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Adam Warren
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aka “Punisher 2” Tagline: Vengeance has a name. Official site: punishermovie.com
Open: December 5, 2008 (wide - 2,400 theaters)
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Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Adaptation | ![]() |
Dec 6 |
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Kelly M. Barron
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Official site: transporter3film.com
Open: November 26, 2008 (wide - 2,500 theaters) |
Action, Thriller, Sequel | ![]() |
Dec. 3 |
| Friday, December 5, 2008 | ||||
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Open: December 5, 2008 (750 theaters) |
Comedy, Drama | ![]() |
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Official site: cadillacrecordsmovie.com Open: December 5, 2008 (wide - 600 theaters) |
Musical, History, Drama | ![]() |
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Open: December 5, 2008 |
Biography, Drama | ![]() |
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Open: December 5, 2008 |
Biography, History, Drama | Not rated yet, as of Dec. 1 | |
| TUESDAY, December 9, 2008 | ||||
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Michael Karounos
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DVD Release Date: December 9, 2008 |
Western, Action | ![]() |
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| Friday, December 12, 2008 | ||||
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Official site: nothingliketheholidays.com
Open: December 12, 2008 |
Christmas, Comedy, Drama | ![]() |
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While She Was Out
Tagline: Everyone has a breaking point. Tonight she reaches hers.Open: December 12, 2008 (limited) Anchor Bay Entertainment — Starring: Kim Basinger, Lukas Haas / Director: Susan Montford Della Myers is an upper-class housewife that lives in a private condominium in the suburbs with her twin children and her abusive husband Kenneth. Della gives all the attention to the twins, neglecting their house and her appearance and upsetting Kenneth. On the Christmas Eve, she drives to the local mall in the night to buy wrapping paper for the gifts, and she does not find any parking space available. When she sees an old car parked on two spots, she leaves a message to the owner calling him ‘selfish jerk.’ When the mall closes, Della's car is hold by the driver of the old car and she is threatened by four punks - Chuckie, the Afro-American Huey, the Chinese-American Vingh and the Latin Tomás. When the security guard of the mall protects her, he is shot on the head by Chuckie, Della speeds up her car trying to escape from the criminals. However she crashes her truck nearby a forest while chased by the gang. She takes the toolbox and hides in the wood, fighting against the gang to survive. 88 min. |
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Rev. Bryan Griem
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Thomas Golden Daniel Thompson |
Open: December 12, 2008 (limited) |
Drama, Adaptation | ![]() |
Opening weekend |
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ASSIGNED TO:
Angela Bowman
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Official site: delgo.com
Open: December 12, 2008 |
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | ![]() |
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Kenneth R. Morefield
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Official site: dtessmovie.com
Open: December 12, 2008 (wide) |
Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama, Remake | ![]() |
Opening Day |
| December 19, 2008 | ||||
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Thaisha Geiger
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Jonathan Rodriguez |
Official site: YesIsTheNewNo.com
Open: December 19, 2008 (wide) |
Comedy | ![]() |
Dec 20 |
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Mia J. Best
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Thaisha Geiger |
Official site: SevenPounds.com
Open: December 19, 2008 |
Drama | ![]() |
Within 24 hours of release |
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Dymphna Meeds
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Official site: thetaleofdespereauxmovie.com
Open: December 19, 2008 |
Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure, Fantasy | ![]() |
Dec 19 |
| CHRISTMAS DAY, December 25, 2008 | ||||
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Daniel Thompson
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Thomas Golden |
Official site: frostnixon.net
Open: December 25, 2008 (wide)December 5, 2008 (limited - 3 theaters) |
Drama, History, Adaptation | ![]() |
Dec 27 |
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Thaisha Geiger
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Misty Wagner |
aka Official site: marleyandmemovie.com
Open: December 25, 2008 |
Comedy, Family, Drama | ![]() |
24-48 hours |
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ASSIGNED TO:
Sheri McMurray
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Dymphna Meeds |
Open: December 25, 2008 | Fantasy, Comedy, Family | ![]() |
within 24 hrs of viewing |
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Misty Wagner
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Jonathan Rodriguez |
Official site: benjaminbutton.com
Open: December 25, 2008
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Romance, Fantasy, Mystery, Drama | ![]() |
24 hours after local release |
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ASSIGNED TO:
Michael Karounos
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Official site: lionsgate.com/thespirit/
Open: December 25, 2008 |
Superhero, Action, Drama | ![]() |
within 24-36 hours |
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Misty Wagner
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Official site: thereader-movie.com
Open: December 10, 2008 (New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco)December 25, 2008 (wider) January 9, 2009 (nationwide) |
Romance, Drama, Adaptation | ![]() |
within 24 hours |
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Thaisha Geiger
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Rachel Teichrob Christopher Walker Jon Wymer |
Official site: valkyrie.unitedartists.com
Open: December 25, 2008
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Biography, History, Thriller, War, Drama | ![]() |
day after release |
| December 26, 2008 | ||||
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Misty Wagner
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Jonathan Rodriguez |
Open: December 26, 2008 (limited) |
Romance, Drama | ![]() |
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Official site: amusementmovie.com
Open: December 26, 2008 |
Horror, Thriller | ![]() |
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| December 30, 2008 | ||||
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Beethoven's Big Break
DVD release: December 30, 2008Universal — Starring: Jonathan Silverman, Eddie Griffin, Jennifer Finnigan, Rhea Perlman, Moises Arias, Stephen Tobolowsky, Oscar Nunez, Cesar Millan, Joey Fatone, Briana Vega, Chris Adler |
Comedy, Family | ![]() for some mild rude humor. |
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| December 31, 2008 | ||||
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Big Sky
aka “Western Big Sky”Tagline: Follow your bliss. Official site: bigskymovie.com
Open: December 31, 2008Starring: Jeremy London, Jeffrey Combs ‘Big Sky’ is about a group of people who over the course of one day, learn how to make life-changing decisions after spending their entire lives conscientiously avoiding any kind of disruption in their predictable existence. The film centers on Bill, an aimless young cowboy and sheep herder in a small Montana town. Bill passes endless hours at the bar with his eccentric friends, talking about everything and doing nothing. He is also having an affair with the local bigshot's wife. When the bigshot finds out, Bill's life of intoxicated and humorous desperation is disrupted. Suddenly, outrageous events begin to take place over the course of one day. Adding to Bill's newfound sense of urgency to change his life are pressures from the other strange citizens of the town. With gunfights at midnight and shocking revelations, Bill confronts these new forces and knows he must change his life under the Big Sky. With the help of his friends—an emotionally wounded Vietnam vet and a Native-American intellectual—he chooses to leave everything behind and head off to an uncertain future far from Montana. A dramatic comedy with a film noirish feel. |
Comedy | Not rated yet, as of Dec. 1 | |
| Friday, January 2, 2009 | ||||
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The Poughkeepsie Tapes
Tagline: In the 1990’s a serial killer terrorized an upstate New York town. Some murderers leave clues. Some leave warnings. This one left…Open: January 2, 2009 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) — When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing collection of evidence homicide detectives have ever seen. Director: John Erick Dowdle / Starring: Stacy Chbosky, Ben Messmer, Samantha Robson, Ivar Brogger, Lou George, Amy Lyndon, Michael Lawson, Ron Harper, Kim Kenny, Bobby Alexander, Iris Bahr, Scott Beehner, Adarsha Benjamin, Kelli Bielema, Linda Bisesti, Lisa Black, Marissa Blanchard, Bill Bookston, Oto Brezina, Jules Bruff, Paul Buxton, Todd Cahoon, Blaire Chandler, Larry Clarke, Donna Cooper, Bruce Cronander, Meredith Cross, Henry Dittman, Dennis Garber, Chip Godwin, Jennifer Griswold, David Haack, Tom Hauser, Keisuke Hoashi, Mike Hyland¹, David James, Ceciley Jenkins, Zale Kessler, Morgan Lariah, Fiona Lincke, Sierra Marcoux, James Mathers, Leah McLean, Tracy Miller, Naveen, Phil Newby, Bruno Oliver, Steven M. Porter, Adrian Roberts, Brad Satin, Brooke Sikkema, Erin Stutland, Beth Tapper, David Wilcox, Mark McClain Wilson |
Horror, Thriller, History | ||
| January 9, 2009 | ||||
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Gran Torino
Open: January 9, 2009 (wide)December 12, 2008 (limited) Warner Bros. — Starring: Clint Eastwood / Director: Clint Eastwood Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski (Eastwood) sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possesion: his 1972 Gran Torino. |
Action, Drama | ![]() for language throughout, and some violence. |
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The Unborn
Tagline: It wants to be born… now.Open: January 9, 2009 Rogue Pictures — Starring: Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Jane Alexander / Director: David S. Goyer Producer's Synopsis: “Sometimes the soul of a dead person has been so tainted with evil that it is denied entrance to heaven. It must endlessly wander the borderlands between worlds, desperately searching for a new body to inhabit.
And sometimes it actually succeeds. |
Horror, Thriller | ||
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Mia J. Best Misty Wagner |
Bride Wars
Open: January 9, 2009Fox 2000 Pictures — Candice Bergen, Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, Bryan Greenberg, Steve Howey, Chris Pratt / Director: Gary Winick (“13 Going on 30,” “Charlotte's Web”) Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day. |
Comedy, Romance | Not rated yet, as of Dec. 1 | |
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Kill Theory
Tagline: Deep down… we're all killers.Open: January 9, 2009 Lionsgate — Starring: Agnes Bruckner, Patrick Flueger, Teddy Dunn, etc. Are you capable of the unthinkable? That's the question seven college students face when they visit a secluded vacation home to celebrate graduation. Trapped in a deadly game, they're forced to kill one another in order to survive. Friends and couples must test their trust, and as the clock ticks away: alliances form, tension escalates, and hope begins to fade. Some will fight for love, others to survive, but all will change. Because deep down… we're all killers. |
Thriller, Horror | ![]() for strong bloody violence, pervasive language and some sexual content. |
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![]() Nothing But the Truth
Open: January 9, 2009 (limited)Yari Film Group Releasing, LLC — Starring: Kate Beckinsale (“The Aviator,” “Pearl Harbor,” “Underworld”), David Schwimmer, Matt Dillon, Vera Farmiga, Angela Bassett, Noah Wyle, Alan Alda / In Washington, D.C., a female reporter faces a possible jail sentence for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source. / Director: Rod Lurie (“The Last Castle,” “Resurrecting the Champ,” “The Contender”) |
Drama | ![]() for language, some sexual material and a scene of violence. |
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Misty Wagner
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Official site: possessionmovie.com
Open: January 9, 2009
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Supernatural Thriller, Drama, Romance, Remake | ![]() |
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Two Lovers
Open: January 9, 2009Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow / A Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor (Phoenix) torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but volatile new neighbor. / Director/Writer: James Gray (“We Own the Night,” “The Yards,” “Little Odessa”) |
Drama | ![]() for language, some sexuality and brief drug use. |
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Malaika Ware
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Not Easily Broken
Official site: noteasilybroken.com
Open: January 9, 2009Screen Gems / Sony Pictures Entertainment — Director: Bill Duke (“Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit,” “Knots Landing,” “Predator”) / Starring: Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Maeve Quinlan, Jenifer Lewis, Kevin Hart, Cannon Jay, April Betts Based on a novel by T.D. Jakes After years of disagreeing on what true happiness, success, and love really are, Dave and Clarice Johnson have finally reached a breaking point in their marriage. When Clarice is hurt in a car accident, the obvious truth that more than just her injuries need immediate attention is exposed. Their odds of making it worsen as Clarice begins to see a physical therapist, and Dave develops a friendship with Julie and her teenage son Bryson. The acceptance and comfort he finds in them stirs his longing for a family and a passionate partner. As temptation tugs at Dave and Clarice pulls farther away, they must confront whether their vows are or are NOT EASILY BROKEN. |
Drama | ![]() for sexual references and thematic elements. |
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| January 13, 2009 | ||||
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Hit and Run
DVD release: January 13, 2009MGM — Starring: Laura Breckenridge, Kevin Corrigan, Christopher Shand, Kiersten Hall / Director: Enda McCallion A night of Spring Break partying turns into a living nightmare for student Mary Murdock (Laura Breckenridge) after hitting a bump on a dark road only to find a man dangling from her car’s bumper. Panicked, Mary frantically beats him unconscious, buries him in the woods and returns home to cover her tracks. But when it becomes clear that her victim survived her brutal attack and wants her dead, Mary stops worrying about evidence and becomes more concerned with living through the night. / 84 Minutes |
Suspense | Not rated yet, as of Dec. 1 | |
| January 16, 2009 | ||||
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Official site: thewrestlermovie.com
Open: January 16, 2009 (wide)December 31, 2008 (limited) |
Action, Comedy, Drama, Sports | ![]() |
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Sheri McMurray
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Taran Gingery |
