Archive for August, 2014

The Possession of Michael King

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Genre: Horror

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 123

Language: English

Director: David Jung

Plot: Michael King (Shane Johnson) doesn’t believe in God or The Devil. Following the sudden death of his wife, the documentary filmmaker decides to make his next film about the search for the existence of the supernatural. Michael decides to make himself the center of the experiment – allowing demonologists, necromancers, and various practitioners of the occult to try the deepest and darkest spells and rituals they can find on him – in the hopes that when they fail, he’ll once and for all have proof that religion, spiritualism, and the paranormal are nothing more than myth. But something does happen. An evil and horrifying force has taken over Michael King. And it will not let him go. Dale Dickey (IRON MAN 3), Tomas Arana(GLADIATOR), and Julie McNiven (“Mad Men”) co-star in this intense supernatural spine-tingler from the producers of WHITE NOISE and THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT.

 

To Be Takei

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 133

Language: English

Director: Jennifer M. Kroot

Plot: A hilarious and moving look at legendary actor/activist and pop culture icon George Takei who has conquered new frontiers, from outer space to Capitol Hill, with his trademark grin. Oh, my!

 

The Prince

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 97

Language: English

Director: Brian A. Miller

Plot: Jason Patric, Bruce Willis and John Cusack face off in this action-packed thriller. A retired assassin is drawn back into the life he gave up when his daughter is kidnapped. To rescue her, he must confront his former rival.

 

Love Is Strange

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 132

Language: English

Director: Ira Sachs

Plot: Ben and George are a couple who after 28 years together, finally marry at a City Hall wedding in Manhattan. On return from their honeymoon, however, Ben gets fired from his job as a choir director for a Catholic high school. With not enough money to stay in their small apartment, the two are forced to move in, separately, with a nephew and his family in Brooklyn, and the two gay cops next door.

 

Are You Here

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 149

Language: English

Director: Matthew Weiner

Plot: When his off-the-grid best buddy Ben Baker (Zach Galifianakis) inherits his estranged father’s fortune, womanizing local weatherman Steve Dallas (Owen Wilson) joins forces with him to battle the legal challenge brought by Ben’s formidable sister (Amy Poehler), in the hilarious big-screen directorial debut from “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner.

 

If I Stay

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 153

Language: English

Director: R.J. Cutler

Plot: In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck… A sophisticated, layered, and heartachingly beautiful story about the power of family and friends, the choices we all make—and the ultimate choice Mia commands.

 

When the Game Stands Tall

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 152

Language: English

Director: Thomas Carter

Plot: nspired by a true story, WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL tells the remarkable journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur (Jim Caviezel), who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.

 

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 81

Language: English

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Plot: Co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller reunite to bring Miller’s visually stunning “Sin City” graphic novels back to the screen in FRANK MILLER’S SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR. Weaving together two of Miller’s classic stories with new tales, the town’s most hard boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more reviled inhabitants. FRANK MILLER’S SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR is the follow up to Rodriguez and Miller’s 2005 groundbreaking film, FRANK MILLER’S SIN CITY.

 

See You Next Tuesday

Thursday, August 21st, 2014

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 94

Language: English

Director: Drew Tobia

Plot: An odd pregnant girl disrupts the lives of her campy recovering alcoholic mother and vulgar lesbian sister during a nervous breakdown.

 

KEYED: A Deadly Game Of Sex Lies Betrayal

Thursday, August 21st, 2014

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 141

Language: English

Director: Howard Bell IV

Plot: Three lives are intricately linked during a New Years Eve “Key Party” for Swingers: A young newlywed is forced into an open relationship by her star-athlete husband and best friend an ill-fated club owner reunites with old friends to realize the bond they once shared is in jeopardy and a loving father has to reconcile his relationship with his estranged brother to save the life of his daughter.

 

K2: THE SIREN OF THE HIMALAYAS

Thursday, August 21st, 2014

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 134

Language: English

Director: Dave Ohlson

Plot: This breathtaking film follows an historic attempt to summit the world’s most challenging peak on the 100-year anniversary of the Duke of Abruzzi’s landmark K2 expedition in 1909. World-class alpinists Fabrizio Zangrilli and Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner team up with veteran climbers Jake Meyer and Chris Szymiec in a dangerous foray of high altitude mountaineering.

The documentary also examines the history and geography of the Karakoram mountains while contemplating the risks, rewards and personal nature of exploration in an age when there are few blank spots left on the map. The second highest peak on Earth at 8,611 meters, K2 is also one of the most dangerous mountains to climb: for every four people who have reached the summit of K2, one person has died trying.

 

The Trip to Italy

Friday, August 15th, 2014

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 144

Language: English

Director: Michael Winterbottom

Plot: Michael Winterbottom’s largely improvised 2010 film, The Trip, took comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon-or semifictionalized versions thereof-on a restaurant tour around northern England. In this witty and incisive follow-up, Winterbottom reunites the pair for a new culinary road trip, retracing the steps of the Romantic poets’ grand tour of Italy and indulging in some sparkling banter and impersonation-offs. Rewhetting our palates from the earlier film, the characters enjoy mouthwatering meals in gorgeous settings from Liguria to Capri while riffing on subjects as varied as Batman’s vocal register, the artistic merits of “Jagged Little Pill,” and, of course, the virtue of sequels.

 

As Above, So Below

Friday, August 15th, 2014

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 156

Language: English

Director: John Dowdle

Plot: Miles of twisting catacombs lie beneath the streets of Paris, the eternal home to countless souls. When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead. A journey into madness and terror, As Above, So Below reaches deep into the human psyche to reveal the personal demons that come back to haunt us all.

 

Redeemed

Friday, August 15th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 140

Language: English

Director: David A R. White

Plot: Redeemed movie trailer – starring Ted McGinley, Teri Copley, Ana Ayora, Grant Goodeve, Carey Scott, Kent McGuire. Directed by David A R. White. Theatrical Release Date: 8/15/2014
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated

 

Septic Man

Friday, August 15th, 2014

Genre: Horror

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 109

Language: English

Director: Jesse Thomas Cooke

Plot: From the creators of MONSTER BRAWL, EXIT HUMANITY, and PONTYPOOL comes this award-winning origin story of Jack, a sewage worker who’s determined to uncover the cause of the town’s water contamination crisis. But when he becomes trapped underground in a septic tank without food or water he undergoes a hideous and repulsive transformation. In order to escape the tank, he must team up with a docile Giant and confront a murdering madman. Hailed as a “stunning” (Little Red Umbrella), “funny” (TwitchFilm), and “visceral story that will leave you shaken – and desperate for a shower” (Rue Morgue Magazine), SEPTIC MAN is a cinematic odyssey into the darkest depths of horror and beyond.

 

The Giver

Friday, August 15th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 84

Language: English

Director: Phillip Noyce

Plot: The haunting story of THE GIVER centers on Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. The film is based on Lois Lowry’s beloved young adult novel of the same name, which was the winner the 1994 Newbury Medal and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide.

 

The Expendables 3

Friday, August 15th, 2014

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 55

Language: English

Director: Patrick Hughes

Plot: In THE EXPENDABLES 3, Barney (Stallone), Christmas (Statham) and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables — but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet.

 

Saints and Soldiers: The Void

Thursday, August 14th, 2014

Genre: War

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 149

Language: English

Director: Ryan Little

Plot: Germany, May 1945, the twilight of WWII. A U.S. tank crew discovers a platoon of Germans, including three infamous Panzer tanks, preparing to ambush allied supply trucks. Among the predominantly white U.S. tank crew is Sgt Jesse Owens, an African American. Though Owen’s has more experience in the tank destroyers, several in Owens’ crew are reluctant to put their faith in a black tank driver when circumstances become dire. With tension and fear beginning to manifest, Owens knows they must put aside their differences to stop the enemy from their deadly plan. Knowing that a victory over the Nazis means a victory for racial justice, Owens and his men find a way to work together to save hundreds of lives in a desperate battle against the greatest odds they have ever faced.

 

DRUNKTOWN’S FINEST

Thursday, August 14th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 129

Language: English

Director: Sydney Freeland

Plot: Three young Native Americans, an adopted Christian girl, a rebellious father-to-be, and a promiscuous transsexual, strive to escape the hardships of life on an Indian reservation.

 

Jake Squared

Thursday, August 14th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 139

Language: English

Director: Howard Goldberg

Plot: Jake Klein, 50, sets out to make a movie. He hires an actor to play himself and throws a big party. His idea is to shoot the heck out of it and see what he gets. But, everything spins out of control as different, unexpected people show up. Old loves are there. New loves are there. His dead father, his mother when she was young, his kids, his ex-wife. Even his younger selves, Jake at 40, Jake at 30 and Jake at 17, are there, too! And every one of them has tons of advice on how to fix his screwed up life. Jake’s head reels as he staggers through what’s either a mystical experience, a nervous breakdown… or both!