“Who should I make
this autograph out
to young man?”
The War with
Grandpa
TBC
It’s young versus old but
whose nerve will hold?
DIRECTOR Tim Hill
STARRING Robert De Niro, Uma
Thurman, Christopher Walken
When a young boy
named Peter discovers
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OCT
that his beloved
grandfather is coming to live
with them, he’s over the moon.
Until, that is, he finds out
that Grandpa is getting his
room and that he’s moving
upstairs to the dark, spooky
attic, where goodness knows
what lurks in the corner.
Determined to undo this
injustice, Peter devises a series
of increasingly elaborate
pranks in order to make
Grandpa move out, but
his older relative proves a
surprisingly resilient adversary.
Before you know it, in fact, all
out war has been declared!
Based on the bestselling
children’s book by Robert
Kimmel Smith, and directed
by Tim Hill (Alvin and the
Chipmunks, Hop), The War
with Grandpa is a fantastic,
coming-of-age comedy
with terrific turns from
the legendary Robert De
Niro as Grandpa and Oakes
Fegley as young Peter.
Uma Thurman, Christopher
Walken and Jane Seymour
round out the stellar cast.
Watch the trailer
Victoria & Abdul
TBC
This wonderful tale sees Queen Victoria taking a young
Indian clerk under her wing... to the outrage of her court!
DIRECTOR Stephen Frears
starring Judi Dench, ali fazal,
Olivia Williams, Michael Gambon
Based on Shrabani
Basu’s well-researched
book, this affecting
true story sees an elderly
Queen Victoria (played to
perfection by Dame Judi
Dench) forging an unlikely
friendship with a young Indian
orderly named Abdul Karim
(the excellent Ali Fazal), much
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SEP
to the dismay of her advisors
who fear her judgement
is impaired. The Queen,
however, couldn’t give a fig;
she’s 81 years of age, has been
in office for 62 years, and will
hang out with whomever she
pleases. (Good for her, we say!)
A heartfelt tale from The
Queen’s Stephen Frears, with
superb turns from Dench and
Fazal. If you like historical
dramas, you’ll love this.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
THE AUTHOR
“
It’s great to
see my book
becoming part of
another creative
process
”
Shrabani Basu
THE STAR
“
I read up
everything I could
about the
relationship
”
Ali Fazal
(as Abdul Karim)
“
THE BUZZ
Judi Dench
playing Queen
Victoria will make
your day
”
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