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June 30, 2013

Spring Breakers



Synopsis
Four frustrated college girlfriends (Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine) plot to fund their best spring break ever by burglarizing a fast-food shack. But that's only the beginning... during a night of partying, the girls get arrested. Hungover a nd clad only in bikinis, the girls appear before a judge and get bailed out unexpectedly by Alien (James Franco), an infamous local dealer who takes them on the wildest spring-break trip in history.

Cast
James Franco
Vanessa Hudgens
Ashley Benson
Selena Gomez

Director
Harmony Korine

Olympus Has Fallen


Synopsis
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured and the President (Aaron Eckhart) is kidnapped by a terrorist mastermind, disgraced former Presidential guard, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), moves to action. As the national security team scrambles to respond, the secret service ground team is wiped out and it's up to Banning to retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger crisis. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and also starring Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Ashley Judd and Rick Yune.

Cast
Morgan Freeman
Dylan McDermott
Ashley Judd
Aaron Eckhart
Rick Yune
Radha Mitchell
Cole Hauser
Gerard Butler

Director
Antoine Fuqua

Intersection


Synopsis
A couple on their honeymoon in Morocco survive a deadly car accident in the middle of the desert.

Director: David Marconi
Writer: David Marconi
Stars: Frank Grillo, Jaimie Alexander, Roschdy Zem

Host, The



Synopsis
From Stephenie Meyer, the creator of the worldwide phenomenon The Twilight Saga, comes this daring and romantic thriller based on The New York Times #1 bestselling novel. When an unseen enemy threatens mankind by taking over humans' bodies and erasing their minds, Melanie Stryder (Saoirse Ronan) risks everything to protect the people she cares about most, proving that love can conquer all in a dangerous new world. The Host is a passionate and powerful epic love story co-starring Diane Kruger, Jake Abel, Frances Fisher, Max Irons and William Hurt.

Cast
Diane Kruger
Saoirse Ronan
Max Irons

Director
Andrew Niccol

Place Beyond The Pines, The


Synopsis
Luke (Ryan Gosling) gives up his job as a motorcycle stunt performer in order to provide for his new family. Avery (Bradley Cooper), an ambitious rookie cop, struggles to make his way in a corrupt police department. Their two worlds collide when Luke takes part in a string of bank robberies and the consequences of their shocking confrontation will reverberate into the next generation.

Cast
Ray Liotta
Eva Mendes
Bradley Cooper
Ryan Gosling
Olga Merediz

Director
Derek Cianfrance

June 28, 2013

Warm Bodies


Synopsis
An unlikely romance between a beautiful human teen and a sensitive undead slacker sets off a chain of events with the power to transform the world.

Cast
John Malkovich
Nicholas Hoult
Rob Corddry
Cory Hardrict
Teresa Palmer
Dave Franco
Analeigh Tipton

Director
Jonathan Levine

Trial, The


Synopsis
Matthew Modine delivers one of his finest performances in this gripping courtroom thriller based on the best-selling novel by Robert Whitlow. Modine stars as "Mac" McClain, an emotionally crippled attorney who's lost his faith in God and himself. That's when Mac reluctantly decides to take on one last case: a young man (Randy Wayne, To Save A Life), facing the death penalty for first-degree murder. But nothing can prepare Mac for the startling twists and turns of the ensuing trial, as the determined lawyer fights for justice and seeks a path to his own redemption.

Cast
Matthew Modine
Robert Forster
Rance Howard
Nikki DeLoach
Randy Wayne
Clare Gary

Director
Gary Wheeler

Stoker


Synopsis
Do not disturb the family.

Academy Award Winner Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska and Matthew Goode star in this "darkly wicked, beautifully executed mystery" (Los Angeles Times) by critically acclaimed filmmaker Park Chan-wook (Oldboy).

Following the tragic death of her father on her eighteenth birthday, India Stoker (Wasikowska) meets Charlie (Goode), her charismatic uncle, whom she never knew existed. When Charlie moves in with India and her unstable mother (Kidman), both are drawn to his charming and calming demeanor. But it soon becomes clear that Charlie's arrival was no coincidence, and that the shocking secrets of his past could affect India's future...or shatter it completely.

