Regal Cinema Art Film Guide, Fall 2016

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Behind the scenes of

DENIAL with RACHEL WEISZ, TOM WILKINSON and TIMOTHY SPALL

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Queen of Katwe

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Cafe Society

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Equity

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Met Opera

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The Girl on the Train

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Bleed For This

Director: Ben Younger

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Film Previews

Reviews: 34 upcoming releases

Writer & Director: Woody Allen

Director: Meera Menon

Snowden

Denial

Director: Mira Nair

Director: Oliver Stone Interviewer: Derek Sante

Director: Mick Jackson

Queen of Katwe

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Director: Tate Taylor

CafĂŠ Society

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Film Guide Senior Staff Publisher

Robbie Arrington Managing Editor

Wendy Runyard Creative Director

Rodney Griffin Designer

Rona Moss Corporate Editor

Denial

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The Girl on the Train

Irene Gillaspy Advertising and Promotions

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or 10-year-old Phiona Mutesi

international chess champion. Directed by Mira Nair

(Madina Nalwanga) and her

(Monsoon Wedding) from a screenplay by William

family, life in the impoverished slum

Wheeler (The Hoax), Queen of Katwe is produced by

of Katwe in Kampala, Uganda, is

Lydia Dean Pilcher (The Darjeeling Limited) and John

a constant struggle. Her mother,

Carls (Where the Wild Things Are) with Will Weiske

Harriet (Lupita Nyong’o), is fiercely

and Troy Buder serving as executive producers. The

determined to take care of her

film stars Golden Globe® nominee David Oyelowo

family and works tirelessly selling

(Selma), Oscar® winner and Tony Award® nominee

vegetables in the market to make

Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave) and newcomer

sure her children are fed and have

Madina Nalwanga. Developed by Disney in association

a roof over their heads. When

with ESPN Films, Queen of Katwe was shot on

Phiona meets Robert Katende

location in Kampala, Uganda and Johannesburg,

(David Oyelowo), a soccer player turned missionary

South Africa, utilizing local crews in both countries.

who teaches local children chess, she is captivated.

Chess requires a good deal of concentration, strategic

Disney's Queen of Katwe opens in

thinking and risk taking, all skills which are applicable

theatres September 23, 2016.

in everyday life, and Katende hopes to empower youth with the game. Phiona is impressed by the intelligence and wit the game requires and immediately shows potential. Recognizing Phiona’s natural aptitude for chess and the fighting spirit she’s inherited from her mother, Katende begins to mentor her, but Harriet is reluctant to provide any encouragement, not wanting to see her daughter disappointed. As Phiona begins to succeed in local chess competitions, Katende teaches her to read and write in order to pursue schooling. She quickly advances through the ranks in tournaments, but breaks away from her family to focus on her own life. Her mother eventually realizes that Phiona has a chance to excel and teams up with Katende to help her fulfill her extraordinary potential, escape a life of poverty and save her family.

Queen of Katwe is based on a true story and validates the notion that genius can be found anywhere; it just needs to be recognized and nurtured. The support that Phiona receives from her family and community instills within her the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an

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All love is created equal.

FOCUS FEATURES PRESENTS A RAINDOG FILMS/BIG BEACHCASTING PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH AUGUSTA FILMS & TRI-STATE PICTURES JOEL EDGERTON RUTH NEGGA “LOVING” MUSIC COSTUME EDITED PRODUCTION MARTON CSOKAS NI C K KROLL AND MICHAEL SHANNON BY FRANCINE MAISLER, CSA BY DAVID WINGO DESIGNER ERIN BENACH BY JULIE MONROE DESIGNER CHAD KEITH DIRECTOR OF EXECUTIVE PRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHY ADAM STONE PRODUCER BRIAN KAVANAUGH-JONES

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et in the 1930s, Woody Allen’s bittersweet romance Cafe' Society follows Bronx-born Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) to Hollywood, where he falls in love, and back to New York, where he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life.

Centering on events in the lives of Bobby’s colorful Bronx family, the film is a glittering valentine to the movie stars, socialites, playboys, debutantes, politicians, and gangsters who epitomized the excitement and glamour of the age.

Bobby’s family features his relentlessly bickering parents Rose (Jeannie Berlin) and Marty (Ken Stott), his casually amoral gangster/brother Ben (Corey Stoll), his good-hearted teacher/sister Evelyn (Sari Lennick), and her egghead husband Leonard (Stephen Kunken).

