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WINTER 2012 MOVIE PREVIEW
Written by USTownhall staff   
Monday, 02 January 2012 12:57

MARCH 2012

MARCH 2
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Doctor Seuss' The Lorax

Genre: Family, animated

Stars: Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Betty White

Director: Chris Renaud, Co-Director: Kyle Balda

Premise: A boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world..

MPAA: PG (for for mild brief language)

Run time: 1 hr. 34 min.

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Project X

Genre: Comedy

Stars: Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Brown, Dax Flame, Kirby Bliss Blanton

Director: Nima Nourizadeh

Premise: Three seemingly anonymous high school seniors attempt to finally make a name for themselves. Their idea is innocent enough: let's throw a party that no one will forget...but nothing could prepare them for this party. Word spreads quickly as dreams are ruined, records are blemished and legends are born.

MPAA: R (for crude and sexual content throughout, nudity, drugs, drinking, pervasive language, reckless behavior and mayhem)

Run time: 1 hr. 28 min.

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Being Flynn

Genre: Drama

Stars: Robert De Niro, Paul Dano, Julianne Moore, Olivia Thirlby

Director: Paul Weitz

Premise: Nick Flynn is shocked to have his eccentric and long-absent father, Jonathan reach out to him unexpectedly. Still feeling the loss of his mother in the midst of starting a new relationship with Denise, the last person Nick wants to see is his father. But you can't outrun fate and slowly Nick comes to realize he has been given the chance to make a real future not only for himself, but for his struggling father too.

MPAA: R (for for language throughout, some sexual content, drug use, and brief nudity)

Run time: 1 hr. 26 min.

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Boy

Genre: New Zealand Comedy-Drama

Stars: Craig Hall, Rachel House, Ngapaki Emery, Waihoroi Shortland

Director: Taika Waititi

Premise: The year is 1984 and, somewhere along the rural East Coast of New Zealand, lives Boy who idolizes pop star Michael Jackson. Boy lives with his brother Rocky, a clan of cousins and his Nan. Boy also idolizes his father, Alamein, who is the heroic subject of his son's fantasies, but, in reality, he is serving time in prison for robbery. When Alamein returns home after a 7-year absence, Boy must let go of the father of his dreams to face reality.

MPAA: Not rated

Run time: 1 hr. 27 min.

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Let the Bullets Fly

Genre: Action

Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Jiang Wen, Ge You, Carina Lau

Director: Jiang Wen

Premise: Legendary bandit "Pocky" Zhang violently crosses paths with the con man Tang, who desperately offers up an intriguing proposition: Zhang will become the governor of Goose Town, where he can make more money in a month than he would in a year of train robberies. But neither realizes that Goose Town is already under the iron rule of Master Huang, a ruthless and wealthy crime lord.

MPAA: Not rated

Run time: 2 hrs. 12 min.

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Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

Genre: Comedy

Stars: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, William Atherton, Jeff Goldblum

Directors: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim

Premise: Tim and Eric are given a billion dollars to make a movie, but squander every dime...and the sinister Schlaaang corporation is mad. Their lives at stake, the guys skip town in search of a way to pay the money back. When they happen upon a chance to rehabilitate a bankrupt mall full of vagrants, bizarre stores and a man-eating wolf that stalks the food court, they see dollar signs – a billion of them.

MPAA: R (for for strong crude and sexual content throughout, brief graphic nudity, pervasive language, comic violence and drug use)

Run time: 1 hr. 33 min.

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MARCH 9
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John Carter

Genre: Action-Fantasy

Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Thomas Haden Church, Willem Dafoe

Director: Andrew Stanton

Premise: War-weary, former military captain John Carter is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris. In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.

MPAA: PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action)

Run time: 2 hrs. 12 min.

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Silent House

Genre: Horror

Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Julia Taylor Ross

Director: Chris Kentis, Laura Lau

Premise: Sarah is a young woman who finds herself sealed inside her family's secluded lake house. With no contact to the outside world, and no way out, panic turns to terror to terror as events become increasingly ominous in and around the house.

MPAA: R (for disturbing violent content and terror)

Run time: 1 hr. 28 min.

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A Thousand Words

Genre: Comedy

Stars: Eddie Murphy, Clark Duke, Allison Janney, Kerry Washington

Director: Brian Robbins

Premise: Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack's life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he's got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he's a goner.

MPAA: PG-13 (for sexual situations including dialogue, language and some drug-related humor)

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The Decoy Bride

Genre: British Romantic Comedy

Stars: David Tennant, Kelly MacDonald, Alice Eve, Michael Urie

Director: Sheree Folkson

Premise: When the world's media descend on the remote Scottish island where a Hollywood actress is attempting to get married, a local girl is hired as a decoy bride to put the paparazzi off the scent.

MPAA: Not rated

Run time: 1 hr. 29 min.

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Footnote

Genre: Foreign-language drama

Stars: Shlomo Bar-Abba, Lior Louie Ashkenazi, Aliza Rosen, Alma Zack

Director: Joseph Cedar

Premise: A tale of a great rivalry between a father and son, both eccentric professors, who have dedicated their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. The father has never been recognized for his work, but his son is an up-and-coming star in the field, who appears to feed on accolades, endlessly seeking recognition. Then one day, the tables turn. When the father learns that he is to be awarded the most valuable honor for scholarship in Israel, his vanity and desperate need for validation are exposed. His son is thrilled to see his father's achievements finally recognized but, in a darkly funny twist, is forced to choose between the advancement of his own career and his father's. Will he sabotage his father's glory?

MPAA: PG (for for thematic elements, brief nudity, language and smoking)

Run time: 1 hr. 43 min.

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Friends with Kids

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Stars: Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Adam Scott, Kristen Wiig

Director: Jennifer Westfeldt

Premise: A close-knit circle of friends are at that moment in life when children arrive and everything changes. The last two singles in the group observe the effect that kids have had on their friends' relationships and wonder if there's a better way. They decide to have a child together and date other people.

MPAA: R (for for sexual content and language)

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Good for Nothing

Genre: New Zealand Western

Stars: Cohen Holloway, Inge Rademeyer

Director: Mike Wallis

Premise: An outlaw reluctantly develops strong feelings for a woman he has kidnapped. Yet when the outlaw tries to force himself on the young and beautiful Isabella, he finds himself suffering from performance anxiety. On a quest to cure his erectile dysfunction, the pair are pursued by an unpredictable posse who are set on killing both the outlaw and Isabella, who they have mistaken for a whore and accomplice.

MPAA: R (for for violence and some sexual references)

Run time: 1 hr. 32 min.

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Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Genre: Documentary

Stars: Jiro Ono

Director: David Gelb

Premise: The story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world's greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearances, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious 3 star Michelin review, and sushi lovers from around the globe make repeated pilgrimage, calling months in advance and shelling out top dollar for a coveted seat at Jiro's sushi bar.For most of his life, Jiro has been mastering the art of making sushi, but even at his age he sees himself still striving for perfection, working from sunrise to well beyond sunset to taste every piece of fish; meticulously train his employees; and carefully mold and finesse the impeccable presentation of each sushi creation. At the heart of this story is Jiro's relationship with his eldest son Yoshikazu, the worthy heir to Jiro's legacy, who is unable to live up to his full potential in his father's shadow.

MPAA: PG (for for mild thematic elements and brief smoking)

Run time: 1 hr. 21 min.

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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Genre: British Comedy

Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Amr Waked

Director: Lasse Hallström

Premise: A visionary sheik has a big dream – to bring salmon fishing to the desert. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his representative to turn his dream into reality, an extraordinary feat that will require the involvement of Britain's leading fisheries expert who happens to think the project both absurd and unachievable. That is, until the Prime Minister's overzealous press secretary latches on for its potential as a 'good will' story. Now, this unlikely team will put it all on the line and embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible.

MPAA: PG-13 (for for some violence and sexual content, and brief language)

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Sound of Noise

Genre: Foreign language comedy

Stars: Bengt Nilsson, Sanna Persson, Magnus Borjeson, Johannes Bjork

Director: Johannes Stjärne Nilsson, Ola Simonsson

Premise: Police officer Amadeus Warnebring was born into a musical family with a long history of famous musicians and he hates music. Now, Warnebring is about to face the most difficult case of his career. A group of six eccentric drummers, led by revolutionary genius Sanna, has decided to launch a full-scale musical attack using the city as their instrument. Their musical terrorism leads to chaos and disorder. As Warnebring hunts for these serial musicians, he discovers the woman he is in love with is the leader of the group. Warnebring is left with no choice but to enter the world he has spent his entire life fleeing--the world of rhythm and music.

MPAA: R (for for language and some brief nudity)

Run time: 1 hr. 38 min.

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MARCH 16 (full details soon)
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21 Jump Street

 

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Casa de Mi Padre

 

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Detachment

 

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The FP

 

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Jeff, Who Lives at Home

 

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The Kid with a Bike

 

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Natural Selection

 

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Reuniting the Rubins

 

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Seeking Justice

 

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MARCH 23 (full details soon)
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Brake

 

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The Deep Blue Sea

 

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The Hunger Games

 

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Musical Chairs

 

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October Baby

 

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The Raid: Redemption

 

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The Trouble with Bliss

 

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MARCH 30 (full details soon)
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The Island President

 

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The Bully Project

 

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Dark Tide

 

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Goon

 

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Intruders

 

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Mirror, Mirror

 

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Wrath of the Titans

 

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FEBRUARY 2012

FEBRUARY 17
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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Genre: Comic book adaptation

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Violante Placido, Ciaran Hinds, Idris Elba

Directors: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor

Premise: Former stuntman and bounty hunter of rogue demons Johnny Blaze has been living in self-imposed exile, believing that his powers are a curse. But when he is approached by a member of a monastic order who is looking for someone to protect a mother and her son, who are being pursued by the devil in the figure of a man named Roarke, the Ghost Rider takes the case.

MPAA: PG-13 (for intense sequences of action and violence, some disturbing images, and language)

Run time: 1 hr. 35 min. 

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This Means War

Genre:Action-Comedy

Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Til Schweiger

Director: McG

Premise: Two of the world's deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends - until they discover that they've fallen in love with the same woman. Deciding to keep their friendship a secret from her, they pull out their full arsenal of fighting skills and high-tech gadgetry to defeat their greatest enemy - each other.

