Now showing in cinemas across Australia:

Bruno (MA15+)
★ ★ ★ ★
Flamboyant Austrian fashionista Brüno takes his show to America.

The Fox and the Child (G)
★★★
It has been described as both a nature doc and “fairy tale” look at the story of young girl and her friendship with a fox.

Winged Creatures (M)

A group of strangers form a unique relationship with each other after surviving a random shooting at a Los Angeles diner.

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Detailed Listings:

Bruno

Review: ★ ★ ★ ★
Genre: Comedy
Rating: MA 15+
Running Time: 83
Director: Dan Mazer
Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Alice Evans, Candice Cunningham, Trishelle, Sandra Seeling
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Synopsis:

After BORAT took over America in 2006, another Sacha Baron Cohen creation arrives on the big screen. In BRUNO, the gay Austrian model of the title brings his antics to the States.

Worth Seeing?
Review: ★ ★ ★ ★

Here’s what I had to say:

“It’s this expository side of Bruno that marginally elevates it above other recent comedy gems such as The Hangover. Where the latter film only ever asks the audience to laugh and nothing more, Bruno challenges preconceived stereotypes and expose alarming truths about the current state of society.  There is a greater reliance on shock humour and a more noticeable presence of a script than there was with Borat, but it’s hard not to love the audacity of  Bruno; a film certain to give the box office a real anusstampfen.”

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAGpmNb2xfQ

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The Fox and the Child
Review: ★★★

Genre: Adventure | Drama | Family
Rating: G
Running Time: 92min
Director: Luc Jacquet
Cast: Bertille Noël-Bruneau, Kate Winslet (narration)
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Synopsis:

When high-powered book editor Margaret (SANDRA BULLOCK) faces deportation to her native Canada, the quick-thinking exec declares that she’s actually engaged to her unsuspecting put-upon assistant…

THE MARCH OF THE PENGUINS director Luc Jaquet makes his narrative debut with this family-friendly film. Inspired by Jaquet’s childhood, THE FOX & THE CHILD centers on a young girl who discovers the beauty of nature right in her own backyard.

Worth seeing?
Review: ★★★

Here’s what I had to say:

“Whilst heart-warming at times, The Fox and the Child is essentially an art house film aimed at kids who would much rather be watching a more adventurous and exciting animation at their local multiplex. Even for adults, the stunning cinematography can only mask the story’s monotony for so long. “

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyqq87u4GPw

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Winged Creatures
Review: NA
Genre: Drama
Rating: M
Running Time: 100min
Director: Rowan Woods
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Forest Whitaker, Josh Hutcherson, Marshall Allman, James Babson, Jacquie Barnbrook.

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Synopsis:

Spring 1936 – in a working-class district in the north of Paris, a neighborhood that probably had a name once but that everyone now simply calls the Faubourg. At the top of the hill, a view over… Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Forest Whitaker, and Josh Hutcherson star as people whose lives change dramatically after they share in a traumatic event at a diner. WINGED CREATURES costars Jackie Earle Haley, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Embeth Davidtz, and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X20gtfksJBc

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