Ain’t Them Bodies Saints – escaped convict Casey Affleck attempts to reunite with wife Rooney Mara and the daughter he has never met in this romantic crime thriller from David Lowery. The official Facebook page is here and the film will be playing at key cities only, so check the listings at your local art house/indie cinemas or the very big multiplexes.

Any Day Now – Alan Cumming and Garrett Dillahunt are the late-1970’s gay couple who take in a young man when his mother disowns him. But the legal system has issues with this unconventional family set-up. The official Facebook page has a listings section here as the film will show at only a few cinemas nationwide.

The Great Beauty – intriguing Italian drama in which a wealthy bon vivant reassesses the futility and hollowness of his hedonistic life when someone informs him of the death of his first love. The official Palace Films website is here; the film will be showing at key cities only.

The Great Hip Hop Hoax – documentary telling the story of two aspiring hip hop artists, signed by Sony who in fact turn out to be Scottish teenagers reinventing themselves as stateside homies. The Vertigo Films site is here; the film will be playing at key cities only.

More Than Honey – a timely documentary, given recent media coverage about declining bee populations, this film looks at what could have caused the various species of bee to be almost completely wiped out over the past 15 years. The official website is here and the film will show at key cities only.

Museum Hours – a bit like Night at the Museum…with brains. A museum curator in the Netherlands strikes up a friendship with an enigmatic visitor, leading to a crossroads that sees them exploring their lives and the art works. The official site is here; the film will show at key cities only.

No One Lives – As finite a title as you could hope for, this is a horror in which a couple in a car are kidnapped by a gang of ruthless thieves. There is, of course, more to the couple than meets the eye. The official Facebook page is here, the film will show at key cities only.

Pieta – Korean drama about a loan shark who re-evaluates his violent lifestyle when a mysterious woman appears claiming to be his long-lost mother. The official Draft House Films website is here; the film will be on a limited run only.

The Stuart Hall Project – The BFI screen John Akomfrah’s documentary about the titular founding figure of Contemporary Studies and a key figure in the New Left. The BFI’s website here tells you the screening locations.

uwantmetokillhim? – drama that looks at the true story of a teenage boy who kills someone after falling for a woman he meets in an internet chat room. Starring Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt as the policewoman trying to make sense of it all. No official website but Wikipedia has a few more details here. The film will be showing on a limited release only.

 

Bonjour Tristesse – Otto Preminger’s 1950’s comedy in which Jean Seberg tries to derail her Dad David Niven’s new romance with Deborah Kerr gets a new run in key cities thanks to Park Circus. The official Park Circus page is here.

Hammer of the Gods – Viking epic in which a dying Viking king sends his son on a quest to seek the clan’s last hope for stopping an approaching enemy horde. The film will show at key cities only and the official site is here.

Pain and Gain  – Transformer maestro Michael Bay tries his hand at comedy, although as those sci-fi films were so laughably bad, one could say a thread of humour runs through his films anyway. This is apparently based on a true story of three Miami personal trainers who steal a lot of money from a criminal, in pursuit of the American Dream of course. The film will be showing nationwide and the official website is here.

Plein Soleil – the French version of The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) stars the impossibly good looking Alain Delon in the Matt Damon role, a chancer who insinuates himself into the life of socialite Maurice Ronet and his girlfriend Marie Laforet. The film will play at key cities only so check your big city Art House cinema websites.

Upstream Colour – resoundingly great reviews across the board for this most uniquely visual of films. The IMDb plot summary is fantastically prosaic: ‘A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.’ Worth seeing just to unravel such a mystery. The official website is here; the film will be showing at key cities only.

And on Monday 2 September…

Cherry – Kyle Gallner is the freshman geek who dates a woman and her 14 year old daughter whilst at College in this sparky looking comedy from 2010. The official site is here; the film will be on a limited release.

And on Wednesday 4 September…

About Time – groan. The name Richard Curtis above a film title usually means a smug, sarcastic and generally unfunny time will be had by the viewer. Brendan Gleeson’s real-life lad Domhnall plays a man who can relive his past, so uses this unique ability to woo and woo again Rachel McAdams. The official website is here; the film will show throughout the UK.

Riddick – Vin Diesel must be short of inspiration to prop up his floundering career, with this third installment in the outer space saga that began with the inventive Pitch Black (2000). His titular anti-hero finds himself again on a scorched planet and again having to fight aliens so he sets of a beacon for help…but the mercenaries who land to meet him aren’t exactly friendly. Pitch Black‘s director David Twohy returns behind the camera here so the wide distribution deal might just save Diesel’s box-office skin. The official website is here.

The Dyatlov Pass Incident – not the sexiest of film titles for a Blair Witch style horror about what happened to a group of hikers who went missing whilst on a mountain trek in Russia. Co-star (and former Hollyoaks babe) Gemma Atkinson spoke to the Metro today about her role in the movie here. The official Facebook page is here; the film will play at key cities only.

Jurassic Park 3D – not a film ripe for re-showing, considering the endless ITV3 screenings. Anyway, if one wants to see reconstituted dinosaurs on the rampage in 3D, it will be showing at IMAX cinemas only.

The Kings of Summer – coming-of-age drama that sees three friends spending the summer away from the yoke of their parents so they can live off the land and build a house together. They quickly realise how important family (any family) really is. The official site is here and the film will show at key cities only.

Lovelace – hotly anticipated porn-bio with Amanda Seyfried as the titular Linda Lovelace, of Deep Throat notoriety. Peter Sarsgaard stars as her abusive and jealous husband Chuck Traynor. The official site is here and the film be showing across most big screens in the UK.

Madras Cafe – Indian actioneer with John Abraham as an Indian Intelligence officer landing on an island and attempting to break a rebel group. The official website is here.

Morrissey 25: Live – singer Morrissey performed a small gig in March at the Hollywood High School. This documentary hears from fans and the man himself about their unwavering devotion and his career. The official website is here; the film will show at key cities only, so check your local art-house cinemas for screenings.

On Landguard Point – ambitious sounding, non-narrative film incorporating music, poetry and visuals looking into how people construct a sense of home. The official website is here; details of screenings are in there.

We’re the Millers – comedy starring Jason Sudekis as a small-time dope dealer in debt to his supplier who poses as a fake Dad to smuggle a large cache into the states from Mexico. Jennifer Aniston’s stripper assumes the role of his wife. The official Warner Bros. site is here; the film will be showing all over.

What Maisie Knew – based on a Henry James novel this drama stars Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan as two self-absorbed parents of a precocious child, blind to how their own behaviour, including separating and moving in with younger partners, affects their daughter. The official site is here; the film will be showing at most UK cinemas.

Winter of Discontent – set against the backdrop of the protests in Cairo’s Tahir Square in 2011, this film follows the story of one man who is the victim of state terror. The official website is here; the film will show at key cities only.

And from Wednesday 28 August…

The Way, Way Back – not the most informative of websites, but this comedy drama stars Liam Jones as an awkward teenager who goes on holiday with his mother and her boyfriend, but finding a better friend in the guy who owns the local water amusement park. That site is here, but IMDb has more detail here. The film will be showing at most UK cinemas.

You’re Next – as ominous a title as you could ever get. The Tumblr website has the jolliest music here, but as the title suggests, this is a horror about a family on holiday in a remote cabin being picked off one by one by an unknown assailant(s). Unbeknownst to the killer(s), one of the family has a secret talent for fighting back. The film will be showing across the UK.

And from Thursday 29 August…

One Direction – This Is Us (3D) – prepare for an onslaught of tweeny-boppers at multiplexes up and down the country as they pack into auditoriums to watch the tween idols of the moment in 3D for this almost required ‘back stage on tour’ documentary for any boy band. The official website is here.

 

2 Guns – a big few weeks for Mark Wahlberg, who not only stars in Pain and Gain  released at the end of this month, but also appears alongside Denzel Washington in this thriller from Contraband director, Baltasar Kormakur. They play undercover operatives reeling after a drug cartel bust goes tits up. The official Sony Pictures site is here; the film will be playing all across the UK.

