Archive for June, 2014

Postman Pat: The Movie

Friday, June 27th, 2014

Genre: Animation

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 104

Language: English

Director: Mike Disa

Plot: The film finds Pat, everyone’s favorite postman, center stage as a contestant in a national TV talent show competition. Will success and fame tear him away from his hometown of Greendale and the friends he loves? Can Pat return to town in time to foil a sinister plot to replace him with legions of Patbot 3000 robots destined to take over the world? Only Postman Pat can save the day.

 

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Friday, June 27th, 2014

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 151

Language: English

Director: Michael Bay

Plot: The fourth installment of the Transformers line.

 

Snowpiercer

Friday, June 27th, 2014

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 129

Language: English

Director: Joon-ho Bong

Plot: In this sci-fi epic from director Bong Joon-Ho (The Host, Mother), a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet. The final survivors board the SNOWPIERCER, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine. When cryptic messages incite the passengers to revolt, the train thrusts full-throttle towards disaster.

 

La Bare

Friday, June 27th, 2014

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 117

Language: English

Director: Joe Manganiello

Plot: They’re gods. They’re rock stars. They’re the ultimate fantasy. They are the men of LA BARE. A reality film that goes behind the curtain, behind the stage and behind the magic of the world’s most popular male strip club – La Bare Dallas. Featuring a unique ensemble of the club’s most popular dancers, LA BARE takes a provocative look into their rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle and offers a front row seat to their lives, loves, laughs and losses.

 

Radio Free Albemuth

Friday, June 27th, 2014

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 134

Language: English

Director: John Alan Simon

Plot: From sci-fi author Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly) comes his most prophetic thriller to date. It’s 1985 in an alternate reality and Berkeley record store clerk Nick Brady (Jonathan Scarfe, Perception) begins to experience strange visions transmitted from an extra-terrestrial source he calls VALIS. He uproots his family and moves to Los Angeles where he becomes a successful music executive with a secret mission to overthrow the oppressive government led by US President Fremont (Scott Wilson – The Walking Dead). With the help of his best friend, sci-fi writer, Philip K. Dick himself (Shea Whigham – Boardwalk Empire, American Hustle) and a beautiful, mysterious woman named Silvia (Alanis Morissette – Weeds), Nick finds himself drawn into a conspiracy of cosmic, mind-shattering proportions. Although it might cost them their freedom or even their lives, they join forces to expose the dangerous truth about the corrupt regime.

 

WHITEY: United States Of America V. James J. Bulger

Friday, June 27th, 2014

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 146

Language: English

Director: Joe Berlinger

Plot: WHITEY: United States of America v. James J. Bulger is a sweeping and revelatory documentary film that follows the trial of the infamous gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, using the courtroom action as a springboard to examine accusations of multi-faceted corruption within our nation’s law enforcement and legal systems.

Throughout this violent and sordid story, WHITEY: United States of America v. James J. Bulger returns to the central question of the nature of Whitey?s relationship with law enforcement, a complex exploration of a multi-faceted story. Was Bulger an informant, as everyone believes, or, as Bulger?s lawyers claim, is there actual proof that this claim is yet more misinformation and obfuscation by the government in an attempt to protect itself and preserve its convictions?

 

They Came Together

Friday, June 27th, 2014

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 142

Language: English

Director: David Wain

Plot: A corporate giant takes over a small business.

 

The Pleasures of Being Out of Step

Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 122

Language: English

Director: David Lewis

Plot: Nat Hentoff is one of the enduring voices of the last 65 years, a writer who championed jazz as an art form and who also led the rise of ‘alternative’ journalism in America. This unique documentary wraps the themes of liberty, identity and free expression around a historical narrative that stretches from the Great Depression to the Patriot Act.

At the core of the film are three extraordinary, intimate conversations with Hentoff. Commentary and perspective are offered through additional interviews with such luminaries as Amiri Baraka, Stanley Crouch, Floyd Abrams, Aryeh Neier and Dan Morgenstern. Interwoven through it all is the sublime music of Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus and Bob Dylan, along with never-before-seen photographs and archival footage of these artists and other cultural figures at the height of their powers.

 

Caucus

Monday, June 23rd, 2014

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 107

Language: English

Director: AJ Schnack

Plot: Go inside the 2011-2012 campaign as eight Republicans fight to become their party’s standard-bearer and take on Barack Obama, in this raw and real look at the race for the American Presidency.

 

Jersey Boys

Friday, June 20th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 139

Language: English

Director: Clint Eastwood

Plot: The film tells the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons. The story of their trials and triumphs are accompanied by the songs that influenced a generation, including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Dawn,” “Rag Doll,” “Bye Bye Baby,” “Who Loves You,” and many more.

These classic hits are now being embraced by a new generation of fans through the stage musical, which has been running on Broadway for more than eight years and has also enjoyed successful tours around the globe.

 

Think Like a Man Too

Friday, June 20th, 2014

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 153

Language: English

Director: Tim Story

Plot: In the highly anticipated sequel, which was inspired by Steve Harvey’s best-selling book Act Like a Lady, Think Like A Man, all the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas. But plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.

