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the best movies of 2016 are receiving their well-deserved rewards. Selim Ramia & Co are very proud to have brought you Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge, which is nominated for three Golden Globes, won two Critics Choice Awards and made a clean sweep of the AACTAs with a massive eight wins, to name a few. Other SR&CO titles earning acclaim are Captain Fantastic, Eye in the Sky, and the long-anticipated passion project from Martin Scorsese. In this top-of-the-year issue we round up the Oscar contenders showing this season at Grand Cinemas, featuring Scorsese’s masterpiece, Silence.

Also this issue, find out the 5 Best Things about Before I Fall, get a first look at Tom Hanks in The Circle and browse 43 movie previews in Franchise Face-Off 2017.

This year, which marks our ten-year anniversary since launching in Lebanon, SR&CO brings you breakthrough technologies like 9DVR, launches Grand multiplexes in the best locations, and hosts the events that bring our community together—read all about them in GC Diary. We wish our valued patrons an unforgettable 2017 and look forward to entertaining you.

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06 the scene Your first look at the biggest movie productions and most anticipated releases.

10 gc diary This issue, we reveal our first look at Grand Cinemas ABC Verdun and 9DVR. Plus, how to plan your next MX4D adventure.

20 5 best things aboutThe adaptation of the best-selling novel, Before I Fall hits theatres this March and we’ve got your inside scoop.

22 horror fanaticWhen all you want to do is be taken to the edge of your seat. Featuring Don’t Knock Twice.

24 franchise face-off 2017Embark on new adventures with your favourite characters—some new and some legendary. Our mega-round-up boasts 43 sequels and reboots in 2017, including this season’s hottest releases.

31 oscar contendersWith awards season come some of the best movies and dramatic performances of the year, and the month of January is abundant with acclaimed releases. We pres-ent the Oscar contenders showing this season at Grand Cinemas, featuring Martin Scorsese’s mas-terpiece, Silence.

46 cinema guideGet ready to mark your calen-dars. These are the movies now playing and coming soon to a Grand Cinemas near you, and the IMAX releases you'll want to catch at Jordan's City Mall. What’s more, you’ll find your choice of features Made in Leba-non and the most heart-warming family adventures.

54 home guideThe music and books you want in your library, care of Virgin Megastore and Maliks bookstore.

58 Last wordCelebrity couples share relation-ship advice and the secret to find-ing that special someone.

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“I am a believer in the perfectibility of human beings,” says Tom Hanks in the recently revealed trailer for The Circle. The audience members hang on his every word, but we know something isn’t quite right. “Without secrets… we can finally realise our potential.” Hanks plays the founder of a powerful tech company in a taut thriller that takes a peek into the not so distant future. Here technology collides with the desire to be heard and online presence is everything.

Caught in the middle is Emma Watson as new recruit Mae Holland, a young idealist who struggles to maintain her own identity as she becomes the face of a company with a billion followers. In this chilling future, no one is really safe when everyone is always watching. Based on the best-selling novel by Dave Eggers, The Circle releases in theatres this April.

Rami Malek to play Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody

Johnny Depp to star in JK Rowling's

Fantastic Beasts follow-up

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Fede Alvarez to direct Dragon Tattoo Sequel, The Girl in the Spider's Web

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Tom Hanks sells a dark future in The Circle

the dubai film fest concluded the Muhr awards, giving the best fiction feature prize to Kurdish director hussein hassan for fact-based Yazidi drama The Dark Wind. lebanese helmer Maher Abi samra won the best non-fiction prize for A Maid for Each, while compatriot eliane raheb nabbed the special jury prize for Those Who Remain.

DIFF rewards Arab filmmakers

à The Dark Wind wins top Muhr prize.

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in february 2004, olympic athlete eric leMarque went snowboarding in the sierra nevada and became lost following a massive storm. the unbelievable true story of the eight days he survived on the mountain is told in 6 Below, starring Josh hartnett. to bring the extreme conditions of the deadly mountain to cinema audiences, filmmakers went big: 6 Below is the first feature film to be edited natively in 6K. "the challenge of 6K is a brand new beast," says film editor vashi nedomansky. "6K files are nine times larger than hd." the adventure thriller is expected in theatres later this year.

Game of Thrones's daario naharis, aka Michiel huisman, stars opposite teresa Palmer in romantic action thriller 2:22. in the 2017 slated mystery, dylan boyd’s life is permanently derailed when an ominous pattern of events repeats itself in exactly the same manner every day and threatens the life of the woman he loves.

I’ve known Eric for almost 20 years, played hockey and trained

with him before his ordeal. The personal responsibility to best tell his tale is always in the back of my mind.” editor vAshi nedoMAnsKY

inspired by true events, Nine Eleven stars Charlie sheen, whoopi Goldberg, Gina Gershon and luis Guzman in the story of five strangers trapped on an elevator during the 9/11 attack on the world trade Center. As time runs out, they must summon incred-ible courage to find a way out of this towering inferno.

with a stellar cast featuring Garrett hedlund, Jason Mitchell, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Mary J. blige and rob Morgan, the adaptation of hillary Jordan’s novel is set in 1946 and follows the fates of two very different families that collide while struggling to make their dreams come true in the Mississippi delta.

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2:22 á Huisman's star is shining bright following his Game of Thrones dragon-ride to fame; in the upcoming The Ottoman Lieutenant, he headlines as a Turkish officer who falls for an American nurse. His co-star Teresa Palmer has had an equally impressive year, recently turning heads in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge.

á Josh Hartnett stars as Eric LeMarque, who is pictured above following his release from the hospital. To survive in the wilderness, he ate tree bark and pine seeds, losing 15kg while wandering without water or shelter.

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ince its launch in Lebanon in 2007, Grand Cinemas has sought the newest and most exciting locations to bring the ultimate cinema experience to

all corners of the country, and we’re thrilled to reveal our plans for a spectacular 10th anniversary. in June 2017, GC will unveil its most eye-popping location yet—at the highly anticipated ABC Verdun in the most coveted of Beirut’s trendy districts. Think wall-to-wall welcome screens and the unique stylings of the modern decor. Think 11 cutting-edge theatres,

including MX4D, Grand Class and Dolby Atmos technol-ogy. All of this and more extravagant surprises are just around the corner. Here’s to another fantastic year at the movies.

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á The coolest Santas ever accompany our special guests on a day of celebration at Grand Cinemas.

KYE is Lebanon’s largest and most unique Beachfront Resort, located in Tabarja. It unfolds over 200,000 sqm right on the coastline, minutes away from main local attractions and touristic hubs. The Resort harmoniously integrates nature, living and leisure. Its prime spot on the seafront ensures that the agitated city life remains outside this gated community.

The chalets range in sizes from 45 sqm to 85 sqm with possibility to combine spaces spreading out across 3 levels; Pool level, Courtyard level and Rooftop level.

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KYE presents a novel way of life. In this private community, residents as well as visitors are exposed to numerous facilities and amenities where nature and landscaped green spaces are carefully integrated for utmost comfort and leisure.

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hristmas couldn’t come early enough for the GC team as we kicked off an initiative to put a smile on an orphan’s face. in exchange

for an optional donation, patrons were given the opportunity to send a loved one a postcard anywhere in the world, thanks to the partner-ship of Libanpost. Then, on December 19th, a very special day began with a convoy of Vespa-riding santas accompanying the bus which transported the happy kids to ABC Dbayeh. After a delicious meal at Roadster Diner came a fantastic performance by the Hoops Dance Academy, a screening of Moana, and tons of gifts for all from GC and Hayda Baytak. We thank our generous patrons for supporting this worthy cause—all donations went towards ensuring winter supplies for the orphans.

