Or post your entry to Onscreen Magazine, Savoy Suite, Causewayhead, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 2SN. Entries must be received by 31st October 2014.

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Private Hire » Whether you are looking for somewhere to have your child’s birthday party, impress your clients with a corporate event, host a Christmas party or just treat someone special, we have a number of packages to suit your individual needs.

Merlin Cinemas can help with all types of events including:

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Children’s Birthday Parties

» Film Festivals » Awards Events » Student Show Reel Presentations » Birthday Parties » Charity Fundraising Events » Seminars » Business Meetings » Anniversaries » Locations for Filming » Stag and Hen Parties For pricing, catering options and further information visit www.merlincinemas.co.uk and click the Private Hire and Celebrations tab or to book call 01736 331177.

Whether just watching a film with a popcorn and drink or eating before or after the film in one of our restaurants we have a deal to suit you!

» Wizard Deal - Current film, popcorn & drink plus a meal from our party menu with a drink and merlin party bag (Savoy, Regal and Phoenix only) » Sorcerer Deal - Current film, popcorn, drink and merlin party bag » Magician Deal - Bargain show film, popcorn, drink and merlin party bag

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We offer private screenings for an extra special party. Available Saturday/Sunday from 10.00am and weekdays after school.

For pricing, terms and further information visit www.merlincinemas.co.uk and click the Children’s Parties tab or to book call 01736 331177.

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We are delighted to bring you a selection of Theatre, Ballet, Opera and Special Events.

During september 2014 a streetcar named Desire LiVE National Theatre Young Vic Production Tuesday 16th September at 19.00 123456789 madama Butterfly Opera Australia Thursday 18th September 69 Tuesday 23rd September 147 Check website for times

Billy Elliot the musical LIVE from London’s West End Sunday 28th September at 14.00 & 19.00 123456789 soul Boys of the Western World featuring Live Performance by Spandau Ballet The Royal Albert Hall Tuesday 30th September at 20.00 234

During October 2014

manon LiVE Royal Opera House Thursday 16th October at 19.15 1234567 matisse EnCOrE Tate Modern, London Tuesday 21st October 12346 Check website for times the Legends of Love LiVE Bolshoi Ballet Sunday 26th October at 15.00 246

moulin rouge the Ballet Thursday 18th September 12347 Check website for times

stephen Fry - more Fool me a memoir LiVE Wednesday 1st October at 19.15 12345679

i Due Foscari LiVE Royal Opera House Monday 27th October at 19.15 1234567

salome & Wilde plus LIVE Q & A with Al Pacino Sunday 21st September at 16.00 12347

One Direction: Where We are the Concert Film Saturday 11th October 123456789 Sunday 12th October 3 Check website for times

Frankenstein EnCOrE National Theatre Thursday 30th October 123456789

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During november 2014 Frankenstein EnCOrE National Theatre Monday 3rd November 368 Tuesday 4th November 124579 Check website for times

To see what future showings we have in store please visit the Event Cinema tab on our website. Prices for all showings may vary so please check with the cinema. Movie Magic Members discount still applies.

For those customers wanting to make a night of it why not enquire about our Dinner and Event Cinema Deal where you can dine and enjoy your chosen performance for one fantastic price (Savoy, Regal and Phoenix)!

Embassy ilfracombe 01271 862323 / tivoli tiverton 01884 255554 Central torquay 01803 380001 / the studio Coleford 01594 833331 regal movieplex Cromer 01263 510151