DRAGONLORD'S 2016 MOVIE GUIDE

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SPECTRAL

Release: August 12, 2016

Genre: Science Fiction Supernatural Action Thriller

Director: Nic Mathieu (feature film directorial debut)

Cast: James Badge Dale, Max Martini, Bruce Greenwood, Emily Mortimer, and Louis Ozawa Changchien

Synopsis: A sci-fi/thriller story centered on a special-ops team that is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over New York City.

(No trailer released yet)


Comments: Even though there's not much to go on (no trailer, no good set images), the premise already has me intrigued. The film has been described as "Ghostbusters meets Black Hawk Down".

 

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HELL OR HIGH WATER

Release: August 12, 2016

Genre: Crime Heist Drama

Director: David Mackenzie (Perfect Sense, Young Adam, Spread)

Cast: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Dale Dickey, Gil Birmingham, Katy Mixon, and Kevin Rankin

Synopsis: In Hell or High Water, two brothers, Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster), go on a calculated bank robbery spree that puts them on a collision course with a West Texas Ranger (Academy Award©-winner Jeff Bridges) determined to take them down.

 

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BEN-HUR

Release: August 19, 2016

Genre: Historical Epic Adventure

Director: Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch)

Cast: Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman, Toby Kebbell, Ayalet Zurer, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Nazanin Boniadi, Moises Arias, Pilou Asbæk, and Rodrigo Santoro

Synopsis: Ben-Hur is the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), an officer in the Roman army. Stripped of his title, separated from his family and the woman he loves (Nazanin Boniadi), Judah is forced into slavery. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but finds redemption. Based on Lew Wallace’s timeless novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.

 

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WAR DOGS **Interested**

Release: August 19, 2016

Genre: Biographical Comedy Drama

Director: Todd Phillips (The Hangover, Old School)

Cast: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, J. B. Blanc, Shaun Toub, and Barry Livingston

Synopsis: Based on a true story, “War Dogs” follows two friends in their early 20s (Hill and Teller) living in Miami during the first Iraq War who exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military—a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government.

 

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THE SPACE BETWEEN US **Interested**

Release: August 19, 2016

Genre: Science Fiction Romance Drama

Director: Peter Chelsom (Serendipity, The Mighty)

Cast: Asa Butterfield, Britt Robertson, Gary Oldman, Carla Gugino, BD Wong, Janet Montgomery, and Trey Tucker

Synopsis: In this interplanetary adventure, a space shuttle embarks on the first mission to colonize Mars, only to discover after takeoff that one of the astronauts is pregnant. Shortly after landing, she dies from complications while giving birth to the first human born on the red planet – never revealing who the father is. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Gardner Elliot – an inquisitive, highly intelligent boy who reaches the age of 16 having only met 14 people in his very unconventional upbringing.

While searching for clues about his father, and the home planet he’s never known, Gardner begins an online friendship with a street smart girl in Colorado named Tulsa. When he finally gets a chance to go to Earth, he’s eager to experience all of the wonders he could only read about on Mars – from the most simple to the extraordinary. But once his explorations begin, scientists discover that Gardner’s organs can’t withstand Earth’s atmosphere.

Eager to find his father, Gardner escapes the team of scientists and joins with Tulsa on a race against time to unravel the mysteries of how he came to be, and where he belongs in the universe.

 

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KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS **Must-Watch**

Release: August 19, 2016

Genre: Stop-Motion Animation Adventure Fantasy

Director: Travis Knight (feature film directorial debut)

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Rooney Mara, Charlize Theron, Ralph Fiennes, Art Parkinson, Brenda Vaccaro, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and George Takei

Synopsis: An epic action-adventure from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA. Clever, kindhearted Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson) ekes out a humble living, telling fantastical stories to the people of his seaside town. But his relatively quiet existence is shattered when he accidentally summons a mythical spirit from his past which storms down from the heavens to enforce an age-old vendetta.

Now on the run, Kubo joins forces with Monkey (Charlize Theron) and Beetle (Matthew McConaughey), and sets out on a thrilling quest to save his family and solve the mystery of his fallen father, the greatest samurai warrior the world has ever known. With the help of his shamisen – a magical musical instrument – Kubo must battle gods and monsters, including the vengeful Moon King (Ralph Fiennes) and the evil twin Sisters (Rooney Mara), to unlock the secret of his legacy, reunite his family and his heroic destiny.

