Miss Hokusai (2015)*

Title: Miss Hokusai (aka. Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai)
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Keiichi Hara
Written by: Miho Maruo and Stephanie Sheh
Based on the comic “Sarusuberi” by: Hinako Sugiura
Starring: Yutaka Matsushige, Anne Watanabe and Erica Lindbeck
Release Date: 10/14/2016
Running Time: 93 minutes

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The time: 1814.
The place: Edo, now known as Tokyo.
One of the highest populated cities in the world, teeming with peasants, samurai, townsmen, merchants, nobles, artists, courtesans, and perhaps even supernatural things.
A much accomplished artist of his time and now in his mid-fifties, Tetsuzo can boast clients from all over Japan, and tirelessly works in the garbage-loaded chaos of his house-atelier. He spends his days creating astounding pieces of art, from a giant-size Dharma portrayed on a 180 square meter-wide sheet of paper, to a pair of sparrows painted on a tiny rice grain. Short-tempered, utterly sarcastic, with no passion for sake or money, he would charge a fortune for any job he is not seriously willing to undertake.

Third of Tetsuzo’s four daughters and born out of his second marriage, outspoken 23-year-old O-Ei has inherited her father’s talent and stubbornness, and very often she would paint instead of him, though uncredited. Her art is so powerful that sometimes leads to trouble. “We’re father and daughter; with two brushes and four chopsticks, we’ll get by anywhere.”

Decades later, Europe was going to discover the immense talent of Tetsuzo. He was to become best known by one of his many names: Katsushika Hokusai. He would mesmerize Degas and Van Gogh, Monet and Klimt, Edmond de Goncourt and Debussy.
However, very few today are even aware of the woman who assisted him all her life, and greatly contributed to his art while remaining uncredited. This is the untold story of O-Ei, Master Hokusai’s daughter: a lively portrayal of a free-spirited woman overshadowed by her larger-than-life father, unfolding through the changing seasons.

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Danny Says (2015)?

Title: Danny Says
Rating: NR
Directed by: Brendan Toller
Written by: Brendan Toller
Starring: Danny Fields, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Tommy Ramone, Jonathan Richman, Jac Holzman, Judy Collin and John Cameron Mitchell
Release Date: 9/30/2016
Running Time: 104 minutes

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DANNY SAYS is a documentary on the life and times of Danny Fields. Since 1966, Danny Fields has played a pivotal role in music and culture of the late 20th century: working for the Doors, Lou Reed, Nico, Judy Collins and managing groundbreaking artists like the Stooges, the MC5 and the Ramones. DANNY SAYS follows Fields from Harvard Law dropout, to the Warhol Silver Factory, to Director of Publicity at Elektra Records, to “punk pioneer” and beyond. Danny’s taste and opinion, once deemed defiant and radical, has turned out to have been prescient. DANNY SAYS is a story of marginal turning mainstream, avant garde turning prophetic, as Fields looks to the next generation.

DANNY SAYS is lead by Fields voice and is largely crafted from over 250 hours of present-day interviews and items from Danny Fields’ immense archive (thousands of photographs, audio cassettes, ephemera).

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Memoriam: In Loving Memory of Neal Buker 1955-2014

Storks (2016)*

Title: Storks
Rating: PG
Directed by: Nicholas Stoller and Doug Sweetland
Written by: Nicholas Stoller
Starring: Andy Samberg, Katie Crown, Kelsey Grammer, Jennifer Aniston, Ty Burrell, Anton Starkman, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele and Danny Trejo
Release Date: 9/23/2016
Running Time: 89 minutes

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Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for global internet retail giant Cornerstore.com. Junior (Andy Samberg), the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when the Baby Factory is accidentally activated on his watch, 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.

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We see the photos of the babies accumulating in a pile and then a huge, scrolling wall filled with baby pictures as a background.

After Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Special thanks to Ivan for this submission

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Wild Life, The (2016)*

Title: The Wild Life
Rating: PG
Directed by: Vincent Kesteloot and Ben Stassen
Written by: Lee Christopher, Domonic Paris and Graham Welldon
Starring: Matthias Schweighöfer, Kaya Yanar and Ilka Bessin
Release Date: 9/9/2016
Running Time: 90 minutes

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From the over-exuberant parrot Mak to the snack-obsessed tapir Rosie, from the persnickety echidna Epi to the acrobatic pangolin Pango, from the ditzy goat Scrubby to the commonsensical kingfisher Kiki and the always-cool chameleon Carmello, things are larger-than-life on a tropical isle that is pure wild animal paradise. Then Robinson Crusoe, a marooned human, arrives in the midst of a furious storm, and their lives are forever changed by this bewildering new “creature.” No matter their differences, castaway human and quirky animals embark on an hilarious new adventure, building the island’s first tree-house and surviving together. But when two conniving members of the animal kingdom — the savage cats Mal & May – pounce into a battle for control of the island, Crusoe and his animal posse must uncover the true power of friendship against all odds (even savage cats).

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We see 3D stills of life on the island after Crusoe, Tuesday, Cecil, and Rufus return to the island, as well as on the pirate ship.