For the hooligan Ben, there are no questions that can’t be answered with brute force, but the others are more likely to ponder deeper matters, like right and wrong, life and death, and the commercial viability of religion.

Seeking more out of life, Bobby flees his father’s jewelry store for Hollywood, where he works for his high-powered agent/uncle Phil (Steve Carell). He soon falls for Phil’s charming assistant

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Vonnie (Kristen Stewart), but she’s involved with another man so he settles for friendship.

Bobby also befriends Rad (Parker Posey), owner of a model agency, and her husband Steve (Paul Schneider), a wealthy producer.

Vonnie and the boyfriend break up and Bobby seizes the opportunity to romance her. Ultimately, she returns his affections. When Bobby asks Vonnie to marry him and move to New York, she is tempted, but things do not go smoothly.

Heartbroken, Bobby returns to New York, where he begins working for Ben, who has muscled his way into owning a nightclub. Bobby displays natural talents as an impresario and swiftly promotes the club into the hottest in town, renaming it “Les Tropiques.” Rad introduces him to the beautiful socialite Veronica (Blake Lively) whom he courts assiduously. Although still carrying a torch for Vonnie, when Veronica reveals she’s pregnant, they marry and begin a genuinely happy life together.

Everything seems to have fallen into place for Bobby until the night Vonnie walks into Les Tropiques.

Poignant, and often hilarious, Cafe' Society, a film with a novel’s sweep, takes us on a journey from pastel-clad dealmakers in plush Hollywood mansions, to the quarrels and tribulations of a humble Bronx family, to the rough-and-tumble violence of New York gangsters, to the sparkling surfaces and secret scandals of Manhattan high life.

With Cafe' Society, Woody Allen conjures up a 1930s world that has passed to tell a deeply romantic tale of dreams that never die.

Opens in theatres July 15, 2016.

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directed by Meera Men o n hen senior investment banker Naomi Bishop (Anna Gunn) is passed over for a promotion at her firm, she fights for the opportunity to take a start-up public, hoping this promising IPO will secure her a place at the firm’s highest level. But when an employee at the start-up raises questions about a possible crack in the company’s walls, Naomi must decide whether to investigate rumors that may compromise the deal or push forward with the confidence her superiors expect. Soon Naomi finds herself tangled in a web of deception and office politics and begins to question if there is anyone she can trust. As the IPO draws closer, Naomi sees that the choices she has made for her career have left her very much alone. Forced to reexamine the rules of the cutthroat world she has always loved, Naomi finds herself in a fight for her very survival.

Opens in theatres July 29, 2016.

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rom three-time Oscar® winner Oliver Stone, Snowden is a riveting personal look at one of the most polarizing figures of the 21st century, the man responsible for what has been described as the most far-reaching security breach in U.S. intelligence history.

In 2013, Edward Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) quietly leaves his job at the NSA and flies to Hong Kong to meet with journalists Glenn Greenwald (Zachary Quinto) and Ewen MacAskill (Tom Wilkinson) and filmmaker Laura Poitras (Melissa Leo) to reveal U.S. government cyber surveillance programs of epic proportions. A top security contractor with virtuoso programming skills, Edward has discovered that a virtual mountain of data is being assembled, tracking all forms of digital communication— not just from foreign governments and terror groups, but from ordinary Americans.

Disillusioned with his work in the intelligence community, Edward meticulously gathers hundreds of thousands of secret documents that will expose the full extent of the abuses. Leaving behind his longtime love Lindsay Mills (Shailene Woodley), Edward finds the courage to act on his principles. Snowden opens the door on the untold story of Edward Snowden, examining the forces that turned a conservative young patriot eager to serve his country into a historic whistleblower and posing

provocative questions about which liberties we are willing to give up in order for our government to protect us.

Snowden stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception, The Dark Knight Rises), Shailene Woodley (Divergent, The Fault in Our Stars), Zachary Quinto (Heroes, Star Trek), Melissa Leo (The Fighter, Frozen River), Tom Wilkinson (Batman Begins, Michael Clayton), Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man, Notting Hill), Timothy Olyphant (Justified, Live Free or Die Hard), Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, National Treasure), Scott Eastwood (Gran Torino, Fury) and Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).

