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Opening This Week - April 26
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Pain & Gain (2013)
A trio of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.
Director:Michael Bay |
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The Buzz: Our main question would be for Michael Bay, and it would be: when was the last time you directed from an actual-real screenplay? This absurdist premise feels as though it could have sprung out from the Coen Bros. fully formed, but in fact it's a true story adapted by the writing team of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who have graduated from the crusty Narnia franchise and retooled themselves as Marvel specialists.
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The Big Wedding (2013)
A long-divorced couple fakes being married as their family unites for a wedding.
Director:Justin Zackham |
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The Buzz: The Bucket List put writer Justin Zackham on the Hollywood map, and his next to-do is also centered on older adults; this time, Diane Keaton and Robert De Niro, last seen together in Marvin's Room, play the divorced parents who fake a certain level of happiness as their adopted son's wedding approaches. At first consideration, I thought this was some sort of romantic comedy starring Katherine Heigl - a harder sell.
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Mud (2012) - [Limited]
Two teenage boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the bounty hunters on his trail and to reunite him with his true love.
Director:Jeff Nichols |
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The Buzz: Since Matthew McConaughey suddenly is every critic's favor actor, look for his starring role to help make the new film from Jeff Nichols (whose last work, Take Shelter, really caught me on a second viewing) his highest-profile outing yet. We're thoroughly anticipating the boy-adventure and its similarities to David Gordon Green's early work. Hopefully Reese Witherspoon - would certainly had a newsworthy weekend, recently - will emerge with some much-needed cool factor, too.
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Kon-Tiki (2012) - [Limited]
The story of legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal's epic 4,300 miles crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
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The Buzz: The movie based on the adventures of Norwegian ethnographer and explorer Thor Heyerdal faced the seemingly impossible task of facing Amour in the Best Foreign Language Oscar race. Now off the awards circuit, this well-received new project can stand on its own merits. Co-directors Joachim Rönning and Espen Sandberg are set to make a Hollywood project next with a script currently titled Spectral.
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Arthur Newman (2012) - [Limited]- Comedy | Drama
A story of a man who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life, who then moves in with a woman who is also trying to leave her past behind.
Director:Dante Ariola |
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The Buzz: Love the idea of Colin Firth and Emily Blunt together in a comedy with some dramatic, identity-shedding elements? Us too. Also compelling is the fact that the company releasing Arthur has partnered with BitTorrent -- a website formerly synonymous with piracy that is now going legit -- to promote the movie.
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At Any Price (2012) - [Limited]
A farming family's business is threatened by an unexpected crisis, further testing the relationship between a father and his rebellious son.
Director:Ramin Bahrani |
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The Buzz: Part of me get this project in theory: a message movie designed to further advance the second stage of Zac Efron's acting career. The other part of me thinks this looks like Footloose without the fun and the best-selling soundtrack.
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012) - [Limited]
A young Pakistani man is chasing corporate success on Wall Street. He finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family's homeland.
Director:Mira Nair |
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The Buzz: As with The Namesake, here Mira Nair is concerned with the immigrant experience in the United States, though her source material - Mohsin Hamid's intimate novel - concerns a young, single man's life pre- and post-9/11. Riz Ahmed's lead performance has earned praise; reviews of Nair's direction, on the other hand, are middling - with most critics calling into question the decision to turn a character study into a thriller.
In Theaters Now - Box Office Top Ten
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Oblivion (2013)
A veteran assigned to extract Earth's remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself.
Director:Joseph KosinskiBox Office:Weekend: $38.15M, Gross: $38.15M |
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42 (2013)
The life story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
Director:Brian HelgelandBox Office:Weekend: $18.03M, Gross: $54.06M |
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The Croods (2013)
After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.
Box Office:Weekend: $9.50M, Gross: $154.90M |
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Scary MoVie (2013)
A couple begin to experience some unusual activity after bringing their newborn son home from the hospital. With the help of home-surveillance cameras and a team of experts, they learn they're being stalked by a nefarious demon.
Director:Malcolm D. LeeBox Office:Weekend: $6.30M, Gross: $22.94M |
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
Director:Jon M. ChuBox Office:Weekend: $5.78M, Gross: $111.21M |
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The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective.
Director:Derek CianfranceBox Office:Weekend: $4.75M, Gross: $11.45M |
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Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.
Director:Antoine FuquaBox Office:Weekend: $4.50M, Gross: $88.80M |
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Evil Dead (2013)
Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods. The evil presence possesses them until only one is left to fight for survival.
Director:Fede AlvarezBox Office:Weekend: $4.10M, Gross: $48.45M |
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Jurassic Park (1993)
During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok.
Director:Steven SpielbergBox Office:Weekend: $4.01M, Gross: $395.55M |
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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches.
Director:Sam RaimiBox Office:Weekend: $3.05M, Gross: $223.77M |
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