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YOUR GUIDE TO JUNE’S HOTTEST RELEASES

ROBOCOP LAST VEGAS 3 DAYS TO KILL GRUDGE MATCH

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Strong sex scene, sexual references and coarse language

When casual gets complicated

Mature themes, sex scene and coarse language

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ON DVD 19 JUNE

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G’day fi lm freaks, and come have a look what we’ve lined up for you this July! It’s a doozy. The sugar is defi nitely in the Thriller section this month, with the highly anticipated Wolf Creek 2 slated to make you run whimpering to mum, and the clever Not Safe For Work likely managing to scare you away from the water cooler for life. If you don’t want to have to change your pants at the conclusion of movie night then perhaps the gems in Comedy will tickle your fancy: there’s the excellent ensemble fl ick Last Vegas starring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Kevin Kline and Morgan Freeman up for your viewing pleasure, or the smart and sweet Are We Offi cially Dating which will hopefully propel the awesome Imogen Poots into proper Hollywood territory. De Niro turns up again in our feature on Grudge Match, a hilarious and stirring sports comedy. Until next month!

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14-15 ACTIONRoboCop, Tokarev, 3 Days To Kill, Tapped, Chinese Zodiac, Last Days Of Mars and more.

16-17 COMEDYSpud 2, Last Vegas, Are We Offi cially Dating?, Grudge Match, Sassy Pants and more.

18-19 DRAMA12 Years A Slave, Out of the Furnace, Winter’s Tale, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, Tracks and more.

20 FAMILYMadly Madagascar, Space Warriors, Freddy Frogface and more.

22-23 TVHell On Wheels S3, Ray Donovan S1, House Of Cards S2, Keeping Up with the Kardashians S9 Pt 1, The Offi ce S9 Pt 2 and more.

26 THRILLERWolf Creek 2, Not Safe For Work, The Ghostmaker, Devil’s Due and more.

4-8 NEWSWhat have the bold and the beautiful of fi lm and TV been up to lately? We check out the latest reports from home and beyond

28 COMING SOONNew releases to look forward to next month

10 3 DAYS TO KILLKevin Costner has limited time to reconnect with his young daughter while also pursuing one of the most dangerous men on the planet

12 GRUDGE MATCHTwo aging boxers decide to put their long-held vendetta to bed in one last epic match

9 MURDERED: SOUL SUPSPECT

This is a detective game with a difference. Are you ready to solve your own murder?

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John Krasinski as Jim Halpert in The Offi ce and Anna Kendrick as Beca in Pitch Perfect.

YOUR MONTHLY FIX OFENTERTAINMENT NEWS

KRASINSKI & KENDRICK SITTING IN A TREEIn his second directorial project, American actor John Krasinski – best known for portraying Jim Halpert on the US version of comedy sitcom The Offi ce – will take to the helm of a story about a dysfunctional family titled The Hollars. He will also star as the lead character John Hollar, who takes his girlfriend back to his hometown to meet his mother just before the latter’s scheduled brain surgery. The role of Hollar’s girlfriend has gone to talented comedienne Anna Kendrick, whom you’ve seen in Pitch Perfect, Drinking Buddies and as Bella’s eager pal Jessica in the Twilight Saga fi lms. Both Krasinski and Kendrick know how to deliver the laughs, and this one should be a quirky treat.

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The Wachowskis have released a weeny clip from their massivley anticipated new fi lm Jupiter Ascending, which shows that part of the comedic style from their previous The Matrix fi lms will get a look-in: the technologically advanced character explains how one of his gizmos works to a slightly dumbfounded listener. In the short scene which premiered on American talk show Ellen, genetically engineered soldier Caine (Channing Tatum) tells cleaner-princess Jupiter (Mila Kunis) all about his gravity boots. Kunis shows Jupiter’s blank-faced awe pretty perfectly.

JUPITER STUPEFIED

Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum

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HEY MR. PRESIDENT

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Zac Efron, Neighbors

HIGH SCHOOL STAR JUMPS INTO THE FRAT HOUSEFormer High School Musical sensation Zac Efron has certainly come a long way from his squeaky clean Disney beginnings. He’s been a romantic lead in a Nicholas Sparks movie, and mixed with crims in The Paperboy alongside Matthew McConaughey. However, Efron’s latest

role will well and truly break his teen idol mould once and for all. In raunchy adult comedy Neighbors, Efron stars as the leader of a frat house who vows to have a party to end all

parties, much to the dismay of Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne, the couple next door. Beer isn’t the only thing that comes in a six pack in Neighbors, and Efron’s chiselled abs alone will be well worth the viewing for his fans. In the meantime, you can also catch Zac Efron in the funny and sexy romantic comedy Are We Offi cally Dating?, out June 12. (Check out our review on pg 16).

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The poster for an animated adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s famous comical story The Canterville Ghost has been revealed, featuring a very expressive and painterly depiction of the tale’s main character, the ghost Sir Simon de Canterville. The project already has star cred attached in the form of voicework from

Stephen Fry (who plays Sir Simon) and Hugh Laurie, and several other names have just been announced including Toby Jones (The Hunger Games), Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), and Imelda Staunton (Malefi cent). The feature is currently in pre-production.

Television actress Michelle Forbes has been added to the cast of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 as Jackson, a seasoned and steely soldier who comes up against Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) as the war between the Districts and the Capitol intensifi es. Forbes has built her cred through appearances on a range of shows throughout the last 15 years including Homicide: Life on the Street, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Battlestar Galactica and as Maryann Forrester on True Blood, as well as a role in the criminally underrated Kevin Spacey fi lm Swimming with Sharks (1994). She’ll join other cast newbie Eugenie Bondurant who has just been announced to play Tigris, the former stylist for the Games who was fi red by President Snow.

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The wildly popular ‘90s kids show Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers is to be turned into a big, lucrative feature fi lm by Lionsgate, who are partnering up with Power Rangers creators Saban Brands. In a little bit of background material for you (and please don’t read on if you don’t want your childhood memories spoiled with information about the mechanical guts of one of your favourite shows), the series originally merged stock footage from Japanese series Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger with inexpensively made scenes featuring American actors. We’re going to assume the fi lm won’t go the same route, or we’ll have more badly costumed monsters slow-motion stomping a miniature cityscape to look forward to.

POWER UP FOR NEW RANGERS MOVIE

MODERN STONEAGE FAMILY REVIVEDWill Ferrell and his co-writer Adam McKay are rebooting the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Flintstones, in what is to be a feature-length fi lm. Just a few years ago, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane began plans to reinvigorate the time-honoured animation but the scheme fell through when Fox president Kevin Reilly got hold of the pilot script and wasn’t completely impressed. Judging by the Ferrell-McKay track record (including Anchorman, Step Brothers and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby), this latest reiteration is tipped to be a dinosaur rib-sized success.

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There’s a trailer out for the highly anticipated adaptation of the children’s classic book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. The fi lm stars Australian actor Ed Oxenbould as 11-year-old Alexander, who thinks he’s the failure of his family until in one 24 hour period he has to help each of his clan get through some pretty sticky situations – including a rather horrifying

encounter with an escaped kangaroo. The casting of Alexander’s family is great fun: Jennifer Garner as his mother and Steve Carell as his father, with Dylan Minnette and Kerris Dorsey as his bro and sis, respectively. The darling Oxenbould has previously starred in a number of short fi lms, as well as playing the role of David Vickers in Aussie series Puberty Blues.

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CAN YOU TELL US ANY QUIRKY CUSTOMER TALES?

A few years back, we couldn’t believe our eyes when famous English actor John Hurt came into our store to browse. He was in the area making a fi lm.

MOST ANTICIPATED NEW RELEASE FOR JUNE 2014?

Frozen. All the kids are sweating on it.

ALL TIME FAVOURITE MOVIE?

The original Total Recall.

WHAT WOULD BE YOUR IDEAL MOVIE MARATHON?

Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Lost Highway, From Dusk till Dawn.

STORE: Leading Edge Video – KingscliffSTORE MANAGER NAME: Chester Casson

TOP 5 ACTORS/DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS YOU WOULD INVITE FOR DINNER AND WHY?

Will Ferrell, Robin Williams, Steve Carell and the Farrelly Brothers. It should be a funny night.

WHO WOULD YOU WANT TO PLAY YOU IN A FILM OF YOUR LIFE?

Homer Simpson.

Even though Grace was killed in the original Avatar fi lm, Sigourney Weaver has revealed that her character will be back in the three planned sequels through an as yet undetailed process of transformation. The actress has only said that it will be a challenge for her, and reiterated her comments from 2012 in which she expressed amazement at director James Cameron’s decision to fi lm all three of the fl icks at once. If anyone can do it, Cameron can.

SIGOURNEY’S GRACE TO RISE AGAIN

There’s a new Woody Allen fi lm coming out, and although it doesn’t have a title yet, its chief star-duo have been picked: Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone. Phoenix is fresh off his praise-laden turn as introverted, lovable Theodore Twombly in Spike Jonze’s Her, and Stone has racked up more than a few dollars playing Spidey’s love interest Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel. Meanwhile, 78-year-old Allen recently gave us the Cate Blanchett-led Blue Jasmine, which critics and audiences alike agreed was quite brilliant.

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Emma Stone as Gwen Stacey in

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Detective stories in print and on screen command huge audiences, yet their video game potential still remains largely untapped. Enter Airtight Games who collaborated on Murdered: Soul Suspect with Square Enix stalwart Yosuke Shiakawa (Kingdom Hearts II; Dissidia: Final Fantasy). The premise follows Ronan O’Connor, an ex thug who turns his life around

when he becomes a streetwise cop. However, O’Connor is killed whilst investigating a break in and becomes trapped in a netherworld between the living and the dead. In order to pass through, O’Connor must solve his own murder (think L.A. Noire crossed with Ghost). O’Connor isn’t alone in this limbo and must balance detective work and side quests

whilst avoiding demons intent on devouring his soul. If you’re looking for something a little different with a strong narrative, this just might be your guy.

FORMAT: 360, XB1, PS3, PS4, PC

RATING: M

PUBLISHER: Namco Bandai

GENRE: Action/Adven

ONLINE: No

RELEASE DATE: 06/06/14

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Heavy Rain

Beyond: Two Souls

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by Hollywood veteran Kevin Costner). Renner is a CIA operative, who fi nds himself concurrently twisted up within a major taskforce briefed with locating one of the world’s most dangerous terrorists, and taking care of his teenaged daughter Zooey (Hailee Steinfeld, Ender’s Game, True Grit) whom he has not deliberately spent time with in a number of years.

Zooey feels that her father has often chosen his work over taking care of her, even though she doesn’t know quite precisely what it is that Renner does, and she isn’t shy about bringing him to task – which Renner fi nds equally challenging to deal with as any of his top secret missions. McG sees the mental skirmishes Renner must navigate in balancing his work/family demands as central to the fi lm’s drive. “Ethan doesn’t know much about contemporary teenage culture like Twitter or what’s online,” says McG. “He is very analogue in a digital world. You have a guy that’s been out in the fi eld with a very, very strong sense of duty who has now come home to try to reconnect with his daughter and it’s emotional.”

When it came to casting Zooey, McG asserts that there was never any question about his fi rst selection. “Hailee was absolutely my fi rst and only choice. She is one of the most natural actors in her age group. She just completely owns the dialogue; she makes diffi cult scenes go down very easily. It’s not easy to emote and have it feel natural and she puts the audience at ease. That’s a gift that can’t be taught.” Steinfeld is as unrestrained in her praise of the director: “He’s with you every step of the way after every take,” the 17-year-old says. “He trusts me and that makes me feel really confi dent in myself.”

RATED: M

AVAILABLE: June 27

STARS: Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen

DIRECTOR: McG

DURATION: 117 mins

FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray

3 DAYS TO KILL

Balancing the weight of credible, energetic action with di stinctive humour is a skill director Joseph McGinty “McG” Nichol

is renowned for bringing to his projects; his previous features Charlie’s Angels, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle and This Means War earned him a reputation for exploring the private side of the private eye, and he continues the tradition with new release 3 Days To Kill.

“I am fascinated by what happens to James Bond when he goes home,” the American says. “You never really see him off the clock.” In this espionage thriller, audiences will get to see both of those facets of our hero Ethan Renner (played

Kevin Costner is back to saving the

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his trigger-happy, secret agent life of mystery: a teenage daughter.

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4. ROBBY AND MILEY STEWART, HANNAH MONTANA (2006-2011)Real-life father-daughter team Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus brought their relationship to the small screen in the crazily popular series about a teenage girl who moonlights as a pop star.

3. BRYAN AND KIM MILLS, TAKEN (2007)While staying in France, daughter Kim is kidnapped to be sold into sex slavery, and father Brian – a former CIA operative – takes on his most personal mission yet in retrieving her.

2. ATTICUS AND SCOUT FINCH, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)Based on Harper Lee’s revered novel of the same name, this fi lm is widely recognised as one of the best ever made and reaped 10 times its budget when fi rst released.

1. ELIZABETH AND MR BENNET, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005)While Mrs. Bennet is anxious to marry off her fi ve daughters, Mr. Bennet is a calm old soul who knows that his intelligent, second-eldest Elizabeth will hold her own self in good lifelong stead.

While you’ll be familiar with the gilded resume of our star (Costner has performed in over 50 fi lms including The Bodyguard, Bull Durham, Tin Cup, JFK and The Postman, and has received multiple Academy Awards for his directorial debut Dances with Wolves amongst others), it’s the man’s dedication to McG’s methods which bear repeating and recognition. “I think people have become numb with computer generated effects,” the director explains. “I really like in-camera, physically correct action sequences. I think they have a grit and an energy that computers can’t replicate.” For the fi lm’s most complicated chase – which was fi lmed on the actual streets of Paris which are depicted – McG had to convince Costner that he could not do his own stunts, as there was a high likelihood the car would be fi nishing in the river. For this reason, McG only employs the best in the stunt arena.

“I’m very hands on with the fi ght choreographers,” he says. “I interview extensively the stunt guys to make sure they can take a punch. I have a tremendous amount of respect for the stunt people and I have a high demand. I really expect excellence and they need to be able to subject themselves to a great deal of physicality.”

Ultimately, McG’s mission with 3 Days to Kill is to remind us that while certain events or pressing matters may seem of the utmost importance, we have to remember to balance them with the personal, family things which we may sometimes take for granted. “I think that’s a theme that many people can relate to in the real world,” the director says of this sensitive harmony. “Many of us spend too much time on things that matter less than that which matters the most to us, and that’s what this fi lm is ultimately all about.”

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aesthetics and technical accuracy. Costume designer Mary E. Vogt makes clear references to boxing’s golden age with the fi ghters’ fl oor-length robes and classic colours, and Stallone and de Niro were both hugely involved in the design of their characters’ garments. “They really

have historical value and are a true fl ashback, but in a classy way,” Stallone says. “A lot of love and intelligence went into making these costumes.”

As for the actual boxing, technical and mechanical expertise were meshed in unison including stunt work,

camera movements and reaction shots – but stunt coordinator Kevin Scott says planning began with the idea of portraying two boxers who had not been in the ring for 30 years. “The ingenious way Pete [Segal, director]and Sly developed

Rocky and the Raging Bull relive their fi sticuffs of yore, in this new comedy from the director of Anger Management and Get Smart.

Having both starred in popular, classic boxing movies of their own, Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone were

primed for the self-refl exive comedic elements of Grudge Match, in which they share headline billing. The fi lm tells the tale of two Pittsburgh boxers: Henry “Razor” Sharp (Stallone) and Billy “The Kid” McDonnen (De Niro). The pair go head to head in two

They are going to be rusty and mentally timid.

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matches, one in which Razor triumphs and the other in which Kid emerges victorious. A highly antipicated third match is scheduled, but before it can go ahead, Razor announces his retirement, effectively ending interest in both sportsmen.

Years later the boxers meet up unexpectedly when they’re both asked to provide motion capture sequences for an upcoming video game, and after a brawl in the sound studio during which piles of delicate equipment is smashed to smithereens beneath their still-dexterous fi sts, the footage is uploaded to YouTube and goes viral. A ‘Grudge Match’ is announced, in which the old rivals will once again face each other to ultimately decide who is the champion.

Multiple focuses contributed to the fi nal fi ght of the fi lm, with equal importance placed on visual

RATED: M

AVAILABLE: June 4

STARS: Jim Lampley, Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Rich Little

DIRECTOR: Peter Segal

DURATION: 113 mins


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this ten-round fi ght started with the psychology of these guys,” Scott says. “They are going to be rusty and mentally timid. There’s going to be missed punches, including ones that land badly. We needed to visually convey all these details which would happen if you hadn’t boxed in years and all of a sudden jumped into the ring for a title match.”

Producer Bill Gerber was particularly impressed with Stallone’s vitality and commitment to the role. “Stallone’s really a gladiator,” he says. “He wouldn’t let anything stop him. Even at rehearsals we’d say ‘Sly, save it for fi ght, save it for fi ght.’ He’d be jumping around, doing the footwork, throwing punches. “Dude, you’re 67, save it!’ But he just brought it more.”

De Niro was equally tough, refusing Scott’s suggestion of a stunt double in a sequence when Kid is knocked down. “He argued with me and said ‘No, I want to do it again,’ and the next time he went even bigger,” says Scott. “I don’t know any other

that land badly. We needed to visually

Producer Bill Gerber was particularly impressed with Stallone’s vitality and

fi ght, save it for fi ght.’ He’d be jumping around, doing the footwork, throwing

De Niro was equally tough, refusing

man that age who could dance around the ring like he did for fi ve days, throw and take punches, giving 150 percent until the fi nal bell.”

As for the rapport between the two big guns, there’s as much affability as a strong will to push themselves to the limit. “It’s a tough sport,” de Niro says. “[Stallone’s] got much more experience while I tend to not want to hit anybody, so I’m very careful. I was relying on him quite a bit and we worked well together.” Stallone was so sure he wanted de Niro’s punches to be genuine that he had special gloves created for his colleague, that could be used with true force while protecting de Niro’s hands. “If the camera’s angle is set, you can see the hits; they were all hits,” Stallone says. “They’re not lethal but they hurt after a while. Bob’s going for it, banging away at me and I know he’s hurting, ‘cause I’m hurting! And he says ‘Oh, I’m sorry,’ and I said ‘Don’t be sorry, knock me out!’ So he did it, and he did great.”

1.A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992)The Material Girl (Madonna) and Tank Girl (Lori Petty) star in this fi ctionalised account of the real life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Worth it just for that one swing dancing scene.

2.DODGEBALL : A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY (2004)When two gyms – Average Joe’s, the struggling family-owned business, and Globo-Gym, the giant chain – go head to head in a dodgeball tournament, things get dirty quickly. Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller star in this hilarious classic.

3.THE MIGHTY DUCKS (1992)“The Flying V! The Flying V!” This is what you shout when you want to see some teamwork, and comes to us courtesy of Coach Bombay (Emilio Estevez). Don’t forget this was Joshua Jackson’s breakout role, too.

