NEW RELEASES - OCTOBER 2010

  October 26, 2010

BACKYARD (2010)

ANA DE LA REGUERA
JOAQUIN COSIO
JIMMY SMITS

Minutes: 122

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NONE

Genre: THRILLER

Based on a true story, this edgy Mexican thriller tells the tale of a string of horrific murders in Mexico's northern border city of Ciudad Juarez that prompt a complicated investigation as lawmakers struggle to uncover the serial killer. Penned by renowned writer Sabina Berman and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Carlos Carrera, the film features a stellar cast including Jimmy Smits, Joaquín Cosio and Ana de la Reguera.

 

THE CHASER (2008)

KIM YOON-SUK
HA JUNG-WOO
SEO YEONG-HEE

Minutes: 125

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: THRILLER

When his escorts start disappearing without settling their debts, cash-strapped pimp -- and former police detective -- Joong-ho (Yun-seok Kim) draws upon the skills of his old job to track down the recently missing Mi-Jin (Yeong-hie Seo). Cynical Joong-ho assumes a rival pimp has been siphoning off his labor pool, but it isn't long before our hero closes in on the real and deadly truth in this gritty and gripping South Korean thriller.

 

KING OF THE AVENUE (2009)

VING RHAMES
SIMON REX
ESAI MORALES

Minutes: 83

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION, HORROR

His drug lord father killed in a police shootout, ambitious young criminal Taz sells his soul to the devil in exchange for total power, and quickly rises to the top of the food chain. But later, as his competitors all begin to topple like dominos, Taz realizes that the gift bestowed upon him was not a blessing, but a horrible curse that cannot be broken.

 

LAKE PLACID 3 (2010)

COLIN FERGUSON
YANCY BUTLER
KRISTY MITCHELL

Minutes: 96

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: UNRATED

Genre: HORROR

A game warden (Colin Ferguson) moves into his aunt's lakeside cabin with his wife and young son, and the little boy feeds the resident baby crocodiles until they grow up into monstrous predators that become a menace to the family.

 

SEX AND THE CITY 2 (2010)

    

SARAH JESSICA PARKER
KIM CATTRALL
KRISTIN DAVIS

Minutes: 146

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: COMEDY, DRAMA, ROMANCE

The stars of the hit HBO series reunite with original writer/producer/director Michael Patrick King to deliver this sequel that finds the ladies venturing outside New York City for the adventure of a lifetime. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) are all married now, but they're still up for a little fun in the sun. When Samantha (Kim Cattrall) gets the chance to visit one of the most extravagant vacation destinations on the planet and offers to bring them all along, they surmise that a women-only retreat may be the perfect excuse to eschew their responsibilities and remember what life was like before they decided to settle down.

 

SMACKDOWN: BEST OF 2009-2010 (2010)

UNDERTAKER VS CM PUNK
JOHN CENA
TRIPLE H

Minutes: 540

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: WRESTLING

This collection of great moments from WWE: SMACKDOWN in 2010 recounts the year's greatest rivalries, and serves up the most memorable matches.

 

THE WAY HOME (2010)

DEAN CAIN
LORI BETH EDGEMAN
SONNY SHROYER

Minutes: 91

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: DRAMA

Inspired by a true story, director Lance W. Dreesen's inspirational family drama tells the tale of a couple who are forced to endure a parent's worst nightmare when their two year old son vanishes without a trace. Much to the dismay of his wife Christal (Lori Beth Edgeman), Randy Simpkins (Dean Cain) always seemed more interested with work than family. One day, while watching their son Joe play in the front yard, Randy becomes momentarily distracted with work, and turns around to see that his son has simply disappeared. Frantic, the couple launches a comprehensive search for Joe, and the community quickly rallies around to help. With each moment Joe remains missing, Randy and Christal's marriage, as well as their faith, are put to the ultimate test.

 

WINTER'S BONE (2010)

    

JENNIFER LAWRENCE
JOHN HAWKES
KEVIN BREZNAHAN

Minutes: 100

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: THRILLER

Her family home in danger of being repossessed after her meth-cooking dad skips bail and disappears, Ozark teen Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) breaks the local code of conduct by confronting her kin about their conspiracy of silence. Should she fail to track her father down, Ree Dolly, her younger siblings, and their disabled mother will soon be rendered homeless.

 

YOU DON'T KNOW JACK (2010)

AL PACINO
SUSAN SARANDON
DANNY HUSTON

Minutes: 134

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: DRAMA

Al Pacino stars as Dr. Jack Kevorkian in director Barry Levinson's made-for-HBO biopic tracing the controversial career of the outspoken assisted suicide advocate/activist. Convinced that "dying is not a crime," Dr. Kevorkian (aka Dr. Death) creates a machine that allows terminally-ill medical patients to end their own lives in a peaceful, humane manner. When Dr. Kevorkian is forced to defend his philosophy and practices in court, a media firestorm erupts over a patient's right to die. Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, and Danny Huston star in a film produced by Scott Ferguson (THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLINT, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN), and written by Adam Mazer (BREACH).

 

  October 19, 2010

AGORA (2010)

RACHEL WEISZ
MAX MINGHELLA
OSCAR ISAAC

Minutes: 126

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ADVENTURE

As Christianity gains steam in Roman Egypt toward the end of the fourth century A.D., a young slave (Max Minghella) weighs his desire for freedom against his growing love for his mistress (Rachel Weisz), an atheist as well as a professor of philosophy. Alejandro Amenábar (The Others) directs this epic drama based on the life of Hypatia of Alexandria, a noted Greek scholar and mathematician. Rupert Evans co-stars.

 

ASSAULT GIRLS (2009)

RINKO KIKUCHI
MEISA KUROKI
HINAKO SAEKI

Minutes: 70

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION, ADVENTURE

GHOST IN THE SHELL director Mamoru Ishii takes the helm for this sci-fi action adventure about three women who don heavy body armor and wield massive assault rifles to do battle with enormous sand whales on a remote desert planet known as Avalon F. Their survival instinct and warfare skills put to the test in an exhilarating game of death, the Assault Girls fight an increasingly formidable array of enemies as the all-seeing Game Master dictates who will perish, and who will live to play again.

 

BLUFF (2007)

FEDERICO LORUSSO
CATALINA ARISTIZABAL
VICTOR MALLARINO

Minutes: 103

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: UNRATED

Genre: FOREIGN

Language: SPANISH with ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Things are bad enough when Nicolás (Federico Lorusso) finds out that his fiancée, Margarita (Catalina Aristizábal), has been unfaithful. But it's a discovery made all the worse by the fact that she's been cheating with Nicolás's boss, Pablo Mallarino (Víctor Mallarino). When Nicolás tries to blackmail his employer, however, he gets an unexpected counteroffer: Mallarino will pay him even more if he agrees to kill Margarita.

 

DISNEYNATURE: OCEANS (2010)

    

NARRATED BY:
PIERCE BROSNAN

Minutes: 84

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: G

Genre: DOCUMENTARY

This Disneynature documentary from co-directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud examines the vital role water plays in human existence and the cause-and-effect interplay between oceans and the environment. Shot on location around the world, the feature-length film also dives beneath the surface with stunning underwater photography that documents lesser-known and endangered aquatic life forms.

 

THE HITMEN DIARIES: CHARLIE VALENTINE (2010)

RAYMOND J. BARRY
MICHAEL WEATHERLY
TOM BERENGER

Minutes: 96

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION

When problems come to prey on an otherwise "perfect" crime, hard-boiled gangster Charlie Valentine (Raymond J. Barry) seeks assistance from an unlikely source: his estranged son, Danny (Michael Weatherly), who's been living his own life in Los Angeles. With father and son working together, a series of crimes starts falling into place. But that doesn't reduce the danger in teaching Danny the family business.

 

I'LL COME RUNNING (2007)

MELANIE DIAZ
JON LANGE
CHRISTIAN TAFDRUP

Minutes: 111

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: DRAMA, ROMANCE

Romance reigns in this indie film from writer-director Spencer Parsons. But just because it’s about love, don’t expect it to be sappy--the couple in I’LL COME RUNNING calls each other Lisa and Millhouse, after the nerdy kids in THE SIMPSONS. But despite their affection, he is moving from Austin to Denmark, and there’s doubt if she’ll ever see him again. Melonie Diaz (BE KIND REWIND) stars in this film festival favorite.

 

MIRRORS 2 (2010)

    

NICK STAHL
EMMANUELLE VAUGIER
CHRISTY ROMANO

Minutes: 90

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: UNRATED

Genre: HORROR

In this sequel to the horror-thriller Mirrors, a security guard (Nick Stahl) working the night shift unwittingly discovers a portal to another dimension and starts having visions of a young woman who was murdered long ago. At first, he assumes what he's seeing is a figment of his own imagination. But when the vengeful girl's spirit begins claiming innocent victims, he's got concrete reasons to fear for his life.

 

OLDER THAN AMERICA (2007)

ADAM BEACH
TANTOO CARDINAL
BRADLEY COOPER

Minutes: 101

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: DRAMA

The truths of the past come to light in a series of haunting visions in this drama starring Adam Beach, Tantoo Cardinal, and Wes Studi. Traumatized by the strange visions that grow more vivid with each passing day, a young woman of Native American heritage begins piecing together a Catholic priest's diabolical plot to prevent her mother from revealing the atrocities that unfolded at a Native Indian boarding school.

 

PLEASE GIVE (2010)

    

CATHERINE KEENER
AMANDA PEET
OLIVER PLATT

Minutes: 90

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: COMEDY

A family looking for some extra space gets drawn into a difficult relationship with the folks next door in this comedy drama from writer and director Nicole Holofcener. Kate (Catherine Keener) and Alex (Oliver Platt) are a couple living in New York City who run a successful store specializing in vintage furniture. Kate and Alex have a teenage daughter, Abby (Sarah Steele) and their apartment is starting to feel a bit small for the three of them; Kate and Alex own the unit next door to them, and once the flat becomes vacant, they plan to knock out a wall and take over the space. However, Andra (Ann Morgan Guilbert), their tenant, is an elderly woman with a poor disposition who doesn't seem eager to go anywhere soon, and it's occurred to Kate and Alex that they're probably going to have wait for her to die, since evicting her would be very awkward. Hoping to make the best of the situation, Kate tries to strike up a friendship with Andra and her fiercely protective granddaughter Rebecca (Rebecca Hall), but Andra isn't especially interested in making new friends, and Rebecca's sister, Mary (Amanda Peet), isn't much easier to deal with. Kate and Alex are also struggling to communicate with Abby, who has her own issues regarding self-image. PLEASE GIVE received its world premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

 

PREDATORS (2010)

    

ADRIEN BRODY
TOPHER GRACE
ALICE BRAGA

Minutes: 107

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION, SCI-FI

A group of hardened killers are hunted on an alien planet in producer Robert Rodriguez and director Nimród Antal's entry into the popular sci-fi action franchise. Mercenaries, murderers, gangsters, and convicts, they were the most feared men on Earth. But now they're a long way from home, and when the predators become the prey, fearless mercenary Royce (Adrien Brody) prepares for the fight of his life. And he's not alone, because Mexican gangster Cuchillo (Danny Trejo), Israeli Defense Forces veteran Isabelle (Alice Braga), notorious mass murderer Stans (Walton Goggins), Russian Special Forces operative Nikolai (Oleg Taktarov), RUF death squad member Mombasa (Mahershalalhashbaz Ali), and sword-wielding Yakuza Hanzo (Louis Ozawa Changchien) are all armed to the teeth, and out for blood. The odd man out is Edwin (Topher Grace), a once-prominent physician whose career came to an end following a big scandal. When the motley crew encounters Noland (Laurence Fishburne), a resourceful human who has somehow managed to survive on the alien's hunting grounds for some time, they prepare to take the ultimate stand against the most powerful Predators yet.

 

RECIEN CAZADO (2010)

JAIME CAMIL
GABRIELA VERGARA
DINO GARCIA

Minutes: 105

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FOREIGN

Language: SPANISH with ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Unrepentant womanizer Sebastian awakens after a night on the town to find himself a married man, and races to get a quickie divorce despite his new wife's please to give their union a chance. But is she truly as smitten with Sebastian as she claims to be, or is the stigma of getting a divorce simply too much for her to bear?

 

SMASH HIS CAMERA (2010)

RON GALELLA

Minutes: 90

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: DOCUMENTARY

Years before the word "paparazzi" had any meaning for most Americans, Ron Galella exemplified the new breed of celebrity photographers who specialized in shots of stars with their guards down, and he was wildly successful in the 1960s and '70s while also making more than a few enemies among the wealthy and famous. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, one of Galella's favorite subjects, took him to court in 1972 to prevent him from obsessively following her (Galella was given a restraining order preventing him from coming within 150 feet of her for the rest of her life), while in 1973 Marlon Brando took a more direct approach, punching the photographer in the face and breaking his jaw as Galella tried to snap his picture. While Galella seemingly has little sense of shame or propriety about his work, he also had a gift for capturing exciting images on the run, and unlike most of his peers his work has been shown in galleries around the world and he's widely regarded as the most gifted artist in his chosen field. Filmmaker Leon Gast offers a look at the public and private sides of Ron Galella in the documentary SMASH HIS CAMERA, in which he talks about his career, his attitude abut celebrity culture, and his run-ins with some of his subjects. SMASH HIS CAMERA was an official selection at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

 

SPOKEN WORD (2009)

KUNO BECKER
MIGUEL SANDOVAL
RUBEN BLADES

Minutes: 116

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: DRAMA

A popular West Coast poet reconnects with his ailing father and falls into a dangerous spiral of self-destruction in this drama from ULEE'S GOLD director Victor Nuñez. When Cruz Montana (Kuno Becker) takes the stage to recite his poetry, the whole West Coast hangs on his every word. A gifted artist who always speaks from the heart, Cruz is touring the poetry circuit when he learns that his father, Senior (Rubén Blades), is dying. Concerned, Cruz races back home to the scenic mountain valley where he grew up to find that drugs and violence have taken a terrible toll on the once-peaceful community. In no time, Cruz is back working for local criminal kingpin Emilio (Miguel Sandoval), the ruthless club owner who used to be Senior's number one partner in crime. In Emilio's world, money comes easy, and beautiful girls are always close by. Now, the longer Cruz remains at home the more his poetry skills begin to deteriorate, and the further he begins to drift from the values he once lived by. Perhaps if Cruz can find a way to reclaim his identity and pull himself back from the brink, the seeds of healing will finally be sewn both within his family and in his troubled community as well.

 

UFC 117: SILVA VS SONNEN (2010)

ANDERSON SILVA VS SONNEN
JON FITCH VS ALVES
CLAY GUIDA VS DOS ANJOS

Minutes: 336

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FIGHTING, WRESTLING

Headlined by a middleweight title tilt between Anderson "The Spider" Silva and Chael Sonnen, this evening of mixed martial arts action also features fighters such as Matt Hughes and Ricardo "Big Dog" Almeida on the undercard.

 

  October 15, 2010

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010)

    

FEATURING THE VOICES OF:
JAY BARUCHEL
GERARD BUTLER

Minutes: 98

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: ANIMATED, FAMILY

As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: He must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it. So he befriends the beast -- which he names Toothless -- much to the chagrin of his warrior father. Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders direct this animated adaptation of the book by Cressida Cowell.

 

  October 12, 2010

ANGELINA BALLERINA: NUTCRACKER (2010)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 61

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

Angelina Ballerina questions whether she will be able to perform the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy in the holiday showcase after eating too many sweets, and comes to a realization about the value of sharing.

 

ARN: THE KNIGHT TEMPLAR (2008)

JOAKIM NATTERQVIST
SOFIA HELIN
STELLAN SKARSGARD

Minutes: 133

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION, ADVENTURE

In this lavish historical drama - set in the Middle Ages -Arn, the knightly son of a Swedish nobleman, must journey to the Holy Land on horseback as a sentence for taking up with a forbidden romantic partner. The voyage carries him through the heart of the medieval world and into the core of the brutal and bloody Crusades.

 

AS GOOD AS DEAD (2010)

ANDIE MACDOWELL
CARY ELWES
FRANK WHALEY

Minutes: 91

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: THRILLER

A good samaritan finds that even the best of intentions can go awry when she lets her sick friend use her name to check into a hospital. The patient turns up murdered... and the woman realizes, to her horror, that a killer is after her.  When a woman "loans" her identity to a sick friend so she can get care at a hospital, the friend is murdered. Now the woman must find out who wanted her dead.

 

BANGKOK ADRENALINE (2009)

DANIEL O'NEILL
PRAYA SUANDOKMAI
GWON JACOB MILES

Minutes: 87

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: MARTIAL ARTS

When they find themselves hopelessly in the hole after a long night of gambling in Bangkok, five tourists, including Dan (Daniel O'Neill) and Conan (Conan Stevens), hatch a foolproof plan to pay their debts to an unscrupulous mobster. They decide to kidnap Irene, the willful daughter (Praya Suandokmai) of his fiercest rival, and hold her for ransom. But nobody counts on the girl's father calling their bluff.

 

THE CHRISTMAS HOPE (2009)

MADELEINE STOWE
JAMES REMAR
IAN ZIERING

Minutes: 86

Format: FULLSCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: CHRISTMAS, FAMILY

Devoted social worker Patty (Madeline Stowe) takes in a struggling nine-year-old girl, and soon the child's spirit helps heal the emotional wounds that are eating away at Patty and her husband's marriage.

 

CHRISTMAS IN BOSTON (2008)

MARLA SOKOLOFF
PATRICK ADAMS

Minutes: 84

Format: FULLSCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: CHRISTMAS, FAMILY

Ever since Junior High, Gina (Marla Sokoloff) has been carrying on a pen-pal friendship with Seth (Patrick J. Adams). Now fully grown, Gina is a journalist living in Boston, while Seth is a toy-company executive. When Seth shows up in Beantown for a conference, one would think that he'd be looking forward to being interviewed by Gina, whom he's never seen--and that Gina would feel the same way. Trouble is, self-conscious Gina has for all these years been sending along pictures of her friend Ellen (Lindy Booth) in her letters to Seth, while Seth has been sending pictures of his friend Matt (Jonathan Cherry). Terrified that Seth won't like her if he finds out what she really looks like, Gina sends Ellen in her place for the interview--while Seth, suffering similar fears, prevails upon Matt to impersonate him. Given this set-up, and taking into consideration the title of this made-for-TV movie, no one should be unduly surprised by the outcome of the story! CHRISTMAS IN BOSTON made its ABC Family channel bow on December 14, 2005.

 

A GOLDEN CHRISTMAS: A TAIL OF PUPPY LOVE (2009)

ANDREA ROTH
NICHOLAS BRENDON
BRUCE DAVISON

Minutes: 89

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: CHRISTMAS, FAMILY

A boy and girl share a special summer together. Years later, when each finds that life didn't turn out as expect, they return to the place that made them so happy as children. With the help of a Golden Retriever, each of them may be able to get over their troubles and find love.

 

I AM LOVE (2009)

    

TILDA SWINTON
MARISA BERENSON
FLAVIO PARENTI

Minutes: 120

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: FOREIGN

Language: ITALIAN with ENGLISH SUBTITLES

This lavish, sprawling drama from filmmaker Luca Guadagnino has drawn numerous comparisons to the films of Luchino Visconti for the grace with which it plumbs the inner workings of the Italian upper crust. Edoardo Recchi Sr. (Gabriele Ferzetti) is the aging patriarch of a Milanese clan that has amassed a significant fortune over the years through shrewd investments in the textile business. Edoardo Sr. has a beautiful wife, Allegra (Marisa Berenson), and the two have a reliable and dependable son, Tancredi (Pippo Delbono). Years ago, Tancredi met, fell in love with, and then married a woman named Emma (Tilda Swinton) amid a trip to Russia, and brought her back home to Milan; their children include sons Edoardo Jr. (Flavio Parenti) and Gianluca (Mattia Zaccaro), and artist daughter Elisabetta (Alba Rohrwacher). The family gathers for a reunion at Edoardo Sr. and Allegra's villa in Milan, but the happy gathering takes a somber turn when Edoardo suddenly dies not long after having lunch with his family. But the death is far from the only pivotal event that occurs that day: Edoardo Jr. also introduces his mother to a chef, Antonio (Edoardo Gabbriellini), with whom he plans to open a restaurant, and Emma finds herself drawn to the culinary artist. Meanwhile, Emma learns that Elisabetta is a lesbian, and though initially startled by this news, she takes the liberation of her daughter as inspiration for her own liberation from confining nuptials. On impulse, Emma travels to San Remo, catches sight of Antonio, and finds herself helplessly drawn to him. Meanwhile, as Emma and Elisabetta undertake their life-changing journeys, all of the men in the Recchi clan outside of Edoardo Jr. feel bound to profit-driven motives -- the commercialism of a class that has long ago shucked responsibility for its workers. This critically acclaimed film constituted Swinton's second collaboration with Guadagnino; they first worked together on the 1999 feature THE PROTAGONISTS.

 

JONAH HEX (2010)

    

JOSH BROLIN
JOHN MALKOVICH
MEGAN FOX

Minutes: 82

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: ACTION, HORROR, WESTERN

1970s-era DC antihero Jonah Hex makes his way to the big screen as co-screenwriters Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (CRANK, GAMER) team to follow the disfigured gunslinger and part-time bounty hunter on his biggest adventure yet. Supernatural elements combine with Western aesthetics to take viewers on a wild and bloody ride, with Josh Brolin leading the way as Hex and John Malkovich stepping into the villainous role of Turnbull. Jimmy Hayward HORTON HEARS A WHO) directs.

 

KUNG FU MASTER (2010)

YUEN BIAO
BRYAN LEUNG
JI CHUNHUA

Minutes: 95

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: MARTIAL ARTS

To protect innocent lives, a brave warrior refuses acceptance into a mighty kung fu master alliance and instead boldly stands against them. With his life on the line, he fights furiously to overcome legions of enemies and deceptive death traps. Directed by Dou Xiao, this enthralling epic, which touches on themes of honor, courage and loyalty, features dazzling fight choreography and suspenseful stunts.

