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HAPPY NEW YEAR! The New Year brings new movies and also the start of awards season at the cinema.

Competition is fierce as a host of new releases join the front runners from 2018 in the contest for glory, so what better way to start the year than royal rumbles The Favourite and Mary Queen Of Scots. But warring queens aren’t the only royalty on show as kings of comedy Laurel and Hardy’s untold story is revealed in Stan & Ollie.

Award nights are only a sideshow to the cinematic main events. All of your favourite brick-builders are back to make everything awesome again in The Lego Movie 2, Hiccup and Toothless embark on their most dangerous adventure yet in the new How To Train Your Dragon, and M. Night Shyamalan brings together Unbreakable and Split for smashing mystery thriller Glass.

WIITNA: And that’s only the AL L beginning for a fantastic ANGE AT TLE B to year of film. ge 26 See pa t more We can’t wait! d ou Craig May Editor

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THE FAVOURITE

The unmissable new releases hitting the big screen in January and February.

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We look at all the forthcoming films to get excited about in March and April.

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Are you a rookie dragon trainer or an ultimate dragon master? Prove you know everything there is to know about the beloved animated franchise and the new How To Train Your Dragon adventure that sends our heroes on a quest to find the fabled Hidden World.

2. What is the name of the dangerous Night Fury dragon he befriends?

Wingless, Toothless, Breathless 3. Where do the Vikings call home?

Isle of Berk, Dragon Island, Viking Village

4. Which fearsome creature did our heroes defeat at the end of How To Train Your Dragon 2?

Bewilderbeast, Flabberghast, Befuddler

7. Who is the evil dragon hunter who wants to make Night Fury dragons extinct?

Grimmel, Grimace, Grimlock

5. And who did our hero tragically lose at the end of the sequel?

Astrid, Stoick, Valka

8. Which of the following isn’t a dragon name?

Snifflehunch, Hideous Zippleback, Rumblehorn, They all are!

6. The new film introduces a female Night Fury which is known as?

White Fury, Bright Fury, Light Fury

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1. Hiccup 2. Toothless 3. Isle of Berk 4. Bewilderbeast 5. Stoick 6. Light Fury 7. Grimmel 8. They all are!

1. Who is the unlikely hero of How To Train Your Dragon?

Burp, Sneeze, Hiccup

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THE FRIENDSHIP OF A LIFETIME

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD RELEASE DATE 1 FEBRUARY / Director Dean DeBlois / Starring Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham / Genre Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

What began as an unlikely friendship between an adolescent Viking and a fearsome Night Fury dragon has become an epic adventure spanning their lives.

Welcome to the most astonishing chapter of one of the most beloved animated franchises in film history.

Now chief and ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, Hiccup has created a gloriously chaotic dragon utopia.

When the sudden appearance of a female Light Fury coincides with the darkest threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must leave the only home they’ve known and journey to a hidden world thought only to exist in myth. As their true destinies are revealed, dragon and rider will fight together to protect everything they’ve grown to treasure.

Film Shorts

A DOG’S WAY HOME

THE UPSIDE

A DOG’S WAY HOME

RELEASE DATE 11 JANUARY Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston star in an Englishlanguage remake of the 2011 French film The Intouchables.

Based on a true story, The Upside is a heartfelt and hilarious buddy comedy about a recently paroled ex-convict who strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with the paralysed billionaire he’s employed to assist. Directed by Neil Burger, the film also stars Nicole Kidman, Julianna Margulies, and Aja Naomi King.

RELEASE DATE 25 JANUARY Based on W. Bruce Cameron’s novel of the same name, A Dog’s Way Home chronicles the adventure of Bella (voice of Bryce Dallas Howard), a dog who embarks on an epic four-hundred-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human. From an orphaned mountain lion cub to a homeless veteran down on his luck, Bella brings joy and comfort to everyone she meets.

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ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL RELEASE DATE 6 FEBRUARY / Director Robert Rodriguez / Starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali / Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

From visionary filmmakers James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez comes an epic adventure of hope and empowerment.

When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognise, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realises that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.

As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after her which reveals a clue to her past - she has unique fighting abilities that those in power will stop at nothing to control. If she can stay out of their grasp, she could be the key to saving her friends, her family, and the world she’s grown to love.

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ESCAPE ROOM

Film Shorts ESCAPE ROOM

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RELEASE DATE 1 FEBRUARY Solve the puzzle, escape the room. Find the clues, or die. Six strangers are invited to test an immersive new escape room but upon arrival find themselves in a fight to survive a deadly game.

Trapped in circumstances beyond their control, they must rely on their wits to find the clues and survive.

