From La Femme Nikita and The Professional to The Fifth Element, writer/director Luc Besson has created some of the toughest, most memorable female action heroes in cinematic history. Now, Besson directs Scarlett Johansson in Lucy, an action- thriller that tracks a woman accidentally caught in a dark deal who turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

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Fall 2. 01. 7 Movie Release Schedule. AMERICAN ASSASSIN A veteran C. I. A. officer (Michael Keaton) takes a vengeful rookie (Dylan O’Brien) under his wing; together, the kid and his mentor unravel an international plot. Sanaa Lathan, Shiva Negar and Taylor Kitsch also star in this adaptation of Vince Flynn’s best seller. Michael Cuesta directed. BRAD’S STATUS Ben Stiller’s Brad, who works for a nonprofit, is forced to confront his self- perceived mediocrity after a college visit to Boston with his son (Austin Abrams) makes him jealous of his own former college pals’ success.

Michael Sheen, Luke Wilson, Jemaine Clement and Mike White play his high- rolling chums. Mr. White, best known for his screenplay for “School of Rock,” wrote and directed. EASY LIVING Adam Keleman’s debut feature is not a remake of the Jean Arthur comedy classic from 1. Preston Sturges, but it does concern old movies, or at least a door- to- door saleswoman (Caroline Dhavernas) who finds them inspirational. EMBARGO A documentary examines the history of the United States’ embargo against Cuba, making the case that the policy has been bad for both countries. EXTRAORDINARY ORDINARY PEOPLE As part of a decades- spanning project, the filmmaker and arts advocate Alan Govenar profiles winners of the National Heritage Fellowship, an award given to traditional and folk artists by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Honky (also spelled honkie or sometimes honkey) is a derogatory word for white people, predominantly heard in the United States. The first recorded use of "honky" in. · Here are six movies to watch with Logan Lucky this weekend, from gritty crime movies to wacky Will Ferrell comedies. Full List of Inventory 1/27/17. You can search for a specific title by using your computer or other device's search function. If you want a specific list (such as.

Photo. Sareum Srey Moch in Angelina Jolie’s “First They Killed My Father,” set in Cambodia. Credit. Netflix FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER Angelina Jolie directs this adaptation of Loung Ung’s memoir of her Cambodian childhood under the Khmer Rouge. Ms. Jolie’s process for casting the young Loung, as described in Vanity Fair, struck critics as exploitative; Ms. Jolie responded that her quotations had been taken out of context, but the magazine stood by the article. THE FUTURE PERFECT A prizewinner at last year’s Locarno Festival, Nele Wohlatz’s debut feature blends fiction and documentary as it follows a Chinese teenager in Argentina. INDIVISIBLE Conjoined twin singers in southern Italy weigh whether to be separated. Watch Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday Streaming there. Edoardo De Angelis directed.

MANOLO: THE BOY WHO MADE SHOES FOR LIZARDS Manolo Blahnik, the designer of elegant shoes for women, gets a film profile, courtesy of the fashion editor Michael Roberts, who is making his first movie. MOTHER! In Darren Aronofsky’s first feature since “Noah” — remember that? Black Swan.” Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem receive unexpected guests (Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer) at their home. RAT FILM Theo Anthony’s inventive, multifaceted docu- essay draws parallels between the history of rodent extermination, which reached milestones at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and the history of racism and redlining in that city. You’ll learn about the proper height of trash cans and watch desperate residents as they take rat- catching into their own hands — with fishing rods.

RED TREES The London- based, Brazilian- born filmmaker Marina Willer delves into the history of her family, Jews in Prague during World War II. RYDE It was only a matter of time before the ride- sharing industry begot its own horror movie. Ryde is the movie’s version of Uber or Lyft. In this case, the driver is replaced by a psychopath. STRONG ISLAND Yance Ford takes us on a fragmented personal and nonchronological journey through his family history, pivoting on the events surrounding his brother’s shooting death at a Long Island auto shop in 1.

TIME TO DIE First shown in 1. United States, the Mexican director Arturo Ripstein’s debut feature, with a screenplay by Gabriel García Márquez and Carlos Fuentes, is a western: A man imprisoned for murder returns home, where the prospect of settling down is complicated, and the victim’s sons want revenge. VENGEANCE: A LOVE STORY It sounds more like “Vengeance: A ‘Death Wish’ Knock- Off.” Nicolas Cage plays a detective who goes well beyond the bounds of his authority when the rapists of a single mother (Anna Hutchison) are acquitted with the help of a smarmy lawyer (Don Johnson). WETLANDS On the outskirts of Atlantic City, a detective (Adewale Akinnuoye- Agbaje) with a fraught past tries to get his life back on track. Heather Graham and Jennifer Ehle also star. THE WILDE WEDDING Glenn Close stars as a retired actress who is no Norma Desmond: As she prepares for her fourth marriage (to Patrick Stewart, with hair), she is the center of a family gathering that includes an ex- husband (John Malkovich, without hair) and other potential sources of wackiness (Minnie Driver, Grace Van Patten, Noah Emmerich and Peter Facinelli). WOODPECKERS At a prison in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, an inmate (Jean Jean) begins a clandestine, sign- language- enabled courtship with a prisoner (Judith Rodriguez Perez) in the nearby women’s penitentiary.

Sept. 2. 0THIRST STREET An American flight attendant (Lindsay Burdge) has a fling with a Frenchman (Damien Bonnard), only to have his ex- girlfriend (Esther Garrel) turn up, in the latest psychological whirlwind from Nathan Silver (“Stinking Heaven”). Mr. Silver wrote it with C. Mason Wells, a programmer at the Quad Cinema in the West Village, where the movie is opening.

Sept. 2. 1HISSEIN HABRÉ, A CHADIAN TRAGEDY The Chadian director Mahamat- Saleh Haroun turns to documentary for a portrait of the survivors of the regime of Hissène Habré, who was president of Chad from 1. Sept. 2. 2BATTLE OF THE SEXES Two experts at serving one- liners — Emma Stone and Steve Carell — turn to serving tennis balls in this light docudrama from Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (“Little Miss Sunshine”). The movie recreates the 1. Billie Jean King (Ms.

Stone) and Bobby Riggs (Mr. Carell), which became a kind of cultural symbol in the fight for gender equality. BOBBI JENE The winner of the best documentary award at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, Elvira Lind’s film follows the dancer Bobbi Jene Smith after she leaves the Batsheva Dance Company. BOSTON Matt Damon narrates this documentary about the history of the Boston Marathon, including the bombings in 2. ELIZABETH BLUE Anna Schafer stars as a woman who grapples with mental illness as she prepares to marry her fiancé (Ryan Vincent).

Kathleen Quinlan also stars. The writer and director, Vincent Sabella, has said he based some of the film on his own experiences living with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. THE FORCE For this documentary, the director Peter Nicks followed the Oakland Police Department in California over two years, a period that included a series of high- ranking departures in the wake of departmental scandals. GAGA: FIVE FOOT TWO That’s Lady Gaga, filmed behind the scenes over eight months. How many other 5- foot- 2 Gagas do you know?

HONG KONG TRILOGY: PRESCHOOLED, PREOCCUPIED, PREPOSTEROUS The cinematographer Christopher Doyle — who collaborated with Wong Kar- wai on some of that filmmaker’s most stunning movies — directs three short works that blend documentary and fiction and focus on different generations in Hong Kong at a time of transition and pro- democracy protests. THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT 2 This is a sequel to a 2.

THE KING’S CHOICE In 1. King Haakon VII of Norway refused to surrender to the invading German Army. The director Erik Poppe captures him at the critical juncture of his decision. Jesper Christensen plays the king.

Photo. Taron Egerton in the spy sequel “Kingsman: The Golden Circle.”Credit. Giles Keyte/2. 0th Century Fox KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE The bespectacled superspies and their impeccably tailored suits return for a sequel to the 2.

The Secret Service. Matthew Vaughn’s follow- up serves at least one good cause — keeping Julianne Moore employed, here as a villain — and also stars Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Channing Tatum, Colin Firth, Halle Berry and Elton John (?!).

LAST RAMPAGE The director Dwight H. Little (“Murder at 1. Robert Patrick and Chris Browning) in Arizona and the murders that followed. With Heather Graham and Bruce Davison.