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Saturday, August 30, 2014

September 2014 Preview!

Here is a quick look at the films I want to see in September:


The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (9/12/14)
"One couple's story as they try to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone." x
Written and directed by Ned Benson, starring Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Viola Davis, Bill Hader, Ciaran Hinds, and William Hurt.

The Drop (9/12/14)
"Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost." x
Directed by Michaël R. Roskam, written by Dennis Lehane, starring Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini, and Noomi Rapace.

The Maze Runner (9/19/14)
"A group of boys, with no memories of their past lives, must escape a massive maze infested with deadly creatures." x
Directed by Wes Ball, written by James Dashner, Grant Pierce Myers, T.S. Nowlin, and Noah Oppenheim, starring Dylan O'Brien, Will Poulter, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Patricia Clarkson.


This is Where I Leave You (9/19/14)
"When their father passes away, four grown siblings are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens." x
Directed by Shawn Levy, written by Jonathan Tropper, starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll and Connie Britton.

Tracks (9/19/14)
"A young woman goes on a 1,700 mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with her four camels and faithful dog." x
Directed by John Curran, written by Marion Nelson, starring Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver.

The Zero Theorem (9/19/14)
"A computer hacker whose goal is to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; namely, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him." x
Directed by Terry Gilliam, written by Pat Rushin, starring Christoph Waltz, Matt Damon, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, and David Thewlis.


Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (9/24/14)
"A 19th-century drama about a man whose heart was replaced with a clock when he was born. The situation dictates that he should avoid feeling strong emotions -- love, most of all -- but he just can't keep his feelings under wraps." x
Directed by Stéphane Berla and Mathias Malzieu, written by Mathias Malzieu, starring Orlando Seale, Samantha Barks, and Michelle Fairley.

The Boxtrolls (9/26/14)
"A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator. Based on the children's novel 'Here Be Monsters' by Alan Snow." x
Directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi, written by Irena Brignull, Bev Doyle, Richard Kurti, and Adam Pava, starring Elle Fanning, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Toni Collette, Jared Harris, Richard Ayoade, Tracy Morgan, and Ben Kingsley.

Which films do you want to see in September?