Director's Spotlight: Kevin Macdonald/bd

Director's Spotlight: Kevin Macdonald/bd

Includes: State Of Play (2009) Washington, D.C., reporter Cal McAffrey (Russell Crowe) strives to match his 20th-century training to the chaotic realm of Internet journalism in this political thriller adapted from the 2003 BBC miniseries. Covering the murder of a congressman's (Ben Affleck) secret lover, McAffrey walks an unsteady tightrope since the grieving politico is not only his friend, but also the focus of explosive gossip that is the stock-in-trade of McAffrey's blogger colleague (Rachel McAdams). Helen Mirren co-stars. 128 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 Black Sea (2014) Kicked to the curb by the salvage company he'd given his life to, sub commander Robinson (Jude Law) is all too willing to listen when sketchy backers approach him to find a lost Nazi U-boat-and it's gold bullion cargo-on the floor of the Black Sea. The greed and resentments of his unsavory crew as the payoff approaches, though, may be more than he can navigate. Kevin Macdonald's gripping thriller co-stars Ben Mendelsohn, Scoot McNairy, Michael Smiley, Grigoriy Dobrygin. 115 min. C/Rtg: R Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.