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It Comes at Night
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Directors: Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg
The Promise Maudie
Director: Terry George
Director: Aisling Walsh
Sundance Film Festival 2017 Paris Can Wait The Beguiled The Mummy
Robbie Arrington
Reviews/Interviewer: Derek Sante
Director: Eleanor Coppola
Interview with Director Sofia Coppola Director: Alex Kurtzman
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer Director: Joseph Cedar Film Previews
Film Guide Senior Staff Publisher
Director: Trey Edwards Shults
Pirates of the Caribbean
Reviews of 34 Upcoming Releases
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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES directed by: Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg An inside look with Joachim Ronning through an interview with Derek Sante
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erek Sante: Going from your last film Kon-Tiki to Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is a grand jump in scale and budget. When did you first realize that you weren’t on a raft anymore? Joachim Ronning: [Laughing] Yeah, you are right. There are many things regarding that. Kon-Tiki was a very small film in comparison. I think it cost the same as Pirates catering budget! I must say, that, for me the principles of filmmaking and storytelling remain the same. It’s a big circus and there are a lot of people, but for me films always will have their own challenges. Shooting KonTiki, we were out on the open ocean for six weeks, with a small crew, which had me playing many production roles. While on Pirates, everything is larger as you work with the best of the best in every field both behind and in front of the camera. DS: Can you tell us how much time has passed in the Pirates world since On Stranger Tides? JR: On Stranger Tides released back in 2011, but in the story I think its nine or ten years since we saw Jack Sparrow last. DS: What can you tell us about the “magnificent” Dying Gull? JR: [Laughing] The Dying Gull, yeah, Jack’s ship. Well, we find Jack kind of down and out and living on this dilapidated ship. Showing that he’s completely lost his mojo. So that says a lot, he’s switched from The Black Pearl to The Dying Gull. DS: What made Javier Bardem the right choice for Captain Salazar? JR: I’m tempted to say that Javier is the right choice for everything. He’s such an amazing actor and wonderful human being. To work with him was just a thrill. He was so into his character. It was interesting to create the character with him, to watch him shape and form it. I mean, he’s portrayed some of the most memorable villains in film history, so that is what we aimed for. It made for an interesting experience.
DS: From what we’ve seen in teasers it looks like Salazar’s ship is more than wood and canvas. It almost looks animalistic. JR: It’s the Silent Mary, a ghost ship. It was important for me to have that be a character in the movie. I mean it basically looks like a floating shipwreck, but it can also come alive and literally open and swallow and crush other ships. DS: One of your trailers had a country-western vibe where the posse was coming and a reckoning appeared to approach. Was that a taste of the movie’s theme? JR: I think you’re always trying to give people something they won’t expect. I think it was a cool move by Disney. Johnny Cash was a bit of a pirate, I guess! What I think the trailer shows is the comedy and the contrasts. You get a feel for the richness of it. DS: Speaking of supernatural power, we also see Orlando Bloom return as the new Davy Jones. Does he have a role that will highlight his new powers in the film? JR: Ahh, I can’t go into that! DS: Okay; I understand. But we do get a glimpse of a young Jack Sparrow in the trailer. Is this CG magic or did you find a young actor who greatly resembles Johnny Depp? JR: It’s CG. Johnny Depp playing it, but then we made him look younger for the scenes. DS: As the director of the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie, is there something you can promise fans? JR: I love the franchise and I’m a fan of all the movies. For me, making Dead Men Tell No Tales will be taking it back to the first one. I want to rediscover what we all loved from the first film: the emotional core, the dramatic sets, physical comedy and the exciting story! I truly hope fans will enjoy this one! Opens in theatres on May 26, 2017.
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“OUR
MOST-ANTICIPATED HORROR MOVIE OF 2017” – HUFFINGTON POST –
TREY EDWARD SHULTS A C C L A I M E D D I R E C T O R O F KRISHA
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ward-winning filmmaker Trey Edward Shults follows his incredible debut feature KRISHA with IT COMES AT NIGHT, a horror film following a man (Joel Edgerton) as he learns that the evil stalking his family home may be only a prelude to horrors that come from within. Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, the tenuous domestic order he has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge. Despite the best intentions of both families, paranoia and mistrust boil over as the horrors outside creep ever-closer, awakening something hidden and monstrous within him as he learns that the protection of his family comes at the cost of his soul.
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mpires fall. Love survives. When Michael (Oscar Isaac), a brilliant medical student, meets Ana (Charlotte Le Bon), their shared
Armenian heritage sparks an attraction that explodes into a romantic rivalry between Michael and Ana’s boyfriend Chris (Christian Bale), a famous American photojournalist dedicated to exposing political truth. As the Ottoman Empire crumbles into war-torn chaos, their conflicting passions must be deferred while they join forces to get their people to safety and survive themselves. The Promise is directed by Academy AwardŽ winning filmmaker Terry George. Opens in theatres on April 21, 2017.
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AUDIE is based on the true story of folk artist Maud Lewis (Sally Hawkins) and the unlikely romance between Maud and a hardened reclusive bachelor Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke). Maud, a bright-eyed, intelligent woman, hunched with crippled hands from arthritis, yearns to be independent and to live away from her overly protective family. She escapes her solitary existence in her aunt’s home through her art, dreaming away the days, until in her early 30s she finds, and answers, an advertisement for a housekeeper.
Everett Lewis is a 40-year-old bachelor who owes nothing to anyone. Tall, skinny and shabby, abandoned by his parents at a very young age, he has nevertheless managed to become a proud and self-sufficient man, largely by collecting scraps and peddling fish. He lives in a 10 x12-foot house that has neither running water nor electricity, but at least it’s all his. He is his own boss and has everything he needs, except maybe a woman to clean the house and cook his meals. When Maud answers the ad, Everett hesitates at first. Seeing this strange-looking woman—short, hunched over, with gnarled hands and two huge bright eyes—he can't imagine she can handle the hard work. She is determined, though, and refuses to leave, so he hires her, remaining wary. She talks too much, has too many opinions, is a terrible housekeeper and keeps mentioning marriage whenever he tries to have sex. She spends most of her time painting doodles on cardboard and the walls of his house. Everett determines he hardly got what he bargained for. But over time, Everett starts to need Maud. When she isn’t near him, his life is dull and grey. She understands him in a way that no one else has and she loves being needed by him. Their bond grows deep and unspoken. She continues to paint. He begins to take over the housework. When they realize people will actually buy her cards and paintings, he supports and encourages her. Maud's determination for her art, along with her partnership with Everett, blossoms into a career as a famous folk artist, bringing them closer together in ways they never imagined. Opens in theatres on June 16, 2017.
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IN THEATERS MAY 2017
reviews and interviews by Derek Sante
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nce again we enter the frozen filmmaker wonderland that is The Sundance Film Festival. The quaint town of Park City, Utah rolls out the red carpet to Hollywood so that the latest and greatest of indie cinema can find a home in hopes of appearing at a Regal theatre near you. Thirty-nine years since its inception, The Sundance Film Festival has perfected its process. The largest independent film festival in the United States delivers opportunities like no other. Movies get word-of-mouth exposure by the general audience, while also being shopped to distributors. Then once purchased, the films can be promoted around the world. Not to mention it's the place to be seen by performers, writers and directors from the entertainment business as they break out new sweaters and fur-lined jackets fully engaging Park City in the Hollywood experience. This was another stellar year for film. Unfortunately, it was also another stellar year for snow. The yearning to view a movie takes on a whole new level when you find yourself having to hike through snowdrifts and frozen trails to get to the cinema. Nevertheless, when there were such great titles that were available, I wouldn’t let a little snow slow me down.
The Big Sick
Separated, but not forgotten, Kumail is reunited with an unconscious Emily who has taken ill in a hospital. At her bedside, and through interactions with her parents, he comes to realize what he has lost. Ray Romano, who plays Emily’s father, brings home one of my favorite performances this year. He delivers a range of emotion that takes this story to another level. Derek Sante: Working on such an emotional movie with such a tremendous performer across from you, in Holly Hunter, what was it like approaching the material? Ray Romano: Working with Holly Hunter as my wife, there must be truth in every scene. When I found out I was going to be working with her, I was petrified. I mean, I’ve never met her, but I knew she was an Academy Award® winner, and I was thinking I don't belong next to her. I just thought she would be an intense actor, and that scared me. And she was intense, but the warmest intense you could imagine.
Colossal
Up next we come across a monster movie with a twist entirely its own, the Nacho Vigalondo-helmed Colossal. This unique film stars Anne Hathaway and costars Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens and Tim Blake Nelson. Derek Sante: This film has such an original premise. What is the best way to describe whom you play and what the story is about?
The first film I had the pleasure of viewing was The Big Sick which was directed by Michael Showalter and based on the film’s writers Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon. Kumail stars as himself, a struggling Pakistan-born comedian with Americanized dreams and ideals that are continually questioned by the cultural practices of his family. Emily (played by Zoe Kazan) is a happy-golucky girl looking for fun and possibly more in the city of Chicago. Their paths cross at a club where Kumail is performing, which through a non-committal series of events, leads to a cute relationship. Unfortunately, Kumail’s family and their cultural stances on marriage and appropriate mates cause a massive falling out.
