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One Chance

Friday, August 29th, 2014

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 140

Language: English

Director: David Frankel

Plot: From the director of The Devil Wears Prada, ONE CHANCE is the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night. Paul became an instant YouTube phenomenon after being chosen by Simon Cowell for ‘Britain’s Got Talent.’ Wowing audiences worldwide with his phenomenal voice, Paul went on to win ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ and the hearts of millions. Fresh from celebrating his Tony Award-winning Broadway run in ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’.

 

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The Calling

Friday, August 29th, 2014

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 155

Language: English

Director: Jason Stone

Plot: Detective Hazel Micallef hasn’t had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Fort Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countryside brings her face to face with a serial killer driven by a higher calling.

 

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Innocence

Friday, August 29th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 159

Language: English

Director: Hilary Brougher

Plot: Haunted by the death and dreams of her beloved mother in a Montauk surfing accident, 16 year old Beckett and her father, novelist Miles Warner, move to Manhattan and attempt to piece together their shattered life. Now enrolled at the exclusive Hamilton preparatory school, her psychosis and hallucinations intensify with the dubious suicides of current and past students as does her first love for Tobey Crawford. The discovery that her new school may be run by a coven of beautiful and seductive women who perpetuate their youth by drinking the blood of virgins becomes the ultimate challenge of Beckett and Tobey’s young lives.
INNOCENCE is a chilling allegory of the precarious state of an American teenager, explores themes of loss, the human condition and a society torn between purity and narcissism.

 

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The Damned

Friday, August 29th, 2014

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 116

Language: English

Director: Victor Garcia

Plot: The film follows American David Reynolds (Peter Facinelli), widowed from his Colombian-born wife, who flies to Bogota with his new fiancée (Sophia Myles) to retrieve his rebellious teenage daughter Jill (Nathalia Ramos). En route to the city of Medellin, a car accident leaves them stranded in a rundown isolated inn. When they discover the old innkeeper has locked a young girl in the basement, they are determined to set her free. But have they made a terrible mistake?

 

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The Last of Robin Hood

Friday, August 29th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 152

Language: English

Director: Richard Glatzer

Plot: Errol Flynn, the swashbuckling Hollywood star and notorious ladies man, flouted convention all his life, but never more brazenly than in his last years when, swimming in vodka and unwilling to face his mortality, he undertook a liaison with an aspiring actress, Beverly Aadland. The two had a high-flying affair that spanned the globe and was enabled by the girl’s fame-obsessed mother, Florence. It all came crashing to an end in October 1959, when events forced the relationship into the open, sparking an avalanche of publicity castigating Beverly and her mother – which only fed Florence’s need to stay in the spotlight. THE LAST OF ROBIN HOOD is a story about the desire for fame and the price it exacts.

 

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Life of Crime

Friday, August 29th, 2014

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 130

Language: English

Director: Daniel Schechter

Plot: Based on Elmore Leonard’s novel “The Switch,” LIFE OF CRIME is a dark caper comedy starring Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Yasiin Bey, Will Forte, Mark Boone Junior, Isla Fisher and Tim Robbins. The wife (JENNIFER ANISTON) of a corrupt real estate developer (TIM ROBBINS) is kidnapped by two common criminals (YASLIN BEY and JOHN HAWKES), who intend to extort him with inside information about his crooked business and off-shore accounts. But the husband decides he’d actually rather not pay the ransom to get back his wife, setting off an unbelievable sequence of double crosses and plot twists that could only come from the mind of Elmore Leonard.

 

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Jessabelle

Friday, August 29th, 2014

Genre: Horror

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 151

Language: English

Director: Kevin Greutert

Plot: From the mastermind producer of Paranormal Activity and Insidious comes the ghostly tale of Jessabelle. Returning to her childhood home in Louisiana to recuperate from a horrific car accident, Jessabelle (Sarah Snook of Sleeping Beauty) comes face to face with a long-tormented spirit that has been seeking her return — and has no intention of letting her escape.

