Verve’s film picks for the month of November.
HEADSPACE
9 November
A freak accident causes the Space Protection Force (SPF) and their microscopic spaceship to end up inside 16-year-old Norman’s brain. They can see what he sees and hear what he hears. These crime fighting aliens must enlist Norman’s help to save Earth from Zolthard, an intergalactic villain who has managed to assume mind-control of the school principal, Ms Witherington. Norman, his friends, and the aliens must go to great lengths to conceal the presence of alien life at their high school, while they continue the galactic struggle between good and evil. After all, Zolthard now has a school to run, and Norman still has a life to live and homework to hand in!
NAPOLEON
23 November
Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix. Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine, showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic practical battle sequences ever filmed.
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett, Mark Bonnar. Directed by: Ridley Scott
JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM
30 November
A young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility. A young man torn between love and honour. A jealous king who will stop at nothing to keep his crown. This live-action Christmas musical celebration for the entire family, weaves classic Christmas melodies into new pop songs in a music-infused retelling of the timeless story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus. A unique new entry into the collection of holiday classic movies, this epic Christmas musical is unlike any before it.
Starring: Fiona Palomo, Milo Manheim, Lecrae, Joel Smallbone and Antonio Banderas. Directed by: Adam Anders
MAESTRO
7 December
Bradley Cooper follows up his Oscar-winning directorial debut A Star is Born with this biographical love story. Cooper stars as Leonard alongside Carey Mulligan as Felicia, with the film following the couple from the time they met in 1946 at a party and continuing through two engagements, a 25-year marriage, and three children.
Starring: Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan. Directed by: Bradley Cooper