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Anne Hathaway: My character Gloria is a party girl with a heart of gold, and when she drinks, which is pretty frequent, a monster materializes and terrorizes Seoul, South Korea...which I'm sure happens to all of us.
Call Me by Your Name
As often happens at Sundance, there were many films creating conversation and a buzz. Call Me by Your Name was one of those films this year, asking viewers to expand and open their minds when creating a picture
of romance. Set in Italy and surrounded by an air of selfdiscovery, you can’t help but be caught up in the intimacy and sorrow between a 17-year-old boy and a male family guest. Directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet and Michael Stuhlberg, I personally could not imagine a better group to adapt André Aciman’s novel. Derek Sante: A film can often affect people on a personal level. What specifically attracted you to be in the movie, and is there something you’d like the audience to leave with emotionally? Armie Hammer: I joined the project solely because of Luca, the director, but I do feel that this film will have people questioning, and saying “I have to think about this and challenge myself to process this.“ which is great!
Wind River
Another film that has raised quite a buzz is the dark and frozen tale Wind River, which stars Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen. The film’s writer Taylor Sheridan also took command of the director’s seat for only the second time (2011’s Vile) after writing the Academy Award®nominated films Sicario and Hell or High Water. The story follows Cory Lambert (Renner), a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department employee who comes across the body of a young woman in the frozen tundra, and a young female FBI Agent, Jane Banner (Olsen), who is brought in to define the crime as a possible murder. The weather and location quickly make decisions for Jane, which pushes her to enlist the aid of Cory and his tracking skills. As the audience delves deeper, we find that the truth behind the crime is shrouded in snow and the echoing of man’s decisive nature. As the film develops, we find that the outcome is hitting closer and closer to home for Cory. Soon he lets his emotions overcome him, which will lead to a thrilling and intense conclusion. Derek Sante: We see Cory dealing with things in his own way. Was there anything in the character that you were able to convey to your own life? Jeremy Renner: It helped me realize, through this character, that my righteousness and stubbornness come at a price, though there is something admirable about those qualities. I learned a lot of things that I connected to as a man through this character. I mean,
I can be a stubborn pain, but I want to be unflappable as well, as a father to a daughter or a stone residing in a garden of daisies and flowers and trees, I don't know; I find myself kind of settling into that role in my life right now. It's not all just skiing and vacationing for these performers. A bit of work does come into play. Especially when you’re Elizabeth Olsen and you’re promoting two different films, Wind River and Ingrid Goes West. Derek Sante: What’s it like to be at Sundance, not just promoting one film but two? Especially when they’re so different in tone from one another? Elizabeth Olsen: In one, I play an Instagram influencer and the other I’m an FBI agent, so I don't know what that says about me! The dark comedy Ingrid Goes West uses its satire to poke holes in the lifestyles of social media stars and the alleged entitled generation while looking at the awkwardness of being a follower and not so much a friend. Directed by Matt Spicer, the film stars Elizabeth Olsen, Aubrey Plaza, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Billy Magnussen. There are so many other interesting films that spoke to me as a lover of film. Look out for a French horror film called Raw that surrounds a young woman’s life in school, only to take a sharp left turn into cannibalism. You may also love the dark comedy Brigsby Bear, a story following a young boy named James who has a children’s show made just for him. Lastly, make time to watch Jenny Slate’s starring role in the dramedy Landline, an emotionally charged film about the choices that arise because of family. Set in New York in the mid-1990s, it is directed by Gillian Robespierre whom Slate previously worked with in 2014's Obvious Child. There were many more films worth seeing at The Sundance Film Festival, but those mentioned above led the pack. Once again, I was overwhelmed and loved every moment of it, each experience and each film brewing an emotion and bringing something new. Sundance does a tremendous job of balancing out the art and business of Cinema. This year was just another great reminder that the future of film is bright and sunny. And when you’re in Utah in January, bright and sunny sounds just fine. — Derek Sante summer 2017
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Demetri Martin Kevin Kline Gillian Jacobs Rory Scovel Ginger Gonzaga Reid Scott Mary Steenburgen
Writer/Director/Comedian Demetri Martin stars alongside Academy AwardÂŽ winner Kevin Kline in this comedic and heartfelt tale about a father and son coming to terms with love, loss and everything in between. Dean (Martin) is an illustrator whose unwillingness to deal with the recent death of his mother means escaping his hometown of New York for an interview with an ad agency in Los Angeles. His retired engineer dad Robert (Kline) takes a more regimented approach to grief, including putting the family home up for sale. Both father and son set out on their own paths to find a new normal as unexpected circumstances and potential new love interests threaten to thwart all plans.
