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August 5, 2009

X-Men Origins: Wolverine


Synopsis
Heroic Hugh Jackman "breathes the fire into Wolverine" (Miami Herald) - with a vengeance! This pulse-pounding action thriller sinks razor-sharp adamantium claws into the mysterious origins of Logan/Wolverine: his epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber), and the ominous Weapon X program that unleashes his primal fury. Along the way, Wolverine also encounters legendary new mutants, including Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and Gambit (Taylor Kitsch). You'll go "berserker" for this deeper, darker, more-spectacular-than-ever chapter of the X-Men saga!

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Taylor Kitsch
• Will I Am
• Ryan Reynolds
• Hugh Jackman
• Liev Schreiber
• Danny Huston

Directors:
• Gavin Hood

Northern Kingdom, The


Synopsis
Three families living in a rural Vermont community struggle with loss while allowing the delicate hands of time to gradually ease their sorrows in director Dorothy Lyman's poetic drama. Sgt. Claire Rodman (Ed Blunt) has just returned home from the Iraq War suffering a permanent hand injury, and as he slips into a helpless state of self-pity, his sister dutifully cares for their dying mother. In time, Sgt. Rodman's despondence drives a bitter wedge between the two siblings. Meanwhile, housekeeper Kathy McClellan struggles to maintain her relationship to her two grown children, Carissa and Glen. But while Glen's paranoid rants about the war seem like nonsense to many, the truth is they contain an explosive secret. Over on a neighboring farm, Nan (Dorothy Lyman) and her partner Sandra (Dey Young) find their regular routine interrupted by the sudden appearance of Sandra's daughter Enid, who isn't her usual self following a recent encounter with "the light." As the snow continues to fall, each family will confront their issues while discovering that nature really can ease sorrow.


Cast
Heidi Armbruster - Enid
Richard Bekins - David
Ed Onipede Blunt - St. Clair
Kate Buddeke - Kathy
Betty Gilpin - Carissa
Cosmo Pfeil - Glen
Linda Powell - Verlaine
Frankie Shaw - Shauna
Dey Young - Sandra
Dorothy Lyman - Nan
Crew
Dorothy Lyman - Director, Producer
Julie M. Thompson - Producer
Melissa Sweeney - Producer
Victoria Preminger - Producer
Bill Cunliffe - Composer (Music Score)
Ellen Novak - Casting
Leah O'Donnell - Editor
Mark Schwartzbard - Cinematographer
Nancy Fales Garrett - Screenwriter

Labor Pains


Synopsis
Thea (Lindsay Lohan) is stuck in a dead-end job that she can't afford to lose. To stay employed, she fakes a pregnancy, and now she's milking her one big lie for everything it's worth. But faking a pregnancy is going to make giving birth look easy. Chris Parnell and Cheryl Hines also star in this hilarious comedy.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Janeane Garofalo
• Lindsay Lohan
• Cheryl Hines
• Tracee Ellis Ross
• Bonnie Somerville
• Bridgit Mendler
• Chris Parnell
• Aaron Yoo
• Luke Kirby

Writers:
• Lara Shapiro
• Stacey Kramer

Producers:
• Lati Grobman
• Celine Rattray
• Rick Schwartz

Directors:
• Lara Shapiro

In Your Dreams


Synopsis
Albert Ross (Dexter Fletcher - Band Of Brothers, Layer Cake) can see the future in his dreams: He also gets a glimpse into his own future, where a sexy bombshell named Olivia (Elize du Toit - The Devil's Chair) is going to offer him freedom from a dull life and a stepmother from hell (as well as grant him unlimited sex). First, however, Albert must enlist the aid of an amateur sleuth (Linda Hamilton - Terminator 2: Judgment Day) to figure out not only why his dreams are coming true, but also to prevent a vision that keeps popping up in his sleep: someone is going to die.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Linda Hamilton
• Susan George
• Dexter Fletcher
• Parminder Nagra

Writers:
• Gary Sinyor

Producers:
• Gary Sinyor

Directors:
• Gary Sinyor

Hannah Montana: The Movie


Synopsis
Get ready to be dazzled by Disney's big-screen smash hit - Hannah Montana: The Movie - filled with laughs, adventure, family fun and fabulous music! Come along for the ride and see Hannah like never before as she returns to her roots and faces the most important decision of her life! When Miley Stewart (aka pop-star Hannah Montana) gets too caught up in the superstar celebrity lifestyle, her dad decides it's time for a total change of scenery. But sweet niblets! Miley must trade in all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood for some ol' blue jeans on the family farm in Tennessee, and question if she can be both Miley Stewart and Hannah Montana. With a little help from her friends - and awesome guest stars Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts and Vanessa Williams - will she figure out whether to choose Hannah or Miley? Hannah Montana: The Movie is a heartfelt major motion picture perfect for the entire family.

Cast & Crew

Actors:
• Vanessa Williams
• Miley Cyrus
• Emily Osment
• Billy Ray Cyrus
• Jason Earles
• Mitchel Musso
• Moises Arias
• Lucas Till

Directors:
• Peter Chelsom

Everest


Synopsis
When an unexpected solo mountain trek ends in catastrophe for John Laughlin (Jason Priestly), inspired fellow climbers set out to brave the elements and follow John's dream...to conquer the world's tallest peak, Mt. Everest. Determined investigative reporter Norman Kelly (William Shatner) chronicles their daily struggle and when mutiny seems to destroy any hope of reaching the summit, injured climber Laurie Skreslet (Eric Johnson) leads the group across creaking icefalls, gaping chasms and through the "death zone" in an effort to survive.
Based on a true story, Everest is a breathtaking and terrifying adventure filled with unexpected perils, exhilarating triumphs and tragedies that you will never forget.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Leslie Hope
• William Shatner
• Jason Priestley
• Eric Johnson
Directors:
• Graeme Campbell

Delgo


Synopsis
When a forgotten enemy returns, the fate of the world lies with a spirited princess and an unlikely hero. Take an exciting journey to a spectacular realm of magic, fantasy, romance, and adventure. Featuring the voice talents of a dazzling array of stars including Freddie Prinze, Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Anne Bancroft, Chris Kattan, Val Kilmer, Malcolm McDowell, Louis Gossett, Jr., Michael Clarke Duncan, Eric Idle, Kelly Ripa and Burt Reynolds, Delgo is "and epic tale of love, war and heroism" (Popjournalism) that will enthrall you from beginning to end!

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Burt Reynolds
• Malcolm McDowell
• Jennifer Love Hewitt
• Freddie Prinze Jr.
• Anne Bancroft
• Kelly Ripa
• Val Kilmer
• Michael Clarke Duncan
• Louis Gossett, Jr.
• Chris Kattan

Writers:
• Marc F. Adler
• Jason Maurer

Directors:
• Marc F. Adler
• Jason Maurer

Crank 2: High Voltage


Synopsis
You can't keep a good man down. Jason Statham is back as Chev Chelios - this time to retrieve his stolen heart (that's right, he's running on battery power). High-octane and truly electrifying!





Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Amy Smart
• Jason Statham
• Bai Ling
• Dwight Yoakam
• David Carradine
• Clifton Collins, Jr.
• Efren Ramirez

Directors:
• Brian Taylor
• Mark Neveldine

Chaos Experiment, The


Synopsis
A disgraced and deranged scientist (Val Kilmer) traps six sexy strangers in a hotel steam bath and slowly turns up the heat. It's all to prove that humanity will go crazy under the pressures of global warming. It seems that chaos will be averted when Detective Mancini (Armand Assante) discovers what is needed to free the hostages.

However, it doesn't take long for the fear and paranoia to boil over, leaving a bloody trail in its wake. Also starring Eric Roberts, Megan Brown and Patrick Muldoon.

Cast & Crew

Actors:
• Eric Roberts
• Patrick Muldoon
• Megan Brown
• Val Kilmer

Writers:
• Rob Malkani

Producers:
• Philippe Martinez

Directors:
• Philippe Martinez

Alien Trespass


Synopsis
Beware, earthlings. From The X Files' R.W. Goodwin comes a new cult classic in the tradition of The Blob and It Came From Outer Space. It's 1957, a spaceship has just landed in a quiet small town, and Earth is threatened by an unknown evil. But fear not, hope also has arrived. Will & Grace's Eric McCormack stars as an astronomer possessed by an alien bent on saving our humble planet. Yet even with the help of a diner waitress, is he any match for the Ghota, a rogue alien on a murderous rampage?

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Robert Patrick
• Jenni Baird
• Jody Thompson
• Eric Mccormack
• Dan Lauria

Directors:
• R.W. Good

17 Again


Synopsis
If you somehow had the chance, would you do your life over? Thirtysomething Mike O'Donnell would. Then one mysteriously magical moment, Mike gets his chance. He's suddenly back at Hayden High where he's the star of the basketball team, a total hottie and a classmate to his own teenage kids...which gives Mike a chance to go from not-so-good dad to really cool friend. Zac Efron (Hairspray, High School Musical Movies) and Matthew Perry (Friends) are 17 Again and fabulously funny as the younger and older Mike in a good-time time-warp comedy that proves the best year of your life is the one you're living right now.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Zac Efron
• Matthew Perry
• Leslie Mann
• Michelle Trachtenberg
• Thomas Lennon

Writers:
• Jennifer Gibgot

Producers:
• Jennifer Gibgot
• Adam Shankman

Directors:
• Burr Steers

July 27, 2009

Fragments


Synopsis
In the aftermath of a gruesome restaurant murder, the survivors of the attack are left to ponder their own mortality and how it relates to their connection to society. Forest Whitaker, Guy Pearce, Kate Beckinsale, and Dakota Fanning headline Little Fish director Rowan Woods' adaptation of Roy Freirich's debut novel.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Forest Whitaker
• Guy Pearce
• Embeth Davidtz
• Jeanne Tripplehorn
• Kate Beckinsale
• Dakota Fanning
• Jennifer Hudson
• Troy Garity
• Jackie Earle Haley

Producers:
• Robert Salerno

Directors:
• Rowan Woods

Beach Kings


Synopsis
Get set for an above-the-net kill shot of adrenaline as Beach Kings takes you inside in the hard-hitting, hard-bodied world of professional beach volleyball! David Charvet stars as Cameron Day, a former college basketball star with one last shot at greatness - the professional beach volleyball tour. Athletically gifted and hungry to learn, Cameron has his eyes on the championship - and on a sexy, elusive beauty (Torrey DeVitto). But first, Cameron must face the demons of his troubled past. Spiked with action, humor, and drama, and featuring some of volleyball's greatest stars, Beach Kings is your ticket to center court - the hottest seat on the beach!

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Torrey DeVitto
• Kristin Cavallari
• David Charvet

Writers:
• Paul Nihipali Jr.

Directors:
• Paul Nihipali Jr.

Color of Magic, The


Synopsis
Some wizards are born heroes. Others must fight for greatness, like failed sorcerer Rincewind (David Jason). When a gung-ho visitor to the Discworld (Oscar-Nominee Sean Astin, Lord Of The Rings) enlists him as a guide, Rincewind learns that only he can take on dark wizard Trymon (Tim Curry) and restore balance to the troubled land. Based on Terry Pritchett's classic story, this adventure is packed with angry Druids, Barbarians, fire breathing dragons and mountain trolls.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Tim Curry
• Christopher Lee
• Sean Astin
• David Jason

Writers:
• Vadim Jean

Producers:
• Rob Brown
• Ian Sharples

Directors:
• Vadim Jean

Mannsfield 12


Synopsis
In Mannsfield State Penitentiary, The Warden has a special place for the most successful hustlers in the joint. It's Called East Wing. If you live here it's because you are an elite criminal and the warden wants you close, so that he can get his kick backs easier. In Mannsfield, corruption bleeds down from the top. 12 men reside in East Wing. They are murderers, rapists, con men, and gangsters all. In here violence is a way of life and the only law is what you are willing to do to stay alive. 'The Mannsfield 12' is a story based on the culmination of choices that we make that define our lives forever. In life there is always a choice, a road to go down when all other roads have been exhausted. These 12 men make that choice when The Warden attempts to make them confess to a murder they did not commit, by torturing each inmate one by one. In doing so, these 12 men come to grips with exactly who they are.

Starring Tony Todd, Joe Torry, Sean Nelson
Director Craig Ross, Jr.
Actor Mike McCary

Dim Sum Funeral


Synopsis
Death brings a contentious family together (though that doesn't mean they get along) in this comedy-drama from director Anna Chi. When elderly Mrs. Xiao (Lisa Lu) dies in her sleep at home, her housekeeper and close friend Viola (Talia Shire) contacts her four adult children in hopes they'll come home to help with the funeral. Unfortunately, Mrs. Xiao didn't have many friends besides Viola, her children all have issues with her, and given her zeal to assimilate into American culture, the siblings are more than puzzled that she insisted upon a traditional Chinese funeral lasting a full seven days. Alexander (Russell Wong), a successful doctor, is still coming to terms with his overly strict mother and philandering father, and is unexpectedly reunited with his ex-wife (Kelly Hu), who he lost through his own infidelity. Elizabeth (Julia Nickson), a writer, also crosses paths with her former spouse (Adrian Hough) while she mourns both her mother and her young son. Victoria (Francoise Yip) has never been able to forgive her mom after she rejected her for marrying an African-American. And MeiMei (Steph Song), an actress, is a lesbian who wants to have children with her significant other Deedee (Bai Ling); they've been having trouble finding a suitable sperm donor, though they think one of the monks at the funeral may be just what they're looking for. Dim Sum Funeral received its world premiere at the 2008 AFI Fest.

Cast & Crew
Cast
Steph Song -
Kelly Hu -
Bai Ling -
Talia Shire -
Russell Wong -
Julia Nickson -
Lisa Lu -
Crew
Anna Chi - Director
Clark Peterson - Producer, Executive Producer
Jeffery Scott Lando - Producer
Ray Cuerdo - Producer, Executive Producer
Tom Berry - Producer, Executive Producer
Andy Reimer - Executive Producer
Donald Martin - Executive Producer, Screenwriter
Stefan Wodoslawsky - Executive Producer
James P. Willcock - Production Designer
Karen Porter - Editor
Michael Balfry - Cinematographer
Scott Starrett - Composer (Music Score)

Visioneers


First time feature filmmaker Jared Drake makes his directorial debut with this quirky black comedy set in the near future, and concerning a curious spike in cases of spontaneous human combustion. The Jeffers Corporation is the largest business in the history of mankind, and they got that way thanks to their strict philosophy of happiness through mindless productivity. But when people begin literally exploding due to unhappiness, Jeffers Corporation Level Three Visioneer George Washington Winsterhammerman (Zach Galifianakis) begins to fear that his time will come sooner rather than later. George lives a comfortable yet completely uneventful life, and when he starts having dreams in which he's the first President of the United States, his doctor informs him that they could be signs of impending explosion. Later, as the dreams become more frequent and his co-workers continue to detonate, George is prompted to reevaluate his mundane existence. Judy Greer, Missi Pyle, and James LeGros co-star in an existential black comedy featuring music by Tim DeLaughter of the Polyphonic Spree.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• James LeGros
• Judy Greer
• Mia Maestro
• Missi Pyle
• Zach Galifianakis
• D.W. Moffett

I Love You, Man


Synopsis
In this wildly funny hit comedy, Paul Rudd (Knocked Up) gets engaged to the girl of his dreams but has not a single guy friend to be his Best Man until he meets the ultimate dude, Jason Segal (Forgetting Sarah Marshall). Rudd and Segal's "bro-mance" takes male-bonding to hilarious new heights that keep you laughing until the unforgettable last frame.

Cast & Crew

Actors:
• Rashida Jones
• Paul Rudd
• Jason Segel

Writers:
• John Hamburg
• Larry Levin

Directors:
• John Hamburg

July 22, 2009

Soloist, The


Synopsis
Academy Award nominee Robert Downey Jr. and Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx star in an extraordinary and inspiring true story of how a chance meeting can change a life. The Soloist tells the poignant and ultimately soaring tale of a Los Angeles newspaper reporter who discovers a brilliant and distracted street musician, with unsinkable passion, and the unique friendship and bond that transforms both their lives. The remarkable performances make for an unforgettable experience in what is hailed as "a courageous and uncompromising film" (Gene Shalit, Today).

Cast & Crew

Actors:
• Robert Downey Jr.
• Jamie Foxx
• Catherine Keener
• Lisagay Hamilton
• Tom Hollander

Writers:
• Susannah Grant

Producers:
• Gary Foster
• Russ Krasnoff

Directors:
• Joe Wright

One Way


Synopsis
In the high stakes world of corporate advertising Eddie Snyder (Til Schweiger) is blackmailed by his firm about his cheating ways. To protect his past and future, Eddie falsifies his testimony which results in a non-stop plunge into the world of deceit and destruction. From the producer of Hostage, One Way is a twisted suspense thriller that proves revenge is never sweet.

Cast & Crew

Actors:
• Til Schweiger