Better Living Through Chemistry

March 14th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 109

Language: English

Director: Geoff Moore

Plot: A small town pharmacist’s uneventful life is turned inside out when a chance encounter with a lonely trophy wife turns into a walk on the wild side in the murderously funny dark comedy, Better Living Through Chemistry.

Doug Varney (Sam Rockwell) is the model of suburban respectability—until the night he delivers a prescription to the home of Elizabeth Roberts (Olivia Wilde). Gorgeous, seductive and multiply addicted, Elizabeth eagerly introduces Doug to extra-large martinis, uninhibited bedroom behavior and the illicit pleasures of the pharmacopeia he has access to in his store.

Disregarded for years by everyone from his domineering wife Kara (Michelle Monaghan) and troubled son Ethan (Harrison Holzer), to the goldbricking employees at the drugstore he bought from his insufferable father-in-law (Ken Howard), Doug surprises himself by embarking on an exhilarating drug-and-alcohol fueled affair with the most glamorous woman he has ever met.

But his extracurricular activities quickly send his life spinning out of control when a routine DEA audit reveals serious discrepancies in his inventory. Convinced he’s about to lose everything, Doug hatches an ill-considered scheme with Elizabeth that will allow to them to have it all—at an almost unthinkable price.

 

TYLER PERRY’S THE SINGLE MOMS CLUB

March 14th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 151

Language: English

Director: Tyler Perry

Plot: Brought together by an incident at their children’s school, a group of single mothers from different walks of life bond, and create a support group that helps them find comedy in the obstacles of life, as well as their inner strength to overcome their personal challenges.

 

Need for Speed

March 14th, 2014

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 94

Language: English

Director: Scott Waugh

Plot: Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul) is a blue-collar mechanic who races muscle-cars on the side in an unsanctioned street-racing circuit. Struggling to keep his family-owned garage afloat, he reluctantly partners with the wealthy and arrogant ex-NASCAR driver Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper). But just as a major sale to car broker Julia Bonet (Imogen Poots) looks like it will save Tobey’s shop, a disastrous race allows Dino to frame Tobey for a crime he didn’t commit, sending Tobey to prison while Dino expands his business out west.

Two years later, Tobey is released and set on revenge — but he knows his only chance to take down his rival Dino is to defeat him in the high-stakes race known as De Leon—the Super Bowl of underground racing. However to get there in time, Tobey will have to run a high-octane, action-packed gauntlet that includes dodging pursuing cops coast-to-coast as well as contending with a dangerous bounty Dino has put out on his car. With the help of his loyal crew and the surprisingly resourceful Julia, Tobey defies odds at every turn and proves that even in the flashy world of exotic supercars, the underdog can still finish first.

 

Missing William

March 7th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 136

Language: English

Director: Kenn MacRae

Plot: Missing William movie trailer – starring Brandon Routh, Courtney Ford, Spencer Grammer, Reid Scott. Directed by Kenn MacRae. Theatrical Release Date: 3/7/2014
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG

 

300: Rise of an Empire

March 7th, 2014

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 152

Language: English

Director: Noam Murro

Plot: Based on Frank Miller’s latest graphic novel Xerxes and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster “300,” this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield–on the sea–as Greek general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton)attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. “300: Rise of an Empire” pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Artemesia (Eva Green), vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

 

MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN

March 7th, 2014

Genre: Children’s

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 152

Language: English

Director: Rob Minkoff

Plot: Mr. Peabody (voiced by Ty Burrell, Emmy Award® Winner – Modern Family) is a business titan, inventor, scientist, Nobel Laureate, gourmand, two-time Olympic medalist, and genius who also happens to be a dog. Using his most ingenious invention, the WABAC machine, Mr. Peabody and his adopted boy Sherman (Max Charles -The Amazing Spider-Man) hurtle back in time to experience world-changing events first-hand and interact with some of the greatest characters of all time. But when Sherman breaks the rules of time travel, our two heroes find themselves in a race to repair history and save the future, while Mr. Peabody may face his biggest challenge yet – being a parent.

 

War of the Worlds: Goliath

March 7th, 2014

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 165

Language: English

Director: Joe Pearson

Plot: In a parallel universe, World War One is imminent as we follow the gripping story of human resistance fighters who march to battle against the second invasion of the Martians. In 1899, the Earth was attacked by ruthless invaders from the planet Mars. The Martians’ 80 ft tall, heat-ray spewing, Tripod battle machines laid waste to the planet, but the invaders ultimately fell prey to Earth’s tiny bacteria. Fifteen years later, Man has rebuilt his shattered world, in large part by utilizing captured Martian technology. Equipped with giant, steam-powered Tripod battle machines, the international rapid reaction force, is Mankind’s first line of defense against the return of the rapacious Martian invaders. And return the Martians do. The rematch finds the multinational battle squad tripod “Goliath” on the front-lines of a vicious interplanetary offensive. This time the Martians are using even more advanced alien technology. In the crucible of combat, the young crew helming the mighty Goliath will be tested to the limits of their endurance and courage as they fight for Mankind’s very survival under the onslaught of an implacable enemy.

 

Awful Nice

March 7th, 2014

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 120

Language: English

Director: Todd Sklar

Plot: Todd Sklar’s AWFUL NICE centers on estranged brothers Jim (James Pumphrey) and Dave (Alex Rennie) who are forced to travel to Branson together to renovate and flip the lake house they’ve inherited from their just-deceased father. A series of hilarious mishaps and costly misadventures follow as they attempt to restore the dilapidated house and rebuild their strained relationship.

 

Particle Fever

March 5th, 2014

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 133

Language: English

Director: Mark Levinson

Plot: Imagine being able to watch as Edison turned on the first light bulb, or as Franklin received his first jolt of electricity.
For the first time, a film gives audiences a front row seat to a significant and inspiring scientific breakthrough as it happens. Particle Fever follows six brilliant scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider, marking the start-up of the biggest and most expensive experiment in the history of the planet, pushing the edge of human innovation.
As they seek to unravel the mysteries of the universe, 10,000 scientists from over 100 countries joined forces in pursuit of a single goal: to recreate conditions that existed just moments after the Big Bang and find the Higgs boson, potentially explaining the origin of all matter. But our heroes confront an even bigger challenge: have we reached our limit in understanding why we exist?
Directed by Mark Levinson, a physicist turned filmmaker, from the inspiration and initiative of producer David Kaplan and masterfully edited by Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The English Patient, The Godfather trilogy), Particle Fever is a celebration of discovery, revealing the very human stories behind this epic machine.

 

Jesus: The Desire of Ages

March 1st, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 129

Language: English

Director: Desiree Orozco

Plot: Jesus: The Desire of Ages is a soft glove in a hard hand as far as Christian movie go. Within the framework of the walk to Calvary and the Crucifixion are numerous flashback sequences portraying the transformation of ten individuals whose lives were transformed by the power and love of Christ. The inspiring and triumphant music score combines with a visual artistry that grips the viewer’s heart like no other Jesus movie. Personal and powerful, moving and heart wrenchingly beautiful this film will leave you feeling like you have had an intimate encounter with someone you thought you always knew, but really didn’t. The movie is a must see for every family member, every church and every human being no matter what religion or creed.

 

The Wind Rises

February 28th, 2014

Genre: Animation

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 50

Language: English

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Plot: In “The Wind Rises,” Jiro (voice of Joseph Gordon-Levitt) dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni (voice of Stanley Tucci). Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the world’s most innovative and accomplished airplane designers, earning the respect of prominent industry greats, including Hattori (voice of Mandy Patinkin) and Kurokawa (voice of Martin Short). The film chronicles much of Jiro’s life, depicting key historical events, including the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, the Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic and Japan’s plunge into war. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko (voice of Emily Blunt), and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo (voice of John Krasinski). Writer and director Hayao Miyazaki pays tribute to engineer Jiro Horikoshi and author Tatsuo Hori in this epic tale of love, perseverance, and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world.

