Movie Releases – Friday, 21 November 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson

Director: Francis Lawrence

Genre: Adventure/Sci-Fi

Color Force, Lionsgate

Time: 123 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

When Katniss destroys the games, she goes to District 13 after District 12 is destroyed. She meets President Coin who convinces her to be the symbol of rebellion, while trying to save Peeta from the Capitol.

The Theory of Everything (2014) - [Expansion]

Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior, Sophie Perry

Director: James Marsh

Genre: Biography/Drama

Working Title Films

Time: 123 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.

Happy Valley (2014) - [Limited]

Director: Amir Bar-Lev

Genre: Documentary/Drama/Sport

A&E IndieFilms, Asylum Entertainment, Passion Pictures

Time: 98 min

Rating:

Plot

The town of State College, the home of Penn State University, has long been known as Happy Valley, and its iconic figure for more than 40 years was Joe Paterno, the head coach of the school's storied football team. His program was lauded for not only its success on the field but also its students' achievements in the classroom. And Paterno took on mythic national stature as "Saint Joe." But then, in November 2011, everything came crashing down. Longtime Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse, setting off a firestorm of accusations about who failed to protect the children of Happy Valley. Was Sandusky's abuse an "open secret" in the town? Did Coach Paterno and the Penn State administration value their football program more than the lives of Sandusky's victims? Filmed over the course of the year after Sandusky's arrest as key players in the scandal agreed to share their stories, Happy Valley deconstructs the story we think we know.

The Sleepwalker (2014) - [Limited]

Director: Mona Fastvold

Stars: Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott, Stephanie Ellis, Brady Corbet

Genre: Drama

4 1/2 Film, Tandem Pictures

Time: 91 min

Rating: Not Rated

Plot

A young couple, Kaia and Andrew, are renovating Kaia's secluded family estate. Their lives are violently disrupted upon the unexpected arrival of Kaia's sister, Christine, and her fiancé, Ira. Prior tensions and jealousies burgeon as new alliances form and childhood patterns resurface. As the days grow darker and the nights more disturbing, Kaia is forced to confront Christine's increasingly tangled perception of reality, which in turn may have begun to alter her own. When one of the four characters goes missing, the three left behind are flung into upheaval trying to fill in the blanks.

V/H/S: Viral (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Justin Welborn, Emmy Argo, Emilia Ares Zoryan, Amanda Baker

Directors: Justin Benson/Gregg Bishop/Aaron Moorhead/Marcel Sarmiento/Nacho Vigalondo

Genre: Horror/Thriller

8383 Productions, Bloody Disgusting, Collective, The

Time: 82 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Follows fame-obsessed teens who unwittingly become stars of the next internet sensation.

Extraterrestrial (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Brittany Allen, Freddie Stroma, Jesse Moss, Anja Savcic

Director: Colin Minihan

Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi

Abduction Films, Manis Film, Pink Buffalo Films

Time: 101 min

Rating: Not Rated

Plot

A group of friends on a weekend trip to a cabin in the woods find themselves terrorized by alien visitors.