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Ahoy there and good day, fi lm rental enthusiasts! We hope you’ve 4-8 NEWS 14-15 ACTION been enjoying the delightful array What have the bold and the Halo: Nightfall, John Wick, of movie treasures which are beautiful of fi lm and TV been up to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - adorning the shelves at the moment lately? We check out the newest Part 1, Dracula Untold, – and if you think you’ve worked reports from home and beyond The Hobbit: The Battle of the your way through absolutely Five Armies and more everything on show, we’ve got 28 COMING SOON P.14 news on a ton of gems which are New releases to look forward 16 COMEDY awaiting your eager eyeballs. The to next month biggest titles in the action section Let’s Be Cops, Sex Ed, Stretch, this month are The Hobbit: The This Is Where I Leave You, Battle of the Five Armies and John Hector and the Search for Wick, the latter of which stars the Happiness and more ever-enthralling Keanu Reeves. If you’re after a thriller, we fervently 9 Battlefi eld Hardline 18-19 DRAMA endorse Jeremy Renner’s Kill the Visceral Games takes the Battlefi eld Pride, My Old Lady, Winter Sleep, Messenger, or the exceedingly franchise in a new direction with the Horns, The Water Diviner, creepy Clown (which has a premise cops ‘n’ robbers-themed Hardline. Serena, Get On Up, The Best far more unusual and disturbing of Me and more than you’d probably imagine). Meanwhile there’s sure-fi re classic 20 FAMILY P.18 Big Hero 6, Jason Bateman’s latest Barbie in Princess Power chortler This Is Where I Leave You, and Big Hero 6 and season four of period epic Hell 10 The Hobbit: The Battle on Wheels. Get crack-a-lackin’. of the Five Armies 22-23 THRILLER THE TEAM We farewell this gorgeous trilogy Kill the Messenger, Plus One, with a look at how Peter Jackson Vice, Miss Meadows, Clown, approached the concluding Stonehearst Asylum and more chapter’s epic story 12 Let’s Be Cops 26 TV Two scruffy fellas from New Girl Hell on Wheels S4, Geordie team up in this pretty cute and Shore S8, Outlander S1, P.20 outrageous comedy about faking The Village S2, Rules of it until you make it Engagement S6 and more

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Even if you’re not a gamer, who is far better known there’s much excitement to for his muted dramatic behold in the just-released portrayals (such as in The trailer for Hitman: Agent 47. Young Victoria and Pride It’s based on the bestselling and Prejudice) than any sort game about an impeccably of bullet-blasting renegade engineered assassin, whose roles, but we have the faith previous 46 incarnations have – his Best Supporting Actor ensured he’s at the top of nomination at the British his stamina, strength, speed Independent Film Awards, and intelligence spectrums. for jail-set thriller Starred Up, The elite killer is played by has obviously put him in the English actor Rupert Friend, mood for some more action.

DEADPOOL LOOKIN’ DEADLY Anticipation around brand new Marvel movie Deadpool is ascending steadily, even though the Fox fi lm is still only in its pre-production stages (the studio is reportedly still looking for its leading lady). While we know that several components of the anti-hero’s costume will be added in in post-production with CGI (thanks to leaked footage), star Ryan Reynolds has shared the fi rst confi rmed photo from set, featuring Deadpool’s extremely bright mask. Creepy and awesome, don’t you think? The movie will be the fi rst of three X-Men fl icks due to be released next year.

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There’s been some amazing news for Animal Logic – the Aussie visual effects studio which was recently neglected in the Academy’s nominations despite its (everything is) awesome work on The Lego Movie – as well as for fans of the original Japanese robot boy. Animal Logic has confi rmed it will work on the newest Astro Boy fi lm, which is still only in its very early planning stages. With Animal Logic’s other credits including The Great Gatsby, 300, Happy Feet, Sucker Punch, and Avengers: Age Of Ultron, as well as word that the studio wants to make this iteration less a kids fi lm and more of a superhero movie, we’re feeling good about what they’ll come up with. If you’re up for some highly acclaimed animated goodness this month, check out our review of Big Hero 6 on page 20.

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Perhaps even more relevant ol’ Tobe Hooper’s mind.) The Sam Rockwell and Rosemarie now than when it was remake of the legendary horror DeWitt appear to be doing originally released in 1982, the fi lm has been stewing for a their ‘horrifi ed’ expressions message behind Poltergeist long time, and now we’ve extremely well. Unfortunately, revolves around children fi nally been granted a peep the clown doesn’t look as GONE GIRL spending too much time at how it will look. It appears freaky as its predecessor. 1 in front of screens. (The that director Gil Kenan has Speaking of which, we highly proliferation of screen-based remained very faithful to many recommend this month’s FURY devices in the 33 years since of the framing choices made horror fl ick Clown, which is 2 the fi lm came out must blow by original director Hooper, and reviewed on page 23. 3 THE EQUALIZER ZOO NUMBER 4 THE MAZE RUNNER THE HUNDRED-FOOT 5 JOURNEY TWO 6 THE NOVEMBER MAN Did you know it’s been 14 years since Zoolander was released? Yes, rather incredible – it’s still held up as a bastion of that special kind of SIN CITY 2: A DAME ridiculous comedy which its stars, Ben Stiller and 7 TO KILL FOR Will Ferrell, excel in. Now the mayor of Rome, of all people, has confi rmed that Zoolander 2 is THE GIVER defi nitely going ahead to shoot in Italy later on 8 this year. Justin Theroux and Stiller co-wrote the screenplay, Theroux will direct and Stiller’s INTO THE STORM real life wife Christine Taylor will return as Derek 9 Zoolander’s onscreen wife, and Stiller will of course reprise his role as the titular really really good-looking model. Let’s get loco. 10 SON OF A GUN

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CHRIS STEPS UP, BRADLEY STEPS ASIDE Everyone knows that Jennifer Lawrence is brilliant, and you Lawrence are all but signed up to star in a new science fi ction may have also noticed that she’s particularly brilliant when romance, which is the kind of slashie genre that they’d clearly put next to Bradley Cooper. The power duo have now acted excel within. Titled Passengers, it’s set on a spaceship which together in three fi lms: Silver Linings Playbook, American is making an intergalactic journey that is supposed to last Hustle, and this month’s Serena (see our review on page 19). more than 100 years. Whether the characters’ attempts at But if there’s one dude who could step up next to J-Law, procreation are part of the story in repopulating some and perhaps even surpass Coops in terms of sass, it’s Chris distant colony or another example of likeable-boy-next Pratt. Well, it’s been confi rmed by Sony execs that Pratt and -door-covets-hot-supergirl is not yet known.

DAMON WAYANS BREAKS SUPERNATURAL NEW GIRL’S HEART AGAIN SUPPORT What a tumultuous road it’s been for New Girl and Damon Wayans Jr. Initially, Wayans played personal trainer and Remember that amazing scene in Wreck-It Ralph where romantic dunce Coach in the series pilot, but left to fi lm a Ralph goes to the support group for video game characters second season of his previous show Happy Endings. Then who are perceived as bad? He joins the likes of Bowser, Happy Endings was cancelled, so he was back for season Clyde the Pac-Man ghost, Zangief from Street Fighter II, three, but now he’s announced he’s not coming back for and Dr Robotnik from Sonic the Fighters as they try to help season fi ve. Would you like to see a graph? The reason one another through the tough times with their “I am bad, could be (it’s rumoured) that he’s fi elding a bunch of offers and that’s good; I will never be good, and that’s not bad” for series which put him in the limelight, instead of as part affi rmation. Well, HBO has taken that idea, fl ipped it around of an ensemble. Either way, New Girl writers say they’ve a little bit, and is turning it into a series. Rather than game left the door ajar, narratively speaking, for his return. characters, however, the support group will be for people Whew. Check out our review of Wayans’ cute new with “supernatural problems,” reports Variety. We can’t wait comedy Let’s Be Cops on page 16. to see a werewolf, a zombie and a vampire hugging it out.

