By Amy Renner Jun. 7, 2014
Friday, December 20
Saving Mr. Banks
It takes 14 years for Walt Disney to persuade Australian author P.L. Travers to sell him the rights to make a film out of Mary Poppins. Travers is extremely reluctant because the story is highly personal, and reflects hardships in her own life and her relationship with her father, who died when she was seven years old.
Tom Hanks, Alison Owen, Rachel Griffiths, Annie Buckley, Bradley Whitford, Paul Giamatti, Paul Trijbits, John Lee Hancock
Drama Biography Family True Story
Walking with Dinosaurs
Based on the BBC documentary series that explores the world of dinosaurs using both CGI and real-world locations.
Pierre de Lespinois, Neil Nightingale, John Collee
Action Family Animation 3D CG
Wrong Cops
A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
Marilyn Manson, Eric Judor, Grace Zabriskie, Isabella Palmieri, Quentin Dupieux, Mark Burnham, Steve Little, Arden Myrin
Comedy Crime
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The Past
When Ahmad returns to Paris after four years in Tehran in order to finalize his divorce from his French wife, a secret from the past is revealed.
Tahar Rahim, Asghar Farhadi, Berenice Bejo, Ali Mosaffa
Family
The Selfish Giant
The film tells the story of two schoolmates in a struggling working-class community in Bradford, England: the scrappy, hyperactive Arbor (Conner Chapman) and the reserved, more mature Swifty (Shaun Thomas). To pick up some extra cash, Arbor and Swifty begin collecting scrap metal for Kitten (Sean Gilder), a shady local dealer with a penchant for racing horses. Arbor is eager to please, desiring the wealth that appears to come with Kitten's lifestyle. But it soon becomes evident that Swifty is the favored one, because of his talent with horses. As jealousy sets in, the fragile bond that holds Arbor to his closest mate begins to crumble away.
Ian Burfield, Conner Chapman, Clio Barnard, Shaun Thomas, Sean Gilder, Lorraine Ashbourne
Drama
