Movies for all ages and tastes
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
“I was born under unusual circumstances.” And so begins The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, adapted from the 1920s story by F Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century
Genre: Drama
Rating: All Ages PGA
Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett
Director: David Fincher
Bride Wars
Liv and Emma are best friends who since childhood have planned every detail of their respective weddings. At the top of their bridal “must have” list: a ceremony at New York’s ultimate bridal destination, the Plaza Hotel. Now, at age 26, they’re both about to get married; they’re about to realise their dreams; and they’re about to live happily ever after. Or maybe not.
Genre: Action
Rating: All Ages
Starring: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway
Director: Gary Winick
Gran Torino
Walt Kowalski is a widower, grumpy, tough-minded, borderline-hateful, unhappy old man who can’t get along with either his kids or his neighbours, a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1973 Gran Torino he keeps in cherry condition. When his neighbour Tao, a young Hmong teenager, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth.
Genre: Action/Thriller
Rating:14+
Starring: Cory Hardrict, Clint Eastwood
Director: Clint Eastwood
Soul Men
The two remaining members of the popular soul band, The Real Deal, from the 1970’s, Floyd Henderson, now a retired businessman, and ne’er-do-well, ex-convict, Louis Hinds, take a road trip to the Apollo Theater for a musical tribute to their recently deceased front man, Marcus Hook.
Genre: Comedy
Rating:18+
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Bernie Mac
Director: Malcolm D Lee
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