Stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Jeffrey Tambor, Justin Bartha, Paul Giamatti

synopsis   Stu is getting married. Along with Doug, Phil, and his soon-to-be brother-in-law Teddy, he regretfully invites Alan to Thailand for the wedding. After a quiet night on the beach with a beer and toasting marshmallows by the camp fire, Stu, Alan and Phil wake up in a seedy apartment in Bangkok. Doug is back at the resort, but Teddy is missing, there's a monkey with a severed finger, Alan's head is shaved, Stu has a tattoo on his face, and they can't remember any of it. The wolf-pack retrace their steps through strip clubs, tattoo parlors and cocaine-dealing monkeys on the streets of Bangkok as they try and find Teddy before the wedding
Aust Box Office:   $     32.6M     Top 12 Posters
Distributor: WARNER       RELEASE DATE  30/11/2011      BRETT'S  RATING 1

Stars Jim Carrey, Angela Lansbury, Ophelia Lovibond
synopsis   Jim Carrey is Mr. Popper, in a family comedy about a driven businessman who is clueless when it comes to the important things in life – until he inherits six penguins. While Popper’s penguins turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland – and the rest of his life upside-down -- they teach him valuable lessons about families…human or otherwise. MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS is a contemporary update of the award-winning book.

Aust Box Office:  $  12.4M   Top 12 Poster
Distributor: FOX     RELEASE DATE  30/11/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 1

Stars  Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary
synopsis  It’s Christmas time for our favorite Ice Age herd and they are busily decorating for the Holiday season. Of course in his rush to help, Sid destroys Manny’s favorite Holiday decorations. Manny is so upset he convinces Sid that he is now on Santa’s naughty list. Sid, along with Crash, Eddie and Peaches, decide to take off towards the North Pole to plead their case to Santa. Along the way, Sid and his crew meet a very unusual reindeer, who has the ability to fly, Bounder. They are quick friends and Bounder offers to fly them up to the North Pole! Meanwhile Manny, Ellie and Diego, worrying over Peaches’ safety, race to the North Pole to find her. Back at the North Pole, Sid and his crew accidentally destroy Santa’s Workshop on Christmas Eve! It’s now up to our favorite Ice Age characters with their newfound friends to pull off a Christmas miracle by coming together, believing in themselves and restoring all that was lost in order to save Christmas!

 
Distributor: FOX     RELEASE DATE  30/11/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars   Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Mike Henry
synopsis  Stewie's favorite thing after his teddy bear, Rupert, is Christmas. So when he hears that Santa is making an appearance at the mall, he begs Brian to take him so that he can tell Santa in person what he wants for Christmas. Brian begrudgingly takes Stewie to the mall, only to get the brush-off from Santa. As a result, Stewie and Brian travel to the North Pole to find Santa and teach him a lesson in holiday cheer.

 
Distributor: FOX     RELEASE DATE  30/11/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale
synopsis   It's Christmas time at McKinley High and Finn tries to get everyone in the holiday spirit; Brittany needs no help because she still believes in Santa Claus. In other news, Sue scams the teacher's Secret Santa.

Distributor: FOX     RELEASE DATE  30/11/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal
synopsis  Two festive episodes of the popular animated comedy series from 'Family Guy' creator, Seth MacFarlane. In 'The Most Adequate Christmas Ever' Stan (voice of Seth MacFarlane) dies on Christmas Eve while trying to find the perfect Christmas tree, then has to plead with God for a second chance at life. In 'Rapture's Delight' Stan and Francine (Wendy Schaal) find themselves left behind after the Rapture, but are soon helping Jesus Christ (Will Forte) to overcome the Antichrist (Andy Samberg).

 
Distributor: FOX     RELEASE DATE  30/11/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor, Keisha Castle-Hughes,

synopsis  Based on the legendary true story of the charismatic kelpie who united a disparate local mining community in the 1970s and 80s, while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.WORD OF MOUTH FOR THIS TITLE GOT IT A LOT OF MONEY AT BOX OFFICE
Aust Box Office:   $     20.0M  Top 12 Poster
Distributor: ROADSHOW      RELEASE DATE   1/12/2011      BRETT'S  RATING 1

Stars  Jonathan LaPaglia, Melissa George, Sophie Okonedo,

synopsis  Premiering on ABC1, THE SLAP is a bold, provocative television drama series that forensically examines the mores and morality of contemporary middleclass life. Based on Christos Tsiolkas' bestselling and multi-award winning novel, this 8-part drama series traces the shattering repercussions of a single event upon a group of family and friends.
   
Distributor: ROADSHOW      RELEASE DATE   1/12/2011      BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Keeley Hawes, Ed Stoppard, Jean Marsh, Eileen Atkins, Claire Foy

synopsis   The return of one of the most loved television series, brought back to life with a fresh cast and sumptuous production values, lifting the curtain on a historical era and the secrets that seethe behind closed doors. It's 1936, and six years since parlourmaid Rose left the Bellamy home, fate brings her back, as housekeeper to its new owners: Sir Hallam and his wife Lady Agnes, and his mother Maud, Lady Holland. Rose soon finds she has her work cut out as she recruits a new 'downstairs' family to help run the elegance and finery of the 'upstairs' world. It soon becomes apparent there lies a labyrinth of secrets, lies and scandal in both worlds. Set against the historical backdrop of a Britain with a new King, with sexual, social and political tensions, this new series provides an evolving take on the master-servant relationship. As seen on UKTV and ABC1.
   
Distributor: ROADSHOW      RELEASE DATE   1/12/2011      BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving

synopsis  It is 1942, America has entered World War II, and sickly but determined Steve Rogers is frustrated at being rejected yet again for military service. Everything changes when Dr. Erksine recruits him for the secret Project Rebirth. Proving his extraordinary courage, wits and conscience, Rogers undergoes the experiment and his weak body is suddenly enhanced into the maximum human potential. When Dr. Erksine is then immediately assassinated by an agent of Nazi Germany's head of its secret HYDRA research department, Johann Schmidt aka the Red Skull, Rogers is left as a unique man who is initially misused as a propaganda mascot. However, when his comrades need him, Rogers goes on a successful adventure that truly makes him Captain America and his war against Schmidt begins.
Aust Box Office:$     12.0M    Top 12 Poster
Distributor: PARAMOUNT       RELEASE DATE 1/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 1

Stars  Warren Christie, Meghan Ory, Steve Seagal

synopsis  Elijah Kane (Steven Seagal) and his team are back to dispense their own unique brand of street justice against the ruthless criminal underworld of Seattle and, for Kane, this time it's personal. Seattle is caught in the crossfire of a gang-war between the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza and the deadly Mexican gang, MS-13, while across town a man has taken the financial crisis personally by holding his local bank hostage with complete disregard for his own life. The city's SWAT team are no match for Elijah Kane's skillful interrogation techniques, combined with his Special Investigations Unit who apply their unconventional and ruthless methods to dispense their own brand of justice. As their war rages on, threatening to rip the city apart, Kane and his team must once again step up and return the law to his city. With tensions rising, the escalating violence hits home as the Yakuza target those closest to Kane. In their quest for power in a city wracked with violence the Yakuza forgot one thing, they didn't count on Elijah Kane!
  
Distributor: PARAMOUNT       RELEASE DATE 1/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 3

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synopsis  FOLLOW ON FROM HAW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
    
Distributor: PARAMOUNT       RELEASE DATE 1/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars   Steve Seagal

synopsis  Elijah Kane’s (Steven Seagal) knowledge of espionage tactics, reconnaissance equipment and counter terrorism comes from an education that wasn’t gained in Seattle’s police academy but from years of being deep undercover in the war against terrorism. Kane’s history is now causing uncertainty in the team’s future as Mason and Radner, members of Kane’s Special Investigation Unit, are badly beaten by masked military-trained men. Working through the confusion that Kane’s military past is causing, Sarah and Juliet are after yet another serial rapist in Seattle. The SIU is put on the case only after it proves too much for Lt. Humphreys’ (guest star Rachel Luttrell) Special Victims Bureau. The team’s caseload continues to rise when they find the bodies of runway models killed in a fashion too disturbing for even this SIU team. Two cases are never the same and the SIU team is stretched thin by the gaining strength of Seattle’s crime world in this Urban Warfare.
     
Distributor: PARAMOUNT       RELEASE DATE 1/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Wilmer Valderrama, Bryan Cranston, Cedric the Entertainer
synopsis  Until he was downsized, affable, amiable Larry Crowne (Tom Hanks) was a superstar team leader at the big-box company where he's worked since his time in the Navy. Underwater on his mortgage and unclear on what to do with his suddenly free days, Larry heads to his local college to start over. There he becomes part of a colourful community of outcasts, also-rans and the overlooked all trying to find a better future for themselves...often moving around town in a herd of scooters. In his public-speaking class, Larry develops an unexpected crush on his teacher Mercedes Tainot (Julia Roberts), who has lost as much passion for teaching as she has for her husband. The simple guy who has every reason to think his life has stalled will come to learn an unexpected lesson: when you think everything worth having has passed you by, you just might discover your reason to live.

Aust Box Office:  $    2.5M    Top 12 Posters
Distributor: PINNACLE    RELEASE DATE   2/12/2011           BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Troy Dann, Alan Jones, Jack Thompson, Kate Ceberano
synopsis  Oakie, a young blue heeler pup, is supposed to be delivered to Texas, USA but through a courier bungle he somehow ends up in Texas, Queensland, in Outback Australia. He is quickly befriended by Action Dann and they embark on a series of adventures and together, meet many wonderful and quirky characters in the rugged and unique beauty of the Australian Outback. Oakie has a vivid imagination and boundless curiosity and along with his new friends, relives many of the poems and stories told to him by Action Dann.

Distributor: PINNACLE    RELEASE DATE   2/12/2011           BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Huub Stapel, Egbert Jan Weeber
synopsis  Legend has it that centuries ago, Saint Nicholas was in fact a murderous marauder in medieval times, who was ultimately slain by the villagers he tormented - only to swear a ghostly revenge on their descendants every December 5, the anniversary of his death.
Today, the ancient story has been long forgotten and settled comfortably into folklore, until a bloody encounter with the ghoul himself forces local teen Frank to believe in Santa all over again, and save the city of Amsterdam in an all-out bloody battle against a wrathful Santa Claus and his minions.

Dutch / English subtitles Or English dubbed. Anti Santa film.   
Distributor: PINNACLE    RELEASE DATE   2/12/2011           BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Martin Compston, Felicity Jones, Alfie Allen, Nichola Burley
synopsis  Stoke on Trent, 1974 - Amidst power cuts, strikes and boot-boy aggro on the football
terraces, restless JOE MCCAIN (MARTIN COMPSTON), is bored with the flatline tedium of a
life that’s going nowhere. He trudges through his Monday to Friday delivery van job, while
pulling off some petty theft with his partner in crime and best friend RUSS MOUNTJOY (ALFIE
ALLEN). Enter trainee hair-dresser JANE (NICHOLA BURLEY). Blonde, brassy, and moving to
the beat of a music that opens the door to a whole new world of sound, movement and allnighter
dancing at The Wigan Casino - the home of Northern Soul! Joe persuades Russ to go
with him to check it out. Once there, Joe is seduced by the music, the dancing, the drugs
and Jane. He strikes up a friendship with MANDY (FELICITY JONES) a cute and spunky artist
who is eager to help Joe become the cool “soul boy” he wants to be. She helps him learn
the all important dance moves and a friendship quickly develops as she encourages him to
open up and grow. Mandy falls for Joe who is swept along on this tide of pulsating dance
and lust, finally finding somewhere he belongs. As Joe falls deeper and deeper into the
Northern Soul scene, his new paradise is threatened by Jane’s drug dealing boyfriend ALAN
(CRAIG PARKINSON) and a crumbling friendship with Russ. A love triangle develops with
Jane and Mandy, and Joe has to decide who he really wants in his life.

   
Distributor: PINNACLE    RELEASE DATE   2/12/2011           BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Saoirse Ronan, Eric bana, Cate Blanchett

synopsis  Academy Award® nominee* Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, The Lovely Bones) stars as Hanna , in this action-packed suspense-thriller about a girl who was brought-up to be the perfect assassin. Raised and trained by her father (Eric Bana), an ex-CIA agent, Hanna is sent out into the world on a mission. As she travels across Europe, Hanna is pursued by agents working for a ruthless
intelligence operative with secrets of her own (Academy Award® winner† Cate Blanchett). As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence
Aust Box Office:  $ 1.9M   Top 24 Posters
Distributor: UNIVERSAL       RELEASE DATE   1/12/2011      BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Elle Fanning, John Turturro, Nathan Lane, Richard E Grant

synopsis   1920s Vienna. Nine-year-old Mary lives in a home filled with lovely things and loneliness. Bothered by bratty brother Max and neglected by well intentioned, but distracted, parents, she yearns for companionship and adventure. On Christmas Eve, Mary's beloved Uncle Albert arrives with the gift of a wooden nutcracker doll. Later that night, Mary's imagination brings the doll to life. Introducing himself as 'NC,' he takes her on a wondrous journey through a stunning dimension where toys assume human form and everything appears ten times larger. But danger lurks. An army of toothy rat creatures, led by the flamboyant Rat King and his devious mother, has unleashed a plot to overthrow humanity. When NC is captured and placed under a paralytic spell, Mary, Max and a spirited band of toy sidekicks must rescue him from the Rat King's clutches and thwart his wicked plans to 'ratify' the world.

Distributor: UNIVERSAL       RELEASE DATE   1/12/2011      BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  John Cleese, Tom Arnold, Robert Picardo, Curtis Armstrong, Munro Chambers

synopsis   When Henry, a wayward elf, crash-lands Santa's sleigh and thieves abscond with Santa's toy bag, it looks like Christmas won't be coming this year -- until the amazing BEETHOVEN and his young human boy pal, Mason, join forces with Henry to save the holiday.
 
Distributor: UNIVERSAL       RELEASE DATE   1/12/2011      BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  John Cena, Amy Smart
synopsis  After the death of her father, a daughter fulfills his last wish and finds a way to bring her three brothers back together... Sam (WWE Superstar John Cena), a hardened cop currently on suspension; Leo, a loud-mouthed overbearing bail bondsman. And Douglas, a handsome 20-year old thief fresh out of prison, who until recently never knew he even had a real family. When Leo discovers the con he pledged a lot of money for is suspected of kidnapping one of the wealthiest men in the country, he somehow convinces his two brothers to help him track the delinquent down so he doesn’t lose his high-priced bond. After following the con all the way into Mexico, action quickly develops as the three brothers find themselves in the middle of a dangerous, yet exhilarating adventure in the hopes of saving a missing man, and at the same time, rejuvenating a brotherly bond.   
Distributor: SHOCK   RELEASE DATE  5/10/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow
synopsis  RISE OF THE APES is an origin story in the truest sense of the term. Set in present day San Francisco, the film is a reality-based cautionary tale, a science fiction/science fact blend, where Man’s experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy

Aust Box Office:  $  15.0M    Top 12 Posters
Distributor: FOX     RELEASE DATE  7/12/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 1

Stars Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale
synopsis  GLEE LIVE! 3D! will enable fans - or, “Gleeks” - who were unable to obtain tickets to the sold-out shows, or who live in markets not included in the tour, or who just want to see it again, to experience the concert. Starring 14 members of the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning television show’s cast and shot live during the summer concerts, the movie will capture the unique concert experience along with special moments involving the characters themselves.

Aust Box Office:  $  1.5M
Distributor: FOX     RELEASE DATE  7/12/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harisson Ford

synopsis  The Old West.. where a lone cowboy leads an uprising against a terror from beyond our world. 1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It's a town that lives in fear. But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been
Aust Box Office:$   6.0M      Top 12 Posters
Distributor: PARAMOUNT       RELEASE DATE 8/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 1

Stars  Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett, Tim Robbins

synopsis  In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, an elite force of protectors for peace and justice has existed for centuries. They are the Green Lantern Corps. When a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of the Corps' newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds). Bringing the popular superhero to the big screen for the first time, Green Lantern also stars Blake Lively (Gossip Girl), Peter Sarsgaard (Orphan), Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes), Academy Award® nominee Angela Bassett* and Academy Award® winner Tim Robbins**.
Aust Box Office:   $ 6.7M     Top 12 Posters
Distributor: WARNER       RELEASE DATE  7/12/2011      BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster Jennifer Lawrence, Anton Yelchin

synopsis/A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communicating.  This is a picture of Walter Black, a hopelessly depressed individual. Somewhere inside him is a man who fell in love. Who started a family. Who ran a successful company. That man has gone missing. No matter what he's tried, and he's tried everything, Walter can't seem to bring him back. It's as if he's died, but hasn't had the good sense to take his body with him. So mostly what he does is sleep.

