In 1943, Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper) made his debut conducting the New York Philharmonic at only 25 years old. At the after-party celebrating him, he meets Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan), an aspiring actress, and the two fall madly in love. They quickly get married and have three children, all the while, rising in the ranks…
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Leave the World Behind
In the spur of the moment, Amanda (Julia Roberts) books a vacation for her family; husband Clay (Ethan Hawke), and their two kids Archie (Charlie Evans) and Rose (Farrah Mackenzie). Their enjoyment of the beach is cut short when an oil liner runs ashore, and as the day continues back at the rental house, things…
Frybread Face and Me
Benny (Keir Tallman) is upset when he learns that he will be spending his summer at his grandmother’s (Sarah H. Natani) ranch on the Navajo Reservation instead of at home in California where he was going to see Fleetwood Mac in concert. Toiling away fixing the sheep fence with his Uncle Marvin (Martin Sensmeier), Benny’s…
May December
Much to Gracie’s (Julianne Moore) dismay, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) pulls up to the backyard BBQ with her big movie star sunglasses on, blocking half of her face. Elizabeth, though, is the guest of honor, an actress invited to spend time with Gracie and her family as part of her research before she portrays the matriarch…
Nuovo Olimpo
Enea (Damiano Gavino) is a film student who often skips class to work crew on whatever project is filming in town or see what is playing that afternoon at the Nuovo Olimpo Cinema, a repertoire house that is also used by gay men for cruising. The young man’s predictable agenda works to Pietro’s (Andrea Di…
The Killer
Across the road from a luxurious Parisian hotel, a contract killer (Michael Fassbender) watches his target (Endre Hules) as he entertains his mistress (Monique Ganderton). Lining up the shot, he pulls the trigger, but the woman moves unexpectedly into the path of the bullet, foiling the assassination. Fleeing the scene and retreating back to the…
Nyad
Pulled after covering 76 miles of her planned 103-mile swim from Cuba to Florida, Diana Nyad (Annette Bening), distraught from her failure, entered retirement from marathon swimming. 33 years later, Diana, now in her 60s decides to return to Cuba, make the swim, and finally claim her legacy. Bonnie Stoll (Jodie Foster), a close friend…
Reptile
Will Grady (Justin Timberlake) returns to an upscale house he is showing and discovers a tragedy. His partner, Summer (Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz), was murdered, stabbed multiple times and left in a back room of the home. Tom Nichols (Benicio del Toro) is assigned to the case, and as he grows closer to identifying the…
El Conde
On December 10, 2006, Augusto Pinochet (Jaime Vadell) died at the age of 91; 33 years after his violent assertion to the presidency of Chile and 25 years after his regime lost the plebiscite vote ushering in the end of his rule. But what if he did not die and instead went into hiding? Not…
The Marquee Topic 