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March 10, 2010

Trial by Fire (aka Smoke Jumpers)


Synopsis
Kristin Scott (Brooke Burns) faces the toughest challenge of her life. When she is unfairly blamed for the death of her father, the Captain of her firefighting team, she tries to restore her reputation by joining an elite group of firefighters called Smoke Jumpers. As a Smoke Jumper, she parachutes out of airplanes to combat wildfires and save lives, working to earn respect from her team and honoring the memory of her father.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Brooke Burns
• Rex Linn
• Rick Ravanello

Writers:
• Jeff Stephenson

Producers:
• Lindsay Macadam

Directors:
• John Terlesky

Vicious Kind, The


Synopsis
There's nothing like a first love to bring family tensions to a boil in this riveting dark comedy! In a startling performance, Adam Scott (Step Brothers) stars as Caleb Sinclaire whose emotions go haywire when his brother, Peter (Alex Frost, Drillbit Taylor), brings home new girlfriend Emma (Brittany Snow, Prom Night). As the dysfunctional family is propelled into chaos, Caleb and Emma confront their mutual distrust and attempt to resist a growing sexual attraction.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Brittany Snow
• J.K. Simmons
• Adam Scott
• Alex Frost

Directors:
• Lee Toland Krieger

Twilight Saga, The: New Moon


Synopsis
In the second chapter of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling Twilight series, the romance between mortal Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) grows more intense as ancient secrets threaten to destroy them. When Edward leaves in order to keep Bella safe, she tests fate in increasingly reckless ways in order to glimpse her love once more. But when she's saved from the brink by her friend, Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), Bella will uncover mysteries of the supernatural world that will put her in more peril than ever before.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Peter Facinelli
• Kellan Lutz
• Kristen Stewart
• Nikki Reed
• Anna Kendrick
• Ashley Greene
• Christian Serratos
• Billy Burke
• Robert Pattinson
• Jackson Rathbone
• Taylor Lautner

Writers:
• Melissa Rosenberg

Directors:
• Chris Weitz

Trapped in Katrina


When a young couple returns to New Orleans to sift through the wreckage of their decimated home, a pair of flat tires leaves them stranded in the wasteland with a disturbed madman. The authorities had warned residents not to return to their homes until the area was deemed safe, but Hilton and Amelia didn't listen. Desperate to return to the place where they made so many memories, the couple resolves to take only what they can fit into their car, and get out by sundown. When they come back outside to discover that two of their tires are flat, Hilton wanders off in search of help. It was a fatal mistake, and one that neither Hilton nor Amelia may live to regret.

Cast
Fayard Lindsey -
Anne Arceneaux -
Brian Perry -

Tony: London Serial Killer


THE DEBUT film of director Gerard Johnson, upcoming British release Tony has already been compared with the classics Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Taxi Driver.

Unemployed and unemployable, the title character is a sympathetic recluse with severe social problems, an addiction to VHS action films and a horrible moustache.

His life is interrupted only by his nervous attempts to make friends, which are invariably rebuffed by laughter or contempt. Occasionally he snaps, and violence and murder is the result...

Skate or Die


When two skateboarding teens witness the murder of a notorious drug dealer by a trigger-happy gang of crooked cops, their skateboarding skills are put to the ultimate test as they navigate the streets of Paris in a desperate attempt to elude the wrong arm of the law.

[REC] 2


Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza return to scare the pants off of audiences once again with this follow-up to their Spanish chiller [REC], which centered on a trapped TV news crew in a quarantined apartment building whose inhabitants are infected with a virus that turns them homicidal

Cast
Manuela Velasco -
Jonathan Mellor -
Ariel Casas -
Alejandro Casaseca -
Pep Molina -

Open Graves


A malevolent board game proves to have deadly repercussions when a group of surfers role the die for fun, and begin to perish in the same way they were eliminated from the game. The name of the game is Mamba, and the board was constructed from the remains of a witch put to death during the Spanish Inquisition. If you lose this game, you don't have long to live; if you win, you get everything your heart desires. As the body count begins to multiply, the rest of the players race to cheat death by unearthing the secret of Mamba's supernatural curse.

Cast
Eliza Dushku -
Mike Vogel -
Alex O'Dogherty -
Ethan Rains -
Ander Pardo -
Boris Martinez -
Lindsay Caroline Robba -
Gary Piquer -
Naike Rivelli -

Go Diego Go!: The Great Jaguar Rescue


Synopsis
Diego needs your help to get back Baby Jaguar's growl and to save Little Kinkajou! Will you help him on these rainforest rescues?

The Great Jaguar Rescue!
The Bobo Brothers trapped Baby Jaguar's growl in a magic bottle! Help Diego move like a jaguar to get the growl back for Jaguar Day!
Little Kinkajou Is In Beehive Trouble!
Little Kinkajou has a beehive stuck to his head! Help Diego and Papa Kinkajou rescue him before the bees return in this early morning mission!

The Mommy Macaw
Mommy Macaw's wing is stuck! Help Diego save his feathered friend and bring her back to her nest of babies in the Tallest Tree!

Chinta the Baby Chinchilla
A baby chinchilla is stuck on a breaking branch over the river! Hop to the rescue with Diego to bring Chinta home to her mountaintop family!

Disgrace


John Malkovich stars in director Steve Jacobs' adaptation of J.M. Coetzee's Booker Prize-winning novel concerning a Cape Town educator whose flight from scandal leads him into a direct confrontation with the lingering demons of apartheid. Fastidious Cape Town college professor David Lurie (Malkovich) may see himself as somewhat impervious, but he's about to bring about his own downfall due to a selfish and foolhardy relationship with a student who isn't afraid to drag their clandestine affair screaming into the light. When controversy erupts on campus as a result of the affair, David beats a hasty retreat to the countryside in order to lie low on his daughter Lucy's (Jessica Haines) remote farm in the Eastern Cape. However, David's fears for his daughter's isolation are soon confirmed when father and daughter are violently attacked by three black youths. In the aftermath of the horrific siege, David is deeply shaken to learn that one of their assailants is in fact a relative of trusted worker Petrus (Eriq Ebouaney), who lives peacefully alongside Lucy in the South African brush, and has even begun constructing a home at the edge of her property. Can these people somehow find grace in a country that's still struggling with its tragic history, or is that history destined to repeat itself forever into the future?

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men


Synopsis
John Krasinski of The Office makes his acclaimed directorial debut with this adaptation of the book by David Foster Wallace. After being abruptly dumped by her boyfriend, a graduate student (Julianne Nicholson of Law & Order: Criminal Intent) decides to interview a series of men about their reasons for behaving badly. What follows is an intimate portrait of the male species at their best, worst and most hilariously complex, confessing their desires, failures, frustrations and resentments. Academy Award winner Timothy Hutton, Will Arnett (Arrested Development), Bobby Cannavale (Will & Grace), Will Forte (SNL), Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: SVU), Chris Messina (Julie & Julia), Michael Cerveris (Fringe), Frankie Faison (The Wire) and Krasinski himself star as just some of the interviewees in this darkly funny and savagely enlightening comedy/drama that electrified audiences at Sundance.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Timothy Hutton
• Benjamin Gibbard/Andrew Kenny
• Julianne Nicholson
• Frankie Faison
• Will Arnett
• John Krasinski
• Christopher Meloni
• Bobby Cannavale
• Dominic Cooper
• Lou Taylor Pucci
• Will Forte
• Ben Shenkman
• Chris Messina
• Max Minghella
• Michael Cerveris

Writers:
• John Krasinski

Directors:
• John Krasinski

Blind Side, The


Synopsis
Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) knows little about family. Less about football. What the homeless teen knows are the streets and projects of Memphis. Well-to-do Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) knows little about his world. Yet when she and Michael meet, he's found a home. And the Tuohys have found something just as life-changing: a beloved new son and brother. This real-life story of family and of Michael's growth into a blue-chip football star will have you cheering with its mix of gridiron action and heartwarming emotion. Share the remarkable journey of the college All-American and first-round NFL draft pick who was a winner before he ever stepped onto the playing field.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Sandra Bullock
• Kathy Bates
• Lily Collins
• Tim McGraw
• Quinton Aaron
• Jae Head

Writers:
• John Lee Hancock

Directors:
• John Lee Hancock

Strawberry Shortcake: The Berryfest Princess


Synopsis
Strawberry Shortcake and her friends are back - in a "berry" new movie! It's the most exciting time of the year in Berry Bitty City: it's time for the annual Spring Festival and Berry Big Parade. As finalists in the Berryfest Princess election, Strawberry and Orange Blossom want everything to be perfect! But, with the town divided, can they agree on how to do thi

Astro Boy


Synopsis
Blast off with Astro Boy, the thrilling tale of a true hero! In futuristic Metro City, scientist Tenma (voiced by Nicolas Cage) creates an amazing robot boy with hidden talents unlike anything you've ever seen. Astro Boy (voiced by Freddie Highmore) has super strength, x-ray vision, incredible speed and the ability to fly. But, what he really wants is to know where he belongs. When the world needs saving, he'll discover he was made for the challenge. Featuring an all-star cast of voice talent, it's high-flying adventure that soars to new heights!