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FALL 2013 MOVIE CALENDAR

2013-08-20T00:21:53Z

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

September 6

• Riddick

• Touchy Feely

September 13

• The Family

• Insidious: Chapter 2

September 20

• Enough Said

• Parkland

• Prisoners

• Rush

• Thanks for Sharing

September 27

• Baggage Claim

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

• Don Jon

• Metallica: Through the Never

October 4

• Gravity

• Runner Runner

October 11

• Captain Phillips

• Machete Kills

• Romeo and Juliet

October 18

• 12 Years a Slave

• All is Lost

• Carrie

• Escape Plan

• The Fifth Estate

• Kill Your Darlings

October 25

• Blue is the Warmest Color

• The Counselor

• Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa

Date to Be Announced

• Diana

November 1

• About Time

• Ender's Game

• Last Vegas

November 8

• Thor: The Dark World

November 15

• The Best Man Holiday

• The Book Thief

• Great Expectations

• The Wolf of Wall Street

November 20

• Her

November 22

• Delivery Man

• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

• Nebraska

November 27

• Black Nativity

• Frozen

• Grace of Monaco

• Oldboy

November 29

• Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

December 6

• Dallas Buyers Club

• Inside Llewyn Davis

• Out of the Furnace

December 13

• American Hustle

• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

• Saving Mr. Banks

• Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas

December 18

• The Monuments Men

December 25

• 47 Ronin

• August: Osage County

• Grudge Match

• The Invisible Woman

• Jack Ryan

• Labor Day

• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

December 27

• Lone Survivor

Date to Be Announced

• Philomena

2013 MOVIE SCHEDULE

2013-01-12T21:00:35Z

Below is a preliminary listing of the Hollywood releases for 2013 grouped by month. Release dates are subject to change. Keep checking back for updates and trailers as they become available.

JANUARY

Jan 11

• Gangster Squad

Jan 18

• Broken City

• Guillermo del Toro Presents Mama

• The Last Stand

Jan 25

• Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters

FEBRUARY

Feb 1

• Bullet to the Head

Feb 8

• Identity Thief

• Top Gun (3D reissue)

Feb 14

• Beautiful Creatures

• A Good Day to Die Hard

Feb 22

• Dark Skies

• Snitch

MARCH

Mar 1

• The Last Exorcism, Part II

• Jack the Giant Slayer

Mar 8

• Admission

• Oz the Great and Powerful

Mar 15

• The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Mar 22

• The Croods

Mar 29

• GI Joe: Retaliation

• Tyler Perry's Temptation

APRIL

Apr 5

• Evil Dead

• Jurassic Park (3D reissue)

Apr 12

• 42

• Scary Movie 5

Apr 19

• Oblivion

Apr 26

• The Big Wedding

• Pain and Gain

MAY

May 3

• Iron Man 3

May 10

• The Great Gatsby

• Tyler Perry Presents Peeples

May 17

• Star Trek: Into Darkness

May 24

• Epic

• Fast & Furious 6

• The Hangover Part III

May 31

• Now You See Me

• The Purge

JUNE

Jun 7

• After Earth

• The Internship

Jun 14

• Man of Steel

• This is the End (Jun 12)

Jun 21

• Monsters University

• World War Z

Jun 28

• The Heat

• White House Down

JULY

Jul 3

• Despicable Me 2

• The Lone Ranger

Jul 12

• Grown Ups 2

• Pacific Rim

Jul 19

• The Conjuring

• RIPD

• Red 2

• Turbo (Jul 17)

Jul 26

• The Wolverine

Jul 31

• The Smurfs 2

AUGUST

Aug 2

• 2 Guns

• 300: Rise of an Empire

Aug 9

• Disney's Planes

• Elysium

• Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (Aug 7)

• We're the Millers

Aug 16

• Kick-Ass 2

• The To-Do List

Aug 23

• Grandmasters

• The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

• The World's End

• You're Next

Aug 30

• Closed Circuit

• Getaway

• One Direction: This is Us

• Satanic

SEPTEMBER

Sep 6

• Riddick

Sep 13

• Battle of the Year

• Escape Plan

• Insidious Chapter 2

• Machete Kills

Sep 20

• Malavita

• Prisoners

• Rush

• Walk of Shame

Sep 27

• Baggage Claim

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

• Runner, Runner

OCTOBER

Oct 4

• The Delivery Man

• Gravity

• Paranoia

• Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Oct 11

• Captain Phillips

• Haunts

• Old Boy

Oct 18

• The Butler

• Carrie

• Don Jon

• Seventh Son

Oct 25

• Paranormal Activity 5

NOVEMBER

Nov 1

• Ender's Game

• Freebirds

• Last Vegas

Nov 8

• Thor: The Dark World

Nov 15

• Best Man 2

• The Counselor

• The Fifth Estate

• The Wolf of Wall Street

Nov 22

• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Nov 27

• Black Nativity

• Frozen

DECEMBER

Dec 13

• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

• Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas

Dec 20

• Anchorman: The Legend Continues

• The Monuments Men (Dec 18)

• Saving Mr. Banks

• Walking with Dinosaurs

Dec 25

• 47 Ronin

• Jack Ryan

• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters

2013 OSCAR NOMINATIONS & WINNERS

2013-01-11T00:39:37Z

Ealier today, the nominations were annouced for the 85th Academy Awards ceremony, which will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2013. Steven Spielberg's Lincoln led the pack with 12 nominations, followed by Ang Lee's Life of Pi with 11. The major surprise of the nominations was that three odds-on favorites for Best Director were not even nominated: Ben Affleck for Argo, Kathryn Bigelow for Zero Dark Thrity, and Tom Hooper for Les Misérables.

The nominations were announced at 8:30am Eastern time at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills by television and film producer Seth McFarlane (The Family Guy, Ted) and actress Emma Stone, who recently played Gwen Stacy in last summer's The Amazing Spider-Man. McFarlane will also serve as host of the Oscars themselves.

List of nominees and winners - major categories:

Best Picture

• Amour
• Argo
• Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Django Unchained
• Life of Pi
• Lincoln
• Les Misérables
• Silver Linings Playbook
• Zero Dark Thirty

Best Director

• Michael Haneke – Amour
• Ang Lee – Life of Pi
• David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
• Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
• Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Writing - Original

• Amour – Michael Haneke
• Django Unchained – Quentin Tarantino
• Flight – John Gatins
Moonrise Kingdom – • Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
• Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal

Best Writing - Adaptation

• Argo – Chris Terrio
• Beasts of the Southern Wild – Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin
• Life of Pi – David Magee
• Lincoln – Tony Kushner
• Silver Linings Playbook – David O. Russell

Best Animated Feature

• Brave – Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
• Frankenweenie – Tim Burton
• ParaNorman – Sam Fell and Chris Butler
• The Pirates! Band of Misfits – Peter Lord
• Wreck-It Ralph – Rich Moore

Best Actor

• Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
• Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
• Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables
• Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
• Denzel Washington – Flight

Best Actress

• Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
• Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
• Emmanuelle Riva – Amour
• Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Naomi Watts – The Impossible

Best Supporting Actor

• Alan Arkin – Argo
• Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook
• Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
• Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln
• Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained

Best Supporting Actress

• Amy Adams – The Master
• Sally Field – Lincoln
• Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables
• Helen Hunt – The Sessions
• Jacki Weaver – Silver Linings Playbook

FALL 2012 MOVIE PREVIEW

2012-08-14T02:45:27Z

More details (including trailers) coming soon, but for now, enjoy this first sneak peek...

DRAMA

FALL MOVIE CALENDAR

Argo (Oct 12)

Chasing Mavericks (Oct 26)

End of Watch (Sep 21)

Flight (Nov 2)

Jack Reacher (Dec 21)

Les Misérables (Dec 14)

SEPTEMBER

Sep 7

• The Words

Sep 14

• Finding Nemo 3D

• Resident Evil: Retribution

Sep 21

• Dredd

• End of Watch

• House at the End of the Street

• Trouble with the Curve

Sep 28

• Hotel Transylvania

• Looper

• Won't Back Down

OCTOBER

Oct 5

• Frankenweenie

• Pitch Perfect

• Sinister

• Taken 2

Oct 12

• Argo

• Here Comes the Boom

• Seven Psychopaths

Oct 19

• Alex Cross

• Killing Them Softly

• Paranormal Activity

Oct 26

• The Big Wedding

• Chasing Mavericks

• Cloud Atlas

• Fun Size

• Silent Hill: Revelation

NOVEMBER

Nov 2

• Flight

• The Man with the Iron Fists

• Wreck-It Ralph

Nov 9

• Skyfall

Nov 16

• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

Nov 21

• Life of Pi

• Parental Guidance

• Red Dawn (2012)

• Rise of the Guardians

• The Silver Linings Playbook

DECEMBER

Dec 7

• Playing for Keeps

Dec 14

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

• Les Misérables

Dec 21

• Jack Reacher

• Monsters, Inc. 3D

• This is 40

• Zero Dark Thirty

Dec 25

• Django Unchained

• The Guilt Trip

Life of Pi (Nov 21)

Trouble with the Curve (Sep 21)

Zero Dark Thirty (Dec 21)

Won't Back Down (Sep 28)

The Words (Sep 7)

ACTION / THRILLER

Alex Cross (Oct 19)

Django Unchained (Dec 26)

Killing Them Softly (Oct 19)

The Man with the Iron Fists (Nov 2)

Red Dawn (2012) (Nov 21)

Skyfall (Nov 9)

Taken 2 (Oct 5)

SCIFI / FANTASY

Cloud Atlas (Oct 26)

Dredd (Sep 21)

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Dec 14)

Looper (Sep 28)

Resident Evil: Retribution (Sep 14)

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (Nov 16)

COMEDY

The Big Wedding (Oct 26)

Fun Size (Oct 26)

The Guilt Trip (Dec 26)

Here Comes the Boom (Oct 12)

Parental Guidance (Nov 21)

Pitch Perfect (Oct 5)

Playing for Keeps (Dec 7)

The Silver Linings Playbook (Nov 21)

Seven Psychopaths (Oct 12)

This is 40 (Dec 21)

ANIMATION

Finding Nemo 3D (Sep 14)

Frankenweenie (Oct 5)

Hotel Transylvania (Sep 28)

Monsters, Inc. 3D (Dec 21)

Rise of the Guardians (Nov 21)

Wreck-It Ralph (Nov 2)

HORROR / SUSPENSE

House at the End of the Street (Sep 21)

Paranormal Activity 4 (Oct 19)

Silent Hill: Revelation (Oct 26)

Sinister (Oct 5)

SUMMER 2012 MOVIE PREVIEW

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Total Recall (2012)

Genre: Science Fiction / Fantasy

Stars: Colin Farrell, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Biel, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Nighy, John Cho

Director: Len Wiseman

Premise: Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid, even though he's got a beautiful wife who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life - real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen, the leader of the free world Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter to find the head of the underground resistance and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate.

MPAA: PG-13 (for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, some sexual content, brief nudity, and language)

Run time: 2 hrs. 15 min.

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The Bourne Legacy

Genre: Action thriller

Stars: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Joan Allen, Albert Finney, Oscar Isaac, Stacy Keach, Scott Glenn, David Strathairn

Director: Tony Gilroy

Premise: To become an elite government operative, a man hands himself over to the same agency that birthed the likes of Jason Bourne, but he's eventually forced to go on the run.

MPAA: PG-13 (for violence and intense action sequences)

Run time: 2 hrs. 15 min.

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The Expendables 2

Genre: Action

Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Bruce Willis, Jean-Claude van Damme, Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Liam Hemsworth

Director: Simon West

Premise: The Expendables are back and this time it's personal... Barney Ross, Lee Christmas, Yin Yang, Gunnar Jensen, Toll Road and Hale Caesar -- with newest members Billy the Kid and Maggie aboard -- are reunited when Mr. Church enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time -- six pounds of weapons-grade plutonium; enough to change the balance of power in the world. But that's nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother. That is done the Expendables way....

MPAA: R (for strong violence, language and brief sexuality)

Run time: 1 hr. 43 min.

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The Apparition

Genre: Horror

Stars: Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton

Director: Todd Lincoln

Premise: When frightening events start to occur in their home, young couple Kelly and Ben discover they are being haunted by a presence that was accidentally conjured during a university parapsychology experiment. The horrifying apparition feeds on their fear and torments them no matter where they try to run. Their last hope is an expert in the supernatural, but even with his help they may already be too late to save themselves from this terrifying force.

MPAA: PG-13 (for for terror/frightening images and some sensuality)

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Lawless

Genre: Crime thriller

Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Guy Pearce

Director: John Hillcoat

Premise: The true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. Inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant's family in his novel "The Wettest County In The World," the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation's most notorious crime wave.

MPAA: R (for strong bloody violence, language and some sexuality/nudity)

Run time: 1 hr. 55 min.

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also in AUGUST...

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	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Premise: During his summer vacation, "Wimpy Kid" Greg Heffley, the hero of the phenomenally successful book series, hatches a plan to pretend he has a job at a ritzy country club – which fails to keep him away from the season's dog days, including embarrassing mishaps at a public pool and a camping trip that goes horribly wrong. MPAA: PG (for for some rude humor) Watch TRAILER		Hope Springs Premise: Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones star as Kay and Arnold, a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. When she hears of a renowned couple's specialist in the small town of Great Hope Springs, she attempts to persuade her skeptical husband, a steadfast man of routine, to get on a plane for a week of marriage therapy. Just convincing the stubborn Arnold to go on the retreat is hard enough – the real challenge for both of them comes as they shed their bedroom hang-ups and try to re-ignite the spark that caused them to fall for each other in the first place. MPAA: PG-13 (for mature thematic content involving sexuality) Watch TRAILER
AUGUST 10		AUGUST 15
	The Campaign Premise: When long-term congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of ultra-wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district. Their man: naive Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis), director of the local Tourism Center. At first, Marty appears to be the unlikeliest possible choice but, with the help of his new benefactors' support, a cutthroat campaign manager and his family's political connections, he soon becomes a contender who gives the charismatic Cam plenty to worry about. As Election Day closes in, the two are locked in a dead heat, with insults quickly escalating to injury until all they care about is burying each other. Because even when you think campaign ethics have hit rock bottom, there's room to dig a whole lot deeper. MPAA: R (for crude sexual content, language and brief nudity) Watch TRAILER		The Odd Life of Timothy Green Premise: Happily married couple, Cindy and Jim Green can't wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child would be like. When young Timothy shows up on their doorstep one stormy night, Cindy and Jim-and their small town of Stanleyville-learn that sometimes the unexpected can bring some of life's greatest gifts. MPAA: PG (for for mild thematic elements and brief language) Watch TRAILER
AUGUST 17		AUGUST 17
	ParaNorman Premise: When a small town comes under siege by zombies, who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman, who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he'll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst, of all, grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits. MPAA: PG (for scary action and images, thematic elements, some rude humor and language) Watch TRAILER		Sparkle Premise: Whitney Houston makes her final screen appearance and American Idol's Jordin Sparks stars as musical prodigy Sparkle who struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and daughter to a single mother, she tries to balance a new romance with music manager, Stix while dealing with the unexpected challenges her new life will bring as she and her two sisters strive to become a dynamic singing group during the Motown-era. MPAA: PG-13 (for mature thematic content involving domestic abuse and drug material, and for some violence, language and smoking) Watch TRAILER
AUGUST 22		AUGUST 24
	Hit & Run Premise: Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard star as a young couple that risks it all when they leave their small town life and embark on a road trip that may lead them towards the opportunity of a lifetime. Their fast-paced road trip grows awkwardly complicated and hilarious when they are chased by a friend from the past, a federal marshal and a band of misfits. MPAA: R (for pervasive language including sexual references, graphic nudity, some violence and drug content) Watch TRAILER		Premium Rush Premise: Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Wilee, the best of New York's agile and aggressive bicycle messengers. It takes a special breed to ride the fixie – super lightweight, single-gear bikes with no brakes and riders who are equal part skilled cyclists and suicidal nutcases who risk becoming a smear on the pavement every time they head into traffic. But a guy who's used to putting his life on the line is about to get more than even he is used to when a routine delivery turns into a life or death chase through the streets of Manhattan. When Wilee picks up his last envelope of the day on a premium rush run, he discovers this package is different. This time, someone is actually trying to kill him. MPAA: PG-13 (for some violence, intense action sequences and language) Watch TRAILER
AUGUST 29		AUGUST 31
	The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure Premise: It's Schuufy's birthday, and the Oogieloves (Goobie, Zoozie and Toofie), along with their friends J. Edgar, Windy Window and Ruffy, are organizing a party. (Shh! It's a secret.) Everything is going along just perfectly until J. Edgar trips and loses the last five magical balloons in all of Lovelyloveville – OH NO! The Oogiloves set out to find the magical balloons in time to save their friend's party. Along the way, they meet some very interesting characters indeed, including Dotty Rounder (Cloris Leachman), Bobby Wobbly (Carey Elwes), Milky Marvin (Chazz Palminteri), Rosalie Rosebud (Toni Braxton) and Lola and Lero Sombero (Christopher Lloyd and Jaime Pressly). Can these new friends help them recover the magical balloons and get back to the cottage in time to celebrate Schullfy's surprise birthday? MPAA: G Watch TRAILER		The Possession Premise: Clyde and Stephanie Brenek see little cause for alarm when their youngest daughter Em becomes oddly obsessed with an antique wooden box she purchased at a yard sale. But as Em's behavior becomes increasingly erratic, the couple fears the presence of a malevolent force in their midst, only to discover that the box was built to contain a dibbuk, a dislocated spirit that inhabits and ultimately devours its human host. MPAA: PG-13 (for for mature thematic material involving violence and disturbing sequences) Watch TRAILER

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The Amazing Spider-Man

Genre: Fantasy adventure

Stars: Andrew Garfield, Rhys Ifans, Emma Stone, Sally Field, Martin Sheen, Denis Leary

Director: Marc Webb

Premise: As Peter Parker discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter-ego The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

MPAA: PG-13 (for sequences of action and violence)

Run time: 2 hrs. 16 min.

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Ice Age: Continental Drift

Genre: Animated comedy

Stars: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Alan Tudyk, Wanda Sykes, Jeremy Renner

Directors: Steve Martino, Michael Thurmeier, Carlos Saldanha

Premise: Join Manny, Diego, Sid, and Scrat this summer as they brave the high seas & battle a ragtag group of pirates determined to stop them from getting home.

MPAA: PG (for mild rude humor and action/peril)

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The Dark Knight Rises

Genre: Fantasy adventure

Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Director: Christopher Nolan

Premise: It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act.
But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane.

MPAA: PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action, some sensuality and language)

Run time: 2 hrs. 44 min.

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The Watch

Genre: Comedy

Stars: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jonah Hill, Nicholas Braun, Richard Ayoade

Director: Akiva Schaffer

Premise: Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood, and the world, from total extermination.

MPAA: R (for some strong sexual content including references, pervasive language and violent images)

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Katy Perry: Part of Me

Premise: A 3D motion picture event movie, Katy Perry: Part of Me is a backstage pass, front row seat and intimate look at the fun, glamorous, heartbreaking, inspiring, crazy, magical, passionate, and honest mad diary of Katy.

MPAA: PG (for some suggestive content, language, thematic elements and brief smoking)

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Savages

Premise: Laguna Beach entrepreneurs Ben, a peaceful and charitable Buddhist, and his closest friend Chon, a former Navy SEAL and ex-mercenary, run a lucrative, homegrown industry – raising some of the best marijuana ever developed. They also share a one-of-a-kind love with the extraordinary beauty Ophelia. Life is idyllic in their Southern California town...until the Mexican Baja Cartel decides to move in and demands that the trio partners with them. When the merciless head of the BC, Elena, and her brutal enforcer, Lado, underestimate the unbreakable bond among these three friends, Ben and Chon, with the reluctant, slippery assistance of a dirty DEA agent, wage a seemingly unwinnable war against the cartel. And so begins a series of increasingly vicious ploys and maneuvers in a high stakes, savage battle of wills.

MPAA: R (for strong brutal and grisly violence, some graphic sexuality, nudity, drug use and lanuage throughout)

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Step Up: Revolution

Premise: Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer and soon falls in love with Sean a young man who leads a dance crew in elaborate, cutting-edge flash mobs, called "The Mob." When a wealthy business man threatens to develop The Mob's historic neighborhood and displace thousands of people, Emily must band together with Sean and The Mob to turn their performance art into protest art, and risk losing their dreams to fight for a greater cause.

MPAA: PG-13 (for some suggestive dancing and language)

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Snow White & the Huntsman

Genre: Fantasy Adventure

Stars: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Ian McShane, Sam Claflin

Director: Rupert Sanders

Premise: Snow White is the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen, who is out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with the huntsman who was dispatched to kill her.

MPAA: PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action, and brief sensuality)

Run time: 2 hrs. 7 min.

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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Genre: Animated fantasy-comedy

Stars: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Frances McDormand

Director: Eric Darnell

Premise: Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple and of course, King Julien, Maurice and the Penguins are all along for the comedic adventure. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent - Madagascar style.

