DRACULA Untold leads the new movie releases at the theaters of Gaisano Mall of Davao this week.
Also opening are The Book Of Life, Kill the Messenger, Are You Here, Dark House, Awakened, The Trial, and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
DRACULA UNTOLD
Almost an entire century after the world's first cinematic introduction to Dracula placed audiences under his haunting spell, the studio that pioneered the genre reawakens one of legend's most captivating figures in an action-adventure that heralds a pulse-pounding rebirth of the age of monsters. Luke Evans (Fast & Furious 6, The Hobbit series) transforms from the cursed man history knows as Vlad the Impaler to an all-powerful creature of the night in Universal Pictures' Dracula Untold, the origin story of the alluring immortal we have come to fear as the sun sets: Dracula.
Vlad is a brutal slayer nicknamed "The Impaler". But he's given up fighting and has retired home to Transylvania with his lovely wife Mirena (Sarah Gadon) and young son Ingeras (Art Parkinson). However when Turkish ruler Mehmet II (Dominic Cooper) demands 1,000 boys to fill his army's rank, Vlad does what any self-respecting leader would do. He climbs a mountain where he encounters a vicious creature (Game of Thrones' Charles Dance) and enters into a Faustian bargain he may soon regret.
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY
Eleven-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life - a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him.
He soon learns he is not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette), and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn't had one.
THE BOOK OF LIFE
From producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Gutierrez comes an animated comedy with a unique visual style. The Book of Life is the journey of Manolo (Diego Luna), a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears. Rich with a fresh take on pop music favorites, The Book of Life encourages us to celebrate the past while looking forward to the future.
KILL THE MESSENGER
Based on the True story of Journalist Gary Webb. The film takes place in the mid 1990s, when Webb uncovered the CIA's past role in importing huge amounts of cocaine into the U.S. that was aggressively sold in ghettos across the Country to raise money for the Nicaraguan Contras rebel army. Despite enormous pressure not to, Webb chose to pursue the story and went public with his evidence, publishing the series "Dark Alliance". As a result he experienced a vicious smear campaign fueled by the CIA. At that point Webb found himself defending his integrity, his family, and his life.
DARK HOUSE
Nick Di Santo (Luke Kleintank) is tormented by his ability to touch someone and see exactly how they will die. On his 23rd birthday, Nick is summoned by his mother (Leslie-Anne Down) to the asylum where she has been institutionalized since his childhood. Hoping that her request to see him is a sign of improvement, Nick is stunned by her revelation that the father he thought was dead is really alive. He is alive and may know the origin of Nick’s terrible gift. Nick sets out to find his father with his best friend Ryan (Anthony Rey Perez) and girlfriend Eve (Alex McKenna). The trio are soon frightened and alarmed as every road they take on the journey leads them back to the same abandoned mansion – a house that only existed in Nick’s childhood imagination or so he thought. A house in a town that no map connects. Finally succumbing to the will of the house, Nick becomes embroiled in a battle with a dark figure (Tobin Bell). What started as a simple road trip soon turns into a terror-filled journey, full of horrifying twists and brutal surprise.
AWAKENED
Samantha Winston (Julianne Michelle) returns home after 14 years to unravel the mystery surrounding her young mother’s death. She suspects her father (John Savage) and seeks guidance and answers from her mother’s close friends Lucas Drake (Steven Bauer) and Harriet Bendi (Sally Kirkland), her uncle Thomas (Edward Furlong), and new friend Liam Dawson (Bryan Dechart). However, Drake’s business partner (Stelio Savante) is more than displeased with Samantha's investigation and seeks to derail it before the entire town is awakened. Samantha seeks help from beyond the grave.
Won Best Film in the 168 Film Festival, USA (2013) and Best Feature in the LA Femme Film Festival, USA 2013.
ARE YOU HERE
Ben Baker (Zach Galifianakis of HangOver fame) is a man-child who lives on his friend's couch getting high. His friend, Steve Dallas (Owen Wilson), is a moderately successful weather reporter who is living a superficial life. When Ben receives word that his father has died, Steve drives him home and they re-connect with Ben's successful and driven sister Terri (Amy Poehler) and hippie step-mother Angela (Laura Ramsey) who is the same age as they are. The reading of the will drives Ben to come up with a new purpose in life, but those around him don't prove to be very supportive, and then they all re-examine their own life.
THE TRIAL
Born with a mild case of mental disability, Ronald (John Lloyd Cruz) was stuck in elementary for years. His classmates are way younger than him. Because they couldn’t fully understand his case, he is often bullied and compared with the iconic character Budoy.
Despite this, Ronald is well loved by his unconventional parents - his mother (Sylvia Sanchez) is a lesbian, while his father (Vincent de Jesus) is a gay.
Moreover, Ronald has his Teacher Bessy’s (Jessy Mendiola) support. However, his number one supporter in school was also the reason why he is put into trial.
How will you treat someone like Ronald? Will you be like his younger classmates or will you be kind with him?