Six new movies release on 8 February countrywide. From superlative dance moves from India, an animated dino-adventure, fear and terror, comedy, con artists and Bradley Cooper, it’s time to smell the popcorn!
ABCD: Any Body Can Dance 3D
Vishnu is widely regarded as India’s best dancer, but when he is thrown out of the dance academy by his manipulative business partner, he decides to give up dance and leave Mumbai forever. However, he sees a group of dancers preparing for the upcoming Ganpati Dance Battle and after noticing their raw talent, he decides to help them overcome their obstacles and turn them into India’s best dance group. ABCD is the first dance movie in India to release in 3D. Remo D’Souza, renowned director and choreographer, is at the helm of the movie.
The musical stars Prabhu Deva as Vishnu with Ganesh Acharya, Kay Kay Menon, Terence Lewis, Shakti Mohan and Dharmesh Yelande.
Dino Time 3D
Ernie loves zooming around on his rocket-powered skateboard or sneaking a peek at the cool new fossil exhibit at the Dinosaur Museum. When Ernie visits his best friend Max, the two stumble upon Max’s father’s latest invention: an egg-shaped time machine. When Ernie’s sister Julia surprises the two boys, the time machine comes to life. While the kids are arguing it closes its doors and whisks them away to a lush jungle untouched by mankind. There Tyra, a T-Rex, mistakes them for her newly hatched children, and they join the family with Dodger, Tyra’s hyperactive dinosaur son.
With the voices of Jane Lynch, Melanie Griffith and Rob Schneider.
Distributed by Ster-Kinekor.
Mama
From Guillermo del Toro, creator of Pan’s Labyrinth, comes Mama, a supernatural thriller about two little girls who disappear into the woods the day their mother is murdered. Sisters Victoria and Lily vanish near their suburban neighbourhood on the day their father kill their mother. Their uncle Lucas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend, Annabel (Jessica Chastain), have been searching for them for five years. But when the twins are found alive in an old cabin, the couple wonders if the girls are the only guests they have welcomed into their home. Someone else wants to tuck them in at night…
Also with Megan Charpentier and Daniel Kash.
Directed by Andres Muschietti.
Distributed by UIP.
Movie 43
From producers Peter Farrelly (Hall Pass, Shallow Hal) and Charles Wessler (There’s Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber), Movie 43 is an outrageous new ensemble comedy starring some of the biggest names in Hollywood. The film is not for the easily offended.
With a star-studded cast including Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber.
Directed by Brett Ratner and Elizabeth Banks.
Distributed by Nu Metro.
Special 26
The movie is a crime caper based on the real-life antics of a group of con artists in the 1980s. Pretending to be government officials conducting a tax audit of famous businessmen and politicians, the men find undeclared income and confiscate it. In Hindi with English subtitles.
Starring Akshay Kumar, Manoj Bajpayee and Kajal Aggarwal.
Directed by Neeraj Panday.
The Words
The Words, starring Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde and Zoe Saldana is a layered romantic drama about a young writer, Rory Jansen, who finally achieves literary success after publishing the next great American novel. The only problem is he didn’t write it… Jansen is forced to confront the price that must be paid for stealing someone else’s work as his star rises and the past comes back to haunt him.
Directed by Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal.
Distributed by Nu Metro.
