![]() ![]() Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz beat out Fortune 500 companies simply by being the cheaper option. True story: A 21-year-old stoner talked his 25-year-old massage therapist buddy into joining his growing arms business, soon winning a $300 million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm Afghan allies. Cartoon person noises by: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Ralph Fiennes, George Takei, Rooney Mara, and Matthew “Alright, Alright, Alright” McConaughey. Travis Knight (“ParaNorman,” “Coraline,” “The Boxtrolls”) directs this story of a young kid sent to find the magical armour his late father wore in order to defeat a spirit more old and evil than Beelzebub’s skivvies. Other film adaptations eschewed the relationship between Jesus and Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a Roman prince accused of treason by his evil, adoptive brother (Toby Kebbell.) And that’s interesting because the source material is Lew Wallace’s novel, “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.” Also new: a huge emphasis on Jesus (played by Rodrigo Santoro with the blessing of the Pope). Unlike the Academy-award winning Charleton Heston version our grandmothers are into, Timur Bekmambetov’s reimagining (in 3-D, no less) will go heavy on the CGI, and features a chariot-racing trainer who’s both serious, and Morgan Freeman. Looking for a movie so scary it might inspire soiling yer pantaloons? You’re in luck: There’s a new Blair Witch flick, Alfonso Cuaron’s “Desierto” (a border-set “Most Dangerous Game”), a genetically-enhanced woman/eye gouger in “Morgan,” and half a dozen horror flicks featuring creepy children.īut what I love about fall are the thrillers (“The Girl on the Train” looks like a proper nail-biter, and Oliver Stone directs Joseph Gordon-Levitt in “Snowden”) and the dramas with an eye towards award season (“The Light Between Oceans,” “Queen of Katwe” and “The Birth of a Nation” are not to be missed).īelow you’ll find a list of films coming out over the next few months, sans internet and DVD releases, New York/Los Angeles-only screenings, and a good 88 percent of the limited release films to keep this piece to its standard sprawling length. ![]() Autumn: That magical time of year marked by pumpkin spice latte stained infinity scarves, flannel shirts wet with spilled stouts and porters, and underwear soaked in fear-pee from the nonstop horror flicks in theaters.įor big, splashy action, I might check out the true story of potheads-turned-arms-dealers, “War Dogs,” “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” (in which he does), or Ben Affleck’s “The Accountant” - which appears to be strong on gunplay and light on arithmetic.
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