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January 21, 2013

So Undercover



She may be a tough-as-nails, street-smart private investigator, but when Molly is drafted by the FBI to go undercover in a college sorority, she quickly discovers she's way out of her element amongst a sisterhood of snooty, high maintenance, materialistic college girls. But Molly accepts the top-secret mission in order to protect the daughter of a key witness in a case against the mob.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Miley Cyrus
• Autumn Reeser
Writers:
• Steven Pearl
• Allan Loeb

Directors:
• Tom Vaughan

Paranormal Activity 4



Synopsis
When Katie disappeared with her nephew Hunter, there were no survivors. Five years later she's returned with a mysterious boy, ready to target new victims with her demonic rage. Now, a family's young daughter will capture every one of the terrifying occurrences, beginning with her new neighbors' arrival. It all leads to an "ending so intense, it will leave you shaking." Billy Donnelly, Ain't It Cool News

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Katie Featherston

Directors:
• Henry Joost
• Ariel Schulman

Killing Them Softly



Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) is an enforcer for the Mob. When a high-stakes Mob protected card game is heisted by some small time crooks Cogan is called in to track them down and restore order to the local criminal economy. KILLING THEM SOFTLY also features a classic cast of misfits Richard Jenkins James Gandolfini Ray Liotta Scoot McNairy Ben Mendelsohn Vincent Curatola Max Casella Trevor Long Slaine and Sam Shepard.

Actors: Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn
Directors: Andrew Dominik

Keep The Lights On




Synopsis
Keep the Lights On chronicles an emotionally and sexually charged journey of two men in New York City through love, friendship, and addiction. Documentary filmmaker Erik (Thure Lindhardt) and closeted lawyer Paul (Zachary Booth, Damages) meet through a casual encounter, but soon find a deeper connection and become a couple. Individually and together, they are risk takers - compulsive, and fueled by drugs and sex. In an almost decade-long relationship defined by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries and dignity while being true to himself. Director Ira Sachs's fearlessly personal screenplay is anchored by Lindhardt, who embodies Erik's isolation and vulnerability with a gentle presence. Harrowing and romantic, visceral and layered, Keep the Lights On is a film that looks at love and all of its manifestations, taking it to dark depths and bringing it back to a place of grace.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Thure Lindhardt
• Julianne Nicholson
• Zachary Booth

Writers:
• Ira Sachs

Directors:
• Ira Sachs

Here Comes the Boom




Synopsis
Former collegiate wrestler Scott Voss (Kevin James) is a 42-year-old, apathetic high school teacher. When budget cutbacks threaten to cancel some of the school's programs and lay off its music teacher (Henry Winkler), Scott creates a scheme to raise money by moonlighting as a mixed martial arts fighter. Everyone thinks Scott is crazy - most of all the school nurse, Bella (Salma Hayek). In his quest, Scott gains something he never expected as he inspires his students and becomes a sensation that rallies the entire school.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Bas Rutten
• Salma Hayek
• Kevin James
• Henry Winkler
• Greg Germann
• Gary Valentine
• Joe Rogan
• Reggie Lee

Writers:
• Kevin James
• Allan Loeb

Producers:
• Kevin James
• Todd Garner

Directors:
• Frank Coraci

For a Good Time, Call...



Synopsis
Ari Graynor (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist), Lauren Anne Miller (50/50), Justin Long (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story) and Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) star in this hilarious and sexy comedy. Overachiever Lauren (Miller) is suddenly on her own after her boyfriend breaks up with her. Free-spirited Katie (Graynor) is about to lose a dream apartment unless she can find a roommate. They reluctantly agree to room together even though they have nothing in common, until Lauren discovers that Katie is working as a phone-sex operator and decides to get in on a good business opportunity. But as their partnership starts bringing in the money, their newfound friendship finds unexpected challenges that may leave them both hanging on the line. Critics agree For a Good Time, Call... "slaps a smile on your face and makes it stick!" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone)

