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Here's what I'll be talking about tomorrow, Friday 30th January, 2015.
REVIEWS
Eddie
Redmayne and Felicity Jones. The
relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.
Nominated for 5 oscars. Best Film, Best Actor, Actress, Musical Score, Adapted
Screenplay. Beautiful, tragic romance that is well worth seeing. Any other year and I would think it would be a shoe-in for Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones to take out the oscars for Best Actor and Best Actress, but this year I think the Academy will hand them to the veterans, Michael Keaton and Julianne Moore. The Oscars are as much about politics as art. This is also extraordinary uplifting despite the sad true life story.
Still Alice (opened 29th Jan) - Screens wide
3.5/5 stars
Julianne
Moore, her character, Alice
Howland, a renowned linguistics professor suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s. Great
performance. She’s nominated for the Best Actress Oscar. And probably will win. I found this film not as heart-wrenching as I imagined it would be, especially after viewing Still Mine early last year.
Foxcatcher (opened 29th Jan) - Screens wide
3/5 stars
Oscar
Nominations incl Best Actor, Best Director. Stars Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo Based on true
story about Olympic wrestling brothers who end up training at Du Pont (one of
American’s richest men’s) estate for the 1988 Olympics and the events that
follow. I didn’t love it, but it’s receiving great accolades. It seemed overly long and plodding in places. However, Steve Carell is fabulous and barely recognisable in this.
(Competition- book & movie ticket giveaway from Harper Collins & Roadshow) coming up next week.
Directed by Clint Eastwood Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle's most deadly
sniper in the history of the Seals saves countless lives on the battlefield,
but he struggles with life back home on his furlows between his 4 tours. Edge
of the seat film. I really enjoyed it. Even better than Zero Dark Thirty and
Black Hawk Down. Thank you to Harper Collins for our great book giveaway. My full review here
Wild (opened 22nd
Jan) - Screens wide 3.5 /5 stars
Reese Witherspoon plays
Cheryl Strayed who walks 1100 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail to deal with personal tragedy. Reese Witherspoon
nominated for best actress & Laura Dern as best supporting actress. It’s an
average film. My full review here
Paper Planes (opened 15th
Jan) - Screens wide 5/5 stars
Fantastic Australian movie filmed in Perth starring
Ed Oxenbould (Aussie 12yo) who also starred in Disney’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
Also stars Sam Worthington and Debra Mailman. Make sure you catch it on the big
screen and take your kids and grandkids, and if you don’t have any, see it
anyway. My full review here
SPECIAL
EVENT CINEMA
Bolshei Ballet: The Nutcracker at the Windsor in Nedlands Sat 7th
and Sun 8th Feb
The Barber of Seville - The Met Opera at Luna on
SX and Luna Leederville Saturday 31st Jan
Treasure Island National Theatre Live – direct
from the UK. National theatre broadcasts. Luna Leederville & SX 14th-15th
Feb
The Room – Great fun, immersive cinema. Showing at the Luna Leederville on Sunday 1st
Feb
https://www.lunapalace.com.au/special-events+926+the-room
OUTDOOR
CINEMA
Lotterywest Festival Films
Somerville & Joondalup Pines
Currently showing: Jimmy’s Hall (Irish
Film) and Force Majeure (Swedish/Denmark/Norway)
CAMELOT Outdoor Cinema
THE WATER DIVINER (M)
Russell Crowe - Fri Jan 30 & Sat Jan 31
ST VINCENT
(M)
Bill Murray
- Sun Feb 1 & Mon Feb 2
THE WATER
DIVINER (M)
Russell Crowe - Tue Feb 3
McDonalds
Community Cinema Burswood
CINEMAS are also at Mandurah,
Murdoch, Bassendean and Curtin
Best Picks showing at Burswood: GONE GIRL,
THE WATER DIVINER, PRIDE, THE IMITATION GAME
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