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Kate Winslet brings a touch of glamour to the outback
in this '50s-set dramedy that sees her returning to
her home town after making it big in the world of
high fashion. Arriving like an avenger from a Spaghetti
Western, she's determined to uncover the truth
behind her exile as a child, and make sure those
responsible pay the price. Adapting Rosalie Ham's
novel with co-writer P.J. Hogan, director Jocelyn
Moorhouse – returning to her homeland for her first
Australian film since
Proof
(1991) – has crafted a
delightfully kitsch throwback to '90s favourites like
The Adventures
of Priscilla
and
Strictly Ballroom
. Winslet is superb, and backed up by
a quality Aussie cast
including Hugo Weaving (who frocks up again),
Liam Hemsworth and the great Judy Davis.
SH
Revenge is back in fashion
THE DRESSMAKER
Release Date:
20/04/16
Format:
The 5th Wave
is another post-apocalyptic YA
adventure adapted from a best-seller (by Rick Yancey).
Independence Day
meets
The Hunger Games
when
extraterrestrials launch a devastating attack on the
Earth in, you guessed it, a series of waves – an
EMP, earthquakes, tsunamis, and an avian-borne
virus. Unlucky survivors are used as hosts for these
body-snatching "Others" who want our planet,
while children are rounded up and recruited by the
military (led by Liev Schreiber) in the fight against the
invaders. Chloë Grace Moretz is the feisty young heroine who goes
AWOL to rescue her little brother, and finds herself torn between a
hunky saviour (Alex Roe) and her high school crush (Nick Robinson).
Who said saving the world would be easy?
SH
Alien games
THE 5TH WAVE
Release Date:
20/04/16
Format:
Despite being one of the world’s most recognisable
comic strip characters, it’s been two generations since
Snoopy last hit movie screens. But he’s back, complete
with hapless owner Charlie Brown and the entire
Peanuts gang – and it’s like they’ve never been away.
This lovingly and faithfully crafted tale sees Snoopy
donning his World War I Flying Ace persona to get the
girl and kill the baddie (curse you, Red Baron!), while
Charlie Brown is on his own quest. He’s fallen (no
surprise there) for a new kid in town – simply known as
the Little Red-Haired Girl. As smitten as smitten can be, things look grim
for our young hero when he can’t even summon the courage to speak
to her. But then something happens that makes him the most popular
kid in school – could this be Charlie Brown’s coming of age?
AF
The story of an underdog. And his dog
SNOOPY AND CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE
Release Date:
06/04/16
Format:
Prepare for some uptown ’munk, as Alvin, Simon and
Theodore hit the road. Their guardian Dave (Jason Lee)
has a girlfriend, Samantha. That’s not so much of a
problem, as she’s cool. But her son? That’s another
matter entirely! So when Dave announces that he’s
taking Sam with him on a job in Miami, and the boys
find a ring in his luggage, they freak and plan a road trip
with one aim – listen all of y’all, it’s a sabotage! They get
motoring, with many singing and dancing stops along
the way (you haven’t experienced anything until you’ve
encountered animated chipmunks letting loose on Sir Mix-a-Lot’s ‘Baby
Got Back’), making friends and enemies in their inimitable high-pitched
style. Packed with more puns on ‘chip’ and ’munk’ than is likely healthy,
these critters remain masters of, erm, showmanchip.
Amy Flower
More 'munk madness
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP
Release Date:
Out Now
Format:
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