ODEON Milton Keynes

Friday 18^th May 2012 – Thursday 23^rd May 2012

THE DICTATOR

Director: Larry Charles

Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Megan Fox, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley

Sacha Baron Cohen returns as the world's most appalling tyrant in this hilarious new comedy!

Meet His Excellency Admiral General Shabazz Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen). This luxuriantly bearded despot has devoted his life selflessly to ensuring that democracy will never reach his glorious Republic of Wadiya. Indeed, one great benefit of political debate being rendered superfluous is that the country's National Parliament Building has become a tourist attraction. The supreme leader and his elite squad of foxy female bodyguards even make a state visit to America, where they're given a tour of New York City. Aladeen expects to see all the sights - especially Megan Fox! 'Borat' and 'Bruno' director Larry Charles teams up once again with Sacha Baron Cohen for this outrageous comedy at the expense of the vulgarity and ruthlessness of dictators everywhere. It's based loosely on a novel entitled 'Zabibah and the King', which was allegedly written by Saddam Hussein!

MARVELS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE - 3D

Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston

Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spectacular - in stunning 3D!

The Earth is under attack like never before. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), director of international peacekeeping agency SHIELD, knows that he has only one option. An unprecedented recruitment drive must be launched to bring together the greatest superheroes the planet has ever known. That means Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). But can these very different superheroes form an effective team to save the world from the deadly onslaught launched by Thor's adoptive brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston)? Based on the legendary Marvel comicbook series launched in 1963, 'Avengers Assemble' is the first action movie to feature this mighty alliance of superheroes. Directed by 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' creator Joss Whedon, it explodes onto the screen in immersive 3D!

DARK SHADOWS

Director: Tim Burton

Starring: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz, Gulliver McGrath

Johnny Depp stars as a 200-year-old vampire in Tim Burton's fantastic gothic comedy!

Back in 1772, Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) lives the high life as master of Collinwood Manor. But this wealthy, powerful playboy bites off more than he can chew when he breaks the heart of local witch Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). She exacts a terrible revenge by turning poor Barnabas into a vampire and burying him alive. Two centuries later, he's inadvertently released and finds himself in groovy 1972. As if that wasn't culture shock enough, his dysfunctional descendants have allowed Collinwood to become a ruin. Matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer) even has a live-in psychiatrist, Dr. Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter), to help her cope. This latest brilliant creation from the twisted team of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp is based on a cult US TV gothic soap opera. Watch out for cameos from shock-rocker Alice Cooper and great '50s screen Dracula Christopher Lee!

THE RAID

Starring: Iko Uwais, Ray Sahetapy, Doni Alamsyah, Ananda George, Pierre Gruno

The battle is well and truly on in this breathtaking blend of eastern martial arts and western action cinema.

In Jakarta, capital city of Indonesia, Rama (Iko Uwais) is a young member of a SWAT team sent into a tower block compound to capture evil drugs baron Tama (Ray Sahetapy). But what the lawmen don't anticipate is that Tama is defended by an army of machete-wielding, machine gun-toting junkie enforcers. For good measure, he also employs a couple of violent martial arts killers. Not only do the good guys have to fight their way in, they also have to fight their way out of this festering nest of vice! Directed by Welshman Gareth Evans, this martial arts tour-de-force has been astonishing film festival audiences around the world. It marks the second collaboration of Evans with Iko Uwais, who brilliantly showcases the traditional Indonesian fighting style known as Silat.

AMERICAN PIE: THE REUNION

Director: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg

Starring: Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jennifer Coolidge, Eugene Levy

Older but none the wiser, the American Pie gang are back for more outrageous comedy exploits!

Back in 1999, we met four horny Michigan teens who launched a comedy legend as they made a pact to lose their virginity. But whatever happened to the 'American Pie' cast, nine years on from their third hilarious big-screen outing? Well, the spark has gone out of the marriage between Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) after the birth of their son. Degenerate Stifler (Seann William Scott) holds down an office job. Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) and Vicky (Tara Reid) have parted, while Oz (Chris Klein) and Heather (Mena Suvari) grew apart. As for Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) - he still seems to hold a candle for Stifler's mum (Jennifer Coolidge)! And now they're all back together again for one raucous weekend at their school reunion. Even Jim's dad (Eugene Levy) is there - and he's sure to cause maximum embarrassment!

3D - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - 3D

Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

Starring: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury

Disney's Oscar-winning animated love story gets a stunning 3D makeover.

Following the huge success of the 3D version of 'The Lion King', Disney adds a new dimension to another of its modern animated classics. Originally released in 1991, this delightful version of the timeless fairytale offers a thoroughly modern, spirited heroine in the form of Belle (Paige O'Hara), who's pursued by the preening Gaston (Richard White). Meanwhile, her father has been kidnapped by the Beast (Robby Benson) - a handsome prince rendered hideous by an enchantress's spell! When she tracks down the Beast, he offers a deal - her father can go free if she agrees to stay with him forever. Disney's revolutionary use of computer animation creates dazzling song and dance sequences. 'Beauty and the Beast' also boasts fabulous characters and benefits from Oscar winner Howard Ashman's six stylish musical numbers. The wonderful animated furniture in the Beast's castle adds to the fun

MARVELS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE - 2D

Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston

Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spectacular - in stunning 3D!

The Earth is under attack like never before. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), director of international peacekeeping agency SHIELD, knows that he has only one option. An unprecedented recruitment drive must be launched to bring together the greatest superheroes the planet has ever known. That means Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). But can these very different superheroes form an effective team to save the world from the deadly onslaught launched by Thor's adoptive brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston)? Based on the legendary Marvel comicbook series launched in 1963, 'Avengers Assemble' is the first action movie to feature this mighty alliance of superheroes. Directed by 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' creator Joss Whedon, it explodes onto the screen in immersive 3D!

Salmon Fishing In The Yemen

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas, Amr Waked

In comedy ‘Salmon Fishing in The Yemen’, Ewan McGregor stars as a repressed British civil servant who is unwillingly coerced into an incredible scheme to introduce salmon to the parched wadis of The Yemen to make a fishing-mad sheik’s dream come true…and also help land better relationships between the respective countries.

Alongside co-stars Emily Blunt and Kristin Scott Thomas, ‘Salmon Fishing in The Yemen’ follows his struggle against the current to realise the idea against all odds.

HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION

Director: Adrian Grunberg

Starring: Mel Gibson, Peter Stormare, Dean Morris, Dolores Heredia, Kevin Hernandez

Mel Gibson's back in action mode as a crook struggling to survive in a tough Mexican prison!

Driver (Mel Gibson) thought he was on to a winner that would set him up for life. But instead he's being pursued by the US Border Patrol with a car full of ill-gotten cash. The electrifying chase ends spectacularly as our anti-hero smashes through a wall. Now he's across the border and at the mercy of the Mexican cops! Before long, Driver winds up in a brutal, overcrowded and somewhat unsanitary jail down south. And as a 'gringo', he naturally becomes a target for the slammer's nastiest inmates. Luckily, he forms a bond with a troubled young woman (Dolores Heredia) and recruits her streetwise ten-year-old son (Kevin Hernandez) to help him survive. Co-written by Gibson himself, 'How I Spent My Summer Vacation' marks his welcome return to wise-cracking action in the 'Lethal Weapon' mould

3D - PIRANHA 3DD

Director: John Gulager

Starring: Christopher Lloyd, Danielle Panabaker, Chris Zylka, Katrina Bowden

The bloodthirsty aquatic critters are back to menace punters at a newly opened water park - in 3D(D)!

Last year, Alexandre Aja's 'Piranha 3D' was both an unexpected hit and a very pleasant surprise. Lashings of nudity, gore and knowing humour delivered exactly what the audience wanted. The film also made particularly inventive use of 3D for some of its more memorable set-pieces. One year on, they're all back. The killer fish, that is. This time they've made their way to the summer's best attraction, the Big Wet Water Park, to sink their teeth into more hapless revellers! Christopher Lloyd also returns as the alarmed marine biologist Mr Goodman. And Ving Rhames reprises his role as Deputy Fallon, even though he seemed to be gobbled up in the first film! Incoming director John Gulagar and 'Saw 3D' writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton are horror veterans, having previously collaborated on the cult hit 'Feast'.

THE LUCKY ONE

Director: Scott Hicks

Starring: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner

Heart-throb Zac Efron stars in a powerful story of love and destiny.

US Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) is on his third tour of duty in Iraq. After a night raid he finds something in the rubble - a photograph of a beautiful young woman. When nobody claims it, he keeps the picture with him and credits this lucky charm with his continued survival. Back home in the US, he learns the woman's name is Beth (Taylor Schilling) and tracks her down to North Carolina. Finding himself unable to tell the truth, he wangles a job at the single mother's family-run dog kennels. Their mutual attraction soon develops into a passionate love affair. But the secret he's keeping threatens to tear them apart if it's ever revealed. A romance for anyone who believes in the power of fate, 'The Lucky One' is adapted from the bestseller by Nicholas Sparks, author of 'The Notebook' and 'Dear John'.

ALL IN GOOD TIME

Director: Nigel Cole

Starring: Amara Karan, Reece Ritchie, Meera Syal 

From the writer of East is East, comedy ‘All In Good Time’ is a Bolton-based tale of two newlyweds whose passion is continuously stifled by meddling relatives.

Based on the hit play Rafta Rafta, ‘All In Good Time’ stars Amara Karan (The Darjeeling Limited) and Meera Syal (Anita and Me) as Atul and his young bride Vina; a couple who get more than they bargained for when they get married. With thoughtless parents and childish siblings all seemingly intent on ruining their life of wedded bliss, can their marriage survive?

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING

Director: Kirk Jones

Starring: Cameron Diaz, Matthew Morrison, Jennifer Lopez

Based on the New York Times bestseller, ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ is an insightful comedy that follows a group of couples on the verge of parenthood and the effect it has on their lives and friendships.

Telling the story of TV stars Jules and Evan’s struggle to combine their celebrity lives with pregnancy, author Wendy whose hormones get the better of her and Gary who’s locked in an alpha-male struggle with his Dad, ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ reveals the unseen side of expecting.

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