Behind The
Candelabra (TV-MA)
Before
Elvis, before Elton John, Madonna and Lady Gaga, there was Liberace:
virtuoso pianist, outrageous entertainer and flamboyant star of stage and
television. A name synonymous with showmanship, extravagance and candelabras,
he was a world renowned performer with a flair that endeared him to his
audiences and created a loyal fan base spanning his 40-year career. Liberace
lived lavishly and embraced a lifestyle of excess both on and off stage. In
summer 1977, handsome young stranger Scott Thorson walked into his dressing
room and, despite their age difference and seemingly different worlds, the two
embarked on a secretive five-year love affair. Behind The Candelabra takes a
behind-the-scenes look at their tempestuous relationship—from their first
meeting backstage at the Las Vegas Hilton to their bitter and public break-up.
The Big
Wedding (R)
With an
all-star cast led by Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Diane Keaton, Amanda
Seyfried, Topher Grace, with Susan Sarandon and Robin Williams, The Big Wedding
is an uproarious romantic comedy about a charmingly modern family trying to
survive a weekend wedding celebration that has the potential to become a full
blown family fiasco. To the amusement of their adult children and
friends, long divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin (De Niro and Keaton) are
once again forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son’s
wedding after his ultra conservative biological mother unexpectedly decides to
fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking
on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and
future – and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.
The Bling
Ring (R)
In The Bling
Ring, Oscar Winning filmmaker Sofia Coppola takes us inside the world of these
teens, where their youthful naïveté and excitement is amplified by today’s
culture of celebrity and luxury brand obsession. The members of the Bling
Ring introduce us to temptations that any teenager would find hard to
resist. And what starts out as youthful fun spins out of
control, revealing a sobering view of our modern culture.
Boardwalk
Empire: The Complete Third Season (TV-MA)
Atlantic
City, 1922: The Roaring ‘20s are about to begin in earnest and despite a
booming economy, alcohol is scarce and gangster violence is heating up. Amidst
this backdrop, Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi), whose marriage to Margaret has
become a sham after she signed away his highway windfall to the church, faces
the challenge of mending old relationships. Nucky also encounters new
competition from a hair-trigger gangster who builds a strategic bulkhead
between New York and Atlantic City in an effort to siphon off Nucky’s alcohol
business. The conflict brings out the best and worst in Nucky as new and
familiar faces undergo compelling metamorphoses within the third season of this
Golden Globe® and Emmy® Award-winning series.
Disconnect
(R)
A
hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can’t find the time to
communicate with his family. A couple is drawn into a dangerous situation when
their secrets are exposed online. A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a
mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a
career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are
strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide in this riveting
dramatic thriller about ordinary people struggling to connect in today’s wired world.
Homeland
(TV-MA)
Homeland
makes its triumphant return after winning six Emmy® Awards, including
Outstanding Lead Actress for Claire Danes, Outstanding Lead Actor for Damian
Lewis and Outstanding Drama Series. Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Lewis) is now a
U.S. congressman, and former CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Danes) has returned to
civilian life. But when a new and potentially devastating terrorist threat
emerges, Brody and Carrie’s lives become intertwined once again and they resume
their delicate dance of suspicion, deceit and desire. Delve deeper into the
edge-of-your-seat excitement with the thrilling second season of this
“unmissable and gloriously suspenseful” (USA Today) hit show.
The Host
(PG-13)
The Host is
a riveting story about the survival of love and the human spirit in a time of
war. Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans
become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their
bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed.
Iron Man 3
(PG-13)
Marvel’s Iron
Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against
an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world
destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those
responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back
against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying
on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he
fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that
has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit
make the man?
The Kings
Of Summer (R)
Premiering
to rave reviews at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, The Kings Of Summer is a
unique coming-of-age comedy about three teenage friends--Joe (Nick Robinson),
Patrick (Gabriel Basso) and the eccentric and unpredictable Biaggio (Moises
Arias)--who, in the ultimate act of independence, decide to spend their summer
building a house in the woods and living off the land. Free from their parents’
rules, their idyllic summer quickly becomes a test of friendship as each boy
learns to appreciate the fact that family--whether it is the one you’re born
into or the one you create--is something you can’t run away from.
Now You
See Me (PG-13)
Now You
See Me pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against
“The Four Horsemen,” a super-team of the world’s greatest illusionists. “The
Four Horsemen” pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business
leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their
audiences while staying one step ahead of the law.
Olympus
Has Fallen (R)
When the
White House (Secret Service Code: “Olympus”) is captured by a terrorist
mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard
Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national
security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning’s inside
knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President, and avert an even
bigger disaster.
Star Trek
Into Darkness (PG-13)
When the
crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of
terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and
everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a
personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to
capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into
an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will
be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left:
his crew.
World War
Z (PG-13)
The story
revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), who traverses
the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling
armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity
itself.
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