{"id":4855,"date":"2009-02-13T00:25:45","date_gmt":"2009-02-13T00:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=4855"},"modified":"2009-02-13T00:25:45","modified_gmt":"2009-02-13T00:25:45","slug":"uk-cinema-releases-friday-13th-february-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/02\/13\/uk-cinema-releases-friday-13th-february-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Cinema Releases: Friday 13th February 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UK<\/a><\/p>\n

NATIONAL RELEASES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Notorious<\/a><\/strong> (Fox): A\u00a0biopic<\/a>\u00a0about the life of hip hop star\u00a0Biggie Smalls aka The Notorious B.I.G<\/a>, sees him played played by newcomer\u00a0Jamal Woolard<\/a>. It has a supporting \u00a0film that includes\u00a0Angela Bassett<\/a>\u00a0as his mother\u00a0Voletta Wallace<\/a>,\u00a0Derek Luke<\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0Sean Combs<\/a>,\u00a0Anthony Mackie<\/a>\u00a0as Tupac Shakur<\/a>, Naturi Naughton<\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0Lil’ Kim<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Antonique Smith<\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0Faith Evans<\/a>. Despite mixed reviews<\/a> in the US, it earned a respectable gross and looks like it will easily earn back its modest budget in foreign and ancillary markets. [Cert 15 \/ Vue West End & Nationwide]<\/p>\n

Hotel For Dogs<\/a><\/strong> (Paramount): Dogs are big business at the box office these days with Beverly Hills Chihuahua<\/a>, Marley and Me<\/a> and Bolt<\/a> proving to be big hits in the States. The latest dog themed film is this\u00a0adaptation of the\u00a0Lois Duncan<\/a>\u00a0novel<\/a>\u00a0about two orphans who take in stray dogs at an empty house. Directed by\u00a0Thor Freudenthal<\/a>, it stars\u00a0Emma Roberts<\/a>,\u00a0Jake T. Austin<\/a>,\u00a0Lisa Kudrow<\/a>,\u00a0Kevin Dillon<\/a>,\u00a0Kyla Pratt<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Don Cheadle<\/a>. Paramount will be hoping that it eats into Bolt’s box office, but that could be a big ask given the lack of stars and buzz.\u00a0[Cert U \/ London & Nationwide]<\/p>\n

The Pink Panther 2<\/a><\/strong> (Sony Pictures): Soon to be an entry in the dictionary of unnecessary sequels is this follow up to the 2006 reboot of The Pink Panther<\/a> with\u00a0Steve Martin<\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0Inspector Clouseau<\/a>.\u00a0Bollywood<\/a>\u00a0actress\u00a0Aishwarya Rai Bachchan<\/a>\u00a0appears in the female lead as criminology expert, Sonia, whilst\u00a0John Cleese<\/a>\u00a0replaces\u00a0Kevin Kline<\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0Chief Inspector Dreyfus<\/a>.\u00a0Jean Reno<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Emily Mortimer<\/a>\u00a0reprising their roles as his partner Ponton and his girlfriend Nicole whilst\u00a0Andy Garc\u00eda<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Alfred Molina<\/a>\u00a0round out the cast as two detectives. Given that the 2006 film netted Sony an inexplicable\u00a0$158 million worldwide gross,\u00a0Sony can expect decent box office from undiscerning audiences. [Cert\u00a0PG \/\u00a0London & Nationwide]<\/p>\n

Friday The 13th<\/a><\/strong> (Paramount): Another unnecessary remake (a theme this week) of a famous horror film that looks like it was partly green-lit just so distributors could get a kick out of releasing it on [cue scary music] …Friday the 13th. Directed\u00a0by\u00a0Marcus Nispel<\/a>\u00a0(who remade the 2003 version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre<\/a>) it is a\u00a0reboot<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0Friday the 13th\u00a0film series<\/a>, whose last film was the 2003\u00a0crossover<\/a>\u00a0film\u00a0Freddy vs. Jason<\/a>. The film stars Derek Mears as\u00a0Jason Voorhees<\/a>, with\u00a0Jared Padalecki<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Amanda Righetti<\/a>\u00a0portraying the male and female leads. Apparently this one will use elements from the first four film and will involve similar levels of dismemberment. [Cert 18 \/\u00a0Nationwide]<\/p>\n

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IN SELECTED CINEMAS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Billu Barber<\/a><\/strong> (Eros): A\u00a0\u00a0Bollywood<\/a>film<\/a>\u00a0directed by\u00a0Priyadarshan<\/a>, which\u00a0stars\u00a0Irrfan Khan<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Lara Dutta<\/a>\u00a0in the lead roles and\u00a0Om Puri<\/a>,\u00a0Rajpal Yadav<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Asrani<\/a>\u00a0in supporting roles with guest appearances by actresses\u00a0Kareena Kapoor<\/a>,\u00a0Deepika Padukone<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Priyanka Chopra<\/a>. [C’Worlds Feltham, Ilford, Shaftesbury Ave, Odeon Greenwich & Key Cities]<\/p>\n

Under The Sea 3D<\/a><\/strong> (Imax Corporation): A 3D IMAX documentary that looks at the\u00a0diverse coastal regions of Southern Australia, New Guinea and the Indo-Pacific areas and the impact of global warming on the oceans.\u00a0[BFI Imax, Imax Cinemas Greenwich & Wimbledon]<\/p>\n

Three Monkeys<\/a><\/strong> (New Wave Films): Am acclaimed\u00a0Turkish film<\/a>\u00a0directed by\u00a0Nuri Bilge Ceylan<\/a>\u00a0about a\u00a0driver and his family who are drawn into a web of lies when his employer offers a large monetary reward, on condition that he takes the blame for a hit-and-run.\u00a0\u00a0[Cert 15 \/ Apollo Piccadilly Circus, NFT, Renoir & Key Cities]<\/p>\n

King Of The Hill (El\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Rey de la monta\u00f1a)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Optimum Releasing): A Spanish thriller from\u00a0director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego<\/a>\u00a0about two people trying to avoid snipers in a forest.\u00a0\u00a0[Cert 15 \/\u00a0ICA Cinema only]<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fuck<\/a><\/strong> (ICA Films):\u00a0A 2005 documentary on the expletive’s origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.\u00a0[ICA Cinema \/ Key Cities from March]<\/p>\n

>\u00a0UK Cinema Releases for February 2009<\/a>
\n>\u00a0Get the latest showtimes for your local cinema via Google Movies<\/a>
\n>\u00a0Check out our latest DVD picks<\/a>\u00a0(W\/C Monday 9th February)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NATIONAL RELEASES Notorious (Fox): A\u00a0biopic\u00a0about the life of hip hop star\u00a0Biggie Smalls aka The Notorious B.I.G, sees him played played by newcomer\u00a0Jamal Woolard. It has a supporting \u00a0film that includes\u00a0Angela Bassett\u00a0as his mother\u00a0Voletta Wallace,\u00a0Derek Luke\u00a0as\u00a0Sean Combs,\u00a0Anthony Mackie\u00a0as Tupac Shakur, Naturi Naughton\u00a0as\u00a0Lil’ Kim\u00a0and\u00a0Antonique Smith\u00a0as\u00a0Faith Evans. Despite mixed reviews in the US, it earned a respectable gross […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[2803,535],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4855"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4855\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}