Weekend Movie Update – Dec. 25, 2013: Mitty And The Wolf Meet Rocky

Posted By on December 24, 2013

Christmas is always a busy time in movie theaters, and this week is no exception with a total four new releases opening locally today and tomorrow.

Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for this extended holiday weekend of December 25, 2013!

'47 Ronin' will take over theaters starting on Christmas Day.

’47 Ronin’ will take over theaters starting on Christmas Day.

 Playing at the historic Pioneer Theatre in Manteo, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (rated PG13) continues a two-week run through January 2.

Jennifer Lawrence is dressed to kill in 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'.

Jennifer Lawrence is dressed to kill in ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’.

Click HERE for our review of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and then you can watch the latest trailer in the player below!

Headlining this week’s new releases is the boxing comedy Grudge Match, starring Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, Rambo) and Robert DeNiro (Raging Bull, Goodfellas), opening Wednesday, Dec. 25, at R/C KDH Movies 10 in Kill Devil Hills.

Robert De Niro  and Sylvester Stallone get in the ring for a 'Grudge Match'.

Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone get in the ring for a ‘Grudge Match’.

You can check out a trailer using the player below!

Also new this week, Keanu Reeves (The Matrix) makes an explosive return to the action-adventure genre in the samurai tale 47 Ronin (rated PG13), premiering tonight (Tuesday) at 8pm and officially opening tomorrow in Kill Devil Hills.

Keanu Reeves is a samurai in '47 Ronin'.

Keanu Reeves is a samurai in ’47 Ronin’.

Playing locally in both 3D and traditional 2D formats, you can view a trailer for 47 Ronin in the player below!

The classic book comes to life when Ben Stiller (Meet the Parents) plays the title character in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (rated PG), premiering today at 4:25 and 7:05pm and officially starting tomorrow in Kill Devil Hills.

Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig star in 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'.

Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig star in ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’.

Also starring Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids), you can watch the official theatrical trailer for the comedy in the player below!

Finally, Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic, The Aviator) reunites with director Martin Scorsese (Gangs of New York, Shutter Island) in a true story of fast times and deadly decadence on Wall Street set against a 1987 backdrop.

Margot Robbie and Leonardo DiCaprio star in 'The Wolf of Wall Street'.

Margot Robbie and Leonardo DiCaprio star in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’.

Also starring Jonah Hill (21 Jump Street) and Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club, Surfer Dude), you can watch the official trailer using the player below!

Click on a link below for additional listings and showtimes.

R/C KDH Movies 10

North Beach Movie Diner

Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig star in 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'.

_______________________________

Like us on Facebook!

Posted by Matt Artz

Matt Artz was a lead reporter and photographer for 'The Coastland Times' newspaper from 2000 to 2009, and has been published in the Outer Banks Sentinel, North Beach Sun, Outer Banks Milepost, among others, before launching OBX Entertainment, NC Film News, and Halloween Daily News in 2012. Matt and Sue Artz are also the founders of the annual Outer Banks Halloween Parade and the Halloween International Film Festival.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *