Movie Releases – 14 March 2014

Need for Speed (2014)

Stars: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Scott Mescudi, Imogen Poots

Director: Scott Waugh

Writers: George Gatins (screenplay), George Gatins (story)

Genre: Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller

DreamWorks SKG, Reliance Entertainment, Electronic Arts

Time: 130 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

Fresh from prison, a street racer who was framed by a wealthy business associate joins a cross country race with revenge in mind. His ex-partner, learning of the plan, places a massive bounty on his head as the race begins.

Veronica Mars (2014)

Stars: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni

Director: Rob Thomas

Writers: Rob Thomas (screenplay), Diane Ruggiero (screenplay)

Genre: Comedy/Crime/Drama

Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, Spondoolie Productions, Rob Thomas Productions

Time: 107 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery.

Bad Words (2013) [Limited]

Stars: Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Allison Janney

Director: Jason Bateman

Writer: Andrew Dodge (screenplay)

Genre: Comedy  

Aggregate Films, Darko Entertainment

Time: 88 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

A spelling bee loser sets out to exact revenge by finding a loophole and attempting to win as an adult.

Enemy (2013) (Limited - New York City, New York)

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Writers: Javier Gullón (screenplay), José Saramago (novel)

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Rhombus Media, Roxbury Pictures, Mecanismo Films

Time: 90 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

A man seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie.

Le Week-End (2013) (Limited)

Stars: Lindsay Duncan, Jim Broadbent, Jeff Goldblum

Director: Roger Michell

Writer: Hanif Kureishi

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Film4, Free Range Films, Le Bureau

Time: 93 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

A British couple return to Paris many years after their honeymoon there in an attempt to rejuvenate their marriage.

On My Way (2013) (Limited)
"Elle s'en va" (original title)

Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Nemo Schiffman, Gérard Garouste

Director: Emmanuelle Bercot

Writers: Emmanuelle Bercot (screenplay), Jérôme Tonnerre (screenplay)

Genre: Drama

Fidélité Films, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Wild Bunch

Time: 116 min

Rating:

Plot

Facing a failed relationship and a struggling restaurant, a woman hits the road for a trip with her grandson.

The Art of the Steal (2013)

Stars: Kurt Russell, Jay Baruchel, Katheryn Winnick

Director: Jonathan Sobol

Writer: Jonathan Sobol (screenplay)

Genre: Comedy/Crime

Weinstein Company, The, Sony Pictures, Entertainment One

Time: 90 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Crunch Calhoun (Kurt Russell), a third rate motorcycle daredevil and semi-reformed art thief, agrees to get back into the con game and pull off one final lucrative art theft with his untrustworthy brother, Nicky (Matt Dillon). Reassembling the old team, Crunch comes up with a plan to steal a priceless historical book, but the successful heist leads to another far riskier plan devised by Nicky. They fail to realize each other's separate agendas when their plan goes awry in this con movie about honour, revenge and the bonds of brotherhood.