Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action thriller 3 Days to Kill directed by McG and starring Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld, Amber Heard and Connie Nielsen. Guillaume Roussel (Crossing Lines) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. 3 Days to Kill follows a dangerous international spy who is determined to give up his high-stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife and daughter, whom he’s previously kept at arm’s length to keep out of danger. To learn more about the film, which is being released by Relativity Media, visit the official movie website.
Also opening wide is the historical action epic Pompeii directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Browning, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jared Harris, Paz Vega and Kiefer Sutherland. Clinton Shorter (District 9, 2 Guns, Contraband) has composed the film’s original score. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music digitally earlier this week. A CD version will be coming out on February 25. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Also visit Examiner for a recent interview with Shorter about his work on the project.
Opening in limited release is the romantic drama In Secret directed by Charlie Stratton and stars Elizabeth Olsen, Oscar Isaac, Tom Felton and Jessica Lange. The film’s original music is composed by Gabriel Yared (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, The English Patient). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music has been released through Roadside Attractions. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to listen to audio clips from the score.
Also opening in select cities is the indie romance Barefoot directed by Andrew Fleming and starring Evan Rachel Wood, Scott Speedman and J.K. Simmons. Michael Penn (Girls, Masters of Sex, Boogie Nights) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been announced. Barefoot follows the black sheep” son of a wealthy family who meets a free-spirited but sheltered woman and takes her home for his brother’s wedding to convince his family that he’s finally straightened out his life. The romance is being released in theaters and on VOD by Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate. Visit the official movie website to learn more about the film.
Another limited release this weekend is the horror thriller Almost Human written and directed by Joe Begos and starring Graham Skipper, Josh Ethier, Vanessa Leigh, Susan T. Travers and Anthony Amarall III. Andy Garfield (Frozen, Hatchet, Hatchet II) has composed the film’s music. No word yet on a soundtrack release. Almost Human takes place in a rural Maine town that is hit by a string of axe murders and alien abductions. The indie production premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and was picked up by IFC Midnight for domestic distribution. To learn more about the film, which is also available on VOD, visit the official movie website.
Also opening in limited release is the coming-of-age comedy drama Angels in Stardust written and directed by William Robert Carey and starring Alicia Silverstone, Billy Burke and AJ Michalka. The film’s original score is composed by John Hunter (Big Stan, Tekken). High-Motor Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Rod Williams, Shelly Mac and Scott Dolezal. Visit Amazon to listen to audio clips and download the album. Angels in Stardust follows a 15 year-old girl living in Oklahoma search whose search for her identity is kicked into overdrive when she runs afoul of some local bad guys.To learn more about the dramedy, which is also being released on VOD, visit the official movie website.
