Summer is almost coming. But before we hit the sun and the
beaches, let us first visit the cinemas. Here are ten movies we should not miss
this April.
Titanic 3D
This spectacular epic re-creates the ill-fated maiden voyage
of the White Star Line's $7.5 million R.M.S Titanic and the tragic sea disaster
of April 15, 1912. Running over three hours and made with the combined
contributions of two major studios (20th Century-Fox, Paramount) at a cost of
more than $200 million, Titanic ranked as the most expensive film in Hollywood
history at the time of its release, and became the most successful.
Writer-director James Cameron employed state-of-the-art digital special effects
for this production, realized on a monumental scale and spanning eight decades.
Inspired by the 1985 discovery of the Titanic in the North
Atlantic, the contemporary storyline involves American treasure-seeker Brock
Lovett (Bill Paxton) retrieving artifacts from the submerged ship. Lovett looks
for diamonds but finds a drawing of a young woman, nude except for a necklace.
When 102-year-old Rose (Gloria Stuart) reveals she's the person in the
portrait, she is summoned to the wreckage site to tell her story of the
56-carat diamond necklace and her experiences of 84 years earlier. The scene
then shifts to 1912 Southampton where passengers boarding the Titanic include
penniless Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) and society girl Rose DeWitt Bukater
(Kate Winslet), returning to Philadelphia with her wealthy fiance Cal Hockley
(Billy Zane). After the April 10th launch, Rose develops a passionate interest
in Jack, and Cal's reaction is vengeful. At midpoint in the film, the Titanic
slides against the iceberg and water rushes into the front compartments. Even
engulfed, Cal continues to pursue Jack and Rose as the massive liner begins its
descent.
The Raven
The macabre and lurid tales of Edgar Allan Poe are vividly
brought to life - and death - in this stylish, gothic thriller starring John
Cusack as the infamous author. When a madman begins committing horrific murders
inspired by Poe's darkest works, a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans) joins
forces with Poe in a quest to get inside the killer's mind in order to stop him
from making every one of Poe's brutal stories a blood chilling reality. A
deadly game of cat and mouse ensues, which escalates when Poe's love (Alice
Eve, 'She’s Out of My League')
becomes the next target. Intrepid Pictures' The Raven also stars Brendan
Gleeson ('In Bruges') and Oliver Jackson-Cohen ('Faster').
The movie is directed by James McTeigue and distributed by
Relativity Media.
Safe
A second-rate cage fighter on the mixed martial arts
circui,, Luke Wright lives a numbing life of routine beatings and chump
change...until the day he blows a rigged fight. Wanting to make an example of
him, the Russian Mafia murders his family and banishes him from his life
forever, leaving Luke to wander the streets of New York destitute, haunted by
guilt, and tormented by the knowledge that he will always be watched, and
anyone he develops a relationship with will also be killed.
But when he witnesses a frightened twelve-year-old Chinese girl, Mei, being pursued by the same gangsters who killed his wife, Luke impulsively jumps to action...and straight into the heart of a deadly high-stakes war. Mei, he discovers, is no ordinary girl, but an orphaned math prodigy forced to work for the Triads as a "counter." He discovers she holds in her memory a priceless numerical code that the Triads, the Russian mob and a corrupt faction of the NYPD will kill for.
Realizing he's the only person Mei can trust, Luke tears a swath through the city's brutal underworld to save an innocent girl's life...and perhaps even redeem his own.
But when he witnesses a frightened twelve-year-old Chinese girl, Mei, being pursued by the same gangsters who killed his wife, Luke impulsively jumps to action...and straight into the heart of a deadly high-stakes war. Mei, he discovers, is no ordinary girl, but an orphaned math prodigy forced to work for the Triads as a "counter." He discovers she holds in her memory a priceless numerical code that the Triads, the Russian mob and a corrupt faction of the NYPD will kill for.
Realizing he's the only person Mei can trust, Luke tears a swath through the city's brutal underworld to save an innocent girl's life...and perhaps even redeem his own.
The Lady
'The Lady' is the extraordinary story of Aung San Suu Kyi
and her husband, Michael Aris. It is also the epic story of the peaceful quest
of the woman who is at the core of Burma's democracy movement. Despite
distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures
until the very end.
The movie stars Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis and directed
by Luc Besson.
The Three Stooges
Peter and Bobby Farrelly finally get around to doing their
take on the Three Stooges with this 20th Century Fox production. From a script
they penned with Mike Cerrone (Me, Myself & Irene), the brothers' comedic
take on the trio will not be a iopic, but rather a sampling of new slapstick
adventures set in the present day. Will Sasso and Sean Hayes are set to play
Curly and Larry respectively. Sofia Vergara, Jane Lynch (from Glee), and Larry
David also star in the movie.
The Three Stoges is released by 20th Century Fox.
The Cabin in the
Woods
Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things
happen.
If you think you know this story, think again. From fan favorites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes 'The Cabin in the Woods,' a mind blowing horror film that turns the genre inside out.
Produced by Whedon and directed by Goddard from a script by both, the film stars Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford.
If you think you know this story, think again. From fan favorites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes 'The Cabin in the Woods,' a mind blowing horror film that turns the genre inside out.
Produced by Whedon and directed by Goddard from a script by both, the film stars Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford.
American Reunion
In the comedy 'American Reunion', all the 'American Pie'
characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls
for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover
what has changed, who hasn't and that time and distance can't break the bonds
of friendship.
It was summer 1999 when four small-town Michigan boys began a quest to lose their virginity. In the years that have passed, Jim and Michelle married while Kevin and Vicky said goodbye. Oz and Heather grew apart, but Finch still longs for Stifler's mom. Now these lifelong friends have come home as adults to reminisce about--and get inspired by--the hormonal teens who launched a comedy legend.
It was summer 1999 when four small-town Michigan boys began a quest to lose their virginity. In the years that have passed, Jim and Michelle married while Kevin and Vicky said goodbye. Oz and Heather grew apart, but Finch still longs for Stifler's mom. Now these lifelong friends have come home as adults to reminisce about--and get inspired by--the hormonal teens who launched a comedy legend.
We Have a Pope
In his latest comedy, We Have A Pope, Palme d'Or-winner
Nanni Moretti" ('The Son's Room') joins forces with the great French actor
Michel Piccoli" ('Contempt') to tell the story of Melville, a cardinal who
suddenly finds himself elected as the next Pope. Never before in the spotlight
and completely caught off guard, he panics as he's presented to the faithful in
St. Peter's Square. To prevent a worldwide crisis, the Vatican calls in an
unlikely psychiatrist who is neither religious or all that committed, played by
Moretti, to find out what is wrong with the new Pope and come to a solution.
The Assault
Julien Leclercq examines a terrorist plot from several
points of view in this tense hriller based on a true story. In late December
1994, an airliner took off from Algeria bound for Paris, but once the plane was
in the air, it became clear this would not be an ordinary flight. Members of
the Algerian Armed Islamic Group were on board, led by Yahia (Aymen Saidi), and
they took over the jet, intent on using the airliner for an attack on the
Eiffel Tower. With the passengers still on board, negotiators were able to
arrange for the plane to land in Marseille for fuel, and the hijackers were met
by French Special Forces operatives, determined to take back the jet and take
down the terrorists. L'Assaut (aka The Assault) examines the hijacking and the
raid on the jet from three perspectives -- Yahia, Thierry (Vincent Elbaz), one
of the policemen taking part in the raid, and Carole (Melanie Bernier), a
low-level Ministry of the Interior employee who believes her language skills
will give her a chance to shine in the crisis. The Assault received its U.S.
debut at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival.
The Moth Diaries
Acclaimed director Mary Harron ('American Psycho,' 'The
Notorious Bettie Page') returns with the chilling story of Rebecca (Sarah
Bolger), a young girl who, haunted by her father's suicide, enrolls in an elite
boarding school for girls. Before long, Rebecca's friendship with the popular
Lucy (Sarah Gadon) is shattered by the arrival of a dark and mysterious new
student named Ernessa (Lily Cole). Lucy falls under Ernessa's spell and becomes
emotionally and physically consumed by her glamorous new friend. Rebecca, whose
overtures of concern are rejected by Lucy, finds herself lost and confused. She
begins to develop a crush on her handsome English teacher, Mr. Davies (Scott
Speedman) and immerses herself in the Gothic vampire novel Carilla for his
class. Rebecca starts to suspect that Ernessa is a vampire, but, despite the
suspicious deaths that begin to occur, her fears are treated as simple girlish
jealousy. As the bodies of young girls pile up and the line between reality and
the supernatural starts to blur, Rebecca decides to take matters into her own
hands and get rid of Ernessa. Who can say what is real and what is unreal to
the heart consumed by passion and a mind afire with loss? Based on the
bestselling novel by Rachel Klein, 'The Moth Diaries' is a harrowing story of
the anxieties, lusts and fears of adolescence.
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