This section contains details of all the new and forthcoming films from Optimum Releasing which will be distributed in cinemas across the UK. Our most recent releases can be seen below - simply click for more details on each film - and the full archive of releases can be searched below.

The Last Station			Ponyo
Release date: 19 February The Last Station is a love story set during the last year of the life and turbulent marriage of the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and his wife the Countess Sofya. Tolstoy, having rejected his title and embraced an ascetic lifestyle, finds himself increasingly at odds with Sofya. As his devoted disciple Vladimir Chertkov urges him to sign a new will leaving the rights to his work to the Russian people rather than his family, the conflict between husband and wife grows to breaking point. The Last Station is a film about the difficulty of living with love and the impossibility of living without it.			Release date: 12 February This is the story of Ponyo, a little fish from the sea who stuggles to realise her dream of living with a boy named Sosuke. It also tells of how five-year old Sosuke manages to keep a most solemn promise. Ponyo places Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid in a contemporary Japanese setting. It is a tale of childhood love and adventure – Hayao Miyazaki. The latest film from the internationally acclaimed Studio Ghibli (SPIRITED AWAY, HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE), encapsulates everything that makes the studio’s output so unique. Breathtaking animation combined with thrilling storytelling makes this another worthy addition to the Ghibli catalogue.
Leap Year			Chloe
Release date: February 26 Amy Adams (SUNSHINE CLEANING, DOUBT, ENCHANTED) is a young woman who has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, an Irish tradition which occurs every time the date February 29 rolls around. However she faces a major setback when bad weather threatens to derail her planned trip to Dublin. With the help of an innkeeper, however, her cross-country odyssey just might result in her getting engaged. From the director of RED RIDING 1983 and AND WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER, LEAP YEAR is a charming and quirky love story which is guaranteed to leave it’s audience leaping for joy. view official website here			Release date: March 5 Julianne Moore (LAWS OF ATTRACTION, THE END OF THE AFFAIR) is Catherine, a successful doctor who suspects her handsome husband David (Liam Neeson TAKEN, LOVE ACTUALLY), is cheating on her. To silence or answer her suspicions once and for all Catherine hires an irresistible and alluring young woman, Chloe (Amanda Seyfried MAMMA MIA, MEAN GIRLS), to put David’s fidelity to the test. Chloe’s seductive behavior begins to obsess Catherine, events take an unpredictable turn with potentially fatal consequences for her familly.