What movies to watch in theaters – new releases starting from September 14th

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The second week of autumn in Ukrainian theaters will see the premiere of the long-awaited sequel to the “Abode of Evil” saga – the fifth installment, “Revenge,” will hit theaters on September 14. Alongside Paul Anderson’s action film, audiences will also be able to enjoy the witty British comedy “The Grabbers,” in which the heroes defend the planet from alien invasion… while completely drunk. The French director Benoît Jacot will explore the legend of Queen Marie-Antoinette with a slight touch of lesbian themes, while the Spanish filmmaker Eduardo Cortés created a film about those who truly learned how to cheat casinos. Director Oliver Stone will present us with a new crime thriller, “Highly Dangerous.” Fans of Russian cinema will be delighted by the family comedy “A Story: It Exists,” starring stars such as Konstantin Khabensky, Mikhail Porechenkov, Gosha Kutzenko, Aleksey Serебряков, Xenia Rappoport, and Irina Pegova.

Abode of Evil: Revenge

Year: 2012
Country: USA
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Screenplay: Paul W.S. Anderson
Producers: Paul W.S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Don Carmody
Cinematographer: Glen McPherson
Genre: horror, science fiction, action, thriller
Budget: $$

Cast: Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Michelle Rodriguez, Ariana Grande, Li Bingbin, Boris Kodjo, Johan Urb, Robin Casianov, Kevin Duran, etc.

The deadly T-virus, created in the laboratories of the Ambrella Corporation, continues to spread across Earth, turning the world’s population into flesh-eating zombies. Alice, humanity’s last hope, infiltrates the corporation’s most secret research facility and discovers even more about her own mysterious past. With no way to escape, she begins to hunt down those responsible for this global catastrophe. Her mission takes her to Tokyo, New York, Washington—and even Moscow—where she encounters revelations that will force her to reevaluate everything she once believed to be true. With new allies and old friends at her side, Alice fights for survival in a world gone mad… The countdown has begun...

The Grabbers

Year: 2012
Country: UK, Ireland
Director: John Wright
Screenplay: Kevin Lehan
Producers: James Martin, Kate Myers, Martina Nilland
Cinematographer: Trevor Forrest
Genre: science fiction, thriller, comedy
Budget: €4,000,000

Cast: Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russell Tovey, Lalor Roddy, David Pearce, Brona Gallagher, Pascal Scott, Celia Murphy, Luis Dempsey, Michelle O’Grady

In this story, a sleepy Irish fishing village accidentally awakens monstrous creatures that emerge from the sea and begin sucking the blood of its inhabitants. Only those who are drunk or whose blood is deemed worthless by the monsters survive. Among them are the local police chief and his girlfriend. Once they regain their senses, they lead the survivors in a desperate battle against the beasts—only to discover that they must remain intoxicated at all times to avoid becoming prey themselves...

Adieu, My Queen

Year: 2012
Country: France, Spain
Director: Benoît Jacot
Screenplay: Benoît Jacot, Gil Toran, Chantal Thomas
Producers: Jean-Pierre Gérin, Christina Larsen, Pedro Uriol

Genre: drama, history

Cast: Diane Kruger, Lea Seydou, Virginie Ledoyen, Xavier Bovuwa, Noémie Lvovsky, Michel Robin, Julie-Marie Parmentier, Lolita Shamma, Vladimir Konssinii, Dominique Rémond

In July 1789, rebel crowds took control of the Bastille, but the magnificent Palace of Versailles still tried to maintain its royal splendor… This film is an adaptation of Chantal Thomas’s novel, written in the form of memories by Sidonie Labordé, a court lady to Marie-Antoinette. It tells the story of July 14th, 15th, and 16th, 1789—days when the Bastille fell, the National Guard was established, and a bloody revolution began, leaving the luxurious palace empty as its servants and attendants abandoned their queen. Twenty-one years later, in Vienna, Agatha Sidonie Labordé looks back and recalls those events...
The Kings of Roulette
Year: 2012
Country: Spain
Director: Eduardo Cortés
Screenplay: Eduardo Cortés, Piti Español
Producers: Javier Ares, Gustavo Ferrada, Daniel Hernández
Cinematographer: David Omedes
Composer: Mika Luna
Genre: drama
Cast: Daniel Brühl, Sonia Casademont, Chi Chui, Eduardo Fernández, Luis Omar, Ferran Laoz, Rachel Lascar, Mika Luna, Vincent Romero, Marina Salas
This adventure story is based on real events and follows the Pelajo family. Its members are master rouletters who successfully cheated casinos around the world through their skill and cunning. Thanks to their talents, they earned vast sums of money—and even had their name immortalized in the name of a famous poker school...
Extra Dangerous
Year: 2012
Country: USA
Director: Oliver Stone
Screenplay: Don Winslow, Shane Sallerno, Oliver Stone
Producers: Moritz Bormann, Eric Copeloff, Todd Arnow
Cinematographer: Daniel Mindel
Composer: Adam Peters
Genre: thriller, drama, crime
Budget: $45,000,000
Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Aaron Johnson, John Travolta, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, Jana Bengker, Candra Doctori, Patrick Fourme, Gary Stretch
Ben and Jon are young millionaires who operate a business on the California coast. Ben is a talented botanist and businessman; Jon specializes in debt collection and competing with rivals. Their work involves dealing with many complex issues, especially since they grow the best marijuana in the world. A familiar FBI agent tries to help them, but even he cannot solve their biggest problem: a Mexican cartel has taken an interest in their highly profitable business. Led by the beautiful Elena, this cartel has discovered their weakness—both Ben and Jon are interested in the same woman. For her sake, they will do anything… Love can make us extremely dangerous...
A Tale. There Is One.
Year: 2012
Country: Russia
Directors: Elizabeth Solomina, Konstantin Statsky, Alexander BarshakScreenplay: Nadezhda RyashikovaProducers: Anastasia Perova, Mikhail Porechenkov, Maxim KorolevCinematographers: Artem Polosaty, Andrey KatorzhenkoGenre: fantasy, familyCast: Konstantin Khabensky, Gosha Kutzenko, Ksenia Rappoport, Mikhail Porechenkov, Aleksey Serебryakov, Mikhail Kozakov, Andrey Smolyakov, Arthur Smolianinov, Irina Pegova, Darya Moroz
“A Tale. There Is One” is a collection of interconnected short stories set in the same fictional world. Some characters appear in multiple stories: for example, the protagonist of the first story turns out to be the neighbor of the main character in the second; and the boys who rap in the third story later play a role in the fourth story. In this way, all the characters—real children from the 21st century—are actually the connecting thread that binds these stories together...