 

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Shadows From My Past

Thursday, August 28th, 2014

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 233

Language: English

Director: Gita Kaufman

Plot: With current anti-Semitism rising across the globe, SHADOWS FROM MY PAST is a chilling personal account—and dire warning. In 1940, Gita Weinrauch Kaufman escaped from Austria with her immediate family the day they were to be deported to Dachau Concentration Camp. More than 50 years later, she returned to Vienna with her husband and co-director, Curt Kaufman, to ask the question: Is present-day Austria truly different from the country from which she fled? The filmmakers had remarkable access: survivor Simon Wiesenthal infamous former UN Secretary General, Kurt Waldheim former US Ambassador to Austria, Ronald Lauder Austrian President Heinz Fischer chancellors distinguished academics contemporary Austrians Oscar-winning film producer Eric Pleskow actor, singer Theodore Bikel and many others. However revealing these interviews are, the letters Kaufman cites, written by her family from 1939 – 1941, desperately asking for help trying to obtain visas, truly animate the shadows. For years, Austria claimed to be “the first victim” of the Germans, despite the number of Austrians among top Nazi leadership, including Hitler and Eichmann. On this, the 76th Anniversary of the Anschluss, SHADOWS FROM MY PAST creates a collage of evidence that Austria is coming to terms with its own dark past. As former Chancellor Franz Vranitzky states in his apology to Israel, “We must tell the truth to our children and the world….We do not want to disguise that any longer.”

 

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November Man

Wednesday, August 27th, 2014

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 79

Language: English

Director: Roger Donaldson

Plot: Code named ‘The November Man’, Peter Devereaux (Pierce Brosnan) is a lethal and highly trained ex-CIA agent, who has been enjoying a quiet life in Switzerland. When Devereaux is lured out of retirement for one last mission, he must protect valuable witness, Alice Fournier, (Olga Kurylenko). He soon uncovers this assignment marks him a target of his former friend and CIA protégé David Mason (Luke Bracey). With growing suspicions of a mole in the agency, there is no one Devereaux can trust, no rules and no holds barred.

 

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Isolated

Wednesday, August 27th, 2014

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 103

Language: English

Director: Justin Lepera

Plot: A group of feral surfers and modern day explorers embark on a journey to search for one of the world’s last undiscovered waves in the journalist dead zone island of New Guinea. Their adventure becomes all too real as they encounter real life cannibals, discover human rights atrocities and expose an unethical mining corporation. This unique, visually stunning film craves an international spotlight as it brings to light one of the world’s least documented places on earth. Isolated features never before seen footage of a ancient aboriginal culture as well as one of the most epic wave discoveries of the past 20 years. Already being lauded as Endless Summer meets The Cove, the film is guaranteed to cause international controversy and hopefully spark the change to save lives.

 

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Here Comes the Night

Tuesday, August 26th, 2014

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 122

Language: English

Director: Pete Shanel

Plot: Leo and Nick, college friends now estranged, meet again after the funeral of their friend James. Seemingly polar opposites, straight laced east-coast family man Leo and flakey would-be Hollywood movie producer Nick embark on a series of outrageous nocturnal adventures. With a knowing nod to the worst of L.A. stereotypes, Nick pulls Leo along on what becomes an homage to debauchery. Ably assisted by Trish and Claire, a pair of drug-loving young beauties they meet along the way and hook up with for a while, Leo and Nick’s journey is both poignant and hilarious. With a wealth of unexpected and thoroughly engaging plot twists and turns, this is one of those rare films that strikes just the right balance between comedy and pathos. Pitch perfect casting, snappy dialogue, sly observations, seamless editing and an evocative score make this a “must see” movie. Sweet, gentle, hilarious and thought provoking. -Barbara Pokras A.C.E(Film Reviewer – Woodstock Film Festival)

 

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Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People

Tuesday, August 26th, 2014

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 122

Language: English

Director: Thomas Allen Harris

Plot: The first documentary to explore the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations and social emergence of African Americans from slavery to the present, Through a Lens Darkly probes the recesses of American history by discovering images that have been suppressed, forgotten and lost.

Bringing to light the hidden and unknown photos shot by both professional and vernacular African American photographers, the film opens a window into lives, experiences and perspectives of black families that is absent from the traditional historical canon. These images show a much more complex and nuanced view of American culture and society and its founding ideals.

Inspired by Deborah Willis’s book Reflections in Black and featuring the works of Carrie Mae Weems, Lorna Simpson, Anthony Barboza, Hank Willis Thomas, Coco Fusco, Clarissa Sligh and many others, Through a Lens Darkly introduces the viewer to a diverse yet focused community of storytellers who transform singular experiences into a communal journey of discovery – and a call to action.

