Post by BatFink on Sept 18, 2006 20:52:45 GMT
Friday 6th October
The Departed
Rub your hands together with glee for Martin Scorsese's adap of the Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs starring Leonardo DiCaprio as an undercover cop and Matt Damon as mob mole in the police. Jack Nicholson and Martin Sheen simply add to the class.
The Devil Wears Prada
Meryl Streep is a fashion magazine editor from hell and Anne Hathaway her dowdy new assistant in this slickly scripted satire. (Opens 5th October)
Accepted
High Fidelity scribe Steve Pink makes his directorial debut about a teenager whose professional approach to college applications astounds his parents.
Neil Young: Heart Of Gold
Jonathan Demme directs this concert doc filmed over two nights in a Nashville auditorium.
Friday 13th October
Open Season
Family animation about a grizzly bear and a deer who end up unusual friends. Billy Connolly, Ashton Kutcher and Jon Favreau are among the voice cast.
The History Boys
Alan Bennett's stage play about the state of the English education system (it's funnier that it sounds) graduates to the big screen.
Idlewild
OutKast duo Big Boi and André Benjamin star in a musical set in a speakeasy in Prohibition-era America.
Starter For Ten
James McAvoy stars a working-class student who falls for a posh lass in the film version of David Nicholls' 80s-set novel.
The Guardian
Action pic starring lunkhead extraordinaire Ashton Kutcher as a rookie lifeguard - here dubbed a "rescue swimmer" - and Kevin Costner as his trainer.
Texas Chainsaw: The Beginning
Leatherface as a toddler? Nope, just a cash-in on the 70s horror legend which finds another group of kids encountering a slightly younger chainsaw-wielding nutjob.
Friday 20th October
Marie-Antoinette
Reach for your periwig as Sofia Coppola brings the life of the famous "let them eat cake"-quoting French queen to the silver screen. Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Steve Coogan and Marianne Faithful are the ones donning the costumes.
The Last Kiss
Zach Braff, Rachel Bilson and Casey Affleck are the bright - and horribly attractive - young things in Paul Haggis' tale about a commitmentphobe struggling to come to terms with the news his girlfriend's pregnant.
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals
Kids' animation about a group of farm animals who live it up when the farmer's away.
The Grudge 2
Sarah Michelle Gellar's back - but in a bit part - for the sequel to 2004's English-language remake of the Japanese horror.
Gypo
A working-class family disintegrates when a refugee enters their world in this stripped down drama.
Friday 27th October
A Good Year
Ridley Scott directs Russell Crowe in the adaptation of Peter Mayles' book about an English bloke who inherits a vineyard in France.
All The King's Men
Sean Penn shoots for another Oscar as a politician from America's Deep South. Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law and Kate Winslet round out the heavyweight cast.
Red Road
British Oscar-winner Andrea Arnold makes her feature film debut with a tale about a female CCTV operator who catches sight of a man and must confront him.
Step Up
A ballerina teams up with a rebellious hip hop dancer in this hoofing drama.
Stick It
Jeff Bridges is the unusual name in the cast for a teen flick about a rebellious girl who is forced to enrol in a gymnastics course. And yes, we did say gymnastics.
The Departed
Rub your hands together with glee for Martin Scorsese's adap of the Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs starring Leonardo DiCaprio as an undercover cop and Matt Damon as mob mole in the police. Jack Nicholson and Martin Sheen simply add to the class.
The Devil Wears Prada
Meryl Streep is a fashion magazine editor from hell and Anne Hathaway her dowdy new assistant in this slickly scripted satire. (Opens 5th October)
Accepted
High Fidelity scribe Steve Pink makes his directorial debut about a teenager whose professional approach to college applications astounds his parents.
Neil Young: Heart Of Gold
Jonathan Demme directs this concert doc filmed over two nights in a Nashville auditorium.
Friday 13th October
Open Season
Family animation about a grizzly bear and a deer who end up unusual friends. Billy Connolly, Ashton Kutcher and Jon Favreau are among the voice cast.
The History Boys
Alan Bennett's stage play about the state of the English education system (it's funnier that it sounds) graduates to the big screen.
Idlewild
OutKast duo Big Boi and André Benjamin star in a musical set in a speakeasy in Prohibition-era America.
Starter For Ten
James McAvoy stars a working-class student who falls for a posh lass in the film version of David Nicholls' 80s-set novel.
The Guardian
Action pic starring lunkhead extraordinaire Ashton Kutcher as a rookie lifeguard - here dubbed a "rescue swimmer" - and Kevin Costner as his trainer.
Texas Chainsaw: The Beginning
Leatherface as a toddler? Nope, just a cash-in on the 70s horror legend which finds another group of kids encountering a slightly younger chainsaw-wielding nutjob.
Friday 20th October
Marie-Antoinette
Reach for your periwig as Sofia Coppola brings the life of the famous "let them eat cake"-quoting French queen to the silver screen. Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Steve Coogan and Marianne Faithful are the ones donning the costumes.
The Last Kiss
Zach Braff, Rachel Bilson and Casey Affleck are the bright - and horribly attractive - young things in Paul Haggis' tale about a commitmentphobe struggling to come to terms with the news his girlfriend's pregnant.
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals
Kids' animation about a group of farm animals who live it up when the farmer's away.
The Grudge 2
Sarah Michelle Gellar's back - but in a bit part - for the sequel to 2004's English-language remake of the Japanese horror.
Gypo
A working-class family disintegrates when a refugee enters their world in this stripped down drama.
Friday 27th October
A Good Year
Ridley Scott directs Russell Crowe in the adaptation of Peter Mayles' book about an English bloke who inherits a vineyard in France.
All The King's Men
Sean Penn shoots for another Oscar as a politician from America's Deep South. Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law and Kate Winslet round out the heavyweight cast.
Red Road
British Oscar-winner Andrea Arnold makes her feature film debut with a tale about a female CCTV operator who catches sight of a man and must confront him.
Step Up
A ballerina teams up with a rebellious hip hop dancer in this hoofing drama.
Stick It
Jeff Bridges is the unusual name in the cast for a teen flick about a rebellious girl who is forced to enrol in a gymnastics course. And yes, we did say gymnastics.
