This week, new movies coming to your local movie theater include celebrities like Peter Facinelli, Michael Madsen, Meryl Streep, Kate Beckinsale, Mark Wahlberg, Angela Lansbury (the voice of), John C. Reilly, & Queen Latifah, to name a few.
Come on in and check out the new movies this week at movie theaters:
Opening on Wednesday, January 11th:
Loosies
Michael Corrente (The Door in the Floor) directs Michael Madsen, Peter Facinelli (Who wrote and co-produced), Jaimie Alexander, Joe Pantoliano, Christy Carlson Romano & William Forsythe.
This movie is about a young pickpocket in the New York subways, living a fast, free, lifestyle is confronted by a woman with whom he had a one night affair.
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Movies Opening on Friday, January 13th:
The Iron Lady
This is a look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
It’s directed by Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia!) and stars the venerable Meryl Streep.
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Contraband
Contraband is directed (& produced) by Baltasar Kormákur (Inhale) and stars the eye candy of both Kate Beckinsale and Mark Wahlberg.
It’s about a former smuggler who heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills, all to protect his brother.
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Beauty and the Beast 3D
It’s the 3D re-release of Disney’s animated 1991 hit. Some of the (younger) voices you can hear Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury & Bradley Michael Pierce.
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We Need to Talk About Kevin (New York City)
This movie is about the mother of a teenage boy who went on a high-school killing spree tries to deal with her grief – and feelings of responsibility for her child’s actions.
It’s directed by Lynne Ramsay and stars Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller & Jasper Newell
(This is the UK movie trailer/clip…)
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Joyful Noise
Directed Todd Graff (Bandslam), it stars Queen Latifah & Dolly Parton in a movie about two choir members have differing opinions on how to win the national choir competition.
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For the Michael Biehn fan:
The Divide (limited),
Xavier Gens (Hitman) directs a cast with Lauren German, Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Eklund, Ashton Holmes & Rosanna Arquette in a movie about Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.
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Movie Production Status Section
Movies in Development
· The Fast and the Furious 6
· Avatar 2
· Ghostbusters III
· The Wolverine
· Jurassic Park IV
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Movies in Pre-production
· Les Misérables
· Django Unchained
· Untitled Star Trek Sequel
· Iron Man 3
· After Earth
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Movies Filming
· The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
· The Expendables 2
· The Bourne Legacy
· Man of Steel
· Skyfall
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Movies in Post-production
· The Dark Knight Rises
· Prometheus
· The Hunger Games
· The Avengers
· The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
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New DVD & Blu-ray Releases This Week:
• Killer Elite
• Moneyball
• There Be Dragons
• The Magnificent Ambersons
• Lust in the Dust
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About Bruce Simmons
I've been writing newsletters since 1999. Of late, I've been focusing on the entertainment consumer angle on mostly the sci-fi, fantasy and action genres of TV, movies and books.
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