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The Desperate Hour

A mother’s dilemma with no time to spare

Unfolding in real time, The Desperate Hour is a riveting and pulse-pounding thriller from award-winning director, Phillip Noyce. Recently widowed mother Amy Carr (Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts) is doing her best to restore normality to the lives of her young daughter and teenage son in their small town. While on a morning jog in the woods, she finds her town thrown into chaos as a shooting takes place at her son’s school. Miles away, on foot in the dense forest, Amy desperately races against time to save her son.

Directed by: Phillip Noyce

Written by: Chris Sparling

Produced by: Andrew D. Corkin, Chris Sparling, Alex Lalonde, Zack Schiller, David Boies, Naomi Watts, Chris Parker and Dylan Sellers

Also starring: Colton Gobbo and Sierra Matlby.

Continuing …

The Batman

Unmask The Truth

Two years of stalking the streets as the Batman (Robert Pattinson), striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City. With only a few trusted allies – Alfred Pennyworth (Andy Serkis) and Lt James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) – among the city’s corrupt network of officials and high-profile figures, the lone vigilante has established himself as the sole embodiment of vengeance among his fellow citizens.

When a killer targets Gotham’s elite with a series of sadistic machinations, a trail of cryptic clues sends the world’s greatest detective on an investigation into the underworld, where he encounters such characters as Selina Kyle/aka Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz), Oswald Cobblepot/aka the Penguin (Colin Farrell), Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), and Edward Nashton/aka the Riddler (Paul Dano).

As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator’s plans becomes clear, Batman must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit, and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued Gotham City.

The cast also includes Peter Sarsgaard as Gotham D.A. Gil Colson and Jayme Lawson as mayoral candidate Bella Reál.

Directed by: Matt Reeves

Writing credits: Matt Reeves and Peter Craig

Batman created by: Bob Kane and Bill Finger

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Situation spiralling out of control

For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighbourhood hero’s identity is revealed, bringing his superhero responsibilities into conflict with his normal life and putting those he cares about most at risk.

Directed by: Jon Watts

Written by: Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers

Based on the Marvel Comic Book by: Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

Produced by: Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal

Executive producers: Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, JoAnn Perritano, Rachel O’Connor, Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach.

Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau and Marisa Tomei.

Uncharted

In search of the world’s biggest fortune

Street-smart Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor ‘Sully’ Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada. What starts as a heist for the duo becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Santiago Moncada (Antonio Banderas), who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs. If Nate and Sully can decipher the clues and solve one of the world’s oldest mysteries, they stand to find $5 billion in treasure and perhaps even Nate’s long-lost brother … but only if they can learn to work together.

Directed by: Ruben Fleischer

Screenplay by: Rafe Lee Judkins, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway

Screen story by: Rafe Lee Judkins, Jon Hanley Rosenberg and Mark D. Walker

Based on the PlayStation video game by: Naughty Dog

Produced by: Charles Roven, Avi Arad and Alex Gartner

Executive producers: Ruben Fleischer, Robert J. Dohrmann, David Bernad

Tom Holland, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, Neil Druckmann, Evan Wells, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway

Cast: Tom Holland, Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle and Academy Award nominee Antonio Banderas.

Blacklight

Choosing the best options for a normal life

In this action thriller, Liam Neeson (Travis Block) is a government operative taking stock of his dangerous past while trying to build a relationship with his granddaughter and start fresh with his daughter.

Also starring are Aidan Quinn as FBI director Gabriel Robinson, Emmy Raver-Lampman as Mira Jones, Claire van der Boom as Amanda Block and Gabriella Sengos, in her big screen debut, as Natalie Block.

Blacklight is directed by Mark Williams and written by Nick May.

Safety is a responsibility we all share – see you at the movies!

Our cinemas are open for your entertainment – Carib 5 in Cross Roads, Sunshine Palace, Portmore, Palace Multiplex in Montego Bay and the New Kingston Drive-In.

As restrictions change, we adjust our showtimes so as to be able to remain open while adhering to the current curfews.

Our staff is trained to do temperature checks and assist patrons with sanitising as they enter the cinemas.

Once inside our cinemas, masks are mandatory.

Patrons are required to wear masks properly fitted over the nose and mouth and observe social distancing in queues at the box office and concession.

Sanitisation stations are available at convenient points throughout.

Our air conditioning systems, installed with the specified MERV-13 air filters, have been regulated to bring in maximum fresh air.

Thorough cleaning and sanitisation is done to ensure a safe and relaxed atmosphere for all.

Thanks again, and PLEASE remember to observe all government protocols so that we all can survive this devastating period.

Schedules

Schedules are subject to change, for details on your cinema of choice, half-off specials and any other tidbits, check us out in this space, on social media (FB, IG, Twitter – insert symbols)@palacemovies or at www.palaceamusement.com

Please note: At all cinemas, the box office opens daily at noon.


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