Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok directed by Taika Waititi and starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo and Anthony Hopkins. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums). Hollywood Records/Marvel Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Visit our previous article for the full album details.
Already playing in theaters since this past Wednesday is the comedy A Bad Moms Christmas written and directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore and starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernandez, Cheryl Hines, Peter Gallagher, Justin Hartley, David Walton, Christine Baranski and Susan Sarandon. Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Baywatch, Ride Along, Agent Carter) who previously scored the original film has composed the sequel’s score.
Amazon Content Services will release a soundtrack album for Richard Linklater’s comedy drama Last Flag Flying. The album features the film’s original music composed by Graham Reynolds who previously scored the director’s A Scanner Darkly, Bernie and Before Midnight. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 3, and is now available for pre-order on 
Graham Reynolds is reteaming with director Richard Linklater on the upcoming comedy drama Last Flag Flying. The film stars Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne and J. Quinton Johnson. The movie is based on Darryl Ponicsan’s 2005 novel of the same name and is sequel (of sorts) to the 1973 Hal Ashby film The Last Detail. Linklater (Boyhood, Dazed and Confused) also co-wrote the screenplay with Ponicsan (School Ties, Random Hearts). John Sloss (I’m Not There, Wonderstruck) and Ginger Sledge (Everybody Wants Some!!, Appaloosa) are producing the project.