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Brian C. Johnson
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Open: June 7, 2013 (wide—2,400+ theaters) | Sci-Fi Crime Thriller |  |
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John Decker
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Open: June 7, 2013 (very limited) June 21, 2013 (wider) |
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Jake Roberson
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Open: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 (wide—2,900+ theaters) | Action Comedy | |
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| June 21, 2013 | ||||
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Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire
 Dead Patriot Films—Starring: Ice-T (narrator) more »
Newtown school shooting.
Aurora theater shooting. Tucson supermarket shooting. Are visceral reactions to tragedies trumping the words of our forefathers? Should we allow fear and the growing concern over public safety to limit our civil liberties? Dead Patriot Films presents “Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire,” a documentary that brings audiences to the center of the controversy over the issue that is dividing our nation – gun control. Narrated by Ice-T, a critically acclaimed rapper and actor, the film takes a critical look at current gun laws and the rising movement to restrict the rights guaranteed by our Second Amendment. With the original intention of empowering a citizenry’s ability to defend themselves against a corrupt or tyrannical government, the concept today may seem farfetched or the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster. However, it has happened throughout U.S. history. And long before gun control was positioned as a “common sense measure” to combat violence, it was used as a means to oppress certain minority groups. Presently, the growing trend in gun control favors the wealthy and privileged, who leverage their connections to ensure their Second Amendment rights and safety, while those of lesser means struggle. Informative and emotionally charged, “Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire” is an eye-opening look at the genesis of the Second Amendment to the Constitution, leading the audience to rethink the issues surrounding gun control, and the effect on civil rights and liberty. After all, what you don’t know can kill you. |
Documentary | for violent disturbing images and brief strong language. |
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John Decker
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Open: June 14, 2013 (wide—4,200+ theaters)
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Superhero Action Adventure Drama 3D | |
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Patty Moliterno
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Open: June 21, 2013 (wide)
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Thaisha Geiger
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Open: June 21, 2013 (wide)
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Sci-Fi Action Adventure Zombie War Horror Drama Adaptation | |
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| Tuesday, June 25, 2013 | ||||
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Action War Thriller Drama | |
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| June 28, 2013 | ||||
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Redemption
aka “Hummingbird” Tagline: London, 3:00am… Same streets, different city Open: June 28, 2013Lionsgate—Starring: Jason Statham, Benedict Wong, Vicky McClure, David Bradley / Director: Steven Knight—writer of “Eastern Promises,” “Dirty Pretty Things” “Amazing Grace” more » ‘Hummingbird’ is the story of an ex-Special Forces soldier who finds himself homeless on the streets. Trapped in London's criminal underworld, Jason Statham stars as a damaged soldier haunted by a tragic past who is transformed into an avenging angel when an unexpected opportunity allows him to assume the identity of an upper class Londoner. When his girlfriend is found dead, he can no longer hide from his past as he hunts down the perpetrators. Once believing he was beyond redemption, he now seeks out his own version of justice.
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Action Thriller | for strong brutal violence, graphic nudity and language. |
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Alexander Malsan
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Open: June 28, 2013 (wide)
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Action Crime Drama | |
June 29 |
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Maggie Hays
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Action Crime Comedy | |
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| July 3, 2013 | ||||
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Kirsten Palmer
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Open: July 3, 2013 (wide)
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Animation Family Comedy Sequel 3D |  |
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Pamela Gardner
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Open: July 3, 2013 (wide)
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Western Action Crime Adventure Adaptation | July 4 | |
| July 12, 2013 | ||||
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Killing Season
Tagline: The purest form of war is one on one. Open: July 12, 2013Millennium Films—Starring: John Travolta, Robert De Niro, Elizabeth Olin / Director: Mark Steven Johnson—“Daredevil,” “Ghost Rider” more »
Set in the Smoky Mountains, the film follows an American military veteran (Robert De Niro) who has retreated to a remote cabin in the woods. When a rare visitor, a European tourist (John Travolta), appears on the scene, the two men strike up an unlikely friendship. But, in fact, the visitor is a former Serbian soldier bent on revenge. What follows is a tense, action packed battle across some of America’s most forbidding landscape that proves the old adage: the purest form of war is one-on-one.
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Action Thriller | for strong violence, some torture, and language including some sexual references. |
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Jake Roberson
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Open: July 12, 2013 (wide)
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Sci-Fi War Action Adventure 3D | |
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| Wednesday, July 17, 2013 | ||||
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Jennifer Holden
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Open: July 17, 2013 (wide)
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Animation Family Comedy IMAX 3D | |
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| July 19, 2013 | ||||
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Girl Most Likely
Tagline: She has a lot to live up to. And a few things to live down. Open: July 19, 2013Lionsgate—Starring: Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Darren Criss, Matt Dillon more »
Former American President Calvin Coolidge once postulated that his country’s most common commodity is unrealized potential. Few of us can claim not to possess it, but it takes a special sort of underachiever to match the feats of Imogene (Kristen Wiig), a playwright once thought to be destined for greatness, but who has spent most of her twenties and thirties frittering away her talent and opportunities. As Imogene begins, she's just about hit bottom, having staged a suicide attempt in a desperate bid to hold on to her philandering boyfriend - it's about the only thing she's staged in a very long time. And it's not a hit.
Things can only go up from here, and they do in this wildly quirky and weirdly optimistic comic character study. After her fake suicide attempt, Imogene is remanded to the custody of her mother (Annette Bening), a blowsy, overbearing gambling addict with a friendly but somewhat seedy goof of a boyfriend (Matt Dillon) who claims to be working for the CIA. This unexpected homecoming forces Imogene to confront her lingering feelings about her long-dead father, but it also finds her developing a surprising intimacy with her mother's lodger, the much-younger Lee (Darren Criss), a singer currently exhibiting his talents in a Backstreet Boys cover band. Lee would seem anything but substantial on the surface, yet his sincerity and intelligence is arresting, and he may be just what the doctor ordered for our recovering heroine. |
Comedy | for sexual content and language. |
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RED 2
Tagline: The best never rest. Open: July 19, 2013 (wide)Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate—Starring: Bruce Willis, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, David Thewlis, Neal McDonough, Byung-Hun Lee more » In ‘RED 2,’ the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they’ll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow. Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world-and stay alive in the process.
