FUTURE FILMS: DECEMBER 2009
Here's a teaser of movies you can look forward to, if you are travelling with Virgin Atlantic during December 2009.
ALIENS IN THE ATTIC

Cert: PG, Family, 89 mins
Stars: Kevin Nealon, Robert Hoffman, Doris Roberts
Director: John Schultz
Centre stage in this family adventure are a group of kids that discover their family's holiday home is the target for an advance party of a major alien invasion that they must repel - without alerting the adults.
BANDSLAM

Cert: PG, Comedy, 111 mins
Stars: Lisa Kudrow, Gaelan Connell, Vanessa Hudgens
Director: Todd Graff
This uplifting comedy concerns shy new-boy-in-town, Will, who's asked to manage a band by lead singer Charlotte. Under Will's tutelage the group turns out to have real potential. Lots of fun, and the music is great too.
DISTRICT 9

Cert: 15, Sci-Fi, 112 mins
Stars: Sharlto Copley , David James, Jason Cope
Director: Neill Blomkamp
English subtitles and Chinese subtitles
This is that rarest of things, an action movie with brains. The plot involves an alien refugee camp where a human is infected with alien DNA and may now hold the key to the new species' advanced weaponry.
FUNNY PEOPLE

Cert: 15, Comedy, 146 mins
Stars: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann
Director: Judd Apatow
Eng/Jpn dual language
Judd Apatow's latest stars Adam Sandler, who gives a career-best turn as a comedian suffering from a rare blood disorder - who then begins to re-evaluate his life and his relationships. Rich, funny and absorbing, it is not to be missed.
G-FORCE

Cert: PG, Family, 88 mins
Voices of: Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi, Penelope Cruz
Director: Hoyt Yeatman
Specially trained superspy guinea pigs (yes, you did read that correctly) are at the centre of this Disney children's adventure. The team are armed with the latest high-tech equipment and sent to defeat an evil billionaire, who plans to taking over the world with household appliances.
THE GOODS: LIVE HARD, SELL HARD

Cert: 15, Comedy, 89 mins
Stars: Jeremy Piven, James Brolin, Ving Rhames
Director: Neal Brennan
Unusual, satirical black comedy about a fast talking ruthless salesman (Piven - superb), who is called in to save an ailing car business and turn things around over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
THE HOVERING BLADE

Cert: 15, Drama, 112 mins
Stars: Akira Terao, Yutaka Takenouchi, Hatsunori Hasegawa
Director: Shoichi Mashiko
Japanese with English subtitles
A polished, edgy police drama, screened at this year's Montreal Film Festival, about two rapists who are protected by Japan's Juvenile Law and the grieving father of a murdered teen who is determined to get justice, no matter what the cost.
LOVE AAJ KAL

Cert: 12, Drama, 123 mins
Stars: Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Rishi Kapoor
Director: Imtiaz Ali
Hindi with English subtitles
Epic story of a love affair involving Jai and Meera, who think of themselves as being so modern that they can go on a break. However, 'love' has very different plans for this particular couple.
POST GRAD

Cert: 12, Comedy, 88 mins
Stars: Alexis Bledel, Jane Lynch, Michael Keaton
Director: Vicky Jenson
Charming indie comedy about a college graduate who is forced to move back home to live with her eccentric family while she finds a job. How eccentric are her family? Put it this way, one of them is played by Michael Keaton.
PUBLIC ENEMIES

Cert: 15, Thriller, 140 mins
Stars: Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Christian Bale
Director: Michael Mann
Eng/Jpn dual language, English with Chinese subtitles
Director Michael Mann has crafted an intelligent gangster movie as FBI man Bale goes up against the notorious Dillinger (Depp) in an exquisitely rendered period setting. As you'd expect from the man behind Heat, character moments are interspersed with dazzling action sequences.
SHORTS

Cert: PG, Family, 89 mins
Stars: Jimmy Bennett, Jake Short, Kat Dennings
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Family adventure about a 'Rainbow Rock' that falls from the sky, granting wishes to those around it. Soon, the community of Black Fall is awash with giant boogers and tiny aliens. Weird, wonderful and excellent fun throughout.
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