The film is directed by Oliver Stone (Platoon, Wall Street). The screenplay is written by Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald (The Homesman, The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández), based on the books The Snowden Files

by Luke Harding and Time of the Octopus by Anatoly Kucherena. Producers are Moritz Borman (Savages), Eric Kopeloff (Stranger Than Fiction), Philip Schulz-Deyle (The Aviator) and Fernando Sulichin (Malcolm X). http://www.snowdenfilm.com #SnowdenMovie Opens in theatres September 16, 2016.

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ulture and cinema have a long history. From indie to C art house, the world of film and theatre have taken the imaginings of all dreamers and turned them into reality in many different ways. The culmination of this artistic endeavor is brought to the big screen thanks to Fathom Events and their partnership with the Metropolitan Opera to present The Met: Live in HD series in movie theaters.

The masses who do not have opportunities to attend live opera or symphony now can enjoy the cultural experience of cosmopolitan theatregoers.

Coming soon to a cinema screen near you is the artistic accomplishment and high-definition broadcasting of the masterpiece La Traviata. I had the opportunity and great honor to share a few moments with one of opera’s biggest superstars, Mr. Michael Fabiano. Michael is an awardwinning tenor and the leading voice in La Traviata, giving vocal sound to the character Alfredo.

Interview By Derek Sante Derek Sante: Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to talk about this performance and broadcast.

Michael Fabiano: It is my pleasure. As a performer, I have a great appreciation for the audience that consumes HD broadcasts. I am grateful for this technology, which allows so many lovers of the arts to see the performances at the same time as our audiences in Moscow.

DS: Before we get into this broadcast and performance, can you talk about your history with music and opera?

MF: My whole family is very musical in general. My grandfather was a pianist, my grandmother was a concert pianist, and some of my family members sing opera, sing jazz, and perform in musicals. Music and performing is a big part of our lives –it is in our blood. Personally, I never thought I was going to perform classical music. When I went to college, I thought I was going to become a lawyer.

But there is something in the operatic literature, something absolutely real about the music itself and the synthesis of the words that won me over immediately.

There is no turning back once you’re hooked.

DS: The music won you over, and so did the Metropolitan Opera House. Returning again to perform another grand opera, do you have special memories associated with this venue?

MF: It started when I won the Metropolitan Opera Competition in 2007, when I was 22. There is a lot of history there; I always look at The Met as one of those hallmark moments for any opera singer. When you step onto that stage, you are given the opportunity to step into

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greatness. I was fortunate enough to achieve that pretty early in my career, and now as I return many times over each year, it is very humbling to me; it signifies that the responsibilities I have to the public are meaningful and great.

DS: What do you try to convey to your audience when they ask you about opera? Do you focus on the music itself, the art, or perhaps the tradition?

MF: Opera is the most enduring form of music and art there is. The reason it is the most enduring form is because it is a synthesis of music, text, drama, stagecraft, and often dance. When you put that into one package on stage, there’s a reason it still thrives all over the world even though its roots began over 500 years ago. When I meet someone who is not yet a fan of opera, I always ask that person: “Are you a fan of great music? Do you enjoy humming a tune when you leave a movie? Can you remember in your head the soundtrack to your favorite film?” Well, when you go to an opera by someone like Mozart or Puccini, you certainly can remember various tunes in your head after you walk out–for days, and days, and days. That’s why I think opera is enduring. It is memorable and it will stay in your heart forever.

DS: For those who have not had the pleasure, can you talk about and your character Alfredo?

MF: Sure. La Traviata is one of those stories about the meaning of life that defines how love, hate and jealousy can impact us all. When I think about Alfredo and the pain he has gone through, I put myself in this man’s shoes because I think every single one of us has had a lover who may have suddenly left our lives. Alfredo has been abandoned after falling madly in love with someone. To all of that pain, anger and grief, there is so much relatability to many of the characters in La Traviata.

DS: Along with that enduring tradition and memorable nature, high-definition broadcasting has been added, thanks to Fathom Events and the Met. Are you excited about the possibilities from broadcasts such as this?

