S&S: October 2009

Introduction for newcomers

Sight & Sound

October 2009

Vol. 19 No. 10

31 North 62 East

UK - 2009 - 99m - col

DFT (15)

D: Tristan Loraine
Audio: 5.1

The Agent

UK - 2009 - 80m - col / scope

Pinter & Martin

D: Lesley Manning
Audio: 5.1

Aliens in the Attic

USA - 2009 - 86m - col

20th Century Fox (PG)

D: John Schultz
Audio: 5.1

Away We Go

USA/UK - 2009 - 98m - col / scope

eOne (15)

D: Sam Mendes
Audio: 5.1

The Beaches of Agnès

Les plages d’Agnès

France - 2008 - 113m - col

Artificial Eye (18)

D: Agnès Varda
Audio: 5.1

BirdWatchers

Brazil/Italy - 2008 - 104m - col / scope

Artificial Eye (15)

D: Marco Bechis
Audio: 5.1

Blind Dating

USA - 2007 - 99m - col / scope

The Works (15)

D: James Keach
Audio: 5.1

Born in 68: We'll Love Each Other Till Death Do Us Part

Nés en 68: Nous nous aimerons jusqu’à la mort

France (TV) - 2008 - 201m - 2 eps - col

Peccadillo (15)

D: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
The UK print distributed by Peccadillo was a condensed feature-length version, running 173 mins.
Audio: 5.1

Bustin’ Down the Door

USA - 2008 - 96m - col

Metrodome (15)

D: Jeremy Gosch
Audio: 5.1

Chevolution

USA/Mexico/UK - 2008 - 85m - col

ICA

D: Trisha Ziff, Luis Lopez
Audio: 5.1

Coffin Rock

Australia/UK - 2009 - 91m - col

High Fliers (15)

D: Rupert Glasson
Audio: 5.1

Creation

UK - 2009 - 108m - col / scope

Icon (PG)

D: Jon Amiel
Audio: 5.1

District 9

S.Africa/USA/New Zealand - 2009 - 112m - col

Sony (15)

D: Neill Blomkamp
Audio: 5.1

Dorian Gray

UK/Canada - 2009 - 112m - col

Momentum (15)

D: Oliver Parker
Audio: 5.1

The Firm

UK - 2009 - 90m - col / scope

Warner (18)

D: Nick Love
Audio: 5.1

Fish Tank

UK - 2009 - 123m - col

Artificial Eye (15)

D: Andrea Arnold
Audio: 5.1

Funny People

USA - 2009 - 146m - col

Universal (15)

D: Judd Apatow
Audio: 5.1

G Force

USA - 2009 - 88m - col / scope / 3-D

Buena Vista (PG)

D: Hoyt H. Yeatman Jr.
Audio: 5.1

Goodbye Solo

USA - 2008 - 91m - col

Axiom (15)

D: Ramin Bahrani
Audio: 5.1

Heart of Fire

Feuerherz

Germany/Austria/Kenya - 2008 - 92m - col

Metrodome

D: Luigi Falorni
Audio: 5.1

Born in 68: We'll Love Each Other Till Death Do Us Part

Jetsam

UK - 2007 - 84m - col / scope

Jinga

D: Simon Welsford
Audio: Stereo

Je veux voir

(aka: I Want to See)

France/Lebanon/Netherlands - 2008 - 75m - col / scope

Soda

D: Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige
Audio: 5.1

Julie & Julia

USA - 2009 - 123m - col

Sony (12A)

D: Nora Ephron
Audio: 5.1

The Meerkats

UK/USA - 2007 - 83m - col / scope

Momentum (PG)

D: James Honeyborne
Audio: 5.1

Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus

USA (V) - 2009 - 88m - col

V: Metrodome (15)

D: Jack Perez [as: Ace Hannah]
Followed by: Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus (2010), Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark (2014), Mega Shark vs. Kolossus (2015), Mega Shark vs. Moby Dick (2017).
Audio: Stereo

Morning Light

USA - 2008 - 98m - col

Buena Vista (PG)

D: Mark Monroe
Audio: 5.1

Orphan

USA/Germany/France/Canada - 2009 - 123m - col

Optimum (15)

D: Jaume Collet-Serra
Audio: 5.1

A Perfect Getaway

USA - 2009 - 97m - col / scope

Momentum (15)

D: David Twohy
Audio: 5.1

The September Issue

USA - 2009 - 90m - col

Momentum (12A)

D: R.J. Cutler
Audio: 5.1

Shank

UK - 2009 - 92m - col

Peccadillo

D: Simon Pearce
Followed by: Cal (2013).
Dolby Stereo SR

Shorts

USA/United Arab Emirates - 2009 - 89m - col

Warner (PG)

D: Robert Rodriguez
Audio: 5.1

The Soloist

UK/USA/France - 2009 - 117m - col / scope

Universal (12A)

D: Joe Wright
Audio: 5.1

The Spell

UK - 2009 - 87m - col / scope

Carey (15)

D: Owen Carey Jones
Audio: 5.1

The Time Traveler’s Wife

USA/Germany - 2008 - 107m - col / scope

Entertainment (12A)

D: Robert Schwentke
Audio: 5.1

Tricks

Sztuczki

Poland - 2007 - 96m - col

New Wave (12A)

D: Andrzej Jakimowski
Audio: 5.1

Up

USA - 2009 - 96m - col / 3-D
Buena Vista (U)

D: Pete Docter
Audio: 6.1

Vinyan

France/UK/Belgium - 2008 - 96m - col / scope

Revolver (18)

D: Fabrice du Welz
Audio: 5.1

White Lightnin’

UK/USA/Croatia - 2008 - 91m - col / scope

V: Momentum (18)

D: Dominic Murphy
Audio: 5.1