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all through December, our littlest moviegoers were lining up to take photos with Santa and get special attention from the gc elves. and with christmas carolers in the house, there was plenty of cheer to go around.

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t Grand Cinemas The spot, saida, santa’s gift bag was overflowing with Xmas prizes for all the lucky winners. Congratulations to Ousama

serhal, Rafic Al Rifai and Kassem Kawouk, who took home awesome iPads and movie tickets!

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‘UFO Robot Grendizer’ comes this ultra-cool fine

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à Batman armour nenDoroiD action FiGure is based on Batman from the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Batman is fully ar-ticulated—you can pose him anyway you want. At about 3.9 inches tall, this figure shows the cuter side of the Dark Knight but his cuteness makes him seem large and imposing.

á He commands respect. With the star Wars DartH VaDer 3D Wall liGHt (plus remote control), you can too. Match it up with a storm trooper buddy, and you’re set.

We round up the newest and most in-demand collectibles, available at all GC locations across ABC Dbayeh and Achrafieh, Saida The Spot and Las Salinas. Watch this space for more goodies to come.

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à The totally unique Batman HYBriD metal liGHt-up FiGure measures 5.5 inches tall and comes complete with light-up Bat-Signal, a Batarang, five interchange-able gloved hands, along with both poseable and fixed capes. With over 20 points of articulation, this highly detailed action figure even features light-up eyes.

â This star Wars elite collection commanD-er tHire statue shows the popular Clone Trooper in a powerful pose. The 1:10 scale sculpture stands 7.5 inches tall and it’s a limited edition of only 1,500 pieces!

á He’s the best there is at what he does and what he does isn’t pretty, except when it is! The first statue in the revived Marvel Premier Collection series is none other than WolVerine, captured mid-stride in a snowy landscape. Meticulously sculpted by Clayburn Moore, this diorama piece depicts the X-Man and Avenger standing approximately 9 inches tall, on a base that measures 10 by 15 inches. Limited to only 3,000 pieces, this statue comes with a certificate of authenticity in a full-colour box.

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LEBANON’STALLEST ANDSMARTESTCOMMERCIALTOWER50RISE, Lebanon’s tallest and smartest commercial landmark, will be strategically built in the heart of New Jdeideh’s shopping district allowing easy access to four main highways: Metn Expressway, Dora – Beirut, Zalka – Jounieh, and Jdeideh – Sin El Fil. The 50-storey high tower consists of 300 state-of-the-art offices and 8000sqm shopping plaza offering a wide array of smart opportunities for the savvy businessmen. Whether for investment purposes or for personal business use, 50RISE is your ultimate choice.

nder the patronage of HE the French Ambassador, Emmanuel Bonne, and with the support of L’institut Francais

du Liban, selim Ramia & Co and Grand Cinemas had the great pleasure of hosting the premiere of Demain Tout Commence on December 20 at ABC Achrafieh. The Omar sy starrer was preceded by a delightful red car-pet reception attended by the French speaking community and ViPs.

9DVr is here! virtual reality Game blasts into GC

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a certain lebanese celebrity lit up the grand cinemas halls with a spectacular birthday bash for her little tyke, including a comedy act, movie screening and a hot air balloon. can you guess who this talented artist is?

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he future is now at Grand Cinemas. Hold on to your joy sticks—the mind blowing experience is launching soon at Grand Al Hamra Luxury Center, and the awesome reveal will be in 3, 2, 1...T

à Mrs Randa Ramia welcomes Mr Arnaud Pescheux, chargé d’affaires to the French Embassy in Lebanon.

First and exclusive at Grand Al Hamra Luxury Center, Kuwait, and coming in June 2017 to Grand Cinemas ABC Verdun

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in an MX4D theatre, your seat will move in sync with the movie action and special EFX genera-tors in the cinema, allowing you to “feel” the movie’s motion, jolts, pokes, air blasts and strobes. it’s the future of cinema. Enjoy the adrenaline rush as your MX4D seat rolls and tilts in a heart-pounding car chase. immerse yourself in a sea-faring scene with fog, wind and the scent of ocean air. You get the idea!

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Your significant other can’t take you? No worries, Before I Fall is the ideal movie to share with your besties. And your mom’s been waiting for the film ever since she borrowed your copy of the book.

From her break-out on the Disney Channel to a starring role in Vampire Academy three years later, the lovely and talented actress is taking Hollywood by storm.

“This whole high school thing’s just a blip,” says one victimised teen in the film’s trailer, and we sympathise. And then the haunting images that follow raise captivating questions. Why is Sam having to relive the same day and will it ever end? We can’t wait to find out.

A movie even your mom wants to see

Have you met Zoey Deutch?

“If I was going to relive the same day over and over, I’d want it to be a day that would make a difference. And not just for me.”

It’s a question we don’t consider often, but when we do, it leads to a profound reassessment of who we are. In Before I Fall, high school senior Samantha Kingston (Zoey Deutch) has it all: the crush-worthy boyfriend, amazing best friends and drop dead gorgeous looks. February 12 is just another charmed day in Sam’s life until she is stuck reliving it during one inexplicable week. When Sam untangles the mystery, she discovers the true value of everything she is in danger of losing.

What if today was the only day of the rest of your life?

Lauren Oliver’s best selling young-adult novel struck a chord with millions of fans around the world.

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Don’t Knock Twice

Ringsdirector F. Javier Gutiérrez cast Matilda lutz, alex roe genre horror thriller 99 mins out feb 9

in the new chapter, a woman is worried about her boyfriend when he explores the urban leg-end of a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days after he has viewed it. She sacrifices herself to save him and in doing so makes a horrify-ing discovery: there is a “movie within the movie” that no one has ever seen before…

director M. NiGht ShyaMalaN cast JaMeS Mcavoy, aNya taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley, JeSSica Sula genre horror thriller 117 mins out feb 2

though kevin (James Mcavoy) has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, there is one still submerged who is set to materi-alise and dominate all the others. compelled to abduct three teenage girls, kevin reaches a war for survival among all contained within him—and around him—as the walls between his compartments shatter.

director caradoG JaMeS cast katee SackhoFF, lucy BoyNtoN, Javier Botet genre SuperNatural horror thriller out feb 2

katee Sakhoff (below, left) earned her popularity in the fan favourite Battlestar Galactica

reboot and went on to scare us to death in horror titles Oculus and The Haunting in Connecticut 2. in Don’t Knock Twice, she stars as Jess, a recovering addict

whose estranged daugh-ter becomes the victim of a

deadly demon. to save her, the guilt-ridden Jess must uncover the terrifying truth behind the urban legend of this vengeful, unrelenting witch.

pray she doesn’t answer We all grew up playing the prank on unsuspecting neighbours: knock on the door or ring the bell, and then quickly hide in a spot from which you’ll be able to see the homeowner’s funny reaction when he or she opens the door and finds no one there. Laugh, then repeat. The prank has been known to drive people to violence, and in Don’t Knock Twice its consequences are taken to a whole new—horrifying—level.

he’s still seeing dead people M Night Shyamalan returns to the captivating grip of The Sixth Sense in an original thriller that delves into the mysterious recesses of one man’s fractured, gifted mind.

Split

á Thirty-six years after the release of the John Landis horror classic, An American Werewolf in London is heading for a remake with his son Max Landis stepping in to write and direct.

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JAN 26 Humanity is on its last legs after Alice is betrayed in Washington DC. The only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s last stand, Alice must return to where the nightmare began – Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike. In a race against time, Alice joins forces with old friends and an unlikely ally in an action packed battle with undead hordes and new mutants.dir PAul WS ANderSoN cASt MillA Jovovich, Ali lArter, ShAWN robertS

JAN 19 In the third explosive chapter, daredevil operative Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) comes out of self-imposed exile to recover a sinister weapon. Recruiting a new group of thrill-seekers, Xander finds himself in a deadly conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of government.dir dJ cAruSo cASt viN dieSel, doNNie YeN, deePikA PAdukoNe

Feb 16 Keanu Reeves returns as legendary hitman John Wick who is forced to back out of retirement by a former associate plotting against a shadowy assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John trav-els to Rome to square off against some of the world’s deadliest killers.dir chAd StAhelSki cASt keANu reeveS, iAN McShANe, lAureNce FiShburNe

APr 13 The mad crew returns with some hard-hitting new additions: Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren.

SeP 7 “Working with Sylvester Stallone is beyond a pinch yourself moment,” says Jason Statham, and we can’t wait to see what Sly has up his sleeve for the next instalment. Stay tuned.

JuN 22 We love this smart, savvy and fantas-tically fun franchise. This entry sees Colin Firth and Taron Egerton keeping company with Jeff Bridges, Channing Tatum and Julianne Moore.

JuN 22 We missed you, Captain Jack! Johnny Depp is joined by Javier Bardem and hottie Brenton Thwaites.

dec 21 The remake of the Robin Williams classic needs some big comedy guns. Lucky, then, that Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black and Kevin James are on board.

jumanji

fast & furious 8

the expendables 4

kingsman: the golden circle

pirates of the caribbean: dead men tell no tales

Feb 9 Twenty years after the cult hit, Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) comes home. They are waiting for him: Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie, as well as sorrow, joy, vengeance, friendship, self-destruction and mortal danger.

t2: trainspotting

resident evil: the final chapter

xxx: return of xander cage

john wick: chapter 2

tbA Christopher Lambert joins rising Lebanese star Alain Moussi and Jean-Claude Van Damme in the second chapter of the bone-crunching franchise reboot.

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From sequels to remakes to big-screen re-imaginings, these are the characters, adventures and legends returning to bust open

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MAY 4 How cool was the 90s-inspired teaser poster? Answer: Very cool. ‘Obviously.’ Chris Pratt and the odd gang set out to unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage to the music of Awesome Mixtape #2.

Jul 6 We’ve heard nothing but praise for Tom Holland as the new Peter Parker since his debut in Captain America: Civil War. This July he’ll be spinning his web as the star of the third reboot of the movie franchise.

Nov 16 Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg? It’s almost too much to bear.

JuN 22 Finally an origin movie worthy of the icon. An Amazon princess leaves her island home to explore the world in the action adventure starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine and Robin Wright.

oct 5 Pegged for October, this mysteri-ous Fox/Marvel release has yet to reveal its secrets. Could it be Gambit? Keep it locked to GC for all the latest.

MAr 23 Did you think the world would forget about these colour-coordinated heroes? Five ordi-nary teens become something extraor-dinary — and save the world from an alien threat — in the actioner co-starring Elizabeth Banks and Bryan Cranston.

Nov 2 Cate Blanchett and Jeff Goldblum enter the mighty fray. Ready for more hammer?

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power rangers

thor: ragnarok

guardians of the galaxy vol. 2

spider-man: homecoming

justice league

dec 14 Will we finally discover the reason behind Darth Vader’s hel-met? Fingers crossed.

baywatch

MAr 16 Following the success of Maleficent and Cinderella, Disney’s latest revival stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens.

MAr 9 Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson lead the big guy’s comeback.

JuN 8 With Tom Cruise’s The Mummy kicking off Universal’s ‘Monster’ franchise, prepare for all your favourite legends to return in a big way.

Nov 23 Some mysteries will never die. Johnny Depp, Judy Dench and many more stars have signed up for the latest adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic.

beauty & the beast

kong: skull island

the mummy

dec 28 Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber are rumoured to be making an appearance in the third fantabulous sing-off.

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MAY 11 Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson) and his recruit (Zac Efron) uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the Bay. It’s going to be a true blast from the past.

AuG 3 The sequel to Prometheus = the prequel to the iconic Alien franchise. Proceed with caution.

alien: covenant

Feb 9 The first Lego movie blew the lid off our comedy expectations and we can’t wait to see what’s next. In the new entry, big changes are brew-ing in Gotham, but if Batman (Will Arnett) wants to save the city from the Joker, he may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.dir chriS MckAY cASt Will ArNett, rAlPh FieNNeS, ZAch GAliFiANAkiS

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oct 26 When an organisation begins turning mutant children into killing machines, Logan emerges as a mentor to a mutant girl made as his clone.

logan

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Feb 9 When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together.dir JAMeS FoleY cASt dAkotA JohNSoN, JAMie dorNAN, kiM bASiNGer

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The spaceOdyssey

á Prince Harry cuddles with Chewy on the set.

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MAr 23 Charlie Hunnam is the leg-end in the retelling by Guy Ritchie.

king arthur: legend of the sword

oct 26 JJ Abrams sure likes to tease. Recently revealed to be the third chapter in the Cloverfield franchise, the yet to be titled movie follows a group of astronauts aboard a space station as they make a shocking discovery. Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Daniel Brühl star.

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MAY 18 The very definition of a franchise, Barbie will be coming to life in the live-action comedy about a doll who is expelled from “Barbieland”.

oct 5 Denis Villeneuve (Incendies, Sicario) directs the sequel to the cinema classic that saw an ex-cop track down and eliminate android rep-licants. The returning Harrison Ford is joined by Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright and Jared Leto.

MAr 9 In the prequel to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the teenaged Leatherface escapes from a mental hospital and sets out on a road trip from hell.

JuN 22 The Transformers in medieval history? You heard right. Read more news about Michael Bay’s fifth entry in our IMAX Calendar Preview.

MAr 30 Scarlett Johansson is Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid who fights crime in the actioner based on the acclaimed sci-fi property.

Jul 20 Owen Wilson returns to voice Lightning McQueen, who sets out to prove his worth to a new generation of racers.

MAY 18 The demonic doll from The Conjuring gets a sequel.

oct 26 Rebooting evil is such fun. Meet mass murderer Jason Voorhees... again.

Jul 13 Caesar leads the ape nation in a battle for the planet and ape-kind. Woody Harrelson stars.

MAr 30 They’re back in a fully animated reboot and they’re discovering of the biggest secret in Smurf history.

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cars 3

barbie

annabelle 2

insidious: chapter 4

friday the 13th

war for the planet of the apes

smurfs: the lost village

JuN 29 The mad new supervil-lain is none other than Gru’s long lost twin brother, Drew, and it’s going to take every minion in the house to put out the fire.

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blade runner 2049

leatherface

transformers: the last knight

JuN 8 Brad Pitt is confirmed but not much else is known about the zombie apocalypse sequel.

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á Villeneuve, Ford and Gosling chat with producer Ridley Scott.

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n 1988, at a special screening in New York for the city’s religious leaders of his latest film, Martin Scorsese made the acquaintance of Archbishop Paul Moore. At the event Moore,

who was nearing the end of his tenure as the Episcopal Bishop of New York, presented the director with a copy of Shusaku Endo’s historical novel Silence. The book had been published in Japan in 1966 where it was highly praised, the subject at the time of the most intense, thorough and rigorous analysis. When an English edition appeared some years later, the novel’s reputation as a profound examination of, and meditation upon, religious themes was further enhanced. The book had a profound effect on Scorsese and for the next 28 would be a passion project that he nursed with care.

The Academy Award winning director’s long anticipated film tells the story of two 17th century Portuguese missionaries who undertake a peril-ous journey to Japan to search for their missing mentor, Father Christavao Ferreira. There they minister to the Christian villagers they encounter who are forced to worship in secret. At that time in Japan, feudal lords and ruling Samurai were determined to eradicate Christianity in their midst; Christians were persecuted, tortured and forced to apostatise, that is, renounce their faith or face a prolonged and agonising death.

