Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: David Yates
Written by: J.K. Rowling
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jon Voight, Carmen Ejogo and Colin Farrell
Release Date: 11/18/2016
Running Time: 133 minutes

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There are growing dangers in the wizarding world of 1926 New York. Something mysterious is leaving a path of destruction in the streets, threatening to expose the wizarding community to the No-Majs (American for Muggles), including the Second Salemers, a fanatical faction bent on eradicating them. And the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, after wreaking havoc in Europe, has slipped away…and is now nowhere to be found.

Unaware of the rising tensions, Newt Scamander arrives in the city nearing the end of a global excursion to research and rescue magical creatures, some of which are safeguarded in the magical hidden dimensions of his deceptively nondescript leather case. But potential disaster strikes when unsuspecting No-Maj Jacob Kowalski inadvertently lets some of Newt’s beasts loose in a city already on edge—a serious breach of the Statute of Secrecy that former Auror Tina Goldstein jumps on, seeing her chance to regain her post as an investigator. However, things take an ominous turn when Percival Graves, the enigmatic Director of Magical Security at MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), casts his suspicions on both Newt…and Tina.

Now allied, Newt and Tina, together with Tina’s sister, Queenie, and their new No-Maj friend, Jacob, form a band of unlikely heroes, who must recover Newt’s missing beasts before they come to harm. But the stakes are higher than these four outsiders—now branded fugitives—ever imagined, as their mission puts them on a collision course with dark forces that could push the wizarding and No-Maj worlds to the brink of war.

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Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

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Doctor Strange (2016)*

Title: Doctor Strange
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
Written by: C. Robert Cargill, Scott Derrickson and Jon Spaihts
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins, Mads Mikkelsen and Tilda Swinton
Release Date: 11/4/2016
Running Time: 115 minutes

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A story of world-famous neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange whose life changes forever after a horrific car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he is forced to look for healing, and hope, in an unlikely place—a mysterious enclave known as Kamar-Taj. He quickly learns that this is not just a center for healing but also the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces bent on destroying our reality. Before long Strange—armed with newly acquired magical powers—is forced to choose whether to return to his life of fortune and status or leave it all behind to defend the world as the most powerful sorcerer in existence.

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During Credits? Yes

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Doctor Strange is talking to Thor in his Sanctum Sanctorum to get the lowdown on Loki. Thor says he needs his troublemaking brother’s help to find Odin. Strange confirms with Thor that they will return to Asgard promptly once Odin is found and Thor agrees. So then Strange says that he will help find them.

After Credits? Yes

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We see Baron Mordo return to Jonathan Pangborn, where he rips out and absorbs his mystical powers. “There are too many sorcerers,” he says. We also see the text “Doctor Strange will return”.

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Memoriam: In Memory of David Stapleton

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Trolls (2016)*

Title: Trolls
Rating: PG
Directed by: Walt Dohrn and Mike Mitchell
Written by: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger and Erica Rivinoja
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Russell Brand, Zooey Deschanel, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, James Corden, Kunal Nayyar, Ron Funches, Icona Pop, Quvenzhané Wallis, John Cleese and Gwen Stefani
Release Date: 11/4/2016
Running Time: 92 minutes

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From the creators of Shrek comes DreamWorks Animation’s TROLLS, a smart, funny and irreverent comedy about the search for happiness, and just how far some will go to get it. The film transports audiences to a colorful, wondrous world populated by the overly optimistic Trolls, who have a constant dance in their step and a song on their lips, and the comically pessimistic Bergens, who are only happy when they have Trolls in their stomachs. After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy (Anna Kendrick), the happiest Troll ever born, and the overly-cautious, curmudgeonly Branch (Justin Timberlake) set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.

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During Credits? Yes

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The various troll characters perform a musical number while the credits scroll by. Chef and Creek roll to a stop on their serving cart, only to be eaten by one of the hill creatures.

After Credits? No

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Eagle Huntress, The (2016)*

Title: The Eagle Huntress
Rating: G
Directed by: Otto Bell
Starring: Aisholpan Nurgaiv and Daisy Ridley
Release Date: 12/16/2016
Running Time: 87 minutes

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THE EAGLE HUNTRESS follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been typically been handed down from father to son for centuries.

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During Credits? Yes

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We see pictures of Aisholpan and her magnificent eagle.

