Neon Demon, The (2016)

Title: The Neon Demon
Rating: R
Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
Written by: Nicolas Winding Refn, Mary Laws and Polly Stenham
Starring: Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Abbey Lee and Jena Malone
Release Date: 6/24/2016
Running Time: 117 minutes

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It’s the only thing.

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When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will use any means necessary to get what she has in The Neon Demon.

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Note: We see some nice desert shots during the credits, including one with Jesse walking in slow motion. There are also some stylish shots of sparks and glitter flying past a model’s head.

Dedication: For Liv

Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016)?

Title: Raman Raghav 2.0
Rating: NR
Directed by: Anurag Kashyap
Written by: Vasan Bala and Anurag Kashyap
Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vicky Kaushal and Sobhita Dhulipala
Release Date: 6/24/2016
Running Time: 133 minutes

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Set in present day Mumbai the story follows the life of a serial killer Ramanna who is inspired by an infamous serial killer from the 1960’s Raman Raghav. His strange obsession with Raghavan, a young cop keeps growing as he closely follows him without his knowledge and often creates situations where both of them come face to face.

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Wiener-Dog (2016)

Title: Wiener-Dog
Rating: R
Directed by: Todd Solondz
Written by: Todd Solondz
Starring: Greta Gerwig, Charlie Tahan and Danny DeVito
Release Date: 6/24/2016
Running Time: 90 minutes

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Welcome to the doghouse: the latest hilariously biting comedy from Todd Solondz is a twisted Lassie for misanthropes. It follows the wayward adventures of a dachshund who passes from oddball owner to oddball owner—including the world’s worst mom, a beleaguered screenwriter, and the grownup incarnation of Welcome to the Dollhouse’s Dawn Wiener—whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch.

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Title: Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Taika Waititi
Written by: Taika Waititi
Based on the book by: Barry Crump
Starring: Sam Neill, Julian Dennison and Rima Te Wiata
Release Date: 6/24/2016
Running Time: 101 minutes

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Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the loving Aunt Bella, the cantankerous Uncle Hec, and dog Tupac. When a tragedy strikes that threatens to ship Ricky to another home, both he and Hec go on the run in the bush. As a national manhunt ensues, the newly branded outlaws must face their options: go out in a blaze of glory or overcome their differences and survive as a family.

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Les Cowboys (2015)?

Title: Les Cowboys
Rating: R
Directed by: Thomas Bidegain
Written by: Thomas Bidegain and Noé Debré
Starring: François Damiens, Finnegan Oldfield and Agathe Dronne
Release Date: 11/25/2015
Running Time: 104 minutes

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A vast prairie, a country and western gathering somewhere in the east of France. Alain is a central figure in this community. He’s dancing with his daughter Kelly, 16, as his wife and their young son, Kid, watch from the sidelines. But on this day, Kelly disappears, and the family falls apart. Alain embarks on a relentless search for his daughter, even though it costs him everything and takes him to some far-off places. Dark unsettling places, where his sole support is Kid, who sacrifices his youth to accompany his father on this seemingly endless quest.

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Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)?

Title: Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Rating: R
Directed by: Thorsten Schütte
Starring: Frank Zappa
Release Date: 6/24/2016
Running Time: 93 minutes

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It is only fitting that a comet and a mollusk are named in Frank Zappa’s honor. The famed American musician, composer, and thinker created satirical, operatic interpretations of music that seemed to originate from another world. Thorsten Schütte’s film is a sharply edited and energetic celebration of Zappa through his public persona, allowing us to witness his shifting relationship with audiences. Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into the musician’s world while experiencing two distinct facets of his complex character. At once Zappa was both a charismatic composer who reveled in the joy of performing and, in the next moment, a fiercely intelligent and brutally honest interviewee whose convictions only got stronger as his career ascended.

Zappa was uncompromising as he led the charge against music censorship in the ’90s and even went on to embrace the role of quasi-cultural ambassador in the Czech Republic. His music and ideas are vital, and they cut across generations, while his goal of freeing the listener from conformity still resonates today.

