Movies Guide

Posted on Thursday, 7th July 2011 by Aidan Bayly

The award-winning movie Happy Feet will open in Christchurch next week as a 4-D experience at the International Antarctic Centre, starting on Saturday, July 16.

The 12-minute film/show is based upon Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ Academy Award-winning film Happy Feet. Combining the excitement of digital 3-D projection with 4-D multi-sensory effects, Happy Feet 4-D Experience! brings a young penguin’s adventure to life including snow, wind, bubbles, scents and more.

Ten per cent of all Happy Feet 4D entry ticket sales will be donated to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.

Richard Benton, director, International Antarctic Centre, said the opening weekend of Happy Feet 4-D Experience!

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Posted on Thursday, 7th July 2011 by Declan Palazzi

“The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.”

— 1 Corinthians 15:26

The Harry Potter movie saga, which for a decade championed love in the shadow of death, has reached its own end.

The blockbuster film franchise, worth $6.3 billion in box office grosses (and counting) will be mourned by fans worldwide when its final chapter is released July 15.

Potter leaves behind more than 400 million books sold, which tell the coming-of-age tale of a wizard whose parents’ murder at the hand of a dark lord sets the stage for a seven-volume series of adventures; a retail products market topping $7 billion; and a proud matriarch in creator J.K. Rowling,

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Posted on Thursday, 7th July 2011 by Declan Palazzi

On top of all the preferential treatment for the propaganda epic that marks the 90th anniversary of China’s Communist Party, at least one multiplex chain is being accused of trying to inflate the film’s box office numbers.

“Beginning of the Great Revival” has a star-studded case, cinemas have been flooded with screenings, Hollywood blockbusters have been banned nd offices and schools have been encouraged to buy tickets in bulk. Read full text…

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Posted on Wednesday, 6th July 2011 by Sean Permewan

Director Chris Weitz’s new drama, “A Better Life,” should be a much better movie than it is, but emotions get in the way. It’s a quintessential Los Angeles story of a hard-pressed illegal immigrant family — in this case a father and son — living with the constant fear of deportation. Rather than being compelling, though, the film is weighted down by cliches. A pity, since the issues could hardly be more timely.

Weitz, working from a screenplay by Eric Eason (“Manito”), wears his heart on his sleeve in every scene. That tack has sometimes worked in the filmmaker’s favor, as it did in 2002′s surprisingly affecting “About a Boy,” directed with his brother Paul.

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Posted on Wednesday, 6th July 2011 by Sean Permewan

DreamWorks Pictures has released new photos from Fright Night that you can view by clicking here or on the photo below.

The Craig Gillespie-directed remake, starring Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, David Tennant, Imogen Poots and Toni Collette, opens in 3D and 2D theaters on August 19.

In the film, senior Charlie Brewster (Yelchin) finally has it all going on: he’s running with the popular crowd and dating the most coveted girl in his high school. In fact, he’s so cool he’s even dissing his best friend. But trouble arrives when Jerry (Farrell) moves in next door. He seems like a great guy at first, but there’s something not quite right—but everyone, including Charlie’s mom (Collette), doesn’t notice. A Read full text…

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