Starring Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider Man, Hacksaw Ridge), Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List) and a rich ensemble of Japan’s best-known actors, the film examines the spiritual and religious question of God’s silence in the face of human suffering.

Here, Scorsese sheds light on his latest masterpiece.

Shusaku Endo’s book made a huge impression on you. Can you talk about why you feel it spoke to you personally?MartIn scorsese: The subject matter presented by Endo in his book has been in my life since I was very, very young. I was raised in a strong Catholic family and was very much involved in religion. The bedrock I still have is the spirituality of Roman Catholicism I was immersed in as a child, spirituality that had to do with faith. At this time in my life I continually think about—wonder about—faith and doubt, weakness, and the human condition, and these are the very themes that Endo’s book touches upon in such a direct way.

Overall it took you, along with your writing collaborator Jay Cocks, more than fifteen years to complete what you both felt was a successful and workable script. And following the release of the hugely popular The Wolf of Wall Street,

the financing was in place. Your next step was casting; how quickly did that come about and how difficult was it to fill the role of Father Rodrigues, played by Andrew Garfield? The actor who would play Rodrigues had to have the ability and understanding to deal with the complex issues that inform the character. I understood also that we had to find someone who would want to play the part. Over the years I had seen many actors. Some said right off the bat they had no interest in the subject and that was that. Andrew is the right age, but more importantly he has the ability to handle the role. And he cares. Frankly, he’s a god-send.

Your ability to elicit great work from your actors is legend-ary. What did you look for in the cast you were assembling?First of all, I needed great actors. I know that sounds simple, but it’s true—the material is

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“At this time in my life I continually think about—wonder about—faith and doubt, weakness, and the human condition.”â the callInG Scorsese instructs star Andrew Garfield on the set of Silence.

“How can you say ‘No’ when Martin Scorsese calls?” says Garfield. “Who would want to? It’s so rare and I never expected such an opportunity.”

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“Staggeringly ambitious and utterly compelling.” Empire Magazine

“One of the most profound films of Scorsese’s career.” Collider

“Garfield and Driver couldn’t imaginably be better.” Daily Telegraph (UK)

Silence has been voted among the top 10 films of 2016 by the AMErICAN FIlM INSTITUTE and NATIONAl BOArD OF rEvIEW, ranking high on the lists of The Hollywood reporter,

rolling Stone and Time, among others.

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The exact number of Christians killed in this period can’t be known, but it’s possible that it was in the thousands.

Where does Liam Neeson’s character fit into the story?In 1633, the Jesuits received the shattering news that Christovão Ferreira had apostatised, con-verted to Buddhism and was collaborating with the Japanese government. Shusaku Endo’s novel is based on these historical incidents, and Ferreira is the character played by Liam Neeson.

Soon after, Japan’s borders were essentially closed to the West. The two young Jesuit priests in Silence travel to Japan in secret knowing at any moment they could be tracked down, captured, tortured and executed.

Filming on Silence began January 31, 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan and wrapped on May 15, 2015, after approximately fifteen weeks. Was it a tough shoot?Many of the locations were tough—it was, really, one of the hardest shoots I’ve ever had—but that’s the nature of the story. So much of the action takes place in hovels, in squalid settings, in mud or on steep and rocky terrain.

The Christian converts around 17th-century Nagasaki lived extremely tough lives, without com-fort or elegance of any kind, and the missionaries were hidden away in hovels. In the second half of the picture, you’re seeing everything from Rodrigues’ point of view, much of the time through the bars of his prison cell, from the inside looking out. So, we needed studio resources, which we had in Taipei, plus settings by the sea and in the mountains.

What kind of journey do you hope the audience will take in Silence?This is a lot of history, a lot of historical forces interacting in an extremely complex manner. I thought about giving the audience a historical context with a card at the beginning or narration or expository dialogue, and then I decided to go another way. Why? Because I wanted the world of mid-17th century Japan to feel as mysterious to the audience as it did to Rodrigues and Garupe. And, on another level, because the conflicts that occur in the picture—the persecution of religious minorities, the testing of faith—are timeless. ß

extremely complex, the world in which the story unfolds is unknown to most of us here in the West, and I needed actors who could absorb it all and dive in and bring it to life. I needed adventurers, and I use that term in the physical and emotional senses.

With Liam and Ciarán, I needed people with a certain gravity, people who understood stillness and…silence. Every second that they were on screen had to count, and they needed to provide a contrast to Andrew and Adam, whose charac-ters are younger, thinner, more impulsive. I also needed the audience to see that contrast visually: the thin, angular faces of the two younger actors, who move quickly, in contrast to the older, more becalmed, physically grounded actors. That was the idea, and that’s what the four of them bring to the picture.

Silence also enjoys an impressive cast of Japanese actors, including the highly-respected actor/director Shinya Tsukamoto as Mokichi. What was it like when you found out he was coming in to audition?“What?” I said. “What are you taking about? The great director is coming in to audition?!” I was so surprised—I couldn’t believe it. Shinya is a true auteur whose films inspire me: Tetsuo, Iron Man and Snakes of June.

The Japanese actors are remarkable. Meeting them, working with them is a revelation. Their range, the depth of their talents is astonishing.

Having worked on the story and script for so many years, you were deeply versed in the period, and aimed for com-plete authenticity. How active was the missionary work in Japan at the time?The main events of Silence take place in 1640 and 1641—the early Edo period. The first missionaries arrived in Japan almost 100 years earlier—in the mid-16th century. For decades, the missionaries were generally welcomed and tolerated in Japan and by 1600, there were an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 Japanese converts to Christianity—of all classes. With the establishment of the Tokugawa regime,

the shogunate began to consolidate power and unify Japan. The Portuguese and other European missionaries were perceived as challengers to the power of the shogunate and in 1587 the first in a series of orders banishing Christians was written.

During the next decade or so the missionary effort continued until in 1614 when an Edict of Expulsion forced Christian missionaries under-ground. And so began the period of persecution—where Christians were routed out of hiding and were either forced to apostatise—to renounce their faith—or suffer various forms of torture and death.


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“I needed actors who could absorb it... I needed adventurers, and I use that term in the physical and emotional senses.”

YOU TALKIN’ TO ME? (Taxi Driver) De Niro + A window into an unhinged mind = One of the

most recognisable lines in movie history.

FUNNY HOW? (Goodfellas) An unsettling look at how a misplaced word among criminals can be a man’s worst mistake. Classic Scorsese.

YOU NEVER GOT ME DOWN (Raging Bull) Brutal, almost unbearable to watch. Jake LaMotta is turned to pulp and glories in it.

MURDER IN AN ELEVATOR (The Departed) Any scene from The Departed will do, but

none are as shocking and tragic as this one.

sTAND Up ROUTINE (The King of Comedy) A disturbing look at the obsessive nature of celebrity culture and one of De Niro’s finest.

There are more standout moments than we can count, but we can all agree that

these Scorsese scenes are among the most memorable in his exceptional career.

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à the director becomes the student, Scorsese was stunned when respeced Japanese actor/director Shin’ya Tsukamoto (pictured right) auditioned to be part of his film. For his part, Tsukamoto was honoured just to audition for the man he considers a supreme master of cinema. “I would have been an extra for Mr Scorsese,” he says.

à captive audience “I was hooked by the script as soon as I read it,” recalls Liam Neeson. “It’s spare. Jay Cocks and Marty never write a paragraph when a sentence will do. And that sentence will have texture and subtext.”

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this work that actually nourishes me or to do I have to accept that this is just a job and I have to pay my bills?

Co-star John Legend wrote the song “start A Fire” for the movie. What was it like to watch him work?For John to bring in his contemporary take was a really hard thing to do. Sonically and energeti-

cally it could have really clashed with the kind of music the movie is celebrating. Instead, what John brought was so good that it just makes my character’s dilemma that much more complicated.

