DRAGONLORD'S 2016 MOVIE GUIDE

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OUIJA 2

Release: October 21, 2016

Genre: Supernatural Horror

Director: Mike Flanagan (Ouija, Before I Wake)

Cast: Henry Thomas, Annalise Basso, Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson, Parker Mack, and Doug Jones

Premise: Ouija 2 picks up with a group of unsuspecting friends who must confront their most terrifying fears when they unleash an evil from the other side that only they can send back.

 

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BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN

Release: October 21, 2016

Genre: Comedy

Director: Tyler Perry (A Madea Christmas, Madea's Witness Protection)

Cast: Tyler Perry, Bella Thorne, Cassi Davis, Andre Hall, Yousef Erakat, Diamond White, Brock O’Hurn, Jimmy Tatro, JC Caylen, Kian Lawley, and Mike Tornabene

Synopsis: Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens.

 

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INFERNO

Release: October 28, 2016

Genre: Mystery Adventure Thriller

Director: Ron Howard (The Da Vinci Code, Rush)

Cast: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Ben Foster, Omar Sy, Sidse Babett Knudsen, and Irrfan Khan

Synopsis: Academy Award® winner Ron Howard returns to direct the latest bestseller in Dan Brown's (Da Vinci Code) billion-dollar Robert Langdon series, Inferno, which finds the famous symbologist (again played by Tom Hanks) on a trail of clues tied to the great Dante himself. When Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones), a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories. Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to foil a deadly global plot.

 

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RINGS

Release: October 28, 2016

Genre: Supernatural Horror Thriller

Director: F. Javier Gutiérrez (Before the Fall)

Cast: Matila Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Aimee Teegarden, Laura Wiggins, Andrea Laing, Zach Roerig

Synopsis: Julia is a high school student whose college boyfriend, Holt, has grown distant. Fearing they’re drifting apart, she travels to see him and finds out that he’s part of a club of college students who pass Samara’s tape between each other. Julia discovers Holt watched the cursed tape six and a half days ago, meaning that by the end of the day, he would die. The curse is what brought them back together, but it’s also what threatens to kill them.

 

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DOCTOR STRANGE **Must-Watch**

Release: November 4, 2016

Genre: Superhero Fantasy Action Adventure

Director: Scott Derrickson (Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose)

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tilda Swinton, Rachel McAdams, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amy Landecker, Scott Adkins, and Mads Mikkelsen

Synopsis: “Doctor Strange” follows the story of neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a horrific car accident, discovers the hidden world of magic and alternate dimensions. “Doctor Strange” is the latest film in Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Phase 3’s goal—over the course of four years and nine films—is to introduce audiences to new heroes and continue the adventures of fan favorites.

 

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HACKSAW RIDGE **Interested**

Release: No release date yet

Genre: Biographical War Drama

Director: Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Apocalypto)

Cast: Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Corr, Teresa Palmer, and Rachel Griffiths

Synopsis: Hacksaw Ridge is based on the true story about US Army medic Desmond T. Doss, a conscientious objector who refused to bear arms, yet was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry S. Truman for single-handedly saving the lives of over 75 of his comrades while under constant enemy fire during the brutal Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

 

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TROLLS

Release: November 4, 2016

Genre: Animated Musical Comedy Adventure

Director: Mike Mitchell (Sky High) and Walt Dohrn

Cast: Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Zooey Deschanel, James Corden, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Christine Baranski, Quvenzhané Wallis, John Cleese, Russell Brand, and Jeffrey Tambor

Information: The film is based on Troll dolls, the figures with wild, colorful hair that became a fad in the 1960s. The movie for the first time tells the story behind the beloved Trolls and their gravity defying and colorful manes Justin Timberlake plays Branch, a hilariously hardcore survivalist who hides his surprising true colors. Anna Kendrick will provide the voice for Princess Poppy. She and Branch venture far beyond the only world they have ever known, and their quest will test their strength and reveal their true colors – with no shortage of musical mash-ups along the way!

 

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BASTARDS

Release: November 4, 2016

Genre: Comedy

Director: Lawrence Sher (feature film directorial debut)

Cast: Owen Wilson, Ed Helms, J. K. Simmons, Terry Bradshaw, Ving Rhames, Katie Aselton, Bill Irwin, Ryan Cartwright, and Glenn Close

Synopsis: Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers (Owen Wilson, Ed Helms) hit the road in order to find him.

 

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BLEED FOR THIS **Interested**

Release: November 4, 2016

Genre: Biographical Sports Drama

Director: Lawrence Sher (feature film directorial debut)

Cast: Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, Amanda Clayton, Ciaran Hinds, Ted Levine, Jordan Gelber, Kimberly Howe, and Christine Evangelista

Synopsis: The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza, who after a near fatal car crash, which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sports most incredible comebacks.

 

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LOVING

Release: November 4, 2016

Genre: Historical Biographical Drama

Director: Jeff Nichols (Mud, Take Shelter, Midnight Special)

Cast: Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Martin Csokas, Nick Kroll, Michael Shannon, Alano Miller, Bill Camp, Jon Bass, David Jensen, and Michael Abbott Jr.

Synopsis: The film follows the courtship and marriage of Mildred Jeter, a woman of African-American and Rappahannock Native American descent, and Richard Loving, a white man. They are arrested and sentenced to prison in Virginia in 1958, because their interracial marriage violates the state's anti-miscegenation laws. Exiled to Washington DC, they sue the state of Virginia in a series of proceedings leading to the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Loving v. Virginia, which holds that laws prohibiting interracial marriage are unconstitutional.

 

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BILLY LYNN’S LONG HALFTIME WALK **Must-Watch**

Release: November 11, 2016

Genre: War Comedy Drama

Director: Ang Lee (Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain)

Cast: Joe Alwyn, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Vin Diesel, Steve Martin, Chris Tucker, Mackenzie Leigh, Ben Platt, Kimberly Batista, and Tim Blake Nelson

Synopsis: Three-time Academy Award® winner Ang Lee brings his extraordinary vision to Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, based on the widely-acclaimed, bestselling novel. The film is told from the point of view of 19-year-old private Billy Lynn (newcomer Joe Alwyn) who, along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, becomes a hero after a harrowing Iraq battle and is brought home temporarily for a victory tour. Through flashbacks, culminating at the spectacular halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day football game, the film reveals what really happened to the squad – contrasting the realities of the war with America’s perceptions. Lee used new technology, shooting at an ultra-high frame rate for the first time in film history, to create an immersive digital experience helping him dramatize war in a way never seen before.

 

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ALMOST CHRISTMAS

Release: November 11, 2016

Genre: Christmas Comedy

Director: David E. Talbert (Baggage Claim)

Cast: Gabrielle Union, Danny Glover, Jessie Usher, Omar Epps, Kimberly Elise, Mo'Nique, Nicole Ari Parker, Romany Malco, and J.B. Smoove

Synopsis: Almost Christmas tells the festive story of a beloved patriarch who asks his family for one gift this holiday season: to get along. If they can honor that wish and spend five days under the same roof without killing one another, it will be a Christmas miracle.

 

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SHUT IN

Release: November 11, 2016

Genre: Drama Thriller

Director: Farren Blackburn (Hammer of the Gods)

Cast: Naomi Watts, Oliver Platt, Charlie Heaton, David Cubitt and Jacob Tremblay

Synopsis: A heart-pounding thriller about a widowed child psychologist who lives in an isolated existence in rural New England. Caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue a young boy before he disappears forever.

 

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RULES DON'T APPLY

Release: November 11, 2016

Genre: Comedy Romance Drama

Director: Warren Beatty (Heaven Can Wait, Reds, Dick Tracy)

Cast: Lily Collins, Alden Ehrenreich, Warren Beatty, Alec Baldwin, Matthew Broderick, Candice Bergen, Steve Coogan, and Annette Bening

Synopsis: In 1958, Marla Mabrey (Lily Collins), a devout Baptist beauty queen from Virginia and an aspiring actress, arrives in Hollywood only a few weeks after Frank Forbes (Alden Ehrenreich), an ambitious young businessman and devout Methodist. Both of them long for success under their contracts with billionaire filmmaker, famed aviator, and notorious womanizer Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty). The pair have an instant attraction, but this is hindered by the strict rules laid down by Hughes that prohibit any romantic or sexual interaction between his employees.

 

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ELLE

Release: November 11, 2016

Genre: Erotic Thriller

Director: Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct)

Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Christian Berkel, Anne Consigny, Virginie Efira, Laurent Lafitte, Charles Berling, Alice Isaaz, Judith Magre, Vimala Pons, Jonas Bloquet, Lucas Prisor, and Raphaël Lenglet

Synopsis: Michèle LeBlanc seems indestructible. Head of a successful video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. Being attacked in her home by an unknown assailant changes Michèle's life forever. When she resolutely tracks the man down, they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game-a game that may, at any moment, spiral out of control.

 

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FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

Release: November 18, 2016

Genre: Fantasy Family Adventure

Director: David Yates (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2)

Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller, Jon Voight, Colin Farrell, Jenn Murray, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Gemma Chan, and Ron Perlman

Synopsis: The all new adventure is set in the wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling in her best-selling Harry Potter books. Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne stars as Newt Scamander, the wizarding world’s preeminent magizoologist, who stops in New York following his travels to find and document magical creatures. Fantastic Beasts is the story of what happens when this uniquely skilled English wizard travels to wiz-phobic America and a variety of his creatures, some quite dangerous … get out of their case.

 

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THE DISAPPOINTMENTS ROOM

Release: November 18, 2016

Genre: Supernatural Horror

Director: D.J. Caruso (Eagle Eye, Disturbia, I Am Number Four)

Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Lucas Till, Michaela Conlin, Gerald McRaney, Michael Landes, Mel Raido, and Duncan Joiner

Synopsis: A mother and her young son release unimaginable horrors from the attic of their rural dream home.

 

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MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

Release: November 18, 2016

Genre: Drama

Director: Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count on Me, Margaret)

Cast: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Gretchen Mol, Lucas Hedges, Tate Donovan, and Erica McDermott

Synopsis: After the sudden death of Joe Chandler, his younger brother Lee is made legal guardian of his son. Lee returns to his hometown and has to deal with both his separated wife Randi and the community of North Shore.

 

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THE SHACK

Release: November 18, 2016

Genre: Christian Drama

Director: Stuart Hazeldine (Exam)

Cast: Sam Worthington, Radha Mitchell, Octavia Spencer, Graham Greene, Tim McGraw and Alice Braga

Synopsis: After the abduction and assumed death of Mackenzie Allen Phillip's youngest daughter, Missy, Mack recieves a letter and has the suspicion it's from God asking him to return to The Shack where Missy may have been murdered. After comptenplating about it, he leaves his home to go to The Shack for the first time since Missy's accident and encounters what will change his life forever.

 

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NOCTURNAL ANIMALS

Release: November 18, 2016

Genre: Drama Thriller

Director: Tom Ford (A Single Mom)

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Amy Adams, Isla Fisher, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Armie Hammer, Michael Shannon, Laura Linney, and Ellie Bamber

Synopsis: An art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale.