Movies Opening this Week

Ted 2

Seth MacFarlane returns as writer, director and voice star of Ted 2.

Joined once again by star Mark Wahlberg and fellow Ted writers Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild, MacFarlane produces the live action action/CG-animated comedy alongside Bluegrass Films’ Scott Stuber, as well as John Jacobs and Jason Clark.

Release Date: June 25, 2015 (Italy), June 26, 2015 (USA)

Escobar: Paradise Lost

For Pablo Escobar, family is everything. When young surfer Nick falls for Escobar’s niece, he finds his life on the line when he’s pulled into the dangerous world of the family business.

Directed by Andrea Di Stefano

Produced by Dimitri Rassam, Frederique Dumas, Jerome Seydoux.

Written by Andrea Di Stefano.

Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Hutcharson, Claudia Traisac, Brady Corbet, Carlos Bardem, Ana Girardot.

Release Date: June 26, 2015.

Max

A precisión-trined military dog, Max serves on the frontlines in Afghanistan alongside his handler, U.S. Marine Kyle Wincott. But when things go terribly wrong on maneuvers, Kyle is mortally wounded and Max, traumatized by the loss of his best friend, is unable to remain in service.

Shipped stateside, the only human he seems willing to connect with is Kyle’s teenage brother, Justin, so Max is adopted by Kyle’s family, essentially saving his life. But Justin has issues of his own, such as living up to his father’s expectations for him; he isn’t interested in taking responsibility for his brother’s troubled dog. However, Max may be Justin’s only chance to discover what really happened to his brother that day on the front, and with the help of a tough-talking young teen, Carmen, who has a way with dogs, Justin begins to appreciate his canine companion.

Justin’s growing trust in Max helps the four-legged veteran revert back to his heroic self, and as the pair race against time to unravel the mystery, they find more excitement-and danger- than they bargained for. But they each might also find an unlikely new best friend… in each other.

Directed by Boaz Yalkin.

Produced by Karen Rosenfelt.

Written by Boaz Yalkin, Sheldon Lettich.

Starring: Thomas Haden Church, Josh Wiggins, Luke Kleintank, Lauren Graham.

Release Date: June 26, 2015.

A Little Chaos

A romantic drama following Sabine, a strong-willed and talented landscape designer who is chosen to build one of the main gardens at King Louis XIV’s new palace at Versailles. In her new position of power, she challenges gender and class barriers while also becoming professionally and romantically entangled with the court’s renowned landscape artist André Le Notre.

Directed by Alan Rickman

Produced by Andrea Calderwood, Gail Egan, Bertrand Faivre.

Written by Allison Deegan.

Starring: Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci.

Release Date: June 26, 2015.