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Distributor: ICON     RELEASE DATE   7/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Brad Pitt , Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain

synopsis/ An impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950's, the film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father (Academy Award® nominee* BRAD PITT). Jack (played as an adult by Academy Award® winner* SEAN PENN) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. Through Malick's signature imagery, we see how both brute nature and spiritual grace shape not only our lives as individuals and families, but all life. 
Aust Box Office:    $  1.8M   Top 24 Posters
Distributor: ICON     RELEASE DATE   7/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams

synopsis SENNA is the true story of Brazilian motor-racing legend, Ayrton Senna, whom many believe was the greatest racing driver ever. Spanning Senna’s titanic Formula One career, the film charts his physical and spiritual journey, both on track and off
Aust Box Office:  $ 1.3M   Top 24 Posters
Distributor: UNIVERSAL       RELEASE DATE   8/12/2011      BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender and Jamie Bell

synopsis   Charlotte Brontë's classic romance is revived once again with this Ruby Films production directed by Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre) and adapted by screenwriter Moira Buffini. Raised by her aunt Sarah (Sally Hawkins) after her parents die of typhus, young Jane
Aust Box Office:  $ 3.2M    Top 24 Posters
Distributor: UNIVERSAL       RELEASE DATE   8/12/2011      BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Robin Wright, James McAvoy, Kevin Kline

synopsis  In the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President, the Vice-President, and the Secretary of State. The lone woman charged, Mary Surratt, 42, owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth and others met and planned the simultaneous attacks. Against the ominous back-drop of post-Civil War Washington, newly-minted lawyer, Frederick Aiken, a 28-year-old Union war-hero, reluctantly agrees to defend Surratt before a military tribunal. As the trial unfolds, Aiken realizes his client may be innocent and that she is being used as bait and hostage in order to capture the only conspirator to have escaped a massive manhunt, her own son.
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Distributor: REEL       RELEASE DATE    8/12/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars   Aaron Johnson, Imogen Poots, Hannah Murray

synopsis  In an ONLINE world, who’s controlling who? Puppet master? Victim? Which will you be?When strangers Jim (Matthew Beard – An Education), Eva (Imogen Poots – 28 Weeks Later), Emily (Hannah Murray – TV’s Skins) and Mo meet William (Aaron Johnson – Kick Ass) online in his new chatroom, they’re completely seduced by his fast-talking, charismatic character.But beneath the surface lies a much DARKER TRUTH. William is a dangerous loner, channelling all his energies into cyberspace. He’s become an analyser, a calculating manipulator who finds it almost impossible to interact normally with others in the real world, instead turning his hand to manipulating people online.When the timid Jim opens up to William, it sparks a fascination that quickly turns into a dark downward spiral, with the twisted antagonist coercing the rest of the group to become pawns in this deadly game. As the cat-and-mouse situation escalates to devastating heights, can William’s ANTI-SOCIAL networking be brought to an end?
   
Distributor: REEL       RELEASE DATE    8/12/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Justin Timberlake; Mila Kunis; Patricia Clarkson; Jenna Elfman; Bryan Greenberg; Richard Jenkins; Woody Harrelson
synopsis  When two friends decide to try something new and take advantage of their mutual attraction without any emotional attachment, they soon realise romantic comedy stereotypes might exist for a reason.While trying to avoid the clichés of Hollywood romantic comedies, Dylan and Jamie soon discover however that adding the act of sex to their friendship does lead to complications

Aust Box Office:  $   7.3M     Top 12 Posters
Distributor: SONY       RELEASE DATE  16/12/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 1

Stars Josh Lucas; Terrance Howard
synopsis  In post-Katrina New Orleans, a disgraced detective encounters the ghost of a murdered woman who wants to help him identify her killer.

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Distributor: SONY       RELEASE DATE  16/12/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Cam Gigandet; Jena Malone; Will Yun Lee; Brooklyn Sudano
synopsis   Four People. One Horoscope. Infinite Possibilities. Jake Gibson's (Cam Gigandet) horoscope forecasts a perfect FIVE STAR DAY the morning of his birthday. Little does he realize that what's foretold to be a flawless day, unfolds to be far less than stellar when Jake's world is turned upside down as all that could go wrong...does. Determined that Astrology has no legitimacy, Jake embarks on a journey to test the theory of Astrology by finding the three people born the same time and place as himself - Sarah Reynolds (Jena Malone), Yvette Montgomery (Brooklyn Sudano) and Wesley Henderson (Max Hartman). The journey quickly uproots Jake from the small college town of Berkeley, California to downtown Chicago where he sets out to find and interview Sarah, Yvette and Wesley to see if their birthdays proved to be as disappointing as his own. Jake's pursuit in finding his three Astrological matches (or Zodiac twins) will not only test his convictions.

   
Distributor: SONY       RELEASE DATE  16/12/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan

synopsis  The most legendary Barbarian of all time is back! The tale of Conan the Cimmerian and his adventures across the continent of Hyboria on a quest to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village.A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil
Aust Box Office:   $   2.0M   Top 12 Posters
Distributor: ROADSHOW      RELEASE DATE   15/12/2011      BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Pia Miranda, Holly Valance, Spencer McLaren, Caroline O’Connor, Shane Jacobson
synopsis  Surviving Georgia is a heart-warming romantic comedy about family, getting what you need out of life, and discovering that love, resolution and happiness can be found in the most unexpected places. Heidi and Rose are sisters running from the things they don’t want to face. Life, love, and responsibility. But in order for them to move forward they must learn to let go of the past and reconcile with their feisty and vivacious mother who walked out on them 12 years ago.   Top 24 Posters

   
Distributor: GRYPHON      RELEASE DATE  15/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Renee Willner, Bridget Neval, Dawn Klingberg, Danny Alder
synopsis   After receiving a mysterious gift from her dying grandmother, Claire takes her new boyfriend home to meet her family who live on an isolated property in the country. The family reunion begins well but Claire becomes increasingly uneasy with her grandmother's medicated mumblings about the banshee coming for her during the night. It's not long before the family's worst fears become their reality as the banshee and her army of undead arrive to unleash blood soaked fury on them all.

 
Distributor: GRYPHON      RELEASE DATE  15/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Melissa Leo, Lisa-Marie Schneider, Joey DeDio
synopsis  It was the moment any mother would dread - her son has been kidnapped by a drug lord in South Africa - if she doesn’t pay up he will die. Cash strapped and terrified she arrives in Johannesburg to discover they mean business and brutally beat her son's pregnant girlfriend. But they didn’t count on THIS mother's love…Made in Sth Africa

  
Distributor: GRYPHON      RELEASE DATE  15/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Winter Ave Zoli, Csaba Lucas
synopsis  Based on the Czech legend of the Slavic queen of 8th century Bohemia. Able to forsee the future, she ruled the land with her Amazon army at her side. Only when her great nation comes under attack is she forced to take a king. Set in the Dark Ages, where ancient wisdom and pagan beliefs could determine the course of history, and destroy great nations.

  
Distributor: GRYPHON      RELEASE DATE  15/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Boti Bliss, Cinthia Burke, Jasmine Chan
synopsis   Don’t let her live with you! Single white female Ashley takes in a housemate the recent divorcee Carrie in order to help pay the rent. Her new beautiful and much younger roomie is trying to move on from an ex who is apparently serving time in prison for murder. However, it’s not long before Carrie’s charms prove irresistible to Richard, Ashley’s wealthy father despite his daughter’s concerns. But something doesn’t sit right. Ashley becomes determined to uncover the trail of lies left behind by Carrie before it is too late. The Perfect Roommate builds to an exhilarating showdown in which one ruthless woman will stop at nothing to keep her past a secret and one who must make a choice of how far she is willing to go to unearth the truth.

 
Distributor: GRYPHON      RELEASE DATE  15/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Will Wallace, Joe Unger, Bruce Glover
synopsis  Broke Sky follows Bucky and Earl, two county workers keeping the highways clean of roadkill under the scorching Texas sun. When a carcass-removal call turns up something far more disturbing than a dead armadillo, the best friends are torn apart by a decades-old secret that has them questioning everything they think they know about themselves and each other.

 
Distributor: GRYPHON      RELEASE DATE  15/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Bruce Willis, Malin Akerman, Deborah Ann Woll, Nikki Reed
synopsis  When three friends are sent by their boss to intercept a drug deal at a desolate diner, they think nothing of it…until a standoff ensues and the mystery of what brought them together slowly starts to unravel.

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Distributor: ANCHOR BAY       RELEASE DATE 14/12/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars   Maria Bello, Stephen Dorff
synopsis  Lorraine is a working single mum with an abusive ex-husband who even after separation continuously creates problems for her and her 8 year old son, Chad. On a seemingly normal evening, Lorraine makes a pit-stop at a gas station. When she returns to the car, Chad has company in the back seat! Roy is a dangerous man on the run who after robbing a bank needs Lorraine and Chad to get him to the Mexican border. Throughout the torturous drive Roy seems like he could be a normal man, just someone that had no other choice, but slowly and without warning he turns on a dime, threatening their lives. Their edge of your seat journey forces her, however unwilling to become a stronger person and fight for a better life for both her and Chad.

Distributor: ANCHOR BAY       RELEASE DATE 14/12/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Adrian Paul, Megan Blake, Luke Eberl
synopsis  Government surveillance has reached unprecedented levels with the creation of EYEBORGS, mobile robotic cameras that can follow anyone, anywhere. But what few realise is the EYEBORGS do more than just watch. If they see a crime in progress and no other law enforcement is present, the EYEBORGS can take whatever action is necessary to stop it. An investigation into a series of suspicious deaths leads “Gunner” Reynolds to believe that terrorists have taken over the system and are using the EYEBORGS in a plot to assassinate the President of the United States.

Distributor: ANCHOR BAY       RELEASE DATE 14/12/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Rhys Ifans; Chloe Sevigny; David Thewlis
synopsis  During the mid 1980s, Howard Marks had forty-three aliases, eighty-nine phone lines, and twenty five companies trading throughout the world. Bars, recording studios, offshore banks: all were money-laundering vehicles serving the core activity: dope dealing. At the height of his career, he was smuggling consignments of up to thirty tons from Pakistan and Thailand to America and Canada and had contact with organizations as diverse as the CIA, MI6, the IRA, and the Mafia.

