A&E Editor
From funny comedies to intense dramas, this April offers a wide range of movies. Here are some choices:
42 (PG-13)
Release Date: April 12
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, and Nicole Beharie
With the start of the baseball season, director Brian Helgeland has brought to life the classic story of Jackie Robinson’s legacy. The movie will delve into both Robinson’s life story and his groundbreaking signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Starring: Ashley Tisdale, Lindsay Lohan, Charlie Sheen, Terry Crews, Kate Walsh, and Heather Locklear
Dan and Jody see bizarre things start to happen in their house upon the arrival of their newborn baby. Then, the turmoil continues into Jody’s professional life as a ballet dancer, and Dan’s as an ape researcher. Following suit with others in the Scary Movie franchise, this film will spoof everything from Paranormal Activity to Rise of the Planet of the Apes to Inception.
Oblivion (PG-13)
Release Date: April 19
Starring: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, and Olga Kurylenko
Decades after a war with alien “Scavs,” Earth is left desolate. Jack Harper (Cruise) is one of the last drone repairmen assigned to Earth, and he discovers someone in a downed spacecraft that makes him question everything he thought he knew. The movie is based on director Joseph Kosinski’s unpublished graphic novel also entitled Oblivion.
Home Run (PG-13)
Release Date: April 19
Starring: Scott Elrod, Dorian Brown, and Charles Henry Wyson
A professional baseball player (Elrod) has to go back to his hometown to complete rehab treatments for substance abuse. He gets more than he bargained for when he coaches a little league team and runs into his old flame.
Pain and Gain (R)
Release Date: April 26
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Mackie, Dwayne Johnson, and Rebel Wilson
Two bodybuilders from Florida get tired of the poor life and (with the help of an ex-convict) create a plan to kidnap a spoiled businessman and extort money from him. Things go awry when the kidnapped man survives and hires a private investigator to find the men responsible. This film is based on articles written by Pete Collins about the true story of the brutal “Sun Gym gang” case that took place in Miami in 1994.
