iCU Cinema Weekly Newsletter 11th December 2006 - 15th December 2006 http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/cinema cinema@ic.ac.uk Our biggest event is back where only the toughest will pass. The Christmas All-Nighter 2006: Tuesday 12 December 2006 6:00 PM - HOODWINKED! (U) The True Story of Red Riding Hood Directors: Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards Starring: Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, James Belushi, Xzibit, Chazz Palminteri. Score: 6.7/10 80 minutes Little Red Riding Hood: A classic story, but there's more to every tale than meets the eye. Chief Grizzly and Detective Bill Stork investigate a domestic disturbance at Granny's cottage, involving a karate-kicking Red Riding Hood, a sarcastic wolf and an oafish Woodsman. Trailer <http://www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/hoodwinked/> 7:50 PM - CLERKS II (15) No Experience Necessary Director: Kevin Smith. Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Rosario Dawson. Score: 7.9/10 97 minutes When the Quick Stop where he has worked for a decade burns down, Dante (O'Halloran) finds new employment at bovine-themed fast food joint Mooby's, along with his old buddy-cum-bugbear Randal (Anderson). A year on, he's only 24 hours away from a whole new life. Trailer <http://www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/clerks2/> 9:45 PM - THE DEPARTED (18) Lies. Betrayal. Sacrifice. How far will you take it? Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Jack Nicholson, Ray Winstone, Alec Baldwin, Gerard McSorley. Score: 8.4/10 151 minutes The Boston police department manages to place young cadet Billy Costigan (DiCaprio) deep undercover in the city's Irish-American gangland, run by the violent Frank Costello (Nicholson). But gangster Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) has also signed on to join the police force, planning to leak information back to Costello. Trailer <http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/thedeparted/> 12:30 AM - CRANK (18) Poison in his veins. Vengeance in his heart. Director: Mark Neveldine. Starring: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam. Score: 7.0/10 88 minutes A player in the Los Angeles underworld, Chev Chelios (Statham) has made some dangerous enemies. Waking up one morning, he discovers that he's been injected with a fatal poison and must keep his heart pounding fast if he's to make it through the day. Cue a carnage-causing race through LA to confront the people responsible... Some of the ways he keeps his heart pounding are very entertaining! Trailer <http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/crank/> 02:10 AM - CHILDREN OF MEN (15) No children. No future. No hope. Director: Alfonso Cuaron. Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sir Michael Caine, Claire-Hope Ashity, Charlie Hunnam. Score: 7.9/10 109 minutes In 2027, the world is on the brink of collapse because no children have been born for 18 years. Offered £5,000 by a politically radical ex-girlfriend, London office worker Theo (Owen) agrees to escort a refugee to safety, but soon finds his life is in danger from both government and revolutionaries... Trailer <http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/childrenofmen/> 04:15 AM - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (15) Where's Olive? Directors: Jonathan Dayton Valerie Faris. Starring: Brian Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear. Score: 8.1/10 101 minutes The highly stressed Hoover clan are taken aback by seven year-old ugly duckling Olive's (Breslin) determination to compete in a beauty pageant. Circumstances force them cross country in a beaten-up VW van to be united by absurdity, disappointment and loss in one weird bonding experience. Trailer <http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/littlemisssunshine/> We know you love Facebook. If you haven't done so already, please sign up to the iCU Cinema group at x for the latest news and maybe some special offers! Love movies? We're looking for staff! Whether you'd like to help with projection or administration, we're looking for people to help in all areas. As a staff member you are entitled free admission to all screenings, free movie posters and half price sweets! If you're interested in helping out, please see a member of staff after a showing. We look forward to meeting you! To unsubscribe visit http://mailman.ic.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/cinema-list <http://mailman.ic.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/cinema-list>