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August 6, 2015
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A woman who works for a non-governmental organization (NGO) forms a special relationship with a young boy in war-torn Chechnya.
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Writer: Michel Hazanavicius (screenplay)
Stars: Bérénice Bejo, Annette Bening, Maksim Emelyanov
Labels:
S
Pound of Flesh
Synopsis
In Asia to donate his kidney to his dying niece, former black-ops agent Deacon awakes the day before the operation to find he is the latest victim of organ theft. Stitched up and pissed-off, Deacon descends from his opulent hotel in search of his stolen kidney and carves a blood-soaked path through the darkest corners of the city. The clock is ticking for his niece and with each step he loses blood.
Cast
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Charlotte Peters
Jason Tobin
John Ralston
Kevin Lee/Lonesome City Kings
Aki Aleong
Darren Shahlavi
Director
Ernie Barbarash
Labels:
P
Pitch Perfect 2
Synopsis
Beca (Anna Kendrick), Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) and the Barden Bellas are back to pitch slap the world! After a scandal threatens to derail their last year at Barden, the three-time defending champs worry that they've lost their harmony for good. With one chance left at redeeming their legacy, they must face off against the toughest competition on the planet: German supergroup Das Sound Machine and fight for their right to win at the World Championships of A Cappella. It will take the power of sisterhood to find their voice and see what it takes to be the world's top pitches!
Cast
Alexis Knapp
Skylar Astin
Rebel Wilson
Adam DeVine
Hailee Steinfeld
Anna Kendrick
Anna Camp
Brittany Snow
Katey Sagal
Director
Elizabeth Banks
Labels:
P
Jurassic World
A new theme park is built on the original site of Jurassic Park. Everything is going well until the park's newest attraction--a genetically modified giant stealth killing machine--escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Writers: Rick Jaffa (screenplay), Amanda Silver (screenplay), 5 more credits »
Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins
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Jenny's Wedding
Jenny Farrell has led an openly gay life - except with her conventional family. When she finally decides to start a family and marry the woman they thought was just her roommate, the small, safe world the Farrells inhabited changes forever. They are left with a simple and difficult choice - either change with it or drown.
Director: Mary Agnes Donoghue
Writer: Mary Agnes Donoghue (screenplay)
Stars: Katherine Heigl, Tom Wilkinson, Linda Emond
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J
Hot Pursuit
Synopsis
Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon is Officer Cooper, an uptight and by-the-book cop trying to protect a federal witness, Daniella Riva (Sofia Vergara), the vivacious and outgoing widow of a drug boss. As the two polar opposites race through Texas, they find themselves pursued by everyone from crooked cops to murderous gunmen. But their greatest obstacle to making it out alive may be themselves, in this high-action, high-hilarity road-trip comedy.
Cast
Reese Witherspoon
Sofia Vergara
Matthew Del Negro
Michael Mosley
Richard T. Jones
Director
Anne Fletcher
Labels:
H
Every Secret Thing
Synopsis
In a small upstate New York town, two 11-year-old girls from opposite sides of the tracks are convicted of murdering an infant and sentenced to juvenile detention facilities. But when a toddler goes missing seven years later, Detective Nancy Porter (Elizabeth Banks) begins to suspect recently released Ronnie (Dakota Fanning) and Alice (Danielle Macdonald). As the investigation deepens, Porter may discover that the truth can hide the most shocking secrets of all. Academy Award nominee Diane Lane and Academy Award winner Common (Selma) co-star in this "grim, gritty and gripping" (Screen Daily) drama that marks the directing debut of Oscar nominated documentary filmmaker Amy Berg (West of Memphis, Deliver Us From Evil), with a screenplay by Nicole Holofcener (Enough Said) from the bestselling novel by Laura Lippman.
Cast
Dakota Fanning
Elizabeth Banks
Diane Lane
Danielle Macdonald
Nate Parker
Common
Director
Amy Berg
Labels:
E
Descendants
In present-day Auradon, Ben, the teenaged son of King "Beast" and Queen Belle, is poised to take the throne. He offers a chance for redemption to the trouble-making teenaged descendants of defeated villains exiled to the remote Isle of the Lost. The villains' descendants have been granted permission to attend prep school in the kingdom with the Disney heroes' kids.
Director: Kenny Ortega
Writers: Josann McGibbon, Sara Parriott
Stars: Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart
Labels:
D
Dark Places
Libby Day was only seven years old when her family was brutally murdered in their rural Kansas farmhouse. Twenty-five years later, she agrees to revisit the crime and uncovers the wrenching truths that led up to that tragic night.
Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Writers: Gillian Flynn (novel), Gilles Paquet-Brenner (screenplay)
Stars: Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Christina Hendricks
Labels:
D
Child 44
Synopsis
After a friend's son is found dead, Soviet secret-police officer Leo Demidov (Tom Hardy) suspects his superiors are covering up the truth. When Leo dares to raise questions, he is demoted and exiled to a provincial outpost with his wife (Noomi Rapace). There, Leo soon discovers other mysterious deaths with similar circumstances and convinces his new boss (Gary Oldman) that a deranged serial killer is on the loose - and must be stopped before he strikes again in this electrifying thriller.
Cast
Tom Hardy
Noomi Rapace
Gary Oldman
Joel Kinnaman
Dev Patel
Sam Spruell
Fares Fares
Jason Clarke
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Paddy Considine
Vincent Cassel
Josef Altin
Ned Dennehy
Director
Daniel Espinosa
Labels:
C
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