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Now on Home Video: Chris Hemsworth is ‘The Huntsman,’ Ryan Gosling in ‘Nice Guys’
The Huntsman: Winter’s War
The Huntsman: Winter’s War
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Charlize Theron, and Emily Blunt
Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Motion Picture Rating: PG-13
Synopsis from Universal: If it’s the Snow White tale you’re looking for, discover the story that came before… Chris Hemsworth and Oscar® winner Charlize Theron return to their roles in the epic action-adventure The Huntsman: Winter’s War, joined by Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain. Theron stars in this Extended Edition as evil Queen Ravenna, who betrays her good sister Freya (Blunt) with an unforgiveable act, freezing Freya’s heart to love and unleashing in her an icy power she never knew she possessed. As war escalates between the two queens, Eric the Huntsman (Hemsworth), and his forbidden lover, Sara (Chastain), must help Freya vanquish her sister… or Ravenna’s wickedness will rule for eternity.
Available on Amazon and iTunes
The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys
Stars: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Keith David and Kim Basinger
Director: Shane Black
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from Warner Bros: “The Nice Guys” takes place in 1970s Los Angeles, when down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Gosling) and hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power.
Available on Amazon and iTunes
Maggie’s Plan
Maggie’s Plan
Stars: Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Travis Fimmel, Wallace Shawn, Ida Rohatyn, Monte Greene, and Julianne Moore
Director: Rebecca Miller
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from Sony Pictures Classics: In Rebecca Miller’s witty, modern romantic comedy MAGGIE’S PLAN, Greta Gerwig portrays Maggie Hardin, a vibrant and practical thirty-something New Yorker working at the New School who, without success in finding love, decides now is the time to have a child on her own. But when she meets John Harding (Ethan Hawke), a “ficto-critical anthropologist” and struggling novelist, Maggie falls in love for the first time, and adjusts her plans for motherhood. Complicating matters, John is in a strained marriage with Georgette Nørgaard (Julianne Moore), a brilliant Danish academic. With a Greek chorus of Maggie’s eccentric and hilarious best friends Tony and Felicia (played by Bill Hader and Maya Rudolph) observing wryly from the sidelines, Maggie sets into motion a new plan that catapults her into a nervy love triangle with John and Georgette, intertwining their lives and connecting them in surprising and humorous new ways. Maggie learns that sometimes destiny should be left to its own devices. MAGGIE’S PLAN is a sweet, sophisticated and funny exploration of the unexpected complexities of modern romance, mixing heart and humor in a story of the delightful variability of relationships over the course of time.
Available on Amazon and iTunes
The Duel
The Duel
Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Emory Cohen, Woody Harrelson and Alice Braga
Director: Kieran Darcy-Smith
Genre: Western, Drama
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from Lionsgate: THE DUEL stars Liam Hemsworth as a Texas Ranger who investigates a series of murders in a small town led by a charismatic preacher played by Woody Harrelson. However, the routine undercover investigation soon turns personal for the ranger who must solve the case before he loses everything to the mysterious
town.
Available on Amazon and iTunes
The Man Who Knew Infinity
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Stars: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, and Malcolm Sinclair
Director: Matthew Brown
Genre: Drama, Biography
Motion Picture Rating: PG-13
Synopsis from IFC Films: Written and directed by Matthew Brown, The Man Who Knew Infinity is the true story of friendship that forever changed mathematics. In 1913, Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel), a self-taught Indian mathematics genius, traveled to Trinity College, Cambridge, where over the course of five years, forged a bond with his mentor, the brilliant and eccentric professor, G.H. Hardy (Jeremy Irons), and fought against prejudice to reveal his mathematic genius to the world. The film also stars Devika Bhise, Stephen Fry and Toby Jones. This is Ramanujan’s story as seen through Hardy’s eyes.
Available on Amazon and iTunes
Wiener-Dog
Wiener-Dog
Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Kieran Culkin, Julie Delpy, Danny DeVito, Greta Gerwig, Tracy Letts, and Zosia Mamet
Director: Todd Solondz
Genre: Comedy
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from IFC Films: Welcome to the doghouse: the latest hilariously biting comedy from Todd Solondz is a twisted Lassie for misanthropes. It follows the wayward adventures of a dachshund who passes from oddball owner to oddball owner—including the world’s worst mom, a beleaguered screenwriter, and the grownup incarnation of Welcome to the Dollhouse’s Dawn Wiener—whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch. Featuring an all-star cast that includes Greta Gerwig, Julie Delpy, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, and Zosia Mamet, Wiener-Dog is a tragically funny, wondrously warped look at the absurdity of life (and death) from one of contemporary cinema’s most fearless and unique voices.
Available on Amazon
