Movies Opening 10.09.2010

Bran Nue Dae

Studio: Freestyle Releasing
Director: Rachel Perkins
Screenwriter: Reg Cribb, Rachel Perkins, Jimmy Chi
Starring: Rocky McKenzie, Jessica Mauboy, Ernie Dingo, Deborah Mailman, Missy Higgins, Geoffrey Rush
Genre: Comedy, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content and drug use)
Official Website: BranNueDaemovie.com

Plot Summary: "Bran Nue Dae is a charming new Australian-based, music-driven road movie/romantic comedy starring Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush that literally bursts onto the screen with unbridled energy and fun. Loosely based on one of Australia's most beloved and popular musicals, "Bran Nue Dae" is a foot stomping tour-de-force centering on the romantic adventures of a young aboriginal couple set against the spectacularly beautiful Australian landscape.



I'm Still Here

Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Director: Casey Affleck
Screenwriter: Not Available
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: ImStillHeremovie.com


Plot Summary: The directorial debut of Oscar-nominated actor Casey Affleck, "I'm Still Here" is a striking portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of internationally acclaimed actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, "I'm Still Here" follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip hop musician. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, and always riveting, the film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads. Defying expectations, it deftly explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.



Resident Evil: Afterlife

Studio: Screen Gems (Sony)
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Screenwriter: Paul W.S. Anderson
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Spencer Locke, Boris Kodjoe, Wentworth Miller, Sienna Guillory
Genre: Action, Horror
MPAA Rating: R (for sequences of strong violence and language)
Official Website: ResidentEvil-movie.com


Plot Summary: The fourth installment of the hugely successful "Resident Evil" franchise, "Resident Evil: Afterlife" is again based on the wildly popular video game series, and will this time be presented in 3-D.

In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Milla Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.



The Romantics

Studio: Paramount Famous Productions
Director: Galt Niederhoffer
Screenwriter: Galt Niederhoffer
Starring: Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel, Anna Paquin, Elijah Wood, Malin Akerman, Adam Brody, Jeremy Strong, Rebecca Lawrence, Candice Bergen
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content, partial nudity, language and some drug material)
Official Website: TheRomanticsmovie.com


Plot Summary: Over the course of one raucous night at a seaside wedding seven close friends, all members of a tight, eclectic college clique, reconvene to watch two of their own tie the knot. Laura (Katie Holmes) is maid of honor to Lila (Anna Paquin), her golden girl best friend.

The two have long rivaled over the groom, Tom (Josh Duhamel). Friendships and alliances are tested and the love triangle comes to a head the night before the wedding, when the drunken friends frolic in the nearby surf and return to shore... without the groom.

Based on the heralded novel by producer, novelist, director Galt Niederhoffer, "The Romantics" is a Zeitgeist love story and generational comedy that breathes new life into the genre and recaptures the camaraderie of youth.



The Virginity Hit

Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Director: Andrew Gurland, Huck Botko
Screenwriter: Andrew Gurland, Huck Botko
Starring: Matt Bennett, Zack Pearlman
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, pervasive language, drug and alcohol use)
Official Website: TheVirginityHit.com


Plot Summary: Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, founders of the online site Funny or Die and the guys behind some of the most raucous comedies produced today are always on the lookout for new talent and they have found it with "The Virginity Hit." This movie is down and dirty filmmaking at its finest in just about every way one can imagine. It’s four guys, one camera, and their hilarious experience chronicling the exhilarating and terrifying rite of passage: losing your virginity. As these guys help their buddy get laid, they'll have to survive friends with benefits, internet hookups, even porn stars during an adventure that proves why you will always remember your first.