Movies News Desk - Page 32

Sony Pictures Classics has just announced a December 11, 2015 release date for THE LADY IN THE VAN, Alan Bennett's adaptation of his commercial and critical West End hit, based on his own bestselling memoir. Dame Maggie Smith, stage vet and star of DOWNTON ABBEY, will reprise one of her most-loved stage roles for the big screen, under the direction of Nicholas Hytner.

Lionsgate just released a brand-new poster for THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2 today (August 24) to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the book being published, along with the caption, 'When Snow falls, the Mockingjay will rise.' Check it out in all its beauty below!

From August 22 through 25, 2015, Museum of the Moving Image has presented all of Alex Ross Perry's features, including a special preview screening of the new film Queen of Earth, with Perry and Moss in person, tonight, August 25.

Anchor Bay Entertainment announces the highly-anticipated release of the action film BIG GAME available on DVD and Blu-ray today, Aug. 25, 2015.

Just announced, the Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection LADY AND THE TRAMP, POCAHONTAS, THE ARISTOCATS, and DISNEYLAND complete the 12-set series that launched with THE LION KING in June 2014.

Alex Ross Perry has become one of the most accomplished and provocative American independent filmmakers, with four disparate feature films that reinvent genres, are emotionally transgressive, feature scabrous dark humor, and evoke great cinema of the past while pushing ahead towards new forms. From today, August 22 through 25, 2015, Museum of the Moving Image will present all of his features, including a special preview screening of the new film Queen of Earth, with Perry and Moss in person, on August 25.

I AM DALE EARNHARDT will be released on DVD on September 1st.

Patricia Clarkson, a 2015 Tony nominee for her performance in the Broadway revival of THE ELEPHANT MAN, stars alongside Ben Kingsley in the new film LEARNING TO DRIVE, which its select theaters today, August 21st. Check out the trailer below!

Below, check out the trailer for late director Sydney Pollack's 1972 behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of Aretha Franklin's best-selling album AMAZING GRACE!

In collaboration with campus and community partners, the Oakland University student organization Student Veterans of OU (SVOU) is hosting a special event to spotlight heroic men and women in uniform.

This summer, Museum of the Moving Image presents See It Big! 70mm, every weekend through August 30, featuring eight films made between 1961 and 2014 -- all of them shot in 70mm and to be shown in 70mm prints in the majestic Sumner M. Redstone Theater.

Presented by David Gordon Green, THE MEND, a film by John Magary starring Josh Lucas, Stephen Plunkett, LUCY Owen, Mickey Sumner and Austin Pendleton, will hit theaters in New York today, August 21st, followed by a release on August 28th in Los Angeles.

Clive Owen -- slated to make his Broadway debut this season in Roundabout's OLD TIMES -- is headed to Luc Besson's upcoming sci-fi film adaptation of VALERIAN.

IFC Midnight announces that THE HALLOW, official selection of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival directed by Corin Hardy, will hit select theaters on November 6, 2015.

In collaboration with campus and community partners, the Oakland University student organization Student Veterans of OU (SVOU) is hosting a special event to spotlight heroic men and women in uniform.

Mariposa Creativity presents 'No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie.' Director Troy Kotsur's empathic, beautifully executed and landmark debut feature just opened on August 4 on iTunes, Amazon and all VOD platforms, and will open today, August 18 on DVD from Mariposa Creativity.

Pixar Animation Studios' John Lasseter, who's one of Pixar's three founders, celebrated 20 years since TOY STORY transformed the animation industry and the art of storytelling at today's D23 EXPO.

TOY STORY 3's director Lee Unkrich and producer Darla K. Anderson revealed the title of their upcoming film today at D23 Expo 2015 -- COCO!

Ellen DeGeneres (THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW), the voice of everyone's favorite forgetful blue tang, took a dip with D23 EXPO attendees this afternoon, celebrating Disney·Pixar's upcoming film FINDING DORY. Scroll down for a still from the film!

Anticipation for Disney·Pixar's THE GOOD DINOSAUR was amplified when director Peter Sohn and producer Denise Ream shared breathtaking sequences with fans, including never-before-seen footage of a trio of T-Rexes in action at today's D23 EXPO. Scroll down for a new still from the movie!