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ARTS&LEISURE
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Here’s our pick of this month’s
happenings on the big screen and
the small screen
Left Behind
This apocalyptic thriller centres on a small group
of survivors who are left behind after millions of
people suddenly vanish and the world is plunged
into chaos and destruction. Ray Steele (Nicholas
Cage), the pilot of a jumbo jet, must calm his
hysterical passengers and land his damaged
plane, all the while wondering whether or not his
daughter and wife (Lea Thompson) are safe. Opens
2 October at Cathay Cineplexes.
Good People
This thriller follows Tom (James Franco) and Anna
(Kate Hudson), who, after falling into severe debt,
discover that their murdered neighbour has left
behind a stash of cash – $400,000 worth – and
decide to take the money to pay off their debts.
However, they soon find themselves the target of
a deadly enemy, and that’s when very bad things
start happening to good people. Opens 9 October
at Cathay Cineplexes.
The Best of Me
Based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks,
The Best of Me
tells the story of Dawson (James Marsden) and Amanda (Michelle
Monaghan), former high school sweethearts who are reunited after
20 years apart, when they return to their small town for the funeral
of a beloved friend. Their bittersweet reunion reignites their love, but
the very forces that initially drove them apart pose even more serious
threats than before. Opens 6 November at Golden Village cinemas.
The Good Lie
Based on the true story of the “Lost Boys of Sudan” – the 26,000
young men who fled to refugee camps during the Second Sudanese
Civil War (1983 to 2005) – this drama stars Reese Witherspoon as
Carrie, a no-nonsense woman who agrees to open her home to four
Sudanese refugees and help them start over in the United States.
The film, which is already getting some Oscar buzz, recalls the largest
resettlement of its kind in American history, when, in 2001, the US
resettled close to 4,000 “lost boys” in America. Opens 23 October
at Cathay Cineplexes.
The Judge
Starring Robert Downey Jr andOscar winner Robert
Duvall, this drama tells the story of Hank Palmer, a
big city lawyer who returns to his childhood home,
where his estranged father – the town’s judge – is
suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the
truth and, along the way, reconnects with the family
he walked away from years before. The all-star cast
also features Vera Farmiga, Oscar winners Billy
Bob Thornton and Melissa Leo, and
Gossip Girl
’s
LeightonMeester, among others. Opens 16October
at Golden Village cinemas.
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