6 Out & About INTO THEWOODS


(PG) THE Baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) yearn for a child but cannot conceive. The Witch (Meryl Streep) next door promises the couple a family if they bring her four objects be- fore the blue moon: a cow as white as milk, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn, and a slipper as pure as gold. The Baker and his wife head into the woods with six magic beans and encounter 12-year-old Jack (Daniel Huttlestone), who is off to market to sell his cow, Milky White, Cinder- ella (Anna Kendrick), who is fleeing from a ball thrown by a charming Prince (Chris Pine), Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), who intends to visit her Granny (Annette Crosbie) but would make a tasty snack for the lascivious Wolf (Johnny Depp) and Rapunzel (Mac- kenzie Mauzy), who is con- signed to a tower which can only be accessed by lowering her flaxen hair to a smitten lover (Billy Magnusson). As the fated hour approaches, the couple resort to desper- ate measures to collect the objects for the Witch. Rating: Four stars


FOXCATCHER (15) WRESTLING enthusiast John du Pont (Steve Carell) is desperate to win the love and respect of his elderly mother, Jean (Vanessa Red- grave), a successful horse trainer. So he establishes the training facility and re- cruits Mark Schultz (Chan- ning Tatum) to spearhead his stable of talented ath- letes. At first, the relation- ship between du Pont and Schultz is strong, like a sur-


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mid-1960s Cambridge Uni- versity through their subse- quent battle against MND. Stephen’s parents Frank (Si- mon McBurney) and Isobel (Abigail Cruttenden) initially warn Jane off their son, fear- ful of the emotional devasta- tion that will be wrought if he dies within the two years pre- dicted by doctors. Love must find a way and Jane defies everyone, even a pessimis- tic Stephen, to stand beside her soul mate. Her resolve inspires Stephen to continue his search for “one single el- egant equation to explain eve- rything”. Rating: Four stars


THEWOMANIN BLACK: ANGEL OF


CAST: Mackenzie Mauzy, James Corden, Emily Blunt, Billy Magnussen, Daniel Huttlestone, Chris Pine, Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, Lilla Crawford and Johnny Depp in Walt Disney Pictures’ Into the Woods


rogate father and son, but fis- sures eventually appear. The millionaire hires Schultz’s brother, fellow Olympic champion Dave (Mark Ruffa- lo), to restore the lustre of the Foxcatcher brand Jealousy, paranoia and sibling rivalry poison personal ties, culmi- nating in a senseless act of violence. Rating: Four stars


BIRDMAN(15) RIGGAN Thomson (Michael Keaton) rose to fame playing


a superhero called Birdman in three blockbuster films. Twenty years later, he mas- terminds a comeback with nervy producer Jake (Zach Galifianakis) by directing, writing and starring in a Broadway production of Ray- mond Carver’s short story What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. As opening night approaches and revered critics including Tabitha Dickinson (Lindsay Duncan) prepare to deliver their wasp-


ish verdict, petty squabbles between Riggan and his cast – popular Broadway star Mike Shiner (Edward Norton), leading lady Lesley (Naomi Watts) and current squeeze Laura (Andrea Riseborough) – threaten to derail the van- ity project. The leading man struggles to keep personal demons at bay, exacerbated by fractious exchanges with his spirited daughter Sam (Emma Stone). Birdman is a wickedly funny satire of


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Motivational tour is heading to capital


Jillian Michaels, America’s lead- ing health, wellness and fitness authority, will bring her critically acclaimed Maximize Your Life motivational tour to Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on Monday, January 26.


In this intimate and uniquely personal live two-hour experi- ence Michaels shares the tools and motivation anyone can use to harness their potential, kick-start their goals and live the exception- al life which they’ve always want- ed but which they didn’t think was possible. “Your health is the platform upon which your entire life is


built,” says Michaels. “From your physical wellbe-


ing to your confidence and self- worth, I will give you the skills to transform any aspect of your life immediately, so you can real- ize your true potential and create the future you’ve dreamed of and deserve.” Michaels’ renowned ability


to motivate and inspire infuses every aspect of this exhilarating, highly interactive event. She shows audiences how to re- ignite their passion, define their goals and live their authentic truth while dramatically enhanc- ing their self-confidence so they


can break through internal and external obstacles to realize their full potential. Michaels is one of the world’s


most successful health and fitness personalities. In addition to starring on 12 sea-


sons of the highly rated The Big- gest Loser (USA) Michaels has re- leased 15 fitness DVDs and several best-selling books all available in the UK. Her Jillian Michaels Show pod-


cast has millions of listeners since its debut in 2011. Tickets are £25/£35 and are on sale at gigst.rs/JM.


FITNESS GURU: Jillian Michaels


a world of overinflated egos and barely concealed vices. Rating: Five stars


THE THEORY OF EVERY-


THING(12A) BASED on the memoir Trav- elling To Infinity by Jane Wil- de Hawking, James Marsh’s deeply moving drama charts the romance of Stephen (Ed- die Redmayne) and first wife Jane (Felicity Jones) from fleeting glances at a party at


DEATH(15) STERN head teacher Jean Hogg (Helen McCrory) and sensitive teacher Eve Par- kins (Phoebe Fox) evacuate a group of London school- children to the countryside including a shell-shocked boy called Edward (Oaklee Pen- dergast), whose parents per- ished in the latest barrage of German bombs. Their guide, Dr Rhodes (Adrian Rawlins), shepherds the school party to its new home: the dilapidated Eel Marsh House. Unaware of the building’s grim history, the school party settles into a new routine. The spectre of the house (Leanne Best) latches onto Edward, who is being bullied, and exacts re- venge on one tormentor Tom (Jude Wright) before turning her attention to the other in- terlopers. Eve musters her courage to protect her young charges, aided by a handsome pilot called Harry Burnstow (Jeremy Irvine), who is sta- tioned nearby. Rating: Three stars


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