Anyhow, as with the entries for the last few weeks, unless otherwise noted, both the plot information and theater information for a given film will be from the site linked in the title of that movie. The only general exception is for the movies opening this week; the theater information for those titles comes from the web pages of the theaters themselves. And again, it is likely that not all of the movies below will open in Indianapolis on the dates given below. These things do have a way of changing, and some of the films below will open on different dates, or at different theaters, or will skip Indy-area theaters entirely. We shall see.
And with all of that being duly noted once again, here we go for this week….
HOLDOVERS: I'll See You in My Dreams and Love & Mercy both hold over at the Keystone Art Cinema; the latter also will be at the Yes Cinema in Columbus. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl also will be at the Keystone Art Cinema for another week, and it opened on Wednesday at the Metropolis 18 in Plainfield, the Hamilton 16 and IMAX in Noblesville, the AMC Indianapolis 17, the Traders Point 12, the Glendale 12, and the Regal Village Park Stadium 17 in Carmel as well. Meanwhile, the Punjabi-language Indian film Sardaar Ji holds over for another week, with two shows per day, at the Cinemark Movies 8, Greenwood. Apparently, this is a fantasy film involving ghosts, possibly including the woman who arises from the water in this trailer. And I hope the filmmakers paid for the rights to use some Muppet characters, because several of them appear, along with many other goofy figures, on this poster. In any event, Cinemark's page for the film says that it does indeed have English-language subtitles.
RE-OPENINGS: Nothing worthy of note once again this week, as far as I know.
Opening Date Unknown
Cartel Land: "With unprecedented access, CARTEL LAND is a riveting, on-the-ground look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy – the murderous Mexican drug cartels. In the Mexican state of Michoacán, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," leads the Autodefensas, a citizen uprising against the violent Knights Templar drug cartel that has wreaked havoc on the region for years. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar Valley – a narrow, 52-mile-long desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley – Tim "Nailer" Foley, an American veteran, heads a small paramilitary group called Arizona Border Recon, whose goal is to stop Mexico’s drug wars from seeping across our border. Filmmaker Matthew Heineman embeds himself in the heart of darkness as Nailer, El Doctor, and the cartel each vie to bring their own brand of justice to a society where institutions have failed…. At the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, Heineman received both the Directing Award and Special Jury Award for Cinematography in the U.S. Documentary competition." Opening at the Keystone Art Cinema, according to the "Coming Soon" tab on Landmark Theatres' page for the KAC, but with no opening date seen as of now either there, or on any official site/Facebook page/etc for the film itself.
Dark Awakening: The information on this movie is fairly sketchy at this point, but this page from the blog of US distributor Hannover House says that Indianapolis is one of the "targeted theatrical release markets", and it also says that they are planning on releasing Dark Awakening on three screens in the Indy area, although the theaters are not named as of yet. That post gave June 19 as the release date, but part three of this more recent (and rather lengthy) blog post now says that Dark Awakening will have an ”exclusive engagement” somewhere on June 26, then open in “key markets” on July 17, before “expanding to 65+ key markets between July 24 and August 14.” Something tells me that Indianapolis won’t get this movie until sometime in August, but we will see. Anyhow, Lance Henriksen is the one actor I recognized in the cast of this "Horror / Suspense / Thriller" movie, which was an Official Selection at the 2014 Sitges Film Festival (the "the number one fantasy film festival in the world", according to an "editorial" for the 2015 Festival.) As for the plot: "Terrifying experiences surround the Thomas family (James, Jennifer and little Danny) when temporarily residing in an old family estate. They encounter the disturbing spirits of nine dead children, only to be compounded [sic?] by something far more sinister and far more deadly."
Eden: "Director Mia Hansen-Løve’s.... EDEN is an affecting trip into the electronic dance movement in Paris whose rhythms echo its textures and feeling. Based on the experiences of Hansen-Løve's brother (and co-writer) Sven, the film follows Paul (Félix de Givry), a teenager in the underground scene of early-nineties Paris. Rave parties dominate that culture, but he's drawn to the more soulful rhythms of Chicago's garage house. He forms a DJ collective named Cheers (as, in a parallel storyline, two of his friends form one called Daft Punk, who float throughout the movie), and together he and his friends plunge into the ephemeral nightlife of sex, drugs, and endless music…." Opening at the Keystone Art Cinema, according to the "Coming Soon" tab on Landmark Theatres' page for the KAC, but with no opening date seen as of now either there, or on any official site/Facebook page/etc for the film itself.
Heaven Knows What: "Harley loves Ilya. He gives her life purpose and sets her passion ablaze. So, when he asks her to prove her love by slitting her wrists, she obliges with only mild hesitation, perhaps because of her other all-consuming love: heroin. Directed by celebrated filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie (LENNY COOKE, DADDY LONGLEGS), HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT blends fiction, formalism and raw vérité as it follows a young heroin addict (Arielle Holmes) who finds mad love in the streets of New York. The film—which world premiered at Venice (where it won the CICAE award) and subsequently played NYFF, Toronto and SXSW among other prestigious festivals—is based on Holmes’ soon-to-be-published memoir Mad Love in New York City." Opening at the Keystone Art Cinema, according to the "Coming Soon" tab on Landmark Theatres' page for the KAC, but with no opening date seen as of now either there, or on any official site/Facebook page/etc for the film itself.
Mr. Holmes: "Mr. Holmes is a new twist on the world’s most famous detective. 1947, an aging Sherlock Holmes returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Now, in his remote seaside farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days tending to his bees, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son, Roger. Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the unsolved case that forced him into retirement, and searches for answers to the mysteries of life and love – before it's too late." Also on the Keystone Art Cinema's "Coming Soon" tab, but in this case the film's official site says it will be "in theaters July 17", so maybe that's the day this one will arrive at the KAC.
July 1
Faith of Our Fathers: "With the Vietnam War raging in 1969, two young fathers report for duty. A man of great faith and a doubtful cynic. A quarter-century later, their sons, Wayne and John Paul, meet as strangers. Guided by handwritten letters from their fathers from the battlefield, they embark on an unforgettable journey to The Wall—the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Along the way, they discover the devastation of war cannot break the love of a father for his son. FAITH OF OUR FATHERS: a story of fatherhood; a journey of brotherhood. Starring Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Downes, David A.R. White, Rebecca St. James, with Si Robertson and Candace Cameron Bure." Regal Greenwood Stadium 14 & RPX, AMC Indianapolis Showplace 17 with IMAX, Goodrich Hamilton 16 and IMAX in Noblesville, and the Regal Village Park Stadium 17 in Carmel.
July 2
Papanasam: The Facebook page for this Tamil-language film from India describes it like this: "Thriller, Family, Drama film, Crime Fiction". Not much, I know, but that's still more than you get from the official sites for most Indian films. Opened on Thursday evening at the Cinemark Movies 8 in Greenwood, where it will play at least until Wednesday night, according to the theater's online schedule. It also will be shown twice daily on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Metropolis 18 in Plainfield.
July 3
Blade Runner: The Final Cut: Harrison Ford stars in the supposedly ultimate edit of Ridley Scott's 1982 science fiction film, which will be the Midnight Madness movie of the week on Friday and Saturday at the Keystone Art Cinema.
Gemma Bovery: "In this vibrant seriocomic re-imagining of Flaubert’s literary classic Madame Bovary, life imitates art in uncanny ways when earthy British beauty Gemma Bovery (Gemma Arterton) and her furniture restorer husband Charles (Jason Flemyng) move to a charming ramshackle old farmhouse in the very same Norman village where the novel was written a century earlier.... Director Anne Fontaine's (COCO BEFORE CHANEL) clever adaptation of Posy Simmonds’ graphic novel Gemma Bovery is at once a cheeky literary mash-up, a sensuous romance, a witty feminist commentary and a heady celebration of French provincial life." Keystone Art Cinema.
