MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS
(Disney/Marvel) Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgard, Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Bettany (voice), Alexis Denisof. Directed by Joss Whedon
At long last it is here, the movie we’ve been waiting for ever since Iron Man brought the Marvel franchise to the forefront of comic book films. Here Loki leads an alien invasion of Earth and it will take the combined strength of Earth’s mightiest heroes to save the planet from subjugation. Some theaters around the country will be holding a Marvel marathon, showing all six films preceding The Avengers chronologically on Thursday, culminating with a midnight showing of this film – check your local listings to see which theater is presenting this in your neck of the woods. As Stan Lee himself might say, Excelsior!
See the trailer, featurettes, clips, interviews and promos here.
For more on the movie this is the website.
Release formats: Standard, 3D, IMAX 3D
Genre: Superhero
Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, and a mild drug reference)
Damsels in Distress
(Sony Classics) Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton, Aubrey Plaza. A group of fashionistas at a college take a new girl under their wings in order to teach her their somewhat unorthodox ways of helping people who they deem are in need of it. When the new girl is pursued by a young man, it sets off a chain of events that will change the dynamic of the girls and maybe – just maybe – give them an entirely new viewpoint on life.
See the trailer, interviews and clips here.
For more on the movie this is the website.
Release formats: Standard
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG-13 (for mature thematic content including some sexual material)
The Kid with a Bike
(Sundance Selects) Cecile de France, Thomas Doret, Jeremie Renier, Egon Di Mateo. A young boy is abandoned by his father who leaves him with only a bicycle. The boy reasons that the father must still care something for him since the bike was left. He is taken under the wing of a kindly hairdresser who finds herself caring for the boy despite his erratic behavior and troubled nature. His search for a father figure may threaten the last relationship he has yet if he isn’t careful.
See the trailer and clips here.
For more on the movie this is the website
Release formats: Standard
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG-13 (for thematic elements, violence, brief language and smoking)
Monsieur Lazhar
(Music Box) Mohammed Fellag, Sophie Nelisse, Emilien Neron, Danielle Proulx. A Montreal middle school class, devastated by the suicide of their teacher whose body was discovered by one of their number, is given a new teacher who has some baggage of his own. Cinema365 saw this as part of the recent Florida Film Festival, the review for which can be read here.
See the trailer here.
For more on the movie this is the website.
Release formats: Standard
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG-13 (for mature thematic material, a disturbing image and brief language)
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