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August 27, 2013

Rapture Palooza



Synopsis
A match made in hell

When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Kendrick) and her boyfriend Ben (Daley) are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple try their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers, and pot-smoking wraiths. But when the Anti-Christ (Robinson) makes his home base in their neighborhood, Lindsey finds herself the object of his affection. With the help of her family, friends, and a lawn-mowing zombie neighbor, the young couple set off to stop the Anti-Christ from taking her as his bride... and just maybe, saving the world in the process.

Cast
Ana Gasteyer
Rob Corddry
John Francis Daley
Craig Robinson
Anna Kendrick


Director
Paul Middleditch

Star Trek Into Darkness



Synopsis
The year's best-rated blockbuster is nothing short of "spectacular" (Rolling Stone). When a ruthless mastermind known as Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch) declares a one-man war on the Federation, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), and the daring crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise set out on their most explosive manhunt of all time. It will take everything in their arsenal to defend Earth and eliminate Khan's deadly threat in J.J. Abrams' "clever, exhilarating action adventure." (USA Today).

Cast
Zoe Saldana
Chris Pine
Zachary Quinto
Benedict Cumberbatch

Director
J.J. Abrams

August 25, 2013

Rushlights



Billy and Sarah, two delinquent teenage lovers from the suburbs of Los Angeles, travel to a small southern town to falsely claim a dead friend's inheritance.

Director: Antoni Stutz
Writers: Antoni Stutz, Ashley Scott Meyers
Stars: Beau Bridges, Aidan Quinn, Josh Henderson

Pain and Gain



Synopsis
Michael Bay's "hilarious crime comedy Pain & Gain is GoodFellas on steroids." (Kyle Smith, New York Post) When a group of personal trainers (Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie) decide to steal the American Dream, they get caught up in a criminal enterprise that goes horribly wrong. Now, living large will take everything they've got in the unbelievable true story that critics are calling "outrageously entertaining." (Marlow Stern, Newsweek)

Cast
Mark Wahlberg
Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock)
Anthony Mackie

Director
Michael Bay

Lost Medallion, The



Synopsis
Billy Stone and Allie, two 13-year-old friends uncover a long-lost medallion and accidentally wish themselves back in time. In order for Billy to save Allie's life, he must give up the medallion to the evil warlord, Cobra, who rules the island and its people. In order to retrieve the medallion and save the island people from slavery, Billy and Allie must work together with a young arrogant king his best friend, and a wise old man. Together, this unlikely group will learn not only how to work together, but when they do, great things can be accomplished.

Cast
James Hong
Sammi Hanratty
Billy Unger

Director
Bill Muir

Iron Man 3



Synopsis
The studio that brought you Marvel's The Avengers unleashes the best Iron Man adventure yet with this must-own, global phenomenon starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow. When Tony Stark/Iron Man finds his entire world reduced to rubble, he must use all his ingenuity to survive, destroy his enemy and somehow protect those he loves. But a soul-searching question haunts him: Does the man make the suit... or does the suit make the man?

Cast
Ben Kingsley
Don Cheadle
Robert Downey Jr.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Jon Favreau
Guy Pearce
Rebecca Hall

Director
Shane Black

Iceman, The



The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters have any clue about his real profession.

Cast
Winona Ryder
Chris Evans
Michael Shannon
Ray Liotta

Director
Ariel Vromen

Hammer of the Gods



A young man transforms into a brutal warrior as he travels the unforgiving landscape in search of his long lost brother, Hakan the Ferrocious, whose people are relying on him to restore order to their kingdom.

Director: Farren Blackburn
Writer: Matthew Read
Stars: Charlie Bewley, Alexandra Dowling, Clive Standen

Great Gatsby, The



Synopsis
It's the spring of 1922 in New York City, a decadent playground of shifting morals, glittering jazz, bootleg empires and skyrocketing stocks. Chasing the American Dream, would-be writer Nick Carraway (Golden Globe nominee Tobey Maguire) arrives from the Midwest only to land next door to Jay Gatsby (three-time Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio), a mysterious millionaire whose estate overflows with endless parties. As Nick's beautiful cousin Daisy (Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan) and her blue-blooded husband Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton) fall into Gatsby's orbit, Nick bears witness to a tragedy of impossible love and incorruptible dreams. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's timeless epic, The Great Gatsby mirrors the struggles of modern times in a dazzling visual journey from the mind of Baz Luhrmann, director of the Oscar winning Moulin Rouge.

Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio
Tobey Maguire
Joel Edgerton
Isla Fisher
Carey Mulligan
Jason Clarke

Director
Baz Luhrmann

Forbidden Ground



Three British soldiers find themselves stranded in No Man's Land after a failed charge on the German Trenches. Set in France 1916.