 

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MECHANIC: RESURRECTION

Release: August 26, 2016

Genre: Action Thriller

Director: Dennis Gansel (The Wave, We Are The Night)

Cast: Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Yeoh, Sam Hazeldine, Natalie Burn, and Rhatha Phongam

Synopsis: The most dangerous hitman in the world, Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like accidents.

 

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HANDS OF STONE **Interested**

Release: August 26, 2016

Genre: Biographical Sports Drama

Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz (Secuestro express)

Cast: Édgar Ramírez, Robert De Niro, Usher, Ellen Barkin, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ana de Armas, Aaron Zebede, John Turturro, and Ruben Blades

Synopsis: Follows the life of Roberto Durán, who made his professional boxing debut in 1968 as a 16-year-old and retired in 2002 at age 50. In June 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard to capture the WBC welterweight title but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in the November rematch, saying 'no más' (no more).

 

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DON'T BREATHE **Interested**

Release: August 26, 2016

Genre: Horror Thriller

Director: Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead)

Cast: Dylan Minnette, Jane Levy, Stephen Lang, Daniel Zovatto and Sergej Onopko

Synopsis: Three young thieves (Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto) fight for their lives after breaking into the home of a blind veteran (Stephen Lang) who has a dark side.

 

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COMPLETE UNKNOWN

Release: August 26, 2016

Genre: Drama Mystery Thriller

Director: Joshua Marston (The Forgiveness of Blood)

Cast: Rachel Weisz, Michael Shannon, Kathy Bates, Danny Glover, Condola Rashad, and Chris Lowell

Synopsis: Complete Unknown is Marston's first English language film and centers on Tom (Shannon) and a mysterious woman named Alice (Weisz). When Tom and his wife host a dinner party to celebrate his birthday, one of their guests brings a date named Alice. Tom is convinced he knows her even though she's going by a different name with a different biography, and she's not acknowledging she knows him. We soon find ourselves on an all-night odyssey with two characters, one needing to make a change in his life, the other questioning how to stop changing.

 

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THE HOLLARS

Release: August 31, 2016

Genre: Comedy Drama

Director: John Krasinski (Brief Interviews with Hideous Men)

Cast: John Krasinski, Anna Kendrick, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Sharlto Copley, Charlie Day, Margo Martindale, Richard Jenkins, Josh Groban, Randall Park, and Mary Kay Place

Synopsis: Aspiring NYC artist John Hollar (John Krasinski) returns to his middle America hometown on the eve of his mother's brain surgery. Joined by his girlfriend (Anna Kendrick), eight months pregnant with their first child, John is forced to navigate the crazy world he left behind as his dysfunctional family, high school pals, and over-eager ex flood back into his life ahead of his mother's operation.

 

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SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU

Release: August 26, 2016

Genre: Biographical Romance Drama

Director: Richard Tanne (feature film directorial debut)

Cast: Parker Sawyers, Tika Sumpter, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Philip Edward Van Lear, Deanna Reed-Foster, and Jerod Haynes

Synopsis: Chronicles the summer 1989 afternoon when the future President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady on an epic first date across Chicago's South Side.

 

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MORGAN **Interested**

Release: September 2, 2016

Genre: Science Fiction Drama Thriller

Director: Luke Scott (feature film directorial debut and Ridley Scott's son)

Cast: Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Toby Jones, Rose Leslie, Boyd Holbrook, Michelle Yeoh, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Paul Giamatti

Synopsis: A corporate troubleshooter (Mara) is sent to a remote, top-secret location, where she is to investigate and evaluate a terrifying accident. She learns the event was triggered by a seemingly innocent “human,” who presents a mystery of both infinite promise and incalculable danger.

 

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THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS

Release: September 2, 2016

Genre: Drama

Director: Derek Cianfrance (The Place Beyond the Pines, Blue Valentine)

Cast: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Caren Pistorious, Florence Clery, Anthony Hayes, and Emily Barclay

Synopsis: Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender), a lighthouse keeper, and his wife Isabel (Alicia Vikander) are living off the coast in post World War I Western Australia. One day, the couple rescue a baby girl who has washed up on an adrift rowboat and decide to informally adopt her as their own, whom they name Lucy. But as Lucy grows older, Tom and Isabel discover the consequences of raising the child when a visit to the mainland and an encounter with a particular woman, (Rachel Weisz), threaten to break apart their blissfully happy family.

