Movies 2014
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
After the death of The dragon Smaug the Dwarves claim back the Lonely mountain and the riches it contains. Soon however, the people of laketown and the elves want their share. However, Thorin, consumed by greed refuses to share the gold and a war begins. But, can they unite against their common enemy, the Orcs?… Continue reading
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Interstellar
Earths capacity to support life is declining as blight and sand storms are destroying crops. Cooper a former Nasa pilot receives a coded message via gravitational waves revealing coordinates to a secret nasa installation. Here, Cooper is told that there is a wormhole apparently created by aliens offers a chance for humans to colonise a… Continue reading
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Tracks
True story about about Robyn Davidson who treks 1,700 miles across the Western Australia desert with four camels and her dog. A haunting, inspiring story about this woman’s incredible trek in such an inhospitable part of the world. Elements of her trip would be amazing ie camping out under the stars, the solitude, meeting fascinating… Continue reading
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How to Train Your Dragon 2
Five years on and the vikings are living and working with the dragons. Hiccup and Toothless, who are exploring and mapping the area, discover dragon trappers, who are capturing dragons for Drago, a warmonger who is amassing a dragon army. AS they return to Berk, they meet a mysterious dragon rider who has created a… Continue reading
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Edge of Tomorrow
A race of aliens called Mimics have taken over Europe. Against his wishes Major William Cage is ordered to take part in a battle on french beach. Cage is dropped in the first wave, during the battle he kills an unusually large mimic with a mine.The Mimic’s blood douses him just as the mine explodes,… Continue reading
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La Vie d’Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2
Released here as “Blue is the Warmest Colour” this film tells the story of teenager Adele who experiences love at first sight when she walks past a girl with blue hair while crossing a street. She dates a boy for a while but finds the relationship dissatisfying and eventually seeks out the girl with blue… Continue reading
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Incendies
Adapted from a play of the same name, Incendies follows the journey of twin brother and sister as they attempt to unravel the mystery of their mother’s life. Nawal Marwan, an immigrant to Canada, dies after having a stroke, and her twin children, a brother and sister, receive her final requests in her will. To… Continue reading
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Rush
I would imagine that most of the readers of this blog have already seen this but I’ll plough on regardless. I’m not much of a fan of F1, but this is the true story of the rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One motor-racing season. James hunt’s party lifestyle and… Continue reading
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Frozen Ground
Frozen Ground is based on the true story of Alaskan detective Glenn Flothe (called Sgt. Jack Halcombe in the film). Halcombe sets out to catch Robert Hansen, a serial killer who has stalked the streets of Anchorage for more than 13 years. For some bizarre reason this film has been compared to Seven but it… Continue reading
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Prisoners
During a Thanksgiving dinner at the house of their neighbours, two young girls, Anna Dover and Joy Birch, go missing. A police hunt finds an RV which had been parked outside the house, and when Detective David Loki tries to confront the driver,Alex Jones, he attempts to escape, but is arrested. Having no eveidence to… Continue reading
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Lone Survivor
Based on the Book “Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10” by Marcus Luttrell. The story is an account of failed Operation Red Wings, which was to observe a village and capture or kill a Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. The team of four Navy Seals are… Continue reading
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12 Years a Slave
A film based on the memoirs of Solomon Northrup a New York State-born free negro who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. in 1841 and sold into slavery. Working on plantations in the state of Louisiana for twelve years before his release. Fantastic film, We Left the cinema feeling emotionally wrung out. This is a dark,… Continue reading
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Dead Man Down
Victor has infiltrated the criminal empire run by ruthless gangster Alphonse, with the objective of making Alphonse pay for killing his wife and child two years earlier. He takes his time, picking off his men one at a time torturing Alphonse psychologically whilst hatching a plan to kill Alphonse and the Albanians who assisted him.… Continue reading