Directors: Johan Earl, Adrian Powers
Writers: Johan Earl, Adrian Powers
Stars: Johan Earl, Tim Pocock, Martin Copping

Fast & Furious 6



Hobbs has Dom and Brian reassemble their crew in order to take down a mastermind who commands an organization of mercenary drivers across 12 countries. Payment? Full pardons for them all.

Director: Justin Lin
Writers: Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson (characters)
Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson

Epic



Synopsis
From the creators of Ice Age comes the year's funniest, most exhilarating animated adventure! Transported to a magical world, a teenager (Amanda Seyfried) is recruited by a nature spirit, Queen Tara (Beyoncé Knowles), to help the "Leafmen" save their existence - and ours - from evil warriors. The whole family will love this fast-paced thrill-ride, with its astonishing animation and an all-star voice cast that includes Colin Farrell, Oscar Winner Christoph Waltz and Steven Tyler!

Cast
Blake Anderson
Jason Sudeikis
Colin Farrell
Beyonce Knowles
Josh Hutcherson
Steven Tyler
Amanda Seyfried
Aziz Ansari
Christoph Waltz

Director
Chris Wedge

Empire State



Synopsis
After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis (Liam Hemsworth), settles for a security guard job with the Empire State Armored Truck Company. Chris makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend, Eddie (Michael Angarano), and is soon unwittingly drawn into an elaborate scheme to rob the abundant amounts of cash being stored there - resulting in the largest cash heist in U.S. History. As the stakes continue to rise, Chris and Eddie must outwit James Ransone (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), the veteran NYPD Detective that is hot on their trail, as well as the local crime bosses that want to know who pulled a job on their turf, or suffer the consequences.

Cast
Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock)
Nikki Reed
Emma Roberts
Liam Hemsworth

Director
Dito Montiel

Cat. 8



Synopsis
The end is near.

The countdown to the end of humanity begins as mankind braces for a cataclysmic natural disaster unlike anything ever faced before. Dr. Jane Whitlow (Maxim Roy) is presenting an unstable global defense system to the President of the United States when she accidentally unleashes a solar storm that threatens to destroy the world. She immediately turns to disgraced scientist Michael Ranger (Matthew Modine) for help, but the two must overcome sinister secret service operatives, devastating climactic changes and a stalled communication system in order to save Earth from complete destruction. Filled with stunning special effects and terrifying twists, it's a powerful and groundbreaking film epic that will shake you to the core.

Cast
Matthew Modine
Maxim Roy
Ted Whittall

Director
Kevin Fair

Battle of the Damned



Following a deadly viral outbreak, private military soldier Max Gatling leads a handful of survivors and a ragtag band of robots against an army of the infected.

Director: Christopher Hatton
Writer: Christopher Hatton
Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Matt Doran, Melanie Zanetti

At Any Price



Synopsis
In the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple (Dennis Quaid) wants his rebellious son Dean (Zac Efron) to help expand his family's farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional racecar driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected crisis that threatens the family's entire livelihood.

Cast
Dennis Quaid
Clancy Brown
Chelcie Ross
Kim Dickens
Heather Graham
Red West
Zac Efron

Director
Ramin Bahrani

August 8, 2013

Emperor



Synopsis
A gripping tale of love and honor forged between fierce enemies of war, inspired by true events and starring Matthew Fox and Academy Award-winner Tommy Lee Jones as General Douglas MacArthur. Immediately after Emperor Hirohito's World War II surrender, General MacArthur (Jones) suddenly finds himself the de facto ruler of a foreign nation. He challenges his expert on Japanese culture - General Fellers (Fox) - to provide evidence in 10 short days to decide if the Japanese Emperor, worshipped as a god by his people but accused of war crimes, should be punished or saved. The fate of a nation awaits...

Cast
Tommy Lee Jones
Eriko Hatsune
Matthew Fox

Director
Peter Webb

Big Wedding, The



Synopsis
A charmingly modern family tries to survive a weekend wedding celebration that has the potential to become a full-blown family fiasco. To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin (De Niro and Keaton) are once again forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultraconservative biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend.

Cast
Susan Sarandon
Diane Keaton
Christine Ebersole
Katherine Heigl
David Rasche
Robin Williams
Robert De Niro
Topher Grace
Patricia Rae
Amanda Seyfried
Ben Barnes

Director
Justin Zackham

August 7, 2013

What Maisie Knew



In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.

Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Writers: Nancy Doyne (screenplay), Carroll Cartwright (screenplay), 1 more credit »
Stars: Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgård

West Of Memphis



Synopsis
From Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Amy Berg (2006, Best Documentary Feature, Deliver Us From Evil) in collaboration with the multiple Academy Award-winning team of Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh (2003, Best Picture & Best Adapted Screenplay, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King), West Of Memphis tells the untold story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to stop the State of Arkansas from killing an innocent man. Told and produced by those who lived it, Damien Echols and Lorri Davis, the film uncovers new evidence surrounding the 1993 murders of three eight-year-old boys in the small town of West Memphis, Arkansas, and exposes the wrongful conviction of three teenagers who lost 18 years of their lives imprisoned for crimes they did not commit.

Cast
Michael Baden
Jason Baldwin
Damien Wayne Echols

Director
Amy Berg

To The Wonder



Synopsis
Written and directed by Terrence Malick, To The Wonder is a romantic drama about men and women grappling with love and its many phases and seasons - passion, sympathy, obligation, sorrow and indecision - and the way these forces merge together and drift apart, transforming, destroying and reinventing the lives they touch.

Cast
Ben Affleck
Javier Bardem
Rachel McAdams
Olga Kurylenko

Director
Terrence Malick

Super Buddies



Synopsis
Watch the fur fly as a new breed of superhero is born in Disney's fun-filled epic adventure. An ordinary day at Fernfield Farms turns extraordinary when Budderball, Mudbud, B-Dawg, Buddha and Rosebud discover mysterious rings that grant them each a unique superpower. Before you can say, "Buddies, assemble," the pups unleash their amazing abilities and race to the rescue when a shape-shifting bully from outer space threatens the planet. But can they succeed in kicking major tail without revealing their new secret identities? A must-own movie event packed with laughter, action and incredible new characters, Super Buddies proves when you use your wits and work together, you don't need superpowers to be a superhero!

Scary Movie 5



Synopsis
Happily-married couple Dan and Jody begin to notice some bizarre activity once they bring their newborn baby Aiden home from the hospital. But when the chaos expands into Jody's job as a ballet dancer and Dan's career as an Ape researcher, they realize their family is being stalked by a nefarious demon. Together, with the advice of certified experts and the aid of numerous cameras, they must figure out how to get rid of it before it's too late.

The latest installment of the Scary Movie franchise includes send ups of Paranormal Activity, Mama, Sinister, The Evil Dead, Inception, Black Swan and pop culture featuring Ashley Tisdale, Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, Snoop Dogg, Katt Williams, Katrina Bowden, Kate Walsh, Heather Locklear, and Mike Tyson.

Cast
Charlie Sheen
Snoop Dogg
Mike Tyson
Lindsay Lohan
Ashley Tisdale
Audrina Patridge
Kendra Wilkinson

Director
Malcolm D. Lee

Red Line



A Los Angeles subway train is brought to a slamming stop, the tunnel partially collapsed, and several people injured. The survivors must figure out what caused it, and must deal with the greater danger that soon faces them.

Director: Robert Kirbyson
Writers: Robert Kirbyson, Tara Stone
Stars: Nicole Gale Anderson, John Billingsley, Kunal Sharma

Purge, The



A family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legalized.

Director: James DeMonaco
Writer: James DeMonaco
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder

Oblivion



Synopsis
This groundbreaking cinematic event stars Tom Cruise as Jack Harper, the lone security repairman stationed on a desolate, nearly-ruined future Earth. When he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft, her arrival triggers a nonstop chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows, and leaves humanity's fate in his hands. Academy Award®-winner Morgan Freeman joins Cruise in this "visually stunning" (Pete Hammond, Movieline), explosive story from the director of Tron: Legacy and the producer of Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Cast
Morgan Freeman
Tom Cruise
Melissa Leo
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Olga Kurylenko
Andrea Riseborough

Director
Joseph Kosinski

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Enter Shredder



Synopsis

Get lean, mean, and green with the Turtles team! Join Leo, Donnie, Raph and Mikey as they take to the streets of NYC, where every turn yields a new enemy. Get ready for non-stop battles against Kraang-droids, mechanical Mousers, a mutant alligator, and even the evil Shredder himself.

Episodes Include:

Monkey Brains
Never Say Xever
The Gauntlet
Panic In The Sewers
Mousers Attack!
It Came From The Depths
New Girl In Town

Mud



Synopsis
Mud is a timeless adventure about two boys, Ellis and his best friend Neckbone, who find a mysterious man named Mud (McConaughey) hiding out on a deserted island in the Mississippi. Mud tells the boys fantastic stories about his life, including how he killed a man in Texas and that vengeful bounty hunters are coming to get him. He says he is planning to meet and escape with the love of his life, Juniper (Witherspoon), who is waiting for him in town. Skeptical but intrigued, Ellis and Neckbone agree to help him. But it isn't long until Mud's tall tales come to life, and their small town is besieged by bounty hunters out for blood.

