May 2015 Movies

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

With several Avengers spin-off sequels already in the works at Disney and with The Avengers movie selling out in cinemas around the world, it seems like it's only a matter of time before The Avengers return to theaters.

Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Elizabeth Olsen, Mark Ruffalo, Aaron Johnson

Far From The Madding Crowd

Set in southwest England, a woman has three suitors: a shepherd, a handsome soldier and a farm owner.

Juno Temple, Michael Sheen, Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Bradley Hall, Thomas Vinterberg, Allon Reich, Andrew Macdonald

Hyena

Michael (Peter Ferdinando) is a ruthless undercover cop targeting London's most violent drug traffickers. He and his team aren't above taking their cut from the criminals they're charged with taking on – but when he's threatened with exposure, he's forced to rapidly shift his loyalties and sell out his allies in order to stay alive.

Stephen Graham, Gerard Johnson, Peter Ferdinando

Ride

A strong-willed mother follows her 20-year-old son to L.A. after he quits college to become a surfer. Each ends up finding their own version of love in unlikely places.

Brenton Thwaites, Helen Hunt, Luke Wilson, David Zayas

Welcome to Me

Follows a woman with multiple personality disorder who, after winning the lottery, takes over a cable access show to tell the story of her life.

Will Ferrell, Joan Cusack, Kristen Wiig, Alan Tudyk, Adam McKay, Jessica Elbaum, Linda Cardellini, Tim Robbins

Reality

Jason (Alain Chabat), a quiet cameraman, dreams of directing his first horror movie. Bob Marshal (Jonathan Lambert), a wealthy producer, accepts to finance his movie on one condition: Jason has 48 hours to find the perfect scream in the history of film. During his search, Jason gradually gets lost in a nightmare.

Quentin Dupieux, Alain Chabat, Elodie Bouchez, Jonathan Lambert

Hot Pursuit

A cop and a prisoner go on the run in Texas, with crooked cops in hot pursuit.

Bruna Papandrea, Reese Witherspoon, Dana Fox, Sofia Vergara, Anne Fletcher, David Feeney, John Quaintance, John Carroll Lynch

Maggie

Maggie is a 16-year old girl from a town in middle America who becomes infected by a zombie. It will take six months for her to turn, and the film tracks the transformation as she stays with her family.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin, Timur Bekmambetov, Joely Richardson, Laura Cayouette, Henry Hobson, Trevor Kaufman, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam

The D Train

All his life, Dan Landsman (Jack Black) has never been the cool guy. That’s about to change – if he can convince Oliver Lawless (Marsden), the most popular guy from his high school who’s now the face of a national Banana Boat ad campaign, to show up with him to their class reunion. A man on a mission, Dan travels from Pittsburgh to LA and spins a web of lies to recruit Lawless. But he gets more than he bargains for as the unpredictable Lawless proceeds to take over his home, career, and entire life.

Jack Black, Andrew Mogel, Kathryn Hahn, Jarrad Paul, James Marsden, Jeffrey Tambor, Mike White, Denise Williamson

Saint Laurent

As one of history's greatest fashion designers entered a decade of freedom, neither came out of it in one piece.

Bertrand Bonello, Gaspard Ulliel, Jeremie Renier, Léa Seydoux, Aymeline Valade, Louis Garrel, Amira Casar, Micha Lescot

Preggoland

When Ruth ruins a baby shower with her drunken, juvenile antics, her old high school cronies, who are all mothers now, promptly de-friend her. But when she is later mistakenly thought to be "with child," she is inexplicably welcomed back into the group. Ruth plans on coming clean, but when her dad has a heart attack and tells her that the only thing keeping him alive is the promise of grandkids, Ruth decides to continue to fake the pregnancy. Things get even more complicated when Ruth falls in love with her new boss, who seems to wants nothing more than to raise her unborn child as his own. Can she get out of this without losing her job, friends, respect of her family, and the new love of her life?

Danny Trejo, Paul Campbell, Jacob Tierney, Sonja Bennett, James Caan

Soul Boys of the Western World

The doc follows the band from its inception in 1980s London, using footage from the members’ personal archives, before catching up with the five members through recent interviews, tracking the band’s enduring influence on music and fashion and their dramatic rise and fall amidst a headline grabbing breakup.

George Hencken

Noble

They broke everything but her spirit. They took everything but her dream. Noble is the incredible true story of a fearless Irish heroine driven by her daring vision who escapes the slums of Ireland and risks everything on the streets of Vietnam.

