Battle of the Year (3D)

Drama about a group of  American dancers who try to wrest back the title of best international dance act as the states haven’t won in 15 years. Starring Josh Holloway and Laz Alonso, this will be showing at key cities only and the official website is here.

The Butler

Highly regarded stateside, Forrest Whittaker stars in what looks like a romanticised view of the Oval office and race relations. He is the butler (to seven US Presidents over three decades) of the title and whose own tenure sees in and out the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam war and more. Amongst those in the top job, Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower, James Marsden as John F Kennedy and Alan Rickman as Ronald Regan. Lee Daniels (Precious) directs and the film will be playing just about everywhere. See the official site here.

The Counsellor

Michael Fassbender stars in this Ridley Scott directed version of the Cormac McCarthy thriller about a lawyer (Fassbender) whose deal with drug lord Brad Pitt spirals out of control. The official website is here and the film will be playing all over.

Dom Hemingway

Jude Law’s sweary ex-con sets out to collect what he is owed after keeping quiet and taking the rap for his boss (Demian Bechir). Accompanying him is his best pal Dicky (Richard E. Grant). Stylish looking crime thriller and Law has had great reviews for this role. The official Fox Searchlight film is here; the film will show across most UK cinemas.

Don John

That talented young actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt-Gordon-Levitt-Levitt has only gone and directed his first film! As one would expect, he has also written the script about a young porn-obsessed lothario loved by many a girl but falling in love with Scarlett Johansson. So who better to cast in that role, than the man himself! Good reception and box office so far in what looks like a charming relationship fable. The official Facebook UK page is here; the film will touch most UK screens.

Future My Love

A wide, WIDE (!) ranging documentary from the Swedish director Maja Borg who meets the American futurist Jacque Fresco and looks at his ideas on his social designs, creating a fairer world less reliant on money and debt. Well regarded by esteemed critic Mark Cousins, the official Independent Cinema Office website is here; Borg’s more detailed site contains screenings (internationally!) here.

In Fear

British horror starring Iain de Caestecker and Alice Englert. Scant details online, but the official Studio Canal page is here and the film will be showing across most of the UK.

Pandora’s Promise

Here’s an enviro-doc with a difference, as director Andrew Stone looks at various people who have gone form being anti to very much pro-nuclear power for a variety of reasons. The official website is here and the film will be showing at key cities only (see listings here).

Utopia

John Pilger, one of the world’s most respected journalist, directs this journey into the titular region of Australia, home to the oldest presence of humans on Earth and looks at the history of Aboriginal oppression. The film will be shown at the Ritzy in Brixton and screened across other cinema following a Q&A with Pilger. Information on Pilger’s official site is here.

And on Thursday 21 November…

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) are on a tour after winning the ‘Hunger Games’, a Krypton Factor to the death for teenagers in a future world where they fight to appease the totalitarian regime that lords it over their poorer home communities. Katniss senses a rebellion is simmering, not a good idea when the President (Donald Sutherland) is in full control and that the last time this happened, the rebelling community was wiped out. The Lionsgate Films site is here, there is also a massive fan community network called The Hunger Games Explorer here and the film will, naturally saturate UK cinema screens.

The Broken Circle Breakdown – Belgian family drama about the romance between a tattooist and a musician and how their love is tested when their daughter becomes seriously ill. The official site is here; the film will show at key cities.

Captain Phillips – director Paul Greengrass looks at the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates.  Tom Hanks takes the lead role as the captain who tries to save his crew during this desperate time. The film will be showing across the UK and the official Sony Pictures site can be found here.

Enough Said – the late James Gandolfini stars in this, his penultimate film as the potential romantic partner of Julia Louise Dreyfuss. He is also the ex-husband of her best friend. The film will show across most UK cinema screens and the official Fox Searchlight site is here.

The Epic of Everest – the BFI dust down and add a new score to this original chronicle of the 1924 Everest expedition by George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. The official web page can be found here and it contains screening locations.

Escape Plan – Arnold Schwarzenegger has been ambling back to leading man status since hanging up his ‘Governator’ gloves back in 2011. Here, he teams up with his former screen rival Sylvester Stallone as two men in an ultra high tech prison who work together to break out. The official website is here and, as befitting two titans of cinema, it will be showing just about every place.

Last Passenger – much mentioned recently in The Metro (see interview with star Dougray Scott here, for instance), this economically made thriller follows a group of passengers on a runaway  London commuter train as it hurtles towards a deathly terminus. Kara Tointon and Lindsay Duncan co-star. The official Facebook page is here and the film will show at key cities only.

The Lebanese Rocket Society – this drama, from the Lebanon obviously, looks at a sixties group of scientists who joined the space race. The official Soda Pictures site is here; the film will be showing at key cities only.

