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AUDIO DESCRIBED MOVIES IN MA FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 28 – NOVEMBER 3, 2016 Produced by Vicki Vogt and the Bay State Council of the Blind

NOTE THE MOVIE LISTING WILL BE OUT LATE NEXT WEEK (SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6), AS I WILL BE OUT OF STATE TILL THEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE! VICKI

*********************************************************** NEW MOVIES THIS WEEK INFERNO (RATED PG 13) ************************************************************ MOVIE DESCRIPTIONS THE ACCOUNTANT Rated R for strong violence and language throughout. Running time 2 Hours, 8 Min. Synopsis Christian Wolff is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small town CPA office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the worlds most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Departments Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King, starting to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state of the art robotics company where an accounting clerk has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise. Cast Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jean Smart. Genre Drama

AMERICAN PASTORAL Rated R for some strong sexual material, language and brief violent images. Running time 2 Hours, 6 Min. Synopsis AMERICAN PASTORAL follows a family whose seemingly idyllic existence is shattered by the social and political turmoil of the 1960s. Ewan McGregor makes his directorial debut and stars as Seymour "Swede" Levov, a once legendary high school athlete who is now a successful businessman married to Dawn, a former beauty queen. But turmoil brews beneath the polished veneer of Swedes life. When his beloved teenage daughter, Merry, disappears after being accused of committing a savage act of political terrorism, Swede dedicates himself to finding her and reuniting his family. What he discovers shakes him to the core, forcing him to look beneath the surface and confront the chaos that is shaping the world around him. Cast Molly Parker, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Connelly, Ewan McGregor, Uzo Aduba. Genre Drama

THE BIRTH OF A NATION Rated R for disturbing violent content, and some brief nudity. Running time 2 Hours Synopsis Set against the antebellum South, this film follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nats preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities, against himself and his fellow slaves, Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom. Cast , Armie Hammer, Mark Boone Jr., Colman Domingo, . Genre Drama

DEEPWATER HORIZON Rated PG 13 for prolonged intense disaster sequences and related disturbing images, and brief strong language. Running time 1 Hour, 47 Min. Synopsis On April 20th, 2010, one of the worlds largest man made disasters occurred on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. This story honors the brave men and women whose heroism would save many on board, and change everyone's lives forever. Cast Mark Wahlberg, Kate Hudson, Kurt Russel, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez. Genre Drama

DONT BREATHE Rated R for terror, violence, disturbing content, and language including sexual references. Running time 1 Hour, 28 Min. Synopsis A group of teens break into a blind mans home thinking theyll get away with the perfect crime. Theyre wrong. Cast Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Stephen Lang, Daniel Zovatto Genre Horror

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN Rated R for violence, sexual content, language and nudity. Running time 1 Hour, 52 Min. Synopsis Rachel, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds. Based on Paula Hawkins bestselling novel. Cast Emily Blunt, Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans. Genre Suspense/Thriller

HELL OR HIGH WATER Rated R for some strong violence, language throughout and brief sexuality. Running time 1 Hour, 42 Min. Synopsis Two brothers, Toby, a straight living, divorced father trying to make a better life for his son, and Tanner, a short tempered ex con with a loose trigger finger, come together to rob branch after branch of the bank that is foreclosing on their family land. The hold ups are part of a last ditch scheme to take back a future that powerful forces beyond their control have stolen from under their feet. Vengeance seems to be theirs until they find themselves in the crosshairs of a relentless, foul mouthed Ranger looking for one last triumph on the eve of his retirement. As the brothers plot a final bank heist to complete their plan, a showdown looms at the crossroads where the last honest law man and a pair of brothers with nothing to live for except family collide. Cast , , Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham, Katy Mixon Genre Drama

IM NOT ASHAMED Rated PG 13 for thematic material, teen drinking and smoking, disturbing violent content and some suggestive situations. Running time 1 Hour, 52 Min. Synopsis A drama based on the journals of Rachel Scott, the first victim of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in Columbine, Colorado. Cast Masey McLain, Ben Davies, Cameron McKendry, Terri Minton, Victoria Staley. Genre Drama

(NEW) INFERNO Rated PG 13 for sequences of action and violence, disturbing images, some language, thematic elements and brief sensuality. Running time 2 Hours Synopsis In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of historys most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces, Dantes Inferno. When he wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks, a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories. Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science. Cast Tom Hanks, , Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, Sidse Babett Knudsen. Genre Action/Adventure

JACK REACHER, NEVER GO BACK Rated PG 13 for sequences of violence and action, some bloody images, language and thematic elements. Running time 1 Hour, 58 Min. Synopsis When Army Major Susan Turner, who heads Reachers old investigative unit, is arrested for Treason, Reacher will stop at nothing to prove her innocence and to uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy involving soldiers who are being killed. Cast Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger. Genre Action/Adventure

KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES Rated PG 13 for sexual content, action/violence and brief strong language. Running time 1 Hour, 41 Min. Synopsis An ordinary suburban couple finds its not easy keeping up with the Joneses, their impossibly gorgeous and ultra sophisticated new neighbors, especially when they discover that Mr. and Mrs. Jones are covert operatives. Cast Zach Galifianakis, , Isla Fisher, Gal Gadot Genre Comedy

KEVIN HART, WHAT NOW? Rated R for some sexual material, and language throughout. Running time 1 Hour, 36 Min. Synopsis Hart takes center stage in this groundbreaking, record setting, soldout performance of "What Now?" filmed outdoors in front of 50,000 people at Philadelphias Lincoln Financial Field, marking the first time a comedian has ever performed to an at capacity football stadium. Cast Kevin Hart, Dennis Keiffer, Richardson Jones, Ben Seaward, Jeff Baumann. Genre Comedy

MAGNIFICANT SEVEN Rated PG 13 for extended and intense sequences of violence, and for historical smoking, some language and suggestive material. Running time 2 Hours, 13 Min. Synopsis With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue, the desperate townspeople employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns, Sam Chisolm, Josh Farraday, Goodnight Robicheaux, Jack Horne, Billy Rocks, Vasquez, and Red Harvest. As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money. Cast Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee. Genre Western, Action/Adventure

MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE Rated PG Running time 1 Hour, 32 Min. Synopsis Rafe has an epic imagination...and a slight problem with authority. Both collide when he transfers to an oppressive, rule crazy middle school. Drowning in dos and donts, Rafe and his scheming best friend Leo hatch a plan to break every rule in the schools Code of Conduct. As their battle with Principal Dwight explodes into chaos, Rafe struggles to hide his misbehavior from Jeanne, the straight A, overachieving girl of his dreams. At home, his mother's boyfriend, a moochy, jack of no trades named Bear, threatens to become his stepfather. Cast Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle, Thomas Barbusca, Andy Daly. Genre Comedy

MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (ALSO IN 3D) Rated PG 13 for intense sequences of fantasy action/violence and peril. Running time 2 Hours, 6 Min. Synopsis When Jake discovers clues to a mystery that spans alternate realities and times, he uncovers a secret refuge known as Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children. As he learns about the residents and their unusual abilities, Jake realizes that safety is an illusion, and danger lurks in the form of powerful, hidden enemies. Jake must figure out who is real, who can be trusted, and who he really is. Cast Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Chris O’Dowd, Ella Purnell, . Genre SciFi/Fantasy

OUIJA, ORIGIN OF EVIL Rated PG 13 for disturbing images, terror and thematic elements. Running time 1 Hour, 39 Min. Synopsis Ouija: Origin of Evil tells a terrifying new tale as the followup to 2014s sleeper hit that opened at number one. In 1965 , a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side. Cast Elizabeth Reaser, Annalise Basso, Lulu Wilson, Henry Thomas, Lin Shaye. Genre Horror

QUEEN OF KATWE Rated PG Synopsis The colorful true story of a young girl selling corn on the streets of rural Uganda whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess, and, as a result of the support she receives from her family and community, is instilled with the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion. Running time 2 Hours, 4 Min. Cast David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o, Madina Nalwanga. Genre Drama

STORKS Rated PG Running time 1 Hour, 29 Min. Synopsis Storks deliver babies, or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for global internet giant Cornerstore.com. Junior, the company's top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine, producing an adorable and wholly unauthorized baby girl. Desperate to deliver this bundle of trouble before the boss gets wise, Junior and his friend Tulip, the only human on Stork Mountain, race to make their first ever baby drop, in a wild and revealing journey that could make more than one family whole and restore the storks true mission in the world. Cast Andy Samberg, Kelsey Grammer, Katie Crown, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele Genre Animation

SUICIDE SQUAD Rated PG 13 for sequences of violence and action throughout, disturbing behavior, suggestive content and language. Running time 2 Hours, 10 Min. Synopsis It feels good to be bad. Assemble a team of the worlds most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the governments disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they werent picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it's every man for himself? Cast Will Smith, , Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis. Genre Science Fiction/Fantasy

SULLY Rated PG 13 for some peril and brief strong language. Running time 1 Hour, 36 Min. Synopsis On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the "Miracle on the Hudson" when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career. Cast Tom Hanks, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn, Aaron Eckhart, Autumn Reeser. Genre Drama

TYLER PERRYS BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN Rated PG 13 for drug use and references, suggestive content, language, some horror images and thematic material. Running time 1 Hour, 43 Min. Synopsis Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a hilarious, haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens. Cast Tyler Perry, Bella Thorne, Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Andre Hall. Genre Comedy

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