SOUNDBREAKER (Finland) 86mins. Nonstop Sales. Dir: Kimmo Koskela. A film odyssey that follows some of the sonic adventures of one of the world’s most exciting and fearless artists, Finland’s Kimmo Pohjonen. An accordionist of exceptional ability and imagination. Kimmo’s musical history goes back more than 20 years in rock, folk, avant-garde, improvisation, classical, dance and theatre music projects. Gray 5
THIN ICE (US) 93mins. The Exchange. Dir: Jill Sprecher. Key cast: Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup, Bob Balaban. An insurance agent looking for a way out of frigid Wisconsin is blackmailed by an unstable locksmith in the theft of a rare violin that belongs to a retired farmer. Palais G
THE WORDS (US) 101mins. Gk Films. Dir: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal. Key cast: Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Zoe Saldana, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde, Ben Barnes. Follows a writer who, at the peak of his literary success, discovers the price he must pay for stealing another man’s work. Olympia 5
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CANTOUR.COM (US) 12mins. Dir: Shia Laboeuf. Miramar
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8:46 (US) 56mins. Forget Me Not Productions. Dir: Jennifer Gargano. Key cast: Mike Digiacinto, Elizabeth Eggers, Laurie Dawn, Buzz Roddy, Shelly Shenoy, Roland Sands, Todd Lewis, Yoshi Amao, Wesley Tunison, Jzaneen Damji, Amar Srivastava. Follows an ensemble of characters and storylines in the days leading up to the September 11 attacks on the US. Approaching the 10th anniversary of 9/11, this film was created to place audience members at the brink of the most heart-wrenching tragedy in American history, beckoning the message “we
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MANIPULATION (Switzerland) 90mins. European Star Cinema. Dir: Pascal Verdosci. Key cast: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Sebastian Koch. Based on the true Swiss nuclear arms scandal and Stasi-like monitoring of the Swiss people. Deceitful Harry Wind, propagandist for the Swiss military, springs a series of traps
will never forget”. This film is a reminder that thousands of innocent people lost their lives, and that each and every one of those people had a story. Palais B
A FANTASTIC FEAR OF EVERYTHING (UK) 109mins. Indomina Media. Dir: Crispian Mills, Chris Hopewell. Key cast: Simon Pegg, Amara Karan, Clare Higgins. Jack is a children’s author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, persecuted by the irrational fear of being murdered. When Jack is thrown a lifeline by his long-suffering agent and a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden and inexplicable interest in his script, what should be his big break rapidly turns into his big breakdown, as Jack is forced to confront his worst demons. Gray 2
calculated to accelerate the Swiss nuclear arms buildup. As the Soviets invade Hungary in 1956, Swiss Special Agent Rapold finds himself drawn into this merciless game of cat and mouse. Nothing is as it appears. Rapold, painfully caught in the gears of the Swiss military machine, realises that now he is part of the conspiracy. Palais H
A MONKEY ON MY SHOULDER (France) 87mins. Mk2 International. Dir: Marion Laine. Key cast: Juliette Binoche, Edgar Ramirez, Hippolyte Girardot. Two renowned surgeons, Mila and Javier, have been deeply in love for 10 years now. But their shared passion for their job is put to the test by Javier’s penchant for alcohol, which Mila can no longer help him hide. Javier is suspended. Mila’s unexpected pregnancy tips him over the edge and their relationship disintegrates. To be reunited once more, Mila and Javier must win out over their fears and addictions. Star 3
CHERRY (US) 102mins. Rezo. Dir: Stephen Elliott. Eighteen-year-old Angelina works at a launderette and is determined to make something of her life. After earning a bit of cash posing for nude photos she uses the money to escape her white trash background and
dysfunctional family and run off to San Francisco with her best pal. After several jobs she gradually drifts into San Francisco’s porn industry where, using the moniker Cherry, her naive yet sexy aura soon brings her success and the opportunity to explore her own sexuality. Arcades 3
DRACULA:REBORN (US) 90mins. Halcyon International. Palais D
DUANE MICHALS, THE MAN WHO INVENTED HIMSELF (France) 80mins. Doc & Film International. Dir: Camille Guichard. Palais J
JULIA X 3D (US) 92mins. Red Sea Media. Dir: Philip Pettiette. Key cast: Alicia Willis, Courtney Rawls, Gregg Brazzell. On her third Internet date Julia meets a man ‘The Stranger’. As she leaves, she is abducted by him and branded with an X. After a cat and mouse game through iconic thriller locations in 3D, she eventually subdues The Stranger and we discover that Julia and her sister Jessica are Internet predators; they lure men to their house for the kill with games of mayhem, during which we learn of the girls’ past that ultimately leads to a tragic and oddly ironic funny ending. Gray 4
MANIPULATION See box, above
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