On this episode of Why Watch That:FIRST LOOKRoald Dahl’s The WitchesWebsite: HBO MaxSynopsis: Reimagining Dahl’s beloved story for a modern audience, Zemeckis’s visually innovative film tells the darkly humorous and heartwarming tale of a young orphaned boy (Bruno) who, in late 1967, goes to live with his loving Grandma (Spencer) in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks our young hero away to an opulent seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world’s Grand High Witch (Hathaway) has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe — undercover — to carry out her nefarious plans.Release Date: October 22, 2020 (HBO Max); October 28 (in theaters internationally)Directed by: Robert ZemeckisScreenplay by: Robert Zemeckis, Kenya Barris, and Guillermo del ToroBased on the book by Roald DahlStarring: Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Kristin Chenoweth, Chris Rock, and Jahzir Kadeen BrunoDistributor: HBO Max (Warner Bros. Pictures)Genre: Adventure, Comedy, FamilyRunning Time: 1 hour 46 minutesRated PGHBO TV SNEAK PEEKIndustry Website: HBOMOVIE SNEAK PEEKSLet Him Go Website: Focus FeaturesSynopsis: Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge (Costner) and his wife Margaret (Lane) leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas, headed by matriarch Blanche Weboy. When they discover the Weboys have no intention of letting the child go, George and Margaret are left with no choice but to fight for their family.Release Date: November 6, 2020Directed by: Thomas BezuchaScreenplay by: Thomas BezuchaBased on the book by Larry WatsonStarring: Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Lesley Manville, and Jeffrey DonovanDistributor: Focus FeaturesGenre: Crime, Drama, ThrillerRunning Time: 1 hour 54 minutesRated RJungleland Website: Paramount MoviesSynopsis: Stan (Charlie Hunnam) and Lion (Jack O’Connell) are two brothers struggling to stay relevant in the underground world of bare-knuckle boxing. When Stan fails to pay back a dangerous crime boss (Jonathon Majors), they’re forced to deliver an unexpected traveler as they journey across the country for a high-stakes fighting tournament. While Stan trains Lion for the fight of his life, a series of events threaten to tear the brothers apart but their love for one another and belief in a better life keep them going in this gripping drama that proves family pulls no punches.Release Date: November 6, 2020 (in select theaters); November 10, 2020 (Premium VOD)Directed by: Max WinklerScreenplay by: Theodore Bressman, David Branson Smith, and Max WinklerStarring: Charlie Hunnam, Jack O’Connell, Jessica Barden, Jonathan Majors, and John CullumDistributor: Paramount PicturesGenre: DramaRunning Time: 1 hour 30 minutesRated RProxima Website: UnifranceSynopsis: Sarah (Eva Green) is a French astronaut training at the European Space Agency in Cologne. She is the only woman in the arduous program. She lives alone with Stella, her seven-year-old daughter. Sarah feels guilty that she cannot spend more time with her child. Her love is overpowering, unsettling. When Sarah is chosen to be part of the crew of a year-long space mission called ‘Proxima,’ it creates chaos in the mother-daughter relationship. Release Date: November 6, 2020 (Digital and VOD)Directed by: Alice WinocourScreenplay by: Alice Winocour with Jean-Stéphane BronStarring: Eva Green and Matt DillonDistributor: Vertical EntertainmentGenre: DramaRunning Time: 1 hour 47 minutesNot Rated  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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