Mark Huberman, Stephen Bradley, Deirdre O'Kane, Brendan Coyle, Ruth Negga, Liam Cunningham, Sarah Greene

Bravetown

Josh Harvest, a hardened New York City teen from a broken home - and quietly one of the country's top dance club DJs and remixers - is sentenced to counseling for a minor drug infraction, along with an extended stay with his estranged father, who lives in a small town in North Dakota. He is slow to warm to his new environment, a town best-known for sending its young off to war, many of whom never return. But when Josh is asked to help out the last-place dance team as they vie for the state competition title, his rough exterior begins to soften. As his relationships emerge with both the team's captain, Mary, and his therapist, each of whom have lost someone special to war, it forces all three to begin to face and heal their pasts.

Lucas Till, Maria Bello, Daniel Duran, Josh Duhamel, Laura Dern, Tom Everett Scott, Jae Head, Katrina Norman

Skin Trade

The story focuses on human trafficking.

Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, Ron Perlman, Michael Jai White, Avi Lerner, Ekachai Uekrongtham, Craig Baumgarten, Peter Weller

Hunting Elephants

Jonathan, a young man with severe social problems, is sent to a nursing home to live with his estranged grandfather, a hardened, bitter old man. There, he also meets his grandfather's friend Nick. Both are former members of a militant Zionist group who robbed banks. They team up with Jonathan's uncle, a frustrated actor, on a journey to rob the bank that has ignored their existence.

Reshef Levi, Lati Grobman, Christa Campbell, Barry Schwartz, Sasson Gabai, Moni Moshonov, Patrick Stewart

5 Flights Up

A long-married NY couple find themselves swept into an emotional and comical real estate bidding war when they put their beloved downtown apartment on the market — and must come to terms with the possibility of moving from the home where they have spent most of their adult lives.

Morgan Freeman, Curtis Burch, Charlie Peters, Richard Loncraine, Diane Keaton, Carrie Preston, Alysia Reiner, Cynthia Nixon

Bravetown

Follows Alex, an Army veteran and counselor in a small town who takes a casual approach when treating Josh (Lucas Till). Alex slowly earns his patient’s trust and respect, but their camaraderie is challenged when Josh makes a shocking discovery.

Lucas Till, Maria Bello, Daniel Duran, Oscar Torres, Tom Everett Scott, Josh Duhamel

Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What...

A behind-the-scenes look into the world-famous boy band plus a very special performance from the Dominion Theatre in London. The event will give fans a retrospective look into the lives and careers of band members Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough and Brian Littrell, as well as a never-before-seen acoustic set from London that spotlights the depth of the band’s talent.

Mad Max: Fury Road

A reboot of the post-apocalyptic gunslinger of the Australian wastelands.

Mel Gibson, Nicholas Hoult, Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, George Miller, Riley Keough, Byron Kennedy, Josh Helman

Pitch Perfect 2

A sequel to 2012's Pitch Perfect.

Anna Kendrick, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Elizabeth Banks, Rebel Wilson, Alexis Knapp, Shelley Regner, John Michael Higgins

The Connection

Tells the story of real-life Marseilles magistrate Pierre Michel (Jean Dujardin) and his relentless crusade to dismantle the most notorious drug smuggling operation in history: the French Connection. In his crosshairs is charismatic and wealthy kingpin, Gatean "Tany" Zampa (Gilles Lellouche), who runs the largest underground heroin trade into the States. Though the fearless and tenacious Michel, aided by a task force of elite cops, will stop at nothing--including boldly orchestrated drug raids, devastating arrests, and exacting interrogations--to ensure the crime ring's demise, Zampa's "La French" always seems one step ahead. As La French mounts its retaliation, Michel will be forced to make the most difficult decision of his life: to continue waging his war, or ensure his family's safety, before it's too late.

Cedric Jimenez, Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche

Absolution

When a contract killer (Steven Seagal) encounters a girl on the run from a dangerous, politically connected mob boss (Vinnie Jones) running a human trafficking operation, he is torn between protecting the girl, and remaining loyal to the government agency that hired him.

Steven Seagal, Byron Mann, Keoni Waxman, Vinnie Jones

Good Kill

In the shadowy world of drone warfare, combat unfolds like a video game–only with real lives at stake. After six tours of duty, Air Force pilot Tom Egan (Ethan Hawke) yearns to get back into the cockpit of a real plane, but he now fights the Taliban from an air-conditioned box in the Las Vegas desert. When he and his crew start taking orders directly from the CIA, and the stakes are raised, Egan's nerves—and his relationship with his wife (Mad Men's January Jones)—begin to unravel. Revealing the psychological toll drone pilots endure as they are forced to witness the aftermath of their fight against insurgents.

