Book-Movie Club - Next Book discussion - Monday, March 30th, 2020 at 5pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall
Rosseau's Book-Movie Club started in May 2015. Our first book-movie combo selection was Still Alice by Lisa Genova. The following is the schedule for when we are going to discuss the book and then watch the corresponding movie. Everyone is welcome. Contact Kelly Collard - at Contact Us if you wish to join our email distribution list to be advised about upcoming book & movie discussions.
NOTE: As of February 26th 2018, we are back at the Rosseau Memorial Hall - combining on the same evening the book discussion at 5pm followed by a Potluck dinner then the movie at 7pm. Contact Kelly at 705 938 8863 if you have any questions.
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Monday, March 30th, 2020 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
The Goldfinch
Rated R - 149 minutes
A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy Upper East Side family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Director: John Crowley
Writers: Peter Straughan (screenplay by), Donna Tartt (based on the novel by)
Stars: Oakes Fegley, Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman
Storyline
13-year-old New Yorker Theo Decker's life is turned upside-down when his mother is killed in a terrorist attack at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Confused in the rubble of the tragedy, he steals a priceless piece of art known as The Goldfinch.
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for drug use and language
Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3864056/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Monday, February 24th, 2020 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
Red Joan
101 minutes
The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB's longest-serving British spy.
Director: Trevor Nunn
Writers: Lindsay Shapero (screenplay), Jennie Rooney (novel)
Stars: Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore
Storyline
English born Joan Stanley, a Soviet and communist party sympathizer, becomes employed as a British government civil servant, and gets recruited by the KGB in the mid 1930s. She successfully transfers nuclear bomb secrets to the Soviet Union (Russia), which enables them to keep up with the west in the development of atomic weapons, and remains undetected as a spy for over a half a century. Written by Unknownian
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for brief sexuality/nudity
Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7615302/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, January 27th, 2020 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
109 minutes
A loving mom becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Her leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery.
Director: Richard Linklater
Writers: Richard Linklater (screenplay by), Holly Gent (screenplay by) | 2 more credits »
Stars: Claudia Doumit, Troian Bellisario, Judy Greer
Storyline
Based on the runaway bestseller, Where'd You Go, Bernadette is an inspiring comedy about Bernadette Fox "Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett", a loving mom who becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Bernadette's leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery. Written by Annapurna Pictures
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some strong language and drug material
Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2365580/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, November 25th, 2019 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
The Man Who Invented Christmas
104 minutes
The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Writers: Susan Coyne, Les Standiford (based on "The Man Who Invented Christmas" by) | 1 more credit »
Stars: Dan Stevens, Mark Schrier, Patrick Joseph Byrnes
Storyline
In 1843, the celebrated British novelist, Charles Dickens, is at a low point in his career with three flops behind him and his family expenses piling up at home. Determined to recover, Dickens decides to write a Christmas story and self-publish it in less than two months. As Dickens labors writing on such short notice, his estranged father and mother come to bunk with him. Still haunted by painful memories of his father ruining his childhood by his financial irresponsibility, Dickens develops a writer's block which seems to have no solution. As such, Dickens must face his personal demons epitomized through his characters, especially in his imagined conversations with Ebenezer Scrooge. Now with a looming deadline, Dickens struggles for inspiration against his frustrations and his characters' opinions in a literary challenge creating a classic tale that would define the essential soul of modern Christmas.
Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for thematic elements and some mild language
Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6225520/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, October 28th, 2019 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
Leave No Trace
106 minutes
A father and his thirteen year-old daughter are living an ideal existence in a vast urban park in Portland, Oregon, when a small mistake derails their lives forever.
Director: Debra Granik
Writers: Debra Granik (screenplay by), Anne Rosellini (screenplay by) | 1 more credit »
Stars: Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster, Jeffery Rifflard
Storyline
Will (Ben Foster) and his teenage daughter, Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie), have lived off the grid for years in the forests of Portland, Oregon. When their idyllic life is shattered, both are put into social services. After clashing with their new surroundings, Will and Tom set off on a harrowing journey back to their wild homeland. The film is directed by Debra Granik from a script adapted by Granik and Anne Rosellini. Written by Bleecker Street
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for thematic material throughout
Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3892172/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, September 30th, 2019 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
Upside
126 minutes
A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia and an unemployed man with a criminal record who's hired to help him.
