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CONTENTS ISSUE 21 NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2016
WELCOME! The holidays are here, with festive offerings like Office Christmas Party, starring Jennifer Aniston and T.J. Miller, and Bad Santa 2 to set the mood. But the cinematic gifts don’t stop there! Return to J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world with Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne, in Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. And sure to put sparks on the screen is the brilliant pairing of Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt in sci-fi adventure Passengers. And no gift could be more eagerly unwrapped than Star Wars IV prequel Rogue One, starring Felicity Jones as a rebel after the Death Star’s blueprints. Add in Clint Eastwood-directed biopic Sully, starring Tom Hanks, and this Christmas is sure to provide plenty of inspiration to brave the cold and see 6 AGE 2 the stars. Until next time! SEE PND OUT
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7 WHAT’S ON The unmissable new releases hitting the big screen in November and December.
15 MOANA After the groundbreaking success of Frozen and the Oscar-winning Brave, Disney presents its next anti-princess on a hero’s journey of self-discovery.
16 FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
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Decades before Harry made his way to Hogwarts, a battle of epic proportions filled the streets of New York City with magical sights, sounds, and beasts.
18 OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY An icy Slip’N Slide, a real-life reindeer, and all manner of holiday hijinks. You won’t want to miss the wildest Office Christmas Party you’ll ever attend.
20 COMING SOON We look at all the forthcoming films to get excited about in January and February.
20 THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE
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A NEW ERA OF MAGIC BEGINS
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM RELEASE DATE 18 NOVEMBER / Director David Yates / Starring Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Colin Farrell / Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Return to J.K. Rowling’s beloved wizarding world for an all-new adventure inspired by the Hogwarts textbook Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. Magizoologist Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt’s fantastic beasts, which spells trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.
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ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY RELEASE DATE 16 DECEMBER / Director Gareth Edwards / Starring Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen, Forest Whitaker / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars standalone films, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, an all-new epic adventure. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is directed by Gareth Edwards and stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, with Jiang Wen, and Forest Whitaker.
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NOCTURNAL ANIMALS RELEASE DATE 4 NOVEMBER / Director Tom Ford / Starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon / Genre Drama, Thriller
Susan Morrow lives a privileged yet unfulfilled life with her husband Hutton. One weekend, as Hutton departs on one of his too-frequent business trips, Susan receives a package. It’s a novel, Nocturnal Animals, written by her ex-husband, with whom she has had no contact for years. Alone at night, in bed, Susan begins reading. The novel is dedicated to her but its content is violent and devastating. Susan increasingly interprets the book as a tale of revenge that forces her to re-evaluate her choices and re-awakens a love that she feared was lost. As the story builds to a reckoning that will define both the novel’s hero and her own, the divorced couple discover dark truths about each other and themselves in this haunting romantic thriller that explores the thin lines between love and cruelty, and revenge and redemption. 8 November / December 2016
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EAT THAT QUESTION
RELEASE DATE 25 NOVEMBER Allied follows intelligence officer Max Vatan and French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour who engage in a steamy love affair during a mission in Casablanca. Now back in London and married, the couple seem to live a perfectly happy life, until Max is informed that Marianne is a suspected Nazi spy. The military order Max to investigate his wife and, worst of all, if the allegations are true, assassinate her, or face the gallows himself.
RELEASE DATE 2 DECEMBER Following Frank Zappa from clean-shaven, besuited youth, to fearless chief freak, to his relentlessly productive final days before his death at 52, Eat That Question is a subtle, skilful montage constructed solely from historic footage that seats us right up front from the start for an energetic celebration of this outspoken maestro.
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RELEASE DATE 2 DECEMBER / Directors Ron Clements, John Musker / Starring Dwayne Johnson, Auli’i Cravalho, Nicole Scherzinger / Genre Animation, Family, Fantasy
RELEASE DATE 2 DECEMBER / Director Clint Eastwood / Starring Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney / Genre Biography, Drama
Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, their voyages stopped. During a daring mission to fulfil her ancestors’ unfinished quest, Moana meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui, and together, they traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage.
On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, as Sully was being heralded for his feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career.
ARRIVAL RELEASE DATE 10 NOVEMBER / Director Denis Villeneuve / Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker / Genre Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Passengers
The Accountant
RELEASE DATE 23 DECEMBER / Director Morten Tyldum / Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen / Genre Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
RELEASE DATE 4 NOVEMBER / Director Gavin O’Connor / Starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons / Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jim and Aurora are two passengers onboard a spaceship transporting them to a new life on another planet. The trip takes a deadly turn when their hibernation pods mysteriously wake them 90 years before they reach their destination. As the duo unravel the mystery behind the malfunction, they begin to fall for each other, unable to deny their intense attraction only to be threatened by the imminent collapse of the ship and the discovery of the truth behind why they woke up.
Christian Wolff is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. He works as an accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organisations. With the Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division starting to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company, where an accounting clerk has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, the body count starts to rise. November / December 2016 9
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BAD SANTA 2 RELEASE DATE 25 NOVEMBER / Director Mark Waters / Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Kathy Bates / Genre Comedy
You better watch out: Bad Santa is coming back to town. Fuelled by cheap whisky, greed, and hatred, everyone’s favourite anti-hero, Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton), teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is ‘the kid’: chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity. Mummy issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie’s horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke (Kathy Bates), a super butch super b**ch. Sunny raises the bar for the gang’s ambitions, while somehow lowering the standard of criminal behaviour. Willie is further burdened by lusting after the curvaceous and prim Diane (Christina Hendricks), the charity director with a heart of gold and libido of steel. 10 November / December 2016
A STREET CAT NAMED BOB
Film Shorts A STREET CAT NAMED BOB RELEASE DATE 4 NOVEMBER The film adaptation of James Bowen’s muchloved, best-selling book tells the moving and life-affirming true story of the unlikely friendship between a young homeless busker, James Bowen (Luke Treadaway), and the cat who changed his life. As a recovering addict, Bowen was barely getting by as a street musician until he adopted a stray ginger cat. He named him Bob, nursed him back
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MOLLY MOON AND THE INCREDIBLE BOOK OF HYPNOTISM RELEASE DATE 2 DECEMBER A young orphan’s life changes dramatically when she discovers an intriguing book, Hypnotism - An Art Explained by the mysterious master hypnotist Dr Logan, that kick starts an unstoppable journey of discovery and adventure.
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Office Christmas Party RELEASE DATE 9 DECEMBER / Directors Josh Gordon, Will Speck / Starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, T.J. Miller / Genre Comedy
When the CEO tries to close her hard-partying brother’s branch, he and his Chief Technical Officer must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs in the wild festive comedy from the creators of Blades Of Glory.
Almost Christmas RELEASE DATE 25 NOVEMBER / Director David E. Talbert / Starring Danny Glover, Gabrielle Union, Nicole Ari Parker / Genre Comedy
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A comedy from writer/director David E. Talbert (Baggage Claim) and producer Will Packer (Ride Along, Think Like A Man series, This Christmas), Almost Christmas tells the festive story of a beloved patriarch who asks his family for one gift this holiday season: to get along. If they can honour that wish and spend five days under the same roof without killing one another, it will be a Christmas miracle.
Over the holidays, Ned, an overprotective but loving dad, visits his daughter at Stanford where he meets his biggest nightmare; her wellmeaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend, Laird. A rivalry quickly develops as Ned finds himself lost in the glamorous hightech world, but his panic levels will go through the roof when he learns that Laird is about to pop the question.
RELEASE DATE 26 DECEMBER / Director John Hamburg / Starring Bryan Cranston, James Franco, Zoey Deutch / Genre Comedy
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Collateral Beauty
RELEASE DATE 19 DECEMBER / Directors Eric Summer, Éric Warin / Starring Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan, Carly Rae Jepsen / Genre Animation, Family, Musical
RELEASE DATE 30 DECEMBER / Director David Frankel / Starring Will Smith, Helen Mirren, Edward Norton / Genre Drama
Félicie has one dream, to become a ballerina at the world’s best ballet school. She also has one big problem; she’s stuck in an orphanage with her best friend Victor hundreds of miles away. After a hair-raising escape and a gruelling journey the partners in crime arrive in the city determined to follow their dreams; Félicie’s to dance and Victor’s to become a famous inventor. Driven by her passion for dancing Félicie goes to extraordinary lengths in order to audition for the role of a lifetime.
When a successful New York ad executive suffers a personal tragedy and retreats from life, his friends devise a drastic plan to reach him before he loses everything. Pushing him to the very edge, they force him to confront the truth in surprising and profoundly human ways. From Oscar-winning director David Frankel this thought-provoking and star-studded drama explores how even the deepest loss can reveal moments of beauty, and how the constants of love, time, and death interlock in a life fully lived. November / December 2016 11
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A UNITED KINGDOM RELEASE DATE 25 NOVEMBER / Director Amma Asante / Starring Rosamund Pike, David Oyelowo, Tom Felton / Genre Biography, Drama, Romance
In 1947, Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo), the King of Botswana, met Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike), a London office worker. The attraction was immediate: she was captivated by his vision for a better world, he was struck by her willingness to embrace it. Seretse sensed the opportunity for change as the Empire weakened, Ruth saw the possibility for a “bigger life” as women pushed for independence and equality. They were a perfect match, yet their proposed marriage was challenged not only by their families but by the British and South African governments. Tensions grew between the nations but, despite the terrible pressures they faced, Seretse and Ruth never wavered, defying family, apartheid, and Empire in their fight for their love, and in so doing transformed their nation and inspired the world. 12 November / December 2016
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Film Shorts THE PASS RELEASE DATE 9 DECEMBER Two young professional footballers share a hotel room the night before their first big game. Out of nowhere, one kisses the other. This ‘pass’ echoes through the next ten years of both their lives - a decade of fame and failure, secrets and lies, in a sporting world where image is everything.
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the ongoing violence in Chicago’s Southside and challenge the nature of race, sex, and violence in America and around the world in Spike Lee’s bold modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata.
100 STREETS RELEASE DATE 11 NOVEMBER Idris Elba and Gemma Arterton star in a layered and gripping drama that follows and contrasts the interwoven stories of disparate people from all walks of life as they intersect on the streets of London.
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Paterson RELEASE DATE 25 NOVEMBER / Director Jim Jarmusch / Starring Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Helen-Jean Arthur / Genre Comedy, Drama
Paterson (Adam Driver) is a bus driver in the city of Paterson, New Jersey. Every day he adheres to the same simple routine. By contrast, his wife Laura’s (Golshifteh Farahani) world is ever changing. New dreams come to her almost daily. Jim Jarmusch’s film quietly observes the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.
The Edge Of Seventeen RELEASE DATE 30 NOVEMBER / Director Kelly Fremon Craig / Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Blake Jenner, Woody Harrelson / Genre Comedy, Drama
Growing up is hard, and life is no easier for high school junior Nadine, who is already at peak awkwardness when her all-star older brother Darian starts dating her best friend Krista. All at once, Nadine feels more alone than ever, until the unexpected friendship of a thoughtful boy gives her a glimmer of hope.
THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS RELEASE DATE 1 NOVEMBER / Director Derek Cianfrance / Starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz / Genre Drama, Romance
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Based on the bestselling novel by M. L. Stedman, The Light Between Oceans tells the powerful story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Australia who discover a baby adrift in a rowboat. When they decide to raise the child as their own, the consequences of their choice will change their lives forever.
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Bleed For This
American Pastoral
RELEASE DATE 2 DECEMBER / Director Ben Younger / Starring Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal / Genre Biography, Drama
RELEASE DATE 11 NOVEMBER / Director Ewan McGregor / Starring Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Connelly, Ewan McGregor / Genre Crime, Drama
After a near-fatal car accident leaves Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Pazienza, who shot to stardom after winning two world title fights, with a severed spine, he is told he may never walk again. Against all odds and doctor’s orders, renowned trainer Kevin Rooney agrees to help Vinny return to the ring just a year after the accident for what could be the last fight of his life in the incredible true story of one of the most inspiring and unlikely comebacks in sports history.
Ewan McGregor makes his directorial debut in this adaptation of Philip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and stars as Seymour “Swede” Levov, a father who dedicates himself to finding his beloved daughter after she disappears following an accusation of committing a violent act. What he discovers shakes him to the core, forcing him to look beneath the surface and confront the chaos that is shaping the modern world around him: no family will ever be the same. November / December 2016 13
FEATURE Back To The Future. Forrest Gump. Cast Away. The man behind some of cinema’s best pictures looks to be back to his best as Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard become lovers in a dangerous wartime. WORDS LEE CURTIS
MR AND MRS SCHMIDT RELEASE DATE 25 NOVEMBER / Director Robert Zemeckis / Starring Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris / Genre Action, Drama, Romance
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Set against the backdrop of The Second World War, Allied follows intelligence officer Max Vatan and French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour who engage in a steamy love affair during a mission in Casablanca. Now back in London and married, the couple seem to live a perfectly happy life, until Max is informed that Marianne is a suspected Nazi spy. The military order Max to investigate his wife and, worst of all, if the allegations are true, assassinate her, or face the gallows himself. Torn between love and loyalty, and recognising that attitudes towards each other have changed, the couple’s romantic alliance is tested to breaking point in a pulsating spy thriller that may just offer a few surprises as awards season approaches.
