Movies Released October 16, 2009

Friday, October 16

99 mins

Paranormal Activity R

A young couple move in together, but the woman is convinced that she's been haunted all of her life. The presence that's watched over her has apparently followed her everywhere, including this new house, and the apparition that resides with them seems to have a fond interest in her. Her vain and selfish boyfriend seeks to document the spectacle with his camera & equipment and purposely ignores her pleas to respect the paranormal presence and refrain from taunting it. But as the nights pass, the events in the house become much more harrowing.
Oren Peli, Steven Schneider, Jason Blum, Ashley Palmer, Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Friedrichs, Amber Armstrong
Suspense Horror
122 mins

Law Abiding Citizen R

The psychological thriller will find Gerard Butler starring as a successful assistant D.A. who finds himself at the center of a vigilante plot hatched by a traumatized victim of the legal system.
Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Kurt Wimmer, Mark Gill, F. Gary Gray, Alan Siegel, Lucas Foster, Sheldon Turner
Thriller Suspense
101 mins

The Stepfather PG-13

The story centers on the perfect stepfather's impact on the family dynamic.
Amber Heard, Penn Badgley, Dylan Walsh, Chad Hamilton, Nelson McCormick, Brian Burns, Sela Ward, Amy Israel
Thriller Horror
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94 mins

Where the Wild Things Are PG

The adventures of a young boy named Max who, after being sent to bed for misbehaving, imagines that he sails away to where the wild things are. Max is loved by the wild creatures who make him their King, though he soon longs to be back home with his family.
Forest Whitaker, Michael Berry, Gary Goetzman, Maurice Sendak, Benicio Del Toro, Paul Dano, Catherine O'Hara, Bruce Berman
Drama Action Adventure Fantasy Family Kids
110 mins

New York, I Love You R

12 separate segments will comprise this new feature film, which is being produced by Emmanuel Benbihy ("Paris, je t'aime") and Marina Grasic ("Crash," "Smart People") with the cooperation of Marianne Maddalena ("Scream," "Red Eye"). In "New York, I Love You," the 12 segments will be connected together via transitional linking sequences. New York City is the main unifying character and the Film will show the city as a living, breathing and loving whole. In the end, the audience will not only understand each individual story, but they will also see the integrated whole of chance encounters through these unique transitions.
Ethan Hawke, Shia LaBeouf, Kevin Bacon, Justin Bartha, Hayden Christensen, Marina Grasic, Emmanuel Benbihy, Marianne Maddalena
Drama

The Janky Promoters R

Two music promoters get the chance to book a top-tier hip-hop artist into a midsized California venue. The pair are ill equipped for such a task and everything goes wrong.
Marcus Raboy, Terry Crews, Matt Alvarez, Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Darris Love, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Juanita Jennings
Comedy
89 mins

Adventures of Power PG-13

In his quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer, a small-town mine-worker must overcome obstacles and ridicule to save the day.
Adrian Grenier, Jane Lynch, Ari Gold, Andrea Sperling, Michael McKean, Christopher Woodrow, Gill Holland
Comedy
88 mins

The Little Traitor NR

The film revolves around a British sargeant stationed in Palestine after World War II and his relationship with an 11-year-old, who wants the British to leave his land.
Lynn Roth, Eitan Evan, Alfred Molina, Ido Port
Drama

Black Dynamite R

A campy story of drugs, violence and a powerful, mysterious figure who goes by the name Black Dynamite.
Michael Jai White, Arsenio Hall, Miguel Nunez, Scott Sanders, Jenny Wiener Steingart, Jon Steingart
Comedy

The Ministers R

A NYPD detective attempts to avenge the death of her father, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.
John Leguizamo, Franc Reyes, Diane Venora, Harvey Keitel
Drama Crime
115 mins

The Maid NR

A maid tries to hold on to her position after having served a family for 23 years.
Pedro Peirano, Sebastián Silva
Drama

Friday, October 16