Movies News Desk - Page 118

Lionsgate's THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - Part 1 has been unveiling new character posters all week on its Instagram page, and you can check out all eight (so far) below, including Stanley Tucci (Caesar Flickerman), Sam Claflin (Finnick Odair), Jeffrey Wright (Beetee) and more!

PRIDE, the new gay rights-centered film starring a heap of stage and screen talent, hits theaters in the U.S. today, September 26, 2014.

The Daily Mail reports that Guy Pearce and Dominic West have joined Jude Law and Colin Firth in stage director Michael Grandage's first film GENIUS.

The Equalizer will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® format and released in IMAX® theatres worldwide starting today, September 26.

HELLAWARE, written and directed by Michael M. Bilandic and starring Keith Poulson with Sophia Takal, Kate Lyn Sheil and newcomer Brent Butler, will be out theatrically and on VOD via Factory 25 today, September 26, 2014.

Bosch Media releases FIELD OF LOST SHOES in theaters today, September 26th. The film stars an all-star cast David Arquette, Lauren Holly, Jason Isaacs, Nolan Gould, Luke Benward, Tom Skerritt, Zach Roerig, Mary Mouser.

The New York Times just revealed a video of director Matthew Warchus narrating a scene from new comedy film PRIDE, which centers on a group of gay rights activists who raised money to help families affected by the miners' strike in 1984. In the scene, the miners host a dance at their community hall and hilarity ensues when Jonathan (Dominic West) takes to the dance floor. Check out the clip HERE!

GONE GIRL, directed by David Fincher, and based upon the global bestseller by Gillian Flynn, unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has GONE missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? Check out four TV spots for the movie below!

Deadline writes that Screen Gems has grabbed the U.S. distribution rights to Burr Steers' film adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's book PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES, a spin on Jane Austen's classic romance novel. Not only that, but GAME OF THRONES' stars Charles Dance and Lena Headey have also signed on for the project.

Tribeca Film presents presents LISTEN UP PHILIP, directed and written by Alex Ross Perry, opening theatrically beginning October 17, 2014 in NY, expanding nationally on October 23.

Last year, the horror classic 'Halloween' celebrated 35 years of terror for those willing to partake in its vision of unrelenting horror.

A documentary film of the groundbreaking Exhibition David Bowie is, created by the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London, will be screened in movie theaters across the US today, September 23 to coincide with the Exhibition opening at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago (MCA).

Entertainment Weekly reports that Angelina Jolie will direct AFRICA, a biopic centering on politician and paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey.

Variety writes that SHREK producer John H. Williams and Henry Skelsey (Fulton Capital Management) have joined forces to create 3QU Media, a CG-animated feature film production company. 3QMedia's first project will be the fairytale comedy CHARMING. Check out the poster below!

Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre presents a special engagement of Disney's "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" Oct. 10-22, 2014, which follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life.

Tom Rothman's TriStar Productions and Film4 announced today that the three-time Oscar-winner Ang Lee has chosen an adaptation of Ben Fountain's acclaimed novel Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk as his next film, his first since winning the Academy Award for directing the groundbreaking Life of Pi.

Composer-lyricists Jon Kaplan and Al Kaplan (Silence! The Musical) have put together a theatrical plea to Lionsgate to start work on a DREDD film sequel. Fans have been hoping for a follow-up for some time -- maybe 'Dredd: the Musical' will seal the deal. Check it out below!

RSA/Black Dog Films announced today that after the critically acclaimed world premiere at Sundance Film Festival, the taut directorial debut from Rose McGowan, DAWN, will have an Oscar-qualifying run in Los Angeles at the Downtown Independent starting tonight, September 19th.

HOLLIDAYSBURG will be released in limited theaters today, September 19, 2014 (NY); September 26, 2014 (L.A.) Directed by: Anna Martemucci and written by Dan Schoffer the fillm stars Rachel Keller, Tobin Mitnick, Claire Chapelli, and Tristan Erwin.

Based on Lawrence Block's bestselling series of mystery novels, A Walk among the Tombstones stars Liam Neeson as Matt Scudder, an ex-NYPD cop who now works as an unlicensed private investigator operating just outside the law. When Scudder reluctantly agrees to help a heroin trafficker (Dan Stevens) hunt down the men who kidnapped and then brutally murdered his wife, the PI learns that this is not the first time these men have committed this sort of twisted crime…nor will it be the last. Blurring the lines between right and wrong, Scudder races to track the deviants through the backstreets of New York City before they kill again.