Aftershock – Chilean disaster movie starring Eli Roth about a group of clubbers who have to escape from an underground nightclub when an earthquake hits. But that’s only the start of their troubles. Official Studio Canal website is here but has scant information; Wikipedia has some more details. Limited release only, so check your art house cinemas for any listings.

Bachelorette – the growing genre of female-led outrageous comedy continues with this Kirsten Dunst/Isla Fisher hen night flick. Expect strippers, giggles and tears – though presumably not all from the strippers. No details on release, but this will more than likely play at most multiplexes. Official site is here.

The Big City – the cinema schedules here regularly feature Bollywood musicals (see Once Upon a Time in Mumbai, below) and drama but little of the big art house stuff that put Indian cinema on the map, such as this Satayjit Ray drama about a traditional man struggling to support a large extended family and being shocked when his spirited wife takes up work as a shop girl. Showing at selected cinemas across the UK via the BFI; their website has more information about where you can catch it here.

Call Girl – Swedish thriller about a prostitute, new to Stockholm, and her rise through the sexually liberated city in the seventies. The official Artificial Eye website is here and the Find Any Film website has details of where it will be playing here.

Kuma – Turkish drama about a young girl in Austria who is to be a man’s second wife and how she assimilates into his family, led by his formidable wife. The film will be showing at key cities across the UK and the official Peccadillo Pictures website lists them all with a booking option here.

Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara – Bollywood musical about a high flying gangster falling in love with an aspiring actress. The official B4U website contains a list of all UK cinemas showing the film, along with details and pics, here.

Planes – a by-the-numbers animated film from Disney about a crop-dusting plane who dreams of winning a flying race. The official website is here; the film will show at most multiplexes.

When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun – this documentary, seven years in the making, from director Dirk Simon, looks at why Tibet has still not gained freedom and independence from Chinese occupation. The official website is here; the film will play at key cities only.

And from Wednesday 21 August…

Elysium – District 9 (2009) was an aggravating film that tried to crack a peanut with a sledgehammer when discussing apartheid in South Africa. That movie’s director turns his hand to this Oblivion style sci-fi thriller as Matt Damon attempts to help the population of a crowded, ruined Earth seek a better life on the blissful, paradise space station of the title, lorded over by hard-ass administrator Jodie Foster. Sounds a bit more like it. The official Sony Pictures site is here and the film will be playing at most UK cinemas.

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones – deafening echoes of Underworld here in this horror as teenager Lily Collins finds out she is descended from a long-line of people who help rid the world of demons. The official website is here and the film will be showing right across the UK, you lucky things.

David Bowie is Happening Now – before the V&A’s Bowie exhibition leaves the UK to go on an international tour, 200 cinemas across the UK will feature interviews with people such as photographer Terry O’Neill as they discuss some of the objects included in the exhibition. Details about the film and where you can see it can be found here.

Foxfire – based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, this drama looks at a group of young girls in upstate New York who form their own gang. No official site but there is some more information on IMDb here, the film will be showing at key cities only.

Grown Ups 2 – sequel to the 2010 comedy, with most of the cast returning, starring Adam Sandler and Salma Hayek. Sandler has moved his family back to the town where he grew up and we follow him and his friends on their kids last day at school. The official site is here and the film will be showing at most cinemas across the UK.

The Long Ranger – The Social Network’s (2010) Armie Hammer stars as the titular man of the law, accompanied by native American compadre Tonto (Johnny Depp). Difficult to see how this will play out in this country as Westerns are a very American genre, but reviews have so far been mostly negative and it hasn’t struck a big chord with the public stateside. The official site is here, the film will be showing all over the UK.

Looking for Hortense – French drama with Kristin Scott Thomas attempting to persuade her husband to get his civil servant father to intervene in the case of an illegal immigrant who is due to be expelled. The difficulty is that father and son don’t see eye to eye. No official site, but there are a few further details on the IMDb page here; the film will be showing at key cities only.

Silence – a brave sounding Irish film about a sound man travelling from Berlin back home to Cork and wanting to capture the sound of landscapes away from any man made noise. This will be showing at key cities only, the official website is here.

And on Wednesday 14 August…

Kick-Ass 2 – sequel to the 2010 comedy-actioneer, with Chloe Grace Moretz and Aaron Johnson (now Aaron Taylor Johnson) returning as the teenage wannabe superheroes. The official website, with ticket booking details, is here; the film will be showing  all over at most UK cinemas.

 

The Conjuring – generally good reviews for this Poltergeist/Amytivlle Horror type story with Patrick Wilson and the always watchable Vera Farmiga as paranormal investigators trying to help farmers Ron Livingston and Lilly Taylor when their Rhode Island home is haunted. It’s from the director behind Saw (2004) so, given the praise so far in, let’s hope this one delivers. It will be showing nationwide and the official Warner Bros. site is here.

From Up on Poppy Hill – a fragrantly lovely title if ever there was, Japanese animated drama about a high school out to save her school’s club house from demolition. In this Anglicised rejig, voices are provided by the likes of Gillian Anderson and The Tudors’ Sarah Bolger. It will be showing at key cities only and the official Studio Canal page is here.

Heaven’s Gate – reappraisal for this epic western, synonymous with epic failure with both critics, members of the public and other film makers, has been grumbling along for many years now. Director Michael Cimino’s career was effectively finished when this long and elegiac piece went belly-up at the box office and nearly caused production company United Artists to follow suit. Worth a look; do bear in mind movie patrons, the finished film weighs in at 3 hours 36 minutes. The official Park Circus page is here; the film will screen at key cities only.

My Father and the Man in Black – drama looking at the troubled relationship between singer Johnny Cash and his manager, Saul Holiff. The official website is here; the film will be showing at selected UK cinemas only.

Only God Forgives – Ryan Gosling (swoon!) stars as a drug kingpin in Bangkok out to avenging his brothers death, but an unhinged policeman is watching his every move. Stylish looking thriller from the director of Gosling’s Drive (2011) featuring a slutty looking, peroxide Kristin Scott Thomas as his mother. The official Facebook page is here and the film will be screened at most UK cinemas.

Paradise: Hope – the conclusion to Ulrich Seidl’s Paradise trilogy follows an overweights Austrian girl at a fat camp who falls in love with the doctor, who is 40 years her senior. The official Soda Pictures website is here; the film will show at key cities.

Red 2 – Bruce Willis cobbles together his team of elite operatives on a global quest to track down a missing nuclear device. Co-starring John Malkovich, Helen Mirren and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The official website is here; the film will be showing all over the UK.

And from Wednesday 7 August…

Alan Partridge, Alpha Papa – the cinematic debut of Steve Coogan’s forever bumbling Norwich based TV ‘star’. The official BBC website is here, the film will be showing all over.

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (3D) – second in the trilogy of Rick Riordan book-film adaptations about a young demi-god Jackson (Logan Lerman), son of Poseidon, out to save his mortal, High School mates. The official site is here; the film will be playing in most multiplexes.

 

Black Fish  – clearly Killer Whales are in fashion in the movies, follow Rust and Bone (2012), this documentary looks at the whale Tilikum who killed several people while in captivity, hearing examples of shocking abuse of these animals of Tilikum’s own unique personality. The official site is here; with screening details here.

Days of Grace – Mexican crime thriller set during three football world cups, this performed well at Latin America film festivals and was nominated for the Golden Camera at Cannes in 2011. IMDb has more info here; the film will show at key cities only.

Dial M For Murder – Hitchcock’s tricksy and not entirely satisfying adaptation of Frederick Knott’s play has Ray Milland trying to kill his wife Grace Kelly. When she survives, he has to think on his feet for a brilliant plan B. Showing at key cities only, the official Park Circus site is here.

Frances Ha – Noah Baumbach’s comedy drama follows Greta Gerwig as a useless dancer who throws herself headlong into her dreams, when its patently obvious they won’t pan out. The official website is here; the film will have a wide distribution so you should be able to catch it in most cinemas.

And on Wednesday 31 July…

The Heat – comedy that teams Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCartney as, respectively, an uptight and a foul mouthed FBI agents who team up to bust a drug lord. The official website is here; the film will be showing at most UK cinemas.

The Smurfs 2 (3D) – sequel to the part-animated/part live action film; the evil Garmagel creates two imposter Smurfs n the hope that they will secure him details of the all powerful Smurf essence. The Smurfs are none the less on to him. The film we be showing nationwide; the official website is here.

 

The Bling Ring – any new picture by director Sofia Coppola, whether good or only average, is always likely to be vibrant, beautiful and diverting. In this drama, Emma Watson stars as a member of a group of teenagers who track down and break into rich L.A. homes to steal designer clobber. The official website is here; the film will show at key cities only.

Bula Quo! – A film about ageing British rock band Status Quo might not be to everyone’s tastes, but if the gossip website Popbitch is anything to go by, this might have a few worthy laughs in it. It also has a good distribution deal and should be available to view across most of the UK (full list here).

Chasing Mavericks – The Karate Kid on a surfboard as young Jonny Weston enlists Gerard Butler to help tackle the largest waves on the planet. The official Facebook page is here; the film will be showing across most of the UK.

The Enigma of Kasper Hauser – one of Werner Herzog’s most famous films from his Golden period in the 1970’s. Bruno S portrays the infamous ‘wild child’ of German history, coming into well-meaning but brutal conflict with ‘civilised’ society. A mesmerising study of nature versus nurture, the official BFI website with details of key city screenings only, is here.

A Field in England – director Ben Wheatley puts his egg in many baskets, releasing this psychedelic British Civil War drama simultaneously on the big screen, DVD, Blue Ray, Film 4 and Video on Demand. Screening locations can be found here.

Out in the Dark – gay thriller in which a young Palestinian man falls in love with an Israeli lawyer only to find his own community none to happy about this. The official Facebook page is here; it will be showing at key cities only.

Paradise Faith – Ulrich Seidl’s second Paradise film in his planned trilogy (part one, Love, dealt with middle-aged European women seeking sex with younger African men) looks at different women at a crossroads in their lives, including one Catholic woman reunited with her Muslim husband.

Paris: Manhattan – director Sophie Lellouche based this light comedy, about a woman whose life follows the philosophies of her favourite film-maker Woody Allen, on her own love and admiration for Woody’s greatest movies and one-liners. The official site is here; it will be showing at key cities only.

Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer – surely you must all have heard of the Russian protest art collective now? This documentary follows them as they defend their protest ‘punk prayer’ in a Russian cathedral in court and hears from their families and friends about what inspired them. The official website is here; it will be showing at key cities only.

Tropicalia – we should expect a lot more cinema about Brazilian culture in the run up to the 2016 Olympics. Here, director Marcelo Machado looks deep into Tropicalism, a type of capoeira music fused with rock ‘n’ roll in the sixties. The official website is here; with screening details here.

The Act of Killing – in this documentary co-executive produced by Werner Herzog, former members of Indonesian hit squads re-enact their most famous killings in the style of their favourite American movies. What a carve up! The official website is here and there is a list of screenings here.

The Battle of the Sexes – docudrama of the famous tennis match in 1973 between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King. Riggs, emboldened by a win over top female tennis star Margaret Court, taunted players everywhere that no woman was a match against a man. King took him on and won. The film will be showing at key cities only. Read more about the match here and the film in this Telegraph piece here.

Despicable Me 2 (3D) – Universal animation that sees the return of arch villain Gru (voiced by Steve Carrel). The film will be showing all over the UK and the official site is here, with screening locations found in this neat little booking tool.

The East – this probably has one of the most aggravating websites (you are asked a series of baffling questions that lead frustratingly to a trailer and no text information). Alexander Skarsgard and Brit Marling star in this thriller about an operative for an elite, private intelligence firm infiltrating a group who conduct attacks on large corporations. Will be screening across most major UK cinema screens.

I Want Your Love – already banned in Australia, this gay drama features scenes of real sex in a story about a young San Franciscan who has a party before he leaves to head back home. The official website is here, with screening details.

