OPENED LAST WEEK IN HARTFORD Punjab 1984 (Canada/ India) (only at Spotlight Theatres Front Street) A Punjabi period drama film directed by Anurag Singh. based on the 1984-86 Punjab insurgencys impact on social life, specifically the story of a mother and her missing son. Starring Diljit Dosanjh and Kirron Kher. Transformers: Age of Extinction (also at the Mansfield Drive-in Theatre & Marketplace) An automobile mechanic (Mark Wahlberg) and his daughter make a discovery that brings down the Autobots (Nicola Peltz) - and a paranoid government official (Stanley Tucci) - on them. Peter Cullen returns to voice Optimus Prime, and Michael Bay returns to direct. Opened last week at the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia (short) Travel back in time to see dinosaurs come to life! Meet the plant-eating Argentinosaur, the largest animal to have ever walked the Earth, and its nemesis, the Giganotosaur, a carnivore who could easily challenge the famous T-rex. Travel into space to witness the movement of tectonic plates or the arrival of a comet that will seal the fate of the Dinosaurs. The action is intense and the landscape is out of this world! OPENED LAST WEEK IN THE AREA Autonagar Surya (India) (only at Digiplex Bloomfield) A Telugu language political thriller directed by Deva Katta, and set in the 1980s. An orphan named Surya works as a mechanic in Autonagar. When Surya accidentally kills a goon, he goes to jail for five years. While there, he completes his engineering course to start his dream project: to build an electric car. When he lives prison, however, he faces hurdles while working on his project from the city Mayor and his henchmen who control the Autonagar area. The Dance of Reality (Chile/ France, 2013) (only at Criterion Cinemas in New Haven) Director Alejandro Jodorowsky was born in 1929 in Tocopilla, a coastal town on the edge of the Chilean desert where this film was shot. It was there that Jodorowsky underwent an unhappy and alienated childhood as part of an uprooted family. Blending his personal history with metaphor, mythology and poetry, Jodorowskys first film in 24 years reflects his philosophy that reality is not objective but rather a dance created by our own imaginations. Ek Villain (India) (only at Cinemark Buckland Hills in Manchester CT) When his lover becomes the latest victim of a serial killer, Guru blurs the line between good and evil in his pursuit of revenge. Mohit Suri directed this Hindi language action thriller. OPENING THIS WEEK IN HARTFORD America: Imagine the World without Her Dinesh DSouza teams again with co-writer/ director John Sullivan for their latest speculative documentary, a story that imagines that the United States lost the Revolutionary War and therefore never existed. This follows their 2016: Obama’s America. Yes, mid-terms and mid-summer are here. So, very strangely, are Noam Chomsky and Bill Ayers. Go see it with someone who you will edit into incoherency. Begin Again (2013) A chance encounter between a disgraced music-business executive (Mark Ruffalo) and a young singer-songwriter new to Manhattan (Keira Knightley) turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents. John Carney directs. Deliver Us From Evil NY police officer Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana) investigates a series of crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest (Édgar Ramírez), schooled in the rituals of exorcism, to combat the possessions that are terrorizing their city. Directed by Scott Derrickson, and also featuring Olivia Munn. Earth To Echo (also at the MANSFIELD DRIVE-IN) After receiving a bizarre series of encrypted messages, a group of kids embark on an adventure with an alien who needs their help. A Walt Disney film from first-time director Dave Green, and featuring Teo Halm, Astro and Reese Hartwig. Tammy (also at the MANSFIELD DRIVE-IN) After losing her job and learning that her husband has been unfaithful, a woman (Melissa McCarthy) hits the road with her profane, hard-drinking grandmother (Susan Sarandon). Directed by actor Ben Falcone (who played the alleged Air Marshall in Bridesmaids), and also featuring Dan Aykroyd. Opening Friday July 4 at Real Art Ways in Hartford Cold in July (US/ France) When a protective father (Michael C. Hall (Dexter)) meets a murderous ex-con, they soon find themselves entangled in a downwards spiral of lies and violence while having to confront their own inner psyche. Jim Mickle directs this adaptation of a crime thriller by Joe R. Lansdale that also features Sam Shepard and Don Johnson. We Are The Best (Sweden/ Denmark, 2013) Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk band -- despite not having any instruments and being told by everyone that punk is dead. Directed by Lukas Moodysson (Lilya-4-Ever, Together) Out Film CTs First Thursday film at Cinestudio at Trinity College in Hartford Birthday Cake (2013) A comedy that starts out small & civilized (a Hollywood Hills gay couple plan a small birthday party for their one year old daughter), and ends up way, way out of control, including a fundamentalist mother party crasher, a Mariah Carey-diva-level party planner, a dead clown, and a birthday cake that inadvertently resembles... something. The cast includes filmmaker Chad Darnell, Rib Hilis, and Lee Meriweather as the grandmother. ALSO IN HARTFORD THIS WEEK Also at REAL ART WAYS in Hartford, playing thru Thursday July 3 Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago (2013) (recommended by Kevin) Across Spain, the Camino de Santiago path stretches westward to the city of