Cast
Joe Don Baker
Matthew McConaughey
Sam Shepard
Reese Witherspoon
Sarah Paulson
Michael Shannon
Ray McKinnon
Paul Sparks
Tye Sheridan
Jacob Lofland

Director
Jeff Nichols

Angelina Ballerina: Mousical Medleys



Synopsis

With musicals, dance-a-thons, and more, there's always something to keep Angelina in the spotlight! See what happens when the mouselings' plans to welcome the stars of Mousical the Musical are ruined... or are they? Watch as Gracie puts the dance-a-thon in jeopardy when she becomes a very enthusiastic recycler. Get in on the fun when Viki finds her inner artist in dance but with lots of paint! Join Angelina and her friends as they take center stage and enjoy the show!

Legend of Korra



Avatar Korra must defend the neutral Republic City from the Equalists, a massive secret society with the purpose of ridding the entire world of the ability to manipulate the elements of nature.

Creators: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
Stars: Janet Varney, Dee Bradley Baker, David Faustino

Last Keepers, The



When the teenage daughter of a reclusive family of artists falls in love with an unusual boy at school, she awakens mysterious powers and discovers ancient family secrets that will change her life forever.

Director: Maggie Greenwald
Writers: Peter Hutchings, Christina Mengert,
Stars: Aidan Quinn, Virginia Madsen, Zosia Mamet

Killing Season



Synopsis
Deep in the Appalachian mountains, a reclusive American military veteran (Robert De Niro) and a European tourist (John Travolta) strike up an unlikely friendship. But when the tourist's true intentions come to light, what follows is a tense battle across some of America's most forbidding landscape proving the old adage: the purest form of war is one-on-one.

Cast
John Travolta
Robert De Niro
Milo Ventimiglia

Director
Mark Steven Johnson

Barney: Imagine With Barney



Synopsis
Come along for an imagination extravaganza! Join Barney and his friends as they use their imaginations to visit places near and far, and explore their creativity through drawing, song and dance! The dinos explore a tropical island paradise when they bring a painting to life, and go for a ride when they build their very own bus and airplane using imagination and teamwork! The dinos always know how to have a tee-rific time with creativity and good friends!

Episodes Include:

Imagine That!
Seeing
Let Your Creativity Fly!
Let's Go For A Ride

Hatchet III



Synopsis
Beloved horror icons (re-)unite in Hatchet III, the epic third installment of Adam Green's modern slasher franchise, as Marybeth (Danielle Harris, Halloween) uncovers the true secret to stopping the voodoo curse that has left the ghost of deformed maniac Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder, Friday the 13th) haunting and stalking the New Orleans bayou for decades.

An entire police department, paramedic response team, and heavily armed S.W.A.T. unit face off with the iconic slasher in this action packed and explosive film full of stunts and jaw dropping gore effects that raise both the bar and the body count of the previous two films put together.

Also starring genre favorites Zach Galligan (Gremlins), Caroline Williams (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2), and Derek Mears (Friday the 13th, Predators)

Cast
Zach Galligan
Danielle Harris
Kane Hodder

Gallowwalkers



Synopsis
Live by the gun. Die by the gun. Come back for more.

A mysterious gunman, Aman (Wesley Snipes), is the son of a nun who breaks her covenant with God to ensure his survival. This act brings a curse upon Aman - all those that die by his gun will return. Soon, he is hunted by a gang of his undead former victims, led by the vicious Kansa. Aman enlists Fabulos, a new young warrior, to fight by his side.

Cast
Wesley Snipes
Riley Smith
Kevin Howarth
Jenny Gago
Tanit Phoenix
Steven Elder
Simona Brhlikova
Dallas Page

Director
Andrew Goth

Apartment 1303



Synopsis
Janet leaves her troubled home for a high-rise apartment, despite warnings about the apartment's dark and haunted reputation. Soon after moving in, Janet inexplicably dies, falling out the window of her thirteenth story apartment. Her sister Lana (Mischa Barton) moves in to the apartment, determined to reveal the truth behind her sibling's bizarre death. What Lana finds is far more frightening and unexplainable than she had thought possible. Before she knows it, Lana gets pulled into a cycle of supernatural horror as she struggles to escape the apartment before she becomes its next victim.

Cast
Rebecca De Mornay
Mischa Barton
John Diehl
Corey Sevier