Friday, August 12
Inu-Oh
Inu-Oh is born with unique physical characteristics, and the horrified adults cover every inch of his body with garments, including a mask on his face. One day, he meets a boy named Tomona, a blind biwa player, and as Tomona plays a delicate song of tangled fate, Inu-Oh discovers an incredible ability to dance.
Inu-Oh and Tomona become business partners and inseparable friends, using their creative gifts to survive on the margins of society, as song after song gain them notoriety and propel them to stardom. Through the songs, Inu-Oh mesmerizes his audiences on stage, and gradually begins to transform into someone of unequaled beauty. But why is Tomona blind? Why was Inu-Oh born with unique characteristics? It is a story about the friendship of Inu-Oh and Tomona, who dance and sing to get to the truth and break each other's curse.
Inu-Oh and Tomona become business partners and inseparable friends, using their creative gifts to survive on the margins of society, as song after song gain them notoriety and propel them to stardom. Through the songs, Inu-Oh mesmerizes his audiences on stage, and gradually begins to transform into someone of unequaled beauty. But why is Tomona blind? Why was Inu-Oh born with unique characteristics? It is a story about the friendship of Inu-Oh and Tomona, who dance and sing to get to the truth and break each other's curse.
Masaaki Yuasa, Akiko Nogi, Avu-chan, Mirai Moriyama, Tasuku Emoto, Kenjiro Tsuda, Yutaka Matsushige
Adventure Animation
Mack & Rita
When 30-year-old self-proclaimed homebody Mack Martin (Elizabeth Lail) reluctantly joins a Palm Springs bachelorette trip for her best friend Carla (Taylour Paige), her inner 70-year-old is released — literally. The frustrated writer and influencer magically transforms into her future self: “Aunt Rita” (Oscar®-winner Diane Keaton). Freed from the constraints of other people’s expectations, Rita comes into her own, becoming an unlikely social media sensation and sparks a tentative romance with Mack’s adorable dog-sitter, Jack (Dustin Milligan). A sparkling comedy with a magical twist, Mack & Rita celebrates being true to yourself at any age.
Addie Weyrich, Katie Aselton, Alex Saks, Elizabeth Lail, Dustin Milligan, Wendie Malick, Aimee Carrero, Diane Keaton
Comedy Romance
Collide
A gripping thriller chronicling three couples over the course of one fateful night in an LA restaurant. Hunter (Ryan Phillippe) finds himself on an awkward blind date with the captivating Tamira (Kat Graham), while a busboy (Dylan Flashner) and his girlfriend (Aisha Dee) are hiding mounds of cocaine to score a big payday, and outside, Peter (Jim Gaffigan) sits in his car observing his wife’s (Drea de Matteo) infidelity with the restaurant’s manager (David Cade). Though all strangers, their stories are weaved together as they hurl towards an explosive end.
Jim Gaffigan, Dylan Flashner, David James Elliot, Mukunda Michael Dewil, Ryan Phillippe, Kat Graham, Drea de Matteo, Aisha Dee
Thriller Suspense
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Day Shift
A blue collar dad has a second job of hunting and killing vampires.
JJ Perry, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Scott Adkins, Zion Broadnax, Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, Steve Howey, Yvette Yates Redick
Suspense
Emily The Criminal
A woman saddled with debt gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles and deadly consequences.
Aubrey Plaza, John Patton Ford, Tyler Davidson, Gina Gershon, Megalyn Echikunwoke
Drama Thriller Suspense
Fall
For best friends Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Virginia Gardner), life is all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down. Now Becky and Hunter's expert climbing skills will be put to the ultimate test as they desperately fight to survive the elements, a lack of supplies, and vertigo-inducing heights in this adrenaline-fueled thriller costarring Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
Mark Lane, Scott Mann, Christian Mercuri, James Harris, Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Thriller Suspense
Girl Picture
Best friends Mimmi and Rönkkö have each other’s backs, always. They want to live adventurous lives, loaded with experiences and passion. Emma, on the contrary, has given her whole life to figure skating. Nothing gets between her and success. But when the girls meet, life opens new paths, and they all rocket in new directions. While Mimmi and Emma experience the earth moving effects of first love, Rönkkö is on a quest to find pleasure.
Eleonoora Kauhanen, Sonya Lindfors, Alli Haapasalo, Ilona Ahti, Daniela Hakulinin, Aamu Milonoff, Linnea Leino, Cécile Orblin
Romance
Rogue Agent
The chilling true story of conman, Robert Freegard, who posed as an undercover MI5 agent kidnapping countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt until the woman who fell for him brought him to justice.
Gemma Arterton, Edwina Findley, Adam Patterson, Declan Lawn, Michael Bronner, James Norton, Marisa Abela, Shazad Latif
Drama Thriller
13: The Musical
13 The Musical follows 12-year old New Yorker Evan Goldman who moves to small town Indiana following his parents divorce, where he must navigate the complicated social circles of his new school as he prepares for his impending Bar Mitzvah.
Mark Nicholson, Wyatt Moss, Tamra Davis, Nolen Dubuc, Robert Horn, Debra Messing, Josh Peck, Rhea Perlman
Musical Family
Secret Headquarters
A kid discovers the secret headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home.
Michael Pena, Keith L. Williams, Charles Melton, Ariel Schulman, Abby James Witherspoon, Henry Joost, Jerry Bruckheimer, Josh Koenigsberg
Action Adventure Superhero Family Kids
Summering
During their last days of summer and childhood -- the weekend before middle school begins -- four girls struggle with the harsh truths of growing up and embark on a mysterious adventure.
Lake Bell, Sarah Cooper, James Ponsoldt, Megan Mullally, Ashley Madekwe
Adventure Coming-of-Age
Emergency Declaration
While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of unknown cause, panic erupts both in-flight and on the ground. With steadily decreasing fuel and international refusals to offer aid, the captain and crew will be forced to take unprecedented emergency measures in an attempt to save the lives of their passengers.
Lee Byung-hun, Han Jae-rim, Song Kang-ho, Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Nam-gil, Kim So-jin, Park Hae-joon
Thriller
Back to the Drive-in
When the pandemic hit, drive-ins were suddenly the only safe venue in town, with press coverage about how drive-ins are “back,” and how they are thriving. But this documentary goes behind the headlines to learn the truth, spending a whole night with 11 very different drive-ins in 8 states all over the country, from preparations before the customers arrive, to selling tickets, opening the snack bar, and getting the movie on screen, we discover these family-owned businesses are actually struggling to survive. This doc is about authentic drive-ins and the passionate people who run them, but more broadly it highlights questions about the future of the theatrical experience, and the challenges of many small businesses wondering whether they will survive and make it to the other side of the pandemic.
April Wright
Documentary
No Way Out
Follows an LA couple embroiled in a passionate relationship fueled by sex, drugs, and risk that quickly reaches the boiling point leading to drastic and life altering consequences.
Guy Burnet, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Azi Rahman, Maia Mitchell, Joey Bicicchi, Ashley Nicole Williams, Katelyn Pippy
Thriller