Enter Mia, who has her own dreams. Does this create a challenge for sebastian? I think it’s easier for him to get on board with

Mia’s dream than it is with his own. He just thinks Mia needs to create her own opportunities and stop waiting for people to give her permission to do what she loves to do.

What was it like reuniting with Emma stone?There’s no one else like Emma. She’s one-of-a-kind, and brings that same quality to Mia. You feel for Mia as someone who has been working in LA, trying to catch a break, because you can see just how special and unique she is. But you also see that Mia’s a bit different and not necessarily what these people in the entertainment world are looking for—where they often want people who are interchangeable with one another. She’s just not that. She’s also an amazing dancer and I was really leaning on her a lot of the time, literally.

some of the dance numbers are incredibly elaborate. Tell us about working with Mandy Moore on the routines.Everything had to work as perfectly as possible once the cameras were rolling, because any misstep would be basically unacceptable. So we practiced for three months beforehand so that we could deliver for Damien what he was looking for in one take.

The cast and crew were stunned by how quickly you learned to play the piano. How did you tackle the task? Piano is something I always wished I had the time to learn so here I had this great opportunity to sit in front of a piano for three months and just play—and I took advantage of it. It was really one of the most fulfilling preproduction periods I’ve ever had.

I practiced some of those piano pieces four hours a day for three months—so I should techni-cally never want to hear them again. But every time I hear them I’m still moved by them and I still think they are really, really beautiful. We’re so lucky to have this really special score. ß

irector of the Oscar-winning Whiplash, Damien Chazelle brings us one of the most talked about movies of the year. The awards-season darling La La Land reunites Ryan

Gosling and Emma Stone for the third time and the result is magic. This modern romance tells the story of Mia (Stone), an aspiring actress, and Sebastian (Gosling), a dedicated jazz musician, who are struggling to make ends meet in a city known for crushing hopes and breaking hearts. Set in modern day Los Angeles, this original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing your dreams. Gosling takes us on a tour.

You’ve played a variety of genres. How did you feel about starring in a musical?rYan GoslInG: I was really intrigued by the fact that Damien wanted to make a film in the style of the Fred and Ginger and Gene Kelly eras, because those are the musicals that move me. The fact that he wanted this film to have that kind of aesthetic and spirit of playfulness was fantastic because it was also a secret wish of mine to make a film like that.

That your character is a jazz man seems right up your alley. Tell us about sebastian.Sebastian has dedicated his life to being a great jazz pianist, but in his mind the world around him is saying those days are over. His heroes were born 70 years ago, and in this day and age, a great piano player playing real jazz is destined to work in bars where people don’t even stop their conversations to listen to you. So how much do you compromise to be the artist you want to be? I think Sebastian is struggling with the difference between being a purist and being a snob. Ultimately, he faces a question lots of creative people are faced with at some point in life: do I keep pursuing

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detaIls dIrector damien chazelle cast ryan GoslinG, emma stone, John leGend, rosemarie dewitt, finn wittrock, callie hernandez, sonoya mizuno, Jessica

rothe, tom everett scott, Josh Pence Genre romance musical 128 MIns

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“I had this great opportunity to sit in front of a piano for three months and just play—and I took advantage of it.”

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Close on the heels of its release, La La Land has racked up the acclaim from critics and

moviegoers alike.

Nominated for 7 GOlDEN GlOBE awards:

Best Film - Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical or

Comedy - ryan Gosling, Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical or Comedy - Emma Stone, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best

Original Song, Best Original Score

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Winner of the Best Music award at the lOS ANGElES FIlM CrITICS ASSOCIATION

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to think about why it is we tell stories, and I began to read up on works of mythology.

Ness wrote the screenplay for the movie. What did you both identify as the main challenges in the transition?Everything had to be integrated: Conor’s diverging relationships with his mother and his grandmother, and the fantastical element of the story. I realised that the 40-foot-high Monster would need to be depicted by integrating 2D and 3D animation.

One other thing that unlocked it for me was the idea that Conor loves to draw; it connected everything else. This was also a bond to me per-sonally, as I was obsessed with drawing when I was a boy. The book speaks about death in a direct and darker way. For the film, I wanted to transcend what we know is coming—the death of Conor’s mother—and be able to fuse the boy’s need to draw with the strength of legacy. There is light at the end of the story, resulting from the idea that art heals.

Was the Monster faithful to the novel or did you have to improvise?The Monster represents that part of your personality which you haven’t yet come to terms with. We did about 200 drawings... The more we had something that looked like fantasy, the less interesting it was for me. Ultimately, we returned to something close to Jim Kay’s iconic drawings in the book.

By combining CGI effects with animatronics, you were able to create a creature that seems very much alive. Tell us about that process.There is nothing that can’t be done now in visual effects, so I believe it engages audiences more when you go back to how things were done in the first generations of moviemaking. It means more and better interaction for the actors, too. The giant paw that grabs Conor out of his bedroom, the massive

foot he touches, the huge head outside his window —they are all real, including handcrafting work.

A Monster Calls is stunning to look at and Dp Óscar Faura played a big part in achieving the atmosphere. I think we work together so well because I’m the kind of director who is always looking for the accident, something unexpected that comes out of improvisation—and Óscar is just the opposite; he likes to have everything really locked down. So he keeps my feet closer to the ground while I encourage him to be more daring and to take more risks. I’m proud of what we have achieved on A

Monster Calls; visually, this is the most beautiful of the films we have made together.

You auditioned close to 1,000 boys for the role of Conor, who is in practically every scene. How did you come to cast the young and talented Lewis MacDougall in the part?Lewis did an extraordinary audition. There were a couple of very good candidates to play Conor, but we could see that Lewis was able to convey internal conflict. This was important because Conor struggles with a conflict that he is not able to externalise. Lewis was the perfect actor to play Conor. He has a wonderful vulnerability and at the same time a great strength that goes beyond his years, and a lot of that is echoed in the character. He can be compared to an adult actor because he has an amazing ability to prepare himself for a scene.

In the hospital scene with Felicity [Jones], he did a couple of takes where he was caught between wanting to be strong for his mother and feeling grief for himself. Watching him act out that scene was absolutely breathtaking. He is in this incredible struggle, and you can see all the emotion across his face.

The last scene is a standout, and we hear you didn’t give Lewis the script page so that he would be able to convey the most natural, authentic response as events unfolded. And that’s just what Lewis gifted us with. ß

welve-year-old Conor O’Malley (Lewis MacDougall) is about to escape into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales. He is dealing with his mother’s (Felicity Jones)

illness, which has necessitated Conor’s spending time with his less-than-sympathetic grandmother (Sigourney Weaver). His daily existence at his UK school is one of academic disinterest and bullying by classmates. As Conor’s father (Toby Kebbell) has resettled thousands of miles away in the US, the boy yearns for guidance.

He unexpectedly summons a most unlikely ally, who bursts forth with terrifying grandeur from an ancient towering yew tree and the powerful earth below it: a 40-foot-high colossus of a creature (portrayed in performance-capture and voiceover by Liam Neeson) who appears at Conor’s bedroom window at 12:07 one night—and at that time on nights thereafter. The Monster has stories to tell, and he insists that Conor hear them and power-fully visualise them. Conor’s fear gives way to feistiness and then to looking within; for, The Monster demands that once the tales are told it will be time for Conor to tell his own story in return. Ancient, wild and relentless, the Monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith and truth.

A visually spectacular and stunningly emotional drama based on the award-winning novel by Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls is helmed by JA Bayona (The Impossible, The Orphanage). The director takes us into his fantastical world.

The novel by patrick Ness has won many prestigious prizes worldwide. What was it that attracted you to the story?ja baYona: I recognised at once themes I’d touched on in The Orphanage and The Impossible: characters finding themselves in a very intense situation, with death on the horizon. I saw this as a powerful and important story to tell as a movie—an adventure that anyone can relate to. I was also inspired

detaIls dIrector Juan antonio bayona cast lewis macdouGall, felicity Jones, toby kebbell, liam neeson, siGourney weaver, ben moor, James melville, oliver

steer, Jennifer lim Genre fantasy drama adventure 108 MIns

a voice for the ages Portraying the Monster, Liam Neeson describes A Monster Calls as “a fable about the complexity of our emotions, and navigating that complexity as we grow up.”

“ I wanted to transcend what we know is coming... There is light at the end of the story, resulting from the idea that art heals.”

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has been stirring audiences globally.

Nominated for 2 CrITICS’ CHOICE AWArDS: Best Young Actor/Actress - lewis

MacDougall, and Best visual Effects

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That’s a good question. I think I only respond intui-tively to the work, and people like Emma interest me. I was really drawn to her, but curious about her at the same time. And when there is curiosity, I find you work harder to really be forensic in your examination of who this character is. She is quite impulsive, which would probably be the aspect of her that I relate to the most. But Emma is an Irish immigrant from the wrong side of the tracks who is living in a world and an era in which women

weren’t protected, although she does have a kind of glamorous ‘out’ with the gangster Albert White.

What do you think Emma ultimately comes to represent to Joe within the tapestry of his life?Joe falls for Emma hook, line and sinker, and that experience has a powerful effect on every-thing that comes after. I suppose falling in love with the wrong person is something compulsive, dangerous and even obsessive. You know in your

rational mind that it is not right; but then there is something incredibly intoxicating about that kind of all-consuming desire, and I think humans are interested in that because so many people have fallen under its spell.

What was it like shooting that intense dinner scene with Ben and Brendan Gleeson as Joe’s father, Tom Coughlin? Brendan is practically royalty where I come from, so it was quite intimidating. It was against my

instincts to be that cold and unapologetic, which, at the same time, is something I really like about this woman. Joe’s father is being so rude to her in a time and place in which women were almost second class citizens—and he’s a police officer! But she holds her own. I respect that defiance in Emma, however warranted or unwarranted it is.

Were you familiar with the Dennis Lehane novel on which Ben based his screenplay adaptation?I had heard of Dennis Lehane, but I hadn’t read this book, although I did as soon as I finished the script. It was very useful because although Emma is loosely described in the book, at a certain point you have to kind of let go and be faithful to the script.

What other kinds of research did you do to prepare?Apart from investigating the era, I spoke to many people, including Irish immigrants in Boston, and worked intensively on the dialect. I worked with a very brilliant dialect coach, Gerry Grennell, whom I met while shooting Casanova with Heath Ledger about 10 years ago. I wanted Emma’s voice to be as specific as it is. I think this is the most fun accent I have ever done, and I stayed in it all the time! And Ben did the accent too, which was funny. It was liberating in a way; although, at times, I think I was a bit rude to people because there was something about being in that character that allowed me to say anything I wanted without apology [laughs].

What do you hope audiences will take away?I hope the audience loves this film. You want people to be moved and feel that for two hours of their lives they have disappeared into this world. I just love the escapism of cinema. ß

ased on the award-winning best-seller by Dennis Lehane, Live by Night marks the second collaboration between the author and fellow Boston native Ben Affleck, following

the acclaimed drama Gone Baby Gone. The film is set in the roaring `20s when Prohibition hasn’t stopped the

flow of booze in an underground network of gangster-run speakeasies. The opportunity to gain power and money is there for any man with enough ambition and nerve and Joe Coughlin (Affleck), the son of the Boston Police Superintendent, long ago turned his back on his strict upbringing for the spoils of being an outlaw. But even among criminals there are rules and Joe breaks a big one: crossing a powerful mob boss by stealing his money and his girl (Sienna Miller). The fiery affair ends in tragedy, setting Joe on a path of revenge, ambition, romance and betrayal that propels him out of Boston and up the ladder of Tampa’s steamy rum-running underworld.

We join Miller on a journey into the roaring 20s.

What was it about the project that made you want to be a part of it?sIenna MIller: When I read the script, I loved the writing; I found it to be so floral and poetic. I remember reading the dialogue and thinking, ‘Please, can I say these words?’ [Laughs.] I also love my character. Emma is damaged, and I like to have the opportunity to play a character who goes through so many changes.

I was also really looking forward to working with Ben Affleck. I loved Gone Baby Gone, The Town and Argo. I think Ben makes movies that are entertaining and have soul at the same time, and as a director he made me feel that he believed in me and had my back. I don’t think I have ever been on a happier set.

When you were finding your way into Emma Gould, what aspects of the character came to you intuitively and what did you need to dig a little deeper to find?

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anthony michael hall, chris messina Genre crime drama 128 MIns

Ben Affleck’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning Argo reveals a world where only the tough survive. Sienna Miller takes us into those dark nights in cinemas feb 2

“There is something incredibly intoxicating about that kind of all-consuming desire... I think humans are interested in that.”

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When it comes to the Academy Awards, two-time Oscar winner Ben Affleck (Argo, Good

Will Hunting) carries his own weight. In Live by Night he ups the ante with a story from Dennis lehane, whose best-selling books

have been adapted four times previously into acclaimed film features.

Betrayalâ GettInG It rIGht, Brit Sienna Miller trained with a dialect coach to perfect the Irish brogue, and kept it up on and off camera, as did her co-star Ben Affleck.

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tarring Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey as Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler and dreamer, Gold is the epic tale of one man’s pursuit of the American dream:

to discover gold. Desperate for a lucky break, Wells teams up with a similarly eager yet luckless geologist and sets off on an amazing journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Getting the gold was hard, but keeping it would be even harder, sparking an adventure through the most powerful boardrooms of Wall Street.

“That is my favourite character that I’ve ever been able to inhabit,” says McConaughey, whose astounding performance in Dallas Buyers Club in 2013 earned him his very own gold. “Kenny Wells—hands down my favourite. [One of] three scripts I’ve ever read in my life, in 26 years of doing this, that the first time I read it I saw it from the inside out. It was like I knew who this guy is. And my mind started going to who I thought my dad was when I was 15… He loved the deal. It was about the deal. He loved a shady deal better than a straight deal.”

Flying high after an ensemble cast win at the Hollywood Film Awards, director Stephen Gaghan (Syriana, Traffic) had only praise for the calibre of talent on board. “It was an adventure,” he says. “We had floods, we had avalanches. We went way up into a jungle. It was a movie adventure about an adventure. Any time you get to work with McConaughey, Edgar Ramirez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Corey Stoll, Bill Camp, Stacey Keach, Bruce Greenwood… That’s why we got that ensemble award—it’s an incredible ensemble.” ß

n account of the Boston Marathon bombing, Patriots Day is the powerful story of a community’s courage in the face of terror.

In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the bombers before they strike again. Weaving together the stories of Special Agent Richard Deslauriers (Kevin Bacon), Police Commissioner Ed Davis (John Goodman), Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese (JK Simmons) and nurse Carol Saunders (Michelle Monaghan), this visceral and unflinching chronicle captures the suspense of one of the most sophisticated manhunts in law enforcement history and the strength of the people of Boston.

detaIls dIrector stePhen GaGhan cast matthew mcconauGhey, edGar ramirez, bryce dallas howard, corey stoll, toby kebbell, bill camP, stacey keach, bruce

Greenwood Genre adventure thriller 121 MIns

detaIls dIrector Peter berG cast mark wahlberG, kevin bacon, John Goodman, Jk simmons, michelle monaGhan, melissa benoist, rachel brosnahan, alex wolff

Genre drama thriller 133 MIns

Matthew McConaughey plays his favourite

character to date in the adventure based on the

incredible true story in cinemas feb 2i

A stunned city fights terror in cinemas jan 12i

“It was like I knew who this guy is. My mind started going to who I thought my dad was when I was 15... He loved the deal.”