‘TIS THE SEASON! Allied is our dark horse for this awards season, here’s where it could feature:
Best Director Robert Zemeckis’ best film since Cast Away, we wouldn’t bet against him becoming a two-time Oscar winner.
Best Leading Actor/Actress Two very competitive categories this year with some huge names already creating a lot of buzz, but the chemistry between Allied’s leads is so palpable that we can’t write them off.
Best Original Screenplay The creator of Peaky Blinders and terrific single location drama Locke, Steven Knight, is making a real name for himself in an industry where original stories are at a premium.
Other Best Production Design: Gary Freeman Best Costume Design: Joanna Johnston Best Original Score: Alan Silvestri
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THE OCEAN IS CALLING After the groundbreaking success of Frozen and the Oscar-winning Brave, Disney presents its next anti-princess on a hero’s journey of self-discovery.
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RELEASE DATE 2 DECEMBER / Directors Ron Clements, John Musker / Starring Dwayne Johnson, Auli’i Cravalho, Nicole Scherzinger / Genre Animation, Family, Fantasy
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purred on by the success of 2013’s Frozen in which independent, empowered women aren’t saved by men but by themselves, Disney’s back with another strong female lead, this time solving mysteries on the great wide ocean. With the recent resurgence in animation - from beloved children’s shows such as Adventure Time and Steven Universe to upcoming animated films like Trolls and Godzilla - no company is better poised to use its appeal
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and reach to steer the industry than Disney. With Pixar proving cartoons can interest adults and children alike, Moana is sure to breach the generational gap. Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) is a sixteenyear-old navigator who sets sail on a quest to team up with Maui (Dwayne Johnson), the legendary demigod, determined to save her family and civilisation from destruction. Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, the team behind The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Hercules, Moana wouldn’t be a Disney production without memorable tunes, and with Lin-Manuel Miranda co-writing the music (fresh off Broadway’s criticallyacclaimed Hamilton), this is sure to be a feast for eyes and ears - as well as a story to feed the heart.
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• Moana: Adventurous, curious, courageous, and a dreamer, she’s on a mission to save her people and find herself in the process.
• Maui: A legendary demigod who helps guide Moana on her quest.
• Sina: Moana’s mother, voiced by Nicole Scherzinger. Playful, sharp, and protective of her daughter.
• Tui: Voiced by Temuera Morrison, Moana’s father wants her to follow in his footsteps to become island chief.
• Hei Hei: Described by Ron Clements as “the dumbest character in the history of Disney”, Moana’s pet rooster is voiced by Alan Tudyk.