 

Chlorine

February 28th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 100

Language: English

Director: Jay Alaimo

Plot: In the town of Copper Canyon, people are cashing in on an economic housing boom, and the local country club is buzzing about the investment opportunity. Once vivacious couple, Roger and Georgie Lent, have settled into a complacent lifestyle of mediocrity where their marriage is falling apart and their children are turning away from them. Nonetheless, desperately discontent Georgie, pushes Roger into finding a way to invest in the market bubble in the hopes that their family can be saved with the money they are sure to make. When local tennis pro and part-time drug dealer, Pat, comes to Roger for investment advice, Roger sees his opportunity. Torn by the reality that his family could be saved by this dirty money, Roger finds himself staring down the barrel of a moral conundrum. Chlorine is the tale of classic American greed.

 

HairBrained

February 28th, 2014

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 123

Language: English

Director: Billy Kent

Plot: After being rejected from Harvard University, 14-year old genius and outcast Eli Pettifog (Alex Wolff) finds himself at Whittman College, an Ivy League wannabe. Eli meets 41- year-old freshman Leo Searly (Brendan Fraser), a gambler whose world has imploded and has dropped out of life to enroll in college. The odd duo becomes unlikely friends in this comedic, coming of age film.

 

Odd Thomas

February 28th, 2014

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 147

Language: English

Director: Stephen Sommers

Plot: Small-town fry cook Odd Thomas (Anton Yelchin) is an ordinary guy with a paranormal secret: he sees dead people, everywhere. When a creepy stranger shows-up with an entourage of ghostly bodachs – predators who feed on pain and portend mass destruction – Odd knows that his town is in serious trouble. Teaming up with his sweetheart Stormy (Addison Timlin) and the local sheriff (Willem Dafoe), Odd plunges into an epic battle of good vs evil to try to stop a disaster of apocalyptic proportions. Based on the best-selling novel by Dean Koontz, Odd Thomas is a supernatural action thrill-ride from the acclaimed director of The Mummy and G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra.

 

Stalingrad

February 28th, 2014

Genre: War

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 161

Language: English

Director: Fedor Bondarchuk

Plot: STALINGRAD is an epic look at the battle that turned the tide of World War II. A band of determined Russian soldiers fight to hold a strategic building in their devastated city against a ruthless German army, and in the process become deeply connected to two Russian women who have been living there. Presented in IMAX 3D, the scale of the battle contrasts dramatically with the human drama of the Russian soldiers, the few remaining civilians and their invaders into Stalingrad.

 

Welcome To Yesterday

February 28th, 2014

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 153

Language: English

Director: Dean Israelite

Plot: A group of teens discover how to make a time machine.

 

Son of God

February 28th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 152

Language: English

Director: Christopher Spencer

Plot: This major motion picture event — an experience created to be shared among families and communities across the U.S. — brings the story of Jesus’ life to audiences through compelling cinematic storytelling that is both powerful and inspirational. Told with the scope and scale of an action epic, the film features powerful performances, exotic locales, dazzling visual effects and a rich orchestral score from Oscar®-winner Hans Zimmer. Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado portrays the role of Jesus as the film spans from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection.

 

Non-Stop

February 28th, 2014

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 147

Language: English

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Plot: Global action star Liam Neeson stars in Non-Stop, a suspense thriller played out at 40,000 feet in the air. During a transatlantic flight from New York City to London, U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks (Neeson) receives a series of cryptic text messages demanding that he instruct the airline to transfer $150 million into an off-shore account. Until he secures the money, a passenger on his flight will be killed every 20 minutes.

 

Live Life Dearest

February 27th, 2014

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 93

Language: English

Director: Juan Diego Escobar Alzate

Plot: A movie which deeply questions what its like to be a human. A journey through pain, loss, love and shattered dreams. A film which main concern is to explore the inner self.

 

3 Days To Kill

February 21st, 2014

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 145

Language: English

Director: McG

Plot: In this distinctive action-thriller, Kevin Costner plays an elite government hit man who after receiving news that he has a terminal disease, decides to give up his high stakes life to finally build a relationship with his estranged wife and daughter, whom he’s previously kept at arm’s length to keep out of danger. But when his agency offers him an experimental, potentially life-saving drug in exchange for one last mission, it’s an offer he can’t refuse – even if it means juggling his two toughest assignments yet: going after the world’s most ruthless terrorist and caring for his daughter for the first time in ten years while his wife is out of town.