Director: Neil Burger
Writers: Jon Hartmere (screenplay by), Éric Toledano (based on the motion picture "Intouchables" by) | 1 more credit »
Stars: Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman
Storyline
Philip is a disabled white billionaire, who feels that life is not worth living. To help him in his day to day routine, he hires Del, an African American parolee, trying to reconnect with his estranged wife. What begins as a professional relationship develops into a friendship as Del shows his grouchy charge that life is worth living. Written by Tom Daly
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for suggestive content and drug use
Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1987680/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, August 26th, 2019 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
89 minutes
A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve a mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community.
Director: Katt Shea
Writers: Nina Fiore (screenplay), John Herrera (screenplay) | 1 more credit »
Stars: Sophia Lillis, Zoe Renee, Mackenzie Graham
Storyline
A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve a mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community.
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for peril, suggestive material, thematic elements and language
Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8323104/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2
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Monday, July 29th, 2019 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
The Sisters Brothers
122 minutes
In 1850s Oregon, the infamous duo of assassins, Eli and Charlie Sisters, chase a gold prospector and his unexpected ally.
Director: Jacques Audiard
Writers: Jacques Audiard (screenplay by), Thomas Bidegain (screenplay by) |1 more credit »
Stars: John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix,
Storyline
Based on Patrick DeWitt's novel, The Sisters Brothers revolves around the colorfully named gold prospector Hermann Kermit Warm, who's being pursued across 1000 miles of 1850s Oregon desert to San Francisco by the notorious assassins Eli and Charlie Sisters. Except Eli is having a personal crisis and beginning to doubt the longevity of his chosen career. And Hermann might have a better offer. Written by Polly_Kat
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence including disturbing images, language, and some sexual content
Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4971344/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, Jun 24th, 2019 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
Papillon
133 minutes
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Director: Michael Noer
Writers: Aaron Guzikowski (screenplay by), Henri Charrière (based upon the books "Papillon" and "Banco" by) | 2 more credits »
Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Damijan Oklopdzic,
Storyline
Based on the international best-selling autobiographic books "Papillon" and "Banco", PAPILLON follows the epic story of Henri "Papillon" Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon's escape.
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence including bloody images, language, nudity, and some sexual material
Internet Movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5093026/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, May 27th, 2019 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
Widows
129 minutes
Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities, take fate into their own hands, and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.
Director: Steve McQueen
Writers: Gillian Flynn (screenplay by), Steve McQueen (screenplay by) | 1 more credit »
Stars: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki
Storyline
"Widows" is the story of four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities. Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, tensions build when Veronica (Viola Davis), Alice (Elizabeth Debicki), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez) and Belle (Cynthia Erivo) take their fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. Written by Twentieth Century Fox
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, language throughout, and some sexual content/nudity
Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4218572/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, April 29th, 2019 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
The Bookshop
113 minutes
England 1959. In a small East Anglican town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.
Director: Isabel Coixet
Writers: Isabel Coixet (screenplay), Penelope Fitzgerald (novel)
Stars: Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Hunter Tremayne
Storyline
England, 1959. Free-spirited widow Florence Green (Emily Mortimer) risks everything to open a bookshop in a conservative East Anglican coastal town. While bringing about a surprising cultural awakening through works by Ray Bradbury and Vladimir Nabokov, she earns the polite but ruthless opposition of a local grand dame (Patricia Clarkson) and the support and affection of a reclusive book loving widower (Bill Nighy). As Florence's obstacles amass and bear suspicious signs of a local power struggle, she is forced to ask: is there a place for a bookshop in a town that may not want one? Based on Penelope Fitzgerald's acclaimed novel and directed by Isabel Coixet (Learning to Drive), The Bookshop is an elegant yet incisive rendering of personal resolve, tested in the battle for the soul of a community.
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for some thematic elements, language, and brief smoking
Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3127022/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, February 25th, 2019 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
Crazy Rich Asians
120 minutes
This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.
Director: Jon M. Chu
Writers: Peter Chiarelli (screenplay by), Adele Lim (screenplay by) | 1 more credit »
Stars: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh
Storyline
The story follows Rachel Chu (Wu), an American-born Chinese economics professor, who travels to her boyfriend Nick's (Golding) hometown of Singapore for his best friend's wedding. Before long, his secret is out: Nick is from a family that is impossibly wealthy, he's perhaps the most eligible bachelor in Asia, and every single woman in his ultra-rarefied social class is incredibly jealous of Rachel and wants to bring her down. Written by JAP
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some suggestive content and language
Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3104988/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, January 28th, 2019 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
Indian Horse
101 minutes
Follows the life of Canadian First Nations boy, Saul Indian Horse, as he survives residential school and life amongst the racism of the 1970s. A talented hockey player, Saul must find his own path as he battles stereotypes and alcoholism.