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Distributor: EAGLE    RELEASE DATE  14/12/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Aleksandr Ivashkevich; Svetlana ChuiKina; Aleksey Kravchenko
synopsis  The 11th century sees the tribal wars devastate the ancient lands of Russia. The woods, roads and rivers are invaded by brigands who live on a slave trade. They sell their prey to fierce Khazar tribes. Young prince Yaroslav decides to put an end to raids and barbarism, to stop hostility between the tribes and unite the lands under his reign.

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Distributor: EAGLE    RELEASE DATE  14/12/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Tahmoh Penikett; Michael Worth; Kacey Barnfield
synopsis  Alec, a courageous but impetuous knight, returns to his home village having been summoned by his older brother Francis to care for their ailing father. The brothers' reunion is short-lived as a traveller, terrified and half-crazed, arrives to warn of an imminent attack by a winged creature with the body of a dragon, the head of a gruesome insect and deadly claws. As the beast descends upon the peaceful town brash Alec draws his sword, and the villagers arm themselves. Now the brothers must stand together, to save their home and the people they love.

   
Distributor: EAGLE    RELEASE DATE  14/12/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Grant Barker; Siri Baruc; Kevin Sorbo; Ice-T
synopsis    Tommy Braxxton's father went away to war and never returned, leaving Tommy faced with the daunting journey of becoming a man and the responsibility of supporting his single mom and sister. Along the way, Tommy finds an unusual friend – a mule...that talks! Driven by the possibility of winning money to help save his family's farm, Tommy ignores the insults hurled at him by the older kids and trains on his new mule friend, Jackie A., for the big county stock show. Going against all odds, Tommy and Jackie A. triumph over the older kids on horses in a spectacular show of resolve and determination.

    
Distributor: EAGLE    RELEASE DATE  14/12/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Christina Ricci, Jason Gedrick, Tom Berenger
synopsis  War Flowers tells the story of a young mother whose husband has left her and their daughter to fight for the South in the Civil War. Alone, Sarabeth and her young child, face the wrath of war and poverty. Unbeknown to Sarabeth, her husband has been killed outside her home. Her daughter knows, but keeps this to herself. After the gun battle outside their home (which killed her husband) they must decide the fate of a Yankee soldier, who has been critically injured in the gun fight. He remains at their home and recovers from his injuries and falls in love with Sarabeth. As the war ends Sarabeth finds out her husband has died and she decides to start a new life with the Yankee soldier

  
Distributor: 21ST CENTURY     RELEASE DATE  14/12/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars James Floyd, Adam Deacon
synopsis  Everywhere and Nowhere’s plot follows a would-be DJ, Ash, who resides in London and dreams of making it big. A college drop-out in constant arguments with his family, Ash is largely influenced by the company he keeps. His elder brother, a traditionalist somewhat, feels Ash should join the family business if he doesn’t wish to pursue further education. Torn between his dreams and what he feels is expected of him, the story goes on to see Ash and his friends in various sub-plots depicting typical dilemmas and arguably necessary decisions that need to be made that change the courses of their respective lives

 
Distributor: 21ST CENTURY     RELEASE DATE  14/12/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Casper Van Dien, Patrick Muldoon
synopsis  Mike (Casper Van Dien) decides to hit the road on his refurbished classic motorcycle along with best buddy Alex (Patrick Muldoon), but their trek takes a surprising turn when they become involved in a plan involving political blackmail, corruption, and dirty money. Carrying evidence that could get them killed at any minute, the boys are chased on the open road but turn their skills to their own advantage. William Forsythe (Raising Arizona) and Theresa Russell (Wild Things) also star in this gun-blazing, rip-roaring adventure from the director of Every Which Way But Loose you’ll never forget!

  
Distributor: 21ST CENTURY     RELEASE DATE  14/12/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Bryan Larkin, Bob Cymbalski
synopsis   Six ruthless bank robbers encounter someone far worse. Six bank robbers become stranded in a off the grid forest when their vehicle goes missing during the planning of their escape from the police. Now stranded and on a time crunch to make their flight headed out of the country they try to walk out of the forest. they soon encounter Hugh Lambe as a Vietnam veteran who was mentally damaged somehow in during the conflict and now kills anyone who enters his forest using his military training and some tactics used by the VietCong. At first the bank robbers do not seem to know who they are dealing with, the training and experience their adversary has, but they soon figure it out

 
Distributor: 21ST CENTURY     RELEASE DATE  14/12/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Paul Bettany; Karl Urban; Cam Gigandet; Maggie Q; Lily Collins; Stephen Moyer; Christopher Plummer
synopsis  A vampire western about a warrior priest who disobeys church law by teaming with a young sheriff and a priestess to track down a band of renegade vampires who have kidnapped his niece. An adaptation of the action-horror TokyoPop comic book.

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Distributor: SONY       RELEASE DATE  23/12/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Milla Jovovich; Marcia Cross; Bill Pullman
synopsis  Bringing Up Bobby is the story of a European con-artist and her son Bobby, who find themselves in Oklahoma in an effort to escape her past and build a better future. Olive and Bobby blithely charm their way from one adventure to another until Olive's criminal past catches up with her. Consequently, she must make a choice: continue with a life of crime or leave the person she loves most in an effort to give Bobby a proper chance in lifefuture...

    
Distributor: SONY       RELEASE DATE  23/12/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle

synopsis  An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is teamed up with an uptight FBI agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.Sergeant Gerry Boyle is a small-town Irish cop with a confrontational personality, a subversive sense of humor, a dying mother, a fondness for prostitutes, and absolutely no interest whatsoever in the international cocaine-smuggling ring that has brought straight-laced FBI agent Wendell Everett to his door
Aust Box Office:$    1.8M     Top 12 Posters
Distributor: PARAMOUNT       RELEASE DATE 22/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga

synopsis  Released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing
     
Distributor: PARAMOUNT       RELEASE DATE 22/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Rupert Friend, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Richard Coyle, Johnathon Schaech, Val Kilmer, Andy Garcia
synopsis  In this intensely human portrayal of courage under fire, acclaimed director Renny Harlin combines heart-pounding action with real human drama, as he tells the riveting story of war correspondents caught behind enemy lines during the 2008 Russian invasion of Georgia

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Distributor: ANCHOR BAY       RELEASE DATE 21/12/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Nick Thurston, Geoffrey Wigdor, Karen Allen, Stephen Lang, Peter Riegert
synopsis  Two teenage brothers living with their abusive father and their well-meaning but ineffective mother are caught up in a life of petty crime. Older brother Danny concocts a daring scheme to steal enough money for the two to escape, timed around the chaos of an upcoming Rolling Stones concert. The sensitive younger brother, Brian, ultimately has a choice – remain loyal to the brother with whom he shares a powerful love-hate bond, or use his hidden talent as an artist for his own ticket out of their dead-end existence.

   
Distributor: PEACOCK    RELEASE DATE   19/12/2011           BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Brian Krause (Charmed), Jeremy Sumpter (Peter Pan), Lauren Holly
synopsis  Fraternal twin sisters Emma and Lilly are as different as day and night. Emma, the beautiful blonde tomboy would rather be riding a horse than anything else in the world. Lilly her shy redheaded twin loves to be left alone to curl up with a good book. Inseparable since the day they were born, Emma and Lilly have an insatiable desire to play matchmaker, even though they’ve never fallen in love themselves. Emma and Lilly find out their matchmaking skills are not just a gift from heaven but rather because their father is actually cupid. As they enter their senior year in high school, Emma and Lilly finally fall in love. But life gets complicated when they discover they’re in love wih the same guy and they become bitter rivals as they try to win his affection. Sisterhood and matchmaking are tossed out the window like last year’s shoes as Emma and Lilly plot to sabotage each other, so they can win the heart of their dream guy. Meanwhile their parents are falling out of love. Can Emma and Lilly overcome their problems and use their matchmaking skills to bring their parents back together?
Distributor: PEACOCK    RELEASE DATE   19/12/2011           BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Patricia Velasquez, Cody Deal, Kevin Nash, and Richard Grieco
synopsis  When the demon god Loki destroys the fortress of Valhalla and steals the Hammer of Invincibility, only the young hero Thor can protect Earth from Armageddon.

  
Distributor: PEACOCK    RELEASE DATE   19/12/2011           BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Bob Rue, Larry ‘Tank’ Jones, Lolita Sahwany, John Dobradenka
synopsis  This is the story of William Fence (Bob Rue), CEO and founder of Cirmosoft. His domination of the computer industry has made his life dull: “I always win” he proclaims with disappointment. But, the abduction of his wife changes everything. Now, he must play an online video game called Liberation Force Earth, a game which his company created and a game he must win within eight hours if he wants to see her again. Unfortunately for William, he has never played a video game in his life. So he recruits a small team of the top-ranked video game players from around the country. This oddball bunch of characters, each sitting in their own homes, separated by hundreds of miles and communicating to each other only through an online headset, embarks on a unique odyssey across a virtual world, filled with breathtaking landscapes, monstrous aliens and generous portions of combat.

