McAvoy, Viola Davis, William Hurt,
Isabelle Huppert
What: The first of three films about a
young married New York couple.
Connor works in his restaurant;
Eleanor goes back to college. They have
a life-changing event that threatens the
marriage. "Him" is their relationship
seen through the eyes of Connor
(McAvoy). "Her" is the perspective of
Eleanor (Chastain). But first there's
"Them," also known as "The
Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby."
Anticipated: A universally relatable
story of love and loss, a stellar cast, and
an interesting storytelling device.
"Him" and "Her" will be released on
Oct. 10 in select art house cinemas.
Starring: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace,
James Gandolfini
What: Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy) is
a lonely bartender working in an
underground Brooklyn bar, where cash
is "dropped" for local gangsters. Bob's
in the wrong place at the wrong time
when a robbery goes down and an
investigation starts digging into the
neighborhood's past.
Anticipated: This is James
Gandolfini's last film before he died.
Tom Hardy's become an actor one
must go see, whatever he's in. He's one
of those British actors like Bob Hoskins
who do American accents better than
most American actors can
'Finding Fanny'
Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple
Kapadia, Pankaj Kapur, Deepika
Padukone
What: In the sleepy village of Pocolim
in India, where nothing ever happens,
the postman receives a letter he had
written 46 years ago to the love of his
life, asking her to marry him. To his
massive consternation, he realizes that
it had never been delivered. All these
years he'd thought he'd been rejected!
He decides to find his beloved and tell
her the truth. Four oddballs join the
road trip for various reasons.
Anticipated: Hilarity of character,
and colorful Indian accents.
Opening Sept. 19
'The Maze Runner'
Starring: Dylan O'Brien, Kaya
Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster,
Will Poulter, Patricia Clarkson
What: Thomas is brought to a place
known as the Glade, with no memories
of his life or the world. He and other
teenage boys inside the Glade make a
community. The Glade is surrounded
by a huge maze, where mechanical
creatures roam at night. Massive doors
that close nightly protect the boys from
these creatures. A posse forms to hatch
an escape.
Anticipated: A little "Lord of the
Flies," a little bit "Lost." Mazes may
become the new scary monsters at the
movies. Looks to be a cultural ripple-
maker.
A Walk Among the Tombstones'
Starring: Liam Neeson
What: Recovering alcoholic and
former NYPD detective Matt Scudder
has a lot of regrets. A series of
kidnappings leads to murder, and a
ruthless leader convinces Scudder to
find the killers and kill them. Operating
outside the law to track down those
responsible, Scudder stops just short of
becoming a criminal himself.
Anticipated: Liam Neeson in "Taken"
mode. He's in "Taken" mode all the
time now. Why? Because we like him
like that.
'Tracks'
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Adam
Driver
What: It's 1977. A young woman walks
1,700 miles west from Australia's
Northern Territory to the Indian Ocean
on foot, with four camels and a dog for
company. Why? She's hungry to see the
world at its widest and wildest. There's
a deep-seated reason for the trip, but
she'll only say to the men who want to
know, "I just want to be by myself." It's
enough.
Anticipated: From the producers of
the very fine "The King's Speech." The
landscapes are stunning, and it may
fulfill curiosity about inner-growth-
fostering ordeals such as the walkabout
and the vision quest.
Opening Sept. 24
'Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart'
Starring: Mathias Malzieu, Olivia
Ruiz, Jean Rochefort
What: Jack's born on a day so cold
that his heart freezes. They replace it
with a cuckoo clock. It can only work if
he avoids falling in love—but who can
resist young love? His heart gets
tested.
Anticipated: An animated love story
set in a time of inventions, nutty
characters, and magical adventures, it's
about passion and learning to accept
others. Perfect for kids and probably
for adults too
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