Director: Stephen S. Campanelli
Writers: Dennis Foon, Richard Wagamese (based on the novel by)
Stars: Sladen Peltier, Forrest Goodluck, Ajuawak Kapashesit
Storyline
Follows the life of Canadian First Nations boy, Saul Indian Horse, as he survives residential school and life amongst the racism of the 1970s. A talented hockey player, Saul must find his own path as he battles stereotypes and alcoholism.
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated 14A
Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5672286/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, November 26th, 2018 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
Molly's Game
140 minutes
The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Writers: Aaron Sorkin (written for the screen by), Molly Bloom (based on the book by)
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner
Storyline
Molly Bloom, a beautiful young Olympic-class skier, ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans, and finally, unbeknownst to her, the Russian mob. Her only ally was her criminal defense lawyer Charlie Jaffey, who learned that there was much more to Molly than the tabloids led us to believe.Written by STX Entertainment
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language, drug content and some violence
Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4209788/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, October 29th, 2018 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
Red Sparrow
140 minutes
Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to 'Sparrow School,' a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. Her first mission, targeting a C.I.A. agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.
Director: Francis Lawrence
Writers: Justin Haythe (screenplay by), Jason Matthews (based upon the book by)
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts
Storyline
A young Russian intelligence officer is assigned to seduce a first-tour CIA agent who handles the CIA's most sensitive penetration of Russian intelligence. The two young officers collide in a charged atmosphere of trade-craft, deception, and inevitably forbidden passion that threatens not just their lives but the lives of others as well.
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence, torture, sexual content, language and some graphic nudity
Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2873282/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, August 27th, 2018 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
Wonder
113 minutes
Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters 5th grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
Director: Stephen Chbosky
Writers: Stephen Chbosky (screenplay by), Steve Conrad (screenplay by) (as Steven Conrad) | 2 more credits »
Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic
Storyline
Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman. Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the local fifth grade. As his family, his new classmates, and the larger community all struggle to discover their compassion and acceptance, Auggie's extraordinary journey will unite them all and prove you can't blend in when you were born to stand out. Written by Lionsgate
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for thematic elements including bullying, and some mild language
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543472/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, July 30th, 2018 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
The Shape of Water
123 minutes
At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writers: Guillermo del Toro (screenplay by), Vanessa Taylor (screenplay by) | 1 more credit »
Stars: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon
Storyline
From master storyteller Guillermo del Toro comes THE SHAPE OF WATER, an otherworldly fable set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment. Rounding out the cast are Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Doug Jones. Written by Fox Searchlight Pictures
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, violence and language
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580390/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, June 25th, 2018 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
Murder on the Orient Express
114 minutes
When a murder occurs on the train he's travelling on, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writers: Michael Green (screenplay by), Agatha Christie (based upon the novel by)
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe
Storyline
Hercule Poirot, the best detective in the world decides to leave on the Orient Express. The train accidentally gets stopped because of a small avalanche. Little did he know that a murder was planned and that a person on this train was able of committing such crime. Will he solve this murder before the train starts working again? Written by DoomRanger
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for violence and thematic elements
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3402236/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, May 28th, 2018 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
124 minutes
British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.
Director: John Madden
Writers: Ol Parker (screenplay), Deborah Moggach (novel)
Stars: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith
Storyline
Seven elderly Britons, for a variety of reasons, respond to an online ad and travel to Jaipur, India, where they find run-down hotel with a young, exuberant, and optimistic host. Evelyn, newly widowed, wants low-cost experience, Graham seeks a long-ago love, Douglas and Jean have lost their pension in a family investment, Muriel needs cheap hip surgery, Madge seeks a rich husband, and Norman is chasing women. India affects each in different ways, enchanting Douglas and Evelyn while driving Jean deeper into bitterness. Their host, young Sonny, has dreams but little cash or skill; he also has a girlfriend whom his mother dismisses. Stories cross and discoveries await each one. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1412386/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, April 30th, 2018 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
The Mountain Between Us
112 minutes
Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow-covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across the wilderness.