Based on the cult D.C. Comics graphic novel by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner. Anthony Hopkins plays a character called Edward Bradley. Catherine Zeta-Jones plays a character namned Miranda Wood. David Thewlis plays ‘The Frog.’ |
Action Crime Thriller Comedy Sequel | for pervasive action and violence including frenetic gunplay, and for some language and drug material. |
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The Conjuring
aka “The Warren Files”New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures—Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor, Mackenzie Foy, Joey King / Director: James Wan—“Saw,” “Insidious,” “Dead Silence” more »Does evil exists? Are demons real? These are the questions raised by this thriller directed by James Wan (SAW, INSIDIOUS). A family moves into a farmhouse in Rhode Island and find themselves terrorized by the supernatural. With the help of Ed and Lorraine Warren, they must rely on God to help them fight and exorcise the evil that has entered their lives.
The film is based on the true story of demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren, who were among the first paranormal investigators in the controversial Amityville haunting. This story takes place prior to the Amityville haunting. The Perron family claims they ‘lived among the dead’ in the 1970s as spirits both friendly and sinister inhabited their Rhode Island farmhouse. |
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R.I.P.D.
also known as “Rest In Peace Department”
Tagline: Defending our world one soul at a time. Open: July 19, 2013 (wide)Universal Pictures—Starring: Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker, James Hong / Director: Robert Schwentke—“Red,” “Flightplan,” “The Time Traveler’s Wife” more » In the Rest in Peace Department, where the dead police officers patrol the beat of the deceased who refuse to go quietly, a newly dead cop joins up after being murdered. This cop searches for the man who set him up as he does his duty fighting fiendish creatures. This movie is an adaptation of the Dark Horse comic book about a spectral police force, a pair of deceased detectives, one a recently murdered cop, the other a gunslinger from the Old West.
Written by Peter M. Lenkov, the 1999 comic centers on the Rest in Peace Department, the dedicated yet dead police officers who patrol the dead beat, made up of the deceased who refuse to go quietly. The story focuses on a cop who joins the department after being murdered and his search for the man who set him up as he does his duty fighting fiendish creatures. |
Action Crime Comedy Fantasy | for violence, sci-fi/fantasy action, some sensuality, and language including sex references. |
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Fruitvale
The Weinstein Company—Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Melonie Diaz, Ahna O'Reilly, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray / Director: Ryan Coogler more » Based on a true-life police shooting, film stars Jordan as Oscar Grant, a young Bay Area resident who was detained and killed by BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) cops in Oakland on New Year’s Eve in 2008. Event was captured on camera, and the ensuing trial and its verdict spurred protests and riots.
Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan) was a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who loved his friends, was generous to strangers, and had a hard time telling the truth to the mother of his beautiful daughter. He was scared and courageous and charming and raw, and as human as the community he was part of. That community paid attention to him, shouted on his behalf, and filmed him with their cell phones when BART officers, who were strong, intimidated, and acting in the way they thought they were supposed to behave around people like Oscar, shot him in cold blood at the Fruitvale subway stop on New Year’s Day in 2009. |
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The To-Do List
also known as “The To Do List”
CBS Films—Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Andy Samberg, Bill Hader, Donald Glover, Rachel Bilson, Clark Gregg, Connie Britton, Alia Shawkat, Johnny Simmons more » Starring Aubrey Plaza (‘Safety Not Guaranteed’), ‘The To Do List‘ follows the story of Brandy Klark (Plaza), a Type-A, overachiever who comes up with a ‘to-do list’ featuring all the risqué extra-curricular activities she missed out on in high school and wants to complete before college. Rachel Bilson (‘Hart of Dixie’), Bill Hader (‘Men In Black 3’), Andy Samberg (‘Saturday Night Live’), Scott Porter (‘The Good Wife’), Connie Britton (‘American Horror Story’), Clark Gregg (‘The Avengers’), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (‘Superbad’), Donald Glover (‘Community’), Johnny Simmons (‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’), Sarah Steele (‘Please Give’) and Alia Shawkat (‘The Oranges’) co-star in the film.
Featuring an all-star comedy cast including Aubrey Plaza, Johnny Simmons, Bill Hader, Alia Shawkat, Sarah Steele, Rachel Bilson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Donald Glover, Scott Porter, Andy Samberg, Connie Britton and Clark Gregg, ‘The To Do List’ is a comedy about close friends and a special summer project, loosely inspired by the real-life adventures of first-time writer/director Maggie Carey. Set in 1993, valedictorian Brandy Klark wants to shed her uptight image before college, so she assembles a to do list of all the “activities” she missed out on in high school. Quickly realizing that she's way out of her depth, Brandy solicits her best friends, older sister and burnt-out boss for their help and advice. If the group is going to complete the list by September they'll need plenty of imagination and very open minds. |
Comedy | for pervasive strong crude and sexual content including graphic dialogue, drug and alcohol use, and language - all involving teens. |
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Raphael Vera
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The Wolverine
Open: July 26, 2013 (wide)
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Superhero Sci-Fi Action Adventure 3D Sequel | by July 28 | |
| July 31, 2013 | ||||
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The Smurfs 2
Open: July 31, 2013 (wide)
Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures—Starring: Christina Ricci, Neil Patrick Harris, Katy Perry, Anton Yelchin, Sofia Vergara, Jayma Mays / Directed by: Raja Gosnell more » In this sequel to The Smurfs, the evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants—and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs—Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world’s greatest sorcerer. It’s up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus—or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?
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Animation Adventure Family Fantasy Sequel | ||
| August 2, 2013 | ||||
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Raphael Vera
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2 Guns
also known as “Two Guns”
Open: August 2, 2013 (wide)
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Action Crime Thriller Drama | for violence throughout, language and brief nudity. |
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| August 7, 2013 | ||||
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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
also known as “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters,” “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters”
Fox 2000 Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation—Starring: Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Douglas Smith, Mary Birdsong, Yvette Nicole Brown, Missi Pyle, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Head, Paloma Kwiatkowski, Leven Rambin, Stanley Tucci, Robert Maillet, Zoe Aggeliki / Director: Thor Freudenthal more » Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon, continues his epic journey to fulfill his destiny, as he teams with his demigod friends to retrieve the Golden Fleece, which has the power to save their home and training ground, Camp Half-Blood. Percy journeys to The Sea of Monsters to free a captured friend.