4.COOL RUNNINGS (1993)Who wouldn’t be charmed by the tale of the Jamaican bobsled’s team’s entry into the 1988 Winter Olympics in Canada? This one is the ultimate in reminiscing about the early ‘90s and John Candy.

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While there are a lot of reviewers lamenting the fact that this could be Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan’s last ever fi lm, the project remains another fun-fi lled plum in Chan’s prolifi c career; he’s clearly still interested in new ways of being creative and inventive with his material. Chinese Zodiac follows the intrepid adventurer Asian Fox (Chan), an Indiana Jones type who uses a series of whiz-bang gadgets to aid him on his mission: fi nding the missing bronze heads of a collection of zodiac busts, which were once the pride of China. Oliver Platt plays Lawrence, the infl uential entrepreneur who offers a generous reward for the return of the priceless items, and is fl anked by excellent performances from Sang-woo Kwon and Liao Fan. Also, don’t forget to look out for Kenny G’s cameo.

CHINESE ZODIAC

RATED: M

AVAILABLE: June 12

STARS: Jackie Chan, Qi Shu, Xingtong Yao

DIRECTOR: Jackie Chan

DURATION: 109 mins


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Shanghai Knights Rush Hour 3 The Forbidden Kingdom

Twenty-seven years after the original tore up the box offi ce and delighted science fi ction and action fans around the world, Brazilian documentary and feature director José Padilha has taken on the RoboCop remake challenge. In the near future, the development of robotic technology enables an almost fatally wounded policeman (Joel Kinnaman) to be revived, with effi cient new powers which come at the cost of some of his emotions – particularly when the doctors begin tinkering around with his brain. Padilha wields his wand very well in layering effects and action scenes, while the immense physical risks and moral dangers of automated violence are core to his telling of the tale. The director has also collected a most excellent cast, giving the Swedish-American Kinnaman a deserved leg-up while also propelling our own Abbie Cornish further into Hollywood, alongside acting greats Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson.

TOKAREV ROBOCOP

RATED: MA15+

AVAILABLE: June 18

STARS: Rachel Nichols, Nicolas Cage, Aubrey Peeples

DIRECTOR: Paco Cabezas

DURATION: 90 mins


RATED: M

AVAILABLE: June 4

STARS: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton

DIRECTOR: José Padilha

DURATION: 117 mins


Set at either end of a 17 year span of time, Tokarev is a successful knit of Nicolas Cage’s two strengths: big action sequences and tender family vibes. The fi lm is named for a Russian pistol which Paul Maguire (Cage) and his two buddies in crime fi nd inside a van during a planned job. They also fi nd a bag of cash – so much dough, in fact, that they realise they can set themselves up for life, with a few savvy investments. They go their separate ways for a few years while the Russian mob hustle for their skins, and when the heat dies down they meet up again to split the money. Over the next several years, Paul marries, has a daughter and uses his share of the kitty to build a genuinely legal construction empire. He’s enjoying the fruits of plans well made when out of the blue he receives a message which is none too subtle, and threatens his business, his family and his future. A thrilling contribution to the current wave of father-daughter crime fl icks.

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You’d think it was Fathers’ Day the way the fi lial tensions and triumphs between dad and daughter are being mined in fi lm at the moment, but the truth is it’s still a relatively untapped relationship dynamic when it comes to movies – in the past, things have centred on the same sex in a clear genre division (mother/daughter drama fl icks, father/son action fl icks). But like the Taken fi lms before it and Tokarev this month, 3 Days to Kill looks at the way growing up and the need to protect a child evolves when the stakes are dangerously high. Sensitive tough guy Ethan Renner is a CIA operative who has often neglected his homelife both to focus on treacherous missions but also to ensure his family never becomes entagled in his line of work. That careful separation is upended when Renner fi nds himself having to care for his opinionated teenage daughter (Hailee Steinfeld) while also undertaking one of his biggest and most perilous objectives to date.

THE LEGEND OF HERCULES

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RATED: M

AVAILABLE: June 27

STARS: Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen

DIRECTOR: McG

DURATION: 117 mins

FORMATS: DVD/Blu-rayIF YOU LIKE THIS, YOU’LL LIKE...

RATED: M AVAIL: June 25STARS: Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins, Roxanne McKee DIRECTOR: Renny Harlin DURATION: 99 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray

Kellan Lutz, best known for playing Emmett Cullen in the Twilight series, steps into Kevin Sorbo’s boots as the legendary fi ghter and adventurer Hercules. In ancient Greece, Hercules’ parentage is hidden from him and he is both torn from his love and sold into slavery by manipulative competitors.

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RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: June 26STARS: Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai DIRECTOR: Ruari Robinson DURATION: 104 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray

Set in the 2040s, this science fi ction-horror will freak you out more than Event Horizon. A scientifi c team testing on Mars is mere hours from completing its mission when a bizarre attack leaves much of the crew with mutated appearances and homicidal urges.

RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: June 4STARS: Michael Biehn, Martin Kove, Nick Bateman, Krzysztof Soszynski DIRECTOR: Allan Ungar DURATION: 108 mins FORMATS: DVD

Another socially conscious documentary in the vein of Super Size Me, Gasland, and Bowling for Columbine, Tapped takes us through the many economic and environmental repercussions of the ever burgeoning bottled water industry. Fascinating and very enjoyable with a humanistic approach.

RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: June 18STARS: Scott Adkins, Kacey Barnfi eld, Joey Ansah DIRECTOR: James Nunn DURATION: 90 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray

Number three in the Green Street saga sees Danny Harvey (Scott Adkins) and his buddies trained up in mixed martial arts in order to get their revenge on their arch-rival football team, following the untimely and violent death of Danny’s little brother.

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It might seem a far-fetched premise, but such a guilty fantasy probably exists in the minds of hundreds of girls out there, and not just sisters. Zoe Kazan stars as identical twins Laurel and Audrey, the former being a shy, introverted girl who lives at home and the latter an adventurous career-minded city-dweller. After a horrifi c car crash involving the two girls, Audrey is killed - but in a mix-up, family and friends think it is Laurel who perished. The sensitive Laurel takes this as wishful thinking on their part, and decides to assume the role of her more gregarious sister. Kazan is excellent as the nervous but blooming Laurel, while Jake Johnson is the perfect love interest: goofy, funny and very attentive to his bashful new friend. Meanwhile Rob Livingston is shaping up to be quite the villain; just as excellent in arrogant parts as his previous stints as the affable hero.

GRUDGE MATCH THE PRETTY ONE

RATED: M

AVAILABLE: June 4

STARS: Jim Lampley, Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Rich Little

DIRECTOR: Peter Segal

DURATION: 113 mins


RATED: M

AVAILABLE: June 19

STARS: Jake Johnson, Zoe Kazan, Ron Livingston, Frances Shaw

DIRECTOR: Jenee Lamarque

DURATION: 94 mins

FORMATS: DVD

Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone team up for a story which covers the life and times of rival boxers: Henry ‘Razor’ Sharp (Stallone) and Billy ‘The Kid’ McDonnen (De Niro) are sworn enemies who each won one fi ght against the other and then left the sport (the make-up on Stallone as Razor announces his retirement is really quite amazing). Thirty years on after a chance meeting results in an amusing, chaotic and messy fi ght and footage of the scuffl e goes viral on the web, the aging men agree to a ‘grudge match’ to settle the score. They begin their separate, rigorous training schedules, fi nding that although some are laughing at their efforts, many others are genuinely rooting for their journey rather than a defi nitive victory by one or the other. The verbal jabs between the two as their campaigns mount are hilarious, but Grudge Match also boasts a lot of compassion and affection for its characters.

Regardless of whether you like Zac Efron or not, it’s worth seeing this truly funny and smart buddy/romantic comedy for its support cast alone. Imogen Poots is one of the most talented young actresses out at the moment, and while she didn’t have the useful High School Musical beginnings of her co-star Efron, she matches his abilities and throws in extra charisma to boot. Meanwhile Miles Teller (The Spectacular Now) is leaping ahead of his peers in comedic and subtle dramatic capacities. The fi lm follows three guys who have a close friendship, and make a pact to stay single when one of them is dumped. However two of the dudes have to hide their intentions and feelings when they each meet the girl of their dreams. It’s funny how with these kinds of fi lms, the older the protagonists, the more juvenile the jokes. This one is totally clever and sweet.

ARE WE OFFICIALLY DATING?

RATED: MA15+

AVAILABLE: June 12

STARS: Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Imogen Poots

DIRECTOR: Tom Gormican

DURATION: 95 mins



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The ever prolifi c Michael Douglas leads a staggering cast in Last Vegas, from American director Jon Turteltaub (Cool Runnings, While You Were Sleeping, Phenomenon, National Treasure). Douglas is Billy, a seemingly perpetual bachelor who collects together his childhood friends Paddy (Robert De Niro), Archie (Morgan Freeman), and Sam (Kevin Kline) for a good ol’ bash in Las Vegas on the eve of his wedding. Old vendettas between Billy and Paddy are reignited over the truth of a love triangle from the past; Archie and Sam must meanwhile do their best to keep the party rolling without anyone falling off the wagon. There are plenty of laughs as well as poignant moments, but the stand-outs here are Kline - who is effervescent and completely inventive - and Mary Steenburgen as Diana Boyle, the beautiful, mature and down-to-earth lounge singer whom the four men all fall over themselves to make friends with. Perceptive with its subject matter without being overly sentimental.

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SASSY PANTS

RATED: M

AVAILABLE: June 12

STARS: Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline

DIRECTOR: Jon Turteltaub

DURATION: 105 mins



RATED: M AVAIL: June 11STARS: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Tammin Sursok, Jesse Bradford DIRECTOR: Leslie Greif DURATION: 94 mins FORMATS: DVD

Two couples adhere to a set of rules in order to fi x and maintain happy, healthy romantic relationships. Our own Tammin Sursok stars along with Jesse Bradford whom you may recognise from his work in the ‘00s in Swimfan, Bring It On and Clockstoppers.

RATED: M AVAIL: June 25STARS: Troye Sivan, John Cleese, Genna Blair, Charlbi Dean Kriek DIRECTOR: Donovan Marsh DURATION: 87 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray

In this cute boarding school comedy, John Cleese and Troye Sivan reprise their roles from 2010’s Spud. At an elite school for boys, Spud (Sivan) is elated to discover that puberty has fi nally made its presence known in his physicality, while an uptight teacher prompts Spud and his mates to challenge the status quo of the school.

RATED: M AVAIL: June 4STARS: Tatiana Maslany, Spencer Van Wyck, Steven McCarthy, Susan Coyne DIRECTOR: Kate Melville DURATION: 93 mins FORMATS: DVD

Starring the talented Tatiana Maslany (who looks to be making a niche for herself as a warmer, subtler Aubrey Plaza), Picture Day is a Canadian coming-of-age about a rebellious young woman forced to repeat her senior year, her fi rst real boyfriend, and a friendship she strikes up with an awkward outsider she used to babysit.

RATED: M AVAIL: June 19STARS: Haley Joel Osment, Anna Gunn, Ashley Rickards DIRECTOR: Coley Sohn DURATION: 87 mins FORMATS: DVD

Can you imagine Haley Joel “I see dead people” Osment with a lip ring and eyeliner? Well that’s what he sports in this adorable teen fi lm about a homeschooled girl (Rickards) who leaves the overprotective clutches of her mother (Gunn) to follow her dreams of attending fashion school.

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Brilliant casting drives this French-American crime thriller, which comes to us from French actor and director Guillaume Canet (who has been in a romantic partnership with one of Blood Ties’ best talents, Marion Cotillard, since 2007). Clive Owen stars as Chris, a former thug who has just left prison at 50 years old and wishes to live life nobly. Upon his release he is embraced by his brother (Billy Crudup) who tries to help set up something workable; welcoming him into his own home, establishing a reconnection with Chris’ ex-wife (Cotillard), and attempting to give him a chance. But Chris ends up slipping back into old criminal grooves, which strains to ripping point the blood ties binding the brothers together. Set in 1974, the fi lm is beautifully shot to mirror the era.

Colin Farrell gets mega dreamy in Winter’s Tale, a supernatural romance which doesn’t quite reach the successful majestic heights of the novel on which it is based (written by Mark Helprin in 1983). Having said that, there’s still plenty to enjoy here. The fi lm traverses around about 120 years, beginning in 1895 when a young couple is refused passage into Manhattan because they are suffering from consumption. Their baby son is not ill, but isn’t allowed entry without his guardians. The couple put him in a model sailboat, pop him in the river and pray he’ll be alright. The boy grows up into Peter Lake (Farrell), a gang member who has a change of heart and is aided in escaping his murderous benefactor by a mysterious white horse. The horse convinces him to raid one last home, but it’s a ruse to orchestrate the meeting of Peter and Beverly (Jessica Brown Findlay). The two fall in love, but after Beverly’s death Peter spends almost a hundred years fi nding a way to get back to her while desperately avoiding his past.

