In Cinemas this week (19-25 Dec.)

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (English)

The sequel to 2005’s “Madagascar”, in which New York Zoo animals, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, still stranded on Madagascar, start to leave the island. All of a sudden, they land in the wilderness of Africa, where Alex meets the rest of his family, but has trouble communicating with them after spending so much time at the Central Park Zoo.

Voices:
Ben Stiller (Alex)
Chris Rock (Marty)
David Schwimmer (Melman)
Jada Pinkett Smith (Gloria)

Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Writer: Etan Cohen
Runtime: 89 min
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Rating: K
Language:English
Production Year: 2008

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Greek)

The sequel to 2005’s “Madagascar”, in which New York Zoo animals, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, still stranded on Madagascar, start to leave the island. All of a sudden, they land in the wilderness of Africa, where Alex meets the rest of his family, but has trouble communicating with them after spending so much time at the Central Park Zoo.

Voices:
Gerasimos Gennatas
Diamantis Karanastasis
Katerina Girgis
Thanos Kalliris

Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Writer: Etan Cohen
Runtime: 89 min
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Rating: K
Language:Greek
Production Year: 2008

Elias of the 16th

Three friends, Elias, Thomas and Vangelis, who face many financial difficulties and owe money to banks, insurance companies etc, decide to snitch money from Labros. Labros who is Vangelis’ boss is a cafeteria owner, a pawnbroker and a fence. Thomas will attempt the breaking and entering and Elias will be disguised as a police-officer for …security reasons. However luck plays funny games and the “police-officer” is being asked to solve a case concerning jewelry theft in a nearby house.

Cast:
Petros Philippides
Thanasis Tsaltabasis
Costas Apostolakis
Themis Bazaka

Director: Nikos Zapatinas
Writer: Katia Kissonergi
Runtime: 120 min
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 12
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2008

W.

Josh Brolin stars as George W. Bush in this Oliver Stone biopic that traces the head of state’s rise to power from a privileged alcoholic to a born-again Christian whose belief in religious destiny helped move him to the top ranks of political power.

Cast:
Josh Brolin (George W. Bush)
Thandie Newton (Condoleezza Rice)
Richard Dreyfuss (Dick Cheney)
Sayed Badreya (Saddam Hussein)

Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Stanley Weiser
Runtime: 129 min
Genre: Biography, Drama, Comedy
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2008

The Day the Earth Stood Still

A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. Klaatu himself already has a negative opinion of humans, and when detained by the United States Secretary of Defense, and barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides they shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.

Cast:
Keanu Reeves (Klaatu)
Jennifer Connelly (Helen Benson)
Kathy Bates (Regina Jackson)
Jaden Smith (Jacob Benson)

Director: Scott Derrickson
Writer: David Scarpa, Edmund H. North (1951 screenplay)
Runtime: 103 min
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2008

High School Musical 3

As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.

Cast:
Zac Efron (Troy Bolton)
Vanessa Hudgens (Gabriella Montez)
Ashley Tisdale (Sharpay Evans)
Lucas Grabeel (Ryan Evans)

Director: Kenny Ortega
Writer: Peter Barsocchini
Runtime: 112 min
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2008

The Last Homecoming

A love story set amid the unstable political landscape of 1974 Cyprus. A world of beauty and innocence will be threatened, while loss and betrayal will change things forever. A menage a trois with two brothers falling for the same woman, a prophetic staging of Euripides’ “Trojan Women” at the seaside town, a passionate nationalist who is driven to the extreme: a small community living its personal stories, dreams, hidden and compelling desires, set at the backdrop of the political turbulence of that summer.

Cast:
Stavros Louras (Manolis)
Christopher Creco (Stefanos)
Maria Kitsou (Alexandra)
Popi Avraam (Phaedra)

Director: Corinna Avraamidou
Writer: Corinna Avraamidou
Runtime: 85 min
Genre: Drama, Romance
Rating: 12
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2008

Pride and Glory

A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family’s moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney, investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora’s Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.

Cast:
Colin Farrell (Jimmy Egan)
Edward Norton (Ray Tierney)
Jon Voight (Francis Tierney, Sr.)
Noah Emmerich (Francis Tierney, Jr.)

Director: Gavin O’Connor
Writer: Joe Carnahan, Gavin O’Connor
Runtime: 130 min
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2008

Saw V

Following Jigsaw’s grisly demise, Mark Hoffman, the final apprentice to the serial killer is deigned a hero. Meanwhile, Agent Strahm is tested and puts the pieces together. While Strahm realizes that Hoffman is helping Jigsaw, five seemingly unconnected people face a horrible lesson about teamwork.

Cast:
Tobin Bell (Jigsaw / John)
Costas Mandylor (Mark Hoffman)
Scott Patterson (Agent Strahm)
Betsy Russell (Jill)

Director: David Hackl
Writer: Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan
Runtime: 92 min
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: 18
Language: English
Production Year: 2008

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Professor Trevor Anderson and his nephew Sean go to a quest to find out what happened to Trevor’s missing brother Max. Following Max’s steps they travel to Iceland where they meet the mountain guide Hannah. While hiking the mountain, a lightning storm forces the three into a cave that collapses, leaving them trapped. The group then explores the cave looking for an exit but falls in a hole, discovering a lost world in the center of the Earth.

Cast:
Brendan Fraser (Prof. Trevor Anderson)
Josh Hutcherson (Sean Anderson)
Anita Briem (Hannah Ásgeirsson)
Seth Meyers (Professor Alan Kitzens)

Director: Eric Brevig
Writer: Michael D. Weiss, Jennifer Flackett
Runtime: 93 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2008

Shark Bait (Greek)

After losing everything, a young fish, Pi, goes to live with his family on the Reef. There he meets the love of his life but finds that she already has the unwanted affections of a bully shark. He must follow his destiny to save her and rid the Reef of this menace for good.

Voices:
Constantinou Douni
Aris Troupakis
Yiannis Stephopoulos
Natassa Asiki
Akindinou Gika

Director: Howard E. Baker, John Fox
Writer: Scott Clevenger, Chris Denk
Runtime: 77 min
Genre: Animation, Family
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2006

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Greek)

As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, the heroic Jedi Knights struggle to maintain order and restore peace. More and more systems are falling prey to the forces of the dark side as the Galactic Republic slips further and further under the sway of the Separatists and their never-ending droid army. Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano find themselves on a mission with far-reaching consequences.

Voices:
Diamantis Karanastasis (Anakin Skywalker)
Tania Palaiologou (Ahsoka Tano)
Nikos Poriotis (Obi-Wan Kenobi)
Costas Darlasis (Yoda)

Director: Dave Filoni
Writer: Henry Gilroy, George Lucas
Runtime: 98 min
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2008