RELEASE DATE 14 FEBRUARY In the follow-up to Blumhouse’s surprise horror hit of riveting, repeating twists and comic turns, our hero Tree Gelbman discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead when death makes a killer comeback on Valentine’s Day.

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The Favourite

Vice

RELEASE DATE 1 JANUARY / Director Yorgos Lanthimos / Starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz / Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama

RELEASE DATE 25 JANUARY / Director Adam McKay / Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Sam Rockwell / Genre Biography, Drama

Early 18th Century, England. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne but her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead.

But when Abigail, a new servant, arrives with hopes of returning to her aristocratic roots, she competes with Sarah for the place as the Queen’s closest companion in an absurd period comedy from the director of The Lobster.

The epic true story about how a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly became the most powerful man in the world as Vice-President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today. Christian Bale delivers another astonishing performance as Dick Cheney and leads an all-star cast including Amy Adams, Steve Carell, and Sam Rockwell as George Bush.

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GLASS RELEASE DATE 18 JANUARY / Director M. Night Shyamalan / Starring Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, Samuel. L Jackson / Genre Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

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Split collide in the riveting culmination of M. Night Shyamalan’s worldwide blockbusters. Following the conclusion of Split, David Dunn pursues Kevin Wendell Crumb’s superhuman figure The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Elijah Price - aka Mr Glass - emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.

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TWO QUEENS, ONE FUTURE

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Mary Queen Of Scots

RELEASE DATE 8 FEBRUARY / Directors Mike Mitchell, Trisha Gum / Starring Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Tiffany Haddish / Genre Animation, Action, Adventure

RELEASE DATE 18 JANUARY / Director Josie Rourke / Starring Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, David Tennant / Genre Biography, Drama, History

It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens of Bricksburg are facing a huge new threat: LEGO Duplo invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild. The battle to defeat them and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman, and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a strange galaxy where everything is a musical. It will test their courage, creativity, and Master Building skills, and reveal just how special they really are.

Queen of France at sixteen and widowed at eighteen, Mary Stuart defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England fall under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth I. Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth’s sovereignty. Rivals in power and in love, the two female regents are determined to rule but betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both thrones - and change the course of history.

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IT WAS A MAN’S WORLD. SO SHE CHANGED IT

ON THE BASIS OF SEX RELEASE DATE 8 FEBRUARY / Director Mimi Leder / Starring Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux / Genre Biography, Drama

Set to be one of the year’s most inspiring and entertaining films, this is the powerful and timely true story of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who led the fight against gender discrimination and blazed a trail for equality.

From being one of only a few women accepted at Harvard Law to co-founding the Women’s Rights Project at the ACLU, Bader Ginsburg overcame all odds to become one of the most influential figures in the battle for equal rights, passionately arguing ground-breaking landmark cases and giving a voice to those unable to be heard.

Lighting up the screen with fantastic performances, Felicity Jones stars as Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Armie Hammer as her husband Marty, a talented lawyer in his own right who offers unwavering support to his wife.

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BOY ERASED

Film Shorts BEAUTIFUL BOY

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RELEASE DATE 18 JANUARY Based on David Sheff and Nic Sheff’s pair of acclaimed memoirs, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with a devastating drug addiction.

Timothée Chalamet, fresh from his Oscar-nominated performance in last year’s Call Me By Your Name, stars as meth-addicted teenager Nic, while Steve Carell plays his helpless father who is determined to help the boy he raised to recovery.

RELEASE DATE 8 FEBRUARY Lucas Hedges, Russell Crowe, and Nicole Kidman star in the emotional comingof-age story of Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who is outed to his parents at nineteen and faced with an ultimatum: attend a conversion therapy program, or be permanently exiled by his family, friends, and faith. Written and directed by Joel Edgerton, Boy Erased tells the true story of one young man’s struggle to find himself while being forced to question every aspect of his identity.

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Green Book

The Front Runner

RELEASE DATE 30 JANUARY / Director Peter Farrelly / Starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini / Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama

RELEASE DATE 11 JANUARY / Director Jason Reitman / Starring Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons / Genre Biography, Drama

Set in America in 1962, Green Book tells the heart-warming true story of Tony Lip, a working-class Italian-American bouncer who takes on a job as a chauffeur for Dr Don Shirley, a highly-educated African-American classical pianist.

The mismatched pair embark on a two-month tour of concert venues in the racially charged Deep South and discover they’re on the road to a meaningful and unique friendship.

During the 1988 presidential campaign, charismatic politician Gary Hart captured the imagination of young voters and was considered the overwhelming front runner for the Democratic nomination. But when the story of an extramarital relationship sidelined his campaign, Senator Hart was forced to drop out of the race in events that left a profound and lasting impact on American politics and shocked the world.

THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING RELEASE DATE 15 FEBRUARY / Director Joe Cornish / Starring Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Patrick Stewart, Rebecca Ferguson / Genre Adventure, Fantasy

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Alex thinks he’s just another nobody, until he stumbles upon the mythical Sword in the Stone, Excalibur. Now, he must unite his friends and enemies into a band of knights and, together with the legendary wizard Merlin, take on the wicked enchantress Morgana.

With the future at stake, Alex must become the great leader he never dreamed he could be.

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THE UNTOLD STORY

REVENGE: BEST SERVED COLD

Stan & Ollie

Cold Pursuit

RELEASE DATE 11 JANUARY / Director Jon S. Baird / Starring Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson / Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama

RELEASE DATE 22 FEBRUARY / Director Hans Petter Moland / Starring Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Tom Bateman / Genre Action, Drama, Thriller

The true story of Hollywood’s greatest comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy, is brought to the big screen for the first time. With their golden era long behind them, the pair embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille and Ida, the pair’s love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public.

A glitzy ski resort in the Rocky Mountains is rocked when the son of town snowplough driver Nels Coxman is murdered at the order of flamboyant drug lord Viking. Fueled by rage and armed with heavy machinery, Nels sets out to dismantle the cartel one man at a time, but his understanding of murder comes mainly from what he read in a crime novel. As the bodies pile up, his actions ignite a turf war with rival gangs that will turn the small town’s bright white slopes blood-red.

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TO DREAM IS TO HEAL

WELCOME TO MARWEN RELEASE DATE 1 JANUARY / Director Robert Zemeckis / Starring Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Gwendoline Christie / Genre Biography, Drama, Fantasy

The groundbreaking director of Forrest Gump, Cast Away, and Flight invites you to a most unexpected place with Welcome To Marwen, the miraculous true story of one broken man’s fight as he discovers how artistic imagination can restore the human spirit.

When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous town where he can heal and be heroic. As he builds an astonishing art installation - a testament to the most powerful women he knows - through his fantasy world, he draws strength to triumph in the real one. In a bold and timely film from this revolutionary pioneer of contemporary cinema, Welcome To Marwen shows that when your only weapon is your imagination you’ll find courage in the most unexpected place.

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LIFE ITSELF

Film Shorts LIFE ITSELF

THE MULE

RELEASE DATE 4 JANUARY As a New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey reverberate over continents and through lifetimes.

RELEASE DATE 25 JANUARY Clint Eastwood stars as Earl Stone, a man in his eighties who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he accepts a job that simply requires him to drive. Unbeknownst to Earl, he’s just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. As his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl’s crimes start to weigh heavily on him, and it’s uncertain if he’ll have time to right those wrongs before law enforcement, or the cartel’s enforcers, catch up to him.

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Colette

Second Act

RELEASE DATE 9 JANUARY / Director Wash Westmoreland / Starring Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Eleanor Tomlinson / Genre Biography

RELEASE DATE 25 JANUARY / Director Peter Segal / Starring Jennifer Lopez, Milo Ventimiglia, Leah Remini / Genre Comedy, Romance

The true story of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, an unconventional country girl who became a best-selling and beloved French author. A battle of the sexes at the dawn of the modern age, when seismic shifts were taking place in the roles of men and women, Colette is the story of a woman who was denied her voice by an overbearing man, and goes to extraordinary lengths to find it.

A comedy in the vein of Working Girl and Maid In Manhattan sees Jennifer Lopez star as Maya, a forty-year-old woman struggling with frustrations from unfulfilled dreams.

Until, that is, she gets the chance to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts, and that it is never too late for a Second Act.

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INSTANT FAMILY RELEASE DATE 14 FEBRUARY / Director Sean Anders / Starring Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner / Genre Comedy, Drama

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When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious fifteen-year-old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight. Now, Pete and Ellie must hilariously try to learn the ropes of instant parenthood in the hopes of becoming a family.

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TRUST LOVE ALL THE WAY

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

If Beale Street Could Talk

RELEASE DATE 1 FEBRUARY / Director Marielle Heller / Starring Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells / Genre Biography, Comedy, Crime

RELEASE DATE 8 FEBRUARY / Director Barry Jenkins / Starring KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King / Genre Crime, Drama, Romance

The true story of best-selling celebrity biographer (and friend to cats) Lee Israel who made her living in the 1970s and 80s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, EstĂŠe Lauder, and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen.

When Lee is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack.