MF: I’m thrilled! I think the more we can open up the door to people who have not yet experienced the wonderful world of opera, the more we can expose our future generations of children and adults to this genre; to me it is art in its purest form. Adding opera content at movie theatres for a reasonable charge encourages people to give us a try. It offers that 12-year-old child, that young couple, and guests of all ages and backgrounds opportunities to appreciate masterpieces like La Traviata. They can listen to the music, marvel at the stage and allow themselves to dream of things far away….

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ased on the acclaimed book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier, DENIAL recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt’s (Academy Award ® winner Rachel Weisz) legal battle for historical truth against David Irving (BAFTA nominee Timothy Spall), who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system, in cases of libel, the burden of proof is on the defendant, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team, led by Richard Rampton (Academy Award ® nominee Tom Wilkinson), to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred.

David Hare, the writer of DENIAL, was intrigued that this film would be a defense of historical truth, even though that imposed restrictions on the script he wrote: “I had to be historically true myself – meaning that the enemies of the film could well criticize it if I do anything to distort the record of what actually happened. You can’t fake drama in the courtroom that didn’t happen.”

Behind the story DENIAL producers Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff first became aware of Deborah Lipstadt and her book History on Trial some eight years ago. “I thought it was wonderful storytelling in addition to important information,” Krasnoff explains. “Gary and I got together and decided there was something there.”

The two producers quickly realized that Holocaust denial was more widespread than they had realized. “It was all opinion turned into fact,” Foster reflects. “You can have a conviction, a passion, a belief – but that doesn’t make it a fact.”

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British-born director Mick Jackson believes this film is more than just a story about Holocaust denial, but rather a human story with universal themes.

“There’s the story of the trial: ‘Who will win? Who will lose?’ There’s the human story of the participants.

And then Deborah, with all her media savvy, knows there are two trials here: the one in the courtroom and the one in the court of public opinion.”

Behind the casting Rachel Weisz (The Lobster, The Constant Gardener) jumped at the chance to portray Deborah Lipstadt on film: “It’s a very meaty, interesting role. Deborah’s a wonderful person, and yet this story is about something bigger than her. We spent time together in New York before filming started. [Deborah is] a really colorful personality. She’s no wallflower.”

Weisz reveals that Lipstadt had answered all her questions and was hugely helpful: “I didn’t know anything about Holocaust denial, not really. But I was interested in knowing how she can teach such an emotional subject.

How does she remain unemotional, which she does when she teaches about something that’s difficult to stomach?

But I think she can be an historian, at a remove.”

Tom Wilkinson was intrigued by the unusual story of DENIAL. “In a certain sense, the central story is this idea of a fish out of water and the difference between two cultures, not only American but also Jewish culture.

She wants to have her say in court, and they want to have their words spoken. Yet there are her rather cool lawyers who say: ‘No, you can’t. Once you get in there, you’ll get pulled to pieces.’ The emphasis in the movie is on the sense of isolation that she feels in the context of this rather bizarre court case.”

Jackson says Weisz was wonderful to work with.

“She likes being in the moment; she’s spirited like Deborah -- sharp, impulsive, empathetic. She likes to immerse herself in a scene without too many preconceptions, so everything strikes her afresh.”

If Weisz felt comfortable playing such a positive, life-affirming personality as Deborah Lipstadt, Timothy Spall knew the task of portraying such an abrasive, unattractive character as David Irving would be tough. During the trial, Irving had elected to represent himself; he sat alone, way apart from Deborah Lipstadt’s legal team, who in real life (and in the film) made it a policy not to make eye contact with David Irving.

“Over that week and a half, I did start to feel a bit lonely,” Spall confirms. “It wasn’t as if the other actors wouldn’t talk to me between scenes. Of course they did. But I started to shut myself away. I wouldn’t go and chat. I’d sit on my own in a room that had the windows blacked out. Somehow it seemed right. I’d be all alone in that court and I felt isolated. But then, of course, David Irving fought that case alone.”

His colleagues on the production praise Spall’s selflessness in portraying David Irving accurately. Foster notes, “When we had a table reading with the cast, Tim read Irving so convincingly we almost felt sympathy for that character. Only a great actor could do that.”

Behind the words with the real Deborah Lipstadt Ever since DENIAL was optioned, Deborah Lipstadt has stayed closely in touch with the production.

