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72 Tenants of Prosperity
Director: Eric Tsang
Jacky Cheung, Anita Yuen, Raymond Lam, Bosco Wong, Cholam Wong, Stephy Tang, Charmaine Sheh, Linda Chung
Past and present survival of the common man in the big city, ups and downs, laughters and tears...
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Contains mild coarse language, violence, sexual reference and drug reference
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Alice in Wonderland
Director: Tim Burton
Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Michael Sheen, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Crispin Glover, Christopher Lee, Stephen Fry, Mia Wasikowska
The adventures of a young girl, Alice, who falls into a magical world full of strange characters and darkness behind every corner.
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Fantasy violence and scary scenes
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(3D) Alice in Wonderland
Director: Tim Burton
Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Michael Sheen, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Crispin Glover, Christopher Lee, Stephen Fry, Mia Wasikowska
The adventures of a young girl, Alice, who falls into a magical world full of strange characters and darkness behind every corner.
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Fantasy violence and scary scenes
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(3D) Avatar
Director: James Cameron
Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Wes Studi, Lola Herrera, Peter Mensah, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Laz Alonso, Michael Biehn, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Matt Gerald
AVATAR takes us to a spectacular new world beyond our imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery, as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization.
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Contains violence
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(B) 3 Idiots
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Madhavan, Boman Irani, Sharman Joshi
Two friends embark on a request for a lost buddy. On this journey they encounter a long forgotten bet, a wedding they must crash and a funeral that goes impossibly out of control.
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Contains mature themes
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(B) Antardhwani/Kanchivaram
This Bollywood Film Festival double feature contains the following films:
Antardhwani
Kanchivaram
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(B) Bunty Aur Babli
Director: Shaad Ali
Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee
Two mismatched characters go on a wild road trip in Uttar Pradesh and, while being dogged by a policeman, fall in love.
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(B) Chaturanga
Director: Suman Mukhopadhyay
Subrata Dutta, Rituparna Sengupta, Trina Nileena Banerjee
Chaturanga is the story of a love that is caught between conflicting worlds of ideas.
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(B) Dev D
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Abhay Deol, Mahie Gill, Kalki Koechlin, Dibyendu Bhattacharya
Dev who, after spurning the love of Paro due to a misunderstanding, turns to drugs and vodka for solace.
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(B) Dil Bole Hadippa
Director: Anurag Singh
Shahid Kapur, Rani Mukherjee, Anupam Kher, Dalip Tahil, Poonam Dhillon, Sherlyn Chopra, Rakhi Sawant, Tabu
A feisty cricket expert Punjabi girl enters the mens cricket team to play in the Cricket World Cup. However, she is in a predicament when she falls for her handsome cricket coach.
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(B) Dostana
Director: Tarun Mansukhani
Abhishek Bachchan , John Abraham, Bobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra
This is a story about two guys , a girl and an apartment. Sam and Kunal bump into each other while looking for an apartment to rent and coincidentally head towards the same apartment. However, they are both thrown out because the owner wants to rent the apartment to girls only since her niece stays in that apartment alone.
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Mild sexual references and infrequent coarse language
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(B) Ghajini
Director: A.R. Murugadoss
Aamir Khan, Asin, Pradeep Singh Rawat
Mumbai-based wealthy Sanjay Singhania is the Chair of Air Voice, lives now as a semi-crazed recluse in Odyssey Apartments in Hiranandani Complex.
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(B) Ladies Special/Harichandrachi Factory
This Bollywood Film Festival double feature contains the following films:
Ladies Special
Harichandrachi
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(B) Luck by Chance
Director: Zoya Akhtar
Konkona Sen Sharma, Farhan Akhtar
A struggling actor comes from Delhi to Bombay and enters the Hindi film industry.
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(B) New York
Director: Kabir Khan
Neil Nitin Mukesh, Katrina Kaif, Irrfan Khan, Mirza Ali Quli, Dustin Kerns
Three friends ready to face the world... and then the world changed.
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(B) Paa
Director: R. Balki
Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan
A politician's relationship with his unusually developed son - the child suffers from a disease that causes him to age rapidly, rendering him an old man.
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(B) SF Program 3/Harichandrachi Factory
This Bollywood Film Festival double feature contains the following films:
Short Film Program 3
Harichandrachi Factory
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(B) Shob Choritro Kalponik
Director: Rituparno Ghosh
Bipasha Basu, Prasenjit Chatterjee, Paoli Dam, Jishu Sengupta, Sohag Sen
Indraneel's sudden death averts a possible divorce, and takes Radhika on a fantastic inward journey of discovery of her own roots through the language of poetry, and lost love.
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Ben 10 In Charms Way: The Trade Off
See Ben 10 as you have never seen him before, on the Big Screen at Hoyts.
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Mild animated violence
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Blind Side, The
Director: John Lee Hancock
Sandra Bullock, Kathy Bates, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Lily Collins, Ray McKinnon
The remarkable true story of Michael Oher, a homeless youngster from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do family who help him fulfill his potential.
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Contains mild coarse language, infrequent violence and drug reference
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Bounty Hunter, The
Director: Sarah Thorp
Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, Jason Sudeikis, Dorian Missick, Joel Marsh Garland, Christine Baranski
A bounty hunter learns that his next target is his ex-wife.
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Sexual references, violence and coarse language
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Brothers
Director: Jim Sheridan
Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Ray Prewitt
A young man comforts his older brother's wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan.
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Mature themes, violence and coarse language
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Confessions of a Shopaholic
Director: P.J. Hogan
Isla Fischer, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, Hugh Dancy, Leslie Bibb, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Lithgow, Lynn Redgrave
A college grad lands a job as a financial journalist in New York City to support where she nurtures her shopping addiction and falls for a wealthy entrepreneur. Based on the novel "Confessions of a Shopaholic" by Sophie Kinsella.
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Mild coarse language
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Cop Out
Director: Kevin Smith
Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Seann William Scott, Adam Brody, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jason Lee
A pair of cops who track down a stolen baseball card, rescue a Mexican beauty and must deal with gangsters and laundered drug money.
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Strong sexual references and coarse language
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Crazy Heart
Director: Scott Cooper
Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall, Sarah Jane Morris
Bad Blake is a broken down, hard living country music singer who has had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times.
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Contains coarse language
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Date Night
Director: Shawn Levy
Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, James Franco, Kristen Wiig, Common, Ray Liotta, Mark Ruffalo, Leighton Meester
A regular old date night becomes much more than one couple expected.
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Sexual references and coarse language
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Dear John
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Henry Thomas, Scott Porter, Richard Jenkins
A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave.
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Violence and sex scene
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(OC) Dear John
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Henry Thomas, Scott Porter, Richard Jenkins
This film contains open captions for the hearing impaired.
A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave.
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Violence and sex scene
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From Paris With Love
Director: Pierre Morel
John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
A young embassy worker and an American secret agent cross paths while working on a high-risk mission in Paris.
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Strong violence and coarse language
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Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The
Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre
The 16-year old girl Harriet Vanger disappeared without a trace, on September 29th 1966. Nearly forty years later a journalist by the name of Mikael Blomqvist gets an unusual assignment. He is contacted by the industrial leader Henrik Vanger, who wants him to write the history of the Vanger family. The family chronicle is just a cover for the real assignment: to find out about what really happened to Harriet.
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Contains strong sexual violence, coarse language and sex scene
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Green Zone
Director: Paul Greengrass
Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan
A thriller about a pair of CIA agents on the trail of certain Weapons of Mass Destruction and a foreign correspondent following their mission. Inspired by Imperial Life in the Emerald City.
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Mature themes, violence and coarse language
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Hurt Locker, The
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse
When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat.
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Strong themes, violence and coarse language
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Invictus
Director: Clint Eastwood
Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Scott Eastwood
A look at life for Nelson Mandela after the fall of apartheid in South Africa during his first term as president when campaigned to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event as an opportunity to unite his countrymen.
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Infrequent coarse language
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Just Another Pandora's Box
Director: Jeffrey Lau
Athena Chu, Ronald Cheng, Gigi Leung, Betty Sun, Patrick Tam
Rose, a young fairy, travels to the modern day world in search of love and meets Yise, a young thief. Yise uncovers a magical treasure box that transports him back in time to China's Warring Kingdoms. Here, he is thrown into battle and falls for a beautiful Hun dancer named Aman. As the battle around him escalates, Yise must search his heart for his true feelings.
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Contains comedic violence and coarse language
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Law Abiding Citizen
Director: F. Gary Gray
Gerard Butler, Leslie Bibb, Jamie Foxx, Michael Gambon, Regina Hall
An everyday guy decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets his family's killers free. His target: The district attorney who orchestrated the deal.
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Strong violence and coarse language
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Men Who Stare at Goats
Director: Grant Heslov
George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Rebecca Mader, Terry Serpico
Two Strangers set off on a road trip, in war-torn Iraq, during which one recounts the story of his participation in the New Earth Army, a secret special forces US Military Team, trained to use paranormal powers during war. Based on the book of the same name by Jon Ronson.
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Contains drug use, violence, coarse language and brief nudity
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My Name Is Khan
Director: Karan Johan
Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Christopher B. Duncan, Tanay Chheda, Steffany Huckaby
Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, suffers from Asperger syndrome. The adult Rizwan marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who mistake his disability for "suspicious" behavior. Following his arrest, he meets Radha, a therapist who helps him deal with his situation and his affliction. Rizwan then begins a journey to meet US President Obama to clear his name.
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Contains mature themes & violence
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My One and Only
Director: Richard Loncraine
Renee Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, Logan Lerman, Chris Noth
Inspired by the childhood experiences of actor George Hamilton, this bittersweet period comedy tells the tale of a mother and her attempt to find a new father for her two young boys after catching her husband with another woman.
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Infrequent coarse language
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Director: Susanna White
Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maggie Smith, Rhys Ifans
Academy Award winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson returns in the role of the magical nanny who appears when she is wanted the least and needed the most.
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Nowhere Boy
Director: Sam Taylor Wood
Kristin Scott Thomas, Aaron Johnson, Thomas Sangster, Anne-Marie Duff
NOWHERE BOY, the debut feature of Sam Taylor-Wood, tells the never seen before story of John Lennons childhood.
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Coarse language, mature themes and sex scene
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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Director: Chris Columbus
Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman, Sean Bean, Kevin McKidd, Melina Kanakaredes, Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Catherine Keener, Rosario Dawson, Steve Coogan
A young boy discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods. Based on the book by Rick Riordan.
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Contains fantasy themes and violence
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Precious
Director: Lee Daniels
Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe, Paula Patton, MoNique, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz
In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen pregnant with her second child is invited to enrol in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.
Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and the Audience Award at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. Selected to screen in 'Un Certain Regard' at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
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Strong themes and coarse language
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Rebound, The
Director: Bart Freundlich
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha
In New York City, a single mom captivates her new neighbor, a much younger man.
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Sexual references, coarse language and drug references
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Remember Me
Director: Allen Coulter
Robert Pattinson, Pierce Brosnan, Emilie de Ravin, Chris Cooper, Lena Olin
A drama centered on two lovers whose newfound relationship is threatened as they try to cope with their respective family tragedies.
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Mature themes, violence, sex scene and coarse language
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September Issue
Director: R.J.Cutler
Anna Wintour
R.J. Cutler's documentary look inside the production of the fashion world's annual bible, the September issue of Vogue. Editor Anna Wintour, the legendary fashion sphinx burlesqued in The Devil Wears Prada, granted Cutler and his crew amazing access throughout what's nearly a nine-month process.
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Infrequent coarse language
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Shutter Island
Director: Martin Scorsese
Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams
Set in 1954 the film centres round an island in Boston's Outer Harbour that houses a federal institution for the criminally insane. Two U.S. marshals are dispatched to that facility to recapture a violent female escapee. They become stranded there as a major storm approaches and a series of dangerous mind games are being played on them.
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Strong themes and violence
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Single Man, A
Director: Tom Ford
Colin Firth (Easy Virtue, Love Actually), Julianne Moore (Blindness, Children of Men), Matthew Goode (Brideshead Revisited, Match Point), Ginnifer Goodwin (Walk The Line)
Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, A Single Man is the story of George Falconer, a 52 year old British college professor who is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long time partner, Jim.
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Contains mature themes
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Valentines Day
Director: Garry Marshall
Taylor Lautner, Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Garner, Emma Roberts, Taylor Swift, Topher Grace, Jamie Foxx, Patrick Dempsey, Queen Latifah, Eric Dane, Shirley MacLaine, George Lopez, Hector Elizondo
Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.
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Contains sexual references
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Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Director: Paul Weitz
Josh Hutcherson, Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Willem Dafoe, Ray Stevenson
The frightening tale of a boy who unknowingly breaks a 200 year old truce between two warring factions of vampires.
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Fantasy violence
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