 

The Purge: Anarchy

Friday, June 20th, 2014

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 92

Language: English

Director: James DeMonaco

Plot: The New Founders of America invite you to celebrate your annual right to Purge in THE PURGE: ANARCHY. Returning alongside writer/director/producer James DeMonaco to produce the sequel to 2013’s sleeper hit are Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity and Insidious series), alongside Sébastien K. Lemercier (Assault on Precinct 13, Four Lovers) and Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay (Pain & Gain, Transformers franchise), Brad Fuller (The Amityville Horror, A Nightmare on Elm Street) and Andrew Form (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th).

 

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Friday, June 13th, 2014

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 151

Language: English

Director: Dean DeBlois

Plot: The thrilling second chapter of the epic HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON trilogy returns to the fantastical world of the heroic Viking Hiccup and his faithful dragon Toothless. The inseparable duo must protect the peace – and save the future of men and dragons from the power-hungry Drago.

 

Hellion

Friday, June 13th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 117

Language: English

Director: Kat Chandler

Plot: Writer/director Kat Candler’s HELLION paints the powerful portrait of a family on the brink of dissolution set against the haunting backdrop of the refineries of Southeast Texas.

Obsessed with heavy metal, dirt bike racing and partaking in the occasional act of vandalism with his band of delinquents, the behavior of 13-year-old Jacob Wilson (Josh Wiggins in his feature film debut) has begun to raise concerns around town, especially when it starts to involve his younger brother Wes (newcomer Deke Garner). While the boys’ father Hollis (two-time Emmy Award-winner Aaron Paul) loves his sons, he is still reeling from the loss of their mother, spending more time drowning his sorrows at the local bar and working on his damaged beach house than being an active parent.

When the local authorities catch wind of the increasingly volatile situation, Wes is taken into custody by his Aunt Pam (Academy Award nominee Juliette Lewis), leaving Jacob and Hollis to fend for themselves. In Wes’ absence, Jacob becomes increasingly obsessed with two things: winning a local motocross championship and getting his brother back.

 

Lullaby

Friday, June 13th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 148

Language: English

Director: Andrew Levitas

Plot: Lullaby movie trailer – starring Amy Adams, Garrett Hedlund, Jessica Brown Findlay, Frankie Shaw, Terrence Howard, Anne Archer. Directed by Andrew Levitas. Theatrical Release Date: 6/13/2014
Genre: Drama
Rating: R

 

Ivory tower

Friday, June 13th, 2014

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 142

Language: English

Director: Andrew Rossi

Plot: As tuition rates spiral beyond reach and student loan debt passes $1 trillion (more than credit card debt), IVORY TOWER asks: Is college worth the cost? From the halls of Harvard, to public colleges in financial crisis, to Silicon Valley, filmmaker Andrew Rossi (PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES) assembles an urgent portrait of a great American institution at the breaking point.

Through profiles at Arizona State, Cooper Union, and Sebastian Thrun’s Udacity—among several others—IVORY TOWER reveals how colleges in the United States, long regarded as leaders in higher education, came to embrace a business model that often promotes expansion over quality learning. But along the way we also find unique programs, from Stanford to the free desert school Deep Springs to the historically black all women’s college Spelman, where the potential for life-changing college experiences endure. Ultimately, IVORY TOWER asks, what price will society pay if higher education cannot revolutionize college as we know it and evolve a sustainable economic model?

 

22 Jump Street

Friday, June 13th, 2014

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 130

Language: English

Director: Phil Lord

Plot: After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don’t have to just crack the case – they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.

 

Evergreen: The Road to Legalization

Thursday, June 12th, 2014

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 119

Language: English

Director: Riley Morton

Plot: After a 40-year-old nationwide ‘War on Drugs’, the state of Washington has become a key battleground in the fight to legalize marijuana.

But many marijuana advocates are vehemently opposed to Measure I-502, the law that will legalize the growing, sale and use of cannabis. They say it will impose harsh and scientifically arbitrary DUI laws, new taxes, and additional restrictions and penalties that will hurt medical marijuana patients and providers. These unexpected opposing forces make EVERGREEN a scintillating inside look at a political clash that brings to light the civic, economic and human impact of marijuana legalization–showing just how advanced the perspective of many Americans has become on drug policy.

 

Mississippi Shakedown

Tuesday, June 10th, 2014

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 144

Language: English

Director: Dewey Allen

Plot: Business deals in Mississippi are conducted through gun toting, double crossing strippers, who will do anything for money. Sip,(Mando Allen), a born hustler, leaves remains of those who cross The Sip Boyz. Things turn sour when they unknowingly steal from a Baton Rouge drug lord. Little do they know, the man sent Black,(Dewey Allen), a heartless hit man in for retribution. Mississippi Shakedown takes you into the shady underground world of drugs, money and women.

 

GRANNY’S GOT GAME

Monday, June 9th, 2014

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 125

Language: English

Director: Angela Alford

Plot: Who said Grandma can’t jump? Follow a basketball team made up of fiercely competitive grannies, as they battle physical limitations, cut-throat competition, and social stigma all for the love of the game.