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Writers: J. Mills Goodloe, Charles Martin (novel) | 1 more credit »
Stars: Idris Elba, Kate Winslet, Beau Bridges
Storyline
Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness, pushing one another to endure and discovering strength they never knew possible. Written byTwentieth Century Fox
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for a scene of sexuality, peril, injury images, and brief strong language
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2226597/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, March 26th, 2018 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall, the Movie is:
My Cousin Rachel
106 minutes
A young Englishman plots revenge against his late cousin's mysterious, beautiful wife, believing her responsible for his death. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.
Director: Roger Michell
Writers: Roger Michell (written for the screen by), Daphne Du Maurier (based on the novel by)
Stars: Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Holliday Grainger
Storyline
Philip, an orphan, was taken in and brought up by his cousin Ambrose, a Devon landowner he loves like a father. At a time, Ambrose, who has been advised by his physician a warmer climate, leaves for Tuscany. There he meets and marry Rachel, a half-Italian cousin of his. After an idyllic outset, the situation deteriorates. Shortly before his death, Ambrose manages to alert Philip: his wife is killing him slowly. Willing to sort out the truth, Philip goes to Ambrose's place but he does not find Rachel, who has gone away. Instead he meets Rainaldi, her friend and lawyer, who does not inspire him with confidence. He returns to his estate, persuaded that Rachel is evil and is the direct cause of Ambrose's death. Some time later, Rachel announces her coming. Determined to welcome her coolly, he is stunned to discover a woman not only beautiful but elegant, intelligent and sensitive. Instead of strangling her like he said he would, he falls in love. Madly. Written by Guy Bellinger
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and brief strong language.
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4411596/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Monday, February 26th, 2018 at 7pm @ a Private Home in Rosseau, the Movie is:
The Glass Castle
127 minutes
A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Writers: Destin Daniel Cretton (screenplay by), Andrew Lanham (screenplay by) | 1 more credit »
Stars: Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts
Storyline
A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content involving family dysfunction, and for some language and smoking.
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2378507/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Book-Movie club selection for November 2017 is
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman. We are meeting at a Private Home on Monday, November 27th, 2017 at 5pm to discuss the book. Then showing the movie that same night on Monday, November 27th, 2017 at 7pm at a Private Home to watch the movie. All are welcome. Please contact Kelly at 705 938 8863 for location.
November 2017 - Book by M.L. Stedman
& Movie
Book Discussion: Monday, November 27th, 2017 at 5pm at a Private Home.
Book titled: The Between Oceans
Amazon.ca : https://www.amazon.ca/Light-Between-Oceans-Novel-ebook/dp/B0064CL1T2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511030016&sr=1-1&keywords=the+light+between+oceans
The Light Between Oceans
- November 27th, 2017 at 7pm
at a Private Home
133 minutes
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Book-Movie club selection for October 2017 is
The Shack by William P. Young. We are meeting at a Private Home on Monday, October 30th, 2017 at 5pm to discuss the book. Then showing the movie that same night on Monday, October 30th, 2017 at 7pm at a Private Home to watch the movie. All are welcome. Please contact Kelly at 705 938 8863 for location.
October 2017 - Book by William P. Young
& Movie
Book Discussion: Monday, October 30th, 2017 at 5pm at a Private Home.
Book titled: The Shack
The Shack
- October 30th, 2017 at 7pm
at a Private Home
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called "The Shack."
Director:Stuart Hazeldine
Writers:John Fusco (screenplay by), Andrew Lanham (screenplay by) | 4 more credits »
Stars:Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw
132 minutes
Storyline
After the abduction and presumed death of Mackenzie Allen Phillips' youngest daughter, Missy, Mack receives a letter and suspects it is from God, asking him to return to The Shack where Missy may have been murdered. After contemplating it, he leaves his home to go to The Shack for the first time since Missy's abduction and an encounter that will change his life forever.
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for thematic material including some violence
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2872518/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Book-Movie club selection for August 2017 is
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling. We are meeting at the Rosseau Field House on Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017 at 5pm to discuss the book. Returning on Monday, August 28th, 2017 at 7pm at the Rosseau Field House to watch the movie. All are welcome.
August 2017 - Book by J.K. Rowling
& Movie
Book Discussion: Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017 at 5pm at the Rosseau Field House.
