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*MYSTERY/SUSPENSE* A
young family move to an isolated estate that the wife has been hired to
restore, only to discover that the previous owner is reputed to have murdered
his wife. The Hamilton family move into
a large country house on the Yorkshire Moors to supervise its restoration from
a dilapidated B&B to the original Victorian grandeur. When Meg Hamilton,
wife, mother and renovation expert first loses her London team after an
accident, then a local Yorkshire team too superstitious to continue, she's
forced to carry on alone. The discovery of a secret attic room, a Rosicrucian
mosaic, a bricked up root cellar and many other unexplainable events gradually
convince Meg, her husband Alec and children Penny and Harper, that they're not
only restoring the house, but also its original Victorian owners who died 150
years ago. But before they can escape, the house - and its former occupants -
force them to spend one last, terrifying night under its roof.
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*ACTION/CRIME* Bristol
Boys stars Thomas Guiry as Michael McCarthy, a man who becomes a drug dealer in
order to provide for his family. That family becomes threatened as his career
grows much larger than he ever intended.
R- *COMEDY* Legendary comedian D.L. Hughley takes the stage at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco for his new hilarious stand up special, Clear. In this uproarious performance, Hughley riffs on everything from the value of having nosy white neighbors to Colorado legalizing marijuana.
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*ACTION/DRAMA* FOXCATCHER is a psychological drama directed
by Academy Award nominee Bennett Miller (MONEYBALL) and starring Golden Globe
winner Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Academy Award nominee Mark Ruffalo,
Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave and Sienna Miller. The film was written
by E. Max Frye and Academy Award nominee Dan Futterman. FOXCATCHER tells the
story of Olympic Gold Medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Tatum), who sees a
way out from the shadow of his more celebrated wrestling brother Dave(Ruffalo)
and a life of poverty when he is summoned by eccentric multi-millionaire John
du Pont (Carell) to move onto his estate and train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Desperate to gain the respect of his disapproving mother, du Pont begins
"coaching" a world-class athletic team and, in the process, lures
Mark into dangerous habits, breaks his confidence and drives him into a
self-destructive spiral. Based on actual events, FOXCATCHER is a gripping and
profoundly American story of fragile men who pinned their hopes for love and
redemption on a desperate obsession for greatness that was to end in tragedy.
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*SUSPENSE/THRILLER*
A couple introduce three American backpackers to the
local legend of Lemon Tree Passage where a ghost of a motorcyclist warns young
drivers to slow down. After seeing the ghost first hand they uncover a
malevolent force that posses the area and threatens to wreak havoc on the final
days of their vacation. Isolated and ten thousand miles from home, the tourists
find themselves caught in the clutches of an evil force much more heinous than
the local myth believed.
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*HORROR/ THRILLER* This
is a feature motion picture that consists of three tales based on particular
patients of a mental institution. Each tale begins with Dr. Stenson, the
primary physician at the Sanitarium, commenting on the recent arrival of a new
patient. As Dr. Stenson speaks, the individual's story begins.
"Sanitarium" explores the different narratives of the insane patients
- tales which led to their crazed states of minds. These accounts reflect
hallucinations, imaginary voices, and altered realities, and include
themes of the paranormal, the unexplainable, and the mystical. The motion
picture features thrillers, dramas, horror, and mystery.
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*ACTION/CRIME* In
theaters 1/16/2015 In the criminal world, life is like a game of chess. To gain
control, you have to stay a few moves ahead of your opponent. Lose that
control, and you risk becoming a pawn in their very dangerous game. During a
six-month stint inside a West Australian prison, rookie criminal JR (BRENTON
THWAITES) meets the smart and enigmatic Brendan Lynch (EWAN McGREGOR). In
exchange for protection on the inside, JR agrees to help Brendan get outside,
hooking up with the influential Sam Lennox (JACEK KOMAN) to orchestrate a
daring prison escape that frees Brendan, and inmates Sterlo (MATT NABLE) and
Merv (EDDIE BAROO). JR is rewarded for his efforts, and with a taste of the
high life and flirtations with Sam's beautiful girl Tasha (ALICIA VIKANDER), he
gets sucked deeper into Brendan's criminal world. But whose game is he playing?
Becoming a father-like mentor to JR, Brendan convinces him to join on another
high stakes job - robbing a Kalgoorlie gold mine. But with millions of dollars
at stake, it's hard to tell whom JR can trust, and whose side each player is
actually on. And with his feelings for Tasha increasing, and his faith in
Brendan decreasing, JR must figure out his next move... before its check, mate.
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*CRIME/THRILLER* A female detective on the trail of a
psychotic killer discovers love in a dangerous time in this thriller, based on
the novel by Michael Pye. Illeana Scott (Angelina Jolie) is a special agent
with the FBI who has a reputation for using offbeat methods, but also boasts a
strong record as a criminal profiler. Scott is called in by a former Quantico
colleague (Tcheky Karyo) to assist two Canadian police detectives, Paquette
(Olivier Martinez) and Duval (Jean-Hugues Anglade), who are on the trail of a
serial killer who has been doing business in and around Montreal for close to
two decades. The murderer has a history of assimilating many aspects of the
lives of his victims after he kills them, but there's been a witness to his
most recent crime. Art gallery owner James Costa (Ethan Hawke) saw the killer
during an assault, and now finds himself working as an only marginally willing
decoy for Scott. As Scott and Costa follow the killer's trail, they find
themselves becoming attracted to one another, which is not necessarily a
comfort to Scott as she finds her quarry moving closer and closer.
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*COMEDY* THE BOOK
OF LIFE, a vibrant fantasy-adventure, tells the legend of Manolo, a conflicted
hero and dreamer who sets off on an epic quest through magical, mythical and
wondrous worlds in order to rescue his one true love and defend his village.
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*ACTION/CRIME* Matthew
steps briefly into a diner and comes out to find that his young daughter
Cassandra has vanished without a trace from the back of his truck. Her unsolved
abduction destroys Matthew's once-happy relationship with his wife, Tina, who,
haunted by mementos of Cassandra that appear mysteriously at her work, suspects
her husband of foul play. Years later, when detectives Nicole and Jeffrey
discover recent images of Cassandra online, Matthew risks everything to ensure
his daughter's safe return-and to save himself and Tina from the limbo of
unrelenting despair.
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*CRIME/ACTION* This
film is both love letter and hate mail to the alpha male. This story's alpha is
Mitch who lives buried in suburban London, having turned his back on his
previous life of casual violence and intimidation as part of a legendary South
East London firm. In the modern day he's the doyen of respectability and quiet
confidence. This film holds a mirror up to Mitch and shows him his inner
monster once again, buried deep in both DNA and psyche, desperate to break out
and wreak havoc.
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*ACTION/ADEVENTURE* The
worldwide phenomenon of The Hunger Games continues to set the world on fire
with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, which finds Katniss Everdeen
(Jennifer Lawrence) in District 13 after she literally shatters the games
forever. Under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice
of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta
(Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage. The Hunger Games:
Mockingjay - Part 1 is directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by
Danny Strong and Peter Craig and produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force in
tandem with producer Jon Kilik. The novel on which the film is based is the
third in a trilogy written by Suzanne Collins that has over 65 million copies
in print in the U.S. alone.
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*COMEDY* In the
action-comedy The Interview, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron
Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show "Skylark
Tonight." When they discover that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is a
fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt to legitimize
themselves as journalists. As Dave and Aaron prepare to travel to Pyongyang,
their plans change when the CIA recruits them, perhaps the two least-qualified
men imaginable, to assassinate Kim Jong-un.
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