Thursday, March 24, 2011

Final Destination 5



Survivors of a suspension-bridge collapse learn there's no way you can cheat Death.








 Director:Steven Quale

Thursday, March 17, 2011

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn





To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured atumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the date of two tribes hangs. Now Bella has made her decision; a startlingchain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating and unfathomable consequences.



In Movie Theaters:November 18, 2011 Nationwide
Directed by:Bill Condon

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Amigo





The U.S. occupation of the Philippines in 1900 provides the backdrop to this story of squad of American soldiers who occupy a village and learn how to live and negotiate with the natives. They focus on the local head man who finds himself torn between loyalty to his family and the Americans.





In Movie Theaters:August 20, 2011 Limited
Directed by:John Sayles

The Debt




Twenty years after World War II's end, three Mossad agents learn that a Nazi war criminal is still alive and set out to pursue him across Europe.





In Movie Theaters:August 31, 2011
Directed by:John Madden

The Help

Story follows a young white woman in the early 1960s in Mississippi who becomes interested in the plight of the African-American domestic servants that every family has working for them. She writes their stories about mistreatment, abuse and heartbreak, all just before the Civil Rights revolution.




In Movie Theaters:August 12, 2011
Directed by:Tate Taylor

Friday, March 11, 2011

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark




A young girl is sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend and discovers sinister creatures that live underneath the stairs.




In Movie Theaters:August 12, 2011 in 2,500 theaters
Directed by:Troy Nixey

The Smurfs



When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours – in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down. Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Sofia Vergara, and Hank Azaria star on camera opposite an all-star voice cast. Anton Yelchin will play Clumsy Smurf; comedy legend Jonathan Winters, who voiced roles in the "Smurfs" television series, will voice Papa Smurf; Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Katy Perry will play Smurfette; Alan Cumming will play Gutsy Smurf; "SNL's" Fred Armisen will voice Brainy Smurf; and George Lopez will play Grouchy Smurf.In the live-action roles, Azaria will play the Smurfs' nemesis, the evil wizard Gargamel. Harris and Mays star as an expectant couple whose lives are turned upside down when the Smurfs cross over from their magical village to New York City. Vergara plays Odile, Harris's boss, a cosmetics executive.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Friends with Benefits



Story centers on a headhunter who recruits a magazine editor for a job, and realizing each is too busy to find a mate, they agree to sleep together with no strings attached. However, things start to get complicated when the guy falls for the girl, who’s started dating someone else.




In Movie Theaters:July 22, 2011
Directed by:Will Gluck

One Day

  
Dexter Jim Sturgess and Emma Anne Hathaway meet for the first time during their graduation and proceed to meet one day a year for the next 20 years. They experience different lives and loves until they realize they are meant for each other.


In Movie Theaters:July 8, 2011 Limited
Directed by:Lone Scherfig

Prom





Several intersecting stories unfold at one high school as the big dance approaches; Prom portrays the precarious passage from high school to independence as some relationships unravel and others ignite. For Nova Prescott, it's a battle of wills as she finds herself drawn to the guy who gets in the way of her perfect prom. Fellow seniors Mei and Tyler harbor secrets, while others face all the insecurity and anticipation that surrounds one of high school's most seminal events.


In Movie Theaters:April 29, 2011 Nationwide
Directed by:Joe Nussbaum

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Soul Surfer





A competitive teen surfer is attacked by a shark but she survives the loss of her left arm and returns to surfing.



In Movie Theaters:April 8, 2011 Nationwide
Directed by:Sean McNamara

Your Highness






A slacker prince is forced to join his braver brother on a quest to rescue his brother's fiancee.




In Movie Theaters:April 8, 2011 Nationwide
Directed by:David Gordon Green

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Winnie the Pooh

This all-new hand-drawn animated movie reunites audiences with the philosophical "bear of very little brain" and friends Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Kanga, Roo—and last, but certainly not least, Eeyore, who has lost his tail. "Well a tail is either there or it isn’t there," said Pooh. “And yours isn’t… there." Owl sends the whole gang on a wild quest to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary culprit. It turns out to be a very busy day for a bear who simply set out to find some hunny.


In Movie Theaters:July 15, 2011
Directed by:Don Hall/Stephen J. Anderson

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II


 The final adventure of Harry Potter as he attempts to bring an end to his nemesis, Lord Voldemort.




