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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