Tuesday, December 19
Lady in the Water
In "Lady in the Water", a story originally conceived by Shyamalan for his children, a modest building manager named Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) rescues a mysterious young woman (Bryce Dallas Howard) from danger and discovers she is actually a narf, a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the treacherous journey from our world back to hers. Cleveland and his fellow tenants start to realize that they are also characters in this bedtime story. As Cleveland falls deeper and deeper in love with the woman, he works together with the tenants to protect his new fragile friend from the deadly creatures that reside in this fable and are determined to prevent her from returning home.
Bryce Dallas Howard, Paul Giamatti, Cindy Cheung, M. Night Shyamalan, Jeffrey Wright, Freddy Rodriguez, Bob Balaban, Sarita Choudhury
Drama Thriller Suspense
Little Miss Sunshine
The Hoover family treks from Albuquerque to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California, to fulfill the deepest wish of 7-year-old Olive, an ordinary little girl with big dreams. Along the way the family must deal with crushed dreams, heartbreaks, and a broken-down VW bus, leading up to the surreal Little Miss Sunshine competition itself. On their travels through this bizarre landscape, the Hoovers learn to trust and support each other along the path of life, no matter what the challenge.
Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin, Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton, Michael Arndt, Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Michael Beugg
Comedy
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Invincible
A sports drama inspired by a true story about a man who had nothing to lose, and pushed to make his dreams come true. When the coach of Vince Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time--no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way. Certainly no one like Papale--a down-on-his-luck, 30-year-old, substitute teacher and part-time bartender who never even played college football. But against these odds, Papale made the team and soon found himself living every fan's fantasy--moving from his cheap seats in the upper deck to standing on the field as a professional football player.
Mark Wahlberg, Elizabeth Banks, Kirk Acevedo, Nikki Reed, Ericson Core, Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray, Greg Kinnear
Drama Sports
A Scanner Darkly
Set in the future, "A Scanner Darkly" follows an undercover agent, Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves), who can change his face and identity. But when he ingests too much of the drug Substance D, his personality splits in two.
Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., George Clooney, Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, Steven Soderbergh, Richard Linklater, Rory Cochran
Drama Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi Animated
Step Up
Tyler Gage is a street smart juvenile delinquent, with a reckless streak that lands him in a world of trouble after he and his friends trash an auditorium at a high school for the performing arts. Sentenced to do community service at the school, he at first wants nothing to do with the students, until he meets a beautiful dancer who's willing to give him a shot. Against all expectations, Ty gets drawn into her world, and discovers his own talent for dance.
Channing Tatum, Josh Henderson, Jennifer Gibgot, Patrick Wachsberger, Anne Fletcher, Erik Feig, Adam Shankman, Melissa Rosenberg
Drama Sequel Teen Music
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The Wicker Man
"The Wicker Man" follows the story of Sheriff Edward Malus (Nicolas Cage) as he investigates the disappearance of a young girl on a remote island off the coast of Maine. Things and people are not as they seem on the island and when Sheriff Malus discovers evidence of pagan rituals his hope of unraveling the girl's disappearance become increasingly uncertain.
Nicolas Cage, Leelee Sobieski, Ellen Burstyn, Molly Parker, Neil LaBute, Tania Saulnier, Michael Wiseman
Drama Thriller Suspense Remake
2 / 5
More Info The Peaceful Warrior
Dan (Scott Mechlowicz), a college student and world-champion athlete, is haunted by the feeling that something is missing from his life. A chance encounter with the enigmatic "Socrates" (Nick Nolte) starts Dan on a spiritual odyssey, which throws his "perfect" but shallow life into total disarray. He eventually discovers a surprising and powerful road to enlightenment and the true meaning of winning.
Nick Nolte, Amy Smart, Ashton Holmes, Robin Schorr, Agnes Bruckner, Mark Amin, Bob Dolman, Victor Salva
Drama Sports
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My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Everyone's had a painful parting of the ways with a romantic partner. We pick up the pieces and move on. But for one New York guy, it's not going to be so easy. When he breaks up with his girlfriend, he discovers his ex is actually the reluctant superhero, G-Girl. A scorned woman, she unleashes her super powers to humiliate and torment him. "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" stars Uma Thurman as Jenny Johnson, aka G-Girl and Luke Wilson as Matt Saunders, her beleaguered boyfriend. Anna Faris is Hannah, Matt's co-worker. Rainn Wilson is Vaughn, Matt's best friend and Eddie Izzard is Professor Bedlam, G-Girl's arch nemesis.