From the Academy Award-winning director of Moonlight comes a story about love persisting in the face of racial oppression and injustice. In early 1970s Harlem, nineteenyear-old Tish is in love with Fonny, a young sculptor and the father of her unborn child. When Fonny is falsely accused of rape and imprisoned, Tish and their families race to clear his name before the baby is born.

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SERENITY

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GLASS

THEY CALL ME MR GLASS After a shock twist revealed Split shared its universe with Unbreakable, a new superhero franchise was born. A dark, grounded thriller with almost no CGI could this be the anti-MCU? WORDS CHRIS WASEY RELEASE DATE 18 JANUARY / Director M. Night Shyamalan / Starring Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson / Genre Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

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Night Shyamalan blew our minds with The Sixth Sense in 1999. A year later, Unbreakable did it again. But having defined twist endings for a generation of cinemagoers, the world began to always expect a hidden truth behind the curtain.

Sixteen years later, Shyamalan RODUCTION A FILM BYreturned STEVEN KNIGHT to greatness with Split, where DIRECTOR OF MCALPINE PHOTOGRAPHYheJESSintroduced HALL BSC us to Kevin Wendell SON RESNIWRICKTTENANDWILLIAM SADLEIR Y HEELEY DIRECTEDBYCrumb STEVEN KNIGHT (James McAvoy), a man suffering with dissociative identity disorder. Kevin’s mind houses twentythree personalities, each boasting

entirely different physical abilities and characteristics. Lurking beneath the surface is number twenty-four, “The Beast,” a super-powered creature with near limitless strength.

With an incredible performance from McAvoy, this fraught thriller’s final scene opened the parameters of its story’s world, revealing Unbreakable’s reluctant superhero hero, David Dunn, watching events unfold on TV. And so, the Shyamala-verse was born.

In a hotly anticipated conclusion to the unexpected trilogy, David, Mr Glass, and all of Kevin’s personalities collide. While manipulating the world around him, Glass prepares to reveal the truth about superheroes and villains. But as he slowly poisons Kevin’s more stable personalities, David must be prepared to sacrifice himself to stop the monster that remains.

Unbreakable Recap Eastrail 177 crashes, killing one-hundredand-thirty-one passengers. There is one survivor, David Dunn, who, astoundingly, doesn’t have a scratch on him.

Across the city, Elijah Price - a man with “bones that break like glass” - has spent a lifetime trying to find those who are his genetic opposite - people with profound strength of body and mind, who are “unbreakable.”

As David struggles with the odds of his survival, Elijah explains that he believes David is a genuine superhero. Slowly realising that Elijah’s correct, David accepts his calling.

At Unbreakable’s conclusion, David shakes Elijah’s hand, and sees the horrible truth; in trying to find a superman, “Mr Glass” instigated a dozen terrorist disasters (including David’s train crash) with a death toll of thousands.

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A (FOSTER) FAMILY Fam ily MATTER A couple interested in foster care takes in not one but three siblings as they scramble to get a grasp on life as an Instant Family.

WORDS HARRY FAINT RELEASE DATE 14 FEBRUARY / Director Sean Anders / Starring Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner / Genre Comedy, Drama

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eet Pete and Ellie (Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne), a couple ready to take the next step in their relationship, and it’s a big one: starting a family.

A spontaneous visit to the local foster care orientation fair quickly opens their eyes to the wide range of children in need, and seals the deal as they make the decision to take in a defiant fifteen-yearold girl named Lizzy, played by Transformers: The Last Knight’s

Isabela Moner. But there’s a catch - she comes with two younger siblings: Juan and Lita.

Without nine months of mental preparation that comes with pregnancy, and with no time for how-to books or classes, Pete and Ellie become overnight parents in a family of five, knee-deep in chaos, laugh-out-loud awkward moments, and hilarious escapades. But Instant Family’s humour is matched equally by its emotional gumption; this film doesn’t hold back in addressing obstacles specific to fostering. Pete and Ellie swiftly discover how challenging yet rewarding parenting can be, and truth be told, family can come from anywhere, at any moment, if you are open to it.

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Por traits Dysfunctional families have long been causing mayhem on the screen for our amusement over the past couple of decades. Some favourites:

CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (2003) It’s only a matter of seconds before the house is destroyed and the kids are arguing. Understandable really, there are twelve of them.

RV (2006) Rebellious kids and out of touch parents.

Robin Williams stars as a dad with an endangered job who chooses a road trip to the Rockies over Hawaii in order to attend a business meeting. Disaster is on the Colorado horizon.

YOURS, MINE & OURS (2005) A widowed admiral marries a widowed handbag designer, bringing together his eight and her ten kids to become one big family - a family at war, that is.

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THE LEGO MOVIE 2

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EVERYTHING IS AWESOME...

