New year and lots of new movies coming out! Good mix this month with some horror, some romance, and lots of action.
Insidious: The Last Key
Release Date: January 5th Dir. Adam Robitel
Prod. Jason Blum, Oren Peli, James Wan, Leigh Wannell
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Supernatural Horror
Starring: Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, Leigh Wannell, Josh Stewart, Caitlin Gerard
Elise Rainier travels to New Mexico to investigate disturbing supernatural forces in her old home.
Stratton
Release Date: January 5th Dir. Simon West
Prod. Matthew Jenkins
Studio: Momentum Pictures
Genre: Action Thriller
Starring: Dominic Cooper, Gemma Chan, Austin Stowell, Tyler Hoechlin, Tom Felton
Dominic Cooper stars as John Stratton, a Special Boat Service operator in Northern Ireland who must track down a terrorist cell.
The Commuter
Release Date: January 12th Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
Prod. Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman
Studio: Lionsgate
Genre: Action
Starring: Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan banks, Elizabeth McGovern, Sam Neill
A man gets caught up in a deadly game while on his way home from work. What started as a normal day now has him racing to find a hidden passenger on the train to save his life and those of his fellow commuters.
Proud Mary
Release Date: January 12th Dir. Babak Najafi
Prod. Tai Duncan, Paul Schiff
Studio: Screen Gems
Genre: Action Thriller
Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Billy Brown, Danny Glover, Neal McDonough, Xander Berkeley, Maragaret Avery
Taraji P. Henson plays Mary, a hitwoman working in Boston who inadvertently orphans a young boy when her latest job goes sideways.
12 Strong
Release Date: January 19th Dir. Nicolai Fuglsig
Prod. Jerry Bruckheimer, Molly Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill
Studio: Warner Bros.
Genre: War Drama
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky, Michael Shannon, Michael Pena, Trevante Rhodes
Based on the book, Horse Soldiers, the film follows 12 soldiers who, after the 9/11 attacks, are sent to Afghanistan to help fight the Taliban.
Den of Thieves
Release Date: January 19th Dir. Christian Gudegast
Prod. Mark Canton, Christian Gudegast, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley
Studio: STX Entertainment
Genre: Heist Action Thriller
Starring: Gerard Butler, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Pablo Schreiber, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Evan Jones, Dawn Olivieri, Mo McRae, Max Holloway
Following a group of robbers as they plan the biggest heist of their careers as well as the cops who both work against and with the criminals.
The Leisure Seeker
Release Date: January 19th Dir. Paolo Virzi
Prod. Fabrizio Donvito, Marco Cohen, Benedetto Habib
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Genre: Italian-French Road Film
Starring: Donald Sutherland and Helen Mirren
A couple escape from their adult children and their lives full of doctors appointments by taking a road trip from Boston to the Florida Keys.
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Release Date: January 26th Dir. Wes Ball
Prod. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Lee Stollman, Wes Ball
Studio: 20th Century Box
Genre: Dystopian Science Fiction Action Thriller
Starring: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancarlo Esposito, Aidan Gillen, Walton Goggins, Ki Hong Lee, Barry Pepper, Will Poulet, Patricia Clarkson
In this final chapter of The Maze Runner trilogy, Thomas and the other Gladers must break into the “Last City”. Controller by WCKD and full of deadly traps, it will be their most dangerous adventure yet, but it will also get them the answers they need.
Lots of great films being released in 2018 and this is just the start!
Which of these films are you most excited about?
Personally, I can’t wait for The Death Cure or Insidious. Not too sure I’ll paying to see Liam Neeson ride a train though.
A night full of talented stars, awkward jokes, and too-long acceptance speeches. Yes, the Golden Globes are here again!
The event kicked off with an amazing opening number (seriously, how amazing were the kids from Stranger Things?!). This was followed by a monologue that was equal parts awkward and hilarious.
There were, of course, jokes made about Donald Trump and what an awful year 2016 was.
And then it was onto the awards!