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Zoom (2015)

Title: Zoom
Rating: NR
Directed by: Pedro Morelli
Written by: Matt Hansen
Starring: Gael García Bernal, Alison Pill and Mariana Ximenes
Release Date: 9/2/2016
Running Time: 96 minutes

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A multi-dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each lives in a separate reality but authors a story about one of the others.

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Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)*

Title: Kubo and the Two Strings
Rating: PG
Directed by: Travis Knight
Written by: Marc Haimes, Chris Butler and Shannon Tindle
Starring: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Matthew McConaughey, Ralph Fiennes, George Takei, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Brenda Vaccaro
Release Date: 8/19/2016
Running Time: 101 minutes

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On the craggy shores of a fantastical ancient Japan, a boy named Kubo lives on a high cliff above the sea. A scruffy street urchin who is always clever and kindhearted, Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson of Game of Thrones) ekes out a humble daily living, mesmerizing townspeople of a small fishing village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales out of folded origami. Among the villagers he enthralls with his stories are Hosato (George Takei), Hashi (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) and Kameyo (Academy Award nominee Brenda Vaccaro). By night, Kubo tends to his fading yet regal mother as she slips into trances that seem ruled by the rising and setting moon.

This relatively quiet existence is shattered when Kubo accidentally summons a spirit from his past which storms down from the heavens to enforce an age-old vendetta. Now on the run, Kubo joins forces with the fierce, no-nonsense Monkey (Academy Award winner Charlize Theron) and the quixotic insect samurai Beetle (Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey), and sets out on a thrilling quest to solve the mystery of his fallen father, the greatest samurai warrior the world has ever known. Kubo must find the coveted items left behind by his father: The Armor Impenetrable, The Sword Unbreakable, and The Helmet Invulnerable.

With the help of his new friends and his cherished shamisen – a magical musical instrument –Kubo’s odyssey winds through howling blizzards in The Far Lands, the underwater Garden of Eyes, and the dangerous Bamboo Forest. Learning of his own magical powers with every new test of strength and character, Kubo must battle gods and monsters, including the vengeful Moon King (Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes) and the evil twin Sisters (Academy Award nominee Rooney Mara), to unlock the secret of his legacy, reunite his family, and fulfill his heroic destiny.

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Dedication: This film is dedicated to my two strings:
Mom and Dad
And to Donna, Ridley, Willow, and Merrick.
You are my quest. You always have been.
TK

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Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016)*

Title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Takeshi Nozue
Written by: Takashi Hasegawa
Starring: Aaron Paul, Lena Headey and Sean Bean
Release Date: 8/19/2016
Running Time: 110 minutes

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The magical kingdom of Lucis is home to the world’s last remaining Crystal, and the menacing empire of Niflheim is determined to steal it. King Regis of Lucis commands an elite force of soldiers called the Kingsglaive. Wielding their king’s magic, they fight to protect Lucis. As the overwhelming military might of the empire bears down, King Regis is faced with an impossible ultimatum – to marry his son, Prince Noctis to Princess Lunafreya of Tenebrae, captive of Niflheim, and surrender his lands to Niflheim rule. Although the king concedes, it becomes clear that the empire will stop at nothing to achieve their devious goals, with only the Kingsglaive standing between them and world domination.

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Sausage Party (2016)

SausagePartyFeat — Teresa (Salma Hayek), Brenda (Kristen Wiig), Barry (Michael Cera), Frank (Seth Rogen), Lavash (David Krumholtz) and Sammy (Edward Norton) in Columbia Pictures' SAUSAGE PARTY.

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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Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)*

Title: Batman: The Killing Joke
Rating: R
Directed by: Sam Liu
Written by: Brian Azzarello
Based on characters created by: Bob Kane and Bill Finger
Based on the graphic novel by: Alan Moore and Brian Bolland
Starring: Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong, Ray Wise and Brian George
Release Date: 7/25/2016
Running Time: 76 minutes

IMDb

As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.

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We see Barbara Gordon roll her wheelchair into a secret room where she starts to work as Oracle.

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Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission

Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)*

IceAgeCollisionCourseFeat — pub_120_560_102_4K_UniversalColor_WB – The herd makes a shocking discovery. (from left): Julian (voiced by Adam Devine), Crash and Eddie (voiced by Seann William Scott, Josh Peck), Peaches (voiced by Keke Palmer), Sid (voiced by John Leguizamo), Granny (voiced by Wanda Sykes), Ellie (voiced by Queen Latifah), Diego (voiced by Denis Leary), Manny (voiced by Ray Romano), and Shira (voiced by Jennifer Lopez). Photo credit: Blue Sky Studios

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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We see Scrat getting smacked around by the automatic doors in the spaceship.

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Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (-1 rating, 1 votes)
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In Memoriam Travis Price

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Tag: Animation

Miss Hokusai (2015)*

Danny Says (2015)?

Storks (2016)*

Wild Life, The (2016)*

Zoom (2015)

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)*

Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016)*

Sausage Party (2016)

Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)*

Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)*

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