S&S: November 2010

Introduction for newcomers

Sight & Sound

November 2010

Vol. 20 No. 11

Africa United

UK/S.Africa/Rwanda - 2010 - 88m - col / scope

Pathé (12A)

D: Debs Gardner-Paterson
Audio: 5.1

Alpha and Omega

USA/India - 2010 - 88m - col / 3-D

Lionsgate (U)

D: Anthony Bell, Ben Gluck
Followed by: Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure (2013), Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games (2014), Alpha and Omega: The Legend of the Saw Toothed Cave (2014, short), Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation (2015, short), Alpha & Omega: Dino Digs (2016, short), Alpha and Omega: The Big Fureeze (2016, short), Alpha & Omega: Journey to Bear Kingdom (2017, short).
Audio: 5.1

The Arbor

UK - 2010 - 94m - col

Verve (15)

D: Clio Barnard
Audio: 5.1

Bella

USA - 2006 - 92m - col

Kaleidoscope (PG)

D: Alejandro G. Monteverde
Audio: 5.1

Carlos

France/Germany (TV) - 2010 - 334m - 3 episodes - col / scope

Optimum (15) (cut)

D: Olivier Assayas
Also available in a condensed feature-length version, running 165 mins.
Audio: 5.1

Da bing xiao jiang

[see: Little Big Soldier]

Death & Life of Charlie St. Cloud
Charlie St. Cloud

USA/Japan - 2010 - 99m - col / scope
Universal (12A)
D: Burr Steers
Audio: 5.1

Despicable Me

USA - 2010 - 95m - col / 3-D

Universal (U)

D: Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
Followed by: Despicable Me 2 (2013, Aug/2013), Minions (2015, Aug/2015), Despicable Me 3 (2017, Sep/2017).
Audio: 5.1

Easy A

USA - 2010 - 92m - col

Sony (15)

D: Will Gluck
Audio: 5.1

F

(USA: The Expelled)

UK - 2010 - 79m - col

Optimum (18)

D: Johannes Roberts
Audio: 5.1

Going the Distance

USA - 2010 - 102m - col / scope

Warner (15)

D: Nanette Burstein
Audio: 5.1

The Hunter

شكارچی

Iran/Germany - 2010 - 92m - col

Artificial Eye (15)

D: Rafi Pitts
Audio: 5.1

I’m Still Here

USA - 2010 - 107m - col

Optimum (15)

D: Casey Affleck
Audio: 5.1

Involuntary

De ofrivilliga

Sweden/Norway/France - 2008 - 102m - col

Trinity (18)

D: Ruben Östlund
Audio: 5.1

Jackboots on Whitehall

UK/Spain/Hong Kong/Belgium/USA - 2010 - 91m - col

Vertigo (12A)

D: Edward McHenry, Rory McHenry
Audio: 5.1

Just Wright

USA - 2010 - 100m - col / scope

20th Century Fox (PG)

D: Sanaa Hamri
Audio: 5.1

The Kids Are All Right

USA/France - 2010 - 106m - col

Universal (15)

D: Lisa Cholodenko
Audio: 5.1

Life As We Know It

USA/Australia - 2010 - 114m - col / scope

Warner (12A)

D: Greg Berlanti
Audio: 5.1

Little Big Soldier

大兵小將

Hong Kong/China - 2009 - 95m - col / scope

Showbox (15) (cut)

D: Ding Sheng
Audio: 5.1

Mary and Max

Australia - 2008 - 92m - col

Soda (12A)

D: Adam Elliot
Audio: 5.1

Mr Nice

UK/Spain - 2009 - 121m - col

eOne (18)

D: Bernard Rose
Audio: 5.1

New York, I Love You

USA - 2008 - 103m - col

The Works (15)

D: Wen Jiang, Mira Nair, Shunji Iwai, Yvan Attal, Brett Ratner, Allen Hughes, Shekhar Kapur, Natalie Portman, Fatih Akin, Joshua Marston, Randall Balsmeyer
Audio: 5.1

Night of the Demons

USA - 2009 - 93m - col

Kaleidoscope (18)

D: Adam Gierasch
Audio: 5.1

Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow

UK/France/Netherlands - 2010 - 105m - col

Artificial Eye (U)

D: Sophie Fiennes
Audio: 5.1

Piranha

USA - 2010 - 88m - col / scope / 3-D

Entertainment (18)

D: Alexandre Aja
Followed by: Piranha 3DD (2012, Jul/2012).
Audio: 5.1

Ramona and Beezus

USA - 2010 - 103m - col / scope

20th Century Fox (U)

D: Elizabeth Allen
Audio: 5.1

Resident Evil: Afterlife

Canada/Germany/UK/France - 2010 - 97m - col / scope / 3-D

Sony (15)

D: Paul W.S. Anderson
D-Cinema, 35mm and IMAX-D release prints.
Series: Resident Evil (2002, Jun/2002).
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Restrepo

USA - 2010 - 94m - col

Dogwoof (15)

D: Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger
Followed by: Korengal (2014).
Audio: 5.1

The Secret of Kells

Brendan et le secret de Kells

France/Belgium/Ireland - 2008 - 79m - col

Optimum (PG)

D: Tomm Moore
Audio: 5.1

The Social Network

USA - 2010 - 120m - col / scope

Sony (12A)

D: David Fincher
Audio: 5.1

Su qi er

[see: True Legend]

Takers

USA - 2010 - 107m - col / scope

Sony (12A)

D: John Luessenhop
Audio: 5.1

The Town

USA - 2010 - 125m - col / scope

Warner (15)

D: Ben Affleck
Audio: 5.1

A Town Called Panic

Panique au village

Belgium/France/Luxembourg - 2009 - 77m - col / scope

Optimum (PG)

D: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar
Audio: 5.1

True Legend

蘇乞兒

Hong Kong - 2009 - 115m - col / scope / 3-D seqs

Optimum (15)

D: Yuen Wo-ping
Audio: 5.1

Vampires Suck

USA - 2010 - 82m - col

20th Century Fox (12A)

D: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Audio: 5.1

Wah Do Dem

USA - 2009 - 77m - col

Network (15)

D: Sam Fleischner, Ben Chace
Audio: Stereo

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

USA - 2010 - 133m - col / scope

20th Century Fox (12A)

D: Oliver Stone
Series: Wall Street (1987, Apr/1988).
Audio: 5.1