 

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TRAILER PARK BOYS: DON’T LEGALIZE IT

Sunday, August 24th, 2014

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 124

Language: English

Director: Mike Clattenburg

Plot: Recently out of jail and completely broke, Julian (John Paul Tremblay) has a plan to get outrageously rich. However, he first has to deliver his product to Montreal where his rival Cyrus (Bernard Robichaud) is waiting to close the deal. In the meantime, the government’s plan to legalize marijuana threatens Ricky (Robb Wells) and his dope business, so he goes to Ottawa to take action against the impending bill. With Julian and Ricky on a road trip, Bubbles (Mike Smith) joins the pair with his own agenda – to go find the inheritance left for him by his long-lost parents. The trio runs into trouble when ex-park supervisor Jim Lahey (John Dunsworth) and Randy (Patrick Roach) go after the boys in hopes of making them rot in jail.

 

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Kink

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 115

Language: English

Director: Christina Voros

Plot: Director Christina Voros and producer James Franco pull back the curtain on the fetish empire of Kink.com, the Internet’s largest producer of BDSM content. In a particularly obscure corner of an industry that operates largely out of public view, Kink.com’s directors and models strive for authenticity. In an enterprise often known for exploitative practices, Kink.com upholds an ironclad set of values to foster an environment that is safe, sane, and consensual. They aim to demystify the BDSM lifestyle, and to serve as an example and an educational resource for the BDSM community.

In kink, we discover not only a fascinating and often misunderstood subculture, but also, in a career far from the mainstream, a group of intelligent, charismatic, and driven people who really, truly love what they do.

 

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Another Me

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 135

Language: English

Director: Isabel Coixet

Plot: From critically acclaimed director Isabel Coixet (MY LIFE WITHOUT ME, THE SECRET LIFE OF WORDS) comes ANOTHER ME, a psychological thriller about a teenage girl, Fay (Sophie Turner), whose once seemingly perfect life slowly begins to unravel when she suspects that she’s being stalked by a mysterious “double” who is out to steal not just her identity, but her life.

 

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Cam2Cam

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 114

Language: English

Director: Joel Soisson

Plot: An American backpacker in Thailand encounters a mysterious group of web performers harboring a terrible secret.

Five Bangkok tourists have been beheaded after making online contact with an unknown party. Newly-arrived ALLIE WESTBROOK (Tammin Sursok) meets a pair of ex-pats, MICHAEL and MARIT, who perform on a provocative interactive website called “Cam2Cam.” The dark menace beneath Michael’s easy charm and the strange bi-sexual magnetism of the group’s leader, Marit, drive Allie to the brink of madness. In a city where foreigners come to re-invent themselves, Allie learns, too late, that nothing is what it seems.

 

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Jersey Shore Massacre

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Genre: Horror

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 46

Language: English

Director: Paul Tarnopol

Plot: A typical weekend down the shore takes a bizarre turn as six girls and five obnoxious fist-pumpers become the unsuspecting targets of a deranged killer.

 

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The One I Love

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 117

Language: English

Director: Charlie McDowell

Plot: On the brink of separation, Ethan (Duplass) and Sophie (Moss) escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. What begins as a romantic and fun retreat soon becomes surreal, when an unexpected discovery forces the two to examine themselves, their relationship, and their future.

 

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May in the Summer

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 147

Language: English

Director: Cherien Dabis

Plot: To all appearances, May Brennan (Cherien Dabis) has it all — intelligent, gorgeous, the recipient of raves for her recently published book and set to marry her loving fiancé Ziad (Alexander Siddig), a distinguished New York scholar. But immediately upon returning to her familial hometown of Amman, Jordan for the wedding, the cracks in her seemingly perfect life begin to show.

May’s headstrong, born-again Christian mother Nadine (Hiam Abbass) disapproves of Ziad’s Muslim faith and is firm in her decision to not attend the ceremony. Her sisters Dalia (Alia Shawkat) and Yasmine (Nadine Malouf) revert to behaving like rebellious teenagers as their estranged father Edward (Bill Pullman) awkwardly attempts to make amends. Confronted with the wounds of her parent’s long-broken relationship, coupled with the unavoidable clash of old-world and modern values, May is lead to question the direction her life is taking. Her once carefully structured world appears to unravel as she grapples with her own truths in this fresh, exotic look at a woman caught in the crossroads between tradition and choice.

 

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Two Night Stand

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 19

Language: English

Director: Max Nichols

Plot: A no-strings-attached, online hook-up turns into a morning-after disaster for twenty-something New Yorkers Megan (Analeigh Tipton) and Alec (Miles Teller). When a paralyzing blizzard hits the city trapping them in Alec’s cramped Brooklyn apartment, they are forced to get to know each other far beyond the confines of a typical one-night stand. Marking the directorial debut of Max Nichols, Two Night Stand is a sexy, romantic comedy about finding love in the digital age. The film also stars Jessica Szohr and Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi).

 

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