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Fascinating February
The Imitation Game
Release Date: Feb 5
Language: English
“The ImitationGame” is a biography
based on the life of Britishmathema-
tician, logician, cryptoanalyst and
computer scientist Alan Turing. The
movie depicts Turing’s (Benedict
Cumberbatch) work, especially his
role as a key figure in cracking the
Enigma code, which led to the Allies’
victory in World War II. A dramatic
thriller, it follows Turing’s life, in-
cluding his unhappy teenage years,
the triumph of his secret wartime
work and his prosecution on the
account of his sexual orientation.
Still Alice
Release Date: Feb 5
Language: English
Best on the bestselling book by Lisa
Genova, it follows the story of cognitive
psychology professor Alice Howland
(Julianne Moore), who is married to
an equally successful husband (Alec
Baldwin) who have three grown children
played by Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth
and Hunter Parrish. Suffering an early-
onset of Alzheimer’s disease, things start
to change drastically for Alice affecting
her relationship with her family and those
around her.
Dragon Blade
Release Date: Feb 19
Language: English / Cantonese
Jackie Chan stars in yet another Martial Arts movie as Huo An, commander of
the Protection Squad of the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty. Framed for
a wrong he did not commit, Huo An finds himself enslaved; elsewhere, a Roman
general is on the run after his mission of rescuing the Prince and escapes to China.
The two heroes soon meet each other in the Western desert and embark on a thrilling
journey together.
Focus
Release Date: Feb 26
Language: English
It’s been a while, but Will Smith is back on
the big screen as he plays Nicky Spurgeon,
a professional con-man who takes Jess
Barrett (Margot Robbie) under his wing.
When the pair gets too close for comfort,
Nicky ends their relationship only to
discover that three years later when they
bump into each other again, the student
has far surpassed the teacher and they are
targeting the same person – a billionaire
international race car owner.
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Release Date: Feb 19
Language: English
Based on a comic book byMarkMillar,
this British spy film follows a Veteran
agent Harry Hart (Colin Firth), who
works for an independent interna-
tional intelligence agency operating
at the highest level of discretion. He
then then takes a younger colleague,
Eggsy (Taron Egerton) under his wing
into the world of espionage. Directed
by Matthew Vaughn, the film stars
Samuel L. Jackson andMichael Caine.
Watch out for appearances by Lady
Gaga, Adele, and Elton John too!