Coming Attractions: Week of August 21st
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Sinister 2 (2015)
A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that’s marked for death.
Director: Ciarán Foy |
97 min – Horror
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American Ultra (2015)
A stoner – who is in fact a government agent – is marked as a liability and targeted for extermination. But he’s too well-trained and too high for them to handle.
Director: Nima Nourizadeh |
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Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
Stars: Rupert Friend, Zachary Quinto, Ciarán Hinds, Hannah Ware |
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Grandma (2015)
Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her future.
Director: Paul WeitzStars: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer |
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6 Years (2015)85 min – Drama | Romance A young couple bound by a seemingly ideal love, begins to unravel as unexpected opportunities spin them down a volatile and violent path and threaten the future they had always imagined.
Director: Hannah Fidell |
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Digging for Fire (2015)
The discovery of a bone and a gun send a husband and wife on separate adventures over the course of a weekend.
Director: Joe SwanbergStars: Jane Adams, Jeff Baena, Steve Berg, Mike Birbiglia |
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She’s Funny That Way (2014)
From renowned director Peter Bogdanovich, SHE’S FUNNY THAT WAY is a screwball comedy featuring the interconnected personal lives of the cast and crew of a Broadway production. When established director Arnold Albertson (Owen Wilson) casts his call girl-turned-actress Isabella “Izzy” Patterson (Imogen Poots) in a new play to star alongside his wife Delta (Kathryn Hahn) and her ex-lover Seth Gilbert (Rhys Ifans), a zany love tangle forms with hilarious twists. Jennifer Aniston plays Izzy’s therapist Jane, who is consumed with her own failing relationship with Arnold’s playwright Joshua Fleet (Will Forte), who is also developing a crush on Izzy.
Director: Peter BogdanovichStars: Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn |
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Learning to Drive (2014)
As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other’s company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.
Director: Isabel CoixetStars: Grace Gummer, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Jake Weber |
Carla Renata
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