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opening: Friday, January 6 2017
Hickey
A day in the life of math whiz and recent high school graduate Ryan Chess (Doherty) who has spent the entire summer dithering over his choice of colleges. On the one hand, he has a full ride to his dream school, MIT but he’s also hopelessly in love with co-worker Carly (Watson), whom he has […]
director: Alex Grossman actor: “Tiny” Lister, Flavia Watson, Raychel Diane Weiner, Troy Doherty, Zedrick Restauro writer: Alex Grossman -
The Ardennes
Two bandit brothers, one fresh from prison, the other eager to escape their criminal past, form a potentially explosive love triangle with the ex-con’s ex-girlfriend, in Robin Pront’s Cain vs. Abel update. [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]
director: Robin Pront actor: Jeroen Perceval, Kevin Janssens, Veerle Baetens writer: Jeroen Perceval -
Banking on Bitcoin
Not since the invention of the Internet itself has there been such a controversial technological creation as Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s early pioneers sought to blur the lines of sovereignty and the financial status quo. After years of underground development, Bitcoin grabbed the attention of a curious public – as well as the ire of the regulators […]
director: Christopher Cannucciari -
Amityville: The Awakening
Belle, her little sister, and her comatose twin brother move into a new house with their single mother Joan in order to save money to help pay for her brother’s expensive healthcare. But when strange phenomena begin to occur in the house including the miraculous recovery of her brother, Belle begins to suspect her Mother isn’t telling her everything and soon realizes they just moved into the infamous Amityville house.
language: English director: Franck Khalfoun actor: Bella Thorne, Cameron Monaghan, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurtwood Smith, Taylor Spreitler -
Arsenal
The intertwining stories of the Lindel brothers, Mikey (Johnathon Schaech) and JP (Adrian Grenier), who had only each other to rely on growing up. As adults, JP found success as the owner of a construction company, while Mikey became a small-time mobster, mired in a life of petty crime. When Mikey is kidnapped and held […]
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The Bronx Bull
Based on the tumultuous real-life experiences of legendary boxing champion Jake LaMotta, “The Bronx Bull” chronicles his rise as a world-class boxer and his struggles with life outside of the ring, offering an unflinchingly honest look into the heart of a champion.
director: Martin Guigui actor: Cloris Leachman, Harry Hamlin, James Russo, Joe Mantegna, Mike Starr, Natasha Henstridge, Paul Sorvino, Penelope Ann Miller, Robert Davi, Tom Sizemore, William Forsythe writer: Martin Guigui, Rustam Branaman -
Between Us (2016)
A long-term relationship threatens to implode over the course of one tumultuous night. After six years together, thirty-something couple Henry and Dianne find themselves caught between their fears of commitment and societal pressure to settle down and marry. An impulsive decision and a surprise revelation send each into an emotional tailspin. Heading out into the […]
director: Rafael Palacio Illingworth actor: Adam Goldberg, Analeigh Tipton, Ben Feldman, Lesley Ann Warren, Olivia Thirlby, Peter Bogdanovich, Scott Haze writer: Rafael Palacio Illingworth -
Underworld: Blood Wars
Vampire death dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David (Theo James) and his father Thomas (Charles Dance), she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate […]
director: Anna Foerster actor: Bradley James, Charles Dance, James Faulkner, Kate Beckinsale, Lara Pulver, Theo James, Tobias Menzies writer: Cory Goodman -
Retake
Jonathan (Tuc Watkins) — a handsome businessman — flies into San Francisco and hires a young hustler (Devon Graye) to accompany him on a road trip to the Grand Canyon, with a catch: he must role-play as someone named “Brandon.” On the road, “Brandon” comes to realize he’s playing a vital role in the recreation […]
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Pitchfork
Having recently shared a life-changing secret with his family, Hunter recruits his friends to come with him from New York to the farm where he grew up as he faces his parents for the first time. As the college students enjoy the fresh air of Michigan farm country, an older, more dangerous secret slowly emerges. […]
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Railroad Tigers
In this action-comedy caper harkening back to Jackie Chan’s classic Hong Kong films, a railroad worker (Chan) and his ragtag group of freedom fighters find themselves on the wrong side of the tracks when they decide to ambush a heavily armed military train filled with desperately needed provisions. Unarmed and outnumbered, they must fight back […]
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opening: Wednesday, December 28 2016
Paterson
Paterson is a bus driver in the city of Paterson, New Jersey – they share the name. Every day, Paterson adheres to a simple routine: he drives his daily route, observing the city as it drifts across his windshield and overhearing fragments of conversation swirling around him; he writes poetry into a notebook; he walks his dog; he stops in a bar and drinks exactly one beer; he goes home to his wife, Laura. By contrast, Laura´s world is ever changing. New dreams come to her almost daily. Paterson loves Laura and she loves him. He supports her newfound ambitions; she champions his gift for poetry. [Synopsis courtesy of Cannes Film Festival]
language: English director: Jim Jarmusch actor: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Method Man -
opening: Sunday, December 25 2016
Toni Erdmann
Practical joker Winfried disguises himself as flashy “Toni Erdmann” to get busy Ines’ attention and change her corporate lifestyle. The father-daughter challenge reaches absurd proportions until Ines begins to see that her eccentric father deserves a place in her life… [Synopsis courtesy of Cannes Film Festival]
language: Deutsch, English, Romanian director: Maren Ade actor: Cosmin Padureanu, Hadewych Minis, Ingrid Bisu, John Keogh, Lucy Russell, Peter Simonischek, Radu Banzaru, Sandra Hüller, Trystan Pütter, Vlad Ivanov writer: Maren Ade -
Hidden Figures
Three brilliant African-American women at NASA — Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) — serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn (Glen Powell) into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the […]
director: Theodore Melfi actor: Glen Powell, Janelle Monae, Jim Parsons, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Mahershala Ali, Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson writer: Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi -
Live by Night
It’s the Roaring `20s and Prohibition hasn’t stopped the flow of booze in an underground network of gangster-run speakeasies. The opportunity to gain power and money is there for any man with enough ambition and nerve, and Joe Coughlin, the son of the Boston Police superintendent, long ago turned his back on his strict upbringing […]
director: Ben Affleck actor: Anthony Michael Hall, Ben Affleck, Brendan Gleeson, Chris Cooper, Chris Messina, Elle Fanning, Max Casella, Scott Eastwood, Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana writer: Ben Affleck -
Fences
A former professional baseball player creates tension in his family when he denies his teenage son’s dream of playing college football and comes home with the baby he had through an affair.
director: denzel washington actor: Denzel Washington, Jovan Adepo, Mykelti Williamson, Russell Hornsby, Saniyya Sydney, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Viola Davis writer: August Wilson -
20th Century Women
In 1979 Santa Barbara, Calif., Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women — Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields’ home and Julie, […]
director: Mike Mills actor: Annette Bening, Billy Crudup, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann -
opening: Friday, December 23 2016
The Bad Kids
On a remote patch of the Mojave Desert, amidst dusty tumbleweeds and rangy Joshua Trees, sits an anomaly: a high school where educators believe empathy, life skills, and the constancy of a caring adult are the differences that will give at-risk students command of their fates. On any given day, principal Vonda Viland calls kids at the crack of dawn to see if they’ll make it to school. And if they need a ride? Well, she’ll pick them up. Vonda knows each student’s challenges and coaches them tirelessly, never fostering false hopes. Her philosophy combines loving compassion with realism, and given her school’s rising graduation rate, it seems to be working. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]
director: Keith Fulton & Lou Pepe -
director: Martin Scorsese actor: Adam Driver, Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson writer: Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese
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A Monster Calls
A visually spectacular drama from director J.A. Bayona (“The Impossible”). 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall), dealing with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother (Sigourney Weaver), and bullying classmates, finds a most unlikely ally when a Monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the Monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, […]
language: English director: J.A. Bayona actor: Felicity Jones, Lewis MacDougall, Liam Neeson, Sigourney Weaver, Toby Kebbell writer: Patrick Ness -
I, Daniel Blake
Daniel Blake, 59, has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, after a heart attack and nearly falling from a scaffold, he needs help from the State for the first time in his life. He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie’s only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn’t know some 300 miles away. Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man’s land caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy as played out against the rhetoric of ‘striver and skiver’ in modern day Britain.
language: English director: Ken Loach actor: Briana Shann, Dave Johns, Dylan Philip McKiernan, Hayley Squires writer: Paul Laverty -
Why Him?
A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter’s young rich boyfriend.
director: John Hamburg actor: Adam DeVine, Andrew Rannells, Bryan Cranston, Casey Wilson, Cedric The Entertainer, James Franco, Keegan-Michael Key, Megan Mullally, Zoey Deutch writer: Ian Helfer, John Hamburg -
opening: Wednesday, December 21 2016
Sing
A show-biz impresario who happens to be a koala attracts a menagerie of musical hopefuls when he holds a singing contest to try and save his theatre.