AGAIN! LEGO Emmet, Wyldstyle, and Batman join forces once more to smash an invading alien force to pieces in The LEGO Movie 2.

WORDS AARON POTTER RELEASE DATE 8 FEBRUARY / Directors Mike Mitchell, Trisha Gum / Starring Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Tiffany Haddish / Genre Animation, Action, Adventure

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t’s been five years since the genius of Christopher Miller and Phil Lord’s The LEGO Movie hit the big screen, setting us on a brick-busting adventure which proved that even the unlikeliest person can be special, or perhaps, more appropriately, awesome. It was at the end of that movie where we were first given a glimpse of what was in store for next time, as invaders from the planet Duplon started to touch

down. They claimed to come in pieces, but we’re not so sure.

Having previously worked on both the Shrek and Alvin And The Chipmunks film franchises, director Mike Mitchell takes on the task of building on the adventures of Chris Pratt’s Emmet Brickowski and the gang. The LEGOverse has been transformed into a post-apocalyptic wasteland since we last left our heroes, spurring Emmet to put his skills as a Master Builder to the ultimate test.

Expect more irreverent humour, stranger new worlds, and an even more eclectic mix of colourful brick-based characters when The LEGO Movie 2 arrives in cinemas.

Kids movies don’t get more creative than this!

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THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (2017) Not only a brick-based tale of good vs evil, but also pokes fun at The Dark Knight’s seventy-yearlong history. With winks and nods to Christopher Nolan’s trilogy, the Adam West series, and more, it’s every Bat-fan’s dream.

THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (2017) Challenging both its central characters and cinema audiences to find their inner piece, this second movie spin-off was headed up by Jackie Chan’s Master Wu. Through him, Lloyd and friends mastered the spiritual power of spinjitzu.

UNIKITTY! (2017-) The LEGO Movie’s most excitable character received her own spin-off TV series, following her busy days as the dutiful ruler of Unikingdom.

Here voiced by animation legend Tara Strong, she’s constantly facing off with the evil Master Frown of Frown Town.

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MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

COUSINS AT WAR As Mary Queen Of Scots challenges her distance cousin Elizabeth I for the English throne, she finds herself in a turbulent conflict in this historic tale of love and tragedy.

WORDS HARRY FAINT RELEASE DATE 18 JANUARY / Director Josie Rourke / Starring Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, David Tennant / Genre Biography, Drama, History

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ollowing their Academy Award nominations for Best Actress in 2018 for Lady Bird and I, Tonya respectively, Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie are set to compete once again. This time it’s through the retelling of the rivalry that grew between Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I in claiming the right to the throne. Get ready to witness their stormy relationship amidst the negativity their male courts held towards having a female monarch.

The film follows Mary as she returns to Scotland at age eighteen following the death of her first husband, Francis II of France. The story, based on the 2003 biography by John Guy, features other wellknown faces including David Tennant as famed Reformation leader John Knox, a bitter enemy of Mary who infamously branded her an adulteress as well as a wicked woman.

Director Josie Rourke makes her first step into the realms of filmmaking after fifteen years directing theatre productions in what is set to be a glorious showcase of stunning costume design paired with beautiful scenery and topped with emotive, powerhouse performances from Ronan and Robbie.

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A Queen Of Many Faces This isn’t the first time Elizabeth Tudor has graced the silver screen. Other films to have portrayed the Virgin Queen include:

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1998) Dame Judi Dench famously starred as Queen Elizabeth I in this Oscar-winning film, even winning herself Best Supporting Actress despite being on screen for only eight minutes.

ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE (2007) This is Cate Blanchett’s second time playing the Queen in the historical epic that follows Elizabeth’s attempts to deal with challenges from both abroad and closer to home.

THE VIRGIN QUEEN (1955) Bette Davis’ interpretation of Good Queen Bess detailed her relationship with Sir Walter Raleigh and is also the second time she played the role on film.

THE FAVOURITE. AND WHY YOU SHOULDN’T PICK ONE What in the world could come between a temperamental Queen and her most-trusted friend and advisor? A fallen aristocrat, hell-bent on regaining her position by any means necessary.

WORDS ROBB SHEPPARD RELEASE DATE 1 JANUARY / Director Yorgos Lanthimos / Starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz / Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama

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he Favourite grabs one’s attention first and foremost with the opportunity to witness Emma Stone as you rarely have before. Gone is the sweet, sassy, endearing star of La La Land, instead replaced by a scheming social climber, willing to cause much unpleasantness. To put it mildly.