Cast
Nicole Kidman
Dermot Mulroney
Matthew Goode
Mia Wasikowska
Jacki Weaver

Director
Chan Wook Park

Picture Day


A rebellious teenager forced to repeat her last year of high school is caught between adolescence and adulthood - and between two very different male admirers.

Director: Kate Miles Melville
Writer: Kate Miles Melville
Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Spencer Van Wyck, Steven McCarthy

Phantom


Synopsis
You'll never see it coming

At the height of the cold war, the world holds its breath when a Soviet submarine armed with nuclear missiles goes missing in the Pacific. On board the vessel, the battle-tested captain (Harris) and a rogue KGB agent (Duchovny) are waging a life-and-death game of cat and mouse. With enemy forces closing in and time running out, the captain fights to keep control with nuclear armageddon hanging in the balance. Starring four-time Academy Award nominee Ed Harris, Golden Globe winner David Duchovny (TV's The X-Files), and William Fichtner (Armageddon).

Cast
Ed Harris
David Duchovny
Lance Henriksen
William Fichtner
Jason Beghe

Director
Todd Robinson

Lord of Darkness



Synopsis
Inspired by the most prolific serial killer of all time.

Lord Of Darkness is inspired by both the true life of Sawney Bean and his legendary family of cannibal serial killers. A journalist, intrigued by this legend, starts printing damaging articles against the family (and the authorities for their incompetence), and he gets more than he bargains for when his girlfriend suddenly goes missing. When the clues lead him to their lair, he comes face to face with Sawney and his cannibalistic family. Captured and tied up, with a surgical blade rapidly approaching his body, he'll take matters into his own hands to ensure he isn't the family's next sacrifice.

Cast
David Hayman
William Houston
Gavin Mitchell
Sam Feeney

Director
Richard W. Wood

LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Superheroes Unite



Synopsis
All the thrilling moments from the video game plus all-new exclusive footage! An award party for Gotham City's Man of the Year, Bruce Wayne, quickly descends into chaos when The Joker crashes onto the scene with a full gallery of rogues at his side, including The Riddler, Catwoman and Two-face. The Dark Knight swings into action to corral the uninvited guests, but one criminal attendee isn't quite so obvious - Lex Luthor, and with him a secret weapon that could change the balance of power in Gotham forever: The Deconstructor! The troublesome team of Lex Luthor and The Joker may be more than a stubborn Batman and Robin can handle alone, but what are Super Friends for? Join the crusade against evil as Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and the Justice League storm into action to protect the innocent, save Gotham City and even have a few laughs along the way. Uncover all-new thrilling moments never before seen in the video game, it's the first LEGO Batman movie and, who knows, even Batman may have a little fun!

Incredible Burt Wonderstone, The


Synopsis
Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carrell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have ruled Las Vegas for years with illusions as big as Burt's growing ego. But lately the duo's greatest deception is their public friendship, as they secretly loathe each other. Facing cutthroat competition from guerilla street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey), whose cult following surges with each outrageous stunt, even their show looks stale. But there's still a chance to save the act - both onstage and off - if Burt can get back in touch with what made him love magic in the first place. Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin and James Gandolfini also star in this wondrous comedy ramp.

Cast
Steve Buscemi
Jim Carrey
James Gandolfini
Alan Arkin
Steve Carell
Olivia Wilde
Mason Cook

Director
Don Scardino

Hansel & Gretel Get Baked



Synopsis
Teenage siblings Hansel & Gretel (Molly Quinn, Castle and Michael Welch, Twilight) are shaken out of suburbia when an intense new marijuana strain named "Black Forest" takes Los Angeles by storm. When Gretel's stoner boyfriend mysteriously disappears while on a run to buy more drugs, the siblings follow his breadcrumbs to the house of a little old lady (Lara Flynn Boyle, Men In Black II) who has a very green thumb. When the seemingly sweet woman turns out to be a drug-dealing, drug-growing evil witch who cooks and eats her wasted patrons for their youth, it's bake or get baked for Hansel and Gretel. The siblings must save their friend - and each other - from a gruesome death, or they will surely face the last high of their lives.

