Hollywood offers a variety of films this weekend, so you’ll want to buy a ticket and check them out. The back story of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong fills the silver screen with a deeper understanding of how desperation fuels dishonesty. The whole family will love the animation film The Little Price, and if you love foreign films, there are plenty to choose from. March is warmer with the offerings from Hollywood.
Enjoy the movies this weekend – I always do!
My Golden Days
(R) 123 min – Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Stars: Quentin Dolmaire, Lou Roy-Lecollinet, Mathieu Amalric, Dinara Drukarova
Hollywood offers movie goes another foreign film to enjoy this weekend that goes back to a man’s early days in the USSR as a young man, and the friend who betrayed that friendship for a new love. This film is a subtitled gem of mystery, drama, and suspense. [watch trailer]
Krisha (2015)
(R) 83 min – Drama
Director: Trey Edward Shults
Stars: Olivia Grace Applegate, Bryan Casserly, Alex Dobrenko, Chris Doubek
A mother returns to a family she walked out on 10 years earlier, only to find the demons that haunted her remain. Krisha is a gut wrenching film of emotion and pain that will make you appreciate the good things in life, so simple they may be. [watch trailer]
The Little Prince (2015)
(PG) 108 min – Animation | Fantasy
Director: Mark Osborne
Stars: Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd, Marion Cotillard
If you love animation, this film is for you. A young child finds herself in a grown-up world, struggling with grown up emotions and familial responsibilities, and searches for her voice. The Little Price will entertain the whole family. [watch trailer]
The Program (2015)
(R) 103 min – Biography
Director: Stephen Frears
Stars: Ben Foster, Chris O’Dowd, Guillaume Canet, Jesse Plemons
Based on the disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, this film chronicles the secret world of Lance and his Tour de France victories in a way that will expose the truth. [watch trailer]
The Bronze (2015)
(R) 108 min – Comedy | Drama
Director: Bryan Buckley
Stars: Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole, Haley Lu Richardson, Thomas Middleditch
Imagine ‘Talladega Nights’ meets the Olympics and you have The Bronze. A nasty, foul mouth gymnast returns to her home town to start over again, burdened with the Bronze medal she recently earned, and the chip on her little shoulder. The language will offend you, but the humor will make you laugh out loud. This is the ‘Breaking Bad’ of Olympic events. [watch trailer]
The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016)
(PG-13) 121 min – Action
Director: Robert Schwentke
Stars: Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz, Naomi Watts, Theo James
In this third chapter of the Divergent, Allegiant continues the adventure and storyline with more adventure and thrills than the previous installments. [watch trailer]
Midnight Special (2016)
(PG-13) 111 mi – Adventure
Director: Jeff Nichols
Stars: Adam Driver, Sean Bridgers, Kirsten Dunst, Joel Edgerton
A father and son go on the run once the father realizes his son is not like the other boys. Midnight Special is our modern day ‘Omen’ with frightening sub plots and storyline. If you love adventure, this movie is for you. [watch trailer]
Miracles from Heaven (2016)
(PG) 109 min – Drama
Director: Patricia Riggen
Stars: Jennifer Garner, Martin Henderson, Brighton Sharbino, Queen Latifah
If you believe in Heaven and the power of the Holy Spirit, ‘Miracles from Heaven’ will warm your heart and comfort your soul. A young child is diagnosed with a rare disease, but is cured after surviving a terrible accident. The film is based on the ‘Miracles from Heaven’ book by author Christy Beam. [watch trailer]
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