The Overnight: "Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, have recently moved to Los Angeles’ Eastside from Seattle. Feeling lost in a new city, they are desperate to find their first new friends. After a chance meeting with Kurt at the neighborhood park, they gladly agree to join family pizza night at the home. But as it gets later and the kids go to bed, the family “playdate” becomes increasingly more revealing and bizarre as the couples begin to open up." Jason Schwartzman, Taylor Schilling, Adam Scott and Judith Godrèche
Second Hand Husband: As near as I can tell, this Hindi-language Bollywood film is a romantic comedy about a divorced man who needs to find a husband for his ex-wife before he himself can re-marry. This trailer does not have English-language subtitles, but the film itself should be subtitled, as nearly all Hindi language films playing American theaters are subtitled, and since Cinemark Theatre's page for the film also says it will have subtitles. At the Cinemark Movies 8 on the south side, which in itself is fairly unusual, since that theater has played many Indian films in other languages (Malayalam, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu) in recent years- but this may well be the first time that it has played a Hindi/Bollywood film.
Stung: "Mrs. Perch, an elderly, wealthy lady from rural America, is throwing a fancy garden party at her remote country villa. Same procedure as every year - except this time her illegally imported plant fertilizer seeps into the ground. Subsequently, a local species of killer wasps that usually lay their eggs into other insects mutates into 7 ft tall predators. And the celebrating upper class company provides just the right kind of prey. It's up to Paul and Julia, the two catering staffers, to stop the creatures, fight for their lives, and incidentally getting their stumbling romance in order." Showing at 7:30 PM on Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4, at the IMAX Theatre at the Indiana State Museum in downtown Indy.
July 4/July 5
Unknown Island: This low-budeget dinosaur movie from 1948 will be this week's Drive-In-Sanity (or Drive-Insanity, since they puncture it both ways) screening at the excellent Skyline Drive-In Theatre in Shelbyville. Their official site says that Unknown Island will screen at 4 AM on July 4, but technically/schmecnically, that's actually very early in the morning on July 5.
July 9
Amy: This critically-praised documentary about singer Amy Winehouse will have evening showings at both the Keystone Art Cinema and the AMC Indianapolis 17 on Thursday; the regular engagement, with showings in both the afternoon and the evening, will start on Friday at both theaters.
Sharknado: The Second One: The RiffTrax crew will mock the film live at 8 PM, with screenings at the AMC Castleton Square 14, the Regal Galaxy 14, the AMC Indianapolis 17, the Goodrich Brownsburg 8, the Carmike Metropolis 18 on Plainfield, and the Goodrich Hamilton 16 and IMAX in Noblesville.
July 10
Aloft: "As we follow a mother (Jennifer Connelly) and her son (Cillian Murphy), we delve into a past marred by an accident that tears them apart. She will become a renowned artist and healer, and he will grow into his own and a peculiar falconer who bears the marks of a double absence [huh?]. In the present, a young journalist (Mélanie Laurent) will bring about an encounter between the two that puts the very meaning of life and art into question, so that we may contemplate the possibility of living life to its fullest, despite the uncertainties littering our paths." Keystone Art Cinema
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation: This 1953 comedy will be shown at 2 and 7:30 PM on Friday and Saturday at the historic Artcraft Theatre in Franklin. (Their site also mentions a free screening for senior citizens at 10:30 PM on July 9, but I suspect that they meant 10:30 AM, and it doesn't seem to be open to the public, as such, in any event, so I am placing this one under July 10, not the 9th.)
Repo! The Genetic Opera: Director Darren Lynn Bousman's 2008 musical cult horror film will have a midnight screening at the Irving Theater.
Roar: "An unprecedented––and wholly unpredictable––action-adventure, Roarfollows wildlife preservationist Hank (The Exorcist producer Noel Marshall in his sole and career-derailing turn as an actor and director), who lives harmoniously alongside a menagerie of over 100 untamed animals.... When his wife and children arrive (real-life wife Tippi Hedren, The Birds, and step-daughter Melanie Griffith, Working Girl, and his sons John and Jerry Marshall) for a visit, a long-brewing battle for dominance between the lions erupts and threatens their very lives". At the Keystone Art Cinema on July 10 and 11 as part of this year's Midnight Madness lineup, according to the theater's page on the Landmark site.
