October 15
Studio: IFC Films
Director: Olivier Assayas
Screenwriter: Olivier Assayas, Dan Franck
Starring: Édgar Ramírez
Genre: Drama, Thriller
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: IFCFilms.com
Plot Summary: From the acclaimed director of "Irma Vep" and "Summer Hours," Olivier Assayas, comes an explosive new work of astonishing scope; an epic portrayal of the notorious revolutionary and terrorist, Carlos (played by Edgar Ramirez in the breakthrough performance of the year). A sensational hit of the Cannes and Telluride Film Festivals, "Carlos" is a exciting, sexy, globe-spanning ride through the life of one of the most enigmatic, violent and fascinating personas of the 20th century. Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, for two decades, was one of the most wanted terrorists on the planet. Between 1974 and 1994, he lived several lives under various pseudonyms, weaving his way through the complexities of international politics of the period. Known to the world as Carlos the Jackal, his resume of violent revolutionary acts led to notoriety of the most extreme kind.
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Screenwriter: Pamela Gray
Starring: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Melissa Leo, Clea DuVall, Juliette Lewis, Loren Dean
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for language and some violent images)
Official Website: FoxSearchlight.com/Conviction
Plot Summary: "Conviction" is the inspirational true story of a sister's unwavering devotion to her brother. When Betty Anne Waters' (two-time Academy® Award winner Hilary Swank) older brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice (Academy Award nominee Minnie Driver), Betty Anne pours through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor (Academy Award nominee Melissa Leo), meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny's arrest. Belief in her brother - and her quest for the truth - pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.
Studio: Magnet Releasing (Magnolia Pictures)
Director: Ben Wheatley
Screenwriter: Robin Hill, Ben Wheatley
Starring: Bob Hill, Robin Hill, Julia Deakin, Sara Dee, Mark Kempner, Kali Peacock, Kerry Peacock, David Schaal, Michael Smiley, Gareth Tunley, Tony Way
Genre: Dark Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for violence, pervasive language and some drug use)
Official Website: DownTerrace.com
Plot Summary: Father and son Bill and Karl (real life father and son Bob and Robin Hill) have just been released from jail free and clear, but all is not well at Down Terrace. Patriarchs of a small crime family, their business is plagued with infighting. Karl has had more than he can take of his old man's philosophizing and preaching, and Bill thinks Karl's dedication to the family is seriously compromised when he takes up with an estranged girlfriend who claims to be carrying his baby. To make matters worse, there's an unidentified informant in their midst that could send them all to prison for a very long time, and none of their associates can be trusted.
Studio: Not Available
Director: Jeff Reichert
Screenwriter: Not Available
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Howard Dean, Gray Davis, Pete Wilson, John Tanner, Ed Rollins, John Fund
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: GerrymanderingMovie.com/
Plot Summary: Right now, across the country, our two major political parties are gearing up for a once-a-decade war whose winner will control Congress for the next ten years, and possibly more. There will be battles in every state, and each will be kept carefully hidden from the prying eyes of average voters who only become more disenchanted with their government with each meaningless election. Democrats and Republicans collude to keep these skirmishes private so that they can maintain total control over the ultimate political weapon: the ability to directly determine the outcome of elections. Why bother stuffing ballots when they can just draw districts? With special focus on efforts led by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to reform the redistricting process in California, "Gerrymandering" exposes the most effective form of manipulating elections short of outright fraud. After the 2010 Census is finished, will you know where your district went?
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Clint Eastwood
Screenwriter: Peter Morgan
Starring: Matt Damon, Cecile de France, Frankie McLaren, George McLaren, Jay Mohr, Bryce Dallas Howard
Genre: Supernatural Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for mature thematic elements including disturbing disaster and accident images, and for brief strong language)
Official Website: Hereafter-themovie.com
Plot Summary: "Hereafter" tells the story of three people who are touched by death in different ways. George (Matt Damon) is a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, Marie (Cecile De France), a French journalist, has a near-death experience that shakes her reality. And when Marcus, a London schoolboy, loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each on a path in search of the truth, their lives will intersect, forever changed by what they believe might--or must--exist in the hereafter.
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Jeff Tremaine
Screenwriter: Not Available
Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, Steve-O, Jason "Wee Man" Acuña, Chris Pontius, Preston Lacy, Dave England, Ehren McGhehey
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Jackassmovie.com
Plot Summary: The 3D sequel will shoot in Knob Lick, Kentucky, Mianus, Connecticut, Fukang, China, Buttzville, New Jersey and Gayville, South Dakota.
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Director: Robert Schwentke
Screenwriter: Erich Hoeber, Jon Hoeber
Starring: Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban, Mary-Louise Parker, Brian Cox, Julian McMahon, Richard Dreyfuss
Genre: Action, Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of action violence and brief strong language)
Official Website: Red-themovie.com
Plot Summary: Based on the cult D.C. Comics graphic novel by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, "Red" is an explosive action-comedy starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren.
Frank (Bruce Willis), Joe (Morgan Freeman), Marvin (John Malkovich) and Victoria (Helen Mirren) used to be the CIA's top agents – but the secrets they know just made them the Agency's top targets. Now framed for assassination, they must use all of their collective cunning, experience and teamwork to stay one step ahead of their deadly pursuers and stay alive. To stop the operation, the team embarks on an impossible, cross-country mission to break into the top-secret CIA headquarters, where they will uncover one of the biggest conspiracies and cover-ups in government history.
- Samson and Delilah (NY, LA) [Watch Movie Trailer]
Studio: Indiepix
Director: Warwick Thornton
Screenwriter: Warwick Thornton
Starring: Rowan McNamara, Marissa Gibson
Genre: Drama, Romance
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: SamsonandDelilahmovie.com
Plot Summary: Samson and Delilah's world is small – an isolated community in the Central Australian desert. When tragedy strikes they turn their backs on home and embark on a journey of survival. Lost, unwanted and alone they discover that life isn't always fair, but love never judges.
October 22
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Director: John Wells
Screenwriter: John Wells
Starring: Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Rosemarie DeWitt, Maria Bello, Craig T. Nelson
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for language and brief nudity)
Official Website: CompanyMenmovie.com
Plot Summary: Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) is living the American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward (Chris Cooper) and Gene McClary (Tommy Lee Jones) jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands, and fathers.
Bobby soon finds himself enduring enthusiastic life coaching, a job building houses for his brother-in-law (Kevin Costner) which does not play to his executive skill set, and perhaps the realization that there is more to life than chasing the bigger, better deal. With humor, pathos, and keen observation, writer-director John Wells (the creator of "ER") introduces us to the new realities of American life.
Studio: IFC Films
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Screenwriter: Walter Doty, John Claflin
Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Diane Kruger, Sam Shepard, Vincent Perez, Rosanna Arquette, Jordi Molla
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Not Available
Plot Summary: Every day, rising Santa Fe District Attorney Paul Chaney (Dermot Mulroney) and his wife, Diane (Diane Kruger), wait for word that there’s a donor for their daughter, Chloe. Diagnosed with a rare degenerative condition, Chloe is on a long list to receive a double lung transplant. As her health worsens, Paul becomes desperate to save his young child... so desperate that he'll risk everything to organize an operation.
When Paul learns of a Dr. Novarro who performs illegal transplants in Juarez, Mexico, he heads south in a frantic search for the only man who may be able to save Chloe. But after arriving, he realizes Dr. Novarro's medical ring runs deeper into a criminal underworld than he realized and people are not who they seem to be. With his career, family and his daughter's life on the line, Paul finds himself at a critical crossroads, left to decide what is really "right" in this world.
Director: James M. Hausler
Screenwriter: James M. Hausler
Starring: Nick Stahl, Jonathan Jackson, Christopher M. Clark, Beau Garrett, Robert Forster, Alona Tal
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for pervasive language including sexual references, and some violent content)
Official Website: Kalamitymovie.com
Plot Summary: Haunted by memories of his ex-girlfriend Alice (Beau Garrett), a heartbroken Billy (Nick Stahl) returns home to Northern Virginia seeking solace from old friends. But what he finds there is more disconcerting than comforting: his best friend Stanley (Jonathan Jackson) has become unstable, mysterious, and withdrawn from those around him. Billy teams up with another old friend, Stanley’s roommate Christian (Christopher M. Clark), to find out what’s going on, and as they probe Stanley’s recent activities, their friend’s behavior seems more and more bizarre and frightening. The discovery of blood-stained evidence among Stanley’s possessions pulls them deeper into their friend’s nightmare—and eventually leads to a violent confrontation that not everyone will survive.
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Kip Williams
Screenwriter: Michael R. Perry
Starring: Not Available
Genre: Drama, Supernatural Thriller
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Paranormalmovie.com
Plot Summary: Made for about $15,000, "Paranormal Activity" became a box office sensation as it earned $151 million worldwide. Similar to "Paranormal Activity", the second film is presented in the style of found footage from the camera set up to capture what is haunting the residents. However, little has been known about the plot for the upcoming horror since the official synopsis has not been released yet.
"Paranormal Activity 2" is made as the follow-up to "Paranormal Activity" which is nominated for "best first feature" in the Independent Spirit Awards 2009. The first film follows a young couple who is haunted by a supernatural presence in their home. Tod Williams directs "Paranormal Activity 2", replacing Oren Peli who now serves a producer alongside Jason Blum. Following the warm reception of the predecessor, the upcoming film will get wide release in the U.S. on October 22.
"Paranormal Activity 2" is made as the follow-up to "Paranormal Activity" which is nominated for "best first feature" in the Independent Spirit Awards 2009. The first film follows a young couple who is haunted by a supernatural presence in their home. Tod Williams directs "Paranormal Activity 2", replacing Oren Peli who now serves a producer alongside Jason Blum. Following the warm reception of the predecessor, the upcoming film will get wide release in the U.S. on October 22.
Studio: Viens Films, L.L.C.
Director: Gregori Viens
Screenwriter: Henry Phillips, Gregori Viens
Starring: Henry Phillips, Ellen Ratner, Matthew Walker, Wade Kelley, Audrey Siegel, Evan Arnold, Mik Scriba, Mark Cohen, Guilford Adams
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: PunchingtheClownmovie.com
Plot Summary: Winner of the Audience Award at the 2009 Slamdance Film Festival, this uproarious and smart new comedy tells the story of Henry Phillips, a hapless modern day troubadour who grinds his way through the heartland, living out of his car and singing his twisted satirical songs to anyone who will listen. After a booking mishap involving a Christian fundraiser, he decides he's hit rock bottom.
Seeking to shake things up, he moves to L.A. where his luck changes overnight. Thanks less to his inept manager than to a wild case of mistaken identity, he falls backwards into a string of packed gigs, a record deal and even the promise of love. But he who lives by the whimsy of show business dies by it, and reality hits him like a fist in the face: an innocent miscommunication over a bagel starts a vicious rumor about him in the tabloids. Luckily, somewhere between rock bottom and the middle of nowhere lies the perfect terrain for his dark and hilarious songs.
Seeking to shake things up, he moves to L.A. where his luck changes overnight. Thanks less to his inept manager than to a wild case of mistaken identity, he falls backwards into a string of packed gigs, a record deal and even the promise of love. But he who lives by the whimsy of show business dies by it, and reality hits him like a fist in the face: an innocent miscommunication over a bagel starts a vicious rumor about him in the tabloids. Luckily, somewhere between rock bottom and the middle of nowhere lies the perfect terrain for his dark and hilarious songs.
Studio: Screen Media Ventures
Director: Daniel Millican
Screenwriter: Daniel Millican
Starring: Fisher Stevens, Barry Corbin, Catherine Mary Stewart, Graham Patrick Martin, Kyle Riabk, Leon Thomas III, Jessie Payo
Genre: Drama, Family
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: RisingStarsthemovie.com
Plot Summary: "Rising Stars" features performances by veteran actors, Fisher Stevens ("The Flamingo Kid," "Short Circuit," "Hackers," "Awake"), Barry Corbin ("War Games," "Urban Cowboy," "No Country for Old Men") and Catherine Mary Stewart ("Weekend at Bernie's," "The Girl Next Door"). They are joined by a talented group of up-and-coming young actor/musicians, which include Graham Patrick Martin ("The Girl Next Door," "The Bill Engvall Show," "iCarly," "Jonas"), Kyle Riabko ("Limelight," The National Tour of 'Spring Awakening', The Broadway Production of 'Hair'), Leon Thomas III ("August Rush," "Victorious," "iCarly") and Jessie Payo, a former member of pop duo Jupiter Rising whose music has been featured on MTV's "The Hills" and "The City." "Rising Stars" also features a dramatic performance by Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum-selling Contemporary Christian recording artist, Rebecca St. James.
Studio: Strand Releasing
Director: Eyad Zahar
Screenwriter: Eyad Zahar, Michael Muhammad Knight
Starring: Bobby Naderi, Noureen DeWulf
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Not Available
Plot Summary: Yusef is a first-generation Pakistani-American engineering student who moves off-campus with a group of Muslim punks in Buffalo, New York. His new "un-orthodox" housemates soon introduce him to Taqwacore – a hardcore, Muslim punk rock scene. As the seasons change, Taqwacore influences the house more and more. The living room becomes a mosque during the day, while it continues to host punk shows at night. Ultimately, Yusef begins to challenge his own faith and ideologies. A powerful and original story of punk Islam in the USA and the discovery of oneself within the confines of religion.
MOVIE TRAILERS:
Carlos Trailer
Conviction Trailer
Down Terrace Trailer
Gerrymandering Trailer
Hereafter Trailer
Jackass 3D Trailer
Red Trailer
Samson And Delilah Trailer
The Company Men Trailer
Inhale Trailer
Kalamity Trailer
Paranormal Activity 2 Trailer
Punching The Clown Trailer
Rising Stars Trailer
The Taqwacores Trailer
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