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Action Adventure Fantasy Family Drama Sequel | for fantasy action violence, some scary images and mild language. |
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We're the Millers
Open: August 9, 2013 (wide)
New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures—Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Ed Helms, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn, Will Poulter / Director: Rawson Thurber more » After turning 30, a pot dealer realizes his life is meaningless and wants to get out of the business… but not before one last big score that will finance a new life. His last pot-related task is to assemble a fake family and smuggle 1,400 pounds of pot across the Mexican border in a motor home.
David Burke (Sudeikis) is a small-time pot dealer whose clientele includes chefs and soccer moms, but no kids—after all, he has his scruples. So what could go wrong? Plenty. Preferring to keep a low profile for obvious reasons, he learns the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished when he tries to help out some local teens and winds up getting jumped by a trio of gutter punks. Stealing his stash and his cash, they leave him in major debt to his supplier, Brad (Ed Helms). In order to wipe the slate clean—and maintain a clean bill of health—David must now become a big-time drug smuggler by bringing Brad’s latest shipment in from Mexico. Twisting the arms of his neighbors, cynical stripper Rose (Aniston) and wannabe customer Kenny (Will Poulter), and the tatted-and-pierced streetwise teen Casey (Emma Roberts), he devises a foolproof plan. One fake wife, two pretend kids and a huge, shiny RV later, the ‘Millers’ are headed south of the border for a Fourth of July weekend that is sure to end with a bang. |
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Disney's Planes
Open: August 9, 2013 (wide)
Walt Disney Pictures—Starring: : Dane Cook, Anthony Edwards, Val Kilmer, Stacy Keach, Cedric the Entertainer, Teri Hatcher, Brad Garrett, Roger Craig Smith, Gabriel Iglesias, Carlos Alazraqui, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Cleese, Priyanka Chopra, Sinbad, Colin Cowherd / Director: Klay Hall more »The all-new story offers an exciting cast of characters and centers on Dusty’s high-flying dream. But Dusty’s not exactly built for racing, so he turns to a seasoned naval aviator who helps Dusty qualify to take on the defending champ of the race circuit. Dusty’s courage is put to the ultimate test as he aims to reach heights he never dreamed possible, giving a spellbound world the inspiration to soar.
The characters include Dusty, a crop-duster voiced by Dane Cook, Bravo and Echo, two Top Gun-style fighter jets appropriately voiced by Anthony Edwards and Val Kilmer, Skipper (Stacy Keach), Leadbottom (Cedric the Entertainer), Dottie (Teri Hatcher), Chug (Brad Garrett), Ripslinger (Roger Craig Smith), Ned and Zed (Gabriel Iglesias), El Chupacabra (Carlos Alazraqui), Rochelle (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Bulldog (John Cleese), Ishani (Priyanka Chopra), Roper (Sinbad) and sports-announcing blimp Colin Cowling (ESPN sports pundit Colin Cowherd). |
Animation Adventure Family Kids Comedy | ||
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Elysium
Open: August 9, 2013 (wide)
Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures—Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Alice Braga, Michael Shanks, William Fichtner / Director: Neill Blomkamp—“District 9,” “Stargate SG-1” TV series, “Smallville” TV series more » In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes (Jodie Foster), a hard the government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max (Matt Damon) is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that if successful will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.
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| Tuesday, August 13, 2013 | ||||
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Russell Emory
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| August 16, 2013 | ||||
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The Butler
Tagline: One quiet voice can ignite a revolution Open: August 16, 2013 (wide)The Weinstein Company—Starring: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, Liam Neeson, John Cusack, Alan Rickman, Jane Fonda, Robin Williams, James Marsden, Liev Schreiber, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Minka Kelly, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Leo, David Oyelowo, Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Redgrave / Director: Lee Daniels—“Precious,” “The Paperboy,” “Shadowboxer” more »
Based on the screenplay by Danny Strong and Lee Daniels, ‘The Butler‘ is inspired by Wil Haygood’s Washington Post article about an African-American man who served as a butler (Whitaker) to eight Presidents in the White House for over thirty years. From this unique vantage point, ‘The Butler‘ traces the dramatic changes that swept American society, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man’s life and family.
Forest Whitaker stars as the butler with Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower, John Cusack as Richard Nixon, Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan, James Marsden as John F. Kennedy, Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson, and many more. Academy Award® nominated Lee Daniels (‘Precious’) directs and co-wrote the script with Emmy®-award winning Danny Strong (‘Game Change’). |
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Kick-Ass 2
also known as “Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall,” “Kick Ass II”
Universal Pictures—Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lyndsy Fonseca, John Leguizamo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse / Director: Jeff Wadlow more » Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lyndsy Fonseca, John Leguizamo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, the Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will affect everyone Kick-Ass knows.
Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist return for the follow-up to 2010’s irreverent global hit: Kick-Ass 2. After Kick-Ass” (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey), our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse)-reborn as The Mother the blade-wielding Hit Girl (Chloe Moretz) can prevent their annihilation. When we last saw junior assassin Hit Girl and young vigilante Kick-Ass, they were trying to live as normal teenagers Mindy and Dave. With graduation looming and uncertain what to do, Dave decides to start the world’s first superhero team with Mindy. Unfortunately, when Mindy is busted for sneaking out as Hit Girl, she’s forced to retire-leaving her to navigate the terrifying world of high-school mean girls on her own. With no one left to turn to, Dave joins forces with Justice Forever, run by a born-again ex-mobster named Colonel Stars and Stripes. Just as they start to make a real difference on the streets, the world’s first super villain, The Mother assembles his own evil league and puts a plan in motion to make Kick-Ass and Hit Girl pay for what they did to his dad. But there’s only one problem with his scheme: If you mess with one member of Justice Forever, you mess with them all. |
Action Adventure Fantasy Crime Thriller Comedy Sequel | for strong violence, pervasive language, crude and sexual content, and brief nudity. |
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Paranoia
Open: August 16, 2013 (wide)
Relativity Media—Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Lucas Till, Amber Heard, Richard Dreyfuss, Julian McMahon / Director: Robert Luketic—“21,” “Legally Blonde,” “The Ugly Truth” more » based on a novel
In this high-stakes thriller, Adam Cassidy (Liam Hemsworth) is a charming, blue collar guy trying to get ahead in his entry-level job at Wyatt Telecom. But after one costly and illegal mistake, Adam is confronted by ruthless CEO Nicholas Wyatt. He won’t turn Adam in under one condition: Adam must agree to infiltrate the competition as a corporate spy. Adam soon finds himself packaged for success, surrounded by glamorous boardrooms, expensive cars, and a life he only dreamed of. But behind the scenes, Wyatt is pulling the strings - stopping at nothing, even murder, to win a multi-billion dollar advantage. Realizing he’s nothing more than a pawn in his boss’s ruthless game, Adam’s only way out - is to go in deeper. / Budget: $40-million |
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| Wednesday, August 21, 2013 | ||||
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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Tagline: There is a world hidden within our own. Worlds will collide. Screen Gems, Sony Pictures—Starring: Lily Collins, Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Kevin Durand / Director: Harald Zwart more » based on Cassandra Clare’s #1 best-selling book series The Mortal Instruments
When her mom is attacked and taken from their home in New York City by a demon, a seemingly ordinary teenage girl, Clary Fray, finds out truths about her past and bloodline on her quest to get her back, that changes her entire life. The young girl has inherited an ability to see and interact with a clan of supernatural spirits. Lily Collins leads the cast as a young woman who discovers she is the descendant of a secret cadre of half-angel warriors called Shadowhunters locked in an ancient battle to protect the world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother, Clary must join forces with a group of Shadowhunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld, filled with mischievous fairies, eccentric warlocks, werewolf gangs and other strange creatures. |
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| August 23, 2013 | ||||
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The World's End
Tagline: One night. Six friends. Twelve pubs. Total annihilation. Open: August 23, 2013 (wide)Focus Features—Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Rosamund Pike, Eddie Marsan, Martin Freeman / Director: Edgar Wright—“Hot Fuzz,” “Shaun of the Dead” more » In ‘The World’s End,” 20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by mate Gary King (Simon Pegg), a 40-year-old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub—The World’s End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind’s. Reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries.