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Passengers
Two passengers are on a 120-year journey to another planet when their hibernation pods wake them 90 years too early. Jim and Aurora are forced to unravel the mystery behind the malfunction as the ship teeters on the brink of collapse, with the lives of thousands of passengers in jeopardy.
director: Morten Tyldum actor: Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Sheen writer: Jon Spaihts -
Julieta
Julieta lives in Madrid with her daughter Antía. They both suffer in silence over the loss of Xoan, Antía’s father and Julieta’s husband. But at times grief doesn’t bring people closer, it drives them apart. When Antía turns eighteen she abandons her mother, without a word of explanation. Julieta looks for her in every possible way, but all she discovers is how little she knows of her daughter. [Synopsis courtesy of Cannes Film Festival]
language: Spanish director: Pedro Almodóvar actor: Adriana Ugarte, Daniel Grao, Darío Grandinetti, Emma Suárez, Inma Cuesta, Michelle Jenner, Rossy de Palma writer: Pedro Almodóvar -
Assassin’s Creed
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.
director: Justin Kurzel actor: Brendan Gleeson, Jeremy Irons, Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender, Michael K. Williams writer: Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Michael Lesslie -
Patriots Day
In the aftermath of an unspeakable attack, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the bombers before they strike again. Weaving together the stories of Special Agent Richard DesLauriers, Police Commissioner Ed Davis, Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese and nurse Carol Saunders this visceral […]
director: Peter Berg actor: Alex Wolff, J.K. Simmons, John Goodman, Kevin Bacon, Khandi Alexander, Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, Themo Melikidze writer: Joshua Zetumer, Matt Cook, Peter Berg -
opening: Friday, December 16 2016
The Founder
Chronicling the rise of McDonald’s fast food empire, “The Founder” tells the true story of how Illinois salesman Ray Kroc met brothers Mac and Dick McDonald, operating a hamburger restaurant in southern California in the 1950s. Kroc subtly maneuvers himself into a position to take control of their company, which grows into one of the […]
director: John Lee Hancock actor: B.J. Novak, Laura Dern, Linda Cardellini, Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, Patrick Wilson writer: Robert D. Siegel -
City of Dead Men
When Michael, a young American tourist running away from his own demons, arrives in Medellin, Colombia, after a long journey throughout South America, he realizes he’s gone through all of his money and must resolve the situation soon. Then he meets Melody, a pretty Colombian girl who knows the city well and hooks him up […]
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something […]
director: Gareth Edwards actor: Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen, Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Jiang Wen, Mads Mikkelsen writer: Chris Weitz, Tony Gilroy -
Collateral Beauty
When a successful New York advertising executive suffers a great tragedy he retreats from life. While his concerned friends try desperately to reconnect with him, he seeks answers from the universe by writing letters to Love, Time and Death. But it’s not until his notes bring unexpected personal responses that he begins to understand how […]
director: David Frankel actor: Edward Norton, Helen Mirren, Jacob Latimore, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Michael Peña, Naomie Harris, Will Smith writer: Allen Loeb -
Solace
When FBI Special Agent Joe Merriwether is unable to solve a series of homicides, he decides to enlist the help of his former colleague Dr. John Clancy, a retired physician with psychic powers. The reclusive Clancy, who shuttered his practice and retreated from the world following the death of his daughter and subsequent break-up of […]
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La La Land
An ambitious jazz pianist and an aspiring actress fall in love while pursuing their dreams of stardom.
director: Damien Chazelle actor: Emma Stone, J.K. Simmons, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ryan Gosling -
The Wasted Times
Superstars Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, and Tadanobu Asano headline this hotly anticipated, stylistic thriller set in the Shanghai underworld of the 1930s. [Synopsis courtesy of Toronto International Film Festival]
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Neruda
It’s 1948 and the Cold War has reached Chile. In congress, Senator Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betrayal and is swiftly impeached by President Videla. Police Prefect Óscar Peluchonneau is assigned to arrest the poet. Neruda tries to flee the country with his wife Delia del Carril, but they are forced into hiding. In the struggle with his nemesis Peluchonneau, Neruda sees an opportunity to reinvent himself. He plays with the Prefect, leaving clues designed to make their game of cat-and-mouse more dangerous, more intimate. In this story of persecution, Neruda recognizes his own heroic possibilities: a chance to become both a symbol for liberty and a literary legend. [Synopsis courtesy of Directors’ Fortnight]
language: Spanish director: Pablo Larraín actor: Alfredo Castro, Gael García Bernal, Luis Gnecco, Mercedes Morán, Michael Silva, Pablo Derqui writer: Guillermo Calderón -
The Hollow Point
THE HOLLOW POINT is a visceral story, set in the back roads of a border town, about a botched Mexican cartel arms deal that leaves several dead and a bag of money missing. An aging retired sheriff with violent tendencies and his young replacement with a dark past must join forces to investigate the source […]
director: Gonzalo López-Gallego actor: Ian McShane, James Belushi, John Leguizamo, Lynn Collins, Patrick Wilson writer: Nils Lyew -
A Kind of Murder
Architect Walter Stackhouse (Patrick Wilson), crime novelist by night, is quite unhappily married to Clara (Jessica Biel), a successful real estate saleswoman. As Walter becomes fascinated by the case of Melchior Kimmel, a bookstore owner in New Jersey suspected of murdering his wife Helen, he begins to imagine what it might be like to murder his own wife. [Synopsis courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival]
director: Andy Goddard actor: Eddie Marsan, Haley Bennett, Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson, Vincent Kartheiser writer: Susan Boyd -
opening: Wednesday, December 14 2016
Ghostland
Remember the culture clash in THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY? This time it’s real. One of the most ancient cultures on our planet is undergoing a major change. The Ju/Hoansi Bushmen in Namibia are not allowed to hunt anymore and need to converge with our so called “civilized” lifestyle. For the first time the Ju/Hoansi Bushmen travel through the Kalahari and then right into the heart of Europe. What starts as a look at their fascinating culture becomes an even more fascinating look at our Western lifestyle. A warm and humorous reflection of our habits through the eyes of people who are about to give up their million year old traditions. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]
director: Simon Stadler -
opening: Friday, December 9 2016
Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America
Daryl Davis is an accomplished musician who has played all over the world with various legends. He also has an unusual hobby. Daryl likes to meet and befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan, many of whom have never met a black person before. When some of these people decide to leave the Klan, Daryl keeps their robes and hoods building his collection piece by piece, story by story, person by person. Follow us on a trip across the racial landscape of contemporary America as we sit in on interviews between Daryl and KKK and neo-Nazi leaders, academics, and civil rights activists. Watch as he attempts to answer his lifelong question “how can you hate me when you don’t even know me?” [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]
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Slash
Neil is an introverted, questioning high school freshman. His main social outlet is the steamy erotic fan fiction he writes about Vanguard, the brawny, galaxy-hopping hero of a popular sci-fi franchise. When his stories are exposed in class Neil is mortified, but the fearless, effortlessly cool Julia comes to his defense. An erotic fan fic writer herself, Julia pushes Neil to publish his stories to an online “adult” forum, where they quickly grab the attention of the site moderator, Denis. When Neil is invited to present his work at a comic con live-read event, he has to face the fact that Denis’ interest in him may be more than simply professional… perhaps like his own feelings for Julia. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]
language: English director: Clay Liford actor: Hannah Marks, Jessie Ennis, Michael Ian Black, Michael Johnston, Missi Pyle, Peter Vack, Sarah Ramos writer: Clay Liford -
Harry Benson: Shoot First
The illustrious career of the renowned photographer who initially rose to fame alongside The Beatles, having been assigned to cover their inaugural trip to the United States in 1964. With unprecedented “behind the scenes” access, Benson captured some of the most vibrant and intimate portraits ever taken of the most popular band in history. His […]
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Burn Country
Osman leaves behind his life as a fixer for Western journalists reporting on the war in Afghanistan. He lands in a small bohemian town in Northern California, living on the couch of his friend‘s mother and working as a crime reporter for the local newspaper. Restless and eager to penetrate the mysteries of his new home, he […]
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Office Christmas Party
When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand…
director: Josh Gordon, Will Speck actor: Courtney B. Vance, Jamie Chung, Jillian Bell, Kate McKinnon, Olivia Munn, Randall Park, Rob Corddry, Sam Richardson, Vanessa Bayer -
Sword Master
In this beautifully shot wuxia epic, a powerful swordsman is haunted by the destructive impact his deadly talents have on others. Weary of the bloodshed and violence from the martial arts world, he banishes himself to the humble life a vagrant, wandering the fringes of society. But his violent past refuses to let him go […]
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Miss Sloane
The story of a ruthless lobbyist (Jessica Chastain) who is notorious for her unparalleled talent and her desire to win at all costs, even when it puts her own career at risk. The thriller pulls back the curtain on how Capitol Hill games are played and won as Sloane faces off against the most influential […]
director: John Madden actor: Alison Pill, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jake Lacy, Jessica Chastain, John Lithgow, Mark Strong, Michael Stulbarg, Sam Waterston writer: Jonny Perera -
Frank & Lola
Frank is a brooding, staunch Las Vegas chef who always focused his energy into his culinary talents—until he meets Lola, a young and beautiful enigma. Together, Frank and Lola build an intense relationship that saves each other from their mutual despair. Cracks begin to show after Lola suddenly cheats on Frank, which leads to Frank’s evolving mistrust of Lola and a growing obsession with an imposing man from her past. As Frank is given the chance to cook for a famed Parisian restaurateur, he is overcome by extreme thoughts of betrayal, causing him to seek revenge and answers. But what he learns about Lola is not black and white, and trust gives way to a web of deceit. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]
language: English director: Matthew M. Ross actor: Emmanuelle Devos, Imogen Poots, Justin Long, Michael Nyqvist, Michael Shannon, Rosanna Arquette -
The Brand New Testament
“God exists. He lives in Brussels. He is horrible to his wife and daughter. We’ve heard a lot about his son but precious little about his daughter. I’m his daughter. My name is Ea and I’m ten. To get even, I’ve sent everyone in the world an SMS with their date of death….” [Synopsis courtesy of Directors’ Fortnight]
language: French director: Jaco Van Dormael actor: Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, Didier De Neck, François Damiens, Laura Verlinden, Marco Lorenzini, Pili Groyne, Romain Gelin, Serge Larivière, Yolande Moreau writer: Jaco Van Dormael, Thomas Gunzig -
Sugar Mountain
Deep in debt to a local thug, Miles persuades his girlfriend Lauren and brother Liam to help fake a disappearance in the Alaskan wilderness. While the town works together to find Miles, the local sheriff begins to suspect foul play. As he closes in on the truth, Liam struggles to conceal the hoax, and in […]
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Abattoir
An investigative reporter works to solve the mystery behind a mysterious man who has been buying houses where tragedies have occurred. Set in a world where it always feels like night, even in daylight hours, real estate reporter Julia Talben’s life is turned upside down when her family is brutally murdered. It is believed to […]
director: Darren Lynn Bousman actor: Dayton Callie, Jessica Lowndes, Joe Anderson, Lin Shaye writer: Christopher Monfette -
All We Had
Ruthie Carmichael (Stefania Owen) makes the best of bad circumstances, pulled along in the wake of the hard luck of her mother Rita (Katie Holmes). From escaping a bad boyfriend to their car breaking down on the road to going broke, they continually find themselves in search of stability. When their attempt at settling in a new town hits a stumbling block, and as the shine wears off of the kind strangers who supported them when they had first arrived, even Ruthie struggles to keep it together.
