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The Next 48hOURS ≈ Movies Guide FILM: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEAT- BALLS 2 VOICE CAST: BILL HADER, ANNA FARIS, JAMES CAAN, KRISTEN SCHAAL, WILL FORTE, ANDY SAMBERG, BENJAMIN BRATT, NEIL PATRICK HARRIS DIRECTOR: CODY CAMERON, KRIS PEARN ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2’ picks up where Sony Pictures Anima- tion’s 2009 hit comedy left off. Inventor Flint Lockwood’s (voice of Bill Hader) genius is finally being recognized as he’s invited by his idol Chester V (Will Forte) to join The Live Corp Company, where the best and brightest inventors in the world create technologies for the better- ment of mankind. Chester’s right-hand-gal - and one of his greatest inventions – is Barb (Kristen Schaal), a highly evolved orangutan with a human brain, who is also devious, ma- Movies nipulative and likes to wear lipstick. A scene from ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2’ It’s always been Flint’s dream to be recognized as a great inventor, but ev- erything changes when he discovers that his most infamous machine (which turns “foodimals!” With the fate of humanity sion – to battle hungry tacodiles, shrim- were developing made this a really excit- water into food) is still operating and in his hands, Chester sends Flint and his panzees, hippotatomuses, cheespiders ing project for me.” is now creating food-animal hybrids – friends on a dangerously delicious mis- and other food creatures to save the “When we started the brainstorming world again. process, we found a very rich mount of “I love the world of Cloudy,” says stuff - not just a new adventure, but Cody Cameron, who directs the film also the characters,” says Pearn, who with Kris Pearn. A veteran of the first headed up the story team on the first three ‘Shrek’ films, as well as ‘Surf’s Up’, ‘Cloudy’ film. ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’, “In the first movie, Flint was the ‘Open Season 2’, ‘Open Season 3’, and emotional equivalent of a 14-year-old. the short film ‘The Chubbchubbs Save He got his first girlfriend. Xmas’ – the last two as director – Cam- Well, now, in the sequel, what’s he eron says, “Of all the films I’ve worked got to do to keep her? There are all sorts on, ‘Cloudy’ is my favorite. So to get the of ideas where you can take this social- chance to go back and revisit the char- ly awkward guy and rappel him into a Also showing: acters in this new, crazy world that we new world.” ‘Grudge Match’ A tacodile in ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2’ STILL IN CINEMAS to live with a foster family in World War II Germany. FILM: THE BOOK THIEF For Liesel, the power of words and CAST: GEOFFREY RUSH, EMILY WATSON, of imagination becomes a means of SOPHIE NéLISSE, BEN SCHNETZER, NICO escape – and even joy – from the tu- LIERSCH multuous events enveloping her and DIRECTOR: BRIAN PERCIVAL everyone she knows and loves. She is ‘The Book Thief’s’ heart and soul. Based on the beloved bestselling nov- A moving and poignant portrait of el, ‘The Book Thief’ tells the inspir- the resiliency of the human spirit, this ing story of a spirited and courageous life-affirming tale contrasts innocence young girl named Liesel (Sophie (as embodied by Liesel) with the per- Nélisse), who transforms the lives of vasive tyranny that marked the times everyone around her when she is sent and her homeland. A scene from ‘Fire With Fire’ FILM: FIRE WITH FIRE formers’ franchise of films. “Bay loves to get behind CAST: JOSH DUHAMEL, ROSARIO DAWSON, BRUCE WILLIS, the camera because he’s got these shots in his head. If VINCENT D’ONOFRIO he can do it, he will shoot it because he knows how he DIRECTOR: DAVID BARRETT wants it to feel. I love that, I love a guy who’s not afraid to get in there and get dirty.” Fire-fighter Jeremy Colton (Josh Duhamel) witnesses a murder committed by a Long Beach gang leader (Vin- cent D’Onofrio) and goes into a protection program so he can testify against the man who’s been a long- time target of police officer Mike Cella (Bruce Willis). Sophie Nélisse in ‘The Book Thief’ When the life of Jeremy’s girlfriend (Rosario Dawson) is threatened, he enlists the help of a rival gang leader (Curtis Jackson) and takes the law into his own hands. LABIA Gardens Tel (021) 424 5927 “‘Fire With Fire’ is one of those films where the ac- Fri 31 Jan – Thurs 06 Feb R40 (Subject to Concessions) www.thelabia.co.za tion is really earned by the characters,” states director DAILY 2.00, 6.15, 8.30PM DAILY 5.30PM (EXCEPT SUN/THURS) David Barrett. With an extensive background in action BLUE JASMINE (13LVD) PRISONERS (16LV) choreography, Barrett delights in the action but reveals, “at its core this is also a love story.” Tom O’Connor’s DAILY 12.00, 2.45, 5.45, 8.30PM DAILY 6.15PM screenplay explores the length to which one might go THE BOOK THIEF (10-12PGV) GRAVITY (7-9PGL) to protect a loved one. Once Barrett discovered that dynamic, “that’s when I fell in love with this movie,” DAILY 2.15, 8.15PM (NO 8.15PM FRI) DAILY 11.45AM, 4.15PM he admits. CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (13V) ENOUGH SAID (10-12PGS) “I loved the idea of the ordinary guy who’s forced to do some pretty extraordinary, vengeful things that are DAILY 11.30AM, 8.30PM (NO 8.30PM FRI) DAILY 2.30PM outside of his character,” admits star Josh Duhamel. In MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM MUD (10-12PGV) his first meeting with Barrett, “we talked a lot about my (10LPSV) character’s history, why he became a fire-fighter, and why he feels the duty to do what he has to do.” DAILY 12.15PM “David reminds me a little bit of Michael Bay,” adds SECRETS OF ENLIGHTENMENT: CHOPRA WWW.EXPLORINGCONSCIOUSNESS.ORG.ZA Duhamel, who has worked with Bay on ‘The Trans- Josh Duhamel in ‘Fire With Fire’ 8 The Next 48hOURS www.48hours.co.za 31 January - 06 February 2014.