Santiago de Compostela where the bones of the apostle St. James are said to be buried. Millions of people from all over the world have traveled this trail for over 1,000 years – in 2010 alone, over 270,000 people attempted the arduous trek – each one a seeker of something. Shot between 2008 and late Spring of 2009, director/Producer Lydia B. Smith, followed 15 pilgrims from Chile, Germany, Italy, Spain, the USA, Argentina, and Brazil, and ranging in age from 21 to 62 years old, capturing 300 hours of footage, having followed the pilgrims and interviewed dozens of Camino experts – the scholars, priests, health professionals and hospitaleros (pilgrim-hostel volunteers) who live on the Camino and serve hundreds of pilgrims every day. Also at CINESTUDIO at TRINITY COLLEGE in Hartford this week Playing thru Wednesday July 2 Fed Up Directed by Stephanie Soechtig. With: Michael Pollan, Robert H. Lustig, Maggie Valentine. Are all calories created equal? This call to action documentary says that, in spite of what everyone from Weight Watchers to the CDC website may tell you, the latest science reports say that they definitely are not – and that our confusion about what to eat benefits more than one corporate interest making money from Americans’ struggle with weight. If there’s a sense of outrage in this investigative film, co-produced by Katie Couric and Laurie David (An Inconvenient Truth), it comes from the interviews with some of the 17% of kids whose health and self esteem are being damaged by obesity. Thursday July 3 thru Wednesday July 10 A Hard Days Night (UK, 1964) (RECOMMENDED) The 50th Anniversary restoration of Richard Lester’s film, which captures the distinct personalities of each member of the Beatles as they perform, avoid fans, and hang out, with the unique mix of optimism and rebellion against authority that personify the working class kids from Liverpool and the generations that loved them. And then there’s the music: sparkling versions of songs by musicians enjoying the kick of their own creative energy: Can’t Buy Me Love, If I Fell, I Should Have Known Better, She Loves You, and more! Also this week at CONNECTICUT SCIENCE CENTER in Hartford this week Animalopolis (2008 short) Hidden Universe (Australia 2013 short) The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea (USA/ Canada/ Mexico/ Palau/ French Polynesia/ Bahamas, 2012 short) Friday July 4 at COLT PARK in HARTFORD (sponsored by Marketing, Events & Cultural Affairs, City Of Hartford) Field of Dreams (1989) Thursday July 3 at the NOAH WEBSTER LIBRARY at 20 South Main Street in WEST HARTFORD American Graffiti (1973) (RECOMMENDED) This week at the Farmington Libraries, CT Monday June 30 The Closet (France, 2001) Thursday July 3 Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) Wednesday July 2 at East Granby Public Library The Lunchbox (India) Saturday July 5 at Southington Drive-In WALL•E (2008) (RECOMMENDED) Thursday July 3 at the Cragin Memorial Library in COLCHESTER Monuments Men (US/ Germany) Playing thru Thursday July 3 at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown Heaven Is For Real Monday June 30 at Kent Memorial Library, Suffield Heidi (1937) Wednesday July 2 at HYGENIC ART PARK in NEW LONDON CT Stand By Me (1986) (RECOMMENDED) AT THE DRIVE-INS Playing thru Tuesday July 1 at MANSFIELD DRIVE-IN Edge of Tomorrow (recommended by KEVIN) Maleficent Neighbors Playing thru at least Tuesday July 8 at MANSFIELD DRIVE-IN How to Train Your Dragon 2 Jersey Boys (recommended by KEVIN) 22 Jump Street Pleasant Valley Drive-In now open for weekends SPECIAL SHOWS Tuesday July 1 & Wednesday July 2 at BOW TIE PALACE 17 and ODYSSEY THEATER in Hartford Epic (2013) Monday June 30 & Wednesday July 2 at DIGIPLEX BLOOMFIELD & Wednesday July 2 at Cinerom Digital Entertainment Center in TORRINGTON CT Despicable Me 2 (2013) (recommended by SAM) Tuesday July 1 at AMC Plainville 20 The Godfather Part II (1974) (recommendeed by KEVIN) Monday June 30 thru Wednesday July 2 at AMC PLAINVILLE The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Monday June 30 at Cinemark theaters in Manchester, Enfield and North Haven CT and West Springfield MA The Nance Friday July 4 & Saturday July 5 at CRITERION NEW HAVEN and Saturday July 5 at South Hadleys Tower Theaters in MA The Rocky Horror Picture Show (UK, 1975) (featuring live show (in South Hadley, MA) from the Come Again Players at Tower Theaters) Monday June 30 at CINEMARK ENFIELD, Monday June 30 & Thursday July 3 at CINEMARK NORTH HAVEN, Wednesday July 2 at CINEMARK SPRINGFIELD, Wednesday July 2 & Thursday July 3 at CINEMARK BUCKLAND HILLS in MANCHESTER, and Thursday July 3 at CINEMARK WEST SPRINGFIELD Turbo (2013) Sunday July 6 & Wednesday July 9 at CINEMARK MANCHESTER, AMC PLAINVILLE and CINEMARK ENFIELD in CT and CINEMARK SPRINGFIELD and CINEMARK WEST SPRINGFIELD MA Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) NOW PLAYING IN HARTFORD and recommended by KEVIN Edge of Tomorrow (US/ Australia) X-Men: Days of Future Past Jersey Boys NOW PLAYING IN THE AREA and recommended by KEVIN The Grand Budapest Hotel (US/ Germany) Captain America: The Winter Soldier Godzilla (US/ Japan, 2014) (also recommended by SAM) Ida (Poland/ Denmark, 2013) Mr. Peabody & Sherman TOP TEN RATED MOVIES NOT OTHERWISE MENTIONED AND NOW PLAYING IN HARTFORD How to Train Your Dragon 2 22 Jump Street Chef (the Jon Favreau film) The Fault in Our Stars Belle (UK, 2013) Obvious Child IN THE AREA The LEGO Movie Disney Natures Bears Neighbors The Rover (Australia/ US)
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