Cast
Yancy Butler
Lara Flynn Boyle
Michael Welch
Molly Quinn

Director
Duane Journey

Flying Machine, The



'The Flying Machine' is a 3D live action/animation family feature film about a stressed out business-woman, Georgie (played by Heather Graham), who takes her two children to see the animation film 'Magic Piano', which is being performed live by world famous pianist Lang Lang. A magical event occurs and Georgie's kids get transported inside the animation world, and Georgie has to pursue them, with a little help from Maestro Lang Lang. The "Magic Piano" which is a stop-motion animation tells a story of Anna, a girl whose dad had to leave Poland to work in London. Anna and her cousin Chip Chip find a broken piano which magically transforms into a flying machine and takes them across the Europe. The girl hopes to meet her longing dad.

Directors: Martin Clapp, Dorota Kobiela, 1 more credit »
Writers: Geoff Lindsey (story), Marianela Maldonado (story), 2 more credits »
Stars: Heather Graham, Lang Lang, Kizzy Mee

Call, The



Synopsis
There are 188 million 911 calls a year. This one made it personal.

In this heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat thriller, veteran 911 operator Jordan (Academy Award Winner Halle Berry, Monster's Ball, 2001) takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl (Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine, 2006) who has been kidnapped and thrown into the trunk of a madman's car. But with the clock ticking, Jordan soon realizes she must confront a killer from her past to put an end to a serial killer's haunting rampage. Also starring Morris Chestnut.

Cast
Halle Berry
Michael Imperioli
Morris Chestnut
Abigail Breslin
Michael Eklund

Director
Brad Anderson

Blood



Thriller charting the moral collapse of a police family. Two cop brothers, smothered by the shadow of their former police chief father, must investigate a crime they themselves have committed.

Director: Nick Murphy
Writer: Bill Gallagher
Stars: Paul Bettany, Mark Strong, Brian Cox

21 and Over



Synopsis
From the writers of The Hangover comes a reckless and raunchy comedy 21 years in the making! On the day before a critical med school interview, straight-A college student Jeff Chang (Justin Chong, Twilight) gets a surprise visit from his two best buds (Skylar Astin, Pitch Perfect and Miles Teller, Project X) to celebrate his 21st birthday. In no mood to party, Jeff finally agrees to a single drink, which quickly leads to an over-the-top, out-of-control night filled with epic beer pong, smoking hot coeds...and one angry buffalo. Can Jeff's friends get their plastered pal cleaned up in time for his morning appointment? It's worth a shot!

Cast
Justin Chon
Sarah Wright
Skylar Astin
Miles Teller
Hugo Shong

Director
Jon Lucas
Scott Moore

12 Rounds 2: Reloaded



Synopsis
WWE superstar Randy Orton slams action into overdrive in this pulse-pounding thrill ride filled with gripping suspense! Paramedic Nick Malloy (Orton) is plunged into a deadly game of cat and mouse when he receives a terrifying phone call from a vengeful psychopath (Brian Markinson) connected to his past. The maniac threatens to unleash a murder spree unless Nick can complete a series of 12 challenges without involving the cops or missing a single deadline. With no time to spare - and his own wife's life on the line - Nick must piece together cryptic clues and hunt down the killer before it's too late!

Cast
Brian Markinson
Randy Orton
Cindy Busby
Tom Stevens

Director
Roel Reine

June 3, 2013

Welcome to the Punch



Synopsis
Three years ago, master criminal Jacob Sternwood (Mark Strong, Sherlock Holmes, Zero Dark Thirty) escaped London during a daring robbery that left detective Max Lewinsky (James McAvoy, X-Men: First Class, Wanted) physically and emotionally scarred. When a failed heist puts Sternwood's son in a hospital, the fugitive is forced to come out of hiding - giving Max his second chance to get the one criminal who got away. But as Max returns to the pursuit of his arch-nemesis, he begins to uncover evidence of a vast conspiracy that may put him in even greater danger than his personal vendetta.

From executive producer Ridley Scott, Welcome To The Punch is a sleek, modern thriller co-starring Andrea Riseborough (W.E., Shadow Dancer) David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) and Peter Mullan (Tyrannosaur, War Horse).

