JOE’S AUGUST MOVIE RELEASES

Life of the Party (PG13) Comedy – Melissa McCarthy Tuesday, August 7 When her husband suddenly dumps her, a longtime housewife goes back Aardvark (PG13) Drama – Zachary Quinto, Jenny Slate, Jon Hamm to college, landing in the same class and school as her daughter. A troubled man who has lived in the shadow of his brother for so long he Lowlife (NR) Action/Comedy starts hallucinating that shadow everywhere. The sordid lives of an addict, an ex-con, and a luchador collide when an Alien Code (NR) Sci-Fi organ harvesting caper goes very, very wrong. A cryptographer is recruited to a secret lab to decipher an encrypted Marrowbone (R) Horror message, which he believes is a disturbing warning from the future. Four siblings hide their mother’s death in order to remain together but are All Summers End (NR) Drama plagued by a sinister presence. Pressured to prove his loyalty to his best friends, Conrad pulls a prank Measure of a Man (NR) Comedy/Drama that has a disastrous impact on the family life of his girlfriend. A bullied teen experiences a turning point summer in which he learns to Aura (NR) Horror stand up for himself. Intrigued by the concept of photographing peoples’ auras, a couple On Chesil Beach (R) Drama/Romance – Saoirse Ronan, Emily Watson unwittingly release an ancient evil. In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues Big Fish & Begonia (PG13) Animated/Adventure of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to a fateful wedding night. A 16-year-old girl travels to the human world in the form of a dolphin and One Last Thing (PG) Drama forms a connection with a human boy. A lonely Florida dentist, encouraged by his assistant and friend to confront Blackmark (NR) Action/Thriller his past, learns he has an adult daughter living in Brooklyn. A 1963 military industrialist must race against the clock to stop an Ouija House (NR) Horror international incident which threatens to end the world. A graduate student brings her friends to a mysterious house to do research Bonobos: Back to the Wild (NR) Documentary for a book project where they inadvertently summon an evil entity. The work by naturalist Claudine Andre to save the bonobo apes of the Pyewacket (NR) Horror Congo is presented in this visually stunning film. An angst-ridden teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she Breaking In (PG13) Action/Suspense – Gabrielle Union naively performs an occult ritual to evoke a witch to kill her mother. A woman will stop at nothing to rescue her two children being held Reckoning (NR) Thriller hostage in a house designed with impenetrable security. After the disappearance of her husband, a struggling farmer in an isolated Brotherly Love (NR) Studio Q/Drama Appalachian community fights to save her son. A brother in the Catholic Church must choose between his vow of Revenge (R) Action/Suspense chastity and the man he loves. Never take your mistress on an annual guys’ getaway, especially one Bye Bye Germany (NR) Foreign/Comedy (Germany) devoted to hunting – a violent lesson for three wealthy married men. German star Moritz Bleibtreu is a defiant Holocaust survivor looking to The Rider (R) Western/Drama strike it rich in postwar Frankfurt. After suffering a near fatal head injury, a young cowboy undertakes a search Collider (NR) Sci-Fi/Action for new identity, and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America. In the year 2033, a young girl trapped in a mysterious orphanage Speedwalking (NR) Foreign/Studio Q/Drama (Denmark) recklessly travels back in time to find her parents and amend her past. Young Martin is forced to deal with confused sexuality and the loss of a Dead Shack (R) Horror mother in a provincial Danish town in the mid-seventies. While at a cabin in the woods, three children must save their parents 2036: Origin Unknown (NR) Sci-Fi/Suspense from the neighbor who intends to feed them to her un-dead family. After a deadly crash, a mission controller assists an A.I. system to uncover The Death of Superman (PG13) Superheroes/Animated an object under the surface of Mars that could forever change Earth. Superman battles against an insurmountable foe named Doomsday in Wildling (R) Horror/Fantasy – Liv Tyler, Bel Powley this DC Universe feature. A blossoming teenager uncovers the dark secret behind her traumatic Different Flowers (PG13) Comedy childhood. On the day of her big Midwestern wedding, a persnickety bride jilts her Zama (NR) Foreign/Drama (Argentina) fiancé at the altar, and embarks on a life-changing adventure. A 17th century Spanish officer Don Diego de Zama, now settled in Global Meltdown (NR) Disaster/Action Asunción, awaits his transfer to Buenos Aires. An exodus of survivors search for a safe haven after a catastrophic tectonic event causes the crust of the earth to