Best Supporting Actor: Aaron Taylor-Johnson – Nocturnal Animals Mahershala Ali – Moonlight Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water Simon Helberg – Florence Foster Jenkins Dev Patel – Lion
Best Actor in a TV Drama: Billy Bob Thornton – Goliath Rami Malek – Mr. Robot Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul Matthew Rhys – The Americans Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
Best Actress in a TV Musical or Comedy: Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish Rachel Bloom – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep Sarah Jessica Parker – Divorce Issa Rae – Insecure Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin
Best Musical or Comedy Atlanta Black-ish
Mozart in the Jungle
Transparent
Veep
Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film;$ Sarah Paulson – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Felicity Huffman – American Crime Riley Keough – The Girlfriend Experience Charlotte Rampling – London Spy Kerry Washington – Confirmation
Best Miniseries or TV Film: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story American Crime
The Dresser
The Night Manager
The Night Of
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Hugh Laurie – The Night Manager Sterling K. Brown – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story John Lithgow – The Crown Christian Slater – Mr. Robot John Travolta – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Best Original Score: Justin Hurwitz – La La Land Nicholas Britell – Moonlight Johann Johannsson – Arrival Dustin O’Halloran & Hauschka – Lion Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, & Benjamin Wallifisch – Hidden Figures
Best Original Song: “City of Stars” – La La Land “Can’t Stop This Feeling!” – Trolls “Faith” – Sing “Gold” – Gold “How Far I’ll Go” – Moana
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Viola Davis – Fences Naomie Harris – Moonlight NicoleKidman – Lion Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Film: Olivia Colman – The Night Manager Lena Headey – Game of Thrones Chrissy Metz – This is Us Mandy Moore – This is Us Thandie Newton – Westworld
Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy: Ryan Gosling – La La Land Colin Farrell – The Lobster Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins Jonah Hill – War Dogs Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool
Best Screenplay: Damien Chazelle – La La Land Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water
Best Animated Film: Zootopia Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zuccini
Sing
Between the awards there was a beautiful tribute to Carrie Fischer and Debbie Reynolds, a pair whose deaths truly shook the world.
Best Foreign Language Film: Elle (France) Divines (France) Neruda (Chile) The Salesman (Iran/France) Toni Erdmann (Germany)
Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film: Tom Hiddleston – The Night Manager Riz Ahmed – The Night Of Bryan Cranston – All the Way John Turturro – The Night Of Courtney B. Vance – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Best Actress in a Drama Series: Claire Foy – The Crown Winona Ryder – Stranger Things Caitriona Balfe – Outlander Keri Russell – The Americans Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld
Best Drama Series: The Crown Game of Thrones
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
Meryl Streep was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement and delivered the most heartfelt and powerful speech I have ever heard. She urged people to hold those in positions of power accountable for their actions and it was crystal clear who she was talking about.
Best Director: Damien Chazelle – La La Land Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Kenneth Londergan – Manchester by the Sea
Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy: Donald Glover – Atlanta Anthony Anderson – Black-ish Gael Garcia Bernal – Mozart in the Jungle Nick Nolte – Gravest Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy: Emma Stone – La La Land Annette Bening – 20th Century Women Lily Collins – Rules Don’t Apply Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Musical or Comedy: La La Land 20th Century Women
Deadpool
Florence Foster Jenkins
Sing Street
Best Actor in a Drama: Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea Joel Edgerton – Loving Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic Denzel Washington – Fences
Best Actress in a Drama: Isabelle Huppert – Elle Amy Adams – Arrival Jessica Chastain – Miss Sloane Ruth Negga – Loving Natalie Portman – Jackie
Best Drama: Moonlight Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
What a truly spectacular night it was! So many amazing actors and actresses won some very well deserved awards and gave some fantastic speeches. Meryl Streep’s in particular is one I believe people will be talking about all year.
Awards Season is officially upon us and I’m incredibly excited to see how the rest of it goes.
Were there any award winners you were surprised by?
Release Date: September 2, 2015
Dir. Ken Kwapis
Prod. Robert Redford, Bill Holderman, Chip Diggins
Studio: Broad Green Pictures
Genre: Adventure Comedy Biopic
Based on: A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson
Starring: Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Kristen Schaal, Nick Offerman, Mary Steenburgen, Emma Thompson
Robert Redford and Nick Nolte play two former friends who decide to hike up the Appalachian Trail, something that turns out to be less than ideal or relaxing.
