Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions: Week of April 13th

Self/less (2015)
PG-13 Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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An extremely wealthy man, dying from cancer, undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness into the body of a healthy young man. But all is not as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body’s origin and the organization that will kill to protect its cause.
Director: Tarsem Singh
Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Matthew Goode, Michelle Dockery, Natalie Martinez

Unfriended (2014)
R 82 min – Horror | Thriller

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A group of online chat room friends find themselves haunted by a mysterious, supernatural force using the account of their dead friend.
Director: Levan Gabriadze
Stars: Cal Barnes, Matthew Bohrer, Courtney Halverson, Shelley Hennig

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
PG 94 min – Action | Comedy

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After six years of keeping our malls safe, Paul Blart has earned a well-deserved vacation. He heads to Vegas with his teenage daughter before she heads off to college. But safety never takes a holiday and when duty calls, Blart answers.
Director: Andy Fickman
Stars: Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Eduardo Verástegui, Daniella Alonso

Child 44 (2015)
R 137 min – Drama | Thriller

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A disgraced member of the military police investigates a series of nasty child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union.
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Stars: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Joel Kinnaman, Noomi Rapace

Monkey Kingdom (2015)
G Documentary

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A nature documentary that follows a newborn monkey and its mother as they struggle to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a dynamic group of monkeys who live in ancient ruins found deep in the storied jungles of South Asia.
Directors: Mark Linfield | Alastair Fothergill
Stars: Tina Fey

True Story (2015)
R 100 min – Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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The relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel’s name.
Director: Rupert Goold
Stars: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones, Ethan Suplee

Alex of Venice (2014)
R 86 min – Drama

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Workaholic attorney, Alex [Winstead] is forced to reinvent her life after her husband suddenly leaves. Now faced with the humdrum and sometimes catastrophic events that permeate the fabric of our lives, Alex discovers both a vulnerability and inner strength she had not yet tapped all while trying to hold together her broken family.
Director: Chris Messina
Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Derek Luke, Don Johnson, Chris Messina

Beyond the Reach (2014)
R 95 min – Thriller

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A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.
Director: Jean-Baptiste Léonetti
Stars: Michael Douglas, Jeremy Irvine, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Ronny Cox

Felix and Meira (2014)
R 105 min – Drama | Family | Romance

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In Félix and Meira, an unusual romance blossoms between two lost souls who inhabit the same neighborhood but vastly different worlds.
Director: Maxime Giroux
Stars: Martin Dubreuil, Hadas Yaron, Luzer Twersky, Anne-Élisabeth Bossé

Monsters: Dark Continent (2014)
R 119 min – Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Ten years on from the events of Monsters, and the ‘Infected Zones’ have now spread worldwide. In the Middle East a new insurgency has begun. At the same time there has also been a proliferation of Monsters in that region. The Army decide to draft in more numbers to help deal with this insurgency.
Director: Tom Green
Stars: Johnny Harris, Sam Keeley, Joe Dempsie, Sofia Boutella

The Dead Lands (2014)
R 107 min – Action

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After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, Hongi, a Maori chieftain’s teenage son, must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains, Hongi’s only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead Lands and forge an uneasy alliance with the mysterious Warrior, a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years.

 

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