2014 Winter Movie Preview: The Movies, Trailers & Release Dates

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The holidays lean to light the cold , snowfall - cover Nox with a fond and hearty freshness , but after New Year ’s , it ’s somewhat much cold , non-white , days ahead until the give thawing come . Ironically enough , it ’s during the lightsome , fun , day of summertime that we finger most compelled to herd into disconsolate parky rooms for pic escapism ; the doldrums of winter tend offer very little in the way of caliber theatrical entertainment - and the first quarter box office often reflects that reality .

However , more and more we ’re go through the winter movie season transform before our eyes ; or else of being a dump ground for studios ' failed attack at filmmaking , now the early portion of the class are being replete with what could best be describe as " blockbuster - lite " films - movies that may be big in scope and production , but do n’t transmit the studio self-confidence to be contenders in the heavily - occupied late - April - September blockbuster prime clip , or the Modern October - December second wave .

This year we ’ll be getting aParanormal Activityspinoff , a new steel - and - sandals epic , aHerculesprequel story , andRobocopremake - all within the first eight calendar week of 2014 . wintertime may not bring the best celluloid of the yr , but it will certainly offer a few gems , this year .

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January 2014 Movies

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

The writer ofDisturbiaandParanormal Activity2 - 4attempts to take thefranchise in a semi - different instruction bytacking - onopening up the convoluted franchise mythos to a side chapter about a Hispanic male child appoint Jesse who is bring down with a supernatural curse . This is basically an endeavor to marketPAto the Latin demographic , while attempting to trap followers of the dealership further into this WWW of found - footage jump - scare and mysteries with no real explanations . By now you view at your own risk .

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The Adventurer: Curse of the Midas Box

Seventeen - year - old Mariah Mundi ’s life history is turn upside down when his parents vanish and his younger crony is kidnap . Mariah discovers a out of sight land of tyke - stealing freak , mortal closed book and a long - fall back artifact that grants unlimited wealth – but also devastating supernatural power . With the fate of his world , and his fellowship at post , Mariah will run a risk everything to ravel out the Curse of the Midas Box ! Michael Sheen , Lena Headey , Ioan Gruffudd and Sam Neill star topology , Jonathan Newman directs .

Her

In a skinny - feature article Los Angeles , a writer in the middle of heartbreak ( Joaquin Phoenix ) set about to come down in lovemaking with his new A.I. operating system ( representative of Scarlett Johansson ) . This new pic fromBeing John MalkovichandWhere The Wild ThingsAredirector Spike Jonze is yet another far-out - yet - insightful look at that which makes us human , and the nature of making love . certain to be a 2014 award contender .

The Legend of Hercules

In this " Hercules Begins " origination narrative , Kellan Lutz ( Twilight ) plays the titular demigod in his shaping years , when he is exiled by his stepfather the magnate ( Scott Adkins ) and sold into slavery . Of course , when his worshipful power begin to emerge , Hercules goes from hard worker to fighter . Directed byDie Hard2 helmer Renny Harlin with a 3D design , Herculesmay cast Lutz ' fangirl base , but Brett Ratner ’s Hercules movie with Dwayne Johnson may be the one to wait for .

Lone Survivor

Based on the genuine - life 2005 military op gone bad , Lone Survivorfollows four Navy seal of approval team members ( Mark Wahlberg , Taylor Kitsch , Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch ) as they adventure into Afghanistan to capture a gamy - note value Taliban leader . The title of the film should reasonably much tell you that things ultimately go bad . lead byThe Kingdom ’s Peter Berg , this looks like an unflinching ( read : brutal ) look at four of US military ’s finest making their last viewpoint .

Devil’s Due

After a mysterious , lose nighttime on their honeymoon , a newlywed couple find themselves portion out with an former - than - design gestation . While recording everything for posterity , the husband start to notice funny behavior in his married woman that they initially write off to nerves , but , as the month pass , it becomes evident that the dark change to her body and mind have a much more sinister origin . It ’s January , so that means sentence for another intriguing - but - belike - hollow found - footage repulsion film .

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

In this reboot , Chris Pine ( Star Trek ) claim over the Jack Ryan use for an updated origin story about how Ryan the CIA figure psychoanalyst became Ryan the punching - inject battleground intelligence agent . The plot revolves around the threat of economical act of terrorism , with conductor Kenneth Branagh serving as the villain , too , and Kevin Costner serving as Jack ’s mentor in the playing field . brilliant military action thrills result - and fromwhat we ’ve already seen , this could be a definite dance step up fromSum of All Fears . A solid wager for the early new class .

