Utopia SA will be screening the following new releases from Wednesday 3 February 2016:
- Point Break (crime thriller, 114 mins, in English), at Utopolis-Belval and Utopolis-Kirchberg from Wed 3 February 2016.
Directed by Ericson Core (Invincible) and starring Édgar Ramírez (The Bourne Ultimatum; Joy), Luke Bracey (G.I. Joe: Retaliation; The November Man), Ray Winstone (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; Noah; Hugo; The Sweeney; Snow White and the Huntsman).
Synopsis: A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists. Deep undercover, and with his life in danger, he strives to prove these athletes are the architects of the mind-boggling crimes that are devastating the world's financial markets.
- Spotlight (drama, 128 mins, in English), at Utopolis-Kirchberg from Wed 3 February 2016.
Directed by Thomas McCarthy (The Cobbler, Win Win) and starring Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher, Infinitely Polar Bear, The Kids Are All Right, Shutter Island, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Now You See Me, Begin Again), Rachel McAdams (Sherlock Holmes, Red Eye, Midnight in Paris, About Time, The Time Traveller's Wife), Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice, Birdman, Batman, Jack Frost), Liev Schreiber (The Manchurian Candidate, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Pawn Sacrifice, The Last Days on Mars) and Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones, The Hunger Games, The Devil Wears Prada, Peter & Wendy, The Fifth Estate).
Synopsis: When the Boston Globe's tenacious "Spotlight" team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston's religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world.
Review: www.chronicle.lu/component/jak2filter/?Itemid=457&jakeyword=spotlight&layout=category&id=177
- Steve Jobs (crime thriller, 114 mins, in English), at Utopolis-Kirchberg from Wed 3 February 2016.
Directed by Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire; 127 Hours; Trainspotting) and starring Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave; X-Men: First Class; Inglorious Basterds), Kate Winslet (Titanic; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Sense and Sensibility; Insurgent) and Seth Rogen (The Interview; 22 Jump Street).
Synopsis: Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (animated adventure, 114 mins, in English), at Utopolis-Kirchberg from Wed 3 February 2016.
Directed by Walt Becker (Old Dogs; Wild Hogs) and starring Justin Long (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story; Die Hard 4.0), Matthew Gray Gubler (Alvin and the Chipmunks; 500 Days of Summer) and Jesse McCartney (Horton Hears a Who!; Alvin and the Chipmunks).
Synopsis: Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami...and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but possibly from gaining a terrible stepbrother.
For further details, see www.utopolis.lu.
