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8 summer might be slipping away into memory and winter may be looming, but things are hotting up on the big screen. as oscars season drifts onto the horizon, the great and the good are gearing up to dazzle us with the first clutch of awards contenders. amongst them is anna Karenina, leo tolstoy’s epic novel reimagined in a beautifully bold new vision by Joe Wright, who did sterling work with adapting the beloved likes of Pride and Prejudice and atonement. i, for one, am very excited to see how the sweeping drama pans out - and whether Keira Knightley, Jude law and aaron taylor-Johnson shape up

as the film’s protagonists. there’s also plenty of oscars buzz abuilding for upcoming crime thriller Killing them softly, which reunites Brad Pitt with director andrew dominik for the first time since the assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert ford. and no film has our action appetites salivating - and pulses racing - more than the latest Bond instalment, skyfall. despite being dogged by finance issues, the 23rd Bond film is finally here and, with daniel craig on top form and sam mendes directing, i’m expecting a blinder. don’t miss our special feature on p.10.

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locally ............................................ 04 merlin website ................................ 06 anna Karenina ................................ 09 the campaign ...................................... 09 Feature: skyfall - James bond ............10 Dredd (3D) / frankenweenie (3D) ...12 hit and run / hope springs ........... 13 hotel transylvania (3D) ..................... 14 Killing them softly ............................ 14 lawless / looper ................................ 15 film Directory .................................... 16 love bite ..............................................18 madagascar 3: europe’s ........................ most wanted (3D) ...............................18 now is Good / on the road ........... 19 paranormal activity 4........................ 19 paranorman (3D) ............................... 19 The Perks Of Being A Wallflower .... 20 pitch perfect / premium rush ......... 20 resident evil: retribution (3D) ........20 ruby sparks / savages .........................21 silent hill: revelation (3D) ...............22 sinister ............................................... 22 the sweeney / taken 2 .................... 23 that’s my boy / to rome with love ..23 forthcoming films ......................... 26 merlin news .................................. 28 and now for something ...................

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COMEDY AT THE PAVILION HOWARD MARKS: AN AUDIENCE WITH MR NICE Friday 28 september, 8pm, £15

8 Author of bestselling autobiography Mr Nice, the man who

juggled 43 aliases, 89 phone lines and 25 worldwide companies throughout the ‘80s performs his critically acclaimed one

man show, drawing on a wealth of experience ranging from

growing up in South Wales and his time at Oxford University to incarceration at America’s toughest federal penitentiary.

JIM DAVIDSON

monday 15 october, 7.30pm, £20 advance

8 A hysterical evening of stand-up comedy featuring one of Britain’s greatest comedians. After appearing on television’s New Faces in 1976, Jim Davidson’s career in comedy went nuclear, firmly establishing him as one of Britain’s top stand-up comedians. Strictly adults only.

STEVE HUGHES

saturday 20 october, 8pm, £14 advance

8 Direct from sell-out shows at the Sydney and Melbourne

Comedy Festivals and storming sets on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and Stand up for the Week, inimitable

Australian comic and ex-heavy metal drummer Steve Hughes

embarks upon his eagerly awaited debut tour. Expect intelligent, straight-talking social commentary from a most original and thought-provoking performer. Over 16s only.

SIMON DAY

thursday 1 november, 7.30pm, £14

8 Best known for his hilarious characters in The Fast Show,

including Tommy Cockles, Dave Angel and Eco Warrior, Simon Day is an intelligent stand-up comedian with a story to tell.

Listen to his story, laugh at his stand-up and ask him some questions at the end of the evening when he’ll be signing copies of his autobiography, Comedy and Error.

2 september – tea! tea! tea! cuppa tea Galore at Falmouth tea Fest, 6 september – theft, 7 september – rollermania, 15 september – rob kingsley ‘a vision of elegance’, 28 september – howard marks: an audience with mr nice, 4 october – benjamin Francis leftwich, 12 october – blues in the bay, 15 october – Jim davidson, 19 october – the knicker lady, 20 october – steve hughes, 31 october – Julia stone, 1 november – simon day

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SETH LAKEMAN

Friday 26 october, 7.30pm £18 / on the door £21

8 Recorded at Morwellham Quay in Devon, Seth Lakeman’s latest album ‘Tales from the Barrel House’ underlines his innate knack for writing both foot-stomping, sing-along songs and more tender, thoughtful ballads. His playing is breathtaking and Seth’s trademark, soaring vocals are at the forefront of this album, as beguiling and haunting as ever. 2012 has already seen Seth perform at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and with the BBC Concert Orchestra in March as part of the Music Nation weekend. Seth will be playing tracks from his previous studio albums plus brand new songs from ‘Tales from the Barrel House’ at this hotly anticipated show.

4 september – new cornwall opera: cavalleria rusticana, 5 september – shakatak, 6 september – andy Zaltzman, 6 september – cregan & co, 7 september – sandi toksvig live, 8 september – beyond the barricade, 10-15 september – Footsbarn theatre: the indian tempest, 17-22 september – stomp, 24 september – blofeld & baxter, 25 september – king pleasure & the biscuit boys, 26 september – richard street in concert, 27 september – Julian clary, 28 september – the sensational 60s experience, 29 september – the black dyke band, 29 september – cornish brass band championships, 1 october – wah! wah! Girls, 9 october – shakespeare schools Festival, 10 october – city of london sinfonia, 11 october – blake, 12 october – the illegal eagles, 13 october – marty wilde’s rock ‘n’ roll party, 14 october – tinga tinga land, 14 october – Glenn and Friends, 15 october – mark watson, 16 october – Jethro, 17 october – truro school musical extravaganza, 18 october – kernow king, 18 october – des o’connor, 19 october – last man standing, 20 october – show of hands with miranda sykes, 21 october – kevin bloody wilson, 23-24 october – some like it hip hop, 25 october – charlie landsborough, 26 october – seth lakeman, 27 october – Fascinating aida, 29 october – the enormous turnip, 30 october – t.rextasy, 31 october – last night of the proms

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tue 25th September One of the world’s greatest swing bands.

