Movie Releases – 11 July 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

 

Stars: Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Andy Serkis, Kodi Smit-McPhee

Director: Matt Reeves

Genre: Action/Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller

Chernin Entertainment

Time: 130 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

In the wake of a disaster that changed the world, the growing and genetically evolving apes find themselves at a critical point with the human race.

Boyhood (2014)

Stars: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Elijah Smith

Director: Richard Linklater

Genre: Drama

IFC Productions, Detour Filmproduction

Time: 166 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater's BOYHOOD is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (a breakthrough performance by Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette as Mason's parents and newcomer Lorelei Linklater as his sister Samantha, BOYHOOD charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before. Snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations and all the moments in between become transcendent, set to a soundtrack spanning the years from Coldplay's Yellow to Arcade Fire's Deep Blue. BOYHOOD is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting.

Land Ho! (2014)

 

Stars: Earl Lynn Nelson, Paul Eenhoorn, Daníel Gylfason, Þrúður Kristjánsdóttir

Directors: Aaron Katz/Martha Stephens

Genre: Adventure/Comedy

Gamechanger Films, Max Cap Productions, Syncopated Films

Time: 95 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

A pair of ex-brothers-in-law set off to Iceland in an attempt to reclaim their youth through Reykjavik nightclubs, trendy spas, and rugged campsites. This bawdy adventure is a throwback to 1980s road trip comedies, as well as a candid exploration of aging, loneliness, and friendship.

A Long Way Down (2014)

Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Aaron Paul

Director: Pascal Chaumeil

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Wildgaze Films, BBC Films, DCM Productions

Time: 96 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Four people meet on New Year's Eve and form a surrogate family to help one another weather the difficulties of their lives.