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You're Next
Open: August 23, 2013 (wide)
Lionsgate—Directed by: Adam Wingard more » a family comes under attack by sadistic killers
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| Wednesday, August 28, 2013 | ||||
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Closed Circuit
Open: August 28, 2013 (wide)
Focus Features—Starring: Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Jim Broadbent, Julia Stiles, Ciarán Hinds, Riz Ahmed, Kenneth Cranham, Anne-Marie Duff / Director: John Crowley more » Martin and Claudia are lawyers—and ex-lovers—who find themselves put at risk after they join the defense team for an international terrorist’s trial. In this thriller, the ex-couple find their loyalties tested and their lives at risk.
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| August 30, 2013 | ||||
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Getaway
Open: August 30, 2013 (wide)
Warner Brothers Pictures—Starring: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight / Director: Courtney Solomon—“An American Haunting,” “Dungeons and Dragons,” “Bullet to the Head” more » Brent Magna must get behind the wheel and follow the orders of a mysterious man to save his kidnapped wife.
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One Direction: This Is Us
Sony Pictures Releasing—Starring: Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne more »
An intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon. Weaved with stunning live concert footage, this inspiring feature film tells the remarkable story of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis' meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginnings and competing on the X-Factor, to conquering the world and performing at London's famed O2 Arena. Hear it from the boys themselves and see through their own eyes what it's really like to be One Direction.
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Satanic
Open: August 30, 2013 (wide)
Dimension Films, The Weinstein Company—Starring: Ashley Greene, Haley Bennett / Director: Oliver Blackburn more »
The story follows a group of college students who are attacked in their dormitory over Thanksgiving break. One girl must lead her friends on a mission of survival and discover the identity of their mysterious attackers.
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| Tuesday, September 3, 2013 | ||||
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REVIEW IT AT HOME—video release: September 3, 2013 (available from video stores, DirectTV, On Demand, pay per view, Amazon Instant Video, etc.) | Animation Adventure Family | |
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Riddick
also known as “Riddick 3”
Tagline: Rule the dark Open: September 6, 2013 (wide)Universal Pictures—Starring: Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Katee Sackhoff—“Battlestar Galactica”, Dave Bautista, Jordi Molla / Director: David Twohy—“The Fugitive,” “Pitch Black,” “The Chronicles of Riddick” more » Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, Riddick (Diesel) fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dangerous than ever before. Soon bounty hunters from throughout the galaxy descend on Riddick only to find themselves pawns in his greater scheme for revenge. With his enemies right where he wants them, Riddick unleashes a vicious attack of vengeance before returning to his home planet of Furya to save it from destruction.
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Sci-Fi Action Adventure Thriller Sequel | for strong violence, language and some sexual content/nudity. |
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| September 13, 2013 | ||||
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Tagline: The world is watching. |
Music Dance Drama 3D | ||
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Insidious Chapter 2
also known as “Insidious 2”
Open: September 13, 2013 (wide)
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Horror Suspense Thriller Sequel | for intense sequences of terror and violence, and thematic elements. |
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| September 15, 2013 | ||||
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Machete Kills
Open Road Films—Starring: Danny Trejo, Mel Gibson, Amber Heard, Michelle Rodriguez, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Alba, Sofia Vergara, Charlie Sheen, Vanessa Hudgens, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lady Gaga, Demián Bichir, Alexa Vega, William Sadler, Marko Zaror / Director: Robert Rodriguez more » Danny Trejo returns as ex-Federale agent Machete, who is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man—he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer (Mel Gibson) who has hatched a plan to launch a weapon into space to spread war and anarchy across the planet. Amber Heard plays a manipulative assassin, code-named Miss San Antonio.
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| September 20, 2013 | ||||
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The Family
Tagline: Some call it organized crime. Others call it family. Open: September 20, 2013 (wide)Relativity Media—Directed by: Luc Besson / Starring: Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron more » In this darkly comedic action film from Luc Besson (‘Taken,’ ‘Transporter’), ‘Malavita’ is the story of the Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program. While they do their best to fit in, old habits die hard and they soon find themselves handling things the ‘family’ way. Michelle Pfeiffer plays Robert De Niro’s wife who has a penchant for arson when crossed.
based on the book Badfellas by author Tonino Benacquista |
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Walk Of Shame
Open: September 20, 2013 (limited)
FilmDistrict—Starring: James Marsden, Elizabeth Banks, Gillian Jacobs, Bill Burr, Liz Carey, Ken Davitian, Willie Garson, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Oliver Hudson, Alphonso McAuley, Kevin Nealon, Tig Notaro, Ethan Suplee, Sarah Wright / Writer/director Steve Brill—“Drillbit Taylor,“ “Without A Paddle” and “Little Nicky” more » The story centers on a high-strung news anchor (Elizabeth Banks) who, after a wild night out, finds herself locked out on the street with no phone, money, ID or car and embarks on a series of misadventures as she struggles to get to the most important job interview of her life.
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Prisoners
Open: September 20, 2013 (wide)
Warner Bros. Pictures—Starring: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard / Director: Denis Villeneuve more » ‘Prisoners’ revolves around a small-town carpenter named Keller (Hugh Jackman) whose young daughter and her best friend are kidnapped. After the cops fail to find them, Keller takes the law into his own hands, but in the process runs up against the big city Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal), a hot shot cop with confidence to burn, assigned to the case. Frustrated by the local detective’s handling of the case, the father takes as a hostage the man he believes committed the crimes.
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Rush
Tagline: Everyone’s driven by something. Based on a true story Universal Pictures—Director: Ron Howard / Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde, Natalie Dormer, Daniel Brühl, Alexandra Maria Lara—“Downfall,” “The Reader” more » Set against the 1970’s golden age of Formula 1 racing, ‘Rush’ portrays the fast-paced and exhilarating true story of two of the greatest rivalries the sport has ever witnessed. ‘Rush’ centers its story on Niki Lauda, the Austrian three-time F1 champion who almost died in a near-fatal crash in 1976. Shortly after he woke up from his coma, Lauda continued his rivalry with fellow racer James Hunt. Hunt won the race, yet Lauda kept challenging Hunt throughout other Grands Prix that year.
This epic action-thriller stars Chris Hemsworth (‘The Avengers’) as the charismatic Englishman James Hunt and Daniel Bruhl (‘Inglourious Basterds’) as the disciplined Austrian perfectionist Niki Lauda, whose clashes on the Grand Prix racetrack epitomized the contrast between these two extraordinary characters, a distinction reflected in their private lives. Set against the sexy, glamorous and spectacular golden age of Formula 1 racing, ‘Rush’ portrays the exhilarating true story of two of the greatest rivals the world has ever witnessed—handsome English playboy James Hunt (Hemsworth) and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Niki Lauda (Bruhl). Following their personal lives on and off the track, Rush follows the two drivers as they push themselves to the breaking point of physical and psychological endurance, where there is no shortcut to victory and no margin for error. If you make one mistake, you die. The competing Formula 1 racing teams are McLaren and Ferrari. A privileged, charismatic and handsome English playboy, Hunt could not be more different from his reserved and methodical opponent, Austrian born Lauda. ‘Rush’ follows their personal lives both on and off the track and charts their rivalry from its inception in Formula 3. Here they competed viciously against each other until Lauda’s business acumen and surgeon like precision behind the wheel propelled him all the way to Formula 1; eventually landing him the number one spot at Ferrari. However it was not long before rambunctious golden boy Hunt fought his way into Formula 1, and into the hearts of a nation, dramatically seizing the championship from Lauda and proving to the critics, and more importantly himself, that there was real substance beneath the stylish exterior. |
Action Adventure Sports Thriller Biography Drama | for sexual content, nudity, language, some disturbing images and brief drug use. |
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Baggage Claim
Tagline: She’s done flying solo. Open: September 27, 2013 (wide)Fox Searchlight Pictures—Starring: Paula Patton, Adam Brody, Derek Luke, Octavia Spencer, Taye Diggs, Djimon Hounsou, Lauren London, Jill Scott / Director: David E. Talbert more »
Pledging to keep herself from being the oldest and the only woman in her entire family never to wed, Montana embarks on a thirty-day, thirty-thousand-mile expedition to charm a potential suitor into becoming her fiancé. Along the way she encounters several interested prospects, including a preacher, a politician and a tycoon.
The film is based on David E. Talbert's 2005 novel. |
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Runner, Runner
also known as “Runner Runner”
Open: September 27, 2013 (wide)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation—Starring: Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake, Gemma Arterton, Anthony Mackie / Director: Brad Furman more » This crime thriller revolves around the world of offshore online gaming and an increasingly tense relationship between a business founder/owner and his younger protegé, which reaches a boiling point.
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
also known as “Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers”
Open: September 27, 2013 (wide)
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| Friday, October 4, 2013 | ||||
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Gravity
Tagline: Don’t let go Open: October 4, 2013 (wide)Warner Bros. Pictures—Starring: George Clooney, Sandra Bullock / Director: Alfonso Cuarón —“Children of Men,” “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” more » Astronauts attempt to return to earth after debris crashes into their space shuttle, leaving them drifting alone in space.
Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone—tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth… and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space. |
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Out of the Furnace
Open: October 4, 2013 (wide)
Relativity Media—Starring: Christian Bale, Zoe Saldana, Woody Harrelson, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, / Director: Scott Cooper—“Crazy Heart,” “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me,” “Get Low” / Producer: Ridley Scott and Leonardo DiCaprio more »
Russell Baze (Christian Bale) is released from prison to find that his younger brother has been brutally murdered. Baze then sets out to avenge the death and track down the killer.
‘Out of the Furnace’ tells a story about fate, circumstance and justice. From the critically-acclaimed writer and director of ‘Crazy Heart‘ comes a gripping and gritty dramatic thriller about fate, circumstance, and justice. Russell (Bale) and his younger brother Rodney (Affleck) live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother is lured into one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northeast—a mistake that will almost cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk it all to seek justice for his brother. Saldana plays Bale’s love interest Lena Warren and Shepard plays Red, Russell and Rodney Baze’s uncle. Harrelson plays the brutal crime boss Harlan DeGroat, and Whitaker plays Wesley Barnes, the Sheriff of Braddock. |
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Grace Unplugged
Tagline: Would you give up what you need… to get everything you want? Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions—Starring: AJ Michalka, Jamie-Grace (Christian singer), Pia Toscano, Chris Tomlin, Kevin Pollak, James Denton, Shawnee Smith, Michael Welch, Jamie-Grace, Emma Catherwood, Chris Ellis / Written and directed by Brad J. Silverman—“No Greater Love” / produced by Russ Rice, Larry Frenzel—“Courageous” more »
Grace Trey (AJ Michalka) is the ideal Christian teen who is also a phenomenal singer. But at the tender age of eighteen, after she gets the music break of a lifetime and is thrust into the ‘real world’—her faith is put to the test. Is her upbringing strong enough to overcome the temptations of success? Is her faith strong enough to discern what’s more importan—God’s will or hers?
