Friday, April 01, 2016

Collide

Directed by Eran Creevy and lining up a string of big name stars of Hollywood, 'Collide' (also named appropriately as 'Autobahn') tells the gripping story of an American backpacker who gets involved with a ring of drug smugglers as their driver, though he winds up on the run from his employers across Munich's high-speed freeways.

After a heist goes terribly wrong, Casey Stein (Nicholas Hoult) finds himself on the run from a ruthless gang headed by mob boss Hagen (Anthony Hopkins). Now Casey has precious cargo that belongs to Hagen, who will stop at nothing to retrieve it. Left with no choice, Casey calls his former employer and drug smuggler Geran (Ben Kingsley) to protect his long-time girlfriend Juliette (Felicity Jones) before Hagen gets his hands on her. Casey sets out on an adrenaline-fueled car chase on the German highways to save the love of his life before it’s too late.

The movie is rated PG-13 for violence, frenetic action, some sexuality, language, and drug material.


Thursday, March 03, 2016

Zootopia

The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it’s a melting pot where animals from every environment live together—a place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything.

... But when optimistic Officer Judy Hopps arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn’t so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde, to solve the mystery.

The movie is rated PG and it runs for 108 minutes.


Thursday, November 19, 2015

Secret in Their Eyes

Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Billy Ray (Captain Phillips, The Hunger Games), and produced by Academy Award winner Mark Johnson (Rain Man, Breaking Bad), Secret in Their Eyes is an intense, powerful, haunting thriller. The powerful ensemble cast is lead by Academy Award nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Academy Award winners Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts.

A tight-knit team of rising FBI investigators - Ray (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Jess (Julia Roberts), along with their District Attorney supervisor Claire (Nicole Kidman) - is suddenly torn apart when they discover that Jess's teenage daughter has been brutally and inexplicably murdered.

Now, thirteen years later, after obsessively searching every day for the elusive killer, Ray finally uncovers a new lead that he's certain can permanently resolve the case, nail the vicious murderer, and bring long-desired closure to his team. No one is prepared, however, for the shocking, unspeakable secret that will reveal the enduring, destructive effects of personal vengeance on the human soul.

Interweaving past and present, this deeply layered mystery explores the murky boundaries between justice and revenge, and asks the question: how far would you go to right an unfathomable wrong?

The movie is rated PG-13 and runs for 1 hour 51 minutes. Here's the official website: http://secretintheireyes.movie/


Saturday, October 24, 2015

Suffragette

'Suffragette' follows the women who were willing to lose everything in their fight for equality in early-20th-century Britain and the right of women to vote. The stirring story centers on Maud (played by Carey Mulligan), a working wife and mother who comes to realize that she must fight for her dignity both at home and in her workplace. Maud's life is forever changed when she is secretly recruited to join the U.K.'s growing suffragette movement. Galvanized by the outlaw fugitive Emmeline Pankhurst (Meryl Streep), Maud becomes an activist for the cause alongside other brave women from all walks of life.

The early efforts at resistance were passive but as the women faced increasingly aggressive police action, the suffragettes become galvanized – risking their very lives to ensure that women’s rights would be recognized and respected.

Suffragette stars three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep as well as Academy Award nominees Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter, and is directed by BAFTA Award winner Sarah Gavron. And it is sure to be a major contender at this year's Academy Awards race.

The movie is rated PG-13. It runs for 106 minutes. Here is the official site: focusfeatures.com/suffragette .


Friday, August 28, 2015

Regression

Director Alejandro Amenábar, best known for classics like 'The Others' and 'The Sea Inside' (Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film), returns for yet another mystery thriller: 'Regression'.

Set in Minnesota in 1990, 'Regression' follows detective Bruce Kenner (Ethan Hawke). He's sent to investigate the case of young Angela ( Emma Watson), who accuses her father, John Gray (David Dencik), of an unspeakable crime. When John unexpectedly and without recollection admits guilt, renowned psychologist Dr. Raines (David Thewlis) is brought in to help him relive his memories and what they discover unmasks a horrifying nationwide mystery. Aaron Ashmore, Dale Dickey, Lothaire Bluteau and Devon Bostick round out the supporting cast.


Thursday, July 30, 2015

Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation

Mission Impossible. 5. One of the reasons why we still take our eyes off what is called 'Giant'-screen TV and leave our couch to take some walk to go to the movie theaters. This time we are looking forward to watching Tom Cruise dangling from an airplane. It's only made more impressive when you remember that Tom Cruise actually performed the real stunt himself. Last time he was dangling from the tallest building of the world.

Oh... the story. Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate – an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.

Rest ... we'll watch in the theater. The movie is rated PG-13 and it runs for 131 minutes.