written and directed by Demetri Martin
In Select Theaters June 2, 2017
Paris Can Wait
written, produced & directed by Eleanor Coppola Eleanor Coppola’s feature film directorial and screenwriting debut at the age of 81 stars Academy Award® nominee Diane Lane as a Hollywood producer’s wife who unexpectedly takes a trip through France, which reawakens her sense of self and her joie de vivre. Anne (Lane) is at a crossroads in her life. Long married to a successfully driven but inattentive movie producer (Alec Baldwin), she finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with a business associate of her husband (Arnaud Viard). What should be a seven-hour drive turns into a journey of discovery involving picturesque sights. In 2009, Eleanor Coppola found herself with a bad head cold which prevented her from flying. She had accompanied her husband, Francis, to the Cannes Film Festival with an expectation of continuing on to Eastern Europe, where he had business. What now? The dilemma was quickly solved by her spouse’s long-time business associate, a Frenchman, who was driving back to Paris right then. He suggested she come with him. She accepted. By nightfall she’d be sleeping in the Coppolas’ Paris apartment. And when his meetings were over, Francis would join her pour de courtes vacances (for a short vacation).
Weeks later, after returning to her home in Northern California, Eleanor regaled a friend with colorful anecdotes about her jaunt from Cannes to Paris with a cuisine-obsessed Frenchman who took her on a “trip” in more ways than one. A seven-hour sojourn stretched to forty before his gasping vintage Peugeot took its final breath and was exchanged for a rental. “That’s a movie I’d like to see,” her friend said, laughing. Paris Can Wait is that movie. Written, directed and produced by Eleanor Coppola, it is both her first produced screenplay and her first narrative feature. A wry contemporary comedy, the movie stars Diane Lane and Alec Baldwin as the fictionalized film couple “Anne and Michael Lockwood.” French writerdirector-actor Arnaud Viard portrays the irrepressible “Jacques.” Six years in the writing, the film reflects both the pleasures and vexations that stem from hours of close contact between an American woman at something of a crossroads in her life and a charming Frenchman who utilizes magnetism and sophistication to camouflage life "issues" of his own. Opens in theatres on May 12, 2017. Find a theatre near you: http://sonyclassics.com/pariscanwait
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The Beguiled directed by Sofia Coppola
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novel of the same name, Sofia Coppola’s reimagined film The Beguiled follows the story of an all-girls boarding school in a rural Virginia town during the American Civil War. When a wounded Union soldier finds his way to their grounds, the women quickly tend to him and collaborate in his recovery. They soon discover that the charming and handsome stranger changes the dynamic of their quiet, ceremonial routine. In this adaptation, Coppola follows the same story but focuses on the power struggle between men and women. Commanding actors like Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Elle Fanning present worthy adversaries to Colin Farrell’s character who is skilled when it comes to the art of seduction, temptation and creating a palpable tension. Taking a moment from the post-production process, Coppola talks to Film Guide about taking on a new location and genre, as well as casting the roles of characters with very strong and defined emotional motives.
The Beguiled interview with Sofia Coppola Film Guide: Can you tell us about casting John McBurney (Colin Farrell), a role previously held by Clint Eastwood in the 1971 version? Sofia Coppola: We needed someone manly to contrast the delicate women and I liked Colin
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Farrell for it because he’s so charming and a great actor. The character in the original book was an Irish immigrant and I thought it added to him being exotic, having him keep his natural accent. FG: Can you talk about your difference in interpretation of the novel which the movie is based on from Don Siegal, the director of the 1971 version? With your different creative backgrounds, were there any major variations on the interpretation or ways that you approached a scene? SC: I went back to the novel and told the story from the women’s point of view. What I imagined it would be like so cut off from the world, having to survive when they hadn’t been raised to do anything for themselves and I wanted to stay in the women’s point of view—falling for him, not sure if
he could be trusted or not, where the ’71 film was always clear he was a bad guy. I love the shifts in power and how he affects them as a group. FG: Did you convey anything to your actors to get them in the mindset of people during the Civil War era, specifically the relationships and power structures of men and women? SC: We did rehearsals and met specialists, war reenactors and read journals from that time. The male/female struggles in it are universal, and we can still relate to them today. FG: With so much rivalry and tension between the characters in the story, were there any palpable moments on the set that coincided with the scenes, and what was the dynamic between the cast members? SC: It was nice how they all became a tight group —the girls all became friends, and it was funny to have Colin as the only man, just like in the story. Nicole is so sweet but has a commanding presence so she really felt like the head of this group. FG: Did you have a favorite aspect in shooting this specific time-period (i.e. costumes, the set, script, etc.)? SC: I loved the costumes and the setting—the big plantation house and Spanish moss on the trees. The South is very exotic to me (my first impressions come from Scarlett O’Hara).
FG: Did you encounter any struggles or learnings while shooting your first piece in this time period? SC: Every film is a struggle and you learn so much. It was sad and touching to visit real plantations with all their history; you can feel it. Our story doesn’t talk about this part of the Civil War South, but you feel the history there. FG: With more films being shot digitally, what moved you to shoot this film on 35mm? SC: I love film—it looks so beautiful and especially for this film set in that period, we wanted the softness of the past. I hope people will see it big in the theaters! The cinematographer, Philippe le Sourd, made it look so beautiful! FG: Are there any messages in the story that come across to you as being particularly relevant in today’s world? SC: I think the power struggles between men and women are relevant today! And I think it’s gratifying to see women not as the victims in this story. FG: What advice can you give budding new directors when transitioning from one genre to another? SC: It was fun and challenging for me to approach a new genre. I just made it the way I liked it, so I think it really has my stamp on it but in a new way. Opens in theatres on June 23, 2017.
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om Cruise headlines a spectacular, all-new cinematic version of the legend that has fascinated cultures all over the world since the dawn of civilization: The Mummy. Cruise is joined by a cast including Annabelle Wallis (upcoming King Arthur, television’s Peaky Blinders), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney B. Vance (TV’s American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson) and Oscar® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator). The creative team on this action-adventure event is led by director/producer Alex Kurtzman and producer Chris Morgan, who have been instrumental in growing some of the most successful franchises of the past several years—with Kurtzman writing or producing entries in the Transformers, Star Trek and Mission: Impossible series, and Morgan being the narrative engineer of the Fast & Furious saga as it has experienced explosive growth from its third chapter on. Sean Daniel, who produced the most recent Mummy trilogy, produces alongside Kurtzman and Morgan.
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written and directed by Joseph Cedar orman Oppenheimer (Richard Gere) lives a lonely life in the margins of New York City power and money, a would-be operator dreaming up financial schemes that never come to fruition. As he has nothing real to offer, Norman strives to be everyone’s friend, but his incessant networking leads him nowhere.
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the Prime Minister to Norman’s nephew (Michael Sheen), a rabbi (Steve Buscemi), a mogul (Harris Yulin), his assistant (Dan Stevens), and a treasury official from the Ivory Coast. Norman’s kaleidoscopic plans soon go awry, creating the potential for an international catastrophe he must struggle to prevent.
Always on the lookout for someone willing to pay attention to him, Norman sets his sights on Micha Eshel (Lior Ashkenazi), a charismatic Israeli politician alone in New York at a low point in his career. Sensing Eshel’s vulnerability, Norman reaches out with a gift of a very expensive pair of shoes, a gesture that deeply touches Eshel. When Eshel becomes Prime Minister three years later, he remembers Norman's bequest.
This new film by Academy Award® nominated director Joseph Cedar is a comic and compassionate drama of a little man whose downfall is rooted in a human frailty all too easy to forgive—a need to matter.
With his very real connection to the leader of a major nation, Norman is awash in the respect he has always craved. Flush with his newfound feeling of success, Norman attempts to use Eshel’s name to leverage his biggest deal ever: a series of quid-pro-quo transactions linking
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Opens in theatres April 14, 2017.
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A GHOST STORY
Director: David Lowery Starring: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara and Will Oldham This narrative contemplates a spectral figure who was once a man. Prematurely taken from this earth, he makes his way toward his former home where he is fated to remain forevermore. Shrouded in a white sheet, he observes the lament of his grief-stricken lover. Bearing unseen witness to her pain, the wisp stands sentry for years to come, interacting only with time as it hurtles further and further forward, the remnants of his humanity quietly evaporating. In theatres 2017.
ATOMIC BLONDE
Director: David Leitch Starring: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy and Sofia Boutella The crown jewel of Her Majesty’s Secret Intelligence Service, Agent Lorraine Broughton is equal parts spycraft, sensuality and savagery, willing to deploy any of her skills to stay alive on her impossible mission. Sent alone into Berlin to deliver a priceless dossier out of the destabilized city, she partners with embedded station chief David Percival to navigate her way through the deadliest game of spies. In theatres July 28, 2017.
A QUIET PASSION
Director: Terence Davies Starring: Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle and Duncan Duff This is the story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a girl born into privilege with forthright opinions on life and art to a woman becoming increasingly reclusive. Emily becomes consumed by her poetry, and her frustrations regarding gender inequality make her ever more vehemently opposed to the status quo. In theatres April 14, 2017.