break apart. Tuesday, August 14 John From (NR) Foreign/Drama (Portugal) Affairs of State (NR) Drama/Suspense – Thora Birch, Adrian Grenier Bored with her summer in the city, teen Rita develops a blazing crush on A young campaign aide gets in way over his head when he sleeps with the her new neighbor, a photographer who is setting up a show in Melanesia. wife and daughter of a presidential candidate. Keeping Hours (PG13) Drama/Horror Avengers: Infinity War (PG13) Superheroes – Robert Downey Jr. Ten years after the death of their son, a divorced couple is reunited by The Avengers and their allies must sacrifice all to defeat the powerful supernatural events that offer them a chance at forgiveness. Thanos before his blitz of devastation puts an end to the universe. Bad Samaritan (R) Horror – David Tennant, Kerry Condon Show Dogs (PG) Comedy – Will Arnett, Natasha Lyonne, Gabriel Iglesias A pair of burglars stumble upon a woman being held captive in a home A macho Rottweiler police dog goes undercover in a prestigious Dog Show, they intended to rob. along with his human partner, to avert a disaster from happening. Destined to Ride (NR) Family/Drama Lily’s life is turned upside down when she is forced to leave her friends to Tuesday, August 28 spend the summer on a remote ranch with her nature-loving aunt. American Animals (R) Crime/Drama The Escape (NR) Drama Unbelievable but entirely true story of four young men who attempt to A housewife in suburban London in desperate need of a change leaves execute one of the most audacious art heists in U.S. history. everything behind to rediscover herself in Paris. Book Club (PG13) Comedy/Drama – Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen Furlough (R) Comedy/Drama – Melissa Leo, Tessa Thompson Four lifelong friends have their lives forever changed after reading “50 When an inmate is granted one weekend out of prison to see her dying Shades of Grey” in their monthly book club. mother, a rookie correction officer struggles to keep her under control. Brand New Old Love (NR) Comedy Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami (NR) Documentary/Music Former high school friends run into each other years later and drunkenly Electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of pop culture decide to fulfill a promise to marry each other if they’re both still single by 30. mega-icon Grace Jones contrasts musical sequences with intimate The Guardians (NR) Sci-Fi/Action (Russia) personal footage. A super-hero squad created during the Cold War which includes members Higher Power (R) Sci-Fi/Action – Austin Stowell, Jordan Hinson, Ron Eldard of multiple Soviet republics comes out of hiding after years underground. Joseph Steadman finds himself the test subject of a maniacal scientist in a Julius Caesar (1970) (NR) Classic/Drama/War – Charlton Heston, Jason Robards battle that could save the world, or destroy it The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is of major concern to his good Holiday Joy (NR) Comedy – Bailee Madison, French Stewart friend Brutus, who is persuaded to participate in a plot to assassinate him. A shy high school student’s Christmas wish comes true, only it isn’t A Kid Like Jake (R) Studio Q/Family/Drama – Claire Danes, Jim Parsons exactly as wonderful as she’d hoped. The loving parents of a four-year-old must come to terms with their child Homestate (NR) Comedy – Blaise Miller being transgender. A troubled young man shows up at his sister’s house unannounced, The Last Laugh (NR) Documentary disrupting her ordered, suburban Texas life. World famous comedians including Mel Brooks, Sarah Silverman, and The House of Tomorrow (NR) Drama – Asa Butterfield, Fred Armisen The film tells inventor R. Buckminster Fuller’s incredible story through two Gilbert Gottfried pitch in with their own views on the boundaries of comedy. teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school. Mary Shelley (PG13) Drama/Romance – Elle Fanning How to Talk to Girls at Parties (R) Comedy – Elle Fanning, Alex Sharp The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and 18-year-old Mary An alien touring the galaxy meets two young inhabitants of the most Wollstonecraft Godwin, which resulted in Mary Shelley writing Frankenstein. dangerous place in the universe: the London suburb of Croydon. No Dress Code Required (NR) Foreign/Documentary (Mexico) Karma Club (NR) Drama A couple in love from Mexico are in preparation for a huge wedding, the Three orphaned brothers struggling to survive in a small Southern town only problem is that their marriage is not legal, since they are both male. accept an offer from a mysterious woman, testing the bond between them. Paterno (NR) Drama/Sports – Al Pacino The Last Warrior (NR) Foreign/Adventure (Russia) Biopic about legendary college football coach