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January 7, 2016

Goosebumps



A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R. L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.

Director: Rob Letterman
Writers: Darren Lemke (screenplay), Scott Alexander (story)
Stars: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush

Extraction


A former CIA operative is kidnapped by a group of terrorists. When his son learns there is no plan for his father to be saved, he launches his own rescue operation.

Director: Steven C. Miller
Writers: Max Adams, Umair Aleem
Stars: Bruce Willis, Kellan Lutz, Gina Carano

Criminal Activities



Four young men make a risky investment together that puts them in trouble with the mob.

Director: Jackie Earle Haley
Writer: Robert Lowell
Stars: Michael Pitt, Dan Stevens, Christopher Abbott, John Travolta

Creed



The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

Director: Ryan Coogler
Writers: Ryan Coogler (screenplay), Aaron Covington (screenplay) | 2 more credits »
Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson

Concussion



In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.

Director: Peter Landesman
Writers: Peter Landesman, Jeanne Marie Laskas (GQ article "Game Brain")
Stars: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks |

Christmas Star, A



Born under the Christmas Star, Noelle believes she has the gift to perform miracles, so when conniving developer McKerrod threatens her peaceful life she and her friends determine to use this gift to thwart his plans and save their village.

Director: Richard Elson
Writers: Maire Campbell, Richard Elson (additional writing)
Stars: Rob James-Collier, Suranne Jones, Bronagh Waugh

Carol


An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman.

Director: Todd Haynes
Writers: Phyllis Nagy (screenplay), Patricia Highsmith (novel)
Stars: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson

Bridge of Spies


During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Matt Charman, Ethan Coen
Stars: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda

Absolutely Anything



A group of eccentric aliens confer a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment.

Director: Terry Jones
Writers: Gavin Scott (screenplay), Terry Jones
Stars: Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Sanjeev Bhaskar

33, The



Based on the real-life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days.

Director: Patricia Riggen
Stars: Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche

November 14, 2015

We Are Your Friends


We Are Your Friends is about what it takes to find your voice. Set in the world of electronic music and Hollywood nightlife, an aspiring 23-year-old DJ named Cole (Efron) spends his days scheming with his childhood friends and his nights working on the one track that will set the world on fire. All of this changes when he meets a charismatic but damaged older DJ named James (Bentley), who takes him under his wing. Things get complicated, however, when Cole starts falling for James' much younger girlfriend, Sophie (Ratajkowski). With Cole's forbidden relationship intensifying and his friendships unraveling, he must choose between love, loyalty, and the future he is destined for.

Cast
Emily Ratajkowski
Alex Shaffer
Jonny Weston
Jacqui Holland
Shiloh Fernandez
Jon Bernthal
Vanessa Lengies
Zac Efron
Wes Bentley
Jon Abrahams
Alicia Coppola

Director
Max Joseph

Visions


After moving to a vineyard to start a new life with her husband, a pregnant woman begins to experience terrifying visions.

Director: Kevin Greutert
Writers: L.D. Goffigan, Lucas Sussman (screenplay), 1 more credit »
Stars: Isla Fisher, Jim Parsons, Anson Moun

Trainwreck


Since she was a little girl, Amy (Amy Schumer) has been taught that monogamy isn't realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo, enjoying an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment. But when she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of a new article she's writing, a charming and successful sports doctor (Bill Hader), Amy starts to wonder if other grown-ups, including this guy who really seems to like her, might be onto something. From Judd Apatow (Bridesmaids, Superbad), Trainwreck is "howlingly funny!" (Rolling Stone)

Cast
Randall Park
Amy Schumer
Bill Hader
Brie Larson
Colin Quinn
Dave Attell
John Cena
Tilda Swinton

Director
Judd Apatow

Ricki and the Flash


Meryl Streep takes on a whole new gig, a hard-rocking singer/guitarist, for Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody in Ricki and the Flash. In an original and electrifying film loaded with live musical performances, Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family.

Cast
Mamie Gummer
Rick Springfield
Kevin Kline
Meryl Streep

Director
Jonathan Demme

Operator


City wide chaos ignites when the daughter of a veteran 911 operator and her estranged police officer husband is held captive. Now they must race against the clock to not only save their daughter, but the city as well.

Cast
Luke Goss
Mischa Barton
Michael Pare
Ving Rhames

Director
Obin Olson
Amariah Olson

No Escape


An intense international thriller, No Escape centers on an American businessman (Wilson) as he and his family settle into their new home in Southeast Asia. Suddenly finding themselves in the middle of a violent political uprising, they must frantically look for a safe escape as rebels mercilessly attack the city. Directed by John Erick Dowdle and written together with his brother Drew, No Escape stars Owen Wilson, Pierce Brosnan and Lake Bell.

Cast
Sterling Jerins
Lake Bell
Owen Wilson
Pierce Brosnan

Director
John Erick Dowdle

Momentum


Alex, a mysterious thief, is pulled in by her former partner for one last heist. She quickly finds it was never just about the diamonds. A brutal murder sparks a cat and mouse chase between... See full summary »

Director: Stephen S. Campanelli
Writers: Adam Marcus, Debra Sullivan
Stars: Olga Kurylenko, James Purefoy, Morgan Freeman

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation


Loaded with "jaw-dropping stunts," prepare for "the best action movie of the year." With their elite organization shut down by the CIA, agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team (Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) must race against time to stop The Syndicate, a deadly network of rogue operatives turned traitors. To stop this global threat, Ethan must join forces with an elusive, disavowed agent (Rebecca Ferguson) whose loyalty is suspect as he faces his most impossible mission ever. Scott Mendelson, Forbes Sean O'Connell, NBC-TV

Cast
Rebecca Ferguson
Jingchu Zhang
Simon McBurney
Simon Pegg
Sean Harris
Jeremy Renner
Ving Rhames
Alec Baldwin
Tom Cruise

Director
Christopher McQuarrie

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials


There's more action, more excitement, and more spectacular effects in this thrilling new chapter of the epic Maze Runner saga that's taken the world by storm! They may have escaped from the Maze, but Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) and his fellow Gladers now face a greater challenge: searching for clues about the secret organization known as WCKD. Their journey leads them to the Scorch, a desolate wasteland filled with unimaginable dangers. The mystery deepens at every turn as the Gladers work together to discover their purpose and battle to survive in this must-see, electrifying adventure!

Cast
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Dylan O'Brien
Kaya Scodelario
Dexter Darden
Patricia Clarkson
Barry Pepper
Giancarlo Esposito

Director
Wes Ball

Man from U.N.C.L.E



In the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to proliferate nuclear weapons.

Director: Guy Ritchie
Writers: Guy Ritchie (screenplay), Lionel Wigram (screenplay), 5 more credits »
Stars: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander