Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 72
Language: English
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Plot: Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe stars as Noah, a man chosen by God for a great task before an apocalyptic flood destroys the world.
Archive for March, 2014
Noah
Friday, March 28th, 2014Nothing Without You
Friday, March 28th, 2014Genre: Thriller
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 92
Language: English
Director: Xackery Irving
Plot: Xackery Irving’s NOTHING WITHOUT YOU stars Emily Fradenburgh as Jennifer Stidger, a psych-patient misdiagnosed as a schizophrenic, and accused of a violent murder. Her only chance at freedom lies on her ability to convince her court-appointed psychiatrist of her sanity and innocence. They gradually discover a kinship, borne out of their of painful personal loss. But when he begins to doubt her story, Jennifer takes desperate measures, forcing him on a journey to unravel the mystery of her reality. This fast-paced psychological thriller will keep you guessing what is real and what is Jennifer’s delusional fantasy.
With a haunting score by Victoria de la Vega (Hans Zimmer, Remote Control Productions) this finely-tuned narrative will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Refuge
Friday, March 28th, 2014Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 97
Language: English
Director: Jessica Goldberg
Plot: This heartwarming romance finds Amy (Krysten Ritter of VERONICA MARS) as a young woman raising her two, slightly younger, but overly needy siblings. Amy has to balance her personal life with her responsibilities. But when Sam (Brian Geraghty of BOARDWALK EMPIRE and TRUE BLOOD), a young handsome stranger rolls into town, he becomes entrenched in the family while he and Amy, against all odds, begin to create a life they never thought possible.
Road to the Open
Friday, March 28th, 2014Genre: Family
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 143
Language: English
Director: Cole Claassen
Plot: Struggling after the loss of his wife, the future looks bleak for Jerry McDonald (McKay). As a single-parent, tennis has become his only semi-social outlet with his eccentric best friend, Miles (DeVona), who’s working through anger management with the help of his life coach (Nelson). Reluctantly, Jerry caves to Miles’ pressure to play in a local tournament that could earn them a once in a life-time slot in an exhibition match at a prestigious national tournament, The Open. But they‘ll have to meet the infamous Gollant Brothers (Roberts and Schneider) who haven’t lost club champion status for a decade. Let the training begin.
Locker 13
Friday, March 28th, 2014Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 88
Language: English
Director: Bruce Dellis
Plot: Skip, the nighttime janitor in an Old West theme park, delves into the mysteries surrounding an old locker. His sage supervisor recounts chilling tales that underscore the importance of making the right choice. The recollection includes an aging boxer who is given an opportunity to become a real killing machine, a young man seeking membership in a secret society who experiences an initiation with deadly consequences, a would be suicide shaken to his core by a menacing member of a very special club, and a hit man for hire playing a devious cat and mouse game with three women who have a score to settle. The stories suddenly come into play when Skip makes an unsettling discovery and faces a life-or-death decision of his own.
Boys of Abu Ghraib
Friday, March 28th, 2014Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 150
Language: English
Director: Luke Moran
Plot: rom the Producers of “Blood Diamond†and “The Last Samurai,†this dramatic war thriller follows soldier Jack Farmer (Luke Moran) from small town America to Iraq’s most infamous prison, Abu Ghraib, where he’s tasked with guarding the Army’s highest priority detainees. Pressured by his superior (Sean Astin) into using harsh techniques on a seemingly innocent detainee (Omid Abtahi), the seductive allure of war quickly turns to a haunting reality that threatens to break him. Based on the true events that shocked the world in 2004.
Greencard Warriors
Friday, March 28th, 2014Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 32
Language: English
Director: Miriam Kruishoop
Plot: In 2007 there were over 20,500 Undocumented Soldiers serving in the US Military in the desperate hope of obtaining American Citizenship for themselves and their families.
Set against the backdrop of American military intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan, GREENCARD WARRIORS follows the story of 14-year-old Angel, an undocumented Latino teen and his family, who struggle to find their place in American society. With the promise of naturalization papers, US Military recruiters present Angel’s father with the opportunity for a brighter future for his family if they send their eldest son into the US Army. With his brother gone, Angel and his African American new love are vulnerable to the attention of a local street gang whilst the family is left to deal with the inevitable consequences of the choices they have made.
Breathe In
Friday, March 28th, 2014Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 124
Language: English
Director: Drake Doremus
Plot: BREATHE IN pairs writer/director Drake Doremus once again with his incandescent LIKE CRAZY star, Felicity Jones. Soulful and musical British exchange student Sophie Williams (Jones) comes to New York in search of inspiration. On the surface, Sophie’s host family seems happy enough, but with her arrival to the Reynolds’ Upstate New York home, the private struggles of each family member begin to bubble. In particular, frustrated musician-turned-piano- teacher Keith Reynolds (Guy Pearce) finds long suppressed dreams and desires reignited by Sophie’s talent and inquisitive nature. While Keith’s wife, Megan (Amy Ryan) and daughter, Lauren (breakout talent, Mackenzie Davis) focus on Lauren’s final year of high school, Sophie and Keith are drawn ever closer by their mutual longing for creative expression. Ultimately, Sophie and Keith must confront how much they are willing to sacrifice and what they truly want out of life.
A Haunted House 2
Friday, March 28th, 2014Genre: Comedy
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 72
Language: English
Director: Michael Tiddes
Plot: Crossing new lines and breaking old barriers, A HAUNTED HOUSE 2 is the sequel to the hilarious box-office hit starring Marlon Wayans as Malcolm who, after exorcising the demons of his ex, is starting fresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. After moving into their dream home, Malcolm is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events. With spine-tingling tension and hilarious punch-lines A HAUNTED HOUSE 2 is inspired by the latest supernatural horror movie franchises and shows that this time… it’s not just the house that’s haunted!
It Felt Like Love
Friday, March 21st, 2014Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 123
Language: English
Director: Eliza Hittman
Plot: Eliza Hittman’s powerful debut feature tells the story of Lila (Gina Piersanti, in a stunning debut), a fourteen year old spending a hot summer in a blue-collar Brooklyn neighborhood far removed from the bustling city. Awkward, lonely, and often playing the third wheel, Lila is determined to emulate the sexual exploits of her more experienced best friend. She fixates on Sammy, a tough older guy, when she hears that “he’ll sleep with anyone.” Deluded in her romantic pursuit, Lila tries desperately to insert herself into Sammy’s gritty world, but in doing so she puts herself into a dangerously vulnerable situation.
From Both Sides of the Aegean
Friday, March 21st, 2014Genre: Documentary
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 62
Language: English (International)
Director: Maria Iliou
Plot: Director Maria Iliou and historian Alexander Kitroeff who, in 2012, presented the documentary SMYRNA THE DESTRUCTION OF A COSMOPOLITAN CITY 1900-1922 at the Benaki Museum, now present Part II entitled FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AEGEAN, which deals with the Expulsion and Exchange of populations between Turkey and Greece in 1922-1924, once again bringing to audiences unpublished images forgotten in “locked†file cabinets in America and Europe as well as a new perspective on the story.
Nymphomaniac: Volume I
Friday, March 21st, 2014Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 108
Language: English (International)
Director: Lars von Trier
Plot: NYMPHOMANIAC: VOLUME I is the story of Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg), a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac who is discovered badly beaten in an alley by an older bachelor, Seligman (Stellan Skarsgård), who takes her into his home. As he tends to her wounds, she recounts the erotic story of her adolescence and young-adulthood (portrayed in flashback by newcomer Stacy Martin).
Muppets Most Wanted
Friday, March 21st, 2014Genre: Comedy
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 151
Language: English
Director: James Bobin
Plot: The entire Muppets gang is on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe’s most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine—the World’s Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit—and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais, creator of “Derek†and the Golden Globe®- and Emmy®-winning series “The Office†and “Extras.†The film stars Golden Globe-, Emmy- and SAG Award®-winning actress and writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock,†“Mean Girls,†“Date Nightâ€) as Nadya, a feisty prison guard, and Emmy Award winner Ty Burrell (TV’s “Modern Familyâ€) as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon.
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
Friday, March 21st, 2014Genre: Documentary
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 93
Language: English
Director: Jeff Broadway
Plot: Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton is a feature-length documentary about avant-garde Los Angeles-based record label Stones Throw Records. The film weaves together rare concert footage, never-before-seen archival material, inner-circle home video and photographs and in-depth interviews with the artists who put Stones Throw Records on the map. Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton gives an exclusive look into the label’s left-of-center artists, history, culture, and global following.
Featuring exclusive interviews with Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Madlib, Common, Questlove, Talib Kweli, Mike D (The Beastie Boys), Tyler the Creator, and many more.
John Doe: Vigilante
Friday, March 21st, 2014Genre: Thriller
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 143
Language: English (International)
Director: Kelly Dolen
Plot: Some call him a hero. Some call him a villain. He’s “John Doe: Vigilante†– an ordinary man who decides to take the law into his own hands. Frustrated with a failing legal system that continues to allow violent criminals to go free, John Doe begins exacting justice the only way he knows how – by killing one criminal at a time. Soon he becomes a media sensation and inspires a group of copycat vigilantes, but who is the real John Doe – a pillar of justice or a cold-blooded murderer? You decide.
A BIRDER’S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING
Friday, March 21st, 2014Genre: Comedy
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 129
Language: English
Director: Rob Meyer
Plot: A Birder’s Guide To Everything movie trailer – starring Ben Kingsley, Kodi Smit-McPhee, James Le Gros, Katie Chang, Alex Wolff, Ethan Cohn. Directed by Rob Meyer. Theatrical Release Date: 3/21/2014
Genre: Comedy
Rating: Pending
Maladies
Friday, March 21st, 2014Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 120
Language: English
Director: Carter
Plot: A daring new film from internationally acclaimed multimedia artist Carter, MALADIES charts the struggles of an unstable former soap opera star (James Franco) in 1960’s New York as he tries to restart his floundering creative career. Hoping to find clarity and new purpose as a writer, he holes up with his eccentric sister (Fallon Goodson) at the seaside home of their best friend (Catherine Keener). But as he disappears further into his own mind, reality begins to slip through his grasp. Featuring an award-winning ensemble, including David Strathairn and Alan Cumming, MALADIES is a heartfelt but defiantly unconventional exploration of the creative mind.
Finding Vivian Maier
Friday, March 21st, 2014Genre: Documentary
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 151
Language: English
Director: John Maloof
Plot: A provocative look at one of the most riveting stories in the art world, FINDING VIVIAN MAIER follows amateur historian John Maloof as he tried to piece together the complex puzzle of Vivian Maier and her work.
Following Maloof’s discovery of thousands of negatives in a storage locker auction, he became obsessed with finding out more not just about the work, but the woman behind it. Working with producer Charlie Siskel to uncover the mystery, Maloof’s obsession led him to discover that Maier, who had died in 2009, had led an isolated life as a Chicago nanny. However, the more questions Maloof asked of the people who knew Vivian – the families who employed her, the extended family who barely knew her – the more questions that arose.
Thanks to Maloof’s efforts, critics and galleries have now rallied behind Maier’s work, and The New York Times recognized her as “one of America’s more insightful street photographers.” FINDING VIVIAN MAIER is a discerning exploration into who Vivian Maier was and the ramifications of this new found attention.
Blood Ties
Friday, March 21st, 2014Genre: Crime
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 86
Language: English
Director: Guillaume Canet
Plot: New York, 1974. Fifty-year-old Chris (Clive Owen) has just been released on good behavior after several years in prison following a gangland murder. Reluctantly waiting for him outside the gates is his younger brother, Frank (Billy Crudup), a cop with a bright future. Chris and Frank have always been different, and their father, Leon (James Caan), who raised them alone, seems to favor Chris despite all his troubles. Yet blood ties are the ones that bind, and Frank, hoping that his brother has changed, is willing to give him a chance — he shares his home, finds him a job, and helps him reconnect with his children and his ex-wife, Monica (Marion Cotillard). But Chris’ inevitable descent back into a life of crime proves to be the last in a long line of betrayals, and after his brother’s latest transgressions, Frank banishes him from his life. But it’s already too late, as the brothers’ destiny is bound together, forever.
GOD’S NOT DEAD
Friday, March 21st, 2014Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2014
Runtime: 165
Language: English
Director: Harold Cronk
Plot: Present-day college freshman and devout Christian, Josh Wheaton (Shane Harper), finds his faith challenged on his first day of Philosophy class by the dogmatic and argumentative Professor Radisson (Kevin Sorbo). Radisson begins class by informing students that they will need to disavow, in writing, the existence of God on that first day, or face a failing grade. As other students in the class begin scribbling the words “God Is Dead†on pieces of paper as instructed, Josh find himself at a crossroads, having to choose between his faith and his future. Josh offers a nervous refusal, provoking an irate reaction from his smug professor. Radisson assigns him a daunting task: if Josh will not admit that “God Is Dead,†he must prove God’s existence by presenting well-researched, intellectual arguments and evidence over the course of the semester, and engage Radisson in a head-to-head debate in front of the class. If Josh fails to convince his classmates of God’s existence, he will fail the course and hinder his lofty academic goals. With almost no one in his corner, Josh wonders if he can really fight for what he believes. Can he actually prove the existence of God? Wouldn’t it just be easier just to write “God Is Dead†and put the whole incident behind him? GOD’S NOT DEAD weaves together multiple stories of faith, doubt and disbelief, culminating in a dramatic call to action. The film will educate, entertain, and inspire moviegoers to explore what they really believe about God, igniting important conversations and life-changing decisions.