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February 9, 2015

Zodiac: Signs Of The Apocalypse


Synopsis
When a primitive astrology carving is unearthed in Peru, it triggers explosive meteor storms around the world. But this is only the beginning: Tsunamis, lightning storms, lava geysers and giant waterspouts erupt globally, each disaster corresponding to a specific sign of the zodiac. Will a mysterious government agency now kill to hide a shocking planetary secret, or can a group of rogue scientists race against time and carnage to activate an ancient civilization s Armageddon machine?

Cast
Andrea Brooks
Emily Holmes
Aaron Douglas
Ben Cotton
Joel Gretsch
Christopher Lloyd

Director
W.D. Hogan

Wild Card


Synopsis
Nick Wild (Jason Statham) is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob. Having raised the stakes, Nick has one last play to change his fortunes... and this time, it's all or nothing.

Cast
Milo Ventimiglia
Sofia Vergara
Michael Angarano
Max Casella
Jason Statham
Stanley Tucci
Anne Heche
Jason Alexander

Director
Simon West

What We Did On Our Holiday


Explores the meaning of life and suggests how best to live and love.

Directors: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
Writers: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
Stars: Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly

Vice


Bruce Willis stars in this Sci-Fi thriller about ultimate resort: VICE, where customers can play out their wildest fantasies with artificial inhabitants who look like humans.

Director: Brian A Miller
Writers: Andre Fabrizio, Jeremy Passmore
Stars: Thomas Jane, Bruce Willis, Ambyr Childers

Song One


A young woman strikes up a relationship with her ailing brother's favorite musician.

Director: Kate Barker-Froyland
Writer: Kate Barker-Froyland
Stars: Anne Hathaway, Johnny Flynn, Mary Steenburgen

Redirected


Four friends - John, Ben, Tim and Michael - turned first-time robbers, get stranded in Eastern Europe through a series of misadventures and have to find their way back home. T

Director: Emilis Velyvis
Writers: Jonas Banys, Lewis Britnell
Stars: Vinnie Jones, Scot Williams, Gil Darnell

Mother's Milk


Synopsis
Claude is an easily overlooked statistics professor. After a childhood trauma left him motherless, he formed a dysfunctional craving. To satisfy the depraved hunger, he kidnaps Kim from the park and holds her captive in his basement. As the days pass and Claudes truths are revealed, her fear slowly turns to comfort and compassion... or does it?

Cast
Jaden Klein
Mackenzie Wiglesworth
Casey Chapman
Vanessa Hughes
Scott Anderson

Director
Edward Pionke

Judge, The


Synopsis
Big city lawyer Hank Palmer (Robert Downey Jr.) returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town's judge (Robert Duvall), is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.

Cast
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Duvall
Jeremy Strong
Dax Shepard
Leighton Meester
Vera Farmiga
Ken Howard
Billy Bob Thornton
Vincent D'Onofrio

Director
David Dobkin

John Wick


Synopsis
When sadistic young thugs senselessly attack John Wick - a brilliantly lethal ex-assassin - they have no idea that they've just awakened the boogeyman. With New York City as his bullet-riddled playground, Wick embarks on a merciless rampage, hunting down his adversaries with the skill and ruthlessness that made him an underworld legend.

Cast
Keanu Reeves
Alfie Allen
Adrianne Palicki
Michael Nyqvist
Bridget Moynahan
Dean Winters
Ian McShane
Willem Dafoe
John Leguizamo

Production
Eva Longoria
Basil Iwanyk

Inherent Vice


In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Writers: Paul Thomas Anderson (screenplay), Thomas Pynchon (novel)
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson |

Humbling, The


Synopsis
Based on Phillip Roth's final novel, The Humbling tells the story of over-the-hill stage actor Simon Axler (Al Pacino) and his struggles to find his passion for life again. Near his breaking point, he finds motivation in the form of a young and lustful lesbian, Pegeen Stapleford (Greta Gerwig), but as their relationship heats up Simon has a hard time keeping up with the youthful Pegeen. The Humbling is directed by Barry Levinson and also stars Kyra Sedgwick, Charles Grodin, Dianne Wiest and Nina Arianda.

Cast
Al Pacino
Greta Gerwig
Dianne Wiest
Nina Arianda
Kyra Sedgwick
Dylan Baker
Charles Grodin
Dan Hedaya

Director
Barry Levinson

Home Sweet Hell


Don Champagne seems to have it all but when his wife, Mona, learns of Don's affair with a pretty new salesgirl, Mona will stop at nothing to maintain their storybook life.

Director: Anthony Burns
Writers: Carlo Allen, Ted Elrick,
Stars: Katherine Heigl, Jordana Brewster, Patrick Wilson

Good Mistress, The


A woman's one-night stand turns out to be her friend's husband, and a local political candidate.

Director: Terry Ingram
Writers: Ron Oliver, James Shavick
Stars: Annie Heise, Kendra Anderson, Antonio Cupo

God's Pocket


Synopsis
After Mickey Scarpato's (Philip Seymour Hoffman, in one of his final film roles) stepson Leon (Caleb Landry Jones, Antiviral), is killed in a construction "accident," Mickey quickly tries to bury the bad news along with the body. But even in the gritty, blue-collar neighborhood of God's Pocket, PA, no secret can stay hidden forever. When a local columnist (Richard Jenkins, The Cabin in the Woods) comes sniffing around for the truth, Mickey quickly finds himself stuck in a life-and-death struggle compounded by a body he can't bury, a wife he can't please, and a debt he can't pay. Featuring a top-tier cast including John Tuturro and Christna Hendricks, acclaimed actor John Slattery's (Man Men) impressive directorial debut God's Pocket is a winning dark comedy that marks the emergence of an inspired directorial presence.

Cast
Richard Jenkins
Philip Seymour Hoffman
John Turturro
Christina Hendricks
Caleb Landry Jones
Jack O'Connell
Bill Buell
Eddie Marsan

Director
John Slattery

Fury


Synopsis
April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.

Cast
Brad Pitt
Anamaria Marinca
Jim Parrack
Jon Bernthal
Brad William Henke
Logan Lerman
Shia LaBeouf
Michael Pena

Director
David Ayer

Fear Clinic


Synopsis
When trauma-induced phobias begin to re-emerge in five survivors a year after their horrifying tragedy, they return to the Fear Clinic, hoping to find the answers they need to get cured.

Dr. Andover (Robert Englund), a fear doctor who runs the clinic, uses his "Fear Chamber" to animate their fears in the form of terrifying hallucinations. However, the good doctor soon begins to suspect that something more sinister may be at work, something that yearns to be more than just an hallucination...

based on the critically acclaimed and fan favorite 2009 FEARnet.com series, Fear Clinic also stars Fiona Dourif (True Blood), Slipknot and Stone Sour lead vocalist Corey Taylor and Thomas Dekker (The good Lie).

Cast
Robert Englund
Angelina Armani - (bio)
Felisha Terrell
Fiona Dourif
Cleopatra Coleman
Thomas Dekker
Corey Taylor
Brandon Beemer
Kevin Gage

Director
Robert Hall

Fasandræberne


The murder of young twins initially implicates a group of upper class students as the killers, though the case takes a turn or two from its starting point.

Director: Mikkel Nørgaard
Writers: Jussi Adler-Olsen (novel), Nikolaj Arcel, 1 more credit »
Stars: Fares Fares, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Pilou Asbæk

Born of War


Synopsis
Mina (Sofia Black D'Elia), a young college student, has her life ripped away after her family is killed. When she finds out their murders were part of a botched kidnapping to return her to her real father - a terrorist in the Middle East - Mina works with British Intelligence to take him down, and take control of her life again. But she quickly learns that there are two sides to every story.

Cast
Sofia Black-D'Elia
James Frain
Jade Hudson
Lydia Leonard
Philip Arditti
Joey Ansah
Michael Maloney

Director
Vicky Jewson

Bordering On Bad Behavior


Three soldiers from different countries find themselves trapped in a military base in the Middle East.

Director: Jac Mulder
Writer: Ziggy Darwish
Stars: Tom Sizemore, Bernard Curry, Oz Zehavi

Birdman


A washed up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career and himself in the days leading up to the opening of a Broadway play.

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu (as Alejandro G. Iñárritu)
Writers: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone,
Stars: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton

Big Hero 6


Synopsis
With all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Big Hero 6 is an action-packed comedy adventure that introduces Baymax, a lovable, personal companion robot, who forms a special bond with robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to Baymax and his diverse group of friends - adrenaline junky Go Go Tomago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred - who transform into a band of unlikely heroes. Bring home Disney's Big Hero 6, featuring comic-book-style action and hilarious, unforgettable characters - it's fun for the whole family!

Cast
Katie Lowes
Damon Wayans Jr.
Jamie Chung
T.J. Miller
Genesis Rodriguez
Scott Adsit
Maya Rudolph
Daniel Henney
Alan Tudyk
Abraham Benrubi
James Cromwell

Director
Chris Williams
Don Hall

Big Driver


Synopsis
From best-selling author Stephen King comes Big Driver, starring Maria Bello, Olympia Dukakis, Joan Jett, and Will Harris. Tess Thorne, a famous writer, faces a long drive home following a book signing. On a lonely New England road, her tire blows out, leaving her stranded. Relieved when another driver stops and offers assistance, Tess quickly discovers her savior is actually a serial killer who assaults her. Left for dead, Tess escapes, determined to find her attacker and seek revenge.

Cast
Maria Bello
Joan Jett
Olympia Dukakis
Will Harris

Director
Mikael Salomon

Barbie - The Secret Door


Synopsis
It's the ultimate fairytale musical! Barbie stars as Alexa, a shy princess who discovers a secret door in her kingdom and enters a whimsical land filled with magical creatures and surprises. Inside, Alexa meets Romy and Nori, a mermaid and a fairy, who explain that a spoiled ruler named Malucia is trying to take all the magic in the land. To her surprise, Alexa has magical powers in this world, and her new friends are certain that only she can restore their magic. Discover what happens when Alexa finds the courage to stand up for what's right and learns that the power of friendship is far more precious than magic.

American Heist


Two brothers, both with troubled paths, find themselves in the middle of one last bank job.

Director: Sarik Andreasyan
Writer: Raul Inglis
Stars: Hayden Christensen, Adrien Brody, Jordana Brewster