MARCH MOVIES: G-M
A-F G-M N-S T-ZPlease note: Due to the different types of entertainment systems on offer, the movie line-up may vary to the one advertised. Aircraft flying out of Gatwick and Manchester aiports will show only a selection of the films on offer. Please check your seatback guide onboard for listings.
G.I. JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA

Cert: 12, Action, 118 mins
Stars: Dennis Quaid, Christopher Eccleston, Sienna Miller
Director: Stephen Sommers
English / Japanese dual language, English with Chinese subtitles
Park your brain and you will have a great time with this full on actioner from Mummy director Sommers, which sees the elite G.I. Joe team fighting corrupt arms dealers. It's big, it's brash and it's full of explosions. What's not to like?
GLORIOUS 39

Cert: 12, Period Thriller, 129 mins
Stars: Romola Garai, Bill Nighy, Christopher Lee
Director: Stephen Poliakoff
Set in pre-war 1939, the story revolves around Anne (Garai) who stumbles across secret recordings. Trying to uncover their origin, a tangled web of secrets is revealed and the stage set for a beautifully wrought thriller that will stay with you long after the credits have rolled.
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

Cert: 12, Adventure, 145 mins
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Director: David Yates
English with English subs, English / Japanese dual language, English with Chinese subtitles
Harry discovers an old, mysterious book and thus begins his latest adventure, in which he learns of Voldemort's dark past while also preparing for the final battle. One thing is for sure, Hogwarts will never be the same again.
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.
ICE AGE 3: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS

Cert: U, Family, 94 mins
Voices of: Ray Romano, John Leguziamo, Simon Pegg
Director: Charles Saldanha
English / Japanese dual language, English with Chinese subtitles
Chill out with all your favourites from the first two Ice Age instalments, who this time round find themselves with a problem when Sid decides to 'adopt' three eggs – then finds himself with an angry T Rex on his tail. Great fun, needless to say.
THE INFORMANT!

Cert: 15, Comedy, 109 mins
Stars: Matt Damon , Clancy Brown, Frank Welker
Director: Steven Soderbergh
English / Japanese dual language
English with Chinese subtitles
This thoroughly entertaining dark comedy features a wonder of a performance from Damon as a biochemist wrapped up in a plot involving price-fixing and industrial sabotage. If the premise sounds dry, believe us it's not - thanks to Damon, a lively, wry sensibility and the knowledge that the whole thing is based on real events.
INGLORIOUS BASTERDS

Cert: 18, War Drama, 153 mins
Stars: Brad Pitt, Christian Berkel, Christoph Waltz
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Tarantino's latest is set in WWII and built around the titular group of Jewish soldiers who operate behind enemy lines. Their paths cross that of a vengeful French woman during a daring plot to take out members of the Third Reich. The result is a big, bold, violent war movie that critics say is his best since Pulp Fiction.
THE INVENTION OF LYING

Cert: 12, Comedy, 100 mins
Stars: Ricky Gervais, Jonah Hill, Jennifer Garner
Director: Ricky Gervais & Matthew Robinson
English with Jpn dual language
Gervais is at his best as a man living in an alternate reality where lying is impossible. Until, that is, he develops the ability to fib - a talent that quickly spirals out of control. As you’d expect from the set-up, it’s a film strong on comedic set-pieces, but it leaves you with plenty to think about, too.
JENNIFER'S BODY

Cert: 15, Horror, 103 mins
Stars: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody
Director: Karyn Kusama
From the pen of Juno writer Diablo Cody comes this acclaimed horror/comedy, with Megan Fox magnificent as the Jennifer of the title. Possessed by a hungry demon, it's not long before she's having her high school suitors for dinner…
JULIE AND JULIA

Cert: 12, Comedy, 123 mins
Stars: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci
Director: Nora Ephron
English with Japanese dual language
Charming drama about two women separated by time, but connected by cookery. One is Julia Child (Streep), a real-life 1960s chef who inspired millions; the other is Julie Powell (Adams) who in the present day plans to try all of the recipes in Julia's book.
KAIJI

Cert: 12, Action, 129 mins
Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yuki Amami, Teruyuki Kagawa
Director: Toya Sato
Japanese with Eng subs
This live-action of the famous manga sees Kaiji moving to Tokyo in search of work, but failing miserably, then taking on a wager to board a mysterious 'gambling ship' - a journey from which nobody expects him to return.
KAIMENY

Cert: 15, Drama, 134 mins
Stars: Shahid Kapur, Priyanka Chopra, Amole Gupte
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Hindi with English subtitles
Identical twins find their separate lives collide when Charlie gets mixed up in a deadly get rich quick scheme and his twin Guddu realizes that the love of his life has unwittingly put a price on his head.
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.
ME AND ORSON WELLES

Cert: 12, Drama, 114 mins
Stars: Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay
Director: Richard Linklater
Period drama starring High School’s Musical’s Efron as a teen offered a part in Orson Welles legendary stage production of Julius Ceasar. Thus the scene is (quite literally) set for a hothouse atmosphere of extramarital affairs and sexual jealously, with Welles the ringmaster. Plenty of great performances and some lovely period detail make this an absolute joy.
MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS

Cert: 15, Comedy, 95 mins
Stars: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges
Director: Grant Heslov
McGregor plays a reporter on the trail of a big story in this satirical war comedy. When he meets Special Forces agent Cassady (Clooney) he becomes embroiled in a weird netherworld of psychic soldiers and paranormal experiments.
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