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Selma Director: Ava DuVernay
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Leviathan
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Still Alice
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Mr. Turner
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Merchants of Doubt
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Unbroken
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Red Army
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Wild Tales
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Film Previews
Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev Writers & Directors: Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland Writer & Director: Mike Leigh Director: Robert Kenner Director: Angelina Jolie Writer & Director: Gabe Polsky Director: Damiรกn Szifron
A look at 29 upcoming releases
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elma is the story of a movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period, in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay’s Selma tells the real story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history.
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eviathan is the latest drama from Andrey Zvyagintsev, the acclaimed director of The Return (Venice Film Festival Golden Lion winner and Golden Globe® nominee). Kolya (Alexeï Serebriakov) lives in a small fishing town near the stunning Barents Sea in Northern Russia. He owns an autorepair shop that stands right next to the house where he lives with his young wife Lilya (Elena Liadova) and his son Roma (Sergueï Pokhodaev) from a previous marriage. The town’s corrupt mayor Vadim Shelevyat (Roman Madianov) is determined to take away his business, his house, as well as his land. First the Mayor tries to buy off Kolya, but Kolya unflinchingly fights as hard as he can not to lose everything he owns including the beauty that has surrounded him from the day he was born. Facing resistance, the mayor becomes more aggressive.
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STILL ALICE written & directed by Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland based on the novel “Still Alice� by Lisa Genova
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lice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle to stay connected to whom she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring.
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Mr. TURNER written & directed by Mi ke Lei g h
“Turner…was a giant among artists, single-minded and uncompromising, extraordinarily prolific, revolutionary in his approach, consummate at his craft, clairvoyant in his vision. Yet… eccentric, anarchic, vulnerable, imperfect, erratic and sometimes uncouth.” – Mike Leigh
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r. Turner explores the last quarter century of the life of J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851), the singleminded artist who worked hard and travelled extensively. Turner is profoundly affected by the death of his ex-barber father and takes up with a widow, Mrs. Booth, a seaside landlady. He is plagued occasionally by an ex-lover, Sarah Danby, by whom he has two illegitimate adult daughters, whose existence he invariably denies. Turner enjoys the hospitality of the landed aristocracy, he visits a brothel, he is fascinated by science, photography and railways. He is a popular if anarchic
member of the Royal Academy of Arts, and he has himself tied to the mast of a ship in bad weather in order to paint a snowstorm. Celebrated by some and reviled by others, he refuses an offer of ÂŁ100,000 from a millionaire who wants to buy all his work, preferring to bequeath it to the British nation, where Queen Victoria loathes his work. Throughout the story he is loved by his stoical housekeeper, Hannah, whom he takes for granted and whom he occasionally exploits sexually. Eventually he leads a double existence, living incognito with Mrs. Booth in Chelsea, where he dies. Hannah is unaware of this until the very end.
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Inspired by the book “Merchants of Doubt” by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway directed by Robert Kenner
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erchants Of Doubt takes audiences on a satirically comedic and illuminating ride into the heart of conjuring American spin. Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the curtain on a secretive world of so-called “experts” who are actually putting on a dazzling designed PR Spin Doctor's show to deceive the Playbook Tactics American public on some of the 1. Deny the Problem. most important 2. Minimize the Problem. topics in our 3. C all For More Evidence. lives, from food to chemicals to 4. Shift the Blame. climate change. 5. Cherry-pick Data.
The film takes a behind-the7. S hoot the Messenger. scenes look 8. Attack Alternatives. at the array of charismatic 9. Raise Concerns About pundits and Lost Freedoms. s e l f s t y l ed 10. H ire Industry-friendly authorities who Scientists. surround us and exposes the techniques they use to fool and manipulate the public. "Magicians work hard to conceal their tricks and I think that’s also very true of public influence,” says Kenner; "the saying goes, ‘once revealed, never concealed.’ But hopefully, once you see the way these guys work, you’ll start to recognize their tricks.”
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The film traces the history of this perilously charming breed of illusionists all the way back to the history of American spin, while also
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revealing the impact they continue to have on vital issues of health and safety that are shaping the future. The story hones in on how these merchants have repeatedly forged mirages of raging scientific controversies where none actually exist. It divulges the stark reality that many of those in our media talking about health and science actually have little to no interest in health or science. Instead, their goal is to blur the facts and bring public action to a grinding halt. “This is the story of a small group of people who have been remarkably effective at getting the public to disregard the science behind many issues. They did it first with tobacco, then with chemicals and food, and now they’re doing it with climate change,” says Kenner. “It’s a compelling story to watch unfold because these guys are so good—so horrifyingly good—at what they do.” For Kenner, the inspiration for Merchants Of Doubt began with his previous film, the Academy Award®-nominated Food, Inc. “In the food world, I kept bumping into groups like ‘Center for Consumer Freedom’ that were doing everything in their power to keep us from knowing what’s in our food—it was Orwellian.” Center for Consumer Freedom claimed to be a pro-consumer, non-profit coalition but was actually financed by fast-food companies. Kenner was increasingly shocked by what he was seeing. How many of these groups were out there? How deep did their influence go? The book “Merchants of Doubt” by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway confirmed his discovery that efforts to misinform the public were rampant. Oreskes and Conway’s writing presented a colossal exposé of how companies and organizations involved in oil, coal, agriculture, chemicals, tobacco and manufacturing had, over the last 50 years, distorted the public’s understanding of vital health and environmental issues through orchestrated campaigns of disinformation. Their conclusion: public trust in established science had been and was being deliberately and dangerously shattered by those who have political, corporate and personal agendas in opposition to the facts. Kenner saw the book as a jumping-off point for investigating these merchants of doubt—Who are they? How do they operate? He began heading down a road that would lead him to some of the masters of American spin.
UNBROKEN directed by A n ge l i n a Jo l i e
From the book “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand
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cademy Award®-winner Angelina Jolie directs and produces Unbroken, an epic drama that follows the incredible life of Olympian and war hero Louis “Louie” Zamperini (Jack O’Connell) who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII—only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. Adapted from Laura Hillenbrand’s enormously popular book, Unbroken brings to the big screen Zamperini’s unbelievable and inspiring true story about the resilient power of the human spirit. Starring alongside O’Connell are Domhnall Gleeson and Finn Wittrock as Phil and Mac, the airmen with whom Zamperini endured perilous weeks adrift in the open Pacific, Garrett Hedlund and John Magaro as
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fellow POWs who find an unexpected camaraderie during their internment, Alex Russell as Zamperini’s brother, Pete, and in his English-language feature debut, Japanese actor Miyavi as the brutal camp guard known only to the men as “The Bird.” The film is produced by Jolie, as well as Clayton Townsend This Is 40, Matthew Baer City by the Sea and Erwin Stoff The Day the Earth Stood Still. Leading the accomplished behindthe-scenes crew is 11-time Oscar®-nominated cinematographer Roger Deakins Skyfall. Academy Award®-winners Joel and Ethan Coen No Country for Old Men rewrote the screenplay from earlier drafts by William Nicholson Les Misérables and Richard LaGravenese (HBO’s Behind the Candelabra). Unbroken arrives in theaters on Christmas Day 2014.
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rom a team of Oscar® and Emmy nominated filmmakers, comes a feature documentary about the Soviet Union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army hockey team. Told from the perspective of its captain Slava Fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. From the USSR to Russia, the film examines how sport mirrors social and cultural movements and parallels the rise and fall of the Red Army team with the Soviet Union. Red Army is an inspiring story about the Cold War played out on the ice rink and a man who stood up to a powerful system and paved the way for change for generations of Russians.
