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June 1, 2011

True Grit


Synopsis
True Grit is a powerful story of vengeance and valor set in an unforgiving and unpredictable frontier where justice is simple and mercy is rare. Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), is determined to avenge her father's blood by capturing Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn (Academy Award Winner Jeff Bridges), a one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S. Marshall with an affinity for drinking and hardened Texas Ranger LaBoeuf (Academy Award Winner Matt Damon) to track the fleeing Chaney. Despite their differences, their ruthless determination leads them on a perilous adventure that can only have one outcome: retribution.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Matt Damon
• Hailee Steinfeld
• Jeff Bridges
• Josh Brolin
• Barry Pepper

Writers:
• Ethan Coen
• Joel Coen

Directors:
• Ethan Coen
• Joel Coen

Thor: Tales Of Asgard


Synopsis
Before the hammer...came the word

Before he ever lifted his mighty hammer...Fantastic journeys beckon from the mysterious nine realms. Places of dark mists and fiery voids. Of winged creatures and giants in the ice. And of the most alluring quest of all - the search for the legendary Lost Sword of Surtur. Hungry for adventure, Thor secretly embarks on the journey of a lifetime, joined by his loyal brother Loki, whose budding sorcery equips him with just enough magic to conjure up trouble, along with the Warriors Three - a band of boastful travelers reluctant to set sail on any adventure that might actually be dangerous. But what starts out as a harmless treasure hunt quickly turns deadly, and Thor must now prove himself worthy of the destiny he covets by saving Asgard itself.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Tara Strong
• Rick Gomez
• Matthew Wolf
Writers:
• Greg Johnson
• Craig Kyle

Tempest, The


Synopsis
This modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical and magical fantasy with Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren (Best Actress, The Queen, 2006) leading a star-studded cast including Russell Brand (Get Him To The Greek) and Alfred Molina (The Sorcerer's Apprentice). Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera (Mirren) conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge. Directed by the visionary Academy Award-nominated Julie Taymor (Best Director, Frida, 2002) - and complete with exclusive bonus features - The Tempest, with its innovative twist, is a supernatural dramedy filled with Shakespearian villains, lovers and fools that will leave you spellbound.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Helen Mirren
• Djimon Hounsou
• Felicity Jones
• Chris Cooper
• Alfred Molina
• David Strathairn
• Alan Cumming
• Russell Brand
• Ben Whishaw

Directors:
• Julie Taymor

Resident, The


Synopsis
She thought she was living alone...

Juliet (Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby), a beautiful doctor, has found the perfect New York apartment to start a new life after separating from her husband. It's got spacious rooms, a spectacular view, and a handy, handsome landlord. But there are secrets behind every wall and terror in every room as Juliet gets the unnerving feeling that she is not alone. She is being watched. She is being stalked. And no one is safe when she discovers the relentless horror on her doorstep. But how do you stop an evil that you can't see...until it's too late? Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Grey's Anatomy) and screen legend Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings) costar in this pulse-pounding shocker from famed horror studio Hammer Films (Let Me In).

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Hilary Swank
• Aunjanue Ellis
• Christopher Lee
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan
• Lee Pace

Writers:
• Antti Jokinen
• Robert Orr

Producers:
• Cary Brokaw
• Tobin Armbrust
• Guy East
• Simon Oakes

Directors:
• Antti Jokinen

Red Riding Hood


Synopsis
Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) directs a fantasy thriller that puts a haunting twist on the classic fairy tale. For years the villagers of Daggerhorn have maintained an uneasy truce with a werewolf - but the beast changes the stakes by killing the older sister of brave young Valerie (Amanda Seyfried). Promised in marriage to one man but in love with another, Valerie is affected yet again by the creature's bloody actions. When a werewolf hunter warns that the beast takes human form by day and walks among them, panic sets in as the death toll rises. And Valerie learns she has a unique connection to the wolf that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect . . . and bait. Gary Oldman, Billy Burke, Shiloh Fernandez, Max Irons, Lukas Haas and Julie Christie also star.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Gary Oldman
• Amanda Seyfried
• Lukas Haas
• Shiloh Fernandez
• Virginia Madsen
• Julie Christie
• Billy Burke

Directors:
• Catherine Hardwicke

Main St.


Several residents of a small Southern city whose lives are changed by the arrival of a stranger with a controversial plan to save their decaying hometown. In the midst of today’s challenging times, each of the colorful citizens of this close- knit North Carolina community, will search for ways to reinvent themselves, their relationships and the very heart of their neighborhood.

Orlando Bloom ... Harris Parker
Colin Firth ... Gus Leroy
Amber Tamblyn ... Mary Saunders
Patricia Clarkson ... Willa
Andrew McCarthy ... Howard Mercer
Ellen Burstyn ... Georgiana Carr
Margo Martindale ... Mrs. Parker

Last Night


The story follows a married couple, apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague to whom he's attracted. While he's resisting temptation, his wife encounters her past love.

Director: Massy Tadjedin
Writer: Massy Tadjedin
Stars: Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington and Eva Mendes

Krews


Synopsis
Greed. Betrayal. And one night to steal it all.

A botched car-jacking forces two white-collar criminals Henry McFarlin (Brian Geraghty - The Hurt Locker, Jarhead) and Peter (Jonathan Cake - First Knight and TV's Desperate Housewives) to take refuge in the home of the thugs, Wishbone (Sam Jones III - Glory Road and TV's Smallville) and Rebob (Charles Malik Whitfield - Behind Enemy Lines) that accosted them. Krews is a provocative story that pits the sophisticated world of wireless global trading against the primitive world of inner city drug trafficking. Over the course of one explosive night: worlds collide, fortunes shift, lives are cast aside and the most unsuspecting of heroes walks away with a multimillion dollar score!

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Faune A. Chambers
• Brian Geraghty
• Sam Jones III
• Charles Malik Whitfield
• Jonathan Cake

Writers:
• Joshua Leibner

Producers:
• Matt McCoy

Hotel For Dogs


Synopsis
Comedy is unleashed in this box office hit that "will have you begging for more." (Pete Hammon, Hollywood.com) When Andi (Emma Roberts) and Bruce (Jake T. Austin) need somewhere to hide their dog. Friday, they transform an abandoned hotel into a place where no stray gets turned away. Loaded with adorable dogs, a team of clever kids and ingenious gadgets, this heartwarming adventure will leave you wondering - who let the dogs in?

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Lisa Kudrow
• Kevin Dillon
• Emma Roberts
• Don Cheadle
• Jake T. Austin

Writers:
• Mark McCorkle
• Jeff Lowell
• Robert Schooley

Producers:
• Ewan Leslie
• Lauren Shuler Donner
• Jason Clark

Directors:
• Thor Freudenthal

Hall Pass


Synopsis
One week. No rules.

From the Farrelly Brothers (There's Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber) comes your ticket to fool around! Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis) are best friends, each married many years. With the guys showing signs of restlessness at home, their wives (Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate) take a bold approach to revitalizing their respective marriages: granting them a "hall pass," one week of freedom to do whatever they want . . . no questions asked. At first a dream come true, it's not long before Rick and Fred find that their expectations of the single life - and themselves - are completely and hilariously out of sync with reality.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Owen Wilson
• Jason Sudeikis
• Christina Applegate
• Jenna Fischer
• Richard Jenkins

Directors:
• Peter Farrelly
• Bobby Farrelly

Thomas & Friends: The Birthday Express


Synopsis
Unwrap your favorite episodes with this special Thomas & Friends collection. Birthdays always come with surprises when your engine friends are geared up for the celebration. Percy must safely deliver a beautifully wrapped present, while Thomas encounters a mystery as he takes Sir Topham Hatt to the party. Full steam ahead for birthday fun!

Bedrooms


Bedrooms tells a story about the walls that separate people, the heartbreak and infidelity that's often the result and the redemption that comes from tearing those walls down. The film is told in 4 stories by 3 filmmakers. Three of the stories deal with married couples of various ages confronting the turning points of their relationships. A fourth story is interwoven throughout, providing bookends and context in the form of a story about ten year old twins, who, tired of sharing their bedroom set out to build a wall between their beds to create their own spaces. In building the wall to separate, they come to fully appreciate all things that connect them. Bedrooms explores human relationships, their myriad complications and the daily choice we face to either make them work or to move on.

Directors: Youssef Delara, Michael D. Olmos
Writers: Youssef Delara, Victor Teran
Stars: Jordan Belfi, Moon Bloodgood and Julie Benz