Stream Guide: Lizzie & Destroyer (April 12th, 2019)

THE SILENCE

Original Release Date:
April 10, 2019
Directed by:
John R. Leonetti
Studio:
Netflix
Streaming:
Netflix

Official Synopsis: When the world is under attack from terrifying creatures who hunt their human prey by sound, 16-year old Ally Andrews (Kiernan Shipka), who lost her hearing at 13, and her family seek refuge in a remote haven.

Starring: Stanley Tucci, Kiernan Shipka, Miranda Otto, John Corbett, Kate Corbett, and Kyle Harrison Breitkopf

THE NUN

Original Release Date:
September 7, 2018
Directed by:
Corin Hardy
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Streaming:
HBO Go

Official Synopsis: A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.

Starring: Taissa Farmiga, Demian Bichir, Bonnie Aarons, Charlotte Hope, Ingrid Bisu, and Jonas Bloquet

127 HOURS

Original Release Date:
November 5, 2010
Directed by:
Danny Boyle
Studio:
Fox Searchlight
Streaming:
Max Go

83RD ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Picture (Nominee)
Best Adapted Screenplay (Nominee)
Best Leading Actor (James Franco) (Nominee)
Best Film Editing (Nominee)
Best Original Score (Nominee)
Best Original Song (Nominee)

Official Synopsis: An adventurous mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.

Starring: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara, Kate Burton, Lizzy Caplan, Clémence Poésy, and Treat Williams

NEW GIRL: SEASON SEVEN

Original Release Date:
April 10 –
May 15, 2018
Network:
Fox
Streaming:
Netflix

Official Synopsis: Season 7 of this comedy series starts with a three-year jump after last season’s finale. Now, Jess (Zooey Deschanel) and Nick (Jake Johnson) are a happy couple and just returning from a European book tour. Schmidt (Max Greenfield) is a stay-at-home dad while Cece (Hannah Simone) took on the role of working mom. Meanwhile, Winston (Lamorne Morris) is happily married to Aly (Nasim Pedrad) and the couple is expecting a child. Guest stars this season include Damon Wayans, Jr., Jamie Lee Curtis and Rob Reiner.

Starring: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Lamorne Morris, Max Greenfield, Hannah Simone, and Nasim Pedrad

THE DARK TOWER

Original Release Date:
August 4, 2017
Directed by:
Nikolaj Arcel
Studio:
Sony Pictures
Streaming:
Showtime

Official Synopsis: The last Gunslinger: Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black, and determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower that holds the universe together. With the fate of the world at stake, good and evil will collide in the ultimate battle, as only Roland can defend the Tower from the Man in Black.

Starring: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Jackie Earle Haley, Fran Kranz, Abbey Lee, and Katheryn Winnick

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE

Original Release Date:
March 22, 1991
Directed by:
Michael Pressman
Studio:
New Line Cinema
Streaming:
Prime Video

Official Synopsis: The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last canister of the ooze that created the Turtles, with which Shredder wants to unleash an army of new mutants.

Starring: Paige Turco, David Warner, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, Kenn Troum, Vanilla Ice, Ernie Reyes Jr., and Kevin Nash

AMISTAD

Original Release Date:
December 10, 1997
Directed by:
Steven Spielberg
Studio:
DreamWorks Pictures
Streaming:
Prime Video

70TH ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Supporting Actor (Anthony Hopkins) (Nominee)
Best Cinematography (Nominee)
Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Best Original Score (Nominee)

Official Synopsis: In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Stellan Skarsgard, Anna Paquin, Pete Postlethwaite, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and John Ortiz

MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS

Original Release Date:
May 4, 2012
Directed by:
Joss Whedon
Studio:
Marvel Studios & Walt Disney Pictures
Streaming:
Syfy

84TH ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Visual Effects (Nominee)

Official Synopsis: Earth’s mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson

DESTROYER

Original Release Date:
December 25, 2018
Directed by:
Karyn Kusama
Studio:
Annapurna Pictures
Streaming:
Hulu

Official Synopsis: A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Scoot McNairy, Bradley Whitford, and Sebastian Stan

LIZZIE

Original Release Date:
September 14, 2018
Directed by:
Craig William Macneill
Studio:
Saban Films & Roadside Attractions
Streaming:
Shudder

Official Synopsis: A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of the Borden family.

Starring: Chloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Jay Huguley, Jamey Sheridan, Fiona Shaw, Kim Dickens, Denis O’Hare, and Jeff Perry