{"id":3274,"date":"2008-10-10T13:36:16","date_gmt":"2008-10-10T12:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=3274"},"modified":"2008-10-11T16:07:56","modified_gmt":"2008-10-11T15:07:56","slug":"uk-cinema-releases-friday-10th-october-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2008\/10\/10\/uk-cinema-releases-friday-10th-october-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Cinema Releases: Friday 10th October 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

City Of Ember<\/a><\/strong>: With the half term holidays upon us this fantasy movie is being positioned as the family film to go and see. Adapted from\u00a0a 2003 novel<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Jeanne Duprau<\/a>, it is the story of two children (Saoirse Ronan<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Harry Treadaway<\/a>) battling to save the underground city they live in. Directed by Gil Kenan, it was also produced by\u00a0Tom Hanks<\/a>.\u00a0Entertainment<\/a> will be hoping a stellar supporting cast, which includes\u00a0Bill Murray<\/a>,\u00a0Toby Jones<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Tim Robbins<\/a>, plus the family appeal at half-term will propel this to the Number 1 slot. [Nationwide \/ Cert PG]<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

The House Bunny<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>This comedy starring\u00a0Anna Faris<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>as a Playboy bunny girl<\/a>\u00a0who gets kicked out of the Playboy Mansion did fairly good business in the US but might have more limited appeal here. Despite Faris having an engaging presence the absence of laughs and the US-centric setting of university life (does anyone in UK know what\u00a0sorority girls\u00a0are? Directed by\u00a0Fred Wolf<\/a>\u00a0and written by\u00a0Legally Blonde<\/a>\u00a0screenwriters\u00a0Kirsten Smith<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Karen McCullah Lutz<\/a>\u00a0it may have more of a shelf life on DVD.\u00a0Sony will be hoping for teen girls and ‘curious’ males, plus the light appeal of this film to get it into the top three. [West End & Nationwide \/ Cert 12A]<\/p>\n

Mirrors<\/a><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0This horror film about\u00a0a night watchman (Kiefer Sutherland<\/a>) who is haunted by erm…, mirrors co stars\u00a0Paula Patton<\/a>\u00a0and is directed by\u00a0Alexandre Aja<\/a>, the Frenchman behind Switchblade Romance<\/a> and the recent The Hills Have Eyes<\/a> remake. Fox will hope that horror fans will turn out for this despite a critical mauling in the US<\/a>, the absence of any big stars and a general aura of fatigue surrounding US remakes of Asian horror movies. Most of the profits look certain to come from foreign and ancillary markets.\u00a0[Vue West End & Nationwide \/ Cert 15]<\/p>\n

Nights In Rodanthe<\/a><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Richard Gere<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Diane Lane<\/a>\u00a0team up again for this adaptation of the novel by\u00a0Nicholas Sparks<\/a>\u00a0about a\u00a0doctor stops at an inn in North Carolina<\/a> and has a ‘life-changing romance’ with an unhappily married woman. Heavily marketed to appeal to the female viewers who lapped up previous Sparks adaptations like\u00a0The Notebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Message in a Bottle<\/span><\/a><\/em>, this\u00a0could surpass expectations at the box office despite some poor US reviews<\/a>. [Nationwide \/ Cert PG]<\/p>\n

[ad]<\/p>\n

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

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

Gomorrah<\/a><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Unqustionably the best film of the week – if not the year so far – is this stunning adaptation of Roberto Saviano’s best-selling book<\/a> about the criminal organisation in southern Italy known as\u00a0the Comorrah<\/a>. Directed by Matteo Garrone<\/a>, it interweaves fives stories (based on true life tales) of people affected by the crime, corruption and poverty around\u00a0Naples<\/a>. Shot in a docu-drama style there isn’t a false note in the film and it forms a welcome counterblast to the glamorous depictions of the mafia on the big screen. It has got rave reviews since it premiered at Cannes earlier this year and Optimum will be hoping for solid art-house business around the country.\u00a0<\/span>[Barbican, Curzon Soho, Odeon Covent Gdn, Renoir & Nationwide \/ Cert 15]<\/p>\n

* Listen to our interview with director Matteo Garrone about Gomorrah<\/a> *<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bigga Than Ben<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>Low budget tale of\u00a0two self-confessed ‘pieces of Moscow scum’ who come to London to rip it off.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>[Apollo West End, Tricycle Kilburn, Dublin, Edinburgh & Manchester \/ Cert 15]<\/div>\n

Gunnin For That #1 Spot<\/a><\/strong>: <\/strong>Documentary by founding Beastie Boy Adam Yauch<\/a> about e<\/span>ight of the U.S.’s top high school basketball players competing in the first “Elite 24” tournament at Rucker Park.<\/span>\u00a0[Diffusion Pictures [The Ritzy \/ Cert\u00a012A]<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mutant Chronicles<\/a><\/strong>: A sci-fi action movie about\u00a023rd century soldier Major Mitch Hunter (Thomas Jane<\/a>) leads a fight against an army of underworld NecroMutants.\u00a0[Nationwide\/ Cert 18]<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tu\u00a3sday<\/a><\/strong>: British film about\u00a03 groups of people who decide to rob the same bank on the same day.\u00a0[Vue Shepherds Bush & Bury only \/ Cert 15]<\/p>\n

[ad]<\/p>\n

If you have any questions about this week\u2019s cinema releases or any upcoming titles then just\u00a0email me<\/a>\u00a0or leave a comment below.<\/p>\n

>\u00a0Get local\u00a0showtimes\u00a0via Google Movies<\/a>\u00a0(just enter your local postcode)
\n>\u00a0Check our latest DVD picks and the other releases this week (From Monday 6th October 2008)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NATIONAL RELEASES City Of Ember: With the half term holidays upon us this fantasy movie is being positioned as the family film to go and see. Adapted from\u00a0a 2003 novel\u00a0by\u00a0Jeanne Duprau, it is the story of two children (Saoirse Ronan\u00a0and\u00a0Harry Treadaway) battling to save the underground city they live in. Directed by Gil Kenan, it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,372],"tags":[2803,535],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3274"}],"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=3274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3274\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}