#OnTheBigScreen: Racing in the Rain, Scary Stories and Her Only Choice

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Based on the best-selling novel by Garth Stein, this heartfelt tale is narrated by a witty and philosophical dog named Enzo (voiced by Kevin Costner). Through his bond with his owner, Denny Swift (Milo Ventimiglia), an aspiring Formula One race car driver, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition and understands that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate the journey of life.

The film follows Denny and the loves of his life, his wife Eve (Amanda Seyfried), their young daughter Zoe (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) and ultimately, his true best friend, Enzo. It was directed by Simon Curtis (Goodbye Christopher Robin, My Week with Marilyn) from a screenplay by Mark Bomback (The War for the Planet of the Apes, Wolverine).

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

It all begins in 1968. In a time of turmoil, things remain relatively sleepy in Mill Valley. That is until outcast teenagers Stella, Ramon, Chuck and Auggie dare to explore their town’s infamously creepy haunted house – the cobwebbed former home of the reportedly murderous Sarah Bellows – and discover within a book that proves to have colossal supernatural powers.

Almost immediately, the book changes their fates. One by one, they find themselves living out the stories Sarah chooses to tell – Harold, The Big Toe, The Red Spot and more – as each is inexorably summoned to do battle with their own most uniquely terrifying dreads.

The dark horror tale is adapted from the iconic but deeply eerie book series by Alvin Schwartz. As brought to life by the visionary team of producer Guillermo Del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pacific Rim, Pan’s Labyrinth) and director André Øvredal (Trollhunter), the film is anything but an anthology.

Instead, it’s a tale of a group of young misfits who must confront all the fears that stand between them and the future.

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Her Only Choice

A woman is faced with a choice to fight for her life or sacrifice it for another. After years of infertility, a newly-expectant mother is diagnosed with a life-altering disease.

Directed by Christel Gibson. With Jamaal Avery Jr., Christopher Bates, Veronica Blakney and Keith Arthur Bolden.

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