Reel Roundup for week of April 15th
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The Jungle Book (2016)
Director: Jon FavreauStars: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba |
105 min – Adventure
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Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
As their surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, the crew at Calvin’s Barbershop come together to bring some much needed change to their neighborhood.
Director: Malcolm D. LeeStars: Ice Cube, Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson, Eve |
112 min – Comedy
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Criminal (2016)
The memories & skills of a deceased CIA agent are implanted into an unpredictable and dangerous convict.
Director: Ariel VromenStars: Kevin Costner, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Gary Oldman |
113 min – Action
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Green Room (2015)
After witnessing a murder, a punk rock band is forced into a vicious fight for survival against a group of maniacal skinheads.
Director: Jeremy SaulnierStars: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Patrick Stewart |
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Fan (2016)142 min – Drama | Thriller An Indian superstar becomes an unhealthy obsession for a Delhi-based fan.
Director: Maneesh SharmaStars: Shah Rukh Khan, Joelle Koissi, Mariola Jaworska, Farah Ahmed |
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Sing Street (2016)
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band and moving to London.
Director: John CarneyStars: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jack Reynor |
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Rio, I Love You (2014)
A series of short films set in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
Directors: Vicente Amorim | Guillermo Arriaga | Stephan Elliott | Sang-soo Im | Nadine Labaki | Fernando Meirelles | José Padilha | Carlos Saldanha |Paolo Sorrentino | John Turturro | Andrucha Waddington | César CharloneStars: Basil Hoffman, Emily Mortimer, Rodrigo Santoro, Bruna Linzmeyer |
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Our Last Tango (2015)85 min – Documentary | Musical The life and love story of Argentina’s famous tango dancers Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes, who met as teenagers and danced together for nearly fifty years until a painful separation tore them apart.
Director: German KralStars: María Nieves Rego, Juan Carlos Copes, Johana Copes, Alejandra Gutty |
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Colonia (2015)110 min – Drama | History | Romance | Thriller A young woman’s desperate search for her abducted boyfriend that draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.
Director:Florian Gallenberger Stars:Emma Watson, Daniel Brühl, Michael Nyqvist, Richenda Carey |
Carla Renata
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