Features & Previews
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The Avengers
The most anticipated superhero movie is finally here! The Avengers pulls no punches as Nick Fury and the international agency S.H.I.E.L.D. bring together a team of superhumans to form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army.
January 22, 2014 -
Dark Shadows
Michelle Pfeiffer reteams with her Batman Returns director Tim Burton in Dark Shadows. Also starring Johnny Depp, Dark Shadows, based on the cult television series, is a gothic horror tale centering on the life of vampire Barnabas Collins.
January 22, 2014 -
Battleship
Liam Neeson heads up an all-star cast in Battleship. Inspired by Hasbro's classic naval-combat game, battleship is an epic-scale action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force.
January 22, 2014 -
Hysteria
Set in London in the 1880s, Hysteria stars Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Dancy plays a physician with a modern way of thinking and teams up with an older doctor, who specializes in treating women who have "hysteria." After reading the script, both Dancy and Gyllenhaal couldn't resist working on this unique romantic comedy.
January 22, 2014 -
The Samaritan
You'll be seeing a lot of up and coming Canadian actor Luke Kirby! This summer he stars in Sarah Polley's romantic drama, Take This Waltz opposite Oscar nominee Michelle Williams. This month you can catch him starring alongside Samuel L. Jackson in the thriller, The Samaritan. Foley (Samuel L. Jackson) decides to turn his life around after serving 25 years in prison. But Ethan (Luke Kirby), his former partner's son, ropes him into a deadly plot and a web of secrets.
January 22, 2014 -
Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster
Canada's own Scott Speedman takes the lead in Edwin Boyd. Set in the early 1950s and based on real life events, Boyd was torn between the need to provide for his young family and an unfulfilled dream to head to Hollywood to become a star. He discovers a way to do both, robbing banks Hollywood style, but his dream leads him down a part of danger and tragedy.
January 22, 2014 -
Her
A behind-the-scenes look at Spike Jonze's Her.
Set in the Los Angeles of the slight future, HER follows Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix), a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive entity in its own right, individual to each user. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet "Samantha" (Scarlett Johansson), a bright, female voice, who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other.
January 20, 2014 -
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
In this clip from Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Jack (Chris Pine) and Cathy (Keira Knightley) argue in front of Jack's boss (Kevin Costner).
While working in the CIA’s covert intelligence office as a junior analyst, Jack Ryan (Chris Pine) accidentally uncovers evidence of an oncoming terrorist attack. With no one to verify if the attack is legitimate, Jack is sent to Russia as a field agent to investigate.While in Moscow, he meets Viktor Cherevin (Kenneth Branagh), the brains behind a plot to break down the world’s economy. While Jack learns what it really takes to be a field agent as well as trying to mend his broken marriage, he realizes it may be too late to stop Viktor from starting a catastrophic breakdown of the global economy.
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit opens in theatres and IMAX January 17, 2014.
January 13, 2014 -
The Wolf of Wall Street
In this clip from The Wolf of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) has a lunch meeting with Mark Hanna (Matthew McConaughey) on his first day on Wall Street.
Revered filmmaker Martin Scorsese directs the story of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort. From the American dream to corporate greed, Belfort goes from penny stocks and righteousness to IPOs and a life of corruption in the late 80s. Excess success and affluence in his early twenties as founder of the brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont warranted Belfort the title – “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
Money. Power. Women. Drugs. Temptations were for the taking and the threat of authority was irrelevant. For Jordan and his wolf pack, modesty was quickly deemed overrated and more was never enough.
January 13, 2014 -
Man of Steel
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's the Man of Steel. Henry Cavill takes on the role of Clark Kent, who as a young boy was transported to earth from Krypton, an advanced alien planet.Raised with the values of his adoptive earth parents, Clark feels alienated because of his unique super powers and struggles to find his own place in life. When earth is attached by General Zod (Michael Shannon), one of the few remaining Kyiptonians, Clark discovers his origins and embraces his destiny to become the hero known as "Superman," not only to protect his loved ones but to take his place as the world's last beacon of hope.
January 9, 2014 -
The Best Man Holiday
Terrence Howard leads an all-star cast in The Best Man Holiday. In the comedy, a group of college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays. They soon discover there might have been a pretty good reason why they decided not to see each other for so long.
January 9, 2014 -
Thor: The Dark World
Chris Hemsworth dons his cape once again to fight justice in Thor: The Dark World. In this much anticipated sequel, faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster (played by Natalie Portman) and force him to sacrifice everything to save the world.
January 9, 2014 -
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The much-anticipated second installment in The Hunger Games trilogy is here. Based on Suzanne Collins' novel, the story picks up after Katniss Everdeen wins the 74th Annual Hunger Games. She returns home to District 12 along with fellow winner Peeta Mellark. Shortly after returning home, they must embark on a Victory Tour of the districts, but soon find themselves back in the arena again.
January 9, 2014 -
Don Jon
Joseph Gordon-Levitt makes his directorial debut with Don Jon. The talented actor also wrote and stars in this drama about a New Jersey guy dedicated to his friends, family and Church. He develops unrealistic expectations from watching pornography and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.
January 9, 2014 -
Mandela
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is based on the 1994 autobiography by anti-apartheid revolutionary and former South African President Nelson Mandela.
January 9, 2014 -
Carrie
Stephen King's best-selling horror novel Carrie gets a big screen re-telling staring Chloë Grace Moretz in the title role and Julianne Moore as her terrifying mother, Margaret White. The book was the first made into a film in 1976 starring Sissy Spacek and it was the role that launched her career. The movie was directed by Brian DePalma who recently said that before directing this new version of the film, Kimberley Pierce came to him for his blessing.
January 9, 2014 -
Escape Plan
Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger reunite for a whole of screen time together in Escape Plan. The Expendables co-stars and good friends couldn't have been happier when the script for this action-packed drama came their way about a structural-security authority who finds himself incarcerated in a prison he designed. He has to use his skills to escape and find out who framed him.
January 9, 2014 -
Ender's Game
One of the most loved young adult novels has made it to the big screen! Ender's Game stars Asa Butterfield as Ender Wiggin who is an usually gifted child. He is sent to an advanced military school in space to prepare for a future invasion.
January 9, 2014 -
Insidious: Chapter 2
Prepare to be thrilled and chilled - the haunted Lambert family returns for more terror in Insidious: Chapter 2 and star Rose Byrne promises you haven't seen anything yet. In Insidious: Chapter 2, the family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
January 8, 2014
