Movies Opening this Week – September 21

99 Homes

A father struggles to get back the home that his family was evicted from by working for the greedy real estate broker who’s the source of his frustration.

Directed by Ramin Bahrani

Produced by Ashok Amritraj, Ramin Bahrani, Andrew Garfield, Justin Nappi, Kevin Turen

Written by Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi

Story by Ramin Bahrani, Bahareh Azimi

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern, Noah Lomax.

Release Date: September 25, 2015.

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

From the 1970s thru the 1990s, there was no hipper, no more outrageous comedy in print than The National Lampoon, the groundbreaking humor magazine that pushed the limits of taste and acceptability – and then pushed them even harder. Parodying everything from politics, religion, entertainment and the whole of American lifestyle, the Lampoon eventually went on to branch into successful radio shows, record albums, live stage revues and movies, including Animal House and National Lampoon’s Vacation. The publication launched the careers of legends like John Belushi, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Christopher Guest and Gilda Radner, who went on to gigs at Saturday Night Live and stardom. Director Douglas Tirola’s documentary about the Lampoon, DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD: THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL LAMPOON, cleverly chronicles its founding by two former Harvard students, its growth, demise and everything in between. Told thru fresh, candid interviews with its key staff, and illustrated with hundreds of outrageous images from the mag itself (along with never-seen interview footage from the magazine’s prime), the film gives fans of the Lampoon a unique inside look at what made the magazine tick, who were its key players, and why it was so outrageously successful: a magazine that dared to think what no one was thinking, but wished they had.

Directed by Douglas Tirola

Produced by Susan Bedusa, Douglas Tirola

Written by Mark Monroe, Douglas Tirola

Release Date: September 25, 2015

The Keeping Room

In this radically reimagined American Western set towards the end of the Civil War, Southerner Augusta encounters two renegade, drunken soldiers who are on a mission of pillage and violence. After escaping an attempted assault, Augusta races back to the isolated farmhouse that she shares with her sister Louise and their female slave Mad. When the pair of soldiers track Augusta down intent on exacting revenge, the trio of women are forced to take up arms to fend off their assailants, finding ways to resourcefully defend their home – and themselves – as the escalating attacks become more unpredictable and relentless.

Directed by Daniel Barber

Produced by David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Jordan Horowitz, Judd Payne, Patrick Newall

Written by Julia Hart

Starring: Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Sam Worthington, Amy Nuttall, Ned Dennehy

Release Date: September 25, 2015.

A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story

A documentary following the inspiring journey of 25 year old, 58 pound Lizzie from cyber-bullying victim to anti-bullying activist. Born with a rare syndrome that prevents her from gaining weight, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Velasquez was first bullied as a child in school for looking different and, later online, as a teenager when she discovered a YouTube video labeling her "The World's Ugliest Woman." The film chronicles unheard stories and details of Lizzie’s physical and emotional journey up to her multi-million viewed TEDx talk, and follows her pursuit from a motivational speaker to Capitol Hill as she lobbies for the first federal anti-bullying bill.

Directed by Sara Hirsh Bordo

Produced by Sara Hirsh Bordo

Screenplay by Michael Campo

Starring: Lizzie Velásquez.

Release Date: September 25, 2015

Hotel Transylvania 2

The Drac pack is back for an all-new monster comedy adventure in Sony Pictures Animation's Hotel Transylvania 2! Everything seems to be changing for the better at Hotel Transylvania... Dracula’s rigid monster-only hotel policy has finally relaxed, opening up its doors to human guests. But behind closed coffins, Drac is worried that his adorable half-human, half-vampire grandson, Dennis, isn’t showing signs of being a vampire. So while Mavis is busy visiting her human in-laws with Johnny – and in for a major cultural shock of her own – “Vampa” Drac enlists his friends Frank, Murray, Wayne and Griffin to put Dennis through a “monster-in-training” boot camp. But little do they know that Drac’s grumpy and very old, old, old school dad Vlad is about to pay a family visit to the hotel. And when Vlad finds out that his great-grandson is not a pure blood – and humans are now welcome at Hotel Transylvania – things are going to get batty!

Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky

Produced by Michelle Murdocca

Screenplay by Robert Smigel, Adam Sandler

Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, David Spade, Steve Buscemi, Keegan-Michael Key, Molly Shannon, Fran Frescher, Mel Brooks.

Release Date: September 25, 2015.

Being Evel

The real story behind the myth of American icon Robert 'Evel' Knievel and his legacy.

Directed by Daniel Junge

Produced by Daniel Junge, Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, Mat Hoffman, Justin Moore-Lewy, Brendan Kiernan

Screenplay by Daniel Junge, Davis Coombe

Release Date: September 25, 2015.

The Green Inferno

A group of student activists travel from New York City to the Amazon to save a dying tribe. Unfortunately, they crash in the jungle and are taken hostage by the very natives they protected.

Directed by Eli Roth

Produced by Miguel Asensio, Molly Conners, Nicolás López. Eli Roth, Christopher Woodrow

Written by Eli Roth, Guillermo Amoedo, Nicolás Lopez

Starring: Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Daryl Sabara, Kirby Bliss Blnton, Sky Ferreira, Magda Apanowicz, Nicolás Martinez, Aaron Burns, Ignacia Allamand, Richard Burgi

Release Date: September 25, 2015.

Stonewall

is a drama about a fictional young man caught up during the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Danny Winters is forced to leave behind friends and loved ones when he is kicked out of his parent’s home and flees to New York. Alone in Greenwich Village, homeless and destitute, he befriends a group of street kids who soon introduce him to the local watering hole The Stonewall Inn; however, this shady, mafia-run club is far from a safe-haven. As Danny and his friends experience discrimination, endure atrocities and are repeatedly harassed by the police, we see a rage begin to build. This emotion runs through Danny and the entire community of young gays, lesbians and drag queens who populate the Stonewall Inn and erupts in a storm of anger. With the toss of a single brick, a riot ensues and a crusade for equality is born.

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Produced by Roland Emmerich, Marc Frydman, Michael Fossat, Carsten Lorenz

Written by Jon Robin Baitz

Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Jonny Beauchamp, Joey King, Caleb Landry Jones, Matt Craven, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ron Perlman

Release Date: September 25, 2015.

Ashby

High-school student Ed Wallis enters into a friendship with his neighbor, Ashby, a retired CIA assassin who only has a few months left to live.

Directed by Tony McNamara

Produced by Josh Kesselman, Rory Koslow, Kevin McCormick

Written by Tony McNamara

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Nat Wolff, Emma Roberts, Sarah Silverman

Release Date: September 25, 2015.

The Intern

Ben Whittaker, a 70-year-old widower who has discovered that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.

Directed by Nancy Meyers

Produced by Suzanne Farwell, Nancy Meyers

Written by Nancy Meyers

Starring: Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo, Adam DeVine

Release Date: September 25, 2015.