S&S: February 2009

Introduction for newcomers

Hansel and Gretel

Sight & Sound

February 2009

Vol. 19 No. 2

Australia

USA/Australia/UK - 2008 - 165m - col / scope

20th Century Fox (12A)

D: Baz Luhrmann
Audio: 5.1

Better Things

UK/Germany - 2007 - 93m - col / scope

Soda (15)

D: Duane Hopkins
Audio: 5.1

Bevery Hills Chihuahua

USA - 2008 - 91m - col / scope

Buena Vista (U)

D: Raja Gosnell
Followed by: Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011), Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! (2012).
Audio: 5.1

La Bohème

Germany/Austria - 2008 - 114m - col

Axiom (PG)

D: Robert Dornhelm
Audio: 5.1

Bolt

USA - 2008 - 103m - col / 3-D

Buena Vista (PG)

D: Chris Williams, Byron Howard
Audio: 6.1

Boogie

(USA: Summer Holiday)

Romania - 2007 - 102m - col

Dogwoof (15)

D: Radu Muntean
Audio: 5.1

The Brøken

UK/France - 2007 - 88m - col / scope

The Works (15)

D: Sean Ellis
Audio: 5.1

The Children

UK - 2008 - 84m - col

Vertigo (15)

D: Tom Shankland
Audio: 5.1

A Christmas Tale

Un conte de Noël: Roubaix!

France - 2008 - 153m - col / scope

New Wave (15)

D: Arnaud Desplechin
Audio: 5.1

Clubbed

UK - 2008 - 95m - col

Route One (18)

D: Neil Thompson
Audio: 5.1

The Day the Earth Stood Still

USA - 2008 - 103m - col / scope

20th Century Fox (12A)

D: Scott Derrickson
35mm and IMAX release prints.
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Doubt

USA - 2008 - 104m - col

Buena Vista (15)

D: John Patrick Shanley
Audio: 5.1

Four Christmases

USA/Germany - 2008 - 88m - col

Entertainment (12A)

D: Seth Gordon
Audio: 5.1

Frost/Nixon

USA/UK/France - 2008 - 122m - col / scope

Universal (15)

D: Ron Howard
Audio: 5.1

Hannah Takes the Stairs

USA - 2006 - 83m - col

ICA

D: Joe Swanberg

Hansel and Gretel

헨젤과 그레텔

S.Korea - 2007 - 117m - col

Terracotta (15)

D: Lim Pil-seong
Audio: 5.1

Hanselgwa Gretel

[see: Hansel and Gretel]

Inkheart

USA/Germany - 2007 - 106m - col / scope

Entertainment (PG)

D: Iain Softley
Audio: 5.1

Milk

USA - 2008 - 128m - col

Momentum (15)

D: Gus Van Sant
Audio: 5.1

Moscow, Belgium

Aanrijding in Moscou

Belgium - 2007 - 102m - col

Unanimous (15)

D: Christophe Van Rompaey
Audio: 5.1

My Best Friend’s Girl

USA - 2008 - 100m - col

Lionsgate (15) (cut)

D: Howard Deutch
Audio: 5.1

Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist

USA - 2008 - 89m - col

Sony (12A)

D: Peter Sollett
Audio: 5.1

Paris 36

Faubourg 36

France/Germany/Czech Republic - 2008 - 120m - col / scope

Pathé

D: Christophe Barratier
35mm and 70mm release prints.
Audio: 5.1

Rachel Getting Married

USA - 2008 - 113m - col

Sony (15)

D: Jonathan Demme
Audio: 5.1

The Reader

USA/Germany - 2008 - 124m - col

Entertainment (15)

D: Stephen Daldry
Audio: 5.1

Revolutionary Road

USA/UK - 2008 - 119m - col / scope

Paramount (15)

D: Sam Mendes
Audio: 5.1

Role Models

USA/Germany - 2008 - 99m - col

Universal (15)

D: David Wain
Audio: 5.1

Seven Pounds

USA - 2008 - 123m - col / scope

Sony (12A)

D: Gabriele Muccino
Audio: 5.1

Sex Drive

USA - 2008 - 109m - col

Contender (15)

D: Sean Anders
Audio: 5.1

Shoot on Sight

UK/USA - 2008 - 109m - col / scope

Cine Boutique / Tip Top (15)

D: Jag Mundhra
Audio: 5.1

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

USA - 2008 - 120m - col

Warner (12A)

D: Sanaa Hamri
Series: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005, Jul/2005).
Audio: 5.1

Slumdog Millionaire

UK - 2008 - 120m - col / scope

Pathé (15)

D: Danny Boyle
Audio: 5.1

The Tale of Despereaux

USA/UK - 2008 - 93m - col / scope

Universal (U)

D: Sam Fell, Rob Stevenhagen
Audio: 5.1

Tokyo Sonata

トウキョウソナタ

Japan/Hong Kong/Netherlands - 2008 - 120m - col

Eureka (12A)

D: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Audio: 5.1

Transporter 3

Le transporteur 3

France/USA - 2008 - 104m - col / scope

Icon (15)

D: Olivier Mégaton
Series: The Transporter (2002, Jan/2003).
Audio: 5.1

Twilight

USA - 2008 - 122m - col / scope

Contender (12A)

D: Catherine Hardwicke
Followed by: New Moon (2009, Feb/2010), Eclipse (2010, Sep/2010), Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011, Feb/2012), Breaking Dawn Part Two (2012, Jan/2013).
Audio: 5.1

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

USA/Spain - 2008 - 96m - col

Optimum (12A)

D: Woody Allen
Audio: 3.0

Wendy and Lucy

USA - 2008 - 80m - col

Soda (15)

D: Kelly Reichardt
Audio: 5.1

Who Killed Nancy? The True Story...

UK - 2009 - 100m - col

Soda

D: Alan G. Parker
Audio: 5.1

The Wrestler

USA - 2008 - 109m - col / scope

Optimum (15)

D: Darren Aronofsky
Audio: 5.1