THE OTHER GUYS
A Comedy Of Errors

Directed by Adam McKay
Starring Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton

What makes a good comedy? Is it delicious dialogue, hilarious performances and an imaginative premise that cracks you up as soon as you hear it?

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED

Power Play

Directed by J Blakeson
Starring Gemma Arterton, Martin Compston, Eddie Marsan

Sometimes a limited budget can be a blessing. A lack of funds can force a filmmaker’s creativity to higher levels, and when expensive spectacle is not an option, then motivation, character and story become paramount.

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID

Stuck In The Middle (School)

Director Thor Freudenthal
Starring Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Chloe Moretz

‘The kid with the back pack’ finally makes it to the big screen – and no, we’re not referring to Matthew Krok’s eternally popular Hey Dad! character, Arthur MacArthur.

REEL ANIME 2010

Emotion in Motion

Reel Anime is set to take over Luna Cinemas Leederville from Thursday, September 16, ’til Wednesday, September 29. Bookings can be made online at lunapalace.com.au.

VAMPIRES SUCK

Dire Satire

Directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer
Starring Jenn Proske, Matt Lanter, Christopher N. Riggi, Ken Jeong, Diedrich Bader

Any religious conviction you may or may not hold is sure to be shaken by the news that the bottom dwellers behind such cinematic excreta as Meet The Spartans and Epic Movie have unleashed another slapdash stab at parody, this time targeting the recent spate of vampire fiction in general, and the Twilight phenomenon in particular.

THE KILLER INSIDE ME 

All Filler, No Chiller Killer

Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Starring Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson, Ned Beatty, Elias Koteas and Bill Pullman

A film noir take on Jim Thompson’s more pulp-fiction orientated novel, Michael Winterbottom’s The Killer Inside Me plays out at an artful, serious distance, in contrast to the more humorous versions of pulp fiction we’ve come across in the likes of, say, Raymond Chandler (excepting the Guy Ritchie-esque opening title graphics).

SPLICE

The Origin Of Species

Directed by Vincenzo Natali
Starring Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chanéac

It’s not as sweet as one, but Vincenzo Natali’s latest film definitely has a couple of things in common with the ice-cream of the same name - for one, it’s very tasty, but furthermore, it’s a somewhat glacial little offering.

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

An Epic of Epic Epicness

Directed by Edgar Wright
Starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jason Schwartzman, Ellen Wong

My first reaction to hearing about Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World was, “Shit, what if I’m wrong about being an athiest?.

STEP UP 3D

Three Dimensional Dance

Directed by Jon M. Chu.
Starring Rick Malambri, Adam G. Sevani, Sharni Vinson, Alyson Stoner, Keith Stallworth, Joe Slaughter, Joshua Allen and Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss

As the city’s latest anthem says, New York is the concrete jungle where dreams are made, so it seems a perfect match for the setting of the newest instalment in the Step Up dance film franchise, Step Up 3D.

THE GHOST WRITER

Mazy Shade of Winter

Directed by Roman Polanski
Starring Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Kim Cattrall, Tom Wilkinson

Adapted from Robert Harris’ novel The Ghost, controversial director Polanski’s latest offering sees the nameless title character (McGregor) hired to polish the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Brosnan) after the previous scribe suffers a fatal mishap that may or may not have been accidental.