Prepared to go to great lengths to avoid relinquishing her position is Rachel Weisz’s Lady Sarah; the only one who dare call out Queen Anne’s

deranged behaviour for what it is. As the 18th Century monarch, British acting royalty Olivia Colman (warming up for portraying Queen Liz in The Crown) brings her comedic chops, previously polished in Peep Show and Hot Fuzz. She fleshes out the role with an air of tragedy and fragility that will have you laughing one minute and lamenting the next. Your typical period drama, this is not.

What it is is a quirky comedy that surprises through its sharp script and subtle satire. As such, it makes a fitting follow-up for director Yorgos Lanthimos, whose previous films include The Lobster and the Cannes Film Festival’s 2017 Best Screenplay joint-winner, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer.

The Queen will see you now.

THE FAVOURITE

We Are Not Amused THE LION KING He just couldn’t wait to be King; his unscrupulous uncle Scar had other plans. Luckily, Simba had Timon and Pumbaa’s ha-hahijinks to help him claim the crown. Not laughing? What’s a motto with you?

THE PRINCESS DIARIES Mia (a freshly-discovered Anne Hathaway) suddenly finds out she’s the heir to the throne of Genovia. Cue a crash-course in all things regal: a monarch-worthy makeover, elocution lessons from Mary Poppins, and a glow up for her eyebrows!

COMING TO AMERICA Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem journeyed to NYC to find a wife.

Which meant he had to ditch his royal robes, learn to go to the bathroom by himself, and get a job. Anyone fancy a Big Mick burger on the way home?

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THE SHOW MUST GO ON Comedy legends Laurel & Hardy journey to British shores in the hope of reigniting their floundering careers.

Can the pair heal their personal wounds and recapture the magic, or will the curtain fall once and for all?

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WORDS BRODY ROSSITER RELEASE DATE 11 JANUARY / Director Jon S. Baird / Starring Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson / Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama

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tan Laurel and Oliver Hardy remain one of history’s most beloved comedy double acts.

The prolific duo and their signature brand of physical comedy became icons of popular culture due to their onscreen performances - yet things weren’t always so rosy for the pair.

By 1952, Stan & Ollie’s act had entered its twilight years, American audiences had moved on from their slapstick schtick, and the once titans of the silver screen had begun to sink into obscurity. The solution to their woes? A British comeback tour, of course.

With their personal relationship in a fragile state and looming health issues plaguing Hardy, the pair pushed on with the intention 20 January / February 2019

of recapturing past glories and earning a much-needed payday.

Steve Coogan once again showcases his talent for impressions, donning the bowler hat of Laurel, and the always engaging John C. Reilly steps into Hardy’s shoes, for two accomplished and deeply nuanced performances that have already garnered widespread critical acclaim.

Stan & Ollie presents all the components for a charming, melancholy, but tremendously funny excursion from England’s dreary winter landscape. This year, rediscover two of cinema’s most enduring characters and the men who brought them to life.

STAN & OLLIE

Prolific Pals

During their time together, Laurel & Hardy appeared in over one-hundred pictures, from silent films to full-length feature releases. The duo officially became a double act in 1927, but before joinin g forces, they both boasted successful stage and screen careers of their own, writing, directing, and starring in multiple productions. However, it was their coming together that brought the massive success and acclaim that has endured over nearly a century. The duo’s vast body of work still proves highly influential today, with actors, performers, and artists regularly citing the pair’s antics as inspiration. Stan & Ollie promises to remind audiences both new and old of Laur el & Hardy’s impact on comedy and cinema.

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FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS

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RELEASE DATE 15 MARCH / Director Chris Foggin / Starring Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, Tuppence Middleton / Genre Comedy, Drama, Musical

A fast-living, cynical London music executive heads to a remote Cornish village on a stag weekend where he’s pranked by his boss into trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen. He becomes the ultimate “fish out of water” as he struggles to gain the respect or enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band and their families who value friendship and community over fame and fortune. As he’s drawn deeper into the traditional way of life he’s forced to re-evaluate his own integrity and ultimately question what success really means.

Starring Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, Tuppence Middleton, David Hayman, Dave Johns, and Noel Clarke, Fisherman’s Friends is a feel-good comedydrama inspired by the real-life story of a group of Cornish fishermen who went from singing sea shanties in their fishing village in Port Isaac to securing a deal with Island Records and performing at Glastonbury.

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WONDER PARK

Wonder Park RELEASE DATE 12 APRIL / Director Dylan Brown / Starring Brianna Denski, Tom Baker, John Oliver / Genre Animation, Family, Fantasy

One magical day, June discovers an old rollercoaster car in the woods and climbs inside.

Suddenly, she finds herself in Wonderland, an amusement park she built from her own imagination but has since forgotten. All of her rides and fun-loving characters are brought back to life but have fallen into disarray without her. Now, June must put the wonder back into Wonderland before it’s lost forever.