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MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR Decades before Harry made his way to Hogwarts, a battle of epic proportions filled the streets of New York City with magical sights, sounds, and beasts. WORDS BRODY ROSSITER
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
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RELEASE DATE 18 NOVEMBER / Director David Yates / Starring Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Colin Farrell / Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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ver since the final victorious flourish of Harry Potter’s wand defeated He-WhoMust-Not-Be-Named, fans of the boy wizard have been clamouring for more magic to illuminate cinema screens. However, with the newest instalment to the mythology, Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, debuting on London’s West End and only recently sending bookworms racing to the midnight launch of its written release, a long wait may well be in store for those in search of a cinematic continuation of the series. As if by magic and quicker than a cry of “Accio movie!”, a less renowned yet equally imaginative piece of J.K. Rowling’s magical universe has stampeded into cinemas. Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them is a spin-off prequel to the Harry Potter films, based on Rowling’s guide to the many creatures that inhabit the Potterverse. Written from the perspective of magizoologist Newt Scamander and featuring hastily scribbled classroom notes from Harry, Ron and Hermione, the compact index acted as a chance for muggles around the world to take a peek between the covers of a textbook deemed essential for Hogwarts students. David Yates, the director responsible for the final four films in the Potter series, has returned to unleash Rowling’s wondrous beasts upon the big screen and elaborate on Newt’s amazing exploits. The story takes place in New York City. The year is 1926. Our unlikely hero has travelled the world, procuring its most unusual, extraordinary, and perhaps dangerous magical creatures, and cramming them inside the surprisingly
roomy confines of his suitcase. On a brief stop in the Big Apple, things quickly spiral out of control and Newt’s collection is let loose, sparking panic amongst both the magical and No-Maj (American Muggle) community. Newt quickly finds a group of witch and wizard comrades to help him roundup the contents of his case; however, what the No-Majs call “witchcraft” is far from welcome on New York’s streets, and division runs rife between the two uneasy communities. As rival leaders rally their forces, the threat of a deadly civil war looms. Can Newt help sooth the tension while also averting the city’s imminent destruction? An all-star cast has been assembled to embody the many equally fantastical characters onscreen. Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne steps into Newt’s shoes in what promises to be another spellbinding performance. A supporting cast featuring established stars including Colin Farrell and Ezra Miller, alongside lesser-known talents such as Katherine Waterston, will undoubtedly capture Potter fans’ hearts and imaginations all over again as good and evil collide. The film is not only a chance to cast your eyes upon some truly astounding beasts, but an unmissable opportunity to explore an incomparable vision of New York City during the Roaring Twenties. Smoky speakeasy bars offer sanctuary to those fleeing the many restrictions of prohibition-era America. Secret societies go underground, while wealthy city dwellers live it up beneath New York’s bright lights. A trip to more exotic lands may also be on the cards, as Newt invites outsiders inside his little suitcase of tricks. New York is in turmoil, vast spells flood through its streets and beasts are running wild between its towering skyscrapers. It’s time to discover a whole new wizarding world and the heroes and villains battling for its future.
WIZARDS & WITCHES PORPENTINA GOLDSTEIN Demoted down the ranks of MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America) due to her outspoken nature, ‘Tina’ proves to be a strong and brave ally to Newt. She may well become much more . . .
QUEENIE GOLDSTEIN Alison’s glamorous sister Queenie has the ability to read minds, a power Potter fans will recognise from its misuse by Voldemort years later.
JACOB KOWALSKI The only Muggle amongst Newt’s allies, Jacob also has a hand in freeing the magizoologist’s beasts. Clumsy but well-intentioned, can the war veteran make amends for his costly error?
PERCIVAL GRAVES Director of Magical Security at MACUSA, Graves is tasked with tracking down Newt after the beasts are released. This powerful wizard has little love for the No-Majs.
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FEATURE An icy Slip’N Slide, a real-life reindeer, and all manner of holiday hijinks. You won’t want to miss the wildest Office Christmas Party you’ll ever attend. WORDS LEE CURTIS
NAUGHTY OR NICE? RELEASE DATE 9 DECEMBER / Directors Josh Gordon, Will Speck / Starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, T.J. Miller / Genre Comedy
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hristmas is a time for giving, remembering those less fortunate, and uniting with family to watch the countless classics that spread the seasonal feeling of goodwill. But too much sweetness gets sickly. Thankfully, there’s a naughty corner of cinema dedicated to those of us who prefer our Christmas spirits in double measures and this year you’re cordially invited to the most debauched yuletide celebration yet. Riotous ensemble comedy Office Christmas Party follows fun-loving
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tech company president Clay Vanstone (T.J. Miller), under pressure from his ruthless sister and CEO, Carol (Jennifer Aniston). The business is failing and his branch faces closure. To help raise morale and score a major new client, Clay and his close work confidante Josh (Jason Bateman) organise a festive get-together for the employees. Except their wintry shindig gets turned up to eleven and the staff party harder than ever before. As the night of corporate-sanctioned shenanigans descends into chaos and the company line they swore they would toe disappears from view, Clay and Josh embark on an exercise in damage limitation before their bid to save everyone’s jobs becomes another reason why they’ll be sacked this Christmas.
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A Crew of Two LOST IN SPACE While NASA expects another twenty years before populating Mars, Hollywood’s been merrily stranding humans across the galaxy for decades.
Woken from hypersleep ninety years too soon, Chris Pratt & Jennifer Lawrence must find a way to repair their failing spaceship and save the five thousand other passengers still in stasis. WORDS CHRIS WASEY
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Lost Where - Deep space Lost How - Insane artificial intelligence (HAL)
Apollo 13 (1995) Lost Where - Between the Earth and the Moon Lost How - Mechanical error
Event Horizon (1997) Lost Where - Jupiter Lost How - Black hole created by ship
Solaris (2002) Lost Where - Deep Space (orbiting Solaris) Lost How - Phenomena that replicates crew, and dead loved ones
Sunshine (2007) Lost Where - Near to the Sun Lost How - Sabotage during mission to restart dying Sun
Moon (2009) Lost Where - The Moon (obviously) Lost How - Lunar mine accident
Gravity (2013) Lost Where - Outer atmosphere Lost How - Space station destruction
The Martian (2015) Lost Where - Mars Lost How - Abandoned during storm
PASSENGERS RELEASE DATE 23 DECEMBER / Director Morten Tyldum / Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen / Genre Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
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ore than five thousand people lie in cryostasis, midway through a galaxyspanning journey of a hundred and twenty years. A new life awaits them. Still ninety years from their destination, two pods are prematurely woken. As Jim (Chris Pratt), a mechanic who finds his skills obsolete on Earth, and Aurora (Jennifer Lawrence), a writer from New York, come to accept their new reality as the sole humans on a five-mile ship, they have the rest of their lives onboard to
become acquainted. While their budding romance takes shape, it becomes apparent that the malfunction causing them to wake is not the only problem afflicting the gargantuan craft. Amid defective AIs and failing systems, a crew of two must find a way to save the thousands of others aboard. Pratt’s riding high from his Guardians Of The Galaxy and Jurassic World success, and Lawrence Hollywood’s highest paid actress - is celebrated in every role she embraces, so expect thrilling performances and dazzling chemistry. With an original script that has garnered huge buzz over the last two years and a budget of $120+ million, it’s exciting to see Hollywood betting big on a non-franchise production for the Christmas crowd. November / December 2016 19
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AUDITIONS BEGIN 2017
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RELEASE DATE 27 JANUARY / Director Garth Jennings / Starring Matthew McConaughey, Scarlett Johansson, Seth MacFarlane / Genre Animation, Comedy, Musical
Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, Sing follows dapper koala Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) as he launches the world’s greatest singing competition in hopes of restoring his once-grand theatre to its former glory. Five lead contestants emerge: a mouse (Seth MacFarlane), who croons as smoothly as he cons; a timid teenage elephant (Tori Kelly), with an enormous case of stage fright; an overtaxed mother (Reese Witherspoon), run ragged tending a litter of twentyfive piglets; a young gangster gorilla (Taron Egerton), looking to break free of his family’s felonies; and a punk-rock porcupine (Scarlett Johansson), struggling to shed her arrogant boyfriend and go solo. Each animal arrives under Buster’s marquee believing that this is their shot to change the course of their life in a musical comedy about finding the shining star that lives inside all of us.
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ALWAYS BE YOURSELF. UNLESS YOU CAN BE BATMAN
The LEGO Batman Movie RELEASE DATE 10 FEBRUARY / Director Chris McKay / Starring Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Zach Galifianakis / Genre Animation, Action, Comedy
The self-described leading man of The LEGO Movie
stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.
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Fifty Shades Darker RELEASE DATE 10 FEBRUARY / Director James Foley / Starring Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson, Kim Basinger / Genre Drama, Romance
When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together.
Assassin’s Creed RELEASE DATE 6 JANUARY / Director Justin Kurzel / Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum
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Lynch experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organisation in the present day.
Live By Night RELEASE DATE 13 JANUARY / Director Ben Affleck / Starring Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Scott Eastwood / Genre Crime, Drama
In the roaring ‘20s when Prohibition hasn’t stopped the flow of booze in an underground network of gangster-run speakeasies, Joe Coughlin turns his back on his strict upbringing for the spoils of being an outlaw. But even among criminals there are rules and Joe breaks a big one that forces him on a path of revenge, ambition, romance, and betrayal.
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Film Shorts T2 RELEASE DATE 27 JANUARY Director Danny Boyle reunites the original cast: Renton (Ewan McGregor), Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), and Begbie (Robert Carlyle) for a continuation of the Trainspotting saga.