director: Katie Holmes actor: Eve Lindley, Judy Greer, Katie Holmes, Luke Wilson, Mark Consuelos, Richard Kind, Stefania Owen writer: Jill Killington, Josh Boone -
Kill Ratio
An attack on the new President of a fledgling Eastern European democracy pits an American covert operative against the country’s ruthless military leader determined to seize control of the government.
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Stevie D
When Stevie D (Chris Cordone), only son of LA construction magnate, Angelo DiMarco (John Aprea), accidentally kills a connected man, Angelo is left with few options. Working with his confidant, Lenny (Kevin Chapman), the two devise a plan to send the wayward son into hiding while an unknown, look-alike actor is hired to fill his […]
director: Chris Cordone actor: Chris Cordone, John Aprea, Torrey DeVitto, with Kevin Chapman and Hal Linden writer: Chris Cordone -
opening: Friday, December 2 2016
The Eyes of My Mother
In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor horrifyingly shatters the idyll of Francisca’s family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening some unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca’s loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a distinctly dark form. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]
director: Nicolas Pesce actor: Clara Wong, Diana Agostini, Flora Diaz, Kika Magalhães, Paul Nazak, Will Brill writer: Nicolas Pesce -
Sky on Fire
In this driving, non-stop action thriller, the chief security officer at a top-secret medical facility finds himself caught in an explosive battle when a young thief and his accomplices steal a groundbreaking curative medicine. After discovering the true origins of the medicine, the officer must decide who he can trust to protect the cure from […]
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Always Shine
Two women, both actresses with differing degrees of success, travel north from Los Angeles to Big Sur for a weekend vacation in Always Shine, Sophia Takal’s twisty, psychological thriller. Both see the trip as an opportunity to reconnect after years of competition and jealousy has driven a wedge between them, but upon arrival to their isolated, forest retreat, the pair discovers that their once intimate friendship has deteriorated into forced conversations, betrayals both real and imagined, petty jealousies, and deep-seated resentment. As the women allow their feelings to fester, each begins to lose their bearings not only on the true nature of their relationship, but on their own identities. [Synopsis courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival]
language: English director: Sophia Takal actor: Alexander Koch, Caitlin FitzGerald, Jane Adams, Lawrence Michael Levine, Mackenzie Davis writer: Lawrence Michael Levine -
The Duelist
A professional duellist in 19th-century Russia has second thoughts about his profession when he meets the beautiful sister of a future opponent.
director: Alexey Mizgirev actor: Franziska Petri, Julia Khlynina, Martin Wuttke, Petr Fedorov, Vladimir Mashkov, Yuri Kolokolnikov writer: Alexey Mizgirev -
Run the Tide
When their drug abusing mother is released from prison determined to rebuild their family, Rey kidnaps his younger brother Oliver and escapes their desert home for the California coast.
director: Soham Mehta actor: Constance Zimmer, Johanna Braddy, Kenny Johnson, Nico Christou, Taylor Lautner writer: Rajiv Shah -
Bodyguards
Bodyguards & Protection Agents are the individuals on the front lines for the rich, famous, and powerful. These individuals deal with violence, stalkers, isolation, and potential loss of life every single day. “Bodyguards” explores the lives of bodyguards; a world most people know nothing about, while showcasing Nelson Mandela’s Bodyguards, Justin Bieber and his Director of Security, Whitey Bulger’s […]
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Anonymous (2016)
Alex Danyliuk is a teenager learning the ins and outs of computer programming. When his family hits financial trouble, he turns to a life of online crime and identity theft, fueled by rage at the banking institutions’ status quo. Along the way he meets Sye, a street-wise hustler who introduces him to the world of black […]
director: Akan Satayev actor: Callan McAuliffe, Clifton Collins Jr., Daniel Eric Gold, Lorraine Nicholson writer: Sanzhar Sultan, Timur Zhaksylykov -
Goodnight Brooklyn – The Story of Death By Audio
From 2005 to 2014, Death By Audio served as a venue for underground music, art and a non-traditional living environment. Founders: Oliver Ackermann, Edan Wilber and Matt Conboy, endure the challenges of hosting hundreds of people a night with looming threats of building department or police raids. Under ironic circumstances, we follow them through the last days as they navigate a billion dollar company moving into their building and the associated threats and intimidation to keep residents in fear of reprisals. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]
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Videofilia (and Other Viral Syndromes)
“Videofilia (and Other Viral Syndromes)” begins as a teenage misfit spends her first days out of school slacking and experimenting with drugs and cyberspace. She meets Junior online. He’s an aspiring amateur porn dealer into conspiracy theories and is also convinced that the Mayan Apocalypse is happening. Once they meet in the ‘real world,’ a […]
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Incarnate
A scientist with the ability to enter the subconscious minds of the possessed must save a young boy from the grips of a demon with powers never seen before, while facing the horrors of his past.
language: English director: Brad Peyton actor: Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno, David Mazouz, John Pirruccello, Keir O'Donnell, Matthew Nable -
Siren
A horror-thriller about Jonah, an apprehensive groom-to-be whose bachelor party turns into a nightmare when he frees a seemingly innocent victimized girl locked up in a supernatural sex club. Her ruthless handler and proprietor of the sex club will stop at nothing to re-capture his prize. Jonah struggles to rescue the girl only to discover […]
director: Gregg Bishop actor: Chase Williamson, Hannah Fierman, Hayes Mercure, Justin Welborn, Michael Aaron Milligan, Randy McDowell writer: Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski -
Best and Most Beautiful Things
Off a dirt road in Bangor, Maine, a precocious 20-year-old woman named Michelle Smith lives with her mother Julie. Michelle is quirky and charming, legally blind and diagnosed on the autism spectrum, with big dreams and varied passions. Searching for connection, Michelle explores love and empowerment outside the limits of “normal” through a provocative fringe community. Will she take the leap to experience the wide world for herself? Michelle’s joyful story of self-discovery celebrates outcasts everywhere. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]
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Man Down
A haunted Afghanistan war veteran attempts to come to terms with his past while searching for his family in a post-apocalyptic America.
language: English director: Dito Montiel actor: Clifton Collins Jr., Gary Oldman, Jai Courtney, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Kate Mara, Shia LaBeouf writer: Adam Simon, Dito Montiel -
Things to Come (2016)
A middle-aged professor’s carefully structured life is thrown into disarray when her husband leaves her for another woman, and who finds an unlikely new companion in a former student and radical young communist.
