Movies Opening this Week –October 26

Our Brand is Crisis

A Bolivian presidential candidate failing badly in the polls enlists the firepower of an elite American management team, led by the deeply damaged but still brilliant strategist “Calamity” Jane Bodine . In self-imposed retirement following a scandal that earned her nickname and rocked her to her core, Jane is coaxed back into the game for the chance to beat her professional nemesis, the loathsome Pat Candy, now coaching the opposition. But as Candy zeroes in on every vulnerability – both on and off the campaign trail – Jane is plunged into a personal crisis as intense as the one her team exploits nationally to boost their numbers. Dramatic, rapid-fire and laced with satire, “Our Brand is Crisis” reveals the cynical machinations and private battles of world-class political consultants for whom nothing is sacred and winning is all that matters.

Directed by David Gordon Green

Produced by George Clooney, Grant Heslov

Screenplay by Peter Straughan

Based on “Our Brand Is Crisis” by Rachel Boynton

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie, Joaquim de Almeida, Ann Dowd, Scoot McNairy, Zoe Kazan

Release Date: October 30, 2015.

Bare

A young girl in Nevada becomes romantically involved with a female drifter who introduces her to a life of stripping, drugs, and metaphysical experiences that teach her what happens when real life catches up with dark fantasy.

Directed by Natalie Leite

Produced by Alexandra Leite, Natalie Leite, Chad Burris

Written by: Natalie Leite

Starring: Dianna Agron, Paz de la Huerta, Chris Zylka, Louisa Krause

Release Date: October 30, 2015.

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.

Directed by Christopher B. Landon

Produced by Andy Fickman, Todd Garner

Screenplay by Carrie Evans, Emi Mochizuki, Christopher B. Landon

Story by Carrie Evans, Emi Mochizuki, Lona Williams

Starring: Tye Sheridan, David Koechner

Release Date: October 30, 2015

Burnt

Chef Adam Jones had it all – and lost it. A two-star Michelin rockstar with the bad habits to match, the former enfant terrible of the Paris restaurant scene did everything different every time out, and only ever cared about the thrill of creating explosions of taste. To land his own kitchen and that third elusive Michelin star though, he’ll need the best of the best on his side, including the beautiful Helene. BURNT is a remarkably funny and emotional story about the love of food, the love between two people, and the power of second chances.

Directed by John Wells

Produced by Stacey Sher, Erwin Stoff, John Wells

Screenplay by Steven Knight

Story by Michael Kalesniko

Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Omar Sy, Daniel Brühl, Matthew Rhys, Alicia Vikander, Uma Thurman, Emma Thompson.

Release Date: October 30, 2015.