showing in the cinema

By Staff Writer Published: 2008-07-25T20:00:00+04:00
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THE DARK KNIGHT: This grim movie sees Batman (Christian Bale) transform into a crime-fighting vigilante with the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). But Batman may have met his match in Gotham's latest evil mastermind – The Joker (Heath Ledger).

BAHR AL NUJOOM: This film captures a teenager's bold struggle in returning his hometown to its former glory. He embarks on a plan to revive the town's musical heritage with a little help from real-life Arab superstars Haifa Wehbe, Wael Kfouri, Carole Samaha, Ahmed Al Cherif and Ruweida Al Mahrouqi.

MONEY HAI TO HONEY HAI: Six people receive a text message informing them they have become owners of a company valued at Rs1 billion. However, their happiness is short lived when a lawyer says they will have to pay off the company's loan of Rs1.2bn. And until the loan is repaid, they will remain under house arrest.

BLOODRAYNE 2: Set a 100 years after the first Bloodrayne rampage, the new villian on the block is Billy the Kid and his horde of bloodsucking cowboy vampires. Billy and buddies go on a slaughtering session. But standing in the way is the dhampir Rayne, a half-vampire, half-human avenger.

MISSION ISTAANBUL: Loosely based on real-life events, global terrorism has sharpened its ugly claws and this time the targets are poor journalists. Vikas Sagar (Zayed Khan) has signed on to work at the controversial Al Johara news station, which has earned a reputation for broadcasting messages by the world's most wanted terrorist, Abu Nazir.

SUPERHERO MOVIE: When a genetically altered dragonfly bites Rick Riker, he develops superpowers and becomes The Dragonfly. However, the villainous Lou Landers has other plans. After an experiment gone wrong, Lou develops the power to steal a person's life force and in a quest for immortality becomes The Hourglass.