{"id":5433,"date":"2009-04-24T06:07:21","date_gmt":"2009-04-24T05:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=5433"},"modified":"2009-04-24T06:14:27","modified_gmt":"2009-04-24T05:14:27","slug":"uk-cinema-releases-friday-24th-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/04\/24\/uk-cinema-releases-friday-24th-april-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Cinema Releases: Friday 24th April 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

State Of Play<\/a><\/strong> (Universal):\u00a0Based on the BBC mini-series of the same title<\/a>, the action has been relocated to Washington DC, where two investigative reporters (Russell Crowe<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Rachel McAdams<\/a>) in Washington uncover murky goings on when a congressman (Ben Affleck<\/a>) becomes involved in a scandal involving infidelity and murder. Although there are a few problems in compressing the excellence of the original series into a 2 hour film, director Kevin McDonald does largely deliver the goods and has crafted a highly watchable thriller with a fine (if underused) supporting cast including\u00a0Helen Mirren<\/a>,\u00a0Jason Bateman<\/a>,\u00a0Robin Wright Penn<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Jeff Daniels<\/a> [Empire Leicester Sq. & Nationwide \/ Cert\u00a012A]<\/span><\/p>\n

Observe And Report<\/a><\/strong> (Warner Bros): A dark comedy vehicle for Seth Rogen<\/a> which sees him play a\u00a0mall security guard who has to deal with a mysterious flasher who has started to ruin every one’s shopping experience. Directed by\u00a0Jody Hill<\/a>, who made The Foot Fist Way<\/a>, it deserves credit for trying to do something different but ends up as a strange, unfunny mess. The set-pieces never catch fire and the whole thing is riddled with a cheap hatred for its\u00a0one- dimesional caricatures. A decent supporting cast including\u00a0Anna Faris<\/a>,\u00a0Ray Liotta<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Michael Pe\u00f1a<\/a>\u00a0is largely wasted, with the exception of\u00a0Danny McBride<\/a>\u00a0as a ‘Caucasian Crackhead’.\u00a0[Vue West End & Nationwide \/ Cert 15]<\/span><\/p>\n

Outlander<\/a><\/strong> (Momentum Pictures): A period sci-fi film (how about that for a hybrid genre?) set during\u00a0the reign of the Vikings which sees a man from a far-off world (Jim Caviezel<\/a>) crash land on Earth with an alien predator known as the Moorwen. Directed by\u00a0Howard McCain<\/a>, it co-stars\u00a0Sophia Myles<\/a>,\u00a0Jack Huston<\/a>,\u00a0Ron Perlman<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0John Hurt<\/a>.\u00a0[Odeons Greenwich, Whiteleys, Vues Islington, West End & Nationwide \/ Cert\u00a015]<\/p>\n

The Uninvited<\/a><\/strong> (Paramount): Yet another US remake of an Asian horror film, the story is about a woman (Emily Browning<\/a>) who\u00a0returns home to her sister after a spell in a mental hospital, though her recovery is jeopardized thanks to her cruel stepmother, aloof father and the presence of a ghost in their home. Directed by\u00a0Charles Guard<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Thomas Guard<\/a>, it also stars\u00a0Emily Browning<\/a>,\u00a0Arielle Kebbel<\/a>,\u00a0Elizabeth Banks<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0David Strathairn<\/a>.\u00a0[Nationwide \/\u00a0Cert 15]<\/p>\n

[ad]<\/p>\n

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

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

Encounters At The End Of The World<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Revolver Entertainment):\u00a0The latest film from Werner Herzog<\/a> is a remarkable documentary which sees the German director\u00a0and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger<\/a> go to Antarctica<\/a> to meet people who live and work there. It is almost an antidote to\u00a0March of the Penguins<\/a>, with some marvellous observations and meditations set alongside some fascinating footage of the continent\u00a0at the bottom of the world.\u00a0[Odeon Covent Gdn, Phoenix, Renoir & Key Cities \/ Cert\u00a015]<\/p>\n

Shifty<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Metrodome):\u00a0A\u00a0new British film about a\u00a0young drug dealer (Riz Ahmed<\/a>) in a town just outside London who sees his life spiral out of control when his best friend (Daniel Mays<\/a>) returns home.\u00a0Directed by\u00a0Eran Creevy<\/a>\u00a0and co-starring\u00a0Jason Flemyng<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Francesca Annis<\/a>, it was funded by\u00a0Film London<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0Microwave<\/a>\u00a0scheme and shot in just 18 days. [Cineworld Haymarket, Curzon Soho & Nationwide \/ Cert\u00a015]<\/span><\/p>\n

* Listen to my interview with Eran Creevy and Daniel Mays<\/a> *<\/p>\n

FAQ About Time Travel<\/a><\/strong> (Lionsgate UK): A new British comedy about three men trying\u00a0to navigate a time-travel conundrum. Directed by Gareth Carrivick<\/a> from a script by Jamie Mathieson<\/a>, it stars\u00a0Anna Faris<\/a>,\u00a0Chris O’Dowd<\/a>,\u00a0Marc Wootton<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Dean Lennox Kelly<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>[Vue West End & Key Cities \/ Cert 15]<\/span><\/p>\n

From Russia With Love<\/a><\/strong> (Park Circus): The second\u00a0James Bond<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0Sean Connery<\/a>\u00a0as the\u00a0007<\/a>, gets a re-release by Park Circus. Directed by\u00a0Terence Young<\/a>\u00a0it is based on the\u00a01957 novel<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Ian Fleming<\/a>\u00a0and sees Bond sent to assist in the defection of Corporal\u00a0Tatiana Romanova<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Turkey<\/a>, where\u00a0SPECTRE<\/a>\u00a0plans to avenge the killing of\u00a0Dr. No<\/a>.\u00a0[BFI Southbank & Nationwide \/ Cert PG]<\/p>\n

The Grocer’s Son<\/a><\/strong> (ICA Films): A French film about a young man returning to his home village, only to come into conflict with\u00a0his brother and father. Directed by\u00a0Eric Guirado<\/a>\u00a0and starring\u00a0Nicolas Cazal\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Clotilde Hesme<\/a>. [ICA Cinema, Odeon Panton St., & Key Cities \/ Cert\u00a012A]<\/span><\/p>\n

City Rats<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Revolver Entertainment): Another British film with\u00a0Danny Dyer<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(shall I stop now?) which explores\u00a0different characters in London,\u00a0Tamer Hassan<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Susan Lynch<\/a>.\u00a0[Apollo Piccadilly \/ Cert 18]<\/span><\/p>\n

>\u00a0Check out the UK cinema releases for April 2009<\/a>
\n>\u00a0Our latest DVD picks<\/a>\u00a0(W\/C Monday 20th April)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Including State Of Play, Observe And Report, Outlander, The Uninvited, Shifty and Encounters at the End of the World.<\/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":[934,935,931,709,936,535],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5433"}],"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=5433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5433\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}