Movie Releases – 29 August 2014

As Above, So Below (2014)

Stars: Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, François Civil

Director: John Erick Dowdle

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Legendary Pictures

Time: 93 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Miles of twisting catacombs lie beneath the streets of Paris, the eternal home to countless souls. When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead. A journey into madness and terror, As Above, So Below reaches deep into the human psyche to reveal the personal demons that come back to haunt us all. Written by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle (Quarantine, Devil) and directed by John Erick Dowdle, the psychological thriller is produced by Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Drew Dowdle and Patrick Aiello. Alex Hedlund serves as the executive producer.

The November Man (27 August 2014 (USA))

Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko, Bill Smitrovich

Director: Roger Donaldson

Genre: Action/Crime/Thriller

Das Films, Envision Entertainment, Irish DreamTime

Time: 108 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.

The Congress (2013)

Stars: Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm, Kodi Smit-McPhee

Director: Ari Folman

Genre: Animation/Drama/Sci-Fi

Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Pandora Filmproduktion, Opus Film

Time: 122 min

Rating: PG

Plot

An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

The Notebook (2013)

Stars: László Gyémánt, András Gyémánt, Piroska Molnár, Ulrich Thomsen

Director: János Szász

Language: Hungarian

Genre: Drama/War

Intuit Pictures, Hunnia Filmstúdió, Amour Fou Filmproduktion

Time: 109 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Twin siblings enduring the harshness of WWII in a village on the Hungarian border hedge their survival on studying and learning from the evil surrounding them.

Last Weekend (2014)

Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Zachary Booth, Joseph Cross, Chris Mulkey

Directors: Tom Dolby/Tom Williams

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Gran Via Productions, Greyshack Films, Water's End Productions

Time: 94 min

Rating: (Not Known)

Plot

When an affluent matriarch gathers her dysfunctional family for a holiday at their Northern California lake house, her carefully constructed weekend begins to come apart at the seams, leading her to question her own role in the family.

Starred Up (2013)

Stars: Jack O'Connell, Rupert Friend, Ben Mendelsohn, Sam Spruell

Director: David Mackenzie

Genre: Drama

Sigma Films, Film4, Lipsync Productions

Time: 106 min

Rating: (Not Known)

Plot

A troubled and explosively violent teenager is transferred to adult prison where he finally meets his match - a man who also happens to be his father.

Life of Crime (2013)

Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Mark Boone Junior, Kevin Cannon, Julie E. Davis

Director: Daniel Schechter

Genre: Comedy/Crime

Abbolita Productions, Gotham Group, Starstream Entertainment

Time: 94 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return.