A Note From Director Gabe Polsky Making Red Army provided an opportunity both to explore my heritage and to examine the impact hockey had on the culture, politics and legacy of the Soviet Union. I was born and raised in the United States by Soviet immigrants who seldom spoke about their past. I got my first pair of skates at age six and played competitively
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throughout my youth, ultimately for Yale University. Training in the U.S. was focused on winning rather than player development. Practice was often basic and redundant. Coaches only paid attention to the standout players who scored the most goals. When I was 13, I moved to a team that hired a new coach from the Soviet Union. Like most American kids, all I knew about Soviet hockey was the country’s storied loss to the U.S. in the 1980 Olympics. The coach’s philosophy and training methods were rigorous and unusual: we were forced to walk on our hands and do somersaults on the ice; we carried tires and skated with teammates on our backs. Perhaps the biggest difference was that he encouraged creativity and taught us to think as a unit. Many in the Chicago hockey community didn’t take him seriously. But he transformed my entire concept of the sport. I tracked down old Soviet hockey footage and what I saw was eye-opening. Soviet hockey was amazingly creative and improvisational. The Soviets moved fluidly, like one body, and it looked more like an art form than a game. That’s how I wanted to play. When I was at Yale, I studied politics and history and learned about the unusual role sport played in the Soviet Union. The Red Army team
was designed as an instrument of propaganda to prove the superiority of the Soviet system. The country’s investment in the team’s success was massive. The demanding lifestyle and oppressive circumstances under which the players trained were a reflection of broader Soviet society. It became clear to me that the Red Army’s style of play, too, was significantly informed by the country’s ideology. Much like Communism, there was little emphasis on the individual. Those who became heroes earned as much money as teachers. Priority was placed on serving your teammates and your country, and expressing individuality or questioning authority was forbidden. Today’s Russian leadership is comprised both of devoted fans of the Red Army team and of the players themselves. To understand the history of the team and the era is to understand much about who makes decisions in Russia today. Red Army is about how an incredibly oppressive system produced one of the greatest teams in history. That success came with tremendous personal costs. My intention in making this film is to honor the Soviet struggle and to celebrate the art that emerged from such a charged and unique time in history. — Gabe Polsky
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irected and produced by Tim Burton, Big Eyes is based on the true story of Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz), who was one of the most successful painters of the 1950s and early 1960s. The artist earned staggering notoriety by revolutionizing the commercialization and accessibility of popular art with his enigmatic paintings of waifs with big eyes. Eventually the truth would be discovered though: Keane's paintings actually were not created by himat all, but his wife Margaret (Amy Adams). The Keanes, it seemed, had been living a lie that had grown to gigantic proportions. Big Eyes centers on Margaret's awakening as an artist, the phenomenal success of her paintings and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, who was carapulted to international fame while taking credit for her work.
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nequality, injustice and the demands of the world we live in cause stress and depression for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This is a movie about those people. Vulnerable in the face of a reality that shifts and suddenly turns unpredictable, the characters of Wild Tales cross the thin line that divides civilization and barbarism. A lover’s betrayal, a return to the repressed past and the violence woven into everyday encounters drive the characters to madness as they cede to the undeniable pleasure of losing control.
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Director's Note These tales sprang from the most unrestrained corners of the imagination. While I was working to develop other projects—often dispirited by the fact that they were impossible to realize—I began writing a series of short stories to vent my frustrations. When I put them together in one volume, I realized that they were connected by a series of themes that provided unity and coherence: they were all about catharsis, vengeance and destruction. And the undeniable pleasure of losing control. I frequently think of Western capitalist society as a sort of transparent cage that reduces our sensitivity and distorts our bonds with others. Wild Tales presents a group of individuals who live within this cage
without being aware of its existence. But at that point where most of us would repress—or get depressed—these people shift into gear. This involuntary project came together so quickly that it rose on my list of priorities and found a framework for production. The telling of multiple stories represented an act of liberation for me because it brought me back to falling in love with reading. I remember it as if it were yesterday, discovering in the family library a set of fiction anthologies that got my attention: “Tales by the Masters of Crime,” “Tales by the Master of Mystery,” and “Tales by the Masters of Terror.” Later would come Amazing Stories (produced by Spielberg), New York Stories (by Scorsese, Coppola and Woody Allen) and J.D. Salinger’s Nine Stories. The paths that all of these works forged in my consciousness configured my current space for creative liberty and experimentation. — Damián Szifron
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Director: Yann Demange Starring: Jack O’Connell, Sam Reid, Sean Harris '71 takes place over a single night in the life of a young British soldier (Jack O’Connell) accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, and increasingly wary of his own comrades, he must survive the night alone and find his way to safety through a disorientating, alien and deadly landscape.
A LITTLE CHAOS
Director: Alan Rickman Starring: Helen McCrory, Kate Winslet and Stanley Tucci A female landscape-gardener is awarded the esteemed assignment to construct the grand gardens at Versaillers, a gilt-edged position which thrusts her to the very centre of the court of King Louis XIV.
A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
Director: JC Chandor Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola and Albert Brooks Set during the winter of 1981—statistically one of the most crime-ridden of New York City’s history—this drama follows the lives of an immigrant (Oscar Isaac) and his wife (Jessica Chastain) as they attempt to capitalize on the American Dream while the rampant violence, decay and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.
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FIL M PREVIEWS BALLET 422
Director: Jody Lee Lipes Starring: New York City Ballet, Justin Peck, Tiler Peck, Sterling Hyltin and Amar Ramasar From first rehearsal to world premiere, Ballet 422 takes us backstage at New York City Ballet as Justin Peck, a young up-and-coming choreographer, crafts a new work. Ballet 422 illuminates the process behind the creation of a single ballet within the ongoing cycle of work at one of the world’s great ballet companies.
