Movie Releases – 30 January 2015

Black or White (2014)

Stars: Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Gillian Jacobs, Anthony Mackie

Director: Mike Binder

Genre: Drama

BlackWhite, Sunlight Productions, Treehouse Films (II)

Time: 121 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

Black or White is the story of a grandfather (Kevin Costner) who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter. When her paternal grandmother (Octavia Spencer) seeks custody with the help of her brother (Anthony Mackie), the little girl is torn between two families who love her deeply. With the best intentions at heart, both families fight for what they feel is right and are soon forced to confront their true feelings about race, forgiveness, and understanding. Anchored by an all-star cast and based on real events, the movie is a look at two seemingly different worlds, in which nothing is as simple as black or white.

Project Almanac (2014)

Stars: Amy Landecker, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Virginia Gardner, Jonny Weston

Director: Dean Israelite

Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller

Insurge Pictures, MTV Films, Paramount Pictures

Time: 106 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

As a group of friends discover plans for a time machine, they build it and use it to fix their problems and personal gain. But as the future falls apart with disasters, and each of them disappear little by little, they must travel back to the past to make sure they never invent the machine or face the destruction of humanity.

The Loft (2014)

 

Stars: Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller, Eric Stonestreet

Director: Erik Van Looy

Genre: Thriller

Anonymous Content, Dark Castle Entertainment, Woestijnvis

Time: 108 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Five married guys conspire to secretly share a penthouse loft in the city--a place where they can carry out hidden affairs and indulge in their deepest fantasies. But the fantasy becomes a nightmare when they discover the dead body of an unknown woman in the loft, and they realize one of the group must be involved.

Wild Card (2015)

Stars: Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Dominik García-Lorido, Milo Ventimiglia

Director: Simon West

Genre: Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller

Lionsgate, SJ Heat Productions, Sierra / Affinity

Time: 92 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Nick Wild (Jason Statham) is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob. Having raised the stakes, Nick has one last play to change his fortunes...and this time, it's all or nothing. From two-time Academy® Award-winning writer William Goldman (Best Original Screenplay, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969; Best Adapted Screenplay, All the President's Men, 1976).

Amira & Sam (2014)

Stars: Martin Starr, Dina Shihabi, Paul Wesley, Laith Nakli

Director: Sean Mullin

Genre: Comedy/Drama/Romance

Five By Eight Productions, Hole in 1 Productions, Strongman

Time: 90 min

Rating:

Plot

An army veteran's unlikely romance with an Iraqi immigrant is put to the test when she is faced with the prospect of deportation.

Timbuktu (2014)

Stars: Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri, Toulou Kiki, Layla Walet Mohamed

Director: Abderrahmane Sissako

Genre: Drama

Les Films du Worso, Dune Vision, Arches Films

Time: 97 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

Not far from the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu, proud cattle herder Kidane (Ibrahim Ahmed aka Pino) lives peacefully in the dunes with his wife Satima (Toulou Kiki), his daughter Toya (Layla Walet Mohamed), and Issan (Mehdi Ag Mohamed), their twelve-year-old shepherd. In town, the people suffer, powerless, from the regime of terror imposed by the Jihadists determined to control their faith. Music, laughter, cigarettes, even soccer have been banned. The women have become shadows but resist with dignity. Every day, the new improvised courts issue tragic and absurd sentences. Kidane and his family are being spared the chaos that prevails in Timbuktu. But their destiny changes abruptly.

Girlhood (2014)

Stars: Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Mariétou Touré

Director: Céline Sciamma

Genre: Drama

Hold Up Films, Lilies Films, Arte France Cinéma

Time: 112 min

Rating: (not know)

Plot

Oppressed by her family setting, dead-end school prospects and the boys law in the neighborhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of 3 free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her dress code, and quits school to be accepted in the gang, hoping that this will be a way to freedom.