 In Movie Theaters:July 15, 2011
Directed by:David Yates

Homework

 The story follows a homework-averse high school student (Freddie Highmore) who strikes up an unexpected friendship with the girl he's loved from a distance (Emma Roberts).


In Movie Theaters:June 17, 2011 Limited
Directed by:Gavin Weisen

Monday, March 7, 2011

A Better Life


Carlos Galindo a simple, decent, 40-year-old Mexican man, doesn't ask much from life - just to keep tending the yards of L.A.'s wealthy and to give his estranged son Luis a better life than he had. But when a business opportunity that would have allowed him to take control of his destiny is stolen from under his nose, his life is thrown into chaos.



 
In Movie Theaters:June 24, 2011
LimitedDirected by:Chris Weitz

Cowboys and Aliens

Set in 1800s Arizona, a battle between cowboys and Apaches is interrupted by the crash landing of a space ship. The alien commander plans to tame the Old West and enslave everyone, but the cowboys and Native Americans turn their six-guns against the alien invaders.



In Movie Theaters:July 29, 2011
Directed by:Jon Favreau

Priest

Priest", a post-apocalyptic sci fi thriller, is set in an alternate world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on an obsessive quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece’s boyfriend a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills.



In Movie Theaters:May 13, 2011 in 2,500 theaters
Directed by:Scott Stewart

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Bridesmaids

When Annie, a simple Midwestern girl is asked to be her best friend Lillian's maid of honor, she struggles to please the snobby, rich bridesmaids at every pre-wedding event.





In Movie Theaters:May 13, 2011
Directed by:Paul Feig

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Fast Five

Dominic Toretto and Brian O'Conner are fugitives being pursued by legendary lawman, Hobbs.  In the fifth installment in the "Fast and Furious" series, former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom. As they assemble their elite team of top racers, the unlikely allies know their only shot of getting out for good means confronting the corrupt businessman who wants them dead. But he's not the only one on their tail. Hard-nosed federal agent Luke Hobbs never misses his target. When he is assigned to track down Dom and Brian, he and his strike team launch an all-out assault to capture them. But as his men tear through Brazil, Hobbs learns he can't separate the good guys from the bad. Now, he must rely on his instincts to corner his prey... before someone else runs them down first.

In Movie Theaters:April 29, 2011 Nationwide
Directed by:Justin Lin

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Jumping the Broom


Two African-American families from divergent backgrounds come together for a wedding on Martha’s Vineyard.




In Movie Theaters:May 6, 2011 in 700 theaters
Directed by:Salim Akil

African Cats

Two cat families in East Africa teach survive on their power and their cunning, while they protect and teach their cubs the ways of the wild.





In Movie Theaters:April 22, 2011
Directed by:Alastair Fothergill/Keith Scholey

Source Code

"Source Code" centers on a soldier who wakes up in the body of an unknown commuter and is forced to live and relive a harrowing train bombing until he can determine who is responsible for it.



In Movie Theaters:April 1, 2011
Directed by:Duncan Jones

A Little Help


A recently widowed single mom reconnects with an old flame, who happens to be her sister's husband.



In Movie Theaters:April, 2011 Limited
Directed by:Michael J. Weithorn

Happythankyoumoreplease

Young people who are on the cusp of truly growing up. Tiring of their reflexive cynicism and struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved.




In Movie Theaters:March 4, 2011 Limited
Directed by:Josh Radnor

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Arthur

  A boozy playboy rascal is set to inherit a fortune if he marries an heiress his family thinks will make something out of him. However, he falls in love with a working-class woman and turns to his valet for help when his family makes him choose between money and love.




In Movie Theaters:April 8, 2011
Directed by:Jason Winer

Old Cats

Isidora, an old woman, discovers that her mind is quickly deteriorating. At an apparently relaxed dinner table, she will desperately try to hide her state from her daughter, a demanding woman who awaits any sign of senility in order to take away everything she has.



