May 2009 Movies




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X-Men Origins: Wolverine PG-13

Hugh Jackman reprises the role that made him a superstar – as the fierce fighting machine who possesses amazing healing powers, retractable claws and a primal fury. Leading up to the events of "X-Men," "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" tells the story of Wolverine’s epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe whose appearances in the film series have long been anticipated.
Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Gavin Hood, Lauren Shuler Donner, Taylor Kitsch, Will.i.am, Avi Arad, David Benioff
Action Adventure Sequel Fantasy Superhero Sci-Fi

Battle for Terra PG

The story tells of a conflict between the inhabitants of a peaceful world and the human warriors who want to colonize it.
Evan Rachel Wood, Dennis Quaid, Brian Cox, Luke Wilson, David Cross, Justin Long, James Garner, Danny Glover
Comedy Fantasy Sci-Fi Animation 3D Shot-In-3D

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past PG-13

Celebrity photographer Connor Mead loves freedom, fun and women...in that order. A committed bachelor who thinks nothing of breaking up with multiple women on a conference call, Connor's mockery of romance proves a real buzz-kill for his kid brother, Paul, and a houseful of well wishers on the eve of Paul's wedding. Just when it looks like Connor may single-handedly ruin the wedding, he is visited by the ghosts of his former jilted girlfriends, who take him on a revealing and hilarious odyssey through his failed relationships--past, present and future. Together they attempt to find out what turned Connor into such an insensitive jerk and whether there is still hope for him to find true love...or if he really is the lost cause everyone thinks he is.
Emma Stone, Jon Shestack, Brad Epstein, Matthew McConaughey, Mark Waters, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas, Lacey Chabert
Comedy Romance

The Limits of Control R

The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger (Isaach De Bankolé), whose activities remain meticulously outside the law. He is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged. The new picture from independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch is set in the striking and varied landscapes of contemporary Spain (both urban and otherwise).
Bill Murray, John Hurt, Jim Jarmusch, Isaach De Bankolé, Hiam Abbass, Gael García Bernal, Alex Descas, Youki Kudoh
Drama
New York / Los Angeles
4 / 5
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$9.99 R

A stop-motion animated story about people living in a Syndey apartment complex looking for meaning in their lives.
Etgar Keret, Emile Sherman, Tatia Rosenthal, Amir Harel
Animation

Revanche

Ex-con Alex plans to flee to the South with his girl after a robbery. But something terrible happens and revenge seems inevitable.
Götz Spielmann
Drama Romance

Jerichow

A remake of The Postman always Rings Twice.
Christian Petzold
Drama

The Skeptic

After the mysterious death of his Aunt, Bryan Becket dismisses reports that the Aunt's house is haunted and moves in.
Zoe Saldana, Tom Arnold, Tennyson Bardwell, Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof, Mary-Beth Taylor, Tim Daly, Edward Herrmann
Thriller Horror

The Merry Gentleman R

An assassin meets a young receptionist and strikes up an unlikely relationship.
Michael Keaton, Bobby Cannavale, Kelly MacDonald, Steven Jones, Ron Lazzeretti, William Dick, Tom Bastounes
Drama

Home

Life for a family in a rural town is is upended when a major highway is constructed nearby.
Isabelle Huppert, Ursula Meier, Denis Delcampe, Denis Freyd, Thierry Spicher, Elena Tatti, Olivier Gourmet
Drama

A Wink and a Smile NR

Ten ordinary women learn the art of the striptease when they dive into the glamorous world of burlesque.
Deirdre Allen Timmons
Documentary
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Star Trek PG-13

From director J.J. Abrams and screenwriters Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci ("Transformers," "MI: III") comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, "Star Trek," featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before. Star Trek explores the early Starfleet careers of future Enterprise officers Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Amanda Grayson (Winona Ryder), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), McCoy (Karl Urban), Sulu (John Cho), and Chekhov (Anton Yelchin). A Romulan, Nero (Eric Bana), and a much older Spock (Leonard Nimoy) are influences, as well as Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood), the first captain of the USS Enterprise.
Eric Bana, Winona Ryder, Tyler Perry, Clifton Collins Jr., Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, John Cho, Zoe Saldana
Drama Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi Prequel