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THE SPACE BETWEEN US RELEASE DATE 10 FEBRUARY This interplanetary adventure follows the life of Gardner Elliot, the first human born on Mars, who travels to Earth to find his father. But
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when his explorations of the home planet he’s never known begin, he discovers that his organs can’t withstand Earth’s atmosphere and must race against time to unravel the mysteries of how he came to be.
MONSTER TRUCKS (3D) RELEASE DATE 3 FEBRUARY Melding cutting edge visual effects and state-ofthe-art CGI, Monster Trucks is an action-filled adventure for the whole family that will keep you on the edge of your seat and ultimately touch your heart.
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A MONSTER CALLS
A Monster Calls RELEASE DATE 6 JANUARY / Director J.A. Bayona / Starring Lewis MacDougall, Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver / Genre Drama, Fantasy
12-year-old Conor is dealing with his mother’s illness, a less-thansympathetic grandmother, and bullying classmates, but finds a most unlikely ally when a Monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the nocturnally visiting Monster (voiced by Liam Neeson) guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth in a visually spectacular drama.
Who’s Your Daddy? RELEASE DATE 3 FEBRUARY / Director Lawrence Sher / Starring Ed Helms, Owen Wilson, Glenn Close / Genre Comedy
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father had died when they were young, discover their eccentric mother lied to them they set out to find their real father and learn far more about their mother than they ever wanted to know. J.K. Simmons, Ving Rhames, and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback-turnedactor Terry Bradshaw join the cast as potential father figures.
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MANCHESTER BY THE SEA teenager weren’t enough, his return to the past re-opens an unspeakable tragedy.
Loving RELEASE DATE 3 FEBRUARY / Director Jeff Nichols / Starring Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton / Genre Biography, Drama, Romance
A celebration of the real-
RELEASE DATE 13 JANUARY / Director Kenneth Lonergan / Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler / Genre Drama
One damp winter day, brooding, irritable loner Lee Chandler gets a call summoning him to his hometown, north of the city. His brother’s heart has given out suddenly, and he’s been named guardian to his 16-year-old nephew. As if losing his only sibling and doubts about raising a
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life courage of interracial couple Richard and Mildred Loving, who married and then spent the next nine years fighting for the right to live as a family. Their civil rights case went to the Supreme Court, which in 1967 reaffirmed the very foundation of the right to marry, making their love story an inspiration to couples everywhere.
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RELEASE DATE 13 JANUARY / Director Damien Chazelle / Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Amiée Conn / Genre Comedy, Musical, Romance
» An aspiring actress, Mia, and a dedicated jazz musician,
Sebastian, are struggling to make ends meet in a city known for crushing hopes and breaking hearts. Set in modern day Los Angeles, Damien Chazelle’s original musical about everyday life explores the joys and pains of pursuing your dreams.
HIDDEN FIGURES
Hidden Figures RELEASE DATE 24 FEBRUARY / Director Theodore Melfi / Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Costner / Genre Drama
The untold story of the brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk RELEASE DATE 6 JANUARY / Director Ang Lee / Starring Kristen Stewart, Vin Diesel, Joe Alwyn / Genre Drama, War
19-year-old private Billy
Lynn becomes a hero after a harrowing Iraq battle and is brought home for a victory tour. Through flashbacks, culminating at the halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day football game, the film reveals what really happened and contrasts the realities of war with America’s perceptions.
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xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage RELEASE DATE 20 JANUARY / Director D.J. Caruso / Starring Vin Diesel, Nina Dobrev, Samuel L. Jackson / Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller
The third chapter of the
blockbuster franchise that redefined the spy thriller finds extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage coming out of self-imposed exile and on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang and his team in a race to recover an unstoppable weapon known as Pandora’s Box.
The Founder RELEASE DATE 17 FEBRUARY / Director John Lee Hancock / Starring Michael Keaton, Patrick Wilson, Laura Dern / Genre Biography, Drama
The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He manoeuvred himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
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Film Shorts SPLIT RELEASE DATE 20 JANUARY James McAvoy leads M. Night Shyamalan’s latest supernatural suspense thriller as Kevin, a sufferer of multiple personality disorder. Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist there remains one still submerged who is set to materialise and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him, as well as everyone around
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him, as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.
