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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Angels & Demons
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Director: Ron Howard
Screenwriter: David Koepp, Akiva Goldsman
Starring: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Genre: Suspense Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of violence, disturbing images and thematic material)
Official Website: AngelsandDemons.com
Plot Summary: The team behind the global phenomenon "The Da Vinci Code" returns for the highly anticipated "Angels & Demons," based upon the bestselling novel by Dan Brown. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Harvard religious expert Robert Langdon, who once again finds that forces with ancient roots are willing to stop at nothing, even murder, to advance their goals. Ron Howard again directs the film, which is produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and John Calley. The screenplay is by David Koepp and Akiva Goldsman.
When Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati - the most powerful underground organization in history - he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization's most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican's only hope for survival.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Big Man Japan
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Magnet Releasing (Magnolia Pictures)
Director: Hitoshi Matsumoto
Screenwriter: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuyoshi Takasu
Starring: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Riki Takeuchi, Ua, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Haruka Unabara, Tomoji Hasegawa, Itsuji Itao, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Takayuki Haranishi, Daisuke Miyagawa
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sci-fi action and crude humor)
Official Website: SixShooterFilmSeries.com/BigManJapan
Plot Summary: A middle-aged slacker living in a rundown, graffiti-ridden slum, Daisato's job involves being shocked by bolts of electricity that transform him into a stocky, stick-wielding giant several stories high who is entrusted with defending Japan from a host of bizarre monsters. But while his predecessors were national heroes, he is a pariah among the citizens he protects, who bitterly complain about the noise and destruction of property he causes. And Daisato has his own problems – an agent insistent on branding him with sponsor advertisements, an Alzheimer-afflicted grandfather who transforms into a giant in dirty underwear, and a family who is embarrassed by his often cowardly exploits. A wickedly deadpan spin on the giant Japanese superhero, "Big Man Japan" is an outrageous portrait of a pathetic but truly unique hero.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] The Big Shot-Caller
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Stella Films
Director: Marlene Rhein
Screenwriter: Marlene Rhein
Starring: David Rhein, Marlene Rhein, Laneya Wiles, Leslie Eva Glaser, Robert Costanzo, Rodney Lopez, Mariana Parma, Natasha A. Williams, Maria Soccor, Paul Borghese, Stephanie Bush, Phil La Rocco, Johnny Solo, John Marean, Aliya Yasmeen
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: TheBigShotCaller.com
Plot Summary: As a child, Jamie Lesser watched "Strictly Ballroom" ninety-seven times a day and dreamed of becoming a salsa dancer. But in 'real life,' his social awkwardness, failed love life and severe near-sightedness got in his way. After insurmountable disappointments, he turns to his estranged sister, Lianne, a streetwise, self-proclaimed hip hop dancing dynamo, who inspires him to follow his dream, reclaim his self-esteem and become what he was truly meant to be. A triumphant, heart-warming story played by real-life brother and sister David and Marlene Rhein (who also directs), and featuring the beats of the break out salsa band La Excelencia.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] The Brothers Bloom
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Summit Entertainment
Director: Rian Johnson
Screenwriter: Rian Johnson
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for violence, some sensuality and brief strong language)
Official Website: TheBrothersBloom.com
Plot Summary: Academy Award winner® Rachel Weisz ("The Constant Gardener"), Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody ("The Pianist"), Mark Ruffalo ("Zodiac"), and Academy Award® nominee Rinko Kikuchi ("Babel") star in "The Brothers Bloom," a globe-trotting comedy about the last great adventure of the world's best con men.
Welcome to the world of "The Brothers Bloom," where deception is an art and nothing is as it seems. The brothers have perfected the art of swindling fortunes through years of fraternal teamwork. Now they've decided to take on one last spectacular job—luring a beautiful and eccentric heiress into an elaborate plot that takes them around the world.
For as long as they can remember, the Brothers Bloom have had only each other to depend on. From their childhood in a long series of gloomy foster homes to their highflying lives as international con artists, Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) and Bloom (Adrien Brody) have shared everything. Stephen brilliantly concocts intricate stories that the brothers live out, but he's still searching for the perfect con, the one where "everyone gets what they want." Meanwhile, Bloom yearns for "an unwritten life"—a real adventure, one not dreamed up by his old brother.