BLOOD TIES

WINTER’S TALE

RATED: MA15+

AVAILABLE: June 6STARS: Clive Owen, Marion Cotillard, Billy Crudup

DIRECTOR: Guillaume Canet

DURATION: 122 mins


RATED: M

AVAILABLE: June 13

STARS: Colin Farrell, Matt Bomer, Lucy Griffi ths, Michael Patrick Crane

DIRECTOR: Akiva Goldsman

DURATION: 118 mins



OUT OF THE FURNACE

RATED: CTC AVAIL: June 27STARS: Christian Bale, Casey Affl eck, Woody Harrelson, Dendrie Taylor, Zoe Saldana, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe DIRECTOR: Scott Cooper DURATION: 116 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray

With a cast this star-choked it’d be diffi cult to go wrong, and Out Of The Furnace does a lot more than just right. A humble bluecollar worker (Bale) decides to ignore the police, take matters into his own hands and fi nd his missing brother (Affl eck), who has fallen in with a crime ring after returning from the war in Iraq.

TRACKS

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RATED: M AVAIL: June 25STARS: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Emma Booth, Jessica Tovey DIRECTOR: John Curran DURATION: 112 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray

Tracks depicts the real life, 1977 trek of Robyn Davidson, who decided to journey solo from Alice Springs to the west coast when she was 27 years old. Wasikowska plays the independent but perceptive Davidson most successfully, while Adam Driver is Rick Smolan, the photographer Davidson met in Alice Springs and whom she insisted record her trip.

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Named by myriad critics as their favourite fi lm of 2013, 12 Years a Slave is completely compelling all the way through, even though the parameters of its main character’s ordeal are basically named in its title. It doesn’t matter that we know Solomon Northup (Ejiofor), a freeborn African American living in New York in the 1840s, will fail in his fi rst attempts to escape the plantation he’s sold to; this fi lm is about hope and mental struggle, bolstered by the awful realities of the bodily demands of intensive physical work, not to mention severe punishment at the hands of the masters. The fi lm won Best Picture at the Academy Awards, with Chiwetel Ejiofor acknowledged with a nomination for Best Actor. However it was Lupita Nyong’o who snagged an individual Oscar, winning in the Best Supporting Actress for her role as Patsey, the young slave targeted by sadistic plantation owner Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender). It’s very disturbing at times but so very worth the watch.

12 YEARS A SLAVE

RATED: MA15+

AVAILABLE: June 4

STARS: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dwight Henry, Dickie Gravois, Bryan Batt

DIRECTOR: Steve McQueen

DURATION: 133 mins

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The world was horrifi ed when the truth about the practices in Abu Ghraib, a prison just west of Baghdad in Iraq, were revealed in 2004: military police personnel and CIA agents routinely committed various human rights violations (some too awful to comprehend) against Iraqi prisoners, some of whom were being held in indefi nite detention without trial. This fi lm is a fi ctitious retelling of how a soldier from smalltown America might come to believe that the atrocities he was perpetrating were morally right - not as an excuse for such actions, but as a study in power, instruction, and coercion within the military. While it isn’t as thorough an investigation as we’d hope something like the Abu Ghraib scandal would prompt, it’s still a well-paced and noble attempt at telling the story.

BOYS OF ABU GHRAIB

RATED: MA15+

AVAILABLE: June 4

STARS: Luke Moran,Sean Astin, Sara Paxton

DIRECTOR: Luke Moran

DURATION: 98 mins


MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

RATED: M AVAIL: June 13STARS: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa DIRECTOR: Justin Chadwick DURATION: 141 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray

Based on South African President Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, this incredible story chronicles Mandela’s childhood, coming of age, education and the 27 years he spent in prison during South Africa’s Apartheid regime. It also takes us a ways into his Presidency and his efforts in rebuilding country and community. An excellent performance by Idris Elba.

LABOR DAYRATED: M AVAIL: June 18STARS: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffi th, Tobey Maguire DIRECTOR: Jason Reitman DURATION: 107 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray

Henry (Griffi th) is an 11-year-old boy who struggles to cope with emotionally supporting his reclusive mother (Winslet). One day while shopping, a bloodied man (Brolin) approaches Henry and implores him to take him in. Henry does so, and his mother develops an intense relationship with the man who is revealed to be much more than he pretends. Brolin and Winslet are a powerful pair in this excellent drama.

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SPACE WARRIORS

RATED: PG

AVAILABLE: June 18

STARS: Dermot Mulroney, Drake Bell, Mira Sorvino

DIRECTOR: Sean McNamara

DURATION: 87 mins


In this super fun family action-drama fl ick, six very talented teenagers are selected to participate in a summer camp competition at the U.S. Space and Rocket Centre in Alabama. Friendships and rivalries are forged between the youngsters, but none of them have any idea that their ultimate assignment will be to solve a dangerous crisis unfolding at an International Space Station - three astronauts are stranded in outer space after their ship is damaged, and the kids must aid in their rescue. Thomas Horn (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) is wonderful as the young leader Jimmy Hawkins, while Grayson Russell and Ryan Simpkins (who play Jimmy’s cohorts Rusty Riggs and Lacey Myers, respectively) also put in excellent performances. Entertaining with a strong teamwork message, this is defi nitely for everyone.

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Drake Bell lends his voice to another family movie this month: he stars as Jack, an ordinary garden sparrow who fi nds himself falling in love with Aurora (voiced by Ashley Tisdale), a canary who has escaped from her cage. One fateful day Jack’s wings and body are accidentally splattered with vivid, colourful paint, and he hits on the marvellous idea that now perhaps Aurora will give him the time of day, as he resembles a bird far more exotic than the variety he truly is. Jack is led on a mad adventure, during which he learns that his outward physical appearance isn’t really what matters at all. Sweet and chirpy.

BIRDS OF PARADISE

RATED: GAVAILABLE: June 26

STARS: Drake Bell, Gina Briganti, Keith David

DIRECTOR: Daniel De Felipo, Michael Simka

DURATION: 82 mins

FORMATS: DVD

PEPPA PIG - PEPPA’S CIRCUS

RATED: G AVAIL: June 4STARS: John Sparkes, Morwenna Banks, Richard Ridings, Lily Snowden-Fine DIRECTOR: Phillip Hall DURATION: 51 mins FORMATS: DVD

Peppa, the adorable and courageous ittle piggy, is back for another 10 episodes of adventure with her little brother George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig. Grandpa Pig makes an appearance in this DVD’s titular episode, wherein he sets up a tent for Peppa and her friends to stage a circuis inside. Roll up, roll up!

