Movies Opening This Weekend – April 14th, 2017 [videos]

It’s hard to believe Paul Walker is gone, but his memory is well served in the latest ‘Fast and Furious’ installment with the debut of The Fate of the Furious this weekend, starring The Rock, Charlize Theron, Scott Eastwood, and Vin Diesel. The weekend films also bring a thriller, documentary, and our pick of the weekend, ‘Spark: A Space Tail,’ featuring the vocal talents of Susan Sarandon, Jessica Biel, Patrick Stewart, and Hilary Swank. It’s an animated bundle of joy the whole family will enjoy.

Enjoy the movies this weekend, we always do!

Tommy’s Honour (2016)
(PG) 117 min – Drama
Director: Jason Connery
Stars: Ophelia Lovibond, Sam Neill, Peter Mullan, Peter Ferdinando

If you’re a golf fan, this film chronicles the earliest day of golf, as a father who yearns for great things for his son realizes that his child is a golf prodigy, wanting to veer off course. In the beginnings of golf, an aristocratic sport played by amateurs in the UK, the thought of being paid to play was unthinkable. If you enjoyed the movies ‘The Greatest Game Ever Played’ and ‘Tin Cup,’ you’ll love this British autobiography of golf’s first professional Tom Morris. [watch trailer]

Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent (2016)
(R) 120 min – Documentary
Director: Lydia Tenaglia
Stars: Mario Batali, Anthony Bourdain, Francesca De Luca, Rocston Issock

Have you ever wondered where we found the inspiration for all these “celebrity chef” reality shows on TV? Well, it all began with Jeremiah Towers. This film is a behind the scenes story of an eccentric food critic who changed the way writers covered food. [watch trailer]

Norman (2016)
(R) 117 min – Thriller
Director: Joseph Cedar
Stars: Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen, Charlotte Gainsbourg

An unknown man befriends a young politician, at a time neither are rich or famous. Years later the politician’s career begins to rise, impacting their friendship in ways neither had ever imagined. [watch trailer]

The Fate of the Furious (2017)
(PG-13) 136 min – Action
Director: F. Gary Gray
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Charlize Theron, Scott Eastwood, Vin Diesel

A woman whose influence on Dom begins to sour his relationship with his crew, wedges herself in the middle of our favorite in screen family. Clint Eastwood’s son Scott is taking on better roles, Charlize Theron is a welcome addition to the franchise. [watch trailer]

The Lost City of Z (2016)
(PG-13) 141 min – Action
Director: James Gray
Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, Tom Holland

Based on real events, British explorer Col. Percival Fawcett actually disappears in the 1920s while searching for a mystical Amazon city of riches. [watch trailer]

Spark: A Space Tail (2016)
(PG) 90 min – Animation
Director: Aaron Woodley
Stars: Susan Sarandon, Jessica Biel, Patrick Stewart, Hilary Swank

Spark is a young monkey who drags his best friends into a wonderful journey of intrigue and imagination.[watch trailer]

A Quiet Passion (2016)
(PG-13) 125 min – Biography
Director: Terence Davies
Stars: Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle, Duncan Duff, Keith Carradine

Emily Dickinson became a national treasure, a poet for all ages. The question is, what road did she travel as a young reclusive girl to arrive as a woman of grace and importance? This movie will inspire the hidden artist found in each of us. [watch trailer]

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