4 new releases to tickle your taste buds this week... "Before The Devil Knows You're Dead", "Shrooms", "Wind Chill" and "Charlie Wilson's War". Enjoy!
Noir-ish crime-thriller from acclaimed director Sidney Lumet, about two money-hungry brothers who plan to rob their parents' business. When debt starts snapping at the heels of broker Andy Hanson (Phillip Seymour Hoffman), he comes up with a plan to solve his problems. Roping in his initially sceptical brother Hank (Ethan Hawke) with claims that 'nobody gets hurt, everybody wins', the pair target their parents' jewellery store, which they both know inside out. Events, however, take a turn for the worse when the would-be robbers meet with some unexpected resistance, setting in motion a chain of events that change the family's future forever.1 copy in store 1st May 2008!
Slasher horror down in the woods, as three couples try some magic mushrooms - then wish they hadn't. When five American students arrive in Ireland to go camping with their old college friend Jake (Jack Huston), they decide to try out the local magic mushrooms, apparently the best in the world. But after they start tripping, reality and imagination begins to blur, as Jack tells stories of mutilated bodies and unsolved murders. Soon, members of the group start to go missing, and panic sets in when they begin to think something, or someone, is stalking them. But is it all just a case of bad trip paranoia, or is there really a crazed madman in their neck of the woods?2 copies in store 1st May 2008!
Psychological horror. During Christmas break, a young college student (Emily Blunt) who has just broken up with her boyfriend is seeking a lift home for the holidays. Upon checking the student 'ride board' she sees that there is a boy (Ashton Holmes) offering a ride in her direction and she decides to take it. Racing to beat a severe winter storm, the two young travellers take a shortcut down a remote country road, only to find themselves forced into a snow bank by a mysterious oncoming vehicle that seems to be playing a game of chicken. Over the long, cold night that ensues, an intense relationship develops between the pair as they slowly realise that there is more to fear than just freezing to death...
1 copy in store 1st May 2008!
Oscar nominated drama starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Based on the book by George Crile, the movie tells the true story of how one congressman who loved a good time, one Houston socialite who loved a good cause and one renegade CIA agent who loved a good fight conspired to bring about the largest covert operation in history. In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson (Hanks) is a womanising US congressional representative from Texas. With the help of maverick CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos (Hoffman), Wilson dedicates his political efforts to supply the Afghan mujahideen with the weapons and support required to defeat the Soviet Union. However, Charlie eventually learns that military victory can only be achieved at a great price.
2 copies in store 1st May 2008!
