Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning star in this music-fueled story of the ground-breaking, all girl, teenage rock band of the 1970s: The Runaways. The film follows two friends, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, as they rise from rebellious Southern California kids to rock stars of the now legendary group that paved the way for future generations of girl bands. Joan and Cherie fall under the Svengali—like influence of rock impresario Kim Fowley, played by Michael Shannon, who turns the group into an outrageous success and a family of misfits. With its tough—chick image and raw talent, the band quickly earns a name for itself—and so do its two leads: Joan is the band’s pure rock’ n’ roll heart, while Cherie, with her Bowie—Bardot looks, is the sex kitten. Written and directed by Floria Sigismondi, the film chronicles Joan and Cherie’s tumultuous relationship on and off stage, as the band starts to break out.

The Waiting City tells the story of an outwardly happy Australian couple who journey to India to collect their adopted baby. When they arrive in Kolkata they discover that the adoption arrangements have still to be finalised. Soon the intoxicating mystic power of the city pulls them in separate and unexpected directions and the vulnerability of their marriage begins to reveal itself. The first Australian feature film to be shot entirely in India, The waiting city is an intimate, complex love story of transformation, set against the exhilarating epic backdrop of Kolkata.

Paul Bettany (A Beautiful Mind) stars as Charles Darwin, a man torn between his faith and scientific studies. Nearing completion of what is to become one of the most important books of all time: “On the Origin of Species” (containing the foundation for evolutionary biology) Darwin struggles to come to terms with the death of his young daughter while also earning the scorn of his religiously devout wife (Jennifer Connelly). Based on the book “Annie’s Box,” a biography penned by Darwin’s great-great-grandson Randal Keynes using personal letters and diaries of the Darwin family, Jon Amiel's film takes a unique look at Darwin and his love for his family, uncovering a man at war with himself over what could be the outcome of a lifetime of controversial study.