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Director: Luca Guadagnino Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Amira Casar and Armie Hammer Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents’ cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. During the restless summer weeks, unrelenting but buried currents of obsession, fascination and desire intensify their passion as they test the charged ground between them and verge toward the one thing both already fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy. In theatres November 24, 2017. summer 2017
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Director: Nacho Vigalondo Starring: Dan Stevens, Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis Gloria drinks too much and parties too hard. Her boyfriend has enough of it and throws her out. Gloria returns to her hometown, dreaming of making a new start, but instead revives her childhood friendship with Oscar, who runs a bar. After drinking a night away with Oscar and his friends, she wakes up to discover a gigantic monster rampaging through Seoul and realizes that somehow the monster is connected to her. In theatres April 7, 2017.
DEAN
Director: Demetri Martin Starring: Demetri Martin, Gillian Jacobs and Kevin Kline A comedy about loss, grief and the redemptive power of love, Dean and his father, Robert, are mourning the loss of Dean’s mother. As a way to move forward, Robert decides to sell the family home and begins seeing a new woman. Dean, on the other hand, reluctantly heads to Los Angeles for a short trip to find work. Shortly before leaving, he meets a woman and decides to extend his stay. In both cases, father and son are eager to begin a new lives with their partners, but their loss, and other issues, complicates the situation. In theatres June 2, 2017.
FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON
Director: Nicole Garcia Starring: Marion Cotillard, Louis Garrel and Àlex Brendemühl Gabrielle comes from a small village in Southern France at a time when her dream of true love is considered scandalous, even a sign of insanity. Her parents marry her to José, an honest and loving Spanish farm worker who they think will make a respectable woman of her. Despite Jose's devotion, Gabrielle vows that she will never love him. She lives like a prisoner bound by the constraints of conventional post-World War II society until the day she is sent away to the Alps to heal kidney stones she has developed. There she meets André Sauvage, a dashing injured veteran of the Indochinese War, who rekindles the passion buried inside her. In theatres 2017.
GRADUATION
Director: Cristian Mungiu Starring: Adrian Titieni, Maria-Victoira Dragus and Rares Andrici Romeo Aldea, a physician living in a small mountain town in Transylvania, has raised his daughter Eliza with the idea that once she turns 18 she will leave to study and live abroad. His plan is close to succeeding. Eliza has won a scholarship to study in the UK. She just has to pass her final exams, a formality for such a good student. On the day before the exams, Eliza is assaulted in an attack that could jeopardize her future. Now Romeo has to make a decision. There are ways of solving the situation, none of them using the principles that he as a father has taught his daughter. In theatres April 7, 2017.
IT COMES AT NIGHT
Director: Trey Edward Shults Starring: Joel Edgerton, Riley Keough and Christopher Abbott Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, the tenuous domestic order a man has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge. Despite the best intentions of both families, paranoia and mistrust boil over as the horrors outside creep evercloser, awakening something hidden and monstrous within him as he learns that the protection of his family comes at the cost of his soul. In theatres June 9, 2017.
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FIL M PREVIEWS JEREMIAH TOWER: THE LAST MAGNIFICENT Director: Lydia Tenaglia Starring: Anthony Bourdain, Mario Batali and Francesca De Luca
This is both a biopic of a complicated man and an exploration of the gathering forces that converged to shape a new American cuisine and create the cult of “celebrity chef.” A consummate hedonist, Jeremiah Tower’s career spans the riotous sexual revolution of the of the 70s to the high-rolling, “greed-is-good” spirit of the 80s. Key interviews with celebrities and celebrity chefs cement Tower’s influence on today’s food culture and reveal how he transformed the restaurant industry and in the process changed the way we eat. In theatres April 14, 2017.
LADY MACBETH
Director: William Oldroyd Starring: Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis and Naomi Ackie Adapted from Nikolai Leskov’s novella and set in Rural England in 1865, Lady Macbeth tells the tale of Katherine who is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age and his cold, unforgiving family. When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband’s estate, a force is unleashed inside her so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants. In theatres July 21, 2017.
LANDLINE
Director: Gillian Robespierre Starring: Jenny Slate, Edie Falco and Abby Quinn Set in Manhattan in 1995 and navigating monogamy, honesty and a long-lost New York, the Jacobs family lives in the last days when people didn't have cell phones and did smoke inside the home. Teenage Ali discovers her dad’s affair, her older sister Dana uncovers her own wild side, and their mother Pat grapples with the truth that she can’t have it all, but her family still has each other. In theatres July 21, 2017.