 

LANGUAGE OF THE ENEMY (2010)

EION BAILEY
LINDA HARDY
TOVAH FELDSHUH

Minutes: 105

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: WAR

American businessman Romi Meir agrees to perform a reconnaissance mission for the Israeli Secret Service while attending his father's funeral in Israel, and becomes stranded in Ramallah with mysterious Palestinian beauty Joleh Khalid as the Israeli-Arab conflict comes to an explosive head. Now, in order to survive, Romi will have to put his prejudice aside, and place his trust in his sworn enemy. As his situation grows increasingly dire, ancient wounds threaten to destroy any hope for a peaceful resolution.

 

LEAVES OF GRASS (2009)

EDWARD NORTON
KERI RUSSELL
TIM BLAKE NELSON

Minutes: 105

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: COMEDY

Edward Norton stars in this quirky tale centered on a respected Ivy League professor who's lured back to Oklahoma to help his equally brilliant twin brother -- who grows the world's finest hydroponic marijuana -- best a big-time pot pusher (Richard Dreyfuss). Writer-director Tim Blake Nelson co-stars in this oddball crime comedy alongside Keri Russell, Lucy DeVito, Susan Sarandon, Steve Earle and Ty Burrell.

 

LOST BOYS: THE THIRST (2010)

    

COREY FELDMAN
JAMISON NEWLANDER

Minutes: 81

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: HORROR

When an ambitious alpha bloodsucker disguises vampire blood as a designer drug in a bid to claim the entire planet in the name of the undead, it's up to Edgar (Corey Feldman) and Alan Frog (Jamison Newlander) to fight for the future of the entire human race. As the Blood Moon shines brightly in the midnight sky, the fearless vampire killers leap into action armed with enough tailor made weaponry to blast the demonic beasts into oblivion.

 

MANSON, MY NAME IS EVIL (2010)

GREGORY SMITH
KRISTEN HAGER
RYAN ROBBINS

Minutes: 85

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: HORROR

A straight-laced chemist begins questioning society's standards and confronting his own darkest desires after falling for the all-American homecoming queen who joined a hippie death cult and made headlines for her murderous exploits. Perry (Gregory Smith) is your typical God-fearing American: A diligent academic who landed a good job at a chemical company before proposing to his Christian girlfriend Dorothy (Kristin Adams), he always did right by the Lord and his parents. But while Perry was always fortunate in life, Leslie was irreparably damaged by her parents' divorce, an abortion, and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Following Timothy Leary's advice to "tune in, turn on, and drop out," the former cheerleader joined up with charismatic cult leader Charles Manson and helped his gang slaughter an upstanding citizen in her own home. Now Perry has been chosen to serve on the jury that will decide Leslie's fate. The moment Perry and Leslie lock eyes in the courtroom, the sheltered chemist is hopelessly smitten. Could their wildly divergent paths somehow converge? The more Perry learns about Leslie the stronger his infatuation grows, and the more he begins to question the rules that society has imposed on them both.

 

SANTA BABY 2: CHRISTMAS MA (2009)

JENNY MCCARTHY
PAUL SORVINO

Minutes: 85

Format: FULLSCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: CHRISTMAS, FAMILY

This sequel to SANTA BABY finds entrepreneur Mary Class (Jenny McCarthy) faced with the prospect of taking over the family business when her father feels he can no longer handle the job's many responsibilities. Though tempted, she is reluctant to leave her booming career in New York City, until the arrival of Teri (Kelly Stables), an upstart looking to take over the workshop at the North Pole, spurs Mary into action.

 

  October 5, 2010

30 DAYS OF NIGHT: DARK DAYS (2010)

    

KIELE SANCHEZ
RHYS COIRO
DIORA BAIRD

Minutes: 92

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: HORROR

Nearly a year after the vampire siege of Barstow, Alaska, lone survivor Stella (Kiele Sanchez) discovers that she isn't alone when she's recruited to eradicate the vampire menace once and for all. Her waking hours filled mourning the death of her late husband and her dreams haunted by visions of the creatures that turned him into a monster, Stella becomes the subject of much ridicule when she makes it her mission to convince the public that vampires truly exist. But just as the embarrassment is becoming too much to handle, three strangers (Harold Perrineau, Diora Baird and Rhys Coiro) present Stella with an opportunity to seek revenge by killing Lilith (Mia Kirshner), the vampire queen behind the Barstow massacre. Armed to the teeth and ready to die fighting, the brave quartet descends into the sewers beneath Los Angeles and begins their search for the elusive Lilith. But should she manage to find them first, the vampires will once again gain the upper hand.

 

BRATZ: PAMPERED PETZ (2010)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 75

Format: FULLSCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

When a friend of the Bratz Girlz faces eviction for having rescued more animals than allowed at her residence, the Bratz team up to find forever homes for each and every pet.

 

CHRISTMAS IN CANAAN (2009)

BILLY RAY CYRUS
MATT WARD
JAISHON FISHER

Minutes: 90

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: CHRISTMAS, DRAMA

A widower (Billy Ray Cyrus) tries to ease the racial tension between his young son and a classmate by forcing the two to spend time together. The boys quickly forge a bond while caring for a wounded puppy\, but the tensions in their town aren't so easily resolved. Based on the novel by Kenny Rogers and Donald Davenport.

 

ELVIS & ANABELLE (2007)

MAX MINGHELLA
BLAKE LIVELY
JOE MANTEGNA

Minutes: 105

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: DRAMA

A small-town beauty queen and an unlicensed mortician set out across the Texas plains on a journey of self-discovery in director Will Geiger's meditative road movie. Annabelle has never known what life is like outside the fiercely competitive world of beauty pageants; her mother's constant demands of physical perfection a never-ending stream of acute, soul-crushing criticism. Elvis doesn't have his mortician's license, but that doesn't stop his eccentric father from putting him to work in the family mortuary. When the sting of her mother's words becomes too painful to endure, Annabelle flees to the town mortuary knowing that is the last place her mother would come looking for her. When Elvis discovers the beautiful Annabelle cowering among the corpses, he sweeps her away on an impromptu road trip so that the pair may free themselves from their daily drudgery long enough to discover their own identities and realize what they really want out of life.

 

FADE TO BLACK (2006)

DANNY HUSTON
DIEGO LUNA
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN

Minutes: 105

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: THRILLER

A screen legend is drawn into a murder mystery that reaches to the highest ranks of the entertainment industry in director Oliver Parker's 1940s-era thriller featuring a sleuthing Orson Welles (played by Danny Huston). The year is 1948 and, having just suffered a breakup with Rita Hayworth and a falling-out with Hollywood, Welles arrives in Rome to appear before the cameras in BLACK MAGIC. Though Welles' primary concerns on the set of his latest film are to forget his troubles back home and secure financing for his next directorial effort, the on-set murder of a supporting player proves but the opening act of a much larger mystery. Subsequently enlisting the aid of his faithful driver, an ex-policeman named Tommaso (Diego Luna), Welles discovers a hit list that includes his name and points to a deadly and far-reaching conspiracy. As the first democratic elections draw near and old vendettas slowly begin to surface, Welles and his sleuthing companion are about to come into the company of some very dangerous people.

 

FRED: THE MOVIE (2010)

LUCAS CRUIKSHANK
JENNETTE MCCURDY
JAKE WEARY

Minutes: 83

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: COMEDY, FAMILY

YouTube sensation Fred makes his feature film debut with this frantic comedy that finds the motor-mouthed suburbanite competing against his underhanded neighborhood rival Kevin (Jake Weary) for the affections of their pretty classmate Judy (Pixie Lott).

 

THE GREAT MUSIC CAPER (2008)

FEATURING THE VOICES OF:
BOW WOW
JOANNA "JO JO" LEVESEQUE

Minutes: 75

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: G

Genre: FAMILY

When a menacing villain threatens to take over their music-filled magical land, sweet-natured Dizzy and smarty-pants Bop form an uneasy alliance in the hopes of inspiring their fellow instruments with the will to defend their home. This charming animated adventure features the vocal talents of Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, Bow Wow and Cheech Marin.

 

THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE (2009)

DIETER LASER
ASHLEY C. WILLIAMS
ASHLYNN YENNIE

Minutes: 92

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: HORROR

Two American college girls become the subjects of a sadistic medical experiment while on a road trip across Europe. Invited to a party by a handsome waiter, Jenny and Lindsay are en route to the festivities when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Desperate, they decide to seek help on foot, eventually coming across the home of a retired surgeon named Dr. Heiter (Dieter Laser). Dr. Heiter is internationally renowned for his work on separating conjoined twins, but these days he's using his surgical skills for something entirely different. His goal is to create a human centipede by removing his patient's kneecaps, and sewing them together, mouth-to-anus. The only thing preventing Dr. Heiter from carrying out his experiment is a lack of human subjects. When Jenny and Lindsay arrive on his doorstep, Dr. Heiter enthusiastically begins prepping for surgery. The first installment of a two-film story arc, THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE was quickly followed by THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II: FULL SEQUENCE.

