The weather is warmer and the movies are getting even hotter this weekend. Be sure to get your ticket for the latest installment of the X-Men, the age old ‘Alice through the Looking Glass’ and an unusual French comedy you will surely enjoy. Are you a fan of alternative rock? If you are, then you’re certainly familiar with the band Crazy Town and the guiding force of Adam Goldstein, a DJ who survived a firefly plane crash in 2009, only to die of a drug overdose later that year. When it’s your time, it’s ultimately your time right? ‘As I AM: The Life and Times of DJ AM’ is the best music documentary of the year, pulling back the curtains of this amazing rags to riches story.
Hollywood also offers a French foreign film that uses laughter as its motivation to bring you to the theatre this weekend. Jennifer Lawrence, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Anne Hathaway shine this weekend at your local movie house.
Enjoy the movies this weekend – I always do!
The Ones Below (2015)
(R) 87 min – Thriller
Director: David Farr
Stars: Clémence Poésy, David Morrissey, Stephen Campbell Moore, Laura Birn
A British couple brings a beautiful child into this world, and so do their neighbors living below. Being new parents is about the only thing they have in common and the interaction between these couples result in suspense, envy, and passion. That’s when they world begins to unravel. [watch trailer
Holy Hell (2016)
(NR) 100 min – Documentary
Director: William Francesco Allen
Stars: Amy Allen, Cristala Allen, Gina Allen, William Francesco Allen
This documentary brings fear, deception, suspicion and truth to reality as it chronicles the real life story of a Hollywood cult in the 80s that will remind you of David Koresh and the Peoples Temple Jim Jones. [watch trailer
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
(PG-13) 144 min – Fantasy
Director: Bryan Singer
Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult
The celebrated X-Men must unite to defeat the world’s first mutant, and prevent the extinction of all mankind. The apocalypse is close than you think. [watch trailer]
Alice through the Looking Glass (2016)
(PG 13) min – Adventure
Director: James Bobin
Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway
Alice returns to Wonderland, traveling back in time to help save the Mad Hatter. [watch trailer]
As I AM: The Life and Times of DJ AM (2015)
(NR) 109 min – Documentary
Director: Kevin Kerslake
Stars: DJ AM, A-Trak, Niko Achtipes, Nadia Angelini
The alternative rock band Crazy Town featured the spinning talent of DJ Adam Goldstein, known as DJAM. He left the band and turned his exploits on the ‘1’ and ‘2’ to the tune of millions of dollars and worldwide notoriety. This is the behind the scenes documentary of the most popular DJ of our time, and his tragic yet predictable death. [watch trailer]
Chevalier (2015)
(NR) 105 min – Comedy
Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari
Stars: Vangelis Mourikis, Nikos Orphanos, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, Yiorgos Kendros
A group of men on a fishing trip begin to play the most dangerous game, competing for more than bragging rights. In an unusual foreign film, ‘Chevalier’ combines Eddie Murphy, Monty Python, and Will Farrell to entertain all who play along. [watch trailer]
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