Given that the trial happened 15 years ago, Lipstadt said it was surreal to relive these years of her life. “One of the things I remember from that time was the number of people who told me not to fight. But if I hadn’t fought, consequently I would have lost. It would then have become illegal to call the world’s leading Holocaust denier a denier. The court would have judged he’s not a denier because I didn’t fight. It would have been a terrible thing and if it had come about as the consequences of my not having fought, you’d be legitimizing Holocaust deniers.”

In retrospect, Deborah regards this trial as significant.

“We exposed a lie,” she says. “And we exposed the fact that you can’t play with history. The other thing is, this trial has importance over and above and beyond itself. In an age of relativism, with kids grow up thinking, ‘It must be true. I saw it on the Internet.’ People take it at face value.

But the facts are: #1 - Not everything is true, and #2 - More importantly, there are not two sides to every issue. Look, the ice caps are melting. Slavery was brutal. Sexual abuse of children is wrong. Elvis Presley is dead. Facts are facts.

Historians may debate how the Holocaust was decided.

But the fact is, the Holocaust happened. I hope people walk away understanding that certain truths are fact.

They can’t be debated. And that’s not being closed-minded.”

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mily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Allison Janney, Edgar Ramirez, Lisa Kudrow and Laura Prepon star in DreamWorks Pictures’ The Girl on the Train, from director Tate Taylor (The Help, Get on Up) and producer Marc Platt (Bridge of Spies, Into the Woods).

In the thriller, Rachel (Blunt), who is devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day. Then one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.

Based on Paula Hawkins’ bestselling novel, The Girl on the Train was adapted for the screen by Erin Cressida Wilson and Tate Taylor. The film’s executive producers are Jared LeBoff and Celia Costas, and it will be released

by Universal Pictures.

Opening in theatres October 7, 2016.

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The Hollars directed by John Krasin ski

SHARLTO COPLEY CHARLIE DAY RICHARD JENKINS ANNA KENDRICK JOHN KRASINSKI MARGO MARTINDALE JOSH GROBAN RANDALL PARK MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD

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ohn Hollar, a struggling NYC artist is forced to navigate the small middle-

American town he left behind when news of his mother’s illness brings him home.

Back in the house he grew up in, John is immediately swept up in the problems of his dysfunctional family, high school rival, and an over-eager ex-girlfriend as he faces impending fatherhood with his girlfriend in New York. From a script by Jim Strouse that is at turns hilarious and heartbreaking, John Krasinski’s second feature is a poignant look at the bonds of family and friendship.

Opens in theatres August 26, 2016.

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ALWAYS SHINE

Director: Sophia Takal Starring: Mackenzie Davis, Caitlin FitzGerald and Lawrence Michael Levine Two friends, both actresses, leave Los Angeles for Big Sur, embarking on a weekend getaway to reconnect. Once alone, however, the two women’s suppressed jealousies and deep-seated resentments bubble to the surface. The experience causes them to lose grasp of both the true nature of their relationship and their own identities. In theatres December 2, 2016.

ANTHROPOID

Director: Sean Ellis Starring: Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan and Harry Lloyd This film is based on the extraordinary true story of “Operation Anthropoid,” code name for the Czech operatives’ mission to assassinate SS officer Reinhard Heydrich.

Main architect behind the “Final Solution,” Heydrich was the Reich’s third in command and leader of the Nazi forces in Czechoslovakia. Anthropoid follows two soldiers from the Czech army-in-exile who are parachuted into their occupied homeland in December 1941. With limited intelligence and sparse equipment in a city under lockdown, they must find a way to assassinate Heydrich through an operation that will change the face of Europe forever. In theatres August 12, 2016.

AMERICAN PASTORAL

Director: Ewan McGregor Starring: Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning American Pastoral follows Seymour “Swede” Levov, a legendary high school athlete, who grows up to marry a former beauty queen and inherit his father’s successful business. His seemingly perfect life shatters when Merry, his 16-yearold daughter, rebels by committing a deadly act of political terrorism during the Vietnam War. This crime drama is based on the 1997 Philip Roth novel of the same name. In theatres October 21, 2016.

A MONSTER CALLS

Director: J. A. Bayona Starring: Toby Kebbell, Felicity Jones and Liam Neeson This visually spectacular drama from acclaimed director Juan Antonio Bayona is based on the award-winning children’s fantasy novel. Twelve-year-old Conor attempts to deal with his mother’s illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss and faith. In theatres October 21, 2016.

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Director: Mike Flanagan Starring: Kate Bosworth, Jacob Tremblay and Thomas Jane

In this intense and heart-pounding supernatural thriller, Jessie and Mark decide to take in a sweet and loving eight-year-old boy named Cody. However, the couple is unaware that Cody is terrified of falling asleep. At first they assume previous unstable surroundings caused this aversion to sleep. They soon discover that as he sleeps Cody’s dreams manifest in reality. In one surprising moment they experience the incredible wonder of Cody's imagination; in the next, the astounding horrific nature of his night terrors. To save their new family, Jessie and Mark embark on a dangerous hunt to uncover the truth behind Cody's visions. In theatres September 9, 2016.

BLEED FOR THIS

Director: Ben Younger Starring: Miles Teller, Katey Sagal and Aaron Eckhart This film relates the inspirational story of world champion boxer Vinny Pazienza following a near-fatal car crash, which left him wondering if he’d ever walk again. Pazienza made one of the most incredible comebacks in sports history.

In theatres November 23, 2016.

CHRISTINE

Director: Antonio Campos Starring: Rebecca Hall, Michael C. Hall and Tracy Letts

Based on true events, Christine is about an ambitious 29-year-old news reporter in Sarasota, Florida, circa 1974. She knows she has talent and is relentlessly motivated to succeed. Being a driven career woman in the 1970s comes with its own challenges, though, especially when competition for a promotion, unrequited love for a coworker and a tumultuous home life lead to a dissolution of self. With ratings in the cellar, the station manager issues a mandate to deliver juicier and more exploitative stories, a demand firmly at odds with Christine’s serious brand of issue-based journalism. To accomplish her goals, she must overcome her self-doubt and give the people what they want. In theatres October 7, 2016.

COMPLETE UNKNOWN

Director: Joshua Marston Starring: Rachel Weisz, Michael Shannon and Kathy Bates When Tom and his wife host a dinner party to celebrate his birthday, one of their guests brings a date named Alice. Even though Alice is using a different name and biography, Tom is convinced he knows her; however, Alice does not acknowledge Tom. We soon find ourselves on an all-night odyssey with two characters, one needing to make a change in his life, the other questioning how to stop changing. In theatres August 26, 2016.

DENIAL

Director: Mick Jackson Starring: Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson and Timothy Spall Based on the acclaimed book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier, this film recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt’s legal battle for historical truth against David Irving, who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust negater.

In cases of libel in the English legal system, the burden of proof is on the defendant, leaving it up to Lipstadt and her legal team, led by Richard Rampton, to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust did occur. In theatres September 30, 2016.

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Director: Jonás Cuarón Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Alondra Hidalgo What begins as a hopeful journey to seek a better life becomes a harrowing and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante chases a group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous U.S.-Mexico border area. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against the voyagers as they continually discover there is nowhere to hide from the unrelenting, merciless killer.

In theatres October 14, 2016.

DISORDER

Director: Alice Winocour Starring: Matthias Schoenaerts, Diane Kruger and Paul Hamy What happens when the man hired to protect a household may be the real threat?

Vincent is a troubled Afghanistan veteran. After being discharged from the army, he becomes bodyguard to the wife and young son of a wealthy Lebanese businessman at a luxurious villa on the French Riviera. Ttrapped in a perpetual mental war zone, if he’s going to keep them safe, the unstable Vincent must determine which dangers to the family are real and which the product of his PTSD-fueled paranoia. In theatres October 12, 2016.

ELLE

Director: Paul Verhoeven Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte and Anne Consigny Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a successful video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude toward her business as her love life. Being attacked in her home by an unknown assailant changes Michèle's life forever, and when Michèle resolutely tracks down the perpetrator, both are drawn into a curious and thrilling game—a game that could spiral out of control at any moment. In theatres in November 11, 2016.

EQUITY

Director: Meera Menon Starring: Anna Gunn, James Purefoy and Sarah Megan Thomas

When Naomi Bishop is passed over for a promotion at her investment firm, she fights for the opportunity to take a start-up public, hoping this promising IPO will secure her a place at the firm’s highest level. When an employee at the start-up enterprise raises questions about a possible crack in the walls of the investment company, Bishop must decide whether to investigate rumors that may compromise the deal or push forward with the confidence her superiors expect. Naomi soon finds herself tangled in a web of deception and office politics and wonders if there is anyone she can trust.

