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June 28, 2013

Warm Bodies


Synopsis
An unlikely romance between a beautiful human teen and a sensitive undead slacker sets off a chain of events with the power to transform the world.

Cast
John Malkovich
Nicholas Hoult
Rob Corddry
Cory Hardrict
Teresa Palmer
Dave Franco
Analeigh Tipton

Director
Jonathan Levine

Trial, The


Synopsis
Matthew Modine delivers one of his finest performances in this gripping courtroom thriller based on the best-selling novel by Robert Whitlow. Modine stars as "Mac" McClain, an emotionally crippled attorney who's lost his faith in God and himself. That's when Mac reluctantly decides to take on one last case: a young man (Randy Wayne, To Save A Life), facing the death penalty for first-degree murder. But nothing can prepare Mac for the startling twists and turns of the ensuing trial, as the determined lawyer fights for justice and seeks a path to his own redemption.

Cast
Matthew Modine
Robert Forster
Rance Howard
Nikki DeLoach
Randy Wayne
Clare Gary

Director
Gary Wheeler

Stoker


Synopsis
Do not disturb the family.

Academy Award Winner Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska and Matthew Goode star in this "darkly wicked, beautifully executed mystery" (Los Angeles Times) by critically acclaimed filmmaker Park Chan-wook (Oldboy).

Following the tragic death of her father on her eighteenth birthday, India Stoker (Wasikowska) meets Charlie (Goode), her charismatic uncle, whom she never knew existed. When Charlie moves in with India and her unstable mother (Kidman), both are drawn to his charming and calming demeanor. But it soon becomes clear that Charlie's arrival was no coincidence, and that the shocking secrets of his past could affect India's future...or shatter it completely.

Cast
Nicole Kidman
Dermot Mulroney
Matthew Goode
Mia Wasikowska
Jacki Weaver

Director
Chan Wook Park

Picture Day


A rebellious teenager forced to repeat her last year of high school is caught between adolescence and adulthood - and between two very different male admirers.

Director: Kate Miles Melville
Writer: Kate Miles Melville
Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Spencer Van Wyck, Steven McCarthy

Phantom


Synopsis
You'll never see it coming

At the height of the cold war, the world holds its breath when a Soviet submarine armed with nuclear missiles goes missing in the Pacific. On board the vessel, the battle-tested captain (Harris) and a rogue KGB agent (Duchovny) are waging a life-and-death game of cat and mouse. With enemy forces closing in and time running out, the captain fights to keep control with nuclear armageddon hanging in the balance. Starring four-time Academy Award nominee Ed Harris, Golden Globe winner David Duchovny (TV's The X-Files), and William Fichtner (Armageddon).

Cast
Ed Harris
David Duchovny
Lance Henriksen
William Fichtner
Jason Beghe

Director
Todd Robinson

Lord of Darkness



Synopsis
Inspired by the most prolific serial killer of all time.

Lord Of Darkness is inspired by both the true life of Sawney Bean and his legendary family of cannibal serial killers. A journalist, intrigued by this legend, starts printing damaging articles against the family (and the authorities for their incompetence), and he gets more than he bargains for when his girlfriend suddenly goes missing. When the clues lead him to their lair, he comes face to face with Sawney and his cannibalistic family. Captured and tied up, with a surgical blade rapidly approaching his body, he'll take matters into his own hands to ensure he isn't the family's next sacrifice.

Cast
David Hayman
William Houston
Gavin Mitchell
Sam Feeney

Director
Richard W. Wood

LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Superheroes Unite



Synopsis
All the thrilling moments from the video game plus all-new exclusive footage! An award party for Gotham City's Man of the Year, Bruce Wayne, quickly descends into chaos when The Joker crashes onto the scene with a full gallery of rogues at his side, including The Riddler, Catwoman and Two-face. The Dark Knight swings into action to corral the uninvited guests, but one criminal attendee isn't quite so obvious - Lex Luthor, and with him a secret weapon that could change the balance of power in Gotham forever: The Deconstructor! The troublesome team of Lex Luthor and The Joker may be more than a stubborn Batman and Robin can handle alone, but what are Super Friends for? Join the crusade against evil as Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and the Justice League storm into action to protect the innocent, save Gotham City and even have a few laughs along the way. Uncover all-new thrilling moments never before seen in the video game, it's the first LEGO Batman movie and, who knows, even Batman may have a little fun!

Incredible Burt Wonderstone, The


Synopsis
Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carrell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have ruled Las Vegas for years with illusions as big as Burt's growing ego. But lately the duo's greatest deception is their public friendship, as they secretly loathe each other. Facing cutthroat competition from guerilla street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey), whose cult following surges with each outrageous stunt, even their show looks stale. But there's still a chance to save the act - both onstage and off - if Burt can get back in touch with what made him love magic in the first place. Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin and James Gandolfini also star in this wondrous comedy ramp.

Cast
Steve Buscemi
Jim Carrey
James Gandolfini
Alan Arkin
Steve Carell
Olivia Wilde
Mason Cook

Director
Don Scardino

Hansel & Gretel Get Baked



Synopsis
Teenage siblings Hansel & Gretel (Molly Quinn, Castle and Michael Welch, Twilight) are shaken out of suburbia when an intense new marijuana strain named "Black Forest" takes Los Angeles by storm. When Gretel's stoner boyfriend mysteriously disappears while on a run to buy more drugs, the siblings follow his breadcrumbs to the house of a little old lady (Lara Flynn Boyle, Men In Black II) who has a very green thumb. When the seemingly sweet woman turns out to be a drug-dealing, drug-growing evil witch who cooks and eats her wasted patrons for their youth, it's bake or get baked for Hansel and Gretel. The siblings must save their friend - and each other - from a gruesome death, or they will surely face the last high of their lives.

Cast
Yancy Butler
Lara Flynn Boyle
Michael Welch
Molly Quinn

Director
Duane Journey

Flying Machine, The



'The Flying Machine' is a 3D live action/animation family feature film about a stressed out business-woman, Georgie (played by Heather Graham), who takes her two children to see the animation film 'Magic Piano', which is being performed live by world famous pianist Lang Lang. A magical event occurs and Georgie's kids get transported inside the animation world, and Georgie has to pursue them, with a little help from Maestro Lang Lang. The "Magic Piano" which is a stop-motion animation tells a story of Anna, a girl whose dad had to leave Poland to work in London. Anna and her cousin Chip Chip find a broken piano which magically transforms into a flying machine and takes them across the Europe. The girl hopes to meet her longing dad.

Directors: Martin Clapp, Dorota Kobiela, 1 more credit »
Writers: Geoff Lindsey (story), Marianela Maldonado (story), 2 more credits »
Stars: Heather Graham, Lang Lang, Kizzy Mee

Call, The



Synopsis
There are 188 million 911 calls a year. This one made it personal.

In this heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat thriller, veteran 911 operator Jordan (Academy Award Winner Halle Berry, Monster's Ball, 2001) takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl (Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine, 2006) who has been kidnapped and thrown into the trunk of a madman's car. But with the clock ticking, Jordan soon realizes she must confront a killer from her past to put an end to a serial killer's haunting rampage. Also starring Morris Chestnut.

Cast
Halle Berry
Michael Imperioli
Morris Chestnut
Abigail Breslin
Michael Eklund

Director
Brad Anderson

Blood



Thriller charting the moral collapse of a police family. Two cop brothers, smothered by the shadow of their former police chief father, must investigate a crime they themselves have committed.

Director: Nick Murphy
Writer: Bill Gallagher
Stars: Paul Bettany, Mark Strong, Brian Cox

21 and Over



Synopsis
From the writers of The Hangover comes a reckless and raunchy comedy 21 years in the making! On the day before a critical med school interview, straight-A college student Jeff Chang (Justin Chong, Twilight) gets a surprise visit from his two best buds (Skylar Astin, Pitch Perfect and Miles Teller, Project X) to celebrate his 21st birthday. In no mood to party, Jeff finally agrees to a single drink, which quickly leads to an over-the-top, out-of-control night filled with epic beer pong, smoking hot coeds...and one angry buffalo. Can Jeff's friends get their plastered pal cleaned up in time for his morning appointment? It's worth a shot!

Cast
Justin Chon
Sarah Wright
Skylar Astin
Miles Teller
Hugo Shong

Director
Jon Lucas
Scott Moore

12 Rounds 2: Reloaded



Synopsis
WWE superstar Randy Orton slams action into overdrive in this pulse-pounding thrill ride filled with gripping suspense! Paramedic Nick Malloy (Orton) is plunged into a deadly game of cat and mouse when he receives a terrifying phone call from a vengeful psychopath (Brian Markinson) connected to his past. The maniac threatens to unleash a murder spree unless Nick can complete a series of 12 challenges without involving the cops or missing a single deadline. With no time to spare - and his own wife's life on the line - Nick must piece together cryptic clues and hunt down the killer before it's too late!

Cast
Brian Markinson
Randy Orton
Cindy Busby
Tom Stevens

Director
Roel Reine