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*ACTION/CRIME* Set
during the winter of 1981 -- statistically one of the most crime-ridden of New
York City's history -- A MOST VIOLENT YEAR is a drama following the lives of an
immigrant and his family as they attempt to capitalize on the American Dream,
while the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and
threaten to destroy all they have built.
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*COMEDY* With all
the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios,
"Big Hero 6" is an action-packed comedy-adventure about robotics
prodigy Hiro Hamada, who learns to harness his genius-thanks to his brilliant
brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago,
neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred. When a devastating
turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in
the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion-a robot named
Baymax-and transforms the group into a band of high-tech heroes determined to
solve the mystery.
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*ACTION/COMEDY* BIRDMAN
or The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance is a black comedy that tells the story of
an actor (Michael Keaton) - famous for portraying an iconic superhero - as he
struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he
battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.
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*COMEDY* Winner of
the 2014 Sundance Film Festival's Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent,
Dear White People is a sly, provocative satire of race relations in the age of
Obama. Writer/director Justin Simien follows a group of African American
students as they navigate campus life and racial politics at a predominantly
white college in a sharp and funny feature film debut that earned him a spot on
Variety's annual "10 Directors to Watch."
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*MYSTERY/SUSPENSE* "Inherent
Vice," is the seventh feature from Paul Thomas Anderson and the first ever
film adaption of a Thomas Pynchon novel. When private eye Doc Sportello's
ex-old lady suddenly out of nowhere shows up with a story about her current
billionaire land developer boyfriend whom she just happens to be in love with,
and a plot by his wife and her boyfriend to kidnap that billionaire and throw
him in a looney bin...well, easy for her to say. It's the tail end of the
psychedelic `60s and paranoia is running the day and Doc knows that
"love" is another of those words going around at the moment, like
"trip" or "groovy," that's being way too overused - except
this one usually leads to trouble. With a cast of characters that includes
surfers, hustlers, dopers and rockers, a murderous loan shark, LAPD Detectives,
a tenor sax player working undercover, and a mysterious entity known as the
Golden Fang, which may only be a tax dodge set up by some dentists...
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*ADVENTURE/COMEDY* "Into
the Woods" is a modern twist on several of the beloved Brothers Grimm
fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the
consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt
musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Little Red
Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), Jack and the Beanstalk (Daniel Huttlestone), and
Rapunzel (MacKenzie Mauzy)-all tied together by an original story involving a
baker and his wife (James Corden & Emily Blunt), their wish to begin a
family and their interaction with the witch (Meryl Streep) who has put a curse
on them.
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*ACTION/ADEVENTURE*
An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that
took everything from him. With New York City as his bullet-riddled playground,
JOHN WICK (Keanu Reeves) is a fresh and stylized take on the "assassin
genre".
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*ACTION/ADVENTURE* In
the aftermath of Justice League:War, the world is at peace or so it seems. When
Atlantis attacks the Metropolis for the death of their king. But the Queen has
diffrent plans and requires the Justice League to find her lost son. But while
they search for him, Atlantian troops lead by Ocean Master, continue their
assault. Who will win?
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*CRIME/ACTION* Two-time
Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner ("The Bourne Legacy") leads an
all-star cast in a dramatic thriller based on the remarkable true story of
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. Webb stumbles onto a story which
leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the
nation's streets...and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers
who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels
fighting in Nicaragua. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA
operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a
conspiracy with explosive implications. His journey takes him from the prisons
of California to the villages of Nicaragua to the highest corridors of power in
Washington, D.C. - and draws the kind of attention that threatens not just his
career, but his family and his life.
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*SUSPENSE/MYSTERY* PRESERVATION
follows brothers Sean (Pablo Schreiber), a recently returned veteran, and Mike
(Aaron Staton), a hedge fund manager, who head out of town to hunt in a closed
nature preserve with Mike's wife, Wit (Wrenn Schmidt) - a brainy
anesthesiologist - in tow. With Sean unhinged from his stint in the military,
and Mike distracted by career ambition, this was not the romantic getaway Wit
was hoping for. But soon the trio is threatened by an unseen menace, and the
hunters become the hunted. A camping trip in the woods turns into a
contest for survival. When the brothers are stalked and ensnared, Wit must
unleash her own animal instincts or else end up a trophy.
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*ACTION/ADEVENTURE*
Liam Neeson returns as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills, whose
reconciliation with his ex-wife is tragically cut short when she is brutally
murdered. Consumed with rage, and framed for the crime, he goes on the run to
evade the relentless pursuit of the CIA, FBI and the police. For one last time,
Mills must use his "particular set of skills," to track down the real
killers, exact his unique brand of justice, and protect the only thing that
matters to him now - his daughter.
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*ACTION/CRIME* Jim
Bennett (Academy Award (R)-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an
English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he
borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as
collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the
operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional
relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award (R)-winner Jessica Lange)
in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit,
underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan
shark with a paternal interest in Bennett's future. As his relationship with a
student (Brie Larson) deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second
chance.
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*ACTION/SUSPENSE* Oscar
worthy, a must see! During the winter of 1952,
British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war
hero Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) to investigate a reported burglary.
They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of 'gross indecency',
an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal
offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually
incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading a motley
group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers,
he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's
World War II Enigma machine. An intense and haunting portrayal of a brilliant,
complicated man, THE IMITATION GAME follows a genius who under nail-biting
pressure helped to shorten the war and, in turn, save thousands of lives.
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*ACTION/ADVENTURE* Academy
Award (R) winner Angelina Jolie directs and produces Unbroken, an epic drama
that follows the incredible life of Olympian and war hero Louis
"Louie" Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) who, along with two other crewmen,
survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII-only to be
caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. Director Jolie
began shooting some of the most dramatic and challenging scenes on Wednesday,
October 16, on location far out at sea in Moreton Bay, Australia, with
Zamperini (O'Connell) and his fellow airmen-Phil (Domhnall Gleeson) and Mac
(Finn Wittrock)-having impossibly survived being adrift in the open Pacific for
several weeks. Working with cameras on a floating rig in choppy waters and
braving the elements, with actors dieting for months to appear as depleted as
their characters, Jolie completed a successful first day of a location shoot
that promises to be rigorous and uniquely challenging.
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*MYSTERY/SUSPENSE* Kat
Connors is 17 years old when her perfect homemaker mother, Eve, a beautiful,
enigmatic, and haunted woman, disappears - just as Kat is discovering and
relishing her newfound sexuality. Having lived for so long in a stifled,
emotionally repressed household, she barely registers her mother's absence and
certainly doesn't blame her doormat of a father, Brock, for the loss. In fact,
it's almost a relief. But as time passes, Kat begins to come to grips with how
deeply Eve's disappearance has affected her. Returning home on a break
from college, she finds herself confronted with the truth about her mother's
departure, and her own denial about the events surrounding it...
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