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Hollywood Hits October 2019
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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Ever since hulking lawman Hobbs, a loyal agent of America's Diplomatic Security Service, and lawless outcast Shaw, a former British military elite operative, first faced off, the duo have swapped smack talk and body blows as they've tried to take each other down. But when anarchist Brixton gains control of an insidious bio-threat that could alter humanity forever, these two sworn enemies will have to partner up to bring down the only guy who might be badder than themselves.
Director: David Leitch
Starring: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Helen Mirren, Eiza Gonzales, Eddie Marsan
Quotes: "... more often than not, it hits that summer sweet spot between the silly and the satisfying." - Washington Post
"All the films in this franchise are family affairs, but you may find yourself wanting to spend more time on this branch of the tree." - Boston Globe
"The film's real star is Kirby. Her dynamic Hattie spends less time jabbering and more time sleuthing than her mouthy male accomplices, and she's also more of a fighter to their bashers." - Toronto Star
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Good Boys
After being invited to his first kissing party, twelve-year-old Max is panicking because he doesn't know how to kiss. Eager for some pointers, Max and his best friends Thor and Lucas decide to use Max's dad's drone to spy on a teenage couple making out next door. But when things go ridiculously wrong, the drone is destroyed. Desperate to replace it before Max's dad gets home, the boys skip school and set off on an odyssey of epically bad decisions.
Director: Gene Stupnitsky
Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Molly Gordon, Will Forte, Lina Renna, Retta, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon, Millie Davis, Enid-Raye Adams, Chance Hurstfield, Josh Caras
Quotes: "Without being tedious or heavy-handed, 'Good Boys' offers a glimpse of what good men are made of." - Boston Globe
"The filmmakers have their finger on the pulse of the exquisite awkwardness of the tween years." - New York Post
"The comedy... hits all the expected marks for raunch and vulgarity, with the bonus that it is actually also kind of sweet." - Washington Post
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Lion King
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother and former heir to the throne, has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy, and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: John Kani, Seth Rogen, Donald Glover, Keegan-Michael Key, Chiwetel Ejiofor, James Earl Jones, Beyonce, Billy Eichner, Amy Sedaris, Alfre Woodard, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Eric Andre, John Oliver
Quotes: "Yes, this movie is a safari to the shadowland... And it's just deep enough to give a cat who's come of age something to sink his teeth into." - Washington Post
"What consistently dazzles are the effects, from the smallest twitch of an ear to the awesome sight of stampeding wildebeest." - Newsday
"Director Jon Favreau's visually wowing update stuns the senses with photorealistic animals and an immersive African landscape, all courtesy of game-changing, incredible visual effects." - USA Today
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Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark
It's 1968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind, but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley, where for generations the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time.
Director: André Øvredal
Starring: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint
Quotes: "An effective answer to the question of what to do with the kids who have aged out of trick-or-treating but still want to do something fun." - Observer (UK)
"If you're not in the mood for messages or social commentary, however, "Scary Stories" is still fertile enough with its accessible gross-outs and giggle shocks to serviceably add to a legacy of kid-centric mainstream mayhem Del Toro clearly loves." - Los Angeles Times
"Blessed with some firm hands on the terror tiller and a winning cast, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a handsome, and deliciously horrible, horror movie." - Entertainment Weekly
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Sleeping Beauty: Signature Collection
A grand legend that transcends time as the evil and jealous fairy Maleficent casts a curse on the kingdom's beloved Princess Aurora. Hoping to save the princess, three Good Fairies, Merryweather, Flora and Fauna, spirit her off to the forest where they raise her as their own daughter. But it isn't enough, for, on her sixteenth birthday, Aurora pricks her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and falls into a deep, enchanted sleep just as Maleficent had intended.
Director: Clyde Geronimi
Starring: Mary Costa, Eleanor Audley, Barbara Luddy, Taylor Holmes, Bill Shirley, Verna Felton, Barbara Allen, Bill Thompson
Quotes: "It is a picture that will charm the young and tickle adults, since the old fairy tale has been transferred to the screen by a Disney who kept his tongue in his cheek throughout the film's animation." - New York Daily News
"Mary Costa's rich and expressive voice for the title character gives substance and strength to it." - Variety
"The colors are rich, the sounds are luscious and magic sparkles spurt charmingly from wands." - New York Times
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