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In Yogi Bear, everyone’s favourite pic-a-nic basket robbing bear (that’d be Yogi, voiced by Dan Aykroyd) returns in the live adaptation of the much-loved ‘60s cartoon. Oh, and guess who’s also back? The very cute Boo Boo (Justin Timberlake). Jellystone Park isn’t quite generating as much revenue as it once did and the heartless Mayor Brown (Andrew Daly) can’t resist the temptation to shut the park down and sell the land. But that means the loss of Yogi’s home and now the smarter than average bear (or so, that’s how he likes to be known) must join forces with Boo Boo and Ranger Smith (Tom Cavanagh) to find a way to ensure that the park remains open. If you’re in search for a much-loved classic that the entire family can kick back and enjoy together, look no further than Yogi Bear where every day is one big pic-a-nic.
 
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Back in 2005, we were introduced to the wonderful world of Hoodwinked as it put its own creative spin on the much-loved Red Riding Hood fairytale complete with a sense of humour that extended the film’s reach beyond entertaining just the kiddies. In a similar vein, we’re now able to enjoy Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil and as this sequel promises: here, not all fairytales go by the book. What binds it together is the string of pop culture references as Red (Hayden Panettiere) embarks on a training exercise at the Hood of the Sisters. Meanwhile, Granny (Glenn Close), Wolf (Patrick Warburton) and Twitchy (Cory Edwards) are caught up trying to rescue Hansel (Bill Hader) and Gretel (Amy Poehler) from the wicked Evil Witch (Joan Cusack). And while all of this is going on, Red’s trying to come to terms with her anger management issues (yeah, when your name’s Red, that’s probably not gonna happen).
Release Date: 15/09/2011
Rating: G
Voices: Hayden Panettiere, Glenn Close, Patrick Warburton
Videology: Hayden Panettiere began her acting career at 11 months of age when she appeared in a Play School commercial.
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The wonderful Rose Byrne has certainly dabbled in a wide variety of genres-to-date: one minute she’s rocking our socks off in Bridesmaids and the next, she’s playing one very scared mother and new home owner. When Renai (Byrne) and Josh (Patrick Wilson) move into their new home, they expect the usual hiccups that come along with shifting houses but when strange and inexplicable events start occurring, they’re a little out of their league. This feeling of hopelessness is compounded further when their young son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) slips into a coma after an accident. What’s the meaning of it all? It beats us but hey, luckily for Renai and her husband, Josh’s mum (played by the legendary Barbara Hershey) has experience with all that cannot be explained. And knowing that these kind of things don’t ordinarily have a happy ending, she’s willing to use whatever means necessary in order to rid the family of whatever has an issue with their presence in the house.
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It’s a battle of TV’s finest babes here as Friday Night Lights’ Minka Kelly and Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester go head-to-head in The Roommate. The two share a dorm at the University of Los Angeles. Sara (Kelly) embarks on her university life harnessing a broken heart but she’s got her sights set on a bright future (as you’d expect at such a young age). Meanwhile, Rebecca (Meester) – aka spoilt little rich girl with a hidden penchant for stalking – is on-hand to help Sara through her troubled times. Unsurprisingly, once Sara’s suspicious are tweaked that Rebecca might be hiding a darker side, she’s in a world of trouble (umm… we can’t help but question why Sara doesn’t think their pet kitty going missing from the dorm wasn’t strange). The Roommate thrives in its intent to chill us to the core and might just make you think twice about that slightly possessive friend of yours.
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Just like Port Arthur, Snowtown in South Australia is well-known for all the wrong reasons. If you’ve been in Australia since the ‘90s (as most of us have), you would no doubt have been chilled by the Bodies in the Barrels case which is easily Australia’s most famous string of serial killings with eleven victims in total. Snowtown is the first film that has dared to deal with this delicate subject matter, taking us back to the ‘90s in Adelaide’s working class suburbia. Jamie (Lucas Pittaway) is an impressionable teenager who’s quite in awe of the new man in his mum’s (Louise Harris) life, John Bunting (Daniel Henshall). John seems like everything that any boy could want for his mother – he’s always smiling and is extremely likeable. But Jamie’s not entirely sold on John and fears soon emerge that his new father figure is hiding something important from his mother. Snowtown provides us with insight into one very damaged soul’s mind.
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Want a flick that’ll have you lickin’ your lips in anticipation for Halloween? Well Prowl, one-part of the awesomely creepy After Dark Originals series, is just the movie to get you dismembering your pumpkins and chomping down on those yummy vamp teeth lollies. Amber (Courtney Hope) is experiencing a case of the small town blues syndrome and can’t wait to escape to a bigger city. Her group of friends soon organise a little road trip and while it all starts out as fun and games, things turn sour very quickly when they find themselves stranded after their ride breaks down. Luckily (or maybe not), a semi-truck driver appears soon enough and they hitch a ride in the back. But when the truck never stops and they discover cartons of blood, they’re well and truly in panic mode which isn’t helped any when they discover their destination: a dark, abandoned warehouse packed with blood-thirsty critters.
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