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October 13, 2012

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter



Synopsis
From visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (director of Wanted) comes this edgy thriller about the untold story that shaped our nation. Abraham Lincoln, history's greatest hunter of the undead, must risk the presidency, his family and his life to protect America from bloodthirsty vampires. Thrust into an epic fight against the ruthless killers, Lincoln must rely on those around him. But it's unclear who he can trust in this "visceral, violent and wild ride" (JoBlo.com) that's ablaze with plot twists, blood-pumping action and spectacular special effects!

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Rufus Sewell
• Dominic Cooper
• Benjamin Walker

Directors:
• Timur Bekmambetov

Chernobyl Diaries



Synopsis
Chernobyl, 1986: As the worst nuclear disaster in history unfolds, residents are driven from their homes in the nearby city of Pripyat without enough time to grab even their most precious personal belongings.

Over 25 years later, six young vacationers and their "extreme tourism" guide visit Pripyat to explore the ruins of a city now desolate and seemingly abandoned. But when they're forced to stay the night, they soon discover that they may not be alone in this eerie shocker by co-producer/co-writer Oren Peli, creator of Paranormal Activity.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Jesse McCartney
• Ingrid Bolsh Berdal
• Nathan Phillips
• Jonathan Sadowski

Writers:
• Carey Van Dyke
• Oren Peli
• Shane Van Dyke

Producers:
• Oren Peli
• Brian Witten

Directors:
• Brad Parker

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1



Synopsis
Another night falls over Gotham City and with the darkness out crawls the crime and villainy from the shadows. The days of The Batman and other noble super heroes are but faded memories; violence and despair are now the harbingers of our time. But one event will set a change into motion: when Harvey "Two Face" Dent shuns a former rehabilitated life for a descent into corruption, an aged and weathered Bruce Wayne dons the mask and cape once more. With a stellar voice cast headed by Peter Weller, Ariel Winter and David Selby, this gritty DC Comics legend comes to life with unforgettable battles, thrilling chases and the promise of a better tomorrow for humanity, because there is nowhere for criminals to hide when the Dark Knight returns.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Peter Weller
• Ariel Winter
• Wade Williams

Writers:
• Bob Kane
• Bob Goodman

Directors:
• Jay Oliva

Barrens, The



Synopsis
The terrifying legend of the Jersey Devil is alive.

It's known as the Jersey Devil, the winged beast spawned 400 years ago by Satan himself. Some say this creature still inhabits the dense pine forests of southern New Jersey, where Richard Vineyard (Stephen Moyer, True Blood) takes his family for a rustic weekend camping trip. As the Vineyard family ventures further into the woods in search of the perfect campsite, Richard teeters on the edge of sanity. And it seems that the blood-crazed demon called the Jersey Devil may no longer be just a myth. Mia Kirshner (The Vampire Diaries), Erik Knudsen (Scream 4) and Allie MacDonald (House At The End Of The Street) co-star in this twisted chiller from writer/director Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II-IV) about a new kind of horror that lives - and kills - in a place called The Barrens.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Mia Kirshner
• Allie McDonald
• Stephen Moyer
• Shawn Ashmore
• Athena Karkanis
• Erik Knudsen
• Peter Dacunha

Writers:
• Darren Lynn Bousman

Producers:
• Darren Lynn Bousman
• Richard Saperstein
• John M. Eckert
• Brian Witten

Directors:
• Darren Lynn Bousman

October 10, 2012

Starship Troopers: Invasion



Animation

Synopsis
The troopers of two starships have joined forces to terminate a massive bug attack at a federation outpost. Before the mission can be completed and the survivors evacuated, one ship abruptly departs and goes inexplicably dark. The remaining battle-hardened troopers race to the rescue, only to discover that the threat from the bugs is about to hit home.

