Movies Released May 20, 2005

Friday, May 20

114 mins

Dominion: A Prequel to the Exorcist R

Paul Schrader's initially scrapped prequel to "The Exorcist" focuses on a young Father Merrin and his first encounter with Satan.
Gabriel Mann, Antonie Kamerling, Paul Schrader, James G. Robinson, William Wisher, Caleb Carr, Stellan Skarsgard, Eddie Osei
Action Adventure Suspense Horror Prequel

Sex, Politics & Cocktails

Unable to tie the knot with his Prozac captivated girlfriend, young Cuban filmmaker Sebastian finds himself thirty years-old and never in love. On his quest to finding the one, Sebastian turns to his friend/tour guide Daria. She introduces him to her sandbox of gay, thirsty, thirty-something cohorts and the adventure of his life as he tries to navigate through the unchartered waters of Hollywood and sexual politics.
Marisa Petroro, Paul Lekakis, Seth Macari, Don Max
Drama
110 mins

Mad Hot Ballroom PG

This is a profile of several New York City's public school kids and their journey into the world of ballroom dancing. The eleven-year-olds go from reluctantly participating in ballroom dancing to preparing to compete in the citywide finals.
Marilyn Agrelo, Amy Sewell
Documentary
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Second Best

Elliot Kelman (Joe Pantoliano) is a failed publishing executive who can't get back into the business. He supports himself selling suits at the local mall and relies on hand-outs from his mother, ex-wife, and son. He also self-publishes a weekly newsletter on the perils of self-delusion. Afraid his writings will be rejected, he hires a high school kid to post them on supermarket bulletin boards and stuff them under windshields in his New Jersey hometown. After he meets the sexy Carole (Jennifer Tilly) and his newsletter begins to find an audience, things start looking up for Elliott. However, the return home of his oldest friend Richard (Boyd Gaines), a prominent movie producer, and the only one of his friend's to have found success, brings Elliot's feelings of inadequacy and squandered potential back to the surface. With Richard in town, the competitive tensions rise, and once Carole takes an interest in his friend, Elliot must confront his envy of Richard's success and his disenchantment with his own failure.
Eric Weber, Joe Pantoliano, Jennifer Tilly, Boyd Gaines, Bronson Pinchot, Matthew Arkin, Polly Draper, Barbara Barrie
Comedy

Friday, May 20