Get the latest on release dates and fi nd all the information you denotes a fi lm showing in digital 3D where available. need about booking tickets at your local cinema by visiting: Check out www.moviepreviewnetwork.com for more information fi ndanyfi lm.com/fi nd-a-cinema Film certifi cates are correct at the time of going to press. All release dates may be subject to change. CHRISTMAS TREATS NATIVITY 2: DANGER IN THE MANGER! THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL From November 23 www.entertainmentone.co.uk Digital re-issue Christmas might be a time for peace on Earth and good will to all men, What the certifi cates mean but the anxieties that come with the Festive Season do not always make this easy. Take the case of supply teacher Mr Peterson (David Tennant) Universal Suitable for audiences aged four years and over. for example, arriving to work at the struggling St. Bernadette’s Primary Parental Guidance General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable School. for young children. After entering his class in the national ‘Sing A Song For Christmas’ Suitable for 12 years and over. No-one younger than 12 may see a ‘12A’ fi lm in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. competition he fi nds himself pitted against his high achieving twin brother who teaches at a posh private school. Supported by Suitable only for 15 years and over. Headmistress Mrs Bevans (Pam Ferris) and her unpredictable son Mr From November 23 www.parkcircus.com Suitable only for adults. Poppy (Marc Wootton), they embark on a musical journey that takes an unexpected detour. Also stars Joanna Page and Jessica Hynes. If you think Christmas is a humbug think again, as Kermit, Miss Piggy and the gang join Michael For more information about the fi lms your children see, visit the website for parents, www.pbbfc.co.uk. And look out for the consumer Fans of the original Nativity, released in 2009, will need no further Caine in a hilarious re-telling of Dickens’ Christmas advice provided by the British Board of Film Classifi cation, which encouragement to catch Debbie Isitt’s joyful and hilarious new movie, favourite. Caine plays cold hearted Ebeneezer usually appears on individual fi lm advertisements and posters developed with Isitt’s trademark improvisational style that has delighted alongside the certifi cates. Scrooge, who’s about to have a life changing chat audiences in the past and looks certain to do so again. with three festive spirits. RISE OF THE GUARDIANS CELESTE AND THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY JESSE FOREVER From November 30 www.riseoftheguardians.co.uk

When a nightmarish threat to the children of the world looms the Guardians of Childhood assemble. North (Alec Baldwin), Bunnymund (Hugh Jackman), Tooth (Isla Fisher) and Sandy the Sandyman are the main players, joined by the mischievous Jack Frost (Chris Pine) as they prepare for battle against the dark-hearted Pitch (Jude Law) who threatens to fi ll the night-time dreams of kids everywhere with the most fearful thoughts. From December 7 A 3D computer animated fi lm adapted from www.disney.co.uk From December 14 www.thehobbit.com the popular book by William Joyce, this is superhero movie for the whole family. Fun Celeste (Rashida Jones) and Jesse (Andy Peter Jackson delighted a whole new generation with his box offi ce blockbusting, multi award winning is had from the rivalries between characters Samberg) met in high school, married young take on JRR Tolkien’s trilogy The Lord of the Rings. So audiences will be thrilled that he’s back with the who you know better as Santa, the Easter and are growing apart. Celeste is convinced fi rst part of this telling of Tolkien’s tale The Hobbit, made with the same epic majesty and a few of the Bunny and the Tooth Fairy, but when the that divorcing Jesse is the right thing to same faces. This is the story of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), recruited by wizard Gandalf the Grey welfare of a new generation in under threat do and if they do it now they can remain (Ian McKellen) to travel on a daunting quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the they are all on the same side and pulling in supportive friends. While navigating the fearsome dragon Smaug. Travelling with a company of thirteen dwarves, led by legendary warrior the same direction. Intriguingly the fi lm also turbulent changes in their lives and in their Thorin Oakenshield, they encounter all manner of magical, mysterious and odd creatures – none more boasts Mexican horror maestro Guillermo hearts, these two learn that in order to truly so than Gollum, an association that will change Bilbo’s life forever. Andy Serkis reprises his remarkable Del Toro as one of its executive producers. love someone, you may have to let them go. performance in that role, in a fi lm that breaks new boundaries in digital 3D technology.

