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May 15, 2013

Dark Skies



Synopsis
From the producer of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister comes Dark Skies: A supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel (Josh Hamilton) and Lacy Barrett (Keri Russell) witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barrett family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacy take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family.

Cast
Josh Hamilton
J.K. Simmons
Keri Russell
Dakota Goyo

Director
Scott Stewart

Beautiful Creatures



Synopsis
When newcomer Lena Duchannes arrives in the small town of Gatlin she quickly captures the attention of Ethan Wate, who only wants to escape what he views as a boring and dead end town. He quickly gets more than he bargained for, as Lena possesses strange powers that have long kept her at a distance from others in her life. Lena and Ethan are drawn together, but their budding romance is threatened by the dangers posed by Lena's being a Caster and her family's Dark powers, for upon her sixteenth birthday Lena must undergo the Claiming, a process that will decide her fate forever: Light or Dark.

Cast
Jeremy Irons
Emma Thompson
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Eileen Atkins
Margo Martindale
Emmy Rossum
Viola Davis
Kyle Gallner
Thomas Mann
Alden Ehrenreich

Director
Richard LaGravenese

Upstream Color



Synopsis
A woman (Amy Seimetz) is abducted and hypnotized with an organic material harvested from a specific flower. When she falls for a man (Carruth), the two come to realize he may also have been subjected to the same process. They search urgently for a place of safety within each other and struggle to assemble the fragments of their wrecked lives, unknowingly drawn into the life cycle of a presence that permeates the microscopic world.

Cast
Shane Carruth
Amy Seimetz
Andrew Sensenig

Director
Shane Carruth

Texas Chainsaw



Synopsis
Evil wears many faces

Texas Chainsaw continues the legendary story of the homicidal Sawyer family, picking up where Tobe Hooper's 1974 horror classic left off in Newt, Texas, where for decades people went missing without a trace. Decades later and hundreds of miles away from the original massacre, a young woman named Heather learns that she has inherited a Texas estate from a grandmother she never knew she had. After embarking on a road trip with friends to uncover her roots, she finds she is the sole owner of a lavish, isolated Victorian mansion. But her newfound wealth comes at a price as she stumbles upon a horror that awaits her in the mansion's cellars...

Cast
Gunnar Hansen
Bill Moseley
Tania Raymonde
Richard Riehle
Trey Songz
Keram Malicki-Sanchez
Shaun Sipos
Paul Rae
Scott Eastwood
Alexandra Daddario
Dan Yeager
Thom Barry

Director
John Luessenhop

Side Effects



Synopsis
From Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic) comes this suspenseful and provocative tale of intrigue starring Channing Tatum, Academy Award nominees Rooney Mara and Jude Law, and Academy Award winner Catherine Zeta-Jones. After her husband (Tatum) is released from prison, Emily (Mara) begins suffering from terrifying anxiety and turns to psychiatrist Dr. Banks (Law) for help. But when Banks prescribes an experimental drug for her, the side effects have chilling and deadly consequences. Full of unexpected twists, Side Effects is the sexy psychological thriller that critics are calling "wildly unpredictable!" (Marlow Stern, Newsweek)

Cast
Jude Law
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Channing Tatum
Rooney Mara
Marin Ireland

Director
Steven Soderbergh

Parker



Synopsis
Parker (Jason Statham) is a professional thief who lives by a personal code of ethics: Don't steal from people who can't afford it and don't hurt people who don't deserve it. But on his latest heist, his crew double crosses him, steals his stash, and leaves him for dead. Determined to make sure they regret it, Parker tracks them to Palm Beach, playground of the rich and famous, where the crew is planning their biggest heist ever. Donning the disguise of a rich Texan, Parker takes on an unlikely partner, Leslie (Jennifer Lopez), a savvy insider, who's short on cash, but big on looks, smarts and ambition. Together, they devise a plan to hijack the score, take everyone down and get away clean. Also starring Michael Chiklis.

Cast
Patti LuPone
Jennifer Lopez
Nick Nolte
Michael Chiklis
Jason Statham
Clifton Collins, Jr.
Bobby Cannavale
Wendell Pierce
Emma Booth

Director
Taylor Hackford

Open Road



Academy Award-nominees Andy Garcia and Juliette Lewis join Camilla Belle and Colin Egglesfield in this coming-of-age story about a free spirit who discovers love in all its many forms.

Starring: Camilla Belle, Colin Egglesfield
Directed by: Marcio Garcia

Numbers Station, The



Synopsis
After his latest mission goes disastrously wrong, veteran CIA black ops agent Emerson Kent (John Cusack) is given one last chance to prove he still has what it takes to do his job. His new assignment: guarding Katherine (Malin Akerman), a code operator at a top-secret remote CIA "Numbers Station" where encrypted messages are sent and received. When an elite team of heavily armed assailants lays siege to the station, Emerson and Katherine suddenly find themselves in a life-or-death struggle against an unknown enemy. With the station compromised and innocent lives at stake, they must stop the deadly plot before it's too late.

Cast
Liam Cunningham
John Cusack
Malin Akerman
Lucy Griffiths

Mighty Fine



Synopsis
Every family has its secrets

Set in the 1970's, Mighty Fine is the story of Joe Fine, a charismatic, high spirited man, who relocates his family - wife Stella, daughters Natalie and Maddie - from Brooklyn to New Orleans, in search of a better life. Joe's devotion to his family knows no bounds, and he seeks to provide them with the ultimate in the good life, from a palatial home to a steady string of extravagant gifts. Unfortunately, Joe's spending spree is wildly out of touch with reality, his apparel business is teetering on the brink of collapse, a fact he refuses to accept. His business woes fuel a growing rage that threatens the very fabric of the family. Mighty Fine ultimately shows how coming to terms with the past without judgment is the most fruitful way to move toward the future.

Cast
Chazz Palminteri
Andie MacDowell
Jodelle Ferland
Rainey Qualley

Director
Debbie Goodstein-Rosenfeld

Mark II: Redemption



After parachuting from Flight 777, former Marine Chad Turner and flight attendant Dao find themselves descending into a world of madness. Panic and chaos plague the streets, and cities are on fire. They're being hunted by a team of mercenaries

Starring: Craig Sheffer, Gary Daniels
Directed by: James Chankin

Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters



Synopsis
Get ready for a twisted take on the classic tale as Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) have turned pro, coping with the trauma of their childhood captivity by slaying witches for hire. But when the seemingly unstoppable bounty hunters meet their match in an enemy so evil, it'll take all their training, weapons and courage to survive. Revenge is sweeter than candy.

Cast
Famke Janssen
Jeremy Renner
Gemma Arterton
Ingrid Bolsh Berdal
Derek Mears
Robin Atkin Downes

Director
Tommy Wirkola

Common Man, A



Synopsis
Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley stars as a seemingly average citizen who plants five powerful bombs in different locations around a major city and threatens to detonate them unless his unconditional demand is met: The simultaneous release of four of the most deadly international terrorists from government prisons. His tactics are merciless. The risks are unthinkable. The manhunt has begun. But in an urban jungle already torn apart by fear, what could be the real motive behind a cunning madman's ultimate plan? Ben Cross co-stars in this explosive action-thriller about duty, justice and the unexpected vengeance of A Common Man.

Cast
Ben Kingsley
Ben Cross