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faces of Matthew McConaughey

Bursting onto the scene as Wooderson in richard linklater’s Dazed and Confused in 1993, Matthew

McConaughey has gone through several transformations in his long and uniquely progressing career, the most drastic having earned him an Oscar in Dallas Buyers

Club. We round up our six favourite McConaughey guises.

DAzED AND CONFUSED (1993)

rEIGN OF FIrE (2002)

FOOl’S GOlD (2008)

DAllAS BUYErS ClUB (2013)

TrUE DETECTIvE (2014)

FrEE STATE OF JONES (2016)


NOMINATED FOR two Golden Globe awards, three SAG awards and ranking among the AFI’s movies of the year, Denzel Washington’s third feature directorial outing is an adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize winning play. In a moving portrayal, an African-American father struggles with race relations in the United States while trying to raise his family in the 1950s and coming to terms with his past.

SET AGAINST the antebellum South, The Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner accepts an offer to use Nat’s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atroci-ties—against himself and his fellow slaves—Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.

A BIOGRAPHICAL drama tells the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.

A ROUSING movie with an important message, Hidden Figures is nominated for two Golden Globe awards and two SAG awards. It is the incred-ible untold story of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

detaIls dIrector nate Parker cast nate Parker, armie hammer, PeneloPe ann miller Genre drama

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detaIls dIrector John lee hancock cast michael keaton, linda cardellini, Patrick wilson Genre

drama 115 MIns In cIneMas jan 5

detaIls dIrector denzel washinGton cast denzel washinGton, viola davis Genre drama 138 MIns

In cIneMas Feb 16

detaIls dIrector theodore melfi cast taraJi P henson, octavia sPencer, Janelle monáe, kevin

costner Genre drama 127 MIns In cIneMas Feb 23

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The Birth of a Nation The Founder

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cinema guidelog onto the grand cinemas social media pages for details on movie promotions, giveaways and the latest news. gclebanonall release dates are subject to change.

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minedirector Fabio GuaGlione

cast armie Hammer, annabelle Wallis, Tom Cullen genre War

THriller 106 mins out feb 9

after a failed assassination attempt, a soldier finds himself stranded in the

desert. exposed to the ele-ments, he must survive the dangers of this harsh place and battle the psychologi-cal and physical toll of the

treacherous conditions.

the yellow birds

director alexandre moors cast alden eHrenreiCH,

JenniFer anisTon, JaCk HusTon genre War drama out feb 23

two young soldiers, bartle and murph, navigate the terrors of the iraq war under the command of

their troubled sergeant. all the while, bartle is

tortured by a promise he made to murph’s mother before their deployment.

who’s your daddy?director laWrenCe sHer cast ed Helms, oWen Wilson, VinG rHames, J.k. simmons, Glenn Close genre Comedy out jan 26

Two brothers (ed Helms, owen Wilson) discover that their mother lied when she told them their father died when they were young. They set out to find their real father, learning more about their mother than they probably ever wanted to know.

the bleederdirector PHiliPPe Falardeau cast lieV sCHreiber, naomi WaTTs, elisabeTH moss genre sPorTs aCTion drama 101 mins out jan 19

The true story of Chuck Wepner, the man who inspired the billion-dollar film series “rocky”—a salesman from new Jersey who went 15 rounds with the greatest boxer of all time, muhammed ali. Wepner endured two knockouts, 8 broken noses and 313 stitches, but his toughest fights were outside the ring.

fist fightdirector riCHie keen cast iCe Cube, CHarlie day, TraCy morGan, Jillian bell, CHrisTina HendriCks genre Comedy out feb 16

on the last day of the school year, things go from bad to worse for mild-mannered english teacher andy Campbell (day) when he accidentally crosses a deeply feared colleague (ice Cube), who challenges Campbell to an old-fashioned throwdown after school. Turns out it’s exactly what he needed.

tarring Matt Damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou (Hero, House

of Flying Daggers), Legendary’s The Great Wall tells the story of an elite force mak-ing a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure. The first English-language production for Yimou is the largest film ever shot entirely in China.

director ZHanG yimou cast JmaTT damon, JinG Tian, Pedro PasCal, Willem daFoe genre aCTion adVenTure FanTasy 104 mins out jan 5

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director sean Penn cast CHarliZe THeron, JaVier bardem, adèle exarCHoPoulos, Jared Harris, Jean reno genre romanCe drama 131 mins out feb 16

the last facehe Last Face centres around a love affair between Dr Miguel Leon, a relief-aid doctor, and Dr Wren Petersen, the director of an

international aid organisation. Set against the devastating backdrop of war-torn Liberia, Miguel and Wren must find a way to keep their relation-ship alive in extraordinarily difficult conditions battling their mutual passion for the value of

life matched by the intensity of their opposing opinions on

how best to solve the con-flict that surrounds them.

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directing, sean penn brings us his follow-up to into the wild


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collidedirector Eran CrEEvy cast niCholas hoult, anthony hopkins, BEn kingslEy, FEliCity JonEs genre aCtion thrillEr 99 mins out feb 2i

after a heist goes wrong, Casey stein (nicholas hoult) finds himself on the run from a ruthless gang headed by mob boss hagen (anthony hopkins). Casey has precious cargo that belongs to hagen, who will stop at nothing to retrieve it. With no choice but to entrust the safety of his long-time girlfriend Juliette to drug smuggler geran (Ben kingsley), Casey sets out on an adrenaline-fueled car chase on the german highways to save the love of his life before it’s too late.

a cure for wellnessdirector gorE vErBinski cast DanE DEhaan, Jason isaaCs, Mia goth, Carl luMBly, aDrian sChillEr genre psyChologiCal thrillEr out feb 16i

an ambitious young executive (Dane Dehaan, Kill Your Darlings) is sent to retrieve his company’s CEo from an idyllic but mysterious “wellness centre” at a remote location in the swiss alps. he soon suspects that the spa’s miraculous treatments are not what they seem. When he begins to unravel its terrifying secrets, his sanity is tested, as he finds himself diag-nosed with the same curious illness that keeps all the guests here longing for the cure.

collide stars two oscar winners as crime bosses: gc favourites anthony Hopkins and Ben Kingsley.

“i’ve sort of set out to analyse the moviegoer. i wanted to diagnose the audience a bit and then offer a cure. ” director gore verbinski

radin!director FrED Cavayé cast Dany Boon, laurEnCE arné, noéMiE sChMiDt genre CoMEDy roManCE 89 mins out jan 19i

François gautier is stingy! saving money gives him joy, and paying it only brings on the sweats. his life revolves around one purpose: never spending anything. this carefully planned life will be turned upside down in one day when he falls in love and discovers he has a daughter he did not know existed.

arsenaldirector stEvEn C. MillEr cast niColas CagE, John CusaCk, Johnathon sChaECh, aDrian grEniEr genre thrillEr out jan 12i

lindel brothers Mikey and Jp had only each other to rely on growing up, but their paths diverged in adulthood. When Mikey is kid-napped and held for a ransom by ruthless crime boss Eddie king (nicolas Cage), with the help of an old friend, Jp will risk every-thing and unleash his vengeance against king’s relentless army of gangsters.

