What's in the Cinema this Week? (April 18-24)

The following films are coming out in Oxford this week:

Happy-Go-Lucky (15) starring Eddie Marsan, Sally Hawkins. Poppy (Hawkins) is an irrepressible 30-something enjoying her life in Camden. Whether out on her bike, preparing lessons for her primary school class, or drinking with friends in the local, she keeps a smile on her face and a joke on her lips. She is happy with her life and determined to get the most out of every day. When her bicycle is stolen, she decides to invest in driving lessons, which will bring her face-to-face with a character and a world view quite unlike her own. Compared with Leigh's previous works, Happy-Go-Lucky presents a calmer, more optimistic take on contemporary Britain, where individualism and the pursuit of happiness define the lives of a generation, but where old-fashioned notions of community and selflessness still exist.

Fools Gold (12A) starring Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland, Ray Winstone. Contains moderate violence, sex references and one use of strong language. Ben "Finn" Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey) is a surf bum turned treasure hunter obsessed with finding an 18th century Queen's Dowry. 'Fools Gold' also stars Kate Hudson as Tess, Ben's ex wife who once again falls in love with 'Finn' after joining him in the hunt for the missing jewels.
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Flashbacks of a Fool (15) starring Daniel Craig, Harry Eden, Olivia Williams, Jodhi May, Helen McCrory, Miriam Karlin. Joe Scot is a washed up Hollywood star, whose hedonistic lifestyle of sex, drugs, and celebrity has taken its toll. Handsome even in his drug-addled 40s, he leads a directionless, lonely life in his opulent Malibu mansion whilst outside the tide of public opinion has turned firmly against him. Only when confronted by tragedy is he forced to face up to the ghosts of his past.
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In Bruges (18) starring Elizabeth Berrington, Rudy Blomme, Olivier Bonjour, Mark Donovan, Ann Elsley, Colin Farrell, Jean-Marc Favorin, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson, Eric Godon, Zeljko Ivanek, Sachi Kimura, Anna Madeley, Louis Nummy, Clémence Poésy, Martin McDonagh. Colin Farrell and Brendon Gleeson are two Irish hitmen who, after a failing a job, are packed off to Bruges to await instructions from their irascible boss, Ralph Fiennes. At something of a loose end, the pair decide to pass their time in exile with some traditional sight seeing and hitting a few locals bars. Things start to go awry, however, when Farrel succumbs to the charms of a young woman who is helping to shoot a film in the City and misses a phonecall from the Fiennes, who then decides to deal with the situation himself. Written and directed by acclaimed Irish playwright, Martin McDonagh.
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There are several advanced screenings next week in Oxford: The Eye (15), Three and Out (15), Street Kings (15) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Visit our cinema page for posters, trailers, synopses and showtimes.

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