After Credits? No

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Dedication: Dedicated to Bosaga Rys

Easy Rider (1969)

Title: Easy Rider
Rating: R
Directed by: Dennis Hopper
Written by: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern
Starring: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson
Release Date: 7/14/1969
Running Time: 95 minutes

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Two counterculture bikers travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of America.

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During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Note: The credits play over the final scene in the film as the camera rises into the air.

Inferno (2016)

Title: Inferno
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Ron Howard
Written by: David Koepp
Based on the book by: Dan Brown
Starring: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, Ben Foster and Sidse Babett Knudsen
Release Date: 10/28/2016
Running Time: 121 minutes

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Robert Langdon finds himself on a trail of clues tied to the great Dante himself. When Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones), a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories. Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to stop a madman from unleashing a global virus that would wipe out half of the world’s population.

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During Credits? No

After Credits? No

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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)

Title: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Written by: Richard Wenk, Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz
Based on the book by: Lee Child
Starring: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany and Robert Knepper
Release Date: 10/21/2016
Running Time: 118 minutes

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Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) returns with his particular brand of justice in the highly anticipated action packed sequel JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK. The film follows Reacher as he races to uncover the truth about active duty soldiers, once under his command, who are being killed.

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After Credits? No

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River Thief, The (2016)

Title: The River Thief
Rating: NR
Directed by: N.D. Wilson
Written by: N.D. Wilson
Starring: Joel Courtney, Paul Johansson and Bas Rutten
Release Date: 10/14/2016
Running Time: 87 minutes

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Diz (Joel Courtney) is a reckless teenage drifter living life on the run. Abandoned by his parents as a child, he looks out for himself and doesn’t accept handouts. He takes whatever he wants and runs. Jaded and determined to answer to no one, Diz lives a life marked by thievery and abandonment. Things change for Diz when he floats into a small town on the Snake River. There he is confronted by an unflappable old man named Marty and falls for Marty’s guarded granddaughter, Selah. When Diz robs a local drug-dealing crazy, he becomes the owner of a giant pile of cash and the target of two vicious killers. With more money than he knows what to do with, and criminals at his heels, Diz puts the people he’s learned to care about in danger, still trying to win Selah. But some things can’t be stolen or bought. The River Thief is a film about guilt, self-sacrifice, and accepting life as a gift.

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After Credits? No

Note: The credits start playing over the final shot of the limo driving down the highway next to the river. This is followed by a panoramic shot of the countryside in Idaho.

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Mega Post!

Title: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Release Date: 5/27/2017
Rating: Not yet rated
Running Time: Unknown

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SYNOPSIS

Cast: Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Kevin R. McNally, Kaya Scodelario, Golshifteh Farahani, Stephen Graham, David Wenham and Geoffrey Rush
Directed by: Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg
Screenplay by: Jeff Nathanson
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer
Executive Producer(s): Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Joe Caracciolo, Jr., Terry Rossio and Brigham Taylor

The rip-roaring adventure finds down-on-his-luck Captain Jack feeling the winds of ill-fortune blowing strongly his way when deadly ghost sailors, led by the terrifying Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), escape from the Devil’s Triangle bent on killing every pirate at sea—notably Jack. Jack’s only hope of survival lies in the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it he must forge an uneasy alliance with Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario), a brilliant and beautiful astronomer, and Henry (Brenton Thwaites), a headstrong young sailor in the Royal Navy. At the helm of the Dying Gull, his pitifully small and shabby ship, Captain Jack seeks not only to reverse his recent spate of ill fortune, but to save his very life from the most formidable and malicious foe he has ever faced.

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Activity Packet (English), and Activity Packet (Spanish)

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

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We see Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner sleeping in bed. Outside it is a stormy and rainy night, with thunder and lightning. Suddenly the bedroom door creeks open and a huge monstrous dark figure (or shadow) enters the bedroom and slowly approaches the sleeping couple. Just before the monstrous figure/shadow reaches the bed, Will Turner awakes and the figure dissolves. The scene ends with a pan beneath the bed where some clams and corals lies scattered around.

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Justice League Mega Post!

Title: Justice League
Release Date: 11/17/17
Rating: Not yet rated
Running Time: Unknown

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Cast: Amber Heard, Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Diane Lane, J.K. Simmons, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons and Ray Fisher
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Based on characters created by: Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel and Chris Terrio

Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.