What's new in Odeon's this week : Thursday 23rd July 2020.

With parts of the world re-entering lockdown, social distancing measures and self isolation due to a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic taking an ever increasing hold over everything we hold dear, it is no wonder that many of the major movie production studios have once again had to reassess the release dates of its major films. Below, are just four major tent pole films that in recent weeks have seen their previously published release dates pushed back :
* 'TENET' - Directed, Co-Produced and Written by Christopher Nolan, this highly anticipated film stars John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Debicki and Clemence Poesy. Originally slated for a July 17th release, this was pushed back by Warner Bros. to August 12th and has subsequently been pushed back further to sometime in 2021, with a confirmed date yet to be announced.





* 'NO TIME TO DIE' - the 25th film in the James Bond franchise and Daniel Craig's fifth and final outing as our titular British Secret Agent. Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and starring Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Ralph Fiennes, Christoph Waltz, Ana de Armas and Rory Kinnear, this film was originally scheduled for a April 2nd release which was pushed back until November 20th with Warner Bros. having now pulled that date and considering a Summer 2021 release, with a firm date yet to be advised.
* 'THE CONJURING : THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT' - Directed by Michael Chaves and starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson reprising their roles as the paranormal investigators Lorraine and Ed Warren, this is the third instalment in 'The Conjuring' franchise and the eighth film overall in the Conjuring Universe. Initially due for a release on September 11th, this film has been pushed back by Universal and MGM Studios to June 4th 2021.





* 'WONDER WOMAN 1984' - Directed, Co-Produced, written for the screen and based on a story by Patty Jenkins this sequel to 2017's 'Wonder Woman' and the ninth film in the DCEU, this film sees Gal Gadot reprise her role as Diana Prince aka 'Wonder Woman' with Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright and Connie Nielsen. Originally due a cinematic release on March 24th, this was postposed to August 14th and has now been pushed back further to October 2nd this year.

This week there is just one new release film coming to your local Odeon to tease you out on a cold mid-Winter evening, and we have an Aussie coming of age comedy drama about a school age teenage girl falling for a 23 year old seemingly no-hoper smalltime drug dealer, and the voyage of discovery this leads the pair on, together with their parents and those around them.

Whatever your taste in big screen film entertainment is this week - be it the single latest release new movie as Previewed below, or those doing the rounds currently on general release or as Reviewed and Previewed in previous Blog Posts here at Odeon Online, you are most welcome to share your movie going thoughts, opinions and observations by leaving your relevant, succinct and appropriate views in the Comments section below this or any other Post. We'd love to hear from you, and in the meantime, enjoy your big screen Odeon outing during the week ahead.

'BABY TEETH' (Rated M) - is an Australian coming of age comedy drama offering Directed by Aussie Shannon Murphy in her film making debut after Directing a number of short films and television series episodes on the likes of 'Love Child', 'Offspring', 'Rake' and 'Killing Eve'. This film saw its World Premier Screening at the Venice International Film Festival back in September last year where it was in competition for the Golden Lion, and it also screened at the London Film Festival shortly thereafter. Released in the US in mid-June, and this week in Australia, the film has generated positive critical acclaim so far. 

When seriously ill teenager Milla Finlay (Eliza Scanlen) falls head over heels in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses (Toby Wallace), it's her parents' worst nightmare come home to roost. As Milla's first foray with love renews her spirit to live life to the full, things start to get messy and long established lessons get swept under the carpet. Milla however, soon demonstrates to everyone in her circle of influence - her mother Anna and father Henry (Essie Davis and Ben Mendelsohn respectively), Moses, a sensitive music teacher, a developing child violinist, and a charmingly honest pregnant neighbour - how to live life like there's no tomorrow. What could have resulted in tragedy for the Finlay's instead leads to a sense of release and being at ease in the wondrous chaos that is life.

With just one new release film this week to tempt you out to your local Odeon, remember to share your movie going thoughts with your other like minded cinephile friends afterwards here at Odeon Online. In the meantime, I'll see you sometime somewhere in the week ahead, at your local Odeon.

-Steve, at Odeon Online-