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21
Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Director: Robert Luketic
Screenwriter: Peter Steinfeld, Allan Loeb
Starring: Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Spacey, Liza Lapira, Josh Gad, Aaron Yoo, Sam Golzari
Genre: Action, Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some violence, and sexual content including partial nudity)
Official Website: 21-movie.com
Plot Summary: Columbia Pictures' high stakes action adventure "21" is inspired by the true story of the very brightest young minds in the country – and how they took Vegas for millions.
Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is a shy, brilliant M.I.T. student who – needing to pay school tuition – finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school's most gifted students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor. With unorthodox math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) leading the way, they've cracked the code. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos big time. Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy teammate, Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), Ben begins to push the limits. Though counting cards isn't illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casinos' menacing enforcer: Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne).
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Chapter 27
Studio: Peace Arch Entertainment
Director: J.P. Schaefer
Screenwriter: J.P. Schaefer
Starring: Jared Leto, Lindsay Lohan, Judah Friedlander
Genre: Crime, Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Chapter27themovie.com
Plot Summary: On December 8, 1980 Mark David Chapman shocked the world by murdering the beloved purveyor of peace, 40-year old musician and activist, John Lennon, outside The Dakota, his New York apartment building. Chapman's motives were fabricated from pure delusion, fueled by an obsession with the fictional character Holden Caulfield and his similar misadventures in J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye." In one instant, an anonymous, mentally unstable 25-year old, socially awkward Beatles fan who had fluctuated between idealizing Lennon and being overcome with a desire to kill him – altered the course of history.
Jared Leto, 60 pounds heavier for the role, bears an uncanny physical resemblance to the real Chapman, who to this day, is incarcerated in Attica Prison, on a guilty plea. Aside from a Larry King interview in 1992, he has not spoken with the media. However, Chapman did reveal the mechanics of his unraveling during those three fateful days in New York City, to crime journalist Jack Jones. The interviews were published in 1992 as "Let Me Take You Down: Inside the Mind of Mark David Chapman," a book of Chapman's recollections of his unthinkable act of violence. From this text, the film "Chapter 27" is based. The film takes its title from the idea that through his actions in New York, Chapman was attempting to "write" his own additional, 27th chapter to "Catcher in the Rye" (which ends with chapter 26).
Leto's embodiment of a man whose painfully restless mind thrashes about uncontrollably between paranoia, socio-pathic lying and delusion is summed up in such character revealing comments as "I’m too vulnerable for a world full of pain and lies" and "Everyone is cracked and broken. You have to find something to fix you. To give you what you need. To make you whole again."
From his lies to cab drivers (identifying himself as the Beatles sound engineer) to his socially unacceptable behavior around Jude (Lindsay Lohan) a young fan he meets outside the Dakota -- to his argument with paparazzi photographer Paul (Judah Friedlander), Leto's Chapman keeps the psychoses bubbling below the surface as his grasp on reality deteriorates into a completely misguided rage.
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Flawless
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Director: Michael Radford
Screenwriter: Edward Anderson
Starring: Michael Caine, Demi Moore, Lambert Wilson, Nathaniel Parker, Shaughan Seymour, Nicholas Jones, David Barras, Joss Ackland
Genre: Crime, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for brief strong language)
Official Website: Flawlessfilm.com
Plot Summary: From director Michael Radford ("The Merchant of Venice," "Il Postino") comes "Flawless," a clever diamond-heist thriller set in swinging 1960s London. Demi Moore plays Laura Quinn, a bright, driven and beautiful executive at the London Diamond Corporation who finds herself frustrated by a glass ceiling after years of faithful employment, as man after man is promoted ahead of her despite her greater experience. Michael Caine is Hobbs, the nighttime janitor at London Diamond who is virtually invisible to the executives that work there, but over the years has amassed a startling amount of knowledge about how the company runs. Hobbs has his own bone to pick with London Diamond. Observing Laura's frustration, he convinces her to help him execute an ingenious plan to steal a hefty sum in diamonds. But unbeknownst to Laura, Hobbs plans go even farther than he's let on, and together they set in motion a thrilling heist of dizzying proportions, the likes of which London has never seen.
