Today's post should technically be an instalment of The Ciné File, but as I've - appallingly - only seen one film this week it seemed like a waste of a post! I'll include that lone film in next week's reviews, so instead my monthly round-up of the latest new releases in cinemas, Coming Soon, is here a day early. How exciting!
Awards season is well and truly over, and although the overwhelming majority of nominated and winning films have already been released (some are still in cinemas if you missed the initial rush), March allows U.K. audiences to catch the handful that slipped through the net over the last few months. Friday 6th finally sees the release of Still Alice: the film that saw Julianne Moore win the Best Actress Oscar/BAFTA/SAG/every other award in the world for her performance as the titular linguistics professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. There's also the Oscar-nominated animation The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, and feature-length presentations of the BAFTA-nominated Short Films.
Don't fear if you're sick of seeing cinemas flooded with award-worthy films: March sees artificial intelligence thriller Chappie; comedy Unfinished Business; historical romance Suite Française; and the live-action remake of Disney's classic fairy-tale, Cinderella, to name a few. Something for everyone, then! Read on for release dates and trailers for the best films hitting cinemas in the next 31 days...
All films below are released in cinemas in March in the U.K.: some may have already opened abroad so if you're outside the U.K. then do check your local cinemas for film times and release dates.
BAFTA SHORTS 2015
Friday 6th March 2015
"A feature-length package of films nominated in the British Short Film and British Short Animation categories at this year’s EE British Academy Film Awards."
CHAPPIE
Friday 6th March 2015
"In the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself."
KILL THE MESSENGER
Friday 6th March 2015
"A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California."
STILL ALICE
Friday 6th March 2015
"A linguistics professor and her family find their bonds tested when she is diagnosed with Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease."
[Given the fact that Julianne Moore won quite literally every Best Actress award going for her performance in Still Alice I'd say this is an absolute must-see. If you watch anything this month, make sure it's this film - it's at the top of my list already!]
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Friday 6th March 2015
"A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every way imaginable - and unimaginable - way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit."
SUITE FRANÇAISE
Friday 13th March 2015
"During the early years of German occupation of France, romance blooms between Lucile Angellier, a French villager and Bruno von Falk, a German soldier."
X + Y
Friday 13th March 2015
"A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad."
INSURGENT
Friday 20th March 2015
"Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart with the help from others on her side."
THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA
Friday 20th March 2015
"Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her - but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime."
CINDERELLA
Friday 27th March 2015
"A live-action retelling of the classic fairy tale about a servant step-daughter who wins the heart of a prince."
DIOR AND I
Friday 27th March 2015
"Dior and I brings the viewer inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons' first haute couture collection as its new artistic director."
THE FACE OF AN ANGEL
Friday 27th March 2015
"Both a journalist and a documentary filmmaker chase the story of a murder and its prime suspect."
SEVENTH SON
Friday 27th March 2015
"Young Thomas is apprenticed to the local Spook to learn to fight evil spirits. His first great challenge comes when the powerful Mother Malkin escapes her confinement while the Spook is away."
Which films are you planning on seeing? I have Still Alice, X + Y, and Cinderella at the top of my list, and I'm very intrigued by Dior and I… Personally, I'm pleased with the new releases in March! Do let me know what you're looking forward to watching at the cinema and if I've missed any films that you think are absolute must-sees in the comments below!
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