    
Distributor: PEACOCK    RELEASE DATE   19/12/2011           BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Carol Roscoe, Kathryn Mesney, Sean G. Griffin,
synopsis  The Dark Horse is a dramatic story of struggle and redemption. Hearing the news that her father is suffering with dementia, Dana, a thirtyish Seattle ballet teacher, reluctantly returns to her childhood home on Orcas Island to discover that it is threatened with foreclosure. To save the farm and the family, she must tame her mother's dangerous Friesian horse and ride him to victory in the year's biggest dressage competition. She must also reconcile her warring brothers, and heal a broken heart.

  
Distributor: PEACOCK    RELEASE DATE   19/12/2011           BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess and Patricia Clarkson

synopsis  Emma and Dexter meet on the night of their university graduation. We see them every year on the anniversary of that date - July 15th. Emma is smart but success doesn't come quickly for her, whereas for Dexter, success and women come very easily. Through the years they grow apart as their lives take different directions and they meet other people. But as they grow apart from those other people and their lives start taking opposite directions again, Emma and Dexter find that they belong with each other
Aust Box Office:  $ 1.6M  Top 24 Posters
Distributor: UNIVERSAL       RELEASE DATE   29/12/2011      BRETT'S  RATING 2 

Stars  Rutger Hauer

synopsis  A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.Made in Canada. Troma style / Tarintino style..Lots of violence, blood, gore etc.
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Distributor: PARAMOUNT       RELEASE DATE 31/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Peter Mullan, Connor McCarron

synopsis  Peter Mullan's third feature as a writer and director, after Orphans and The Magdalene Sisters, returns him to the 1970s Glasgow of his youth...We meet confident, studious John McGill just as he's about to start secondary school, where he fully expects to continue his so-far glittering academic career. But there are dark clouds on the horizon. His friendship with middle-class Julian shines a light on both his poor background and the dysfunction of his home, where his father is drunk, violent and ineffective, his mother is troubled and repressed and his elder brother is always in trouble with the law. At school, there are one or two good teachers, but most are uninterested and unhelpful in the face of the brutal and territorial gang culture which has spread from local housing estates to the schoolyard.


    
Distributor: PARAMOUNT       RELEASE DATE 31/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Danny Glover, Vinnes Jones

synopsis  Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick, is recreated in a world where Captain Ahab and his crew search for a Great White Dragon. Age of the Dragons is a re-imagining of Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. Set in a mythical realm where Captain Ahab and crew hunt dragons for the vitriol that powers their world, Ishmael, a charismatic harpooner joins their quest. Ahab's adopted daughter Rachel, beautiful and tough, runs the hunting vessel. Ahab's obsession is to seek revenge on a great "White Dragon" that slaughtered his family when he was young and left his body scarred and mauled, drives the crew deeper into the heart of darkness. In the White Dragon's lair Ahab's secrets are revealed and Rachel must choose between following him on his dark quest or escaping to a new life with Ishmael

      
Distributor: PARAMOUNT       RELEASE DATE 31/12/2011         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Ray Liotta; Christian Slater; Ving Rhames; Gisele Fraga; Sarah Ann Schultz
synopsis  A homicide detective’s past comes back to haunt him when his ex-girlfriends become the target of a serial killer who’s out to destroy him.A homicide detective, Ray Liotta, while investigating a series of murders becomes the prime suspect when the FBI uncovers his close personal ties to all the victims.

    
Distributor: SONY       RELEASE DATE  30/12/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Jason Sudeikis; Leslie Bibb; Lake Bell; Michelle Borth; Nick Kroll; Tyler Labine; Angela Sarafyan;
synopsis  A thirty-something party animal decides to throws one last crazy beach party at his father's swanky Hamptons pad. The only obstacles are convincing his reluctant friends to join in the fun, a blossoming romance and a real estate agent trying to sell the house out from under him.

  
Distributor: SONY       RELEASE DATE  30/12/2011          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Brandon Routh, Peter Stormare, Taye Diggs

synopsis Dylan Dog: Dead of Night' is a new horror/comedy film based on one of the world's most popular comics (60 million copies worldwide). Brandon Routh stars as Dylan Dog, world famous private investigator specializing in affairs of the undead. His PI business card reads 'No Pulse? No Problem.' Armed with an edgy wit and carrying an arsenal of silver and wood-tipped bullets, Dylan must track down a dangerous artefact before a war ensues between his werewolf, vampire and zombie clients living undercover in the monster infested backstreets of New Orleans.
    
Distributor: REEL       RELEASE DATE    29/12/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Shawn Ashmore

synopsis  After a bank robbery gone wrong, three brothers head for home, hoping their MOTHER can provide them with a getaway. The youngest brother, JOHNNY, has been shot, and their back-stabbing former partner has gotten away with all the cash.But when the brothers get home, they find that all their stuff is gone and Mother is nowhere to be found: She lost the house months ago in a foreclosure. The new owners, BETH and DANIEL SOHAPI), and their guests, gathered for an ill-timed birthday party, become the brothers' unwitting hostages.Not long after, Mother arrives, along with the boys' sister LYDIA, and it soon becomes clear that Mother will do absolutely anything to protect her children.
   
Distributor: REEL       RELEASE DATE    29/12/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Aidan Gillen, Timothy Spall, Eva Birthistle

synopsis  The village of Wake Wood in rural Ireland has preserved a tradition which enables its inhabitants to bring a person back from the dead for three days, one year after their death, in order to say a final farewell to their loved ones, before they make their final journey to the spirit world.Patrick and Louise Daly have come to Wake Wood to take over the veterinary practice. They are relocating from the city to recover from the tragic death of their daughter. The couple can’t have another child. They discover the ritual.Patrick and Louise ask if the villagers might bring their child back. The villagers agree to help but remiond them that they can only have her back for three days and then she must return to the world of the dead. Patrick and Louise accept the rules, but when their child returns, they decide to keep her and break their agreement. The couple pay a terrible price for this transgression.
    
Distributor: REEL       RELEASE DATE    29/12/2011        BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Hank Azaria; Neil Patrick Harris; Jayma Mays; Sofia Vergara
synopsis  When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours - in fact, smack bang in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down

Aust Box Office:  $   7.9M   Full page in LEV Magazine, LEV Top 12 Posters
Distributor: SONY       RELEASE DATE  5/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 1

Stars Patrick Dempsey; Ashley Judd; Tim Blake Nelson; Mekhi Phifer; Matt Ryan; Jeffrey Tambor; John Ventimiglia; Pruitt Taylor Vince
synopsis Tripp ('Patrick Dempsey' ) walks into a bank to get some change and ends up as a hostage to two bank robber-teams, robbing the bank he is at. In an almost Sherlock Holmesian way he has to solve this Agatha Christie inspired mystery and win the girls (Ashley Judd) heart. But not everything is at it seems, and there are many twists and turns in this comedy

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Distributor: SONY       RELEASE DATE  5/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Sean Faris; Danny Dyer; Tamer Hassan
synopsis  With a ticking bomb locked to his neck, a young freerunner races against the clock and all types of baddies to get from one end of the city to the other to save himself and his girlfriend.

   
Distributor: SONY       RELEASE DATE  5/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Olivia Wilde

synopsis  Growing up together, Mitch and Dave were inseparable best friends, but as the years have passed they've slowly drifted apart. While Dave is an overworked lawyer, husband and father of three, Mitch has remained a single, quasi-employed man-child who has never met a responsibility he liked. To Mitch, Dave has it all: beautiful wife Jamie, kids who adore him and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. To Dave, living Mitch's stress-free life without obligation or consequence would be a dream come true. Following a drunken night out together, Mitch and Dave's worlds are turned upside down when they wake up in each other's bodies and proceed to freak out. Despite the freedom from their normal routines and habits, the guys soon discover that each other's lives are nowhere near as rosy as they once seemed.
Aust Box Office:  $ 3.1M    Very funny. LEV Magazine, LEV Top 12 Posters
Distributor: UNIVERSAL       RELEASE DATE   5/1/2012      BRETT'S  RATING 1

Stars  Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page

synopsis  After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills.
  
Distributor: ROADSHOW      RELEASE DATE   5/1/2012      BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Bruce Willis; Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson; Ryan Phillippe; Randy Couture
synopsis  A group of friends plan out a detailed heist that turns deadly when one betrays the other by taking off with the goods. Taking matters into his own hands, Sonny seeks out his revenge teaming up with the most dangerous mob boss in town to get back what is rightfully his. When he finally comes face to face with his longtime friend he will be forced to make a life changing choice.

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Distributor: EAGLE    RELEASE DATE  4/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Gary Oldman; Kippei Shiina; Kyoko Hasegawa
synopsis  John Rain kills people for a living. His specialty is making it seem like death by natural causes but he won’t just kill anyone, his targets have to be principal players and never women. Half American and half Japanese but out of place in both worlds, Rain is not a good man, but he is good at what he does... until he falls for the beautiful daughter of the man he just killed. Now Rain must act directly against the codes of war he set himself and protect this girl before the CIA take her down themselves as collateral damage

     
Distributor: EAGLE    RELEASE DATE  4/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Clifton Collins Jr.; Cheech Marin; Moises Arias; Ryan Ochoa; Jake T. Austin
synopsis It’s the summer of ’57, and the Little League World Series is in full swing. A priest and a down-and-out former major leaguer lead a group of shoeless, underprivileged kids from Monterrey, Mexico to the Championship game across the border in the United States. After encountering many hardships, such as deportation and racism, these kids hold on to the only thing that they have even known- faith- and win 13 games in a row. Capturing the hearts of all nations, this is the team that could!

