Friday, 15 May 2015

Movie Releases – 15 May 2015

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz
Director: George Miller
Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Kennedy Miller Productions, Village Roadshow Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures
Time: 120 min
Rating: Restricted

Plot
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and almost everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There's Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.
           
Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)

Stars: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow
Director: Elizabeth Banks
Genre: Comedy | Music
Brownstone Productions, Gold Circle Films, Universal Pictures
Time: 115 min
Rating: PG-13

Plot
The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name and regain their status, the Bellas take on a seemingly impossible task: winning an International competition no American team has ever won. In order to accomplish this monumental task, they need to strengthen the bonds of friendship and sisterhood, and blow away the competition with their amazing aca-magic! With all new friends and old rivals tagging along for the trip, the Bellas can hopefully accomplish their dreams once again.
           
I'll See You in My Dreams (2015)

Stars: Blythe Danner, Martin Starr, Sam Elliott, Malin Akerman
Director: Brett Haley
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Two Flints, Jeff Rice Films, Northern Lights Films
Time: 92 min
Rating: PG-13

Plot
In this vibrant, funny, and heartfelt film, a widow and former songstress discovers that life can begin anew at any age. With the support of three loyal girlfriends (June Squibb, Rhea Perlman, and Mary Kay Place), Carol (Blythe Danner) decides to embrace the world, embarking on an unlikely friendship with her pool maintenance man (Martin Starr), pursuing a new love interest (Sam Elliott), and reconnecting with her daughter (Malin Akerman).
           
Good Kill (2014)

Stars: Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Fatima El Bahraquy
Director: Andrew Niccol
Genre: Drama | Thriller
Voltage Pictures, Dune Films, Sobini Films
Time: 102 min
Rating: Restricted

Plot
A Las Vegas-based fighter pilot turned drone pilot fights the Taliban by remote control for 12 hours a day, then goes home to the suburbs and feuds with his wife and kids for the other 12. But the pilot is starting to question the mission. Is he creating more terrorists than he's killing? Is he fighting a war without end.

The Connection (2014)

Stars: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette, Mélanie Doutey
Director: Cédric Jimenez
Genre: Action | Crime | Thriller
Gaumont, Légende Films, France 2 Cinéma
Time: 135 min
Rating: Restricted

Plot
A French police magistrate spends years trying to take down one of the country's most powerful drug rings.

Set Fire to the Stars (2014)

Stars: Elijah Wood, Celyn Jones, Kelly Reilly, Steven Mackintosh
Director: Andy Goddard
Genre: Biography | Drama
Mad As Birds, Masnomis
Colour: Black and White
Time: 97 min
Rating:

Plot
SET FIRE TO THE STARS is a playful, humorous and moving snapshot of one of the world's most beloved poets. In 1950, John Brinnan invited the highly acclaimed and infamous Dylan Thomas to New York for a series of poetry readings. Ignoring rumours of Thomas' frivolities back home, Brinnan has his hands full when the poet arrives. Desperate to get his watchful university chaplains off his back, Brinnan takes Thomas to his family retreat in the woods of Connecticut. But even in the middle of nowhere, the resourceful and cantankerous Thomas finds an audience for his art, passion, love and aggression...
           
Where Hope Grows (2014)

Stars: Kristoffer Polaha, David DeSanctis, Danica McKellar, Brooke Burns
Director: Chris Dowling
Genre: Drama
Godspeed Pictures, Stealth Tiger Entertainment, Attic Light Films
Time: 95 min
Rating: PG-13

Plot
A baseball player whose professional career was cut short due to his personal problems is suddenly awakened and invigorated by a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.

The Film Critic (2013)

Stars: Rafael Spregelburd, Dolores Fonzi, Blanca Lewin, Ignacio Rogers
Director: Hernán Guerschuny
Genre:
Haciendo Cine, Lagarto Cine, Storyboard Media
Time: 98 min
Rating: Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot

A prestigious film critic who has lost faith in the art form sparks with a young woman whose tastes run opposite of his.

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