Draft Day, 2014. Directed by Ivan Reitman. Starring Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Ellen Burstyn, Denis Leary and Frank Langella. SYNOPSIS: The first day of the NFL draft proves dramatic for the general manager of a team in need of a turnaround. There are a lot of things Draft Day gets right. It’s a ‘sports movie’ […]

This Is Where I Leave You, 2014. Directed by Shawn Levy. Starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Timothy Olyphant, Dax Shepard, and Jane Fonda. SYNOPSIS: Comedy-drama about four siblings who reunite after the death of their father. The siblings, along with their mother, spend a week […]

The Giver, 2014. Directed by Phillip Noyce Starring: Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgard, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Taylor Swift, and Cameron Monaghan. SYNOPSIS: A dystopian tale of a community intentionally living without emotions. As The Giver begins Jonas (Breton Thwaites) and his friends Fiona (Odeya Rush) and Asher (Cameron Monaghan) are anxiously […]

Dinosaur 13, 2014. Directed by Todd Douglas Miller. SYNOPSIS: Documentary that tells the dramatic, and at times unbelievable, story of how the largest and most complete T-rex fossil discovery affected the people who discovered her. Dinosaur 13 tells the story of the small group of fossil lovers, led by brothers Peter and Neal Larsen, who […]

Life Itself, 2014 Directed by Steve James. Featuring Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Gene Siskel and Martin Scorsese. SYNOPSIS: The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert. About halfway through Life Itself, a documentary love letter to the life and death of film critic Roger Ebert, a fellow film critic […]