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My Brother is an Only Child
Studio: THINKFilm
Director: Daniele Luchetti
Screenwriter: Daniele Luchetti, Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli
Starring: Elio Germano, Riccardo Scamarcio, Angela Finocchiaro, Luca Zingaretti, Anna Bonaiuto, Massimo Popolizio
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Plot Summary: Set in a small Italian town in the '60s and '70s, the film tells the story of two brothers who want to change the world – but in completely different ways. The elder, Manrico (Riccardo Scarmaccio), is a handsome, charismatic firebrand who becomes the prime mover in the local Communist party. Accio, (Elio Germano) the younger, more rebellious brother, finds his own contrarian voice by joining the reactionary Fascists. What starts as a typical tale of sibling rivalry becomes the story of the polarizing and paralyzing politics of those turbulent times and, the rift between the brothers is further intensified when Accio realizes that he loves his brother's girlfriend, Francesca (Diane Fleri) who, like everyone else, is blind to Manrico’s increasingly dangerous ideas.
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Priceless
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Director: Pierre Salvadori
Screenwriter: Benoit Graffin, Piere Salvadori
Starring: Gad Elmaleh, Audrey Tautou, Marie-Christine Adam, Vernon Dobtcheff, Jacques Spiesser, Annelise Hesme
Genre: Comedy, Foreign
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Pricelessthefilm.com
Plot Summary: Jean (Gad Elmaleh), a shy young bartender, is mistaken for a millionaire by a beautiful, scheming opportunist named Irene (Audrey Tautou). When Irene discovers his true identity, she abandons him, only to find that a love-struck Jean has no intention of letting her get away. Jean's comical attempts to gain her affections gradually evolve into setting himself up as a gigolo at a luxury hotel, until Irene finally starts to warm to her persistent, persuasive suitor. Against the wildly atmospheric backdrop of the south of France, Pierre Salvadori ("Apres vous") directs this sexy and thoroughly charming romantic comedy, which is a fresh re-imagining of the cinema classic, "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
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Run, Fat Boy, Run
Studio: Picturehouse
Director: David Schwimmer
Screenwriter: Michael Ian Black, Simon Pegg
Starring: Simon Pegg, Hank Azaria, Ameet Chana, Dylan Moran, Thandie Newton, Harish Patel
Genre: Comedy, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some rude and sexual humor, nudity, language and smoking)
Official Website: RunFatBoyRunmovie.com
Plot Summary: Five years ago Dennis (Simon Pegg) was at the altar about to marry Libby (Thandie Newton), his pregnant fiancée. He got cold feet and ran for the hills and he's been going in circles ever since. When Dennis discovers Libby's hooked up with high-flying-go-getter Whit (Hank Azaria), he realizes it's now or never. He enters a marathon to show he's more than a quitter but then finds out just how much sweat, strain and tears it takes to run for 26 miles. Nobody gives him a chance but Dennis knows this is his only hope to more than a running joke.
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Stop-Loss
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Screenwriter: Mark Richard, Kimberly Peirce
Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ciarán Hinds, Timothy Olyphant, Victor Rasuk, Rob Brown
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for graphic violence and pervasive language)
Official Website: StopLossmovie.com
Plot Summary: Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. Brandon tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his family and his best friend, Steve Shriver, who served with him in Iraq. Alongside their war-time buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then, against Brandon's will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq. This upends Brandon's entire world. The conflict into which he is thrown tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship, the limits of love, and the value of honor.
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Superhero Movie
Studio: Dimension Films (The Weinstein Company), MGM
Director: Craig Mazin
Screenwriter: Craig Mazin
Starring: Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, Pamela Anderson, Tracy Morgan, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Simon Rex, Leslie Nielsen, Marion Ross, Kevin Hart, Jeffrey Tambor, Ryan Hansen, Brent Spiner, Keith David
Genre: Action, Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for crude and sexual content, comic violence, drug references and language)
Official Website: Superhero-Movie.net
Plot Summary: How many superheroes does it take to save the world? The creators of "The Naked Gun" and "Scary Movie" answer this question in hysterical "David Zucker" fashion with the uproarious comedy "Superhero Movie." Meet Rick Riker. He's young, he's cool and he's got superpowers. Now, if he only knew how to use them... but the world is in danger and no one is safe when Zucker and the gang - headed by the hilarious cast of Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, Tracy Morgan, Pamela Anderson, Regina Hall and many others - take aim at some of the biggest blockbusters of our time including "Spider-Man," "Batman," "X-Men," and "Fantastic Four," to name a few. On March 28th, learning to fly, spinning a web and busting a gut has never been this much fun.
Who's Your Monkey?
Studio: Screen Media Ventures, LLC
Director: Todd Breau
Screenwriter: Ryan Steckloff
Starring: Scott Grimes, Jason London, Scott Michael Campbell, David DeLuise, Kevin Durand
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for language, sexual content, some drug material and violence)
Plot Summary: Bobby Stork, a beer guzzling widower, runs into his old friend Mark Van Houten, an out of work doctor who has resorted to making crystal meth to pay the bills. Bobby discusses Mark's problem with their mutual friends Laith Rukkab, an uptight guy who's packed on a few pounds but somehow lucked into landing a pretty girlfriend and Hutto, a soon-to-be father and the most together out of the four. The friends decide to give Mark the throwing stars they played with as kids to bring him back to reality. Laith is outraged when he finds out Mark has been selling crystal meth to Reed, a drug dealer involved in animal porn. On their way to drop off the throwing stars at Mark's house, Laith and Bobby pass by Reed's car, filled to the brim with his "actors" Laith frees the animals, but loses a throwing star in the process. The break-in and loss of his animals sends Reed into a fit of rage. Upon arriving at Mark's house, Reed sees a throwing star at and thinks that he's found the person who broke into his car and turns violent. In an act of both desperation and self-defense Mark kills Reed with a throwing star. Bobby, Laith and Hutto come to Mark's rescue and the group's childhood friendship is rekindled. After numerous road blocks, the foursome eventually finds a way to dispose of the body and in the process each man learns something about himself.
Backseat
Studio: Truly Indie
Director: Bruce Van Dusen
Screenwriter: Josh Alexander
Starring: Josh Alexander, Rob Bogue, Starla Benford
Genre: Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Backseatthemovie.com
Plot Summary: All you need is a good friend to steer you wrong! When two buddies embark upon a road trip in an ancient American station wagon, they seem to be on a perfectly staffed fool's errand. The flamboyant risktaker of the pair, Colton (Josh Alexander), wants to meet the actor Donald Sutherland, and has persuaded his pal Ben (Rob Bogue) to drive him to Montreal, where Ben’s cousin is a maitre d' at one of Sutherland's favorite restaurants and can introduce him to his idol.
The Cool School
Studio: Arthouse Films
Director: Morgan Neville
Screenwriter: Not Available
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Dennis Hopper, Frank Gehry, Ed Ruscha, John Baldessari, Billy Al Bengston, Ed Kienholz, Irving Blum, Ed Moses, Ken Price, Larry Bell, Walter Hopps, Robert Irwin, Wallace Berman, Dean Stockwell
Genre: Documentary
Plot Summary: Think the New York cognoscenti dismisses Los Angeles' art scene today? The '50s were worse. On the East Coast, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock and Jasper Johns were blasting creative boundaries while in Los Angeles, the anti-communist brigade was stifling art that refused to kowtow to their standards of decency. Enter curator Walter Hopps and artist Ed Kienholz, who in 1957 flipped over a hot dog wrapper and scribbled a pledge to open L.A.'s premiere modern art venue—the Ferus Gallery. Over the next decade, under the stewardship of Hopps and dealer Irving Blum, the Ferus nurtured L.A.’s first generation of significant post-war artists. The scrappy artists it launched—among them Keinholtz, Ed Ruscha, Robert Irwin, Larry Bell, and Ed Moses— shook up the dull tastemakers, got arrested for obscenity, and expanded their ranks to embrace fellow innovators from across the spectrum, including Marcel Duchamp, Dennis Hopper and Andy Warhol, whose first-ever gallery show of 32 soup cans debuted there.
Taking its title from a 1962 Artforum article linking the rebellious spirit and attitudes of West Coast art to those of West Coast jazz, "The Cool School" uses a wealth of archival material of the artists at work and at play and current interviews with many of the Ferus fraternity to tell the story of how the gallery groomed the L.A. art scene from a loose band of idealistic beatniks into a coterie of competitive, often-brilliant artists. What was lost and gained before the Ferus’s demise in 1967 is tied up in a complex web of egos, passion, money, and art.
Hats Off
Studio: Canobie Films, Abramorama
Director: Jyll Johnston
Starring: Mimi Weddell
Genre: Documentary
Official Website: HatsOffthemovie.com
Plot Summary: With the style and grace of Katherine Hepburn, the smoky wit and wisdom of Dorothy Parker, and her own personal philosophy, "rise above it," Ms. Weddell is truly an iconic American original, rising above the mundane and difficult confines of her own daily life to reach for the stars and fulfill her dreams.
"Hats Off" captures the essence of this most unusual woman, named at age 90 by New York Magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in New York," whose full-time acting career began at age 65 upon the passing of her husband, and whose daily routine mocks the traditional image of old age. From grueling 14-hour days at cattle call auditions to her weekly gymnastics and dance workouts, Ms. Weddell exudes a 'can-do, will do' attitude in the face of life's trials and tribulations, and moves through her challenges with grace, encouraging us all to be more than we are.
When her beloved husband dies, "leaving nothing behind but bills, poor man," Ms. Weddell does what she has to do to stay afloat, even attending an audition on the way to his memorial and landing the lead role in the cult film "Dracula's Last Rites," which marks the beginning of her career. Since that time, 25 years ago, Ms. Wedell has been seen in print ads for Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Juicy Couture and Nike, to name a few; in photo spreads for Vanity Fair and Vogue; on TV series including "Sex and the City," and "Law and Order;" and in feature films such as "Across the Universe," "Hitch" and "The Purple Rose of Cairo."
21
Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Director: Robert Luketic
Screenwriter: Peter Steinfeld, Allan Loeb
Starring: Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Spacey, Liza Lapira, Josh Gad, Aaron Yoo, Sam Golzari
Genre: Action, Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some violence, and sexual content including partial nudity)
Official Website: 21-movie.com
Plot Summary: Columbia Pictures' high stakes action adventure "21" is inspired by the true story of the very brightest young minds in the country – and how they took Vegas for millions.
Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is a shy, brilliant M.I.T. student who – needing to pay school tuition – finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school's most gifted students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor. With unorthodox math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) leading the way, they've cracked the code. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos big time. Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy teammate, Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), Ben begins to push the limits. Though counting cards isn't illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casinos' menacing enforcer: Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne).
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Chapter 27
Studio: Peace Arch Entertainment
Director: J.P. Schaefer
Screenwriter: J.P. Schaefer
Starring: Jared Leto, Lindsay Lohan, Judah Friedlander
Genre: Crime, Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Chapter27themovie.com
Plot Summary: On December 8, 1980 Mark David Chapman shocked the world by murdering the beloved purveyor of peace, 40-year old musician and activist, John Lennon, outside The Dakota, his New York apartment building. Chapman's motives were fabricated from pure delusion, fueled by an obsession with the fictional character Holden Caulfield and his similar misadventures in J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye." In one instant, an anonymous, mentally unstable 25-year old, socially awkward Beatles fan who had fluctuated between idealizing Lennon and being overcome with a desire to kill him – altered the course of history.
Jared Leto, 60 pounds heavier for the role, bears an uncanny physical resemblance to the real Chapman, who to this day, is incarcerated in Attica Prison, on a guilty plea. Aside from a Larry King interview in 1992, he has not spoken with the media. However, Chapman did reveal the mechanics of his unraveling during those three fateful days in New York City, to crime journalist Jack Jones. The interviews were published in 1992 as "Let Me Take You Down: Inside the Mind of Mark David Chapman," a book of Chapman's recollections of his unthinkable act of violence. From this text, the film "Chapter 27" is based. The film takes its title from the idea that through his actions in New York, Chapman was attempting to "write" his own additional, 27th chapter to "Catcher in the Rye" (which ends with chapter 26).
Leto's embodiment of a man whose painfully restless mind thrashes about uncontrollably between paranoia, socio-pathic lying and delusion is summed up in such character revealing comments as "I’m too vulnerable for a world full of pain and lies" and "Everyone is cracked and broken. You have to find something to fix you. To give you what you need. To make you whole again."
From his lies to cab drivers (identifying himself as the Beatles sound engineer) to his socially unacceptable behavior around Jude (Lindsay Lohan) a young fan he meets outside the Dakota -- to his argument with paparazzi photographer Paul (Judah Friedlander), Leto's Chapman keeps the psychoses bubbling below the surface as his grasp on reality deteriorates into a completely misguided rage.
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Flawless
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Director: Michael Radford
Screenwriter: Edward Anderson
Starring: Michael Caine, Demi Moore, Lambert Wilson, Nathaniel Parker, Shaughan Seymour, Nicholas Jones, David Barras, Joss Ackland
Genre: Crime, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for brief strong language)
Official Website: Flawlessfilm.com
Plot Summary: From director Michael Radford ("The Merchant of Venice," "Il Postino") comes "Flawless," a clever diamond-heist thriller set in swinging 1960s London. Demi Moore plays Laura Quinn, a bright, driven and beautiful executive at the London Diamond Corporation who finds herself frustrated by a glass ceiling after years of faithful employment, as man after man is promoted ahead of her despite her greater experience. Michael Caine is Hobbs, the nighttime janitor at London Diamond who is virtually invisible to the executives that work there, but over the years has amassed a startling amount of knowledge about how the company runs. Hobbs has his own bone to pick with London Diamond. Observing Laura's frustration, he convinces her to help him execute an ingenious plan to steal a hefty sum in diamonds. But unbeknownst to Laura, Hobbs plans go even farther than he's let on, and together they set in motion a thrilling heist of dizzying proportions, the likes of which London has never seen.
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My Brother is an Only Child
Studio: THINKFilm
Director: Daniele Luchetti
Screenwriter: Daniele Luchetti, Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli
Starring: Elio Germano, Riccardo Scamarcio, Angela Finocchiaro, Luca Zingaretti, Anna Bonaiuto, Massimo Popolizio
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Plot Summary: Set in a small Italian town in the '60s and '70s, the film tells the story of two brothers who want to change the world – but in completely different ways. The elder, Manrico (Riccardo Scarmaccio), is a handsome, charismatic firebrand who becomes the prime mover in the local Communist party. Accio, (Elio Germano) the younger, more rebellious brother, finds his own contrarian voice by joining the reactionary Fascists. What starts as a typical tale of sibling rivalry becomes the story of the polarizing and paralyzing politics of those turbulent times and, the rift between the brothers is further intensified when Accio realizes that he loves his brother's girlfriend, Francesca (Diane Fleri) who, like everyone else, is blind to Manrico’s increasingly dangerous ideas.
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Priceless
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Director: Pierre Salvadori
Screenwriter: Benoit Graffin, Piere Salvadori
Starring: Gad Elmaleh, Audrey Tautou, Marie-Christine Adam, Vernon Dobtcheff, Jacques Spiesser, Annelise Hesme
Genre: Comedy, Foreign
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Pricelessthefilm.com
Plot Summary: Jean (Gad Elmaleh), a shy young bartender, is mistaken for a millionaire by a beautiful, scheming opportunist named Irene (Audrey Tautou). When Irene discovers his true identity, she abandons him, only to find that a love-struck Jean has no intention of letting her get away. Jean's comical attempts to gain her affections gradually evolve into setting himself up as a gigolo at a luxury hotel, until Irene finally starts to warm to her persistent, persuasive suitor. Against the wildly atmospheric backdrop of the south of France, Pierre Salvadori ("Apres vous") directs this sexy and thoroughly charming romantic comedy, which is a fresh re-imagining of the cinema classic, "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
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Run, Fat Boy, Run
Studio: Picturehouse
Director: David Schwimmer
Screenwriter: Michael Ian Black, Simon Pegg
Starring: Simon Pegg, Hank Azaria, Ameet Chana, Dylan Moran, Thandie Newton, Harish Patel
Genre: Comedy, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some rude and sexual humor, nudity, language and smoking)
Official Website: RunFatBoyRunmovie.com
Plot Summary: Five years ago Dennis (Simon Pegg) was at the altar about to marry Libby (Thandie Newton), his pregnant fiancée. He got cold feet and ran for the hills and he's been going in circles ever since. When Dennis discovers Libby's hooked up with high-flying-go-getter Whit (Hank Azaria), he realizes it's now or never. He enters a marathon to show he's more than a quitter but then finds out just how much sweat, strain and tears it takes to run for 26 miles. Nobody gives him a chance but Dennis knows this is his only hope to more than a running joke.
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Stop-Loss
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Screenwriter: Mark Richard, Kimberly Peirce
Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ciarán Hinds, Timothy Olyphant, Victor Rasuk, Rob Brown
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for graphic violence and pervasive language)
Official Website: StopLossmovie.com
Plot Summary: Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. Brandon tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his family and his best friend, Steve Shriver, who served with him in Iraq. Alongside their war-time buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then, against Brandon's will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq. This upends Brandon's entire world. The conflict into which he is thrown tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship, the limits of love, and the value of honor.
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Superhero Movie
Studio: Dimension Films (The Weinstein Company), MGM
Director: Craig Mazin
Screenwriter: Craig Mazin
Starring: Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, Pamela Anderson, Tracy Morgan, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Simon Rex, Leslie Nielsen, Marion Ross, Kevin Hart, Jeffrey Tambor, Ryan Hansen, Brent Spiner, Keith David
Genre: Action, Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for crude and sexual content, comic violence, drug references and language)
Official Website: Superhero-Movie.net
Plot Summary: How many superheroes does it take to save the world? The creators of "The Naked Gun" and "Scary Movie" answer this question in hysterical "David Zucker" fashion with the uproarious comedy "Superhero Movie." Meet Rick Riker. He's young, he's cool and he's got superpowers. Now, if he only knew how to use them... but the world is in danger and no one is safe when Zucker and the gang - headed by the hilarious cast of Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, Tracy Morgan, Pamela Anderson, Regina Hall and many others - take aim at some of the biggest blockbusters of our time including "Spider-Man," "Batman," "X-Men," and "Fantastic Four," to name a few. On March 28th, learning to fly, spinning a web and busting a gut has never been this much fun.
Who's Your Monkey?
Studio: Screen Media Ventures, LLC
Director: Todd Breau
Screenwriter: Ryan Steckloff
Starring: Scott Grimes, Jason London, Scott Michael Campbell, David DeLuise, Kevin Durand
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for language, sexual content, some drug material and violence)
Plot Summary: Bobby Stork, a beer guzzling widower, runs into his old friend Mark Van Houten, an out of work doctor who has resorted to making crystal meth to pay the bills. Bobby discusses Mark's problem with their mutual friends Laith Rukkab, an uptight guy who's packed on a few pounds but somehow lucked into landing a pretty girlfriend and Hutto, a soon-to-be father and the most together out of the four. The friends decide to give Mark the throwing stars they played with as kids to bring him back to reality. Laith is outraged when he finds out Mark has been selling crystal meth to Reed, a drug dealer involved in animal porn. On their way to drop off the throwing stars at Mark's house, Laith and Bobby pass by Reed's car, filled to the brim with his "actors" Laith frees the animals, but loses a throwing star in the process. The break-in and loss of his animals sends Reed into a fit of rage. Upon arriving at Mark's house, Reed sees a throwing star at and thinks that he's found the person who broke into his car and turns violent. In an act of both desperation and self-defense Mark kills Reed with a throwing star. Bobby, Laith and Hutto come to Mark's rescue and the group's childhood friendship is rekindled. After numerous road blocks, the foursome eventually finds a way to dispose of the body and in the process each man learns something about himself.
Backseat
Studio: Truly Indie
Director: Bruce Van Dusen
Screenwriter: Josh Alexander
Starring: Josh Alexander, Rob Bogue, Starla Benford
Genre: Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Backseatthemovie.com
Plot Summary: All you need is a good friend to steer you wrong! When two buddies embark upon a road trip in an ancient American station wagon, they seem to be on a perfectly staffed fool's errand. The flamboyant risktaker of the pair, Colton (Josh Alexander), wants to meet the actor Donald Sutherland, and has persuaded his pal Ben (Rob Bogue) to drive him to Montreal, where Ben’s cousin is a maitre d' at one of Sutherland's favorite restaurants and can introduce him to his idol.
The Cool School
Studio: Arthouse Films
Director: Morgan Neville
Screenwriter: Not Available
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Dennis Hopper, Frank Gehry, Ed Ruscha, John Baldessari, Billy Al Bengston, Ed Kienholz, Irving Blum, Ed Moses, Ken Price, Larry Bell, Walter Hopps, Robert Irwin, Wallace Berman, Dean Stockwell
Genre: Documentary
Plot Summary: Think the New York cognoscenti dismisses Los Angeles' art scene today? The '50s were worse. On the East Coast, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock and Jasper Johns were blasting creative boundaries while in Los Angeles, the anti-communist brigade was stifling art that refused to kowtow to their standards of decency. Enter curator Walter Hopps and artist Ed Kienholz, who in 1957 flipped over a hot dog wrapper and scribbled a pledge to open L.A.'s premiere modern art venue—the Ferus Gallery. Over the next decade, under the stewardship of Hopps and dealer Irving Blum, the Ferus nurtured L.A.’s first generation of significant post-war artists. The scrappy artists it launched—among them Keinholtz, Ed Ruscha, Robert Irwin, Larry Bell, and Ed Moses— shook up the dull tastemakers, got arrested for obscenity, and expanded their ranks to embrace fellow innovators from across the spectrum, including Marcel Duchamp, Dennis Hopper and Andy Warhol, whose first-ever gallery show of 32 soup cans debuted there.
Taking its title from a 1962 Artforum article linking the rebellious spirit and attitudes of West Coast art to those of West Coast jazz, "The Cool School" uses a wealth of archival material of the artists at work and at play and current interviews with many of the Ferus fraternity to tell the story of how the gallery groomed the L.A. art scene from a loose band of idealistic beatniks into a coterie of competitive, often-brilliant artists. What was lost and gained before the Ferus’s demise in 1967 is tied up in a complex web of egos, passion, money, and art.
Hats Off
Studio: Canobie Films, Abramorama
Director: Jyll Johnston
Starring: Mimi Weddell
Genre: Documentary
Official Website: HatsOffthemovie.com
Plot Summary: With the style and grace of Katherine Hepburn, the smoky wit and wisdom of Dorothy Parker, and her own personal philosophy, "rise above it," Ms. Weddell is truly an iconic American original, rising above the mundane and difficult confines of her own daily life to reach for the stars and fulfill her dreams.
"Hats Off" captures the essence of this most unusual woman, named at age 90 by New York Magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in New York," whose full-time acting career began at age 65 upon the passing of her husband, and whose daily routine mocks the traditional image of old age. From grueling 14-hour days at cattle call auditions to her weekly gymnastics and dance workouts, Ms. Weddell exudes a 'can-do, will do' attitude in the face of life's trials and tribulations, and moves through her challenges with grace, encouraging us all to be more than we are.
When her beloved husband dies, "leaving nothing behind but bills, poor man," Ms. Weddell does what she has to do to stay afloat, even attending an audition on the way to his memorial and landing the lead role in the cult film "Dracula's Last Rites," which marks the beginning of her career. Since that time, 25 years ago, Ms. Wedell has been seen in print ads for Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Juicy Couture and Nike, to name a few; in photo spreads for Vanity Fair and Vogue; on TV series including "Sex and the City," and "Law and Order;" and in feature films such as "Across the Universe," "Hitch" and "The Purple Rose of Cairo."