In Movie Theaters:March 4, 2011 NY
Directed by:Pedro Peirano/Sebastián Silva

Monday, February 28, 2011

The Conspirator

"The Conspirator" tells the story of the conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln, the military trial of the lone female charged, and the reluctant lawyer assigned to defend her. In the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, seven men and one woman are then arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President, the Vice-President, and the Secretary of State. The lone woman charged, Mary Surratt, 42, owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth and others met and planned the simultaneous attacks.

Against the ominous back-drop of post-Civil War Washington, newly-minted lawyer, Frederick Aiken, a 28-year-old Union war-hero, reluctantly agrees to defend Surratt before a military tribunal. As the trial unfolds, Aiken realizes his client may be innocent and that she is being used as bait and hostage in order to capture the only conspirator to have escaped a massive manhunt, her own son.


In Movie Theaters:April 15, 2011 Limited
Directed by:Robert Redford

Ceremony

he comedy follows a young man who falls hard for an older woman about to be married. The infatuation prompts him to take along his unwitting friend to a beach town in an effort to break up the wedding. Upon arriving, the young men quickly realize just how out of place they are among the stately British groom-to-be and his guests.



In Movie Theaters:April 8, 2011 Limited
Directed by:Max Winkler

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Hop

The tale of Fred an out-of-work slacker who accidentally injures the Easter Bunny and must take him in as he recovers. As Fred struggles with the world's worst houseguest, both will learn what it takes to finally grow up.




In Movie Theaters:April 1, 2011
Directed by:Tim Hill

Lord of the Dance 3D



A 3D movie version of Michael Flatley's Irish dance production.



In Movie Theaters:March 17, 2011 Limited
Directed by:Marcus Viner

Friday, February 25, 2011

Beginners


 Explores the hilarity, heartbreak and surprises of a son's discovery father that his dying father is gay.




In Movie Theaters:june 3, 2011 Limited
Directed by:Mike Mills

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

The Lion of Judah

The story of Easter as seen through the eyes of a pig, horse, rat, rooster, cow and donkey.





In Movie Theaters:February 25, 2011 Limited
Directed by:Deryck Broom\Roger Hawkins

DAM 999



The story revolves a 100-year-old dam built by British during their colonial days in India.






In Movie Theaters:April 1, 2011
Directed by:Sohan Roy

Mr. Popper's Penguins


A house painter's dreams of Arctic exploration prompt him to write letters to real explorers. One of them sends him a penguin, which he keeps in the icebox. Before he knows it, the painter has a litter of 12 beaked birds. They eat voraciously, leading him to form Popper's Performing Penguins, a stage act that goes on tour and creates mayhem at every stop.



In Movie Theaters:June 17, 2011 Nationwide
Directed by:Mark Waters

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Green Lantern

 In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan. Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris, if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax…he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all.


In Movie Theaters:June 17, 2011
Directed by:Martin Campbell

X-Men: First Class

The story centers on the teenage years of the first team of X-Men to come out of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning.  The film, following the classic Marvel mythology, charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga. Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants, to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men.


In Movie Theaters:June 3, 2011
Directed by:Matthew Vaughn

Take Me Home Tonight



As the summer of 1988 winds down, three friends on the verge of adulthood attend an out-of-control party in celebration of their last night of unbridled youth.




In Movie Theaters:March 4, 2011
Directed by:Michael Dowse

Battle: Los Angeles

 Meteors shoot into the ocean a couple of miles off the coast of Los Angeles. Minutes later, beachgoers witness a strange alien like army oozing out of the water. These aliens are nasty, they're fast, and they kill on site. Within seconds they're shredding the suntanning populace to pieces and moving into the city of Santa Monica. Marine Sgt. Nantz leads his new platoon against a surprise attack on Los Angeles, attempting to rescue civilians in Santa Monica and destroy the hub of the enemy's mysterious power grid, while similar epic battles are waged across the world in other cities.



In Movie Theaters:March 11, 2011 in 3,000 theaters
Directed by:Jonathan Liebesman

Monday, February 21, 2011

Cars 2

  When star racecar Lighting McQueen and the incomparable tow truck Mater head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix, Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. Star racecar Lightning McQueen and the incomparable tow truck Mater take their friendship to new places when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. Torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret spy mission, Mater’s journey leads him on an explosive chase through the streets of Japan and Europe, trailed by his friends and watched by the whole world.

