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Movies by Month - September 2014

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2014: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec,

Note: movie release dates change considerably, which means that some films may be released several days or weeks before or after the date in the original announcements.

Movie reviews are linked to month-by-month entries and in the movie reviews index. When we receive posters, trailers, credits or official site details we put those up on info pages awaiting review.


Due for release 4 th
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Into the Storm

A group of high school students document the events and aftermath of a devastating tornado. (source: IMDB)


Due for release 4 th
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Boyhood

Written and directed by Richard Linklater. The life of a young man, Mason, from age 5 to age 18.


Due for release 4 th
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The Grandmaster

The story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.


Due for release 4 th

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What We Do in the Shadows

llow the lives of Viago (Taika Waititi), Deacon (Jonathan Brugh), and Vladislav (Jemaine Clement) - three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life's obstacles-like being immortal vampires who must feast on human blood. Hundreds of years old, the vampires are finding that beyond sunlight catastrophes, hitting the main artery, and not being able to get a sense of their wardrobe without a reflection-modern society has them struggling with the mundane like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts. (source: IMDB)


Due for release 4 th

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But Always

1970s Beijing: two school friends, both with different backgrounds and families, lose touch, only to rekindle the romance in New York City, where they must decide between a present love or a future love. (source: IMDB)


Due for release 10 th
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In the Mind's Eye

A psychologist is gradually broken down to the point of no return in his life; but was it his work or his past that sends him over the edge, to do the most unthinkable things. All of this happens to him in the middle of chaos breaking out during the London riots. (source: IMDB)


Due for release 11 th
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Step Up All In

Several actors and dancers from the previous instalments of Step Up are returning to reprise their roles: In Las Vegas they are battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.


Due for release 11 th
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The Giver

In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.


Due for release 11 th

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The Immigrant

Ewa Cybulski (Cotillard) and her sister sail to New York from their native Poland in search of a new start and the American dream. With nowhere to turn and desperate to reunite with Magda, Ewa quickly falls prey to Bruno (Phoenix), a charming but wicked man who takes her in and forces her into prostitution. The arrival of Orlando (Renner) - a dashing stage magician who is also Bruno's cousin - restores her self-belief and hopes for a brighter future, becoming her only chance to escape the nightmare in which she finds herself.


Due for release 11 th
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Tarzan

Tarzan and Jane Porter face a mercenary army dispatched by the evil CEO of Greystoke Energies, a man who took over the company from Tarzan's parents, after they died in a plane crash. (source: IMDB)


Due for release 11 th
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

A group of mutated warriors face off against an evil kingpin who wants to take over New York. (source: IMDB)


Due for release 14 th

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The Rarity A New Beginning

A half-vampire/half-human struggles to find herself in a world where power, greed, and deception are rampant. (srouce: IMDB)


Due for release 18 th
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Boxtrolls

he Boxtrolls are an underground cavern-dwelling community of quirky and lovable oddballs who wear recycled cardboard boxes the way turtles wear their shells. The Boxtrolls have raised an orphaned human boy, EGGS (voiced by Isaac Hempstead-Wright), since infancy as one of their dumpster-diving and mechanical junk-collecting own. When the Boxtrolls are" TARGETed by a villainous pest exterminator ARCHIBALD SNATCHER (Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley) who is bent on eradicating them as his ticket to Cheesebridge society, the kind-hearted band of tinkerers must turn to their adopted charge and an adventurous rich girl WINNIE (Elle Fanning) to bridge two


Due for release 18 th
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The Maze Runner

A group of boys, with no memories of their past lives, must escape a massive maze infested with deadly creatures. (srouce: IMDB)


Due for release 18 th
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Planes: Fire & Rescue

When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero. - Written by Walt Disney (Animated)


Due for release 18 th
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants. (source: IMDB)


Due for release 18 th
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Wish I Was Here

Aidan Bloom is a 35-year-old man who finds himself at major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his career, and his family. (source: IMDB)


Due for release 18 th
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Love Punch

A divorced couple scheme to recover the retirement money that was stolen from them. (source: IMDB)


Due for release 25 th
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In Bloom

Winner of the C.I.A.C.E. JURY AWARD and celebrated as a major discovery of the Berlinale, Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross' drama. To young girls navigate the familial and societal expectations of post-Soviet Georgia.


Due for release 25 th

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A Walk Among the Tombstones

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife. (source: IMDB) With Liam Neeson as Matt Scudder


Due for release 25 th
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The Equalizer

A former black ops commando who faked his death for a quiet life in Boston comes out of his retirement to rescue a young girl and finds himself face to face with Russian gangsters.


Due for release 25 th
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Life of Crime

Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return. (source: IMDB)


Now Due for release Oct 30th
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Get On Up

Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.


Due for release 30 th
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Cross of Steel

Cross of Steel is a World War II documentary like no other. The Film follows the war from the German Soldiers perspective and endeavours to depict an unbiased point of view. With no political undertones or third party agendas. Join us as we analyse the German War machine and dissect their Elite Combat Tactics and Training, advanced weaponry, Psychological conditioning and unsurpassed discipline. (source: IMDB)

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