Boxoffice - October 2016
The Official Magazine of the National Association of Theatre Owners
The Official Magazine of the National Association of Theatre Owners
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PRICELESS<br />
ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS / OCT. 14<br />
n An aimless young man who has lost his wife and daughter agrees<br />
to drive a box truck cross country. No questions asked. Cash. What<br />
he discovers is not what he’s transporting, but whom he’s transporting.<br />
CAST AMBER MIDTHUNDER, DAVID KOECHNER, JIM PARRACK<br />
DIRECTOR BEN SMALLBONE GENRE DRAMA, ROMANCE RATING<br />
PG-13 FOR MATURE THEMATIC MATERIAL INVOLVING HUMAN<br />
TRAFFICKING, AND SOME VIOLENCE RUNNING TIME TBD<br />
31<br />
SABAN FILMS•LIONSGATE / OCT. 21<br />
n Malcolm McDowell stars as Father Napoleon-Horatio-Silas<br />
Murder. Yes, that’s his name. Father Murder, along with two others,<br />
captures carnies and forces them to play a torturous game called 31.<br />
CAST MALCOLM MCDOWELL, RICHARD BRAKE, JEFF DANIEL<br />
PHILLIPS DIRECTOR ROB ZOMBIE GENRE HORROR, THRILLER RATING<br />
R FOR STRONG BLOODY HORROR VIOLENCE, PERVASIVE LANGUAGE,<br />
SEXUAL CONTENT AND DRUG USE RUNNING TIME 102 MIN.<br />
AMERICAN PASTORAL<br />
LIONSGATE / OCT. 21<br />
n Making his directorial debut, actor Ewan McGregor has adapted<br />
Philip Roth’s 1997 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel to the screen and stars<br />
as successful Jewish businessman Seymour “Swede” Levov, whose life<br />
unravels after his daughter takes part in a violent anti-war protest.<br />
WE ARE X<br />
DRAFTHOUSE FILMS / OCT. 21<br />
n The Japanese heavy metal band We Are X is profiled in this British<br />
documentary that focuses on band founder Yoshiki. Though the<br />
group disbanded 20 years ago, they reformed after a lengthy hiatus to<br />
eventually play Madison Square Garden.<br />
CAST JENNIFER CONNELLY, EWAN MCGREGOR DIRECTOR EWAN<br />
MCGREGOR GENRE CRIME, DRAMA RATING R FOR SOME STRONG<br />
SEXUAL MATERIAL, LANGUAGE AND BRIEF VIOLENT IMAGES<br />
RUNNING TIME 126 MIN.<br />
CAST YOSHIKI, TOSHI, PATA DIRECTOR STEPHEN KIJAK GENRE<br />
DOCUMENTARY, MUSIC RATING R FOR SOME LANGUAGE RUNNING<br />
TIME 93 MIN.<br />
MOONLIGHT<br />
A24 / OCT. 21<br />
n Universally acclaimed (and perhaps Oscar-bound), Moonlight<br />
chronicles a young man’s difficult journey from boy to man. Three<br />
actors share the central role.<br />
CAST TREVANTE RHODES, ASHTON SANDERS, ALEX HIBBERT,<br />
NAOMIE HARRIS DIRECTOR BARRY JENKINS GENRE DRAMA RATING<br />
R RUNNING TIME 110 MIN.<br />
THE EAGLE HUNTRESS<br />
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS / OCT. 28<br />
n The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley narrates this documentary<br />
about a Kazakh girl, Aisholpan, and her quest to become a rare<br />
breed: a female eagle hunter. The film covers her training and culminates<br />
in her entry into the Golden Eagle Festival competition.<br />
NARRATOR DAISY RIDLEY DIRECTOR OTTO BELL GENRE<br />
DOCUMENTARY RATING G RUNNING TIME 87 MIN.<br />
OCTOBER <strong>2016</strong> BoxOffice ® 101
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