 

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SOLACE

Release: September 9, 2016

Genre: Biographical Drama Thriller

Director: Afonso Poyart (Two Rabbits)

Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Colin Farrell Jeffrey, Dean Morgan, Abbie Cornish, Janinen Turner, Sharon Lawrence, and Matt Gerald

Synopsis: A psychic doctor, John Clancy (Anthony Hopkins), works with an FBI special agent (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in search of serial killer Charles Ambrose (Colin Farrell).[5] After having lived in isolation for two years, since the death of his daughter, Clancy is asked by his friend Joe, an FBI special agent to help him solve several murders committed by a serial killer. The problem is that Ambrose is also psychic, and far ahead of Clancy.

 

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SULLY **Interested**

Release: September 9, 2016

Genre: Biographical Drama Thriller

Director: Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby, Unforgiven)

Cast: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Holt McCallany, Jamey Sheridan, Jerry Ferrara, Sam Huntington, Autumn Reeser, and Anna Gunn

Synopsis: On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed one of the most remarkable emergency landings in aviation history when Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger skillfully glided US Airways Flight 1549 onto the surface of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. His cool actions not only averted tragedy but made him a hero and an inspiration worldwide. But the storm was yet to come, a storm which could ruin the life of a hero.

 

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BEFORE I WAKE

Release: September 16, 2016

Genre: Supernatural Horror

Director: Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Absentia)

Cast: Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Jacob Tremblay, Annabeth Gish, and Dash Mihok

Synopsis: In this intense and heart pounding supernatural thriller, Jessie (Kate Bosworth) and Mark (Thomas Jane) decide to take in a sweet and loving 8-year-old boy, Cody. Unbeknownst to them, Cody is terrified of falling asleep. At first, they assume his previous unstable homes caused his aversion to sleep, but soon discover why: Cody's dreams manifest in reality as he sleeps. In one moment they experience the incredible wonder of Cody's imagination, and in the next, the horrific nature of his night terrors. To save their new family, Jessie and Mark embark on a dangerous hunt to uncover the truth behind Cody's nightmares.

 

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WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS

Release: September 16, 2016

Genre: Suspense Thriller

Director: Jon Cassar (Forsaken)

Cast: Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Theo Rossi, Jaz Sinclair, Shona Gastian and Glen Morshower

Synopsis: John and Laura Taylor (Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall) are a young, professional couple who desperately want a baby. After exhausting all other options, they finally hire Anna (Jaz Sinclair), the perfect woman to be their surrogate – but as she gets further along in her pregnancy, so too does her psychotic and dangerous fixation on the husband. The couple becomes caught up in Anna’s deadly game and must fight to regain control of their future before it’s too late.

 

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BRIDGET JONES’S BABY

Release: September 16, 2015

Genre: Romance Comedy

Director: Sharon Maguire (Bridget Jones’s Diary)

Cast: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Jim Broadbent, James Callis, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson, Gemma Jones, and Ed Sheeran

Synopsis: After breaking up with Mark Darcy (Firth), Bridget Jones’s (Zellweger) “happily ever after” hasn’t quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as top news producer and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. What could possibly go wrong?

Then her love life takes a turn and Bridget meets a dashing American named Jack (Dempsey), the suitor who is everything Mr. Darcy is not. In an unlikely twist she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch…she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby’s father.

 

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SNOWDEN

Release: September 16, 2016

Genre: Biographical Drama Thriller

Director: Oliver Stone (JFK, Wall Street, Platoon)

Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Scott Eastwood, Melissa Leo, Timothy Olyphant, Zachary Quinto, Joely Richardson, Rhys Ifans, Tom Wilkinson, and Nicolas Cage

Synopsis: Academy Award®-winning director Oliver Stone, who brought Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street and JFK to the big screen, tackles the most important and fascinating true story of the 21st century. Snowden, the politically-charged, pulse-pounding thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley, reveals the incredible untold personal story of Edward Snowden, the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA and became one of the most wanted men in the world. He is considered a hero by some, and a traitor by others. No matter which you believe, the epic story of why he did it, who he left behind, and how he pulled it off makes for one of the most compelling films of the year.