In Movie Theaters:June 24, 2011
Directed by:Brad Lewis

Zookeeper

A romantically-challenged zookeepers receives help from his furry friends.

In "The Zookeeper," the animals at the zoo adore their caretaker Andrew (Kevin James), an amiable but lonely guy who's never quite fit in. Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Andrew decides he should leave the zoo and get a life. When the zoo animals discover his plan they decide to break their code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! Now they won't shut up and they're teaching Andrew nature's best mating rituals. To help him win the girl of his dreams (Rosario Dawson) and save their happy family they're willing to do - or say - anything.




In Movie Theaters:July 8, 2011 in 3,000 theaters
Directed by:Frank Coraci

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Scream 4


Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer.




Director: Wes Craven
Writers: Kevin Williamson, Kevin Williamson 

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Super 8

In 1979, after the Air Force closes a section of Area 51, all materials are transported to a secure facility in Ohio. A train carrying some of the materials derails during an accident and something escapes from one of the cargo cars. A group of kids making movies with their Super 8 cameras accidentally capture what escapes on film.




In Movie Theaters:June 10, 2011
Directed by:J.J. Abrams

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Something Borrowed

Rachel is a talented attorney at a top New York law firm, a generous and loyal friend and, unhappily, still single…as her engaged best friend Darcy is constantly reminding her. But after one drink too many at her 30th birthday party, perpetual good girl Rachel unexpectedly ends up in bed with the guy she’s had a crush on since law school, Dex, who just happens to be Darcy’s fiancĂ©. When Rachel and Darcy’s lifelong friendship collides with true love, it leads to unexpected complications and potentially explosive romantic revelations. Meanwhile, Ethan, who has been Rachel’s constant confidante and sometimes conscience, has been harboring a secret of his own, and Marcus, an irrepressible womanizer, can’t keep his mind out of the gutter or his hands off any girl within reach.


In Movie Theaters:May 6, 2011
Directed by:Luke Greenfield

The Tree of Life

The story of a Midwestern family in the 1950's. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack (played as an adult by Sean Penn) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.



In Movie Theaters:May 27, 2011
Directed by:Terrence Malick

Monday, February 14, 2011

The Adjustment Bureau


After glimpsing his future, an ambitious politician battles the agents of Fate itself to be with the woman he loves.
Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us? Matt Damon stars in the thriller "The Adjustment Bureau" as a man who glimpses the future Fate has planned for him and realizes he wants something else. To get it, he must pursue the only woman he's ever loved across, under and through the streets of modern-day New York.

On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas —a woman like none he's ever known. But just as he realizes he's falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart.

David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself—the men of The Adjustment Bureau—who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent David and Elise from being together. In the face of overwhelming odds, he must either let her go and accept a predetermined path...or risk everything to defy Fate and be with her.




In Movie Theaters:March 4, 2011 Wide
Directed by:George Nolfi



The Lincoln Lawyer

Mickey Haller is a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Haller has spent most of his career defending garden-variety criminals, until he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy accused of murder. But the seemingly straightforward case suddenly develops into a deadly game of survival for Haller.




In Movie Theaters:March 18, 2011
Directed by:Brad Furman

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives


A dying old man choses to spend his last days with his loved ones in the countryside. The ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him and his long-lost son returns home in a non-human form.








In Movie Theaters:March 2, 2011
Directed by:Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Around June


June is living with her much adored Uncle Henry and domineering, abusive father Murry, when she meets a penniless illegal immigrant Juan Diego, whose love gives her the insight and courage to finally break free and live her own life.





In Movie Theaters:February 4, 2011 (Limited)
Directed by:James Savoca

Red Riding Hood

Valerie is a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding outsider Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry the wealthy Henry. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when they learn that Valerie’s older sister has been killed by the werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. For years, the people have maintained an uneasy truce with the beast, offering the creature a monthly animal sacrifice. But under a blood red moon, the wolf has upped the stakes by taking a human life. Hungry for revenge, the people call on famed werewolf hunter, Father Solomon, to help them kill the wolf. But Solomon’s arrival brings unintended consequences as he warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them. As the death toll rises with each moon, Valerie begins to suspect that the werewolf could be someone she loves. Panic grips the town as Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast—one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect…and bait.



In Movie Theaters:March 11, 2011
Directed by:Catherine Hardwicke