HeartBeatsdirector DuanE aDlEr cast krystal EllsWorth, aMitash praDhan, DaphnE Zuniga, paul MCgillion genre roManCE DanCE out feb 9i

Heartbeats tells the story of kelli (krystal Ellsworth), a feisty american hip hop dancer who travels to india with her par-ents (Mcgillion and Zuniga) for a week-long indian wedding and falls in love — both with a new style of dance and with a deter-mined young man who introduces it to her (amitash pradhan).


monster trucksdirector Chris WEDgE cast luCas till, JanE lEvy, holt MCCallany, Barry pEppEr, tuCkEr alBriZZi genre livE aCtion aniMation 100 mins out jan 26

tripp, a high school senior, builds a Monster truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. after an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange creature with a taste and a talent for speed, tripp may have just found the key to getting out of town and a most unlikely friend.

ballerinadirector EriC suMMEr, ériC Warin

cast EllE Fanning, DanE DEhaan genre aDvEnturE 89 mins out jan 12i

an orphan girl who dreams of being a ballerina runs away to Paris, but when she tricks her way into the opera House, she

finds that training to be a dancer is harder than she realised.

snow White’s new adventure

out jan 5 snow White and the dwarfs set out to help a young

girl find her missing father.

surf’s up 2 out jan 12 WWe superstars provide their voices for the Wavemania championship.

a dog’s Purposedirector lassE hallströM cast Josh gaD, DEnnis QuaiD, Britt roBErtson, k.J. apa, John ortiZ, JuilEt rylanCE genre FaMily DraMa aDvEnturE 120 mins out feb 23i

Director lasse hallström has brought us such memorable movies as Chocolat, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, The Cider House Rules and The 100-Foot Journey, and now he takes us on a journey told from the perspective of a beloved family pet. A Dog’s Purpose shares the soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog (voiced by Josh gad) who finds the mean-ing of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love.

a dog’s Purpose is based on the beloved novel by w. Bruce cameron, which was published in 2010 and spent 52 weeks on the new York times best seller list.

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the fifth entry in the Transformers franchise blasts into theatres and iMaX on June 22, and news has it that director Michael Bay is spicing up the action

by introducing a medieval timeline. While plot details have yet to be revealed, a new featurette teases the grand spectacle that awaits viewers in iMaX.

“Transformers has been a giant part of our brand,” says greg Foster, CEo iMaX Entertainment, and it’s hard to forget when optimus prime first reached through the screen and knocked our socks off. adds Bay: “iMaX gives me the tools to give you the best cinema experi-ence in the world. on this movie, we are shooting with iMaX 3D, and the results are phenomenal.”

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zafafYandirector CarolinE Milan cast Carlos aZar, aiMEE sayah, piErrE ChaMMassian, MirEillE panossian genre roManCE CoMEDy 140 mins out marcHi

Cultures clash in Zafafyan, a fun-packed romantic comedy full of surprises. the film tells the heart-warming love story of an armenian woman and a lebanese man who decide to get hitched, and the many obstacles they face on their way to the finish line.

listendirector philippE araCtingi cast haDy Bou ayash, rouBa Zaarour, yara Bou nassar, JosEph Bou nassar genre roManCE out feb 9i

Joud, a handsome, introverted sound engineer, is passion-ately immersed in his work. one day, he meets rana on one of his movie sets. his complete opposite, the electrifying young woman captures Joud’s heart with her strong, vivacious and free spirit. But when she begins to slip away, Joud dedicates him-self to bringing her back through his universe of sound.

Bi gHamdet eindirector sEiF shEikh naJiB cast ZiaD BourJi, DouJa hiJaZi, Dana halaBi, hiChaM haDDaD, WissaM saaD genre roManCE CoMEDy out jan 5i

For two years, Jad has been working on the green project in the hopes of becoming manager. But when his boss’s niece, nour, arrives from Canada to take over the project and demote him to assistant, Jad is torn between his hatred towards her and other feelings he can no longer deny.

nutsdirector hEnri Bargès cast DarinE haMZE, alEXanDra kahWagi, gaBriEl

yaMMinE genre aCtion CoMEDy DraMa out jan 19

Lana is a young, restless housewife who likes to gamble. Her habit takes her to unusual places — along with her best friend jenny, a sweet, sassy

man-eater. the two cross paths with Qassem, an old mobster

obsessed with the search for his brother’s murderer.

in Lebanon, a country of habits and traditions, women struggle

to find their voice. defying everyone and everything, the two women will fight for their

freedom whatever the cost. and when the thrill of the challenge becomes a quest, danger inevi-

tably lies around the corner.

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The witness for the prosecution by Agatha christieheadlining this classic short story collection is Agathie christie’s highly successful stage play which won the new york Drama critics circle Award for best foreign play.

The Lose Your Belly diet by travis stork this plan is built around a very clear, research-based concept: eating food that nourishes and protects the microbes in your gut paves the way for weight loss, a slimmer middle and better overall health.

Fantastic Beasts and where to Find Them: The original Screenplay by jk rowlingjk rowling’s screenwriting debut is captured in this exciting hardcover edition of the screenplay for the blockbuster movie.

The purpose driven Life: what on Earth am i here For? by rick WarrenTranslated into over 50 languages, “The Purpose Driven Life” is pastor Rick Warren’s guide to a spiri-tual journey that has trans-formed millions of lives.

Talking as Fast as i Can by lauren Grahamthe beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood reveals stories about life, love and working as a woman in hollywood—along with behind-the-scenes dis-patches from the set of the rebooted Gilmore Girls.

predator: a Crossbow novel by Wilbur smith, tom cainFormer operative major hector cross must face off against a pair of lethal enemies and prevent an international catastrophe in this gripping contemporary adventure thriller.

horoscope 2017 by carmen chammasthis book is a time naviga-tor—it offers you the best tool to move along the web of time. helping you choose the perfect time to make important decisions, the book details every month for each zodiac sign.

milk and honey by rupi kaurmilk and honey is a collec-tion of poetry and prose about survival—the experi-ence of violence, abuse, love, loss and feminin-ity—journeying through the most bitter moments and finding sweetness in them.

The angel of history by rabih Alameddineset over the course of one night in the waiting room of a psych clinic, the story follows yemeni-born poet jacob as he revisits the events of his life. A profound, philosophical and winning story.


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Celebrity couples on relationships, and finding the ‘one’

“It’s a humbling thing when you find someone to love, even better if you’ve been waiting

your whole life.”george clooney on meeting his wife

of two years, AmAl AlAmuddin

“you both need to want it to work. intention is the key. it’s also about not losing yourself in each other.

Being together... and being different, not having to agree on everything,

learning how to deal with not agreeing. everything’s a choice.”

goldIe hawn on partner of 30 years, Kurt russell

“When i don’t see Kyra, i look forward to seeing her. We talk a lot,

and we make each other laugh. People want to know, ‘How do you do it in

Hollywood?’ i don’t have the answers. We just like to be together.”

KevIn bacon on wife of 25 years, Kyra sedgwIcK

“anna and I are meant to be together. our relationship has made me believe in divine intervention

and destiny.”cHris PrAtt on

wife of six years, AnnA fAris

“i have this moment where i’m like, ‘if

you only make bad decisions for the

rest of your life, you made one really

good decision.’ it’s nice to marry your

best friend.”justIn tImberlaKe on wife of three years,

jessIca bIel

“love is absolute loyalty. you can

depend so much on certain people; you can set your watch by them. and that’s

love, even if it doesn’t seem very exciting.”

sylvester stAllone on wife of 19 years,

Jennifer flAvin

“i feel invincible. There’s someone

behind you on your good days, and

someone in front of you on your bad days.”

emIly blunt on husband of five years,

john KrasInsKI

“when I met rita, I thought, ‘oh, this is what it’s supposed to be like when you are married to

someone. It’s supposed to be this carefree and easy.’”

tom HAnKs on wife of 27 years, ritA Wilson

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