Friday, 27 June 2014

Movie Releases - 27 June 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Stanley Tucci
Director: Michael Bay
Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi
Production Company: Paramount Pictures, Hasbro, Di Bonaventura Pictures
Time: 165 min
Rating: PG-13

Plot
An automobile mechanic and his daughter make a discovery that brings down the Autobots - and a paranoid government official - on them.

Begin Again (2013) - [Limited]

Stars: Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine, Hailee Steinfeld
Director: John Carney
Genre: Comedy/Drama/Music/Romance
Production Company: Exclusive Media Group, Sycamore Pictures, Apatow Productions
Time: 104 min
Rating: Restricted

Plot
Gretta (Keira Knightley) and her long-time boyfriend Dave (Adam Levine) are college sweethearts and songwriting partners who decamp for New York when he lands a deal with a major label. But the trappings of his new-found fame soon tempt Dave to stray, and a reeling, lovelorn Gretta is left on her own. Her world takes a turn for the better when Dan (Mark Ruffalo), a disgraced record-label exec, stumbles upon her performing on an East Village stage and is immediately captivated by her raw talent. From this chance encounter emerges an enchanting portrait of a mutually transformative collaboration, set to the soundtrack of a summer in New York City.

Snowpiercer (2013) - [Limited]

Stars: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Genre: Action | Drama | Sci-Fi
Production Company: SnowPiercer, Moho Film, Opus Pictures
Time: 126 min
Rating: Restricted

Plot
In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off all life on the planet except for a lucky few that boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, where a class system evolves.

They Came Together (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Cobie Smulders
Director: David Wain
Genre: Comedy
Production Company: Lionsgate
Time: 83 min
Rating: Restricted

Plot
When Joel and Molly meet, it's hate at first sight: his big Corporate Candy Company threatens to shut down her quirky indie shop. Plus, Joel is hung up on his sexy ex. But amazingly, they fall in love, until they break up about two thirds of the way through, and Molly starts dating her accountant. But then right at the end...well you'll just have to see. (Hint: Joel makes a big speech and they get back together.)

Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Stephen Rakes, James 'Whitey' Bulger, Tommy Donahue, David Boeri
Director: Joe Berlinger
Genre: Documentary/Biography/Crime
Production Company: CNN Films, Radical Media
Time: 120 min
Rating: Restricted

Plot
WHITEY: United States of America v. James J. Bulger captures the sensational trial of infamous gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, using the legal proceedings as a springboard to explore allegations of corruption within the highest levels of law enforcement. Embedded for months with Federal Prosecutors, retired FBI and State Police, victims, lawyers, gangsters and journalists, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger examines Bulger's relationship with the FBI and Department of Justice that allowed him to reign over a criminal empire in Boston for decades. Pulling back the curtain on long-held Bulger mythology, the film challenges conventional wisdom by detailing shocking, new allegations. With unprecedented access, Berlinger's latest crime documentary offers a universal tale of human frailty, opportunism, deception, and the often elusive nature of truth and justice.  

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Aaron Swartz, Tim Berners-Lee, Cory Doctorow, Peter Eckersley
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Genre: Documentary/Biography/Crime/News
Production Company: (not known)
Time: 105 min
Rating:

Plot
The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz. From Swartz's help in the development of the basic internet protocol RSS to his co-founding of Reddit, his fingerprints are all over the internet. But it was Swartz's groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing combined with his aggressive approach to information access that ensnared him in a two year legal nightmare. It was a battle that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26. Aaron's story touched a nerve with people far beyond the online communities in which he was a celebrity. This film is a personal story about what we lose when we are tone deaf about technology and its relationship to our civil liberties.

Yves Saint Laurent (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne, Charlotte Le Bon, Laura Smet
Director: Jalil Lespert
Genre: Biography/Drama:
Production Company: Wy Productions, SND, Cinéfrance 1888
Time: 106 min
Rating: Restricted

Plot

A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Berge. 

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