http://www.filmdates.co.uk UK Cinema Releases - This Week en-us rss@filmdates.co.uk phil@filmdates.co.uk http://www.filmdates.co.uk/images/header.png http://www.filmdates.co.uk/ 100 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/3602-2-days-in-new-york/ Release Date: Friday 18th May 2012. Marion has broken up with Jack (Two Days in Paris) and now lives in New York with their child. But when her family decides to come visit her, she's unaware that the different cultural background held by her new American boyfriend Mingus, her eccentric father, and her sister Rose who decided to bring her ex-boyfriend along for the trip, added to her upcoming photo exhibition, will make up for an explosive mix.]]> Movie Fri, 18 May 2012 20:19:03 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/ae5853680dc740d9e69c5299ff2d4fa5.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/3602-2-days-in-new-york/ 105 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4102-a-kiss-for-jed-wood/ Movie Fri, 18 May 2012 20:07:06 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4073-agadez-the-music-and-the-rebellion/ Release Date: Sunday 13th May 2012. Tuareg nomads have lived in the Sahara Desert for centuries, connecting North Africa and West Africa with their Camel Caravans. They are fiercely independent and have become famous for their rebellions, fighting to protect their freedom and culture. Omara Moctar, known as 'Bambino' is a young musician who has become a cult hero in Niger and represents a new generation of Tuareg. He is becoming known as one of the great guitar players of West Africa. After several years of exile, he has returned to his home town, Agadez, a remote center of Tuareg culture at the edge of the Sahara. With the Sultan's blessing, he recently had a concert outside the Grande Mosque to celebrate their culture and their transition to the modern world.]]> Movie Sat, 12 May 2012 20:02:27 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/fd400ac2a554b2e71558514294666ca6.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4073-agadez-the-music-and-the-rebellion/ 107 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/3979-cinema-jenin/ Movie Sun, 8 April 2012 20:05:44 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/3847-deadtime/ Release Date: Monday 14th May 2012. A Birmingham-based band are ordered by their unhappy record company to an old warehouse; the goal being to re-start their ailing careers with a kick-ass new promo video. Unfortunately the band and their entourage find themselves targets of a mysterious knife-wielding maniac, haunted by the voice of Satan, and out for revenge.]]> Movie Mon, 14 May 2012 22:39:16 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/2af5c1bed82bde5f8dcafd0dedbab2f0.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/3847-deadtime/ 98 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4103-department/ Release Date: Friday 18th May 2012. Alarmed at the unseen escalation in underworld criminal activities some top officials including the home secretary, the home minister and the director general of police decide to hold a secret meeting. They all take a decision to create a new unit which they unofficially refer to as 'The Department'.]]> Movie Fri, 18 May 2012 20:12:44 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/aceff0721afe0c3b6e390090ef88f1c4.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4103-department/ 202 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/1712-eu-cand-vreau-sa-fluier-fluier/ Release Date: Friday 18th May 2012. A teenager prisoner awaits his release when two weeks before that happens he's told that his mother is returned home. Meanwhile, he finds himself in love with a Sociology student, Ana, working in the penitentiary as an intern.]]> Movie Fri, 18 May 2012 20:19:21 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/e26ba1627d4d431dcb0461e15bc55103.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/1712-eu-cand-vreau-sa-fluier-fluier/ 105 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/1912-even-the-rain/ Release Date: Friday 18th May 2012. The story of Christopher Columbus.]]> Movie Sat, 19 May 2012 20:18:23 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/3c3e46b406eee041d8fd61dceab37d17.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/1912-even-the-rain/ 99 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4096-flooding-with-love-for-the-kid/ Movie Thu, 17 May 2012 19:54:58 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4091-greedy-lying-bastards/ Release Date: Friday 18th May 2012. What happens when an industry has too much power? "Greedy Lying Bastards" presents a searing indictment of the influence, deceit and corruption that defines the fossil fuel industry. From the Gulf Coast to the tiny nation of Tuvalu, from Nigeria and Uganda to Peru and Alaska, filmmaker and political activist Craig Rosebraugh documents the impact of an industry that has continually put profits before people, waged a campaign of lies designed to thwart measures to combat climate change, used its clout to minimize infringing regulations and undermined the political process in the U.S. and abroad. This in-depth investigation into the industry spanned five continents and nine countries. "Greedy Lying Bastards" is the disturbing and revealing portrait of what was uncovered on this journey, a tale of devastating consequences. By interweaving the stories of the victims of the Gulf oil spill and the global climate crisis with a look at the practices of fossil fuel companies and the climate change deniers they support, the film lays bare the industry's deliberate pattern of irresponsibility.]]