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Birdman
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu. Cast: Michael Keaton, Lindsay Duncan, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough. Rated: R. Time: 1:59.
This true story follows the Tehran-born Bahari, a 42-year-old broadcast journalist with Canadian citizenship living in London.
Commercial airline pilot Ray Steele struggles to keep his passengers calm and his plane afloat after the Biblical Rapture strikes mid-flight. GWN reporter Buck Williams becomes his reluctant co-pilot, and Ray’s daughter Chloe braves the chaos of the city streets in search of her family.
Director: Vic Armstrong. Cast: Nicolas Cage, Lea Thompson, Cassi Thomson, Nicky Whelan, Chad Michael Murray. Rated: PG-13. Time: 1:51.
Paddington
From the beloved novels by Michael Bond, Paddington tells the story of the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear who travels to the city in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone, until he meets the kindly Brown family who read the label around his neck that says “Please look after this bear. Thank you,” and offer him a temporary haven.
Cast:Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi. Rated: PG-13. Time: 1:35.
The hobbit: The battle of the five armies
In the final film of the Hobbit trilogy the ultimate fate of Middle Earth hangs in the balance and the races of Men, Elves and Dwarves must decide whether to unite or die. The series goes out with a bang, ending with a 45-minute battle sequence that finds five different armies engaged in combat to the death.
Director: Peter Jackson. Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood. Rated: PG-13. Time: 2:24.
The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. Director: Ridley Scott. Cast: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley Rated: PG-13. Time: 1:50.
Katniss Everdeen is back in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage. The novel on which the film is based is the third in a trilogy written by Suzanne Collins that has over 65 million copies in print in the U.S. alone. Director: Francis Lawrence. Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Julianne Moore, Sam Claflin. Rated: PG-13. Time: 2:03.
