Insights from the Cinematic World: Movie Production Insights

Vacation

The next generation of Griswolds is at it again. “Vacation,” starring Ed Helms and Christina Applegate, takes the family on the road for another ill-fated adventure.

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Southpaw

SOUTHPAW tells the story of Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal), reigning Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. When tragedy strikes and his lifelong manager and friend (50 Cent) leaves him behind, Hope hits rock bottom.

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PEOPLE PLACES THINGS represents everything I know, think and feel about being a parent, a writer and a person. It is the most personal story I have ever told. It is also probably the funniest. -- writer / director Jim Strouse

People Places Things

A heartfelt comedy that finds a newly single graphic novelist navigating life, raising his young twin daughters, inspiring a classroom full of students, and discovering new love while letting go of the woman who left him.

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Pixels

As kids in the 1980s, Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), Will Cooper (Kevin James), Ludlow Lamonsoff (Josh Gad), and Eddie Plant (Peter Dinklage) saved the world thousands of times – at 25 cents a game in the video arcades. Now, they’re going to have to do it for real.

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Trainwreck

Since she was a little girl, it’s been drilled into Amy’s (Amy Schumer) head by her rapscallion of a father (Colin Quinn) that monogamy isn’t realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo.

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Strangerland

Strangerland starring Nicole Kidman examines how people react in times of crisis and how our deep fear of the unknown can push us over the edge emotionally, psychologically and physically… especially sexually.

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The Gallows

In 1993, high school student Charlie Grimille died by the noose in a freak accident during Beatrice High’s production of the play “The Gallows.” Twenty years later, it seems Charlie will finally have his curtain call. And his revenge.

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Magic Mike XXL

Picking up the story three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, “Magic Mike XXL” finds the remaining Kings of Tampa likewise ready to throw in the towel. But they want to do it their way.

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Ted 2

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts declares Ted to be not a person, but property, and therefore ineligible to adopt. He is fired from his job and summarily informed that his marriage has been annulled.

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Max

A precision-trained military dog, Max serves on the frontlines in Afghanistan. But when things go terribly wrong on maneuvers and Max is traumatized by the loss of his best friend, he is unable to remain in service.

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