MPAA: PG (for some mild action and rude humor)

Run time: 1 hr. 35 min.

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Rock of Ages

Genre: Musical drama

Stars: Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige, Alec Baldwin

Director: Adam Shankman

Premise: Small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock 'n' roll romance is told through the hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake, and more.

MPAA: PG-13 (for sexual content, suggestive dancing, some heavy drinking, and language)

Run time: 2 hrs. 3 min

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Brave

Genre: Animated action-fantasy

Stars: Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Kelly MacDonald, Craig Ferguson, Kevin McKidd

Director: Mark Andrews

Premise: Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin, surly Lord Macintosh and cantankerous Lord Dingwall. Merida's actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric Witch for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to harness all of her skills and resources – including her clever and mischievous triplet brothers – to undo a beastly curse before it's too late, discovering the meaning of true bravery.

MPAA: PG (for some scary action and rude humor)

Run time: 1 hr. 41 min.

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Ted

Genre: Comedy

Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Mila Kunis, Adam Scott, Giovanni Ribisi, Patrick Warburton

Director: Seth MacFarlane

Premise: John Bennett is a grown man who must deal with the cherished teddy bear who came to life as the result of a childhood wish... and has refused to leave his side ever since.

MPAA: R (for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, and some drug use)

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Prometheus

Premise: A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

MPAA: R (for sci-fi violence including some intense images, and brief language)

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That's My Boy

Premise: While still in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. After not seeing each other for years, Donny shows up uninvited to his son's wedding. Trying desperately to reconnect with his son, Donny is now forced to deal with the repercussions of his bad parenting skills.

MPAA: R (for crude sexual content throughout, nudity, pervasive language and some drug use)

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Premise: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter explores the secret life of our greatest president, and the untold story that shaped our nation. Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov bring a fresh and visceral voice to the bloodthirsty lore of the vampire, imagining Lincoln as history's greatest hunter of the undead.

MPAA: R (for violence throughout and brief sexuality)

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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Premise: Set in a too-near future, a man searches for a meaningful connection as humanity's last days are at hand. Can he find his greatest love at the worst possible time? As the respective journeys of Dodge and Penny converge, the two spark to each other and their outlooks - if not the world's - brighten.

MPAA: R (for language including sexual references, some drug use and brief violence)

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Magic Mike

Premise: Set in the world of male strippers, Mike takes a young dancer called The Kid under his wing and schools him in the fine arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money.

MPAA: R (for pervasive sexual content, brief graphic nudity, language and some drug use)

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People Like Us

Premise: Sam is a fast-paced salesman who reluctantly returns home when he learns his father has died. In the course of reconnecting with his estranged family, Sam discovers he has an older sister. As their relationship develops, Sam must rethink everything he thought he knew about this family and take a hard look at his own life choices.

MPAA: PG-13 (for language, some drug use and brief sexuality)

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Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection

Premise: Facing criminal charges and death threats from the mob, George Needleman and his entire family are put under witness protection in the safest place that Brian, a federal prosecutor from Atlanta, can think of... his Aunt Madea's house down South.

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Marvel's The Avengers

Genre: Fantasy adventure

Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner

Director: Joss Whedon

Premise: Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow answer the call to action when Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., initiates a daring, globe-spanning recruitment effort to assemble The Avengers team to defeat an unexpected enemy threatening global safety and security. Despite pulling together the ultimate dream team, Nick Fury and longtime confidant Agent Coulson must find a way to convince the Super Heroes to work with, not against each other, when the powerful and dangerous Loki gains access to the Tesseract Cosmic Cube and its unlimited power.

MPAA: PG-13 (for intense sequences of sci-if violence and action throughout, and a mild drug reference)

Run time: 2 hrs. 22 min.

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Dark Shadows

Genre: Comedy Thriller

Stars: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Bella Heathcote, Michelle Pfeiffer

Director:Tim Burton

Premise: Update of the 1960s daytime serial.

Barnabas Collins is rich, powerful, and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard. A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive.

Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets.

MPAA: PG-13 (for comic horror violence, sexual content, some drug use, language and smoking)

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Battleship

Genre: SciFi/Fantasy

Stars: Taylor Kitch, Alexander Skarsgard, Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson, Hamish Linklater

Director: Peter Berg

Premise: Based on Hasbro's classic naval combat game, Battleship is an epic action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force.

MPAA: PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence, action and destruction, and for language)

Run time: 2 hrs. 11 min.

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Men in Black 3

Genre: SciFi/Fantasy Comedy

Stars: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Emma Thompson, Emma Thompson

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Premise: Agents J and K are back... in time. When K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him -- secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

MPAA: PG-13 (for sci-fi action violence, and brief suggestive content)

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The Dictator (May 11)

Premise: In this comedy directed by Larry Charles, Sasha Baron Cohen stars in the heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

MPAA: R (for strong crude and sexual content, brief male nudity, language and some violent images)

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What to Expect When You're Expecting (May 18)

Premise: Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez head an ensemble cast in this comedy inspired by the best selling book of the same name. The story follows five couples as they experience the joys and anxieties of the childbirth process.

MPAA: PG-13 (for for crude and sexual content, thematic elements and language)

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (May 4)

Premise: Judi Dench leads an ensemble cast in this comedy-drama about an elderly group outsourcing their retirement to India where they are each profoundly affected by their new surroundings and experiences.

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Hysteria (May 18)

Premise: British romantic comedy featuring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, and Rupert Everett set in the Victorian era of England and telling the story of the creation of the vibrator.

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Chernobyl Diaries (May 25)

Premise: In this horror flick, a group of tourists take an "extreme tour" to the site of the Chernobyl disaster where they become stranded and hunted by the strange, mutated beings who now live there.

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Moonrise Kingdom (May 25)

Premise: Two twelve-year-olds fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore -- and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle. Cast includes Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, and Frances McDormand.

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click titles to watch TRAILERS: May 4: First Position, A Little Bit of Heaven, The Perfect Family, May 11: Girl in Progress, Hick, Tonight You're Mine, Where Do We Go Now?; May 16: The Samaritan; May 18: Lovely Molly, Polisse, Virginia; May 25: Hide Away, The Intouchables, Mighty Fine

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MARCH 2
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Doctor Seuss' The Lorax Genre: Family, animated Stars: Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Betty White Director: Chris Renaud, Co-Director: Kyle Balda Premise: A boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.. MPAA: PG (for for mild brief language) Run time: 1 hr. 34 min. Watch TRAILER	Project X Genre: Comedy Stars: Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Brown, Dax Flame, Kirby Bliss Blanton Director: Nima Nourizadeh Premise: Three seemingly anonymous high school seniors attempt to finally make a name for themselves. Their idea is innocent enough: let's throw a party that no one will forget...but nothing could prepare them for this party. Word spreads quickly as dreams are ruined, records are blemished and legends are born. MPAA: R (for crude and sexual content throughout, nudity, drugs, drinking, pervasive language, reckless behavior and mayhem) Run time: 1 hr. 28 min. Watch TRAILER	Being Flynn Genre: Drama Stars: Robert De Niro, Paul Dano, Julianne Moore, Olivia Thirlby Director: Paul Weitz Premise: Nick Flynn is shocked to have his eccentric and long-absent father, Jonathan reach out to him unexpectedly. Still feeling the loss of his mother in the midst of starting a new relationship with Denise, the last person Nick wants to see is his father. But you can't outrun fate and slowly Nick comes to realize he has been given the chance to make a real future not only for himself, but for his struggling father too. MPAA: R (for for language throughout, some sexual content, drug use, and brief nudity) Run time: 1 hr. 26 min. Watch TRAILER
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Boy Genre: New Zealand Comedy-Drama Stars: Craig Hall, Rachel House, Ngapaki Emery, Waihoroi Shortland Director: Taika Waititi Premise: The year is 1984 and, somewhere along the rural East Coast of New Zealand, lives Boy who idolizes pop star Michael Jackson. Boy lives with his brother Rocky, a clan of cousins and his Nan. Boy also idolizes his father, Alamein, who is the heroic subject of his son's fantasies, but, in reality, he is serving time in prison for robbery. When Alamein returns home after a 7-year absence, Boy must let go of the father of his dreams to face reality. MPAA: Not rated Run time: 1 hr. 27 min. Watch TRAILER	Let the Bullets Fly Genre: Action Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Jiang Wen, Ge You, Carina Lau Director: Jiang Wen Premise: Legendary bandit "Pocky" Zhang violently crosses paths with the con man Tang, who desperately offers up an intriguing proposition: Zhang will become the governor of Goose Town, where he can make more money in a month than he would in a year of train robberies. But neither realizes that Goose Town is already under the iron rule of Master Huang, a ruthless and wealthy crime lord. MPAA: Not rated Run time: 2 hrs. 12 min. Watch TRAILER	Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie Genre: Comedy Stars: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, William Atherton, Jeff Goldblum Directors: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim Premise: Tim and Eric are given a billion dollars to make a movie, but squander every dime...and the sinister Schlaaang corporation is mad. Their lives at stake, the guys skip town in search of a way to pay the money back. When they happen upon a chance to rehabilitate a bankrupt mall full of vagrants, bizarre stores and a man-eating wolf that stalks the food court, they see dollar signs – a billion of them. MPAA: R (for for strong crude and sexual content throughout, brief graphic nudity, pervasive language, comic violence and drug use) Run time: 1 hr. 33 min. Watch TRAILER

MARCH 9
WIDE RELEASE

John Carter Genre: Action-Fantasy Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Thomas Haden Church, Willem Dafoe Director: Andrew Stanton Premise: War-weary, former military captain John Carter is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris. In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands. MPAA: PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action) Run time: 2 hrs. 12 min. Watch TRAILER	Silent House Genre: Horror Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Julia Taylor Ross Director: Chris Kentis, Laura Lau Premise: Sarah is a young woman who finds herself sealed inside her family's secluded lake house. With no contact to the outside world, and no way out, panic turns to terror to terror as events become increasingly ominous in and around the house. MPAA: R (for disturbing violent content and terror) Run time: 1 hr. 28 min. Watch TRAILER	A Thousand Words Genre: Comedy Stars: Eddie Murphy, Clark Duke, Allison Janney, Kerry Washington Director: Brian Robbins Premise: Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack's life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he's got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he's a goner. MPAA: PG-13 (for sexual situations including dialogue, language and some drug-related humor) Run time: Watch TRAILER
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The Decoy Bride Genre: British Romantic Comedy Stars: David Tennant, Kelly MacDonald, Alice Eve, Michael Urie Director: Sheree Folkson Premise: When the world's media descend on the remote Scottish island where a Hollywood actress is attempting to get married, a local girl is hired as a decoy bride to put the paparazzi off the scent. MPAA: Not rated Run time: 1 hr. 29 min. Watch TRAILER	Footnote Genre: Foreign-language drama Stars: Shlomo Bar-Abba, Lior Louie Ashkenazi, Aliza Rosen, Alma Zack Director: Joseph Cedar Premise: A tale of a great rivalry between a father and son, both eccentric professors, who have dedicated their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. The father has never been recognized for his work, but his son is an up-and-coming star in the field, who appears to feed on accolades, endlessly seeking recognition. Then one day, the tables turn. When the father learns that he is to be awarded the most valuable honor for scholarship in Israel, his vanity and desperate need for validation are exposed. His son is thrilled to see his father's achievements finally recognized but, in a darkly funny twist, is forced to choose between the advancement of his own career and his father's. Will he sabotage his father's glory? MPAA: PG (for for thematic elements, brief nudity, language and smoking) Run time: 1 hr. 43 min. Watch TRAILER	Friends with Kids Genre: Romantic Comedy Stars: Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Adam Scott, Kristen Wiig Director: Jennifer Westfeldt Premise: A close-knit circle of friends are at that moment in life when children arrive and everything changes. The last two singles in the group observe the effect that kids have had on their friends' relationships and wonder if there's a better way. They decide to have a child together and date other people. MPAA: R (for for sexual content and language) Run time: Watch TRAILER	Good for Nothing Genre: New Zealand Western Stars: Cohen Holloway, Inge Rademeyer Director: Mike Wallis Premise: An outlaw reluctantly develops strong feelings for a woman he has kidnapped. Yet when the outlaw tries to force himself on the young and beautiful Isabella, he finds himself suffering from performance anxiety. On a quest to cure his erectile dysfunction, the pair are pursued by an unpredictable posse who are set on killing both the outlaw and Isabella, who they have mistaken for a whore and accomplice. MPAA: R (for for violence and some sexual references) Run time: 1 hr. 32 min. Watch TRAILER

Jiro Dreams of Sushi Genre: Documentary Stars: Jiro Ono Director: David Gelb Premise: The story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world's greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearances, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious 3 star Michelin review, and sushi lovers from around the globe make repeated pilgrimage, calling months in advance and shelling out top dollar for a coveted seat at Jiro's sushi bar.For most of his life, Jiro has been mastering the art of making sushi, but even at his age he sees himself still striving for perfection, working from sunrise to well beyond sunset to taste every piece of fish; meticulously train his employees; and carefully mold and finesse the impeccable presentation of each sushi creation. At the heart of this story is Jiro's relationship with his eldest son Yoshikazu, the worthy heir to Jiro's legacy, who is unable to live up to his full potential in his father's shadow. MPAA: PG (for for mild thematic elements and brief smoking) Run time: 1 hr. 21 min. Watch TRAILER	Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Genre: British Comedy Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Amr Waked Director: Lasse Hallström Premise: A visionary sheik has a big dream – to bring salmon fishing to the desert. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his representative to turn his dream into reality, an extraordinary feat that will require the involvement of Britain's leading fisheries expert who happens to think the project both absurd and unachievable. That is, until the Prime Minister's overzealous press secretary latches on for its potential as a 'good will' story. Now, this unlikely team will put it all on the line and embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible. MPAA: PG-13 (for for some violence and sexual content, and brief language) Run time: Watch TRAILER	Sound of Noise Genre: Foreign language comedy Stars: Bengt Nilsson, Sanna Persson, Magnus Borjeson, Johannes Bjork Director: Johannes Stjärne Nilsson, Ola Simonsson Premise: Police officer Amadeus Warnebring was born into a musical family with a long history of famous musicians and he hates music. Now, Warnebring is about to face the most difficult case of his career. A group of six eccentric drummers, led by revolutionary genius Sanna, has decided to launch a full-scale musical attack using the city as their instrument. Their musical terrorism leads to chaos and disorder. As Warnebring hunts for these serial musicians, he discovers the woman he is in love with is the leader of the group. Warnebring is left with no choice but to enter the world he has spent his entire life fleeing--the world of rhythm and music. MPAA: R (for for language and some brief nudity) Run time: 1 hr. 38 min. Watch TRAILER

MARCH 16 (full details soon)


21 Jump Street Watch TRAILER	Casa de Mi Padre Watch TRAILER	Detachment Watch TRAILER

The FP Watch TRAILER	Jeff, Who Lives at Home Watch TRAILER	The Kid with a Bike Watch TRAILER

Natural Selection Watch TRAILER	Reuniting the Rubins Watch TRAILER	Seeking Justice Watch TRAILER

MARCH 23 (full details soon)


Brake Watch TRAILER	The Deep Blue Sea Watch TRAILER	The Hunger Games Watch TRAILER	Musical Chairs Watch TRAILER


October Baby Watch TRAILER	The Raid: Redemption Watch TRAILER	The Trouble with Bliss Watch TRAILER

MARCH 30 (full details soon)


The Island President Watch TRAILER	The Bully Project Watch TRAILER	Dark Tide Watch TRAILER	Goon Watch TRAILER


Intruders Watch TRAILER	Mirror, Mirror Watch TRAILER	Wrath of the Titans Watch TRAILER

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FEBRUARY 17
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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Genre: Comic book adaptation Stars: Nicolas Cage, Violante Placido, Ciaran Hinds, Idris Elba Directors: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Premise: Former stuntman and bounty hunter of rogue demons Johnny Blaze has been living in self-imposed exile, believing that his powers are a curse. But when he is approached by a member of a monastic order who is looking for someone to protect a mother and her son, who are being pursued by the devil in the figure of a man named Roarke, the Ghost Rider takes the case. MPAA: PG-13 (for intense sequences of action and violence, some disturbing images, and language) Run time: 1 hr. 35 min. Watch TRAILER	This Means War Genre:Action-Comedy Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Til Schweiger Director: McG Premise: Two of the world's deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends - until they discover that they've fallen in love with the same woman. Deciding to keep their friendship a secret from her, they pull out their full arsenal of fighting skills and high-tech gadgetry to defeat their greatest enemy - each other. MPAA: PG-13 (for sexual content including references, some violence and action, and for language) Run time: Watch TRAILER		Bullhead Genre: Crime drama, Foreign language Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Barbara Sarafian, Jeanne Dandoy Director: Michael R. Roskam Premise: Domineering cattle farmer Jacky Vanmarsenille, constantly pumped on steroids and hormones, initiates a shady deal with a notorious mafioso meat trader. When an investigating federal agent is assassinated and a woman from his traumatic past resurfaces, Jacky must confront his demons and face the far-reaching consequences of his decisions. MPAA: R (for some strong violence, language and sexual content) Run time: 2 hrs. 6 min. Watch TRAILER
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On the Ice Genre: Crime drama Stars: Josiah Patkotak, Frank Qutuq Irelan, Teddy Kyle Smith, Adamina Kerr Director: Andrew Okpeaha Maclean Premise: Bonded by their dark secret, two best friends are forced to create one fabrication after another in order to survive. With their future in the balance, the two boys are forced to explore the limits of friendship and honor. MPAA: R (for for language, some drug content and violence) Run time: 1 hr. 36 min. Watch TRAILER	The Secret World of Arrietty Genre:Animated fantasy Stars: Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Carol Burnett Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Premise: Based upon Mary Norton's classic children's book The Borrowers. Residing quietly beneath the floorboards are little people who live undetected in a secret world to be discovered, where the smallest may stand tallest of all. Arrietty, a tiny, but tenacious 14-year-old, lives with her parents in the recesses of a suburban garden home, unbeknownst to the homeowner and her housekeeper. But when 12-year-old Shawn, a human boy who comes to stay in the home, discovers his mysterious housemate one evening, a secret friendship blossoms. If discovered, their relationship could drive Arrietty's family from the home and straight into danger. MPAA: G Run time: 1 hr. 20 min. Watch TRAILER	Thin Ice Genre: Crime drama Stars: Greg Kinnear, Billy Crudup, Alan Arkin, David Harbour Director: Jill Sprecher Premise: Mickey Prohaska is a small-time insurance agent looking for a way to jump-start his business, reunite with his estranged wife and escape the frigid Wisconsin weather. This self-proclaimed master of spin believes that salesmanship is about selling a story – all he needs is a sucker willing to buy it. He hits pay dirt with a lonely retired farmer who is sitting on something much bigger than an insurance commission. But Mickey's attempt to con the old man spins out of control when a nosy, unstable locksmith with a volatile temper dramatically ups the stakes, trapping him in a madcap spiral of danger, deceit and double-crossing. MPAA: R (for language, and brief violent and sexual content) Run time: 1 hr. 54 min. Watch TRAILER	Undefeated Genre: Sports documentary Stars: Bill Courtney, Montrail Money Brown, Chavis Daniels, O.C. Brown Director: Daniel Lindsay Premise: Set in the inner-city of Memphis, Undefeated chronicles the Manassas Tigers' 2009 football season, on and off-the-field, as they strive to win the first playoff game in the high school's 110-year history. A coming-of-age documentary film, Undefeated provides audiences an intimate view of an underprivileged group of teens and their inspirational coach, as they attempt to make history. MPAA: PG-13 (for some language) Run time: 1 hr. 50 min. Watch TRAILER

FEBRUARY 24
WIDE RELEASE

Act of Valor Genre: Action Stars: Roselyn Sanchez, Alex Veadov, Nestor Serrano, Jason Cottle Director: Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh Premise: When a mission to recover a kidnapped CIA operative unexpectedly results in the discovery of an imminent, terrifying global threat, an elite team of highly trained Navy SEALs must immediately embark on a heart-stopping secret operation, the outcome of which will determine the fate of us all. MPAA: R (for for strong violence including some torture, and for language) Run time: 1 hr. 41 min. Watch TRAILER	Gone Genre: Thriller Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Daniel Sunjata, Jennifer Carpenter, Sebastian Stan Director: Heitor Dhalia Premise: Jill Parrish comes home from a night shift to discover her sister Molly has been abducted. Jill, who had escaped from a kidnapper a year before, is convinced that the same serial killer has come back for her sister. Afraid that Molly will be dead by sundown, Jill embarks on a heart-pounding chase to find the killer, expose his secrets and save her sister. MPAA: PG-13 (for violence and terror, some sexual material, brief language and drug references) Run time: Watch TRAILER	Tyler Perry's Good Deeds Genre: Drama Stars: Tyler Perry, Thandie Newton, Brian J. White, Rebecca Romijn Director: Tyler Perry Premise: A successful, wealthy businessman, Wesley Deeds has always done what's expected of him. But Wesley is jolted out of his predictable routine when he meets Lindsey, a down-on-her-luck single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building. When he offers to help her get back on her feet, the chance encounter with someone so far outside his usual circle ignites something in Wesley. This one good deed may finally spark his courage to exchange the life that's expected of him for the life he's always really wanted. MPAA: PG-13 (for for sexual content, language, some violence and thematic material) Run time: Watch TRAILER	Wanderlust Genre: Comedy Stars: Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Malin Akerman, Justin Theroux Director: David Wain Premise: George and Linda are an overextended, stressed out Manhattan couple. After George is downsized out of his job, they find themselves with only one option: to move in with George's awful brother in Atlanta. On the way there, George and Linda stumble upon Elysium, an idyllic community populated by colorful characters who embrace a different way of looking at things. MPAA: R (for sexual content, graphic nudity, language and drug use) Run time: 1 hr. 40 min. Watch TRAILER
LIMITED RELEASE

The Fairy Genre: Comedy, Foreign language Stars: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy Director: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy Premise: A hotel clerk searches all over Le Havre for the fairy who made two of his three wishes come true before disappearing. MPAA: Run time: 1 hr. 33 min. Watch TRAILER	The Forgiveness of Blood Genre: Drama, Foreign language Stars: Refet Abazi, Tristan Halilaj, Sindi Lacej, Ilire Vinca Celaj Director: Joshua Marston Premise: An Albanian family caught up in a blood feud. Nik (Tristan Halilaj) is a carefree teenager in a small town with a crush on the school beauty and ambitions to start his own small Internet business. His world is suddenly upended when his father becomes entangled in a dispute that leaves a fellow villager murdered. According to a centuries-old code of law known as the Kanun, Nik's family owes a life in return. Nik finds himself the prime target and becomes confined to home while his younger sister Rudina (Sindi Lacej) is forced to leave school and take over their father's business. MPAA: Run time:1 hr. 49 min. Watch TRAILER	Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya Genre: Romantic comedy, Foreign language Stars: Tinnu Anand, Genelia D'Souza, Ritesh Deshmukh Director: Mandeep Kumar Premise: The story of a boy who kidnaps a girl but starts to fall in love with her. MPAA: Run time: Watch TRAILER	Tomorrow, When the War Began Genre: Action Stars: Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis Director: Stuart Beattie Premise: When their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight unlikely high school teenagers band together to fight. MPAA: R (for some violence) Run time: Watch TRAILER

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*Loosies* Genre: Comedy-Drama Stars: Peter Facinelli, Vincent Gallo, Michael Madsen, Jaimie Alexander, William Forsythe Director: Michael Corrente Premise: A successful pickpocket living the outlaw lifestyle is confronted with an old one-night stand who tells him that she is pregnant with his child. MPAA: PG-13 (for some violence, sexual content and language) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*The Devil Inside* Genre: Horror Stars: Fernanda Andrade, Bonnie Morgan, Evan Helmuth, Suzan Crowley, Ionut Grama Director: Brent Bell Premise: With the help of exorcists, a woman sets out to determine whether her murderous mother is mentally ill or demonically possessed. MPAA: R (for disturbing violent content and grisly images, and for language including some sexual references) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Norwegian Wood* Genre: Drama, Foreign language Stars: Ken ichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Kengo Kora, Tetsuji Tamayama Director: Anh Hung Tran Premise: Upon hearing the song "Norwegian Wood" by The Beatles, a man named Toru Watanabe reflects on his teen years in 1960s Japan. MPAA: Not Rated Run time: 2 hrs. 13 min. Watch TRAILER	*Roadie* Genre: Drama Stars: Ron Eldard, Jill Hennessy, Bobby Cannavale, Lois Smith, David Margulies Director: Michael Cuesta Premise: After a 45-year-old roadie gets dumped by his band, he returns home to Queens, sees his aged mother for the first time since his father's funeral, and finds that even though his neighborhood has become a slum, everywhere he goes there are remnants of the neighborhood he grew up in. MPAA: R (for pervasive language and some drug content) Run time: 1 hr. 35 min. Watch TRAILER

JANUARY 13
WIDE RELEASE

*Contraband* Genre: Action Thriller Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, Lukas Haas Director: Baltasar Kormákur Premise: Chris Farraday long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs, Chris is forced back into doing what he does best – running contraband – to settle Andy's debt. MPAA: R for violence, pervasive language and brief drug use Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Joyful Noise* Genre: Musical Comedy-Drama Stars: Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Courtney B. Vance, Jeremy Jordan Director: Todd Graff Premise: Two very different women, one a mother of two teenagers, the other a widow of the recently deceased choir director, join forces to save their small-town gospel choir. MPAA: PG 13 (for some language including a sexual reference) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Premium Rush* Genre: Action Thriller Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Jamie Chung, Dania Ramirez Director: David Koepp Premise: In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city. MPAA: Run time: Watch TRAILER
LIMITED RELEASE

*Beauty and the Beast 3D* Genre: Animated musical fantasy Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Rex Everhart, Richard White, Jesse Corti Directors: Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale Premise: Belle is a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff -- a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others -- and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince. MPAA: G Run time: 1 hr. 24 min. Watch TRAILER	*The Divide* Genre: SciFi Thriller Stars: Lauren German, Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Eklund, Rosanna Arquette, Ashton Holmes, Courtney B. Vance, Iván González, Jennifer Blanc, Abbey Thickson Director: Xavier Gens Premise: Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic. MPAA: Run time: Watch TRAILER

JANUARY 20
WIDE RELEASE

*Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close* Genre: Drama Stars: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Max von Sydow, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright, James Gandolfini Director: Stephen Daldry Premise: Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him. MPAA: PG-13 (for emotional thematic material, some disturbing images, and language) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Haywire* Genre: Action Thriller Stars: Gina Carano, Michael Douglas, Ewan McGregor, Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender Director: Steven Soderbergh Premise: A female covert ops specialist, who works in the deadly world of international operatives, strikes back after discovering she's been double-crossed by someone close to her in the agency. MPAA: Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Red Tails* Genre: Historical Action Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Brandon T. Jackson, Ne-Yo Director: Anthony Hemingway Premise: 1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options -- including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. Against all the odds, with something to prove and everything to lose, these intrepid young airmen take to the skies to fight for their country -- and the fate of the free world. MPAA: PG 13 (for some sequences of war violence) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Underworld Awakening* Genre: Fantasy Thriller Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eisley Directors: Mans Marlind, Bjorn Stein Premise: The vampire warrioress Selene, escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. MPAA: Run time: Watch TRAILER

New SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL picture

2011-10-10T04:00:43Z

Here's the latest picture from the set of the upcoming film, The Man of Steel, which stars Henry Cavill as Big Blue. It's the clearest image we've seen of the suit so far.

Click image below, and a larger image will, umm, pop up (and we're not kidding). Viewers may wish to cover their eyes with protective goggles for this one...

FALL 2011 MOVIE PREVIEW

2011-10-09T02:47:25Z

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DECEMBER 2
LIMITED RELEASE (no new wide releases this week)

*Answers to Nothing* Stars: Dane Cook, Elizabeth Mitchell, Julie Benz, Erik Palladino, Barbara Hershey Director: Matt Leutwyler Premise: Against the backdrop of a missing girl case, lost souls throughout Los Angeles search for meaning and redemption and affect each other in ways they don't always see. MPAA: R (for some strong sexual content, nudity, violence and language) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Coriolanus* Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Cox, Jessica Chastain, James Nesbitt Director: Ralph Fiennes Premise: Coriolanus, the hero of Rome, is manipulated and out-maneuvered by politicians and even his own mother, Volumnia, resulting in his banishment. He subsequently offers himself to his sworn enemy,Tullus Aufidius, and together they march on Rome with the intent to destroy the city. MPAA: R (for some bloody violence) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Knuckle* Stars: James Quinn McDonagh, Paddy Quinn McDonagh, Michael Quinn McDonagh Director: Ian Palmer Premise: Residing in Ireland and parts of the United Kingdom, the Travelers are a nomadic ethnic group with their own customs and a deep sense of clan pride, despite being interrelated by marriage within their small population. When conflicts arise between rival clans, arguments are often settled through ritualized, bare-knuckle fighting. MPAA: R (for violent content and language) Run time: 1 hr. 37 min. Watch TRAILER

*Outrage* Stars: Soichiro Kitamura, Tomokazu Miura, Tetta Sugimoto, Jun Kunimura, Takeshi Kitano Director: Takeshi Kitano Premise: [Japanese, subtitled] In a ruthless battle for power, several yakuza clans vie for the favor of their head family in the Japanese underworld. The rival bosses seek to rise through the ranks by scheming and making allegiances sworn over saké. MPAA: R (for strong brutal bloody violence throughout, language, a scene of sexuality and some nudity) Run time: 1 hr. 49 min. Watch TRAILER	*Pastorela* Stars: Omar Ayala, Carlos Cobos, Joaquín Cosio Director: Emilio Portes Premise: [Spanish, subtitled] Agent Jesus Juarez (aka Chucho) has always played the Devil in his town's Nativity Play. This Christmas, when the new pastor of the church recasts the role, the two men engage in a battle between good and evil. MPAA: R (for language throughout, brief sexual content and some violence) Run time: 1 hr. 28 min. Watch TRAILER	*Shame* Stars: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie, Lucy Walters Director: Steve McQueen (no, not the dead actor) Premise: Brandon is a New Yorker who shuns intimacy with women but feeds his desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his mentally unstable younger sister moves into his apartment stirring memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's insular life spirals out of control. MPAA: NC-17 (for some explicit sexual content) Run time: 1 hr. 39 min. Watch TRAILER	*Sleeping Beauty* (2011) Stars: Emily Browning, Rachael Blake, Ewen Leslie, Peter Carroll, Chris Haywood Director: Julia Leigh Premise: Lucy, a young university student, answers an ad to be a lingerie waitress. But she is secretly being initiated into a world of strange new work – one where she will have to give into absolute submission to her clients by being sedated – becoming a Sleeping Beauty. Eventually this unnerving experience begins to bleed into her daily life and she finally develops the will to break the spell by discovering what happens to her while she sleeps. MPAA: not rated Run time: 1 hr. 44 min. Watch TRAILER

DECEMBER 9
WIDE RELEASE

*New Year's Eve* Stars: Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Til Schweiger, Hilary Swank, Sofia Vergara Director: Garry Marshall Premise: Celebrating love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in the intertwining stories told amidst the pulse of New York City on the most dazzling night of the year. MPAA: PG-13 Run time: Watch TRAILER	*The Sitter* Stars: Jonah Hill, Ari Graynor, Max Records, Kevin Hernandez, J.B. Smoove Director: David Gordon Green Premise: A suspended college student, living at home with his single mom, is talked into babysitting the three, young, misfit kids next door. However, when he brings the kids along for an attempted sexual rendezvous, the night takes a wild and dangerous turn for the worse. MPAA: R (for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, drug material and some violence) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy* Stars: Gary Oldman, Kathy Burke, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt Director: Tomas Alfredson Premise: An intelligence officer is recalled from retirement when there are signs that one of the top-ranking officers of the British Secret Intelligence Service is a Soviet mole. A new adaptation of the classic John le Carré novel. MPAA: R (for violence, some sexuality/nudity and language) Run time: 2 hr. 8 min. Watch TRAILER	*Young Adult* Stars: Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser, Collette Wolfe Director: Jason Reitman Premise: A 30-something, divorced, young-adult fiction writer returns to her hometown to chase the ex-boyfriend that got away. MPAA: R (for language and some sexual content) Run time: Watch TRAILER
LIMITED RELEASE

*Catch.44* Stars: Forest Whitaker, Bruce Willis, Malin Akerman, Kate Mara, Nikki Reed Director: Aaron Harvey Premise: For Tes and her two cohorts Kara and Tara, the job sounded simple enough: intercept a double-cross drug shipment for their crime boss Mel at an isolated diner. But when an unstoppable chain of events unfolds, everyone soon realizes no one is who they seem and the job may be something other than eliminating the competition. What started as simple instructions has now turned into a deadly cat-and-mouse game – with large guns pointed at everyone. MPAA: R (for for strong bloody violence, pervasive language and some sexual content) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*I Melt with You* Stars: Thomas Jane, Jeremy Piven, Rob Lowe, Christian McKay, Carla Gugino Director: Mark Pellington Premise: An intense character drama about four college buddies who look within themselves and find emptiness when they have their annual summer reunion. This resurrects a pact they vowed to live, die, and kill by. MPAA: R (for for pervasive drug use and language, some violence and sexual content) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*W.E.* Stars: Abbie Cornish, James D'Arcy, Andrea Riseborough, Oscar Isaac Director: Madonna Premise: The love affair between King Edward VIII and American socialite Wallis Simpson, which led to the royal's abdication, is juxtaposed with the romantic challenges of contemporary Wally Winthrop, a woman obsessed with the life of the Duchess of Windsor. MPAA: Run time: 1 hr. 59 min. Watch TRAILER

DECEMBER 16
WIDE RELEASE

*Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked* Stars: Anna Faris, Jason Lee, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney Director: Mike Mitchell Premise: After surviving the sinking of their cruise ship, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore must survive on a Polynesian island. MPAA: Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows* Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Stephen Fry, Jared Harris, Kelly Reilly, Eddie Marsan, Rachel McAdams Director: Guy Ritchie Premise: Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room... until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large – Professor Moriarty – and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective. MPAA: PG-13 Run time: Watch TRAILER
LIMITED RELEASE

*Carnage* Stars: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly, Elvis Polanski Director: Roman Polanski Premise: After two boys duke it out on a playground, the parents of the "victim" invite the parents of the "bully" over to work out their issues. A polite discussion of child rearing soon escalates into verbal warfare, with all four parents revealing their true colors. None of them will escape the carnage. MPAA: R (for language) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Corman's World* Stars: Roger Corman, Paul W.S. Anderson, Allan Arkush, Eric Balfour, Timur Bekmambetov Director: Alex Stapleton Premise: The story of B-movie king Roger Corman and how he influenced Hollywood through his films and the filmmakers he has mentored. Interviewees include Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Ron Howard, and Jonathan Demme. MPAA: R (for for some violent images, nudity and language) Run time: 1 hr. 30 min. Watch TRAILER

DECEMBER 21-25
DECEMBER 21 WIDE RELEASES

*The Adventures of Tintin* Stars: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost Director: Steven Spielberg Premise: The fearless young reporter Tintin is on the trail of a big story which leads him into a world of high adventure. He and his friends go on a treasure hunt when they find directions to a sunken ship, and Tintin must face the notorious Red Rackham. MPAA: PG (for for adventure action violence, some drunkenness and brief smoking) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Stars: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Stellan Skarsgård, Elodie Yung, Christopher Plummer Director: David Fincher Premise: A journalist-turned-detective and his female associate get tangled up in the underworld when he is hired to write the saga of a powerful family. MPAA: R Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol* Stars: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Ving Rhames Director: Brad Bird Premise: Blamed for the terrorist bombing of the Kremlin, IMF operative Ethan Hunt is disavowed along with the rest of the agency when the President initiates "Ghost Protocol." Left without any resources or backup, Ethan must find a way to clear his agency's name and prevent another attack. To complicate matters further, Ethan is forced to embark on this mission with a team of fellow IMF fugitives whose personal motives he does not fully know. MPAA: Run time: Watch TRAILER

DECEMBER 23 WIDE RELEASE		DECEMBER 23 LIMITED RELEASE

*We Bought a Zoo* Stars: Matt Damon, Thomas Haden Church, Scarlett Johansson, Angus MacFadyen, John Michael Higgins Director: Cameron Crowe Premise: A widower and his family work together to restore a dilapidated zoo to its former glory. MPAA: PG (for language and some thematic elements) Run time: Watch TRAILER		*In the Land of Blood and Honey* Stars: Rade Serbedzija, Goran Kostic, Zana Marjanovic Director: Angelina Jolie Premise: Danijel, a soldier fighting for the Serbs, and Ajla, a Bosnian held captive in the camp Danijel oversees, knew each other before the war, and could have found love with each other. But as the armed conflict takes hold of their lives, their relationship grows darker, their motives and connection to one another ambiguous, their allegiances uncertain. MPAA: R (for war violence and atrocities including rape, sexuality, nudity and language) Run time: Watch TRAILER

DECEMBER 25 WIDE RELEASES		DECEMBER 25 LIMITED RELEASE

*The Darkest Hour* Stars: Emile Hirsch, Max Minghella, Olivia Thirlby, Joel Kinnaman, Rachael Taylor Director: Chris Gorak Premise: Fve young people find themselves stranded in Moscow and fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. MPAA: PG-13 (for sci-fi action violence and some language) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*War Horse* Stars: Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irvine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Kebbell Director: Steven Spielberg Premise: The friendship between a boy and a horse who are separated but whose fates continue to be intertwined over the course of World War I. MPAA: PG-13 (for intense sequences of war violence) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close* Stars: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Max von Sydow, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright, James Gandolfini Director: Stephen Daldry Premise: Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him. MPAA: PG-13 (for emotional thematic material, some disturbing images, and language) Run time: Watch TRAILER

DECEMBER 28-30
LIMITED RELEASE DECEMBER 28	LIMITED RELEASES DECEMBER 30

*Pariah* Stars: Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, Aasha Davis, Charles Parnell, Sahra Mellesse Director: Dee Rees Premise: Alike is a 17-year-old African-American woman who lives with her parents and younger sister in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood. Alike is quietly but firmly embracing her identity as a lesbian. With the support of her best friend, Laura, she is especially eager to find a girlfriend. Wondering how much she can confide in her family, Alike strives to get through adolescence with grace, humor, and tenacity – sometimes succeeding, sometimes not, but always moving forward. MPAA: R (for sexual content and language) Run time: 1 hr. 26 min. Watch TRAILER	*The Iron Lady* Stars: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Alexandra Roach, Olivia Colman, Anthony Head Director: Phyllida Lloyd Premise: A surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. One of the 20th century's most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male dominated world. Story will focus on British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the 17 days before the Falklands War in 1982. MPAA: PG-13 (for some violent images and brief nudity) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*A Separation* Stars: Leila Hatami, Peyman Moadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi Director: Asghar Farhadi Premise: [Farsi, subtitled] Wanting to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh, Simin makes all the necessary arrangements. However, her husband Nader refuses to leave behind his father who suffers from Alzheimers. Determined to leave, Simin sues for divorce, and when her request is rejected, she moves in with her parents. Her daughter Termeh chooses to stay with her father with the hope that one day her mother will change her mind. Finding it difficult to keep cope, Nader hires Razieh to look after his father. The young woman is pregnant and has accepted the job without her husband's permission. Following, Nader arrives home one day to find his father alone and tied to a table. When Razieh returns, things completely combust, shattering Nader's life and also Termeh's image of her father. MPAA: PG-13 (for mature thematic material) Run time: 2 hr. 2 min. Watch TRAILER

{tab=NOVEMBER 2011}

NOVEMBER 4
WIDE RELEASE

*Tower Heist* Stars: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick, Téa Leoni, Gabourey Sidibe, Casey Affleck, Stephen Henderson, Judd Hirsch, Michael Pena, Alan Alda Director: Brett Ratner Premise: After Arthur Shaw, resident of an illustrious penthouse tower in New York City, pulls off a Ponzi scheme that robs many of their life savings, a group of his victims, including tower manager Josh Kovaks, form a crew to pull off a heist that will get their money back with interest. MPAA: PG-13 (for language and sexual content) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas* Stars: John Cho, Kal Penn, Paula Garces, Eddie Kaye Thomas, David Krumholtz, Neil Patrick Harris Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson Premise: When Harold accidentally burns down his father-in-law's prize Christmas tree, he and Kumar journey through New York in search for the perfect replacement tree, which takes them through party heaven – and almost blows Christmas Eve sky high. MPAA: R (for strong crude and sexual content, graphic nudity, pervasive language, drug use and some violence) Run time: Watch TRAILER
LIMITED RELEASE

*Killing Bono* Stars: Ben Barnes, Krysten Ritter, Charlie Cox, Romola Garai, Bill Nighy Director: Nick Hamm Premise: Two Irish brothers struggle to forge their path through the 1980s music scene, whilst the meteoric rise to fame of their old school pals U2 only serves to cast them deeper into the shadows. MPAA: R (for pervasive language, some sexuality/nudity and drug use) Run time: 1 hr. 54 min. Watch TRAILER	*The Son of No One* Stars: Channing Tatum, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes, Tracy Morgan, Juliette Binoche Director: Dito Montiel Premise: When a young cop is assigned to a precinct in the working class neighborhood where he grew up, an old secret threatens to destroy his life and family. MPAA: R for violence, pervasive language and brief disturbing sexual content Run time: 1 hr. 33 min. Watch TRAILER

NOVEMBER 11
WIDE RELEASE

*Immortals* Stars: Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, Mickey Rourke, John Hurt, Kellan Lutz, Joseph Morgan, Isabel Lucas, Luke Evans, Stephen Dorff Director: Tarsem Singh Premise: A mortal chosen by Zeus named Theseus must lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion and his evil army with the fate of mankind and the Gods at stake. MPAA: R (for sequences of strong bloody violence, and a scene of sexuality) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*J. Edgar* Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Josh Lucas, Armie Hammer, Damon Herriman, Lea Coco Director: Clint Eastwood Premise: Based on the life of J. Edgar Hoover, the man often credited with making the FBI what it is today: an efficient, crime-fighting organization shrouded in secrecy. Hoover founded the organization in 1935 and remained director until his death in 1972. MPAA: R Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Jack and Jill* Stars: Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes, Dana Carvey Director: Dennis Dugan Premise: Family man Jack Sadelstein must deal with his twin sister, Jill, when she visits for Thanksgiving and then will not leave. MPAA: PG (for crude and sexual humor, language, comic violence and brief smoking) Run time: Watch TRAILER
LIMITED RELEASE

*11-11-11* Stars: Timothy Gibbs, Wendy Glenn, Michael Landes Director: Darren Lynn Bousman Premise: An author travels to Barcelona to see his estranged brother and dying father, where he learns that his life is plagued by events that occur at 11:11. MPAA: R (for bloody violence) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*The Conquest* Stars: Denis Podalydès, Florence Pernel, Samuel Labarthe, Bernard LeCoq, Michèle Moretti Director: Xavier Durringer Premise: [French, subtitled] Chronicles the volatile right-leaning Sarkozy's startling rise to become President of France and the emotional and psychological stakes involving the conquest of power. On the day the diminutive Sarkozy conquered his ultimate ambition, his wife, who for twenty years had struggled to pull the man she loved from the shadow into the light, walked out on him for another man. MPAA: not rated Run time: 1 hr. 45 min. Watch TRAILER	*The Greening of Whitney Brown* Stars: Sammi Hanratty, Kris Kristofferson, Brooke Shields, Aidan Quinn, Keith David Director: Peter Odiorne Premise: A spoiled pre-teen from the city is forced to move to the country when her parents feel the squeeze of economic hard times. MPAA: PG (for brief mild language) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*London Boulevard* Stars: Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley, David Thewlis, Ben Chaplin, Anna Friel Director: William Monahan Premise: A fresh-out-of-prison ex-con lands a legit job as a handyman for a rich actress, but can't truly escape his criminal past. MPAA: R (for strong violence, pervasive language, some nudity and drug use) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Melancholia* Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt Director: Lars von Trier Premise: Justine, a newlywed suffering from an extreme case of clinical depression, notices a planet, with no orbit of its own, hurtling toward Earth. MPAA: R (for some graphic nudity,sexual content and language) Run time: 2 hr. 10 min. Watch TRAILER

NOVEMBER 18
WIDE RELEASE
	*Happy Feet 2* Stars: Elijah Wood, Robin Wiliams, Hank Azaria, Pink, Sofia Vergara, Hugo Weaving, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Common, Anthony LaPaglia Director: George Miller Premise: Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven -- a penguin who can fly! MPAA: PG (for some rude humor and mild peril) Run time: Watch TRAILER		*The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1* Stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz, Peter Facinelli Director: Bill Condon Premise: Bella and Edward, plus those they love, must deal with the chain of consequences brought on by a marriage, honeymoon, and the tumultuous birth of a child, which brings an unforeseen and shocking development for Jacob Black. MPAA: PG-13 (for disturbing images, violence, sexuality/partial nudity and some thematic elements) Run time: Watch TRAILER
LIMITED RELEASE

*Another Happy Day* Stars: Ellen Barkin, Ezra Miller, Ellen Burstyn, Demi Moore, Thomas Haden Church Director: Sam Levinson Premise: A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into primal, dysfunctional family dynamics. On the day of the wedding of her son, whom she was not allowed to raise because of her acrimonious divorce, a feud rages between Lynn and her ex-husband's hot-tempered wife. Meanwhile, the three children Lynn did raise display several disturbing behaviors like cutting and drug addiction, which Lynn's mother and sisters ridicule and blame her for. MPAA: R (for teen drug/alcohol abuse, pervasive language including sexual references, and brief graphic nudity) Run time: 1 hr. 58 min. Watch TRAILER	*The Descendants* Stars: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Mary Birdsong, Nick Krause, Judy Greer Director: Alexander Payne Premise: Matt King is an indifferent husband and fatherof two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries. MPAA: R for language including some sexual references Run time: Watch TRAILER	*The Lie* Stars: Joshua Leonard, Jess Weixler, Jane Adams, Mark Webber, Gerry Bednob Director: Joshua Leonard Premise: A musician is forced to give up his dreams in order to support his family. Deciding he needs some time away from his soul-sucking job to renew his stalled aspirations, Lonnie calls in sick and creates a shocking lie to justify his absence. Swept away in a series of misadventures beyond his control, he attempts to close the Pandora's box, but finds that it is too late. MPAA: R (for language and some drug use) Run time: 1 hr. 20 min. Watch TRAILER	*Tomboy* *Stars:* Zoe Heran, Malonn Levana, Jeanne Disson, Sophie Cattani, Mathieu Demy Director: Celine Sciamma Premise: [French, subtitled] Ten-year-old Laure moves into a new town with her parents and little sister. Laure does not know any of the kids in the neighborhood, and when she meets a girl named Lisa, she lets her think she's a boy. Laure starts to play with other kids, taking on the persona of a boy named Mickael. As she gets closer to Lisa, the creation of her persona makes the ambiguity of her situation ever more complicated. MPAA: none Run time: 1 hr. 24 min. Watch TRAILER

NOVEMBER 23
WIDE RELEASE

*Arthur Christmas* Stars: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton Director: Barry Cook Premise: 'So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?' The answer: Santa's exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But this year, Santa's son Arthur has an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns. MPAA: PG (for some mild rude humor) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Hugo* Stars: Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law Director: Martin Scorsese Premise: Hugo is a wily and resourceful boy whose quest to unlock a secret left to him by his father will transform him and all those around him, and reveal a safe and loving place he can call home. MPAA: PG (for mild thematic material, some action/peril, and smoking) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*The Muppets* Stars: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Zach Galifianiakis, Jack Black Director: James Bobin Premise: To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the Muppet theater from a greedy Texas oilman, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways. MPAA: PG (for some mild rude humor) Run time: Watch TRAILER
LIMITED RELEASE

*The Artist* Stars: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Béjo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller Director: Michel Hazanavicius Premise: Hollywood 1927. George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. The advent of the talkies will sound the death knell for his career and see him fall into oblivion. For his lover, young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky's the limit – major movie stardom awaits. MPAA: PG-13 (for a disturbing image and a crude gesture) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*A Dangerous Method* Stars: Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Vincent Cassel Director: David Cronenberg Premise: Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Jung takes on the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein as his patient, wielding the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud. Before long, both men fall under Sabina's spell. MPAA: R (for for sexual content and brief language) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*My Week with Marilyn* Stars: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Julia Ormond, Dougray Scott Director: Simon Curtis Premise: Colin Clark met Marilyn Monroe while working as a young assistant on Laurence Olivier's The Prince and the Showgirl. When Marilyn experienced emotional difficulties during shooting, the 23-year-old third assistant director came to her aid and romance developed. But one week of honesty and fun was not enough to save the doomed star from self-destruction. MPAA: R (for for some language) Run time: Watch TRAILER

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OCTOBER 7
WIDE RELEASE
	*The Ides of March* Stars: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti, Jeffrey Wright, Max Minghella, Evan Rachel Wood Director:George Clooney Premise: During the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, an up-and-coming campaign press secretary finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's shot at the presidency. MPAA: R (for pervasive language) Run time: 1 hr. 42 min. Watch TRAILER			*Real Steel* Stars: Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Kevin Durand, Anthony Mackie, Evangeline Lilly Director: Shawn Levy Premise: A future-set story where robot boxing is a popular sport and centered on a struggling promoter who thinks he's found a champion in a discarded robot. During his hopeful rise to the top, he also discovers he has an 11-year-old son who wants to know his father. MPAA: (PG-13 for some violence, intense action, and brief language) Run time: 2 hrs. 7 min. Watch TRAILER
LIMITED RELEASE

*1911* Stars: Jackie Chan Directors: Zhang Li, Jackie Chan Premise: A historical drama based on the founding of the Republic of China when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the Qing Dynasty. MPAA: R (for war violence) Run time: 1 hr. 58 min. Watch TRAILER	*Blackthorn* Stars: Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea, Magaly Solier Director: Mateo Gil Premise: In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorne) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike. MPAA: R (for violence and language) Run time: 1 hr. 38 min. Watch TRAILER	*Dirty Girl* Stars: Juno Temple, Milla Jovovich, William H. Macy, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam, Jeremy Dozier Director: Abe Sylvia Premise: Danielle is the dirty girl of Norman High School. When Danielle's misbehavior gets her banished to special ed, she teams up with an innocent closet-case and together they head out on a road trip to discover each other and themselves through a funny and serendipitous friendship. MPAA: R (for for sexual content including graphic nudity, and for language) Run time: 1 hr. 30 min. Watch TRAILER	*The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)* Stars: Laurence R. Harvey, Ashlynn Yennie, Vivien Bridson, Bill Hutchens Director: Tom Six Premise: The story of a man who becomes sexually obsessed with a DVD recording of The Human Centipede (First Sequence) and who imagines putting the 'centipede' idea into practice. MPAA: not rated Run time: 1 hr. 28 min.	*The Way* Stars: Martin Sheen, Deborah Kara Unger, James Nesbitt, Emilio Estevez, Angela Molina, Eusebio Lazaro Director: Emilio Estevez Premise: After arriving in Spain to recover the body of his dead estranged son, a widower sets off on the "Camino de Santiago" pilgrimage to Galicia. MPAA: PG-13 (for some thematic elements, drug use and smoking) Run time: 1 hr. 55 min. Watch TRAILER	*The Women on the 6th Floor* Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Natalia Verbeke, Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas Director: Philippe Le Guay Premise: [French, subtitled] In 1960s Paris, a conservative couple's lives are turned upside down by two Spanish maids. MPAA: not rated Run time: 1 hr. 44 min. Watch TRAILER

OCTOBER 14
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*The Big Year* Stars: Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Brian Dennehy, Anjelica Huston Director: David Frankel Premise: Three obsessive bird watchers go off on their "Big Year," duking it out to spot and record the highest number of species in 1998 –the year El Niño brought an unprecedented number of species to North America. During the course of their wild, ultra competitive adventure, the guys learn that there just may be other things more important than winning. MPAA: PG (for for language and some sensuality) Run time: Watch TRAILER		*Footloose* (2011) Stars: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell, Dennis Quaid, Miles Teller Director: Craig Brewer Premise: Remake of the Kevin Bacon '80s flick in which a teen arrives in a small town that has outlawed loud music and dancing. MPAA: PG-13 (for some teen drug and alcohol use, sexual content, violence and language) Run time: 1 hr. 53 min. Watch TRAILER		*The Thing* (2011) Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Jonathan Walker (II), Eric Christian Olsen Director: Matthijs Van Heijningen Premise: A shape-shifting creature from outer space terrorizes a group of people in a remote facility. MPAA: R for strong creature violence and gore, disturbing images, and language Run time: Watch TRAILER
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*Chalet Girl* Stars: Ed Westwick, Felicity Jones, Sophia Bush, Tamsin Egerton, Bill Bailey, Brooke Shields, Bill Nighy Director: Phil Traill Premise: A working-class girl lands a job in a posh ski resort and discovers her natural snowboarding genius while dating the boss' son. MPAA: not rated Run time: 1 hr. 36 min. Watch TRAILER	*Father of Invention* Stars: Kevin Spacey, Craig Robinson, Heather Graham, Johnny Knoxville, Camilla Belle Director: Trent Cooper Premise: A humble inventor spends eight years in prison when one of his inventions goes awry. Upon release, he is determined to rebuild his reputation and fortune. MPAA: PG-13 (for sexual material and language) Run time: 1 hr. 34 min. Watch TRAILER	*Labios Rojos* Stars: Jorge Salinas, Silvia Navarro Director: Rafa Lara Premise: [Spanish, subtitled] A couple experiencing martial problems due to the husband's sexual dysfunction each resort to desperate and absurd measures to try to rekindle their romantic life. MPAA: R (for strong sexual content, nudity and language) Run time: 1 hr. 33 min. Watch TRAILER	*The Skin I Live In* Stars: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya Director: Pedro Almodóvar Premise: [Spanish, subtitled] A plastic surgeon takes revenge on his daughter's rapist by giving him a forced homemade sex change operation. The surgeon then falls in love with the "new woman." MPAA: R (for disturbing violent content including sexual assault, strong sexuality, graphic nudity, drug use and language) Run time: 1 hr. 57 min. Watch TRAILER	*Texas Killing Fields* Stars: Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke Director: Ami Canaan Mann Premise: In an area of coastal Texas replete with oil refineries known to locals as "The Fields," homicide detectives fight two sets of fierce killers to save the life of a street kid named Little Anne. MPAA: R (for violence and language including some sexual references) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Trespass* Stars: Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Ben Mendelsohn, Cam Gigandet, Liana Liberato Director: Joel Schumacher Premise: When home invaders storm the manor of a wealthy businessman's family, everyone is tangled up in betrayal, deception, temptation and scheming. Husband, wife, and daughter will take the ultimate risk to make it out with their lives –and their family –intact. MPAA: R (for violence and terror, pervasive language and some brief nudity) Run time: Watch TRAILER

OCTOBER 21
WIDE RELEASE
	*Paranormal Activity 3* Stars: Katie Featherston, Sprague Grayden, Mark Fredrichs, Lauren Bittner Directors: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman Premise: The third installment of the franchise takes it back to 1988, when two young sisters encounter an invisible force haunting their home. MPAA: R Run time: Watch TRAILER			*The Three Musketeers* (2011) Stars: Logan Lerman, Christoph Waltz, Milla Jovovich, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Mads Mikkelson, Orlando Bloom, Gabriella Wilde, Juno Temple Director: Paul W.S. Anderson Premise: The hot-headed young D'Artagnan joins forces with three rogue Musketeers. They must stop the evil Richlieu and face off with Buckingham and the treacherous Milady. MPAA: PG-13 (for sequences of action adventure violence) Run time: Watch TRAILER
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*Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey* Stars: Kevin Clash, Elmo Director: Constance Marks Premise: Elmo is one of the most beloved characters among children and adults across the globe. Here, we meet the man behind the puppet – Kevin Clash, who once dreamed of working with Jim Henson and is now a key figure in the production of Sesame Street. MPAA: not rated Run time: 1 hr. 16 min. Watch TRAILER	*Margin Call* Stars: Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany Director: J.C. Chandor Premise: Centers on the employees of an investment bank during a tumultuous 24-hour period during the 2008 financial collapse. MPAA: R (for language) Run time: 1 hr. 49 min. Watch TRAILER	*Martha Marcy May Marlene* Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet, Hugh Dancy, Maria Dizzia Director: T. Sean Durkin Premise: A damaged woman, haunted by painful memories and increasing paranoia, struggles to re-assimilate with her family after escaping an abusive cult. MPAA: R (for disturbing violent and sexual content, nudity and language) Run time: 1 hr. 50 min. Watch TRAILER	*Oranges and Sunshine* Stars: Hugo Weaving, Emily Watson, David Wenham,Tara Morice, Lorraine Ashbourne Director: Jim Loach Premise: The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals of recent times: the deportation of thousands of children from the United Kingdom to Australia. MPAA: R Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Revenge of the Electric Car* Narrated by: Tim Robbins Director: Chris Paine Premise: Behind the closed doors of Nissan, GM, and the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors, the race is on to develop the most economically accessible, electric car. Here, we follow the innovative business models engineered by CEOs and independent entrepreneurs looking to jump-start the electric car industry, getting us off our dependence on foreign oil, and to win over the hearts and minds of the public around the world. MPAA: PG 13 (for brief strong language) Run time: 1 hr. 30 min. Watch TRAILER	*Snowmen* Stars: Doug E. Doug, Christian Martyn, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Beverley Mitchell, Christopher Lloyd Director: Rob Kirbyson Premise: Three boys in a small town unite to try and set a Guinness World Record. MPAA: PG (for thematic material, some rough bullying and peril, language and brief juvenile humor) Run time: 1 hr. 26 min. Watch TRAILER

OCTOBER 28
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*Anonymous* Stars: Jamie Campbell Bower, Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis, Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Derek Jacobi, Xavier Samuel, Rafe Spall, Edward Hogg, Vicky Krieps Director: Roland Emmerich Premise: A political thriller about who actually wrote the plays of William Shakespeare-- Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford-- set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her. MPAA: PG-13 (for some violence and sexual content) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*In Time* Stars: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried Director: Andrew Niccol Premise: In the near future, people are immortal because the aging gene has been deactivated. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency. The rich can live forever, and the rest have to negotiate for their immortality. When a young man comes into a fortune of time, he ends up on the run from a corrupt force known as "time keepers." MPAA: Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Johnny English Reborn* Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Gillian Anderson, Dominic West, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Kaluuya Director: Oliver Parker Premise: Johnny English goes up against international assassins hunting down the Chinese premier. MPAA: PG (for for mild action violence, rude humor, some language and brief sensuality) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*Puss in Boots* Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris Director: Chirs Miller Premise: Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town.. MPAA: PG (for some adventure action and mild rude humor) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*The Rum Diary* Stars: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart, Richard Jenkins, Giovanni Ribisi Director: Bruce Robinson Premise: A love triangle takes place against the politically charged backdrop of Puerto Rico in the late 1950's between 3 Americans who relocated to the island for their own reasons: a journalist, a property developer, and his fiancee. MPAA: R (for language, brief drug use and sexuality) Run time: Watch TRAILER
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13 Stars: Jason Statham, Sam Riley, 50 Cent, Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone Director: Gela Babluani Premise: A young man stumbles across instructions meant to be used by a dead gangster. His curiosity leads him to a clandestine world where men gamble behind closed doors with the lives of other men. MPAA: R (for sequences of bloody violence, some disturbing images and brief nudity) Run time: Watch TRAILER	*And They're Off* Stars: Sean Astin, Cheri Oteri, Martin Mull, Mark Moses Director: Rob Schiller Premise: A losing thoroughbred horse trainer whose only chance to save his career and get back into the winner‟s circle is to hire his erratic ex-girlfriend / jockey, who is equally as desperate to get back into his circle. MPAA: Run time: Watch TRAILER	*The Double* Stars: Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Stana Katic, Stephen Moyer, Martin Sheen, Odette Annable Director: Richard Gere Premise: A retired CIA operative is paired with a young FBI agent to unravel the mystery of a senator's murder, with all signs pointing to a Soviet assassin. MPAA: PG-13 for for intense sequences of action and violence, some disturbing images and language Run time: 1 hr. 38 min. Watch TRAILER	*Janie Jones* Stars: Abigail Breslin, Elisabeth Shue, Alessandro Nivola, Brittany Snow, Peter Stormare Director: David M. Rosenthal Premise: When her mother checks into rehab, 13-year old Janie is placed in the custody of her burned-out rock star father, Ethan, whom she has never met. With no instinct for fatherhood, Ethan's drug and booze-fueled antics on tour take their toll on and off stage as his band deserts him one by one. As Ethan's self-destructive spiral threatens to derail his career, Janie uses her own surprising musical talents to help guide him along the rocky road to redemption. MPAA: Run time: 1 hr. 46 min. Watch TRAILER	*Like Crazy* Stars: Anton Yelchin, Charles Bewley, Alex Kingston, Oliver Muirhead, Chris Messina Director: Drake Doremus Premise: Centers on a long-distance relationship between a young American man and a young British woman who meet while in college, but are separated after she overstays her visa. MPAA: PG-13 Run time: 1 hr. 29 min. Watch TRAILER

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MOVIE PREVIEW: Early Superman and Batman pics

2011-08-05T02:15:40Z

Some early pictures are starting to surface from the sets of the new Superman and Batman films. Take a look, and come back as we post more over the coming days...

CHRISTIAN BALE in The Dark Knight Rises

[Photo Credit: Jason Winslow/Splash News]

HENRY CAVILL IN Superman: The Man of Steel

[Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]

Hottest Trailers! THE DARK NIGHT RISES & THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

2011-07-21T02:11:07Z

See previews of this Fall and Winter's hottest movies right NOW!

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL

(Paramount, opens December 16, 2011)

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN

(Paramount, opens December 23, 2011)

See previews of NEXT Summer's hottest movies right NOW!

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

(Warner Bros., opens July 20, 2012)

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

(Columbia, opens July 3, 2012)

THE AVENGERS

(Disney, opens May 4, 2012)

JOHN CARTER

(Disney, opens March 9, 2012)