MPAA: PG-13 (for sexual content including references, some violence and action, and for language)

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Bullhead

Genre: Crime drama, Foreign language

Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Barbara Sarafian, Jeanne Dandoy

Director: Michael R. Roskam

Premise: Domineering cattle farmer Jacky Vanmarsenille, constantly pumped on steroids and hormones, initiates a shady deal with a notorious mafioso meat trader. When an investigating federal agent is assassinated and a woman from his traumatic past resurfaces, Jacky must confront his demons and face the far-reaching consequences of his decisions.

MPAA: R (for some strong violence, language and sexual content)

Run time: 2 hrs. 6 min.

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On the Ice

Genre: Crime drama

Stars: Josiah Patkotak, Frank Qutuq Irelan, Teddy Kyle Smith, Adamina Kerr

Director: Andrew Okpeaha Maclean

Premise: Bonded by their dark secret, two best friends are forced to create one fabrication after another in order to survive. With their future in the balance, the two boys are forced to explore the limits of friendship and honor.

MPAA: R (for for language, some drug content and violence)

Run time: 1 hr. 36 min.

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The Secret World of Arrietty

Genre:Animated fantasy

Stars: Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Carol Burnett

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Premise: Based upon Mary Norton's classic children's book The Borrowers.  Residing quietly beneath the floorboards are little people who live undetected in a secret world to be discovered, where the smallest may stand tallest of all. Arrietty, a tiny, but tenacious 14-year-old, lives with her parents in the recesses of a suburban garden home, unbeknownst to the homeowner and her housekeeper. But when 12-year-old Shawn, a human boy who comes to stay in the home, discovers his mysterious housemate one evening, a secret friendship blossoms. If discovered, their relationship could drive Arrietty's family from the home and straight into danger.

MPAA: G

Run time: 1 hr. 20 min.

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Thin Ice

Genre: Crime drama

Stars: Greg Kinnear, Billy Crudup, Alan Arkin, David Harbour

Director: Jill Sprecher

Premise: Mickey Prohaska is a small-time insurance agent looking for a way to jump-start his business, reunite with his estranged wife and escape the frigid Wisconsin weather. This self-proclaimed master of spin believes that salesmanship is about selling a story – all he needs is a sucker willing to buy it. He hits pay dirt with a lonely retired farmer who is sitting on something much bigger than an insurance commission. But Mickey's attempt to con the old man spins out of control when a nosy, unstable locksmith with a volatile temper dramatically ups the stakes, trapping him in a madcap spiral of danger, deceit and double-crossing.

MPAA: R (for language, and brief violent and sexual content)

Run time: 1 hr. 54 min.

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Undefeated

Genre: Sports documentary

Stars: Bill Courtney, Montrail Money Brown, Chavis Daniels, O.C. Brown

Director: Daniel Lindsay

Premise: Set in the inner-city of Memphis, Undefeated chronicles the Manassas Tigers' 2009 football season, on and off-the-field, as they strive to win the first playoff game in the high school's 110-year history. A coming-of-age documentary film, Undefeated provides audiences an intimate view of an underprivileged group of teens and their inspirational coach, as they attempt to make history.

MPAA: PG-13 (for some language)

Run time: 1 hr. 50 min.

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FEBRUARY 24
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Act of Valor

Genre: Action

Stars: Roselyn Sanchez, Alex Veadov, Nestor Serrano, Jason Cottle

Director: Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh

Premise: When a mission to recover a kidnapped CIA operative unexpectedly results in the discovery of an imminent, terrifying global threat, an elite team of highly trained Navy SEALs must immediately embark on a heart-stopping secret operation, the outcome of which will determine the fate of us all.

MPAA: R (for for strong violence including some torture, and for language)

Run time: 1 hr. 41 min.

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Gone

Genre: Thriller

Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Daniel Sunjata, Jennifer Carpenter, Sebastian Stan

Director: Heitor Dhalia

Premise: Jill Parrish comes home from a night shift to discover her sister Molly has been abducted. Jill, who had escaped from a kidnapper a year before, is convinced that the same serial killer has come back for her sister. Afraid that Molly will be dead by sundown, Jill embarks on a heart-pounding chase to find the killer, expose his secrets and save her sister.

MPAA: PG-13 (for violence and terror, some sexual material, brief language and drug references)

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Tyler Perry's Good Deeds

Genre: Drama

Stars: Tyler Perry, Thandie Newton, Brian J. White, Rebecca Romijn

Director: Tyler Perry

Premise: A successful, wealthy businessman, Wesley Deeds has always done what's expected of him. But Wesley is jolted out of his predictable routine when he meets Lindsey, a down-on-her-luck single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building. When he offers to help her get back on her feet, the chance encounter with someone so far outside his usual circle ignites something in Wesley. This one good deed may finally spark his courage to exchange the life that's expected of him for the life he's always really wanted.

MPAA: PG-13 (for for sexual content, language, some violence and thematic material)

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Wanderlust

Genre: Comedy

Stars: Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Malin Akerman, Justin Theroux

Director: David Wain

Premise: George and Linda are an overextended, stressed out Manhattan couple. After George is downsized out of his job, they find themselves with only one option: to move in with George's awful brother in Atlanta.
On the way there, George and Linda stumble upon Elysium, an idyllic community populated by colorful characters who embrace a different way of looking at things.