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Mark Watson Mon 15th October The comedian tours with his new show The Information.

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Peter Delaunay, Course Leader FdA Media Advertising, previews the return of Bond…

The latest in the long line of James Bond sagas arrives in cinemas at the

many more days on ‘Skyfall’ than any of the previous films, so the days

end of October, somewhat belatedly due to the financial near-meltdown

of M sending Bond on a mission in act one and then reappearing for the

of MGM/UA in 2010, and with a title – ‘Skyfall’ – that the original author

finale are definitely over.

Ian Fleming would not recognise.

The director of ‘Skyfall’, Sam Mendes, still perhaps best known as a film

Daniel Craig makes his third outing as the eponymous hero and will no

director for ‘American Beauty’, has some experience of action films or

doubt be the subject of yet more discussion as to where he should be

at least films with plenty of action (Jarhead, Road to Perditon) but this is

ranked in the pantheon of Bond actors, while Dame Judi Dench is now

his first full-on big screen action-adventure movie.

firmly ensconced as Bond’s boss ‘M’ in her seventh film of the series.

The two Bond girls - Naomi Harris as Eve and Bérénice Marlohe as

To celebrate the 50 years of Bond movies you might just have time to

Sévérine – as is customary these days are much more than just eye

catch the exhibition of Bond costumes and props ‘Designing 007 - Fifty

candy. Those of you who have seen Danny Boyle’s ’28 Days Later’ will

Years of Bond Style’ at the Barbican until Wednesday 5th September

know that Naomi Harris is more than capable of looking after herself –

2012. If you have made the trek to London for the exhibition perhaps

so expect plenty of gungho action from Eve. Skyfall will be Bérénice

you popped into the Rolling Stones photographic exhibition at Somerset

Marlohe’s first major international film but in France she has appeared in

House, the band are also celebrating their half century this year. For

a number of television police shows.

younger readers, that’s how long the Bond films have been around!

But does Bond still resonate as a British cultural icon? Author William

What’s the story of ‘Skyfall’? Well, Eon Productions are so far being

Boyd (Waiting for Sunrise, Nat Tate, An Ice-Cream War) is currently

remarkably restrained; there is one trailer on the official site together

working on a new Bond novel to published next year; and the films

with a handful of brief ‘behind the scenes’ videos, but they’re definitely

continue to be the bedrock of the British film industry having kept

giving nothing away.

Pinewood Studios functioning through fifty years of erratic British film

What we do know is that the mere mention of the word ‘skyfall’ is enough to have James walking out of an interrogation – and the plot seems to revolve around bad deeds from ‘M’s past. Dame Judi was filming for

production.

“James Bond in the 21st Century: why we still need 007”,

a collection of essays edited by Glenn Yeffeth, attempts to answer the question – but first, see the film and attempt your own answer.

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ANNA KARENINA

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8 A literary adaptation from director Joe Wright starring Keira Knightley makes you think you know just what to expect - lavish period costumes, lush cinematography, and a spellbinding long take or two - but think again. Both Atonement and Pride and Prejudice earned significant Oscar buzz, and this time Wright is apparently gearing up to win big by turning the genre boldly on its head.

Rather than film Tolstoy’s classic story of love, family ties and adultery among the Russian aristocracy in Moscow as originally planned, Wright surprised his muse Knightley with his vision for shooting nearly the entire film within a purpose-built, dilapidated theatre on English soil. In bringing the tale of tragic heroine Anna, her husband Aleksei Karenin (Law), and her lover, Count Vronksy (Taylor-Johnson), to life in a series of over 100 changing, interconnected sets, Wright will deliver a fluidity that just might succeed in compressing the lengthy novel’s narrative.

While Wright has a record of filling his costume dramas with unorthodox aesthetics that place the viewer in the shoes of the character, this is sure to be a truly radical treatment of a much loved story. Cheyenne Campbell

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8 Politics can be fun, right? Well, not particularly.

But The Campaign gives it a damn good go (as well as a damn good kicking) and pits Will Ferrell against The Hangover’s Zach Galifianakis in a battle of policies and comedy. From the director of Austin Powers and Meet The Parents, this is set to be a hilarious film right from the beginning and, with the spontaneous improvisational skills of its leads, you’ll never look at politicians in the same light again.

The story follows long-time congressman Cam Brady (Ferrell) as two CEOs try to oust him from his position in North Carolina. To be fair, he’s never had an opponent and his tenure was always guaranteed, so their plan is reasonably justified. Their plan is to offer up a different candidate for the position, and they choose Marty Huggins (Galifianakis), the director of the local tourism centre. Things soon turn very sour indeed when both Brady’s and Huggins’ competitive sides become increasingly ugly.

If you’re easily offended, you might want to avoid this. With crude humour, nudity and even baby punching, politics has never been so nasty. Matt Brigden

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Having faced his most formidable adversary yet - the global economic crisis - Bond is back in what’s set to be his most compelling adventure to date. Chris Wasey charts the rise - and rise again - of Skyfall

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ond is back.

50 years since Dr No’s theatrical release, the Martiniswilling secret agent returns for his 23rd movie, Skyfall.

007 has changed his face many times in the last five decades, each iteration meeting the demands and expectations of the society that spawned them. From the ‘60s’ brash, chauvinistic Connery, through a ‘70s’ glam-fantasy Moore and right up to a sensitive ‘90s’ Brosnan - but it is Craig’s uber buff reboot persona that has seen the most substantial change.

Finally including 9/11 as part of his story canon, Craig’s agent is smart, strong and almost Jack Bauer-esque in his ‘doing what needs to be done’. His new musculature (which is, incidentally, the first to be devoid of chest hair) means that, for the first time, we really believe Bond could batter half a dozen nameless henchmen with his bare hands.

Yet, he remains vulnerable: nearly assassinated, clearly wincing when having his testicles battered and (most crippling of all) falling in love. This is a modern

Bond - powerful but human.