In theatres July 29, 2016.

GIRL ASLEEP

Director: Rosemary Myers Starring: Bethany Whitmore, Harrison Feldman and Matthew Whittet

In this vibrant portrayal of Australian adolescence in the 1970s, Greta Driscoll’s bubble of obscure loserdom is burst when her parents throw a surprise 15th birthday party for her, inviting the whole school! Perfectly content being a wallflower, suddenly Greta is flung far from her comfort zone into a distant parallel place, a strange world that’s frightening and a lot weird, but only there can she find herself. Equal measures of Wes Anderson and Lewis Carroll, Girl Asleep is an enchanting journey into the absurd and sometimes scary depths of the teenage mind. In theatres September 30, 2016. fall 2016

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FIL M PREVIEWS HACKSAW RIDGE

Director: Mel Gibson Starring: Andrew Garfield, Teresa Palmer and Sam Worthington WWII American Army medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Drafted in 1942, Doss aided 75 men during the Okinawa battle and sustained critical injuries while unarmed. In theatres November 4, 2016.

HELL OR HIGH WATER

Director: David Mackenzie Starring: Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine and Ben Foster

Two brothers—Toby, a straight-living divorced father trying to make a better life for his son, and Tanner, a short-tempered ex-con with a loose trigger finger—come together to rob branch after branch of the bank that is foreclosing on their family’s land. Vengeance seems to be theirs until they find themselves in the crosshairs of a relentless Texas Ranger looking for one last triumph on the eve of his retirement. As the brothers plot a final bank heist to complete their plan, a showdown looms at the crossroads where the last honest law man and a pair of brothers, with nothing to live for except family, collide. In theatres August 19, 2016.

INCARNATE

Director: Brad Peyton Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten and David Mazouz Incarnate follows “an unconventional exorcist who can tap into the subconscious of the possessed.” He meets his match confronting his next case, a nine-year-old boy possessed by a demon from his past. In theatres September 30, 2016.

LION

Director: Garth Davis Starring: Dev Patel, Rooney Mara and David Wenham A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia. After 25 years abroad, he sets out to find his lost family. In theatres November 25, 2016.

LOVING

Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton and Michael Shannon Loving celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving, who married and then spent the next nine years fighting for the right to live as a family in their hometown. Loving v. Virginia, their civil rights case, went all the way to the Supreme Court, which in 1967 reaffirmed the very foundation of the right to marry and made their love story an inspiration to couples everywhere. In theatres November 4, 2016.

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FIL M PREVIEWS MAX STEEL

Director: Stewart Hendler Starring: Ben Winchell, Josh Brener and Maria Bello This sci-fi action film records the adventures of teen Max McGrath and his alien companion Steel. The two protagonists harness and combine tremendous new powers, evolving into the turbo-charged superhero Max Steel. In theatres August 26, 2016.

MIA MADRE

Director: Nanni Moretti Starring: Margherita Buy, John Turturro and Giulia Lazzarini

A harried filmmaker, Margherita attempts to juggle the demands of her latest movie with a personal life in shambles. The star of her film, a bombastic American actor imported for the production, presents nothing but headaches; her crew is close to mutiny. Away from the shoot, Margherita tries to hold her life together as her mother’s illness progresses and her daughter grows ever more distant. A comedydrama imbued with a quiet sense of grief, Mia Madre illuminates the poignancy of human imperfection that is revealed when real life and art intersect. In theatres August 19, 2016.

MORRIS FROM AMERICA

Director: Chad Hartigan Starring: Craig Robinson, Carla Juri and Lina Keller A heartwarming and crowd-pleasing coming-of-age comedy with a unique spin, this movie centers on Morris Gentry, a 13-year-old who has just relocated to Heidelberg, Germany with Curtis, his single father. Morris fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G. He is a complete fish-out-of-water, a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world.

To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls hard for his cool, rebellious, 15-year-old classmate Katrin. Undaunted, Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his dreams. In theatres August 19, 2016.

NOTES ON BLINDNESS

Director: Peter Middleton and James Spinney Starring: Dan Renton Skinner, Simone Kirby and John M. Hull In the summer of 1983, after years of deteriorating vision and just days before the birth of his first son, writer and theologian John Hull lost the last traces of light sensation.

