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2019 Winter-Spring New Releases 2019 Winter/Spring Catalog 1-800-890-9494 www.criterionpicusa.com Criterion pictures Usa - Coming soon/Recent Releases Bohemian Rhapsody 2018 • 134 minutes • Color • MPAA Rating: PG-13 • 20th Century Fox Director: Bryan Singer Cast: Rami Malek, Aidan Gillen, Mike Myers, Aidan Gillen, Joseph Mazzello, Tom Hollander, Ben Hardy, Allen Leech, Gwilym Lee, Aaron McCusker Freddie defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved en - tertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound. They reach unparalleled success, but in an unexpected turn Freddie, surrounded by darker influences, shuns Queen in pursuit of his solo career. Having suffered greatly without the collaboration of Queen, Freddie manages to reunite with his bandmates just in time for Live Aid. While bravely facing a recent AIDS diagnosis. The haTe U Give 2018 • 132 minutes • Color • MPAA Rating: PG-13 • 20th Century Fox Director: George Tillman Jr. Cast: K.J. Apa, Amandla Stenberg, Anthony Mackie, Sabrina Carpenter, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae, Dominique Fishback Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school she attends. The uneasy balance be - tween these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the com - munity, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right. 1 Criterion pictures Usa • 1050 oak Creek drive • Lombard, illinois • 60148 Criterion pictures Usa - Coming soon/Recent Releases Bad Times aT The eL RoyaLe 2018 • 141 minutes • Color • MPAA Rating: R • 20th Century Fox Director: Drew Goddard Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Jeff Bridges, Nick Of - ferman, Manny Jacinto, Bethany Brown Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at re - demption - before everything goes to hell. WidoWs 2018 • 128 minutes • Color • MPAA Rating: R • 20th Century Fox Director: Steve McQueen Cast: Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez, Daniel Kaluuya, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Viola Davis, Robert Duvall, Jacki Weaver, Garret DillahuntBill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Fisher Stevens Set in contemporary Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common ex - cept a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. www.criterionpicusa.com 2 Criterion pictures Usa - Coming soon/Recent Releases The FavoURiTe 2018 • 119 minutes • Color • MPAA Rating: R • Fox Searchlight Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Cast: Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman, Nicholas Hoult, Mark Gatiss, Joe Alwyn, Jack Veal, Basil Eidenbenz THE FAVOURITE is a bawdy, acerbic tale of royal intrigue, passion, envy and betrayal in the court of Queen Anne in early 18th century England. At the center of the story is the Queen herself (Olivia Colman), whose relationship with her confidante, adviser and clandestine lover Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (Rachel Weisz) is turned upside down by the arrival of the Duchess's younger cousin Abigail (Emma Stone). Soon the balance of power shifts between the women as they jockey for influence with the Queen and the court. aLiTa: BaTTLe anGeL 2019 • Color • MPAA Rating: N/A • 20th Century Fox Director: Robert Rodriguez Cast: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley, Keean Johnson Alita is a creation from an age of despair. Found by the mysterious Dr. Ido while trolling for cy - borg parts, Alita becomes a lethal, dangerous being. She cannot remember who she is, or where she came from. But to Dr. Ido, the truth is all too clear. She is the one being who can break the cycle of death and destruction left behind from Tiphares. But to accomplish her true purpose, she must fight and kill. And that is where Alita's true significance comes to bear. She is an angel from heaven. She is an angel of death. 3 Criterion pictures Usa • 1050 oak Creek drive • Lombard, illinois • 60148 Criterion pictures Usa - Coming soon/Recent Releases Can yoU eveR FoRGive me? 2018 • 107 minutes • Color • MPAA Rating: R • Fox Searchlight Director: Marielle Heller Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Julie Ann Emery, Joanna Adler, Jennifer Westfeldt, Richard E. Grant, Jane Curtin, Christian Navarro The true story of bestselling celebrity biographer (and friend to cats) Lee Israel (Melissa Mc - Carthy), who made her living in the 1970s and '80s profiling the likes of Katherine Hepburn, Tal - lulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack. FRee soLo 2018 • 100 minutes • Color • MPAA Rating: PG-13 • National Geographic Director: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Cast: Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin, Alex Honnold Follow Alex Honnold as he becomes the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000ft high El Capitan Wall. With no ropes or safety gear, he completed arguably the greatest feat in rock climbing history. www.criterionpicusa.com 4 Criterion pictures Usa - Coming soon/Recent Releases The oLd man & The GUn 2018 • 93 minutes • Color • MPAA Rating: PG-13 • Fox Searchlight Director: David Lowery Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Casey Affleck, Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Keith Carradine, Danny Glover, Tika Sumpter, Tom Waits, Isiah Whitlock Jr. Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who becomes captivated with Forrest's commitment to his craft, and a woman (Sissy Spacek), who loves him in spite of his chosen profession. The Kid Who WoULd Be KinG 2019 • Color • MPAA Rating: PG • 20th Century Fox Director: Joe Cornish Cast: Rebecca Ferguson, Tom Taylor, Patrick Stewart, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Angus Imrie, Skye Sammarchi, Rhianna Dorris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett Old school magic meets the modern world in the epic adventure THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING. Alex "Ashbourne Serkis" thinks he's just another nobody, until he stumbles upon the mythical Sword in the Stone, Excalibur. Now, he must unite his friends and enemies into a band of knights and, together with the legendary wizard Merlin "Stewart", take on the wicked en - chantress Morgana "Ferguson". With the future at stake, Alex must become the great leader he never dreamed he could be. 5 Criterion pictures Usa • 1050 oak Creek drive • Lombard, illinois • 60148 Criterion pictures Usa - Coming soon/Recent Releases deadpooL 2 The daRKesT minds 2018 • 119 minutes • Color 2018 • 105 minutes • Color MPAA Rating: R • 20th Century Fox MPAA Rating: PG-13 • 20th Century Fox Director: David Leitch Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson Cast: Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Brianna Hildebrand, T.J. Cast: Mandy Moore, Gwendoline Christie, Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, Miller, Zazie Beetz, Karan Soni, Stefan Kapicic, Leslie Uggams Wallace Langham, Mark O'Brien, Patrick Gibson After surviving a near fatal bovine attack, a disfigured cafeteria chef (Wade Wil - After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop super - son) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Mayberry's hottest bartender while powers and are placed in internment camps. A 16-year-old girl escapes her camp also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste. Searching to regain his spice for and joins a group of other teens on the run from the government. life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and flavor - finding a new taste for adventure and earning the coveted coffee mug title of World's Best Lover. Love, simon The pRedaToR 2018 • 110 minutes • Color 2018 • 101 minutes • Color MPAA Rating: PG-13 • 20th Century Fox MPAA Rating: NR • 20th Century Fox Director: Greg Berlanti Director: Shane Black Cast: Katherine Langford, Nick Robinson, Miles Heizer, Jennifer Garner, Colton Cast: Olivia Munn, Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Sterling K. Brown, Jacob Haynes, Josh Duhamel, Logan Miller, Alexandra Shipp, Tony Hale Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Kyle Strauts Everyone deserves a great love story. But for Simon it's complicated: no-one A group of men get stranded in a jungle with a beast of whom they do not knows he's gay and he doesn't know who the anonymous classmate is that he's speak. One by one, they go missing and skinned bodies are found in trees. fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, scary and life-changing. Then, when the only survivor of a previous beast encounter appears, they realise they are in worse trouble than they thought... www.criterionpicusa.com 6 Criterion pictures Usa - Recent Releases Jane Red spaRRoW 2017 • 90 minutes • Color 2018 • 139 minutes • Color MPAA Rating: NR • National Geographic MPAA Rating: R • 20th Century Fox Director: Brett Morgen Director: Francis Lawrence Cast: Jane Goodall Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeremy Irons, Joely Richardson, Charlotte Rampling, Matthias Schoenaerts A long time animal lover, Jane’s dream of living amongst wild animals in Africa be - came a reality in 1957, when she met Dr. Louis Leakey while visiting a friend in A young Russian intelligence officer is assigned to seduce a first-tour CIA agent Kenya.
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