Like Father Like Son – highly regarded Japanese film in which a father learns his biological son is actually a child swapped with another at birth. He must make a decision about whether to choose his real son or stay with the boy he has raised. No official website, but the IMDb page is here. Showing at key cities only.

Love, Marilyn – intriguing drama in which actresses such as Uma Thurman and Ellen Burstyn help bring to life aspects of screen goddess Marilyn Monroe’s persona. The official Studio Canal page is here; the film will be on a limited release only.

Prince Avalanche – Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch star in this odd-bods bonding comedy as two men who vacate the city to help repaint lines down a highway in countryside ravaged by a forest fire. The official Magnolia Pictures site is here; the film will show at key cities only.

Turbo – DreamWorks animation about a snail that attains the power of super speed and uses it to help his friends. The official website is here; the film will show all over the UK.

Very Extremely Dangerous – the story of Curtis Buck, a rock and roll legend who tried to return to recording aged 70 and as he is dying of cancer. The official Facebook page is here; the film will be playing on London and Dublin screens only.

Walesa: Man of Hope – Polish cinema giant Andrzej Wajda directs this dramamentary about Lech Walesa, the charismatic leader and unofficial leader of Polish dockworkers. The Wikipedia page is here; the film will play at key cities only.

And on Wednesday 23 October…

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa – Jackass supremo Johnny Knoxville plays 86 year old Irving Zisman who travels across the states with his eight year old nephew encountering, as you would expect a host of crazy characters along the way. The official site is here; the film will be all over the show.

Baggage Claim – Paula Patton leads an all-star cast in this sky-high romantic comedy as a cabin crew member who flies around the world in pursuit of  the perfect suitor. Taye Diggs, Djimon Honsou and Jill Scott co-star. The official Facebook page is here and the film will show at most UK cinema screens.

The Fifth Estate – Julian Assange/Wikileaks drama that has had a mixed reception so far. Benedict Cumberbatch plays Assange, Daniel Bruhl is his colleague and Wikileaks co-founder as we follow them as they team up to take on the secrets of the world’s power elite. The official site is here and the film will show at most UK cinemas.

Haewon (Nobody’s Daughter) – this drama tells the story of a University student and her romantic relationship with her lecturer. The Facebook page is here; the film will be showing on a limited release only, so check out your local art house cinemas (the Institute of Contemporary Arts and BFI will have screenings).

Le Week-end – apparently French for ‘The Weekend’! Lindsay Duncan and Jim Broadbent star in director Hanif Kureshi’s (My Beautiful Launderette) bittersweet romance about a middle-aged couple returning to Paris to reignite the passion in their marriage. Bumping into old friend Jeff Goldblum unfortunately does not help. Sounds like a classy affair; the official Embankment Films website is here; the film will be showing across the UK.

Machete Kills – I usually hate Tumblr sites, so confusing and messy and difficult to locate information, like a student’s scrapbook. The Tumblr site for this Robert Rodriguez violence/actioneer (and what other type of film would he make?) is, on the other hand, perfectly set out, with just the right soupcon of flash. Danny Trejo nabs the lead. The film will show across most of the UK.

Not Another Happy Ending – Karen Gillan of Dr Who fame stars as an author who, bouyed up by the success of her last novel, has writer’s block. Her publisher tries to make her miserable to get the creative juices flowing again. Trouble is, the more he tries, the more he falls in love with her. The official website is here; scroll down in the News section here for screening locations.

Romeo & Juliet – a star studded Brit cast, headlined by Douglas Booth, pepper this adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic romantic tragedy. It looks as beautiful as Mr Booth himself. The film will be showing right across the UK, so time to brush up your Shakespeare at any multiplex. Official Facebook page is here.

Which Way is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington – HBO documentary about the titular photographer’s work across the world’s war fields. The official website is here; the film will show at key cities only.

And on Monday 14 October…

V/H/S/2  – Follow-up to last years V/H/S this brings a further anthology of horror films as two private investigators searching for a missing student uncover a collection of mysterious VHS cassettes. The official website is here; the film will play at key cities only.

Austenland – Jane Austen fan Keri Russell travels to England to visit an Austen Theme Park and finds herself falling for a Regency era gent in this frothy and pinky looking comedy co-starring American Pie‘s Jennifer Coolidge. The official (and cutsey) site is here; the film will show at key cities only, so google your local art-house screens and larger multiplex venues for screening details.

Blue Jasmine – the critics are hailing this as Woody Allen’s return to his old 80’s/early 90’s form, with Cate Blanchett as the wealthy New York socialite whose life goes into free fall when her husband (Alec Baldwin) is arrested for fraud. In a film that clearly echoes A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) she moves in with her more modest living sister Sally Hawkins and her husband Andrew Dice Clay. The official website is here and the film will be showing all over.

Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman – a sexily clad machine gun wielding mercenary will stop at nothing to kill a Chilean gangster in this kinkily booted actioneer. The film will play at cities only and the official website is here.

Girl Most Likely – Bridesmaid’s Kristen Wiig is still single and still failing in her character’s on-screen career, this time as a playwright rather than a cake maker. She makes the humiliating move back home to Mom (Annette Bening) – only to find a strange man now lives in her bedroom and another man is in her mother’s bed. The official website is here and the film will show at most UK cinemas.

Greedy Lying Bastards – climate change controversy docs are not exactly unique at the moment, so that might explain the attention grabbing title of this film, that looks at the lies being told (or so the makers claim) by leaders of the fossil fuel industry in regards to global warming. The official website is here, the film will show at key cities only.

Hannah Arendt – drama about the German-Jewish journalist who wrote famously about the ‘Banality of Evil’ to describe the blandly sociopathic Nazi Adolf Eichmann, one of the chief architects of the holocaust.  Co-starring Janet McTeer this will show at key cities only and the official Soda Pictures page is here.

In the Name Of – gay Polish drama about a Priest falling in love with an eccentric young man and facing conflict with his spiritual calling. The official Peccadillo Pictures page is here including London screening details (more screening locations to follow).

Mister John – following his brother’s death Aiden Gillen travels to Singapore to help his sister-in-law sort his brother’s affairs out. Suddenly, he considers the possibility of reinventing himself. The official Artificial Eye website is here and the Find Any Film website here will show what key cities it is showing at.

Nothing But a Man – the Library of Congress in the states have given this archive African American film about a black labourer trying to settle down with a career, but finding family pressures and racist white bosses impeding his progress. The BFI has more information, including sparse UK screening locations on their website here.

Prisoners – Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal lead this starry and taut sounding drama about a Dad (Jackman) who is left frustrated and wound up by police (Gyllenhaal) inaction when his young daughter goes missing. Paul Dano is the young man who may or may not have taken her. The official website is here and the film will be showing at almost all UK cinemas.

Runner Runner – thriller with Justin Timberlake as a Princeton University graduate who travels to Costa Rica to confront a man (Ben Affleck) who has swindled him. When the FBI get involved, he finds himself being squeezed on all sides. The official website is here; the film will show all over UK screens.

Smash and Grab – The Story of the Pink Panthers – this documentary looks at a group of jewel thieves. The official Facebook page is here and it will show at key cities only.

The Wicker Man: 40th Anniversary – Robin Hardy’s seminal pagan horror with new-in-town copper Edward Woodward on the trail of a missing girl on Scottish Laird Christopher Lee’s island. The official Facebook page is here; the film will show at key cities only.

The Call – an extraordinarily permed Halle Berry stars as the 911 operator who takes a call from Abigail Breslin, who has been kidnapped and placed in a man’s car trunk. Given the recent revelations about women held captive by Ariel Castro in Cleveland, this thriller may have an added resonance with American audiences and might translate to the UK. Official Sony Pictures website is here; the film will play across most UK cinemas.

Cold Comes the Night – sexually exploitative sounding thriller about a blind gangster taking a mother and daughter prostitute operation hostage when his driver disappears. Showing at key cities only; the official website is here.

Diana  – surely worth seeing if only to see how terrible this “real life” account of the HRH of Wales’ affair with a heart surgeon really is. Naomi Watts doffs her head at a canted angle, a la Bashir interview, in this hagiography of the century. Wonder what Majesty magazine will make of it all? Official site is here; the film will play at most UK cinemas.

Harrigan – it’s 1974 and a local, northern man becomes committed to retaining what is left of decency in his local community. Stephen Tomkinson stars, the official site is here and the film will be showing at key cities.

Hawking – biopic that tells the story of the most famous (if not the only) astro-physicist on the planet. The official Vertigo Films website has the low-down here; it will show at key cities only.

Kelly and Victor – this is a haunting, candid depiction of a young couple embarking on a passionate and transgressive love affair. Stars Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Julian Morris. The film will play at key cities only; UK screenings can be found here.

Metro Manila – Oscar Ramirez and his family decide to move to the capital mega city of Manila. Upon arriving in the big city, it isn’t long before they fall foul to various city inhabitants whose manipulative ways are a daily part of city survival. The official site is here and the film will play at key UK cities.

R.I.P.D. – well-haired Jeff Bridges helms this 3-D sci-fi action nonsense with an equally follically blessed Ryan Reynolds as two cops dispatched by the otherworldly Rest In Peace Department to protect and serve the living from an increasingly destructive array of souls who refuse to move peacefully to the other side. Blah, blah, blah, yackety, schmackety the official site is here and this will evade no one’s notice as it will play everywhere.

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.