English movies
Orphan
Classification: 18PL
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery
General Release Date: 20 Aug 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 2 Minutes,
Distributor: Warner BROS. Pictures
Cast: Isabelle Fuhrman, Jimmy Bennett, Peter Sarsgaard, Vera Farmiga
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Synopsis : Young mother Kate Coleman is devastated by the loss of her baby (and her inability to conceive again). She and her husband John decides to adopt nine-year-old Esther, in order to fill the empty space in their broken hearts. However, little did they know the child they adopted would turn out to be anything other than what they had hoped for.
I Love You Beth Cooper
Classification: 18PL
Genre: Comedy
General Release Date: 20 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 42 Minutes,
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Hayden Panettiere, Jack Carpenter, Paul Rust
Director: Chris Columbus
Synopsis : "I Love You Beth Cooper" chronicles the story of a nerdy valedictorian who proclaims his love for the hottest and most popular girl in school - Beth Cooper - during his graduation speech. Much to his surprise, Beth shows up at his door that very night and decides to show him the best night of his life.
Dance Flick
Classification: 18SG
Genre: Comedy
General Release Date: 20 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 23 Minutes,
Distributor: United International Pictures
Cast: Brennan Hillard, Chelsea Makela, Marlon Wayans
Director: Damien Wayans
Synopsis : A privileged white girl from the suburbs moves to the inner city and attempts to perfect her notoriously clumsy dance moves in this parody of popular dance movies.
Up
Classification: U
Genre: Adventure / Animation
General Release Date: 20 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 46 Minutes,
Distributor: Buena Vista
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai
Director: Bob Peterson, Pete Docter
Synopsis : A 78-year-old man named Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. Due to his age, he thinks life has passed him by. One day, an 8-year old wilderness explorer named Russell, changes his outlook on life and the pair goes on adventures, encountering wild terrains, unexpected villains and jungle creatures.
District 9
Classification: 18SG
Genre: Action / Science Fiction
General Release Date: 13 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 51 Minutes,
Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing International
Cast: Kenneth Nkosi, Robert Hobbs, Sharlto Copley, William Allen Young
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Synopsis : Set in South Africa, this movie is rumoured to be a "Cloverfield"-type sci-fi about an extraterrestrial race that is forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth and suddenly finds a friend in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology. Alien spacecrafts are seen hovering over many locations, interrupting daily human lives and raising concerns from the residents of the area. This film is also said to be a sort of social commentary, diverging from what you would usually expect from films featuring aliens.
Aliens In The Attic
Classification: PG13
Genre: Comedy / Science Fiction
General Release Date: 13 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 26 Minutes,
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Ashley Tisdale, Robert Hoffman
Director: John Schultz
Synopsis : A group of teenagers end up in a vacation house in Maine, and realise that they must defend against the threat of aliens making their way from the upper floor to the ground floor.
Terminator Salvation ( Digital 2d)
Classification: U
Genre: Action / Adventure / Science Fiction
General Release Date: 06 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 55 Minutes,
Distributor: Buena Vista
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Christian Bale, Sam Worthington
Director: McG
Synopsis : Set in 2018, the film focuses on the original war between the human race and the Terminator computer network, Skynet. After destroying almost the entire human race on Earth in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor stands up to the war and together they struggle to keep those machines at bay and from completely wiping away the human race.
G.I Joe Rise Of Cobra
Classification: PG13
Genre: Action
General Release Date: 06 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 59 Minutes,
Distributor: United International Pictures
Cast: Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marlon Wayans, Rachel Nichols
Director: Stephen Sommers
Synopsis : Set approximately ten years in the near future, a special military unit known as the "G.I. Joe" arises from the Cobra Organisation, vowing to take down any crime organisation led by a notorious arms dealer. With their team operating from the headquarters known as "The Pit," the film will include stunning locations from the Arctic, Paris, Moscow, Australia and the Sahara desert.
The Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past
Classification: 18PL
Genre: Comedy / Romance
General Release Date: 30 Jul 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 42 Minutes,
Distributor: Warner BROS. Pictures
Cast: Breckin Meyer, Emma Stone, Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey
Director: Mark Waters
Synopsis : A womaniser, Connor, finds himself being haunted by the ghosts of his former girlfriends at his younger brother's wedding. Through the spiritual guidance from The Ghost of Girlfriend's Past, Present and Future, these spirits hope to help Connor come into realisation about his ways with the women.
Proposal
Classification: PG13
Genre: Comedy / Romance
General Release Date: 30 Jul 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 48 Minutes,
Distributor: Buena Vista
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock
Director: Anne Fletcher
Synopsis : "The Proposal" focuses on an arranged marriage, this time between a demanding female boss (Bullock) faced with deportation who agrees to a sham engagement and marriage with her young stressed out and henpecked male assistant (Reynolds) to avoid being sent back to Canada
Land Of The Lost
Classification: PG13
Genre: Adventure / C
omedy / Science Fiction
General Release Date: 23 Jul 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 33 Minutes,
Distributor: United International Pictures
Cast: Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone, Landon Ashworth, Will FerrellDirector: Brad Silberling
Synopsis : Based on the 1974 TV series "Land Of The Lost", this movie is about a forest ranger together with his two children who stumble upon a mysterious land - a land that is almost forgotten and no one really knows about its existence. In his adventures on the lost land, he encounters strange creatures like the reptilian Sleestaks population and also the monkey people.
