Arts & Entertainment
Coming to Theaters Near You: 'God's Not Dead 2,' 'Meet the Blacks,' 'The Dark Horse,' and More
WATCH THE TRAILERS: Your guide to movies with a theatrical release on April 1, 2016.
Are you planning on going to the movies this weekend? Here are this week’s new releases:
“Born to Be Blue”
“Eye in the Sky”
“Everybody Wants Some!!”
“God’s Not Dead 2”
“I Saw the Light”
“Meet the Blacks”
“The Dark Horse”
And here’s what they’re all about.
“Born to Be Blue”
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R, 97 min, Biography, Drama, Music
Director: Robert Budreau
Writer: Robert Budreau
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo
Ethan Hawke lights up the screen as jazz legend Chet Baker, whose tumultuous life is thrillingly reimagined with wit, verve, and style to burn. In the 1950s, Baker was one of the most famous trumpeters in the world, renowned as both a pioneer of the West Coast jazz scene and an icon of cool. By the 1960s, he was all but washed up, his career and personal life in shambles due to years of heroin addiction. In his innovative anti-biopic, director Robert Budreau zeroes in on Baker's life at a key moment in the 1960s, just as the musician attempts to stage a hard-fought comeback, spurred in part by a passionate romance with a new flame (Carmen Ejogo). Creatively blending fact with fiction and driven by Hawke's virtuoso performance, “Born to Be Blue” unfolds with all the stylistic brio and improvisatory genius of great jazz.– IFC
“Eye in the Sky”
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R, 92 min, Drama, Thriller, War
Director: Gavin Hood
Writer: Guy Hibbert
Stars: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman
“Eye in the Sky” stars Helen Mirren as Colonel Katherine Powell, a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. Through remote surveillance and on-the-ground intel, Powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from "capture" to "kill." But as American pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute, reaching the highest levels of US and British government, over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare. – Bleecker Street
“Everybody Wants Some!!” (Limited, April 1)
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R, 116 min, Comedy
Director: Richard Linklater
Writer: Richard Linklater
Stars: Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin, Ryan Guzman
From writer/director Richard Linklater, a new "spiritual sequel" to “Dazed and Confused” set in the world of 1980 college life. “Everybody Wants Some!!” is a comedy that follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood. – Paramount Pictures
“God’s Not Dead 2” (Nationwide, April 1)
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PG, 121 min, Drama
Director: Harold Cronk
Writers: Chuck Konzelman, Cary Solomon
Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, David A.R. White, Ray Wise, Robin Givens
From the college classroom of “God’s Not Dead” to the public square in “God’s Not Dead 2,” the name of Jesus is welcomed less and less with each passing day. If Christians don’t take a stand today, will we even have a choice tomorrow? – Pure Flix
“I Saw the Light”
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R, 123 min, Biography, Drama, Music
Director: Marc Abraham
Writers: Marc Abraham, Colin Escott
Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen
“I Saw the Light” is the story of the legendary country western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his meteoric rise to fame and its ultimately tragic effect on his health and personal life. – Sony Pictures Classics
“Meet the Blacks” (Nationwide, April 1)
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R, 90 min, Comedy
Director: Deon Taylor
Writers: Nicole Demasi, Deon Taylor
Stars: Zulay Henao, Mike Tyson, George Lopez
The Black family is getting out of Chicago in hopes of a beter life. After Carl Black (Mike Epps) recently came into some unexpected funds, Carl takes his family and leaves the hustling lifestyle behind for something better. – Freestyle
“The Dark Horse" (Limited, April 1)
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R, 124 min, Drama
Director: James Napier Robertson
Writer: James Napier Robertson
Stars: Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, Kirk Torrance
Based upon a powerful true story, “The Dark Horse” is the uplifting portrait of a man searching for the courage to lead, despite his struggles with mental illness. The film features a stunning, award-winning performance by Cliff Curtis as Genesis “Gen” Potini, a brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion who finds purpose gy teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life. – Broad Green Pictures
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