Tuesday, May 22
Apocalypto
From Academy Award winning filmmaker Mel Gibson, comes "Apocalypto" a heart stopping mythic action-adventure set against the turbulent end times of the once great Mayan civilization. When his idyllic existence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, a man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.
Mel Gibson, Rudy Youngblood, Bruce Davey, Raoul Trujillo, Mayra Serbulo, Gerardo Taracena
Drama Action Adventure
Closer
"Closer" explores the ever-changing state of modern relationships through a quartet of lovers tangled in a web of love, lust sex and betrayal. Based on Patrick Marber's hit play about sexual politics, which was nominated for a Tony Award for "Best Play" in 1999.
Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Clive Owen, Scott Rudin, Mike Nichols, Natalie Portman, Robert Fox, John Calley
Drama Romance
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Dark Corners
The story of a troubled young woman who falls asleep and wakes up as someone else, stalked by hideous creatures.
Toby Stephens, Thora Birch, Ray Gower
Drama Thriller Suspense
Fay Grim
Fay Grim is a single Mom from Woodside, Queens, New York, manically preoccupied with raising her 14 year old son, Ned, so he won't grow up to be like his father. His father, Henry, is missing. Seven years earlier, he accidentally killed a vicious neighbor and fled-- never to be seen or heard from again.
Parker Posey, Mark Cuban, Liam Aiken, Hal Hartley, D.J. Mendel, Megan Gay, Jasmin Tabatabai
Thriller Suspense
Sky High
Will Stronghold (Michael Angarano) is full of teen angst about friends, grades, and girls... in other words, Will is just another suburban teen about to start high school. If that isn't enough to deal with, Will has the added pressure of being the third generation of the Stronghold family to attend the esteemed and celebrated Sky High. This elite school is entrusted with the responsibility of molding today's power-gifted students into tomorrow's superheroes. The only problem... Will is starting his freshman year without any super powers of his own. Labeled a sidekick, Will is bullied by the jock with the power to stretch, humiliated by a kid with super speed, stalked by the outcast who shoots fire from his hands, and teased the cheerleader who can replicate herself into an entire cheer squad. Worst of all, he must hide all of his troubles or face the disappointment of his parents, the crime-fighting duo—The Commander (Kurt Russell) and Jetstream (Kelly Preston)—the most revered and beloved superheroes in the business today.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Bruce Campbell, Kurt Russell, Andrew Gunn, Mike Mitchell, Danielle Panabaker, Glenn Berger, Matt Lopez
Comedy Superhero Teen
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Epic Movie
In the spirit of "Scary Movie" and "Date Movie", a parody that spoofs recent mega-blockbusters. The comedy centers itself around four orphans who visit a chocolate factory and are transported to the wonderful land of Gnarnia, after stumbling upon an enchanted wardrobe. There they battle pirates, encounter earnest wizards and attempt to defeat Gnarnia's dastardly White Bitch.
Jayma Mays, Jason Friedberg, Jennifer Coolidge, Aaron Seltzer, Kal Penn, Faune Chambers, Adam Campbell
Comedy Spoof
The Good German
A U.S. journalist returns to Berlin after the second World War to find his mistress, only to become embroiled in a murder.
George Clooney, Tobey Maguire, Cate Blanchett, Steven Soderbergh, Paul Attanasio
Drama Thriller Romance
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The Hard Easy
Two competing gangs of robbers try to knock over the same jewelry store. One of the groups is assisted by an accountant (Nick Lachey) who's recently turned to crime to avoid going bankrupt.
Vera Farmiga, Peter Weller, David Boreanaz, Henry Thomas, Bruce Dern, Tom Schanley, Ari Ryan, Jon Lindstrom
The Mistress of Spices
An adaptation of Chitra Divakaruni's novel about an Indian woman who runs a San Francisco spice shop. Her wares seem to have the power to cure her customers' problems, but her magic fades when she falls in love with an American.
Dylan McDermott, Aishwarya Rai, Paul Mayeda Berges
Drama Fantasy Romance
Letters from Iwo Jima
Sixty-one years ago, U.S. and Japanese armies met on Iwo Jima. Decades later, several hundred letters are unearthed from that stark island's soil. The letters give faces and voices to the men who fought there, as well as the extraordinary general who led them, Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe). With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of the island itself, Gen. Kuribayashi's unprecedented tactics transform what was predicted to be a quick and bloody defeat into nearly 40 days of heroic and resourceful combat.
In an effort to explore an event that continues to resonate with both cultures, Clint Eastwood was haunted by the sense that making only one film, "Flags of Our Fathers", would be telling only half the story. With this unprecedented dual film project, shot back-to-back to be released in sequence, Eastwood seeks to reveal the battle of Iwo Jima--and, by implication, the war in the Pacific--as a clash not only of arms but of cultures.
In an effort to explore an event that continues to resonate with both cultures, Clint Eastwood was haunted by the sense that making only one film, "Flags of Our Fathers", would be telling only half the story. With this unprecedented dual film project, shot back-to-back to be released in sequence, Eastwood seeks to reveal the battle of Iwo Jima--and, by implication, the war in the Pacific--as a clash not only of arms but of cultures.
Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Ken Watanabe, Ryo Kase, Robert Lorenz, Iris Yamashita, Hiroshi Watanabe, Paul Haggis
Drama Action Adventure War