The Taking Of Pelham 123
Classification: 18PL
Genre: Thriller
General Release Date: 23 Jul 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours,
Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing International
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzman, Victor Gojcaj
Director: Tony Scott
Synopsis : Tony Scott directs this remake of the original 1974 "The Taking Of Pelham 123" where Subway train Pelham 1-2-3 becomes the focal point of an audacious terrorist attack. A transit cop (Denzel Washington) goes against a group of hijackers lead by Ryder (John Travolta), that take over a subway train in order to rake in a hefty ransom. The ransom must reach them within an hour or they'll start killing the hostages in the train.
Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince
Classification: PG13
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy / Family / Kids
General Release Date: 16 Jul 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 32 Minutes,
Distributor: Warner BROS. Pictures
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton
Director: David Yates
Synopsis : Lord Voldermort is wreaking havoc throughout Britain as Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts. The pressure to defeat the Dark Lord grows stronger in the young wizard. Using an old Potions Book which previously belonged to the 'Half-Blood Prince', Harry is able to increase his magical knowledge and prepare for battle. However, he must first help Dumbledore discover the secret to Voldermort's quest for immortality - the location of his Horcruxes. But the quest for the Horcruxes and the resulting battle at Hogwarts produce a tragic outcome - leading Harry to believe that he must head out on his own to conquer the Dark Lord.
Public Enemies
Classification: 18SG
Genre: Drama / Crime
General Release Date: 09 Jul 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 20 Minutes,
Distributor: United International Pictures
Cast: Billy Crudup, Carey Mulligan, Channing Tatum, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp
Director: Michael Mann
Synopsis : Set in the 1930s, "Public Enemies" is a film adaptation from Bryan Burrough's book "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34." The story unfolds during America's Great Depression Era with the focus of FBI agent, Melvin Purvis trying to stop notorious American gangsters like John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd.
Obsessed
Classification: 18PL
Genre: Thriller / Drama
General Release Date: 09 Jul 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 49 Minutes,
Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing International
Cast: Ali Larter, Beyonce Knowles, Idris Elba, Scout Taylor-Compton
Director: Steve Shill
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Synopsis : A new temporary staff at an asset management firm develops an unhealthy crush on a successful and married African-American businessman.
Indonesian Movies
Hantu Ambulance
Classification: 18PL
Genre: Horror
General Release Date: 10 Jul 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 12 Minutes,
Distributor: Suraya Production
Cast: Dimas Andrean, Ratna Galih, Suzanna
Director: Koya Pagayo
Synopsis : Ranu and three of his friends Dicky, Ocha, and Poppi move from Jakarta to Bandung to continue their studies. They find an old house with cheap rent but the existence of a broken ambulance parked in front of the yard worries them.
Mati Suri
Classification: 18PL
Genre: Horror
General Release Date: 09 Jul 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 26 Minutes,
Distributor: Sendi Mutiara
Cast: Keith Foo, Nadine Chandrawinata, Yama Carlos
Director: Rizal Mantovani
Synopsis : In the days leading up to her wedding, Abel (Nadine Chandrawinata) is confronted by a strange pregnant woman who claims she's carrying the child of her fiance, Wisnu (Yama Carlos). Shocked by this revelation, Abel feels that her world is falling apart and decides to kill herself. She fails her suicide attempt and suffers a near death experience. Now troubled and depressed, she finds comfort in her best friend, Charlie (Keith Foo), who asks her to take some time off at a large getaway mansion outside of town. Strange events begin to occur as the house is haunted by apparitions of the dead. Something from Abel's brush with death seems to be following her and the only way she can escape is if she dies once again.
Mandarin Movie
Sophie's Revenge
Classification: PG13
Genre: Comedy / Romance
General Release Date: 20 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 49 Minutes,
Distributor: Tayangan Unggul
Cast: Fan Bingbing, Peter He Run Dong, So Ji-sub, Zhang Ziyi
Director: Eva Jin
Synopsis : Comic book artist Sophie is a sweet and carefree girl, brimming with creativity. She and her handsome surgeon boyfriend of two years, Jeff, are the perfect couple. After his marriage proposal to her in front of her family and friends, Sophie is the happiest person in the world. That's when Jeff meets Joanna, a famous movie star, and breaks up with Sophie. Devastated, Sophie takes to bed, unable to face the world, especially her mother who is anxiously planning the wedding. Sophie decides to hide the breakup, with only her two best friends, Lucy and Lily, knowing the truth. She comes up with a master plan: she will use a 'scientific' approach to win love back.
General Release date : 4 June 2009
