District Magazine January 2014 | Page 13

Film Mortdecai // The renowned and eccentric art dealer Charles Mortdecai, Johnny Depp, searches for a stolen painting linked to an account filled with Nazi gold. Literature I Was Here // Cody’s best friend Meg commits suicide, leaving Cody to clean up her messes. Cody ventures into Meg’s old world and finds things she cannot believe. A Most Violent Year // One of our all time favorite actresses, Jessica Chastain, is in this drama set in NYC in 1981. An immigrant, Oscar Isaac, wants to protect his business & family. Paddington // The classic story has been brought to life. An English boy befriends a talking bear that he finds at a London train station. Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonville stars