8th – 23rd Nov, Sat & Sun double-bills from 8pm (X3 weekends)
From Chan’s acrobatics and Stallone's grit, to Smith’s charm and Bruce Willis’ wit, Studio brings you three weekends of the Legends of Action.
Bad Boys II
15th November at 20:00
Detectives Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) and Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) are back for their second outing in the franchise, called in to stem the flow of drugs that is coming into Miami. Tracking down the smuggler, Burnett and Lowrey also learn that Haitian and Russian criminal gangs are locked in a bitter fight for turf supremacy. Meanwhile, there’s tension between the detectives when Burnett finds out that his sister is dating Lowrey. Jordi Molla and Gabrielle Union also feature.
Escape Plan 2
20th November at 20:00
Five years after the original movie, in which Ray Breslin proved an inescapable prison was anything but, he’s back with a fresh crew. However, when one of his team goes missing only to surface in a jail known as ‘The Zoo’ or ‘Hades’, Breslin refuses to abandon his man. He assembles an elite team and gets himself inside the notorious jail, before launching an audacious and violent escape bid. Sylvester Stallone heads the cast, with Dave Bautista and Curtis Jackson – better known as 50 Cent.
Live Free or Die Hard
23rd November at 20:00
When the FBI’s Cyber Crime Division is targeted on Independence Day, all hands are on deck to find those behind the attack. That leaves wise-cracking cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) to bring in hacker Matthew Farrell, only to discover someone else is keen to get their hands on him too. It transpires that Farrell is part of a plan hatched by Thomas Gabriel to crush America’s computer infrastructure – and he won’t give Farrell up without a fight. Justin Long and Timothy Olyphant also star.
The Legend of Drunken Master
23rd November at 22:15
Jackie Chan shows off his incredible physical skills in this popular knockabout comedy, in which a man’s attempt to save his father some money by putting a package of ginseng into a local politician’s luggage, leads him to stumble across a criminal smuggling operation. When he inadvertently picks up the wrong package, the official sets out to get it back, sending in thugs to do his dirty work. However, they reckon without Chan’s abilities in a peculiar martial art: drunken fighting.
Comedy After Dark
24th – 28th Nov @ 9:45pm
Sometimes a man meets a woman and it’s just meant to be. They finish each other’s sentences, as if they could read each other’s minds…And sometimes, somethings go without saying, like don’t invite your best friend on our honeymoon!
What Women Want
26th November at 21:45
Mel Gibson plays Nick Marshall, a chauvinistic, arrogant advertising executive who is used to getting his own way. But when a promotion he thinks is in the bag is snatched by a female rival, he decides to get even, and is helped in his plan by an accident that lets him hear what women around him are thinking. Unfortunately, Nick doesn’t count on falling in love with the colleague he’s trying to sabotage. Helen Hunt is the unwitting object of his affection and Alan Alda is among the co-stars.
What Men Want
27th November at 21:45
Almost twenty years after What Women Want came
this variation, starring Taraji P. Henson. She plays
sports agent Ali Davis, who goes above and beyond
to keep her clients happy and stay one step ahead
of her mostly male colleagues. A run of bad luck, including losing a promotion, sends Ali into a tailspin, but a meeting with a psychic and a bump on the head leave her with the ability to hear men’s thoughts. Sure enough, she uses it to sort out her professional and love lives – but at what cost?
What Happens in Vegas
28th November at 21:45
A drunken night in Sin City ends in an unexpected
wedding for newly fired Jack (Ashton Kutcher) and
freshly dumped Joy (Cameron Diaz), but that’s just
the start of their problems in this romantic comedy.
Not only does he use her coin to win millions on
the slot machines – a judge orders them to stay
married for six months. Things get nasty as the pair
pull out all the stops to get each other to break their
vows and get their hands on the cash. Queen Latifah and Zach Galifianakis also feature.
The Honeymoon
25th November at 21:45
Adam’s best friend Ed doesn’t just spoil his wedding
to Sarah by losing the ring, he ends up tagging along
on their Venice honeymoon too, in this entertaining
comedy caper. However, when the newlyweds think
things can’t get any worse, thanks to walking disaster area Ed breaking a criminally suave drug lord’s priceless art – they do. Cue lots of laughs as Adam (Pico Alexander) and Ed (Asim Chaudhry) try to pay off a debt to the kingpin, while hoping Sarah doesn’t fall for his charms.
Action Weekend:Getaway
29th and 30th @ 8pm
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M. Night Shyamalan co-writes and directs this
absorbing psychological thriller, which follows a
couple on the brink of divorce as they take one last
family holiday with their children. At their resort, along with several other guests they are given access to a secluded beach. However, shortly after their arrival, everyone in the group starts to age at a breakneck speed. Can any of them discover why before their time runs out? With Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps and Rufus Sewell
Knock at the Cabin
30th November at 20:00
A young girl’s idyllic holiday in the woods with her
adoptive parents is shattered when four strangers
show up at their door with an incredible claim: the
apocalypse is on its way, and the only way to prevent it is for one member of the family to sacrifice themselves. Thus begins a tense battle of wits in M. Night Shyamalan’s adaptation of Paul G. Tremblay’s book The Cabin at the End of the World. Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint and Jonathan Groff star along with Nikki Amuka-Bird and Ben Aldridge.
