Batman -The Dark Knight 2008(UK) 152min. Cert 12A, with Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine.
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker
The Bucket List 2007 97 min. Cert 12A, with Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman.
Corprate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common except for their terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to leave it and do all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die according to their bucket list. In the process, both of them heal each other, become unlikely friends, and ultimately find the joy in life.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 2008 94 min. Cert 12A, with Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, David Thewlis.
Bruno is an eight year old German boy who leads a very comfortable life in Berlin during the Second World War. His father is a high ranking Nazi officer, and things change when the family has to move due to his father’s new post. In his innocence, Bruno sees the nearby concentration camp as a ‘farm’ and wonders why its inhabitants are always wearing striped pajamas. Eventually Bruno becomes friends with a Jewish boy his own age who lives on the other side of the fence.
Slumdog Millionaire 2008 120 min. Cert 18 , with Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Freida Pinto
Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating.....
The General 1927 116 min, with Buster Keaton, Marion Mack
"The two things engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) loves most in the world are his Southern belle sweetheart and his locomotive. When Northern spies steal the latter, the intrepid Confederate single-handedly takes on the entire Union army in order to get it back. Against a backdrop of magnificently photographed Civil War battle scenes unfolds one of the great chases in movie history."
Mamma Mia 2008 109 min. Cert PG, with Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan.
Single mum Donna (Streep), who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, is organising the marriage of her daughter Sophie (Seyfried). Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own.
"On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna's past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities".
Before the Rains 2008 98 min. Cert 12, with Linus Roache, Nandita Das, Rahul Bose.
Before the Rains is set in 1930s southern India against the backdrop of a growing nationalist movement. An idealistic young Indian man (Rahul Bose) finds himself torn between his ambitions for the future and his loyalty to the past when people in his village learn of an affair between his British boss (Linus Roache) and a village woman (Nandita Das).
"Filmed amidst the lush rolling-hill tropics of southwestern India, the cinematography is rife with saturated colors and golden, glowing skin tones".
The Young Victoria 2009 104 mins. Cert. PG With Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Mark Strong, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent.
A dramatization of the turbulent early years of Queen Victoria, who was crowned at the age of 18, and whose ill-fated marriage to Prince Albert would later prompt her into a life of mournful seclusion.
"The extravagant costumes, lavish locations and beautifully landscaped gardens all make 'The Young Victoria' very impressive"
Paris 2008 130 min. Cert 15. French (English subtitles) with Juliette Binoche, Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini.
While Pierre waits for the heart transplant that could save his life, his sister Elise moves in to his apartment with her three children to care for him. Pierre sees the world around him with new eyes now. From his balcony, he watches life in the city move on in a joyous tangle of encounters and emotions... "...a cinematic love letter to the city that seems to hide a story behind every corner"
'Another Country'
International Short Film Award 2009.
A representative from Cornwall Film Festival presented the short list of films in the 2009 'Another Country' International Short Film Competition.
'Another Country' features outstanding films made in rural communities around the world, including Australia, Canada and Japan.
The audience was able to help select the winner by voting for their favourite film. The winner was announced after the final screening at the Cornwall Film Festival which took place from 12th – 15th November 2009 in Falmouth’s new,
Defiance 2008 137 min. Cert 15. with Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos.
Set in Poland during World War II, the film is based on the true story of the Bielski patisans; Polish Jews who came together for common protection and to oppose the German occupation of their homeland.
"It's handsome looking, performances are strong and it really is fascinating to see this overlooked story".