MPAA: R (for sexual content, graphic nudity, language and drug use)

Run time: 1 hr. 40 min.

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The Fairy

Genre: Comedy, Foreign language

Stars: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy

Director: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy

Premise: A hotel clerk searches all over Le Havre for the fairy who made two of his three wishes come true before disappearing.

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Run time: 1 hr. 33 min.

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The Forgiveness of Blood

Genre: Drama, Foreign language

Stars: Refet Abazi, Tristan Halilaj, Sindi Lacej, Ilire Vinca Celaj

Director: Joshua Marston

Premise: An Albanian family caught up in a blood feud. Nik (Tristan Halilaj) is a carefree teenager in a small town with a crush on the school beauty and ambitions to start his own small Internet business. His world is suddenly upended when his father becomes entangled in a dispute that leaves a fellow villager murdered. According to a centuries-old code of law known as the Kanun, Nik's family owes a life in return. Nik finds himself the prime target and becomes confined to home while his younger sister Rudina (Sindi Lacej) is forced to leave school and take over their father's business.

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Run time:1 hr. 49 min.

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Genre: Romantic comedy, Foreign language

Stars: Tinnu Anand, Genelia D'Souza, Ritesh Deshmukh

Director: Mandeep Kumar

Premise: The story of a boy who kidnaps a girl but starts to fall in love with her.

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Tomorrow, When the War Began

Genre: Action

Stars: Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis

Director: Stuart Beattie

Premise: When their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight unlikely high school teenagers band together to fight.

MPAA: R (for some violence)

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JANUARY 2012

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Loosies

Genre: Comedy-Drama

Stars: Peter Facinelli, Vincent Gallo, Michael Madsen, Jaimie Alexander, William Forsythe

Director: Michael Corrente

Premise: A successful pickpocket living the outlaw lifestyle is confronted with an old one-night stand who tells him that she is pregnant with his child.

MPAA: PG-13 (for some violence, sexual content and language)

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The Devil Inside

Genre: Horror

Stars: Fernanda Andrade, Bonnie Morgan, Evan Helmuth, Suzan Crowley, Ionut Grama

Director: Brent Bell

Premise: With the help of exorcists, a woman sets out to determine whether her murderous mother is mentally ill or demonically possessed.

MPAA: R (for disturbing violent content and grisly images, and for language including some sexual references)

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Norwegian Wood

Genre: Drama, Foreign language

Stars: Ken ichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Kengo Kora, Tetsuji Tamayama

Director: Anh Hung Tran

Premise: Upon hearing the song "Norwegian Wood" by The Beatles, a man named Toru Watanabe reflects on his teen years in 1960s Japan.

MPAA: Not Rated

Run time: 2 hrs. 13 min.

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Roadie

Genre: Drama

Stars: Ron Eldard, Jill Hennessy, Bobby Cannavale, Lois Smith, David Margulies

Director: Michael Cuesta

Premise: After a 45-year-old roadie gets dumped by his band, he returns home to Queens, sees his aged mother for the first time since his father's funeral, and finds that even though his neighborhood has become a slum, everywhere he goes there are remnants of the neighborhood he grew up in.

MPAA: R (for pervasive language and some drug content)

Run time: 1 hr. 35 min.

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JANUARY 13
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Contraband

Genre: Action Thriller

Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, Lukas Haas

Director: Baltasar Kormákur

Premise: Chris Farraday long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs, Chris is forced back into doing what he does best – running contraband – to settle Andy's debt.

MPAA: R for violence, pervasive language and brief drug use

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Joyful Noise

Genre: Musical Comedy-Drama

Stars: Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Courtney B. Vance, Jeremy Jordan

Director: Todd Graff

Premise: Two very different women, one a mother of two teenagers, the other a widow of the recently deceased choir director, join forces to save their small-town gospel choir.

MPAA: PG 13 (for some language including a sexual reference)

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Premium Rush

Genre: Action Thriller

Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Jamie Chung, Dania Ramirez

Director: David Koepp

Premise: In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.

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Beauty and the Beast 3D

Genre: Animated musical fantasy

Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Rex Everhart, Richard White, Jesse Corti

Directors: Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale

Premise: Belle is a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff -- a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others -- and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.

MPAA: G

Run time: 1 hr. 24 min.

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The Divide

Genre: SciFi Thriller

Stars: Lauren German, Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Eklund, Rosanna Arquette, Ashton Holmes, Courtney B. Vance, Iván González, Jennifer Blanc, Abbey Thickson

Director: Xavier Gens

Premise: Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.

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JANUARY 20
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Genre: Drama

Stars: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Max von Sydow, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright, James Gandolfini

Director: Stephen Daldry

Premise: Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.

MPAA: PG-13 (for emotional thematic material, some disturbing images, and language)

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Haywire

Genre: Action Thriller

Stars: Gina Carano, Michael Douglas, Ewan McGregor, Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Premise: A female covert ops specialist, who works in the deadly world of international operatives, strikes back after discovering she's been double-crossed by someone close to her in the agency.

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Red Tails

Genre: Historical Action

Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Brandon T. Jackson, Ne-Yo

Director: Anthony Hemingway

Premise: 1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options -- including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. Against all the odds, with something to prove and everything to lose, these intrepid young airmen take to the skies to fight for their country -- and the fate of the free world.

MPAA: PG 13 (for some sequences of war violence)

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Underworld Awakening

Genre: Fantasy Thriller

Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eisley

Directors: Mans Marlind, Bjorn Stein

Premise: The vampire warrioress Selene, escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

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New SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL picture
Written by USTownhall staff   
Sunday, 09 October 2011 23:00

Here's the latest picture from the set of the upcoming film, The Man of Steel, which stars Henry Cavill as Big Blue.  It's the clearest image we've seen of the suit so far. 

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MOVIE PREVIEW: Early Superman and Batman pics
Written by USTownhall staff   
Thursday, 04 August 2011 21:15

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CHRISTIAN BALE in The Dark Knight Rises

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HENRY CAVILL IN Superman: The Man of Steel

[Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]

 

 

 
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SUMMER 2011 MOVIE PREVIEW
Written by USTownahll staff   
Friday, 15 April 2011 19:08

Summer movie season is upon us, and to help you with your many viewing choices, we've put together a comprehensive listing of all the movies that are set to be released during the months of May through August, which Hollywood has deemed to be "summer."

Keep checking back as further information, trailers, and photos are added as we get them. 

 

MAY 2011

TITLE POSTER STARS DIRECTOR GENRE MPAA RATING TRAILERS (For best results: Click on "Full Screen" icon, then "Play" icon)
MAY 6

The Beaver

(Summit Entertainment)

Limited release until May 20

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Mel Gibson

Jodie Foster

Michelle Ang

Anton Yelchin

Jodie Foster Comedy-Drama

RATED R

for mature thematic material, some disturbing content, sexuality and language including a drug reference.

 

 

Daydream Nation

(Anchor Bay Entertainment)

Plays in New York and Los Angeles for 2 weekends before being released to DVD on May 17

 

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Scott Speedman

Andie MacDowell

Kat Dennings

Josh Lucas

Michael Goldbach Comedy-Drama

RATED R

for drug and alcohol use, sexual content, language and some violent images - all involving teens.

Forks Over Knives

(Monica Beach Media)

Limited release

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RATED PG

for some thematic elements and incidental smoking.

An Invisible Sign

(IFC Films)

Limited Release

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Jessica Alba

Chris Messina

J.K. Simmons

Marilyn Agrelo Comedy-Drama

Jumping the Broom

(Sony Pictures)

Released to 700 theaters

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Angela Bassett

Paula Patton

Laz Alonso

Mike Epps

Salim Akil Comedy

RATED PG-13

for some sexual content.

 

 

 

 

Last Night

(Tribeca Films)

Limited Release

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Keira Knightley

Eva Medes

Sam Worthington

Guillaume Canet

Massy Tadjedin Romantic Drama

RATED R

for some language.

 

 

Passion Play

(Image Entertainment)

Plays in New York and Los Angeles for 4 weekends before being released to DVD on May 31

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Mickey Rourke

Megan Fox

Kelly Lynch

Bill Murray

Mitch Glazer Thriller

RATED R

for language, some sexuality/nudity, violence and brief drug use.

 

 

Something Borrowed

(Warner Bros. Pictures)

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Kate Hudson

Ginnifer Goodwin

John Krasinski

Colin Egglesfield

Luke Greenfield Romantic Comedy

RATED PG-13

for sexual content including dialogue, and some drug material.

 

 

There Be Dragons

(Samuel Goldwyn Films)

Limited Release

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Wes Bentley

Dougray Scott

Charlie Cox

Olga Kurylenko

Roland Joffe Drama

RATED PG-13

for violence and combat sequences, some language and thematic elements.

 

Thor

(Paramount Pictures)

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Chris Hemsworth

Anthony Hopkins

Natalie Portman

Colm Feore

Kenneth Branagh Comic Book adaptation, Action-Fantasy, 3D

RATED PG-13

for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAY 13

The Big Bang

(Anchor Bay Films)

Limited Release

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Antonio Banderas

Rebecca Mader

William Fichtner

Tony Krantz Action

RATED R

for some strong sexual content, nudity, violence and language.

 

Bridesmaids

(Universal Pictures)

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Kristen Wiig

Maya Rudolph

Chris O'Dowd

Ellie Kemper

Paul Feig Comedy

RATED R

for some strong sexuality, and language throughout.

 

 

 

 

Decisions

Released to 1000 theaters before arriving on DVD August 15

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Cory Haim

Cisco Reyes

Crime Drama

The First Grader

(National Geographic Entertainment)

Limited Release

First_Grader-thumb Justin Chadwick Drama based on a true story

RATED PG-13

for some disturbing violent content and brief nudity.

Everything Must Go

(Roadside Attractions)

Limited Release

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Will Ferrell

Rebecca Hall

Laura Dern

Michael Pena

Dan Rush Comedy-Drama

RATED R

for language and some sexual content.

 

Go For It!

(Lionsgate Films)

Limited Release

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Aimee Garcia

Al Bandiero

Jossara Jinaro

Gina Rodriguez

Carmen Marron Drama

 

Hesher

(Wrekin Hill Entertainment)

Limited Release

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Natalie Portman

Piper Laurie

Rainn Wilson

Spencer Susser Drama

RATED R

for disturbing violent behavior, sexual content including graphic dialogue, pervasive language, and drug content - some in the presence of a child.

