MFG Weekend Preview First Look at Anthony Hopkins New Movie
MFG Weekend Preview: First Look at Anthony Hopkins’ New Movie Movies for Grownups
is a hoot in this latter-day screwball comedy. She plays Georgette, the wife of a philanderer (Ethan Hawke) who leaves her for Maggie (Greta Gerwig), a clueless home-wrecker. Fast forward three years, and Maggie wants to give the hubby back. But does Georgette accept returns? They’re birds. They are angry. OK, got it! New at Home A good old-fashioned adventure flick about the crew of a crippled oil tanker and the Coast Guard officer (Chris Pine) who sails to their rescue. Director Craig Gillespie spews neither red blood nor blue language to tell this . * The story of Easter retold as a detective yarn. (I know — I had to read that sentence twice myself.) Joseph Fiennes plays a Roman officer who must locate the crucified body of Jesus of Nazareth. As our first-century investigator proceeds with CSI-style detachment, just try to ignore his resemblance to a young Charlton Heston. and Owen Wilson return as the world’s ghastliest supermodels, this time ensnared in a web of international intrigue. The subversive hilarity of the original has gone AWOL. Still Out There * Designates a Movies for Grownups Editors’ Choice latest — written with son Nick — follows a troubled 18-year-old (Nick Robinson) who, while in drug rehab, falls for an equally lost young woman (Morgan Saylor). * plays a rock singer coping with the ripples of certain life decisions in this sensuous mystery set in a lavish seaside villa. Along with beautiful peeps and Dakota Johnson, she encounters passion, jealousy and insecurity. But mostly passion. In a biopic that skips freely from fact to fiction and back, Ethan Hawke is tragically endearing as 1950s jazz legend Chet Baker. This duckbilled platypus of a movie is ungainly and slapped together, but giddy good fun to behold. The grownup stars include , , , Hope Davis, and . * Returning to his district on the Maine coast, a congressman (Treat Williams) gets a rocky reception from his constituents. George Hamilton pops up in a fun supporting role, and Elizabeth Marvel (House of Cards) is a delight as the politico’s refreshingly grownup love interest. Codirected and written by Robert Mrazek — himself a survivor of Congress. An intense performance by nearly saves this convoluted drama about a man oddly unaffected by the sudden death of his wife. * Michael Shannon is ; Kevin Spacey is . Both are pitch perfect in this delightful fly-on-the-wall look at Elvis’ impromptu 1970 Oval Office visit. stars as a British commander who must decide whether to take an innocent life in a drone strike on a terrorist meeting site. The superb players include the late Alan Rickman in his final film role. * Director-star Jason Bateman probes the dark corners of family bonds in this story of siblings (Bateman and Nicole Kidman) enduring an uneasy homecoming with their performance-artist parents ( and Maryann Plunkett). * is magnificent as a 60-something office worker pursuing an unlikely crush on a handsome young coworker (Max Greenfield). * provides all the fun as a struggling U.S. businessman who travels to Saudi Arabia in a last-ditch bid to sell new technology to an Arab monarch. plays both Jesus and Satan in writer-director Rodrigo Garcia’s speculative account of what happened during The Man from Galilee’s 40-day desert ordeal. Think it’s tough being single? In this dark futuristic comedy, single folks must find a mate in 45 days — or be turned into animals. Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz and are among those racing the clock. * shines as the overinvolved mother of a TV writer (Rose Byrne). She smothers the poor girl with attention — until she catches the eye of a charming ex-cop (J.K. Simmons) who rides a Harley and raises chickens. Producer-director-writer-star Don Cheadle’s heartfelt bio of follows the drug-addled trumpeter through a nightlong quest to recover a stolen session tape. It’s a jumble out there, but Cheadle is brilliant. * is host of a TV financial show, is his producer — and Jack O’Connell is the desperate viewer who hijacks the show after losing everything by taking their advice. Directed by . , , Courtney Cox and Mira Sorvino play moms in this episodic look at mothers’ relationships with their no-longer-so-little girls. * The cast of the 2002 original is back, as boisterous and big-haired as ever. Michael Constantine and Lainie Kazan shine as 70-somethings who learn their 50-year marriage was never sanctified. Don’t you just hate it when that happens? 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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen in The Dresser “I’ve gotten quite good at this acting thing,” Anthony Hopkins told Movies for Grownups a few years ago. Since then, he has only gotten better. Witness this clip, exclusive to Movies for Grownups, of Hopkins and in the new movie version of the award-winning play The Dresser. Set during World War II, the film stars Hopkins as a fading actor who can get through a performance of King Lear only with the emotional support of his wardrobe assistant, played by McKellen. Oscar-winner Ronald Harwood () wrote the script; Richard Eyre () directs. The Dresser arrives on the STARZ cable channel May 30. New in Theaters * Designates a Movies for Grownups Editors’ Choice * This slam-bang buddy-cop flick harks back to the best of them (think or .). In 1977 L.A., and Ryan Gosling are mismatched detectives searching for an MIA porn star. The jokes are just one form of the rapid-fire killers here. * Hmm, a laff riot from Jane Austen? Kate Beckinsale stars as a scandalous 1790s British noblewoman who, on a visit to her in-laws, sets out to score a husband for herself — and a rich aristocrat for her simpleminded daughter (Morfydd Clark). *is a hoot in this latter-day screwball comedy. She plays Georgette, the wife of a philanderer (Ethan Hawke) who leaves her for Maggie (Greta Gerwig), a clueless home-wrecker. Fast forward three years, and Maggie wants to give the hubby back. But does Georgette accept returns? They’re birds. They are angry. OK, got it! New at Home A good old-fashioned adventure flick about the crew of a crippled oil tanker and the Coast Guard officer (Chris Pine) who sails to their rescue. Director Craig Gillespie spews neither red blood nor blue language to tell this . * The story of Easter retold as a detective yarn. (I know — I had to read that sentence twice myself.) Joseph Fiennes plays a Roman officer who must locate the crucified body of Jesus of Nazareth. As our first-century investigator proceeds with CSI-style detachment, just try to ignore his resemblance to a young Charlton Heston. and Owen Wilson return as the world’s ghastliest supermodels, this time ensnared in a web of international intrigue. The subversive hilarity of the original has gone AWOL. Still Out There * Designates a Movies for Grownups Editors’ Choice latest — written with son Nick — follows a troubled 18-year-old (Nick Robinson) who, while in drug rehab, falls for an equally lost young woman (Morgan Saylor). * plays a rock singer coping with the ripples of certain life decisions in this sensuous mystery set in a lavish seaside villa. Along with beautiful peeps and Dakota Johnson, she encounters passion, jealousy and insecurity. But mostly passion. In a biopic that skips freely from fact to fiction and back, Ethan Hawke is tragically endearing as 1950s jazz legend Chet Baker. This duckbilled platypus of a movie is ungainly and slapped together, but giddy good fun to behold. The grownup stars include , , , Hope Davis, and . * Returning to his district on the Maine coast, a congressman (Treat Williams) gets a rocky reception from his constituents. George Hamilton pops up in a fun supporting role, and Elizabeth Marvel (House of Cards) is a delight as the politico’s refreshingly grownup love interest. Codirected and written by Robert Mrazek — himself a survivor of Congress. An intense performance by nearly saves this convoluted drama about a man oddly unaffected by the sudden death of his wife. * Michael Shannon is ; Kevin Spacey is . Both are pitch perfect in this delightful fly-on-the-wall look at Elvis’ impromptu 1970 Oval Office visit. stars as a British commander who must decide whether to take an innocent life in a drone strike on a terrorist meeting site. The superb players include the late Alan Rickman in his final film role. * Director-star Jason Bateman probes the dark corners of family bonds in this story of siblings (Bateman and Nicole Kidman) enduring an uneasy homecoming with their performance-artist parents ( and Maryann Plunkett). * is magnificent as a 60-something office worker pursuing an unlikely crush on a handsome young coworker (Max Greenfield). * provides all the fun as a struggling U.S. businessman who travels to Saudi Arabia in a last-ditch bid to sell new technology to an Arab monarch. plays both Jesus and Satan in writer-director Rodrigo Garcia’s speculative account of what happened during The Man from Galilee’s 40-day desert ordeal. Think it’s tough being single? In this dark futuristic comedy, single folks must find a mate in 45 days — or be turned into animals. Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz and are among those racing the clock. * shines as the overinvolved mother of a TV writer (Rose Byrne). She smothers the poor girl with attention — until she catches the eye of a charming ex-cop (J.K. Simmons) who rides a Harley and raises chickens. Producer-director-writer-star Don Cheadle’s heartfelt bio of follows the drug-addled trumpeter through a nightlong quest to recover a stolen session tape. It’s a jumble out there, but Cheadle is brilliant. * is host of a TV financial show, is his producer — and Jack O’Connell is the desperate viewer who hijacks the show after losing everything by taking their advice. Directed by . , , Courtney Cox and Mira Sorvino play moms in this episodic look at mothers’ relationships with their no-longer-so-little girls. * The cast of the 2002 original is back, as boisterous and big-haired as ever. Michael Constantine and Lainie Kazan shine as 70-somethings who learn their 50-year marriage was never sanctified. Don’t you just hate it when that happens? 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