Eager to retire, Bloom agrees to take part in one last grand scam. He insinuates himself into the life of Penelope (Rachel Wiesz), a bored, single New Jersey heiress. When a genuine romance begins to blossom between them, he is reluctant to exploit her naiveté, but Penelope has already taken the bait: She impulsively joins Bloom, Stephen and their "associate," a sexy Japanese explosives expert named Bang Bang (Rinko Kikuchi), on an ocean liner to Greece. Penelope is convinced she's happened upon the adventure of a lifetime and offers to bankroll a million dollar deal. As the quartet makes their way from Athens to Prague to Mexico to St. Petersburg, Penelope quickly becomes addicted to the illicit thrills. But as Stephen's elaborate web of deceit pulls tighter, Bloom begins to wonder if his brother has devised the most dangerous con of his life.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Management
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Director: Stephen Belber
Screenwriter: Stephen Belber
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn, Woody Harrelson
Genre: Comedy, Romance
MPAA Rating: R (for language)
Official Website: Managementfilm.com
Plot Summary: "Management" is a romantic comedy that chronicles a chance meeting between Mike Cranshaw (Steve Zahn) and Sue Claussen (Jennifer Aniston). When Sue checks into the roadside motel owned by Mike's parents in Arizona, what starts with a bottle of wine "compliments of management" soon evolves into a multi-layered, cross-country journey of two people looking for a sense of purpose. Mike, an aimless dreamer, bets it all on a trip to Sue's workplace in Maryland – only to find that she has no place for him in her carefully ordered life. Buttoned down and obsessed with making a difference in the world, Sue goes back to her yogurt mogul ex-boyfriend Jango (Woody Harrelson), who promises her a chance to head his charity operations. But having found something worth fighting for, Mike pits his hopes against Sue's practicality, and the two embark on a twisted, bumpy, freeing journey to discover that their place in the world just might be together.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Not Forgotten
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Director: Dror Soref
Screenwriter: Tomas Romero, Dror Soref
Starring: Simon Baker, Paz Vega, Chloe Moretz, Claire Forlani
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for strong bloody violence, sexual content/nudity and language)
Official Website: NotForgottenmovie.com
Plot Summary: Simon Baker ("The Mentalist") and Paz Vega ("Sex and Lucia," "Spanglish," "10 Items or Less") star in "Not Forgotten," a suspenseful thriller involving a cult religion and dark secrets.
Jack Bishop (Baker) lives the life of every man's dream with his beautiful wife, Amaya, (Vega) and a happy, healthy daughter, Toby (Chloe Moretz). When Toby goes missing, Jack knows his past has come back to haunt him. He also knows the only way he can find her is to use the powers of his long forgotten faith, La Santa Muerte, protectors of the sinner, the worshippers of the dead.
Accompanied by the insecure newly-appointed sheriff and a pair of wary FBI agents, Jack's search takes him deep into his past, to a psychic who visualizes Jack's secret in terrifying detail, to the squalid barrios and seediest brothels in Mexico City's underbelly. But the power of the La Santa Muerte is stronger then he ever imagined, as it reaches out to touch his family and reveals an even darker and unexpected web of lies and deceit.
Summer Hours
Studio: IFC Films
Director: Olivier Assayas
Screenwriter: Olivier Assayas
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Jérémie Renier, Charles Berling, Edith Scob
Genre: Drama, Family
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: IFCFilms.com
Plot Summary: The divergent paths of 3 forty-something siblings collide when their mother, heiress to her uncle's exceptional 19th century art collection, dies suddenly. Left to come to terms with themselves and their differences, Adrienne (Juliette Binoche), a successful New York designer, Frédéric (Charles Berling), an economist and university professor in Paris, and Jérémie (Jérémie Renier), a dynamic businessman in China, confront the end of childhood, their shared memories, background and unique vision of the future.