With the latest in CGI technology, this film from executive Producer Casper Van Dien and Director Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed) features the return of fan favorite characters Johnny Rico, Captain Ibanez and Carl Jenkins.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Luci Christian
• Melissa Davis
• Emily Neves
• Leraldo Anzaldua
• Justin Doran
• David Matranga
• David Wald

Writers:
• Joseph Chou
• Flint Dille
• Shinji Aramaki

Producers:
• Joseph Chou

Directors:
• Shinji Aramaki

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted



Synopsis
Your favorite characters are back in their most hilarious adventure yet! Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria are on the run through Europe in this wildly-entertaining and outrageous comedy critics call "charming and very funny!" (Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times). With the fame-loving King Julian and take-charge Penguins, the whole crew joins the circus to escape Captain Dubois of Animal Control.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Ben Stiller
• David Schwimmer
• Martin Short
• Chris Miller
• Jada Pinkett Smith
• Chris Rock
• Cedric The Entertainer
• Sacha Baron Cohen
• Andy Richter
• Tom McGrath

Writers:
• Eric Darnell
• Noah Baumbach

Directors:
• Tom McGrath
• Eric Darnell

Interview with a Hitman



Trust No one. Feel nothing. Never lose: this is the mantra that has helped a ruthless Eastern European assassin rise to the pinnacle of his profession. Raised in the harsh slums of Romania, Victor knows the value of life more than most, which makes him the perfect killer. But after being betrayed by the very men who made him, he must fake his own death and escape to London. Here he joins a new gangster family and finds his rules are again put to the test in the midst of a vicious underworld power struggle. Viktor is now better, faster and more ruthless than ever before. With the secrets of his past refusing to fade away, an encounter with a dark beauty turns his world on its head and offers him the chance for a new life. But can he ever escape the existence he was born into? It is not long before a deadly threat from a past he thought long buried surfaces and he is forced to change his path. It is time to face that which cannot be forgotten.

Actors: Luke Goss, Caroline Tillette, Stephen Marcus
Directors: Perry Bhandal

Father's Day



Synopsis
Father's Day follows the classic story we all grew up with: boy watches father raped and murdered, boy grows into a vengeful one-eyed man, man teams up with a priest and a male prostitute to take down his father's killer.

Ahab is a revenge-crazed deranged psychopath/hero fresh out of prison for slaughtering the ruthless monster who raped and murdered his father. But fathers are still being violated in the behind, dismembered with hacksaws, and set on fire. A teen hustler and a hot young priest search out the reclusive Ahab, determined to finish the job he started years ago and send this degenerate demon back to Hell, literally.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Amy Groening
• Mackenzie Murdock
• Meredith Sweeney
• Adam Brooks
• Brent Neale
• Garret Hnatiuk
• Matt Kennedy
• Conor Sweeney

Writers:
• Adam Brooks

Producers:
• Lloyd Kaufman
• Michael Herz

Directors:
• Adam Brooks

Expendables 2, The



The Expendables are back and this time it's personal...

Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren),Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) -- with newest members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (Nan Yu) aboard -- are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job.

The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them.

Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time -- six pounds of weapons-grade plutonium; enough to change the balance of power in the world. But that's nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother. That is done the Expendables way....

Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham
Directors: Simon West

Dead in France



A socially-challenged hitman's French retirement is ruined by the dodgy Brits on the Cote d'Azur. Posh hitman Charles lives in Cannes and wants to retire with a yacht and a woman in tow.

He has no experience with either until he lets his cleaning lady the delectably frisky Essex girl, Lisa - into his life, but he doesn t bank on her vile boyfriend, Denny, or con-artists Simon and Ray stealing a £2 million nest egg from the boot of his car.

Charles hunts them down across the Cote d Azur whilst pursued by his rival Clancy who is incensed by the fact that Charles may actually be retiring.

Director: Kris McManus
Writers: Brian A. Levine, Kris McManus
Stars: Celia Muir, Darren Bransford and Lee Cheney

Barricade



Synopsis
After the death of his wife, a father takes his two small children to a secluded cabin in the mountains to escape and seek solace. However, when a freak winter storm cuts off all communications to the outside world, horrific events begin to occur.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Jody Thompson
• Eric Mccormack

Directors:
• Andrew Currie

Arbitrage



A troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.

Director: Nicholas Jarecki
Writer: Nicholas Jarecki (screenplay)
Stars: Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Brit Marling

October 7, 2012

Letter, The



A playwright who begins to mentally unravel cannot decide if she is at the center of a manipulative plot or simply losing her grip on reality.

