There are four major cinema releases in U.S. theaters this week, and we have all the details for you.
2023 was a massive year for cinema, with the summer period flourishing thanks to the releases of Barbie and Oppenheimer. The movies were released around the same time and many theater-goers actually did the double-feature, which was affectionately named 'Barbenheimer'.
Barbie became the most successful movie ever directed by a solo female director, earning $1.44 billion at the box office, while Oppenheimer made $953m. No pressure for the movies that follow, in 2024, then...
New Movie Releases this week
Drive-Away Dolls is a new comedy from Ethan Coen of the Coen Brothers.
Official premise:
'This comedy caper follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way.'
Drive-Away dolls cast: Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Colman Domingo, Pedro Pascal, Bill Camp, and Matt Damon.
The movie is a Japanese animated fantasy action film based on the Swordsmith Village and Hashira Training arc of the 2016–20 manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge.
Official premise:
'Following the events of Swordsmith Village, Tanjiro Kamado undergoes a rigorous training with the Stone Hashira, Gyomei Himejima, in his quest to become a Hashira as the demon king Muzan Kibutsuji and the three remaining Kizuki members– Akaza, Doma, and Kokushibo– start their search for Nezuko and the Ubuyashiki family.'
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - To the Hashira Training cast: Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kito, Nobuhiko Okamtomo, Kengo Kawanishi, Kana Hanazawa and Toshio Furukawa.
Inspired by a true story, Ordinary Angels is a drama directed by Jon Gunn and written by Meg Tilly.
Official premise:
'In 1994 Louisville, Kentucky, a hairdresser rallies the community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter after Louisville is hit by a major snowstorm from the 1994 North American cold wave.'
Ordinary Angels cast: Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, Nancy Travis, and Tamala Jones.
Parallel - 23 February, 2024
Parallel is a new science-fiction thriller directed by Kourosh Ahari and written by Aldis Hodge of Black Adam and The Invisible Man fame, alongside brother Edwin Hodge and Jonathan Keasey. It is a remake of the 2019 Chinese film Parallel Forest.
Official premise:
'Follows the journey of Vanessa, a grief-stricken woman who mysteriously finds herself navigating between parallel spaces.'
Parelell cast: Danielle Deadwyler, Aldis Hodge and Edwin Hodge.
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