Movie Releases – 23 May 2014

X -Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Stars: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy

Director: Bryan Singer

Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Sci-Fi

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Marvel Entertainment, Dune Entertainment

Time: 131 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.

Blended (2014)

Stars: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kevin Nealon

Director: Frank Coraci

Genre: Comedy

Warner Brothers, Gulfstream Pictures, Happy Madison Productions

Time: 117 min

Rating:

Plot

After a blind date gone horribly wrong, Jim and Lauren agree they never, ever want to see each other again. Well, that's all about to change when the two find themselves and their respective families (including children) all stuck together in one suite at an African Safari vacation spot.

Cold in July (2014)

Stars: Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, Don Johnson, Vinessa Shaw

Director: Jim Mickle

Genre: Drama/Thriller

BSM Studio, Backup Media, Bullet Pictures

Time: 109 min

Rating: (not known)

Plot

When a protective father meets a murderous ex-con, both need to deviate from the path they are on as they soon find themselves entangled in a downwards spiral of lies and violence while having to confront their own inner psyche.

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors (2013)

Stars: Jesus Sanchez-Velez, Andrea Suarez Paz, Azul Zorrilla, Tenoch Huerta

Director: Sam Fleischner

Genre: Drama

M ss ng p eces, SeeThink Films

Time: 102 min

Rating: (not known)

Plot

The story of an autistic youth named Ricky who, after a particularly difficult day at school, escapes into the subways. It's here that he starts his real journey, on a days-long voyage of discovery while, above ground, his mom frantically searches for him.

Words and Pictures (2013)

Stars: Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Bruce Davison, Amy Brenneman

Director: Fred Schepisi

Genre: Comedy/Drama/Romance

Latitude Productions, Lascaux Films

Time: 111 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

A flamboyant English teacher (Clive Owen) and a new, stoic art teacher (Juliette Binoche) collide at an upscale prep school. A high-spirited courtship begins and she finds herself enjoying the battle. Another battle they begin has the students trying to prove which is more powerful, the word or the picture. But the true war is against their own demons, as two troubled souls struggle for connection.

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)

Stars: Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Peter Dinklage, Melissa Leo

Director: Phil Alden Robinson

Genre: Comedy/Drama

AMIB Productions, Cargo Entertainment, Films de Force Majeure

Time: 83 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Some people have bad days. Henry Altmann (Williams) has one every day. Always unhappy and angry at the world including everyone in it, Henry sits impatiently at the doctor's office when he is finally seen by Dr. Sharon Gill (Kunis). Sharon, who is enduring her own bad day, reveals that Henry has a brain aneurysm. This news makes Henry even angrier, yelling at Sharon he demands to know how much time he has left. Faced with Henry's anger and insults, Sharon abruptly tells him he has only 90 minutes. Shocked and reeling by this news, Henry storms out of the office leaving Sharon stunned by what she has just done in a lapse of judgment. As Sharon goes on a city-wide search, Henry struggles with his diagnosis, determined to make amends with everyone he has hurt in his life.