 

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird

(First Run Features)

Plays in New York and Los Angeles before arriving on DVD July 19

appearances by:

Tom Brokaw

Mary Badham

Oprah Winfrey

James Patterson

Mary Murphy Documentary Not Rated

How to Live Forever

(Variance Films)

Plays in New York and Los Angeles only

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Priest

(Sony Screen Gems)

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Paul Bettany

Cam Gigandet

Maggie Q

Karl Urban

Scott Stewart Post-Apocalyptic SciFi Thriller, 3D

RATED PG-13

for intense sequences of violence and action, disturbing images and brief strong language.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Road to Nowhere

(Monterey Media)

Limited Release

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Dominique Swain

Shannyn Sossamon

John Diehl

Waylon Payne

Monte Hellman Crime Drama

RATED R

for some language and brief violence.

Skateland

(Freedom Films)

Limited Release

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Haley Ramm

James LeGros

Anthony Burns

Shiloh Fernandez

Anthony Burns Drama

RATED PG-13

for violence, some sexuality, language, substance abuse and smoking - involving teens.

 

 

Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls

(Argot Pictures)

Limited Release

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Lynda Topp

Jools Topp

Leanne Pooley Documentary

True Legend

(Indomina Releasing)

Limited Release

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Man Cheuk Chiu

Michelle Yeoh

Woo-ping Yuen Action

RATED R

for sequences of battle violence and brutal fighting.

 

MAY 20

35 and Ticking

(Image Entertainment)

Limited Release

Meagan Good

Kevin Hart

Tamala Jones

Nicole Ari Parker

Romantic Comedy

The Lion of Judah

(Eternal Pictures)

Limited Release

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Ernest Borgnine

Scott Eastwood

Michael Madsen

Deryck Broom,
Roger Hawkins
Animated-Religious

RATED PG

for some mild thematic elements.

Midnight in Paris

(Sony Picture Classics)

Limited Release

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Owen Wilson

Marion Cotillard

Carla Bruni

Rachel McAdams

Woody Allen Comedy-Drama

RATED PG-13

for some sexual references and smoking.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

(Walt Disney Pictures)

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Johnny Depp

Geoffrey Rush

Penelope Cruz

Ian McShane

Rob Marshall Action-Fantasy, 3D

 

 

 

MAY 26 (Thursday)

The Hangover Part II

(Warner Bros. Pictures)

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Bradley Cooper

Ed Helms

Zach Galifianakis

Ken Jeong

Todd Phillips Comedy

 

MAY 27

Kung Fu Panda 2

(Paramount Pictures)

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Jack Black

Angelina Jolie

Jackie Chan

David Cross

Jennifer Yu Helson Animated Action-Comedy, 3D

RATED PG

for sequences of martial arts action and mild violence.

 

 

 

 

The Tree of Life

(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

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Brad Pitt

Sean Penn

Jessica Chastain

Terrence Malick Drama

RATED PG-13

for some thematic material.

 

 

 

 

JUNE 2011

 

 

TITLE POSTER STARS DIRECTOR GENRE MPAA RATING TRAILERS (For best results: Click on "Full Screen" icon, then "Play" icon)
JUNE 3

Beginners

(Focus Features)

Limited Release

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Ewan McGregor

Christopher Plummer

Goran Visnjic

Mike Mills Drama

RATED R

for language and some sexual content.

 

Bride Flight

(Music Box Films)

Limited Release

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Waldemar Torenstra

Anna Drijver

Karina Smulders

Elise Schaap

Ben Sombogaart Drama, Foreign

RATED R

for a strong sex scene and some graphic nudity.

The Last Mountain

(Dada Films)

Limited Release

Last_Mountain-thumb Bill Haney Documentary

RATED PG

for some thematic material and brief language.

Love, Wedding, Marriage

(IFC Films)

Limited Release

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Mandy Moore

Kellan Lutz

James Brolin

Kathy Bates

Jane Seymour

Dermot Mulroney Romantic Comedy-Drama

RATED PG-13

for sexual material and language.

 

Rejoice and Shout

(Magnolia Pictures)

Limited Release

Don McGlynn Documentary

RATED PG-13

for some mild thematic material and incidental smoking.

Submarine

(Optimum Releasing)

Limited Release

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Michael Sheen

Paddy Considine

Noah Taylor

Sally Hawkins

Richard Ayoade Drama

RATED R

for language and some sexual content.

X-Men: First Class

(20th Century Fox)

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James McAvoy

Michael Fassbender

Kevin Bacon

Matthew Vaughn Comic Book Adaptation, Action-Fantasy

 

JUNE 10

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer

(Relativity Media)

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Heather Graham

Jordana Beatty

Jaleel White

Parris Mosteller

John Schultz Family Comedy-Adventure

RATED PG

for some mild rude humor and language.

 

Super 8

(Paramount Pictures)

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Kyle Chandler

Elle Fanning

Ron Eldard

Noah Emmerich

J.J. Abrams SciFi Thriller

 

 

 

 

The Trip

(IFC Films)

Limited Release

Steve Coogan

Rob Brydon

Michael Winterbottom Comedy

The Troll Hunter

(Magnet Releasing)

Limited Release

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Otto Jespersen

Tomas Alf Larsen

Hans Morten Hansen

Andre Ovredal Documentary-style Thriller, Foreign

RATED PG-13

for some sequences of creature terror.

