S&S: February 2010

Introduction for newcomers

Sight & Sound

February 2010

Vol. 20 No. 2

44 Inch Chest

UK/USA/Australia - 2009 - 95m - col

Momentum (18)

D: Malcolm Venville
Audio: 5.1

Adoration

Canada/France - 2008 - 101m - col

New Wave (15)

D: Atom Egoyan
Audio: 5.1

All About Steve

USA - 2008 - 99m - col

20th Century Fox (12A)

D: Phil Traill
Audio: 5.1

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel

USA - 2009 - 88m - col

20th Century Fox (U)

D: Betty Thomas
Series: Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007, Mar/2008).
Audio: 5.1

Anonyma: A Woman in Berlin

Anonyma: Eine Frau in Berlin

(aka: Anonyma: The Downfall of Berlin)

Germany/Poland - 2008 - 130m/175m - col / scope

Metrodome (15)

D: Max Färberböck
Audio: 5.1

Aruitemo, aruitemo

[see: Still Walking]

Astro Boy

USA/Hong Kong - 2009 - 94m - col / scope

Entertainment One (PG)

D: David Bowers
Audio: 5.1

The Boys Are Back

Australia/UK/New Zealand/USA - 2009 - 104m - col / scope

Buena Vista (12A)

D: Scott Hicks
Audio: 5.1

Brothers

USA - 2009 - 104m - col / scope

Lionsgate (15)

D: Jim Sheridan
Audio: 5.1

Christmas in Wonderland

USA/Canada - 2007 - 102m - col / scope

V: Revolver (12)

D: James Orr
Audio: 5.1

Crude

USA - 2009 - 105m - col

Dogwoof

D: Joe Berlinger

Humpday

USA - 2009 - 94m - col

Vertigo (15)

D: Lynn Shelton
Audio: 5.1

Invictus

USA - 2009 - 134m - col / scope

Warner (12A)

D: Clint Eastwood
Audio: 5.1

The Island

Остров

Russia - 2006 - 112m - col / scope

Artificial Eye

D: Pavel Lungin
Audio: 5.1

The Lovely Bones

USA/New Zealand/UK - 2009 - 135m - col / scope

Paramount (12A)

D: Peter Jackson
Audio: 5.1

Masquerades

Mascarades

France/Algeria - 2008 - 92m - col

Ciné Lumière

D: Lyès Salem
Audio: 5.1

Min-dung-san

[see: Treeless Mountain]

New Moon

USA - 2009 - 130m - col / scope

Entertainment One (12A)

D: Chris Weitz
Series: Twilight (2008, Feb/2009).
Audio: 5.1

Ninja Assassin

USA/UK/Germany - 2009 - 99m - col / scope

Warner (18)

D: James McTeigue
Audio: 5.1

Only When I Dance

UK/France/Netherlands - 2008 - 81m - col

Revolver (PG)

D: Beadie Finzi
Audio: 5.1

OSS 117 Lost in Rio

OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus

France - 2009 - 101m - col / scope

ICA (15)

D: Michel Hazanavicius
Series: OSS 117: Cairo: Nest of Spies (2006, Dec/2008).
Audio: 5.1

Ostrov

[see: Island, The]

Our Beloved Month of August

Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto

Portugal/France - 2008 - 147m - col

Ciné Lumière

D: Miguel Gomes
Audio: 5.1

Precious (Base on Nol by Saf) (Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire)

USA - 2008 - 110m - col

Icon (15)

D: Lee Daniels
Audio: 5.1

The Princess and the Frog

USA - 2009 - 97m - col

Buena Vista (U)

D: John Musker, Ron Clements
Audio: 5.1

A Prophet

Un prophete

France/Italy - 2009 - 155m - col

Optimum (18)

D: Jacques Audiard
Audio: 5.1

The Road

USA - 2009 - 112m - col / scope

Icon (15)

D: John Hillcoat
Audio: 5.1

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

UK - 2009 - 115m - col

Entertainment (15)

D: Mat Whitecross
Audio: 5.1

Sherlock Holmes

USA/Germany/Australia - 2009 - 128m - col

Warner (12A)

D: Guy Ritchie
Followed by: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011, Feb/2012).
Audio: 5.1

Southern Softies

UK - 2009 - 79m - col

Northern Pictures / Chic Ken (U)

D: Graham Fellows

Spread

USA - 2009 - 97m - col / scope

Optimum (18)

D: David Mackenzie
Audio: 5.1

Still Walking

歩いても 歩いても

Japan - 2008 - 114m - col

New Wave (U)

D: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Audio: 5.1

Tony

UK - 2009 - 76m - col

Revolver (18)

D: Gerard Johnson
Audio: 5.1

Treeless Mountain

나무 없는 산

S.Korea/USA - 2008 - 89m - col

Soda (PG)

D: Kim So-yong
Audio: 5.1

Up in the Air

USA - 2009 - 109m - col

Paramount (15)

D: Jason Reitman
Audio: 5.1