Director: Jay Anania
Writer: Jay Anania
Stars: James Franco, Winona Ryder and Dagmara Dominczyk

That's My Boy



Synopsis
Who's your daddy? Well for Todd (Andy Samberg) that proves to be a tricky question. You see back in fifth grade, his father (Adam Sandler) was the teacher's pet in more ways than one. Thirty-something years later, Todd's old man is back to bond over babes, brews and to, hopefully, get bailed out of trouble. This raunchy, hysterically funny, I-can't-believe-they-just-did-that tale of two mismatched men begs the eternal question: Like father, like son? Costarring Leighton Meester and featuring incredible cameos from a cavalcade of stars, including: Susan Sarandon, James Caan and Vanilla Ice.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Adam Sandler
• Leighton Meester
• Blake Clark
• Vanilla Ice
• Susan Sarandon
• Ana Gasteyer
• Eva Amurri
• Meagan Fay
• James Caan
• Nick Swardson
• Milo Ventimiglia
• Will Forte
• Andy Samberg
• Tony Orlando

Writers:
• David Caspe

Producers:
• Adam Sandler
• Jack Giarraputo
• Heather Parry
• Allen Covert

Directors:
• Sean Anders

Sound of My Voice



Synopsis
Brit Marling is "intoxicating" (The Huffington Post) and "stirring" (People) in the year's most talked-about psychological thriller. A filmmaker (Christopher Denham) and his girlfriend (Nicole Vicius) set out to expose the beautiful leader of a cult (Marling), who claims to be from the future. But the more they explore, the more danger they face in this ""an intricate and taut thriller" (Claudia Puig, USA Today) from writer-actress Marling and writer-director Zal Batmanglij.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Brit Marling
• Nicole Vicius
• Christopher Denham

Writers:
• Brit Marling
• Zal Batmanglij

Producers:
• Brit Marling
• Shelley Surpin
• Hans Ritter

Directors:
• Zal Batmanglij

Rock of Ages



Synopsis
Rock of Ages tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock 'n' roll romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake, and more.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Mary J. Blige
• Julianne Hough
• Alec Baldwin
• Tom Cruise
• Bryan Cranston
• Diego Boneta

Writers:
• Justin Theroux
• Chris D'Arienzo

Directors:
• Adam Shankman

Moonrise Kingdom



Synopsis
Moonrise Kingdom is the new movie directed by two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Rushmore).

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore - and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in every which way. Bruce Willis plays the local sheriff, Captain Sharp. Edward Norton is a Khaki Scout troop leader, Scout Master Ward. Bill Murray and Frances McDormand portray the young girl's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop. The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, and Bob Balaban; and introduces Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as Sam and Suzy, the boy and girl.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Bruce Willis
• Frances McDormand
• Tilda Swinton
• Bill Murray
• Edward Norton
• Bob Balaban
• Jason Schwartzman

Writers:
• Wes Anderson
• Roman Coppola

Directors:
• Wes Anderson

Ice Age: Continental Drift



Synopsis
History's greatest heroes return for the most outrageously funny and entertaining Ice Age adventure in two million years. When Scrat's acorn antics cause a cataclysmic crack-up, Manny (Ray Romano), Sid (John Leguizamo) and Diego (Denis Leary) go where no herd has gone before - on a high-seas quest aboard a floating iceberg. But a menagerie of misfit pirates are determined to shiver their timbers and capsize their journey home. Join a boat-load of lovable new characters (voiced by Jennifer Lopez, Aziz Ansari and Peter Dinklage) for original songs, spectacular animation and heartwarming family fun.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Denis Leary
• Jennifer Lopez
• John Leguizamo
• Ray Romano
• Peter Dinklage
• Aziz Ansari

Writers:
• Michael Berg
• Jason Fuchs

Directors:
• Steve Martino

Generation Um...



Three adults during a single day in New York City, one filled with sex, drugs, and indecision.

Director: Mark Mann
Writer: Mark Mann (screenplay)
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Adelaide Clemens and Daniel Sunjata

12 Dogs Of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue



Synopsis
The dogs of Doverville are in trouble again... but Emily O'Conner (Danielle Chuchran) is back to save them in a song-filled, seasonal extravaganza. Mean-spirited mogul Finneas James (Sean Patrick Flanery) plots to shut down the local puppy orphanage, unless Emily can come up with the money to save it. With the help of some friends, she races against time to put together a musical holiday event that just might save the day. Don't miss the new chapter in the heartwarming saga.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Sean Patrick Flanery
• D.B. Sweeney
• Danielle Chuchran

Directors:
• Kieth Merrill