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The Twilight Saga: New Moon - 5.7.3 |
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The second installment of Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight"
saga has Bella (Kristen Stewart) recovering from a
near-fatal vampire bite. After another brush with
death, Edward (Robert Pattinson) decides he must leave
and a heartbroken Bella comforts herself with her
friendship with Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Also
with Ashley Greene, Elizabeth Reaser and Dakota
Fanning. Directed by Chris Weitz. [2:10 - PG-13] |
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Planet 51 - 3.3.2 |
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When an astronaut (the voice of Dwayne Johnson) lands
on a presumably uninhabited planet and finds a
population of aliens, he needs help to get back to his
spaceship or he'll be marooned. Because they fear that
he is there to harm them, the only one who is willing
to help him is a young alien teen (voice of Justin
Long), who really just wants to get on with his life.
Also with the voices of Gary Oldman, John Cleese,
Freddie Benedict, Jessica Biel and Seann William
Scott. Directed by Jorge Blanco. [1:31 - PG] |
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The Blind Side - 4.4.4 |
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An African-American teen is accepted into an exclusive
school based on the promise of his performance in
sports. When it is discovered that he is homeless and
spends his nights in the gym, a local woman takes it
upon herself to welcome him into her home and her
family. Based on a true story. Also with Sandra
Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Lily Collins, Ray
McKinnon and Kathy Bates. Directed by John Lee
Hancock. [2:08 - PG-13] |
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Precious - 8.8.10 |
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Tyler Perry's and Oprah Winfrey's movie adaptation of
the novel "Push" by Sapphire, an emotional journey
into the life of a young, illiterate, overweight and
pregnant teenager (Gabourey Sidibe) who has endured a
life of sexual abuse and incest. She enrolls in an
alternative school that pushes her life into a new
direction. Also with Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah
Carey, Sherri Shepherd and Lenny Kravtiz. Directed by
Lee Daniels. [1:49 - R] |
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2012 - 3.7.5 |
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Disaster movie postulating that an ancient Mayan
prediction about the world coming to an end in 2012,
will come true even earlier. As humanity struggles to
survive the global cataclysm, a single dad (John
Cusack) finds himself in a unique situation, which
might allow him to save his family. Also with Amanda
Peet, Oliver Platt, Danny Glover and Woody Harrelson.
Directed by Roland Emmerich. [2:38 - PG-13] |
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Fantastic Mr. Fox - 1.4.3 |
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Animated feature about Mr. Fox (George Clooney), who's
well known for his incomparable chicken catching
skills but promises his wife (Meryl Streep) he'll give
it up and become a newspaper man. After some time
passes, he is frustrated and longs for adventure, so
with the help of his opossum friend (Wallace
Wolodarsky) begins to plan one last, big catch. Also
with the voices of Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray,
Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe and Owen Wilson. Directed
by Wes Anderson. [1:28 - PG] |
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Pirate Radio - 7.3.8 |
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A young man (Tom Sturridge) is sent by his mother to
live with his godfather (Bill Nighy), who also happens
to run a pirate radio station aboard a ship in the
North Sea, blasting outlawed rock music to 1960's
Britain. Also with Kenneth Branagh, Philip Seymour
Hoffman and Nick Frost. Directed by Richard Curtis.
[2:14 - R] |
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The Men Who
Stare at Goats - 6.5.7 |
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A recently jilted newspaper man (Ewan McGregor)
follows a far fetched story about an elite group of
U.S. service men trained by the military in psychic
warfare that includes mind-over-matter techniques.
Also with George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges,
Kevin Spacey, Rebecca Mader, Stephen Lang, Nick
Offerman, Tim Griffin and Waleed Zuaiter. Directed by
Grant Heslov. [1:33 - R] |
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The Box - 2.6.3 |
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A mysterious stranger (Frank Langella) offers a woman
(Cameron Diaz) and her husband (James Marsden) a box
with a button and tells them that if they push the
button they will receive a million dollars, but
someone they do not know will have to die. Also with
James Rebhorn, Holmes Osborne, Gillian Jacobs, Celia
Weston and Deborah Rush. Directed by Richard Kelly.
[1:56 - PG-13] |
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A Christmas Carol -
1.3.3 |
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Animated Disney remake of the Dickens classic:
Ebenezer Scrooge (with the voice of Jim Carrey) is
shown various stages of his life by ghosts that bring
the miser's life and indifference to those who are
less fortunate into perspective. Filmed in 3-D, it
contains many scenes that show objects, people, etc.
coming out of the screen and seemingly toward the
audience; also many scenes create the feeling of a
roller coaster ride as the audience seems to fly over
landscapes and between buildings. Also with the voices
of Gary Oldman, Steve Valentine, Daryl Sabara, Colin
Firth, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn, Bob Hoskins,
Sage Ryan and Ryan Ochoa. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.
