This weekend the beautiful Scarlett Johansson and the talented voices of Alec Baldwin, Eric Bell Jr., and Steve Buscemi will amaze your friends and family at your favorite movie theater. What Happens when two renowned 19th century French artists meet? Sparks and history! We fast forward to the future, where a human survives a near death experience, only to be re-purposed as a Cyber-enhanced soldier designed to fight crime.
Our pick of the weekend is a film called ‘The Boss Baby,’ an animated movie that will entertain the whole family. Imagine our superheroes being babies!
Enjoy the movies this weekend – I always do!
Cezanne and I (2016)
(R) 117 min – Biography
Director: Danièle Thompson
Stars: Guillaume Canet, Guillaume Gallienne, Alice Pol, Déborah François
Two 19th century French artists, a writer Emile Zola, and a painter Paul Cézanne recall their first encounter as classmates in school, and how their success and game took different patch due to a moment in time. This is a highly entertaining, yet cerebral film you’re sure to enjoy. [watch trailer]
The Levelling (2016)
(R) 83 min – Drama
Director: Hope Dickson Leach
Stars: Ellie Kendrick, David Troughton, Jack Holden, Joe Blakemore
A young woman returns to her British country home to bury her brother, discovering her dad’s emotional spirit is beyond repair and the real story of how her brother really died. [watch trailer]
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
(PG-13) 120 min – Action
Director: Rupert Sanders
Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Michael Pitt, Rila Fukushima, Juliette Binoche
In this futuristic movie, a man survives a near fatal crash and then becomes a cyber soldier who takes on the world’s most dangerous criminals. [watch trailer]
The Boss Baby (2017)
(PG) 97 min – Animation
Director: Tom McGrath
Stars: Miles Christopher Bakshi, Alec Baldwin, Eric Bell Jr., Steve Buscemi
The whole family will love the animation of a young baby and brother who act and dress like adults take on an evil pet food conglomerate. [watch trailer]
The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)
(PG-13) 124 min – Biography
Director: Niki Caro
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, Timothy Radford
This film is the adaptation of a bestseller, a true WWII story that will warm your heart. The zookeeper’s wife of the Warsaw Zoo employs deception and mystery in order to save thousands of Polish citizens during the German invasion. [watch trailer]
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