 

THE KARATE KID (2010)

    

JACKIE CHAN
JADEN SMITH
TARAJI P. HENSON

Minutes: 140

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: DRAMA

When a 12-year-old from Detroit moves to China with his mother and incurs the wrath of the class bully at his new school, he makes an unlikely ally in the form of his aging maintenance man, a kung fu master who teaches him the secrets to self-defense. Upon arriving at his new school, Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) develops a powerful crush on pretty classmate Mei Ying. The feeling is mutual, although the cultural divide between Dre and Mei Ying makes a friendship unlikely, and romance impossible. When cruel classmate and kung fu prodigy Cheng learns of Dre's feelings for Mei Ying, he harasses and humiliates the young outsider in front of the entire school. With no one to turn to for help, Dre confides his fears in kindly maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), a kung fu master who knows that serenity and maturity -- not punches and power -- are the true keys to mastering the martial arts. As Dre prepares to face down his intimidating tormentor, he begins to realize that the real fight is just beginning.

 

LAST RITES OF RANSOM PRIDE (2009)

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
PETER DINKLAGE
JON FOSTER

Minutes: 83

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: WESTERN

When the life of her outlaw lover comes to a violent end, a mysterious woman (Lizzy Caplan) embarks on a quest to bring his body home and give him a proper burial. Co-starring Peter Dinklage, Dwight Yoakam, and Kris Kristofferson.

 

LISTEN TO YOUR HEART (2010)

CYBILL SHEPHERD
ALEXIA RASMUSSEN
KENT MORAN

Minutes: 102

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: DRAMA

New York City songwriter Danny (Kent Moran) fights for the love of deaf beauty Ariana (Alexia Rasmussen) after her wealthy, controlling mother (Cybill Shepherd) prevents them from seeing one another in this urban romantic drama. Inspired by Ariana to compose a series of soul stirring ballads that she will tragically never hear, Danny realizes that he has finally found the love of his life as Ariana takes her first tenuous steps toward independence after leading a sheltered childhood.

 

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (2010)

    

JACKIE EARLE HALEY
KYLE GALLNER
ROONEY MARA

Minutes: 95

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: HORROR

Samuel Bayer directs this reinvention of Wes Craven's 1984 slasher classic about Freddy Krueger, a serial killer who crosses the boundary between dreams and the waking world to gut his victims with his razor-sharp blade-fingered glove. As Nancy (Rooney Mara) and her pals fight for their lives, they also uncover clues to a shocking secret from their past. Jackie Earle Haley takes on the iconic role of Freddy.

 

THE OXFORD MURDERS (2010)

ELIJAH WOOD
JOHN HURT
LEONOR WATLING

Minutes: 109

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: THRILLER

A young American mathematician visiting the United Kingdom is drawn into a complex murder mystery when his landlady is brutally slain in director Álex de la Iglesia's tense and stylish thriller. John Hurt stars in a film scripted by longtime de la Iglesia collaborator Jorge Guerricaechevarría.

 

PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR: I WAS A PENGUIN ZOMBIE (2010)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 88

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

This release from the fun filled anime series PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR offers eight episodes of the show, all centered on the over-the-top King Julien, who engages in such antics as celebrating King Julien Day, and reigning as king once again, when the zoo temporarily loses power and the animals all revert to "jungle law."

 

SPACE CHIMPS 2: ZARTOG STRIKES BACK (2010)

FEATURING THE VOICES OF:
LAURA BAILEY
ZACH SHADA

Minutes: 75

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: FAMILY

Determined to become a certified space chimp by any means, ambitious tech specialist Comet takes a trip to Planet Malgor and becomes locked in a struggle against evil alien tyrant Zartog in this colorful animated space adventure. Upon arriving on Malgor, Comet makes fast friends with a kind-hearted alien named Kilowatt. When the dreaded Zartog assumes command of Mission Control, it's up to Comet, Kilowatt, Ham, Luna, and Titan to overthrow the extraterrestrial tyrant.

 

SPLICE (2010)

    

ADRIEN BRODY
SARAH POLLEY
DELPHINE CHANEAC

Minutes: 104

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: HORROR

CUBE director Vincenzo Natali offers up another visual feast with this sci-fi thriller starring acclaimed actors Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley. SPLICE follows a pair of scientists who have found success with creating genetic hybrids of various animals. When they attempt to add human DNA to the their formula, the results are both surprising and potentially destructive.

 

VEGGIETALES: IT'S A MEANINGFUL LIFE (2010)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 48

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

The VEGGIE TALES take on IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE follows Stewart on a very special train ride, during which he learns what would have become of his life had he chosen a different path for himself.

 

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