Tuesday, July 15, 2014

NEW MOVIES THIS WEEK

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*DRAMA*   Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winner Whoopi Goldberg (“Ghost,” “The Color Purple,” “The View”) and Golden Globe winner Ving Rhames (“Mission: Impossible”) headline the  Original Movie “A Day Late and a Dollar Short.” Based on The New York Times bestseller by Terry McMillan (“Waiting to Exhale,” “How Stella Got Her Groove Back”), “A Day Late and A Dollar Short” is the uplifting story of a mother who tries to help her dysfunctional family through life’s ups and downs. The film also stars Mekhi Phifer (“Dawn of the Dead”), Kimberly Elise (“Diary of a Mad Black Woman”), Anika Noni Rose (“Dreamgirls”) and Tichina Arnold (“Everybody Hates Chris”). In "A Day Late and a Dollar Short," when irascible matriarch Viola Price learns that her next asthma attack will likely kill her, she is determined to fix her fractured family before she leaves this world, from her relationship with her husband to the lives of her four children and grandchildren. While on this quest, she must contend with sibling rivalry, teen pregnancy and drug addiction – and that is only one child. Additionally, her jailbird son needs to learn how to be a better father, her granddaughter is in bigger trouble than her daughter is willing to admit and Viola’s estranged husband needs saving from his scheming younger girlfriend. It’s the kind of meddling that the Price family hasn't experienced from Viola in decades, and she won’t have an easy time bending her loved ones to her will.


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*ACTION/ADVENTURE*   In the neighborhood of Los Angeles, known for drugs, violence and corruption, a wage for war is about to get green lighted. Two brothers are forced to confront faith, loyalty, passion and a touch of vengeance- when forced to collide where all's salvation is at stake

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*COMEDY/DRAMA*   Four lost souls - a disgraced TV presenter, a foul-mouthed teen, an isolated single mother and a solipsistic muso - decide to end their lives on the same night, New Year's Eve. When this disillusioned quartet of strangers meet unintentionally at the same suicide hotspot, a London high-rise with the well-earned nickname Topper's Tower, they mutually agree to call off their plans for six weeks, forming an unconventional, dysfunctional family, becoming media sensations as the Topper House Four and searching together for the reasons to keep on living. 

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*ACTION/SUSPENSE*   BLUE RUIN is a classic American revenge story that recently won the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival where it screened in the Directors' Fortnight. The film follows a mysterious outsider whose quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family. 

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*ACTION/ADVENTURE*   In the course of one fateful day, the lives of a drug kingpin, an obsessed cop, a small time dealer and a cunning call girl converge with deadly consequences.

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*MYSTERY/SUSPENSE*   A high school senior becomes the victim of an elaborate frame-up after learning that her boyfriend is sleeping with their teacher. Josie Davis, Cameron Deane, and Kelcie Stranahan star.

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*ACTION/ADVENTURE*   The epic action of "Edge of Tomorrow" unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Tom Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop-forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dyingagain...and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.

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A celebration of both the unifying power of music and pursuit of the American dream, Made in America is an all-access backstage pass to the one-of-a-kind festival created by rap superstar Jay Z, and directed by Ron Howard. Featuring performances and fascinating backstage interviews with many of today's biggest music stars, Made in America shows how one giant celebration of music can change people's lives.

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*COMEDY*   Get ready for a jungle jamboree! The jungle is roaring with excitement when Mowgli, Baloo and all their animal friends stir up fun and pandemonium in this party packed adventure. Baloo becomes royalty, bouncing baby elephants everywhere and Mowgli holds both a fishing and a fitness contest! Join Mowgli, Baloo and friends with over 60 minutes of Jungle fun in an exciting adventure for the entire pack.

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*COMEDY*   Next up Lavell hits the big screen starring alongside Dan Fogler in producer Gil Adler’s EVIL NATURE as well as his ongoing series regular role on BREAKING BAD and Adult Swim’s new series, SPERM WHALE. To those in the know, Lavell is one of the hottest artists breaking out of the urban scene in years.  With his original voice and consistent wealth of new material, Lavell has started selling out big time at theaters, major arena tours as headliner and closer; colleges, casinos, and clubs across the world. Recent projects include his on-going recurring roles on THE CRAZY ONES, SUPER FUN NIGHT, and ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, as well as his work for several weeks as Guest Host of the STEVE HARVEY RADIO SHOW, regular appearances on CHELSEA LATELY, recurring voice over roles on Adult Swim’s SQUIDBILLIES, and roles on TOSH.0 and WORKAHOLICS.

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 *ACTION/ADVENTURE*    A mechanic who moonlights as an underground race-car driver strives to take the top prize in America's most prominent street race in order to have his revenge against the ambitious ex-NASCAR champ who had him framed and sent to prison. Inspired by the popular video-game franchise of the same name, Need for Speed tells the story of garage owner Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul). Desperate to keep his family-owned business afloat, Marshall forms an uncomfortable partnership with wealthy ex-NASCAR star Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper). That partnership falls apart when a lucrative sale to car broker Julia Bonet (Imogen Poots) fails to pan out, and unscrupulous Brewster uses a tragic street-racing mishap to have the innocent Marshall incarcerated. Released from prison two years later, the vengeful Marshall plots to prove his mettle by winning the De Leon -- an illicit race showcasing the country's top underground talents.

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*MYSTERY/SUSPENSE*   A married couple, struggling to have a child, hires a young woman to be their surrogate, but soon discovers she has a bizarre and deadly agenda.

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Eminem is officially set to bring the get busy back with the news that his Total Slaughter rap battle league will debut at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom on July 12th, 2014. The inaugural battle presented by Shady FilmsSlaughterhouse andWatchLOUD.com finds Joe Budden and Hollow Da Don going head to head whileLoaded Lux and Murda Mook duke it out on the undercard. The battle will be preceded by the Road To Total Slaughter – a 4-part reality series, which features “eight of the hungriest battle MCs in the country living together and competing for the right to face-off on the undercard of Total Slaughter.” The show is set to premiere ahead of the battle, in June. Check the trailer below to get a taste of Total Slaughter. Stay tuned for more ahead of the battle on July 12th.


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