Ethan Hawke, Kristen Rakes, Jake Abel, Peter Coyote, Bruce Greenwood, Andrew Niccol, January Jones, Zoe Kravitz

Every Secret Thing

The mystery follows two young girls sentenced to prison after the death of a baby they found in the woods. Diane Lane’s in line to play the detective trying to unravel the mystery.

Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Banks, Diane Lane, Common, Frances McDormand, Nicole Holofcener, Nate Parker, Anthony Bregman

I'll See You in My Dreams

Blythe Danner stars as a widow who’s settled into her life and her age, until a series of events propel her into a renewed engagement with the people and the world around her.

Martin Starr, Blythe Danner, June Squibb, Sam Elliott, Brett Haley, Marc Basch, Rhea Perlman

Area 51

No plot details have been announced. However, it is said to center on a discovered home video that details alien sightings.

Jason Blum, Roy Abramsohn, Jelena Nik, Oren Peli, Steven Schneider, Sandra Staggs

Slow West

At the end of the nineteenth century, 16-year-old Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee) journeys across the American frontier in search of the woman he loves. He is joined by Silas (Michael Fassbender), a mysterious traveler, and hotly pursued by an outlaw along the way.

Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Ben Mendelsohn, John Maclean, Caren Pistorius

Time Lapse

Explores the possibilities of time travel through a machine that is capable of taking pictures 24 hours into the future. When three friends discover this mysterious machine in their neighbor’s apartment, they encounter a number of pressing questions, not least of which is the whereabouts of their neighbor. Realizing the potential impact of the machine, Finn (Matt O’Leary), Jasper (George Finn), and Callie (Danielle Panabaker) attempt to cash in on their discovery. But, when a dangerous criminal learns their secret, the friends must set aside their differences and confront the paradox of a future that was once predetermined and entirely uncertain.

Bradley King, BP Cooper, Danielle Panabaker, George Finn, Matt O’Leary

Where Hope Grows

Always Watching: A Marble Hornet...

Film student Alex Kralie abandons his feature project after encountering a faceless villain, The Operator, while shooting.

Jake McDorman, Doug Jones, Chris Marquette, James Moran, Kirill Baru, Ian Shorr, Alexandra Holden, Alexandra Breckenridge

Reality

Jason (Alain Chabat), a quiet cameraman, dreams of directing his first horror movie. Bob Marshal (Jonathan Lambert), a wealthy producer, accepts to finance his movie on one condition: Jason has 48 hours to find the perfect scream in the history of film. During his search, Jason gradually gets lost in a nightmare.

Quentin Dupieux, Alain Chabat, Elodie Bouchez, Jonathan Lambert

Poltergeist

A young family is visited by spirits in their home. At first the spirits appear friendly, moving objects around the house to the amusement of everyone, then things turn nasty as the family is terrorized and the spirits "kidnap" their youngest daughter.

Sam Rockwell, Kyle Catlett, Nicholas Braun, Gil Kenan, David Lindsay-Abaire, Jared Harris, Sam Raimi, Nathan Kahane

Tomorrowland

Disney is keeping the story of this mystery project secret.

George Clooney, Kathryn Hahn, Tim McGraw, Brad Bird, Damon Lindelof, Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy, Thomas Robinson

Sunshine Superman

A documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, "the father of BASE jumping," whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular — and dangerous — feats of foot-launched human flight.

Marah Strauch

Good Kill

In the shadowy world of drone warfare, combat unfolds like a video game–only with real lives at stake. After six tours of duty, Air Force pilot Tom Egan (Ethan Hawke) yearns to get back into the cockpit of a real plane, but he now fights the Taliban from an air-conditioned box in the Las Vegas desert. When he and his crew start taking orders directly from the CIA, and the stakes are raised, Egan's nerves—and his relationship with his wife (Mad Men's January Jones)—begin to unravel. Revealing the psychological toll drone pilots endure as they are forced to witness the aftermath of their fight against insurgents.

Ethan Hawke, Kristen Rakes, Jake Abel, Peter Coyote, Bruce Greenwood, Andrew Niccol, January Jones, Zoe Kravitz

The Farewell Party

Follows a group of friends at a Jerusalem retirement home who decide to help their terminally ill friend. When rumors of their assistance begin to spread, more and more people ask for their help, and the friends are faced with a life and death dilemma.

Tal Granit, Sharon Maymon

Aloft

Set in Minnesota and northern Canada over two time periods, Cry/Fly tells the story of a mother (Jennifer Connelly) whose six-year-old daughter is terminally ill. A dramatic event separates the mother from her sick daughter and falcon-keeper son, and 20 years later, the son is persuaded by a journalist to embark on a search for his now-famous mother.

