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THE CIRCLE (2017)
Starring Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton, Ellar Coltrane, Poorna Jagannathan, Glenne Headly and Ellen Wong. Directed by James Ponsoldt.

A woman lands a job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, where she becomes involved with a mysterious man.

REVIEWS The Circle - Tech terror tale fails to boot up

NIGHTCRAWLER (2014)
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo and Bill Paxton. Directed by Dan Gilroy.

Lou Bloom is a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of LA crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling - where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.

REVIEWS Nightcrawler - A filthy, fiery masterpiece
Nightcrawler - Blurred lines

MILLION DOLLAR ARM (2014)
Starring Jon Hamm, Bradley Cooper, Alan Arkin, Madhur Mittal, Suraj Sharma, Lake Bell and Bill Paxton. Directed by Craig Gillespie.

In a last ditch effort to save his career as a sports agent, JB Bernstein concocts a scheme to find baseball's next great pitching ace. Hoping to find a young cricket pitcher he can turn into a major league baseball star, JB travels to India to produce a reality show competition called 'Million Dollar Arm'. With the help of a cantankerous but eagle-eyed retired baseball scout he discovers Dinesh and Rinku, two 18-year-old boys who have no idea about playing baseball, yet have a knack for throwing a fastball. Hoping to sign them to major league contracts and make a quick buck, JB brings the boys home to America to train. While the Americans are definitely out of their element in India - the boys, who have never left their rural villages - are equally challenged when they come to the States. As the boys learn the finer points of baseball - JB, with the help of his charming friend Brenda - valuable life lessons about teamwork, commitment and what it means to be a family.

EDGE OF TOMORROW 3D (2014)
Starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Charlotte Riley, Jonas Armstrong, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Kick Gurry. Directed by Doug Liman.

A soldier fighting in a war with aliens finds himself caught in a time loop of his last day in the battle, though he becomes better skilled along the way.

REVIEWS Edge Of Tomorrow - Live, die, repeat, success
Edge of Tomorrow - Stuck on repeat

A SIMPLE PLAN (1999)
Starring Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda, Billy Bob Thornton, Brent Briscoe, Jack Walsh, Chelcie Ross, Becky Ann Baker, Gary Cole, Bob Davis and Peter Syvertsen. Directed by Sam Raimi.

Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain the money while avoiding detection opens a Pandora's box when the fear of getting caught triggers panicked behavior and leads to virulent consequences.

APOLLO 13 (1995)
Starring Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise and Kathleen Quinlan. Directed by Ron Howard.

NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.

REVIEWS Apollo 13 - The sweeping space epic 20 years on