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MOVIES
11.23 “Allied.” Brad Pitt, Marion
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Cotillard, Jared Harris and Lizzy Caplan star in this World War II romantic spy thriller by Robert Zemeckis. “Bad Santa 2.” Billy Bob Thornton returns to his role as America’s favorite antihero, Willie Soke. He teams up with sidekick Marcus (Tony Cox) to take on a Chicago charity. “Moana.” A CGI-animated epic about a teenager who is on a quest to become a master wayfinder on the sea with the help of a demigod (voiced by Dwayne Johnson). “Nocturnal Animals.” Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal star as a divorced couple discovering dark truths about each other in this romantic thriller by Tom Ford. “Rules Don’t Apply.” The Howard Hughes biopic by Warren Beatty about an aspiring young actress (Lily Collins) and her driver (Alden Ehrenreich) as they struggle to keep up with their infamous billionaire employer.
10.21 “A Monster Calls.” The visualfantasy drama from J.A. Bayona follows 12-year-old Conor as he deals with his mother’s illness by escaping into a world of monsters and fairy tales. Arabian Sights Film Festival. The 21st festival of films from the Arab world. At AMC Mazza Gallerie. “Certain Women.” Kelly Reichardt directs this drama about three Montana women. With Laura Dern, Michelle Williams and Kristen Stewart. “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back.” Tom Cruise and Cobie Smulders star in this popular action sequel directed by Ed Zwick. “Keeping Up With the Joneses.” A suburban couple find it impossibly hard to keep up with their glamorous new neighbors (Jon Hamm and Gal Gadot), only to find that they are covert operatives.
10.28 “American Pastoral.” Ewan
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11.25 “Lion.” A 5-year-old Indian boy gets on the wrong train, which sends him miles away from his family. Years later, he sets out to find them. DALE ROBINETTE
McGregor makes his directorial debut with a film based on the Pulitzer Prizewinning Philip Roth novel. “Gimme Danger.” Jim Jarmusch’s new film chronicles the Stooges and their launch to punk stardom. At Landmark’s E Street Cinema. “Inferno.” Ron Howard directs the adaptation of Dan Brown’s bestseller, which finds a symbologist (Tom Hanks) on a trail of clues tied to Dante. “Moonlight.” Filmmaker Barry Jenkins presents a coming-of-age story about a young man grappling with his sexuality and falling in love.
12.16 ‘La La Land’
the optimistic Trolls and their troll-eating counterparts.
“La La Land,” by “Whiplash” director Damien Chazelle, stars Emma Stone, above left, and Ryan Gosling in a song-and-dance throwback that received mostly rapturous reviews when it made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. As straightfaced as the run-up to the Oscars can be, it’s always healthy to kick up your heels a little. A.H.
11.11 “Almost Christmas.” A beloved family patriarch asks for one Christmas gift: for his family to get along. With Danny Glover, Omar Epps and Mo’Nique. “Arrival.” Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi thriller stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.” Director Ang Lee directs this film about the homecoming of a 19-year-old private and his fellow soldiers. With Chris Tucker and Steve Martin. “Shut In.” A widowed child psychologist (Naomi Watts) is caught in a winter storm in rural New England, and she must find a way to rescue a young boy.
11.04 “Bleed for This.” Miles Teller
11.15 “Zero Motivation.” A real-life portrait of a remote desert military base and a platoon of young female soldiers. At JCC of Northern Virginia.
FOCUS FEATURES
plays a real-life champion boxer who suffered a spinal injury in a car accident. His trainer (Aaron Eckhart) helps him walk again and return to the ring one year later. “Doctor Strange.” Benedict Cumberbatch plays a neurosurgeon encountering a hidden magical world after a car accident. “Hacksaw Ridge.” The true story of American soldier Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), who saved 75 men without firing a gun in Okinawa during World War II. “Peter and the Farm.” Peter Dunning is the proprietor of a historic farm in Vermont. The arrival of a film crew in this documentary causes him to confront his family history and legacy. At Landmark’s E Street Cinema. “The Eagle Huntress.” A 13-year-old trains to become the first female in her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter. “The Pickle Recipe.” Joey Miller is a single father who is in debt. With his daughter’s bat mitzvah a few weeks away, he hatches a plan to steal his grandmother’s secret dill pickle recipe to make money. “Trolls.” Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake and Zooey Deschanel voice this animated film about
11.04 ‘Loving’ “Loving,” Jeff Nichols’ stirring portrait of the couple whose Supreme Court case struck down laws forbidding interracial marriage, features an equally impressive turn from Ruth Negga, above left, who imbues Mildred Loving with quiet, implacable grace. A.H.
11.18 “Birdman.” A screening of the Oscar-winning film with live accompaniment by acclaimed percussionist Antonio Sanchez. At George Mason’s Center for the Arts. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” A world of fantastical beasts and magical creatures set in 1926. Directed by David Yates. “The Disappointments Room.” D.J. Caruso’s drama thriller stars Kate Beckinsale, Lucas Till and Mel Raido. “The Edge of Seventeen.” Taking cues from “Sixteen Candles,” this coming-ofage film centers on high schooler Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld) and her attempt to overcome growing pains.
11.26 “Stage Sisters.” The melodrama follows 20 years in the lives and artistry of a Chinese opera company in the 1930s and 1940s. At National Gallery of Art.
December TBD “The Autopsy of Jane Doe.” In a small-town mortuary, father and son coroners receive a mysterious homicide victim and discover bizarre clues to her death. 12.09 “Miss Sloane.” Jessica Chastain plays a ruthless Washington lobbyist who faces off against the gun lobby. “Office Christmas Party.” Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman reunite on-screen for a holiday comedy by Will Speck and Josh Gordon. 12.16 “A Kind of Murder.” Unhappily married but rich Walter Stackhouse is obsessed with a man suspected of murdering his wife. Their lives soon become dangerously intertwined. At Landmark’s E Street Cinema. “Collateral Beauty.” A successful New York advertising executive (Will Smith) suffers a deep tragedy, and his colleagues band together to find a way to help him heal. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” Lucasfilm’s latest finds unlikely heroes teaming up to steal the plans for the dreaded Death Star. Starring Felicity Jones, Donnie Yen and Forest Whitaker.
12.21 “20th Century Women.” Set in the summer of 1979, the film centers on a teenager (Lucas Jade Zumann) and the different women in his life, including his mother (Annette Bening), who teach him about life and love. “Assassin’s Creed.” Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender)