With cinemas closed and everyone (hopefully) practising social distancing, we are going to provide you with some suggestions to help you get by until things (hopefully) get back to normal. We’ll also provide some alternatives for films that were meant to come out in cinemas this week.
Let us know your own recommendations in the comments below or on Twitter.
Cinema Alternatives
Greed
Directed by: Michael Winterbottom
Written by: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Steve Coogan, David Mitchell, Isla Fisher, Ollie Locke, Sophie Cookson, Shirley Henderson, Pearl Mackie and Asa Butterfield
Synopsis:
Self-made British billionaire Sir Richard McCreadie’s retail empire is in crisis. For 30 years he has ruled the world of retail fashion – bringing the high street to the catwalk and the catwalk to the high street – but after a damaging public inquiry, his image is tarnished. To save his reputation, he decides to bounce back with a highly publicized and extravagant party celebrating his 60th birthday on the Greek island of Mykonos.
Greed released in the UK to middling reviews and limited box office return. There is no new release date for Australia.
Alternative:
24 Hour Party People
Rotten Tomatoes: 86%
IMDB: 7.3
Metacritic: 85
Year of Release: 2002
Directed by: Michael Winterbottom
Written by: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Starring: Steve Coogan, Paddy Considine, Danny Cunningham, Sean Harris, Shirley Henderson, Lennie James, Andy Serkis and John Simm
Synopsis:
Spanning from the 1970’s to early 1990’s, this is the story of the Manchester music scene… Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by an unknown band called the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester’s punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records and the Hacienda Club, and bands like Joy Division, New Order, and the Happy Mondays emerge to change the industry forever.
Rationale:
The first collaboration between Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan. Since this film, the pair have done a number of projects together, most notably The Trip series.
Find out where you can watch 24 Hour Party People here.
Alternative:
The Queen of Versailles
Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
IMDB: 7.1
Metacritic: 80
Year of Release: 2012
Directed by: Lauren Greenfield
Starring: Jackie Siegel, David A. Siegel
