Dracula (Adam Sandler) is the owner and operator of Hotel Transylvania, a high-end resort for monsters to get away from all things dangerous, namely pitchfork-wielding humans. And on the eve of his daughter Mavis’ 118th (Selena Gomez) birthday, he has invited some of the world’s most infamous monsters including Frankenstein’s monster and his bride, Eunice (Kevin James and Fran Drescher); Wayne and Wanda Werewolf (Steve Buscemi and Molly Shannon); Murray the Mummy (Cee Lo Green); Griffin the Invisible Man (David Spade); Bigfoot; the Blob and more to come celebrate. When an oblivious American backpacker, Jonathan (Adam Samberg), stumbles upon the hotel and takes a shine to Mavis, it’s up to Dracula to protect and rescue her from falling in love with him before it’s too late.
Nick Pinkerton of The Village Voice writes, “In Hotel Transylvania, a comic Dracula still kills. The character design is uniformly delightful, and some of the biggest laughs come from simply hitting the audience unawares with irresistibly hysterical establishing shots.”
Rating: PG // Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family // Runtime: 1 hr. 31 min. // Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez and Steve Buscemi // Directed by: Genndy Tartakovsky // Written by: Peter Baynham, Robert Smigel, Todd Durham, Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman // Produced by: Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation // Distributed by: Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Releasing
Won’t Back Down chronicles the journey of two determined women, a struggling working class mother (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and a veteran teacher (Viola Davis), who will stop at nothing to transform their children’s failing inner city school that staffs inadequate teachers who regularly pass students who cannot read or write just to get rid of them. And against all odds and a countless number of obstacles, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and futures of their children.
Rex Reed of The New York Observer describes Won’t Back Down as a “film that deserves to be seen, savored, debated and given serious attention.”
Rating: PG // Genre: Drama // Runtime: N/A // Starring: Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Holly Hunter // Directed by: Daniel Barnz // Written by: Brin Hill, Daniel Barnz // Produced by: Walden Media and Gran Via Productions // Distributed by: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation