Take your pick of any of these movies, and the whole raft of others that will roll out as 2015 progresses - this year, see as many as you can!
January 1st : 'THE IMITATION GAME' - Benedict Cumberbatch never better in this WWII Enigma Code breaking drama of Alan Turing who led the team that helped save the lives of millions and bring the war to a premature end. Already reviewed and awarded five claps by this Blog. Oscar worthy stuff!
January 15th : 'BIRDMAN' - Michael Keaton in a career best as the retired film Superhero trying to reignite his former fame and fortune through a Broadway play. Directed by Alejandro Inarritu and starring Edward Norton, Emma Stone and Naomi Watts this is already gaining all the buzz as one of the best movies in a very long time featuring outstanding performances, a great story and some nifty camerawork. Oscar worthy stuff also!
January 22nd : 'AMERICAN SNIPER' - Clint Eastwood Directs Bradley Cooper in this true story of crack shot US Army sniper Chris Kyle and his four tours of duty in Iraq in which he had 160 confirmed kills, and, the impact this has on his life and those close to him. Oscar worthy stuff too!
January 29th : 'FOXCATCHER' - starring Steve Carell playing it straight with Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo this is a story of Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz and his brother David hired by billionaire businessman John du Pont (Carell) to lead his own wrestling team to success whilst training from his adapted farm - the 'Foxcatcher Estate' of the title in readiness for the 1988 Seoul Olympics . . . but this comes at a price to all involved! Oscar worthy stuff again!
January 29th : 'THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING' - Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking from his days studying for his Doctorate at Cambridge through his diagnosis with MND, his marriage to Jane Wilde (his first wife) and his life beyond all expectations confined to a wheelchair but nonetheless still sharp, brilliant and engaging. Oscar worthy stuff once more!
February 12th : 'FIFTY SHADES OF GREY' - this hugely successful best selling book (70 million copies sold) makes it to the big screen and is likely to do well because of it, and it's erotic content which has been toned down to get it to the screen. Starring Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele.
February 19th : 'JUPITER ASCENDING' - the Wachowski's are back in full Sci-Fi mode after their earlier mega-successful 'Matrix' franchise with a down at heel human chick Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) set to inherit the Cosmos with the help of intergalactic man hunter Caine (Channing Tatum) - but needless to say it won't be as simple as it sounds as other interplanetary bad guys have their own designs on what should be going down when the time comes. Also starring Eddie Redmayne, and Sean Bean.
March 19th : 'INSURGENT' - the second outing in this series rolling hot on the heels of last years 'Divergent', sees the same characters reunited as Tris (Shailene Woodley) is on the run with Four (Theo James) trying to find her now divided comrades and the reasons behind the death of her parents, their own history and what they were protecting.
March 19th : 'IN THE HEART OF THE SEA' - Ron Howard Directs Chris Hemsworth in this true story of the incidents that inspired the classic story 'Moby Dick'. Set in 1820 the 'Essex' whaling ship was pressed by a whale of such huge and revengeful proportions that it pushed the crew to their absolute limited as they struggle to survive out at sea for 90 days. Brendon Gleeson, Cillian Murphy and Ben Wishaw also star.
April 23rd : 'THE AVENGERS : AGE OF ULTRON' - the first of several films from the Marvel stable this year ('Ant Man' out on July 17th and 'The Fantastic Four' out on August 7th) and you know this is just going to be massive! Writer/Director Joss Whedon is back reuniting Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Nick Fury against intelligent robot Ultron (James Spader) who is hell bent on world domination, and more thank likely, beyond! It's going to be epic in every sense!
May 14th : 'MAD MAX : FURY ROAD' - the fourth instalment in this franchise helmed by George Miller and shot in Namibia has taken a very long time to get to the big screen after several earlier failed attempts. Tom Hardy is Max Rockatansky starring with Charlize Theron as Furiosa, and following the events of 'Beyond Thunderdome' sees the last vestiges of the human race fighting it out with each other over the necessities of life in a parched desert landscape.
May 21st : 'TOMORROWLAND' - based on another Disney theme park attraction (think 'Pirates of the Carribbean') this futuristic Sci-Fi offering is Directed by Brad Bird and stars Britt Robertson as Casey Newton, a gifted teenager thrown together with George Clooney as Frank Walker an ageing cantankerous inventor as they embark on a journey to locate a place in time and space that only exists in their memory . . . or so they think, and, what will the consequences be when and if they get there?
June 12th : 'JURASSIC WORLD' - twenty or so years have past since 'Jursassic Park' went haywire and all manner of ancient beasts were let loose on an unsuspecting world. Now 'Jurassic World' is updated, renewed and ready to throw open it's gates as John Hammond had originally intended in the initial film(s). Directed by Colin Trevorrow with Chris Pratt in the lead role as a staffer researching a Velociraptor whilst at the same time those pesky scientists have created a new kind of dinosaur in the lab . . . it's not gonna end well methinks for the staffers, the tourists, the owners and probably this poor little dinosaurs!
July 1st : 'TERMINATOR : GENISYS' - just to see Arnie utter those immortal words 'I'll be back!' will be worth the price of a ticket alone. This is the fifth film in the franchise and this reboot is the first of a planned trilogy. Arnie is back doing what he does best and we are back to those characters we know from before - Sarah Connor, John Connor, Kyle Reece, the T-800 and T-1000 and, The Terminator. The shorts are reminiscent of T2, and this has to be another must see for your film diary.
August 13th : 'THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E' - Guy Ritchie Directs this retelling of the classic 60's TV spy series, set also in the 60's with the backdrop of the Cold War and two opposing sides having to join forces against an evil enemy playing with nuclear weapons and technology. Starring Hugh Grant as Waverly, Henry Cavill as Napoleon Solo and Armie Hammer as Ilya Kuryakin we know that Ritchie has the pedigree from the recent 'Sherlock Holmes' movies to deliver.
November 19th : 'THE HUNGER GAMES : MOCKINGJAY Part 2' - after a lacklustre Part 1 (for me anyway) this had better pull out all the stops and deliver us a grand finale that is a fitting closure to what has gone before. You know the story, you know what is coming and you know what is needed - let's hope we are not disappointed!
November 19th : 'SPECTRE' (aka Bond 24) - Bond, James Bond is back! After the hugely successful 'Skyfall' Daniel Craig is back as our titular MI6 spy hero with Director Sam Mendes and Ralph Fiennes as 'M', Ben Wishaw as 'Q' and Christophe Waltz as enemy #1 Oberhauser. Bond is tracking down the sinister 'Spectre' organisation from his past that potentially could destroy everything he has fought to protect. Any sign of Blofeld, and his cat, anyone?
December 17th : 'STAR WARS : THE FORCE AWAKENS' - if you haven't seen the recently released trailer for this then you have been caught napping methinks! J.J. Abrams is on Director duty for Episode VII that sees us 35 years into the future after 'Return of the Jedi' with many of that former cast reunited with new players for this next instalment. You can expect C3PO, R2D2, the Millennium Falcon, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Chewbacca and heaps of new great stuff! Roll the opening credits!
December 26th : 'MISSION : IMPOSSIBLE 5' - plot details at this point are just about non existent! What we do know is that filming is currently drawing to a close having begun in Vienna about four months ago and this next instalment is Directed by Christopher McQuarrie and stars once again Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, Jeremy Renner as William Brandt, Ving Rhames as Luther Stickel, Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn with Alec Baldwin heading up the CIA this time around. Light that touch paper!
Wow - that's a big year, and there is so much more to look out for too including - 'Unbroken', 'Poltergeist'(remake), Point Break'(remake), 'The Gambler'(remake), 'The Gunman', 'Black Sea', 'Black Mass', 'The Kingsmen', 'Ted 2', 'The Riot Club', 'The Second Best Marigold Hotel', 'Ex Machina', 'Chappie', 'Pan', 'Cinderella', 'Mordecai' and 'The Martian' plus a host of animated features too amongst others.
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Enjoy your movies, and, see as many as you can in 2015.
-Steve, at Odeon Online-
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