   
Distributor: EAGLE    RELEASE DATE  4/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Sally Hawkins, Sinead Maguire
synopsis  Dublin: Maura is a single mom, furniture repossessed, being evicted. For a fee, she's marrying Wilson, an African, facing deportation. Her nine-year old, Molly, thinks she's going to get a dad. Freddie, a bit of a compulsive, is remarrying Sophie, after divorce and recommitment; she's starved herself into her old wedding dress. Both bridal parties arrive at the same inn for receptions: Freddie and Maura's paths keep crossing, Sophie thinks the two are having an affair, immigration officers are stalking Wilson, and Molly's figuring out what's really up. Sophie's father threatens Freddie with bodily harm if anything goes wrong. Can it not?

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Distributor: 21ST CENTURY     RELEASE DATE  4/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Christopher Plummer, Ewan McGregor
synopsis   It's 2003. Thirty-eight year old graphic artist Oliver Fields has just lost his father Hal Fields to cancer, after Oliver's mother Georgia Fields passed away five years earlier. Oliver is naturally a sullen man due to his growing up relationship with his parents (his mother who had a unique view on life) and watching his parents' cordial but somewhat distant relationship with each other, but is more so now because of his personal family loss. Oliver embarks on a relationship with Anna, a French actress. Oliver is hoping that his re-energized relationship with Hal following Georgia's death and Hal's new outlook on life during that time will show Oliver how to act in a loving relationship. After Georgia's death, Hal came out of the closet and began to live with a joie de vivre that did not exist before, which included an open relationship with a much younger man named Andy

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Distributor: 21ST CENTURY     RELEASE DATE  4/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Nikki Deloach, Stephan Colletti
synopsis  The story in "Maskerade" is fairly horror / slasher movie cliché. Roughly summarized; a group of young people go to an old house (in this case, they buy it) with a vile, dark history. They awaken something wicked from its slumber, unintentionally. And now they are being killed, one by one. End of story. And it is pretty much straight from the 'how to make a slasher movie' handbook.

 
Distributor: 21ST CENTURY     RELEASE DATE  4/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Bradley Cooper and Colleen Porch

An ambitious woman with an odd upbringing struggles to find herself amidst juggling two guys she's dating. Even though both guys know about each other and are complete opposites, jealousy begins to boil over as convivial antics break out between the two. Tough decisions will be made when growing up the hard way.

Distributor: BEYOND      RELEASE DATE   4/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Caroline Berry, Martyn Ellis, Katie Hemming

The protagonist Sean (Joseph Millson), livelihood on the rocks, sets out meet an underworld specialist who can facilitate an off-the-books solution to his failing business. Heading into the rural isolation of Wales with his friends Adam (Michael Jibson) and Danny (Gary Mavers), Sean finds himself in uncharted, unknown and deeply alien territory. In this unfamiliar setting the trio cross William Parry (Joshua Richards), a hardened farmer, consumed by paranoia, and a lifetime of bitter resentment, a powder keg ready to blow. Their encounter spins out of control, spiraling into a horrific 'Heart of Darkness' spree of pointless violence and revenge as William hunts the boys through a stark and unforgiving terrain.

  
Distributor: BEYOND      RELEASE DATE   4/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Cheryl Lyone, Christina DeRosa

Things go horribly wrong when Catherine and Rebecca, two Catholic School girls, knock on the wrong door while selling Religious paraphernalia.After she is brutally raped and left for dead, Catholic schoolgirl Catherine awakes with one thing on her mind, REVENGE

  
Distributor: BEYOND      RELEASE DATE   4/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx

synopsis  For Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale Charlie Day), the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few too many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers...permanently. There’s only one problem: even the best-laid plans are only as foolproof as the brains behind them.
Aust Box Office:   $  12.5M   LEV Cover of JANUARY Magazine, LEV Top 12 Posters
Distributor: WARNER       RELEASE DATE  11/1/2012      BRETT'S  RATING 1

Stars  Nicholas D'Agosto, Emma Bell, Miles Fisher, Ellen Wroe

synopsis  Death stalks a group of co-workers who avoid a grisly demise in a massive suspension bridge collapse after one of them experiences a terrifying premonition in the fifth installment of the popular Final Destination series
Aust Box Office:   $   1.6M   LEV Top 12 Posters
Distributor: WARNER       RELEASE DATE  11/1/2012      BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike, Dominic West

synopsis  Rowan Atkinson returns to the role of the accidental secret agent who doesn't know fear or danger in the comedy spy-thriller Johnny English Reborn. In his latest adventure, the most unlikely intelligence officer in Her Majesty's Secret Service must stop a group of international assassins before they eliminate a world leader and cause global chaos. In the years since MI-7's top spy vanished off the grid, he has been honing his unique skills in a remote region of Asia. But when his agency superiors learn of an attempt against the Chinese premier's life, they must hunt down the highly unorthodox agent. Now that the world needs him once again, Johnny English is back in action. With one shot at redemption, he must employ the latest in hi-tech gadgets to unravel a web of conspiracy that runs throughout the KGB, CIA and even MI-7. With mere days until a heads of state conference, one man must use every trick in his playbook to protect us all. For Johnny English, disaster may be an option, but failure never is.
Aust Box Office:  $ 8.0M   LEV Magazine, LEV Top 12 Posters
Distributor: UNIVERSAL       RELEASE DATE   12/1/2012      BRETT'S  RATING 1

Stars Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Anne Heche
synopsis  Tim Lippe was the guy people always thought would go places but then he just . . . didn't. He's been living in über-sleepy Brown Valley, Wisconsin his whole life, still 'pre-engaged' to his 7th grade teacher Millie Vanderhei, while selling insurance to protect other people's dreams. But now, Tim's stalled life is about to get a kick-start because, for the first time in his 34 years, he's headed to a 'major' metropolis -- Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- where he must try to save his company at a do-or-die insurance convention that, for him, will be entirely unconventional. From the minute he checks into his hotel with his ancient American Tourister and cummerbund money-belt, it's clear Tim has no idea how the modern world really works. He is soon smitten with seductive Nebraskan insurance agent Joan. Disheartened when he comes face-to-face with corporate corruption, Tim is ultimately lured beyond the lobby into an urban jungle he's only ever seen on DVD and when it seems his life - and chances to succeed - have gone completely topsy-turvy, he finds his own unjaded way to turn it all around.

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Distributor: FOX     RELEASE DATE  11/1/2012       BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Jeffrey Tambor
synopsis   Tom McCarthy, acclaimed writer/director of THE VISITOR and THE STATION AGENT, once again explores the depths and nuances of human relationships in his new film about the allegiances and bonds between unlikely characters. Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti), who volunteers as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family. Just as it looks like he will get a double payday, the boy's mother shows up fresh from rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything. McCarthy's deft touch with balancing drama and comedy, broken hearts and poignant humanity is at play in WIN WIN.

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Distributor: FOX     RELEASE DATE  11/1/2012       BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Travis Turner, Donnelly Rhodes, Merrilyn Gann
synopsis  When the Grogan family goes on vacation, MARLEY is left with BODI, their 12 year old nephew and his no nonsense grandfather, FRED. To prove he is able to take care of a dog of his own, Bodi decides to train a team made up of Marley and two other neighborhood puppies for the local Puppy Agility Challenge. Little does Bodi know that the World¹s Worst Puppy may just be his secret weapon.

  
Distributor: FOX     RELEASE DATE  11/1/2012       BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Frank Welker, Tim Conway, Gregg Berger
synopsis  It's the annual talent competition for the funniest comic strip in Cartoon World, and Garfield wins it every year. A handsome new contender threatens to unseat the fat cat. In desperation, Garfield sets out on a journey to rediscover the meaning of funny. He then returns to Fun Fest to duel his adversary in an outrageous talent showdown. In the end, Garfield learns the importance of just being himself.

Distributor: FOX     RELEASE DATE  11/1/2012       BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Sally Hawkins, Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine

synopsis  In his head, 15-year-old Oliver Tate is a cool literary genius, though the reality is something quite different. Fearing that his mother is having an affair with her old flame, Graham, Oliver uses his parents' bedroom dimmer switch to monitor their sex life; meanwhile, Oliver attempts to woo his bossy, pyromanic classmate, Jordana. Oliver's two goals this summer are to save his parents' marriage and to lose his virginity.
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Distributor: MADMAN       RELEASE DATE  11/1/2012       BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg. Cameos by Rosie O'Donnell, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Obama, Ricky Gervais and Rove McManus.

synopsis  Beloved by people of all ages around the world, Elmo is an international icon. But few people know his creator, Kevin Clash. Displaying his creativity and talent at a young age, Clash became Jim Henson's right hand man, finding a home on Sesame St, where Elmo soon became one of the most popular and enduring characters in the show's history. BEING ELMO is a story about chasing your dreams - no matter how crazy they seem.
    
