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Now on Home Video: ‘The Intern,’ ‘Straight Outta Compton,’ and More
The Intern (2015)
The Intern (2015)
Stars: Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo, Anders Holm, Andrew Rannells, Adam DeVine, Christina Scherer, and Zack Pearlman
Director: Nancy Meyers
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Motion Picture Rating: PG-13
Synopsis from Warner Bros. Pictures: De Niro stars as Ben Whittaker, a 70-year-old widower who has discovered that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin (Hathaway).
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Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Stars: O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, and Paul Giamatti
Director: F. Gary Gray
Genre: Biography, Drama
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from Universal Pictures: In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
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Jem and the Holograms (2015)
Jem and the Holograms (2015)
Stars: Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Hayley Kiyoko, Aurora Perrineau, Ryan Guzman, Molly Ringwald, and Juliette Lewis
Director: Jon M. Chu
Genre: Drama, Adventure, Fantasy, Musical
Motion Picture Rating: PG
Synopsis from Universal Pictures: Small-town girl Jerrica (Aubrey Peeples, TV’s Nashville) lives an unexceptional life…until she takes on a secret identity inspired by her music. She becomes Jem: the bold, stunning and absolutely fearless global superstar! But when it seems that she may lose touch with the things that really matter, Jerrica and her band of sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey, discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden. Directed by Jon M. Chu (Step Up franchise) and starring Juliette Lewis (TV’s Secrets and Lies) and Molly Ringwald (TV’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager), Jem and the Holograms is a fun, music-filled, inspirational adventure about finding your own voice.
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Everest (2015)
Everest (2015)
Stars: Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson, and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Genre: Biography, Adventure, Drama
Motion Picture Rating: PG-13
Synopsis from Universal Pictures: Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
Stars: Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni, and Kristen Wiig
Director: Marielle Heller
Based on the Novel By: Phoebe Gloeckner
Genre: Drama, Romance
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from Sony Pictures Classics: Like most teenage girls, Minnie Goetze (Bel Powley) is longing for love, acceptance and a sense of purpose in the world. Minnie begins a complex love affair with her mother’s (Kristen Wiig) boyfriend, “the handsomest man in the world,” Monroe (Alexander Skarsgård). What follows is a sharp, funny and provocative account of one girl’s sexual and artistic awakening, without judgment.
Set in 1976 San Francisco, The Diary of a Teenage Girl begins at the crossroads of the fading hippie movement and the dawn of punk rock. News commentary of the Patty Hearst trial echoes in the background, as Minnie’s young expressive eyes soak in a drug-laden city in transition— where teenage rebellion and adult responsibility clash in characters lost and longing. Minnie’s hard-partying mother and absent father have left her rudderless. She first finds solace in Monroe’s seductive smile, and then on the backstreets of the city by the bay. Animation serves a refuge from the confusing and unstable world around her. Minnie emerges defiant— taking command of her sexuality and drawing on her newfound creative talents to reveal truths in the kind of intimate and vivid detail that can only be found in the pages of a teenage girl’s diary.
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The Condemned 2 (2015)
The Condemned 2 (2015)
Stars: Randy Orton, Eric Roberts, Wes Studi, Steven Michael Quezada, and Bill Stinchcomb
Director: Roel Reiné
Genre: Action, Thriller
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from Lionsgate: Randy Orton and Eric Roberts ignite a powder keg of action in this explosive follow-up to The Condemned. After a failed mission to capture the leader of a deadly gambling ring, bounty hunter Will Tanner becomes the hunted—a human target in a game in which contestants must kill or be killed. As high rollers bet on who will survive, Will, his dad, and members of Will’s team wage an all-out war against the game’s mastermind.
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Learning to Drive (2014)
Learning to Drive (2014)
Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, and Jake Weber
Director: Isabel Coixet
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from Broad Green Pictures: Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley star in this feel-good, coming of (middle) age comedy about a mismatched pair who help each other overcome life’s road blocks.
Wendy is a fiery Manhattan author whose husband has just left her for a younger woman; Darwan is a soft-spoken taxi driver from India on the verge of an arranged marriage. As Wendy sets out to reclaim her independence, she runs into a barrier common to many lifelong New Yorkers: she’s never learned to drive. When Wendy hires Darwan to teach her, her unraveling life and his calm restraint seem like an awkward fit. But as he shows her how to take control of the wheel, and she coaches him on how to impress a woman, their unlikely friendship awakens them to the joy, humor, and love in starting life anew.
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Stonewall (2015)
Stonewall (2015)
Stars: Jeremy Irvine, Ron Perlman, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Joey King, Caleb Landry Jones, Matt Craven, Atticus Mitchell and Mark Camacho
Director: Roland Emmerich
Genre: Drama
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from Roadside Attractions: Stonewall is a drama about a fictional young man caught up during the 1969 Stonewall riots. Danny Winters (Jeremy Irvine) is forced to leave behind friends and loved ones when he is kicked out of his parent’s home and flees to New York. Alone in Greenwich Village, homeless and destitute, he befriends Ray (Jonny Beauchamp) and a group of street kids who soon introduce him to the local watering hole The Stonewall Inn; however, this shady, mafia-run club is far from a safe-haven. As Danny and his friends experience discrimination, endure atrocities and are repeatedly harassed by the police, we see a rage begin to build. This emotion runs through the entire community of young gays, lesbians, drag queens and trans people who populate the Stonewall Inn and erupts in a storm of anger. With the toss of a single brick, a riot ensues and a crusade for equality is born.
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