July 11
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: The Irving Theater will have a Fifth Anniversary screening of the long-running cult film at midnight (you were expecting maybe noon?).
July 16
The Indianapolis International Film Festival: The 2015 festival gets underway starting tonight, and runs through July 25. As far as I can tell from a quick scan of the schedule, all of the screenings this year are at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Sharknado: The Second One: RiffTrax strikes again, one week after the live mocking, again at 8 PM, with screenings at the same theaters: the AMC Castleton Square 14, the Regal Galaxy 14, the AMC Indianapolis 17, the Goodrich Brownsburg 8, the Carmike Metropolis 18 on Plainfield, and the Goodrich Hamilton 16 and IMAX in Noblesville.
July 17
Back to the Future II: The 1989 science fiction/comedy sequel will be this week's Midnight Madness entry on Friday and Saturday at the Keystone Art Cinema.
Testament of Youth: “Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.” Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Emily Watson, Haley Atwell, Dominic Cooper and Miranda Richardson all are in the cast of this film, which opens at the Keystone Art Cinema.
July 18
The Great Escape: This classic film from 1963 will be shown at the rather unusual time of 7:01 PM at the Yes Cinema in Columbus.
Things to Come: The 1936 British science fiction film will be this month's Vintage Movie Night entry at the Garfield Park Art Center. The screening starts at 8 PM, and will feature commentary by film collector Eric Grayson.
July 19 and 20
Double Indemnity: Billy Wilder's classic film noir returns to big screens courtesy of Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events. As far as I can tell, there will be screenings at 2 and 7 PM on both days, at the AMC Castleton Square 14, the AMC Indianapolis 17, the Goodrich Brownsburg 8, the Carmike Metropolis 18 on Plainfield, and the Goodrich Hamilton 16 and IMAX in Noblesville.
July 21 (with a repeat on July 30)
All Work All Play: The Pursuit of eSports Glory:According to this Facebook page, this is a "hybrid event", with a screening of the "first of its kind eSports documentary about the Intel Extreme Masters.... followed by a live gaming broadcast hosted from ESL Studio’s [sic] in Cologne, Germany. ALL WORK ALL PLAY: The Pursuit of eSports Glory LIVE takes viewers on a journey as they follow Season Nine of the Intel Extreme Masters, a global pro-gaming tour that takes the hottest teams and players all around the world to compete for the championship title in their respective eSports. The documentary will be followed by a live eSports showdown between the filmmakers, subjects from the film, and members of the live audience." Fathom Events has a page for this event, and as of now, it says that screenings will take place on both July 21 and 30 at the AMC Indianapolis 17, the Hamilton 16 and IMAX, the Galaxy 14, and the Brownsburg 8. More theaters may be added later, however, since Carmike Cinemas says that the event also will be at the Metropolis 18 in Plainfield at some unspecified date.
July 24
Ferris Bueller's Day Off: John Hughes' 1986 comedy will be shown at both 2 and 7:30 PM on both Friday and Saturday, at the historic Artcraft Theatre in Franklin.
Goldfinger: Sean Connery is James Bond in this 1964 film, which also features Gert Frobe as the title character, and Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore. Goldfinger will be the last entry in this summer's Midnight Madness series, on Friday and Saturday at the Keystone Art Cinema.
July 31
Batkid Begins: "One child. One wish. Millions touched. Who would have thought a 5-year-old boy who fought leukemia would transform a city and a nation for a day? No one. Not his family. Not his friends. Not the thousands of volunteers who came from near and far to help make his wish come true. But it did. Batkid Begins is a documentary that takes you back to November 15th, 2013, the day San Francisco turned into Gotham City, and the day the internet was nice. More than a billion people took to social media to cheer on BatKid, even President Obama! In all, the #SfBatKid and #BatKid hashtags reached more than 1.84 Billion people on Twitter and Instagram. This wish and this little caped crusader resonated with so many people, including us, and we wanted to find out why." Batkid Begins will open at the Keystone Art Cinema, according to the "Coming Soon" tab on the theater's page.
