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June 16, 2014

Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet, The



A ten-year-old cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country aboard a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Writers: Jean-Pierre Jeunet (screenplay), Reif Larsen (novel),
Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Robert Maillet, Callum Keith

Tapped Out



Synopsis
After being sentenced to community service at a karate school, Michael Shaw - once a karate prodigy - gets back into the discipline of the sport. Then, during a local MMA fight, Michael meets the man who killed his family a decade before, and with hopes of getting revenge, he starts training for the upcoming MMA tournament - behind his master's back. When he's finally in the ring, standing toe to toe with his parents' killer, will Michael deliver the last punch and knock his opponent to the ground?

Cast
Jess Brown
Cody Hackman
Krzysztof Soszynski
Lyoto Machida
Anderson Silva
Martin Kove
Daniel Faraldo
Michael Biehn

Director
Allan Ungar

Sofia The First


Sofia, is a little girl with a commoner's background until her mom marries the King and suddenly she is royalty. With the help of the three fairies in charge of the Royal Training Academy, Sofia learns that looking like a princess isn't all that hard but behaving like one must come from the heart.

Creator: Craig Gerber
Stars: Darcy Rose Byrnes, Ariel Winter, Zach Callison

Run & Jump



An American doctor travels to Ireland to study the Casey family after 38-year-old Conor suffers a stroke which changes his personality, leaving dynamo wife and mother Vanetia to run the show.

Director: Steph Green
Writers: Steph Green, Ailbhe Keogan
Stars: Maxine Peake, Edward MacLiam, Will Forte

Grand Budapest Hotel, The



Synopsis
The Grand Budapest Hotel recounts the adventures of Gustave H., a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars; and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting; a raging battle for an enormous family fortune; a desperate chase on motorcycles, trains, sleds, and skis; and the sweetest confection of a love aair all against the backdrop of a suddenly and dramatically changing continent.

Cast
Adrien Brody
Tilda Swinton
Jason Schwartzman
Tom Wilkinson
Jude Law
Ralph Fiennes
F. Murray Abraham
Willem Dafoe
Jeff Goldblum
Bill Murray
Harvey Keitel
Mathieu Amalric
Edward Norton
Saoirse Ronan

Director
Wes Anderson

Drive Hard



A former race car driver is abducted by a mysterious thief and forced to be the wheel-man for a crime that puts them both in the sights of the cops and the mob.

Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Writers: Chad Law, Evan Law
Stars: John Cusack, Thomas Jane, Zoe Ventoura

Devil's Violinist, The



The life story of Italian violinist and composer, Niccolò Paganini, who rose to fame as a virtuoso in the early 19th Century.

Director: Bernard Rose
Writer: Bernard Rose
Stars: David Garrett, Jared Harris, Joely Richardson

Devil's Due



Synopsis
A young couple's blessed event turns into their worst nightmare in one of the most terrifying horror films ever conceived! After a mysterious night on their honeymoon, Zach and Samantha McCall find themselves dealing with an earlier-than-planned pregnancy. While recording everything on video for posterity, Zach notices odd behavior in his wife, which they initially attribute to nerves, although it soon becomes evident that the disturbing changes to Samantha's body and mind have a much more sinister origin. All will suffer...but who will survive?

Cast
Zach Gilford
Allison Miller
Sam Anderson

Director
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

Deadly Weekend



Two young couples take one last trip to the country before moving to different cities. Unfortunately, when secrets come out and jealously takes a toll the weekend takes an unexpected and deadly turn for the worst.

Director: Jason Sutton
Writer: Jason Sutton
Stars: Sara Jean Underwood, Bruster Phoenix Sampson, Patricia Rosales

Born to Race: Fast Track



Danny Krueger is a twenty-year old drag racer who plays by his own rules. After winning a scholarship to the prestigious Fast Lane Racing Academy, Danny finds himself competing against some... See full summary »

Director: Alex Ranarivelo
Writers: Steve Sarno (screenplay), Steve Sarno
Stars: Brett Davern, Beau Mirchoff, Bill Sage

Anna



A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma.

Director: Jorge Dorado
Writers: Guy Holmes, Martha Holmes
Stars: Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga, Brian Cox

300: Rise Of An Empire



Synopsis
After its victory over Leonidas' 300, the Persian Army under the command of Xerxes marches towards the major Greek city-states. The Democratic city of Athens, first on the path of Xerxes' army, bases its strength on its fleet, led by admiral Themistocles. Themistocles is forced to an unwilling alliance with the traditional rival of Athens, oligarchic Sparta whose might lies with its superior infantry troops. But Xerxes still reigns supreme in numbers over sea and land.

Cast
Jack O'Connell
Callan Mulvey
Eva Green
Sullivan Stapleton
Andrew Tiernan
Rodrigo Santoro
David Wenham
Lena Headey
Hans Matheson

Director
Noam Murro