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Angels & Demons
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Director: Ron Howard
Screenwriter: David Koepp, Akiva Goldsman
Starring: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Genre: Suspense Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of violence, disturbing images and thematic material)
Official Website: AngelsandDemons.com
Plot Summary: The team behind the global phenomenon "The Da Vinci Code" returns for the highly anticipated "Angels & Demons," based upon the bestselling novel by Dan Brown. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Harvard religious expert Robert Langdon, who once again finds that forces with ancient roots are willing to stop at nothing, even murder, to advance their goals. Ron Howard again directs the film, which is produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and John Calley. The screenplay is by David Koepp and Akiva Goldsman.
When Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati - the most powerful underground organization in history - he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization's most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican's only hope for survival.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Big Man Japan
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Magnet Releasing (Magnolia Pictures)
Director: Hitoshi Matsumoto
Screenwriter: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuyoshi Takasu
Starring: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Riki Takeuchi, Ua, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Haruka Unabara, Tomoji Hasegawa, Itsuji Itao, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Takayuki Haranishi, Daisuke Miyagawa
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sci-fi action and crude humor)
Official Website: SixShooterFilmSeries.com/BigManJapan
Plot Summary: A middle-aged slacker living in a rundown, graffiti-ridden slum, Daisato's job involves being shocked by bolts of electricity that transform him into a stocky, stick-wielding giant several stories high who is entrusted with defending Japan from a host of bizarre monsters. But while his predecessors were national heroes, he is a pariah among the citizens he protects, who bitterly complain about the noise and destruction of property he causes. And Daisato has his own problems – an agent insistent on branding him with sponsor advertisements, an Alzheimer-afflicted grandfather who transforms into a giant in dirty underwear, and a family who is embarrassed by his often cowardly exploits. A wickedly deadpan spin on the giant Japanese superhero, "Big Man Japan" is an outrageous portrait of a pathetic but truly unique hero.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] The Big Shot-Caller
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Stella Films
Director: Marlene Rhein
Screenwriter: Marlene Rhein
Starring: David Rhein, Marlene Rhein, Laneya Wiles, Leslie Eva Glaser, Robert Costanzo, Rodney Lopez, Mariana Parma, Natasha A. Williams, Maria Soccor, Paul Borghese, Stephanie Bush, Phil La Rocco, Johnny Solo, John Marean, Aliya Yasmeen
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: TheBigShotCaller.com
Plot Summary: As a child, Jamie Lesser watched "Strictly Ballroom" ninety-seven times a day and dreamed of becoming a salsa dancer. But in 'real life,' his social awkwardness, failed love life and severe near-sightedness got in his way. After insurmountable disappointments, he turns to his estranged sister, Lianne, a streetwise, self-proclaimed hip hop dancing dynamo, who inspires him to follow his dream, reclaim his self-esteem and become what he was truly meant to be. A triumphant, heart-warming story played by real-life brother and sister David and Marlene Rhein (who also directs), and featuring the beats of the break out salsa band La Excelencia.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] The Brothers Bloom
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Summit Entertainment
Director: Rian Johnson
Screenwriter: Rian Johnson
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for violence, some sensuality and brief strong language)
Official Website: TheBrothersBloom.com
Plot Summary: Academy Award winner® Rachel Weisz ("The Constant Gardener"), Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody ("The Pianist"), Mark Ruffalo ("Zodiac"), and Academy Award® nominee Rinko Kikuchi ("Babel") star in "The Brothers Bloom," a globe-trotting comedy about the last great adventure of the world's best con men.
Welcome to the world of "The Brothers Bloom," where deception is an art and nothing is as it seems. The brothers have perfected the art of swindling fortunes through years of fraternal teamwork. Now they've decided to take on one last spectacular job—luring a beautiful and eccentric heiress into an elaborate plot that takes them around the world.
For as long as they can remember, the Brothers Bloom have had only each other to depend on. From their childhood in a long series of gloomy foster homes to their highflying lives as international con artists, Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) and Bloom (Adrien Brody) have shared everything. Stephen brilliantly concocts intricate stories that the brothers live out, but he's still searching for the perfect con, the one where "everyone gets what they want." Meanwhile, Bloom yearns for "an unwritten life"—a real adventure, one not dreamed up by his old brother.
Eager to retire, Bloom agrees to take part in one last grand scam. He insinuates himself into the life of Penelope (Rachel Wiesz), a bored, single New Jersey heiress. When a genuine romance begins to blossom between them, he is reluctant to exploit her naiveté, but Penelope has already taken the bait: She impulsively joins Bloom, Stephen and their "associate," a sexy Japanese explosives expert named Bang Bang (Rinko Kikuchi), on an ocean liner to Greece. Penelope is convinced she's happened upon the adventure of a lifetime and offers to bankroll a million dollar deal. As the quartet makes their way from Athens to Prague to Mexico to St. Petersburg, Penelope quickly becomes addicted to the illicit thrills. But as Stephen's elaborate web of deceit pulls tighter, Bloom begins to wonder if his brother has devised the most dangerous con of his life.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Management
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Director: Stephen Belber
Screenwriter: Stephen Belber
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn, Woody Harrelson
Genre: Comedy, Romance
MPAA Rating: R (for language)
Official Website: Managementfilm.com
Plot Summary: "Management" is a romantic comedy that chronicles a chance meeting between Mike Cranshaw (Steve Zahn) and Sue Claussen (Jennifer Aniston). When Sue checks into the roadside motel owned by Mike's parents in Arizona, what starts with a bottle of wine "compliments of management" soon evolves into a multi-layered, cross-country journey of two people looking for a sense of purpose. Mike, an aimless dreamer, bets it all on a trip to Sue's workplace in Maryland – only to find that she has no place for him in her carefully ordered life. Buttoned down and obsessed with making a difference in the world, Sue goes back to her yogurt mogul ex-boyfriend Jango (Woody Harrelson), who promises her a chance to head his charity operations. But having found something worth fighting for, Mike pits his hopes against Sue's practicality, and the two embark on a twisted, bumpy, freeing journey to discover that their place in the world just might be together.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Not Forgotten
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Director: Dror Soref
Screenwriter: Tomas Romero, Dror Soref
Starring: Simon Baker, Paz Vega, Chloe Moretz, Claire Forlani
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for strong bloody violence, sexual content/nudity and language)
Official Website: NotForgottenmovie.com
Plot Summary: Simon Baker ("The Mentalist") and Paz Vega ("Sex and Lucia," "Spanglish," "10 Items or Less") star in "Not Forgotten," a suspenseful thriller involving a cult religion and dark secrets.
Jack Bishop (Baker) lives the life of every man's dream with his beautiful wife, Amaya, (Vega) and a happy, healthy daughter, Toby (Chloe Moretz). When Toby goes missing, Jack knows his past has come back to haunt him. He also knows the only way he can find her is to use the powers of his long forgotten faith, La Santa Muerte, protectors of the sinner, the worshippers of the dead.
Accompanied by the insecure newly-appointed sheriff and a pair of wary FBI agents, Jack's search takes him deep into his past, to a psychic who visualizes Jack's secret in terrifying detail, to the squalid barrios and seediest brothels in Mexico City's underbelly. But the power of the La Santa Muerte is stronger then he ever imagined, as it reaches out to touch his family and reveals an even darker and unexpected web of lies and deceit.
Summer Hours
Studio: IFC Films
Director: Olivier Assayas
Screenwriter: Olivier Assayas
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Jérémie Renier, Charles Berling, Edith Scob
Genre: Drama, Family
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: IFCFilms.com
Plot Summary: The divergent paths of 3 forty-something siblings collide when their mother, heiress to her uncle's exceptional 19th century art collection, dies suddenly. Left to come to terms with themselves and their differences, Adrienne (Juliette Binoche), a successful New York designer, Frédéric (Charles Berling), an economist and university professor in Paris, and Jérémie (Jérémie Renier), a dynamic businessman in China, confront the end of childhood, their shared memories, background and unique vision of the future.