Don't Miss This Week's New Releases! (Updated 9/20/2011)
September 20, 2012
By: Sean Connelly
With the return of the fall TV shows this week (and in to next week) many of you may be finding a trip to the movies less and less appealing as summer is winding down. Well I'm here to tell you that you're going to be missing out on some incredible cinema.
Gyllenhaal and Pena in End of Watch
There's no shortage of good films coming to a theater near you with four movies hitting the silver screen this weekend. You've got your action movie with the Judge Dredd remake, Dredd 3D, which is getting great reviews for a re-done classic. There's an incredible action/drama film starring Jake Gyllenhaal called End of Watch (seriously, check out the trailer below. It's intense.) A new Clint Eastwood drama about an aging baseball scout building his relationship with his daughter on what may be his last recruiting trip, and finally for you horror fans, the first of many movies to come in the weeks leading up to Halloween, the House at the End of the Street.
If you're a fan of their particular genre, all four of these films are strong selections and worth your hard earned dollars. I'm having a hard time picking between End of Watch and Dredd 3D, to be honest, so I'll probably just end up seeing both and I recommend you do the same.
Here's the rundown for the Friday September 21st releases:
Trouble with the Curve
Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 1:51 Genre: Drama Writer: Randy Brown Director: Robert Lorenz Starring: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, and John Goodman Synopsis: Gus is a baseball scout with eye problems. He can't see the baseball go over home plate. His daughter Mickey wants to help and so leaves her job to go on a recruiting trip, which might be his last if Gus can't make the right call.
Where and when you can see it starting Friday September 21st:
Rating: R Runtime: 1:35 Genre: Action, Sci-Fi Writer: Alex Garland Director: Pete Travis Starring: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, and Lena Headey Synopsis: The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One - a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called "Judges" who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge - a dangerous drug epidemic that has users of "Slo-Mo" experiencing reality at a fraction of its normal speed. During a routine day on the job, Dredd is assigned to train and evaluate Cassandra Anderson, a rookie with powerful psychic abilities thanks to a genetic mutation. A heinous crime calls them to a neighborhood where fellow Judges rarely dare to venture - a 200 storey vertical slum controlled by prostitute turned drug lord Ma-Ma and her ruthless clan...
Where and when you can see it starting Friday September 21st:
Rating: R Runtime: 1:49 Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery Writer: David Ayer Director: David Ayer Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, and Anna Kendrick Synopsis: Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop.
Where and when you can see it starting Friday September 21st:
Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 1:41 Genre: Horror, Thriller Writer: David Loucka Director: Mark Tonderai Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, and Max Thieriot Synopsis: A mother and daughter move to a new town and find themselves living next door to a house where a young girl murdered her parents. When the daughter befriends the surviving son, she learns the story is far from over.
Where and when you can see it starting Friday September 21st:
As always a * indicates that a showtime is only good for days with late shows. Please be aware that a ** indicates that the particular theater is holding a Friday morning 12:01AM showing for the indicated movie. Please check with your local theaters to verify showtimes as they are subject to change.