director: Mia Hansen-Løve actor: André Marcon, Edith Scob, Isabelle Huppert, Roman Kolinka, Sarah Le Picard, Solal Forte -
Jackie (2016)
A searing and intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. “Jackie” places us in her world during the days immediately following her husband’s assassination. Known for her extraordinary dignity and poise, here we see a psychological […]
director: Pablo Larraín actor: Billy Crudup, Greta Gerwig, John Hurt, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard writer: Noah Oppenheim -
opening: Thursday, December 1 2016
One More Time with Feeling
“One More Time With Feeling” began as a performance-based concept around the making of new Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album Skeleton Tree, but evolved into something more complex as director Andrew Dominik delved into the personal backdrop of the writing and recording of the album. Interwoven throughout the Bad Seeds’ filmed performance of […]
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opening: Wednesday, November 30 2016
Bobby Sands: 66 Days
In 1981, Bobby Sands is a 27-year-old member of the IRA, doing a 14-year sentence for weapons possession in Northern Ireland’s Maze Prison, when he leads fellow prisoners on a hunger strike demanding that they be treated as political prisoners. Byrne’s rigorous, thoughtful documentary takes us through Sands’s 66-day ordeal, with expository sequences that give […]
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Old Stone
When a drunken passenger causes driver Lao Shi (Chen Gang) to swerve and hit a motorcyclist, he stops to help the injured man. As no police or ambulance arrive, he drives the victim to the hospital, checks him in and finds himself liable for the man’s medical bills. The repercussions of Shi’s selfless act expose […]
director: Johnny Ma actor: Chen Gang, Luo Xue’er, Nai An, Wang Hongwei, Zhang Zebin writer: Johnny Ma -
opening: Friday, November 25 2016
Lion
The true story of Saroo Brierley, who was adopted by an Australian couple after being separated from his parents in India at the age of five, and then located his family using Google Earth 25 years later.
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Po
When David Wilson’s young wife falls victim to cancer, he is left a single working dad with the sole responsibility of caring for his autistic son. Patrick, who prefers to be called Po, is a gifted but challenged child who was very close to his mother and unable to communicate his own sense of loss. […]
director: John Asher actor: Andrew Bowen, Bryan Batt, Bryan George, Caitlin Carmichael, Christopher Gorham, Fay Masterson, Julian Feder, Kaitlin Doubleday, Sean Gunn writer: Colin Goldman -
opening: Friday, November 18 2016
Manchester by the Sea
Lee Chandler is a brooding, irritable loner who works as a handyman for a Boston apartment block. One damp winter day he gets a call summoning him to his hometown, north of the city. His brother’s heart has given out suddenly, and he’s been named guardian to his 16-year-old nephew. As if losing his only sibling and doubts about raising a teenager weren’t enough, his return to the past re-opens an unspeakable tragedy. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]
director: Kenneth Lonergan actor: Casey Affleck, Erica McDermott, Gretchen Mol, Heather Burns, Kara Hayward, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges, Michelle Williams writer: Kenneth Lonergan -
The Edge of Seventeen
Everyone knows that growing up is hard, and life is no easier for high school junior Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld), who is already at peak awkwardness when her all-star older brother Darian (Blake Jenner) starts dating her best friend Krista (Haley Lu Richardson). All at once, Nadine feels more alone than ever, until the unexpected friendship of […]
director: Kelly Fremon Craig actor: Blake Jenner, Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Hayden Szeto, Kyra Sedgwick, Woody Harrelson writer: Kelly Fremon Craig -
Nocturnal Animals
A woman is forced to confront the demons of her past as she is drawn into the world of a thriller novel written by her ex-husband.
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Seasons
After traveling the world alongside migrating birds and diving the oceans with whales and manta rays, Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud return to more familiar ground, the lush green forests and megafauna that emerged across Europe following the last Ice Age. Winter had gone on for 80,000 years when, in a relatively short period of […]
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.
director: David Yates actor: Carmen Ejogo, Colin Farrell, Dan Fogler, Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Jon Voight, Katherine Waterston, Ron Perlman, Samantha Morton, Zoë Kravitz writer: J. K. Rowling -
The Take
Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realizes that Michael is just a pawn in a much bigger game and is also his best asset […]
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Officer Downe
A savage LA policeman is repeatedly resurrected and returned to active duty via dark science technology.
director: Michael Shawn Crahan actor: Alison Lohman, Kim Coates, Lauren Luna Velez, Meadow Williams, Sona Eyambe, Tyler Ross -
Life on the Line
A riveting action thriller and family drama centered on Beau, his beloved niece Bailey and the hardworking men who risk their lives to work “on the line” and keep the electric grid running. These unsung heroes brave raging storms and dangerously dizzying heights in their dedication to keeping the populace safe. Toiling hundreds of feet […]
director: David Hackl actor: Devon Sawa, Gil Bellows, John Travolta, Julie Benz, Kate Bosworth, Ryan Robbins, Sharon Stone writer: Dylan Scott, Marvin Peart, Peter I. Horton, Primo Brown -
opening: Wednesday, November 16 2016
Hunter Gatherer
Ashley Douglas thinks everything should fall into place when he’s released after three years in prison. His friends should come to his welcome home party. (They don’t.) His girlfriend, Linda, should greet him with open arms and open legs. (She doesn’t.) So Ashley, a forty-something African-American, restarts his life with next to nothing: no friends, no lovers, no connections. All he has is a bedroom in his mom’s house, a box of treasures he buried in his back yard, and a nostalgic and deeply ingrained need to be with Linda-his one, true love. That is, until he meets a new friend, Jeremy, and things start to turn around. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]
director: Josh Locy actor: Alexis DeLaRosa, Andre Royo, Antonio D. Charity, Ashley Wilkerson, Celestial, George Sample III, Jeanetta Arnette, Kellee Stewart, Kevin Jackson writer: Josh Locy -
opening: Friday, November 11 2016
Arrival
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
director: Denis Villeneuve actor: Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, Jeremy Renner, Michael Stuhlbarg writer: Eric Heisserer -
The Monster
A divorced mother and her headstrong daughter must make an emergency late night road trip to see the girl’s father. As they drive through deserted country roads on a stormy night, they suddenly have a startling collision that leaves them shaken – but not seriously hurt. Their car, however, is dead. As they try in vain to […]
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Shut In
A widowed child psychologist lives an isolated existence in rural New England. Caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue a young boy before he disappears forever.
director: Farren Blackburn actor: Charlie Heaton, David Cubitt, Jacob Tremblay, Naomi Watts, Oliver Platt writer: Christina Hodson -
The Love Witch
A modern day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, in a tribute to 1960s pulp novels and Technicolor melodramas.
language: English director: Anna Biller actor: Bernard Bullen, Dani Lennon, Elle Evans, Gian Keys, Gina Venditti, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Kaye L. Morris, Laura Waddell, Lily Holleman, Samantha Robinson, Stephen Wozniak -
opening: Friday, November 4 2016
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
The life and legacy of the maverick American journalist I.F. Stone, whose long one-man crusade against government deception lives on in the work of such contemporary filmmakers and journalists as Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, David Corn, and Matt Taibbi.
director: Fred Peabody -
Beauty Bites Beast
How often can you say with certainty that a movie will save lives? “Beauty Bites Beast” flips ideas about female helplessness, as women all over the world undertake the transformative experience of learning verbal, emotional and physical empowerment based self-defense.
director: Ellen Snortland -
Keep in Touch
After a life crisis, Colin attempts to track down his long-lost childhood love, only to discover that she was killed in a car accident many years prior. His online search leads him to her younger sister Jessie, an aspiring musician who bears a striking resemblance to the girl he used to love. Quickly becoming obsessed, […]
director: Sam Kretchmar actor: Gabbi McPhee, James Colby, Jill Eikenberry, Laura Steinel, Michael Covino, Peter Friedman, Reggie Watts, Ryan Patrick Bachand, Sarah Nealis writer: Sam Kretchmar
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opening: Friday, January 6 2017
Hickey
A day in the life of math whiz and recent high school graduate Ryan Chess (Doherty) who has spent the entire summer dithering over his choice of colleges. On the one hand, he has a full ride to his dream school, MIT but he’s also hopelessly in love with co-worker Carly (Watson), whom he has […]
director: Alex Grossman actor: “Tiny” Lister, Flavia Watson, Raychel Diane Weiner, Troy Doherty, Zedrick Restauro writer: Alex Grossman -
The Ardennes
Two bandit brothers, one fresh from prison, the other eager to escape their criminal past, form a potentially explosive love triangle with the ex-con’s ex-girlfriend, in Robin Pront’s Cain vs. Abel update. [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]
director: Robin Pront actor: Jeroen Perceval, Kevin Janssens, Veerle Baetens writer: Jeroen Perceval -
Banking on Bitcoin
Not since the invention of the Internet itself has there been such a controversial technological creation as Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s early pioneers sought to blur the lines of sovereignty and the financial status quo. After years of underground development, Bitcoin grabbed the attention of a curious public – as well as the ire of the regulators […]
director: Christopher Cannucciari -
Amityville: The Awakening
Belle, her little sister, and her comatose twin brother move into a new house with their single mother Joan in order to save money to help pay for her brother’s expensive healthcare. But when strange phenomena begin to occur in the house including the miraculous recovery of her brother, Belle begins to suspect her Mother isn’t telling her everything and soon realizes they just moved into the infamous Amityville house.
