A NICE INDIAN BOY
Rating: M (Coarse language)
Director: Roshan Sethi
Genre: Comedy, romance Opens: July 10
Jay was adopted and raised by an Indian family, giving him a great appreciation and love of Indian culture, When Naveen brings Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams. A darling of film festivals and firm crowd favourite, great to see rom-coms back on the screen.
FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE
Rating: M (Suicide references)
Director: Polly Steele
Genre: Drama
Opens: JUL 24
Oh we love a smouldering Irish dramatic film, the scenery, the accents, and the tiny pubs they all seem to cohabitate in. Based on Niall Williams’ best-selling novel. Nicholas and Isabel were made for each other but how will they ever know it? As ghosts, fate and the sheer power of true love pull them together, so too does life threaten to tear them apart. Has Pierce Brosnan ever been so busy? With Gabriel Byrne and Helena Bonham-Carter.
THE FRIEND
Rating: M (Mature themes, suicide references and coarse language)
Director: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Genre: Drama
Opens: JUL 31
It’s a dog movie! Based on the bestselling novel, writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) bequeaths her his beloved Great Dane, Apollo. The regal yet intractable dog immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo, she begins to come to terms with her past, and her own creative inner life in this story of healing, love, and friendship.