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NEWSREEL JOHN WICK STORE MANAGER NAME: Olivia Yates CAN YOU TELL Directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch did so well with US ANY QUIRKY their surprise hit John Wick, out this month, that they’ve CUSTOMER TALES? already signed on to fi lm the sequel. It hasn’t been confi rmed I had joined a new customer and whether or not Keanu Reeves will return as the eponymous, explained that you have to go revenge-seeking hero, but the directors are obviously already around the security gates to collect in a fl utter with ideas. “We’re in development right now,” they your movies on the other side recently said. “We have ideas for days and without blinking of the counter. He looked at me twice, we know we can outdo the action from the original.” strangely and then tried to squeeze Is that even possible? You be the judge: check out our review between the security gate and of John Wick on page 15. the wall (a 20cm gap) to get to the other side. It was so hard to keep a straight face. The Breakfast Club, Dirty Dancing, The Karate Kid (original 1984 version)

MOST ANTICIPATED TOP 5 ACTORS/DIRECTORS NEW RELEASE /PRODUCERS YOU WOULD FOR MARCH 2015T? INVITE FOR DINNER? The Water Diviner Wes Anderson, Tim Burton,

Hugh Jackman, Drew ALL TIME Barrymore and Jennifer FAVOURITE MOVIE? Lawrence. Bridget Jones’ Diary WHO WOULD YOU WHAT WOULD BE WANT TO PLAY YOU YOUR IDEAL MOVIE IN A FILM OF YOUR LIFE? MARATHON? Julianne Moore. Talented, Bridget Jones’ Diary, beautiful and funny! DANNY MCBRIDE IN THE (SCHOOL) HOUSE Comedian Danny McBride (Eastbound and Down, Tropic Thunder, Your Highness) has tried his hand with writing and producing already, but now the curly fellow is putting on the ‘creator’ hat – he’s developed a new HBO series titled Vice Principals, which will see him play one of a number of fi gures in the aforementioned shared position of authority at a high school. Others confi rmed for parts include Sheaun McKinney (Make It Happen), Walter Goggins (Justifi ed, Sons of Anarchy) and relative newcomer Da’vine Joy Randolph.

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The success of Rockstar’s multiplayer there are new GTA V couldn’t have come Hotwire and Heist modes FORMAT: PC, PS4, PS3, at a better time for EA’s bringing the heroes and XBOX360, XBOX ONE latest entry in the Battlefi eld villains aspect to the forefront. series, the cops ‘n’ robbers Hotwire lets you fi ght for the RATING: MA15+ themed-Battlefi eld Hardline. possession of high-powered PUBLISHER: VISCERAL The campaign has been vehicles, whilst Heist hosts a GAMES developed by Dead Space vault-cracking escapade not GENRE: FIRST-PERSON studio Visceral Games and unlike the Defuse of the past. SHOOTER Battlefi eld regulars, DICE, The multiplayer features are handling the multiplayer huge maps, with a plethora ONLINE: YES component of the game. of weapons and vehicles. RELEASE DATE: MARCH 17 In a brave move, the The single-player boasts company has moved its a hoard of new gadgets franchise into new territory, including the capacity to focusing on story, fl ash your police badge speed and strategy. and arrest crims instead of The campaign mode shooting them dead. features detective Nick If you’re a diehard GTA V Mendoza in Visceral’s own Battlefi eld fan, this one’s crime drama played in should defi nitely be on Battlefi eld 4 episodic form, while in your radar. Payday 2

TKE17_09_GamesEditorial_v2.indd 9 16/02/2015 2:58 pm VISIONARY DIRECTOR PETER JACKSON HAS GIVEN HIS BELOVED THE HOBBIT FILM TRILOGY A FITTINGLY GRAND FINAL CHAPTER – WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS.

. R. R. Tolkien’s universe is slashed and the fi ghting. Then there are the through with histories of enormous effects; fi re, smoke, destruction. All of Jbattles, but in the concluding this had to be meticulously combined, chapter of Peter Jackson’s ambitious and detailed and refi ned to appear beautiful The Hobbit trilogy, the New seamless and palpably real.” Zealand director was faced with creating A chief point, however, was that the the most gigantic and heroic battle that audience should not be overwhelmed Middle-earth had yet endured on screen. to the point of confusion between Weta Workshop, Weta Digital and the the various armies who are engaged fi lm’s dedicated Art Department – led by in the combat: Dwarves, Elves, Men, Dan Hennah – fi rst stewed separately “It was a continuing process that Orcs, Wargs, Goblins and a torrent of on all of the visual possibilities before allowed Peter the kind of freedom you other singular critters mash together coming together for inspiring meetings can achieve with digital fi lmmaking,” in the shadow of the Lonely Mountain, led by Jackson, to ascertain how they says honcho of visual effects Joe but Jackson “didn’t want it to just would fuse their ideas. Letteri, explaining that Weta built a be a mass of people whacking their vast digital model of the whole area swords together,” says conceptual which is engulfed by war. Effects artist John Howe. “Peter was intensely supervisor Matt Aiken adds: “A good concentrated on orchestrating portion of the battle is entirely digital something that people could – the armies, the creatures, the action follow from beginning to the end. The locations and legible troop formations helped put structure into it, as did fl uctuations in the intensity of the fi ghting.” Therefore it was imperative that each army could be distinguished separately from a distance, and this is where the stunning work of Richard Taylor, creative director and co-founder of Weta Workshop, came into play. RATED: M “Authenticity is crucial throughout the AVAILABLE: March 26 process,” he says. “Nothing is created to just look good; there is a backstory STARS: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, to every weapon, shield or helmet. Richard Armitage, Hours were spent deliberating over Ken Stott what deserves to become a part DIRECTOR: of the Middle-earth legacy.” Peter Jackson The Iron Hill Dwarves are a fi erce and proud tribe, and Jackson decided DURATION: 144 mins that their armour should have no FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray curved surfaces; it was decided their motif should be the boar, a muscular and fearless hog which was imprinted

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DESERT BATS FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (1998) In a perfectly imagined rendition of the fl uid, mental drawings by Ralph Steadman which accompanied Hunter S. Thompson’s novel, poor ol’ mescaline-addled Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) freaks out while onto all of the Dwarves’ regalia. For The whirlwind of activity continued traversing “bat country” and starts swiping at the the elegant and agile Elves, Weta through preparation, fi lming and post- pretty blue sky. There’s nothing there, of course, decided on leaf and forest insignias production, but Jackson attests that but we can see the special hell he’s enduring in the refl ection of his aviators. to cover the cascading skirts of the there were defi nite junctures when costumes, attached to armour of the enormity of what he was about warm silver bronze. The hideous Orcs, to complete hit him squarely. BATMAN sent forth in droves by Sauron, have “The most profound moments of BATMAN BEGINS been redesigned from their previous closure, for me, were when we fi nished (2005) incarnations; Weta created shooting with each of the In the opening scene of individual prosthetics, actors on set,” he says. Christopher Nolan’s fi rst teeth, contact lenses, Peter was intensely “It was intensely emotional Batman effort (which is followed swords, shields, spears because even though by 2008’s The Dark Knight and 2012’s concentrated on orchestrating The Dark Knight Rises), little Bruce Wayne is and pikes for the 100 you’re going to still be something that people traumatised by a fl ock of bats – the resulting new Orcs utilised for the friends with these people, could follow from phobia is sort-of kind-of indirectly responsible army horde. Giant bats, you’re never going to for putting his parents in the path of their imagined into existence beginning to the end see these characters on attackers. As you know, Bruce didn’t get over it. by conceptual artist Alan screen again.” Lee, were modelled on the Martin Freeman, who plays huge fruit bats at Wellington Zoo. the Hobbit hero Bilbo Baggins, SHIKAKA (GREAT Using Weta’s state of the muses: “I’m hoping that for fans of this WHITE BAT) art new rendering software Manuka, world, this fi lm is completely fulfi lling. ACE VENTURA: WHEN NATURE each of the battling groups was There is such a scope to this. It’s pretty CALLS (1995) treated with tissue maturation, big fi lmmaking. I think it’s going to In the sequel to the fi rst smash sub-surface scattering and other be genuinely thrilling, a bit scary, hit featuring Jim Carrey’s pet incredible enhancements. and hopefully, very moving.” detective, we learn that animal-loving Ace has a serious fear of one particular species. Unfortunately, he’ll have to overcome it if he’s going to deliver the sacred white bat back to the Wachati tribe before all hell breaks loose. He knows there’s nothing in his hair; he’s merely performing a drill.

VAMPIRE BATS DRACULA (1958) As a symbol of the dark and mysterious, we can’t leave out the bats which accompany the nocturnal stylings of Count Dracula. After the diabolical Count manages to trap Harker in his castle, the original vampire slayer Dr Van Helsing decides to visit and see what’s up. When the bats start wheeling, you know the Count’s about.

TKE17_10-11_FeatureTHE HOBBIT.indd 11 16/02/2015 3:02 pm THERE’S A STRONG HISTORY BETWEEN THE THREE DUDES AT THE CENTRE OF LET’S BE COPS, AND THAT’S WHY INTERVIEWS BETWEEN THE TRIO SEEM TO DEVOLVE INTO FITS OF GIGGLES AT ALMOST EVERY OPPORTUNITY.

ake Johnson and Damon Wayans, explains the storyline thus: “It’s Jr. fi rst met during ‘chemistry about two guys who dress up as cops Jtests’ for Zooey Deschanel’s and kind of reap the benefi ts, and feel television comedy New Girl in 2011; in the power of it... until it bites them the pilot episode of the popular show, in the butt when the bad guy doesn’t Johnson and Wayans played Nick like what they’re doing and doesn’t and Coach, two of the man-children respect them as cops.” who occupy the show’s central living The ‘bad guy’ Wayans refers to space. Wayans was already involved is Riggle’s character, Patrol Offi cer in another series, Happy Endings, Segars – a legitimate LAPD offi cer but he understood it was going to be has worked with the pair on numerous who fi nds his usual beat entangled canned after the fi rst season. When it small projects during a nearly up with the incompetent wannabes. was unexpectedly renewed, he had to 20-year career which has spanned “Once we had [Damon and me],” leave his spot next to Johnson – but stints on Saturday Night Live and Johnson says, “we did a hard push was back again for season three, and Funny or Die, plus an extremely to get Riggle in. Segars is the third has been a regular since. Rob Riggle fruitful fi lmic resume. major character, so it was a big thing “None of us agreed to do the movie for us. We knew that with the three without knowing everyone else was of us, we were going to have a lot in,” Johnson explains. “When Damon of fun and we know we can have and I got the script it was at an early control of those scenes, and make stage, and we called each other and those scenes really work. We felt said ‘I’ll do it if you do it.’” Wayans like that was enough to go forward with the movie.” For Riggle, who has more than a little comedic pedigree behind him, he found the role offered something fresh. “It was defi nitely fun to play something a little more sincere,” he says. “Normally I play a little more obnoxious character, but I loved being the straight guy, RATED: MA15+ and I loved the chance to work AVAILABLE: March 11 with these guys,” he laughs, STARS: Jake Johnson, gesturing to his Damon Wayans Jr., beaming co-stars. Rob Riggle, Nina Dobrev The fact that the trio got to peep the script DIRECTOR: Luke Greenfi eld in its early writing stages meant they DURATION: 104 mins all had creative FORMATS: input into the DVD/BLU-RAY movie’s jokes

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INCOMPETENT COPS

DETECTIVE DOYLE THE MASK (1994) When The Mask (Jim Carrey) starts a rumba carnivale in the street in an attempt to distract the police from his obvious criminality, poor old Doyle can’t help himself. He starts dancing away with abandon and a look of total bliss on his face. His perenially ﬂ ustered partner Lieutenant Kellaway (Peter Riegert) can only look on in horror.

FOSTER SUPER TROOPERS (2001) After pulling a driver over for speeding, Vermont State Trooper Foster (Paul Soter) attempts to break the record for the most “meows” slipped into conversation during a single trafﬁ c stop. When the driver questions whether he is saying ‘meow’, Foster responds with “Do I look like a cat to you, boy? Am I jumping around all nimbly bimbly from tree to tree? Am I drinking milk from a saucer? Do you see me eating mice?”

OFFICER MICHAELS SUPER BAD (2007) Offi cers Michaels (Seth Rogen) and Slater (Bill and direction – Johnson and Wayans whatever the purpose of the scene Hader) are a pretty weird in particular. “The writer of the movie was, but we defi nitely would play partnership of the law. After was really collaborative with us, so a with the dialogue.” It’s not hard to see they are duped by McLovin’s lot of nights we would stay in our how easily playing with dialogue incredibly fake ID and kindly offer him hotel room and we would write comes to these guys. On the a ride to the party, they regale him with tales scenes, and then when benefi ts of being a real cop, of their exploits. “One time we found semen,” Riggle was in scenes we None of us agreed Johnson begins a little Slater says. “We got really excited, took it would all get together, soliloquy which has the back to the lab... turns out it was Michaels’ and when Keegan [Key, to do the movie without other two in squealing semen.” Charming. who plays crazy dread- knowing everyone stitches within seconds. CHIEF WIGGUM headed and face-tatted else was in “All the ranch [dressing] crim Pupa] was there’we’d I could get,” he says. “I THE SIMPSONS (1989 - ) all talk things out,” Johnson love ranch. I don’t like the Chief Wiggum has some of the funniest lines in The says. “So when we’d get to taste, but I do love the texture, Simpsons, but one of his set, we’d have an idea of I love the way it looks, I love the way best has got to be his just what we wanted to do.” it looks on my lips after I eat a salad. plain terrible description of “I’d say about 60 to 70 percent of I love when it’s in the corners of my where he is while pursuing a criminal, the movie was improvised, though,” lips, and in my beard. I just love how it over the radio to the station. “Oh, I’m on a... Wayans posits. “We always stayed looks on my body.” Whatever you say, road? Uh... looks to be asphalt. Um, ah geez. within the confi nes of the story, or man, whatever you say. Trees, shrubs, um... I’m directly under the Earth’s sun... NOW!”

