As the seasons change, so usually do the new movie offerings. While this week certainly has its share of spooky and scary movies, there are also quite a few that may cater to different audiences. There is a new Hercule Poirot film that tells of ghosts in Venice, an animated feature about Lernardo da Vinci’s many inventions, a western about a man who sets out to avenge his father’s death only to become a wanted man, and much more!
A Haunting in Venice (PG-13)
In post-World War II Venice, Poirot, now retired and living in his own exile, reluctantly attends a seance. But when one of the guests is murdered, it is up to the former detective to once again uncover the killer.
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Dylan Corbett-Bader
Release date: September 15
Camp Hideout (PG)
After a troubled teen steals an important item from two big city goons, he hides in a church summer camp and finds he must protect his new found friends at all cost when the goons track him down.
Directed by Sean Olson
Starring: Corbin Bleu, Ethan Drew, Amanda Leighton, Christopher Lloyd, Tyler Kowalski
Release date: September 15
Elis & Tom, só tinha de ser com você
Documentary about the recording of the iconic Brazilian music album “Elis and Tom”.
Directed by Roberto de Oliviera, Jom Tob Azulay
Starring: Elis Regina, Antonio Carlos Jobim, César Camargo Mariano, Frank Sinatra
Release date: September 15
The Inventor (PG)
Inventing flying contraptions, war machines and studying cadavers, Leonardo da Vinci tackles the meaning of life itself with the help of French princess Marguerite de Nevarre.
Directed by Jim Capobianco, Pierre-Luc Granjon
Starring: Matt Berry, Daisy Ridley, Marion Cotillard, Stephen Fry, Natalie Palamides
Release date: September 15
My Last Best Friend
New York City. March – April 2020. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, two men, both named Walter Stoyanov, watch their lives getting turned upside down, as one of them falls ill and the other one is being investigated by FBI Special Agent John McCallany.
Directed by Filippo M. Prandi
Starring: Eric Roberts, Carol Alt, Rico Simonini, Brian Byus, Adrienne Laurén
Release date: September 15
Outlaw Johnny Black (PG-13)
Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process while posing as a preacher in a small mining town that’s been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.
Directed by Michael Jai White
Starring: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash, Byron Minns, Chris Browning
Release date: September 15
Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing: Venice
Explore the birthplace of opera and the center of culture for centuries through the eyes of superstar soprano Renée Fleming in Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing: Venice. Presented by IMAX and Stage Access, “La Serenissima” becomes even more magical as Fleming explores the city and takes the stage at the fabled Teatro La Fenice. Joined by Italian tenor Francesco Meli, with baritone Mattia Olivieri and mezzo Paola Gardina, Fleming combines some of the most famous music ever written – Verdi, Rossini, Puccini and more – with the city’s sights, history, art for a unique cinematic event that is not to be missed.
Directed by François-René Martin
Starring: Renée Fleming, Riccardo Frizza, Paola Gardina, Francesco Meli, Mattia Olivieri
Release date: September 16
Satanic Hispanics (R)
When police raid a house in El Paso, they find it full of dead Latinos, and only one survivor. Known as “The Traveler,” he is taken to the police station for questioning. There, he recounts tales of horrors from his life, chronicling portals leading to other worlds, mythical beings, demons and the undead; he speaks of legends from Latin America. Satanic Hispanics tells stories by top Latin filmmakers that showcase the skills of Hispanic talent, both on and off screen.
Directed by Alejandro Brugués, Mike Mendez, Demián Rugna
Starring: Efren Ramirez, Jonah Ray, Hemky Madera, Patricia Velasquez, Greg Grunberg
Release date: September 14