Joe Paterno, who becomes With a new era about to begin in Eastern Europe, a solder becomes embroiled in Penn State’s Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal. involved in intertribal conflicts and sets off on a journey to save his family. RBG (NR) Documentary Next Time I’ll Aim for the Heart (NR) Foreign/Suspense (France) A look at the life and work of iconic United States Supreme Court Justice Chilling true story of a notorious serial killer who terrorized France in 1978, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. while also working as a police officer on the case. Tag (R) Comedy The Only Living Boy In New York (R) Drama – Callum Turner, Kate Beckinsale A small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual game of Adrift in New York City, a recent college graduate’s life is upended by his tag that requires some to travel all over the country. father’s mistress. Upgrade (R) Sci-Fi/Action Porcupine Lake (NR) Studio Q/Drama Set in the near-future, a technophobe finds his only hope to avenge the Tells the story of the secret life of girls set in Northern Ontario during a hot death of his wife is an experimental computer chip implant called Stem. and hazy summertime. Western (NR) Foreign/Drama (Germany) Shock and Awe (R) War/Action – Woody Harrelson, James Marsden A group of German construction workers start a tough job in remote rural True story of four intrepid reporters who dared to ask the questions their Bulgarian, where they must confront their own prejudice and mistrust. colleagues did not following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Woman Walks Ahead (R) Western/Drama – Jessica Chastain, Sam Rockwell Yellow Birds (R) War/Drama – Alden Ehrenreich, Tye Sheridan, Jennifer Aniston In the 1880s, widowed New York artist Catherine Weldon artist travels alone When tragedy strikes a platoon in Iraq, one soldier must return home to to North Dakota to paint a portrait of Chief Sitting Bull. face the hard truth behind the incident. New Series and TV Releases Tuesday, August 21 Get Shorty: Season 1 – 8/7 Action Point (R) Comedy – Johnny Knoxville Good Doctor: Season 1 – 8/7 Knoxville stars as D.C., the crackpot owner of a out-of-control amusement No Offence: Series 1 (UK) – 8/7 park where the rides are designed with minimum safety for maximum fun. Saf3 – 8/7 Aliens and Agenda 21 (NR) Documentary Six: Season 2 – 8/7 Speculative documentary suggests we are living on a prison planet The Blacklist: Season 5 – 8/14 controlled by the ruling elite under a plan to end human life for profit. Here and Now: Season 1 – 8/14 Black Water (R) Action/Thriller – Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren After a failed mission, an operative is imprisoned on a submarine, where Coroner: Season 2 (BBC) – 8/21 he joins forces with a fellow prisoner to unleash a storm of violence. Gotham: Season 4 – 8/21 Bleeding Steel (R) Action/Thriller – Jackie Chan Terror: Season 1 – 8/21 While tracking a deranged villain, a police inspector discovers a lost The Walking Dead: Season 8 – 8/21 biochemical invention has been implanted into his missing daughter. Flash: Season 4 – 8/28 Deadpool 2 (R) Superheroes – Paul Wernick, Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds Once Upon a Time: Season 7 – 8/28 After surviving a bovine attack, a disfigured and taste-impaired cafeteria chef struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Miami’s hottest bartender. Scandal: Season 6 & 7 – 8/28 First Reformed (R) Drama/Thriller – Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried A priest of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with Classic Titles New on DVD despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns, and a tormented past. Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975) (NR) Drama – 8/7 God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (PG) Drama Julius Caesar (1970) (NR) Drama/War – Charlton Heston – 8/28 Pastor Dave responds to the unimaginable tragedy of having his church, Memories of Underdevelopment (1968) (NR) Foreign/Drama (Cuba) – 8/28 located on the grounds of the local university, burned down. A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die (1968) (NR) Western/Drama – 8/28 It Happened in L.A. (NR) Comedy Thirtysomethings try to determine whether ideal happiness exists in coupledom or if the perfectly suited couple is actually just an urban myth. New Hallmark TV Movies The Ninth Passenger (R) Horror/Thriller – Jesse Metcalf Beach House Romance – 8/7 A gang of partying college kids hijacks a yacht for a midnight cruise, when Moonlight in Vermont Romance – 8/7 an evil “ninth passenger” slips on board and starts slaughtering the party The Irresistible Blueberry Romance – 8/14 crowd. Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery Suspense – 8/21