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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

May 1, 2013

Safe Haven



Synopsis
Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough star in this spellbinding romantic drama based on the novel by best-selling author Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook). When a mysterious, beautiful woman named Katie (Hough), moves to Southport, North Carolina, she sparks the interest of the locals, especially Alex (Duhamel), a handsome widower. Although she is attracted to Alex, Katie is reluctant to trust him - that is, until a new friend (Cobie Smulders) convinces her to give Alex a chance. But before long, a dark secret from Katie's past threatens her happiness in this thrilling romance directed by Lasse Hallström (Dear John).

Cast
Josh Duhamel
Cobie Smulders
David Lyons
Julianne Hough

Director
Lasse Hallstrom

Night of the Living Dead : Re-Animation



After inheriting the family mortuary, a pyrophobic mortician accidentally exposes hundreds of un-cremated bodies to toxic medical waste. As the corpses re-animate, the mortician's inheritance-seeking younger brother unexpectantly shows up, stumbling upon a full zombie outbreak! Written by Lloyd Luchre

This movie is about Gerald Tovar Jr. and his Mortuary which his father left to him after he died. He is taking in bodies and toxic waste which the Government has been dropping there for years for a cash incentive. But the waste oozes on to some of the bodies causing them to become "re-animated", or zombies if you like, which of course causes other problems for the staff that work there. Things start to get out of hand... Written by Michael Hallows Eve

In Hinzmaville, the mortician Gerald Tovar Jr. has inherited the mortuary Tovar & Son after the death of his father. Gerald is not happy with the work of his assistant DyeAnne and his Aunt Lou hires Cristie Forrest to be the substitute for DyeAnne. When Gerald's brother, Harold, visits him, Gerald discloses to Harold that the corpses delivered by the U.S. Army are reanimating and he shows the crematory to him full of bodies and body parts. The skeptical Gerald believes that his brother is insane and leaves the place. However, Aunt Lou opens the door and is bitten by a zombie, beginning an outbreak in the mortuary

Director: Jeff Broadstreet
Writers: Jeff Broadstreet, Robert Valding (certain characters created by)
Stars: Andrew Divoff, Jeffrey Combs, Sarah Lieving

Details, The



Synopsis
After ten years of marriage, Jeff and Nealy Lang (Tobey Maguire and Elizabeth Banks) have an idyllic suburban home and a relationship on the skids. But, when a family of hungry raccoons ransacks their perfectly manicured backyard, Jeff becomes obsessed with eradicating the pests by any means necessary. Soon the relentless rodents lead way to a battle of wits with a very meddlesome neighbor (Laura Linney), and before he knows it, Jeff finds himself buried in an absurd mess of infidelity, extortion, organ donation and other assorted mayhem. Also starring Ray Liotta, Dennis Haysbert and Kerry Washington.

Cast
Laura Linney
Dennis Haysbert
Tobey Maguire
Elizabeth Banks
Kerry Washington

Director
Jacob Aaron Estes

Adventures in Zambezia



Set in a bustling bird city on the edge of the majestic Victoria Falls, "Zambezia" is the story of Kai - a naïve, but high-spirited young falcon who travels to the bird city of "Zambezia" where he discovers the truth about his origins and, in defending the city, learns how to be part of a community.

Director: Wayne Thornley
Writers: Camilla Bubna-Kasteliz (script editor), Andrew Cook (screenplay), 8 more credits »
Stars: Leonard Nimoy, Jeremy Suarez, Abigail Breslin

Tad, the Lost Explorer



Tad is a celebrity archeologist and adventurer just like his hero Max Mordon... in his dreams! In reality, Tad is a Chicago construction worker. One day, however, he is mistaken for a real Professor and takes his place on a flight to Peru in search of the Lost City of Paititi. Professor Lavrof and his beautiful daughter Sara are waiting for the famous professor to crack the code. Unfortunately for Tad, Sara is engaged to real-life hero Max Mordon, but Max has secretly betrayed the Professor by teaming up with the evil Kopponen and his shady Odysseus corporation. Time for Tad to step up.

Director: Enrique Gato
Writers: Verónica Fernández, Jordi Gasull, 5 more credits »
Stars: Meritxell Ané, Óscar Barberán, Belinda

Pawn



Synopsis
Every move is a game changer.

Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker and Golden Globe winner Michael Chiklis reunite for the first time since The Shield for the most gripping crime thriller of the year: An all-night diner. A cop walks in on a robbery in progress. But what happens next - and what happened just before - will change everything you think you know. Now the building is surrounded. There are fingers on every trigger. And one very intense hostage situation is about to take some extremely shocking twists. Common (Hell On Wheels), Stephen Lang (Avatar), Nikki Reed (The Twilight Saga), Jessica Szohr (Gossip Girl) and Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) co-star in this shotgun blast of a drama about last chances, double-crosses and a deadly game of dirty deals where anyone can be a Pawn.

Cast
Ray Liotta
Forest Whitaker
Stephen Lang
Michael Chiklis
Sean Faris
Max Beesley
Common
Nikki Reed
Jonathan Bennett
Jessica Szohr
Martin Csokas

Director
David A. Armstrong

Movie 43



A series of interconnected short films follows a washed-up producer as he pitches insane story lines featuring some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.

Directors: Bob Odenkirk, Elizabeth Banks, 11 more credits »
Writers: Rocky Russo, Jeremy Sosenko, 28 more credits »
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Emma Stone, Richard Gere

Mama



Synopsis
Guillermo del Toro, the Academy Award-nominated writer of Pan's Labyrinth, presents this supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When the young sisters are found alive in a decrepit cabin, their uncle (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones) and his girlfriend (Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty) take them in. As they try to introduce the children to a normal life, Annabel (Chastain) begins to wonder if the traumatized girls are the only guests they have welcomed into their home.

Cast
Jessica Chastain
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau