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February 27, 2010

Thomas & Friends: Splish, Splash, Splosh!


Synopsis
Even when it's wet outside you can still have plenty of fun, especially when you share your adventures with Thomas & Friends! Grab your galoshes and join the team as they prepare for rainy-day visits and sudsy spills, and then get unstuck from a snowy situation in this collection of stories from the Island of Sodor.

Scooby Doo: Abracadabra-Doo


Scooby-Doo and the gang go on a trip to check on Daphne's sister, Melissa. She's been studying magic at the Whirlen Merlin Magic Academy. Apparently there's been trouble at the Academy. Sightings of a giant dragon have been scaring all the students away. The gang smells trouble and decides to investigate.

Red Hook


Ten years after witnessing her older sister's brutal murder, Jenny Traylor leaves her hometown in North Carolina to start her freshman year at the University of New York City. Still traumatized by her sister's death and struggling with crippling agoraphobia, Jenny tries to cope with the overwhelming city and figure out her new life. When Jenny's over-enthusiastic Resident Advisor organizes a Welcome Week scavenger hunt, Jenny is reluctantly persuaded to join the game. But as she and her new friends decipher the cryptic clues texted to their cell phones - clues that lead them through darker and increasingly remote parts of the city - it becomes terrifyingly clear how high the stakes have become. Someone is hunting for real

Actors: Brian J. Smith, Terrence Mann, Tate Ellington
Directors: Elizabeth Lucas

Midgets vs Mascots


Synopsis
In this Borat-meets-Jackass shockumentary, five little people and five mascots battle for one million dollars through 30 ridiculous competitions, including how many insults it takes to get punched in a bar, who can drink a gallon of milk the fastest and who can wrestle a live alligator.

Gary Coleman, leading the "Littles" as himself, is a comedic freight train (or train wreck) as he gets into actual fist fights with mascots, coaches and even NBA star Scottie Pippen. Look forward to tear-inducing laughter when drunken and belligerent mascots take on a competitive and determined group of little people.

Cast & Crew
Producers:
• Joey Stewart
• Brad Keller

Directors:
• Ron Carlson

Malice in Wonderland


Danny Dyer (DOGHOUSE, THE BUSINESS) and Maggie Grace (TAKEN) star in this modern transposition of Lewis Carrol's classic ALICE IN WONDERLAND set in the British crime underworld.

Actors: Maggie Grace, Danny Dyer, Matt King, Nathaniel Parker, Christopher Patterson
Directors: Simon Fellows

Halo Legends


Synopsis
This science-fiction saga delves into the rich Halo universe with seven exciting stories (told in eight parts) focused on Master Chief's mysterious origins, the Spartans' advanced combat capabilities and the tense rivalry between Spartans and Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODSTs). Created in collaboration with some of the world's leading animators from Japan, Halo Legends draws you into the center of humankind's ongoing battles with the Covenant, dynamically depicted in cutting-edge animation styles that deliver breathtaking visuals and gripping adventure. Go beyond the game - and join the roll call of Halo Legends.

Cast & Crew
Writers:
• Dai Sato
• Frank O'Connor
• Naruki Nagakawa
• Daisuke Nishio
• Eiji Umehara
• Hiroshi Yamazaki
• Hiroyuki Kawasaki
• Ryan Morris
• Megumi Shimizu

Producers:
• Eiichi Takahashi
• Joey Goubeaud

Directors:
• Frank O'Connor
• Joseph Chou

Fantastic Mr.Fox


Synopsis
George Clooney and Meryl Streep lend their voices to this hilarious and heartwarming animated adventure from visionary director Wes Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Fox (Clooney and Streep) live a happy home life with their eccentric son Ash (Jason Schwartzman) and visiting nephew Kristopherson. That is until Mr. Fox slips into his sneaky, old ways and plots the greatest chicken heist the animal world has ever seen. Based on the beloved, best-selling book by Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Fantastic Mr. Fox is family fun at its finest.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Willem Dafoe
• Meryl Streep
• George Clooney
• Michael Gambon
• Owen Wilson
• Bill Murray
• Jason Schwartzman
• Wally Wolodarsky

Directors:
• Wes Anderson

Capitalism: A Love Story


On the 20-year anniversary of his groundbreaking masterpiece Roger & Me (1989), Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world). But this time the culprit is much bigger than General Motors, and the crime scene far wider than Flint, Michigan. From Middle America, to the halls of power in Washington, to the global financial epicenter in Manhattan, Michael Moore will once again take film goers into uncharted territory. With both humor and outrage, Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story explores a taboo question: What is the price that America pays for its love of capitalism? Years ago, that love seemed so innocent. Today, however, the American dream is looking more like a nightmare as families pay the price with their jobs, their homes and their savings. Moore takes us into the homes of ordinary people whose lives have been turned upside down; and he goes looking for explanations in Washington, DC and elsewhere. What he finds are the all-too-familiar symptoms of a love affair gone astray: lies, abuse, betrayal...and 14,000 jobs being lost every day. Capitalism: A Love Story is both a culmination of Moore's previous works and a look into what a more hopeful future could look like. It is Michael Moore's ultimate quest to answer the question he's posed throughout his illustrious filmmaking career: Who are we and why do we behave the way that we do?

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Michael Moore

Directors:
• Michael Moore

Book of Songs


High school dropout and aspiring musician, Mike, spends his days hanging out with his friends and confronting the members of the church next door. Most members have learned to keep their distance, but Sister Thomas is determined to open Mike s mind to GOD and religion. Connecting through a love for music she convinces Mike to pick up the Bible and start reading. He quickly learns that the Bible truly is a book of songs and slowly starts to believe in himself again. With the help of Sister Thomas, Mike stands up to his friends and begins to choose a more righteous path.

Actors: Carol Jackson, Digo, Reggie James, Dwayne Perryman
Directors: Noel Howell MD;Delsea Flowers

Black Dynamite


Synopsis
Meet Black Dynamite (Michael Jai White), the smoothest, baddest cat on the street. He's a ladies' man and the man with a plan. He's also a former C.I.A. agent out to avenge his brother's death. Whether he's taking down drug dealers or sweet-talking foxy mommas, he's the man out to stop The man. Take a wild ride from the mean streets of the ghetto to some funky clubs downtown, all the way to the "Hanky House" with the bass-ass, tough-as-nails action hero.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Richard Edson
• Tommy Davidson
• Arsenio Hall
• Michael Jai White
• Kevin Chapman
• Buddy Lewis
• Darrel Heath

Writers:
• Michael Jai White
• Byron Minns

Producers:
• Jon Steingart

Directors:
• Scott Sanders

$9.99: The Meaning Of Life On Sale Now!


Synopsis
In this critically-acclaimed, stop-motion animated feature, Dave Peck, an unemployed 28-year-old with no goals or aspirations, finds an ad for a book promising the meaning of life for only $9.99. Wishing to share his discovery, his path crosses with those of his unusual neighbors, who, in their own bizarre ways, are all on their own search for hope and redemption.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Geoffrey Rush
• Anthony LaPaglia
• Claudia Karvan
• Leeanna Walsman
• Joel Edgerton
• Ben Mendelsohn
• Barry Otto
• Samuel Johnson

Writers:
• Etgar Keret
• Tatia Rosenthal

Producers:
• Amir Harel
• Emile Sherman

Directors:
• Tatia Rosenthal