ONSCREEN Magazine March/April 2017

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MISS SLOANE

Miss Sloane RELEASE DATE 12 MAY / Director John Madden / Starring Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu MbathaRaw / Genre Thriller

In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane is the most sought-after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. Known equally for her cunning and her track record of success, she has always done whatever is required to win. But when she takes on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds that winning may come at too high a price.

Gifted RELEASE DATE 16 JUNE / Director Marc Webb / Starring Chris Evans, Jenny Slate, Octavia Spencer / Genre Drama

Frank Adler is a single man raising a child prodigy his spirited young niece Mary - in a coastal town

in Florida. Frank’s plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old’s mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank’s formidable mother Evelyn whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary.

Despicable Me 3 RELEASE DATE 30 JUNE / Directors Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon / Starring Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker / Genre Animation, Action, Comedy

The adventures of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters - Margo, Edith, and Agnes - and the Minions continue as they are introduced to a new villain: Balthazar Bratt, a former child star who’s grown up to become obsessed with the character he played in the ‘80s and proves to be Gru’s most formidable nemesis to date.

GIFTED

The House RELEASE DATE 30 JUNE / Director Andrew Jay Cohen / Starring Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Allison Tolman / Genre Comedy

After Scott and Kate Johansen (Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler) lose

their daughter Alex’s college fund, they become desperate to earn it back so she can pursue her dream of attending a university. With the help of their neighbour Frank (Jason Mantzoukas), they decide to start an illegal casino in the basement of his house.

BAYWATCH

Film Shorts BAYWATCH

MINDHORN

RELEASE DATE 2 JUNE Seth Gordon’s R-rated action comedy reboots the hugely successful, sunsoaked series from the ‘90s with a host of new characters and a whole new story that follows devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchanan (Dwayne Johnson) as he butts heads with a brash new recruit (Zach Efron). Together they uncover a criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.

RELEASE DATE 5 MAY When MI5 Special Operative Bruce Mindhorn (Julian Barratt) was captured in the late 1980s, his eye was replaced by a super-advanced optical lie detector, which meant he could literally “see the truth.” He escaped and fled to the Isle of Man, to recuperate in the island’s temperate microclimate, and today has become the best plain-clothes detective the island has ever seen.

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