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Director: Alexander Payne
Starring: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Robert Forster, Nick Krause, Amara Miller
George Clooney stars in this touching comedy-drama from the acclaimed director of 'Sideways'.
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George Clooney stars in this touching comedy-drama from the acclaimed director of 'Sideways'.
Prosperous Hawaiian estate agent Matt King (George Clooney) has never been the world's most attentive father. But when his wife Elizabeth is left in a coma following a tragic speedboat accident, Matt is forced to re-evaluate his life and his relationship with his two daughters. Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) is a wayward 17-year-old with a stoner boyfriend, Sid (Nick Krause). Her little sister Scottie (Amara Miller) is a precocious 10-year-old. Naturally, sparks begin to fly when clueless Matt starts to assume the dad role. Then Alexandra drops another bombshell - before the accident, Elizabeth was having an affair. So with daughters in tow, Matt embarks on an eventful mission to track down his wife's lover. Adapted from the highly regarded novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, this is director Alexander Payne's eagerly anticipated first film as director since the Oscar-winning 'Sideways' in 2004.
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Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Starring: James Cromwell, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller, Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo
One of the year's most original films - a charming tale of two actors set during the silent movie era.
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One of the year's most original films - a charming tale of two actors set during the silent movie era.
It's 1927, and suave, moustachioed matinee idol George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. He's dashing, he's just a little arrogant, and his romantic swashbucklers have women swooning. But silent movies are about to be washed away by new-fangled talkies. When studio boss Zimmer (John Goodman) offers him a chance to steal a march on his rivals in this exciting new format, Valentin rejects it out of hand in favour of his own epic silent project. Alas, this proves to be a flop. But as Valentin's life falls apart and his star wanes, the young actress whose career he nurtured, Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo), finds hers in the ascendant. A heartfelt love letter to Hollywood's silent era, writer/director Michel Hazanavicius's lovely film is even filmed in black and white without dialogue!
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Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly
Kate Winslet and Jodie Foster star in a blistering black comedy exposing the tensions lurk behind middle class manners.
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Kate Winslet and Jodie Foster star in a blistering black comedy exposing the tensions that lurk behind middle class manners.
In an expensive Brooklyn apartment, two sets of parents have gathered to address a case of playground bullying involving their young sons. Initially, the atmosphere is one of polite self-congratulation as politically-correct writer Penelope Longstreet (Jodie Foster) observes that only people as civilised as themselves could resolve the situation amicably. But tensions are already building between Penelope, her salesman husband Michael (John C. Reilly) and their guests - sarcastic, distracted lawyer Alan Cowan (Christoph Waltz) and his neurotic banker wife Nancy (Kate Winslet). Gender, class and politics supply the battle lines, fine malt whisky lubricates the hostilities - and there's no going back when Nancy vomits all over Penelope's fine art books! Shot in a French studio, Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski's adaptation of Yasmina Reza's acclaimed stage play unfolds in real time over 80 wickedly-funny minutes.