Pete’s Dragon (2016)

Title: Pete’s Dragon
Rating: PG
Directed by: David Lowery
Written by: David Lowery and Toby Halbrooks
Based on the screenplay by: Malcolm Marmorstein
Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, Isiah Whitlock, Jr. and Robert Redford
Release Date: 8/12/2016
Running Time: 102 minutes

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For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham (Robert Redford) has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard), who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales…until she meets Pete (Oakes Fegley). Pete is a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliot. And from Pete’s descriptions, Elliot seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham’s stories. With the help of Natalie (Oona Laurence), an 11-yearold girl whose father Jack (Wes Bentley) owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

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Sausage Party (2016)

Title: Sausage Party
Rating: R
Directed by: Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon
Written by: Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Jonah Hill
Starring: Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton and Salma Hayek
Release Date: 6/3/2016
Running Time: 89 minutes

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Sausage Party, the first R-rated CG animated movie, is about one sausage leading a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store.

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Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Title: Star Trek Beyond
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Justin Lin
Written by: Doug Jung, Roberto Orci, John D. Payne and Patrick McKay
Based on the television series by: Gene Roddenberry
Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Deep Roy, John Cho, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Sofia Boutella and Idris Elba
Release Date: 7/22/2016
Running Time: 120 minutes

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“Star Trek Beyond,” the highly anticipated next installment in the globally popular Star Trek franchise, created by Gene Roddenberry and reintroduced by J.J. Abrams in 2009, returns with director Justin Lin (“The Fast and the Furious” franchise) at the helm of this epic voyage of the U.S.S. Enterprise and her intrepid crew. In “Beyond,” the Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.

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Memoriam/Dedication: In Loving Memory of Leonard Nimoy. For Anton.

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Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)*

Title: Ice Age: Collision Course
Rating: PG
Directed by: Mike Thurmeier and Galen T. Chu
Written by: Michael J. Wilson, Michael Berg, Yoni Brenner and Aubrey Solomon
Starring: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Stephanie Beatriz, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Adam Devine, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Offerman, Simon Pegg, Seann William Scott and Wanda Sykes
Release Date: 7/22/2016
Running Time: 94 minutes

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Scrat’s epic pursuit of the elusive acorn catapults him into the universe where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the Ice Age World. To save themselves, Sid, Manny, Diego, and the rest of the herd must leave their home and embark on a quest full of comedy and adventure, traveling to exotic new lands and encountering a host of colorful new characters.

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In Memoriam Travis Price

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Madaari (2016)?

Title: Madaari
Rating: NR
Directed by: Nishikant Kamat
Written by: Shailja Kejriwal and Ritesh Shah
Starring: Irrfan Khan, Jimmy Shergill and Vishesh Bansal
Release Date: 7/22/2016
Running Time: 133 minutes

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Madaari is a story which could happen to anyone but the means may differ to meet the end. One fine day Nirmal loses everything he has in a man-made disaster, he starts the journey of seeking answers asking for accountability which leads him to a deadly path. The journey brings out the extraordinaire out of an ordinary man, it’s a saga of emotions in a thriller avatar.

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BFG, The (2016)

Title: The BFG
Rating: PG
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Written by: Melissa Mathison
Based on the book by: Roald Dahl
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement, Penelope Wilton and Ruby Barnhill
Release Date: 7/1/2016
Running Time: 117 minutes

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The talents of three of the world’s greatest storytellers – Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg – finally unite to bring Dahl’s beloved classic “The BFG” to life. Directed by Spielberg, Disney’s “The BFG” tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. The BFG (Mark Rylance), while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part. Giants like Bloodbottler (Bill Hader) and Fleshlumpeater (Jemaine Clement) on the other hand, are twice as big and at least twice as scary and have been known to eat humans, while the BFG prefers Snozzcumber and Frobscottle. Upon her arrival in Giant Country, Sophie, a precocious 10-year-old girl from London, is initially frightened of the mysterious giant who has brought her to his cave, but soon comes to realize that the BFG is actually quite gentle and charming, and, having never met a giant before, has many questions. The BFG brings Sophie to Dream Country where he collects dreams and sends them to children, teaching her all about the magic and mystery of dreams. Having both been on their own in the world up until now, their affection for one another quickly grows, but Sophie’s presence in Giant Country has attracted the unwanted attention of the other giants, who have become increasingly more bothersome. Sophie and the BFG soon depart for London to see the Queen (Penelope Wilton) and warn her of the precarious giant situation, but they must first convince the Queen and her maid, Mary (Rebecca Hall), that giants do indeed exist. Together, they come up with a plan to get rid of the giants once and for all.

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Dedication: For our Melissa

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Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission

Legend of Tarzan, The (2016)

Title: The Legend of Tarzan
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: David Yates
Written by: Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Rory J. Saper, Christian Stevens, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson and Margot Robbie
Based on the novels by: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Release Date: 7/1/2016
Running Time: 109 minutes

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It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Skarsgård) left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life as John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane (Robbie) at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the Belgian, Leon Rom (Waltz). But those behind the murderous plot have no idea what they are about to unleash.

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Dedication: For Jerry

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Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

Title: Independence Day: Resurgence
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Written by: Nicolas Wright, James A. Woods, Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich and James Vanderbilt
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Liam Hemsworth, Maika Monroe, William Fichtner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vivica A. Fox, Bill Pullman and Brent Spiner
Release Date: 6/24/2016
Running Time: 120 minutes

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We always knew they were coming back. After INDEPENDENCE DAY redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

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Memoriam: In Memoriam Robert Loggia

Special thanks to Rick K. for this submission

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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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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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Tag: Adventure

Pete’s Dragon (2016)

Sausage Party (2016)

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)*

Madaari (2016)?

BFG, The (2016)

Legend of Tarzan, The (2016)

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Finding Dory (2016)*

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