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ACTION Things are really amping up in The Hunger Games universe with Mockingjay: Part 1. No longer comprised of mostly singular violent encounters within the enclosed Hunger Games battlefi eld, civil unrest has well and truly escaped and bled out into the greater population of Panem. At the end of the previous fi lm, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) had survived her second Hunger Games fi ght; she’s now whisked away to the secret District 13 where she becomes the reluctant heroine of the resistance movement against the Capitol. We fi nally see details of the desperately furious recruitment and training drives RATED: M amongst Panem’s poorest people, as they arm themselves for the fi ght of their lives. AVAILABLE: March 06 When Katniss discovers who the Capitol’s STARS: Jennifer Lawrence, ‘weapon’ is, her allegiance wavers long Josh Hutcherson, enough for her to question the legitimacy Liam Hemsworth, and usefulness of her role within the huge Woody Harrelson clash of ideologies. Grand and gorgeous. DIRECTOR: Francis Lawrence IF YOU LIKE THIS, YOU’LL LIKE... DURATION: 123 mins The Hunger Games: Catching Fire FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray Divergent The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

GOOD PEOPLE SAINTS & DRACULA UNTOLD SOLDIERS 3: RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 18 While the very title of this fi lm might STARS: James Franco, Kate BATTLE OF THE TANKS strike you as a paradox (there’re Hudson, Anna Friel, Tom RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 11 around 50 fi lms already existing Wilkinson DIRECTOR: Henrik STARS: Adam Gregory, Dan which have ‘Dracula’ somewhere in Ruben Genz DURATION: 89 mins Morgan, K. Danor Gerald the title, let alone the myriad others FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray DIRECTOR: Ryan Little the king of vampires has appeared Hudson and Franco have DURATION: 92 mins in), Luke Evans does very well to more natural spark than you FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray bring this retelling some gravity. It’s can poke a stick at in Good an origins story, and is set amongst People, which follows the Set in World War II, this some visually stunning lanscapes titular couple as they fall from story of military and racial which look incredible swarming with grace. Initially always on the tension ticks the suspense, enemies. Evans is Vlad the Impaler, right side of the law, the pair drama and thriller boxes. A once a fearsome Transylvanian slide into debt after home US tank crew comes upon prince who slaughtered thousands renovations, and as a result a German platoon who are during his time as a pupil in the decide to steal a large sum about to lay waste to allied RATED: M Ottoman Empire’s army corps. At of cash from the deceased supply trucks; the man who the fi lm’s opening he has become is best prepared to lead is AVAILABLE: March 12 occupant below them. ashamed and horrifi ed at his former Vicious vendettas involving also an African-American, STARS: Luke Evans, brutal life, instead living peacefully shady characters ensue. and prejudice within his own Sarah Gadon, Dominic with his wife and son, choosing to ranks puts everyone at risk. Cooper, Art Parkinson rule his lands with tranquillity. During DIRECTOR: a forest ride with his soldiers, Vlad Gary Shore enters a cave and is attacked by an unknown creature, the injuries DURATION: 92 mins resulting from which begin to incite FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray strange changes in Vlad’s body and demeanour. Lots of fi ghting action and spilled blood, Dracula Untold brings some oomph to the legend.

TKE17_14-15_Reviews_ACTION.indd 14 17/02/15 11:44 AM THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES ACTION

It’s time for Peter Jackson’s gorgeous saga to come to an end, and the maestro hasn’t rested on his laurels whatsoever for this fi nal installment. Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Guillermo del Toro wrote the script which picks up with the dragon Smaug completely razing Laketown, as Bilbo (Martin Freeman) and the Dwarves look on in horror. In the mess of a power struggle that follows, Azog sends Bolg to summon their second Orc army (which also includes Goblins and giant bats); Thorin’s cousin Dáine (Billy Connolly) arrives on the scene with a battalion of Dwarves; Thranduil (Lee Pace) gathers his super hot Elf brigade; and Bilbo dithers about what to do with the Arkenstone, eventually making a RATED: M decision which sends Thorin (Richard Armitage) AVAILABLE: March 26 into a blind rage. An enormous battle involving STARS: Ian McKellen, Men, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Goblins, Wargs Martin Freeman, Richard and a smaug-asbord (!) of others consumes Armitage, Ken Stott the landscape around the Lonely Mountain. A fi ttingly spectacular fi nale. DIRECTOR: Peter Jackson DURATION: 144 mins IF YOU LIKE THIS, YOU’LL LIKE... FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

THE SCORPION JOHN WICK KING 4: QUEST HALO: NIGHTFALL RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 4 FOR POWER STARS: Keanu Reeves, Michael It remains a mystery why Nyqvist, Alfi e Allen, Willem RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 12 STARS: Hollywood hasn’t delivered a Dafoe DIRECTOR: Chad Stahelski Victor Webster, Ellen Hollman, Will motion picture based on the Halo DURATION: 123 mins Kemp, Barry Bostwick DIRECTOR: franchise. We’ve been close on a FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray Mike Elliott DURATION: 105 mins number of occasions with both FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray This isn’t just the word of a Peter Jackson and Guillermo Keanu fan: by all accounts, del Toro tenuously linked with a Victor Webster plays John Wick is an excellent production, but neither delivered. Mathayus the Scorpion King fi lm with a supremely well- Following on from Halo: Forward for the second time, and developed lead character Unto Dawn comes another live unfortunately this far into the and rather remarkable action webseries designed to The Mummy franchise spin- action sequences. The link events in Halo 4 and the off, all the cool co-stars have eponymous hero (Reeves) forthcoming Halo 5: Guardians. dried up (even the previous is a former hitman who Halo: Nightfall, produced by Ridley fi lm, also starring Webster, decides to get trigger-happy Scott, follows ONI (Offi ce of Naval included Ron Perlman and on the ruthless mobsters RATED: M Intelligence) offi cer Jameson Billy Zane). In this iteration, who took away his AVAILABLE: March 17 Locke – who will be a second Mathayus has been framed emotional livelihood. playable character in Halo 5 – in for killing the king of Norvania, STARS: Steven a bid to uncover a mysterious and must clear his name. Waddington, Siennah element released by an alien race Buck, Mike Colter, that targets and attacks human Christian Contreras DNA. The series is made up of fi ve DIRECTOR: episodes running at approximately Sergio Mimica-Gezzan 25 mins each and provides DURATION: 98 mins the perfect segue into Halo 5: Guardians; undoubtedly the biggest FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray game to release on Microsoft’s Xbox One this year.

TKE17_14-15_Reviews_ACTION.indd 15 16/02/2015 4:37 pm LET’S BE COPS

COMEDY Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr., and Rob Riggle are a trio to be contended with in this mega fun romp which transcends the usual pitfalls of man- child humour. While Johnson and Wayans have honed their comedic affi nity through a number of seasons of popular series New Girl, Riggle – whom we are used to seeing as one of the bent dudes in comedies such as 21 Jump Street and The Hangover as well as Saturday Night Live – plays the straight cop Patrol Offi cer Segars. He is tricked into believing that Ryan and Justin (Johnson and Wayans) are real police offi cers, when in fact they’re a couple of guys who sourced some great costumes for a party. He ends up unwittingly furthering their ruse by providing them with RATED: MA15+ equipment and deferring to their judgement, and the hapless pair begin to fi nd a sense of identity AVAILABLE: March 11 and pride in their phoney new roles. There are STARS: Jake Johnson, many genuine laughs to be had here, with the Damon Wayans Jr., actors clearly in total sync when it comes to their Rob Riggle, Nina Dobrev particular brand of humour. DIRECTOR: Luke Greenfi eld DURATION: 104 mins IF YOU LIKE THIS, YOU’LL LIKE... FORMATS: 21 Jump Street DVD/BLU-RAY Ride Along The Other Guys

SEX ED LOVE, ROSIE THIS IS WHERE HECTOR AND I LEAVE YOU THE SEARCH FOR RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 4 RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 19 HAPPINESS STARS: Haley Joel Osment, Glen STARS: Lily Collins, Sam Clafl in, RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 4 Powell, Laura Harring, Abby Suki Waterhouse, Tamsin Egerton STARS: Jason Bateman, RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 18 Elliott DIRECTOR: Isaac Feder DIRECTOR: Christian Ditter Tina Fey, Jane Fonda, Adam STARS: Simon Pegg, Rosamund DURATION: 90 mins DURATION: 103 mins Driver DIRECTOR: Shawn Levy Pike, Tracy Ann Oberman, Jean FORMATS: DVD FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray DURATION: 103 mins Reno DIRECTOR: Peter Chelsom The fi lmmakers just could Beautifully shot with warm FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray DURATION: 115 mins not have chosen a better cinematography and lots of FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray Jason Bateman is great lead actor than Haley Joel stippled light, Love, Rosie is at playing the straight guy After his depressed Osment (The Sixth Sense – a sweet journey even if its amongst a bunch of familial patients seem to be halting yes, really) in this surprisingly destination is pretty clear nuts (see: four seasons in their progress, psychologist awesome comedy, about from the fi rst act. This is of Arrested Development) Hector (Pegg) decides to a Sexual Education teacher the story of two childhood and here he’s again right on take off around the world who has very little experience friends whose lives the money. His character in an attempt to fi nd the in his subject. Osment has continually bend away from is summoned to the family meaning of happiness and remade himself as quite an one another, but something home after the death of his change his own life-view. impressive comedian, and keeps their hearts connected. father, where a parade of A bit saccharine at times but this is a brilliant addition to Collins and Clafi n have a exes, friends and siblings a cute basket of laughs from his new, post-drama career. beautiful natural rapport here. make life weird. this British comedian.

TKE17_16_Reviews_Comedy.indd 16 17/02/15 11:43 AM Movie Trailer

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DRAMA Steady drama stalwart and hat enthusiast Russell Crowe delivers another excellent performance here, as the lead in a moving story about determination and fi lial bonds set just after the fi rst World War – and as his directorial debut, it’s absolutely wonderful. In 1919, an Australian farmer named Joshua (Crowe) is desperate to hear news of his three sons - they were deployed from their homeland to fi ght in Turkey and Joshua doesn’t know whether they survived the brutal battle of Gallipoli. He decides to travel to Southeastern Europe himself, and once in Instanbul meets young hotel owner Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko). With her help, he attempts to fi nd a way across to Gallipoli to RATED: M discover the fate of his offspring. Crowe imbues his work with messages of tolerance and AVAILABLE: pacifi sm, which spiral into points of nebulous March 19 spirituality at several points during the storyline. STARS: Jai Courtney, Although it could be considered a ‘war fi lm’, its Olga Kurylenko, Russell messages of reconciliation are about as far from Crowe, Isabel Lucas American Sniper as you’re likely to get. DIRECTOR: Russell Crowe IF YOU LIKE THIS, YOU’LL LIKE... DURATION: 111 mins Flags of Our Fathers FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray We Were Soldiers Sands of Iwo Jima

PRIDE MY OLD LADY THE YOUNG & TWO DAYS, PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET ONE NIGHT RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 4 RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 18 STARS: Ben Schnetzer, Abram STARS: Kevin Kline, Michael RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 11 RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 11 Rooney, Jim McManus, George Burstin, Elie Wajeman, Maggie STARS: Kyle Catlett, Helena STARS: Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Mackay DIRECTOR: Matthew Smith DIRECTOR: Israel Horovitz Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Rongione, Catherine Salée, Batiste Warchus DURATION: 120 mins DURATION: 107 mins Callum Keith Rennie DIRECTOR: Sornin DIRECTOR: Jean-Pierre FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray Jean-Pierre Jeunet DURATION: Dardenne DURATION: 91 mins In a story so ridiculously Measured and graceful, My Old 105 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray FORMATS: DVD heartwarming you may not Lady posits Kevin Kline as the The tale of an eccentric family Marion Cotillard will stretch your believe it’s true (but it is), Pride inheritor of a grand apartment in which is part Little Miss Sunshine emotional fortitude to snapping retells the events surrounding a France; upon arriving, however, and part The Royal Tenenbaums, point in Two Days, One Night, for group of gay and lesbian activists he learns of the French property this whimsical fi lm is about which she has received deserved who raised money to help a small laws that mean the apartment’s a young genius’ adventure accolades. She plays a Belgian Welsh village affected by the current occupant – a dignifi ed, from his home – a ranch in factory worker who, after taking British miners’ strike in 1984. This elderly lady named Mathilde Montana – to Washington D.C.. temporary leave from her job, fi nds fi lm is seriously hilarious, so very (Smith) – is permitted to live in it T.S. Spivet (Kyle Catlett) has that her co-workers are about to sweet and doesn’t pull any cliche until her death. The appearance of won an illustrious science prize, vote on whether to accept her punches (except perhaps for the Mathilde’s daughter Chloé (Kristin but nobody in the big smoke back or take a bonus and longer awesome disco soundtrack) – Bill Scott Thomas) begins to give suspects he’s actually a 10 year hours for themselves. It’s up to her Nighy and Imelda Staunton in Kline’s character a reason to put old boy. Gorgeous and moving. to persuade them to choose the particular knock their roles out of aside his frustrations. former. Taxing, in a marvellous way. the park.

TKE17_18-19_Reviews_Drama.indd 18 17/02/15 12:04 PM MAPS TO THE STARS WINTER SLEEP REACH ME DRAMA RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 20 RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 11 STARS: Haluk Bilginer, Melisa STARS: Lauren Cohan, Kyra If the fact that this mysterious Sözen, Demet Akbag, Ayberk Sedgwick, Thomas Jane, Kevin treasure is directed by Pekcan DIRECTOR: Nuri Bilge Connolly DIRECTOR: John Herzfeld David Cronenberg doesn’t Ceylan DURATION: 196 mins DURATION: 92 mins grab you (the auteur gave FORMATS: DVD FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray us Videodrome, The Fly, A rather mesmerising character This drama boasts an incredible eXistenZ, A History of study which builds to a strange ensemble cast, and each member Violence and plenty more), climax, this Turkish drama won more than holds their own perhaps the splendid cast the Palme d’Or at the 2014 component of the story up as they will: Mia Wasikowska is Cannes Film Festival. It focuses twist together. The thread that Agatha Weiss, a quietly dark on a wealthy and pompous binds these diverse characters but optimistic young woman property owner in the gorgeous (which include an undercover cop, who is estranged from her Cappadocian hills, who is an actor, a hip-hop producer and a famous family; John Cusack ruthless with his tenants despite former prisoner) is an anonymously is the brood’s patriarch, Dr cultivating a learned, writerly published self-help book, the Stafford Weiss, who is a persona. His interactions with message from which compels RATED: MA15+ psychologist and TV celebrity; his wife and the townspeople, each of these people to confront AVAILABLE: Julianne Moore plays an and how they navigate respect their fears and take their lives in a March 25 ageing actress who takes and desperation, form the central new direction. Very powerful. Agatha on as an assistant; and STARS: Julianne Moore, story arc. Mia Wasikowska, John Robert Pattinson is the limo Cusack, Robert Pattinson driver who brings Agatha back into the Hollywood world. DIRECTOR: Lives and motives entwine David Cronenberg in a very Magnolia fashion in DURATION: 111 mins this captivating, suspenseful FORMATS: DVD and satirical belter. It’s a contemporary reﬂ ection on celebrity, and it’s marvellous.

THE BEST OF ME HORNS SERENA GET ON UP

RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 4 STARS: RATED: R18+ AVAIL: Mar 18 RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 26 RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 26 Michelle Monaghan, James STARS: Daniel Radcliffe, Max STARS: Jennifer Lawrence, STARS: Chadwick Boseman, Marsden, Luke Bracey, Liana Minghella, Joe Anderson, Juno Bradley Cooper, Rhys Ifans, Toby Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis Liberato DIRECTOR: Michael Temple DIRECTOR: Alexandre Aja Jones DIRECTOR: Susanne Bier DIRECTOR: Tate Taylor DURATION: Hoffman DURATION: 117 mins DURATION: 120 mins DURATION: 109 mins 139 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray Aside from a 1992 biopic, the An uneasy but lasting love Based on the novel by Joe Hill Casting agents have clearly life of soul legend James Brown glues the pieces of The Best (that’s Stephen King’s son, who realised that pairing Lawrence hadn’t yet been mined until last of Me together, which is told uses a nom de plume so that we and Cooper is basically a no- year; Get On Up, the result of a in a fl ashback style so that we won’t mention his heritage), Horns brainer; this is the duo’s third production partnership between gradually learn the circumstances follows a young man accused of movie together, and their rapport The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger which at fi rst pulled Dawson raping and murdering his girlfriend. is just as potent as ever. They’re and Imagine Entertainment (Marsden) and Amanda He awakes one morning to fi nd, George and Serena Pemberton, co-founder Brian Grazer, is a (Monaghan) away from one symbolically or otherwise, literal a newlywed couple struggling monumental achievement. another, and have now brought horns growing from his skull. Along to keep their timber business Boseman is absolutely uncanny as them back together. There are with the new headgear has come afl oat in Depression-era North Brown, imbuing the musician with disapproving parents, familial supernatural abilities, which he Carolina. The unwelcome news an emotional disconnect which violence, forced expectations and decides to utilise to discover his that Serena is infertile churns jarrs enormously with his giant unavoidable tragedy in this sweet lover’s true killer. It’s a surprising, their already tense situation into a and irrepressible stage presence. but plain drama. gripping, and often witty gem. minefi eld of passions. Utterly excellent.

TKE17_18-19_Reviews_Drama.indd 19 17/02/15 12:06 PM BIG HERO 6

FAMILY Animation studios are getting exceptionally clever at meshing sophisticated and whimsical ideas together into family movies, so that children and adults alike can enjoy their sweetness. Big Hero 6 is the new frontrunner in this endeavour; it’s a totally stunning, beautiful and sensitive story about how technology and family love can intersect in the postmodern world. In the futuristic city of San Fransoyko lives Hiro, a 14 year old robotics genius who spends his time building automatons for back-alley competitions. His older brother works for an engineering company, and is concerned that Hiro is squandering his talent, so invites him into the RATED: PG workshop to use the tools and mechanics available. After a dastardly plot results in AVAILABLE: March 25 tragedy at the company, Hiro enlists the help STARS: Scott Adsit, Ryan of his best robotic friend - a huge, white, Potter, Daniel Henney, T.J. blobby android called Baymax - and along Miller, Jamie Chung with some friends, decides to ﬁ nd out who DIRECTOR: Don Hall, was truly behind the terrible scheme. Chris Williams DURATION: 108 mins IF YOU LIKE THIS, YOU’LL LIKE... FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray The Iron Giant WALL-E Robots

BARBIE IN PRINCESS POWER

Barbie gets more super-extrordinary than ever before in this cute computer animated adventure. The perennially beautiful doll plays Princess Kara, who spends her days being an ordinary royal in her gorgeous castle. One day she’s kissed on the cheek by a particularly special butterfl y, which suddenly imbues her with incredible abilities. As she tests her newfound super strength, agility and fl ying powers, she decides to use her forces for good, and transforms into a crime-fi ghting alter-ego named Super Sparkle. Kara foils thieves, saves the innocent, and makes a real contribution to the welfare of the RATED: PG kingdom... until her bad-tempered cousin AVAILABLE: March 19 discovers her secret, catches the magical STARS: Rebecca Husain, butterfl y and morphs into Dark Sparkle. Britt Irvin, Michael Kopsa, The battle for light and dark is played Kelly Sheridan out amongst the hustle and bustle of Kara’s city, but can the power of true DIRECTOR: friendship triumph? Zeke Norton DURATION: 74 mins IF YOU LIKE THIS, YOU’LL LIKE... FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray Barbie in The Nutcracker Barbie in The Pink Shoes Barbie in A Mermaid Tale

TKE17_20_Reviews_Family.indd 20 16/02/2015 3:09 pm FIRE BURNS BRIGHTER IN THE DARKNESS

ON BLU-RAY & DVD MARCH 6

Mature themes and violence

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Despite his action-man blockbuster success THRILLER (The Hurt Locker, The Bourne Legacy), Jeremy Renner’s indie spirit obviously isn’t about to fade; the actor has donned his producer’s hat for the ﬁ rst time and put in a mesmerising leading performance in this totally intriguing real life story. Renner plays investigative journalist Gary Webb, who uncovered some incredibly secret links between the American government, rebel Nicaraguan groups and the burgeoning crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s. Webb’s determination to reveal the surreptitious plot, and the powerful authorities behind it, landed him in an unbelievably dangerous position - as the stakes rise and he is ﬁ rst followed and then RATED: M deliberately confronted and threatened, Renner does a marvellous job of portraying the man’s AVAILABLE: March 11 incessant fear for the lives of his loved ones and, STARS: Jeremy Renner, of course, himself. “Some stories are just too true Robert Patrick, Jena Sims, to tell,” one of Webb’s many discouragers says, Robert Pralgo but we’re so lucky this courageous man decided DIRECTOR: to put truth before his own personal comfort. Michael Cuesta IF YOU LIKE THIS, YOU’LL LIKE... DURATION: 107 mins The Insider FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray JFK Syriana