Kitchen Sink
Release Date: September 4, 2015
Dir. Robbie Pickering
Prod. Matthew Tolmach
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Starring: Ed Westwick, Vanessa Hudgens, Bob Odenkirk, Denis Leary, Patton Oswalt, Ian Roberts, Joan Cusack, Nicholas Braun, Keegan-Michael Key, Utkarsh Ambudkar
In this horror comedy film vampires, humans, and zombies get along. However, when a new specices arrives on scene it’s every man, vampire, and zombie for himeself.
The Transporter: Refueled
Release Date: September 4, 2015
Dir. Camille Delamarre
Prod. Luc Besson and Mark Gao
Studio: Relativity Media
Genre: Action, Thriller
Starring: Ed Skrein, Ray Stevenson, Loan Chabanol
The fourth film in The Transporter series, Frank Martin is trying to live a (somewhat) normal life, but things all go downhill when he becomes a pawn in Anna’s game of vengeance.
Sleeping with Other People
Release Date: September 11, 2015
Dir. Leslye Headland
Prod. Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Sidney Kimmel, Adam McKay
Studio: IFC Films
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Natasha Lyonne, Amanda Peet, Adam Scott
Jason Sudeikis plays a womanizer who becomes attracted to a ‘serial cheater’, Lainey, when they try to help each other sort out their relationship issues.
Goodnight Mommy
Release Date: September 11, 2015
Dir. Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz
Prod. Ulrich Seidl and Louis Oellerer
Genre: Horror Thriller
Starring: Susanne Wuest, Elias Schwarz, Lukas Schwarz
When a woman returns to her home in countryside after cosmetic surgery, her nine-year-old twin sons begin to doubt if she’s actually their mother.
The Perfect Guy
Release Date: September 11, 2015
Dir. David M. Rosenthal
Prod. Tommy Oliver, Nicole Rocklin, Wendy Rhoads, Darryl Taja
Studio: Screen Gems
Genre: Thriller
Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut, Tess Harper, Charles S. Dutton, Kathryn Morris, Ruthina Wesley, Holy McCallany, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Shannon Lucio
Leah Vaughn is caught between trust and fear when she starts to date Carter Duncan, only for her ex-boyfriend, Dave to show back up.
The Visit
Release Date: September 11, 2015
Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Prod. M. Night Shyamalan, Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Thriller
Starring: Kathryn Hahn, Ed Oxenbould, Peter McRobbie, Benjamin Kanes
Rebecca and Tyler Jamison are staying at their grandparents house for the first time. Everything seems normal at first, until the siblings leave their room after 9:30 PM, something they were told not to do, and they discover their grandparents aren’t exactly what they seem.
Black Mass
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Dir. Scott Cooper
Prod. Scott Cooper, John Lesher, Patrick McCormick, Brian Oliver, Tyler Thompson
Studio: Warner Bros.
Genre: Action, Drama
Based on: Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy ALliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob by Dick Lehr and Gerard
O’Neill
Starring: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Peter Saragaard, Dakota Johnson, Corey Stoll
Johnny Depp portrays Whitey Bulger in this film focusing on the true story of how Bulger became an FBI informant before becoming leader of an Irish-American gang.
Captive
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Dir. Jerry Jameson
Prod. Lucas Akoskin, Terry Botwick, Alex Garcia, David Oyelowo, Ken Wales, Katrine Wolfe
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Based On: An Unlikely Angel, Ashley Smith
Starring: David Oyelowo, Kate Mara, Michael K. Williams, Leonor Varela, Jesse Oyelowo, Mimi Rogers
Based on the true story of Brian Nichols who escaped from Fulton County Courthouse while he was on trial and took Ashley Smith hostage.
Everest
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Dir. Baltasar Kormákur
Prod. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Baltasar Kormákur, Nicky Kentish Barnes, Tyler Thompson, Brian Oliver
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Adventure. Thriller
Starring: Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Jake Gyllenhaal
Another movie based on real events coming out this month. Everest depicts the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster.
