Saving Mr. Banks

December 20th, 2013

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 175

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Director: John Lee Hancock

Plot: When Walt Disney’s daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers’ “Mary Poppins,” he made them a promise—one that he didn’t realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine. But, as the books stop selling and money grows short, Travers reluctantly agrees to go to Los Angeles to hear Disney’s plans for the adaptation.

For those two short weeks in 1961, Walt Disney pulls out all the stops. Armed with imaginative storyboards and chirpy songs from the talented Sherman brothers, Walt launches an all-out onslaught on P.L. Travers, but the prickly author doesn’t budge. He soon begins to watch helplessly as Travers becomes increasingly immovable and the rights begin to move further away from his grasp.

It is only when he reaches into his own childhood that Walt discovers the truth about the ghosts that haunt her, and together they set Mary Poppins free to ultimately make one of the most endearing films in cinematic history.

 

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JACK, JULES, ESTHER & ME

December 17th, 2013

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 140

Language: English

Director: Daniel Poliner

Plot: On their last weekend before going off to college, best friends Jack and Lou hatch a scheme to win the heart of Jules, Luis’ high school crush.

 

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

December 13th, 2013

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 151

Language: English

Director: Peter Jackson

Plot: From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” the second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The film continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous Mirkwood Forest. After escaping capture by the dangerous Woodland Elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all—a creature more terrifying than any before, which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself—the Dragon Smaug.

 

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A Madea Christmas

December 13th, 2013

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 64

Language: English

Director: Tyler Perry

Plot: Madea gets coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas, but the biggest surprise is what they’ll find when they arrive. As the small, rural town prepares for its annual Christmas Carnival, new secrets are revealed and old relationships are tested while Madea dishes her own brand of Christmas Spirit to all.

 

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The Unbelievers

December 13th, 2013

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 107

Language: English

Director: Gus Holwerda

Plot: ‘The Unbelievers’ follows renowned scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss across the globe as they speak publicly about the importance of science and reason in the modern world – encouraging others to cast off antiquated religious and politically motivated approaches toward important current issues.

The film includes interviews with celebrities and other influential people who support the work of these controversial speakers, including: Ricky Gervais, Woody Allen, Cameron Diaz, Stephen Hawking, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Werner Herzog, Bill Maher, Stephen Colbert, Tim Minchin, Eddie Izzard, Ian McEwan, Adam Savage, Ayaan Hirsi-Ali, Penn Jillette,
Sam Harris, Dan Dennett, James Randi, Cormac McCarthy, Paul Provenza, James Morrison,
Michael Shermer, David Silverman …and more.

 

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Hours

December 13th, 2013

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 117

Language: English

Director: Eric Heisserer

Plot: Before sunrise on August 29, 2005, Nolan Hayes (PAUL WALKER) arrives at a New Orleans hospital with his pregnant wife, Abigail (GENESIS RODRIGUEZ), who has gone into early labor. What should be one of the happiest days of Nolan’s life quickly spirals out of control when the birth goes tragically wrong and Hurricane Katrina ravages the hospital, forcing an evacuation. Told to stay with his child, who is on a ventilator, and await transfer by ambulance, Nolan and his newborn are soon cut off from the world by power outages and rising floodwaters. When no one returns to help, Nolan faces one life-and-death decision after another, fighting to keep his daughter alive, as minute-by-agonizing minute passes…becoming unimaginable hours.

 

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A Winter of Cyclists

December 8th, 2013

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 77

Language: English

Director: Michael Prendergast

Plot: The documentary A Winter of Cyclists (64 min) captures the inaugural Icy Bike Winter Commuting Challenge. The film follows twelve cyclists as they attempt to bicycle commute during the winter months. Watch as they challenge each other during the cold, dark and snowy Colorado winter and experience the surprising comradery that forms as nearly 200 like-minded riders from across the USA, Canada, and other countries join in the Challenge. For those who cycle in the winter now, this film is a tribute to you. And for those who are considering it, catch a memorable glimpse of what could await you.

 

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Khumba

December 6th, 2013

Genre: Animation

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 123

Language: English

Director: Anthony Silverston

Plot: Rejected by his superstitious herd, a half-striped zebra embarks on a daring quest to earn his stripes but finds the courage and self-acceptance to save all the animals of the Great Karoo.

 

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Live at the Foxes Den

December 6th, 2013

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 105

Language: English

Director: Michael Kristoff

Plot: Bobby Kelly, a promising young lawyer at a corporate law firm, is fed up with the path his career has taken, practicing the very type of law he has always resented. After singing on a whim at an old cocktail lounge one night, he suddenly quits his job, seemingly throwing his life away, and becomes the singer at The Foxes Den. There, Bobby meets a unique group of people, all of whom help him discover what it is he’s truly meant to do with his life.

 

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Breakfast with Curtis

December 4th, 2013

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 143

Language: English

Director: Laura Colella

Plot: Syd, an eccentric bookseller with delusions of grandeur fueled by red wine, caused a rift five years ago between the freewheeling bohemian residents of his house and the family next door. Now over the course of a balmy summer, he tries to draft the boy next door to make videos for his online book business. Introverted young Curtis is reluctant at first, but soon gets drawn in by Syd’s creative fervor. Their unlikely bond dissolves bad blood between their households, replacing old grudges and repressed secrets with new camaraderie and fresh possibility. The transformative power of forgiveness, ping pong and afternoon cocktails sparks Curtis’s first seminal summer and a season of change for all.