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Ari Graynor
• Justin Long

Directors:
• Jamie Travis

End of Watch



Synopsis
From the writer of Training Day comes a gripping, action-packed cop drama starring Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña. In their mission to abide by their oath to serve and protect, Officers Brian Taylor (Gyllenhaal) and Mike Zavala (Peña) have formed a powerful brotherhood to ensure they both go home at the end of watch. But nothing can prepare them for the violent backlash that happens after they pull over the members of a notorious drug cartel for a routine traffic stop. Seen from the point of view of the officers, gang members, surveillance cameras, dash cams and citizens caught in the line of fire, a 360° perspective creates a gritty, compassionate and intense portrait of the city's darkest streets, and the brave men and women patrolling them.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Jake Gyllenhaal
• Michael Pena
• Anna Kendrick
• America Ferrera
• Natalie Martinez
• David Harbour
• Frank Grillo

Writers:
• David Ayer

Producers:
• David Ayer
• Nigel Sinclair
• Matt Jackson
• John Lesher

Directors:
• David Ayer

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 2



Synopsis
The Dark Knight, along with new sidekick Robin, have finally reclaimed Gotham City and allowed a ray of hope to penetrate the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. With Batman back in the spotlight, the extended media coverage has awoken a far worse evil at Arkham Asylum, The Joker! Forever destined to be mortal enemies, The Joker has a diabolical scheme that may pull Batman down to the darkest levels of insanity. While on the horizon, a global catastrophe races towards Gotham and with it comes a familiar face, The Man of Steel, though this time he has Batman in his sights. Witness as the aging Dark Knight wages a tireless war against crime while proving that courage and will are indeed timeless.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Peter Weller
• Ariel Winter
• David Selby

Writers:
• Frank Miller

Directors:
• Jay Oliva

January 14, 2013

Won't Back Down



Synopsis
If you can't beat the system... change it.

Oscar Nominees Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis lead a stellar cast in this empowering drama inspired by actual events. Hard-working single mom Jamie Fitzpatrick (Gyllenhaal) is concerned that John Adams Elementary is letting her daughter down. Teaming with a caring teacher (Davis) who wants the best future for her own son, she sets out to improve attitudes and elevate the school's academic standards. Despite the odds, with courage, hope and persistence, the women just might prevail in this uplifting film that also stars Rosie Perez and Academy Award Winner Holly Hunter.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Holly Hunter
• Maggie Gyllenhaal
• Viola Davis
• Rosie Perez
• Emily Alyn Lind
• Oscar Isaac

Writers:
• Brin Hill
• Daniel Barnz

Producers:
• Mark Johnson

Directors:
• Daniel Barnz

Seven Psychopaths



Synopsis
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu. A screenwriter is drawn into a dog kidnapping scheme by his oddball friends.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Woody Harrelson
• Sam Rockwell
• Colin Farrell

Writers:
• Martin McDonagh

Directors:
• Martin McDonagh

Hotel Transylvania



Synopsis
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula (Adam Sandler) has invited all his best friends - Frankenstein and his wife, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, the Werewolf family, and more - to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's (Selena Gomez) 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Adam Sandler
• Fran Drescher
• Selena Gomez
• Steve Buscemi
• Kevin James
• David Spade
• Andy Samberg

Writers:
• Robert Smigel
• Peter Baynham

Directors:
• Genndy Tartakovsky

Death Race 3: Inferno



Synopsis
Repentant convict Carl Lucas (Luke Goss) - aka Frankenstein - is a legendary driver in the brutal prison blood sport known as Death Race. Only one victory away from winning freedom, Lucas is plunged into his most vicious competition yet: the first-ever desert Death Race. Through South Africa's infernal Kalahari Desert, Lucas is pitted against ruthless adversaries and powerful forces at work behind the scenes to ensure his defeat. Also starring Danny Trejo and Ving Rhames, Death Race 3: Inferno is an insane, action-packed thrill ride.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Ving Rhames
• Danny Trejo
• Dougray Scott