Cast
Jason Flemyng
David Morrissey
Mark Strong
Peter Mullan
James McAvoy
Elyes Gabel
Andrea Riseborough
Johnny Harris

Director
Eran Creevy

Vehicle 19



A foreign traveler (Walker) unknowingly picks up a rental car that will tie him to a web of corrupt local police.

Director: Mukunda Michael Dewil
Writer: Mukunda Michael Dewil (screenplay)
Stars: Paul Walker, Naima McLean, Gys de Villiers

Snitch



Synopsis
Dwayne Johnson explodes into action as a man determined to bring a Mexican cartel to its knees. Johnson stars as a successful businessman who learns his son faces 10 tough years in a Federal hole for drug possession. Convinced it was a set-up, he volunteers to become an undercover informant and infiltrate a ruthless cartel. Now, with his back against the wall and his life totally on the line, he must expose the true criminals before they discover his identity.

Cast
Susan Sarandon
Barry Pepper
Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock)
Benjamin Bratt

Director
Ric Roman Waugh

Quest For The Crystal Mickey



Synopsis
Grab your hat, buckle your seat belt, and get ready to embark on a thrilling Quest For The Crystal Mickey! There's no time to lose after greedy Plunderin' Pete snatches the legendary Crystal Mickey statue from the Clubhouse. Without this sparkly statue's magic, the Clubhouse will disappear forever! Can the world's most extraordinary hero, Mickey, get the magical statue back in time? Only with your help - and the right Mouseketools - can Mickey journey across the Sandy Desert, brave the Rushing River and make his way through the Hidden Jungle. But watch out for Pete's trickiest traps! Packed with over two hours of laughter and surprises - including four additional episodes - this exciting, high-stakes adventure is your ticket to nonstop fun!

Quartet



Synopsis
Beecham House is abuzz. The rumor circling the halls is that the home for retired musicians is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is, it's a star. For Reginald Paget (Tom Courtenay), Wilfred Bond (Billy Connolly) and Cecily Robson (Pauline Collins) this sort of talk is par for the course at the gossipy home. But they're in for a special shock when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former singing partner, Jean Horton (Maggie Smith). Her subsequent career as a star soloist, and the ego that accompanied it, split up their long friendship and ended her marriage to Reggie, who takes the news of her arrival particularly hard. Can the passage of time heal old wounds? And will the famous quartet be able to patch up their differences in time for Beecham House's gala concert?

Cast
Maggie Smith
Michael Gambon
Billy Connolly
Pauline Collins

Director
Dustin Hoffman

Oz The Great And Powerful



Synopsis
Disney's fantastical adventure Oz The Great And Powerful, from the director of the Spider-Man trilogy, follows Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus musician with dubious ethics. When Diggs is hurled away to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he's hit the jackpot - until he meets three witches (Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams), who aren't convinced he's the great wizard everyone's expecting. Reluctantly drawn into epic problems facing Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it's too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity - and even some wizardry - Oscar transforms himself into the great Wizard and a better man as well.

Cast
Ted Raimi
Bruce Campbell
Rachel Weisz
Bill Cobbs
Michelle Williams
James Franco
Zach Braff
Tony Cox
Mila Kunis
Abigail Spencer
Joey King

Director
Sam Raimi

Maniac



The owner of a mannequin shop develops a dangerous obsession with a young artist.

Director: Franck Khalfoun
Writers: Alexandre Aja (screenplay), Grégory Levasseur
Stars: Elijah Wood, America Olivo, Nora Arnezeder

Last Stand, The



Synopsis
He's back. Action legend Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to duty as Ray Owens, sheriff of a sleepy small town and the one person that stands between an escaped drug cartel kingpin and freedom. Semi-retired after years in the LAPD narcotics division, Owens has had little excitement in his new post. But all that's about to change when drug boss Gabriel Cortez busts out of FBI custody and makes a 200-mph beeline for the border. But first he has to get by Owens and his inexperienced but loyal deputies in this hell-blazing, hard-hitting thriller.

Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Forest Whitaker
Peter Stormare
Eduardo Noriega
Luis Guzman
Johnny Knoxville
Rodrigo Santoro
Jaimie Alexander
Zach Gilford
Genesis Rodriguez

Director
Kim Jee-Woon

Last Exorcism, The: Part II



Synopsis
Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) is back in the relative safety of civilization and sent to live in a group home where she's encouraged to leave her past behind and start a new life. Just as Nell settles in, she is tormented by the seductive demonic presence that once possessed her. She realizes that the evil force is back with unimaginably horrific plans which could only mean that her last exorcism was just the beginning.

