Movie Releases – Friday, 5 December 2014

Wild (2014)

Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffmann, Michiel Huisman

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée

Genre: Biography/Drama

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Pacific Standard

Time: 115 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

A chronicle of one woman's 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe.

The Pyramid (2014)

Stars: Ashley Hinshaw, James Buckley, Denis O'Hare, Christa Nicola

Director: Grégory Levasseur

Genre: Horror

Fox International Productions (FIP), Sahara Productions, Silvatar Media

Time: 89 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

A team of U.S. archaeologists unearths an ancient pyramid buried deep beneath the Egyptian desert. As they search the pyramid's depths, they become hopelessly lost in its dark and endless catacombs. Searching for a way out, they become desperate to seek daylight again. They come to realize they aren't just trapped, they are being hunted.

Zero Motivation (2014)

Stars: Dana Ivgy, Nelly Tagar, Shani Klein, Heli Twito

Director: Talya Lavie

Country: Israel

Language: Hebrew

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Production Company: (not known)

Time: 100 min

Rating: PG

Plot

A zany, dark, & comedic portrait of everyday life for a unit of young, female Israeli soldiers. The Human Resources Office at a remote desert base serves as the setting for this cast of characters who bide their time pushing paper and battling in computer games, counting down the minutes until they can return to civilian life. Amidst their boredom and clashing personalities, issues of commitment - to friendship, love, and country - are handled with humor and sharp-edged wit.

Pioneer (2013)

Stars: Aksel Hennie, Wes Bentley, Stephen Lang, Stephanie Sigman

Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg

Genre: Thriller

Friland, Pandora Filmproduktion, Garagefilm International

Time: 111 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

This conspiracy thriller is set in the early 80's, the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea and the authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline from depths of 500 meters. A professional diver, Petter, obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea has the discipline, strength and courage to take on the world's most dangerous mission. But a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Petter is sent on a perilous journey where he loses sight of who's pulling the strings. Gradually he realizes that he is in way over his head and that his life is at stake.

Comet (2014)

Stars: Justin Long, Emmy Rossum, Kayla Servi, Eric Winter

Director: Sam Esmail

Genre: Comedy/Drama/Romance/Sci-Fi

Anonymous Content, Fubar Films FL, Fubar Films

Time: 91 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Justin Long and Emmy Rossum are star-crossed lovers whose relationship blooms and unravels over the course of six years in this mysterious, dazzlingly original romance. When a chance encounter brings together the cynical Dell (Long) and the quick-witted Kimberly (Rossum), the stage is set for a tempestuous love affair that unfolds like a puzzle. As the film zigzags back and forth in time-from a meteor shower in LA, to an encounter in a Paris hotel room, to a fateful phone call-an unforgettable portrait of a relationship emerges. Sumptuously shot and boasting incredible chemistry between the leads, Comet is a one-of-a-kind cosmic love story.

Life Partners (2014)

Stars: Leighton Meester, Gillian Jacobs, Adam Brody, Gabourey Sidibe

Director: Susanna Fogel

Genre: Comedy/Romance

Haven Entertainment, Minerva Productions, Sandia Media

Time: 93 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Sasha and Paige's co-dependent friendship is tested as Paige gets serious with a guy for the first time.

She's Beautiful When She's Angry (2014)

Stars: Chude Pamela Allen, Alta, Judith Arcana, Nona Willis Aronowitz

Director: Mary Dore

Genre: Documentary/History

Production Company: (not known)

Time: 92 min

Rating: (not known)

Plot

Tells the story of the brilliant, often outrageous women who founded the feminist movement of the 1960s. They said 'the personal is political' and made a revolution: in the bedroom, in the workplace, in all spheres of life. Called threatening by the FBI, yet ignored in many histories, these women changed the world.