Open: January 16, 2009 December 31, 2008 (limited) |
War, Drama | ![]() |
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Open: January 16, 2009Columbia Pictures / Happy Madison Productions / Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) — Starring: Kevin James, Keir O'Donnell When a shopping mall is overtaken by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to the a mild-mannered security guard to save the day. |
Comedy | ![]() for some violence, mild crude and suggestive humor, and language. |
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I Love You, Man
Open: January 16, 2009DreamWorks SKG — Starring: Jason Segel (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Knocked Up,” “Slackers”), Paul Rudd (“Knocked Up,” “The 40 Year Old Virgin,” “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy”), Jaime Pressly (“Not Another Teen Movie,” “DOA: Dead or Alive”), Jon Favreau Director: John Hamburg (Along Came Polly / Meet the Parents / Zoolander) A newly engaged guy sets out to find the perfect ‘Best Man’ for his wedding. John Hamburg directs ‘I Love You’ from a script he wrote about a man about to get married (Rudd) who seeks out a stranger to be his best man for the wedding. Jones will play the fiancée. |
Comedy | Not rated yet, as of Dec. 1 | |
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![]() The Brothers Bloom
Official site: thebrothersbloom.com
Open: December 19, 2008 (limited)January 16, 2009 (wider) Summit Entertainment — Starring: Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane, Nora Zehetner, Maximilian Schell, Noah Segan, Andy Nyman, Zachary Gordon, Stefan Kapicic, Kevin Ford, Miranda Vidak, Ljiljana Blagojevic, Mira Banjac, Ram Bergman, Josif Tatic, Alek Rodic, Skip Lotem The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job—showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world. Directed by: Rian Johnson (“Brick”) |
Adventure, Romance, Crime | ![]() for violence, some sensuality and brief strong language. |
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Notorious
Official site: foxsearchlight.com/notorious
Open: January 16, 2009Fox Searchlight Pictures — Starring: Angela Bassett, Jamie Hector, Derek Luke, etc. The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm. |
Biography, Drama, Music | ![]() for pervasive language, some strong sexuality including dialogue, nudity, and for drug content. |
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Hotel for Dogs
Official site: hotelfordogsmovie.com
Open: January 16, 2009Dreamworks / Paramount Distribution — Starring: Emma Roberts, Don Cheadle, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon, Johnny Simmons, Troy Gentile, Robinne Lee / Director: Thor Freudenthal ‘Hotel for Dogs’ stars Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon and Don Cheadle in a smart, funny comedy adventure that shows how far love and imagination can take you. When their new guardians forbid 16-year old Andi (Roberts) and her younger brother, Bruce (Austin) to have a pet, Andi has to use her quick wit to help find a new home for their dog, Friday. The resourceful kids stumble upon an abandoned hotel and using Bruce's talents as a mechanical genius, transform it into a magical dog-paradise for Friday – and eventually for all Friday's friends. When barking dogs make the neighbors suspicious, Andi and Bruce use every invention they have to avoid anyone discovering ‘who let the dogs in.’ |
Comedy, Family | ![]() for brief mild thematic elements, language and some crude humor. |
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| January 23, 2009 | ||||
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Guerrilla
aka “Che,” “Che - 39 sai wakare no tegami,” “Che - kapinallinen,” “Che: Part Two”Open: January 24, 2009 December 12, 2008 (limited) IFC Films — Starring: Demián Bichir, Rodrigo Santoro, Benicio Del Toro In 1964, Argentine revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (Benicio del Toro) travels to New York City to address the United Nations. |
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The Rebound
Open: January 23, 2009DDDDDDDDDDDD — Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha, John Schneider In New York City, a single mom captivates her new neighbor, a much younger man. |
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Taken
Open: January 23, 2009Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation — Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Xander Berkeley, Katie Cassidy, etc. / Luc Besson - Writer/Producer / Director: Pierre Morel (“The Transporter,” “Before Sunset,” “Unleashed”) A former spy (Neeson) relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter (Grace), who has been forced into the slave trade. |
Action, Thriller | ![]() for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language. |
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Last Chance Harvey
