Movie planner: What to watch, what not to

It’s going to be an action-packed weekend at the cinemas, with menacingly twisted fairy-tale and Bollywood masala flick battling it out for the top honours. While it will be tough to determine the winner in this tug-of-war, we are sure it won’t leave many disappointed.

Bollywood’s dedicated bunch will campaign for PrabuDheva’s outrageously flamboyant hero “Rowdy Rathore” as he packs a punch and romances his ladylove in gaudy colours. But let’s hope this one has a lot more to offer than Prabu’s Bollywood debut “Ready”.

Rupert Sander’s menacing twist to Snow White’s story has ended up losing its charm, at least some of it, considering it has arrived after Tarsem Singh’s take on the same fairy tale earlier this year in “Mirror Mirror”. So, it’s Charlize Theron up against Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen in the latest entrant.

Among the others, “Love Ranch”, with a stellar star cast with Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci, is a riveting drama that deserves a watch.

Snow White And The Huntman

Genre: Action
Director: Rupert Sanders
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron

The Story: The fairy tale gets a make-over when the Huntsman, who was ordered to kill Snow White, ends up turning into her protector in a quest to eliminate the Evil Queen.

TIMINGS

• Reel Cinemas (Dubai Mall): (Screen 3) 11:10am, 2pm, 4:40, 7:20, 10, 12:40; (Screen 16) 2:25pm, 5:10, 8, 10:40, 1:15; (Platinum 12) 2:20pm, 5, 7:50, 10:30, 1:10
• Reel Cinemas (Dubai Marina Mall): 11:10am, 2pm, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00, 12:40
• Grand Cinecity (Al Ghurair): (Screen 1) 11:30am, 2pm, 4:30, 7, 9:30, 12midnight; (Screen 2) 10:30am, 1pm, 3:30, 6, 8:30, 11
• Grand Cineplex (Grand Hyatt): (Screen 1) 11:30am, 2pm, 4:30, 7, 9:30, 12midnight; (Screen 2) 10:30am, 1pm, 3:30, 6:00, 8:30, 11
• Grand Festival Cinema (Festival City): (Screen 1) 11:30am, 2pm, 4:30, 7, 9:30, 12midnight; (Screen 7) 10am, 12:30pm, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:30, 1am; (Screen 11) 10:30am, 1pm, 3:30, 6, 8:30, 11
• Grand Megaplex (Ibn Battuta): (Screen 1) 11:30am, 2pm, 4:30, 7, 9:30, 12midnight; (Screen 17) 10:30am, 1pm, 3:30, 6, 8:30, 11
• Grand Mercato: 11:30am, 2pm, 4:30, 7, 9:30, 12midnight
• Vox Max (Deira City Centre): 10am, 12:45pm, 3:30, 6:15, 9, 11:45; (Screen 7) 11:30am, 2:15pm, 5, 7:45, 10:30
• Vox Max (Mall Of The Emirates): 10am, 12:45pm, 3:30, 6:15, 9, 11:45; (Screen 1) 11:45am, 2:30pm, 5:15, 8, 10:45; (Gold 2) 10am, 12:45pm, 3:30, 6:15, 9, 11:45
• Vox Max (Mirdif City Centre): 10:15am, 1pm, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15, 12midnight; (Screen 3) 8:30pm, 11:15; (Gold 1) 10am, 12:45pm, 3:30, 6:15, 9, 11:45

21 Jump Street

Genre: Comedy
Director: Phil Lord and Chris Miller
Cast: Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum

The Story: Two drop-out cops are sent to a local high school to blend in, and clear out a drug scam.

TIMINGS

• Reel Cinemas (Dubai Mall): 11:20am, 1:40pm, 4, 6:20, 8:40, 11, 1:15am
• Reel Cinemas (Dubai Marina Mall): 11:05am, 1:15pm, 3:35, 6, 8:20, 10:40, 12:55am
• Grand Cinecity (Al Ghurair): 10:30am, 12:40pm, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:20, 11:30
• Grand Cineplex (Grand Hyatt): 10:30am, 12:40pm, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:20, 11:30
• Grand Festival Cinema (Festival City): 11am, 1:10pm, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50, 12midnight
• Grand Megaplex (Ibn Battuta): (Screen 2): 10:30am, 12:40pm, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:20, 11:30; (Screen 5) 11:40am, 1:50pm, 4, 6:10, 8:20, 10:30, 12:40am
• Grand Mercato: 10:30am, 12:40pm, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:20, 11:30
• Vox Cinema (Deira City Centre): 10:15am, 12:30pm, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45, 12midnight
• Vox Cinema (Mall of the Emirates): 10:30am, 12:45pm, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45, 12midnight; (Gold 1) 11:30am, 2pm, 4:30, 7, 9:30, 12midnight
• Vox Cinema (Mirdif City Centre): 10:30am, 12:45pm, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45, 12:15am; (Gold 2) 11:30am, 2pm, 4:30, 7, 9:30, 12midnight

Loosies

Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael corrente
Cast: Peter Facinelli, Jaimie Alexander and Michael Madsen

The Story: A flourishing New York pickpocketer hits a roadblock when he is confronted by a woman with whom he had a one-night affair.

TIMINGS

• Reel Cinemas (Dubai Mall): 4:55pm, 7, 9, 11, 12:55am
• Grand Cineplex (Grand Hyatt): 10:40am, 12:30pm, 2:20, 4:10, 6, 7:50, 9:40, 11:30
• Grand Festival Cinema (Festival City): 10:40am, 12:30pm, 2:20, 4:10, 6:00, 7:50, 9:40, 11:30
• Grand Megaplex (Ibn Battuta): 10:40am, 12:30pm, 2:20, 4:10, 6:00, 7:50, 9:40, 11:30
• Vox Cinema (Deira City Centre): 10:15am, 10:15pm, 12:15am
• Vox (Mall of the Emirates): 1:15pm, 4:45, 8:15, 11:45

Love Ranch

Genre: Drama
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci

The Story: A drama centred on a married couple who opened the first legal brothel in Nevada.

TIMINGS

• Reel Cinemas (Dubai Mall): 2:10pm, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40, 00:05
• Grand Cineplex (Grand Hyatt): 6pm, 8, 10, 12midnight
• Grand Festival Cinema (Festival City): 7:30pm, 9:40, 11:50
• Vox Cinema (Mall of the Emirates): 10am, 2:30pm, 7, 11:30

Late Bloomers

Genre: Drama
Director: Julie Gavras
Cast: William Hurt and Isabella Roselleni

The Story: The struggles of how an aging married couple deals with retirement.

TIMINGS

• Reel Cinemas (Dubai Mall): 3:05pm, 5:10, 7:15, 9:20, 11:25, 1:25am
• Grand Metroplex: 10:20am, 12:10pm, 2, 3:50, 5:40, 7:30, 9:20, 11:10
• Vox Cinema (Mall of the Emirates): 12:30pm, 5, 9:30

Rowdy Rathore

Genre: Action

Director: Prabhu Deva

Cast: Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha

The Story: A flirtatious conman falls madly in love with a girl, who he bumps into while attending a wedding party he gatecrashed. But, his love story hits a roadblock when he is countered with a six-year-old who insists that she is his daughter.

TIMINGS IN DUBAI

• Reel Cinemas (Dubai Mall): 11:40am, 2:40pm, 5:40, 8:30, 11:40
• Grand Cinecity (Al Ghurair): (Screen 7) 10:30am, 1:30pm, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30; (Screen 8) 12noon, 3pm, 6, 9, 12midnight
• Grand Cineplex (Grand Hyatt): (Screen 7) 10:30am, 1:30pm, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30; (Screen 8) 12noon, 3pm, 6, 9, 12midnight
• Grand Festival Cinema (Festival City): 10:30am, 1:30pm, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30
• Grand Megaplex (Ibn Battuta): (Screen 4) 10:30am, 1:30pm, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30; (Screen 18) 11:30am, 2:30pm, 5:30, 8:30, 11:30
• Grand Mercato: 10:30am, 1:30pm, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30, 9:30, 11:40
• Vox Cinema (Deira City Centre): (Screen 3) 11:30am, 2:30pm, 5:30, 8:30, 11:30; (Screen 8) 12:30pm, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30, 12:30; (Screen 10) 10:30am, 1:30pm, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30
• Vox Cinema (Mall of the Emirates): 11:30am, 2:30pm, 5:30, 8:30, 11:30
• Vox Cinema (Mirdif City Centre): 11:15am, 2:15pm, 5:15, 8:15, 11:15

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