MAUDIE
Director: Aisling Walsh Starring: Sally Hawkins, Ethan Hawke and Kari Matchett Maud, an arthritic woman, is hired as a housekeeper by Everett Lewis. She yearns to be independent, to live away from her protective family, and she also passionately yearns to create art. Unexpectedly, Everett finds himself falling in love. Maudie charts Everett’s efforts to protect himself from being hurt, her deep and abiding love for this difficult man and her surprising rise to fame as a folk-art painter. In theatres June 16, 2017.
MY COUSIN RACHEL
Director: Roger Michell Starring: Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin and Holliday Grainger Based on the 1951 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, a young Englishman plots revenge against his beautiful and mysterious cousin Rachel, believing that she murdered his guardian. However, his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms. In theatres July 14, 2017.
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FIL M PREVIEWS NORMAN: THE MODERATE RISE AND TRAGIC FALL OF A NEW YORK FIXER Director: Joseph Cedar Starring: Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi and Michael Sheen
Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator, fixer and interloper, who uses special relationships and behind-the-scenes skills to pull off financial schemes and political deals. While chatting and eventually getting invited to a dinner under false pretenses, he befriends a young politician who is at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes the Israeli prime minister, Norman’s life dramatically changes for better and worse. In theatres April 14, 2017.
PARIS CAN WAIT
Director: Eleanor Coppola Starring: Diane Lane, Alec Baldwin and Arnaud Viard Anne is at a crossroads in her life. Long married to a successful driven but inattentive movie producer, she unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with a business associate of her husband. What should be a seven-hour drive turns into a carefree two-day adventure replete with diversions involving picturesque sights, fine food and wine, humor, wisdom and romance, reawakening Anne’s senses and giving her a new lust for life. In theatres May 12, 2017.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
Director: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Javier Bardem Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar, escape from the Devil’s Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea. Captain Jack’s only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas. In theatres May 26, 2017.
SLEIGHT
Director: J.D. Dillard Starring: Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel and Dule Hill A young street magician is left to take care of his little sister after his mother’s passing. He turns to drug dealing in the Los Angeles party scene to keep a roof over their heads. When he gets into trouble with the supplier, his sister is kidnapped and he is forced to rely on both his sleight of hand and brilliant mind to save her. In theatres April 7, 2017.
SPARK
Director: Aaron Woodley Starring: Jessica Biel, Patrick Stewart and Hilary Swank
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Thirteen years ago, power-mad General Zhong seized control of Planet Bana and ripped it to pieces in the process. Now splintered into hundreds of shards, Zhong is Bana’s evil overlord, ruling with an iron fist. Enter Spark, a teenage monkey, and his friends Vix, a battle-ready fox, and Chunk, a tech-savvy pig. Spark learns of Zhong’s secret plan to take over the universe by capturing a giant space monster known as the Kraken. Spark’s journey takes him to the farthest reaches of the universe where he encounters great dangers and discovers the secret of his true identity. In theatres April 14, 2017.
FIL M PREVIEWS STEP
Director: Amanda Lipitz This documentary, set against the background of inner-city Baltimore, focuses on senior-year members of a female high-school step-dance team. As each member tries to become the first in her family to attend college, the girls strive to make their dancing a success against the backdrop of social unrest in the troubled city. In theatres July 7, 2017.
THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE
Director: André Øvredal Starring: Brian Cox, Emile Hirsch and Ophelia Lovibond It’s just another night at the morgue for a father-and-son team of coroners, until an unidentified, highly unusual corpse comes in. Discovered buried in the basement of the home of a brutally murdered family, the young Jane Doe–eerily well preserved and with no visible signs of trauma–is shrouded in mystery. As they work into the night to piece together the cause of her death, the two men begin to uncover the disturbing secrets of her life. A series of terrifying events make it clear: this Jane Doe may not be dead. In theatres May 2, 2017.
THE BEGUILED
Writer and Director: Sofia Coppola Starring: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst Adapted from Thomas Cullinan’s novel of the same name, The Beguiled unfolds in 1864 in a Virginia school for girls. As the Civil War raged, the women of the stately Miss Martha Farnsworth Seminary for Young Ladies had been sheltered from the outside world. That is, until the day a beguiling wounded Union soldier is discovered nearby and taken in. In theatres June 23, 2017.
THE BIG SICK
Director: Michael Showalter Starring: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan and Holly Hunter This story is based on the real-life courtship of Kumail Nanjiani and his now-wife Emily Gordon. A Pakistani immigrant and emerging Chicago stand-up comedian, Nanjiani is struggling against relentless pressure from his parents to take the Law School Admission Test and settle down with a Pakistani girl. As fate would have it, he meets American-born Emily and the couple must deal with bickering family and a serious health scare threatening the budding relationship. In theatres July 14, 2017.
THE BOOK OF HENRY
Director: Colin Tevorrow Starring: Naomi Watts, Jacob Tremblay and Lee Pace Henry and his younger brother Peter, are being raised by their single mother Susan. Henry has a crush on neighbor Christina, daughter of the Police Commissioner. To protect Christina from harm at the hands of her father, Henry comes up with a plan to rescue her which he writes down in a book. Henry’s mother discovers the book and decides that she and Peter will put Henry’s scheme into motion. In theatres June 16, 2017. summer 2017
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FIL M PREVIEWS THE CIRCLE
Director: James Ponsoldt Starring: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks and John Boyega Mae Holland, a young female tech worker, takes a job at a powerful internet corporation, quickly rising up the company ranks. She soon finds herself in a perilous situation that involves privacy, surveillance and freedom. Mae comes to learn that her decisions and actions will determine the fate of humanity. In theatres April 28, 2017.
THE DINNER
Director: Oren Moverman Starring: Steve Coogan, Laura Linney and Richard Gere Based on Herman Koch’s novel of the same name, this darkly suspenseful tale tells the story of Paul and Claire. The two are dining with Stan and Barbara, Paul's brother and sister-in-law, with whom Paul already has tension. During dinner, dark secrets emerge regarding their children and the two couples are divided about how to best handle the situation. In theatres May 5, 2017.
THE LOST CITY OF Z
Director: James Gray Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson This is the incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region. Despite being ridiculed by the scientific establishment who regard indigenous populations as savages, the determined Fawcett—supported by his devoted wife, his son and his aide-de-camp—returns to his beloved jungle time and again in attempts to prove his case. Mysteriously, Fawcett's repeated efforts culminate with his disappearance in 1925 In theatres April 14, 2017.
THE LOVERS
Director: Azazel Jacobs Starring: Debra Winger, Tracy Letts and Aidan Gillen A long-married and completely dispassionate husband and wife are both in the midst of serious affairs and are increasingly committed to their new partners. But on the brink of officially calling it quits, a spark between them suddenly and unexpectedly reignites, leading them into an impulsive romance that forces them to navigate the hilarious complications of “cheating” on their respective lovers. In theatres May 5, 2017.
THE MUMMY
Director: Alex Kurtzman Starring: Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella and Russell Crowe Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in the current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension. In theatres June 9, 2017.
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FIL M PREVIEWS THE PROMISE
Director: Terry George Starring: Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale and Charlotte Le Bon Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire and the beginning of the Armenian Genocide, The Promise follows a love triangle between Michael, a brilliant Armenian medical student, the beautiful Ana, an Armenian-born woman raised in France, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris. In theatres April 28, 2017.
THOROUGHBRED
Director: Cory Finley Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin and Olvia Cooke Two teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. In the process, they learn that neither is what she seems to be, and that a murder might solve both of their problems. In theatres 2017.
TOMMY'S HONOUR
Director: Jason Connery Starring: Peter Mullan, Jack Lowden and Sam Neill In St Andrews, Scotland in 1866, 15-year-old Tommy Morris is an avid golfer like his legendary and pioneering father Tom Morris. “Old Tom” is greenskeeper for The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews as well the town's club-and-ball maker. He also established golf’s standard of 18 holes per round. But young Tommy is beginning to chafe at his father’s and society’s unwritten rules of social class, especially when he marries Meg, a woman of lower standing with a secret in her past. In theatres April 14, 2017.
VALERIAN & THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS Director: Luc Besson Starring: Cara Delevingne, Dane DeHaan and Ethan Hawke
Valerian and Laureline are special operatives for the government of the human territories charged with maintaining order throughout the universe. Under directive from their commander, Valerian and Laureline embark on a mission to the breathtaking intergalactic city of Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis comprised of thousands of different species from all four corners of the world. Alpha’s seventeen million inhabitants have converged over time, uniting their talents, technology and resources for the betterment of all. Unfortunately, not everyone on Alpha shares these same objectives; in fact, unseen forces are at work, placing our race in great danger. In theatres July 21, 2017.
WONDER
Director: Stephen Chbosky Starring: Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay and Owen Wilson Born with facial differences that up until now have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie Pullman becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the local fifth grade. As his family, his new classmates, and the larger community all struggle to discover their compassion and acceptance Auggie’s extraordinary journey will unite them and prove you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out. In theatres April 7, 2017. summer 2017
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IN THEATERS JULY 2017
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