How to Use Guys with Secret Tips
To be released Feb. 14
Comedy. Directed by Lee Won-suk. Assistant commercial director Choi Bo-na (Lee Si-young) is hard-working, but she sorely lacks social skills, self-confidence, fashion sense, and aesthetic polish. Thanks to her indecisive personality, she does all the hard work. Battered with her late night duties, Bo-na has developed dark circles and a stringy nasty oily mess for her hair. Always ignored by men, Choi Bo-na has not dated in a long time; in fact she does not even remember when her last date was. One day, after she finishes shooting an outdoor scene, she happens comes across a “Male Instruction Manual” videotape. She follows the instructions given by Dr. Swalski (Park Yeong-gu) in the video and not only do men on the streets turn to look at her, but top hallyu star Lee Seung-jae (Oh Jung Se) falls head over heels in love.
Henry’s Crime
Opened Jan. 31
Romance. Comedy. Action. Directed by Malcolm Venville. After serving three years in prison for a bank robbery he did not commit, Henry (Keanu Reeves) decides to rob the bank for real. Since he’s already a convicted bank robber, Henry figures he might as well try his hand at the criminal lifestyle. Discovering a long forgotten bootlegger’s tunnel that runs from the bank to an adjacent theater, he convinces Max (James Caan) to help him execute the perfect robbery. Posing as an actor, Henry lands the lead role in the theater’s production and begins working with Max to dig their way into the bank’s vault. However, his scheme gets complicated when he finds himself slowly falling for his capricious co-star Julie (Vera Farmiga).
Gift from Room 7
Opened Jan. 23
Comedy. Drama. Directed by Lee Hwan-gyeong. Yong-gu (Ryoo Seung-ryong) a mentally challenged man with the mind of a 6-year old child who is also single-handedly raising his 7-year-old daughter Ye-seung (Gal So-won) is falsely charged with child rape and murder. Imprisoned in prison, Yong-gu is detained in Room 7 where different kinds of violent criminals are gathered. The prison is a one way affair -- whoever goes in does not go out. When Yong-gu steps in to Room 7, his jail inmates respond with discomfort and annoyance, however soon attached to Yong-gu the criminals in room 7 embark on a mission to protect Yong-gu and his daughter who can never stay apart for a single moment.
Jack Reacher (U.S.)
Opened Jan. 17
Action. Mystery. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. The film begins in the middle of the street, when a mysterious lone gunman fires six shots that leave five dead in front of PNC Park in Pittsburgh during rush hour. The city is thrown into a state of horror and within hours cops gather around the crime scene to gather evidence. The evidence leads police to a former U.S. army sniper, James Barr (Joseph Sikora). But the accused man says, “You got the wrong guy, get Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise).” Soon, Jack Reacher who has also seen the news report turns up in the crime scene, where he is startled when Barr spills out a story more than he bargained for. With the help of Helen (Rosamund Pike) James’ lawyer, Jack tries to unravel the truths behind the atrocity.
Hotel Translyvania (U.S.)
Opened Jan. 17
Animation. Comedy. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. Dracula (Adam Sandler) has just retired from public life to open Hotel Translyvania a luxurious high-end resort, where monsters and their families can live in peace without any humans to bother them. On one special weekend, Dracula invites his famous monster friends Frankenstein (Kevin James), Frank’s bride Eunice (Fran Drescher), Murray the Mummy (Cee Lo Green), Griffin the Invisible Man (David Spade), Wayne and Wanda Werewolf (Steve Buscemi and Molly Shannon) to celebrate the 118th birthday of his daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez). But the vampire’s well organized party is disrupted when a human backpacker Jonathan (Andy Samberg) accidently stumbles into the hotel and strikes up a friendship with Mavis.