Although there may be no Star Trek style ‘odd or even’ division, many expect a complacency to creep in after a few turns in the role: Thunderball, Moonraker, The World is Not Enough. Naysayers wait to see if Daniel Craig’s latest effort will also show signs of decline.

Thankfully, they’ll have to wait a little longer. Even the most hardened 007 cynic cannot argue with Skyfall’s pedigree as it looks set to be the best of the rebooted Bonds yet. Royale: brilliant but too long, with a tacked final act romance. Solace: exciting but convoluted, playing out like Royale’s protracted epilogue.

Skyfall begins a new chapter.

After a failed mission, Bond is missing, presumed dead.

During his absence, the name of every undercover MI6 operative has been leaked - and quickly the bodies pile up. After MI6 headquarters is attacked, Bond makes a sudden reappearance and is tasked by M to pursue the only lead available: former agent Raoul Silva. However, as the thread is pulled, Bond begins to suspect that there is more to the case than M is letting on.

Having already reached the pinnacle of cinematic greatness

by skydiving with the Queen, the real excitement here is the support cast. Ralph Fiennes, Oscar winner and wizard botherer, plays a shifty politician investigating M’s handling of the crisis. Naomie Harris (Selena, 28 Days Later) is a Bond girl with a brain, while Q (Ben Wishaw) returns as a much younger incarnation of the iconic techno wizard.

Most interesting of all, Javier Bardem returns to villainous form for the first time since No Country For Old Men. Having made Chigurh so terrifying (in spite of a ridiculous haircut), former agent Raoul Silva should prove to be an adversary that can match buff-Bond’s intensity.

Even more, for the first time in the franchise’s recent history, a genuine household name will take the job as helmsman, by way of indie favourite Sam Mendes. Although more famous for dramas like American Beauty and Revolutionary Road, each time he has dipped his toe into ‘action’ (Jarhead, Road to Perdition), he

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has brought with him a sense understatement and intelligence.

Here gifted a stellar cast and one of cinema’s most iconic characters, expect the same demanding standards, only complemented by a bigger stage and a $150 million ‘event movie’ budget.

However, most people forget that all of this Skyfalling goodness nearly didn’t happen...

You see, it was only two years ago that we feared the Bond franchise might be dead: a casualty of the recession. While countless criminal masterminds, beautiful double agents and 10,000 rounds of ammunition have failed to even crease 007’s suit, the team of accountants at MGM studios almost killed him off for good.

As one of Hollywood’s longest standing studios, Metro Golden Mayer was slow to respond to the changing face of modern cinema.

20 years of attrition came to a head in 2009, when more than $3 billion in the red, the global financial slowdown meant MGM could no longer pay its debts.

Put simply, the interest alone cost $250 million a year, a sizable outlay from the company’s total revenue of $500 million. Survival for the last decade hinged on intermittently selling off chunks of their extensive back catalogue until a new Bond movie could be released, providing a cash injection lifeline - but, as soon as the credit crunch hit, this house of cards came falling down.

Everything from The Hobbit to Robocop to Bond - all were at risk. The latter, already filming on location, was halted - effective immediately. After months of uncertainty, Bond survived (as did MGM, part sold and part restructured). Production resumed...and the rest is history.

Assuming Skyfall does box office business, MGM is safe. And given that everything about Bond 23 is ‘A-list’ from the ground up story, director, cast - expect this to be the most successful entry in the franchise’s history. After a half century on the silver screen, Bond has survived his closest ever shave with death - and is looking all the better for it. Skyfall is released on 26th October.

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DREDD (3D)

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8 Remakes and reboots always seem to demand comparisons to their predecessors - fortunately for Judge Dredd fans, both screenwriter Alex Garland (28 Days Later) and director Peter Travis (Vantage Point) chose not to follow in the footsteps of the 1995 film starring Sly Stallone but, instead, chose to be faithful to the original character who first appeared in the 2000 AD comic back in 1977.

The future America is an inhospitable place. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One - a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the streets. The only order lies with the Judges, who each have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd (Urban) is the ultimate Judge. Assigned to train and evaluate psychic Cassandra Anderson (Thirlby), the pair is challenged with purging the city of its latest scourge - the reality-altering drug SLO-MO. Dishing out justice left, right and centre, this ultraviolent adaptation won’t be for the squeamish, but will most certainly be a visually stunning, action-packed extravaganza - and possibly one of the best comic book movies this year! Justin Vingoe

Director Pete Travis

Starring Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey

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8 Many recent feature films have been based on shorts, where the plot has been stretched out far too thinly to sustain anybody’s interests. You can rest assured, however, that Frankenweenie, a remake of Tim Burton’s 1984 short film of the same name, doesn’t fit into that category. How can it, when Tim Burton is once again the director? He’s one of the true cinematic greats, and doesn’t commit to a film if his heart isn’t in it. And the story is one with limitless scope, which is why it fits just as comfortably in a feature film as a short film.

It follows young Victor (Tahan) who conducts a science experiment involving lightning in order to bring his dog - appropriately named Sparky - back to life. But there are horrible, monstrous consequences as Sparky wreaks havoc amongst Victor’s neighbours - and their pets - and Victor has to prevent disaster.

At the same time, he has to prove to everyone that Sparky is still the loyal pup he used to be.

As is to be expected with a Tim Burton film, the abnormal becomes deceptively normal. Matt Brigden

Starring Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short

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HIt AND RUN

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8 Dax Shepard co-directs and stars in this hilarious romantic action comedy as Charlie Bronson (Shepard), a getaway driver who is forced out of the witness protection program to help his unsuspecting girlfriend (Bell) get to Los Angeles. His old gang, led by a violent, dreadlock-adorned Bradley Cooper and incompetent state marshal Tom Arnold, pursues him. As they chase each other across America, Charlie must explain his shady bank-robbing past to his girlfriend while avoiding golf clubs to the nose, NASCAR speed crashes and wrinkly pensioner motel room orgies.

It’s got car chases, shoot-outs and an uncommon number of jokes about what happened to Bradley Cooper’s character in the prison showers - think somewhere between The Killers and Gone In 60 Seconds with plenty of The Hangover thrown in for good measure. Not as serious as most driving movies, Hit and Run promises to be far funnier. While Shepard and Bell are always a pleasure to watch, it’s Cooper who might just steal the spotlight, though expect some laughs from Arnold as well. A new breed of action driving comedy: hilarious, cool and very, very crude. Alex Dibb

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Starring Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell,

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HOPE SPRINGS

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8 From the director of The Devil Wears Prada comes Hope Springs: a comedy about marriage. Kay (Streep) and Arnold (Jones) are a devoted middle-aged couple celebrating 31 years of marriage. There is, however, a distinct lack of physical affection between the two.

Kay decides that their relationship needs a little more sparkle and, after much persuasion, Arnold agrees to attend a week long intensive counselling session in Great Hope Springs with Dr. Feld (Carrell).

Kay thought that persuading her stubborn husband to go to the sessions would be the difficult part, but the couple have much greater challenges to overcome, from letting go of the past and revitalising their marriage to rediscovering the spark that first brought them together all those years ago. Dr. Feld asks increasingly frank questions about their sexual fantasies as well as their feelings about each other in an attempt to rekindle their intimacy. Despite Arnold’s scepticism, they make many a failed attempt to wile away an amorous evening at a cheap motel and a movie theatre at Dr. Feld’s request. But can they rekindle the romance before it is too late? Amy Ralfe

Director David Frankel Starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell

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HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (3D) 8 From the studio that brought us Surf’s Up and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Hotel Transylvania is the latest computer-animated comedy from Sony Pictures Animation. Starring the voice talents of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez and Kevin James amongst a star-studded line-up, this latest comedy takes us to Dracula’s (Sandler) five-star resort for the world’s most famous monsters.

To celebrate his daughter Mavis’s (Gomez) 188th birthday, Dracula invites Frankenstein and his wife, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, a family of werewolves and more to celebrate. However, when a human boy stumbles into the hotel and takes a shine to Mavis, the night of celebrations soon comes to an end. Dracula’s world comes crashing down as he finds himself tasked with the job of trying to stop his daughter from falling in love with the boy before it is too late.

Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, best known for his work on Cartoon Network’s Samurai Jack and Dexter’s Laboratory, and presented in eye-popping 3D, Hotel Transylvania looks set to be the number one place to stay this month. Thomas Mitchell

KILLING KiLLinG THEm tHEm SOFTLY SOFtLY 8 This tense crime thriller tells the story of Jackie Cogan (Pitt), a professional enforcer who operates as a point man for a cold-blooded hitman. Following a heist at a high-stakes, mob-protected poker game, Cogan is hired to conduct an investigation into the criminal underworld.

George V. Higgins’ 1974 novel Cogan’s Trade provides the original prose for Andrew Dominik’s cinematic adaptation, which is renamed and transported to modern day New Orleans. The Australian-born filmmaker has proven his ability to craft films with slow-burning narratives and artistic flourishes, as shown in his previous partnership with Pitt - the contemporary cult western The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

Killing Them Softly boasts a strong support cast, including Richard Jenkins, Scoot McNairy and Sam Shepard. In addition, there are two legends of the crime thriller genre: Goodfellas star Ray Liotta and James Gandolfini, made famous by the HBO series The Sopranos.

Labelled as this year’s Drive, Dominik’s film is set to light up cinemas and is poised for success in the fast-approaching Oscars season. Lee Curtis

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8 Based on the true story of author Matt Bondurant’s family of Prohibition-era bootleggers, his novel The Wettest County in the World receives the Hollywood treatment in this gritty adaptation, helmed by Australian director John Hillcoat (The Road, The Proposition).

Franklin County, Virginia is the backdrop for a bloody drama of three brothers - Forrest, Jack, and Howardand their moonshine success that draws the unwanted attention of the local law. Wanting in on their profits, crooked agent Charlie Rakes (Pearce) stirs up trouble for the brothers when Jack (LaBeouf) cuts a deal with Chicago gangster extraordinaire Floyd Banner (Oldman).

Tom Hardy as Forrest is hot on the heels of his turn as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, and script and score are both penned by Nick Cave. Bringing a feminine touch to what looks to be a largely testosterone-driven slice of Americana are Maggie (Chastain), a dancer escaping her past, and Bertha (Wasikowska), a not-so-innocent preacher’s daughter. Jack makes some dangerous choices to prove himself as youngest brother in the operation, and the family loyalty will be tested in this tale of ruthlessness and corruption. Cheyenne Campbell

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8 In the futuristic action thriller Looper, an assassination system has been set up involving ‘loopers’ in the film’s present and the mob 30 years into the film’s future. When the mob need to have someone eliminated, they send the target 30 years into their past where a hired gun, known as a ‘looper’, will be waiting to kill them. The targets have no ties to the time period so their murders don’t raise too many questions.

Joe, played with grizzled intensity by Joseph GordonLevitt, is a looper, getting rich and enjoying the job.

Things get complicated when the mob send back Joe’s future self to be killed. In true time travel movie fashion, paradoxes may occur - but don’t let this put you off. Looper promises to be one high-octane action thriller as Joe unravels the truth as to why he is forced to face himself in a way he could never imagine.

Director Rian Johnson even has a few surprises intentionally kept hidden from any trailers. Plus Bruce Willis stars as Joe’s future self, and everybody loves a bit of Big Brucey. Ian J. Martin

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FILM DIRECTORY Please note: UK release dates are shown but may be subject to change

PREMIUM RUSH See page 20

TO ROME WITH LOVE See page 24

19 September

NOW IS GOOD See page 19

21 September

HYSTERIA  ANNA KARENINA

7 September

12 September

See page 9

See page 23

ANNA KARENINA DREDD (3D) See page 12

LAWLESS See page 15

THAT’S MY BOY See page 24

 LAWLESS

THE SWEENEY 14 September

HOPE SPRINGS See page 13

PARANORMAN (3D) See page 19

Director Tanya Wexler Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce The truth of how Mortimer Granville devised the invention of the first vibrator in the name of medical science.