 

Viva Riva!

(Music Box Films)

Limited Release

Patsha Bay

Manie Malone

Hoji Fortuna

Drama
JUNE 17

Buck

(IFC Films)

Plays in New York only

Cindy Meehl Documentary

RATED PG

for thematic elements, mild language and an injury.

Green Lantern

(Warner Bros. Pictures)

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Ryan Reynolds

Blake Lively

Peter Sarsgaard

Mark Strong

Martin Campbell Comic Book Adaptation, SciFi Fantasy

 

 

 

Homework

(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Limited Release

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Freddie Highmore

Emma Roberts

Michael Angarano

Gavin Weisen Teen Romantic Comedy-Drama

Mr. Popper's Penguins

(20th Century Fox)

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Jim Carrey

Carla Gugino

Ophelia Lovibond

Philip Baker Hall

Mark Waters Family Comedy-Adventure

 

Mysteries of Lisbon

(Music Box Films)

Limited Release

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Lea Seydoux

Melvil Poupaud

Clotilde Hesme

Raoul Ruiz Drama
JUNE 24

Bad Teacher

(Sony Pictures)

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Cameron Diaz

Justin Timberlake

Jason Segel

John Michael Higgins

Jake Kasdan Comedy

RATED R

for sexual content, nudity, language and some drug use.

 

 

A Better Life

(Summit Entertainment)

Limited Release

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Demián Bichir

 Jose Julian

Chris Weitz Drama

RATED PG-13

for some violence, language and brief drug use.

Cars 2

(Disney-Pixar)

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Owen Wilson

Bonnie Hunt

Larry the Cable Guy

Cheech Marin

Brad Lewis,
John Lasseter
Animated Comedy-Adventure, 3D

 

 

 

A Little Help

(Freestyle Releasing)

Limited Release

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Jenna Fischer

Chris O'Donnell

Rob Benedict

Michael J. Weithorn Comedy-Drama

RATED R

for language, some sexual content and drug use.

Turtle: The Incredible Journey

(Hannover House)

Limited Release

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JULY 2011

TITLE POSTER STARS DIRECTOR GENRE MPAA RATING TRAILERS (For best results: Click on "Full Screen" icon, then "Play" icon)
JULY 1

Larry Crowne

(Universal Pictures)

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Tom Hanks

Julia Roberts

Taraji P. Henson

Cedric the Entertainer

Tom Hanks Comedy-Drama

RATED PG-13

for brief strong language and some sexual content.

 

Monte Carlo

(20th Century Fox)

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Selena Gomez

Leighton Meester

Katie Cassidy

Andie MacDowell

Tom Bezucha Teen Romantic Comedy-Drama

RATED PG

for brief mild language.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

(Paramount Pictures)

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Shia LaBeouf

Tyrese Gibson

James Avery

Frances McDormand

Michael Bay SciFi Fantasy, Action-Adventure, 3D

 

 

JULY 8

Horrible Bosses

(Warner Bros. Pictures)

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Jason Bateman

Charlie Day

Colin Farrell

Jennifer Aniston

Jamie Foxx

Kevin Spacey

Seth Gordon Crime Comedy

 

The Ledge

(IFC Films)

Limited Release

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Terrence Howard

Patrick Wilson

Liv Tyler

Charlie Hunnam

Matthew Chapman Thriller

One Day

(Focus Features)

Limited Release

One_Day-thumb

Anne Hathaway

Jim Sturgess

Romola Garai

Jamie Sives

Lone Scherfig Romantic Comedy

RATED PG-13

for sexual content, partial nudity, language, some violence and substance abuse.

Project Nim

(Roadside Attractions)

Limited Release

Project_Nim-thumb James Marsh Documentary

Zookeeper

(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

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Kevin James

Adam Sandler

Jon Favreau

Cher

Frank Coraci Romantic Comedy

RATED PG

for some rude and suggestive humor, and language.

 

JULY 15

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II

(Warner Bros. Pictures)

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Daniel Radcliffe

Emma Watson

Rupert Grint

David Yates Fantasy Action-Adventure, 3D

 

Life Above All

(Sony Picture Classics)

Limited Release

Oliver Schmitz Drama

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Limited Release

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Zhang Ziyi

Li Bingbing

Drama

RATED PG-13

for sexuality, violence, disturbing images, and drug use.

 

Winnie the Pooh

(Walt Disney Pictures)

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Jim Cummings

Max Burkholder

Craig Ferguson

Gilbert Gottfried

Don Hall,
Stephen J. Anderson
Animated Family Comedy, Traditional cel-animation RATED G

 

JULY 22

Another Earth

(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Limited Release

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Brit Marling

William Mapother

Jordan Baker

Mark Cahill Drama

Bellflower

(Oscilloscope Pictures)

Limited Release

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Jessie Wiseman

Tyler Dawson

Rebekah Brandes

Evan Glodell Drama

RATED R

for disturbing violence, some strong sexuality, nudity, pervasive language and some drug use.