Book titled: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
Fantastic Beasts and Where to
to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
- August 28th, 2017 at 7pm
at the Rosseau Field House
133 minutes
The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school
Director: David Yates
Writer:J.K. Rowling
Holding a mysterious leather suitcase in his hand, Newt Scamander, a young activist wizard from England, visits New York while he is on his way to Arizona. Inside his expanding suitcase hides a wide array of diverse, magical creatures that exist among us, ranging from tiny, twig-like ones, to majestic and humongous ones. It is the middle of the 20s and times are troubled since the already fragile equilibrium of secrecy between the unseen world of wizards and the ordinary or "No-Maj" people that the MACUSA Congress struggles to maintain, is at risk of being unsettled. In the meantime, the voices against wizardry keep growing with daily protests led by Mary Lou Barebone and fuelled by the increasing disasters ascribed to a dark wizard, Gellert Grindelwald. At the same time, by a twist of fate, Newt's precious suitcase will be switched with the identical one of an aspiring No-Maj baker, Jacob Kowalski, while demoted Auror, Tina Goldstein, arrests Newt for being an unregistered wizard. To... Written by Nick Riganas
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some fantasy action violence
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3183660/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Book-Movie club selection for July 2017 is
Emma by Jane Austen We are meeting at the Rosseau Field House on Tuesday, July 18th, 2017 at 5pm to discuss the book. Returning on Monday, July 24th, 2017 at 7pm at the Rosseau Field House to watch the movie. All are welcome.
July 2017 - Book by Jane Austen
& Movie
Book Discussion: Tuesday, July 18th, 2017 at 5pm at the Rosseau Field House.
Book titled: Emma
Emma - July 24th, 2017 at 7pm
at the Rosseau Field House
120 minutes
In rural 1800s England things go bad for a young matchmaker after she finds a man for another woman.
Director: Douglas McGrath
Writers: Jane Austen (novel), Douglas McGrath (screenplay)
Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people's affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightly. Written by Philip Brubaker <coda@nando.net>
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for brief mild language
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116191/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
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June 2017 - Book by Saroo Brierley
& Movie
Book Discussion: Monday, June 19th, 2017 at 5pm at the Rosseau Field House.
Book titled: A Long Way Home
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Monday, June 26th, 2017 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Field House
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Lion - Monday, June 26th, 2017 at 7pm at the Roseau Field House
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Rated PG-13 for thematic material and some sensuality.
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3741834/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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May 2017 - Book by Margot Lee Shetterly
& Movie
Book Discussion: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017 at 5pm at the Rosseau Field House.
Book titled: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians who helped win the Space race
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Monday, May 29th, 2017 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Field House
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Hidden Figures - Monday, May 29th, 2017 at 7pm at the Roseau Field House
Color; Sound; 127 min
2017
20th Century Fox Film Corp (Fox)
United States of America
(PG)
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for thematic elements and some language
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4846340/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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April 2017 - Book by Chesley "Sully" B Sullenberger III & Jeffery Zaslow
& Movie
Book Discussion: Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 at 5pm at a private home - Message us through Contact Us to find out where the location is for both the book discussion and movie
Book titled: Sully: My Search for what really matters
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Monday, April 24th, 2017 at 7pm @ the Humphrey Community Centre
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Sully - Monday, April 24th, 2017 at 7pm at the Humphrey Community Centre
2016 • 112 minutes • Colour • DreamWorks
Director: Tate Taylor
Cast: Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson
The Girl on the Train is the story of Rachel Watson's life post-divorce. Every day, she takes the train in to work in New York, and every day the train passes by her old house. The house she lived in with her husband, who still lives there, with his new wife and child. As she attempts to not focus on her pain, she starts watching a couple who live a few houses down -- Megan and Scott Hipwell. She creates a wonderful dream life for them in her head, about how they are a perfect happy family. And then one day, as the train passes, she sees something shocking, filling her with rage. The next day, she wakes up with a horrible hangover, various wounds and bruises, and no memory of the night before. She has only a feeling: something bad happened. Then come the TV reports: Megan Hipwell is missing. Rachel becomes invested in the case and trying to find out what happened to Megan, where she is, and what exactly she herself was up to that same night Megan went missing.
