Two high school jocks believe they have discovered a fool-proof plan to get laid in the teen comedy 'Fired Up', Colin Firth deals with the traumatic loss of his wife in 'Genova', a film by acclaimed director Michael Winterbottom, and a classic piece of Italian literature gets a modern-day take in 'Virgin Territory'.

Fired Up!
Starring Nicholas D'Agosto, Eric Chrisitan Olsen, Sarah Roemer
Directed by Will Gluck
Genre: Comedy
Age restriction: 13LMA
Running time: 1 hr 28 min

High school jocks Shawn and Nick are top scorers on the Gerald R. Ford High School football team - both on and off the field. But as summer draws near, the pair are depressed at the thought of spending the sun-soaked months tackling dummies at an all-male football camp. The pair quickly hatches a plan to trade in their football helmets for pom-poms and join the school's most beautiful girls at cheerleader camp. Their appearance heralds an upturn in the performance of the historically awful cheer squad, and offers them a chance at success. And when Shawn falls for head cheerleader Carly, the boys must learn some new moves and unleash their inner spirit to prove their intentions before the cheer competition finals.

Virgin Territory
Starring Hayden Christensen, Mischa Barton, Tim Roth.
Directed by David Leland
Genre: Romance
Age restriction: 16NS
Running time: 1 hr 33 min

Fourteenth-century Florence was a city of pure delight and sumptuous prosperity, until the Black Death ravaged the population in 1346. Lorenzo, an innocent and adventurous youngster, finds himself on the wrong side of the wealthy Gerbino - and finds himself a target for murder. Pampinea, the only daughter of a respected and wealthy family, finds herself alone after the plague. Gerbino, who has designs on her body and wealth, threatens to confiscate her father's home to pay off debts - then offers to marry her to save her from financial ruin. Pampinea counters that she is betrothed to a Russian count - and persuades her friends to accompany her to her family's country villa to witness a marriage she hopes will end Gerbino's interest.

Genova
Starring Colin Firth, Willa Holland, Perla Haney-Jardine
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Genre: Drama
Age restriction: 13SL
Running time: 1hr 33 min

English ex-pat Joe lives a fairly blissful existence in the US with his American wife Marianne and his two daughters. But after a traffic car accident that claims Marianne's wife, his happiness ends in an instant. His daughters, Kelly and Mary, were in the car when their mother died, and are traumatised at the violent loss of their mother. Joe decides the family need a change of scenery and move to Italy in a bid to move on with their lives. While Kelly takes to her new life with gusto, younger daughter Mary seems unable to move past her acute emotional pain, a situation which manifests itself in the little girl suddenly being able to see, hear and speak to her mother's ghost.

Click to watch the trailer for 'Genova' starring Colin Firth.