> Movie Tue, 15 May 2012 19:50:58 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/45b8c4e2a8cad97b79f7163cc45c74c2.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4091-greedy-lying-bastards/ 94 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4026-happy/ Release Date: Friday 18th May 2012. Combining real life stories of people from around the world and powerful interviews with the leading scientists in happiness research.]]> Movie Sun, 13 May 2012 23:52:34 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/dea4d0ebb369698ab89c51481eae66ad.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4026-happy/ 105 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4092-in-transition-2-0/ Release Date: Friday 18th May 2012. In Transition 2.0 is an inspirational immersion in the Transition movement, gathering stories from around the world of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. You'll hear about communities printing their own money, growing food everywhere, localising their economies and setting up community power stations. It's an idea that has gone viral, a social experiment that is about responding to uncertain times with solutions and optimism. In a world that is awash with gloom, here is a story of hope, ingenuity and the power of growing vegetables in unexpected places.]]> Movie Tue, 15 May 2012 19:54:52 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/d740ab2817bb0cb5c0b81aa3d9b6399b.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4092-in-transition-2-0/ 102 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4086-juan/ Release Date: Thursday 17th May 2012. The successful artist and playboy Juan is a notorious seducer of women, through his ability to be just what a woman dreams of: Charming, charismatic, strong, sensitive, sexual. Driven by a restless urge to conquer new women, use them, and throw them away, he has hired his friend Leporello to help create a masterpiece: A filmed database of all the women whose dreams Juan has shattered. We follow Juan and Leporello through 24 compressed hours. Juan seduces the young upper-class girl Anna, but ends up accidentally killing her father, a powerful police commissioner. The two friends run away, but Juan's constant need to seduce new women keeps interrupting their flight. As the police gains in on them, Juan also steals the young bride Zerlina from her groom Masetto, and soon a feverish manhunt is on for Juan.]]> Movie Mon, 14 May 2012 19:58:10 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/fe4a412f86a04bc7faa6f901ae112f1b.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4086-juan/ 88 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4061-matthew-bourne-s-swan-lake/ Release Date: Tuesday 15th May 2012. The plot of the ballet revolves around a young crown prince, his distant mother, and his desire for freedom, represented by a beautiful swan. This scenario is an unofficial interpretation as Matthew Bourne does not believe in scenarios for his productions and prefers the audience to interpret the story for themselves.]]> Movie Sun, 6 May 2012 01:36:12 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/27a3c8964e90fb9932bb2dd2082d682f.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4061-matthew-bourne-s-swan-lake/ 106 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/3833-she-monkeys/ Release Date: Friday 18th May 2012. When Emma meets Cassandra, they initiate a relationship filled with physical and psychological challenges. Emma does whatever it takes to master the rules of the game. Lines are crossed and the stakes get higher and higher. Despite this, Emma can't resist the intoxicating feeling of total control.]]> Movie Fri, 18 May 2012 20:18:52 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/f7fd1747437445f20c58082f97f1f4b9.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/3833-she-monkeys/ 98 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4027-the-city-dark/ Release Date: Saturday 19th May 2012. THE CITY DARK chronicles the disappearance of darkness. When filmmaker Ian Cheney moves to New York City and discovers skies almost completely devoid of stars, a simple question - what do we lose, when we lost the night? - spawns a journey to America's brightest and darkest corners. Astronomers, cancer researchers, ecologists and philosophers provide glimpses of what is lost in the glare of city lights; blending a humorous, searching tone with poetic footage of the night sky, what unravels is an introduction to the science of the dark, and an exploration of the human relationship to the stars.]]> Movie Fri, 18 May 2012 20:18:48 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/10b928f2745a7a8980a864342376f8f9.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4027-the-city-dark/ 94 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/2316-the-dictator/ Release Date: Wednesday 16th May 2012. The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.]]> Movie Sun, 13 May 2012 22:48:58 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/bad76b0259324003a313d76ad8764445.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/2316-the-dictator/ 104 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/3713-the-life-and-death-of-colonel-blimp/ Release Date: Friday 18th May 2012. Portrays in warm-hearted detail the life and loves of one extraordinary man. We meet the imposingly rotund General Clive Wynne-Candy, a blustering old duffer who seems the epitome of stuffy, outmoded values. Traveling backwards 40 years we see a different man altogether: the young and dashing officer "Sugar" Candy. Through a series of relationships with three women and his lifelong friendship with a German officer, we see Candy's life unfold and come to understand how difficult it is for him to adapt his sense of military honor to modern notions of "total war.]]> Movie Fri, 18 May 2012 20:18:55 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/8d0c10312166cb451f205632d05c14fd.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/3713-the-life-and-death-of-colonel-blimp/ 93 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4008-the-man-with-the-jazz-guitar/ Release Date: Tuesday 15th May 2012. The delightful portrait of the multifaceted Ken Sykora: jazz musician, radio broadcaster and chef. Deeply inspired by Django Reinhardt, Ken's musical career was cut short by the second world war and then rock 'n' roll. He moved into broadcasting where he worked on more than 3000 programmes over 4 decades. At the peak of his popularity in the early 70s he suddenly and unexpectedly quit the BBC, moving his wife and young family from Suffolk to Scotland, to run a hotel, in 'the middle of nowhere'. With exclusive access to Ken's extensive archive, we present his life story for the first time and uncover rare recordings of his musical performances not heard for more than 50 years. Ken Sykora is a forgotten talent to discover.]]> Movie Sun, 20 May 2012 20:21:56 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/9fbb0ade6143720b44b3ffdabe5330c0.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4008-the-man-with-the-jazz-guitar/ 201 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/3777-the-raid/ Release Date: Friday 18th May 2012. Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the rundown apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the 6th floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission. Director Gareth Evans (Merantau) and rising martial arts star Iko Uwais reunite in this adrenaline-fueled action film.]]> Movie Fri, 18 May 2012 20:19:00 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/a1401cd3b1460f593d74b58df8bacd1a.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/3777-the-raid/ 94 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4019-the-reach-of-resonance/ Release Date: Saturday 19th May 2012. Miya Masaoka uses music to interact with plants and insects; Jon Rose turns fences into musical instruments with a violin bow in conflict zones ranging from the Australian outback to Israel; John Luther Adams translates geophysical phenomena in Alaska into music; and Bob Ostertag explores socio-political issues through processes as diverse as transcribing riots into string quartets, and creating live cinema with garbage. By contrasting the creative paths of these artists, and a connection between them by the world renowned Kronos Quartet, the film explores music not as a form of entertainment, career, or even self-expression, but as a tool to develop more deeply meaningful relationships with people and the complexities of the world they live in.]]> Movie Thu, 19 April 2012 20:04:34 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/8c3ac9d931db61cffa683abf62c50eae.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4019-the-reach-of-resonance/ 93 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/3512-the-source/ Release Date: Friday 18th May 2012. A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual favors if their men refuse to fetch water from a remote well.]]> Movie Fri, 18 May 2012 20:19:13 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/c05a90e28a499431091469baced2a702.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/3512-the-source/ 105 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4074-turbulence/ Release Date: Tuesday 15th May 2012. When a failing music venue staffed by fools looks set to close, manager Keith launches a last ditch Battle of the Bands competition. More by accident than by design, musical genius is unleashed by a rapping transvestite, some precocious indie rockers and a barmaid with a golden voice, who together save the world they love.]]> Movie Sat, 12 May 2012 20:04:08 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/41c155b8ebd7c9cf4ead14668af8697f.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4074-turbulence/ 98 140 http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4020-vinylmania-when-life-runs-at-33-revolutions-per-minute/ Release Date: Sunday 20th May 2012. My mother used to wake me up with a vinyl record. It's the first thing I remember about life. Many years have passed but vinyl records have never abandoned me. And you? Have you ever listened to a vinyl record? With its unique sound and crackling that gives you butterflies. Have you ever plunged into the colours of the sleeves artwork? Have you smelled it? Music captures a unique taste, seductive. In "Vinylmania" the director guides us through the grooves of an object that has never lost its soul. He investigates what makes it so legendary in a world dominated by liquid music: Simple nostalgia? Possession? The search for an idenitity? A cry against the fast food music? The digital river that has no heart or soul, just ones and zeros... From Tokyo to New York, London, Paris and Prague we meet a tribe of collectors, DJs, musicians and artists. We explore the stores where passion is transformed into fever and the factories that have resumed stamping millions of copies. Vinyl records are back.]]> Movie Sun, 13 May 2012 23:42:34 MST http://www.filmdates.co.uk/posters/88d635edaa966843389c7051863e9bb9.jpg http://www.filmdates.co.uk/films/4020-vinylmania-when-life-runs-at-33-revolutions-per-minute/ 106 140