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Amityville: The Awakening (13 HLV)

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This new horror-thriller tracks the story roots of the well-known haunted house-legend. “Every house has a history. This one has a legend,” states the film’s tagline. Belle, her little sister, and her comatose twin brother move into a new house with their single mother Joan to save money to help pay for her brother’s expensive healthcare. But when strange phenomena begin to occur in the house, including the miraculous recovery of her brother, Belle begins to suspect her Mother isn’t telling her everything. She soon realises they just moved into the infamous Amityville house. Get ready for cold shivers and goosebumps with this movie – just the movie outing you want if you are in the mood for some scary movie-chills.

Mother! (16 HLV)

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Darren Aronofsky, the acclaimed director of The Black Swan, presents moviegoers with the much talked-about Mother! – starring academy award winners Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem (along with a supporting cast featuring names such as Michelle Pfeiffer and Ed Harris). A couple’s relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence. Mother! is a riveting psychological (and sometimes disturbing) thriller about love, devotion and sacrifice – a serious cinematic release for movie fans looking for substance with impact on the big screen. Not for sensitive viewers…

Tulip Fever (16 NS)

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Academy award winner Alicia Vikander stars alongside an impressive cast, including academy award winners Judi Dench and Christoph Waltz, in this romantic period drama – based on Tulip Fever (the novel) by Deborah Moggach. It’s 17th-Century Amsterdam, and a married woman begins a passionate affair with an artist hired to paint her portrait. The lovers gamble on the booming market for tulip bulbs as a way to raise money to run away together.Tulip Fever is distinguished entertainment for discerning viewers.

All Saints (PG)

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Based on an inspiring true story, John Corbett stars in All Saints. After trading in his corporate sales career to become a pastor, Michael’s first assignment is All Saints, a quaint country church with a dozen members. It comes with a catch: He has to close the church doors for good and sell the prime piece of land on which it sits. While developers eagerly eye the property and the congregation mourns the inevitable, Michael and his family look forward to moving on to an established church where they can put down roots. But, when the church hesitantly begins welcoming Karen refugees from Burma – former farmers striving for a fresh start in America – Michael feels called to an improbable new mission. All Saints will inspire even the most cold-hearted of moviegoers.

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KEYWORD: Mother!