ANIMALS UNITED

RATED: CTC AVAIL: June 13 STARS: James Corden, Stephen Fry, Andy Serkis DIRECTOR: Reinhard Klooss, Holger Tappe DURATION: 93 minsFORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray

This computer-animated romp is set in the Okavango Delta in Africa, and follows a meerkat named Billy, a lion named Socrates and their fauna friends. When the annual fl ood fails to arrive one year due to the intervention of humans, the African animals begin fi ghting amongst themselves. Billy and Socrates set out to solve the case, and make some funny friends along the way.

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This Danish animated fi lm follows the innovative young Victor, who likes practising tricks with his loyal puppy Sausage, cheered on by his friends Jakob and Clara. Unfortunately, the local bully Freddy Frogface has it in for Victor, constantly chasing the poor kid up and down trees, through backyards and down alleys in an attempt to give him a royal beating. Luckily, Victor’s pretty good at outsmarting the dummy thug. There are more exciting things happening in the world anyway: When the circus comes to town it’s a prime opportunity for Victor and Sausage to show off a few of their skills and the kids also manage to help out some of the circus folk before the big performance. But did you forget about Freddy Frogface? Still lurking around the edges trying to ruin other peoples’ days, Victor and his mates get to use the circus arena to teach Freddy a lesson or two.

Madly Madagascar gathers all the creatures from the Madagascar series of fi lms and brings them together for this Valentine’s Day special. Back when he was in the zoo, Alex the lion (Ben Stiller) thought Valentine’s Day was one of the best holidays ever: he was inundated with gifts and showered with messages from his many admirers. Now that he’s in Africa, Valentine’s Day isn’t quite the same. Meanwhile, Marty the zebra (Chris Rock) falls for an Okapi girl but she isn’t tripping over herself to return the sentiment, so he sources a love potion from the penguins and becomes irresistable... to everyone, to his dismay. And Melmann the giraffe (David Schwimmer) is determined to make his fi rst Valentine’s Day with Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) the most amazing experience ever.

MADLY MADAGASCAR FREDDY FROGFACE

RATED: GAVAILABLE: June 4

STARS: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith

DIRECTOR: David Soren

DURATION: 22 mins

FORMATS: DVD

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RATED: PGAVAILABLE: June 18

STARS: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Thure Lindhardt, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Katrine Falkenberg

DIRECTOR: Peter Dodd

DURATION: 81 mins

FORMATS: DVD

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In Season Nine of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, relationships are crumbling all over the place. Kris and Bruce discuss their marriage and decide to amicably separate, though not go through with the full divorce. The family ponder what the repercussions will be for the still teenaged Kendall and Kylie. Meanwhile, Khloe and Lamar’s relationship continues to head towards the exit aisle. But there’s still plenty to celebrate, you guys. Kendall is about to turn 18 and starts planning her celebration as well as organising moving out of home, and Kanye has a giant surprise in store for Kim on her own birthday, and the whole family fl ies to San Fransisco to be there for the mega announcement.

The pilot episode of crime drama Ray Donovan broke all of Showtime’s viewership records, and has continued to collect fans as its fascinating tale unfurled over the course of its fi rst season. It follows the titular character played by Liev Schrieber (Scream, The Manchurian Candidate, Movie 43), who works as a ‘fi xer’ for Goldman & Drexler, a very infl uential law fi rm. He represents the wealthy and famous, and as such his reputation and proof of discretion is paramount to his job. Things begin to fall apart when his own father Mickey Donovan (Jon Voight) is released from prison, and sparks FBI interest in Ray and his associates. Both Schrieber and Voight were nominated for Golden Globes in 2013, the former in the Best Actor in a Television Drama Series category and the latter for Best Supporting Actor. Ray Donovan was also honoured with a Critics’ Choice Award, for Most Exciting New Series. It’s sure to have a healthy running length so get in now to prevent having to binge in a few seasons’ time.

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RATED: CTC

AVAILABLE: June 19

STARS: Khloé Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner DIRECTOR: Chris Ray

DURATION: 482 mins

FORMATS: DVD

RATED: MA15+

AVAILABLE: June 11

STARS: Devon Bagby, Liev Schreiber, Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan DIRECTOR: Allen Coulter

DURATION: 607 mins

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FALLING SKIES S3

RATED: M AVAIL: June 11STARS: Maxim Knight, Noah Wyle, Drew Roy, Seychelle Gabriel DIRECTOR: David Solomon DURATION: 528 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray

This season, Tom (Noah Wyle) has been elected President of the New United States in Charleston, and tensions rise when he suspects there’s a spy within his offi ce. On the fi ghting front, it’s seven months since the arrival of the alien race and the resistance is continuing to win, and Anne harbours worries about the odd behaviour of her baby Alexis.

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RATED: M AVAIL: June 19 STARS: Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Leslie David Baker DIRECTOR: David Rogers DURATION: 475 mins FORMATS: DVD

Sadly, it’s time to say goodbye to Jim, Dwight, Andy, Pam, Michael and the rest of the gang for good. In the second half of Season Nine there’s plenty happening: Jim and Pam begin couples counselling, Dwight gets his hands on some bull tranquilizers, the elevators break down leading to ‘Stairmageddon’, and Steve Carell returns for the series fi nale.

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RATED: CTC AVAIL: June 25STARS: Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Ian Harding DIRECTOR: Michael Grossman DURATION: 1074 mins FORMATS: DVD

After Detective Darren Wilden’s murder at the conclusion of last season, Season Four opens with the fallout and Ashley (Laura Leighton) is arrested for his murder, as she was the last seen with the victim. Meanwhile, Hanna (Benson) has to cope with her mother’s trial, and the girls work hard to fi nd out who the mysterious ‘A’ truly is.

HELL ON WHEELS S3

RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: June 4 STARS: Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Common, Phil Burke DIRECTOR: David Von Ancken DURATION: 479 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray

With the series tagline ‘Outlaw in Charge’ you can be sure that Cullen Bohannon (Mount) is kicking bums and taking names. In Season Three, Cullen decides that the expansion of the Union Pacifi c Railroad deserves his attention more than avenging the deaths in his family, but Doc Durant (the awesome Col Meaney) is also after power supreme.

