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- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancEver in search of a master, no matter how unwilling, Charlie winds up on a plantation down South and tries to force himself on the owner, a Confederate Colonel. Unfortunately, the Colonel already has a pet bulldog, "Belvedere."35mm, New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles, CA
As you may know, Quentin Tarantino owns the New Beverly. He curated a Django Unchained preshow from his personal collection including this Merrie Melodies short & trailers for The Arena, Boot Hill, Mandingo, ...tick...tick...tick... & Take A Hard Ride. - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprioWith the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.35mm, New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles, CA
- DirectorAndy MuschiettiStarsVictoria HarrisBerta RosIrma MonroigA young girl wakes up and tells her sister that their mother has returned home.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceJamie Lee CurtisTony MoranFifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
- DirectorRick RosenthalStarsJamie Lee CurtisDonald PleasenceCharles CyphersWhile Dr. Loomis hunts for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, and The Shape is not far behind her.
- DirectorAndy MuschiettiStarsJessica ChastainNikolaj Coster-WaldauMegan CharpentierAfter a young couple take in their two nieces, they suspect that a supernatural spirit named Mama has latched onto their family.4K digital projection, UA La Cañada 8, La Cañada, CA
Like Insidious a couple years back, Mama starts out as a straight-forward haunted house movie, then rides off the rails into a sort of "magic realism", here crossed with Gothic romance. Not so much scary, but genuinely sad at points. It doesn't all work, but there's enough experimentation & fresh ideas to ensure the Muschietti siblings are a dynamic director/producer duo to watch. - DirectorGiuseppe ColizziStarsTerence HillBud SpencerWoody StrodeVictims of oppressive town boss Honey are offered help by an unusual alliance of gunmen and circus performers.
- DirectorMarino GirolamiStarsRichard HarrisonGilbert RolandEnnio GirolamiA man gains access to a treasure map and persuades a guide (Juan Chasquisdo) to accompany him in his search to recover it. Both are pursued by bandits.
- DirectorJonathan LevineStarsNicholas HoultTeresa PalmerJohn MalkovichAfter a highly unusual zombie saves a still-living girl from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion events that might transform the entire lifeless world.4K digital projection, UA La Cañada 8, La Cañada, CA
Very cute movie. Reminds me of Safety Not Guaranteed in that it's a straight-ahead cute meet story couched in genre conventions, rather than an all-out genre film with romantic elements. Which is just fine - the leads are cute, Rob Corddry is hilarious & the overall feel is warm (no pun intended). - DirectorDavid FincherStarsKevin SpaceyRobin WrightKate MaraCongressman Francis Underwood has been declined the chair for Secretary of State. He's now gathering his own team to plot his revenge. Zoe Barnes, a reporter for the Washington Herald, will do anything to get her big break.Kevin Spacey's as charming as the devil, and just as dangerous. Hope to finish this soon.
- DirectorChris HegedusD.A. PennebakerStarsJames CarvilleGeorge StephanopoulosHeather BeckelA documentary of the Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign and the organization who ran it.Criterion Blu-Ray
- DirectorFede AlvarezStarsDiego GarridoPedro LuqueMartín SarthouGiant robots invade Montevideo.
- DirectorRian JohnsonStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittBruce WillisEmily BluntIn 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.Rewatch with the Mrs. Still solid, but not as mind-blowing as first go-round.
- CreatorJ.J. AbramsAlex KurtzmanRoberto OrciStarsAnna TorvJoshua JacksonJohn NobleAn F.B.I. agent is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist and his son in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena.Season 4
Honestly, they should have ended Fringe with the poignant, clean break that closed out Season 3. While there were some good ideas & fun moments this season (porcupine people!), I found myself frequently infuriated by this cuckoo bananas season that seemed to change the rules & villains at every turn. But since Season 5 is an abbreviated season, I may as well finish it off when it hits Blu-Ray in May. - DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsGael García BernalFele MartínezJavier CámaraAn examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.Duplicity abounds in this marvelous hybrid of film noir & The 400 Blows.
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsJack BlackShirley MacLaineMatthew McConaugheyIn small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.Strange, charming story. Thanks to Jon - or perhaps I should say Jon's "Republican cinephile" parents - for the recommendation!
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsKevin CostnerSean ConneryRobert De NiroDuring Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him.Careens wildly between earnest performance from Kevin Costner & excessive theatricality from De Palma & everyone else. Not unlike bootleg hooch, it had its fun moments but by the end I was a little sick & the morning after I remember very little.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsJames MasonSusan GeorgePerry KingAn 1840s slaveowner trains one of his slaves to be a bare-knuckle fighter.Turgid antebellum drama with a spotty legacy. Based on a blockbuster novel, the film proved to be a hit, but was almost immediately buried afterward for its frank (& unfortunately, historically accurate) depictions of abuse in the daily running of a slave-breeding plantation. If anything, the film is too plain; while the slice of life is despicable by any sense of modern decency or morality, the actual story of a dysfunctional husband & wife who take on not-so-secret slave lovers because they can't trust each other is dry & wooden. Some would say that sparks a wildfire of awkward camp, I find it more interesting to discuss than to watch. Though it'd make a hell of a counterpoint screened alongside GONE WITH THE WIND.
- DirectorSam MendesStarsDaniel CraigJavier BardemNaomie HarrisJames Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
- DirectorAntonio MargheritiStarsJim BrownLee Van CleefFred WilliamsonAfter selling his cattle in town, ranch owner Morgan unexpectedly dies, and his foreman Pike has to deliver the payroll to Sonora, despite the perilous journey during which he's followed by many shady characters who want the money.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsSam NeillLaura DernJeff GoldblumA pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.IMAX 3D
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Happy Birthday to me! - DirectorEli RothStarsFamke JanssenBill SkarsgårdLandon LiboironWhen a local high school student is killed in a small town, a newly arrived gypsy is rumored as a suspect even though evidence points to some sort of animal attack.I wanted to like this, but I'm going to be honest. I don't know what the hell is going on here & don't care enough to find out.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsTyrone PowerMarlene DietrichCharles LaughtonA veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
- DirectorClaude NuridsanyMarie PérennouStarsKristin Scott ThomasJacques PerrinA documentary on insect life in meadows and ponds.One of Zoë's favorites (she calls it "The Insect Show"). It's obvious why. The photography is exquisite, and the documentarians let the creatures (& some well placed score) do all the talking.
- DirectorAdam GreenStarsKane HodderJoel David MooreDeon RichmondWhen a group of tourists in a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.
- DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsChris PineZachary QuintoZoe SaldanaAfter the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.4K digital projection, UA La Cañada 8, La Cañada, CA
My favorite part was when Captain Kirk flew the Millennium Falcon to fight the Shredder Clan and rescue the Universal Soldier. All kidding aside, I'm a fan of both Abrams' Trek films, and if you had even a passing interest in the first one you'd be pleased with the follow-up. - DirectorUb IwerksFlip the Frog is out doing his own thing when a mother asks him to watch her baby while she goes into a store and shops. Flip takes the job but soon regrets it when the baby swallows his coin and he must try and get it back.Wow. Cartoons from the 30s trafficked in all kinds of nutty stereotypes.
- DirectorAdam GreenStarsDanielle HarrisKane HodderTony ToddMarybeth escapes the clutches of the bayou-butcher Victor Crowley and returns to the swamp with an army of hunters and gunmen, determined to end Crowley's reign of horror once and for all.Adam Green is such a good dude, and FROZEN is such a good film. It pains me that his most famous films are so "meh". I'll give SPIRAL & CHILLERAMA a shot, but probably skip HATCHET III.
- DirectorJim O'ConnollyStarsJames FranciscusGila GolanRichard CarlsonA cowboy named Tuck Kirby seeks fame and fortune by capturing an Allosaurus living in a Mexican valley and putting it in a wild west show. His star attraction, called the Gwangi, turns out to have an aversion to being shown in public.
- CreatorGreg DanielsMichael SchurStarsAmy PoehlerJim O'HeirNick OffermanThe absurd antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place.Season 5
- DirectorThomas LucasStarsDemian ChapmanEduardo EspinozaAlex HearnNational Geographic examines the evolution and behavior of the hammerhead shark and follows a team of scientists that are attempting to track their migratory patterns.Another one of Zoë's favorites. She asks to watch this several times a day, and watches it at least every other day.
- DirectorDerek CianfranceStarsRyan GoslingBradley CooperEva MendesTwo men and their sons must deal with the unforeseen consequences of their actions.Powerful film about man's (in)ability to rise above his circumstances and set things right, l'dor v'dor, from generation to generation.
- DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsTom CruiseRosamund PikeRichard JenkinsA homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper responsible for a mass shooting.Dumb as a post, but MUCH funnier.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsChristopher WalkenBrooke AdamsTom SkerrittA man awakens from a coma to discover he has a psychic ability to foresee future events.Has anybody read The Dead Zone? (Eric?)
Suspenseful climax, visions well-executed, cast's fantastic (particularly Walken, both Average Joe & freak show), but some of earlier story threads don't quite tie together in a "this probably works well in a novel" way. - DirectorLaurent BouzereauStarsBrooke AdamsDavid CronenbergMark IrwinA discussion on the politics behind the 1983 David Cronenberg thriller, The Dead Zone.
- StarsL. Ron HubbardNick RobinsonJanet E. LundyThis Scientology exposé features an interview with L. Ron Hubbard aboard a Sea Org vessel, and also presents stock footage and commentary on Scientologists.
- DirectorKirk DeMiccoChris SandersStarsNicolas CageRyan ReynoldsEmma StoneAfter their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsPhilip Baker HallA fictionalized former President Richard M. Nixon offers a solitary, stream-of-consciousness reflection on his life and political career - and the "true" reasons for the Watergate scandal and his resignation.There's only one way to cap off a day with Nixon's birthplace & burial ground. R.I.P.
- DirectorDavid SherbrookStarsScott DawsonAndy GatesLloyd KaufmanA short, surrealistic horror story of a man hellbent on revenge.
- CreatorJ.J. AbramsAlex KurtzmanRoberto OrciStarsAnna TorvJoshua JacksonJohn NobleAn F.B.I. agent is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist and his son in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena.Season 5. At least it's over. At least the cameos of every monster of the week were fun.
- DirectorPeter SohnStarsTony FucileLori RichardsonBabies both human and beast are created up in the stratosphere, by the clouds themselves. One cloud specializes in "dangerous" babies, creating a challenge for his loyal stork that has to deliver them.
- DirectorRonnie Del CarmenStarsBob PetersonDelroy LindoJerome RanftAlpha, Beta, and Gamma try to keep Dug out of their way while they hunt for Kevin the Snipe. However, their instructions for his "very special mission" keep backfiring on them.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsPam GrierSamuel L. JacksonRobert ForsterA flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the ATF for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the illegal arms dealer she works for, she must find a way to secure her future without getting killed.
- DirectorBarry ShearStarsAnthony QuinnYaphet KottoAnthony FranciosaTwo New York City cops go after amateur crooks who are trying to rip off the Mafia and start a gang war.
- DirectorGary RossStarsJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLiam HemsworthKatniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.
- DirectorLeslye HeadlandStarsKirsten DunstIsla FisherLizzy CaplanThree friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school.
- DirectorJonathan KesselmanStarsAdam GoldbergAndy DickJudy GreerAn orthodox Jewish blaxploitation hero saves Hanukkah from the clutches of Santa Claus' evil son.
- DirectorMarcel CamusStarsBreno MelloMarpessa DawnLourdes de OliveiraA retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
- DirectorMichael WatchulonisStarsSiena WatchulonisVenture into tiny kingdoms ruled by thieves, assassins, and gentle souls alike.
- DirectorMichael WatchulonisA magic carpet ride into one of the last great black water swamps on earth-- the great Okefenokee. Venture into a stunning landscape forged by fire and ruled by ancient predators.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsSharni VinsonJoe SwanbergAJ BowenWhen the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of the victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.
- DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsChris EvansHugo WeavingSamuel L. JacksonSteve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization.
- DirectorFede AlvarezStarsJane LevyShiloh FernandezJessica LucasFive friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.
- DirectorPeter TemplemanStarsRyan KwantenSarah SnookRyan CorrA young playboy who learns he has one month until he becomes infertile sets out to procreate as much as possible.
- DirectorRobert MandelStarsDavid DuchovnyGillian AndersonCharles CioffiAgent Dana Scully is instructed to debunk an FBI project dubbed "The X-Files," paranormal cases that have been reopened by Agent Fox Mulder.
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostMartin FreemanFive friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from twenty years earlier unwittingly become humanity's only hope for survival.
- DirectorLouis LeterrierStarsJesse EisenbergCommonMark RuffaloAn FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances, and reward their audiences with the money.
- DirectorBen AffleckStarsBen AffleckBryan CranstonJohn GoodmanActing under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsGina CaranoEwan McGregorMichael FassbenderA black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.
- DirectorLorien GreenStarsAlex YeagerIn 1978, the German press and board game makers created the Spiel des Jahres, or 'Game of the Year' award for excellence in board game design. Competition for this award contributed to an explosion in the variety and sophistication of 'Euro-games.' With the arrival of The Settlers of Catan in the United States in the mid-nineties, more people began to discover the new breed of board game that had been quietly evolving in Germany for the past 30+ years. Going Cardboard takes you into the world of 'designer' board gaming, from the community of enthusiastic fans to the publishers and self-publishers, and of course, the designers.
- DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJames StewartLee RemickBen GazzaraAn upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?
- DirectorSiu-Tung ChingStarsNorman ChuDamian LauFlora Chong-LeenThe best sword master from China vs the best sword master from Japan. Who will win?
- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsKatie ChangIsrael BroussardEmma WatsonInspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.
- DirectorMorten TyldumStarsAksel HennieSynnøve Macody LundNikolaj Coster-WaldauAn accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.
- DirectorScott DerricksonStarsEthan HawkeJuliet RylanceJames RansoneA controversial true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.
- DirectorTommy Lee WallaceStarsTom AtkinsStacey NelkinDan O'HerlihyKids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsSandra BullockGeorge ClooneyEd HarrisDr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
- DirectorElizabeth MimsJason TippetStarsGarrison SaenzKevin ConwaySkye ElmoreA documentary on three teenagers living in a small desert town in Southern California.
- DirectorJason TippetStarsMatt ThompsonRyan AndresAlyssa ErnstmeyerThe story follows two best friends through a rough patch in their relationship. Matt is working hard to become a professional fisherman and finish his senior year of high school. Ryan was recently expelled from Hart High for calling in a bomb threat. As the year winds down, Ryan is running out of options while his best friend Matt is moving on in a different direction.
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsJason FlemyngDexter FletcherNick MoranEddy persuades his three pals to pool money for a vital poker game against a powerful local mobster, Hatchet Harry. Eddy loses, after which Harry gives him a week to pay back 500,000 pounds.
- DirectorJames DeMonacoStarsEthan HawkeLena HeadeyMax BurkholderA wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legal.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJerry LewisDiahnne AbbottA passionate yet unsuccessful comedian stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonVera FarmigaRon LivingstonParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.
- DirectorZack SnyderStarsHenry CavillAmy AdamsMichael ShannonAn alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.
- DirectorShane BlackStarsRobert Downey Jr.Guy PearceGwyneth PaltrowWhen Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
- DirectorDan ScanlonStarsBilly CrystalJohn GoodmanSteve BuscemiA look at the relationship between Mike Wazowski and James P. "Sully" Sullivan during their days at Monsters University, when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostKate AshfieldThe uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.
- DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsChase WilliamsonRob MayesPaul GiamattiA new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions has one drawback: some people return no longer human. Can two college drop-outs save humanity from this silent, otherworldly invasion?
- DirectorHarmony KorineStarsVanessa HudgensSelena GomezAshley BensonFour college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer.
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsHarrison FordWillem DafoeAnne ArcherCIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.