Released July 26th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Massachusetts.
The story : Duncan is a 14-year-old who spends much time alone.
His newly separated mother has decided to take Duncan and herself along with her new boyfriend and his daughter to spend some of the summer at her boyfriends' summer home.
But Duncan wants to go stay with his dad.
But Duncan has to go along with his mom.
After days of Duncan's moms' boyfriend giving him the singling-out treatment , Duncan loses it.
He takes off to the local water park where he makes some pretty good , needed friends.
Stars Liam James , Steve Carell , Toni Collette , Anna Sophia Robb , Sam Rockwell , Maya Rudolph , Allison Janney , Liam James , Rob Corddry , Amanda Peet , Zoe Levin , River Alexander , Nat Faxon , Jim Rash
Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
Rated PG13
COMEDY/DRAMA
Released March 8th in the US.
Filmed in California and Michigan.
The story : While trying to escape the hands of a jealous man , carnival side-show magician known as Oz makes a great escape.
Or so he thinks.
He jumps into a hot air balloon waiting for him but soon finds himself inside a twister.
When he finally opens his eyes and is glad to still have his life about him , he finds himself in a wild , colorful place.
After crash landing , Oz meets Theodora - a witch in the land of Oz.
She explains many things to Oz , one of which is that the place he has landed is called Oz.
The most important thing Theodora tells him is that she believes he is the wizard who the great people of Oz have been expecting.
He is to free them all of the evil cluthes of the lands baddest witch.
Stars James Franco , Michelle Williams , Joey King , Ted Raimi , Tim Holmes , Toni Wynne , Rob Crites , William Dick , Gene Jones , John Lord Booth III , Shannon Murray , Ralph Lister , John Manfredi , Robert Stromberg , Mila Kunis , Rachel Weisz , Bill Cobbs , Zach Braff , Tony Cox , Abigail Spencer , Stephen R. Hart
Directed by Sam Raimi
Rated PG
FANTASY
Released September 30th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story : As a young girl , "Tanny" knew nothing more than ballet dancing.
She didn't have the childhood some children her age had but she was a happy girl none the less.
As she grew older , she grew more and more into her dancing abilities.
Tanny grew into a star when she became choreographer George Balanchine's muse.
Every show he introduced to the world had been written for Tanny and she danced them all.
Soon Tanny became Mrs. Balanchine and the two were madly in-love. Traveling the world , putting on shows and meeting many people.
But in time , without much warning , a new infectious disease had been striking down many healthy young people.
Tanny became just another of it's victims.
Stars Jacques d'Amboise , Jerome Robbins , George Balanchine , Tanaquil Le Clerq , Arthur Mitchell , Barbara Horgan , Patricia McBride , (voice) Michael Stuhlbarg , (voice) Marianne Bower
Directed by (& story written) Nancy Buirski
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY
Released October 27th in the US.
Filmed in Canada ,
The story : Tina is a Canadian girl who lives with her mother and sister , has a famous Hockey-player father who she never sees and plays hockey like it's the only thing in life worth living for.
Somehow , Tina gets a modeling gig. And that gig gives Tina instant model stardom.
Tina travels the world here and there , meeting many who think they already know her. Doing TV interviews and news interviews in which the interviewer gives Tina no time to talk for herself.
Tina is involved with a famous photographer. Then she goes on to have an affair with an restauranteur. She leaves him for yet another man in the public spotlight but none of the relationships prove anymore than abusive.
Yea , a bit boring for my taste. Not as funny as I think I should have found this. If there is intent for this to be more than I got from this , I didn't get it. Oh well.
Stars Jessica Paré , Victoria Snow , Jessica Mackenzie , Macha Grenon , Charles Berling , Camilla Rutherford , Paul Reynolds , Maggie Steed , Patrick Huard , Gregory Calpakis , Dan Aykroyd , Sophie Lorain , Patrick Poivre d'Arvor , Robert Lepage , Nicu Branzea , Frank Langella , Richard Greenblatt
Directed by Denys Arcand
Rated R
DRAMA
Released June 8 , 2012 in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.
The story : Out of nowhere , Diane's husband , the father of her two teenage kids - asks her for a divorce.
She knew things weren't going well between them but she never seen this coming.
So Diane decides to take the kids and go visit her mom , who she hasn't been in 20 years.
Her mom is a hippie from days gone past and that doesn't exactly sit well with Diane.
But maybe in Diane's time with her mom she can learn to just relax and love the people in her life for who they are.
Stars Catherine Keener , Kyle MacLachlan , Elizabeth Olsen , Nat Wolff , Jane Fonda , Jeffrey Dean Morgan , Marissa O'Donnell , Joseph Dunn , Ann Osmond , Teri Gibson , Robert Bowen Jr., Wayne Pyle , Alison Ball , Joyce Van Patten
Directed by Bruce Beresford
Rated R
COMEDY/DRAMA
"Mom. Could you please not say 'cock block'."
Released December 12th in the Us.
Filmed in California , New York and Paris.
The story : Harry Sanborn is quite the bachelor.
At 63 , he is known for only dating women much younger than him.
The current girl he is seeing brings him away with her for a weekend at her mothers beach house.
It seems Harry has a little too much fun and finds himself in the hospital after a heart attack.
While recovering , Harry ends up staying at the beach house with the woman he is datings' mother.
The two don't get along at first but once they get to know each other , they can't get the thought of each other off their mind.
Stars Jack Nicholson , Amanda Peet , Diane Keaton , Frances McDormand , Keanu Reeves , Paul Michael Glaser , Jon Favreau , Rachel Ticotin , Ara Anton , Lorna Scott , KaDee Strickland , T.J. Thyne , Nicki Norris , Nichole Hiltz , Tayrene Mugridge
Directed by Nancy Meyers
Rated PG13
COMEDY/DRAMA
"Yea but come on. How many words can you rhyme with bitch?"
Released March 28th in the US.
Filmed in Germany and Polland.
The story : A writer is staying at the Grand Budapest Hotel. He has taken the time to see that everyone staying there , even the help - is very quiet and alone.
While talking with the front desk man , the writer is told that the only man sitting in the lobby other than them is in fact the the owner of the hotel.
The writer takes it upon himself to meet and get to know the man , widely known as Mr. Moustafa.
That is when Mr. Moustafa tells the writer the most fantastic tale of how he has become the once popular hotels' loyal owner.
Stars F. Murray Abraham , Jude Law , Jason Schwartzman , Ralph Fiennes , F. Murray Abraham , Mathieu Amalric , Willem Dafoe , Adrien Brody , Jeff Goldblum , Harvey Keitel , Tony Revolori , Larry Pine , Owen Wilson , Tilda Swinton , Léa Seydoux , Saoirse Ronan , Edward Norton , Bill Murray
Directed by Wes Anderson
Rated R
COMEDY/DRAMA