KILLING THEM SOFTLY See page 14

SAVAGES

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 PARANORMAN (3D)

TOWER BLOCK

Director James Nunn, Ronnie Thompson Starring Sheridan Smith, Jack O’Connell, Ralph Brown A year after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive into a battle for survival.

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THE CAMPAIGN See page 9

LOOPER

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RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION (3D) See page 20 3 October

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER See page 20

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FILM DIRECTORY

SEE THEM ALL Not all films will open at your local cinema on the UK release date, but the majority of films will be shown as soon as prints become available and/or it can be scheduled in.

LOVE BITE See page 18

SINISTER See page 22

SPARKLE

 TAKEN 2

4 October

TAKEN 2

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THE KNOT

Director Jesse Lawrence Starring Noel Clarke, Mena Suvari, Matthew McNulty A couple endures a series of mishaps right before their wedding day.

 ON THE ROAD

Director Salim Akil Starring Jordin Sparks, Carmen Ejogo, Whitney Houston Set in the 1960s, three sisters form girl group and soon become Motown sensations, but fame becomes a challenge as the close-knit family begins to fall apart.

12 October

HIT AND RUN See page 13

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (3D) See page 14

ON THE ROAD See page 19

PUSHER

Director Luis Prieto Starring Richard Coyle, Bronson Webb, Agyness Deyn In London, a drug pusher’s life spins out of control over the course of one week.

RUBY SPARKS See page 21 17 October

leaves her Delta-community home in search of her mother.

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED (3D) See page 18

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 See page 19

FRANKENWEENIE (3D)

PITCH PERFECT

19 October

26 October

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BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

Director Benh Zeitlin Starring Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly Faced with her father’s fading health and environmental changes that release an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy

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SKYFALL

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SILENT HILL: REVELATION (3D) See page 22

 MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED (3D)

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8 From the producers of The Mexican and Cruel Intentions, British horror comedy Love Bite takes us to the dead-end seaside town of Rainmouth, just as the summer holidays are about to kick in.

Starring Timothy Spall (Harry Potter), Ed Speleers (Eragon), Jessica Szohr (Piranha 3D) and Skins’ star Luke Pasqualino, the film follows Jamie and his friends as they embark on a summer of earning money and partying.

Jamie is desperate for a distraction from the tedium of running his mother’s B&B and, on meeting a beautiful, smart and sexy American traveller at a party, he is instantly smitten. However, soon after her arrival, strange things start to happen. Before long, two of the local teenagers go missing, and Jamie is warned that a werewolf is in town – and preying solely on virgin flesh!

As the locals are picked off one by one, and the boys realise they are all virgins, they fear the werewolf could target them at anytime. Eager to lose their virginity, Jamie and his friends set out to have sex, before they fall victim to the virgin-hungry werewolf.

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8 Alex (Stiller), Marty (Rock), Gloria (Smith), and Melman (Schwimmer) are back and ready to tick another box on their list of wacky holiday destinations.

The geographically inept quartet have been to Madagascar and Africa and all they want is to get back to their home in New York City - but, if the previous two films are anything to go by, this will not be an easy task.

As the title suggests, the group end up in Europe and cannot leave until enough havoc has been wreaked.

The team meet up with old friends King Julien (Cohen), who is as insane and inappropriate as he always has been, and the deviously cunning penguins who are still the brains of the entire operation. Eventually the gang end up hiding by joining a circus, which, of course, makes room for even more shenanigans.

The formula for these films does not seem to be getting tired and this addition to the Madagascar saga promises to be every bit as outrageous and hilarious as its predecessors. Daniel Buckley

Director Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon

Starring Ben Stiller, Jada

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ON THE ROAD

8 In this adaptation of the muchloved Jenny Downham novel Before I Die, director Ol Parker stars Dakota Fanning amongst a cast of cult British talent. This highly emotional tale traces terminally ill teenager Tessa Scott on her final journey to experience adolescent life at its fullest.

After compiling a list of goals to reach before her passing, she decides to top it off with losing her virginity. Her relationship with her estranged mother (Williams), father (Tyrannosaur director Paddy Considine) and new boyfriend (Irvine) are all pushed to the limit as she explores a hedonistic world once out of reach.

This poignant, heartbreaking character study is sure to leave audiences with an enriched outlook on life. Ben Philpott

8 Adapted from the cult novel of the same, On the Road commits Jack Kerouac’s autobiographical tale of his hedonistic road-trip across the American landscape to film. As the figurehead of the 1950s’ Beat Generation, a movement which heralded the emergence of literary innovators such as Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs, Kerouac’s artistic legacy is more than deserving of faithful filmic interpretation. Littered with young stars and starlets, including Kristen Stewart and Sam Riley alongside familiar travelling companions Kirsten Dunst and Viggo Mortensen, On the Road will surely capture the essence of the evocative, bohemian and spontaneously beautiful Beat culture. Brody Rossiter

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Starring Dakota Fanning, Rose Leslie,

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PARANORmAL AcTIVITY 4

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Starring Garrett Hedlund,

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Starring Katie Featherston, Brady Allen, Matt Shively release date 19 OctOber cONTENT icons

8 Directed by Chris Butler, who worked on kooky animated hits Corpse Bride and Coraline, ParaNorman follows an unusual boy called Norman (SmitMcPhee), who’s misunderstood by all those around him. What’s unusual is that he can speak to the dead, which actually comes in very handy when his town is overrun with the supernatural thanks to an ancient curse that’s been put on the area. Featuring the vocal talent of Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Casey Affleck and John Goodman, ParaNorman is one paranormal film this year that will be suitable for the whole family to enjoy. Matt Brigden

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8 Five years after the first outing topped the UK box office, the latest in the Paranormal Activity franchise returns this October. Whilst the plot for the latest instalment has been kept under wraps until now, the theatrical trailer confirms Paranormal Activity 4 is a direct sequel to the second outing, which saw both Katie (Featherstone) and Hunter (Allen) disappear at the end of the film.

