Opening This Week - January 25
The Buzz: For a minute there,
we wondered if this one would ever get off the ground. To put it in
perspective: development on writer-director Tommy Wirkola's follow up to
the entertaining Dead Snow dates back to when David Fincher was circling Black Hole as his post-Benjamin Button
option. Fast forward through all the actresses who've come and gone as
Gretel (Diane Kruger, Eva Green, Noomi Rapace) and now we're just
nervous that the movie's horror-comedy angle might prevent it from being
a crossover hit.
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
In this spin on the fairy tale, Hansel & Gretel are now bounty
hunters who track and kill witches all over the world. As the fabled
Blood Moon approaches, the siblings encounter a new form of evil that
might hold a secret to their past.
Director:Tommy Wirkola |
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The Buzz: In case you're losing
interest in Jason Statham, this time around Jennifer Lopez is by his
side and there's a Robin Hood theme running through the narrative.
Sorta.
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Parker (2013)
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by
his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an
unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the
score of the crew's latest heist.
Director:Taylor Hackford |
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The Buzz: This is like the director's version of New Year's Eve,
I guess. Sounds great in theory, and a potentially wasted opportunity
to think beyond the big screen in terms of how to distribute such a
project. In other words: a YouTube event? Huge traffic with lots of
Likes and all the things that matter in the digital age. As a
traditional release? Even I might wait to stream it.
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Movie 43 (2013)
A series of interconnected short films follows three kids as they search
the depths of the Internet to find the most banned movie in the world.
Directors:Elizabeth Banks | Steven Brill | Steve Carr | Rusty Cundieff | James Duffy | Griffin Dunne | Peter Farrelly | Patrik Forsberg | James Gunn | Bob Odenkirk | Brett Ratner | Jonathan van Tulleken |
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The Buzz: Saif Ali Khan returns
to the role of Ranvir with a higher-profile cast for this sequel to the
2008 hit. Bipasha Basu will somehow reprise her role of the deceased
Sonia, too.
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Race 2 (2013) - [Limited]
Ranvir treads through the world of the Indian mafia in Turkey as he
looks to avenge the death of his lover and partner in crime.
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The Buzz: Don Coscarelli's legion of fans probably know already that Angus Scrimm, the haunting grave-robber from Coscarelli's seminal Phantasm
saga, appears in the director's first film in a decade. Armed with a
bugged-out premise, Paul Giamatti, and the ever-increasing preference
for video on demand, perhaps other innovative and hard-to-define from
the Coscarelli Era will resurrect their careers as well.
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John Dies at the End (2012) - [Limited]
A new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions has
one drawback: some people return as no longer human. Can two college
dropouts save humankind from this silent, otherworldly invasion?
Director:Don Coscarelli |
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The Buzz: A decade after the tragic conclusion of Yossi & Jagger,
director Eytan Fox catches us up with Yossi Hoffman, who is now a
doctor, still closeted, and in mourning. The original film struck such a
chord with audiences, the mixed reactions to the sequel come as little
surprise. But let's hear it for the great-looking Ohad Knoller, a beefier version of Jeremy Renner who is allowed to eat carbohydrates.
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Yossi (2012) - [Limited]
The sequel to Yossi & Jagger finds Dr. Yossi Hoffman reminiscing
about his love ten years after his death. However, as he encounters a
group of young soldiers, one of them, Tom, reignites his romantic
feelings.
Director:Eytan Fox |
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The Buzz: Werner Herzog's
nature documentaries have their own category of awesomeness, as well as a
niche audience who see them regardless of their subject matter. Happy People,
which Herzog co-directed with Dmitry Vasyukov, has laid relatively low
on the festival circuit over the past two years, and seems more quietly
spectacular than his recent higher profile work.
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Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2011) - [Limited]
A documentary on the indigenous people living in Bakhtia, the heart of
the Siberian Taiga; some 300 villagers whose daily routines have barely
changed over the last century and live according to their own values and
cultural traditions.
Stars:Werner Herzog |
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The Buzz: "West Wing" devotees
should note the reunion of Rob Lowe and Richard Schiff for this
political comedy -- even if its marketing materials reveal the movie was
set to be released in conjunction with the 2012 presidential election
but was quietly slipped into the early 2013 calendar. Documentary vet
Bill Guttentag directs and co-writes.
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Knife Fight (2012) - [Limited]
A political strategist juggling three clients questions whether or not
to take the high road as the ugly side of his work begins to haunt him.
Director:Bill Guttentag |
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The Buzz: I'll have to check
with my gamer friends to see if this for-the-fans comedy makes any
inroads, or if the conversations they have while deep in some
alternative reality are funnier. Zelda Williams -- daughter of Robin --
has a supporting role as first-world lust object.
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Noobz (2012) - [Limited]
Four friends hit the road to LA to compete in the Cyberbowl Video Game
Championship, but will they be able to compete with the worst hangovers
of their lives?
Director:Blake Freeman |
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In Theaters Now - Box Office Top Ten
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Mama (2013)
Annabel and Lucas are faced with the challenge of raising his young
nieces that were left alone in the forest for 5 years.... but how alone
were they?
Director:Andrés MuschiettiBox Office:Weekend: $28.12M, Gross: $28.12M |
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Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May 2011.
Director:Kathryn BigelowBox Office:Weekend: $17.60M, Gross: $55.95M |
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Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves
back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.
Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl
with problems of her own.
Director:David O. RussellBox Office:Weekend: $11.35M, Gross: $55.31M |
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Gangster Squad (2013)
Los Angeles, 1949: A secret crew of police officers led by two
determined sergeants work together in an effort to take down the
ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen who runs the city.
Director:Ruben FleischerBox Office:Weekend: $9.11M, Gross: $32.22M |
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Broken City (2013)
In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and
revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful
figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.
Director:Allen HughesBox Office:Weekend: $9.00M, Gross: $9.00M |
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A Haunted House (2013)
Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon
also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined
to keep his sex life on track - turns to a priest, a psychic, and a team
of ghost-busters for help.
Director:Michael TiddesBox Office:Weekend: $8.33M, Gross: $29.98M |
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Django Unchained (2012)
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to
rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Director:Quentin TarantinoBox Office:Weekend: $8.24M, Gross: $138.36M |
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Les Misérables (2012)
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by
the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole, agrees to care
for factory worker Fantine's daughter, Cosette. The fateful decision
changes their lives forever.
Director:Tom HooperBox Office:Weekend: $7.81M, Gross: $130.37M |
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
A younger and more reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out on an
"unexpected journey" to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of
Dwarves to reclaim their stolen mountain home from a dragon named Smaug.
Director:Peter JacksonBox Office:Weekend: $6.45M, Gross: $287.40M |
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The Last Stand (2013)
The leader of a drug cartel busts out of a courthouse and speeds to the
Mexican border, where the only thing in his path is a sheriff and his
inexperienced staff.
Director:Jee-woon KimBox Office:Weekend: $6.30M, Gross: $6.30M |
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