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April 2014

Books on Screen

April 2014

 

Whether you're a fan of superheroes, inspirational stories or heartfelt love stories, you'll find something just for you in this month's Books on Screen!


 

In Theaters:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: April 4th  
Based On: CAPTAIN AMERICA: Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker, illus. by Steve Epting and Michael Lark

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier, in theaters April 4, finds Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America, living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy --- the Winter Soldier. 

 

Heaven is for Real
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Connor Corum
Director: Randall Wallace
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Release Date: April 16th  
Based On: HEAVEN IS FOR REAL by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent

Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book of the same name, Heaven is for Real brings to the screen the true story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son’s extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world.

The film stars Academy Award nominee and Emmy award winning actor Greg Kinnear as Todd Burpo and co-stars Kelly Reilly as Sonja Burpo, the real-life couple whose son Colton (newcomer Connor Corum) claims to have visited Heaven during a near death experience. Colton recounts the details of his amazing journey with childlike innocence and speaks matter-of-factly about things that happened before his birth…things he couldn't possibly know. Todd and his family are then challenged to examine the meaning from this remarkable event.

 


On DVD:

Labor Day
Cast: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Tobey Maguire
Director: Jason Reitman
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
DVD Release: April 29th
Based On: LABOR DAY by Joyce Maynard 

Labor Day centers on 13-year-old Henry Wheeler, who struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele while confronting all the pangs of adolescence. On a back-to-school shopping trip, Henry and his mother encounter Frank Chambers, a man both intimidating and clearly in need of help, who convinces them to take him into their home and later is revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives.