2 weeks Ago By Daily Republic Staff
FAIRFIELD — "The Amateur" features Rami Malek as an introverted decoder for the CIA whose life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack. He takes matters into his own hands, with his intelligence being the ultimate weapon. "Outlander's" Caitriona Balfe and Laurence Fishburne are featured.
The film is rated PG-13. The thriller "Drop" also arrives on screens across the country on Friday. Emmy nominee Meghann Fahy plays a widowed mother on her first date in years.
She arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date is more charming and handsome than she expected. She gets a series of anonymous drops to her phone and is told to follow instructions or the hooded figure she sees on her home security cameras. If not, her young son and babysitting sister will be killed.
The film is rated PG-13. "Warfare" is the third moving opening nationwide. It embeds audiences with a platoon of American Navy SEALs in the home of an Iraqi family, overwatching the movement of U.
S. forces through insurgent territory. It's shown in real time and based on the memory of those who lived it.
The film is rated R. Opening in limited release are: "The King of Kings," which features the voices of Kenneth Branagh, Ben Kingsley, Forest Whitaker and Uma Thurman. The flick tells the story of Charles Dickens making a journey to mend his relationship with his son, Walter.
He shares the ultimate story of hope and redemption: the life of Jesus Christ. Through young Walter's vivid imagination, the story comes to life, from the nativity to the resurrection. The film is rated PG.
"Zero," which is set in the heart of Dakar where two Americans wake to a nightmare: bombs strapped to their chests and they only have 10 hours before they explode. Their only hope for survival is to listen to the instructions of a mysterious voice on the phone, forcing them to complete a series of bizarre and perilous tasks across the city. The film is rated R.
"Gunslingers," which stars Stephen Dorff, Heather Graham and Nicolas Cage in the tale of the most wanted man in America who surfaces in a small Kentucky town. His violent history and a blood-thirsty mob seeking vengeance and a king’s ransom follow. As brothers face off against one another and bullets tear the town to shreds, this lightning-fast gunslinger makes his enemies pay the ultimate price for their greed.
The film is rated R. "Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing," the animated tale of a high school musician who can enter a mysterious place called “SEKAI,” where she and her friends express their innermost emotions through music alongside Hatsune Miku. One day after giving a live performance, she meets a new Miku that she has never seen before.
No matter how hard this new Miku tries to sing, she struggles connecting with the hearts of her listeners. The film is not rated. "Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer," which brings Steve Buscemi to the screen in a comedy about a writer who befriends a retired serial killer in a desperate attempt to find inspiration for his next novel and save his marriage.
The film is not rated. "One to One: John & Yoko," a documentary about the 18 months John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent living in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s. It features never-before-seen material and newly restored footage of Lennon's only full-length, post-Beatles concert.
Their son, Sean Ono Lennon, did the remastering. The film is not rated. "Sacramento," the tale of a free-spirited guy who convinces a longtime friend to go on an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento.
In the worn yellow seats of an old college convertible, the friends confront their anxiety-ridden lives, addressing past mistakes and questioning what their futures hold. Michael Cera and Kristen Stewart star. The film is rated R.
"Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound, " a documentary about the Scottish band with the same name who built a cult following. The film begins in the mid-1990s and wraps up as they create their 10th studio album in their hometown of Glasgow in 2020. The film is not rated.
"Marshmallow," which centers on a 12-year-old struggling with nightmares. At a secluded summer camp, he discovers that a campfire story has come to life when a mysterious figure begins stalking the campers. With Corbin Bernsen.
The film is not rated. "Gunslingers," which unites Stephen Dorff, Heather Graham and Nicolas Cage in a movie about justice. One of the most wanted man in America surfaces in a small Kentucky town.
His violent history and a blood-thirsty mob seeking vengeance follow. Brothers face off against one another. Bullets tear the town to shreds while the lightning-fast gunslinger makes his enemies pay the ultimate price for their greed.
The film is rated R. "The Uninvited," which centers on a wife and her agent hosting a glamorous dinner to impress their big-shot client. The night derails when an elderly stranger and her ex, a Hollywood charmer, crash the scene.
The film is not rated. "The Teacher," an drama about a Palestinian school teacher struggling to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students. The film is not rated.
"That They May Face the Rising Sun," the story of a couple who leaves London to live and work in a small lakeside community in Ireland. The drama of a year in their lives and those of the memorable characters around them unfolds through the rituals of work, play and the passing seasons. The film is not rated.
For information on Edwards Cinemas in Fairfield, visit www.regmovies.com/theatres/regal-edwards-fairfield-imax .
For Vacaville showtimes, visit www.brendentheatres.com .
For Vallejo showtimes, check www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-vallejo .
More information about upcoming films is available at www.movieinsider.com .
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