Cast
Muse Watson
Spencer Treat Clark
Ashley Bell
Andrew Sensenig

Production
Marc Abraham
Thomas A. Bliss
Eric Newman

Jack The Giant Slayer



Synopsis
Jack the Giant Slayer tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack, into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend... and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

Cast
Ewan McGregor
Stanley Tucci
Ian McShane
Nicholas Hoult
Eddie Marsan
Eleanor Tomlinson

Director
Bryan Singer

Imaginaerum



A coma sends an old man into his childhood's sinister fantasy world, where he must fight dementia and gain back his memories before it's too late.

Director: Stobe Harju
Stars: Marianne Farley, Quinn Lord, Francis X. McCarthy

Identity Thief



Synopsis
Jason Bateman (Horrible Bosses) and Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) lead an all-star cast in this hilarious blockbuster hit. Unlimited funds have allowed Diana (McCarthy) to live it up on the outskirts of Orlando. There's only one glitch: she's financing her shopping sprees with an ID stolen from Sandy Patterson (Bateman), an accounts rep who lives halfway across the U.S. With only one week to hunt down the con artist before his world implodes, the real Sandy Patterson is forced to extreme measures to clear his name. From the director of Horrible Bosses and the producer of Ted, critics are calling Identity Thief "smart, funny and surprisingly touching" - Rafer Guzman, Newsday.

Cast
Jon Favreau
Amanda Peet
Jason Bateman
Melissa McCarthy

Director
Seth Gordon

Good Day To Die Hard, A



Synopsis
Bruce Willis is back in action - mind-blowing, heart-stopping, rip-roaring action - as John McClane, the heroic New York cop with a knack for being in the wrong place at the right time. John's latest predicament takes him all the way to Russia to track down his estranged son, Jack (Jai Courtney), who has been imprisoned in Moscow. But the mission takes a deadly turn as father and son must join forces to thwart a nuclear weapons heist that could trigger World War III!

Cast
Bruce Willis
Cole Hauser
Sebastian Koch
Rasha Bukvic
Jai Courtney

Director
John Moore

Escape From Planet Earth



Synopsis
The 3D animated family comedy catapults moviegoers to planet Baab where admired astronaut Scorch Supernova (Brendan Fraser) is a national hero to the blue alien population. A master of daring rescues, Scorch pulls off astonishing feats with the quiet aid of his nerdy, by-the-rules brother, Gary (Rob Corddry), head of mission control at BASA. When BASA's no-nonsense chief Lena (Jessica Alba) informs the brothers of an SOS from a notoriously dangerous planet, Scorch rejects Gary's warnings and bounds off for yet another exciting mission. But when Scorch finds himself caught in a fiendish trap set by the evil Shanker (William Shatner) it's up to scrawny, risk-adverse Gary to do the real rescuing. As the interplanetary stakes rise to new heights, Gary is left to save his brother, his planet, his beloved wife Kira (Sarah Jessica Parker) and their adventure hungry son Kip.

Cast
Sarah Jessica Parker
Brendan Fraser
Jane Lynch
Jessica Alba
George Lopez
Rob Corddry

Charlie Zone



Synopsis
Charlie Zone is a twisting dramatic thriller set against the drug-ravaged streets of one of Canada's roughest neighborhoods. Avery Paul, a disgraced boxer and ex-convict, is hired to abduct a runaway from a crack house in the city's notorious 'Charlie Zone', and return her safely to her family. But nothing goes quite as planned and nothing is quite what it seems. What follows is a harrowing ride through the underside of a postcard Canadian city, as two lost people attempt to face the darkness - in their world and themselves - and somehow find redemption.


Cast
Mpho Koaho
Amanda Crew

Director
Michael Melski

Bullet To The Head



After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hitman and a Washington D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.

Cast
Christian Slater
Sylvester Stallone
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Sung Kang
Sarah Shahi
Jason Momoa

Director
Walter Hill