Tagline: It's never too late to fall in love. / It's about first loves, last chances, and everything in between.Open: January 23, 2009 Overture Films / Paramount Vantage — Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, James Brolin, Kathy Baker, Richard Schiff, Michael Landes, Eileen Atkins, Daniel Lapaine, Liane Balaban, Patrick Baladi, Mickey Sumner, Masato Kamo, Imogen Byron, Alex Avery, Rhydian Jones, Elliot Levey, Mark Kempner In London for his daughter's wedding, a rumpled man finds his romantic spirits lifted by a new woman in his life. Directed by: Joel Hopkins |
Romance, Drama | ![]() for brief strong language. |
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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Tagline: Every war has a beginning.Open: January 23, 2009 Screen Gems — Starring: Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the the race of aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers, and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. Director: Patrick Tatopoulos (“Underworld,” “Stargate,” “Independence Day”) Sequel to: “Underworld” (2003), “Underworld: Evolution” (2006) |
Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Sequel | ![]() for bloody violence and some sexuality. |
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My Bloody Valentine 3D
Open: January 16, 2009Lionsgate Films — Starring: Jaime King, Jensen Ackles Director: Patrick Lussier Ten years ago, a tragedy changed the town of Harmony forever. Tom Hanniger, an inexperienced coal miner, caused an accident in the tunnels that trapped and killed five men and sent the only survivor, Harry Warden, into a permanent coma. But Harry Warden wanted revenge. Exactly one year later, on Valentine's Day, he woke up… and brutally murdered twenty-two people with a pickaxe before being killed. |
Thriller, Horror, 3D | ![]() for graphic brutal horror violence and grisly images throughout, some strong sexuality, graphic nudity and language. |
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Tagline: Yesterday she was a witness. Today she's a target. Open: January 23, 2009 |
Action, Thriller, Adventure, Crime, Drama | ![]() for violence, language and brief nudity. |
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Inkheart
Open: January 23, 2009
New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Brothers Entertainment — Starring: Brendan Fraser Mo has the special talent to bring characters out of books. One night he brings out three characters from Inkheart, a story set in medieval times and filled with magical beings. Capricorn and Basta, two villains, and Dustfinger, a fire-eater. Now, 10 years later Meggie discovers the truth and it's up to her to escape Capricorn's evil grasp. |
Fantasy, Adventure, Family | ![]() for fantasy adventure action, some scary moments and brief language. |
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| January 30, 2009 | ||||
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New in Town
aka “32 And Single,” “Chilled in Miami”Tagline: She's an executive on the move. But her career is taking her a little farther than she expected. Open: January 30, 2009 Lions Gate Films / Gold Circle Films — Starring: Renée Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr. / Director: Jonas Elmer A Miami businesswoman adjusts to her new life in a tiny Minnesota town. Lucy Hill (Renée Zellweger) is an ambitious, up and coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, she loves her cars and she loves climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offered a temporary assignment—in the middle of nowhere—to restructure a manufacturing plant, she jumps at the opportunity, knowing that a big promotion is close at hand. What begins as a straight forward job assignment becomes a life changing experience as Lucy discovers greater meaning in her life and most unexpectedly, the man of her dreams (Harry Connick, Jr.). |
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The Class
Open: January 30, 2009 (limited)Sony Pictures — Starring: François Bégaudeau / Director: Laurent Cantet François and his fellow teachers prepare for a new year at a high school in a tough neighborhood. Armed with the best intentions, they brace themselves to not let discouragement stop them from trying to give the best education to their students. |
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The Uninvited
aka “A Tale of Two Sisters,” “A Tale of 2 Sisters”Tagline: From the producers of “The Ring” and “Disturbia” / Fear moves in Open: January 30, 2009 DreamWorks SKG — Starring: Emily Browning (“Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events” - Violet Baudelaire), David Strathairn (“The Spiderwick Chronicles,” “The Bourne Ultimatum”), Elizabeth Banks (“Definitely, Maybe,” “W.” - Laura Bush), Arielle Kebbel Director: Thomas Guard, Charles Guard Anna returns home after spending time in the hospital following the tragic death of her mother. Her recovery suffers a setback when she discovers her father has become engaged to her mother's former nurse. That night, Anna is visited by her mother's ghost, who warns her of Rachel's intentions. Together, Anna and her sister try to convince their father that his current fiancée is not who she pretends to be, and what should have been a happy family reunion becomes a lethal battle of wills between stepdaughters and stepmother. |
Thriller, Drama, Horror, Remake | ![]() for violent and disturbing images, thematic material, sexual content, language and teen drinking. |
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| February 3, 2009 | ||||
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Major Movie Star
Tagline: The Few. The Proud. The Blonde.DVD release: February 3, 2009 When fluffy, bubble gum movie star Megan Parker suddenly finds herself broke and humiliated in the public eye, she wanders from the wreckage of a car accident and witlessly enlists in the U.S. Army hoping in vain that it will change her life. / The film centers on a pampered star who decides to enlist in the Marines to win approval from a producer and a studio who considers her unsuitable for an upcoming military-themed pic. Upon arriving at Camp Pendleton, she realizes she's made a mistake but decides to persist so she won't let her country down. Directed by: Steve Miner / Cast: Jessica Simpson, Vivica A. Fox, Steve Guttenberg, Olesya Rulin, Aimee Garcia, Keiko Agena, Cheri Oteri, Jill Marie Jones, Bryce Johnson, Ryan Sypek, Michael Hitchcock, Kip Cummings, John F. Daniel, Gary Grubbs, Katie Chonacas, Marco St. John, Chuck Vail, Eric Kelly McFarland, Lara Grice, Cory Patt, John T. Billingsley, Breon Pugh, Brad Dison, Bill Stinchcomb, Darcel White Moreno, Drew Waters, Keith Pratt, Brent Weisner, Amy McGee, Randy Bordelon, Amanda Weisner, Dante Swain, Michael Byrnes, Ryan Glorioso, David E. Brown, Rebecca Holloway, Erika Perez, DeAnna Charett, Steven Miramontz, Christopher Ware, Jennifer Finley |
Comedy | ![]() for sexual content including references, and some drug material. |
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Misty Wagner
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Lacey Mical (Callahan) Walker |
DVD release: ___________ |
Thriller, Drama, Horror | ![]() |
within 24 hours |
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Daniel Thompson
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Sheri McMurray |
DVD release: ___________ | Comedy, Drama | ![]() |
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| February 6, 2009 | ||||
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Dance Flick
Tagline: From the Wayans Brothers, the funniest dance movie of all timeOfficial site: thedanceflick.com
Open: February 6, 2009Paramount Pictures — A rich, white girl from the suburbs finds herself on a series of misadventures when she moves to the mean streets of the inner-city. Starring: Chelsea Makela, Brennan Hillard, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Kim Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans, Damon Wayans Jr. / Directed by: Damien Dante Wayans |
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![]() He's Just Not That Into You
Open: February 6, 2009
New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Brothers Entertainment — Starring: Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Justin Long, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Ben Affleck, Kris Kristofferson Director: Ken Kwapis (“The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” “License to Wed”) Based on the best-selling book by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo. The Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior. Jennifer Connelly plays a woman stuck in a tired marriage with Cooper's character. Kevin Connolly, meanwhile, is a man pining after a woman, still not cast, who is having an affair with Cooper. |
Romance, Drama, Comedy | ![]() for sexual content and brief strong language. |
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Thaisha Geiger |
Push
Open: February 6, 2009Summit Entertainment — ‘Push’ is a sci-fi thriller that takes us into the secret world of psychic espionage. Our hero is Nick Gant (Chris Evans), a young man whose father was genetically altered to be the perfect government assassin. After the brutal murder of his father, Nick swears revenge on the agency that created him. Starring: Chris Evans (“Fantastic Four,” “4: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” “TMNT”), Dakota Fanning (“War of the Worlds,” “Man on Fire”), Camilla Belle (“10,000 BC,” “When a Stranger Calls”), Djimon Hounsou, Joel Gretsch, Maggie Siff, Colin Ford, Scott Michael Campbell, Neil Jackson, Nate Mooney, Corey Stoll, Hal Yamanouchi / Directed by: Paul McGuigan |
Sci-Fi, Thriller | ![]() for intense sequences of violence and action, brief strong language, smoking and a scene of teen drinking. |
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Dymphna Meeds Michael Karounos |
Coraline