Sookie, Bill, Eric and the rest are up to all kinds of sexy, bloody shenanigans in Season Six of True Blood. As the fi rst season not to adhere strictly to its corresponding book in The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels (which would be Defi nitely Dead), events are cherry-picked from across the books. In this way, you get Bill’s reincarnation and consideration of his new, heightened powers; Lafayette summoning Sookie’s dead parents; Sookie addresses her attraction to Ben by inviting him to dinner, then sleeps with Warlow after she discovers it he was he who saved her from her parents, and not the other way around as she’d always thought; Bill and Sookie fi ght over Bill’s wish to use Warlow’s Blood, and Eric discovers what’s really happening with TruBlood’s resumed production.

The lauded original series from Netfl ix makes its triumphant return, with Season Two taking up the reins at the precise point that Season One left us. Francis “Frank” J. Underwood (Kevin Spacey) is now the newly appointed Vice President of the United States, but early in the season his time is spent subduing reporters who are on his tail following the murder he committed last season. Soon enough a bitter political tussle develops between Frank and the wealthy Raymond Tusk (Gerald McRaney), after tensions involving Frank, Tusk, President Walker and the Chinese Government come to a head. Frank’s wife Claire (Robin Wright) pursues anti-rape legislation when she publicly announces that she was assaulted by a famous general while she was at college. New House Whip Jackie Sharp (Molly Walker) is soon swept up in Frank’s grand plans, as a scandal erupts that sends all manner of plans into disarray. A compulsory season.

TRUE BLOOD S6

HOUSE OF CARDS S2

RATED: R18+

AVAILABLE: June 4

STARS: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten DIRECTOR: Stephen Moyer

DURATION: 926 mins


RATED: MA15+

AVAILABLE: June 19

STARS: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Michael Gill DIRECTOR: James Folley

DURATION: 680 mins

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If it wasn’t already ruined for you, Better Homes and Gardens is now completely and utterly unwatchable lest you start screaming when John Jarratt begins explaining how to build your own bird bath. He’s back as Mick Taylor, who neatly evaded law enforcement at the conclusion of the fi rst fi lm and manages to fi nd a couple more unsuspecting backpackers who have travelled to Wolfe Creek Crater. They’re rather more wary than the last three, which sends Mick into one of his tempers. The violence isn’t as gory but the fi lm moves much more quickly than the original, which means there’s more gore than before. Unfortunately it also means there’s less time spent on the personal relationships between the victims before they meet our ol’ mate, so we care less when the slaughtering starts. Still, spending more time from Mick’s point of view is enjoyable and you shouldn’t be surprised if the homicidal larrikin turns up again.

WOLF CREEK 2

RATED: MA15+

AVAILABLE: June 25

STARS: John Jarratt, Ryan Corr, Shannon Ashlyn, Philippe Klaus

DIRECTOR: Greg McLean

DURATION: 106 mins



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THE GHOSTMAKER NOT SAFE FOR WORK

RATED: M AVAIL: June 26 STARS: JJ Feild, Max Minghella, Eloise Mumford, Michael Gladis DIRECTOR: Joe Johnston DURATION: 71 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray

This’ll have you fearfully peeking over the top of your cubicle. Fantastically well set-up before the suspense begins, Not Safe For Work is about a man who is accidentally locked inside the offi ce of his legal fi rm overnight, while a killer hell-bent on retrieving valuable information prowls.

RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: June 18STARS: Aaron Dean Eisenberg, Liz Fenning, J. Walter Holland, Jared Grey DIRECTOR: Mauro Borrelli DURATION: 91 mins FORMATS: DVD

There’s an interesting premise here: a group of friends come across a coffi n which, when lain in, affords one the ability to move through the world as if a ghost. Initial experiments are excellent fun, but soon enough the pals realise extended time in the coffi n can push you towards psychotic behaviour and weird mental trips.

DEVIL’S DUE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES

RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: June 11STARS: Katie Featherston, Molly Ephraim, Andrew Jacobs, Jorge Diaz DIRECTOR: Christopher Landon DURATION: 81 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray

This is the fi fth installment in the very successful Paranormal Activity series, in which a couple of nosy young ‘uns discover journals containing spells and odd rituals in the apartment of their recently murdered neighbour. The action sequences are ripper here.

RATED: MA15+ AVAIL: June 4STARS: Allison Miller, Zach Gilford, Sam Anderson, Roger Payano DIRECTOR: Matt Betellini-Olpin DURATION: 89 mins FORMATS: DVD/Blu-ray

Borrowing from the found footage and horror genres, Devil’s Due follows a couple who go to the Dominican Republic for their honeymoon. Goaded by a taxi driver, they spend a few hours drinking at a night club, waking back in their hotel. It’s when the young woman discovers she’s pregnant that things get weird.

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ENEMYJake Gyllenhall and Mélanie Laurent (that awesome lady from Inglourious Basterds and Now You See Me) star in a fi lm about a man who develops an obsession with an actor who looks bizzarely like himself. It’s out July 9.

POMPEII It’s man versus mountain in this super high energy, historic thriller with romantic veins. Kit Harington is a nobody gladiator, but catches the eye of highborn Cassia (Australia’s Emily Browning) as Mount Vesuvius rattles the land. Get it on July 23.

THE OUTSIDERThis action crime drama directed by Brian A. Miller begins with a military contractor arriving in LA to identify his daughter’s body, and discovering it is not his child at all. It’s out July 9.

300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE This is the follow-up to 2007 blockbuster 300, and follows an ancient war between Persia and Greece. The cast includes Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Rodrigo Santoro (The Last Stand), and David Wenham (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers), and it’s out July 16.

One badass chick decides to take down the men she believes are responsible for the disappearance of her husband while they were on vacation in the Carribbean. You can get it July 9.

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ALL IS LOSTRobert Redford stars as a lone and unnamed sailor on a solo yachting trek who wakes to discover his vessel is sinking quickly into the Indian Ocean. There’s almost no dialogue, but that doesn’t detract from the visceral action one little bit. It’s out on July 17.

I, FRANKENSTEINBased on the graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux (which was in turn based on the famous novel Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley), I, Frankenstein stars Aaron Eckhart as Frankenstein’s monster, a superhuman being created by an eccentric scientist who sewed together parts of various corpses and then animated the result using electricity. It’s out July 23.

CUBAN FURYAs a kid, Bruce (Nick Frost) was a talented salsa dancer but he’s now pretty out of shape. His brilliant new boss (Rashida Jones) starts a campaign to reignite his passion. You can get this one on July 31.

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