[1:36 - PG] |
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The Fourth Kind - 2.6.4 |
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Based on 40 years of alleged UFO sightings, radar
anomolies and unexplained human disappearances in
northern Alaska, this film follows a psychotherapist (Milla
Jojovich) as she investigates sleep disturbances and
UFO sightings with the help of her mentor (Elias
Koteas) and a local sheriff (Will Patton). The film
mixes allegedly real footage of alien abductees with
re-enactments by actors. Also with Corey Johnson,
Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Enzo Cilenti, Daphne Alexander,
Alisha Seaton, Tyne Rafaeli and Mia McKenna Bruce.
Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. [1:38 - PG-13] |
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A Serious Man - 7.4.7 |
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Michael Stuhlbarg stars as a 1960s Minnesota physics
professor, whose wife (Sari Lennick) leaves him for
one of his arrogant friends (Fred Malemed). The split
is blamed on his gambling brother (Richard Kind), who
lives on their couch, while his teen children (Aaron
Wolff and Jessica McManus) goof off at school and seek
plastic surgery and drugs as hobbies. Also with Adam
Arkin, Fyvush Finkel, Amy Landecker, Peter Breitmayer,
Alan Mandell, Stephen Park, Allen L. Rickman, Yelena
Shmulenson, Ronald Schultz, Raye Birk, Jane Hammill,
Claudia Wilkens, Simon Helberg, James Cada, Michael
Lernerand and George Wyner. Directed by Joel Coen &
Ethan Coen. [1:45 - R] |
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An Education - 6.1.4 |
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Set in London in 1961, this coming-of-age story
involves a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl (Carey
Mulligan) who is seduced by a charming thirtyish
playboy (Peter Sarsgaard) and learns more than she
bargains for about love, life and herself. Based on
the memoir of Lynn Barber. Also with Emma Thompson,
Alfred Molina, Olivia Williams, Dominic Cooper and
Rosamund Pike. Directed by Lone Scherfig. [1:40 -
PG-13] |
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Motherhood - 5.2.5 |
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A day in the life of a harried Manhattan mother (Uma
Thurman) who desperately tries to raise her two young
children, as well as keep alive her dreams of doing
something more with her life. Also with Anthony
Edwards and Minnie Driver. Directed by Katherine
Dieckmann. [1:30 - PG-13] |
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Good Hair - 5.3.5 |
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Documentary with Chris Rock looking at all aspects of
the African-American hair care industry: He speaks
with celebrities and interviews customers, stylists,
and owners of barbershops and beauty shops, hair labs
and hair weave manufacturing plants in India. Also
with Nia Long, Al Sharpton, Vanessa Bell Calloway,
Raven Simone, Ice-T, Maya Angelou, Paul Mooney and
Salt-N-Pepa. Directed by Jeff Stilson. [1:35 - PG-13] |
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Michael Jackson: This Is It -
3.3.1 |
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Documentary of rehearsals prior to the late Michael
Jackson's long awaited return to the stage. Also with
Daniel Celebre, Shannon Holtzapffel and Charles Klapow.
Directed by Kenny Ortega. [1:51 - PG] |
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Saw VI - 1.10.8 |
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The sixth installment in the "Saw" torture film
series, finds Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) as
the unchallenged successor to the Jigsaw Killer's
legacy. More bloody mayhem ensues. Also with Tobin
Bell, Shawnee Smith and Peter Outerbridge. Directed by
Kevin Greutert. [1:30 - R] |
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Amelia - 4.3.3 |
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Biopic with Hilary Swank staring as the renowned
mid-20th century aviator, Amelia Earhart, who made the
first solo flight across the Atlantic and endeavored
to circumnavigate the globe but was lost at sea. Also
with Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher
Eccleston, Joe Anderson, Cherry Jones, Mia Wasikowska
and Aaron Abrams. Directed by Mira Nair. [1:51 - PG] |
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Cirque du Freak: The
Vampire's Assistant - 4.7.4 |
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Film adaptation of the young adult fiction series "The
Saga of Darren Shan": a young man (Chris Massoglia)
finds himself in a difficult situation since he has to
become a half-vampire to save the life of his best
friend (Josh Hutcherson). After being taken under the
wing of a vampire (John C. Reilly), he begins to
discover the pros and cons of vampire immortality.
Also with Willem Dafoe, Salma Hayak, Jane Krakowski
and Ken Watanabe. Directed by Paul Weitz. [1:48 -
PG-13] |
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Astro Boy - 1.4.1 |
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A brilliant scientist, who has developed a robot
technology that he envisions being used to help
humanity, is convinced to share his creation with a
power-hungry politician who wants to use robots as a
weapon. When the scientist's young son is killed
during the testing, he is determined to build a new
robotic boy in his likeness. But he realizes that
seeing the boy robot only makes his grief deeper, and
the boy robot ends up abandoned in a junkyard where he
befriends humans left behind when almost everyone
abandoned the planet surface for a spiffy new home
hovering in the sky. With the voices of Freddie
Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Charlize Theron, Donald
Sutherland, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy,
Eugene Levy, Matt Lucas and Samuel L. Jackson.
Directed by David Bowers. [1:34 - PG] |
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