Gracie Trey (AJ Michalka) is ready to walk away from her Christian faith and music to pursue her suppressed fantasy of pop stardom. ‘Grace Unplugged’ is an inspirational movie starring Amanda ‘AJ’ Michalka as 18 year old Christian singer/songwriter, Grace Rose Trey. Beautiful, highly talented and restless, Grace is so far undiscovered outside church. She performs there each Sunday with her gifted father Johnny, the praise music director at Freedom Community Chapel, a small town Alabama church. A former rock star, Johnny Trey charted a Billboard number one single 20 years before. When the hits stopped coming he crash landed hard, a one hit wonder. Johnny found Christ and a new life for his family, far from the Hollywood Hills. One day without warning, Grace leaves for Los Angeles. She has landed a record deal with the help of Johnny’s ruthless former manager and producer Frank ‘Mossy’ Mostin. Mossy sees in Grace a potential pop superstar—the next Katie Perry. Cutting off contact with her parents, Grace seems prepared to walk away from her Christian faith and music to achieve her long-suppressed fantasy of Hollywood super stardom. Will the experience cause her to reject her faith, or rediscover it? |
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Open: October 4, 2013 (wide)
Dimension Films, The Weinstein Company—Director: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller / Starring: Bruce Willis, Ray Liotta, Juno Temple, Jeremy Piven, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Rosario Dawson more » The town's most hard boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more reviled inhabitants. In the dark bowels of Sin City, Dwight plans to have his vengeance against the woman who betrayed him, Ava Lord, while Nancy is trying to cope with Hartigan's death. ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ was developed by Frank Miller based upon his graphic novel, with a screenplay by Frank Miller and Academy Award winner William Monahan (‘The Departed’).
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Captain Phillips
Open: October 11, 2013 (wide)
Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures—Starring: Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener / Director: Paul Greengrass more » This drama is on the true story of Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. After his ship was hijacked on the high seas, Captain Phillips surrendered himself to the pirates in order to protect his crew. The married father of two made one unsuccessful escape attempt before an elite squad of Navy SEAL snipers shot and killed three of the four pirates—an action authorized by President Obama. A fourth pirate surrendered and is in custody.
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The Fifth Estate
also known as “The Man Who Sold the World”
Open: October 11, 2013 (wide)
Touchstone Pictures (Disney)—Producer: DreamWorks / Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch—“Star Trek Into Darkness,” Daniel Brühl, Laura Linney, Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, Peter Capaldi, Dan Stevens, Alicia Vikander, Carice van Houten / Director: Bill Condon—“Dreamgirls,” “Kinsey,” “Gods and Monsters” more » This new drama tells the true story of Julian Assange, who founded the whistleblower Web site, WikiLeaks, and how worked with key international newspapers. Following Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Brühl), an early supporter and eventual colleague of Julian Assange (Cumberbatch), ‘The Fifth Estate’ traces the heady, early days of WikiLeaks, culminating in the release of a series of controversial and history changing information leaks. The Web site’s overnight success brought instant fame to its principal architects and transformed the flow of information to news media and the world at large.
The movie is based on two books: Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website written by Daniel Domscheit-Berg and WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy written by David Leigh and Luke Harding. |
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Escape Plan
also known as “The Tomb”Tagline: The most secure prison ever built. No one breaks out alone. Open: October 18, 2013 (wide)Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate—Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caviezel, Sam Neill, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Amy Ryan, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vinnie Jones / Director: Mikael Håfström more » Action superstars Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger team up in the action-thriller ‘The Tomb.” Ray Breslin (Stallone), the world’s foremost authority on structural security, agrees to take on one last job: breaking out of an ultra-secret, high-tech facility called ‘The Tomb.” But when he is wrongly imprisoned, he must recruit fellow inmate Emil Rottmayer (Schwarzenegger) to help devise a daring, nearly impossible plan to escape from the most protected and fortified prison ever built (based on his own protocols) and use every trick up his sleeve to find the person who put him there.
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Emil Rottmayer,a complex inmate with multiple shades of gray. He’s the guy who fights to keep the prisoners from losing their humanity in their darkest hour as they struggle together to stay alive. Jim Caviezel plays Hobbes, the warden of the Tomb. This is the type of prison facility that deals with inmates that no government wants on its books. The lead guard of the maximum-security facility, Drake, is played by English actor and retired footballer Vinnie Jones. Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson plays Hush, Ray Breslin’s right-hand man and high-technology expert. Buttoned-down with street lurking just below the surface, Hush is aptly named because when he speaks, it is just above a whisper…but it’s a whisper with attitude and edge that can turn from soft to drop dead serious in the blink of an eye. Vincent D'Onofrio plays Lester Clark, Breslin’s business partner and CEO of B&C Security, their independent security company hired by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to test the integrity of their maximum-security facilities nationwide. Amy Ryan plays Abigail Ross, jack-of-all trades and one of Beslin’s closest confidants at B&C Security. Sam Neil is cast as Dr. Emil Kaikev, the prison doctor embedded within the Tomb, who is sympathetic to Breslin’s plight. |
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Carrie
Tagline: You will know her name. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures—Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Gabriella Wilde / Director: Kimberly Peirce more » 17 years ago Carrie White’s mother, Margaret White, gave birth to her daughter under circumstances which can only be termed bizarre.
A sheltered high school girl unleashes her newly developed telekinetic powers after she is pushed too far by her peer at the prom and wreaks havoc on her fellow high school students. This is a new version of Stephen King’s ‘Carrie.’ Released in 1974, Carrie was King’s first published novel and tells the story of a high school girl who, through telekinetic powers, takes revenge on peers that have mocked her. Most famously adapted for the screen by Brian De Palma in 1976, ‘Carrie’ received a sequel in 1999 and a made-for-TV adaptation in 2002. The new version of ‘Carrie’ is said to be less a remake of the De Palma film and more a re-adaptation of the original King book. |
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The Seventh Son
also known as “Seventh Son,” “The Spook’s Apprentice”
Open: October 18, 2013 (wide)
Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Films—Starring: Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Ben Barnes, Olivia Williams, Djimon Hounsou more » A teenage boy training to be an exorcist in the 1700's, must learn how to exorcise ghosts, contain witches, and bind boggarts. Trouble begins when he's tricked into releasing the most evil witch in the county. The film is based on a children's book, the first book (Spook's Apprentice) in The Wardstone Chronicles series written by Joseph Delaney.
A 13-year-old farm boy named Tom is the seventh son of a seventh son and is able to see things others cannot, such as boggarts, ghasts, ghosts and others, which is traditional in The County. The farmhand discovers he has an aptitude for perceiving the supernatural. He’s taught by Master Gregory (Jeff Bridges), who tries to guide the lad in his magical ways. And he’ll have to deal with Mother Malkin (Julianne Moore) an evil witch with her own plans for Tom. |
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Don Jon
also known as “Don Jon's Addiction”
Relativity Media—Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt / Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza more »
Jon Martello objectifies everything in his life: his apartment, his car, his family, his church, and, of course, women. His buddies even call him Don Jon because of his ability to pull ‘10s‘ every weekend without fail. Yet even the finest flings don’t compare to the transcendent bliss he achieves alone in front of the computer watching pornography. Dissatisfied, he embarks on a journey to find a more gratifying sex life, but ends up learning larger lessons of life and love through relationships with two very different women.
The modern day Don Juan (a porn addict) sets out to become a less selfish and better person after meeting a recently widowed older woman (Julianne Moore). |
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| October 25, 2013 | ||||
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The Counselor
Open: October 25, 2013 (wide)
Twentieth Century Fox Film—Starring: Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Penélope Cruz, Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem, Dean Norris, John Leguizamo / Director: Ridley Scott—“Blade Runner,” “Alien,” “Prometheus,” “Black Hawk Down” more »
A respected, present-day Southwest lawyer thinks he can dip a toe in to the drug business without getting sucked down. It is a bad decision, and he tries his best to survive it and get out of a desperate situation.
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OldBoy
Open: October 25, 2013 (wide)
FilmDistrict—Produced by: DreamWorks Studios / Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, James Ransone / Director: Spike Lee more » ‘Oldboy’ follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement in a shabby cell without any indication of his captor’s motive. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment, only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. His quest for revenge leads him into an ill-fated relationship with a young social worker (Elizabeth Olsen) and ultimately to an illusive man (Sharlto Copley) who allegedly holds the key to his salvation.
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Paranormal Activity 5
Open: October 25, 2013 (wide)
Paramount Pictures more » plot unknown
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| Friday, November 1, 2013 | ||||
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Free Birds
also known as “Turkeys”
Open: November 1, 2013 (wide)
Relativity Media—Starring: Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, Dan Fogler, Amy Poehler, Lesley Nicol, George Takei, Colm Meaney, Keith David more »
In this irreverent, hilarious, adventurous buddy comedy for audiences of all ages, directed by Jimmy Hayward (‘Horton Hears a Who!’), two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history—and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.
Two turkeys discover a time machine in a secret government lab and decide to go back to the first Thanksgiving in order to get turkeys off the menu. A couple of turkeys travel back in time to the first Thanksgiving dinner in order to save future generations of their feathered friends from getting gobbled up at holiday meals. Reggie (voiced by Owen Wilson) was an ordinary turkey, until one Thanksgiving he was pardoned by the President. Unaware of the fate he’s escaped, Reggie is living large and enjoying the good life at Camp David. But when Reggie is kidnapped by Jake (voiced by Woody Harrelson), the rebel leader of a turkey uprising, he discovers a horrifying secret: Turkeys aren’t honored holiday guests- they’re tasty holiday meals! Jake and Reggie hijack a top secret time machine and travel back in time to 1621, to the first Thanksgiving to take themselves off the menu. |
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Last Vegas
Open: November 1, 2013 (wide)
CBS Films—Director: Jon Turteltaub—“National Treasure” 1-2, “Phenomenon” / Starring: Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline, Mary Steenburgen, Jerry Ferrara, Romany Malco, Roger Bart more » ‘Last Vegas‘ is a comedy about four best friends in their late-60s who decide to throw a Las Vegas bachelor party for the only one of them who has remained single. The comedy centers on four semi-retired baby boomers who head to Las Vegas when the last of the Coney Island buddies, a successful lawyer in his 60s, decides to tie the knot. He’s a ladies man who is finally settling down and marrying a woman half his age.
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Ender's Game
aka Enders GameOpen: November 1, 2013 (wide) Summit Entertainment—Starring: Harrison Ford, Abigail Breslin, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Asa Butterfield, Viola Davis / Director: Gavin Hood—“X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” “Tsotsi,” “Rendition” more » 70 years after a horrific alien war, an unusually gifted child is sent to an advanced military school in space to prepare for a future invasion.
In the near future, a hostile alien race (called the Formics) have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander, Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young children to find the future Mazer. Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy, but strategically brilliant boy is pulled out of his school to join the elite. Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult war games, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Ender is soon ordained by Graff as the military's next great hope, resulting in his promotion to Command School. Once there, he's trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race. The film is based on the award-winning, landmark best-sellers by Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow). Only the best and brightest children are recruited by the desperate government. When young Ender Wiggin emerges as a genius strategist, he suddenly becomes humanity's last and best hope to destroy the alien Formic race. |
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| Friday, November 8, 2013 | ||||
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About Time
Universal Pictures—Starring: Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Domhnall Gleeson, Tom Hollander, Margot Robbie, Lydia Wilson, Vanessa Kirby / Director and screenwriter: Richard Curtis—“Love Actually,” “Bean,” “Notting Hill” more » ‘About Time’ tells the story of a man who can time-travel and ends up meeting the girl of the dreams. As he goes through life, the young man learns his unique gift can’t save him from the sorrows and ups and downs that affect all families, everywhere.
At the age of 21, Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) discovers he can travel in time… The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father (Bill Nighy) tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life-so he decides to make his world a better place… by getting a girlfriend. Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy as you might think. Moving from the Cornwall coast to London to train as a lawyer, Tim finally meets the beautiful but insecure Mary (Rachel McAdams). They fall in love, then an unfortunate time-travel incident means he’s never met her at all. So they meet for the first time again-and again-but finally, after a lot of cunning time-traveling, he wins her heart. Tim then uses his power to create the perfect romantic proposal, to save his wedding from the worst best-man speeches, to save his best friend from professional disaster and to get his pregnant wife to the hospital in time for the birth of their daughter, despite a nasty traffic jam outside Abbey Road. But as his unusual life progresses, Tim finds out that his unique gift can't save him from the sorrows and ups and downs that affect all families, everywhere. There are great limits to what time travel can achieve, and it can be dangerous, too. ‘About Time’ is a comedy about love and time travel, which discovers that, in the end, making the most of life may not need time travel at all. |
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August: Osage County
Tagline: Misery loves family. Open: November 8, 2013 (wide)The Weinstein Company—Starring: Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Benedict Cumberbatch, Margo Martindale, Chris Cooper, Sam Shepard, Misty Upham / Director: John Wells more » Based on the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning play by Tracy Letts, ‘August: Osage County‘ tells the dark, hilarious and deeply touching story of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. Letts’ play made its Broadway debut in December 2007 after premiering at Chicago’s legendary Steppenwolf Theatre earlier that year. It continued with a successful international run.
The Weston family overcomes certain differences when their alcoholic patriarch goes missing. |
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Thor: The Dark World
also known as “Thor 2”
Open: November 8, 2013 (wide)
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The Best Man Holiday
Open: November 15, 2013 (wide)
Universal Pictures—Starring: Terrence Howard, Regina Hall, Harold Perrineau / Director: Malcolm D. Lee—“Undercover Brother,” “The Best Man,” “Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins” more » A follow-up to the 1999 film, ‘The Best Man’, which centers on a writer whose recent autobiography put him at odds with being the Best Man at his friend’s wedding.
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The Wolf of Wall Street
Open: November 15, 2013 (wide)
Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures—Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Jonah Hill, Jon Favreau, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jean Dujardin, Jon Bernthal / Dir: Martin Scorsese more »
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's best-selling autobiography. The story chronicles Belfort’s (Leonardo DiCaprio) dramatic rise and fall on Wall Street, along with his hard-partying lifestyle and tumultuous personal life, which included drug and alcohol addiction.
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
also known as “The Hunger Games 2”
Tagline: The sun persists in rising, so I make myself stand. Open: November 22, 2013 (wide)Lionsgate Films—Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Toby Jones, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone more »Based on the best-selling second novel, Catching Fire, in The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins—the continuing adventures of Katniss Everdeen.
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The Delivery Man
Open: November 23, 2013 (wide)
DreamWorks Pictures—Starring: Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders, Britt Robertson / Director: Ken Scott more » A former sperm donor finds out years later that he fathered hundreds of kids and now many of them want to meet him. A large group of them petition the sperm bank to reveal his identity, David has to decide whether or not to come forward while, in his personal life, his own girlfriend makes a decision about whether or not he should be the father of their potential child.
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Frozen
also known as “Snow Queen”
Open: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 (wide)
Walt Disney Pictures—Starring voices of: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad more » A mountain climber and a young girl named Anna journey through snowy peaks and dangerous cliffs to find the legendary Snow Queen and end the perpetual winter prophecy that has fallen over their kingdom.
The prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, so Anna (voice of Kirsten Bell) must team up with Kristoff, a daring mountain man, on the grandest of journeys to find the Snow Queen (voice of Idina Menzel) and put an end to the icy spell. Encountering Everest-like extremes, mystical creatures and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom from destruction.
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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Tagline: It is an idea for which I am prepared to die. Open: November 29, 2013 (wide)The Weinstein Company—Starring: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris—“Skyfall,” “Pirates of the Caribbean” more »
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela’s life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa. The script by William Nicholson (‘Gladiator’) has been sanctioned by Mandela himself.
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
also known as “The Hobbit 2”
Open: December 13, 2013
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The Monuments Men
also known as “The Monument's Men”
Open: December 18, 2013 (wide)
Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures—Starring: Daniel Craig, Matt Damon, George Clooney, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Cate Blanchett, Hugh Bonneville, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban / Director: George Clooney more » In a race against time, a crew of art historians and museum curators unite to recover renown works of art stolen by Nazis before Hitler destroys them.
‘The Monuments Men’ is an adaptation of the 2009 book The Monuments Men by Robert Edsel. At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: ‘degenerate’ works he despised. In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Momuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture. The film focuses on the eleven-month period between D-Day and V-E Day. |
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| Friday, December 20, 2013 | ||||
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Walking with Dinosaurs 3D
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation—Director: Neil Nightengale, Pierre De Lespinois more » “For the first time in movie history, audiences will truly see and feel what it was like when dinosaurs ruled the Earth. ‘Walking with Dinosaurs’ is the ultimate immersive experience, utilizing state of the art 3D to put audiences in the middle of a thrilling and epic prehistoric world, where an underdog dino triumphs to become a hero for the ages.”
This film explores the world of dinosaurs using CGI creatures in real-world locations. It is said to be ‘mainstream entertainment,’ rather than natural history, and claims to draw accurately on the latest discoveries in paleontology.
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Saving Mr. Banks
Open: December 20, 2013 (wide)
Walt Disney Pictures—Starring: Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Emma Thompson, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, Ruth Wilson / Director: John Lee Hancock—“The Blind Side,” “Snow White and the Huntsman,” “The Alamo” more » The true behind-the-scenes story of Walt Disney's twenty-year pursuit of the film rights to P.L. Travers’ popular novel, Mary Poppins, and the testy partnership that the upbeat filmmaker develops with the uptight author during the project's pre-production in 1961.
Tom Hanks plays the role of the legendary Walt Disney alongside Emma Thompson in the role of the prickly novelist, P.L. Travers. Before actually signing away the book’s rights, Travers’ demands for contractual script and character control circumvent not only Disney’s vision for the film adaptation, but also those of the creative team of screenwriter Don DaGradi and sibling composers Richard and Robert Sherman, whose original score and song (“Chim-Chim-Cher-ee”) would go on to win Oscars® at the 1965 ceremonies. When Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Disney’s desire to bring her beloved character to the motion picture screen (a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters), Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario’s concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers’ reflects back on her childhood in 1906 Australia, a trying time for her family which not only molded her aspirations to write, but one that also inspired the characters in her 1934 book. None more so than the one person whom she loved and admired more than any other—her caring father, Travers Goff, a tormented banker who, before his untimely death that same year, instills the youngster with both affection and enlightenment (and would be the muse for the story’s patriarch, Mr. Banks, the sole character that the famous nanny comes to aide). While reluctant to grant Disney the film rights, Travers comes to realize that the acclaimed Hollywood storyteller has his own motives for wanting to make the film—which, like the author, hints at the relationship he shared with his own father in the early 20th Century Midwest. |
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Anchorman: The Legend Continues
also known as “Anchorman 2”Open: December 20, 2013 (wide) Paramount Pictures—Starring: Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Kristen Wiig / Director: Adam McKay more » the continuing adventures of fictional San Diego news anchor Ron Burgundy
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