This weeks movie releases with J. Grassi: -Wild Synopsis: With the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her mother, Cheryl Strayed has lost all hope. After years of reckless, destructive behavior, she makes a rash decision. With absolutely no experience, driven only by sheer determination, Cheryl hikes more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, alone. WILD powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddens, strengthens, and ultimately heals her. (c) Fox Searchlight Dir: Jean-Marc Vallee Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Kevin Rankin, Gaby Hoffman, W. Earl Brown 1hr55min, R 89% @ RT -The Pyramid Synopsis: The ancient wonders of the world have long cursed explorers whove dared to uncover their secrets. But a team of U.S. archaeologists gets more than they bargained for when they discover a lost pyramid unlike any other in the Egyptian desert. As they unlock the horrific secrets buried within, they realize they arent just trapped, they are being hunted. (C) Fox Dir: Gregory Levasseur Starring: Ashley Hinshaw, James Buckley, Denis Ohare 1hr30min, R N/A @ RT Still Alice Synopsis: Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of Early-Onset Alzheimers Disease, Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle to stay connected to who she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring.(C) Sony Classics Dir: Richard Glatzer 1hr39min PG-13 Starring: Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, Alec Baldwin, Hunter Parrish 88% Life Partners Synopsis: At 29, the most long-term relationship Sasha (Leighton Meester) and Paige (Gillian Jacobs) have ever been in is with each other, using their co-dependent friendship as an excuse not to venture out into the dating world alone. But when Paige meets nerdy Tim (Adam Brody) and starts to get serious for the first time, the nature of their friendship begins to shift. Fearing shes being cast aside, Sasha tries to keep their relationship the same, but does growing up also mean growing apart? Dir: Susanna Fogel Stars: Abby Elliot, Adam Brody, Gabourey Sidibe, Gillian Jacobs, Kate McKinnon, Leighton Meester 1hr33min, R 53% The Beast Synopsis: In this story, a young nobleman with an unusually strong interest in horse-breeding is being prepared to marry the wealthy niece of an American Cardinal. (Noble families which are growing impoverished try to marry off their younger generations to the heirs of wealthy commoners.) When the girl arrives at the noblemans family mansion the day before the wedding, she is shown around the house and its treasures and is told the story of an ancestors legendary battle against a beast. That night, she dreams of an erotic encounter with a man/beast which culminates in the death of the beast. On awakening, she finds that she has been in bed with her fiancé, who is now dead. When mysterious bandages on his person are removed, he is seen to have a tail and one hand which has turned animal-like. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi Dir: Walerian Borowczyk Starring: Sirpa Lane, Lisbeth Hummel, Elisabeth Kaza 1hr42min, NC-17 60% Zero Motivation Synopsis: PRIVATE BENJAMIN meets M*A*S*H, speaks Hebrew, and keeps kosher. Set in a remote desert military base, a platoon of young women soldiers, all Israeli conscripts, serve out their time playing computer games, singing pop songs, and conspiring to get transferred to Tel Aviv -- while endlessly serving coffee to the men who run the show. Heres an Israeli film filled with funny, quick-witted, zany women who wield their staple guns like automatic weaponry. If there is a war going on, its one against boredom, bad uniforms, dopey rules, and doing everything in triplicate. Debut filmmaker Talya Lavie is Israels answer to Lena Dunham: ZERO MOTIVATION has had rave reviews and huge audiences. Winner of the top prize for narrative world cinema at the Tribeca Film Festival. (C) Zeitgeist Dir: Talya LaVie Starring: Dana Ivgy, Nelly Tagar, Shani Klein 1hr30min, Unrated
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