Infinitely Polar Bear: "While most fathers spend their days at work, CAM STUART (Mark Ruffalo) is more likely to be found mushroom-hunting, cooking elaborate meals, or working on one of his many half- completed projects. His family's wealth keeps his family just barely afloat, while Cam struggles to live with manic depression. When Cam has a manic breakdown that lands him in a mental hospital, his wife MAGGIE (Zoe Saldana) and their two young daughters, AMELIA and FAITH, are forced to leave their house in the country and move into a cramped apartment in Cambridge, where Maggie tries to find a decent job, with no luck. Broke, stressed, and overwhelmed, Maggie applies to business school and is accepted to Columbia University's MBA program. Seeing this as her chance to build a better life for their daughters, Maggie asks Cam to become the primary caregiver for the girls while she completes her degree in New York..." Keystone Art Cinema
August 4
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F': "Hot on the heels of last year’s summer blockbuster, Battle of Gods, Dragon Ball Z is back in theaters. Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ is the second film personally supervised by the series creator himself, Akira Toriyama. The new movie showcases the return of Frieza – one of the most iconic villains of all time. Even the complete obliteration of his physical form can’t stop the galaxy’s most evil overlord. After years in spiritual purgatory, Frieza has been resurrected and plans to take his revenge on the Z-Fighters of Earth. Facing off against Frieza’s powerful new form, and his army of 1,000 soldiers, Goku and Vegeta must reach new levels of strength in order to protect Earth from their vengeful nemesis." Yes, this movie opens on a Tuesday. In fact, it will have one 7 PM showing per day, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, at the AMC Indianapolis 17, the Studio Movie Grill College Park, the Regal Galaxy 14, and the Brownsburg 8. Also, with the exception of the Studio Movie Grill, all of the above theaters will have an 11 AM screening on Saturday, August 8. And the "Theaters" page for the film says it also will be at the Metropolis 18 in Plainfield, but I haven't found any information as to dates and times for that theater as of yet.
August 21
Best of Enemies: "In the summer of 1968 television news changed forever. Dead last in the ratings, ABC hired two towering public intellectuals to debate each other during the Democratic and Republican national conventions. William F. Buckley Jr. was a leading light of the new conservative movement. A Democrat and cousin to Jackie Onassis, Gore Vidal was a leftist novelist and polemicist. Armed with deep-seated distrust and enmity, Vidal and Buckley believed each other’s political ideologies were dangerous for America. Like rounds in a heavyweight battle, they pummeled out policy and personal insult—their explosive exchanges devolving into vitriolic name-calling. Live and unscripted, they kept viewers riveted. Ratings for ABC News skyrocketed. And a new era in public discourse was born." Keystone Art Cinema
September 4
Jimmy's Hall: "In 1921 Jimmy Gralton’s sin was to build a dance hall on a rural crossroads in an Ireland on the brink of Civil War. The Pearse-Connolly Hall was a place where young people could come to learn, to argue, to dream... but above all to dance and have fun. As the hall grew in popularity its socialist and free-spirited reputation brought it to the attention of the church and politicians who forced Jimmy to flee and the hall to close. A decade later, at the height of the Depression, Jimmy returns to Co. Leitrim from the US to look after his mother and vows to live the quiet life. The hall stands abandoned and empty, and despite the pleas of the local youngsters, remains shut. However as Jimmy reintegrates into the community and sees the poverty, and growing cultural oppression, the leader and activist within him is stirred. He makes the decision to reopen the hall in the face of what they may bring..." Keystone Art Cinema.
And that is all that I know about as of now, at least with regards to theatrical releases. If anyone else knows of anything else that would be relevant, please let me know in a comment.
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