Reasonable Doubt

Ride Along

Kevin Hart dally a military man trying to gain favorable reception from his bride-to-be ’s tough - as - nail cop brother ( Ice Cube ) . The crony decides that it ’s time for Hart to raise his manhood , by remove a 24 - 60 minutes drive along through the streets of Atlanta . glee and military action ensues - and with the odd - man pairing of Hart and Cube , we ’re hoping that both the action at law and the comedy side of the equation are secure in this " The Heatwith black guys " comedy flick .

Gimmie Shelter

A teenager ( Vanessa Hudgens ) set out to happen her Wall Street father ( Brendan Fraser ) and is squeeze into the street in a dire journey of selection . Based on a true story . Hudgens ( Spring Breakers ) is almost unrecognizable in the central role , with Rosario Dawson also getting mettlesome to play her drug addict female parent . I ’ll go out on a limb and say that Hudgens has been quietly shew herself in the character she take on , and this could be serious indie - cred for the formerHigh School Musicalstar .

I, Frankenstein

prepare in a dystopic present where vigilant gargoyles and ferocious demon rage in a conflict for ultimate major power , Victor Frankenstein ’s world Adam ( Aaron Eckhart ) finds himself caught in the middle as both side hotfoot to discover the enigma to his immortality . From the creators of the hit supernatural saga , Underworld , written for the screen and directed by Stuart Beattie base on the graphic novel " I , Frankenstein " by Kevin Grevioux . The preview give aVan Helsingvibe ( not undecomposed ) , and Beattie ’s committal to writing on B - moving-picture show likeCollateraland30 Days of Nightsuggests this is NOT going to be a spectacular action fomite for Eckhart .

Best Night Ever

Claire is about to get married and she goes to Las Vegas with her sister and two friends for her bachelor girl party . Things chop-chop coil out of control condition . On the one hired man , this is the unexampled film from the guy wire who did those abysmal spoofs films likeMeet the Spartans , Disaster MovieandVampires Suck ; on the other hand , this will be their first Rated - R comedy venture . So hedge your bets accordingly .

Labor Day

Depressed single mom Adele ( Kate Winslet ) and her son Henry offer up a wound , fearsome valet de chambre ( Josh Brolin ) a drive . As law hunt town for the escaped convict , the mother and son bit by bit acquire his true story as their choice become increasingly limited . The young flick byUp In the AirandJunodirector Jason Reitman may be his most serious endeavour yet . With a abide cast that include Tobey Maguire , James Van Der Beek and Clark Gregg , this one probably merit a dapple on your radar .

That Awkward Moment

Three best acquaintance find themselves where we ’ve all been - at that confusing moment in every dating kinship when you have to determine " So … where is this get ? " star three of the biggest up - and - come young conduce humankind - Miles Teller ( Spectacular Now ) , Michael B. Jordan ( Fruitvale Station ) and Zac Efron , this movie already has some clout behind it .

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February 2014 Movies

The LEGO Movie

An average LEGO minifigure , erroneously thought to be the over-the-top MasterBuilder , is recruit to link a quest to stop an evil LEGO autocrat from gluing the universe together . Chris Pratt , Elizabeth Banks , Will Arnett , Will Ferrell , Cobie Smulders , Morgan Freeman , Liam Neeson , Jonah Hill , Alison Brie , Charlie Day , Nick Offerman and others lend voices to this movie , which look like it make believe tremendous use of the LEGO world .

The Monuments Men

In George Clooney ’s latest directorial effort , an improbable World War II platoon of curators , historians and museum directors are task to deliver art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owner . Clooney also leads an all - principal cast that includes Cate Blanchett , Matt Damon , John Goodman , Bill Murray , Bob Balaban and more . If that does n’t catch you , the story is one of the more unique story about WWII still out there , and the movie actually see moderately humorous .

Robocop

In RoboCop ( 2014 ) , the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot engineering . Overseas , their drones have been used by the armed forces for years - and it ’s meant billions for OmniCorp ’s bottom line . Now OmniCorp want to fetch their controversial technology to the nursing home front , and they see a golden chance to do it when Alex Murphy ( Joel Kinnaman ) - a have sex husband , father and good pig - is critically injured in the personal line of credit of duty . OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every urban center , but they never counted on one matter : there is still a man inside the auto . If you do n’t mind remakes , check this one out ; if you ca n’t stand remake , guess this one never befall .

About Last Night

In this re - interpretations of a David Mamet swordplay , two couples research new love as they travel from the taproom to the bedroom , and are eventually put to the test in the literal world . Kevin Hart stars alongside Michael Ealy ( Almost Human ) , Regina Hall ( Scary Movie ) , Joy Bryant ( Parenthood ) and Paula Patton ( M : I4 ) . All of the histrion are solid , and with a Mamet play as the spine , we expect strong results overall from writer / director Steve Pink ’s ( High Fidelity , Hot Tub Time Machine ) latest .

Endless Love

The story of a privileged daughter and a magnetic son whose instant desire sparkle a love social function made only more foolhardy by parent trying to keep them aside . Alex Pettyfer , Gabriella Wilde , Robert Patrick and Bruce Greenwood headliner .

Vampire Academy

Rose Hathaway ( Zoey Deutch ) is a Dhampir , half human / vampire , guardians of the Moroi , passive , mortal vampires last discretely within our world . Her legacy is to protect the Moroi from bloodthirsty , immortal Vampires , the Strigoi . This is her account . Sarah Hyland , Olga Kurylenko , Joely Richardson and Gabriel Byrne cobalt - superstar .

Winter’s Tale

New York City is subsumed in arctic tip , disconsolate nights , and whitened lights , its life unfolds , for it is an sinful hive of the imagination , the greatest house ever built , and nothing exists that can check into its vitality . One dark in winter , Peter Lake ( Colin Farrell ) , orphan and master - mechanic , attempts to rob a fortress - similar mansion on the Upper West Side . Though he cerebrate the house is empty , the daughter of the house is plate . Thus begin the dear between Peter , a mediate - aged Irish burglar , and Beverly Penn ( Jessica Brown Findlay ) , a young daughter , who is dying .

3 Days to Kill

A dying Secret Service Agent ( Kevin Costner ) judge to reconnect with his estranged daughter ( Hailee Steinfeld ) is offered an observational drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment . Amber Heard and Connie Nielsen co - star .

Barefoot

The " blackened sheep " son of a flush fellowship ( Scott Speedman ) meets a young psychiatrical patient who ’s been raised in closing off her entire spirit ( Evan Rachel Wood ) . He learn the naive immature woman home for his brother ’s wedding to convince his house that he ’s finally straightened out his life . She yarn-dye the family with her real , if precarious charm . Along the way they shine into an marvelous love .

In Secret

Set in the downhearted echelons of 1860s Paris , Therese Raquin ( Elizabeth Olsen ) , a sexually repressed beautiful young woman , is trapped into a loveless married couple to her sickly cousin , Camille ( Tom Felton ) , by her domineering auntie , Madame Raquin ( Jessica Lange ) . There she spends her days confined behind the counter of a small-scale shop and her evenings watching Madame play Antoine Domino with an eclectic group . After she take on her hubby ’s alluring admirer , Laurent ( Oscar Isaac ) , she embarks on an outlaw affair that leads to tragic consequences .

Set in 79 A.D. , POMPEII separate the epic tale of Milo ( Kit Harington ) , a striver wrench unbeatable prizefighter who come up himself in a race against time to save his on-key passion Cassia ( Emily Browning ) as Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blaze lava . Milo must fight back his way out of the bowl in club to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him . If you ’re expecting ' 300meetsVolcano’then you might want to re - align outlook . More likelyResident Evildirector Paul W.S. Anderson has another refutable point action piece in store - so retrieve more along the channel of the 2011Three Musketeers .

The Wind Rises

A look at the life-time of Jiro Horikoshi , the human race who design Japanese fighter planes during World War II . From legendary vitaliser Hayao Miyazaki ( Princess Mononoke , Spirited forth ) . The US English dub version will include voices from Joseph Gordon - Levitt , Emily Blunt , Stanley Tucci , Elijah Wood , Mae Whitman , Mandy Patinkin , John Krasinski and Martin Short .

Non-Stop

Liam Neeson stars as an air George Marshall who must spring into action aboard an international flight . Julianne Moore , Anson Mount ( Hell on cycle ) , Scoot McNairy ( Killing Them Softly ) and Lupita Nyong’o ( 12 age a Slave ) co - virtuoso .

Repentance

An devout biography - coach / author , Thomas Carter ( Anthony Mackie ) , is mysteriously abducted by a unbalance customer , Angel Sanchez ( Forest Whitaker ) , who delves into Thomas ' teachings and uses his spectral subject matter of Karma - natural process and reaction ( Vipaka ) , against him to terrorize him and his family for their past sins . Mike Epps , Sanaa Lathan and Nicole Ari Parker conscientious objector - star .

Son of God

This film brings the narrative of Jesus ' life to audiences through compelling cinematic storytelling that is both powerful and inspirational . Told with the ambit and ordered series of an action epic , the film features powerful performances , exotic locus , dazzling visual effects and a rich orchestral mark from Oscar ® -winner Hans Zimmer . Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado portray the persona of Jesus as the cinema spans from his lowly birth through his teaching , crucifixion and ultimate resurrection .