Friday, June 3
X-Men: First Class
Said to be a next-gen sensibility into the superhero series. Probably focusing on young mutants with powers taught at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning.
Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Simon Kinberg, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Till, Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne
Action Adventure Sequel
Beautiful Boy
When an unhappily married couple learns their teenage son is the shooter in a college campus massacre, they struggle to find refuge from both the media and their mutual grief.
Michael Sheen, Maria Bello, Michael Armbruster, Shawn Ku, Alan Tudyk, Mark Moran, Richard Gabai
Drama
The Last Mountain
The mining and burning of coal is at the epicenter of America's struggle to balance its energy needs and environmental concerns, so the daring solution proposed by this small Appalachian community takes on national significance when Bobby Kennedy, Jr. joins the Appalachian families to fight the extraordinary and insidious power of Big Coal.
Bill Haney, Peter Rhodes
Documentary
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Film Socialisme
As a garish cruise ship travels the Mediterranean, Godard embarks on a state of the EU address in a vibrant collage of philosophical quotes, historical revelations and pure cinematographic beauty.
Jean-Luc Godard
Drama
Submarine
A 15-year-old boy has two objectives: To lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to stop his mother from leaving his father for her dance teacher.
Michael Sheen, Noah Taylor, Andy Stebbing, Ben Stiller, Mary Burke, Mark Herbert, Richard Ayoade, Mary Louise Burke
Drama
The Lion of Judah
The story of Easter as seen through the eyes of a pig, horse, rat, rooster, cow and donkey.
Michael Madsen, Deryck Broom, Roger Hawkins, Ernest Borgnine, Scott Eastwood
Animation 3D
Beginners
Explores the hilarity, heartbreak and surprises of a son's discovery that his dying father is gay.
Ewan McGregor, Mike Mills, Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech, Miranda De Pencier, Lars Knudsen, Christopher Plummer, Goran Visnjic
Drama
Rejoice and Shout
A documentary that traces the evolution of Gospel through its many musical styles – the spirituals and early hymns, the four-part harmony-based quartets, the integration of blues and swing into Gospel, the emergence of Soul, and the blending of Rap and Hip Hop elements.
Don McGlynn, Joe Lauro
Documentary
Empire of Silver
China, 1899. In a land of exquisite beauty and timeless tradition a young man known as ‘Third Master’ is the heir to a banking fortune he cares little about. However, after his brother’s wife is kidnapped he reluctantly submits to the pressure of his title and his father, Lord Kang. Lord Kang is determined to prepare his son for financial leadership by molding Third Master into his own image. But the strong-willed businessman’s methods do not sit well with Third Master, who sees the salvation of his business in following the righteous path of his ancestors. Third Master and Lord Kang’s tense relationship is further complicated by the son’s feelings for his beautiful young stepmother -- his first and only love -- stolen from him by his own father.
Christina Yao, Aaron Kwok
Drama Biography Romance
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Jack Cardiff's career spanned an incredible nine of moving picture's first ten decades and his work behind the camera altered the look of films forever through his use of Technicolor photography. Craig McCall's film about the legendary cinematographer reveals a unique figure in British and international cinema.
Craig McCall
Documentary
Love, Wedding, Marriage
A family comedy-drama about love and divorce. In the story, an idealistic young newlywed who is also a marriage counselor returns from her honeymoon only to learn that her parents, whom she saw as the model for a happy marriage, are getting a divorce.
Jane Seymour, Dermot Mulroney, Michelle Chydzik, Nathalie Marciano, Caprice Crane, Anouska Chydzik Bryson, Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz
Drama Comedy