Movies Opening This Week – October 3rd [videos]

Star studded films are being released constantly, and the first week of October is no exception. Six highly anticipated films are hitting the theaters. And with the seasons changing from summer to fall, it’s the perfect time to get cozy, grab some popcorn, and fill the seats as these movies make their way to the big screen.

A Star is Born (2018)   

(R) 2hr 15 min – Drama, Romance, Music

Director: Bradley Cooper

Cast: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga , Sam Elliott, Andrew Dice Clay, Rafi Gavron, Dave Chappelle, Rebecca Field, Michael Harney

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer until Jackson coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally’s career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jackson fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

[Watch the trailer here. ]

 

Venom (2018)

(PG-13) 1hr 52 min – Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Action

Director: Ruben Fleischer

Cast:  Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott, Woody Harrelson, Jenny Slate

Journalist Eddie Brock is trying to take down Carlton Drake, the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation. While investigating one of Drake’s experiments, Eddie’s body merges with the alien Venom — leaving him with superhuman strength and power. Twisted, dark and fueled by rage, Venom tries to control the new and dangerous abilities that Eddie finds so intoxicating.

[Watch the trailer here.]

 

Ride (2018)

(Not Yet Rated) 1 hr 16 min – Thriller

Director: Jeremy Ungar

Cast: Bella Thorne, Jessie Usher, Will Brill, Hailee Keanna Lautenbach

An Uber ride goes terribly wrong one night in Los Angeles.

[Watch the trailer here.]

 

Loving Pablo (2018)

(R) 2 hr 8 min – Biography, Historical Drama

Director: Fernando León de Aranoa

Cast: Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Julieth Restrepo, Lillian Blankenship, David Valencia, David Ojalvo

In the early 1980s, Colombian journalist Virginia Vallejo begins a tumultuous love affair with Pablo Escobar — the world’s most feared drug lord.

[Watch the trailer here.]

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