The inclement weather is making indoor activities more desirable. This holiday weekend is the ideal time to check out a film. Here are our O&A weekend movie picks guaranteed to get you Out and About.
The story centers on Zoe, a woman in a perfectly quaint marriage. The couple are busy raising three children while devoted to their careers. However, it’s not enough to fulfill all of her desires as she soon finds herself satisfying her addiction to sex with other men, which puts her on a dangerous path that she may not survive. Cast includes Boris Kodjoe, Sharon Leal, Tasha Smith, William Levy, Emayatzy Corinealdi and Tyson Beckford.
The story is a mix of mythology and history as it follows the story of Prince Vlad, the inspiration for the Dracula character popularized by Bram Stoker’s novel.The movie follows a young prince who, when the lives of his wife and child are put in danger by a bloodthirsty sultan. He risks his soul to save them, and in the process becomes the first vampire. Luke Evans is Dracula, with Sarah Gadon, Zach McGowan, Samantha Barks, Dominic Cooper and Charlie Cox.
I Am Ali is told through exclusive, unprecedented access to Ali’s personal archive of ‘audio journals’ combined with touching interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends, including his daughters, son, ex-wife and brother, plus legends of the boxing community including Mike Tyson, George Foreman and Gene Kilroy.
Jeremy Renner stars as Gary Webb, the real-life dedicated reporter for The San Jose Mercury-News. In the 1990s, Webb uncovered the Central Intelligence Agency’s role in importing cocaine into California that was sold to raise money for the Nicaraguan Contras rebel army. Supported by his wife and children, Webb pursued the story and went public with his evidence. When targeted for a vicious smear campaign by the CIA and rival journalists, Webb found himself fighting for his reputation and his family.
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? Cast includes Neil Patrick Harris, Missi Pyle, Kim Dickens and Tyler Perry .
They were known simply as “The Lost Boys.” Orphaned by the brutal Civil war in Sudan that began in 1983, these young victims traveled as many as a thousand miles on foot in search of safety. Fifteen years later, a humanitarian effort would bring 3600 lost boys and girls to America. In The Good Lie, Philippe Falardeau brings the story of their survival and triumph to life. The movie stars Reese Witherspoon, Corey Stoll, Thad Luckinbill, Sarah Baker, Sharon Conley, Maria Howell and making his film debut is model turned actor Ger Duany.
We look forward to seeing you Out and About