HIGH AND LOW JOHN GALLIANO
Rating: M (Mature themes, coarse language and a sexual reference)
Duration: 116 mins
Director: Kevin MacdonaldCast: Anna Wintour, Penélope Cruz, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, John Galliano, Hamish Bowles
Genre: Documentary
Opens: May 30
Directed by Academy-Award winner Kevin Macdonald (One Day in September, Touching The Void, Whitney), HIGH & LOW – JOHN GALLIANO delves into the captivating and complex life of the flamboyant and iconoclastic head designer at Dior, John Galliano, who soared to unimaginable heights before experiencing a public downfall that shattered his career. The documentary explores the dichotomy of Galliano’s persona. It showcases his artistic genius as one of the most important fashion designers in history, alongside his struggles with addiction. The film features intimate interviews with Galliano himself, offering a rare glimpse into his perspective and search for redemption. It also features candid interviews from renowned figures in the fashion world such as Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Anna Wintour and Sidney Toledano, providing a multifaceted understanding of Galliano’s impact on the fashion industry.
INSIDE OUT 2
Rating: CTC
Duration: 100 mins
Director: Kelsey Mann
Cast: Amy Poehler, Tony Hale, Diane Lane, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith
Genre: Animation, comedy, family
Opens: June 13
I saw the original Inside Out by Pixar with some teachers whilst stuck on the Alaskan Island of Adak in 2015, which they felt was the perfect inside view into kids’ minds. I was blown away by the film, so here we are, 10 years later and Riley is now officially a teenager, but Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust are confident they can guide her through. After all, they got her through her big move to San Francisco a few years ago! But when headquarters undergoes a sudden, unexpected demolition, new emotions show up on the scene, including the jittery Anxiety. This might just be harder than they thought.
THE MOUNTAIN
Rating: CTC
Director: Rachel House
Cast: Reuben Francis, Terence Daniel, Troy Kingi, Byron Coll, Fern Sutherland
Genre: Adventure
Language: English with Kiwi accents
Opens: June 13
‘From the Producers of Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Jo Jo Rabbit‘ was enough to have me on board for another quirky New Zealand comic drama. Sam, a fearless young girl raised outside of her Māori culture, is determined to fulfil her mission of connecting with her mountain in the hope it can heal her from the cancer she battles. Along the way she meets some misfits and new kids in town – Mallory, hoping to find friends, any kind of friends – and Bronco who claims to be a runaway from his dad who is too busy to notice him. As they make their way through the difficult ‘off the beaten track’ route, they learn the true spirit of adventure and the magic of friendship.
EMERGENCY
Rating: CTC
Director: Kangana Ranaut
Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Milind Soman, Bhumika Chawla, Mahima Chaudhry
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Language: Hindi with English Subtitles
Opens: June 14
The dramatisation on screen depicts the State of Emergency events of 1975-1977 in India by one of the most powerful and influential leaders of the 20th Century, Indira Ghandi, who served as the third Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. She was India’s first and, to date, only female prime minister, and a central figure in Indian politics as the leader of the Indian National Congress. Henry Kissinger nicknamed her ‘Iron Lady’ long before the term was borrowed by the media for Margaret Thatcher.
