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August 30, 2015

Runner, The


Synopsis
In the aftermath of the BP oil spill, an idealistic but imperfect New Orleans politician's (Nicolas Cage) life and career are derailed by corruption, scandal, and deceit. In this contemporary political thriller, Nicolas Cage delivers a powerful and poignant performance as relevant as the film itself.

Cast
Nicolas Cage
Ciera Payton
Wendell Pierce
Bryan Batt
Christopher Berry
Connie Nielsen
Sarah Paulson
Peter Fonda
Fredric Lehne

Director
Austin Stark

Mercenary: Absolution


When a contract killer (Steven Seagal) encounters a girl on the run from a mob boss (Vinnie Jones) with powerful political ties, he is torn between protecting the girl, and remaining loyal ... See full summary »

Director: Keoni Waxman
Writers: Richard Beattie, Keoni Waxman
Stars: Steven Seagal, Byron Mann, Howard Dell

D Train, The


Synopsis
From the comedic geniuses behind Nacho Libre and Wayne's World comes the movie critics are calling "outrageous and funny as hell." All his life, Dan Landsman (Jack Black) has never been the cool guy. He hopes to change everything by befriending former high school hero Oliver lawless (James Marsden) and convincing him to show up at their class reunion. However, Dan's plan hilariously backfires as the unpredictable Oliver proceeds to take over his home, career, and entire life. Co-starring Kathryn Hahn and Jeffrey Tambor, "Black and Marsden are both extraordinary" in the ultimate bromance gone wrong.

Cast
James Marsden
Jack Black
Jeffrey Tambor
Henry Zebrowski
Denise Williamson
Kyle Bornheimer
Kathryn Hahn
Dermot Mulroney
Mike White

Director
Jarrad Paul
Andrew Mogel

Boulevard


Synopsis
Starring Robin Williams in his remarkable final on-screen performance, Boulevard follows married but closeted 60 year-old bank employee Nolan (Williams) whose spontaneous turn down an unknown street upends his monotonous life and crumbling marriage. After forming an uncommon friendship with a young, charismatic hustler, Nolan finds himself on a journey of self-discovery and must confront the secrets he has kept hidden from his wife (Kathy Baker of Saving Mr. Banks) and himself. Nolan's dramatic decision to rethink his own identity holds with it the promise of happiness and salvation for both he and his wife in this touching and inspiring film. From acclaimed director Dito Montiel (A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints, The Son Of No One), and written by Douglas Soesbe, Boulevard shines with an ensemble cast that includes Bob Odenkirk (TV's Better Call Saul) and Roberto Aguire (Struck By Lightning) in a breakout performance.

Cast
Robin Williams
Giles Matthey
Roberto Aguire
Bob Odenkirk
Kathy Baker

Director
Dito Montiel

Aloha


Synopsis
A celebrated military contractor (Bradley Cooper) returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs - Honolulu, Hawaii - and reconnects with a long-ago love (Rachel McAdams) while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog (Emma Stone) assigned to him.

Cast
Emma Stone
Danny McBride
John Krasinski
Rachel McAdams
Bradley Cooper
Bill Murray
Alec Baldwin

Director
Cameron Crowe

Avengers: Age Of Ultron


Synopsis
Marvel Studios unleashes the next global phenomenon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe -- Marvel's Avengers: Age Of Ultron. Good intentions wreak havoc when Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) unwittingly creates Ultron (James Spader), a terrifying A.I. monster who vows to achieve "world peace" via mass extinction. Now Iron Man, Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) - alongside Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) - must reassemble to defeat Ultron and save mankind...if they can! This action-packed adventure is a mind-blowing blast!

Cast
Chris Evans
Scarlett Johansson
Elizabeth Olsen
Chris Hemsworth
Jeremy Renner
Paul Bettany
Mark Ruffalo
Robert Downey Jr.
Don Cheadle
Samuel L. Jackson
James Spader
Aaron Taylor Johnson

Director
Joss Whedon

August 6, 2015

War Pigs


A rag tag unit of misfits known as the War Pigs must go behind enemy lines to exterminate Nazis by any means necessary.

Director: Ryan Little
Writers: Adam Emerson, Andrew Kightlinger (story), 1 more credit »
Stars: Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren, Ryan Kelley

Spy


A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.

Director: Paul Feig
Writer: Paul Feig
Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law

Search, The


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

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

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

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

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

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

Exeter


A group of teenagers accidentally release an evil spirit that starts to possess them one by one.

Director: Marcus Nispel
Writers: Kirsten McCallion (as Kirsten Elms) , Kirsten McCallion

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

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

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

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