language: English director: Franck Khalfoun actor: Bella Thorne, Cameron Monaghan, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurtwood Smith, Taylor Spreitler -
Arsenal
The intertwining stories of the Lindel brothers, Mikey (Johnathon Schaech) and JP (Adrian Grenier), who had only each other to rely on growing up. As adults, JP found success as the owner of a construction company, while Mikey became a small-time mobster, mired in a life of petty crime. When Mikey is kidnapped and held […]
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The Bronx Bull
Based on the tumultuous real-life experiences of legendary boxing champion Jake LaMotta, “The Bronx Bull” chronicles his rise as a world-class boxer and his struggles with life outside of the ring, offering an unflinchingly honest look into the heart of a champion.
director: Martin Guigui actor: Cloris Leachman, Harry Hamlin, James Russo, Joe Mantegna, Mike Starr, Natasha Henstridge, Paul Sorvino, Penelope Ann Miller, Robert Davi, Tom Sizemore, William Forsythe writer: Martin Guigui, Rustam Branaman -
Between Us (2016)
A long-term relationship threatens to implode over the course of one tumultuous night. After six years together, thirty-something couple Henry and Dianne find themselves caught between their fears of commitment and societal pressure to settle down and marry. An impulsive decision and a surprise revelation send each into an emotional tailspin. Heading out into the […]
director: Rafael Palacio Illingworth actor: Adam Goldberg, Analeigh Tipton, Ben Feldman, Lesley Ann Warren, Olivia Thirlby, Peter Bogdanovich, Scott Haze writer: Rafael Palacio Illingworth -
Underworld: Blood Wars
Vampire death dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David (Theo James) and his father Thomas (Charles Dance), she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate […]
director: Anna Foerster actor: Bradley James, Charles Dance, James Faulkner, Kate Beckinsale, Lara Pulver, Theo James, Tobias Menzies writer: Cory Goodman -
Retake
Jonathan (Tuc Watkins) — a handsome businessman — flies into San Francisco and hires a young hustler (Devon Graye) to accompany him on a road trip to the Grand Canyon, with a catch: he must role-play as someone named “Brandon.” On the road, “Brandon” comes to realize he’s playing a vital role in the recreation […]
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Pitchfork
Having recently shared a life-changing secret with his family, Hunter recruits his friends to come with him from New York to the farm where he grew up as he faces his parents for the first time. As the college students enjoy the fresh air of Michigan farm country, an older, more dangerous secret slowly emerges. […]
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Railroad Tigers
In this action-comedy caper harkening back to Jackie Chan’s classic Hong Kong films, a railroad worker (Chan) and his ragtag group of freedom fighters find themselves on the wrong side of the tracks when they decide to ambush a heavily armed military train filled with desperately needed provisions. Unarmed and outnumbered, they must fight back […]
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opening: Wednesday, December 28 2016
Paterson
Paterson is a bus driver in the city of Paterson, New Jersey – they share the name. Every day, Paterson adheres to a simple routine: he drives his daily route, observing the city as it drifts across his windshield and overhearing fragments of conversation swirling around him; he writes poetry into a notebook; he walks his dog; he stops in a bar and drinks exactly one beer; he goes home to his wife, Laura. By contrast, Laura´s world is ever changing. New dreams come to her almost daily. Paterson loves Laura and she loves him. He supports her newfound ambitions; she champions his gift for poetry. [Synopsis courtesy of Cannes Film Festival]
language: English director: Jim Jarmusch actor: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Method Man -
opening: Sunday, December 25 2016
Toni Erdmann
Practical joker Winfried disguises himself as flashy “Toni Erdmann” to get busy Ines’ attention and change her corporate lifestyle. The father-daughter challenge reaches absurd proportions until Ines begins to see that her eccentric father deserves a place in her life… [Synopsis courtesy of Cannes Film Festival]
language: Deutsch, English, Romanian director: Maren Ade actor: Cosmin Padureanu, Hadewych Minis, Ingrid Bisu, John Keogh, Lucy Russell, Peter Simonischek, Radu Banzaru, Sandra Hüller, Trystan Pütter, Vlad Ivanov writer: Maren Ade -
Hidden Figures
Three brilliant African-American women at NASA — Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) — serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn (Glen Powell) into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the […]
director: Theodore Melfi actor: Glen Powell, Janelle Monae, Jim Parsons, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Mahershala Ali, Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson writer: Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi -
Live by Night
It’s the Roaring `20s and Prohibition hasn’t stopped the flow of booze in an underground network of gangster-run speakeasies. The opportunity to gain power and money is there for any man with enough ambition and nerve, and Joe Coughlin, the son of the Boston Police superintendent, long ago turned his back on his strict upbringing […]
director: Ben Affleck actor: Anthony Michael Hall, Ben Affleck, Brendan Gleeson, Chris Cooper, Chris Messina, Elle Fanning, Max Casella, Scott Eastwood, Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana writer: Ben Affleck -
Fences
A former professional baseball player creates tension in his family when he denies his teenage son’s dream of playing college football and comes home with the baby he had through an affair.
director: denzel washington actor: Denzel Washington, Jovan Adepo, Mykelti Williamson, Russell Hornsby, Saniyya Sydney, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Viola Davis writer: August Wilson -
20th Century Women
In 1979 Santa Barbara, Calif., Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women — Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields’ home and Julie, […]
director: Mike Mills actor: Annette Bening, Billy Crudup, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann -
opening: Friday, December 23 2016
The Bad Kids
On a remote patch of the Mojave Desert, amidst dusty tumbleweeds and rangy Joshua Trees, sits an anomaly: a high school where educators believe empathy, life skills, and the constancy of a caring adult are the differences that will give at-risk students command of their fates. On any given day, principal Vonda Viland calls kids at the crack of dawn to see if they’ll make it to school. And if they need a ride? Well, she’ll pick them up. Vonda knows each student’s challenges and coaches them tirelessly, never fostering false hopes. Her philosophy combines loving compassion with realism, and given her school’s rising graduation rate, it seems to be working. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]
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director: Martin Scorsese actor: Adam Driver, Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson writer: Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese
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A Monster Calls
A visually spectacular drama from director J.A. Bayona (“The Impossible”). 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall), dealing with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother (Sigourney Weaver), and bullying classmates, finds a most unlikely ally when a Monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the Monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, […]
language: English director: J.A. Bayona actor: Felicity Jones, Lewis MacDougall, Liam Neeson, Sigourney Weaver, Toby Kebbell writer: Patrick Ness -
I, Daniel Blake
Daniel Blake, 59, has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, after a heart attack and nearly falling from a scaffold, he needs help from the State for the first time in his life. He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie’s only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn’t know some 300 miles away. Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man’s land caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy as played out against the rhetoric of ‘striver and skiver’ in modern day Britain.
language: English director: Ken Loach actor: Briana Shann, Dave Johns, Dylan Philip McKiernan, Hayley Squires writer: Paul Laverty -
Why Him?
A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter’s young rich boyfriend.
director: John Hamburg actor: Adam DeVine, Andrew Rannells, Bryan Cranston, Casey Wilson, Cedric The Entertainer, James Franco, Keegan-Michael Key, Megan Mullally, Zoey Deutch writer: Ian Helfer, John Hamburg -
opening: Wednesday, December 21 2016
Sing
A show-biz impresario who happens to be a koala attracts a menagerie of musical hopefuls when he holds a singing contest to try and save his theatre.
