“The Hunger Games,” “Think Like a Man” among upcoming Movies on Demand selections


Posted July 23, 2012 by Melissa Hayer Comment on this article Leave a comment
FILE - In this image released by Lionsgate, Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen in a scene from "The Hunger Games," opening on Friday, March 23, 2012.  Lionsgate announced today that "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay," Part 1 will be released on November 21, 2014, and Part 2, will be released on November 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Lionsgate, Murray Close, File) ORG XMIT: CAPH837
FILE - In this image released by Lionsgate, Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen in a scene from "The Hunger Games," opening on Friday, March 23, 2012. Lionsgate announced today that "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay," Part 1 will be released on November 21, 2014, and Part 2, will be released on November 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Lionsgate, Murray Close, File) ORG XMIT: CAPH837

 

“The Hunger Games,” starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth,” and “Think Like a Man,” starring Michael Ealy, Taraji P. Henson and Gabrielle Union are among the upcoming features on Cox cable’s Movies on Demand.

The schedule of late July-August selections, provided from a news release, is as follows:

(All of the movies listed below are being released “day and date” except where noted and are available to be purchased on DVD or Blu-ray.):

7/24
Silent House (Universal) – (R)
·        Elizabeth Olsen, younger sister of the famous Olsen Twins, stars in a creepy horror film about  young girl who is trapped in her parents summer home, unable to contact the outside world.

·        Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens

Footnote (Sony) – (PG)
·        Academy Award nominated (2012) documentary from Israel about the troubled relationship between a father and son who teach at the Talmud department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

8/10
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day (WB) – (PG-13)
·        A couple in New Orleans uncover secrets about each other after their six year old daughter is kidnapped.

·        Starring: Blair Underwood, Sharon Leal, Nicole Beharie, Pam Grier

·        [Available 21 Days before DVDs go on sale]

The Green Wave (WB)  –(TV -14)
·        Documentary on the 2010 Green Revolution in Iran

·        [Available the Same Day As the Theatrical Release]

8/14
The Raid: Redemption (Sony) – (R)
·        A SWAT team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs.

·        Starring: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny, Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Tegar Starya, Ray Sahetapy

8/18
The Hunger Games (Lionsgate) – (PG-13)
·        Blockbuster first movie based on the trilogy of best-selling books.  Broke multiple records at the box office.

·        Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland

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