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Monday, September 29, 2014

October 2014 Preview!

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


Gone Girl (10/3/14)
"With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent." x
Directed by David Fincher, written by Gillian Flynn, starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, and Neil Patrick Harris.

Dracula Untold (10/10/14)
"The origin story of the man who becomes Dracula." x
Directed by Gary Shore, written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, starring Luke Evans, Sarah Gadon, Dominic Cooper, and Samantha Barks.

The Judge (10/10/14)
"Big city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged family." x
Directed by David Dobkin, written by Nick Schenk and Bill Duguque, starring Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Sarah Lancaster.


Kill the Messenger (10/10/14)
"A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb." x
Directed by Michael Cuestra, written by Peter Landesman, starring Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Sheen, Ray Liotta, and Oliver Platt.

St. Vincent (10/10/14)
"A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door." x
Written and directed by Theodore Melfi, starring Jaeden Lieberher, Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Chris O'Dowd, and Terrence Howard.

Whiplash (10/10/14)
"A young musician struggles to make it as a top jazz drummer." x
Written and directed by Damien Chazelle, starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons.


The Book of Life (10/17/14)
"Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears." x
Directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez, written by Jorge R. Gutierrez and Douglas Langdale, starring the voices of Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman, Christina Applegate, Danny Trejo, Ice Cube, Diego Luna, Cheech Marin, and Gabriel Iglesias.

Fury (10/17/14)
"April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Out-numbered, out-gunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany." x
Written and directed by David Ayer, starring Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs, and Michael Peña.

Birdman (10/17/14)
"A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory." x
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, written by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Armando Bo, starring Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, and Zach Galifianakis.


The Tale of Princess Kaguya (10/17/14)
"An old man makes a living by selling bamboo. One day, he finds a princess in a bamboo. The princess is only the size of a finger. Her name is Kaguya." x
Directed by Isao Takahata, written by Isao Takahata and Riko Sakaguchi. English version written by Mike Jones, starring the voices of Chloë Grace Moretz, James Marsden, Lucy Liu, Beau Bridges, James Caan, Darren Criss, and Oliver Platt.

Nightcrawler (10/31/14)
"A young man stumbles upon the underground world of L.A. freelance crime journalism." x
Written and directed by Dan Gilroy, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, and Bill Paxton.

Horns (10/10/14)
"In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples." x
Directed by Alexandre Aja, written by Keith Bunin, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Heather Graham, James Remar, and David Morse.

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