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EXPERIENCE THE SUMMER OF CINEMA JULY-AUGUST 2009

Whether you like to relax in comfort with friends, or treat yourself to a great night out, the cinema experience is immersive and unique. Itʼs where the latest movies look, sound and feel their best. Whatever your taste in stories and stars youʼll find plenty on offer – and more releases than ever playing in laser-sharp digital 3D where itʼs available. Hereʼs our pull-out week by week guide to the sensational summer line-up.

WIN! A SPECIAL BOX SET OF CONNERY FILMS

4:54pm Friday 10th July 2009

The birthday of Edinburgh's famous son, Sir Sean Connery, falls during the city's annual summer festival (14 August - 6 September this year).

THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

4:03pm Friday 10th July 2009

Award-winning drama set around five life-changing days in the life of the Duval family, mother, father and three children.

THREE MILES NORTH OF MOLKOM

4:01pm Friday 10th July 2009

Documentary tracing the adventures of a sharing group who meet at Angsbacka, a 21st century playground for adults.

FUNNY PEOPLE

3:53pm Friday 10th July 2009

The third film from Judd Apatow, writer/director of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, Funny People stars Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann.

MESRINE: PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1

3:56pm Friday 10th July 2009

Part two of the thrilling story that began in Killer Instinct. The gangster Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel) is declared France's Public Enemy Number One.

THE HURT LOCKER

3:57pm Friday 10th July 2009

Intense thriller starring Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce and Evangeline Lilly, directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

PONYO

4:00pm Friday 10th July 2009

Breath-taking animated feature for everyone who enjoyed Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and The Little Mermaid.

THE FINAL DESTINATION

3:51pm Friday 10th July 2009

Horror-thriller continuing the hugely popular Final Destination franchise that began in 2000.

BROKEN EMBRACES

3:47pm Friday 10th July 2009

Latest drama from Pedro Almodóvar, director of Talk to Her, Volver and High Heels.

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

5:12pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

Latest action adventure from Quentin Tarantino, set in Nazi occupied France.

I LOVE YOU BETH COOPER

5:10pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

Comedy directed by Chris Columbus, who made the first two Harry Potter films, Home Alone and Mrs Doubtfire.

MID-AUGUST LUNCH

5:05pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

Drama about middle-aged Gianni, the only son of his widowed mother with whom he lives in Rome.

SHORTS

5:07pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

Magical fantasy adventure from Spy Kids director, Robert Rodriguez, about an 11 year-old boy named Toe Thompson (Jimmy Bennett) who is a punch bag for the neighbourhood bullies.

DANCE FLICK

5:08pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

Fresh summer comedy sending up dance movies from the Wayans brothers, the team behind Scary Movie.

IMAGINE THAT

5:00pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

Family comedy starring Eddie Murphy as a successful businessman who has more time for his blackberry than his seven year-old daughter.

THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE

4:58pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

Romantic drama telling the amazing story of Henry, a man cursed with a genetic disorder that makes him travel back and forth in time without warning

ADAM

4:53pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

Romcom with a twist starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne as sheltered Adam and cosmopolitan Beth, who first encounter each other when Beth moves in to the apartment upstairs.

BANDSLAM

4:56pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

If you enjoyed the High School Musical movies, you'll love this latest musical comedy.

THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD

4:52pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

A screwball true story that follows Mike and Andy, a pair of political activists who pose as big-shot business executives

HOME

4:48pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

Award-winning drama starring Isabelle Huppert in which a family's peaceful rural life is threatened when a busy motorway opens very close to their isolated house.

BEAUTIFUL LOSERS

4:45pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

Vibrant documentary celebrating independent creative spirits and enduring freedom of expression.

THE UGLY TRUTH

4:43pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

A battle of the sexes rom-com with sparring partners Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler.

ALIENS IN THE ATTIC

4:41pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

It's the aliens versus the Pearsons in this family adventure, as extra-terrestrials materialise upstairs in the Pearsons' holiday home.

MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT

11:35am Wednesday 8th July 2009

Powerful crime thriller introducing us to Jacques Mesrine who became one of Europe's most notorious gangsters.

GI JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA

11:31am Wednesday 8th July 2009

Stephen ( The Mummy ) Sommers directs this dazzling, action-packed thriller.

COCO BEFORE CHANEL

11:25am Wednesday 8th July 2009

Enthralling, untold story of one woman's transformation from humble beginnings in an orphanage into the most iconic fashion designer of the last century.

G-FORCE

11:22am Wednesday 8th July 2009

Powerhouse producer Jerry Bruckheimer's latest comedy adventure shows in digital 3D (where available).

MAD, SAD & BAD

11:14am Wednesday 8th July 2009

Edgy British comedy set among thirtysomething friends and family in Luton.

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3

11:17am Wednesday 8th July 2009

Tense thriller set on and under the streets of New York, stylishly directed by Tony Scott.

LAND OF THE LOST

11:20am Wednesday 8th July 2009

Comedy adventure starring Will Ferrell as has-been scientist Dr Rick Marshall who gets sucked into a space-time vortex

ANTICHRIST

11:09am Wednesday 8th July 2009

Provocative drama by the celebrated filmmaker, Lars von Trier. Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg play a grieving couple who have lost their child.

JUST ANOTHER LOVE STORY

11:02am Wednesday 8th July 2009

Regardless of the title, this is anything but an ordinary love story.

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Also on release this summer… Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen…The Hangover…Red Cliff…Tear One…My Sister's Keeper…Blood: The Last Vampire…Looking for Eric…The Last House on the Left…Terminator Salvation…Rudo & Cursi…Night at the Museum 2…Angels and Demons… And many more!