Continued from page 13 The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth
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Play Rocky Directed by Peter Farrelly Rated PG-13 • November 20- In Theaters
The film is an electrifying true story about an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn’ t just meant to write Rocky— he was meant tobe Rocky Balboa. After beingtold“ no” at every turn, Sylvester Stallone( Anthony Ippolito) bets everything on himself and holds the line to play the lead against seemingly impossible odds. The result is the ultimate underdog story behind the ultimate underdog movie. Co-starring Anna- Sophia Robb, P. J. Byrne, Toby Kebbell, Tracy Letts, Jay Duplass, Matt Dillon, Stephan James, and Kiki Seto.
Focker In-Law Directed by John Hamburg Rated PG-13 • November 25- In Theaters
Comedy icon and Emmy winner Ben Stiller and two-time Oscar ® winner Robert De Niro reunite, joined by Grammy winner and Oscar ® nominee Ariana Grande, in Focker-In-Law, a new chapter in the blockbuster Meet the Parents franchise. The cast includes Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Skyler Gisondo, Beanie Feldstein, and Eduardo Franco.
The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth Directed by David Fincher Rated R • November 25- In Theaters
Set in 1977 Los Angeles, eight years after the events of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the film follows former stuntman Cliff Booth( Brad Pitt), who has become a Hollywood " studio fixer.” The film is scheduled for a limited two-week IMAX theatricalrelease onNovember25, beforemoving to global streaming on Netflix on December 23. Quentin Tarantino wrote it, and the cast includes Elizabeth Dibicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.