Cillian Murphy, Jennifer Connelly, Claudia Llosa, Melanie Laurent

Drunk Wedding

The story centers on a couple with the perfect destination wedding. The problem is that all of their friends from college are coming and when this crew gets together, the only thing that is promised is that everything that can go wrong will go wrong. What is the worst that can happen with 12 friends, too much tequila, and everything caught on tape? It's a wedding video everyone will want to forget, if only they can find it.

Brad Weston, Nick Weiss, J.R. Ramirez, Nick P. Ross, Christian Cooke

Human Centipede Part 3 (Final Se...

The concluding film of the trilogy in which a crazed surgeon stitches people together.

Dieter Laser, Tom Six, Laurence R. Harvey

Aloha

No plot details have been announced.

Emma Stone, Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, Alec Baldwin, Danny R. McBride, John Krasinski, Scott Rudin, Cameron Crowe

San Andreas 3D

The mother of all earthquakes hits from California to Nevada first along the fault line and then beyond, leaving plenty of destruction behind. A man is forced to go on the road to reconcile with his children and his estranged wife. He travels from Los Angeles to San Francisco using unconventional transportation.

Alexandra Daddario, Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Andre Fabrizio, Ioan Gruffudd, Beau Flynn, Jeremy Passmore, Chad Hayes

Barely Lethal

Megan, a teenage assassin, is hunted by a former associate after she fakes her own death and enrolls in a suburban high school.

Jessica Alba, Hailee Steinfeld, Samuel L. Jackson, Steve-O, Kyle Newman, Jamie King, Dan Fogler, Thomas Mann

Walking On Sunshine

Set to the music of popular hit songs from the 1980s. A beautiful coastal village, present day Spain. After a whirlwind romance, Maddie is preparing to marry her gorgeous Spanish tutor Raf, and has invited her sister Taylor to the wedding. Unbeknownst to Maddie, however, Raf is Taylor's ex-holiday flame, and the love of her life...

Katy Brand, Annabel Scholey, Greg Wise, Max Giwa, Dania Pasquini, Hannah Arterton, Giulio Berruti, Danny Kirrane

Results

Recently divorced, newly rich, and utterly miserable, Danny (Kevin Corrigan) would seem to be the perfect test subject for a definitive look at the relationship between money and happiness. Danny's well-funded ennui is interrupted by a momentous trip to the local gym, where he meets self-styled guru/owner Trevor (Guy Pearce) and irresistibly acerbic trainer Kat (Cobie Smulders). Soon, their three lives are inextricably knotted, both professionally and personally.

Guy Pearce, Giovanni Ribisi, Andrew Bujalski, Cobie Smulders, Kevin Corrigan, Brooklyn Decker, Anthony Michael Hall

Heaven Knows What

Harley loves Ilya. He gives her life purpose, sets her passion ablaze. So when he asks her to prove her love by slitting her wrists, she obliges with only mild hesitation, perhaps because of her other all-consuming love: heroin.

Caleb Landry Jones, Ben Safdie, Joshua Safdie, Arielle Holmes

I'll See You in My Dreams

Blythe Danner stars as a widow who’s settled into her life and her age, until a series of events propel her into a renewed engagement with the people and the world around her.

Martin Starr, Blythe Danner, June Squibb, Sam Elliott, Brett Haley, Marc Basch, Rhea Perlman

Gemma Bovery

Life begins to imitate art in uncanny ways when earthy British beauty Gemma (Gemma Arterton) and her furniture restorer husband Charles Bovery (Jason Flemyng) move to the very same Norman village where the novel was written. Local baker and Flaubert fan Martin Joubert (Fabrice Luchini) falls for the lovely and charming newcomer and sets out to be her mentor. It doesn't take long before his wild imagination leads him to draw parallels between the literary and real life woman, as he insinuates himself into her life. She soon finds herself at a crossroads that seems to be fulfilling Joubert's worst fears that her destiny is mirroring that of Flaubert’s doomed heroine.

Anne Fontaine, Pascal Bonitzer, Jason Flemyng, Gemma Arterton, Fabrice Luchini

Club Life

While taking care of his sick father, a distraught young man is taken in by a club promoter who shows him the ropes of the New York City night club scene. But after a falling out with the promoter, the young man must figure out how to take on opening the biggest underground New York City night club on his own while also outsmarting his former mentor.

Robert Davi, Fabrizio Conte, Danny Abeckaser, Jerry Ferrara, Jessica Szohr