Continued from page 14 are just her father’ s tall tales until she meets Pete( Fegley), a 10-year-old homeless orphan who says he lives in the woods with a giant, friendly dragon named Elliot. From his descriptions, Elliot seems similar to the dragon from her father’ s stories. With help from a young girl named Natalie( Oona Laurence), whose father Jack( Wes Bentley) owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to investigate if this fantastic claim can be true.
Sausage Party
Directed by Conrad Vernon / Greg Tiernan, Rated R
In this film for grownups- a spoof of Disney / Pixar animated films- a sausage named Frank( Seth Rogan) lives with his various other grocery item friends on the shelves of Shopwell’ s Supermarket. Life is good and Frank and his pals, girlfriend Brenda( Kristen Wiig) the hot dog bun, Teresa Taco( Salma Hayek) and Sammy Bagel Jr.( Edward Norton) can ' t wait to go home with a happy customer. Soon, their world comes crashing down as poor Frank learns the horrifying truth that when purchased he will eventually become somebody’ s dinner. After warning his pals about their horrific impending fate, the panicked perishables devise a plan to escape from their human enemies and embark on a great adventure. Also starring Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride and Paul Rudd.
Spectral
Directed by Nic Mathieu, Rated P-13
A sci-fi / thriller story centered on a special-ops team that is dispatched to fight supernatural beings starring Bruce
Greenwood, Max Martini, Emily Mortimer and James Badge Dale.
Florence Foster Jenkins
Directed by Stephen Frears, Rated PG-13
Set in the 1940’ s, this comedy / drama follows Florence Foster Jenkins( Meryl Streep), a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer despite having a terrible singing voice. Unfortunately, her ambition far exceeds her talent and the voice Florence hears in her head is beautiful. Her husband St. Clair( Hugh Grant) goes to extreme lengths to make sure his wife never finds out how awful she truly is. When
Florence announces her plans for a concert at Carnegie Hall, St. Clair soon realizes that he ' s facing his greatest challenge yet. Also starring Simon Helberg and Nina Arianda.
August 19th
Ben Hur
Directed By Timur Bekmanbetov Rated PG-13
In this 4th
Sausage Party remake / reboot / re-imagining of the classic 1880’ s novel, a nobleman, Judah Ben-Hur( Jack Huston), is falsely accused of an assassination attempt by his childhood friend and adoptive brother Messala( Toby Kebbell). He survives years of slavery under the Romans and attempts to get revenge by challenging his adoptive brother in a grand chariot race while being forever changed after a series of encounters with Jesus of Nazareth.
War Dogs
Directed by Todd Phillips, Rated R
A crime / drama based on the true story of two young arms dealers Efraim Diveroli( Jonah Hill) and David Packouz( Miles Teller) who won a $ 300 million contract from the Pentagon to supply weapons for U. S. allies in Afghanistan. Also starring( and coproduced by) Bradley Cooper.
Kubo and the Two Strings
Directed by Travis Knight, Rated PG-13 An animated tale of Kubo( voice of Art
Parkinson), a young boy who must locate a magical suit of armor that belonged to his late father, a Samurai warrior, in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past. Also starring Charlize Theron, Ralph Fiennes, George Takei, Rooney Mara and Matthew McConaughey.
August 26th
Max Steel
Directed By Stewart Hendler, Rated NR
Max Steel is an in-depth " origin " story based on Mattel’ s toy / action figure. According to the official synopsis, the plot chronicles the adventures of teenage Max McGrath( Ben Winchell) and his alien companion Steel( Josh Brener), who must harness and combine their tremendous new powers to evolve into the turbo-charged superhero Max Steel. As these two unlikely friends struggle to accept their oddly connected fates, they begin to uncover unimaginable secrets, working together to find the truth and fighting the mysterious forces threatening their world. Also starring Andy Garcia, Maria Bello.
Mechanic: Resurrection
Directed by Dennis Gansel, Rated R
In this sequel to 2011’ s action / thriller, after the demise of his partner-turnedenemy, master assassin Arthur Bishop( Jason Statham) retires as a contract killer. When deadly foes kidnap the love of his life( Jessica Alba), he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations and do what he does best: make them look like accidents. Also starring Tommy Lee Jones and Michelle Yeoh.
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