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Dir. Wes Ball
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Based on: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Starring: Dylan O’Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Rosa Salazar, Kaya Scodelario, Jacob Lofland, Giancarlo Esposito, Aidan Gillen, Barry Pepper, Lili Taylor, Patricia Clarkson
In this sequel to The Maze Runner, Thomas and the others are taken to The Scorch where their journey continues. They, along with some other new characters, must work together to survive this new world, all while trying to figure out what it is WCKD has in store for them.
Pawn Sacrifice
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Dir. Edward Zwick
Prod. Gail Katz and Tobey Mcguire
Studio: Bleecker Street
Genre: Biography, Drama
Starring: Tobey Mcguirre, Liev Schreiber, Peter Sarasgaard
Tobey Maguire plays Bobby Fischer in this true story that depicts Fischer’s challenge of the Soviet Empire.
Born to Dance
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Dir. Tammy Davis
Prod. Jill Macnab, Leanne Saunders, Daniel Story
Starring: Kherington Payne, John Tui, Kelvin Taylor, Parris Goebel, Stan Walker, Tia Maipi, Alexandra Carson
Tu is a young boy from Auckland who has dreams of becoming a professional hip-hop dancer
Sicario
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Dir. Denis Villeneuve
Prod. Basil Iwanyk, Thad Lukinbill, Edward McDonnell, Molly Smith
Studio: Lionsgate
Genre: Crime, Drama
Starring: Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, Jon Bernthal, Daniel Kaluuya, Maximiliano Hernández, Jeffrey Donovan
Kate Macy is an FBI agent who has been chosen to help take down a drug lord at the US-Mexico border. The only problem is that no one really knows who this drug lord is.
Before I Wake
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Dir. Mike Flanagan
Prod. Sam Englebardt, William D. Johnson, Trevor Macy
Studio: Relativity Media
Genre: Horror
Starring: Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Jacob Tremblay, Annabeth Gish, Dash Mihok
An orphaned boy’s nightmares begin to physically manifest.
The Disappointments Room
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Dir. D.J. Caruso
Prod. Geyer Kosinski and RObbie Brenner
Studio: Relativity Media
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Kate Beckinsale and Lucas Till
A secret room in the attack unleashes unbelievable horrors in the home a mother and her son.
Hotel Transylvania 2
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Dir. Genndy Tartakovsky
Prod. Michelle Murdocca
Studio: Colombia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy
Starring Voice Cast: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Keegan-Michael Key, Mel Brooks
In this sequel to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula, Johnny, Mavis, and the rest of them go through some interesting changes. While Johnny and Mavis go to visit Johnny’s parents in California, Dracula and the others enlist the help of Drac’s father, Vlad, to turn Johnny and Mavis’s baby into a true monster.
The Intern
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Dir. Nancy Meyers
Prod. Suzanne Farwell and Nancy Meyers
Studio: Warner Bros.
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo
Robert De Niro plays Ben Whittaker, The Intern. Anne Hathaway plays Jules Ostin, THE CEO. The two come together in this comedy film when Hathaway’s character agrees to take on De Niro’s from a community outreach program.
Stonewall
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Dir. Roland Emmerich
Prod. Roland Emmerich, Michael Fossat, Marc Frydman, Carsten Lorenz
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Genre: Drama
Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Ron Perlman, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Joey King, Caleb Landry Jones, Matt Craven, Atticu Mitchell, mark Camacho
Stonewall centers around the Stonewall Riots that occured in 1969 and helped start New York City’s gay rights movement.
The Walk
Release Date: September 30, 2015
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Prod. Jack Rapke, Tom Rothman, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis
Studio: TriStar Pictures
Genre: Biographical Drama
Based on: To Reach the Clouds, Philippe Petit
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale, Ben Schwartz, Steve Valentine, Charlotte le Bon
Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays high-wire artist, Philippe Petit, in this film showing the story of his attempt to cross the Twin Towers in 1974.
Alright, lots of horror movies coming out this month and lots of movies based on true stories. A lot of interesting films, September definitely seems to be a good month to go to the movies.
Also, when I originally did this post I had trailers for almost all the films, but it looked really cramped. Let me know if this is better or if you’d like to see other changes in future lists!
So I decided I wanted to try something new on this blog and talk about films that are going to be released this month. I’m doing something similar over on my other blog and may be making this monthly thing.
Starring: Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Chloe Grace Moretz, Tye Sheridan, Sterling Jerins, Corey Stoll, Christina Hendricks
Twenty-five years ago, Ben Day was convicted of murdering his mother and two of his sisters after his other sister, Libby, testifies against him. Now, Libby isn’t so sure if Ben really was guilty and must seek out those horrific memories to determine what really happened.
Fantastic Four
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Dir. Josh Trank
Prod. Gregory Goodman, Simon Kinberg, Robert Kulzar, Hutch Parker, Matthew Vaughn
Studio: 20th Century Fox/Marvel Entertainment
Genre: Action, Adventure
Based On: Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Starring: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, Tim Blake Nelson
Four ordinary people are given special abilities when they travel to an alternate universe and must use their powers to become superheroes and save the world.
The Gift
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Dir. Joel Edgerton
Prod. Jason Blum, Joel Edgerton, Rebecca Yeldham
Studio: STX Entertainment
Genre: Thriller
Starring: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton
Gordo is an old high school friend of Simon’s who seems friendly enough at first. However, after Simon and his wife, Robyn, start receiving strange gifts from Gordo, awful truths will be brought to light about what really happened in Simon’s past.
Ricki and the Flash
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Dir. Jonathan Demme
Prod. Marc Platt, Diablo Cody, Mason Novick, Gary Goetzman
Studio: TriStar Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer, Audra McDonald, Sebastian Stan, Rick Springfield
Meryl Streep stars as Ricki, a woman who must return to her estranged family to help her daughter deal with her divorce, after abandoning them to become a rock star.
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Dir. Richard Starzak and Mark Burton
Prod. Paul Kewley and Julie Lockhart
Studio: StudioCanal
Genre: Stop-Motion Animated Comedy
Starring Voice Cast: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili
Based on the British series, Shaun the Sheep follows Shaun, a sheep, and his friends as they try to locate their farmer by going on an adventure to the big city where they must animal control and try to blend in.
The Runner
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Dir. Austin Stark
Prod. Bingo Gubelmann, Erika Hampson, Benji, Chris Papavasiliuo, Glenn Williamson
Studio: Paper Street Films/Back Lot Pictures
Genre: Political Drama
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Connie Nielsen, Peter Fonda, Sarah Paulson, Wendell Pierce
Nicolas Cage stars as a politician whose career is destroyed after news of a sex scandal is leaked following the oil spill in 2010.
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Dir. Marielle Heller
Prod. Miranda Bailey, Anne Carey, Bert Hamelinck, Madeline Samit
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Genre: Comedy Drama
Based On: The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures by Phoebe Gloeckner
Starring: Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni, Bel Powley, Austin Lyon, Quinn Nagle
Minnie Goetze is a fifteen year old girl living in 1970s San Francisco with her mother, Charlotte when she starts an affair with her mother’s boyfriend, Monroe, recording everything that happens in her diary.
Exeter
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Dir. Marcus Nispel
Prod. Brandt Andersen, Michael Corrente, Michael Corso, Marcus Nispel, Trent Othick
Genre: Horror
Starring: Stephen Lang, Kelly Blatz, Brittany Curran, Brett Dier, Gage Golightly
Six teenagers accidentally release a malevolent spirit while goofing off at a party. However, the teens quickly realize the spirit may not be the most dangerous thing out there, and that it’s malevolence is actually the spirit trying to tell them something.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Dir. Guy Ritchie
Prod. John David, Steve Clark-Hall, Lionel Wigram, Guy Ritchie
Studio: Warner Bros.
Genre: Action, Comedy
Based On: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. by Sam Rolfe
Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris, Hugh Grant
Two U.N.C.L.E. agents must work together to stop a crime organization before they use nuclear weapons to turn the world catastrophic during this action film set during the 1960s Cold War.
Straight Outta Compton
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Dir. F. Gary Gray
Prod. Ice Cube, Tomica Woods-Wright, Matt Alvarez, F. Gary Gray, Scott Bernstein, Dr. Dre
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Biography, Drama
Starring: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti, Aldis Hodge, Neil Brown Jr.
A biographical drama that follows the history of the band, N.W.A.