SILENCE RELEASE DATE 6 JANUARY In Seventeenth-century Japan, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to a country hostile to their religion, where feudal lords force the faithful to publicly renounce their beliefs. Eventually captured and forced to watch their Japanese Christian brothers lay down their lives for their faith, the priests bear witness to unimaginable cruelties that test their own beliefs.
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THE GREAT WALL
The Great Wall RELEASE DATE 24 FEBRUARY / Director Yimou Zhang / Starring Matt Damon, Willem Dafoe, Pedro Pascal / Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Starring Matt Damon and directed by one of the most breath-taking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou, The Great Wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure. The first Englishlanguage production for Yimou is the largest film ever shot entirely in China.
Underworld: Blood Wars RELEASE DATE 3 FEBRUARY / Director Anna Foerster / Starring Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Charles Dance / Genre Action, Horror
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dealer Selene as she fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.
The Birth Of A Nation RELEASE DATE 20 JANUARY / Director Nate Parker / Starring Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King / Genre Biography, Drama
The Birth Of A Nation follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher whose financially-strained owner Samuel Turner accepts an offer to use Nat’s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities against fellow slaves, Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.
RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER
Film Shorts RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER RELEASE DATE 24 FEBRUARY Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead. Now, she must return to where the nightmare began: The Hive in Raccoon City
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JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 RELEASE DATE 17 FEBRUARY Legendary hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is forced back out of retirement
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by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world’s deadliest killers.
THE DARK TOWER RELEASE DATE 17 FEBRUARY Based on Stephen King’s novels, The Dark Tower introduces us to the fallen land of Mid-World and kick starts the journey of gunslinger Roland Deschain (Idris Elba).
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News Snippets Scott Cinemas Launch New Website » After months of design work
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Barnstaple - Screen 4 refurbishment » Screen 4 in Barnstaple was closed back in September and October while it was refurbished. We re-stepped the screen to create better sightlines, expanding to the rear to give more seats, installing new seats and upgrading the sound system to Dolby 7.1. Bridgwater - 80th Birthday Party » 150 people joined us in Bridgwater in July to help celebrate the cinemas 80th birthday. The evening opened with cocktails and goodie bags, and ended with a screening of Absolutely Fabulous. A fun night was had by all, and we can’t wait to see what the next 80 years brings for the town!
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A regular feature at selected Scott Cinemas venues, through 2016. Scott Cinemas presents seasons of critically acclaimed Opera, Ballet, Theatre and Musical productions. Presented on the big screen in stunning high definition and multi channel sound. NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE
BARNSTAPLE, BRISTOL, EXMOUTH, EAST GRINSTEAD & SIDMOUTH No Man’s Land Thursday 15th December at 7.00pm Amadeus Thursday 2nd February at 7.00pm Saint Joan Thursday 16th February at 7.00pm Hedda Gabler Thursday 9th March at 7.00pm
ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
BARNSTAPLE, BRISTOL, EXMOUTH, EAST GRINSTEAD & SIDMOUTH The Tempest Wednesday 11th January at 7.00pm Julius Caesar Wednesday 26th April at 7.00pm
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET BRISTOL, EAST GRINSTEAD, EXMOUTH & SIDMOUTH
Cinderella Wednesday 23rd November at 7.00pm Coppelia Wednesday 19th April at 7.00pm
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
The Nut Cracker (Pre-Recorded) Sunday 18th December at 3.00pm
Anastasia Wednesday 2nd November at 6.30pm
THERE’S MORE
BARNSTAPLE, BRISTOL, EXMOUTH, EAST GRINSTEAD & SIDMOUTH
Les Contes d’Hoffman Tuesday 15th November at 6.15pm The Nutcracker Thursday 8th December at 7.15pm (Encores in selected cinemas)
Christmas With André Rieu Barnstaple, Bridgwater, Bristol, East Grinstead, Exmouth & Sidmouth Saturday 19th November at 5.00pm
BOLSHOI BALLET BARNSTAPLE, BRISTOL, EAST GRINSTEAD, EXMOUTH & SIDMOUTH The Bright Stream (Pre-Recorded) Sunday 6th November at 3.00pm
ANDRÉ RIEU
To see what future showings we have in store please visit our website. Prices for all showings may vary so please check with the cinema.
FOR MORE INFO CALL 0300 124 0275 OR VISIT WWW.SCOTTCINEMAS.CO.UK
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