The film follows a young girl named Alice (Newton) and her family who, since noticing the arrival of Katie and Hunter, begin experiencing weird phenomena occurring inside their house.

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PITcH PERFEcT

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

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Director Stephen Chbosky Starring Logan Lerman,

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Director Jason Moore

Starring Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson

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RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION (3D)

PREmIUm RUSH

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Starring Joseph GordonLevitt, Michael Shannon, Jamie Chung

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8 The Resident Evil franchise has endured for quite some time since it made the leap from video game to film. In what will be the fifth instalment of the series, Milla Jovovich returns as Alice, who is once again battling the endless horde of zombies ravaging Earth’s population.

Awakening in a facility owned by the shadowy Umbrella Corporation, Alice sets out to find those responsible for unleashing the virus behind the zombie outbreak. If you’re looking for a healthy combination of action and horror this autumn, Resident Evil: Retribution promises to deliver. Kit Goodliffe

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8 Wilee (Gordon-Levitt) leads a life without brakes in which every second counts. Spending his days racing through the manic streets of downtown Manhattan as a ‘Premium Rush’ bicycle messenger, the young adrenaline junkie is tasked with delivering the most important of packages - being late just isn’t an option.

After collecting an inconspicuous envelope for delivery, Wilee begins to attract the attention of more than just incensed New York cabbies. Pursued by crooked cop Bobby (Shannon) his nine to five becomes a race to stay alive through a city in which danger lurks around every corner. Brody Rossiter

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8 The Perks of Being a Wallflower is based on the bestselling novel written by Stephen Chbosky and tells the story of 15-year-old Charlie, an endearing and naïve outsider, coping with first love, the suicide of his best friend and his own mental illness whilst also trying to fit into the world around him.

As he becomes a freshman, he gets taken under the wing of two seniors. The film sees beloved character Charlie challenging demons as he fights to be accepted in society. Emma Ingham

8 Based on the popular book

by Mickey Rapkin, Pitch Perfect follows Beca, played by the fantastic Anna Kendrick, as a freshman pressured into joining the university’s all- girl singing group. She revamps the repertoire of The Bellas and they rise up to challenge their male rivals in a campus competition.

This musical comedy, which is sure to make you laugh, stars the likes of Elizabeth Banks, Rebel Wilson and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Somewhere between Bring It On, Mean Girls and Glee, it’s sharp, witty, hilarious and not just for fans of the book. Definitely not to be missed. Alex Dibb

Director Paul W.S. Anderson Starring Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory,

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8 Imagine writing a bestseller, becoming a literary star and then spending the next ten years in isolation struggling to write a second novel - and growing increasingly moody, depressed and, as a result, unlucky in love. Meet Calvin (Dano), a novelist and full-time recluse whose imagination is about to burst his life right open. In a desperate attempt to find love, Calvin begins to manifest the perfect woman: 26-yearold, intelligent and loving Ruby Sparks (Kazan). Absurd though it may be, Calvin begins to see Ruby in reality, only to find her every move is controlled at his will.

But will she be able to escape her literary leash?

Ruby Sparks is directed by married couple Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the duo behind the critically acclaimed hit Little Miss Sunshine, while the leading stars Dano and Kazan also happen to be a real-life couple.

An intelligent and comic take on emotional idleness, Ruby Sparks looks set to give the rom-com genre a much needed lesson in creative writing. Ben Philpott

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Dayton, Valerie Faris

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Starring Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch and Blake Lively

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8 On the sunny shores of Laguna Beach, two young and carefree entrepreneurs, Ben (Johnson) and Chon (Kitsch), grow the best marijuana in California and love their shared girlfriend Ophelia (Lively). But, after they spark a rivalry with a notorious Mexican drug cartel, their carefree existence is turned upside down as Ophelia is kidnapped and they find themselves facing off against ruthless and relentless criminals.

The cast list is full of recognisable names, one of the most popular of the year being Kitsch who has already appeared in Battleship and John Carter. Savages sees him partner up with Kick-Ass star Johnson for the lead roles; the film is also boosted by an eclectic support cast, which includes Lively, John Travolta and Benicio Del Toro.

After arguably reaching the pinnacle of his career in the 1980s and ‘90s, Oliver Stone, the illustrious director of Platoon, Natural Born Killers and Wall Street, looks set to recover from a succession of disappointments by rekindling sentiments that were so successful in his earlier films: unflinching honesty and the courage never to shy away from controversial subject matter. Lee Curtis

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8 Silent Hill: Revelation is based on the acclaimed survival horror videogame franchise by Konami, and is the sequel to Christophe Gans’ earlier film, Silent Hill.

The movie finds Heather Mason (Adelaide Clemens) and her father (Sean Bean) still struggling to survive on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn’t fully understand. On the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by horrific nightmares and the disappearance of her father, Heather discovers she’s not who she thinks she is. The shock leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her forever...

Shot entirely in 3D, not post-converted, the new Hill promises some real chills and is set to be a marked improvement on the underwhelming 2006 original.

The director Michael J Bassett told fans that the film will deliver all the nightmares you can imagine.

Radha Mitchell, Malcolm McDowell, Carrie-Anne Moss and Martin Donovan round out the cast for the movie, which will creep on to these shores on October 31. Craig May

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8 Co-written and directed by Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose), Sinister sits in the found-footage genre, popularised by films such as The Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield. Whilst this subgenre has arguably been done to death (excuse the pun), Sinister looks to prove otherwise.

True crime writer, Ellison (Hawke) moves into a new home with his wife and two children, hoping the move will trigger some inspiration for his writing.