Next Day Air R

A dark comedy about a mis-delivered package of drugs.
Benny Boom, Scott Aronson, Inny Clemons, Blair Cobbs, Donald Faison, Mos Def, Darius McCrary, Lauren London
Action Comedy Crime

Little Ashes R

The young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí.
Robert Pattinson, Jaume Vilalta, Paul Morrison, Javier Beltran, Carlo Dusi, Jonny Persey, Philippa Goslett
Drama

Powder Blue

The story follows four eclectic characters — a mortician, an ex-con, a suicidal ex-priest and a stripper — brought together on Christmas Eve by a mixture of circumstances.
Ray Liotta, Eddie Redmayne, Jessica Biel, Forest Whitaker, Timothy Linh Bui, Stephane Gauger, Patrick Swayze, Kris Kristofferson
Drama
New York / Los Angeles
3 / 5
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Julia NR

An alcoholic woman becomes involved in a nefarious ransom kidnapping scheme with a stranger from an AA meeting.
Kate Del Castillo, Saul Rubinek, Erick Zonca, Tilda Swinton
Drama
New York / Los Angeles
3 / 5
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Love N' Dancing PG-13

Jake and Jessica must try to elude all obstacles, romantic or otherwise, to stay focused on the goal - winning the World Title and winning each other.
Billy Zane, Betty White, Robert Iscove, Tom Malloy, Amy Smart
Drama Romance

Adoration R

A high school student misrepresents himself as a figure from recent history, and draws a group of schoolmates and survivors into a community mourning a tragedy that never happened.
Simone Urdl, Scott Speedman, Robert Lantos, Atom Egoyan, Jennifer Weiss, Katie Boland, Arsinee Khanjian, Raoul Bhaneja
Drama Teen
New York / Los Angeles
3 / 5
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Rudo y Cursi R

Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer.
Alfonso Cuarón, Carlos Cuarón, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna
Drama Comedy Sports

Outrage

An indictment of closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the U.S.
Kirby Dick
Documentary

Angels & Demons PG-13

The team behind the global phenomenon "The Da Vinci Code" returns for the highly anticipated "Angels & Demons," based upon the bestselling novel by Dan Brown. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Harvard religious expert Robert Langdon, who once again finds that forces with ancient roots are willing to stop at nothing, even murder, to advance their goals. Ron Howard again directs the film, which is produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and John Calley.

When Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati - the most powerful underground organization in history - he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization's most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican's only hope for survival.
Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman, Stellan Skarsgard, Tom Hanks, Masasa Moyo, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, John Calley
Drama Thriller Suspense Prequel

The Brothers Bloom PG-13

The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust, intrigue and the most complex literary-inspired setups imaginable. Now they've decided to take on one last job -- showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress named Penelope the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world -- from New Jersey to Greece to Russia and Prague -- in pursuit of priceless artifacts wanted by some of their most unsavory competitors.
Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rian Johnson, Ram Bergan, Wendy Japhet, Rinko Kikuchi, Nora Zehetner, Rachel Weisz
Adventure Thriller Crime Gangster
New York / Los Angeles
3 / 5
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Management R

A traveling saleswoman sells cheap art to small companies and motels. She has a fling with an aimless, underachieving assistant motel manager at one of her stops, and he pursues her all over the U.S.
Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, William Horberg, Stephen Belber, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Jennifer Aniston, Fred Ward
Drama Comedy Romance

Summer Hours

Three kids must sell all their childhood valuables to ensure their dead mother’s wishes are granted.
Charles Gillibert, Olivier Assayas, Marin Karmitz, Nathanaël Karmitz, Juliette Binoche
Drama
New York / Los Angeles
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O' Horten PG-13

