Coming Soon
David Michôd’s upcoming drama The Rover looks, in a word, bleak. Set ten years after a global economic collapse, The Rover tells the story of Eric (Guy Pearce) an embittered ex-solider hellbent on tracking down the gang who stole his car – the last of his worldly possessions. Along the dusty path to retribution, Eric encounters Reynolds (Robert Pattinson), the discarded brother of one of the gang members.
Transformers: Age of Extinction is the fourth installment in the Transformers film series, and the sequel to Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Every week, we share an overview of the movies that open in cinemas this week. Note that the release date is based on when they are released in the United States. For the release date in your country, visit the IMDb page of the movie (click on the titles)!
The Hundred-Foot Journey is a movie about an Indian family who moved from India to France. They settle in a small village in France, charmed by an old restaurant. However, the owner of the French restaurant across the street, Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren) does not approve of the Indian restaurant opening and turns out to be quite the antagonist to the family.
The newest film written and directed by The Wachowskis, Jupiter Ascending, is a return to science fiction and action in a universe more accessible than our own where interplanetary shipping is business as usual and the Earth is but a chess piece on a planetary chess board. Channing Tatum is Caine Wise, a genetically engineered hunter sent to Earth to find Jupiter Jones, played by Mila Kunis. Jupiter’s fate is much grander than her station in life would lead her to believe and the powers that be get nervous when she starts to learn her destiny.
Chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner (Dustin Hoffman). He is left to figure out what’s next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck.
Fading Gigolo: directed by, written and starring John Turturro. This movie tells the story of a florist, Fioravante, who is convinced by his elderly friend Murray (Woody Allen) to get into the gigolo business.
The Quiet Ones documents a university professor and his team of students in 1974 as they attempt an “experiment” on a young psychiatric patient, which uncovers dark and dangerous forces. Claiming to be inspired by true events, the movie revolves around the hypothesis that the supernatural is a “manifestation of what’s already in the mind” and by using the scientific method to provide evidence, the patient can be cured. Starring in this film are Jared Harris and Sam Clafin, both of whom are notable British actors.
Divergent is the first part of a young adult science fiction trilogy of the same name, written by Veronica Roth. The movie adaptation of the book features Shailene Woodley, Theo James and Kate Winslet. It’s directed by Neil Burger.
Read our review of Noah here. Noah recounts the ancient story of Noah’s Ark of the Old Testament. Noah is a man who has visions of an impending apocalypse and prepares to protect his family from the upcoming flood.
Preview of The Purge: Anarchy. They’re going to show us what happens outside, during the Purge, but let’s hope they give us more back story this time.
Denis Villeneuve and Jake Gyllenhaal collaborate again after Prisoners (read my review here), now for a movie called Enemy. Gyllenhaal plays a dual role, that of Adam Bell and Anthony St. Claire.
It’s Thursday and there’s a bunch of new movies to premiere today, January 30 of 2014. These are release dates for the U.S.
Since I don’t have access to unlimited data internet at least until we find a permanent place to live, here in Oz, I won’t be able to do any of the previews I used to do, discussing trailers. Instead, I thought I’d share with you the movies that are opening every week, and new posters for upcoming movies! LOTS of movies are opening in cinema’s this week, on January 24!
Although Calvary doesn’t have a U.S. distributor yet, it will hit the big screen for the first time at Sundance Festival, about three months before its scheduled release in the U.