For the next three years, he kept an audio diary of his interior world of blindness.

Embedding original documentary elements with cinematic interpretations and textured sound design (from acclaimed supervising sound editor Joakim Sundström), the filmmakers take viewers on an illuminating and deeply personal journey deep into what Hull calls “a world beyond sight.” In theatres December 9, 2016.

SHUT IN

Director: Farren Blackburn Starring: Naomi Watts, Jacob Tremblay and Oliver Platt Shut In is a heart-pounding thriller about a widowed child psychologist living 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. In theatres November 11, 2016.

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FIL M PREVIEWS SNOWDEN

Director: Oliver Stone Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley and Zachary Quinto Oliver Stone tackles the most important and fascinating true story of the 21st Century.

Snowden, a politically-charged, pulse-pounding thriller, reveals the incredible untold personal story of Edward Snowden. He is the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA, becoming one of the most wanted men in the world. In theatres September 16, 2016.

SOLACE

Director: Afonso Poyart Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Colin Farrell and Jeffrey Dean Morgan After living in isolation for two years, since the death of his daughter, psychic doctor Clancy is asked by his friend Joe, an FBI special agent, to help him solve several murders committed by the serial killer Ambrose. The difficulty involved is that Ambrose also is psychic, and far ahead of Clancy. In theatres September 2, 2016.

SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU

Director: Richard Tanne Starring: Tika Sumpter, Vanessa Bell Calloway and Parker Sawyers Inspired by Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date, Southside with You recounts an eventful summer day in 1989. During a day-long rendezvous, young law associate Barack Obama attempted to woo attorney Michelle Robinson. That effort took the future man and wife from the Art Institute of Chicago to a screening of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing to the site of their first kiss outside a local ice cream parlor. In theatres August 26, 2016.

THE BIRTH OF A NATION

Director: Nate Parker Starring: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer and Mark Boone Junior Set against the antebellum South, The Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher. Samuel Turner, Nat’s financially strained owner, accepts an offer to use Nat's preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities—against himself and his fellow slaves—Nat orchestrates an uprising, hoping to lead his people to freedom. In theatres October 7, 2016.

THE BOOK OF HENRY

Director: Colin Trevorrow Starring: Naomi Watts, Lee Pace and Jacob Tremblay The Book of Henry tells the story of a single mother raising two boys, one of whom is a genius. After she discovers a book written by her exceptionally gifted son containing a plan to right a terrible wrong happening next door, she attempts to execute his plan.

In the process, she discovers new strength as a parent. In theatres September 9, 2016.

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FIL M PREVIEWS THE DISAPPOINTMENTS ROOM Director: D. J. Caruso Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Lucas Till and Michaela Conlin

A family moves into a huge rural home of their dreams. Architect mother and young son discover a hidden room and their sleuthing releases secrets and unimaginable horrors from the attic. In theatres November 18, 2016.

THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN

Director: Kelly Fremon Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Hayley Lu Richardson and Blake Jenner Nadine and Krista are inseparable best friends attempting to navigate high school together—until they realize that there is a fine line between best friends and worst enemies. The Edge of Seventeen is a coming-of-age movie in the vein of Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. It presents an honest, candid, often hilarious look at what it’s like to grow up as a young woman in today’s modern world. In theatres September 30, 2016.

THE HOLLARS

Director: John Krasinski Starring: John Krasinski, Anna Kendrick and Mary Elizabeth Winstead John Hollar, a struggling NYC artist, is forced to navigate the small middle-American town he left behind when news of his mother’s illness brings him home. Back where he was raised, John is immediately swept up in the problems of his dysfunctional family, a high school rival, and an impatient ex-girlfriend, as he confronts impending fatherhood with his New York girlfriend. In theatres August 26, 2016.

THE WOODS

Director: Adam Wingard Starring: Valorie Curry, Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott The Woods follows a group of college students hiking in a remote forest who soon discover they are not alone. The film has been depicted as “one of the scariest movies in decades.” In theatres September 16, 2016.

VOYAGE OF TIME

Director: Terrence Malick Starring: Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett Said to be “an examination of the birth and death of the known universe,” Voyage of Time is a documentary film that writer-director Terence Malick describes as “one of my greatest dreams.” Malick is reported to have been working on the project for over 30 years. In theatres October 7, 2016.

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