Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Rating: M18

Release date: Feb 9

Director: Tomas Alfredson

Cast: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Jones

Synopsis: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is the long-awaited feature film version of John le Carre’s classic bestselling novel. The thriller is directed by Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In).

The screenplay adaptation is by the writing team of Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan. The time is 1973. The Cold War of the mid-20th Century continues to damage international relations. Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), a.k.a. MI6 and code-named the Circus, is striving to keep pace with other countries’ espionage efforts and to keep the U.K. secure.

 

The Iron Lady

Release date: Feb 16

Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd

Starring: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Richard E. Grant

Synopsis: THE IRON LADY tells the compelling story of Margaret Thatcher, a woman who smashed through the barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world. The story concerns power and the price that is paid for power, and is a surprising and intimate portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman.

 

In light of the upcoming Academy Awards, UrbanWire is giving out 3 pairs of passes to the exclusive OSCARS Contenders back-to-back preview screening of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Nominated for Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score) and The Iron Lady (Nominated for Best Actress and Best Makeup)!

 

Screening details:

Date: 8 February 2012 (Wednesday)

Time: 7pm onwards

Venue: Shaw Theatres premiere

 

To qualify, simply answer the question below!

Question: Which of the two films is nominated for “Best Adapted Screenplay” in the OSCARS?

Submit your answers and contact details here!

 

Contest ends Feb 6.

Prizes are proudly sponsored by Shaw