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What films to watch out for this fall
CAMERON MCGOUGH
@cammcgough
This summer was rife with reboots, sequels and all manner of franchise-driven films. Movie studios do this in order to get paying customers into movie theaters, because they want to watch something familiar. Although the new releases this fall consist of blockbusters galore, there are also many promising independent, less mainstream films that will likely flood the Academy Awards telecast this winter. Take a look at the most anticipated blockbusters and indie films being released this fall.
KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
Daniel Radcliffe in "Imperium."
This stop-motion epic features an all-star cast, including Academy Awards winners Matthew McConaughey and Charlize Theron, along with Rooney Mara and George Takei. The film takes place long ago in Japan and centers around the titular character Kubo, voiced by "Game of Thrones" actor Art Parkinson. Through a series of life altering events, Kubo finds himself beings pursued by all matter of fiendish creatures in his quest to find a magical suit of armour. In theaters Aug. 19.
IMPERIUM
In this his latest project, Daniel Radcliffe adds a new role to his repertoire. Donning a shaved head and a believable American accent, Radcliffe's character, FBI agent Nate Foster, assumes a new identity in order to infiltrate a band of white supremacists. Foster struggles to conform to the extreme practices of the group, causing a cast of doubt among the other members. Can agent Foster stop these men before many people are killed? In theaters Aug.19.
THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS
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Real-life couple Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander play lovers in this romantic drama. Tom (Fassbender) and his wife Isabel (Vikander) live peaceful, happy lives on the coast of Australia. Their whole life changes when they discover a baby abandoned on the beach. They decide to adopt the child, and life couldn't seem better. Things turn sour, and a mysterious woman (Rachel Weisz) comes into the picture to stir things up. In theaters Sept. 2.
SULLY
harm his reputation. He is forced to defend the choices he made under great pressure. In theaters Sept. 9.
Academy Award winners Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks team up for this thrilling biopic, based on the novel "Highest Duty" by Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (Hanks), and veteran airplane pilot, comes under fire when his plane suffers dual engine failure and he is forced to make an emergency landing in the Hudson River. He becomes a familiar face in the media, and accusations of bad judgment and carelessness
underdog against the overbearing institution of white slave owners. In theaters Oct. 7.
THE BIRTH OF A NATION
This historical drama set in the antebellum South is the most anticipated awards season film release of the year. The film debuted at Sundance Film Festival to widespread acclaim, having garnered the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. The film follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker) through the insurmountable pains of being an African American during this time in history. Turner leads a rebellion, pitting the strength and passion of the
The title of this film is quite deceiving; it is not a horror film as the name may suggest, but an inspiring kid-friendly fantasy epic. Based on the novel by Patrick Ness, "A Monster Calls" brings together Conor, an oft-bullied 12-year-old, and a very unlikely friend and ally, the Monster. Conor's new friend helps guide him and make new discoveries along the way. In theaters Oct. 21.
A MONSTER CALLS
DOCTOR STRANGE Marvel is finally introducing a new superhero after a string of films with virtually the same roster of characters, and this new onscreen superhero is very unique. Dr. Stephen Strange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, used to be one of the best neurosurgeons in the world. That all changed when he was injured in a car accident, effectively ending his career in medicine. While on a journey of healing and self-discovery, Dr. Strange encounters a mysterious woman who opens his eyes to a whole other dimension and range of possibilities. In theaters Nov. 4.
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO
FIND THEM
Although "Harry Potter" mania never really ended, it is most certainly making a big resurgence in popular culture. This film, with a screenplay by book author J.K. Rowling, is set 70 years before the events portrayed in "The Sorcerer's Stone." Newt Scamander, played by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne, is a British magizoologist who finds himself in New York City surrounded by a brand new environment. Things go awry when some of Scamander's magical creatures escape from his enchanted briefcase. Will he be able to round them all up before they destroy New York City? In theaters Nov. 18.
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