BIG EYES
Director: Tim Burton Starring: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Terence Stamp, Jason Schwartzman, Danny Huston, Jon Polito and Krysten Ritter Directed and produced by Tim Burton, Big Eyes is based on the true story of Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz), who was one of the most successful painters of the 1950s and early 1960s. The artist earned staggering notoriety by revolutionizing the commercialization and accessibility of popular art with his enigmatic paintings of waifs with big eyes. Eventually the truth would be discovered though: Keane’s art was actually not created by him at all, but by his wife Margaret (Amy Adams). The Keanes, it seemed, had been living a lie that had grown to gigantic proportions. Big Eyes centers on Margaret’s awakening as an artist, the phenomenal success of her paintings and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, who was catapulted to international fame while taking credit for her work.
CAKE
Director: Daniel Barnz Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Adrianna Barraza, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, Anna Kendrick and Sam Worthington Cake takes us into the darkly funny world of Claire Bennett (Jennifer Aniston) who initiates a dubious relationship with a widower (Sam Worthington) while confronting fantastical hallucinations of his dead wife (Anna Kendrick). With her feisty housekeeper/caretaker (Adriana Barraza) ever at her side, Claire searches for human connection and self-forgiveness in this comedically poignant tale of personal redemption.
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
Director: Thomas Vinterberg Starring: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge and Juno Temple Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy, Far From The Madding Crowd is the story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene, who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy (Tom Sturridge), a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba’s choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love—as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance.
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FIL M PREVIEWS FREETOWN
Director: Garrett Batty Starring: Nuong Faalong, Michael Attram and Alphonse Menyo A group of native Liberian missionaries makes a desperate cross-country trip through their war-torn country to save one of their own.
HAYRIDE 2
Director: Terron R. Parsons Starring: Sherri Eakin, Jeremy D. Ivy, Jeremy Sande, Corlandos Scott, Richard Tyson Following the events of Hayride, the survivors arrive at the hospital to recover from the previous night’s massacre. However, the survivors are not the only ones en route to the hospital. The seemingly invincible “Pitchfork” is also on his way.
HILLSONG: LET HOPE RISE Director: Michael John Warren
The documentary follows the remarkable journey of Hillsong United from youth worship band to worldwide sensation. Directed by Michael John Warren (Jay-Z’s Fade to Black) and focuses on the Australia-based Christian worship band Hillsong United. The band has sold more than 16 million albums. Hillsong is led by Joel Houston, son of Hillsong Church founders Brian and Bobbie Houston. All 11 members of the band are volunteers or employees of the church. The filmmakers follow the band as it completes its tour and prepares to record its next album.
INTO THE WOODS
Director: Rob Marshall Starring: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Daniel Huttlestone, Tracey Ullman, Lilla Crawford and Johnny Depp Into the Woods is a modern twist on several of the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), Jack and the Beanstalk (Daniel Huttlestone), and Rapunzel (MacKenzie Mauzy), all tied together by an original story involving a Baker and his Wife (James Corden and Emily Blunt), their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the Witch (Meryl Streep) who has put a curse on them. winter 2014
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FIL M PREVIEWS LEVIATHAN
Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev Starring: Aleksey Serebryakov, Elena Liadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Roman Madianov, Anna Ukolova, Aleksey Rozin and Sergey Pokhodaev
Kolya (Alexeï Serebriakov) lives in a small fishing town near the stunning Barents Sea in Northern Russia. He owns an auto-repair shop that stands right next to the house where he lives with his young wife Lilya (Elena Liadova) and his son Roma (Sergueï Pokhodaev) from a previous marriage. The town’s corrupt mayor Vadim Shelevyat (Roman Madianov) is determined to take away his business, his house and his land. First the Mayor tries to buy off Kolya, but Kolya unflinchingly fights as hard as he can not to lose everything he owns including the beauty that has surrounded him from the day he was born. Facing resistance, the mayor becomes more aggressive.
MERCHANTS OF DOUBT Director: Robert Kenner
Inspired by the acclaimed book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, Merchants of Doubt takes audiences on a satirically comedic, yet illuminating ride into the heart of conjuring American spin. Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the curtain on a secretive group of highly charismatic, silver-tongued pundits-for-hire who present themselves in the media as scientific authorities—yet have the contrary aim of spreading maximum confusion about well-studied public threats ranging from toxic chemicals to pharmaceuticals to climate change.
MOMMY
Director: Xavier Dolan Starring: Anne Dorval, Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Suzanne Clément A feisty, widowed, single mom finds herself burdened with the full-time custody of her unpredictable 15-year-old ADHD son. As they struggle to make ends meet, Kyla, the peculiar new neighbor across the street, offers her help. Together they find a new sense of balance, and hope is regained.
MR. HOLMES
Director: Bill Condon Starring: Ian McKellen, Milo Parker, Laura Linney An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes looks back on his life and grapples with an unsolved case involving a beautiful woman.
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FIL M PREVIEWS MR. TURNER
Director: Mike Leigh Starring: Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson, Lesley Manville, Martin Savage, Joshua Mcguire, Ruth Sheen, David Horovitch and Karl Johnson Mr. Turner explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851). Profoundly affected by the death of his father, loved by a housekeeper he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, where he dies. Throughout the story, he travels, paints, stays with the country aristocracy, visits brothels, is a popular if anarchic member of the Royal Academy of Arts, has himself strapped to the mast of a ship so that he can paint a snowstorm, and is both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty.
ONE SMALL HITCH
Director: John Burgess Starring: Shane McRae, Aubrey Dollar, Daniel J. Travanti, Janet Ulrich Brooks, Ron Dean, Mary Jo Faraci, Robert Belushi, Rebecca Spence and Heidi Johanningmeier On a flight home to Chicago for a family wedding, childhood friends Josh and Molly agree to fake an engagement for Josh’s dying father. Things get crazy when their two boisterous families collide and cause them to start planning a phony wedding.
RED ARMY
Director: Gabe Polsky Starring: Slava Fetisov, Vladislav Tretiak, Scotty Bowman and Vladimir Pozner From a team of Oscar® and Emmy nominated filmmakers, Red Army is a feature documentary about the Soviet Union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army hockey team. Told from the perspective of its captain Slava Fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. From the USSR to Russia, the film examines how sport mirrors social and cultural movements and parallels the rise and fall of the Red Army team with the Soviet Union. Red Army is an inspiring story about the Cold War played out on the ice rink, and a man who stood up to a powerful system and paved the way for change for generations of Russians.
SELMA
Director: Ava DuVernay Starring: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Alessandro Nivola, Giovanni Ribisi, Carmen Ejogo, Lorraine Toussaint, with Tim Roth and Oprah Winfrey Selma is the story of a movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous threemonth period in 1965 when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay’s Selma tells the real story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history. winter 2014
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FIL M PREVIEWS SPARE PARTS
Director: Sean McNamara Starring: Alexa PenaVega, Marisa Tomei and Jamie Lee Curtis Based on a true story, Spare Parts relates the journey of four undocumented Mexican-American high school students from Phoenix, AZ who form a robotics club and are led by their teacher, with nothing but spare parts and a dream to compete against MIT in a National Underwater Robotics Competition.
STILL ALICE
Directors: Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland Starring: Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, Alec Baldwin and Hunter Parrish Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle to stay connected to whom she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring.
THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
Director: John Madden Starring: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Diana Hardcastle, Tamsin Greig, Tina Desai, Lillete Dubey; with David Strathairn and Richard Gere
Sonny has his eye on a promising property now that his first venture, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful, has only a single remaining vacancy. Perhaps the only one who may know the answers is newly installed co-manager of the hotel, Muriel, the keeper of everyone’s secrets. As the demands of a traditional Indian wedding threaten to engulf them all, an unexpected way forward presents itself.
THE DUFF
Directed: Ari Sandel Starring: Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell, Bianca Santos, Skyler Samuels, Nick Eversman, Romany Malco and Allison Janney Bianca (Mae Whitman) is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as The Duff (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier, more popular friends (Skyler Samuels & Bianca Santos). To save her senior year from turning into a total disaster, Bianca must find the confidence to overthrow the school’s ruthless label-maker Madison (Bella Thorne) and remind everyone that no matter what people look or act like, we are all someone’s DUFF.
THE GAMBLER
Director: Rupert Wyatt Starring: Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Michael Kenneth Williams and Jessica Lange
Jim Bennett is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. Immersing himself in an illicit, underground world, Bennett garners the attention of Frank, a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance.
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FIL M PREVIEWS THE GUNMAN
Directed: Pierre Morel Starring: Sean Penn, Javier Bardem, Idris Elba, Ray Winstone, Mark Rylance and Jasmine Trinca In The Gunman, Sean Penn stars as a former special forces soldier and military contractor suffering from PTSD. He tries to reconnect with his long-time love, but first must go on the run from London to Barcelona and across Europe in order to clear his name. This story is based on Jean-Patrick Manchette’s novel “The Prone Gunman.”
THE IMITATION GAME
Director: Morten Tyldum Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Mark Strong and Charles Dance In The Imitation Game, Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, the genius British mathematician, logician, cryptologist and computer scientist who led the charge to crack the German Enigma Code that helped the Allies win WWII. Turing went on to assist with the development of computers at the University of Manchester after the war, but was prosecuted by the UK government in 1952 for homosexual acts that the country deemed illegal.
THE LETTERS
Director: William Riead Starring: Juliet Stevenson, Rutger Hauer and Max Von Sydow The Letters is a drama that explores the life of Mother Teresa through letters she wrote over a nearly 50-year period to her longtime friend and spiritual advisor Father Celeste van Exem.
WILD
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski, Michiel Huisman, Gaby Hoffmann and Kevin Rankin Wild brings bestselling author Cheryl Strayed’s extraordinary adventure to the screen. After years of reckless behavior, a heroin addiction and the destruction of her marriage, Strayed makes a rash decision. Haunted by memories of her mother Bobbi and with absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own. Wild powerfully reveals her terrors and pleasures as she forges ahead on a journey that maddens, strengthens and ultimately heals her.
WILD TALES
Director: Damián Szifron Starring: Dario Grandinetti, María Marull, Mónica Villa, Rita Cortese, Julieta Zylberberg, César Bordón, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Walter Donado, Ricardo Darin, Nancy Dupláa, Oscar Martínez, María Onetto, Osmar Núñez, Germán De Silva, Érica Rivas and Diego Gentile Inequality, injustice and the demands of the world we live in cause stress and depression for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This is a movie about those people. Vulnerable in the face of a reality that shifts and suddenly turns unpredictable, the characters of Wild Tales cross the thin line that divides civilization and barbarism. A lover’s betrayal, a return to the repressed past and the violence woven into everyday encounters drive the characters to madness as they cede to the undeniable pleasure of losing control.
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Farmingdale Stadium 10, Farmingdale
Westpark 8, Irvine
Ithaca Mall Stadium 14, Ithaca
UA Long Beach 6, Long Beach
Union Square Stadium 14, New York
Palm Springs Stadium 9, Palm Springs
Staten Island Stadium & RPX, Staten Island
Promenade Stadium 13, Rolling Hills Estates San Marcos Stadium 18, San Marcos
north carolina
Stonestown Twin, San Francisco
Ballantyne Village Stadium 5, Charlotte Manor Theatre 2, Charlotte
district of columbia Gallery Place Stadium 14, Washington
florida Shadowood 16, Boca Raton Belltower Stadium 20, Ft. Myers
Park Terrace Stadium 6, Charlotte
ohio Montrose Movies Stadium 12, Akron Crocker Park Stadium 16, Westlake
Gainesville Cinema Stadium 14, Gainesville
oregon
Beach Boulevard Stadium 18, Jacksonville
Fox Tower Stadium 10, Portland
South Beach Stadium 18, Miami Beach
pennsylvania
Hollywood Stadium 20, Naples Hollywood Stadium 16, Ocala Hollywood Stadium 20, Sarasota
Plymouth Meeting 10, Conshohocken Edgemont Square 10, Newtown Square
Winter Park Village Stadium 20, Winter Park
south carolina
georgia
Cherrydale Stadium 16, Greenville
Tara Cinemas 4, Atlanta
tennessee
hawaii
Downtown West Cinema 8, Knoxville
Dole Cannery Stadium 18, Honolulu
illinois Lincolnshire Stadium 20 & IMAX, Lincolnshire Cantera Stadium 17, Warrenville
maryland Snowden Square Stadium 14, Columbia
nevada Green Valley Ranch Stadium 10, Henderson Village Square Stadium 18, Las Vegas Colonnade Stadium 14, Las Vegas
new mexico High Ridge Theatre 8, Albuquerque Devargas Mall Cinema 6, Santa Fe
Green Hills Stadium 16, Nashville
texas Arbor Cinema @ Great Hills, Austin Greenway Grand Palace Stadium 24, Houston Houston Marq*e Stadium 23, Houston
virginia Ballston Common Stadium 12, Arlington Fairfax Towne Center 10, Fairfax Westhampton Cinema 2, Richmond Countryside Stadium 20, Sterling Columbus Stadium 12, Virginia Beach
washington Bella Bottega Stadium 11, Redmond Meridian 16, Seattle City Center Stadium 12, Vancouver