Regular people ogle at the extravagant lives of the rich and famous in this week’s new releases. Dream of riches as you travel through the pages of a classic novel in 3D.
Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jay Gatsby in the big screen version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby. Set in New York in 1922, the PG-13 film gives a look at life of a millionaire through the eyes of an aspiring writer from the Midwest who moves next door. Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan and Isla Fisher co-star in the two hour and twenty-two minute drama. The film, directed by Baz Luhrmann, is available in 2D & 3D theaters.
A man decides to crash a family party to propose to his girlfriend in Peeples. Having never met her rich parents before, Wade learns that it isn’t easy to ask Grace’s dad for her hand in marriage. The PG-13 comedy stars Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington and David Alan Grier. It’s playing for one hour and thirty-five minutes.
An American tourist in Chile goes from having the time of his life to running for his life in Aftershock. While partying in an underground nightclub, an earthquake strikes and brings terror and devastation to a traveler and his two friends. The limited released horror film runs for one hour and twenty-nine minutes.
After being found unconscious in front of a panel of TVs, the CEO of an ad agency wakes up and only speaks in slogans in And Now a Word from Our Sponsor. When an old friend and hospital worker takes him in, she uncovers the politics of the ad agency while he risks losing it all if he’s deemed crazy. The one hour and twenty-seven minute drama is unrated. It’s available in limited theaters.
An indie film actress will do whatever it takes to be in the limelight in He’s Way More Famous Than You. With a stolen script, the help of her brother and his boyfriend and any famous actor she can get, she starts filming a new movie. The unrated comedy is playing in limited theaters for one hour and thirty-six minutes.
A young couple on a cross country road trip is kidnapped in No One Lives. The kidnappers don’t realize what they got themselves into when secrets about the couple are revealed. The limited released horror film runs for one hour and twenty-six minutes.
A couple’s dream vacation goes awry in Sightseers. Wanting to show his sheltered girlfriend the British Isles, Steve plans a great road trip, hitting up all the sites. Everyday people, a meddling mother and unexpected instances quickly change the mood. The unrate comedy is playing in limited theaters for one hour and twenty-nine minutes.
This week’s films took viewers on vacations and trips around the world. Next week, journey into the future with the release of Star Trek Into Darkness.