A fine and eclectic selection of films for you this week, topped by a new Woody Allen masterpiece.
But if Woody isn’t your bag, there’s also a French drama, an insightful doco, some espionage, and an all-American shoot ’em up.
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Opening today:
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BLUE JASMINE
USA | 98 minutes | Comedy, Drama
Director: Woody Allen (Annie Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Midnight in Paris)
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Peter Sarsgaard, Alden Ehrenreich, Michael Stuhlbarg, Louis C.K., Sally Hawkins, Andrew Dice Clay, Bobby Cannavale
When Jasmine’s multi-millionaire husband is revealed as a crook, she moves back to San Francisco to live with her sister and reconnect with her estranged family.
Woody back to his very best? We believe so.
Distributor: Rialto Distribution
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IN THE HOUSE
France | 105 minutes | Drama
Director by François Ozon (Potiche, Swimming Pool)
Cast: Fabrice Luchini, Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner, Denis Ménochet
A reclusive sixteen year-old boy writes about his life through essays. The boy’s talent inspires his teacher – however the bond sets off a series of uncontrollable events.
This looks like an intriguing wee drama.
http://youtu.be/fzZpfSLASjk
Distributor: Rialto Distribution
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PARANOIA
USA, France | 106 minutes | Drama, Thriller
Director: Robert Luketic (The Ugly Truth, Legally Blonde)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Liam Hemsworth, Amber Heard, Gary Oldman, Josh Holloway, Richard Dreyfuss, Embeth Davidtz, Lucas Till
A newbie employee gets caught in a dangerous game of espionage between two CEOs as he tries to climb the corporate ladder.
Oldman and Ford going at it (boardroom style) is enough to make me want to see this – even if ends up another generic corporate thriller.
Distributor: Studiocanal/Icon
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SALINGER
USA | 120 minutes | Documentary
Director: Shane Salerno (Sundown: The Future of Children and Drugs)
Featuring: Edward Norton, John Cusack, Martin Sheen, Danny DeVito, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal, Judd Apatow, Robert Towne
Documentary offering a ‘behind-the-wall’ look at the life of reclusive author J.D. Salinger (‘The Catcher in the Rye’).
If it lives up to its premise, this should be utterly fascinating.
Distributor: Unknown
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WHITE HOUSE DOWN
USA | 131 minutes | Action, Drama, Thriller
Director: Roland Emmerich (2012, The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day)
Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Richard Jenkins
The title says it all. The latest siege film set in the most famous of America buildings promises thrills and spills as a policeman, visiting with his daughter, must save the President when a paramilitary group violates 1600 Pensylvania Ave.
You already know if you’re going to see this or not.
Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing
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You know our pick, what’s yours?
