Preview of Hollywood movies releasing on 23 May 2014

X-Men: Days of Future Past

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An upcoming movie of the X-men series directed by Bryan Singer and starring Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Nicholas Hoult, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Peter Dinklage, Omar Sy, Daniel Cudmore, Fan Bingbing, Boo Boo Stewart, Adan Canto, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Lucas Till, Evan Jonigkeit is releasing on 23rd May, 14.

Genre: Action

Plot

The ultimate X-men group fights a war for the survival of the mutants across two alternate time periods. The famous X-Men trilogy characters join forces with their younger selves from the previous X-Men series; X-Men:First class; in an epic battle that must change the past in order to save the future.

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Blended

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An upcoming American comedy film directed by Frank Coraci; starring Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Joel McHale, Bella Thorne, Lauren Lapkus and Terry Crews. This is the third movie of Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler together. The first two were %0 first dates and The Wedding Singer.

Genre: Comedy

Plot

The movie explores the growing concept of ‘blended families.’ After a terrible blind date, single parents Lauren and Jim agree on one thing uninamously- they don’t want to ever see each other again. But when they sign up separately for a family vacation with their kids, they are all stuck together sharing a suite at a luxurious African safari for a week.

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The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

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This comedy film is directed by Phil Alden Robinson and stars Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Peter Dinklage, James Earl Jones, Melissa Leo and Hamish Linklater.

Genre: Comedy

Plot

Some people have good days and others have bad days. Henry has only one everyday. He is always unhappy and angry at the world. Henry visits Dr Sharon who is herself having a bad day and reveals that he has a brain aneurysm. After hearing the news, he loses his temper and yells at Sharon as he demands to know the time left with him. Succumbing to Henry’s anger and insults, Sharon abruptly says that he has 90 minutes. Shocked by the news, Henry storms out of the office to make amends with everyone he has hurt in his life. Shocked by her lapse of judgement, Sharon goes on a city-wide search for Henry.

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Tracks

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An upcoming thriller directed by Keir Pearson and starring Adam Driver, Mia Wasikowska, Emma Booth, Melanie Zanetti, Jessica Tovey and Rainer Bock. The movie is based on the book ‘The Boys on the Tracks: Death, Denial, and a Mother’s Crusade to Bring Her Son’s Killers to Justice’ by Mara Leveritt.

Genre: Thriller

Plot

The movie is the story of Robyn Davidson, a young woman who leaves her urban city life to make a solo trek in the sprawling Australian desert. Accompanied only by her dog and four camels, she sets off on a journey to self-discovery. Along the way, she meets a National Geographic photographer, Rick Smolan who photographs her voyage.

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Words and Pictures

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An upcoming American drama directed by Fred Schepisi and starring Juliette Binoche, Keegan Connor Tracy, Clive Owen, Amy Brenneman, Valerie Tan and Bruce Davison.

Genre: Drama

Plot

The movie is about a Prep school English teacher Jack Marcus and an abstract painter Dina Delsanto. A one time literary star Jack has a lot to despair. He has not published in years,  has let the school’s literary magazine ruin and is estranged from his son. To combat the despair, Jack drinks and showcases bad drunken behavior to be banned from a local upscale pub. Like Jack, Dino was once appreciated for her art but with the onset of arthritis, painting became a difficult and painful job. Jack finds Dina attractive and flirts with her.

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