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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