Writers:
• Tony Giglio

Directors:
• Roel Reine

To Rome With Love



Synopsis
Romance! Adventure! Hilarity! Italy! Woody Allen leads this all-star cast on a rollicking ride through the streets of one of the world's greatest cities. Lovers and Fiancées, Opera Singers and Architects, the talented and the famous, and the youthful and the wise are all players within this ensemble tour-de-force, as their stories and lives magically criss-cross and collide throughout this engaging film. Also starring Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penélope Cruz, Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig and Ellen Page in a movie as incredible as Rome itself.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Penelope Cruz
• Alison Pill
• Alec Baldwin
• Woody Allen
• Jesse Eisenberg
• Roberto Benigni

Writers:
• Woody Allen

Directors:
• Woody Allen

Sweeney, The



Detective Inspector Jack Regan (Ray Winstone) and his loyal partner George Carter (Ben Drew) are old school crime fighters enforcing the law in a modern underworld. Armed and dangerous, the Flying Squad have their own way of operating, and when an old enemy makes a re-appearance on the London crime scene, Regan will do whatever it takes to get the job done.

Tearing up the streets of London, The Sweeney is a stylish, exhilarating action thriller directed by Nick Love (The Firm), and boasts a terrific British cast including Damian Lewis (Homeland), Hayley Atwell (Captain America: The First Avenger) and Steven Mackintosh (Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans).

Director: Nick Love
Writers: John Hodge (co-writer), Nick Love (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Stars: Hayley Atwell, Damian Lewis and Ray Winstone

Seal Team Six: The Raid On Osama Bin Laden



Synopsis
Based on the true story behind the biggest manhunt in American history

A break in the manhunt for Osama bin Laden serves as the backdrop for the gripping story about an extraordinary group of U.S. Navy SEALs who undertake the mission of a lifetime. Despite inconclusive evidence that bin Laden is inside the compound, and ignoring the possible ramifications of an unannounced attack on Pakistani soil, the Pentagon orders the attack. SEAL Team Six bands together in the most daring military operation of our generation, completing their mission of justice in a riveting final showdown.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• William Fichtner
• Kathleen Robertson
• Eddie Kaye Thomas
• Freddy Rodriguez
• Cam Gigandet
• Xzibit
• Robert Knepper
• Anson Mount
• Kenneth Miller

Writers:
• Kendall Lampkin

Producers:
• Tony Mark
• Nicolas Chartier
• Zev Foreman

Directors:
• John Stockwell

Possession, The



Synopsis
Pray for her

Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Stephanie Brenek (Kyra Sedgwick) see little cause for alarm when their youngest daughter Em becomes oddly obsessed with an antique wooden box she purchased at a yard sale. But as Em's behavior becomes increasingly erratic, the couple fears the presence of a malevolent force in their midst, only to discover that the box was built to contain a Dibbuk, a dislocated spirit that inhabits and ultimately devours its human host.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Kyra Sedgwick
• Natasha Calis
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Writers:
• Juliet Snowden
• Stiles White

Producers:
• Sam Raimi
• Rob Tapert
• J.R. Young

Directors:
• Ole Bornedal

Paperboy, The



Synopsis
A sexually and racially charged film noir from Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels (Precious), The Paperboy takes audiences deep into the backwaters of steamy 1960s South Florida, as investigative reporter Ward Jansen (Matthew McConaughey) and his partner Yardley Acheman (David Oyelowo) chase a sensational, career-making story. With the help of Ward's younger brother Jack (Zac Efron) and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless (Nicole Kidman), the pair tries to prove violent swamp-dweller Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack) was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff. Based on the provocative bestselling novel by Pete Dexter (Mulholland Falls, Rush), The Paperboy peels back a sleepy small town's decades-old façade of Southern gentility to reveal a quagmire of evil as dark as a Florida bayou.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• John Cusack
• Nicole Kidman
• Matthew McConaughey
• Zac Efron

Writers:
• Lee Daniels

Directors:
• Lee Daniels

Counterpunch



Synopsis
Based on a true story. A young boxer, Emilio, from the wrong side of the tracks with big dreams of winning the Golden Gloves boxing championship, finds himself at a cross roads after being locked up. As he fights his way back into the winning circle he gets a second shot at the championship title.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Ivonne Coll
• Danny Trejo
• Steven Bauer

Branded



Synopsis
Ed Stoppard, Leelee Sobieski, Jeffrey Tambor and Max Von Sydow star in this mind-bending, edge-of-your seat sci-fi thriller set in a surreal, not-so-distant future. In a dystopian society where mega-corporations rule, a terrifying conspiracy has been unleashed - one that controls the minds of the citizens. One man (Stoppard) is determined to unlock the truth behind the conspiracy. His quest to find it will plunge him into a tangled web of power and intrigue, leading to a shocking revelation and an epic battle with the hidden forces and creatures that threaten the fate of mankind.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Max Von Sydow
• Leelee Sobieski
• Ingeborga Dapkunaite
• Jeffrey Tambor
• Ed Stoppard

Allegiance



After his transfer request to stay stateside is approved, a lieutenant in the National Guard faces a dilemma as one of his soldiers looks to go AWOL as their unit gears up for deployment to Iraq.

Director: Michael Connors
Writer: Michael Connors
Stars: Aidan Quinn, Bow Wow and Seth Gabel

10 Years



Synopsis
In this ensemble comedy, 10 Years follows a group of friends on the night of their high school reunion who, a decade later, still haven't quite grown up. Jake (Channing Tatum) is deeply in love with his girlfriend Jess (Jenna Dewan-Tatum) - until he runs into his old flame, Mary (Rosario Dawson). Cully (Chris Pratt) married his cheerleader girlfriend Sam (Ari Graynor), and has been looking forward to the reunion so he can finally apologize to all the classmates he bullied. However, a few too many drinks might get in the way of his good intentions. Longtime rivals Marty (Justin Long) and A.J. (Max Minghella) pick up right where they left off at graduation, vying to impress the hottest girl in class (Lynn Collins). Reeves (Oscar Isaac) graduated a band geek, but became a rock star, and knows tonight is his chance to finally talk to his secret crush (Kate Mara).

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Ron Livingston
• Channing Tatum
• Ari Graynor
• Rosario Dawson
• Kate Mara
• Lynn Collins
• Jenna Dewan
• Aubrey Plaza
• Kelly Noonan
• Justin Long
• Anthony Mackie
• Oscar Isaac
• Brian Geraghty
• Chris Pratt
• Aaron Yoo
• Scott Porter
• Max Minghella

Writers:
• Jamie Linden

Producers:
• Channing Tatum
• Wyck Godfrey
• Marty Bowen
• Reid Carolin

Directors:
• Jamie Linden

January 2, 2013

House at the End of the Street



Synopsis
Academy Award Nominees Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games) and Elisabeth Shue star in this edge-of-your-seat horror hit packed with heart-pounding thrills and gripping suspense. Newly divorced Sarah (Shue) and her teenage daughter Elissa (Lawrence) have just moved to the suburbs for a fresh start. But their hopes quickly shatter as they learn that, years earlier, a grisly murder took place next door when a deranged girl killed her parents and disappeared. The girl's older brother Ryan (Max Thieriot) still occupies the house, and when he befriends Elissa, his secretive past could become her worst nightmare!

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Elisabeth Shue
• Jennifer Lawrence
• Gil Bellows
• Max Thieriot

Directors:
• Mark Tonderai

Frankenweenie



From Disney and creative genius Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas) comes the hilarious and offbeat Frankenweenie, a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life - with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor's fellow students, teachers and the entire town learn that getting a new 'leash on life' can be monstrous.

Actors: Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Landau, Winona Ryder, Robert Capron
Directors: Tim Burton