Set in the near-future UK, Saoirse Ronan plays Daisy, an American teenager sent to stay with relatives in the English countryside. Initially withdrawn and alienated, she begins to warm up to her charming surroundings, and strikes up a romance with the handsome Edmund (George MacKay). As the UK falls into a violent, chaotic military state, Daisy finds herself hiding and fighting to survive.
The story really kicks off in Bucharest Romania, where Charlie (Shia LeBeouf) meets Gabi (Evan Rachel Wood), who is also struck by the recent loss of her father. However, it’s love at first sight for Charlie, who is in a wild, unknown world, more foreign than he ever could have imagined.
Markus Zusak’s book and director Brian Percival’s (Downton Abbey) film adaptation tell the story of Liesel (Sophie Nélisse), who is sent to live with foster parents, the kind-hearted Hans Hubermann (Geoffrey Rush) and his prickly wife Rosa (Emily Watson).
Legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott and Pulitzer Prize winning author Cormac McCarthy have joined forces in the motion picture thriller The Counselor, starring Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, and Brad Pitt.
Columbia Pictures presents Captain Phillips. The film stars Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed. Director Paul Greengrass charts the emotionally charged story of Somali pirates taking an American sea captain hostage while simultaneously exposing the underlying economic divide that sets the event in motion.
During a sweltering summer in New York City, 13-year-old Mister’s (Skylan Brooks) hard-living mother (Jennifer Hudson) is apprehended by the police, leaving the boy and nine-year-old Pete (Ethan Dizon) alone to forage for food while dodging Child Protective Services and the destructive scenarios of the Brooklyn projects.
Lee Daniel’s The Butler is set against the tumultuous political backdrop of 20th century America. Academy Award® nominated director Lee Daniels’ epic drama tells the story of fictional White House butler Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker), who serves during seven presidential administrations between 1957 and 1986.
Princeton grad student Richie (Justin Timberlake), believing he’s been swindled, travels to Costa Rica to confront online gambling tycoon Ivan Block (Ben Affleck). Richie is seduced by Block’s promise of immense wealth, until he learns the disturbing truth about his benefactor.
Touchy Feely is about the experience of living in one’s own skin, both literally and figuratively. The film, written and directed by Shelton, and co-starring Allison Janney, Ron Livingston, and newcomer Tomo Nakayama (of the indie rock band Grand Hallway), is filmed on location in Shelton’s hometown and urban muse of Seattle.