 

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The Wolf of Wall Street

December 1st, 2013

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 134

Language: English

Director: Martin Scorsese

Plot: A New York stockbroker tries to avoid involvement in a Wall Street corruption case.

 

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Diana

December 1st, 2013

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 69

Language: English

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel

Plot: DIANA takes audiences into the private realm of one the world’s most iconic and inescapably public women — the Princess of Wales, Diana (two-time Oscar® nominee NAOMI WATTS) — in the last two years of her meteoric life. On the occasion of the 16th anniversary of her sudden death, acclaimed director Oliver Hirschbiegel (the Oscar®-nominated Downfall) explores Diana’s final rite of passage: a secret love affair with Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan (NAVEEN ANDREWS, “Lost,” The English Patient), the human complications of which reveal the Princess’s climactic days in a compelling new light.

Hirschbiegel directs from a screenplay by award-winningplaywright Stephen Jeffreys, inspired by the book Diana: Her Last Love by Kate Snell, which was in turn drawn from extensive interviews with close friends and confidantes. The result is a window into the tumultuous, change-filled period from 1995-1997, in the wake of Diana’s shattering divorce from Prince Charles, and at the moment when she stood on the cusp of adifferent life, evolving into a global humanitarian, a master of maneuvering fame and becoming her own woman.

eOne Films proudly presents DIANA, which will bereleased this Fall. The film is produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae of Ecosse Films (Nowhere Boy, Wuthering Heights, Mrs Brown). Matt Delargy and James Saynor (also of Ecosse) co-produce alongside Paul Ritchie. The executive producers are TimHaslam, Mark Woolley and Xavier Marchand. Journalist and documentary filmmaker Kate Snell serves as associate producer. The cast, led by Naomi Watts and Naveen Andrews, also includes Douglas Hodge, Geraldine James, Charles Edwards and Juliet Stevenson.

 

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As Cool As I Am

December 1st, 2013

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 142

Language: English

Director: Max Mayer

Plot: The story of Lucy Diamond, the teen daughter of self-centered parents who married when they were teens.

 

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Mud

December 1st, 2013

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 67

Language: English

Director: Jeff Nichols

Plot: MUD is the powerful, redemptive tale of a charismatic fugitive named Mud (Matthew McConaughey) and his unlikely friendship with fourteen year old Ellis (Tye Sheridan). Ellis is determined to help his new friend escape from both the law and some very serious bounty hunters, in order to reunite Mud with his soul mate, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon).

 

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Aftershock

December 1st, 2013

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 101

Language: English

Director: Nicolas Lopez

Plot: What happens to a group of travelers who are in an underground nightclub in Chile when a massive earthquake hits? Hint: Nothing good!

 

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Anchorman: The Legend Continues

December 1st, 2013

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 78

Language: English

Director: Adam McKay

Plot: Ron Burgundy continues his adventures as San Diego’s top rated newsman.

 

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Inescapable

December 1st, 2013

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 102

Language: English

Director: Ruba Nadda

Plot: It is late January, 2011. The Tunisian government has just fallen and protests are building in Cairo. Adib Abdel Kareem, a Syrian expatriate (Alexander Siddig), has made a successful, new life for himself in Canada. When his daughter, Muna, goes missing in Damascus, he must return to his homeland for the first time in two decades to find her, and calls on Fatima, a former love he had to leave behind (Marisa Tomei), to help him. A Canadian embassy official (Joshua Jackson) is at first helpful, but may have an agenda of his own. INESCAPABALE was written and directed by Ruba Nadda (Cairo Time).

 

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No

December 1st, 2013

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 97

Language: Spanish

Director: Pablo Larrain

Plot: The true story of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet calling for a referendum on his presidency in 1988 due to international pressure.

 

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The Canyons

December 1st, 2013

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 154

Language: English

Director: Paul Schrader

Plot: The glamorous life in Los Angeles.

 

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Emperor

December 1st, 2013

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 84

Language: English

Director: Peter Webber

Plot: A gripping tale of love and honor forged between fierce enemies of war, EMPEROR unfolds the story, inspired by true events, of the bold and secret moves that won the peace in the shadows of post-war Japan. Matthew Fox joins Academy Award® winner Tommy Lee Jones and newcomer Eriko Hatsune to bring to life the American occupation of Japan in the perilous and unpredictable days just after Emperor Hirohito’s World War II surrender. As General Douglas MacArthur (Jones) suddenly finds himself the de facto ruler of a foreign nation, he assigns an expert in Japanese culture – General Bonner Fellers (Fox), to covertly investigate the looming question hanging over the country: should the Japanese Emperor, worshiped by his people but accused of war crimes, be punished or saved? Caught between the high-wire political intrigue of his urgent mission and his own impassioned search for the mysterious school teacher (Hatsune) who first drew him to Japan, Fellers can be certain only that the tricky subterfuge about to play out will forever change the history of two nations and his heart.

 

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