MISS MEADOWS ESSEX BOYS: THE TAKING OF RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 4 RETRIBUTION STARS: Katie Holmes, James RATED:R18+ AVAIL: Mar 4 DEBORAH LOGAN Badge Dale, Callan Mulvey, Jean STARS: Ian Virgo, Ryan Winsley, Smart DIRECTOR: Karen Leigh Alex Esmail, Kyle Summercorn Another found-footage fl ick, Hopkins DURATION: 90 mins DIRECTOR: Paul Tanter this one takes a slightly FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray DURATION: 82 mins different tack with an First things fi rst: Callan Mulvey FORMATS: DVD interesting premise involving a disease nearly all of us is awesome and we’re thrilled This fi fteen-years-in-the-making have been touched by. Sarah he’s broken free of the Aussie sequel to the in itial Essex Boys fi l m (Ramsay) agrees to let a soap ball and chain. He plays a (which was loosely based on the documentary fi lm crew record smalltown local who is suspicious Rettendon Range Rover Murders the decline of her mother of new denizen Miss Meadows of 1995) does away with the Deborah (Larson), who is (Holmes). And cautious he ‘loosely based’ claims altogether, suffering from Alzheimer’s should be – underneath the lady’s and invents a new smash ‘n’ grab disease. The albeit already Mary Poppins exterior there’s a story in which the fresh heads of disturbing things that happen no-nonsense vigilante. Holmes the drug-driven Essex underground to a person affl icted with is effortlessly excellent, and the are being targeted by a group of Alzheimer’s begin to get fi lm’s tone is never cynical but just killers who wear pretty terrifying RATED: R18+ progressively more weird, weirdly, purposefully, artifi cially pig masks. Action-fi lled but no and the fi lmmakers are soon upbeat. It works, in a very quirky surprises. AVAILABLE: March 11 way. convinced that there is a STARS: Jill Larson, discernably supernatural horror Anne Ramsay, occurring. There are plenty Michelle Ang, of startling ideas and images Ryan Cutrona involved, and a climax so DIRECTOR: Adam Robitel godawful you’ll be looking at DURATION: 87 mins your elderly relatives with a distinct side-eye afterwards. FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray Inventive and impressive.

TKE17_22-23_Reviews_Thriller.indd 22 16/02/2015 4:38 pm THRILLER STONEHEARST ASYLUM

Based on a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in 1845, Stonehearst Asylum is a visually opulent story of madness turned upside down within the walls of an institution for the insane. A who’s who of dramatic character actors bring the emotive, macabre story to life: Kate Beckinsale, David Thewlis, Sir Ben Kinglsey and Michael Caine are an intimidatingly powerful squad. The importance of each of their characters waxes and wanes as the narrative moves from its beginnings – in which a young psychiatrist (Jim Sturgess) accepts a position at the asylum from its superintendent Dr Silas Lamb (Kingsley) – through its excellent twists towards the middle – wherein several patients appeal to the young RATED: M doctor through the bars of their cells, insisting they are former staff of the asylum and have been AVAILABLE: March 18 overthrown by a group of true inmates. The scenes STARS: Kate Beckinsale, of the superintendent’s own private, splendorous Jim Sturgess, David quarters are ﬂ ipped wonderfully when we see the Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson asylum’s grim burrows and crypt-like chambers. Gorgeous and very compelling. DIRECTOR: Brad Anderson DURATION: 108 mins IF YOU LIKE THIS, YOU’LL LIKE... Shutter Island FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray Gothika Sucker Punch

CLOWN VICE PLUS ONE RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 18 RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 11 STARS: Ambyr Childers, Thomas STARS: Rhys Wakefi eld, Ashley In 2010, a rather bold pair of Jane, Bryan Greenberg, Bruce Hinshaw, Natalie Hall DIRECTOR: amateur fi lmmakers created a Willis DIRECTOR: Brian A. Miller Dennis Iliadis DURATION: 100 trailer for a fi lm entitled Clown, DURATION: 96 mins mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray which was presented with FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray the caption ‘From the Master You may have already thought of Horror, Eli Roth.’ The trailer The ‘android gaining self- about what you’d do if you came outlined the story of a father awareness’ trope gets an extra little across your own doppelganger, who dons a clown costume for spin here, and with Bruce Willis but what if you were at a house his young son’s birthday, and lending his cred at the helm, Vice party where duplicates of every afterwards fi nds that he can’t is quite the entertaining spectacle. single person in attendence physically take it off. Pretty Willis is an entrepreneur who’s suddenly appeared? Themes of horrifying, right? The only issue created a high-end resort populated making amends and self-seduction was, the fi lm didn’t exist at all by extremely lifelike automatons, permeate this sci-fi fl ick, with more and therefore the trailer was a on which rich psychos can act out than a little bit of violence when total (very entertaining) fake. their darkest fantasies. One of the progressively more hostile RATED: R18+ The excitingly macabre clip did, these automatons (the captivating duplicates get properly nasty. however, catch the attention Ambyr Childers) becomes This is a clever thriller, which AVAILABLE: March 11 of the real Eli Roth (whose self-aware, escapes, and is barely slows down from the STARS: Peter Stormare, name the guys had used subsequently ruthlessly hunted. moment the party begins. Eli Roth, Laura Allen, without permission). Roth has Elizabeth Whitmere masterfully extended the story DIRECTOR: Jon Watts well into the sinister territory its creators envisioned, with DURATION: 98 mins the father character becoming FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray increasingly aggressive and violent as all attempts to cut the rainbow wig, rip away the red nose, and scrape off the facepaint fail.

TKE17_22-23_Reviews_Thriller.indd 23 16/02/2015 3:11 pm KEANU REEVES

“…one of the best-crafted action films of the year.” LEIGH PAATSCH – HERALD SUN

DON’T SET HIM OFF

ON Blu-ray & DVD march 4

HungerGames_Mockingjay_John_Wick_Video_Vibes_FP.indd 2 18/02/2015 4:10 pm VV17_27.indd 8 18/02/15 5:08 PM FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NOTEBOOK AND SAFE HAVEN JAMES MARSDEN MICHELLE MONAGHAN

ON BLU-RAY & DVD MARCH 4

201502077_The_Best_Of_Me_Video_Vibes_FP.indd 1 18/02/2015 3:41 pm Untitled-1 8 18/02/15 3:54 PM OUTLANDER S1, VOL 1 THE VILLAGE S2 SCANDAL S3 RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 25 RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 25 TV American author Diana Gabaldon’s STARS: Maxine Peake, John STARS: Kerry Washington, Outlander novel series gained Simm, Nico Mirallegro, Charlie Betsy Beers, Scott Collins, notoriety almost immediately Murphy DIRECTOR: Antonia Bird Merri D. Howard, Shonda when the fi rst two books were DURATION: 360 mins Rhimes DIRECTOR: Tom Verica published in the early ‘90s, but FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray DURATION: 743 mins it took another six books before FORMATS: DVD Starz decided to bring the multi- Following on from its fi rst genre narrative onto the small season set in a Derbyshire The crisis management screen. The story follows Claire village which traversed fi rm led by Olivia Pope Beauchamp Fraser, a married the years 1914 to 1920, (Kerry Washington) around British nurse living in the year The Village now moves which this interesting series 1945, who suddenly fi nds herself into the post-WWI era revolves is up to its eyeballs dropped through time and space in which the Middleton in season three: Olivia’s into Scotland 1743. The civil war family’s fortunes wax and estranged father remerges raging at the time becomes the wane through local politics, and wants back into his RATED: MA15+ backdrop for her confusion, a new social one-upmanship, daughter’s life, bringing romance with a highland warrior, forbidden romance, and a with him the news that AVAILABLE: terrible tragedy that leaves Olivia’s mother (whom Olivia March 19 and her attempts to explain her situation to both herself and one patriarch in a coma. thought had been deceased STARS: Caitriona Balfe, those around her. The script Beautifully envisioned. for 20 years) is still alive. Sam Heughan, Duncan weaves science fi ction, historical Lacroix, Graham McTavish fi ction, period drama, adventure, DIRECTOR: mystery and romance into a very Anna Foerster absorbing tale, and Caitriona DURATION: 546 mins Balfe (Now You See Me, Escape Plan, Super 8) as Claire does FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray a marvellous job balancing her character’s immense vulnerability with her ribald strength of heart.

GEORDIE SHORE S8 HELL ON WHEELS S4 RULES OF OLIVE KITTERIDGE ENGAGEMENT S6 RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 4 RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: Mar 11 RATED: R AVAIL: Mar 25 STARS: Frances McDormand, RATED: M AVAIL: Mar 11 STARS: Gary Beadle, Holly Hagan, STARS: Anson Mount, Colm Richard Jenkins, Ken STARS: Patrick Warburton, Ricci Guarnaccio, Rebecca Meaney, Common, Dominique Cheeseman, Ann Dowd Megyn Price, Oliver Hudson, Walker PRODUCER: Lauren McElligott PRODUCER: Joe DIRECTOR: Lisa Cholodenko Bianca Kajlich DIRECTOR: Ted Benson DURATION: 422 mins Gayton,Tony Gayton DURATION: 240 mins Wass DURATION: 265 mins FORMATS: DVD DURATION: 780 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray FORMATS: DVD We’re up to season eight now This mini-series is based Adam Sandler-produced of this Jersey Shore spin-off, The expansion of the Union on the recent novel comedy series Rules of which dumps several smooth Paciﬁ c Railroad is creeping about the titular retired Engagement is still going (chav), young, North-Eastern ever westward in season schoolteacher, played by strong; in this, its sixth season, English kids into a house four of Hell on Wheels. At Oscar-winner McDormand. Russell (David Spade) is trying together and watches the this point, Cullen Bohanon’s The unendearing Olive to weasel his way out of his whole thing erupt into tiffs, problems are primarily related experiences abrasive family marriage to Liz, the gang takes trysts and tantrums. This to the struggle for control over relationships, support a trip to Vermont where Adam season (which had more the Cheyenne, Wyoming hub, from her sweet husband, (Oliver Hudson) has a brush viewers than any other, when as our hero stakes his claim jealousy around her friends, with some poison ivy, and Jeff it aired), all the cast members amongst local businesses, the and particularly troubled (Patrick Warburton) struggles from the previous series return government, homesteaders interactions with her wayward to impress his ﬂ ame Audrey (minus Sophie), plus there are and ruthless ranchers. adult son Christopher. (Megyn Price). two brand newies. Arresting viewing.

TKE17_26_Reviews_TV.indd 26 16/02/2015 4:39 pm FIRE BURNS BRIGHTER IN THE DARKNESS

ON BLU-RAY & DVD MARCH 6

Mature themes and violence

HungerGames_Mockingjay_John_Wick_Video_Vibes_FP.indd 1 18/02/2015 4:10 pm VV17_24.indd 8 18/02/15 5:07 PM EXTRAS A SELECTION OF TITLES THE DVD STORK WILL BE DELIVERING NEXT MONTH

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 3: SECRET OF THE TOMB That prince of comedy Ben Stiller is back with another of his super popular Night At The Museum fi lms. In the third so far, Stiller returns as Larry Daley, a security guard at the American Museum of Natural History who oversees the night shift. In addition to his favourite exhibit pals Theodore Roosevelt (Robin Williams), Attila the Hun (Patrick Gallagher) and Rexy the Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, there’s a new addition; Laa, a neanderthal wax fi gure who, as a joke, was modelled to look like Larry. They all fi nd their hands full when the sacred tablet of Ahkmenrah begins corroding, causing the exhibits to act very strangely. It’s out on April 9.

A GOOD MARRIAGE INTERSTELLAR That bottomless pit of adaptation material, Stephen The less you know about this brilliantly twisting space King, has offered up a 2010 novella for a big screen odyssey the better, but we will tell you that the incredible reminagining in this psychological thriller. Darcy lead performance by Matthew McConaughey has only (three time Academy Award nominated actress Joan contributed to the actor’s unstoppable career resurgence. Allen, whom you might know from The Crucible, The Set in the near future, the narrative follows a devoted father Contender, Face/Off or Pleasantville) has been happily (McConaughey) who was, in the past, a spacecraft engineer. married to her husband Bob for 25 years. They’ve settled Strange occurences at his home lead him into the path of into a pleasant routine groove - but one day Darcy some former colleagues, who convince him to undertake a discovers a shocking secret life to her partner, which will secret mission of giant proportions. There’s more than a little not only turn what she thought she knew on its head, but bit of Stanley Kubrick going on here, but this is one you just land her in immense danger. It’s coming out on April 1. have to see for yourself! You can grab it on April 8.

TKE17_28-29_ComingSoonDOUBLE8.indd 28 16/02/2015 3:15 pm PADDINGTON ANNIE After 33 years, the remake of Annie is finally here! Despite the claims that this filmic version of the eponymous, Starring the marvellously talented Quvenzhane Wallis beloved stuffed toy looks exceedingly creepy (which, let’s face as the titular happy-go-lucky orphan girl, we also get to it, he did in the one still which was doing the rounds before see Cameron Diaz as Colleen Hannigan, the deliberately the film was released), Paddington has been praised highly horrible head carer at the foster home where Annie and by critics for its immense heart and genuine chuckles. After her ‘foster sisters’ reside. The story has been slightly an earthquake in his Peruvian homeland results in his parents updated: After wealthy politician Will Stacks (Jamie recommending he move away to find a new life, Paddington Foxx) saves Annie from being hit by a car on the street, (voiced by Ben Whishaw from Cloud Atlas and Skyfall) a passerby’s video of the heroic event hits YouTube and reaches London and moves in with the Brown family. The Will’s popularity with his voters goes up. He decides to father of the household insists that the super-intelligent bear use effervescent Annie as a pawn in his new campaign, may only stay one night until he finds a more suitable home, and then to present her with fake parents when it’s time a desire which is deepened after Paddington causes a series of to get rid of her. But Annie isn’t any ordinary little girl, accidents around the house. But although he may be a klutz, and her sunny demeanour begins to melt Will’s heart - Paddington is also a warm and utterly selfless little bear, and despite scheming between himself and Hannigan. With the Browns might find their minds changed! Get it on April 9. plenty of splendrous musical numbers which you’ll be warbling along with, Annie is going to be a ton of fun. You can bet your bottom dollar it’ll be out April 22.

ALEXANDER AND EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS THE TERRIBLE, Christian Bale and our own Joel Edgerton lead this stunning, biblically-inspired, fantasy epic based on the HORRIBLE, NO-GOOD, famous story of Moses. The Egyptian prince Ramasses (Edgerton) and his adopted brother Moses (Bale) are VERY BAD DAY raised as siblings, fighting together for the Pharaoh’s Remember this book from your childhood? Poor empire. When Moses discovers that his true heritage is Alexander. His day begins when he wakes up with Hebrew, he becomes incensed at the treatment of the chewing gum in his hair (we’ve all been there) and goes Hebrew slaves within Egypt. A enormous battle of wills from bad to worse, culminating in his mum reassuring ensues during which all the power of Heaven is invoked him that everybody has bad days. In this film adaptation, (and some crazy-cool CGI). The supporting cast is also the roles of Alexander’s family are expanded so that incredible: Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), John Turturro almost everybody is having a bad day, and Alexander (Barton Fink), Ben Mendelsohn (Animal Kingdom), realises that his mum, dad, and three siblings will have to Sigourney Weaver (Alien) and Ben Kingsley(Gandhi) all work together to make sure everyone comes out of these contribute to this wondrous film. It’s out April 1. 24 hours unscathed. It’ll be on the shelves on April 8.

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