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Passengers
Two passengers are on a 120-year journey to another planet when their hibernation pods wake them 90 years too early. Jim and Aurora are forced to unravel the mystery behind the malfunction as the ship teeters on the brink of collapse, with the lives of thousands of passengers in jeopardy.
director: Morten Tyldum actor: Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Sheen writer: Jon Spaihts -
Julieta
Julieta lives in Madrid with her daughter Antía. They both suffer in silence over the loss of Xoan, Antía’s father and Julieta’s husband. But at times grief doesn’t bring people closer, it drives them apart. When Antía turns eighteen she abandons her mother, without a word of explanation. Julieta looks for her in every possible way, but all she discovers is how little she knows of her daughter. [Synopsis courtesy of Cannes Film Festival]
language: Spanish director: Pedro Almodóvar actor: Adriana Ugarte, Daniel Grao, Darío Grandinetti, Emma Suárez, Inma Cuesta, Michelle Jenner, Rossy de Palma writer: Pedro Almodóvar -
Assassin’s Creed
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.
director: Justin Kurzel actor: Brendan Gleeson, Jeremy Irons, Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender, Michael K. Williams writer: Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Michael Lesslie -
Patriots Day
In the aftermath of an unspeakable attack, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the bombers before they strike again. Weaving together the stories of Special Agent Richard DesLauriers, Police Commissioner Ed Davis, Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese and nurse Carol Saunders this visceral […]
director: Peter Berg actor: Alex Wolff, J.K. Simmons, John Goodman, Kevin Bacon, Khandi Alexander, Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, Themo Melikidze writer: Joshua Zetumer, Matt Cook, Peter Berg -
opening: Friday, December 16 2016
The Founder
Chronicling the rise of McDonald’s fast food empire, “The Founder” tells the true story of how Illinois salesman Ray Kroc met brothers Mac and Dick McDonald, operating a hamburger restaurant in southern California in the 1950s. Kroc subtly maneuvers himself into a position to take control of their company, which grows into one of the […]
director: John Lee Hancock actor: B.J. Novak, Laura Dern, Linda Cardellini, Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, Patrick Wilson writer: Robert D. Siegel -
City of Dead Men
When Michael, a young American tourist running away from his own demons, arrives in Medellin, Colombia, after a long journey throughout South America, he realizes he’s gone through all of his money and must resolve the situation soon. Then he meets Melody, a pretty Colombian girl who knows the city well and hooks him up […]
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something […]
director: Gareth Edwards actor: Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen, Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Jiang Wen, Mads Mikkelsen writer: Chris Weitz, Tony Gilroy -
Collateral Beauty
When a successful New York advertising executive suffers a great tragedy he retreats from life. While his concerned friends try desperately to reconnect with him, he seeks answers from the universe by writing letters to Love, Time and Death. But it’s not until his notes bring unexpected personal responses that he begins to understand how […]
director: David Frankel actor: Edward Norton, Helen Mirren, Jacob Latimore, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Michael Peña, Naomie Harris, Will Smith writer: Allen Loeb -
Solace
When FBI Special Agent Joe Merriwether is unable to solve a series of homicides, he decides to enlist the help of his former colleague Dr. John Clancy, a retired physician with psychic powers. The reclusive Clancy, who shuttered his practice and retreated from the world following the death of his daughter and subsequent break-up of […]
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La La Land
An ambitious jazz pianist and an aspiring actress fall in love while pursuing their dreams of stardom.
director: Damien Chazelle actor: Emma Stone, J.K. Simmons, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ryan Gosling -
The Wasted Times
Superstars Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, and Tadanobu Asano headline this hotly anticipated, stylistic thriller set in the Shanghai underworld of the 1930s. [Synopsis courtesy of Toronto International Film Festival]
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Neruda
It’s 1948 and the Cold War has reached Chile. In congress, Senator Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betrayal and is swiftly impeached by President Videla. Police Prefect Óscar Peluchonneau is assigned to arrest the poet. Neruda tries to flee the country with his wife Delia del Carril, but they are forced into hiding. In the struggle with his nemesis Peluchonneau, Neruda sees an opportunity to reinvent himself. He plays with the Prefect, leaving clues designed to make their game of cat-and-mouse more dangerous, more intimate. In this story of persecution, Neruda recognizes his own heroic possibilities: a chance to become both a symbol for liberty and a literary legend. [Synopsis courtesy of Directors’ Fortnight]
language: Spanish director: Pablo Larraín actor: Alfredo Castro, Gael García Bernal, Luis Gnecco, Mercedes Morán, Michael Silva, Pablo Derqui writer: Guillermo Calderón -
The Hollow Point
THE HOLLOW POINT is a visceral story, set in the back roads of a border town, about a botched Mexican cartel arms deal that leaves several dead and a bag of money missing. An aging retired sheriff with violent tendencies and his young replacement with a dark past must join forces to investigate the source […]
director: Gonzalo López-Gallego actor: Ian McShane, James Belushi, John Leguizamo, Lynn Collins, Patrick Wilson writer: Nils Lyew -
A Kind of Murder
Architect Walter Stackhouse (Patrick Wilson), crime novelist by night, is quite unhappily married to Clara (Jessica Biel), a successful real estate saleswoman. As Walter becomes fascinated by the case of Melchior Kimmel, a bookstore owner in New Jersey suspected of murdering his wife Helen, he begins to imagine what it might be like to murder his own wife. [Synopsis courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival]
director: Andy Goddard actor: Eddie Marsan, Haley Bennett, Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson, Vincent Kartheiser writer: Susan Boyd -
opening: Wednesday, December 14 2016
Ghostland
Remember the culture clash in THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY? This time it’s real. One of the most ancient cultures on our planet is undergoing a major change. The Ju/Hoansi Bushmen in Namibia are not allowed to hunt anymore and need to converge with our so called “civilized” lifestyle. For the first time the Ju/Hoansi Bushmen travel through the Kalahari and then right into the heart of Europe. What starts as a look at their fascinating culture becomes an even more fascinating look at our Western lifestyle. A warm and humorous reflection of our habits through the eyes of people who are about to give up their million year old traditions. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]
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opening: Friday, December 9 2016
Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America
Daryl Davis is an accomplished musician who has played all over the world with various legends. He also has an unusual hobby. Daryl likes to meet and befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan, many of whom have never met a black person before. When some of these people decide to leave the Klan, Daryl keeps their robes and hoods building his collection piece by piece, story by story, person by person. Follow us on a trip across the racial landscape of contemporary America as we sit in on interviews between Daryl and KKK and neo-Nazi leaders, academics, and civil rights activists. Watch as he attempts to answer his lifelong question “how can you hate me when you don’t even know me?” [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]
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Slash
Neil is an introverted, questioning high school freshman. His main social outlet is the steamy erotic fan fiction he writes about Vanguard, the brawny, galaxy-hopping hero of a popular sci-fi franchise. When his stories are exposed in class Neil is mortified, but the fearless, effortlessly cool Julia comes to his defense. An erotic fan fic writer herself, Julia pushes Neil to publish his stories to an online “adult” forum, where they quickly grab the attention of the site moderator, Denis. When Neil is invited to present his work at a comic con live-read event, he has to face the fact that Denis’ interest in him may be more than simply professional… perhaps like his own feelings for Julia. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]
language: English director: Clay Liford actor: Hannah Marks, Jessie Ennis, Michael Ian Black, Michael Johnston, Missi Pyle, Peter Vack, Sarah Ramos writer: Clay Liford -
Harry Benson: Shoot First
The illustrious career of the renowned photographer who initially rose to fame alongside The Beatles, having been assigned to cover their inaugural trip to the United States in 1964. With unprecedented “behind the scenes” access, Benson captured some of the most vibrant and intimate portraits ever taken of the most popular band in history. His […]
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Burn Country
Osman leaves behind his life as a fixer for Western journalists reporting on the war in Afghanistan. He lands in a small bohemian town in Northern California, living on the couch of his friend‘s mother and working as a crime reporter for the local newspaper. Restless and eager to penetrate the mysteries of his new home, he […]
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Office Christmas Party
When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand…
director: Josh Gordon, Will Speck actor: Courtney B. Vance, Jamie Chung, Jillian Bell, Kate McKinnon, Olivia Munn, Randall Park, Rob Corddry, Sam Richardson, Vanessa Bayer -
Sword Master
In this beautifully shot wuxia epic, a powerful swordsman is haunted by the destructive impact his deadly talents have on others. Weary of the bloodshed and violence from the martial arts world, he banishes himself to the humble life a vagrant, wandering the fringes of society. But his violent past refuses to let him go […]
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Miss Sloane
The story of a ruthless lobbyist (Jessica Chastain) who is notorious for her unparalleled talent and her desire to win at all costs, even when it puts her own career at risk. The thriller pulls back the curtain on how Capitol Hill games are played and won as Sloane faces off against the most influential […]
director: John Madden actor: Alison Pill, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jake Lacy, Jessica Chastain, John Lithgow, Mark Strong, Michael Stulbarg, Sam Waterston writer: Jonny Perera -
Frank & Lola
Frank is a brooding, staunch Las Vegas chef who always focused his energy into his culinary talents—until he meets Lola, a young and beautiful enigma. Together, Frank and Lola build an intense relationship that saves each other from their mutual despair. Cracks begin to show after Lola suddenly cheats on Frank, which leads to Frank’s evolving mistrust of Lola and a growing obsession with an imposing man from her past. As Frank is given the chance to cook for a famed Parisian restaurateur, he is overcome by extreme thoughts of betrayal, causing him to seek revenge and answers. But what he learns about Lola is not black and white, and trust gives way to a web of deceit. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]
language: English director: Matthew M. Ross actor: Emmanuelle Devos, Imogen Poots, Justin Long, Michael Nyqvist, Michael Shannon, Rosanna Arquette -
The Brand New Testament
“God exists. He lives in Brussels. He is horrible to his wife and daughter. We’ve heard a lot about his son but precious little about his daughter. I’m his daughter. My name is Ea and I’m ten. To get even, I’ve sent everyone in the world an SMS with their date of death….” [Synopsis courtesy of Directors’ Fortnight]
language: French director: Jaco Van Dormael actor: Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, Didier De Neck, François Damiens, Laura Verlinden, Marco Lorenzini, Pili Groyne, Romain Gelin, Serge Larivière, Yolande Moreau writer: Jaco Van Dormael, Thomas Gunzig -
Sugar Mountain
Deep in debt to a local thug, Miles persuades his girlfriend Lauren and brother Liam to help fake a disappearance in the Alaskan wilderness. While the town works together to find Miles, the local sheriff begins to suspect foul play. As he closes in on the truth, Liam struggles to conceal the hoax, and in […]
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Abattoir
An investigative reporter works to solve the mystery behind a mysterious man who has been buying houses where tragedies have occurred. Set in a world where it always feels like night, even in daylight hours, real estate reporter Julia Talben’s life is turned upside down when her family is brutally murdered. It is believed to […]
director: Darren Lynn Bousman actor: Dayton Callie, Jessica Lowndes, Joe Anderson, Lin Shaye writer: Christopher Monfette -
All We Had
Ruthie Carmichael (Stefania Owen) makes the best of bad circumstances, pulled along in the wake of the hard luck of her mother Rita (Katie Holmes). From escaping a bad boyfriend to their car breaking down on the road to going broke, they continually find themselves in search of stability. When their attempt at settling in a new town hits a stumbling block, and as the shine wears off of the kind strangers who supported them when they had first arrived, even Ruthie struggles to keep it together.
