New Movies Opening Friday, May 16, 2014

New movies Opening This Week on May 16 includes giant (really really giant) lizards, feel good baseball stories and a few limited movies.

• Godzilla PG-13 123 min
• Million Dollar Arm PG 124 min
• The Immigrant  - [Limited] R 120 min
• Chinese Puzzle  - [Limited] R 117 min
• Half of a Yellow Sun  - [Limited] R 111 min
• Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case  - [Limited] Not Rated 86 min

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Godzilla

Rated PG-13 123 min

The world's most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

Director: Gareth Edwards
Stars:    Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe

Bruce Says: You have to love the credentials behind this reboot and I've been very surprised how many folks my age are excited to see this movie.  Depending where you look, critics are being a bit grumpy or happy with with the movie.

Rotten Tomatoes critic review scale has it at an 85% with 62 reviews in!  Booya! And kudos to the brave, damp mops who dared to diss it.

I'm even more excited now than ever.

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Million Dollar Arm

Rated PG 124 min

A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.

Director: Craig Gillespie
Stars:    Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Alan Arkin, Suraj Sharma

The Immigrant  - [Limited]
Stars: Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner, Dagmara Dominczyk

Chinese Puzzle  - [Limited]
Stars: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cécile De France, Kelly Reilly

Half of a Yellow Sun  - [Limited]
Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose, John Boyega

Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case  - [Limited]
Stars: Weiwei Ai, Andreas Johnsen, Lao Ai, Jerome A. Cohen

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Still In Theaters Now - The Box Office Top Films, with IMDb user ratings:



The Other Woman
    6.6/10 
Stars: Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Heaven Is for Real
    5.6/10 
Stars: Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Thomas Haden Church, Connor Corum

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
    8.2/10 
Stars: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford

Rio 2
    6.8/10 
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jemaine Clement, Andy Garcia

Divergent
    7.4/10 
Stars: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney

Brick Mansions
    6.1/10 
Stars: Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA, Gouchy Boy

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