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Silver Screen Weekly - What's Coming Up At The Cinema From Friday 2nd August

Our film critic and media correspondent has been looking and trawling the new releases. Here's what you can see on the big screen this week.

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Harold and the Purple Crayon (PG)
Based on the beloved children’s book by Crockett Johnson, Harold and the Purple Crayon is this summer holiday’s brand new family film! Starring Shazam!’s Zachary Levi, director Carlos Saldanha’s (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs) film acts as a sequel to the original book, and sees Harold grow up with his magical purple crayon, and eventually draw himself off the pages of the book, and into the physical world, where he finds that he has a lot to learn about real life. Imaginative, colourful, family friendly fun, Harold and the Purple Crayon is the perfect choice for this summer holiday. Co-starring Lil Rel Howery, Zooey Deschanel, Jemaine Clement and Alfred Molina.

Other releases:
Spider-Man (12a) (Re-release of Sam Raimi’s groundbreaking 2002 Spider-Man motion picture, starring Tobey Maguire and Willem Defoe, as part of Spider-Mania season here in the UK.) - Friday 2nd August
The Never-ending Story (PG) (40th Anniversary re-release of Wolfgang Peterson’s enduring 1984 fantasy classic.) - Friday 2nd August
My Neighbour Totoro (U) (Re-release of Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved 1988 Studio Ghibli Japanese animation fantasy family classic) - Friday 2nd August
A Place Called Silence (15) (Mandarin thriller about a string of Teen disaapreances leading to a dark revelation.) - Friday 2nd August
Adios Amigo (12a) (Malayalam comedy drama about a man in financial trouble embarking on a boozy road trip with a wealthy stranger.) - Friday 2nd August
Boat (TBC) (Tamil drama about 10 people escaping bombing and sinking of a boat and their efforts to survive.) - Friday 2nd August
Ulajh (TBC) (Indian Hindi-language spy thriller about a young diplomat from a patriotic family embroiled in a conspiracy.) - Friday 2nd August
Werckmeister Harmonies (12) (4K reissue of Bela Tarr’s acclaimed and dreamlike 2000 drama.) - Friday 2nd August
Didi (15) (Coming of age US drama about a teenage boy navigating changing friendships and family as he enters high school.) - Friday 2nd August
Alma’s Rainbow (15) (30th Anniversary re-release of Ayoka Chenzira’s 1994 coming of age drama.) - Friday 2nd August
A Story Of Bones (12a) (Documentary exploring slavery and racism as a woman faces much resilience from authorities as she seeks the memorialisation and burial of the remains of liberated Africans on St Helena.) - Friday 2nd August
Kensuke’s Kingdom (PG) (Animated adventure that sees a young boy stranded on a deserted island, starring the vocal talents of Cillian Murphy, Raffey Cassidy and Sally Hawkins.) - Friday 2nd August

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