TINKERBELL AND THE LIFE OF PI JACK REACHER SECRET OF THE WINGS From December 26 www.jackreachermovie.co.uk

Tom Cruise effortlessly embodies the hero of British author Lee Child’s bestselling action novels, a formidable former military investigator who will stop at nothing to get to the truth. When he investigates a ruthlessly effi cient multiple murder he uncovers an unexpected foe equally determined not to be stopped. From December 14 www.disney.co.uk Looking at the past projects of director Christopher McQuarrie Everyone’s favourite mischievous fairy returns in a colourful From December 20 www.lifeofpimovie.com – who wrote The Usual Suspects and scripted Cruise’s fi lm family adventure and for the fi rst time ever in 3D! Join TinkerBell Valkyrie – Child is convinced that this adaptation will do full and friends on a new adventure into the mysterious Winter Combining epic adventure with magical realism, this is the justice to his multimillion selling franchise. “If you look at what Woods, where TinkerBell discovers incredible secrets that will story of a young man’s incredible survival at sea against almost they’ve done before,” he says, “I think this Jack Reacher will be change her life forever. impossible odds. more clinical, the scalpel rather than the sledgehammer.” POWERFUL DRAMAS ACTION

THE HUNT TROUBLE WITH CONFESSION OF A CHILD THE MAN WITH THE CURVE OF THE CENTURY THE IRON FISTS

From November 30 www.thelieisspreading.co.uk From December 7 www.sodapictures.com From December 7 www.ironfi stsmovie.co.uk From November 30 www.warnerbros.co.uk The fanciful lie of a child with an overactive imagination Controversial rock star Pete Doherty makes his movie Quentin Tarantino presents a violent drama set in feudal has profound consequences for a teacher (Mads Clint Eastwood is grumpy Gus Lobel, a once great acting debut in this intense French drama, playing 19th China, as seven clans meet in a winner-takes-all battle Mikkelsen) in this drama from Danish director Thomas baseball scout having a hard time accepting the limitations century playboy Octave whose general air of ennui for power. Russell Crowe is armed-and-dangerous as Vinterberg. As the effects ripple out into a shocked of old age. Daughter Mickey (Amy Adams) tries to help, contrasts with his unbridled pursuit of debauched Jacknife, Lucy Liu equally deadly as Madame Blossom community the response becomes more base, as fear and as the pair embark on a scouting mission poignant pleasures. Charlotte Gainsbourg co-stars as the older and the whole blood-soaked affair is directed by the turns to anger. home truths are revealed. Justin Timberlake co-stars. cousin who wins his wounded heart. Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA. WIN BIG SCREEN COMEDIES A Special end of 2012 GAMBIT

prize package to share From November 21 www.momentumpictures.co.uk Colin Firth turns on the charm in this comedy caper, scripted by Joel and with all the family Ethan Coen. He plays art expert Harry Deane who teams up with Texas Prize includes; BraveBrave book, BraveBrave stationarystationary set, Men In BlackBlack 3 pen and rodeo queen PJ Puznowski (Cameron Diaz) to con his horrible boss into notebook, The Amazing Spiderman umbrella and bag, The Dark Knight Rises t buying a fake Monet. It has all the makings of a great underdog story, shirt and baseball cap and Carnage DVD. with a terrifi c supporting cast that includes Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci Question: This Christmas enjoy THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. Can and Tom Courtenay. you name the actor who voices and portrays the character of Gollum in this fi lm and the Lord of The Rings trilogy? The fi lm itself is a re-telling of a 1966 Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine A. Andy Serkis B. Martin Freeman C. Ian McKellen hit. One man who got a ticket to the London premiere of that fi lm, evidently enjoying the experience, was Mike Lobell who has now produced this Email: [email protected] with your answer, name and address. Closing date: December 7 2012 new version. Even without that 46 year gap it’s been a torturous 14 year You must be a UK resident aged 16 and over to enter. journey to the screen, but with all the elements in place – and leading man Full terms and conditions at www.moviepreviewnetwork.com Firth now an Oscar winner to boot – it looks like it was worth the wait.

MENTAL SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK SIGHTSEERS GREMLINS Digital re-issue

From December 7 www.parkcircus.com From November 21 www.entertainmentfi lms.co.uk From November 16 www.universalpictures.co.uk From November 30 www.sightseersmovie.com A gleeful adventure that turns from a PG In this drama, comedy and love story based on the bestselling novel romp into a deliciously wicked horror spoof The star and director of Muriel’s Wedding are reunited by Matthew Quick, troubled ex-teacher Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper) A couple of misfi ts embark on a romantic caravanning just by adding water. Joe Dante’s 1984 classic in this comedy. Toni Collette plays Shaz, an odd choice returns from psychiatric care to rebuild his life at his parents’ home. holiday before taking a blackly comic detour, in Kill List was executive produced by Steven Spielberg, of nanny to the fi ve dysfunctional daughters of the shifty Pat Sr. (Robert De Niro) and Dolores (Jackie Weaver) are supportive, director Ben Wheatley’s latest. Screenwriters Steve Oram and introduces the lovable Mogwai who mayor of a small Australian town, but her unconventional but the arrival of the mysterious Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) sends him and Alice Lowe play Chris and Tina, whose hilariously transform into the destructive Gremlins if methods soon produce positive results for all. spinning in a new direction. chaotic trip soon leaves a trail of bodies in its wake. they’re fed after midnight. SO UNDERCOVER THE ORANGES PARENTAL GUIDANCE

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Miley Cyrus headlines this comedy about a street-smart private investigator The bonds between two middle class suburban families are strained when Comedy legends Billy Crystal and Bette Midler play Artie and Diane Decker, hired by the FBI to go undercover in a college sorority. Brit Tom Vaughan David Walling (Hugh Laurie) begins an affair with Nina (Leighton Meester), who are called in by their daughter (Marisa Tomei) to help care for their directs, having made his name with Starter For Ten and What Happens In elder daughter of the Ostroff clan. The laughs fl ow as the former friends three grandkids. When their old-school parenting methods collide with their Vegas, and the supporting cast includes Kelly Osbourne. struggle to deal with the fallout from this catastrophic romance. daughter’s new-school ways, the once-orderly household spins out of control. THRILLS AND SUSPENSE

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: END OF WATCH ALEX CROSS I, ANNA WHATEVER HAPPENED BREAKING DAWN PART 2 TO BABY JANE 50th Anniversary Digital re-issue

From November 30 From November 16 www.entertainmentfi lms.co.uk www.entertainmentone.co.uk From November 23 From December 7 From December 14 www.studiocanal.co.uk A taut, exciting action thriller, Alex Cross www.artifi cial-eye.com www.parkcircus.com For its legions of fans the conclusion of follows the young homicide detective/ Stephenie Meyer’s blockbuster series is LAPD offi cers Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) psychologist (Tyler Perry), from the worldwide The shady deeds of the characters in this Joan Crawford and Bette Davis were rival nigh. Determined to protect their daughter, and Mike Zavala (Michael Pena) make some best-selling novels by James Patterson, as he atmospheric tale are set against a bleak view screen icons of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Renesmee, Bella (Kristen Stewart) and dangerous enemies on a routine patrol meets his match in a serial killer (Matthew of modern London. Charlotte Rampling perceived to share a bitter rivalry that was Edward (Robert Pattinson) assemble a group when they confi scate drugs belonging to Fox). The two face off in a high-stakes game plays divorcee Anna, whose past is tied up played out for real on the set of this Gothic of friends and allies – including old fl ame a powerful cartel. With a bounty on their of cat and mouse, but when the mission gets in an investigation by a detective (Gabriel horror masterpiece which appropriately Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) – to protect heads, and threats everywhere, they must run personal, Cross is pushed to the edge of his Byrne), a professional connection that fosters deals with acting sisters playing out a sadistic their precious child from a deadly foe. the gauntlet to stay alive. moral and psychological limits. a passionate relationship. power game.