Top new movies releasing in May include a selection of animation, comedy, horror, drama, romance and thrillers. Here are myETVmedia’s recommendations for Friday May 17th through Fri May 31th.

The Iceman (Venice)

Mud

Star Trek Into Darkness

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s (Doc)

Now You See Me After Earth

The Iceman (Venice 2013) Fri May 17th Genre: Thriller Director: Ariel Vromen Studio: Entertainment One Starring: James Franco, Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, David Schwimmer, Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta

Synopsis: Inspired by actual events, The Iceman follows notorious contract killer Richard Kuklinski (Michael Shannon) from his early days in the mob until his arrest for the murder of more than 100 men. Appearing to be living the American dream as a devoted husband and father; in reality Kuklinski was a ruthless killer-for-hire. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters have any clue about his real profession.

For Full Review and interview (Venice 2012) https://myetvmedia.com/film-review/the-iceman-review-and-venice-press-conference/

Mud
Fri May 17th Genre: Drama
Director: Jeff Nichols Studio: Entertainment One
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Sam Shepard, Reese Witherspoon

Synopsis: “Mud” is an adventure about two boys, Ellis and his friend Neckbone, who find a man named Mud hiding out on an island in the Mississippi. Mud describes fantastic scenarios. He killed a man in Texas and vengeful bounty hunters are coming to get him. He says he is planning to meet and escape with the love of his life, Juniper, who is waiting for him in town. Skeptical but intrigued, Ellis and Neckbone agree to help him. It isn’t long until Mud’s visions come true and their small town is besieged by a beautiful girl with a line of bounty hunters in tow.

Star Trek Into Darkness
Fri May 17th Genre: Action, Sci Fi
Director: J.J. Abrams Studio: Paramount Pictures
Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoë Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Bruce Greenwood, Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Weller

Synopsis: When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction (Benedict Cumberbatch). As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s
Fri May 17th Genre: Documentary
Director: Matthew Miele Studio: Entertainment One
Starring: William Fichtner, Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Joan Rivers, Candice Bergen

Synopsis: It’s the most mystical of all American emporiums and the scene of many an ultimate fashion fantasy. Now audiences get a rarified chance to peek behind the back room doors and into the reality of the fascinating inner workings and fabulous untold stories from Bergdorf Goodman’s iconic history in Matthew Miele’s Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s.

Now You See Me
Fri May 31st Genre: Thriller
Director: Louis Leterrier Studio: Entertainment One Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Mélanie Laurent, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman

Synopsis: Now You See Me pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against “The Four Horsemen”, a super-team of the world’s greatest illusionists. “The Four Horsemen” pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audience while staying one step ahead of the law.

After Earth
Fri May 31st Genre: Action
Director: M. Night Shyamalan Studio: Columbia Pictures Starring: Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Isabelle Fuhrman, Zoë Kravitz

Synopsis: A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an unstoppable alien creature that escaped during the crash. Father and son must learn to work together and trust one another if they want any chance of returning home.

Christophe Chanel

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