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The Water Diviner (2014)

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Russell Crowe makes his feature film directorial debut and stars as an Australian man who travels to Turkey to fulfill the promise made to his dead wife of finding their three sons who were lost in the disastrous Battle of Gallipoli during the first World War.

Directed by and starring Russell Crowe, Jai Courtney and Olga Kurylenko among others.

Genre: Drama, War

 

 

 

Furious 7 (2015)

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The latest installment of the “Fast & Furious” franchise skids onto our screens in April, this time Toretto (Vin Diesel) must protect his “family” from a revenge-seeking arch criminal in an another outrageous action stunt-reel of a film, also featuring Jason Statham as the baddie and featuring the final appearance from the late Paul Walker.

Directed by James Wan and starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Jason Statham among others.

Genre: Action, Crime

 

 

 

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015)

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A film adaptation of the real 1983 kidnapping of Dutch CEO and heir to the Heineken beer company Freddy Heineken, a well planned Amsterdam operation which resulted in the largest ever private ransom paid but which was ultimately a 20 million dollar failure.

Directed by Daniel Alfredson and starring Anthony Hopkins, Sam Worthington and Jim Sturgess among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama

 

 

 

10th

John Wick (2014)

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Keanu Reeves stars as a retired assassin forced back into action by dangerous gangsters who push him too far in this all-action thriller from legendary stuntman and former Reeves stunt-double turned director Chad Stahelski.

Directed by Chad Stahelski and starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist and Willem Dafoe among others.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

 

 

 

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)

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A sequel to the surprise comedy hit of 2010 featuring the most ludicrous time-travel premise ever, this time the boys end up in the future while trying to alter the past where (or when) they must alter events to save their present.

Directed by Steve Pink and starring Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Adam Scott among others.

Genre: Comedy

 

 

 

Good Kill (2015)

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In what is perhaps the first film about the moral implications of drone warfare, Ethan Hawke stars as a former aircraft pilot recruited as a military drone operator who starts to question the ethics of his actions and of killing at a comfortable distance.

Directed by Steve Pink and starring  Ethan Hawke, January Jones and Bruce Greenwood among others.

Genre: Drama, Thriller, War

 

 

 

17th

Child 44 (2015)

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A detective drama/thriller set in the Soviet Union during Stalin’s iron-fisted rule and featuring a strong ensemble cast, Child 44 follows a disgraced intelligence agent tasked with solving the mystery of a series of child murders, only to find the answer may lie in a dangerously inconvenient place.

Directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman and Noomi Rapace among others.

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

 

 

 

A Little Chaos (2015)

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In 17th Century France, a male-dominated aristocratic world at the court of Versailles, a woman of no position is granted the rare distinction of landscaping the extensive gardens while navigating the treacherous waters of life at the court of Louis XIV, a task made all the more difficult when unexpected love gets in the way.

Directed by Alan Rickman and starring Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman and Matthias Schoenaerts among others.

Genre: Drama, Romance

 

 

 

23rd

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

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The sequel to the smash-hit Marvel blockbuster “The Avengers” comes to our screens with the return of Tony Stark et al, this time the saviors of the planet must stop sinister super-android Ultron from destroying the hard-fought peace for humanity.

Directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Samuel L. Jackson among others.

Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure

 

 

 

24th

Lost River (2015)

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Ryan Gosling debuts as writer/director in a gritty dystopian fantasy about a mother’s underworld descent while her son seeks to escape their dark town to a mysterious and lost underwater one.

Directed by Ryan Gosling and starring  Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan and Matt Smith among others.

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

 

 

Please look out for updates on our calendar for releases due throughout 2015, please also comment as well as like and let us know what you’re looking forward to seeing this year.