Distributor: MADMAN       RELEASE DATE  11/1/2012       BRETT'S  RATING 3

Directed by Jose Padilha

synopsis  Tough-as-nails cop Nascimento runs the Elite Squad, a special task force police militia tasked with the most difficult and dangerous cases. In one of Brazil's toughest prisons, the Elite Squad is tasked with subduing a violent riot, but when the resulting stand-off costs Nascimento his job on the squad, he is forced to navigate a world of greed and covert corruption, where the man who was once his nemesis is now his only ally.

/ Portuguese / English subtitles

  
Distributor: MADMAN       RELEASE DATE  11/1/2012       BRETT'S  RATING 3

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synopsis  Eight months after a disastrous job in Kiev left him physically and mentally scarred, ex-soldier turned contract killer, Jay, is pressured by his partner, Gal, into taking a new assignment. As they descend into the dark and disturbing world of the contract, Jay begins to unravel once again - his fear and paranoia sending him deep into the heart of darkness.
    
Distributor: MADMAN       RELEASE DATE  11/1/2012       BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Ed Westwick, Felicity Jones, Bill Nighy, Brooke Shields

synopsis  Pretty tomboy Kim Matthews, 19, used to be a champion skateboarder - but now she's stuck in a dead end job trying to support her Dad. Opportunity comes knocking in the form of a catering job in the one of the most exclusive chalets in the Alps. At first, Kim's baffled by this bizarre new world of posh people, champagne and skiing - but then she discovers snowboarding, and the chance to win some much-needed prize money at the big end-of-season competition. But before she can become a champion again, Kim's going to have to dig deep to overcome her fears. Hard enough, without the complicating factor of Jonny, her handsome - though spoken for - boss
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Distributor: PARAMOUNT       RELEASE DATE 12/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 2

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Distributor: PARAMOUNT       RELEASE DATE 12/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 1

Stars  Josh Hartnett , Woody Harrelson, Demi Moore, Ron Perlman

synopsis/  In a post-apocalyptic metropolis under a tyrannical regime, two vengeful strangers (Josh Hartnett, Gackt) form an alliance with a volatile bartender (Woody Harrelson) to overthrow the dictator (Ron Perlman). In a battle for supremacy over the city, only a few will survive...
Made similar to 'Sin City', '300'    LEV Top 24 Posters
Distributor: ICON     RELEASE DATE  13/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Koji Yakusho

synopsis/  Set at the end of Japan's feudal era - when the sadistic excesses of Lord Matsudaira grow too extreme, a group of his own deadliest samurai are enlisted to assassinate him and end his bloody reign. An elaborate plan to trap Lord Matsudaira leads to the ultimate showdown between just 13 samurai and 200 soldiers - an incredible battle sequence finale.
Japanese / English subtitles ( Don't have to read to much )
Distributor: ICON     RELEASE DATE  13/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Nicky Bell, Liam Boyle, Stephen Graham

synopsis/Despite a loving family and promising future, Carty (Nicky Bell), falls in with 'The Pack', a gang of footy hooligans known for their drinking and violence. Against the backdrop of socially turbulent Liverpool, Carty becomes trapped by deadly local politics and must choose between his family and newfound friends.
 
Distributor: ICON     RELEASE DATE  13/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Maria Bello, Michael Sheen, Kyle Gallner, Alan Tudyk
synopsis Bill and Kate hopelessly try to find some hint of an explanation after finding out that their only son committed a mass shooting at his university before taking his own life. They struggle numbly through the funeral, the media onslaught and the awkward pity from relatives and friends.

Distributor: ANCHOR BAY       RELEASE DATE 11/1/2012        BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Rooney Mara, Georgia King, Brie Larson, Amy Ferguson, Tom Everett Scott
synopsis Tanner Hall is a vivid peek into the private world of an all-girls boarding school. In a cozy but run-down New England town, the knot of adolescent complexity is unraveled through the coming-of-age stores of four teenage girls. When the bond of close-knit friendship is jeopardized by the arrival of the new girl, Fernanda finds love elsewhere, in the secret world of her after-school dates with a married man. Unknowingly, each of the girls embarks on life altering journeys, which help define who they will become. Meanwhile, the adults in their world struggle with the equally challenging hurdles of middle age

Distributor: ANCHOR BAY       RELEASE DATE 11/1/2012        BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Jun-Ho Heo, Woo-Sung Jung, Kwang-Il Kim, Tae-Hee Kim
synopsis Following an epic battle with the minion of a sinister Dark Lord, a fierce warrior awakens to find himself in a mystical realm filled with restless, wandering souls. Guided by the spirits of both a noble teacher and a long lost love, he warrior soon realizes his destiny is to defend Heaven, Earth and the Middle World against the ruthless Armies of Darkness. Bursting with stunning visuals and thrilling martial art action, Demon Empire is an unrelenting adventure that brings to life the eternal struggle between the powerful forces of good and evil.

Korean / English subtitles
Distributor: ANCHOR BAY       RELEASE DATE 11/1/2012        BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Kevin James; Rosario Dawson; Leslie Bibb; Donnie Wahlberg; Ken Jeong; Joe Rogan
synopsis The animals at the Franklin Park Zoo decide to break their time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret to zookeeper Griffin Keyes (Kevin James): They can talk!Voices of Cher and Sylvester Stallone.

Aust Box Office:  $    4.3M  LEV Magazine, LEV Top 12 Posters
Distributor: SONY       RELEASE DATE  18/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 1

Stars  Sarah Habel; Kip Pardue; Thomas Kretschmann
synopsis Hostel: Part 3 brings the underground world of the notorious Elite Hunting Club to 'Sin City', where human torture has been turned into a high stakes gambling opportunity.

    
Distributor: SONY       RELEASE DATE  18/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Samuel L. Jackson; Kellan Lutz; Daniel Dae Kim; Nina Dobrev
synopsis  One sadistically savvy businessman has created an empire with his brutal, fight-to-the-death gladiator website. After being abducted and tortured, his newest gladiator must fight for his life.

    
Distributor: SONY       RELEASE DATE  18/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars  Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Sigourney Weaver, Al

synopsis For as long as he can remember, Nathan Harper has had the uneasy feeling that hes living someone elses life. When he stumbles across an image of himself as a little boy on a missing persons website, all of Nathans darkest fears come true: he realises his parents are not his own and his life is a lie, carefully fabricated to hide something more mysterious and dangerous than he could have ever imagined. Just as he begins to piece together his true identity, Nathan is targeted by a team of trained killers, forcing him on the run with the only person he can trust, his young neighbour Karen.
Aust Box Office:   $  4.3M   LEV Top 12 Posters
Distributor: ROADSHOW      RELEASE DATE   20/1/2012      BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Jessica Alba, Jeremy Piven, Alexa Vega, Daryl Saba

synopsis Marissa Cortez Wilson has it all. She's married to a famous television reporter, has a new baby and intelligent twin step kids. However, her world turns upside down when the Timekeeper threatens to take over the planet and she is called back into action by the OSS. Her twins, Rebecca and Cecil, leap into action when they learn of their boring step mum's secret past. Now, the world's most competitive ten-year-olds are forced to put their bickering aside and rely on their wits, with a little help from a couple of familiar Spy Kids, Carmen and Juni Cortez.
Aust Box Office:   $   4.5M  LEV Top 24 Posters
Distributor: ROADSHOW      RELEASE DATE   20/1/2012      BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy
synopsisThree graduates fulfill their dreams of vacationing in Paris. They accidentally find themselves in a lavish world, where they live like royalty and experience romance. But at the end of their journey, they discover the true magic of friendship. Monte Carlo is a fun, aspirational comedy set against the backdrop of the glamorous world of French high society. A whirlwind of comic misunderstandings, jet setting parties, fashion that you only dream of and young romance is the escape every young girl will love.

Aust Box Office:  $ 3.0M                            Teen girls and Mums is the audience. LEV Top 24 Posters
Distributor: FOX     RELEASE DATE  18/1/2012       BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Francesca Gasteen, Cindy Nelson
synopsis Jackie and Lucy - together nicknamed 'Jucy' - are 20 something best friends who do everything together. Their days are spent working at a local alternative video store serving a variety of equally emotionally disenfranchised freaks and geeks. Always on the outside looking in but never alone as long as they have each other they combat boredom with their own special brand of 'joie de vivre'. When badgered by friends and family for being in a 'womance' (the girl equivalent of a bromance), the girls decide it's time to grow up. Jackie will snag the dreamy boyfriend and Lucy will land the job of her dreams, but will growing up mean growing apart?

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Distributor: GRYPHON      RELEASE DATE  19/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Christopher Atkens, Kirsten Dorn, Rance Howard
synopsis  Harley, a thoroughbred with royal bloodlines, is being groomed to replace his father's success at Willowbrook Farms. Harley's rapid success leads him to new physical challenges. An accident at a competition spooks him and fearing a fate like his father, he runs away. Days later, Harley is found by a rancher and his daughter. Unable to find the owner, they nurture him back to health. Discovering Harley's amazing ability for jumping, the girl includes Harley as her partner in her horse club competitions. Harley's talent is noticed immediately and is claimed by his true owner. Reluctantly the girl gives him up and he returns to Willowbrook Farms. Harley just wants to return to the ranch in the green hills but will he ever get back there?

Distributor: GRYPHON      RELEASE DATE  19/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Charles Hubbel, Matthew Amendt
synopsis  The epic tale of two legendary characters - one for the cause of good, the other for evil. This is the story of their rise, their struggle and ultimately, their fate as their destinies become intertwined with that of the dark god and the brutal world they now occupy. Based on the award winning role-play game.

 
Distributor: GRYPHON      RELEASE DATE  19/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Matthew Stiller, Rachel Miles, Allen Gardner
synopsis  Hearts Break. Lives End. The Sun Always Rises. Elizabeth and Johnny, each of whose pasts have been sorrowful, find salvation in each the other. Theirs is a romance that knows no bounds until an accident leaves one in a coma and their burgeoning love ripped apart. Enter the guarded Seth who has been keeping a watch over the shattered Elizabeth. He resolves to do what it takes to save Johnny even if that means the only way to prolong his life, which hangs in the balance, is by turning him into a vampire. Shot in Memphis Tennessee from a reinvigorating fresh perspective, Daylight Fades conjures a heartbreaking experience of love found and lost and reborn, the depths of despair and the profound connections we break in the mending of our hearts.

  
Distributor: GRYPHON      RELEASE DATE  19/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Sarah Hagan, Austin Vickers, Haley Strode
synopsis  Jess, age 18, and Moss, age 12 are second cousins in the dark-fire tobacco fields of rural Western Kentucky. Without immediate families that they can relate to, and lacking friends their own age, they only have each other. Over the course of a summer they venture on a journey exploring deep secrets and hopes of a future while being confronted with fears of isolation, abandonment and an unknown tomorrow

Distributor: GRYPHON      RELEASE DATE  19/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Toby Kebbell, Brian Cox, Tony Curran
synopsis  Soldier Robert Miller (Toby Kebbell) has returned home from Afghanistan, unable to fit into society. Living on a violent council estate and finding work in undercover surveillance, he becomes obsessed with taking down a group of local gangsters who are tied to a terrorist cell, and uncovers a conspiracy leading back to the intelligence services. Miller refuses to back down, and embarks on a brutal one-man quest for justice. Full-scale urban warfare erupts, high-level secrets are exposed, and battle is joined on the streets of London.

 
Distributor: PINNACLE    RELEASE DATE   20/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Joseph Cross, John Pyper-Ferguson, Nicole Badaan
synopsis  The life of high school senior Danny Krueger, a talented 18 year old street racer with a proffessional drag racing sponsorship, takes a dramatic turn when he accepts a dare at a street race from an old rival and collides with a police car. The accident strips him of his sponsorship, and his mother and stepfather, tired of his reckless ways, send him to live with his estraged father Frank, who he hasn’t seen in seven years. When Danny arrives in the conservative Northern California town of Bradford, his flashy LA street racer look puts him at odds with everyone at his new school. He soon recognises that the only way to get out of Bradford and realise his dream to be a professional race car driver is to win the High School Drags national competion. To win it all, Danny must turn to his father for help, and rise to the challenge where old rivalries run deep, outsiders are rarely welcome, and racing is a way of life.

 
Distributor: PINNACLE    RELEASE DATE   20/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Yun-Fat Chow, Xiaogang Feng
synopsis China during the warring 1920s: Notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, himself a small-time imposter. Hell-bent on making a fast buck, Zhang soon meets his match in the tyrannical local gentry Huang as a deadly battle of wits and brutality ensues. Starring action legend Chow Yun-Fat, LET THE BULLETS FLY broke the box office record to become the highest-grossing domestic film in Chinese history. 

Mandarin / English subtitles  
Distributor: PINNACLE    RELEASE DATE   20/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Collin Farrell,David Tennant, Anton Yelchin and Toni Collette
synopsis  A remake of the 1985 original, teenager Charley Brewster (Yelchin) guesses that his new neighbour Jerry Dandrige (Farrell) is a vampire responsible for a string of recent deaths. When no one he knows believes him, he enlists Peter Vincent (Tennant), a self proclaimed vampire killer and Las Vegas magician, to help him take down Jerry.

Aust Box Office:  $ 1.4M   LEV top 12 Posters
Distributor: DISNEY       RELEASE DATE 25/1/2012           BRETT'S  RATING 2

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synopsis  Manny and his boisterous tools are not only dedicated to fixing things right, but also to conserving and preserving the Earth's valuable resources. In Handy Manny Manny's Green Team, the team works together to save baby turtles, restore cool air for the science fair and discover how reflecting light off mirrors helps get a job done. With a never before seen episode and all new interactive game, Manny's Green Team is the enviornmentally friendly DVD the entire family will enjoy. Bonus features include Never Before Seen Episode Saving The Turtles, Fun Family Green Tips

Distributor: DISNEY       RELEASE DATE 25/1/2012           BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Gonzalo LOpez-Gallego
synopsis Officially, Apollo 17, launched December 17th, 1972 was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later, in December of 1973, two American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it’s the real reason we’ve never gone back to the moon

Distributor: ROADSHOW      RELEASE DATE   26/1/2012      BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Temuera Morrison, Ray Winstone

synopsis  An Afrikaner veteran of the Boer War has just immigrated to New Zealand and is hired to track a man accused of killing a soldier. While hunting through the countryside he captures his fugitive, only to learn that he's innocent of the crime. When faced with the life changing decision to turn him in or set him free only one man will walk away alive.
     
Distributor: PARAMOUNT       RELEASE DATE 25/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars  Orlando Bloom, Juliette Lewis, Mark Ruffalo 

synopsis  Dean O'Dwyer, also known as ""Delicious D," is an up-and-coming DJ on the underground music scene in Los Angeles. When a motorcycle accident leaves Dean paralyzed, he abandons his turntables for a wheelchair as his once promising career disappears before his eyes. Forced to live out of his car on skid row, Dean begins his descent into depression when he meets Father Joe Roselli, a passionate young priest. Father Joe introduces Dean to the world of faith-healing, an unlikely way for him to begin his quest to walk again. He soon discovers that he possesses the otherworldly power to heal people, but in an odd twist of fate, he is utterly unable to heal himself. Despite Father Joe's warnings, Dean angrily decides to use his newfound gift for fame and fortune. He joins a rock band led by charismatic front man The Stain with bassist Ariel, and manager Nina Hogue. But his newfound notoriety is unable to cure the hurt that encompasses his life
 
Distributor: PARAMOUNT       RELEASE DATE 25/1/2012         BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Cybill Shepherd, Kent Moran, Alexia Rasmussen, Ernie Sabella
synopsis  A struggling but optimistic songwriter falls in love at first sight with a wealthy hearing-impaired girl, who tragically cannot hear the music she inspires him to write. The obstacles they face, including her controlling mother, seem insurmountable. When tragedy strikes, determined that nothing can keep them apart, they must trust in the power of their love, and together discover just how important it is to 'listen to your heart.'

    
Distributor: PEACOCK    RELEASE DATE   23/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Maurizio Corigliano, Sharon Fryer and Leroy Kincaid
synopsis  A king makes a pact with an ancient demon and after years of ruling his kingdom in peace, the demon has come to collect. Now a group of rival gladiators must fight for the survival of the kingdom

    
Distributor: PEACOCK    RELEASE DATE   23/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Patrick Labyorteaux, Julie McCullough, Nick Afanasiev, Katie Wilson.
synopsis  When a volcanic eruption in Iceland sends a glacier hurtling toward North America, a family struggles to escape the onslaught of the coming ice age.

  
Distributor: PEACOCK    RELEASE DATE   23/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 3

Stars Barbara Hershey, Ron Perlman, Daniel Gillies
synopsis  TROY, a young man whose wife, CORRINE recently died, heads to the Arizona desert to visit his favourite aunt, HILDA. Hilda is a free spirit who has always lived by her own rules and has no problem telling Troy how to live his life. However, when Troy questions her about her relationship with a local man, BOBBY, she suddenly becomes quiet. As it turns out Hilda and Bobby were once lovers, but they have barely spoken to each other in many years. Hilda was emotionally betrayed by Bobby, and he has regretted this ever since. Troy takes it upon himself to 'uncross the stars' and reunite Hilda and Bobby as a living tribute to his wife's memory. 'Uncross the Stars' will touch the heart of anyone who has loved and lost . . . and loved again.

    
Distributor: PEACOCK    RELEASE DATE   23/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 2

Stars Ulli Lommel, Peter Sean, Michelle Bonfils
synopsis  Darling Dead wants be be immortal. One night she falls asleep on Hollywood Boulevard and wakes up at Vampire Class. There she meets a teacher and other students, who yearn for immortality. In order to find out what it means to be a vampire, the kids have to join a club called the Manson Family Cult, There they are confronted with good and evil, love and hate, heaven and hell

   
Distributor: PEACOCK    RELEASE DATE   23/1/2012          BRETT'S  RATING 3