SCREENINGS
MARKET 5:00PM
KILLER JOE Black comedy, 103mins. Voltage Pictures. Dir: William Friedkin. Key cast: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Thomas Haden Church. When 22-year-old drug dealer Chris has his stash stolen by his mother, he has to come
Cary Elwes, Brad Garrett. The animals of a once- protected reserve in India are being threatened by man’s development and destruction of their forest. Sultan the leopard fights a brave battle and saves his young cub Yuvi, but loses his life in the process. That night, a group of frightened animals gather to discuss their fate. AMC Santa Monica 3
ELFIE HOPKINS Thriller, 90mins. Kaleidoscope Film Distribution. Dir: Ryan Andrews. Key cast: Jaime Winstone, Ray Winstone, Kimberley Nixon. Set in a sleepy hunting village, the story of a 22- year-old slacker and wannabe detective. Elfie is a stoner and an animal lover in a village populated with hunters. Haunted by the death of her mother and surrounded by her broken
up with $6,000 quick or he’s dead. A glimmer of hope materialises with a life insurance scam, whereby his mother must die for a $50k payout. Our savior Killer Joe is called upon to take care of business but he needs the money up front, which clearly isn’t an option. Criterion 3
father and alcoholic step- mother, Elfie seeks solace and inspiration from the old school detectives in ‘The Maltese Falcon’ and Chinatown. Fairmont 1
FACE TO FACE Drama, 90mins. Jinga Films. Dir: Michael Rymer. Key cast: Luke Ford, Vince Colosimo, Sigrid Thornton. A young construction worker rams into the back of his boss’s Jaguar in a fit of anger at being sacked. Rather than facing court, he’s given the chance to explain his actions in a community conference. This face- to-face confrontation between the young man, his boss, his boss’s wife, co-workers, best mate and mother lifts the lid not only on his dysfunctional life but on their workplace dirty laundry, turning all of their lives upside down. Le Merigot 2
n 44 Screen International at the AFM November 3, 2011
GOD BLESS AMERICA Black comedy, drama, 99mins. Magnolia Pictures. Dir: Bobcat Goldthwait. Key cast: Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr. Social commentary on post 9/11 America. A subversive and violent film about a depressed man who starts killing society’s meanest and cruelest people. Fairmont 2
THE GREAT GHOST RESCUE Action/adventure, fantasy, 95mins. Sierra/ Affinity. Dir: Yann Samuell. Key cast: Kevin McKidd, Steven Mackintosh, Emma Fielding. Young Humphrey is a ghost with a big problem. He and his family, the Craggyfords, have been ousted from their home and left without a place to haunt. As they search for new haunting grounds they soon discover that ghosts from all over the world have been exorcised from their dwellings Broadway Cineplex 2
INSEPARABLE Black comedy, drama, 94mins. Odin’s Eye Entertainment. Dir: Dayyan Eng. Key cast: Kevin Spacey, Daniel Wu, Beibi Gong. Modern-day China is progressing at a rapid rate but Li’s world has come to a complete
standstill. After a series of tragic life events Li is burnt out. His beautiful but increasingly moody wife is never home, the unpaid bills are piling up and his work is pressuring him to lie for them at a public hearing, even his pet goldfish has given up on him. The only thing that makes sense is to end it all but he can’t even do that right. Laemmle Monica 4
KILLER JOE See box, left
LAKE EFFECTS See box, below
LEGEND OF A RABBIT Childrens, animation, 85mins. China Film Promotion International. Dir: Li Jun Sun. Key cast: Wei Fan. One day, a dying Kung Fu master flees from the Imperial City to a small village. He’s been betrayed by his number one disciple and is on his last dying breathe. He is found by a humble farmhouse cook named Tu who, at the request of the dying master, must return a very important Kung Fu Academy Tablet to the master’s daughter Peony in the imperial city. Tu made a simple promise that turns out to change his life forever. Criterion 1
THE LIQUIDATOR Action/adventure, thriller, 94mins. Birch Tree Entertainment. Dir: Akan Sataev. Key cast: Berik Aitzhanov, Vinnie Jones, Aziz Beishenaliev. A highly skilled bodyguard avenging his brother’s untimely death uncovers a ring of corruption extending to the highest levels of society and government. Fairmont 5
LOOSIES Thriller, romance,
drama, 86mins. CMG — Cinema Management Group. Dir: Michael Corrente. Key cast: Peter Facinelli, Jaimie Alexander, Michael Madsen. A NYC pickpocket, living a fast and free lifestyle, is confronted by a woman with whom he had a one night stand as well as a detective from whom he lifted his badge. Broadway Cineplex 1
MURAL Action/adventure, fantasy, 120mins. Golden Network Asia. Dir: Gordon Chan. Key cast: Chao Deng, Li Sun, Ni Yan. On their way to the imperial examinations, scholar Zhu and his servant stop at an ancient temple together with a bandit. Inside, Zhu is enamored by a mural of fairy maidens. When one comes to life, he is transported into the fantastical world of the mural. Within, Zhu is torn between two women: Mudan, the youthful fairy he first encountered, and Shaoyao, the right- hand-woman of the all- powerful Fairy Queen whose magical kingdom is in fact a trap for men’s souls. AMC Santa Monica 5
MARKET 5:00PM
LAKE EFFECTS Drama, family, 90mins. Vision Films. Dir: Michael McKay. Key cast: Jane Seymour, Casper Van Dien, Scottie Thompson. After the loss of their father, two estranged sisters, one a high-powered
attorney and the other a small-town girl, reunite with their mother at their enchanting family lake house where they grew up. They find that the secret to overcoming tragedy and rebuilding hope lies is their ability to look deeper at themselves. Fairmont 3
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