Movies
Now on Home Video: Horror ‘Lights Out,’ Eddie Murphy in Drama ‘Mr. Church’
Lights Out
Lights Out
Stars: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, Billy Burke and Maria Bello
Director: David F. Sandberg
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Motion Picture Rating: PG-13
Synopsis from Warner Bros.: From producer James Wan (The Conjuring) comes a tale of an unknown terror that lurks in the dark.
When Rebecca left home, she thought she left her childhood fears behind. Growing up, she was never really sure of what was and wasn’t real when the lights went out…and now her little brother, Martin, is experiencing the same unexplained and terrifying events that had once tested her sanity and threatened her safety. A frightening entity with a mysterious attachment to their mother, Sophie, has reemerged.
But this time, as Rebecca gets closer to unlocking the truth, there is no denying that all their lives are in danger…once the lights go out.
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Mr. Church
Mr. Church
Stars: Eddie Murphy, Britt Robertson, Xavier Samuel, Lucy Fry, Christian Madsen and Natascha McElhone
Director: Bruce Beresford
Genre: Drama
Motion Picture Rating: PG-13
Synopsis from Lionsgate: Mr. Church tells the story of a unique friendship that develops when a little girl and her dying mother retain the services of a talented cook – Henry Joseph Church. What begins as a six-month arrangement instead spans fifteen years, and creates a family bond that lasts forever.
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Nerve
Nerve
Stars: Emma Roberts, Dave Franco and Juliette Lewis
Director: Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Motion Picture Rating: PG-13
Synopsis from Lionsgate: Industrious high school senior Vee Delmonico (Emma Roberts) has had it with living life on the sidelines. When pressured by friends to join the popular online game Nerve, Vee decides to sign up for just one dare in what seems like harmless fun. But as she finds herself caught up in the thrill of the adrenaline-fueled competition, the game begins to take a sinister turn with increasingly dangerous acts, leading her into a high-stakes finale that will determine her entire future.
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Captain Fantastic
Captain Fantastic
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, and Samantha Isler
Director: Matt Ross
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from Bleecker Street: Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father (Viggo Mortensen) devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginning a journey that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent.
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Papa: Hemingway in Cuba
Papa: Hemingway in Cuba
Stars: Giovanni Ribisi, Joely Richardson, and Adrian Sparks
Director: Bob Yari
Genre: Biography, Drama
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from Fox: In 1959, Miami journalist and aspiring writer Ed Myers (Giovanni Ribisi) travels to Havana to meet his idol, Ernest Hemingway (Adrian Sparks). A fascinating and unexpected friendship develops as the legendary author mentors young Myers in deep-sea fishing, drinking — and finding his literary voice — while the Cuban Revolution comes to a boil around them. The first U.S. movie filmed in Cuba in more than half a century, Papa: Hemingway in Cuba offers an extraordinary glimpse into the life of a uniquely American icon.
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Skiptrace
Skiptrace
Stars: Jackie Chan, Johnny Knoxville, and Bingbing Fan
Director: Renny Harlin
Genre: Action, Comedy
Motion Picture Rating: PG-13
Synopsis from Saban Films: A detective from Hong Kong teams up with an American gambler to battle against a notorious Chinese criminal.
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