Life-changing choices for a girl on the brink of adulthood in this evocative period drama.
One of the best-reviewed films to come out of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, An Education is a romantic drama written by acclaimed British novelist Nick H
ornby and based on the memoirs of renowned British journalist Lynn Barber.
It's the story of Jenny (Carey Mulligan, previously seen in Pride
And Prejudice), a 16-year-old girl growing up against the drab backdrop of England in the early 1960s.
Dedicated to her cello and studying for her Oxbridge exam, Jenny suddenly enters a new and exciting world when she meets David (Peter Sarsgaard), a dashing older man who offers her a life of dazzling possibilities.
Fast-rising young actress Carey Mulligan has been highly praised for her portrayal of Jenny, while the first-rate supporting cast includes Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Cooper, Olivia Williams, Sally Hawkins and Emma Thompson. Screenplay: Nick Hornby
Michael Jackson's This Is It (TBC)Release date: October 28 2009
Running time: 107 mins
Director: Kenny Ortega
Starring: Michael Jackson
The life and music of Michael Jackson are celebrated in this motion picture spectacular.
Director Kenny Ortega celebrates – with the full support of the estate of Michael Jackson – what made the Thriller megastar such a global phenomenon in the first place.
"This film is a gift to Michael's fans," he says.
Ortega worked with Jackson for more than two decades, and was director and creative partner on his This Is It tour.
The film takes you behind the scenes as Jackson prepares for his landmark concerts at London's O2 arena.
"I have never been partners with a more creative, innovative or groundbreaking entertainer than Michael Jackson," says producer Randy Phillips.
"While the concerts would have been the greatest shows in the history of music, our film will provide a historic event for Michael's fans to see for themselves the genius that he was."
9 (12a)Release date: October 28
Director: Shane Acker
Starring: John C Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Elijah Wood, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer
Famed film-makers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov join forces
to produce director Shane Acker's animated tale.
When 9 (Elijah Wood) first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction.
Despite being the group's newcomer, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good.
They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place.
As they soon come to learn, the very future of civilisation may depend on them.
With the voice talent of Elijah Wood, John C Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Martin Landau and Christopher Plummer, 9 also features the soundtrack music of Danny Elfman.
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