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June15
ON THE
SCREEN
ARTS&LEISURE
Here’sour pickof thismonth’shappenings
on the big screen and the small screen.
DARK PLACES
Twenty-five years after the
brutal massacre of her family,
Libby (Charlize Theron) is
forced by a secret society
obsessed with solving
no to r i ous mu rde r s to
confront the events of that
horrific day, only to learn
that her past may not be
what it seems. Based on the
popular drama-mystery novel
by
Gone Girl
author, Gillian
Flynn,
Dark Places
also
stars Chloë Grace Moretz,
Nicholas Hoult and Christina
Hendricks. Opens 18 June at
Cathay Cineplexes.
BIG SCREEN
BARELY LETHAL
A teenage special operations agent (Hailee Steinfeld) coveting
a “normal” adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as
an exchange student in a suburban American high school,
only to learn that surviving the treacherous waters of high
school is more challenging than international espionage any
day. This action comedy also features Jessica Alba, Samuel
L. Jackson and
Game of Thrones
’ Sophie Turner. Opens 18
June at Golden Village cinemas.
LOVE AND MERCY
T h i s b i o g r a p h i c a l
drama follows the life of
reclusive Beach Boys
songwriter and musician
Brian Wilson – played
by both Paul Dano and
John Cusack – from his
successes with highly
influential orchestral
pop albums to his
nervous breakdown and
subsequent encounter
w i t h c o n t r o v e r s i a l
therapist Dr Eugene
Landy (Paul Giamatti)
and his relationship
with his second wife,
Me l i nda ( E l i zabet h
Banks). Opens 11 June
at Cathay Cineplexes.