Luke Wilson, Rainn Wilson, Anna Faris, Uma Thurman, Ivan Reitman, Gavin Polone, Eddie Izzard, Don Payne
Comedy
Sunshine
Fifty years from now, the sun is dying, and mankind is dying with it. Our last hope: a spaceship and a crew of eight men and women. They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star. But deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission is starting to unravel. There is an accident, a fatal mistake, and a distress beacon from a spaceship that disappeared seven years earlier. Soon the crew is fighting not only for their lives, but their sanity.
Chris Evans, Michelle Yeoh, Cillian Murphy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Danny Boyle, Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, Andrew Macdonald
Fantasy Thriller Sci-Fi
3 / 5
More Info Conversations with Other Women
Years after their divorce, an ex-couple (Aaron Eckhart, Helena Bonham Carter) reunite at a wedding.
Olivia Wilde, Helena Bonham Carter, Aaron Eckhart, Ram Bergman, Brian Geraghty, Brianna Brown, Thomas Lennon, Nora Zehetner
Drama Comedy
All the King's Men
"All the King's Men" is a story of human nature, power, corruption, idealism, romance and betrayal. A uniquely American story, it is steeped in the atmosphere of the South during the 1940s and 50s, but its message is still timely and relevant today. "All the King's Men" uses politics as a framework to delve into the more profound dilemmas of human existence—sin, guilt and redemption. In its exploration of the corrupting aspects of power, the story focuses on a once just man who has lost his moral center and will use any means possible to achieve his goals.
Kate Winslet, Todd Phillips, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Ruffalo, Steven Zaillian, Sean Penn, Mike Medavoy
Drama Remake
2 / 5
More Info Fearless
Based on the life of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia (1869-1910), the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation. Set during the late 1800's to early 1900's, a pivotal period in China's history, when the whole country is shrouded under increasing internal turmoil and the imminent threat of foreign invastion.
Jet Li, Ronny Yu, Bill Kong, Christine To, Chris Chow, Nakamura Shido, Jon T. Benn, Collin Chou
Action Thriller Crime
4 / 5
More Info Factotum
Based on the novel by Charles Bukowski, this drama follows the author's fictional alter-ego, Henry Chinaski, as he moves from town to town looking for work and women in the 1940s.
Lili Taylor, Matt Dillon, Fisher Stevens, Marisa Tomei, Jim Stark, Bent Hamer, Charles Bukowski
Drama
The Celestine Prophecy
Disillusioned and temporarily rudderless, John Woodson is about to experience a dramatic and profound metamorphosis. Through a mysterious set of coincidences, he finds himself on an adventure to Peru in search of ancient scrolls, known as the Celestine Prophecy. The prophecy and its nine key insights, predict a new awakening that redefines human life and provides a glimpse into a completely spiritual culture on earth. Resistant at first, skeptical and unsure, John finds that each step he takes, each person he encounters leads him to a new awakening. It is only in this letting go that he finds his destiny and comes to understand the meaning that had escaped him when his adventure began.
Sarah Wayne Callies, Thomas Kretschmann, Annabeth Gish, Joaquim de Almeida, Matthew Settle, Hector Elizondo, Mastroianni, Beverly Camhe
Drama
National Lampoon's Pledge This!
The president of an elitist sorority at South Beach U presides over a group of unlikely freshman girls who are trying to gain entrance and acceptance into the sorority.
Sarah Carter, Simon Rex, Preston Lacy, Jason Jordan, Paris Hilton, Heather Chase, William Heins, Juan Carlos Zapata
Comedy
4 / 5
More Info Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
Alex Rider (Alex Pettyfer) is a normal teenager who lives with his uncle, a nondescript bank manager… or so it seems until his uncle—Ian Rider (Ewan McGregor)—disappears under mysterious circumstances. Alex soon learns that his uncle was a spy for Britain's secret intelligence service MI6, and he is recruited to take on a dangerous mission for the British secret service to infiltrate the organization of a sinister billionaire (Mickey Rourke). Within days he's gone from schoolboy to super spy—but will Alex's first assignment be his last?
Mickey Rourke, Alicia Silverstone, Ewan McGregor, Alex Pettyfer, Geoffrey Sax, Andy Serkis, Damian Lewis, Andreas Grosch
Action Adventure Family Kids