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, sexual content, language and nudity
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3631112/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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March 2017 - Book by Paula Hawkins
& Movie
Book Discussion: Monday, March 27th, 2017 at 5pm at a private home - Message us through Contact Us to find out where the location is for both the book discussion and movie
Book titled: The Girl on the Train
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Monday, March 27th, 2017 at 7pm @ a private home
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The Girl on the Train - Monday, March 27th, 2017 at 7pm shown at a private home
2016 • 112 minutes • Colour • DreamWorks
Director: Tate Taylor
Cast: Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson
The Girl on the Train is the story of Rachel Watson's life post-divorce. Every day, she takes the train in to work in New York, and every day the train passes by her old house. The house she lived in with her husband, who still lives there, with his new wife and child. As she attempts to not focus on her pain, she starts watching a couple who live a few houses down -- Megan and Scott Hipwell. She creates a wonderful dream life for them in her head, about how they are a perfect happy family. And then one day, as the train passes, she sees something shocking, filling her with rage. The next day, she wakes up with a horrible hangover, various wounds and bruises, and no memory of the night before. She has only a feeling: something bad happened. Then come the TV reports: Megan Hipwell is missing. Rachel becomes invested in the case and trying to find out what happened to Megan, where she is, and what exactly she herself was up to that same night Megan went missing.
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, sexual content, language and nudity
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3631112/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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February 2017 - Book by Ransom Riggs
& Movie
Book Discussion: Monday, February 20th, 2017 at 4:30pm at the Rosseau Memorial Hall
Book titled: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Monday, February 27th, 2017 at 7pm shown at the Rosseau Memorial Hall
Color; Sound; 127 min
2016
20th Century Fox Film Corp (FOX)
United States of America
(PG)
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of fantasy action/violence and peril
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935859/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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January 2017 - Book by Rosalie Ham
& Movie
Book Discussion: Monday, January 23rd, 2017 at 4:30pm at the Rosseau Memorial Hall
Book titled: The Dressmaker
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Monday, January 30th, 2017 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall
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The Dressmaker - Monday, January 30th, 2017 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall
2016 • 119 minutes • Colour • eOne Films
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Cast: Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving, Sarah Snook, Judy Davis, Caroline Goodall, Kerry Fox, Rebecca Gibney
Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.
Drama
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for brief language and a scene of violence
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2910904/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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November 2016 - Book by Thomas Hardy
& Movie
Book Discussion: Monday, November 21st, 2016 at 4:30pm at the Rosseau Memorial Hall
Book titled: Far from the Madding Crowd
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Monday, November 28th, 2016 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall
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The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy (Tom Sturridge), a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood (Michael Sheen), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love - as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance.
Color; Sound; 119 min
2015
20th Century Fox Film Corp (FOX)
United States of America
(PG)
Thomas Vinterberg
Juno Temple, Carey Mulligan, Michael Sheen, Matthias Schoenaerts, Tom Sturridge, Jessica Barden, Hilton McRae, Richard Dixon
Thomas Hardy, David Nicholls
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and violence
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2935476/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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October 2016 - Book by Jojo Moyes
& Movie
Book Discussion: Monday, October 24th, 2016 at 4:30pm at the Rosseau Memorial Hall
Book titled: Me Before You
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Monday, October 31st, 2016 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall
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Me Before You - Monday, October 31st, 2016 at 7pm at the Rosseau Memorial Hall
2016 • 110 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers
Director: Thea Sharrock
Cast: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Jenna Coleman, Charles Dance, Matthew Lewis, Janet McTeer, Vanessa Kirby, Brendan Coyle
A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she's taking care of.
Drama, Romance
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and some suggestive material
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2674426/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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September 2016 - Book by Dave Eggers & Movie
Book Discussion: Monday, September 19th, 2016 at 4:30pm at the Rosseau Memorial Hall
Book titled: A Hologram for the King
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A Hologram for the King - Monday, September 26th, 2016 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall
A Hologram for the King - Monday, September 26th, 2016 @ 7pm at the Rosseau Memorial Hall
2016 • 97 minutes • Colour • eOne Films
Director: Tom Tykwer
Cast: Tom Hanks, Ben Whishaw, Tom Skerritt, Sarita Choudhury, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Tracey Fairaway
A failed American businessman looks to recoup his losses by traveling to Saudi Arabia and selling his idea to a wealthy monarch.
Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for some sexuality/nudity, language and brief drug use
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2980210/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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July 2016 - Book by James Dashner & Movie
Book Discussion: Monday, July 18th, 2016 at 2pm at the Rosseau Memorial Hall
Book titled: The Maze Runner
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The Maze Runner - Monday, July 25th, 2016 at 7pm @ the Rosseau Memorial Hall
Color; Sound; 113 min
2014
20th Century Fox Film Corp (FOX)
United States of America
(PG)
Thomas wakes up in an elevator, remembering nothing but his own name. He emerges into a world of about 60 teen boys who have learned to survive in a completely enclosed environment, subsisting on their own agriculture and supplies. A new boy arrives every 30 days. The original group has been in "The Glade" for two years, trying to find a way to escape through the Maze that surrounds their living space. They have begun to give up hope. Then a comatose girl arrives with a strange note, and their world begins to change. There are some great, fast-paced action scenes, particularly those involving the nightmarish Grievers who plague the boys.
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Will Poulter, Dylan O'Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Kaya Scodelario, Ki Hong Lee, Aml Ameen, Blake Cooper
James Dashner, Noah Oppenheim
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Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, including some disturbing images
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790864/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Hyena Road
2015 • 110 minutes • Colour • Elevation Pictures
Director: Paul Gross
Cast: Paul Gross, Rossif Sutherland, Allan Hawco, Allan Hawco, Jennifer Pudavick, Christine Horne, David Richmond-Peck, Nabil Elouahabi
Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars - all stand at the intersection of modern warfare - a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems.
Drama, War
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Paper Towns
2015 • 109 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Jake Schreier
Cast: Cara Delevingne, Nat Wolff, Halston Sage, Cara Buono, Caitlin Carver, Austin Abrams, Meg Crosbie, Justice Smith
Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life-dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge-he follows. After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues-and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees of the girl he thought he knew.
Mystery, Romantic
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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 • 132 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Directors: Wes Ball
Cast: Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aidan Gillen, Giancarlo Esposito, Ki Hong Lee
In this next chapter of the epic "Maze Runner" saga, Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD's vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.
Action, Thriller
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
2015 • 136 minutes • Colour • Alliance Films Inc.
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Sam Claflin, Natalie Dormer, Lily Rabe, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman
After being symbolized as the "Mockingjay", Katniss Everdeen and District 13 engage in an all-out revolution against the autocratic Capitol.
Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Carol
2015 • 118 minutes • Colour • Alliance Films Inc.
Director: Todd Haynes
Cast: Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler, Cory Michael Smith, Carrie Brownstein, Jake Lacy
Set in 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
Drama, Romantic
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In the Heart of the Sea
2015 • Colour • Warner Brothers
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Michelle Fairley, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw, Charlotte Riley, Benjamin Walker
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. “In the Heart of the Sea” reveals the encounter’s harrowing aftermath, as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive. Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade, as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down. Based on the book In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick.
Action, Drama, Adventure
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Macbeth
2015 • 113 minutes • Colour • eOne Films
Director: Justin Kurzel
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Elizabeth Debicki, Marion Cotillard, Sean Harris, David Thewlis, Jack Reynor, David Hayman
The ambition of Macbeth, the Thane of Scotland to be the King of Scotland, leads to the killing of his own king, King Duncan. His betrayal was successful and he took the kingdom throne for himself. But, his arrogance manner started murders, madness, and insecurity in the kingdom where he soon becomes a paranoia tyrant- that fears his own enmity.
Drama
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
2016 • Colour • Paramount Pictures
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Pablo Schreiber, John Krasinski, David Denman, Toby Stephens, Max Martini, James Badge Dale, David Costabile, Elektra Anastasi
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
Action, Adventure, War
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The Big Short
2015 • 130 minutes • Colour • Paramount Pictures
Director: Adam McKay
Cast: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Marisa Tomei
When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything.
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The Revenant
2016 • 151 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Cast: Tom Hardy, Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson
A man of many adventures, Hugh Glass goes West in 1822 in the employ of Captain Andrew Henry to do some profitable fur trapping. He is attacked by a bear, and badly injured. Miraculously, he survives, but the terrain makes it impossible to carry him back. Henry tries, but eventually hires two mercenaries to simply stand watch and bury him. They abandon Glass, alone and defenseless, but unfortunately for them, he recovers. He resolves to hunt down the men who abandoned him.
Adventure, Drama
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Gone Girl
2014 • 145 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Kim Dickens, Patrick Fugit, Carrie Coon, David Clennon
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?
Drama, Thriller, Suspense