My trips to the cinema 2006
Back then, I would see anything made for children but thought Corpse Bride would be too creepy until before it was released on DVD. Hey, the older the smarter, right?
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- DirectorLuc JacquetStarsMorgan FreemanRomane BohringerCharles BerlingIn the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.★★★★★★★★★☆
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: January 3rd
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater - DirectorCharles SturridgeStarsJohn LynchSamantha MortonPeter O'TooleA family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.★★★★★★★☆☆☆
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: January 8th
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater - DirectorMark DindalStarsZach BraffJoan CusackGarry MarshallAfter ruining his reputation with the town, a courageous chicken must come to the rescue of his fellow citizens when aliens start an invasion.★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
SCREENING: Advanced
DATE: February 5th
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater - DirectorJon FavreauStarsJosh HutchersonJonah BoboDax ShepardTwo young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: February 14th
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater - DirectorTim BurtonMike JohnsonStarsJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterEmily WatsonWhen a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.★★★★★★★★★☆
SCREENING: Film Funday
DATE: February 15th
CINEMA: National Film Theatre
LOCATION: London - DirectorMark AndrewsAndrew JimenezTwo buskers engage in a petty feud over a child's donation.★★★★★★★★★☆
Pixar Short Films: Retrospective
DATE: April 1st
CINEMA: National Film Theatre
LOCATION: London
NOTE: This was shown as an early preview accompanied by previous shorts. - DirectorRaja GosnellStarsDennis QuaidRene RussoJerry O'ConnellA widowed Coast Guard Admiral and a widowed handbag designer fall in love and marry, much to the dismay of his 8 and her 10 children.★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: April 4th
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater - DirectorShawn LevyStarsSteve MartinKevin KlineJean RenoBumbling Inspector Clouseau must solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and find out who stole the infamous Pink Panther diamond.★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: April 11th
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater - DirectorBrian RobbinsStarsTim AllenKristin DavisCraig KilbornA man tries to live a normal life despite the fact that he sometimes turns into a sheepdog.★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
SCREENING: The Studio
DATE: April 14th
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater - DirectorCarlos SaldanhaStarsRay RomanoJohn LeguizamoDenis LearyManny, Sid and Diego discover that the ice age is coming to an end, and join everybody for a journey to higher ground. On the trip, they discover that Manny is not in fact the last of the woolly mammoths.★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
SCREENING: Gallery
DATE: April 16th
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater - DirectorSteve 'Spaz' WilliamsStarsKiefer SutherlandJim BelushiEddie IzzardAn adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: June 1st
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: June 1st is my bloody birthday. - DirectorTim JohnsonKarey KirkpatrickStarsBruce WillisGarry ShandlingSteve CarellA scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating...and learns a lesson about family himself.★★★★★★★★☆☆
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: July 26th
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater - DirectorJohn LasseterJoe RanftStarsOwen WilsonBonnie HuntPaul NewmanOn the way to the biggest race of his life, a hotshot rookie race car gets stranded in a rundown town and learns that winning isn't everything in life.★★★★★★★★☆☆
SCREENING: Gallery
DATE: July 29th
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater
SHORTS: One Man Band - DirectorGeoffrey SaxStarsAlex PettyferMickey RourkeSophie OkonedoAfter the death of his uncle, the 14-year-old schoolboy Alex Rider is forced by the Special Operations Division of the UK's secret intelligence service, MI6, into a mission which will save millions of lives.★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: July 31st
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater - DirectorJohn A. DavisStarsPaul GiamattiNicolas CageJulia RobertsAfter Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his water gun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins.★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: August
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: The ticket didn't print well. - DirectorGil KenanStarsMitchel MussoSam LernerSpencer LockeThree teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster.★★★★★★★★★☆
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: August 14th
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater - DirectorTim HillStarsBreckin MeyerJennifer Love HewittBilly ConnollyJon and Garfield visit the United Kingdom, where a case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle. His reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis, who has designs on the estate.★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: August 19th
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater
SHORTS: A trailer for No Time for Nuts - DirectorCory EdwardsTodd EdwardsTony LeechStarsAnne HathawayGlenn ClosePatrick WarburtonLittle Red Riding Hood, the Wolf, the Woodsman and Granny all tell the police the events that led up to their encounter.★★★★★★★☆☆☆
SCREENING: Q&A, Regular
DATE: September 2nd, October 30th
CINEMA: National Film Theatre, Showcase
LOCATION: London, Bluewater
NOTE: The Q&A screening had a workshop with Cory Edwards and a lower pitch than the regular screening. - DirectorRoger AllersJill CultonAnthony StacchiStarsAshton KutcherMartin LawrenceDebra MessingBoog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear, finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: October 23rd
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater - DirectorSteve OedekerkStarsKevin JamesCourteney CoxDanny GloverWhen the farmer's away, all the animals play, and sing, and dance. Eventually, though, someone has to step in and run things, a responsibility that ends up going to Otis, a carefree cow.★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: October 24th
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater - DirectorGeorge MillerWarren ColemanJudy MorrisStarsElijah WoodBrittany MurphyHugh JackmanInto the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!★★★★★★★☆☆☆
SCREENING: Preview
DATE: December 3rd
CINEMA: BFI IMAX
LOCATION: London
NOTE: This was my first time at an IMAX. - DirectorJohn WhitesellStarsMatthew BroderickDanny DeVitoKristin ChenowethTwo neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: December 21st
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater - DirectorShawn LevyStarsBen StillerCarla GuginoRicky GervaisA newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: December 29th
CINEMA: Showcase
LOCATION: Bluewater