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Breaking a Monster (2015)?

Title: Breaking a Monster
Rating: NR
Directed by: Luke Meyer
Written by: Luke Meyer and Brad Turner
Starring: Malcolm Brickhouse, Jarad Dawkins and Alec Atkins
Release Date: 6/24/2016
Running Time: 82 minutes

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BREAKING A MONSTER begins as the three members of band UNLOCKING THE TRUTH are all in 7th grade, spending their weekends playing a blend of heavy metal and speed punk in Times Square – often drawing substantial crowds. They take on a manager: a 70- year-old industry veteran. With his guidance they are soon on their way to a 1.8 million dollar record deal and a precarious initiation into the music industry.

Anything feels possible, and in some moments the band can almost feel the eyes of the world gazing upon them. The boys are coming of age, not only as they make the leap to being professional musicians, but also as they transcend childhood and take their first steps into the complexities of adulthood. The accelerated breakout of any band, let alone one of pre-teens, is an extremely narrow and specific period in time – BREAKING A MONSTER is the story of this rapid transformation.

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Misconception (2014)?

Title: Misconception
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Jessica Yu
Release Date: 4/21/2014
Running Time: 93 minutes

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For almost 50 years, the world’s population has grown at an alarming rate, raising fears about strains on the Earth’s resources. But how true are these claims? Taking cues from statistics guru Hans Rosling, “Misconception” offers a provocative glimpse at how the world—and women in particular— are tackling a subject at once personal and global. Academy Award winning director Jessica Yu follows three individuals and focuses on the human implications of this highly charged political issue, inspiring a fresh look at the consequences of population growth.

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No Stranger Than Love (2015)

Title: No Stranger Than Love
Rating: R
Directed by: Nick Wernham
Written by: Steve Adams
Starring: Alison Brie, Justin Chatwin and Colin Hanks
Release Date: 6/17/2016
Running Time: 89 minutes

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What is stranger than the big hole that opens up in Lucy Sherrington’s living room floor? As it turns out, love.

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Dedication: For Jim and Rosemary, who understand love.

Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission

Finding Dory (2016)*

Title: Finding Dory
Rating: PG
Directed by: Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane
Written by: Andrew Stanton, Victoria Strouse and Bob Peterson
Starring: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolence, Ty Burrell, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy and Idris Elba
Release Date: 6/17/2016
Running Time: 97 minutes

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“Finding Dory” welcomes back to the big screen everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang Dory (voice
of Ellen DeGeneres), who’s living happily in the reef with Marlin (voice of Albert Brooks) and Nemo (voice of Hayden Rolence). When Dory suddenly remembers that she has a family out there who may be looking for her, the trio takes off on a life-changing adventure across the ocean to California’s prestigious Marine Life Institute, a rehabilitation center and aquarium. In an effort to find her mom (voice of Diane Keaton) and dad (voice of Eugene Levy), Dory enlists the help of three of the MLI’s most intriguing residents: Hank (voice of Ed O’Neill), a cantankerous octopus who frequently gives employees the slip; Bailey (voice of Ty Burrell), a beluga whale who is convinced his biological sonar skills are on the fritz; and Destiny (voice of Kaitlin Olson), a nearsighted whale shark. Deftly navigating the complex inner workings of the MLI, Dory and her friends discover the magic within their flaws, friendships and family.

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Various locales are shown, then we see Hank the Octopus “uncloak” and appear in each setting.

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Gerald is trying to get on the rock with Rudder and Fluke. After he’s chased off, we see The Tank Gang floating, still inside their plastic bags, and ending up at the Monterrey Marine Life Institute where they are retrieved by Marine Life employees.

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Dedication: This film is dedicated to all our families – of every kind. You keep us swimming.

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Chris

Neon Demon, The (2016)

Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016)?

Wiener-Dog (2016)

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Les Cowboys (2015)?

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)?

Breaking a Monster (2015)?

Misconception (2014)?

No Stranger Than Love (2015)

Finding Dory (2016)*

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