Blindness
(USA) In this Lord of the Flies-meets-Outbreak mystery thriller, a society disintegrates into chaos as people suddenly lose their vision due to a mysterious virus. Stars Julianne Moore.

Choke
(USA) In this black comedy, a sex addict tries to support his hospitalized mother by intentionally choking at restaurants to get money from his rescuers. Stars Sam Rockwell and Angelica Huston.

High School Musical 3
(USA) This is the third instalment of Disney’s High School Musical franchise. In their final year of high school, the kids commemorate their imminent separation with what else but a full-fledged spring musical.

Nights in Rodanthe
(USA) Two adults played by Richard Gere and Diane Lane—one with marital and parental issues, another with a conscience crisis, chance upon each other at an inn on the coastal town of Rodanthe. Hearts open, tears fl  ow and sparks fl  y—it’s based on a Nicholas Sparks novel, so you get the idea.

Quantum of Solace
(USA) Daniel Craig reprises his James Bond performance in this sequel to 2006’s Casino Royale. This time he battles a pseudo-environmentalist who hides a devious motive of taking over Bolivia’s water supply. And of course, watch out for the fresh batch of hot Bond girls.

Tropic Thunder
(USA) Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. play a group of prima donna actors who are dumped by their director in the jungle in the mid of shooting a Vietnam war fi  lm. Written by Stiller, the only person who can make comedy out of a war movie.

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
(USA) A teen horror fl  ick about goodie-two-shoes-turned-hottie Mandy Lane who gets invited by her classmates to a weekend party on a secluded ranch. One by one, people begin to turn up dead.

Big Stan
(USA) Funny man Rob Schneider directs and stars in this comedy about a con man sent to prison for his crimes. Terrifi  ed of being man-handled by the prison beasties, he learns martial arts in self-defense. Mostly rubbish. 1.5*

Burn After Reading
(USA) This dark comedy by Joel and Ethan Coen is about a bunch of stupid people who think they know what they’re doing when a piece of inexplicable
information falls into their lap. Stars an all-star cast of George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Frances MacDormand, John Malkovich and a stellar Brad Pitt. Sharp and damningly humorous. 4*

Butterfly Lovers
(Hong Kong) Based on a famous Chinese legend, this Asian version of Romeo and Juliet stars the lava-hot Wu Chun (from boyband Farenheit) and
singer-actress Charlene Choi (from Cantopop girl group Twins) as a pair of doomed lovers.

Closing the Ring
(USA) A man stumbles upon a ring that leads him to track down the girl it was meant for, leading to a full-blown romance about love and reconciliation. Stars Christopher Plummer, Shirley MacLaine and Mischa Barton. 3*

Eagle Eye
(USA) Thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met, two strangers are manipulated into becoming the country’s most wanted fugitives, pawns of a faceless enemy with seemingly limitless power. Disappointingly average. 2.5*

The Guard Post
(Korea) A group of platoon soldiers are mysteriously found dead at the guard post at the DMZ one rainy night, prompting a veteran military investigator to embark on a grisly Sherlock Holmes mission to discover what really happened.

The House Bunny
(USA) This blondie joke mill stars Anna Faris as a 27 year-old Playboy bunny booted out of the Playboy Mansion because “27 years is like 59 in bunny years.” She chances upon a sorority house inhabited by socially awkward girls. Putting her bunny skills to good use, she transforms them into college hotties.
Mindless fun, with ample good laughs. 3*

If I Were Superman
(South Korea) Song Soo-jung is a fi  lm producer who gets rescued by her very own “Superman” from a robbery attempt, thus prompting her to make a “Superman Saves the World” documentary. Along the way, she discovers life’s true meaning. Sounds cheesy already, if you ask us.

Max Payne
(USA) Mark Wahlberg stars in the titular role as a cop hell-bent on revenge after his family is brutally murdered. Watch out for pop-folk singer Nelly
Furtado in a supporting role. Based on the 2001 video game of the same name.

My Magic
(Singapore) This much-anticipated local film by Eric Khoo about the complex yet tender relationship between a father and son addresses issues of love,
life, family ties, redemption and magic. 2.5*

Painted Skin
(Singapore) Adapted from the Chinese classic Strange Tales of Liaozhai, this is a story of the complex emotions and relationships between man and demon, love and passion, loyalty and temptation. Stars Qi Yu Wu and Donnie Yen.

RockNRolla
(USA) A bunch of small-time conmen get caught up between the town crime lord and some Russian billionaires in a hunt for a missing painting of utmost value. Not quite Guy Ritchie in top form, but it’s a fun, fast ride down the street of lowlifes and high crimes. Stars Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson and Thandie Newton. 3*

Smilers
(Japan) An ex-tap dancer has to coach a ragtag ice hockey team to victory if he hopes to win the hand of the team owner’s daughter.

Storm Rider: Clash of Evils
(Hong Kong) Nicholas Tse and Richie Ren lend their voices to this fantasy animation about a sword-making villa destroyed by an emperor nursing paranoid thoughts of treason.

Tokyo!
(Japan/ France) This Japanese-French drama is a collaborative effort from three fi  lmmakers, and is composed of three parts—each reflecting the image of the metropolis of Tokyo.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona
(USA) Two American women, Vicky and Cristina holidaying in Barcelona meet and bond with an artist played by Javier Bardem. The artist, however, still loves his mentally unstable ex-wife. Charms with beautiful visuals. 3.5*

Youth Without Youth
(USA) Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola makes his homecoming to the big screen with this weird sci-fi /psychological spy drama set in 1930s Romania about an old professor who encounters a life-changing, cataclysmic event one stormy night after being struck by lightning.

Diminishing Memories I & II
Singaporean filmmaker Eng Yee Peng seeks to capture facets of Singapore’s heritage and history through this two-part documentary cued from archival photographs and interviews with former residents of Lim Chu Kang. Through Nov 1, 7:30pm (additional 4pm shows on Sat). Screening Room, The Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Lane, 6332-6900. $8.50 from The Arts House Box Office. 3.5*