Unbeknownst to his family, four family members who lived in the house previously were found hanging from a tree in their backyard, whilst a fifth family member, a young girl, mysteriously vanished. Needless to say, our protagonist is pretty desperate for inspiration! Hoping to uncover clues about the whereabouts of the missing girl, Ellison soon finds a box in the attic containing super-8 movies, featuring several decades of ritualistic killings. If this discovery isn’t dark enough, Ellison notices a link between the killings and discovers that a malevolent force is at work - a force that consumes the souls of children. If you like your horror dark-to-thecore, then this one’s for you. Justin Vingoe

Director Scott Derrickson Starring Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance,

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Starring Hayley Atwell, Damian Lewis, Ray Winstone

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8 Nick Love, director of Football Factory has decided to make this remake of the ‘70s’ TV show of the same name. The film (which is set in modern day London rather than the 1970s) stars Ray Winstone and Ben Drew as Jack Regan and George Carter respectively and, as such, it can be expected that this film will not carry the strong moral code that certain police procedurals do, but will instead be a no-nonsense gritty crime thriller.

The Sweeney is a special branch of the Metropolitan Police who were criticised in the 1970s for using bribery and corruption in order to solve crimes and, while the television show did not show this side of them explicitly, this film promises to do exactly that. In essence then, it is a classic British cops and robbers drama that contains plenty of action and humour.

This does not mean, however, that the film will be light-hearted. Anyone who has seen Love’s other crime-based films will know that stark violence and carnage is basically commonplace and dark narratives are anything but out of the ordinary. Daniel Buckley

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8 A surprise hit back in 2008, Taken introduced us to a man who claimed to be able to kill everyone in his way in order to get his daughter back. And sure enough, he did kill them all. But did he really think he could knock off that many people without any repercussions? That’s the premise of Taken 2, which begins with Liam Neeson’s relentless killing machine Bryan Mills and his wife Lenore (Janssen) on holiday in Istanbul with their daughter Kim (Grace), who was the one who was ‘taken’ in the first film. His daughter has to take the initiative this time around, however, because it’s Bryan and his wife who are taken hostage by the relatives of the kidnappers he killed.

Tightly written once again by The Fifth Element writer and director Luc Besson, Taken 2 will once again prove that you don’t want to get on the wrong side of Neeson, whose incredible action man skills would definitely mean he’d qualify to appear under ‘efficient’ in the dictionary. That’s not bad for a man who’s recently turned 60 years old. Matt Brigden

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8 Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg star in this comedy written by David Caspe, creator of the wildly underrated Happy Endings. Sandler plays Donny, a teenage father forced to raise his son alone. They become estranged, but many years later are reunited and hilarity ensues.

While Sandler rarely fails to entertain, Samberg is the one to watch. Usually The Lonely Island front man and star of Hot Rod would be enough to make this comedy stand out, but it’s the resurfacing of everyone’s second favourite early ‘90s white rapper, Vanilla Ice, that makes That’s My Boy more than a run-of-the-mill comedy. Playing a washed-up fictional version of himself, Vanilla is sure to be the cherry on the top of this promising comedy cake.

Leighton Meester and James Caan round out the cast of this film, which is definitely not to be dismissed as another Jack And Jill. Expect crude humour, many jokes about Ice Ice Baby and many more about Vanilla’s ill-advised acting debut Cool As Ice. A duet between Vanilla Ice and The Lonely Island may be too much to ask for, but we live in hope. Alex Dibb

TO ROME WITH LOVE

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8 After the success of last year’s Midnight in Paris, esteemed comedy director Woody Allen returns to cinemas with another venture in Europe. Allen’s unique approach to the genre balances wit and satire with a personal sentiment, often in the form of a love letter to the city in question. The French capital was treated with the same romanticism that was celebrated in his earlier films set in New York, and the same can be expected for Rome.

The narrative is centred on four vignettes, reflecting short and varied slices of life within the eternal city. There is a modest worker who wakens to discover he is a celebrity; a successful architect who returns to the streets he once lived on; a young couple on their honeymoon; and a funeral director with an unusual talent for opera.

The film boasts an ensemble cast including experienced names such as Judy Davis, Alec Baldwin and Penélope Cruz, as well as young up-and-coming stars Jesse Eisenberg and Ellen Page. It also sees the great director himself starring in his first acting role since his 2006 film Scoop. Lee Curtis

LIVE MUSIC Friday 28 September

HOWARD MARKS:

AN AUDIENCE WITH MR NICE

Author of best-selling autobiography Mr Nice Sunday 30 September

CORNISH BRIDES WEDDING fAIR 11am - 4pm FREE Entry Thursday 4 October

BENJAMIN fRANCIS LEfTWICH

Alternative folk singer songwriter Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 October

PSYCHIC fAYRE

10am - 5pm FREE Entry Friday 12 & Saturday 13 October

BLUES IN THE BAY

Two days of rock and blues music Monday 15 October

JIM DAVIDSON

Stand up, but strictly adults only Thursday 18 October

GEORGE BIZET’S CARMEN Cornwall’s Duchy Opera Friday 19 October

THE KNICKER LADY

Rosemary Hawthorne delves into drawers!

Saturday 20 October

STEVE HUGHES

Expect intelligent, straight-talking social commentary Friday 26 & Saturday 27 October

BEER fESTIVAL

It’s bigger, better and there’s more beer!

Wednesday 31 October

JULIA STONE

Beautiful, fragile music from her new album

PLUS:

Easy Star All-Stars + Neville Staple + Born in the USA + Nighon Maiden and Mentallica + GONG + Cambiata Showcase + And Finally Phil Collins + For Those About to Rock + Caravan + Michael Schenker

PRINCESS PAVILION MELVILL ROAD, FALMOUTH TR11 4AR

Tickets + Full Details - See Website

www.princesspavilion.co.uk

+ Tickets from Box Office 01326 211222 (9am-1pm) + Hall For Cornwall + seetickets.com

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Forthcoming Films NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER FILMS TO GET

LIFE OF PI

21 December Director Ang Lee Starring Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain

EXCITED ABOUT

30 November Director Robert Lorenz Starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman

9 November Director Ben Affleck Starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2

END OF WATCH

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

30 November Director Mike Newell Starring Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Jason Flemyng

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (3D) 14 December Director Peter Jackson Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage

THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS 16 November Director RZA Starring Russell Crowe, Cung Le, Lucy Liu

THE MASTER

NATIVITY 2: THE SECOND COMING 23 November Director Debbie Isitt Starring David Tennant, Pam Ferris, Jessica Hynes

7 December Director Peter Hedges Starring Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams

THE ORANGES

7 December Director Julian Farino Starring Leighton Meester, Hugh Laurie, Alia Shawkat

26 December Director Christopher McQuarrie Starring Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall

16 November Director Bill Condon Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner

WINTER 2013 RELEASES

9 November Director Paul Thomas Anderson Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams

THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN

JACK REACHER

23 November Director David O. Russell Starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro

TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE

ARGO

23 November Director David Ayer Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pe単a, Anna Kendrick

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

RISE OF THE GUARDIANS (3D) 30 November Director Peter Ramsey Starring Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher

GANGSTER SQUAD

11 January Director Ruben Fleischer Starring Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone

LES MISERABLES

11 January Director Tom Hooper Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway

THIS IS 40

14 February Director Judd Apatow Starring Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel

WRECK IT RALPH (3D) 15 February Director Rich Moore Starring John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch

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Merlin News / READ ALL ABOUT IT Screen 7 Concept Spreads at the Regal Fantastic news for those searching for a luxury cinema experience like no other! We are only weeks away from some of the refurbished screens being reopened to our wonderful Merlin

Cinemas customers. The first screens to open will follow the current Screen 7 concept at the Regal where you can sit back and relax in our comfortable armchairs and sofas!

It should only be a few weeks on from that when two more screens will be opened and we will almost resume business as normal... apart from the grand reopening of the Screen 1/The Regal Theatre at the end of the year, but thatʼs no big deal!!! Watch this space...

Bags of Fun with our Children’s Birthday Parties We like to listen to our customers here at the Merlin headquarters so we have revamped our fantastic Childrenʼs Party Deals to once again include a fun packed party bag.

Just go to our website at www.merlin cinemas.co.uk and click on the green Childrenʼs Parties tab to find out which deals we offer at your local Merlin Cinema.

Alternative Cinema Merlin Cinemas offer a chance to see some interesting films that rarely make it outside of the big cities, whether they are foreign language, cutting edge, contemporary or controversial releases. Films are shown on a Sunday and Monday at the Savoy Penzance, Wednesday at the Royal St Ives, and Tuesdays at the Phoenix Falmouth. Take a look below to see whatʼs showing this season: 2 September - 5 September 9 September - 12 September 16 September - 19 September 23 September - 26 September 30 September - 3 October 4 October (Mid Season Special - Savoy Only) 7 October - 10 October 14 October - 17 October 21 October - 24 October 4 November - 7 November

TWO YEARS AT SEA CAFE DE FLORE THE LAST PROJECTIONIST TAKE THIS WALTZ A TORINOI LO - THE TURIN HORSE ORDET - THE WORD OVSYANKI - SILENT SOULS HODEJEGERNE - HEADHUNTERS LE HAVRE DARK HORSE HODEJEGERNE - HEADHUNTERS

Twilight Fever set to Strike Again Although we are a few months away from its release we are pleased to announce that we will be showing a 00.01hrs performance of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 exclusively for our Movie Magic Card holders. It will be screened on Friday 16th November at the Regal and Phoenix Cinemas, but take note Twi-Hards as this is actually Thursday night.

Standard Movie Magic prices will apply and tickets will go on sale from Monday 1st October. Not a member yet? Donʼt panic why not come and join up and purchase your ticket at the same time?

Rumour has it we may be showing the entire Saga Trilogy on Thursday 15th November culminating with the 00.01hrs showing of the final film! Keep checking our website for more details www.merlincinemas.co.uk

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Here at Merlin Cinemas we are always looking to provide our customers with new exciting experiences, so it is with great pleasure we would like to introduce a selection of screenings from The Royal Opera House and Shakespeareʼs The Globe Theatre. These performances will be shown at the Phoenix Cinema, Falmouth and New Carlton Cinema, Okehampton.

Shakespeareʼs The Globe Theatre: Allʼs Well That Ends Well Monday 1st October 2012 at 19.00

The Nutcracker LIVE - Thursday 13th December 2012 at 19.15 Live ballet broadcast starring Roberta Marquez and Steven McRae | Tchailkovsky | Choreography Lev Ivanov La Boheme LIVE - Tuesday 15th January 2013 at 19.15 Live opera broadcast starring Rolando Villazon and Maija Kovalevska | Puccini | Sung in Italian | Conducted by Mark Elder

Much Ado About Nothing Monday 15th October 2012 at 19.00

Eugene Onegin LIVE - Wednesday 20th February 2013 at 19.15 Live opera broadcast starring Simon Keenlyside and Krassimira Stoyanova | Tchailkovsky | Sung in Russian | Conducted by Robin Ticciati

Dr Faustus - Monday 29th October 2012 at 19.00 Standard admission prices will apply and Movie Magic Members will still receive their discount.

Prices are £15 for Adults and £10 for Concessions but Movie Magic Members will still receive their discount.

The Royal Opera House: Swan Lake LIVE - Tuesday 23rd October 2012 at 19.15 Live ballet broadcast starring Zenaida Yanowsky and Nehemiah Kish | Tchailkovsky | Choreography Marius Petipa/Lev Ivanov

For those customers wanting to make a night of it why not enquire about our Dinner and Opera/Theatre Combination where you can dine and enjoy your chosen performance for one fantastic price! (Phoenix only)

Les Troyens - Sunday 18th November 2012 at 17.00 Opera starring Bryan Hymel and Eva-Maria Westbroek | Berlioz | Sung in French | Conducted by Antonio Pappano

Dates for the March to June programme yet to be confirmed but will include Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, Nabucco, La Donna Del Lago and Gloriana.

Keep checking the website for more details.

There are limited spaces so don’t miss out! For more information and to book visit www.merlincinemas.co.uk or call the Phoenix on 01326 313072 / New Carlton on 01837 658586

Dr Faustus

Much Ado About Nothing

Swan Lake - LIVE

Les Troyens

The Nutcracker - LIVE

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