OPENS OCTOBER 24, CERT U, 67 MINS
Scooby Doo, you've gone all blue. And trippy, Daft Punk, the French techno-pop duo who've consistently worked with cutting-edge directors (Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, Roman Coppola), have collaborated with their lifelong Manga animation heroes Leiji Matsumoto and Kazuhisa Takenouchi to produce this 'musical', loosely accompanying their 2001 album Discovery. It's fun, and sweet rather than radical. If you're a Manga buff you'll enjoy the quaint sci-fi plotline and imagery, and stare at the female bassist's lovingly-drawn arse.
OPENS OCTOBER 24, CERT PG, 141 MINS
Seabiscuit was the little horse that could—a pop culture phenomenon in Depression-era America who won the 1937 Santa Anita Handicap against all odds and beguiled an ailing nation.
Written off in his early years as a grumpy, awkward loser, Seabiscuit was trained for victory by three broken men: too-tall jockey Red Pollard (Tobey Maguire), tragic millionaire Charles Howard (Jeff Bridges) and washed-up cowboy Tom Smith (Chris Cooper).
DIRECTED BY Eli Roth
STARRING Jordan Ladd, Rider Strong, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent
Opens October 10, Cert 15, 90 mins
David Lynch protégé Eli Roth has been planning this, his gore-soaked debut, for 10 years. It's some labour of love.
