"Adult Beginners" - one moment Jake (Nick Kroll, TV's "Parks and Recreation") is starting up a major financial venture - the next he is taking care of his pregnant sister and her family in suburbia! - also starring Rose Byrne, Joel McHale and Bobby Cannavale
"Far From the Madding Crowd" - this time it is Carey Mulligan as Thomas Hardy's unforgettable heroine Bathsheba Everdene, weighing the romantic overtures of three different men - also starring Matthias Schoenaerts ("Suite Francaise") and Michael Sheen ("Admission") - note: Bathsheba's last name inspired the "Everdeen" surname used in Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" series
"Insurgent" (Divergent Series) - in a world of factions both within and without, Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) must battle enemies inside and outside herself in order to save her loved ones - based on the best seller by Veronica Roth with an ail-star supporting cast including Kate Winslet, Octavia Spencer, Zoe Kravitz, Tony Goldwyn, Ashley Judd and Naomi Watts
"Into the Grizzly Maze" - what is the worst that can happen when two brothers reunite in Alaska? Try a relentless bear! - stars James Marsden, Billy Bob Thornton and Piper Perabo (TV's "Covert Affairs")
"Orphan Black: Season Three" - from BBC America - Tatiana Maslany stars as Sarah Manning, street hustler assuming the identity of a suicide victim who looks like her only to find they are clones! Why? Sarah must find that out before an assassin picks her off.
"True Story" - Michael (Jonah HIll) is a disgraced former New York Times writer who learns that captured murderer Christian (James Franco) was apprehended using his name - more than restoring a reputation is at stake in trying to get at the reason why - also starring Felicity Jones ("The Theory of Everything") and Gretchen Mol (TV's "Boardwalk Empire")
"The White Storm" - from China - the last time these narcotics officers faced Southeast Asia's biggest drug lord, a lifelong friend was murdered - will it be at a cost again?
"A La Mala" - from Mexico - budding actress Maria Laura suddenly finds a new profession as a professional flirt testing the faithfulness of fiancées - but what happens when she falls for her latest target?
"The Affair: Season One" - from Showtime - lives and perspectives intertwine in Montauk as a schoolteacher dependent on a wealthy father-in-law meets a waitress fighting back from tragedy - Golden Globe Winner for Best TV Drama and Best Actress in a TV Drama (Ruth Wilson) - also starring Dominic West ("Pride") and Maura Tierney (TV's "The Good Wife")
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