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Films released in August...
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Paw Patrol: The Movie CERT U (88 mins)
With the voices of Iain Armitage, Will Brisbin, Ron Pardo, Marsai Martin, Yara Shahidi, Kim Kardashian West, Daw Shepard, Jimmy Kimmel, Tyler Perry Directed by Cal Brunker
Fans of pre-school television show Paw Patrol should brace themselves for a bumper
helping of their favourite marvellous muts this month, when this much-anticipated movie version hits the big screen. The ever-popular TV show focuses on the character of a young boy named Ryder, who leads a crew of search & rescue dogs as they endeavour to keep safe the shoreside community of Adventure Bay and the
surrounding areas. But all is not well in Adventure City, where the evil Humdinger has become mayor and is determined to wreak havoc on the bustling metropolis. Armed with exciting new gadgets and gear, it falls to Paw Patrol - ably assisted by a savvy dachshund named Liberty - to save the day.
Minamata CERT 15 (115 mins)
the photos he took is 1971’s Tomoko Uemura In Her Bath, a black-and-white image showing a mother cradling her severely deformed daughter in a traditional Japanese bath house. Johnny Depp takes the lead role of Smith, presenting him during his declining years as a washed-up creative ripe for redemption. Depp does a good job of it, too. While the movie never hits the greatest of heights, it has more than enough muscle and style to ensure that its real-life story of toxicchemical pollution lives long in the memory.
Released Fri 13 August
The Green Knight CERT 15 (125 mins)
Starring Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, Katie Dickie Directed by David Lowery
Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel heads the cast in this cinematic version of late-14th century poem Sir Gawain And The Green Knight. Marketed as an epic medieval fantasy, the movie follows King Arthur’s headstrong nephew, Gawain, as he heads off in search of a gigantic and emerald-in-colour tree-like creature - the Green Knight of the title - who has issued a bizarre challenge to all the knights of the kingdom... Director David Lowery previously helmed The Old Man And The Gun, Robert Redford’s final film before announcing his retirement. Released Fri 6 August
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Starring Akiko Iwase, Johnny Depp, Katherine Jenkins, Bill Nighy, Minami, Tadanobu Asano Directed by Andrew Levitas
The Minamata of the title is a town on Japan’s south-western coast, where the Chisso corporation’s dumping of mercury waste into the water not only poisoned the fish but also the people who subsequently ate them, causing terrible disfigurements. US wartime and Life magazine photojournalist W Eugene Smith determined to capture on camera the suffering of the town’s blighted citizens. Most famous among
Released Fri 6 August
