LISTINGS FILMS Film: Hot blockbusters Silly season at the flicks has come around again — Maria Pieri gets a sneak preview at what’s coming up on London’s screens What makes a summer blockbuster? Well-known names, fast-paced action, special effects... oh, and a good story always helps. So what’s in store for 2009? Sequels include Transformers 2 — Revenge of the Fallen (24 June), Ice Age 3 — Dawn of the Dinosaurs (1 July) and the much anticipated — and delayed — Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (17 July) tackling Potter’s sixth year at Hogwarts. All dead certs at the box offi ce. More unusual choices include The But our choice is the more highbrow Michael Mann’s Public Enemies (3 July), pitching FBI agent Christian Bale against Johnny Depp’s American gangster John Dillinger in this 1930s story of the attempt to curb a rampant Chicago crime spree. Roll on summer indeed. CURZON MAYFAIR Curzon Street, W1J 7TY. T: 0871 703 3989. CURZON SOHO Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 5DY. T: 0871 703 3988. ELECTRIC CINEMA Portobello Road, W11 2ED. T: 020 7908 9696. EMPIRE Leicester Square, WC2H 7NA. T: 0871 471 4714. www.empirecinemas.co.uk EVERYMAN ANGEL 83 Upper Street, N1 0NP. Angel T: 0870 066 4777. EVERYMAN BAKER STREET Baker Street, W1U 6TJ. T: 020 066 4777. www.screencinemas.co.uk EVERYMAN BELSIZE PARK 203 Haverstock Hill, NW3 4QG. T: 0870 066 4777. www.screencinemas.co.uk EVERYMAN HAMPSTEAD Hollybush Vale, NW3 6TX. T: 0870 066 4777. www.everymancinema.com GATE CINEMA Notting Hill Gate, W11 3JZ. T: 0871 704 2058. www.picturehouses.co.uk GENESIS CINEMA Mile End Road, E1 4UJ. T: 0870 060 6061. www.genesiscinema.co.uk GREENWICH PICTUREHOUSE Greenwich High Road, SE10 8NN. T: 0871 704 2059. www.picturehouses.co.uk Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince CINEMAS APOLLO WEST END Regent Street, SW1Y 4LR. T: 0871 220 6000. www.apollocinemas.co.uk BARBICAN CENTRE Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS. T: 020 7638 4141. www.barbican.org.uk BFI LONDON IMAX CINEMA Charlie Chaplin Walk, SE1 8XR. T: 0870 787 2525. www.bfi .org.uk/imax CHELSEA CINEMA 206 Kings Road, SW3 5XP. T: 020 7351 3742. www.curzoncinemas.com CINEWORLD CHELSEA Kings Road, SW3 5EW. T: 0871 200 2000. www.cineworld.co.uk CINEWORLD FULHAM ROAD Fulham Road, SW10 9QR. T: 0871 200 2000. www.cineworld.co.uk CINEWORLD HAMMERSMITH King Street, W6 9JT. Hammersmith T: 0871 200 2000. www.cineworld.co.uk CINEWORLD HAYMARKET 62-65 Haymarket, SW1Y 4RL. T: 0871 200 2000. www.cineworld.co.uk CINEWORLD SHAFTESBURY
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