Return to Sender
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Dir. Faoud Mikati
Prod. Candice Abela and Holly Wiersma
Studio: Image Entertainment/Arrow Films
Genre: Thriller
Starring: Rosamund Pike, Nick Nolte, Shiloh Fernendez
After a woman is brutally attacked in her home, she must try to return to her normal life. This proves difficult though when she starts communicating with her attacker while he’s in prison. But, are either of them really what they seem?
In this coming-of-age film, three teenagers (Butterfield, Steinfeld, and Hirsch) learn to come together to support each other through difficult times.
People Places Things
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Dir. James C. Strouse
Prod. Michael B. Clark and Alex Turtletaub
Studio: The Film Arcade
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Jessica Williams, Stephenie Allynne, Michael Chernus, Aundrea Gadsby, Gia Gadsby
Will Henry is a newly singer father who must balance raising his two young daughters while figuring out how to let go of old loves and let new ones in.
Mistress America
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Dir. Noah Baumbach
Prod. Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig, Scott Rudin, Rodrigo Teixeira, Lila Yacoub
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Heather Lind, Cindy Cheung, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Matthew Shear, Kathryn Erbe, Michael Chernus
Lola Kirke stars Tracy, a college freshman who allows her future-step-sister to take her on insane adventures to escape the boredom and loneliness of her regular life.
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’
Release Date: August 18, 2015
Dir. Tadayoshi Yamamuro
Studio: Toei Company/20th Centrury Fox
Genre: Animated, Action, Adventure
Starring an Extensive Voice Cast. The full list can be found here on Wikipedia
Prod. David Alpert, Anthony Bregman, Mark Fasano, Kevin Scott Frakes, Britton Rizzio, Raj Brinder Singh
Studio: Lionsgate/Summit Entertainment
Genre: Action, Comedy
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Connie Britton, Walton Goggins, John Leuizamo, Bill Pullman, Tony Hale
Mike Howell is a government sleeper agent. When the government targets him for elimination, he is suddenly thrust back into the chaos of his old life and must find a way to escape again.
Hitman: Agent 47
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Dir. Aleksander Bach
Prod. Charles Gordon, Adrian Askariah, Alex Young, Skip Woods
Rupert Friend is Agent 47, a genetically engineered assassin who must take down an opposing corporation before they unlock the secrets to 47’s creation and use them to make their own army.
Sinister 2
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Dir. Ciaran Foy
Prod. Jason Blum, Scott Derrickson, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Studio: Focus Features/Gramercy Pictures
Genre: Horror
Starring: James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, Robert Daniel Sloan, Dartanian Sloan
Following the events of the first Sinister film, Deputy So & So is in the process of investigating the murders that have taken place and is hoping to prevent more of them from happening. This might be difficult though when a young family moves into the house Bughuul lives in and he tries to make one of the children film himself killing his family.
Z for Zachariah
Release Date: August 28, 2015
Dir. Craig Zobel
Prod. Skuli Fr. Malmquist, Thor Sigurjonsson, Sigurjón Sighvatsson, Tobey Maguire, Matthew Plouffe, Sophia Lin
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Genre: Drama, Action, Sci-Fi
Based on Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O’Brien
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Margot Robbie, Chris Pine
Based on the novel of the same name, Z for Zachariah tells the story of three of the last remaining survivors on Earth find themselves in a love triangle.
Regression
Release Date: August 28, 2015
Dir. Alejandro Amenábar
Prod. Alejandro Amenábar, Fernando Bovaira, Christina Piovesan
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Genre: Thriller
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Emma Watson, David Dencik, David Thewlis
Emma Watson stares as seventeen-year old Angela, a girl who was sexually abused by her father, though the man doesn’t actually remember the event happening.
Max Steel
Release Date: August 28, 2015
Dir. Stewart Hendler
Prod. Bill O’Dowd and Julia Pistor
Studio: Open Road Films
Genre: Action, Adventure
Starring: Ben Winchell, Ana Villafañe, Andy Garcia, Maria Bello, Billy Slaughter
Max Steel the film acts as an origin story to the series which aired several years ago and follows teenager, Max McGrath, and alien, Steel. The duo must use their powers to turn into Max Steel and save the world.
So what do you think? Any of these films sound good? Did you like this post?
