Palace Cineplex reopens May 4

Movie patrons will be happy to hear that the big screens at Palace Cineplex in the Sovereign Centre, Liguanea, will be back next week.

The return of Palace Cineplex marks the full reopening of cinemas on the Palace Amusement circuit, as the company, like the rest of the local economy, attempts to emerge from the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Opening Friday

Memory

No time to lose

Alex Lewis (Liam Neeson) is an expert assassin with a reputation for discreet precision. Caught in a moral quagmire, Alex refuses to complete a job that violates his ethics and must quickly hunt down and eliminate the people who hired him before they and FBI agent Vincent Serra (Guy Pearce) find him. Alex is built for revenge but, with a memory that is beginning to falter, he is forced to question his every action, blurring lines between right and wrong.

Memory is an action thriller and a remake of the 2003 Belgian film.

Directed by: Martin Campbell

Written by: Dario Scardapane

Starring: Liam Neesen, Guy Pearce, Monica Bellucci, Harold Torres, Taj Atwal and Ray Fearon

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Is it too much to handle?

Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage stars as Nick Cage in the action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalised version of Cage must accept a US$1-million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to his own legend, channelling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones. With a career built for this very moment, the seminal award-winning actor must take on the role of a lifetime: Nicolas Cage.

Directed by: Tom Gormican

Written by: Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten

Also Starring: Pedro Pascal, Neil Patrick Harris, Tiffany Haddish

Produced by: Nicolas Cage, Mike Nilon, Kristin Burr and Kevin Turen

Executive producers: Samson Mücke and Kevin Etten

HELD OVER

The Lost City

The adventure just turned real

Brilliant but reclusive author Loretta Sage (Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock) has spent her career writing about exotic places in her popular romance-adventure novels featuring handsome cover model Alan (Channing Tatum), who has dedicated his life to embodying the hero character, ‘Dash’.

While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe), who hopes that she can lead him to the ancient lost city’s treasure from her latest story.

Wanting to prove that he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her. Thrust into an epic jungle adventure, the unlikely pair will need to work together to survive the elements and find the ancient treasure before it’s lost forever.

Directed by: Adam Nee and Aaron Nee

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Oscar Nuñez, Patti Harrison and Bowen Yang

Story by: Seth Gordon

Screenplay by: Oren Uziel, Dana Fox, Adam Nee and Aaron Nee

Executive producers: JJ Hook, Dana Fox and Julia Gunn

Produced by: Liza Chasin, Sandra Bullock and Seth Gordon

The Northman

A tale of revenge

From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder. With an all-star cast that includes Alexander Skarsgård, Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe.

Written by: Sjón

Produced by: Lars Knudson and Mark Huffam

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Things are not quite what they appear

Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful dark wizard, Gellert Grindelwald, is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald’s growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines?

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is a fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by J. K. Rowling and Steve Kloves. It is the sequel to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), the third instalment in the Fantastic Beasts film series, and the 11th overall in the Wizarding World franchise.

Cast: Eddie Redmayne, BAFTA Award winner, Academy Award nominee Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Katherine Waterston, and Mads Mikkelsen.

Sonic The Hedgehog 2

Unstoppable!

Having discovered an emerald that is the source of ultimate power, the villain Dr Robotnik (Jim Carrey) is back on Earth with a vicious partner, Knuckles (Idris Elba). Humanity is at risk and Sonic (Ben Schwartz) must prove that he has what it takes to be a true hero. With his new friend Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessey) on board, they set out on a globe-trotting mission to find and secure the emerald before it’s too late.

Also starring: Shemar Moore, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter and Natashsa Rothwell

Director: Jeff Fowler

Story by: Pat Casey and Josh Miller

Morbius

The remedy is worse than the disease

One of the most compelling and conflicted characters in Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters comes to the big screen as Oscar winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic anti-hero Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil – or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges?

Morbius is an action, superhero, sci-fi film.

Directed by: Daniel Espinosa

Screen story and screen play by: Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless

Based on the Marvel Comics

Produced by: Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach and Lucas Foster

Executive producers: Jared Leto, Louise Rosner and Emma Ludbrook

Cast: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal and Tyrese Gibson.

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; the New Kingston Drive-In, and coming soon, Palace Cineplex.

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

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

Once inside our cinemas, please wear a mask for your safety 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 safety protocols for the benefit of all.

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.