The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the comedy Office Christmas Party directed by Josh Gordon & Will Speck and starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Munn, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, T.J. Miller, Vanessa Bayer, Jillian Bell, Jamie Chung, Rob Corddry, Abbey Lee, Karan Soni and Matt Walsh. The film’s original score is composed by Theodore Shapiro (Ghostbusters, Tropic Thunder, The Devil Wears Prada). Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by The Struts, Black Joe Lewis, Ying Yang Twins, The Americanos & more. Click here for the full album details.
Opening semi-wide in around 600 theaters is the comedy The Bounce Back directed by Youssef Delara and starring Shemar Moore, Nadine Velazquez, Bill Bellamy, Sheryl Underwood and Kali Hawk. Reza Safinia (Filly Brown, The Trust, Birth of the Dragon) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie follows a relationship guru and best-selling author who finds himself falling for the licensed therapist who questions his methods. The comedy is being released by Viva Pictures. Visit the official Facebook movie page for more information.
Opening in New York and Los Angeles before expanding nationwide by Christmas Day is the movie musical La La Land written and directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, J. K. Simmons, Finn Wittrock, Rosemarie DeWitt and Meagen Fay. The film’s original score and songs are composed by Justin Hurwitz (Whiplash). Interscope Records has released two soundtrack album featuring the songs and the composer’s score. Click here for the details of the main soundtrack and visit our previous article for the details of the score album. Also check out a video featurette on the film’s music by clicking here.
Also opening in limited release is the indie drama All We Had directed by Katie Holmes who also stars in the movie with Stefania Lavie Owens, Eve Lindley, Richard Kind, Luke Wilson, Mark Consuelos and Judy Greer. Michael Brook (Brooklyn, Into the Wild, The Fighter, The Perks of Being a Wallflower) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the project. The movie premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is being released in select theaters and on VOD by Gravitas Ventures.
Also opening in select cities is the romantic thriller Frank & Lola written and directed by Matthew Ross and starring Michael Shannon, Imogen Poots, Michael Nyqvist, Justin Long and Rosanna Arquette. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (The Gift, Enemy, Martha Marcy May Marlene, The One I Love). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous article to learn more about the film. The thriller premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released in theaters and on VOD by Universal Pictures. Visit the official movie website for more information.
Another limited release this week is the horror thriller Abattoir directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and starring Jessica Lowndes, Joe Anderson, Lin Shaye and Dayton Callie. Mark Sayfritz (Dark Tide, Dead Man Running, Until Death) has composed the film’s original music. Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this fall. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. The movie is being released in the U.S. by Momentum Pictures and is now also available on VOD. Visit the official movie website to learn more about the thriller.
Also opening in limited release is the documentary Harry Benson: Shoot First directed by Justin Bare & Matthew Miele about the career of the renowned photographer who initially rose to fame alongside The Beatles, having been assigned to cover their inaugural trip to the United States in 1964. The film’s original score is composed by Mario Grigorov (The Paperboy, Precious, Shadowboxer). The documentary premiere at last year’s Hamptons International Film Festival and is being released in theaters and on VOD by Magnolia Pictures. Visit the official movie website for more information.
