Movie Loop: February 2014

Friday, 28 February 2014

Vikings show to be screened in cinemas

A live show giving a guided tour of the British Museum's major Vikings exhibition is to be screened in cinemas, it is announced.

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Thursday, 27 February 2014

A Juvenile Justice System With Few Checks

By Jeannette Catsoulis

Kids for Cash (PG-13)

Opening 2014-02-28

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The Damage That Good Can Inflict

By Manohla Dargis

Fatal Assistance ()

Opening 2014-02-28

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Wednesday, 26 February 2014

VIDEO: New cinema sound 'immerses viewer'

The film Lone Survivor has been nominated for Oscars in both sound mixing and sound editing. BBC Click's Marc Cieslak reports on the new technology that it used.

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79% Teenage

Once, 'Teenagers' didn't exist. But then, they were invented. With a changing tide the world over and a struggle erupting between adults and youth, the concept of a new generation took shape. Whether in America, England, or Germany, whether...

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Monday, 24 February 2014

Need For Speed

Based on the most successful racing video game franchise ever with over 140 million copies sold, DreamWorks Pictures' "Need for Speed" captures the thrills of the game in a real-world setting. An exciting return to the great car-culture films of the...

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The Single Moms Club

Tyler Perry presents his newest creation with Single Mom's Club, a Lionsgate release. Perry will star and direct from his own script. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

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67% One Chance

From the director of The Devil Wears Prada, ONE CHANCE is the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night. Paul became an instant YouTube phenomenon after being...

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Me and My Shadow

Stan is a shadow who yearns for a more exciting life, but he's stuck with a boring human named Stanley Grubb--until he breaks free and takes control.

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Veronica Mars

On the eve of graduating law school, Veronica Mars has put Neptune and her amateur sleuthing days behind her. While interviewing at high-end New York law firms, Veronica Mars gets a call from her ex-boyfriend Logan who has been accused of murder....

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90% Enemy

Academy Award Nominee Jake Gyllenhaal reteams with his PRISONERS director, Academy Award Nominee Denis Villeneuve, in this sexy and hypnotically surreal psychological thriller that breathes new life into the doppleganger tradition. Adam Bell...

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89% Bad Words

Jason Bateman makes his feature directorial debut with the subversive comedy Bad Words. Mr. Bateman stars as Guy Trilby, a 40-year-old who finds a loophole in the rules of The Golden Quill national spelling bee and decides to cause trouble by...

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98% Le Week-End

In Mr. Michell's magically buoyant and bittersweet film, Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan play a long-married couple who revisit Paris for a long weekend for the first time since their honeymoon, in hopes of rekindling their relationship-or, perhaps,...

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100% Patrick: Evil Awakens

When a young nurse begins work at an isolated psychiatric ward, she quickly becomes fascinated with Patrick, a brain dead patient who is the subject of a mad scientist's cruel and unusual experiments. What starts as an innocent fascination quickly...

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11% The Right Kind of Wrong

In Jeremiah S. Chechik's romantic comedy The Right Kind of Wrong, everyone knows Leo (Ryan Kwanten) has many faults because his estranged wife has devoted a popular blog to detailing his failings. That does not stop him from attempting to win the...

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63% The Art of the Steal

Crunch Calhoun (Kurt Russell), a third rate motorcycle daredevil and semi-reformed art thief, agrees to get back into the con game and pull off one final lucrative art theft with his untrustworthy brother, Nicky (Matt Dillon). Reassembling the old...

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles get another go-round in this live-action revamp that concerns the kung-fu fighting squad's humble beginnings when they were affected by a radioactive substance, giving them strength and knowledge, as well as...

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Sunday, 23 February 2014

Ice Soldiers

A scientist discovers the buried bodies of three frozen genetically modified Russians. Upon thawing them out, he realizes he has unleashed a deadly threat and must stop them at all costs.

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Jamesy Boy

In this moving drama based on true events, angry teenager James Burns winds up in prison for running drugs and guns -- but his unlikely friendship with a convicted killer gives him an opportunity to change his life for the better.

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Thor: The Dark World

The God of Thunder strikes again as he fights to save the Nine Realms from mysterious villain Malekith, who plans to make the entire universe go dark. Meanwhile, Thor must find Jane Foster, who's been targeted by the evil denizens of Svartalfheim.

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Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale

Shortly after the Royal Family adopts a young girl named Alise, she is taken away into the forest. Princess Odette, Derek and their woodland friends must work together to find a way to bring her home to the castle.

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Pulling Strings

On the eve of going to London to assume a new post, a diplomatic consul passes out at her farewell party and wakes up to find she's been rescued by a mariachi singer whose visa application she denied. But the rejection has slipped her mind.

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Blue Is the Warmest Color

Determined to fall in love, 15-year-old Adele is focused on boys. But it's a blue-haired girl she meets on the street who really piques her interest. Soon, Adele is exploring her desire for girls as she negotiates her way to becoming a woman.

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Mr. Nobody

The last mortal in a world of immortals, Nemo Nobody begins reviewing his life at the age of 120, trying to determine if he made the right decisions. Potential choices during a pivotal moment on a train platform lead to several possible lives.

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Nebraska

When a cantankerous old boozer thinks he's won a magazine sweepstakes prize, his son reluctantly takes a road trip with him to claim the fortune. As they drive from Montana to Nebraska, they visit friends and relatives to whom the dad owes money.

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Rush

This dramatic portrayal of the intense 1970s rivalry between race drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt captures the contrasts between the two champions. While Hunt was a charming and handsome ladies' man, Lauda was a loner with a single goal: victory.

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The Fifth Estate

Following the working relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Daniel Domscheit-Berg, one of his earliest supporters, this fact-based drama recounts the early days of the revolutionary website and the inevitable conflict it wrought.

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You Will Be My Son

Doubtful that his own son is up to the task, the demanding owner of a vintage chateau and wine label turns to the offspring of his late caretaker to maintain the strict principles of his prestigious business.

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Muscle Shoals

This tuneful documentary chronicles the musical legacy of Muscle Shoals, Ala., home of Fame Studios, where top musicians have flocked for decades. Keith Richards, Bono and other stars recount their experiences recording at the renowned facility.

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Narco Cultura

Exploring the lives of a Mexican crime scene investigator and a Mexican American narcocorrido singer, this documentary examines how the culture of narcotics trafficking has become a twisted new version of the American Dream.

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Twice Born

Summoned by a longtime friend, a middle-aged woman returns to Bosnia with her teenage son, who was conceived amid the tumult of the 1990s Balkan wars. But the visit soon sparks a torrent of memories that force her to confront painful truths.

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Friday, 21 February 2014

First Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer

Thursday, 20 February 2014

7 Movies You (Probably) Haven't Seen But Should

The Man From Earth (2007)
An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he never ages and has walked the earth for 14,000 years.

Rubber (2010)
When Robert, a tire, discovers his destructive telepathic powers, he soon sets his sights on a desert town; in particular, a mysterious woman becomes his obsession.

La Haine (1995)
After local youth Abdel is beaten unconscious by police, a riot ensues on his estate during which a policeman loses his gun. The gun is found by Vinz who threatens he will kill a cop if Abdel dies.

Metropolis (1927)
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

John Carter (2012)

Yes, you've heard of it, and you heard it was derided. But have you seen it? Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet discovers a lush planet inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess who is in desperate need of a savior.