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UPDATE: Additional Critics Weigh In on Denzel Washington's FENCES
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 19, 2016

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis reprise their roles in a big screen adaptation of August Wilson's 1983 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play FENCES. Washington directs the film, hitting theaters on Christmas Day, December 25th from Paramount Studios.

Rahway International Film Festival Returns to UCPAC, 10/21
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 17, 2016

The Rahway International Film Festival is returning to the UCPAC's Hamilton Stage for the Performing Arts in Rahway, NJ on Friday, October 21, 2016 through Sunday, October 23, 2016.

Review Roundup: LA LA LAND Marks Return of the Movie Musical!
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 31, 2016

Academy Award nominee DAMIEN Chazelle's LA LA LAND opened the Venice Film Festival yesterday. Let's see what the critics have to say!

Review Roundup - Matt Damon Returns in Spy Thriller JASON BOURNE
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 29, 2016

The new spy thriller JASON BOURNE hits theaters today, July 29th. Matt Damon returns to his most iconic role in Jason Bourne.

Matthew McConaughey Stars in FREE STATE OF JONES, Coming to Digital HD, Blu-ray, DVD & On Demand
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 19, 2016

Matthew McConaughey (Intersteller, Dallas Buyers Club) delivers a towering performance as Mississippi farmer turned rebellious revolt leader in the action-drama FREE STATE OF JONES, a powerful account of an extraordinary uprising against the Confederacy during the civil war.

Museum of the Moving Image to Host Terence Davies Retrospective, 5/7-22
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 28, 2016

Over the last four decades, the British filmmaker Terence Davies has produced a deeply personal body of work that explores the longing inspired by movie fantasy and the intermingling of memory and history. Coinciding with the U.S. theatrical release of his latest film, Sunset Song, based on the classic Scottish novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbons, about a farming family caught in the aftermath of World War I, Museum of the Moving Image will present a complete retrospective, to date, of the films of Terence Davies from May 7 through 22, 2016. Davies will appear in person at the Museum on two occasions: on May 8 with The Long Day Closes and on May 10 with a preview screening of Sunset Song, accompanied by the film's star Agyness Deyn.

Review Roundup: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter & Meryl Streep Star in SUFFRAGETTE
by Tess Reynolds - Oct 23, 2015

Inspired by true events, SUFFRAGETTE movingly explores the passion and heartbreak of those who risked all they had for women's right to vote - their jobs, their homes, their children, and even their lives.

Review Roundup: Tom Hiddleston Stars in CRIMSON PEAK
by Tess Reynolds - Oct 16, 2015

From the imagination of director Guillermo del Toro comes CRIMSON PEAK, supernatural mystery starring Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska and Charlie Hunnam.

Review Roundup: Michael Fassbender& Kate Winslet Star in STEVE JOBS
by Tess Reynolds - Oct 9, 2015

Set backstage in the minutes before three iconic product launches spanning Jobs' career - beginning with the Macintosh in 1984, and ending with the unveiling of the iMac in 1988 - STEVE JOBS takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.

Review Roundup: Hugh Jackman & Amanda Seyfried Star in Action Adventure PAN
by Tess Reynolds - Oct 9, 2015

From director Joe Wright (ATONEMENT, PRIDE & PREJUDICE) comes PAN, a live-action feature presenting a wholly original adventure about the beginnings of the beloved characters created by J.M. Barrie.

FSLC Announces Lineup for NYFF Live, Free Talks Throughout the Festival
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 24, 2015

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the lineup for the popular FREE Film Society Talks series, NYFF Live, during the 53rd New York Film Festival, sponsored by HBO.

Review Roundup: Johnny Depp Stars as One of the Most Notorious Gangsters in U.S. History in BLACK MASS
by Tess Reynolds - Sep 18, 2015

Three-time Oscar nominee Johnny Depp stars as notorious mobster James “Whitey” Bulger in the drama BLACK MASS, directed by Scott Cooper.

Review Roundup: Jason Clarke & Jake Gyllenhaal Battle Mother Nature in EVEREST
by Tess Reynolds - Sep 18, 2015

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, EVEREST documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind.

Review Roundup: Thomas Haden Church, Lauren Graham Star in MAX
by Tess Reynolds - Jun 26, 2015

Thomas Haden Church stars in the new family-adventure MAX.

Review Roundup: ENTOURAGE Hits the Big Screen
by Tess Reynolds - Jun 5, 2015

The original cast of the popular HBO show ENTOURAGE is back to reprise their roles in the movie continuation of the show, also named ENTOURAGE. 

Review Roundup: Dwayne Johnson Stars in Action Drama SAN ANDREAS
by Tess Reynolds - May 29, 2015

Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, and Alexandra Daddario star in the new action-drama SAN ANDREAS.

Review Roundup: Bradley Cooper & Emma Stone Star in ALOHA
by Tess Reynolds - May 29, 2015

Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, and Rachel McAdams star in the new romantic-comedy ALOHA.

Laemmle Theaters to Present THE NEW RIJKSMUSEUM, 6/19
by Matt Smith - May 28, 2015

(May 26, 2015) In 2003, the ambitious renovation of one of the world's greatest museums began. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, home to a glorious collection including masterpieces by Rembrandt and Vermeer, was supposed to reopen its doors in 2008 after five years of construction. But from the start, the project was opposed by unyielding bureaucrats and public resistance. The museum directors battled politicians, designers, curators and even the Dutch Cyclists Union as they struggled to complete the renovation and put its massive collection back on public display. Five years late, with costs exceeding half a billion dollars, the museum finally reopened.  

Review Roundup: Everyone's Favorite College A Capella Group is Back in PITCH PERFECT 2
by Tess Reynolds - May 15, 2015

Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, and countless celebrity cameos are back in the comedy-musical sequel PITCH PERFECT 2.

Ava DuVernay's Critically Acclaimed Epic SELMA Out on Blu-ray Combo Pack Today
by Movies News Desk - May 5, 2015

Hailed as “extraordinary” (David Denby, The New Yorker), “deeply moving” (Claudia Puig, USA Today) and “a triumph” (A.O. Scott, New York Times), director Ava DuVernay's powerful drama SELMA debuts on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand today, May 5, 2015

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