Tagline: Be careful what you wish for.Open: February 6, 2009 (prior to this, it may open in limited theaters in December 2008) Focus Featurs / Universal Pictures — Starring: Dakota Fanning (voice of Coraline), Teri Hatcher, etc. A high-definition stop-motion animated feature—the first to be originally filmed in 3-D—with spectacular CG effects, based on Neil Gaiman's international best-selling book. A young girl (Dakota Fanning) walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life – only much better. But when this wondrously off-kilter, fantastical adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents (including Other Mother [Teri Hatcher]) try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home – and save her family. |
Animation, Family, Fantasy | ![]() for thematic elements, scary images, some language and suggestive humor. |
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Patty Moliterno
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Fanboys
a.k.a. “Fan Boys”Tagline: Never tell them the odds. Open: February 6, 2009 The Weinstein Company / Dimension — In this ‘riotous’ road movie from producer Kevin Spacey, a group of friends who are avid Star Wars fans travel west to see the Holly Grail of all sci-fi movies, ‘Star Wars: Episode I.’ Starring: Dan Fogler, Kristen Bell, Jay Baruchel, Christopher Marquette, Sam Huntington Directed by: Kyle Newman / Produced by: Kevin Mann, Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti |
Adventure, Comedy, Drama | ![]() for pervasive crude and sexual material, language and drug content. |
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Misty Wagner Dymphna Meeds |
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Tagline: All she ever wanted was a little credit.Open: February 13, 2009 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures — A college grad lands a job as a financial journalist in New York City to support where she nurtures her shopping addiction and falls for a wealthy entrepreneur. Based on the bestselling novel Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. Directed by: P.J. Hogan Starring: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, Leslie Bibb, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Lithgow, Julie Hagerty, Lynn Redgrave, Stephen Guarino, Sonny Vellozzi, Elisangela, Michael Panes, Jennifer Wiener, Kathy Searle, Robert Stanton, Ken Sladyk, Jennifer Merrill, Claire Lautier, Ramon Flowers, Jabari Gray, Brandi Burkhardt, Chase Wilmot, Jenn Harris, Lauren Steffany, Steve Greenstein / Producers: Ronald M. Bozman, Jerry Bruckheimer, Chad Oman, Mike Stenson |
Romance, Comedy, Adaptation | ![]() for some mild language and thematic elements. |
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Friday the 13th
Open: February 13, 2009New Line Cinema, Warner Brothers — Director: Marcus Nispel (“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Pathfinder”) Starring: Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, Derek Mears |
Horror | Not rated yet, as of Dec. 1 | |
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Thomas Golden Dymphna Meeds |
Pink Panther 2
aka “The Next Pink Panther,” “The Pink Panther Deux”Open: February 13, 2009 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) / Columbia Pictures — Starring: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, John Cleese, Alfred Molina, Aishwarya Rai, Molly Sims Director: Harald Zwart Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts. |
Comedy, Mystery | ![]() for some suggestive humor, brief mild language and action. |
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Misty Wagner |
The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Open: February 19, 2009New Line Cinema — Starring: Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey, Emma Stone Director: Mark Waters (“Mean Girls,” “Freaky Friday,” “Just Like Heaven”) A bachelor is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends at his younger brother's wedding. |
Romance, Comedy | Not rated yet, as of Dec. 1 | |
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Youth in Revolt
Open: February 20, 2009 (limited)Dimension Films - Starring: Michael Cera, Ari Graynor, Justin Long, Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta ‘Youth in Revolt’ is the irreverent story about the wild adventures of a teenage boy named Nick Twisp who meets the girl of his dreams while on a family vacation and has to turn his life and the lives of all those around him upside down in order to be with her. / Based on a novel by C.D. Payne |
Comedy, Romance, Drama | Not rated yet, as of Dec. 1 | |
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Christopher Walker for submission: 72 hours after release |
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
Open: February 20, 2009Lionsgate — At long last, Madea returns to the big screen in TYLER PERRY'S MADEA GOES TO JAIL. This time America's favorite irreverent, pistol-packin' grandmomma is raising hell behind bars and lobbying for her freedom… Hallelujer! | |||