Movie Releases – 15 August 2014

The Expendables 3 (2014)

Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Antonio Banderas

Director: Patrick Hughes

Genre: Action/Adventure/Thriller

Nu Image / Millennium Films, Davis-Films, Ex3 Productions

Time: 126 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

Barney (Stallone), Christmas (Statham) and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill... or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables' most personal battle yet.

Let's Be Cops (13 August 2014)

Stars: Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr., Rob Riggle, Nina Dobrev

Director: Luke Greenfield

Genre: Action/Comedy

Genre Films, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, WideAwake

Time: 104 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party and become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted "heroes" get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.

The Giver (2014)

Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Taylor Swift

Director: Phillip Noyce

Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi

As Is Productions, Tonik Productions, Walden Media

Time: 94 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

This film, based on Lois Lowry's book, tells the story of a perfect world. Everyone here is happy. When Jonas is 12 years old, he's chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories. He enters into training with an old man called The Giver. From the Giver, Jonas learns about pain, sadness, war, and all the unhappy truths of the "real" world. He quickly realizes that his community is fake. Confronted with this reality, Jonas faces difficult choices about his own life and his future.

Frank (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Michael Fassbender, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Domhnall Gleeson, Scoot McNairy

Director: Lenny Abrahamson

Genre: Comedy/Drama/Mystery

Runaway Fridge Productions, Element Pictures, Film4

Time: 95 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Jon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.

The Trip to Italy (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Rosie Fellner, Claire Keelan

Director: Michael Winterbottom

Genre: Comedy/Drama

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Revolution Films

Time: 108 min

Rating: PG

Plot

Two men, six meals in six different places on a road trip around Italy. Liguria, Tuscany, Rome, Amalfi and ending in Capri.

Life After Beth (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon

Director: Jeff Baena

Genre: Comedy/Horror/Romance

Abbolita Productions, American Zoetrope, Starstream Entertainment

Time: 91 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

A young man's recently deceased girlfriend mysteriously returns from the dead, but he slowly realizes she is not the way he remembered her.