Captain America: The First Avenger

(Paramount Pictures)

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Chris Evans

Hugo Weaving

Sebastian Stan

Hayley Atwell

Joe Johnston Comic Book Adaptation, Action-Fantasy, 3D

 

Friends with Benefits

(Sony Screen Gems)

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Justin Timberlake

Mila Kunis

Alex Rodriguez

Woody Harrelson

Will Gluck Romantic Comedy

 

 

The Myth of the American Sleepover

(IFC Films)

Plays in New York only

Myth_of_the_American_Sleepover-thumb David Robert Mitchell Teen Comedy-Drama

 

Sarah's Key

(The Weinstein Company)

Limited Release

Kristin Scott Thomas

Niels Arestrup

Gilles Paquet-Brenner Drama

RATED PG-13

for thematic material including disturbing situations involving the Holocaust.

JULY 29

All's Faire in Love

(Hannover House)

Christina Ricci

Matthew Lillard

Owen Benjamin

Bill Engvall

Scott Marshall Romantic Comedy

RATED PG-13

for some sexual content including references.

Cowboys & Aliens

(Universal Pictures)

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Daniel Craig

Olivia Wilde

Harrison Ford

Noah Ringer

Jon Favreau Comic Book Adaptation, SciFi Adventure

 

 

 

Crazy, Stupid, Love

(Warner Bros. Pictures)

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Steve Carell

Ryan Gosling

Emma Stone

Julianne Moore

Glenn Ficarra,
John Requa
Comedy

RATED PG-13

for coarse humor, sexual content and language.

 

The Devil's Double

(Lionsgate Films)

Limited Release

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Dominic Cooper

Amber Rose Revah

Mem Ferda

Ben Shafik

Lee Tamahori Thriller

The Future

(Roadside Attractions)

Limited Release

Miranda July

Hamish Linklater

Miranda July Drama

The Guard

(Sony Picture Classics)

Limited Release

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Brendan Gleeson

Don Cheadle

Mark Strong

Fionnula Flanagan

John Michael McDonagh Action-Comedy

The Smurfs

(Sony Pictures)

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Neil Patrick Harris

Jonathan Winters

George Lopez

Hank Azaria

Raja Gosnell Live Action/Animated Family Comedy-Adventure, 3D

 

 

 

 

 

AUGUST 2011

TITLE POSTER STARS DIRECTOR GENRE RATING TRAILERS (For best results: Click on "Full Screen" icon, then "Play" icon)
AUGUST 5

The Change-Up

(Universal Pictures)

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Ryan Reynolds

Jason Bateman

Olivia Wilde

David Dobkin Comedy

Dirty Girl

(The Weinstein Company)

Limited Release

Juno Temple

William H. Macy

Lisa Kudrow

Sally Hawkins

Abe Sylvia Comedy

The Perfect Age of Rock n' Roll

(Perfect Age LLC)

Limited Release

Kevin Zegers

Taryn Manning

Jason Ritter

Rose Atropos

Scott Rosenbaum Drama

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

(20th Century Fox)

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James Franco

Freida Pinto

John Lithgow

Andy Serkis

Rupert Wyatt SciFi Fantasy, Action-Adventure

 

The Whistleblower

(Samuel Goldwyn Films)

Limited Release

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Rachel Weisz

Vanessa Redgrave

Monica Bellucci

David Strathairn

Larysa Kondracki Drama

AUGUST 12

30 Minutes or Less

(Sony Pictures)

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Jesse Eisenberg

Danny R. McBride

Aziz Ansari

Michael Pena

Nick Swardson

Ruben Fleischer Action-Comedy

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

(FilmDistrict)

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Katie Holmes

Guy Pearce

Bailee Madison

Jack Thompson

Troy Nixey Supernatural Horror

RATED R

for violence and terror.

 

The Help

(Touchstone Pictures)

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Emma Stone

Viola Davis

Bryce Dallas Howard

Allison Janney

Tate Taylor Book Adaptation, Civil Rights Drama

RATED PG-13

for thematic material.

Higher Ground

(Sony Picture Classics)

Limited Release

Vera Farmiga

Taissa Farmiga

Donna Murphy

Bill Irwin

Vera Farmiga Biography-Drama
AUGUST 19

Conan the Barbarian 3D

(Lionsgate Films)

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Jason Momoa

Leo Howard

Rachel Nichols

Bob Sapp

Marcus Nispel Pulp Novel/Comic Book Adaptation, Fantasy Action-Adventure, Sword & Sorcery, 3D

Fright Night

(Touchstone Pictures)

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Anton Yelchin

Colin Farrell

Toni Collette

David Tennant

Craig Gillespie Horror Comedy, 3D

 

The Mistaken

(Sony Screen Gems)

John Davis Thriller

Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World

(Dimension Films)

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Jessica Alba

Joel McHale

Rowan Blanchard

Alexa Vega

Robert Rodriguez Family Action-Adventure, 3D

 

AUGUST 26

Final Destination 5

(Warner Bros. Pictures)

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Nicholas D'Agosto

David Koechner

P.J. Byrne

Ellen Wroe

Steven Quale Horror, 3D

 

Our Idiot Brother

(The Weinstein Company)

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Paul Rudd

Elizabeth Banks

Zooey Deschanel

Emily Mortimer

Jesse Peretz Comedy

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Before Rosa Parks There Was Lizzie Jennings

Understanding New York State Government

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