The month kicks off with The Intern, the charming tale of unexpected friendship between high-flying business woman Anne Hathaway and Robert de Niro, her 70-year-old intern. I saw it last week and it's as heart-warming and full of immaculately dressed Pinterest-worthy sets as every other Nancy Meyer film... Visionary director Guillermo del Toro scares the bejesus out of the world with classic horror Crimson Peak: the trailer looks terrifying (I wish I hadn't seen it!) so horror fans should be extremely pleased! The latest origin story of Peter Pan - the imaginatively named Pan - has been met with mixed reviews, but the giant CGI crocodile and Hugh Jackman's dodgy facial hair are more than enough to make it look vaguely intriguing. Plus, documentaries are having a moment, with The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution and Listen To Me Marlon screening towards the end of the month.
Then there's the more serious awards contenders. Since premiering at Cannes in the summer tense thriller Sicario has been collecting universal praise and has often been dubbed with the title 'film of the year'. Macbeth - which I saw this past weekend - is an absolute triumph and an example of masterful film-making: it's brutal, visceral and has astonishing central performances from Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. Furthermore, there's Lance Armstrong doping film, The Program; vitally important feminist film chronicling the early fight for votes for women Suffragette; and bonkers dystopian film The Lobster, about a world where single people have 45 days to find a romantic partner before they are transformed into animals and sent off into the woods. Finally, the true story of Frenchman Philippe Petit's dream to walk the void between the Twin Towers in The Walk has had everyone talking recently. Apparently people were sick in press screenings from vertigo, so if you're not a fan of heights then maybe give the IMAX 3D option a miss!
Oh, and 007's back, not that anyone's really noticed!
All films below are released in cinemas in October 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.
THE INTERN
Friday 2nd October 2015
"70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin."
MACBETH
Friday 2nd October 2015
"Macbeth, a Thane of Scotland, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself."
[I saw this at the weekend and it is beyond magnificent: GO SEE IT!]
THE WALK
Friday 2nd October 2015
"In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers."
SICARIO
Thursday 8th October 2015
"An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by an elected government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico."
REGRESSION
Friday 9th October 2015
"A father is accused of a crime he has no memory of committing."
SUFFRAGETTE
Monday 12th October 2015
"The foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State."
CRIMSON PEAK
Friday 16th October 2015
"In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds...and remembers."
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2
Friday 16th October 2015
"Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half human, half vampire grandson in order to keep Mavis from leaving the hotel."
HOWL
Friday 16th October 2015
"When passengers on a train are attacked by a creature, they must band together in order to survive until morning."
THE LOBSTER
Friday 16th October 2015
"In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods."
NORTH V SOUTH
Friday 16th October 2015
"Two star-crossed lovers navigate through all-out war between the North and South criminal underworlds"
PAN
Friday 16th October 2015
"12-year-old orphan Peter is spirited away to the magical world of Neverland, where he finds both fun and dangers, and ultimately discovers his destiny -- to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan."
THE PROGRAM
Friday 16th October 2015
"An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong."
THE LAST WITCH HUNTER
Wednesday 21st October 2015
"The last witch hunter is all that stands between humanity and the combined forces of the most horrifying witches in history."
THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION
Friday 23rd October 2015
"This documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world's attention for nearly 50 years."
LISTEN TO ME MARLON
Friday 23rd October 2015
"A documentary that utilizes hundreds of hours of audio that Marlon Brando recorded over the course of his life to tell the screen legend's story."
MISSISSIPPI GRIND
Friday 23rd October 2015
"Down on his luck and facing financial hardship, Gerry teams up with younger charismatic poker player, Curtis, in an attempt to change his luck. The two set off on a road trip through the South with visions of winning back what's been lost."
SPECTRE
Monday 26th October 2015
"A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE."
FRESH DRESSED
Friday 30th October 2015
"Fresh Dressed chronicles the history of Hip-Hop Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, and everywhere in-between."
BLACK SOULS
Friday 30th October 2015
"The story of three brothers, the sons of a shepherd, close to the ndrangheta and of their divided soul."
Well, October looks fun doesn't it?! I've already seen The Intern and Macbeth (one of the best films I've ever seen), but I'm looking forward to catching The Walk - in IMAX obviously - The Lobster and Suffragette in the coming weeks. Plus, the trailers for Sicario and The Program never fail to give me goosebumps so they're both at the top of my list of must-watch films.
And I can't lie: I love James Bond so I'll be booking Spectre tickets soon!
What are you looking forward to this month? Do let me know in the comments below!
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