The Norwegian film "O’Horten" centers on a train driver who is stumped as to what to do when he hits retirement.
Bent Hamer, Baard Owe, Henny Moan
Comedy
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Terminator Salvation

In the highly anticipated new installment of "The Terminator" film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.
Common, Christian Bale, Bryce Dallas Howard, McG, Michael Ferris, Sam Worthington, Linda Hamilton, Peter D. Graves
Action Adventure Sequel Fantasy Sci-Fi
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Dance Flick PG-13

A rich, white girl from the suburbs finds herself on a series of misadventures when she moves to the mean streets of the inner-city.
Affion Crockett, Damien Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Rck Alvarez, Richard Vane, Damon Wayans
Comedy Spoof

Easy Virtue PG-13

Based on the Noel Coward play, the film tells the story of an American divorcee (Jessica Biel) who heads to the South of France. Once there she jumps into a whirlwind romance and wedding with an English guy (Ben Barnes). Then the newly weds travel to the UK to face the music with his disapproving parents (Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas).
Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Stephen Elliott, Colin Firth, Kristin Scott Thomas, Cynthia Nixon
Comedy Romance

The Girlfriend Experience

A revealing look at the world of prostitution from an elite call girl's point of view.
Steven Soderbergh, Sasha Grey, David Levien, Greg Jacobs, Brian Koppelman, Chris Santos
Drama Comedy

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian PG

It's a new "Night" and "Museum" for Ben Stiller, who is joined by several other stars from the original film, as well as new characters from history. The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world’s largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone’s rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy’s ruby red slippers and Archie Bunker’s lounge chair. No major film has ever shot inside the Smithsonian in Washington…until "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian".
Bill Hader, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Jon Bernthal, Robin Williams, Ben Garant, Shawn Levy, Ben Stiller
Comedy Sequel Fantasy

The Boys

A documentary about Academy Award and Grammy-winning songwriters Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman.
Gregory V. Sherman, Ben Stiller, Jeff Sherman, David Permut
Documentary

Pressure Cooker

High school students compete for scholarships to culinary college.
Mark Becker, Jennifer Grausman
Documentary

Drag Me to Hell PG-13

A morality tale about the unwitting recipient of a supernatural curse.
Sam Raimi, Justin Long, David Paymer, Joe Drake, Grant Curtis, Rob Tapert, Ivan Raimi, Jessica Lucas
Drama Suspense Horror

Up PG

From the Academy Award®-nominated team of director Pete Docter ("Monsters, Inc.") and co-director Bob Peterson comes "Up," a comedic adventure taking off (and lifting spirits) in summer 2009. Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life. "Up" takes audiences on a thrilling journey where the unlikely pair encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains and jungle creatures. When seeking adventure next summer -- look "Up."
Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer, Pete Docter, Ed Asner, Bob Peterson, Jonas Rivera, John Ratzenberger
Adventure Comedy Kids Animation

What Goes Up R

A reporter covering the Challenger Space Shuttle launch becomes mixed up in the lives of some local students.
Steve Coogan, Jonathan Glazer, R.D. Robb, Robert Lawson, Hilary Duff, Molly Shannon, Olivia Thirlby
Drama

The Brothers Bloom PG-13

The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust, intrigue and the most complex literary-inspired setups imaginable. Now they've decided to take on one last job -- showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress named Penelope the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world -- from New Jersey to Greece to Russia and Prague -- in pursuit of priceless artifacts wanted by some of their most unsavory competitors.
Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rian Johnson, Ram Bergan, Wendy Japhet, Rinko Kikuchi, Nora Zehetner, Rachel Weisz
Adventure Thriller Crime Gangster
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3 / 5
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Departures NR

A cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved, leaving him without a job. He decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work, finding a job in a funeral home.
Yojiro Takita, Kundo Koyama
Drama