Beloved stars and familiar faces are coming back to cinemas this month – Emma Thompson returns to the spotlight in Late Night, while a new Toy Story chapter brings the gang back together with some new friends too.
Discover stories of grounded hard work and stratospheric ambitions too, in a jam-packed month of movies reaching for the stars.
Hollywood is changing, and Emma Thompson is surfing the climate at the very top, whatever the weather. In her new film Late Night, Thompson steps into the shoes of a talk show host, Katherine Newbury, in dire need of some new material.
The jokes write themselves but they actually don't have to – this is an original comedy from the mind of comedian Mindy Kaling, who also stars in the film. Her character, Molly Patel, is hired to reinvigorate Katherine's show before it gets cancelled.
The gang's all back together for the fourth chapter of one of Pixar's most beloved creations – finally, Toy Story 4 is coming to cinemas this month.
The plot introduces a new toy, a plastic spork named Sporky, and brings into question the lifespan of other stalwart playthings. Featuring cameos from Key & Peele as much as Keanu Reeves, there's so much to look forward to.
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Filmmaker Todd Douglas Miller beautifully follows the first manned mission to the Moon in 1969 - using never-before-seen footage taken from the time.
When they reach the Moon, it’s like landing on the surface of a dream: grey/brown desolation leading to a limitless black. Apollo 11 is one of the few documentaries that deserves a cinema viewing, where the respective darknesses can intermingle for a wholly immersive experience.
Support the Girls is a comedic offering grounded in the less-than-pleasant realities of a woman's working life, specifically that of Lisa Conroy (played by Regina Hall). General manager of a sports bar called Double Whammies whose business proposition boils down to ‘tubes, boobs and big screens’, Lisa recognises the establishment’s profitable ‘breastaurant’ credentials while striving to look after the young women in her employ by enforcing zero tolerance on disrespect from its chauvinistic patrons.
You’d be forgiven for predicting a patchwork of well-trodden clichés – the roadside diner, problematic men ogling scantily-clad girls, and a do-good sisterhood preaching teary optimism in the face of troubled times. But the movie has been praised for doing things differently, striving to present important themes without an agenda and plumbing for realism over scatty melodrama.
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