Film Diary 2008
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- DirectorMarc ForsterStarsKhalid AbdallaAhmad Khan MahmoodzadaAtossa LeoniAfter spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.CINEMA: Empire 2
LOCATION: Newcastle upon Tyne
RATING: 7
DATE: 11 January - DirectorKevin LimaStarsAmy AdamsSusan SarandonJames MarsdenA young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.CINEMA: Empire 9
LOCATION: Newcastle upon Tyne
RATING: 6+
DATE: 18 January - DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterAlan RickmanThe legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.CINEMA: Empire 1
LOCATION: Newcastle upon Tyne
RATING: 7
DATE: 4 February - DirectorJason ReitmanStarsElliot PageMichael CeraJennifer GarnerFaced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.CINEMA: Empire 7
LOCATION: Newcastle upon Tyne
RATING: 6
DATE: 8 February - DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsDaniel Day-LewisPaul DanoCiarán HindsA story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.CINEMA: Empire 12
LOCATION: Newcastle upon Tyne
RATING: 7-
DATE: 15 February - DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsJean-Louis TrintignantStefania SandrelliGastone MoschinA weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.CINEMA: NFT 1
LOCATION: London
RATING: 6-
DATE: 7 March - DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsNicole KidmanJennifer Jason LeighFlora CrossMargot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is marrying less-than-impressive Malcolm.CINEMA: Cineworld 5, Shaftesbury Avenue
LOCATION: London
RATING: 4
DATE: 9 March - DirectorJulian SchnabelStarsMathieu AmalricEmmanuelle SeignerMarie-Josée CrozeThe true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.CINEMA: Odeon 3, Covent Garden
LOCATION: London
RATING: 7+
DATE: 10 March - DirectorJustin ChadwickStarsNatalie PortmanScarlett JohanssonEric BanaTwo sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.CINEMA: Odeon 3, Metro Centre
LOCATION: Gateshead
RATING: 7
DATE: 14 March - DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsBelén RuedaFernando CayoRoger PríncepA woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.CINEMA: Empire 11
LOCATION: Newcastle upon Tyne
RATING: 7
DATE: 4 April - DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsColin FarrellBrendan GleesonCiarán HindsAfter a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.CINEMA: Empire 4
LOCATION: Newcastle upon Tyne
RATING: 7
DATE: 18 April - DirectorCraig GillespieStarsRyan GoslingEmily MortimerPaul SchneiderA delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.CINEMA: Cineworld 5, Shaftesbury Avenue
LOCATION: London
RATING: 7
DATE: 28 April - DirectorDany BoonStarsKad MeradDany BoonZoé FélixA French public servant from Provence is banished to the far North. Strongly prejudiced against this cold and inhospitable place, he leaves his family behind to relocate temporarily there, with the firm intent to quickly come back.CINEMA: Empire 2, Leicester Square
LOCATION: London
RATING: 7
DATE: 27 April - DirectorJon FavreauStarsRobert Downey Jr.Gwyneth PaltrowTerrence HowardAfter being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.CINEMA: Odeon 11, Metro Centre
LOCATION: Gateshead
RATING: 6-
DATE: 16 May - DirectorJohn SaylesStarsDanny GloverLisaGay HamiltonYaya DaCosta1950. Rural Alabama. Cotton harvest. It's a make-or-break weekend for the Honeydripper Lounge and its owner, piano player Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis. Deep in debt to the liquor man, the chicken man, and the landlord, Tyrone is desperate to lure the young cotton pickers and local Army base recruits into his juke joint, away from Touissant's, the rival joint across the way. His plan to hire a guitar legend goes awry and Tyrone is forced to take drastic action in a final scheme to save the club.CINEMA: Tyneside - Electra
LOCATION: Newcastle upon Tyne
RATING: 6
DATE: 17 May - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordCate BlanchettShia LaBeoufIndiana Jones becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.CINEMA: Empire 10
LOCATION: Newcastle upon Tyne
RATING: 6
DATE: 23 May - DirectorNadine LabakiStarsNadine LabakiJoanna MoukarzelGisèle AouadA romantic comedy centered on the daily lives of five Lebanese women living in Beirut.CINEMA: Odeon 1, Covent Garden
LOCATION: London
RATING: 6+
DATE: 1 June - DirectorLucía PuenzoStarsRicardo DarínValeria BertuccelliGermán PalaciosThe story of an intersex fifteen-year-old. She lives with her parents, who have to cope with the challenges of her medical condition.CINEMA: Odeon 3, Panton Street
LOCATION: London
RATING: 7
DATE: 2 June - DirectorSergei BodrovStarsTadanobu AsanoAmadu MamadakovKhulan ChuluunThe story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206.CINEMA: Tyneside - Roxy
LOCATION: Newcastle upon Tyne
RATING: 7
DATE: 17 June - DirectorJean-Paul SaloméStarsSophie MarceauJulie DepardieuMoritz BleibtreuLondon, 1944: SOE's section for French ops parachute 4 women into France, plus a woman there, to free an English geologist and kill SS colonel Heindrich.CINEMA: Phoenix
LOCATION: East Finchley, London
RATING: 6
DATE: 21 June - DirectorPierre SalvadoriStarsAudrey TautouGad ElmalehMarie-Christine AdamJean, a shy waiter who works at a high-end hotel, is mistaken for a young millionaire by the beautiful and intriguing fortune hunter Irene.CINEMA: Tyneside - Classic
LOCATION: Newcastle upon Tyne
RATING: 6-
DATE: 24 June - DirectorTom McCarthyStarsRichard JenkinsHaaz SleimanDanai GuriraA college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.CINEMA: Tyneside - Electra
LOCATION: Newcastle upon Tyne
RATING: 7+
DATE: 8 July - DirectorBen AffleckStarsMorgan FreemanEd HarrisCasey AffleckTwo Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.CINEMA: Tyneside - Electra
LOCATION: Newcastle upon Tyne
RATING: 7-
DATE: 25 July - DirectorJames MarshStarsPhilippe PetitJean François HeckelJean-Louis BlondeauA look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".CINEMA: Cineworld 2, Haymarket
LOCATION: London
RATING: 7+
DATE: 10 August - DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.CINEMA: Cineworld 7, Shaftesbury Avenue
LOCATION: London
RATING: 7+
DATE: 11 August