director: Katie Holmes actor: Eve Lindley, Judy Greer, Katie Holmes, Luke Wilson, Mark Consuelos, Richard Kind, Stefania Owen writer: Jill Killington, Josh Boone -
Kill Ratio
An attack on the new President of a fledgling Eastern European democracy pits an American covert operative against the country’s ruthless military leader determined to seize control of the government.
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Stevie D
When Stevie D (Chris Cordone), only son of LA construction magnate, Angelo DiMarco (John Aprea), accidentally kills a connected man, Angelo is left with few options. Working with his confidant, Lenny (Kevin Chapman), the two devise a plan to send the wayward son into hiding while an unknown, look-alike actor is hired to fill his […]
director: Chris Cordone actor: Chris Cordone, John Aprea, Torrey DeVitto, with Kevin Chapman and Hal Linden writer: Chris Cordone -
opening: Friday, December 2 2016
The Eyes of My Mother
In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor horrifyingly shatters the idyll of Francisca’s family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening some unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca’s loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a distinctly dark form. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]
director: Nicolas Pesce actor: Clara Wong, Diana Agostini, Flora Diaz, Kika Magalhães, Paul Nazak, Will Brill writer: Nicolas Pesce -
Sky on Fire
In this driving, non-stop action thriller, the chief security officer at a top-secret medical facility finds himself caught in an explosive battle when a young thief and his accomplices steal a groundbreaking curative medicine. After discovering the true origins of the medicine, the officer must decide who he can trust to protect the cure from […]
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Always Shine
Two women, both actresses with differing degrees of success, travel north from Los Angeles to Big Sur for a weekend vacation in Always Shine, Sophia Takal’s twisty, psychological thriller. Both see the trip as an opportunity to reconnect after years of competition and jealousy has driven a wedge between them, but upon arrival to their isolated, forest retreat, the pair discovers that their once intimate friendship has deteriorated into forced conversations, betrayals both real and imagined, petty jealousies, and deep-seated resentment. As the women allow their feelings to fester, each begins to lose their bearings not only on the true nature of their relationship, but on their own identities. [Synopsis courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival]
language: English director: Sophia Takal actor: Alexander Koch, Caitlin FitzGerald, Jane Adams, Lawrence Michael Levine, Mackenzie Davis writer: Lawrence Michael Levine -
The Duelist
A professional duellist in 19th-century Russia has second thoughts about his profession when he meets the beautiful sister of a future opponent.
director: Alexey Mizgirev actor: Franziska Petri, Julia Khlynina, Martin Wuttke, Petr Fedorov, Vladimir Mashkov, Yuri Kolokolnikov writer: Alexey Mizgirev -
Run the Tide
When their drug abusing mother is released from prison determined to rebuild their family, Rey kidnaps his younger brother Oliver and escapes their desert home for the California coast.
director: Soham Mehta actor: Constance Zimmer, Johanna Braddy, Kenny Johnson, Nico Christou, Taylor Lautner writer: Rajiv Shah -
Bodyguards
Bodyguards & Protection Agents are the individuals on the front lines for the rich, famous, and powerful. These individuals deal with violence, stalkers, isolation, and potential loss of life every single day. “Bodyguards” explores the lives of bodyguards; a world most people know nothing about, while showcasing Nelson Mandela’s Bodyguards, Justin Bieber and his Director of Security, Whitey Bulger’s […]
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Anonymous (2016)
Alex Danyliuk is a teenager learning the ins and outs of computer programming. When his family hits financial trouble, he turns to a life of online crime and identity theft, fueled by rage at the banking institutions’ status quo. Along the way he meets Sye, a street-wise hustler who introduces him to the world of black […]
director: Akan Satayev actor: Callan McAuliffe, Clifton Collins Jr., Daniel Eric Gold, Lorraine Nicholson writer: Sanzhar Sultan, Timur Zhaksylykov -
Goodnight Brooklyn – The Story of Death By Audio
From 2005 to 2014, Death By Audio served as a venue for underground music, art and a non-traditional living environment. Founders: Oliver Ackermann, Edan Wilber and Matt Conboy, endure the challenges of hosting hundreds of people a night with looming threats of building department or police raids. Under ironic circumstances, we follow them through the last days as they navigate a billion dollar company moving into their building and the associated threats and intimidation to keep residents in fear of reprisals. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]
director: Matthew Conboy -
Videofilia (and Other Viral Syndromes)
“Videofilia (and Other Viral Syndromes)” begins as a teenage misfit spends her first days out of school slacking and experimenting with drugs and cyberspace. She meets Junior online. He’s an aspiring amateur porn dealer into conspiracy theories and is also convinced that the Mayan Apocalypse is happening. Once they meet in the ‘real world,’ a […]
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Incarnate
A scientist with the ability to enter the subconscious minds of the possessed must save a young boy from the grips of a demon with powers never seen before, while facing the horrors of his past.
language: English director: Brad Peyton actor: Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno, David Mazouz, John Pirruccello, Keir O'Donnell, Matthew Nable -
Siren
A horror-thriller about Jonah, an apprehensive groom-to-be whose bachelor party turns into a nightmare when he frees a seemingly innocent victimized girl locked up in a supernatural sex club. Her ruthless handler and proprietor of the sex club will stop at nothing to re-capture his prize. Jonah struggles to rescue the girl only to discover […]
director: Gregg Bishop actor: Chase Williamson, Hannah Fierman, Hayes Mercure, Justin Welborn, Michael Aaron Milligan, Randy McDowell writer: Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski -
Best and Most Beautiful Things
Off a dirt road in Bangor, Maine, a precocious 20-year-old woman named Michelle Smith lives with her mother Julie. Michelle is quirky and charming, legally blind and diagnosed on the autism spectrum, with big dreams and varied passions. Searching for connection, Michelle explores love and empowerment outside the limits of “normal” through a provocative fringe community. Will she take the leap to experience the wide world for herself? Michelle’s joyful story of self-discovery celebrates outcasts everywhere. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]
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Man Down
A haunted Afghanistan war veteran attempts to come to terms with his past while searching for his family in a post-apocalyptic America.
language: English director: Dito Montiel actor: Clifton Collins Jr., Gary Oldman, Jai Courtney, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Kate Mara, Shia LaBeouf writer: Adam Simon, Dito Montiel -
Things to Come (2016)
A middle-aged professor’s carefully structured life is thrown into disarray when her husband leaves her for another woman, and who finds an unlikely new companion in a former student and radical young communist.
director: Mia Hansen-Løve actor: André Marcon, Edith Scob, Isabelle Huppert, Roman Kolinka, Sarah Le Picard, Solal Forte -
Jackie (2016)
A searing and intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. “Jackie” places us in her world during the days immediately following her husband’s assassination. Known for her extraordinary dignity and poise, here we see a psychological […]
director: Pablo Larraín actor: Billy Crudup, Greta Gerwig, John Hurt, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard writer: Noah Oppenheim -
opening: Thursday, December 1 2016
One More Time with Feeling
“One More Time With Feeling” began as a performance-based concept around the making of new Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album Skeleton Tree, but evolved into something more complex as director Andrew Dominik delved into the personal backdrop of the writing and recording of the album. Interwoven throughout the Bad Seeds’ filmed performance of […]
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opening: Wednesday, November 30 2016
Bobby Sands: 66 Days
In 1981, Bobby Sands is a 27-year-old member of the IRA, doing a 14-year sentence for weapons possession in Northern Ireland’s Maze Prison, when he leads fellow prisoners on a hunger strike demanding that they be treated as political prisoners. Byrne’s rigorous, thoughtful documentary takes us through Sands’s 66-day ordeal, with expository sequences that give […]
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Old Stone
When a drunken passenger causes driver Lao Shi (Chen Gang) to swerve and hit a motorcyclist, he stops to help the injured man. As no police or ambulance arrive, he drives the victim to the hospital, checks him in and finds himself liable for the man’s medical bills. The repercussions of Shi’s selfless act expose […]
director: Johnny Ma actor: Chen Gang, Luo Xue’er, Nai An, Wang Hongwei, Zhang Zebin writer: Johnny Ma -
opening: Friday, November 25 2016
Lion
The true story of Saroo Brierley, who was adopted by an Australian couple after being separated from his parents in India at the age of five, and then located his family using Google Earth 25 years later.
