NOVEMBER – IN THEATERS
NOVEMBER – IN THEATERS
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Sophia Coppola ’ s Priscilla
he holiday season is upon us , which brings an essential slate of pre-Thanksgiving new releases to theaters . While the WGAhas settled their strike , the actors of SAG-AFTRA are still out at press time . This means you may not see the usual red-carpet premieres , talk show appearances , and pointed interviews with the stars , but you still won ' t want to miss these films !
By Lori Vernon
Priscilla
Directed by Sofia Coppola Rated R • November 3- in Theaters When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu ( Cailee Spaeny , best actress winner at the Venice Film Festival ) meets Elvis Presley ( Jacob Elordi ) at a party , the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments : a thrilling crush , an ally in loneliness , a gentle best friend . Through Priscilla ’ s eyes , Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla ' s long courtship and turbulent marriage , from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland , in this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love , fantasy , and fame .
Divinity
Directed by Eddie Alcazar Rated R • November3-InTheaters
Set in an otherworldly human existence , scientist Sterling Pierce ( Scott Bakula ) dedicated his life to the quest for immortality , slowly creating the building blocks of a groundbreaking serum named “ Divinity .” Jaxxon Pierce
( Stephen Dorff ), his son , now controls and manufactures his father ' s once-benevolent dream .
The Marsh King ’ s Daughter
Directed by Morten Tyldum Rated R • November3-InTheaters
Helena ' s ( Daisy Ridley ) seemingly ordinary life hides a dark and dangerous truth : her estranged father is the infamous Marsh King ( Ben Mendelsohn ), the man who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years . When her father escapes from prison , Helena will need to confront her past . Knowing that he will hunt for her and her family , Helena must find the strength to face her demons and outmaneuver the man who taught her everything she knows about surviving in the wild .
What Happens Later
Directed by Meg Ryan Rated R • November3-InTheaters
Two ex-lovers , Bill ( David Duchovny ) and Willa ( Meg Ryan ) get snowed in at a regional airport overnight . Indefinitely delayed , Willa , a magical thinker , and Bill , a catastrophic one , find themselves just as attracted to and annoyed by one another as they did decades earlier . But as they unpack the riddle of their mutual past and compare their lives to the dreams they once shared , they begin to wonder if their reunion is mere coincidence or something more enchanted .
The Marvels
Directed by Nia DaCosta Rated PG-13 • November 10 - In Theaters
Carol Danvers , AKACaptain Marvel ( Brie Larson ) has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence . But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe . When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary , her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan ( Iman Vellani ), aka Ms . Marvel , and Carol ’ s estranged niece , now S . A . B . E . R . astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau ( Teyonah Harris ).
It ’ s A Wonderful Knife
Directed by Tyler MacIntyre Rated R • November 10 - In Theaters / Shudder
A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve , Winnie Carruthers ’ ( Jane Widdop ) life is less than wonderful — but when she wishes she ’ d never been born , she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her , things could be much , much worse . Now the killer is back , and she must team up with the town misfit to identify the killer and get back to her own reality . It ’ s A Wonderful Life by way of Scream . Joel McHale , Justin Long , and William B . Davis appear .
The Holdovers
Directed by Alexander Payne Rated R • November 10-In Theaters
Follows a curmudgeonly instructor ( Paul Giamatti ) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go . Eventually , he forms an unlikely bond with one of them -- a damaged , brainy troublemaker ( Dominic Sessa ) -- and with the school ’ s head cook , who has just lost a son in Vietnam ( Da ’ Vine Joy Randolph ).
Your Lucky Day
Directed by Dan Brown Rated R • November 10 - In Theaters / VOD
After a dispute over a winning lottery ticket turns into a deadly hostage situation , the witnesses must decide exactly how far they ’ ll go — and how much blood they ’ re willing to spill — for a cut of the $ 156 million . It stars the late Angus Cloud , Elliot Knight , Jessica Garza , Sterling Beaumon , and Mousa Hussein Kraish .
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