{"id":5856,"date":"2016-06-01T09:53:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T09:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=5856"},"modified":"2016-06-01T09:53:06","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T09:53:06","slug":"aliens-ghosts-and-talking-pets-what-to-watch-at-the-cinema-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/06\/01\/aliens-ghosts-and-talking-pets-what-to-watch-at-the-cinema-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Aliens, ghosts and talking pets: What to watch at the cinema this month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>June 2016 should be a great month for football and tennis fans, as well as people who enjoy politicians falling out with each other over whether or not we should stay in the Europe club.<\/p>\n<p>But what of those who love nothing more than spending time in a darkened room with impossibly beautiful movie stars? Well, there\u2019s plenty for us too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup> June<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eh993__rOxA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Me Before You<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Based on the novel by JoJo Moyes, <em>Me Before You<\/em> is a romantic weepie in which a young lady (Emilia \u201d\u02dcThe Mother of Dragons\u2019 Clarke) meets a chap (Sam Claflin) who was paralysed in an accident and intends to show him that life is still worth living. Bring a box of issues.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MxW4LZCYfvs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>The Nice Guys<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Shane Black of <em>Lethal Weapon <\/em>and <em>Iron Man 3 <\/em>fame directs this action-comedy, which stars Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling as an enforcer\/private eye duo investigating the disappearance of an adult movie star.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Nice Guys <\/em>got great reviews on the other side of the pond and could be the surprise hit of the summer. In the meantime, we recommend watching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0q5555dtCao\">Crowe and Gosling\u2019s excellent promo skits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LQIe4JKjYn4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Race<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Race <\/em>is a biographical drama about Jesse Owens (played by Stephan James), an African-American athlete who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games AKA the ones Hitler tried to Nazify.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, Owens was there to stick a metaphorical two fingers up at Hitler. <em>Race <\/em>depicts Owens inspirational journey to the Games.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>10<sup>th<\/sup> June<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yakeigyf0vc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>The Boss<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Melissa McCarthy stars as a successful CEO who gets sent to the slammer for insider trading. A kindly assistant takes her in and together, they start a brownie business \u201d\u201c only for old enemies to re-emerge&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>17<sup>th<\/sup> June<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g2tacfpfpE0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Barbershop 3: A Fresh Cut<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Ice Cube and pals are back for another stint in the barbershop, and they\u2019ve brought Nicki Minaj and Tyga along with them too.<\/p>\n<p>This time, they have to save the shop from naughty gang members causing trouble in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KyA9AtUOqRM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>The Conjuring 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (who are real people) head to London to investigate spooky occurrences at a council house in Enfield.<\/p>\n<p>Like the first film, <em>The Conjuring 2 <\/em>is based on real events \u201d\u201c although that definition depends on whether you believe in ghosts or not.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IJBnK2wNQSo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Gods of Egypt<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alex Proyas of <em>The Crow <\/em>directs this utterly barmy film about Egyptian gods (unsurprisingly) who exist among mortals and end up having a massive scrap over who gets to be king.<\/p>\n<p>So far, so mythological drama, but we know from the trailer that there is at least <em>one spaceship <\/em>involved somewhere. It has cult classic written all over it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>18<sup>th<\/sup> June<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UZJVc_JTI_w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>The Secret Life of Pets<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Like <em>Toy Story<\/em> with animals, <em>The Secret Life of\u00a0 Pets <\/em>follows two dogs (voiced by Louis CK and Eric Stonestreet) fighting to stop an army of abandoned pets (led by a fluffy bunny voiced by Kevin Hart) who plan to exact revenge on happy pets and their owners.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>23<sup>rd<\/sup> June<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LbduDRH2m2M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Independence Day: Resurgence <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Not content with blowing up the White House, those pesky aliens are back to wreak havoc on Earth \u201d\u201c and this time, Will Smith isn\u2019t around to save us.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman have stuck around and Liam Hemsworth has joined the gang too. We also have loads of alien weaponry now too, which is useful.<\/p>\n<p>With Roland Emmerich directing, expect at least one famous landmark to explode into a million pieces.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>24<sup>th<\/sup> June<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o9x3Z6b0Z1g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Elvis &amp; Nixon<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In 1970, the King and Richard Nixon met for a very important meeting. Elvis, presumably bored of wearing flashy white jumpsuits, wanted to be sworn in as an undercover narcotics agent.<\/p>\n<p><em>Elvis and Nixon <\/em>tells the story of this meeting, with Michael Shannon playing Elvis and Kevin Spacey (the first choice for dodgy politicians) playing Nixon.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you need some spare cash for the cinema, <a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/entertainment\/sell-dvds\/\">sell DVDs<\/a> with musicMagpie. We\u2019ll give you an instant price and pay you the same day your stuff arrives!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/start-selling\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2966\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/start-selling-button.png\" alt=\"Start Selling button\" width=\"304\" height=\"51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/start-selling-button.png 304w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/start-selling-button-300x50.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre>Featured image credit: Leo Hidalgo on Flickr<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 2016 should be a great month for football and tennis fans, as well as people who enjoy politicians falling out with each other over whether or not we should stay in the Europe club. 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