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Po
When David Wilson’s young wife falls victim to cancer, he is left a single working dad with the sole responsibility of caring for his autistic son. Patrick, who prefers to be called Po, is a gifted but challenged child who was very close to his mother and unable to communicate his own sense of loss. […]
director: John Asher actor: Andrew Bowen, Bryan Batt, Bryan George, Caitlin Carmichael, Christopher Gorham, Fay Masterson, Julian Feder, Kaitlin Doubleday, Sean Gunn writer: Colin Goldman -
opening: Friday, November 18 2016
Manchester by the Sea
Lee Chandler is a brooding, irritable loner who works as a handyman for a Boston apartment block. One damp winter day he gets a call summoning him to his hometown, north of the city. His brother’s heart has given out suddenly, and he’s been named guardian to his 16-year-old nephew. As if losing his only sibling and doubts about raising a teenager weren’t enough, his return to the past re-opens an unspeakable tragedy. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]
director: Kenneth Lonergan actor: Casey Affleck, Erica McDermott, Gretchen Mol, Heather Burns, Kara Hayward, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges, Michelle Williams writer: Kenneth Lonergan -
The Edge of Seventeen
Everyone knows that growing up is hard, and life is no easier for high school junior Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld), who is already at peak awkwardness when her all-star older brother Darian (Blake Jenner) starts dating her best friend Krista (Haley Lu Richardson). All at once, Nadine feels more alone than ever, until the unexpected friendship of […]
director: Kelly Fremon Craig actor: Blake Jenner, Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Hayden Szeto, Kyra Sedgwick, Woody Harrelson writer: Kelly Fremon Craig -
Nocturnal Animals
A woman is forced to confront the demons of her past as she is drawn into the world of a thriller novel written by her ex-husband.
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Seasons
After traveling the world alongside migrating birds and diving the oceans with whales and manta rays, Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud return to more familiar ground, the lush green forests and megafauna that emerged across Europe following the last Ice Age. Winter had gone on for 80,000 years when, in a relatively short period of […]
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.
director: David Yates actor: Carmen Ejogo, Colin Farrell, Dan Fogler, Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Jon Voight, Katherine Waterston, Ron Perlman, Samantha Morton, Zoë Kravitz writer: J. K. Rowling -
The Take
Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realizes that Michael is just a pawn in a much bigger game and is also his best asset […]
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Officer Downe
A savage LA policeman is repeatedly resurrected and returned to active duty via dark science technology.
director: Michael Shawn Crahan actor: Alison Lohman, Kim Coates, Lauren Luna Velez, Meadow Williams, Sona Eyambe, Tyler Ross -
Life on the Line
A riveting action thriller and family drama centered on Beau, his beloved niece Bailey and the hardworking men who risk their lives to work “on the line” and keep the electric grid running. These unsung heroes brave raging storms and dangerously dizzying heights in their dedication to keeping the populace safe. Toiling hundreds of feet […]
director: David Hackl actor: Devon Sawa, Gil Bellows, John Travolta, Julie Benz, Kate Bosworth, Ryan Robbins, Sharon Stone writer: Dylan Scott, Marvin Peart, Peter I. Horton, Primo Brown -
opening: Wednesday, November 16 2016
Hunter Gatherer
Ashley Douglas thinks everything should fall into place when he’s released after three years in prison. His friends should come to his welcome home party. (They don’t.) His girlfriend, Linda, should greet him with open arms and open legs. (She doesn’t.) So Ashley, a forty-something African-American, restarts his life with next to nothing: no friends, no lovers, no connections. All he has is a bedroom in his mom’s house, a box of treasures he buried in his back yard, and a nostalgic and deeply ingrained need to be with Linda-his one, true love. That is, until he meets a new friend, Jeremy, and things start to turn around. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]
director: Josh Locy actor: Alexis DeLaRosa, Andre Royo, Antonio D. Charity, Ashley Wilkerson, Celestial, George Sample III, Jeanetta Arnette, Kellee Stewart, Kevin Jackson writer: Josh Locy -
opening: Friday, November 11 2016
Arrival
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
director: Denis Villeneuve actor: Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, Jeremy Renner, Michael Stuhlbarg writer: Eric Heisserer -
The Monster
A divorced mother and her headstrong daughter must make an emergency late night road trip to see the girl’s father. As they drive through deserted country roads on a stormy night, they suddenly have a startling collision that leaves them shaken – but not seriously hurt. Their car, however, is dead. As they try in vain to […]
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Shut In
A widowed child psychologist lives an isolated existence in rural New England. Caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue a young boy before he disappears forever.
director: Farren Blackburn actor: Charlie Heaton, David Cubitt, Jacob Tremblay, Naomi Watts, Oliver Platt writer: Christina Hodson -
The Love Witch
A modern day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, in a tribute to 1960s pulp novels and Technicolor melodramas.
language: English director: Anna Biller actor: Bernard Bullen, Dani Lennon, Elle Evans, Gian Keys, Gina Venditti, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Kaye L. Morris, Laura Waddell, Lily Holleman, Samantha Robinson, Stephen Wozniak -
opening: Friday, November 4 2016
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
The life and legacy of the maverick American journalist I.F. Stone, whose long one-man crusade against government deception lives on in the work of such contemporary filmmakers and journalists as Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, David Corn, and Matt Taibbi.
director: Fred Peabody -
Beauty Bites Beast
How often can you say with certainty that a movie will save lives? “Beauty Bites Beast” flips ideas about female helplessness, as women all over the world undertake the transformative experience of learning verbal, emotional and physical empowerment based self-defense.
director: Ellen Snortland -
Keep in Touch
After a life crisis, Colin attempts to track down his long-lost childhood love, only to discover that she was killed in a car accident many years prior. His online search leads him to her younger sister Jessie, an aspiring musician who bears a striking resemblance to the girl he used to love. Quickly becoming obsessed, […]
director: Sam Kretchmar actor: Gabbi McPhee, James Colby, Jill Eikenberry, Laura Steinel, Michael Covino, Peter Friedman, Reggie Watts, Ryan Patrick Bachand, Sarah Nealis writer: Sam Kretchmar
- Hickey
- The Ardennes
- Banking on Bitcoin
- Amityville: The Awakening
- Arsenal
- The Bronx Bull
- Between Us (2016)
- Underworld: Blood Wars
- Retake
- Pitchfork
- Railroad Tigers
- Paterson
- Toni Erdmann
- Hidden Figures
- Live by Night
- Fences
- 20th Century Women
- The Bad Kids
- Silence (2016)
- A Monster Calls
- I, Daniel Blake
- Why Him?
- Sing
- Passengers
- Julieta
- Assassin’s Creed
- Patriots Day
- The Founder
- City of Dead Men
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Collateral Beauty
- Solace
- La La Land
- The Wasted Times
- Neruda
- The Hollow Point
- A Kind of Murder
- Ghostland
- Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America
- Slash
- Harry Benson: Shoot First
- Burn Country
- Office Christmas Party
- Sword Master
- Miss Sloane
- Frank & Lola
- The Brand New Testament
- Sugar Mountain
- Abattoir
- All We Had
- Kill Ratio
- Stevie D
- The Eyes of My Mother
- Sky on Fire
- Always Shine
- The Duelist
- Run the Tide
- Bodyguards
- Anonymous (2016)
- Goodnight Brooklyn – The Story of Death By Audio
- Videofilia (and Other Viral Syndromes)
- Incarnate
- Siren
- Best and Most Beautiful Things
- Man Down
- Things to Come (2016)
- Jackie (2016)
- One More Time with Feeling
- Bobby Sands: 66 Days
- Old Stone
- Lion
- Po
- Manchester by the Sea
- The Edge of Seventeen
- Nocturnal Animals
- Seasons
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- The Take
- Officer Downe
- Life on the Line
- Hunter Gatherer
- Arrival
- The Monster
- Shut In
- The Love Witch
- All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
- Beauty Bites Beast
- Keep in Touch