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CAPTAIN MARVEL

Captain Marvel RELEASE DATE 8 MARCH / Directors Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck / Starring Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jude Law / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Set in the 1990s, this all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe follows the journey of Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes. While a galactic war between two alien races reaches Earth, Danvers finds herself and a small cadre of allies at the centre of the maelstrom.

Shazam!

RELEASE DATE 5 APRIL / Director David F. Sandberg / Starring Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Mark Strong / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

We all have a superhero inside us; it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out.

In Billy Batson’s case, by shouting out one word SHAZAM! - this streetwise fourteen-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult superhero Shazam. Still a kid at heart - inside a ripped, godlike body Shazam does what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them!

Fighting With My Family

SHAZAM! this family together; now it could tear them apart.

Hellboy RELEASE DATE 12 APRIL / Director Neil Marshall / Starring David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane / Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy

From The Descent director Neil Marshall comes a

darker, more hellish take on the well-meaning half demon, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, who denies his evil destiny to fight against darkness.

In this fresh adaptation of the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy must stop ancient sorceress Nimue The Blood Queen from getting the revenge she desperately seeks.

RELEASE DATE 1 MARCH / Director Stephen Merchant / Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Nick Frost / Genre Comedy, Drama

Reformed gangster and former wrestler Ricky and his wife Julia have always wanted a better life for their children, and the family dream seems to come true when daughter Saraya and son Zak are invited to audition for WWE. However, the two siblings soon learn that becoming a WWE Superstar demands more than they ever imagined.

Wrestling has always kept

Dumbo

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RELEASE DATE 29 MARCH / Director Tim Burton / Starring Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton / Genre Family, Fantasy

» A newborn elephant’s oversized ears make him the

laughingstock at an already struggling circus but when it’s revealed that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes an incredible comeback and Dumbo is recruited as the star attraction at Dreamland. Dumbo soars to new heights, but beneath its shiny veneer, Dreamland is full of dark secrets. The classic Disney animation comes to life in an all-new live-action adventure that expands the beloved story where differences are celebrated, family is cherished, and dreams take flight.

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WHAT MEN WANT

What Men Want RELEASE DATE 22 MARCH / Director Adam Shankman / Starring Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Tracy Morgan / Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A gender-swapped remake of Nancy Meyers’ romantic comedy What Women Want follows Ali Davis, a successful sports agent who gains the incredible ability to hear men’s thoughts. Fed up with constantly being boxed out by her male colleagues, Ali uses her newfound powers to get inside their minds and outsmart them in the race to sign the next basketball superstar.

Missing Link RELEASE DATE 5 APRIL / Director Chris Butler / Starring Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis, Zoe Saldana / Genre Animation, Adventure, Family

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The Missing Link, brave and dashing adventurer Sir Lionel Frost discovers Mr Link, a slightly silly, surprisingly smart, and soulful beast who may be the last of his kind.

Endangered and alone, Mr Link recruits the explorer to join him on a daring quest to find his distant relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La.

MISSING LINK setting off a perilous chain reaction that unleashes an unfathomable evil with horrific consequences.

Captive State RELEASE DATE 12 APRIL / Director Rupert Wyatt / Starring John Goodman, Vera Farmiga, Ashton Sanders / Genre Sci-Fi, Thriller

From the director of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes comes a smart sci-fi thriller in the vein of District 9 and Arrival. Set in a Chicago neighbourhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents.

Pet Sematary RELEASE DATE 5 APRIL / Directors Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer / Starring Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow / Genre Horror

Based on Stephen King’s seminal horror novel, Pet Sematary follows Dr Louis Creed, who, after relocating with his wife Rachel and their two young children from Boston to rural Maine, discovers a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near the family’s new home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his unusual neighbour

Film Shorts

MISS BALA

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RELEASE DATE 15 MARCH Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength in an English-language remake of the brutal Mexican thriller of the same name.

RELEASE DATE 15 MARCH A new nightmare from the mind of the Academy Awardwinning director of Get Out. Described as a social horror thriller, Us will offer another examination of America and includes an exciting cast led

by Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker.

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HAVE YOURSELF A WILD RIDE The creators of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Barnyard deliver another animated adventure where imagination becomes reality.

WORDS AARON POTTER RELEASE DATE 12 APRIL / Director Dylan Brown / Starring Brianna Denski, Tom Baker, John Oliver / Genre Animation, Family, Fantasy

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eaturing the voice talents of such actors as Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Garner, and Mila Kunis, Wonder Park is an animated film set within a world where a child’s creativity can bring the wonders of her thought-to-be-imaginary amusement park to life.

Tapping into the limitless amount of ingenuity that comes from being a child with big dreams, the movie follows June, a girl who one day finds that the Wonderland of her childhood playtime has become real. It isn’t all rides and wild slides, however, as June and friends soon learn that the park has become infested by an evil horde of Chimpanzombies. Only by working together with the park’s furry cohorts of bears and beavers can June restore peace to the land of her imagination.

Wonder Park promises to be a charming and fun-fuelled ride for all the family, proving that just because you grow up doesn’t mean you have to lose that special spark of imagination. Should the movie set audiences laughing, there’s already a Wonder Park TV spin-off in the works to hit the small screen later in the year.

A Tour of Theatrical Theme Parks JURASSIC PARK (JURASSIC PARK) A park’s ability to instil both wonder and dread was first cemented when Sam Neil’s Dr Alan Grant stepped of the Jeep. A land of cloned dinosaurs might be good in theory, but Jurassic Park highlighted the downsides.

TROUBLEMAKER THEME PARK (SPY KIDS 2) Robert Rodriguez’s first Spy Kids sequel, Island Of Lost Dreams, raised the amusement park bar with a ride that juggles its visitors in the air. A landmark architectural achievement, but it didn’t do the kids’ tummies any good.

SPOOKY ISLAND (SCOOBY-DOO) Scooby and the gang’s first big screen adventure saw them travel to the mysterious land of Rowan Atkinson’s Spooky Island. It lived up to its name, even if there was a maniacal Great Dane behind it.

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WIN ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL PRIZES Awakening in a future world she does not recognise with no memory of who she is, Alita is taken in by a compassionate doctor who realises that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.

As Alita navigates her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious past while her street-smart new friend Hugo helps to trigger her memories. But it is only when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she discovers a clue to her past - she has unique fighting abilities that those in power will stop at nothing to control.

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We take a look at the best limited releases, independent, documentary, and world cinema films showing on select screens in January / February.

Monsters And Men RELEASE DATE 18 JANUARY / Director Reinaldo Marcus Green / Starring John David Washington, Anthony Ramos, Kelvin Harrison Jr / Genre Drama

The tight-knit community of Bed-Stuy is pushed to the brink when young father Manny witnesses the police shooting of an unarmed black man. The shocking event at the heart of Reinaldo Marcus Green’s portrait of race, family, and consequence is told through differing perspectives: by the bystander who filmed the shooting, the black police officer, and a highschool baseball star inspired to take a stand.

Destroyer RELEASE DATE 25 JANUARY / Director Karyn Kusama / Starring Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany / Genre Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Destroyer follows the moral and existential odyssey of LAPD detective Erin Bell who, as a young cop, was placed undercover with a gang in the California desert with tragic results.

When the leader of that gang re-emerges many years later, she must work her way back through the remaining members and into her own history with them to finally reckon with the demons that destroyed her past.

poetic prodigy, Lisa becomes fascinated and tries to protect him from neglectful parents. She soon finds herself risking her career and family to nurture his talent.

All Is True RELEASE DATE 8 FEBRUARY / Director Kenneth Branagh / Starring Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen / Genre Drama

The year is 1613, Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age. But disaster strikes when his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground, and devastated, Shakespeare returns to Stratford, where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family.

Haunted by the death of his only son Hamnet, he struggles to mend the broken relationships with his wife and daughters.

The Kindergarten Teacher RELEASE DATE 8 FEBRUARY / Director Sara Colangelo / Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gael García Bernal, Parker Sevak / Genre Drama

Lisa Spinelli is a kindergarten teacher and poet who is fed up with her career, her oblivious husband, and teenage kids who largely ignore her. When she discovers that a five-yearold in her class may be a

A Private War

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RELEASE DATE 1 FEBRUARY / Director Matthew Heineman / Starring Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci / Genre Biography, Drama, War

» In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin

is one of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time.

Based on her extraordinary life on the frontlines of conflicts across the globe giving voice to the voiceless, A Private War follows the utterly fearless and rebellious journalist as she embarks on the most dangerous assignment of her life in the besieged Syrian city of Homs.

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La Traviata Royal Opera House Wednesday 30th January at 6:45pm Don Quixote Royal Opera House Tuesday 19th February at 7:15pm

Coming Soon La Forza Del Destino Royal Opera House Tuesday 2nd April at 6:15pm Faust Royal Opera House Tuesday 30th May at 7pm

Within The Golden Hour / New Cherkaoui / Flight Pattern Royal Opera House Thursday 16th May at 7pm Romeo & Juliet Royal Opera House Tuesday 11th June at 7:15pm

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