Night of Silence – Turkish drama, winner of the Crystal Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, in which a young bride, fearful of consummating her marriage with a man she has never met, distracts him with tales, the situation becoming stranger as the dawn encroaches on them. The official website is here; including all of the London-only screening locations.

Renoir – this drama looks at the painter Auguste, his son the film director Jean and their muse Andree who enters their lives when the younger Renoir is recovering from injuries sustained in WWI. The film can be found on the Goldwyn website, no exact link I’m afraid, but it will be showing at key cities.

Stand Up Guys – what looks like a dream cast (Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin and Julianna Margulies) team up in this Goodfellas on Zimmer Frames thriller about old time gangsters out for one last big night…except one of them is harbouring a dangerous secret. The official website is here; the film will be showing across most UK screens.

Stories We Tell – Canadian actor-turned director Sarah Polley is an interesting talent to keep an eye on, as she develops behind the camera. Here, she directs herself as the interviewer recording story-tellers of varying reliability as they relate a tale to her. The truth, as she finds, depends entirely on who is telling it. Showing at the Curzon (London) only; the official site is here.

This Is the End – there has been a spate of end of the world dramas and comedies recently. In this Seth Rogan starrer, the end meets The Hangover as a group of lads find their invitation to Hollywood star James Franco’s house party rudely interrupted by an impending apocalypse. The official site is here; it will be playing all over the country.

Venus and Serena – obvious timing seeing as Wimbledon has started to release this obvious documentary following the most famous female tennis players on the planet. It will be showing at key cities only, but the official site is here.

And on Monday 1 July…

Confine – model Daisy Lowe makes her acting debut as a scarred model who is taken hostage by charismatic robber Eliza Bennett. The official website is here but, unfortunately for Lowe, it is only showing on a limited run.

And on Wednesday 3 July…

The Internship – Vince Vaughan and Owen Wilson re-team in this comedy as a couple of middle-aged losers who skank an internship a Google but find they are up against younger, more tech-savvy competitors for real employment there. The official website is here; the film will be showing at almost every cinema across the UK.

Now You See Me – a group of elite illusionists pull off a series of heists as they steal from business leaders during their performances, pitting them against the FBI. Stars Michael Caine, Woody Harrelson and Isla Fisher, the official website is here and the film will be showing all over.

Admission – comedy from the director of Little Fockers starring Tina Fey as a Princeton admissions officer whose major promotion seems scuppered by the arrival of a student who may be the son she gave up for adoption years before. The film will be showing at most cinemas over the UK, the IMDb page has the technical details here.

Fukrey – Bollywood sends up Avengers Assemble. No release details, but the official Facebook page is here.

Man of Steel – THE movie event so far in 2013, but that’s enough of Henry Caville’s physique being on show. Caville steps into Brandon Routh’s red boots as Superman in this action blockbuster from director Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen). The official Warner Brothers site is here; the film will be showing nationwide.

Much Ado About Nothing – Joss (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Wheedon’s modern take on the Shakespeare play that follows two pairs of lovers who each have a different take on love. The official Facebook page is here, the film be showing at key cities only.

Paradise: Love – this Austrian film follows in the footsteps of Francois Ozon’s Going South, chronicling middle aged European women in search of fun with young Kenyan men. The official Soda Pictures website is here, the film will be showing at key cities.

Stuck in Love – novelist Greg Kinnear dips his toes back into the dating world, in order to get over ex-wife Jennifer Connolly in this romantic comedy from writer/director Josh Boone. The official website is here, the film will be showing across the UK.

Summer in February – drama that follows the bohemian English set in Cornwall shortly before WWI, with Dominic Cooper as artist AJ Munnings. The official website is here, the film will be showing at key cities only, but you can find out which one here.

On Monday 17 June…

I am Nasrine – 9/11 cinema, following a young Iranian girl and her brother and their differing reactions to being relocated to the UK. The film will be on a limited run only, but you can find out where to catch it here.

On Wednesday 19 June…

A Haunted House – not quite sure what will turn out to be funnier about this film, the gags in this spoof send up of horror films or the official website’s claim that Marlon Wayans is the “genius creator” behind Scary Movie and White Chicks.