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January 7th, 2009
This first section of The Early Report features the most detailed listings on the Internet of all films scheduled to be released in the upcoming eight weeks, including actual and estimated screen counts, running times and ratings. This week's report covers 30 known new movies opening in theatres between Friday 1/9/09 and Friday 1/30/09, plus dozens more titles expanding their runs during this timeframe.
Friday, January 9, 2009
After Dark’s Horrorfest IIILogline: An annual compendium of horror films. This year's films include Adam Gierasch's Autopsy, Sean Ellis's The Broken, Seth Grossman's Butterfly Effect: Revelation, Jody Dwyer's Dying Breed, Phedon Papamichael's From Within, Craig Singer's Perkins 14, Stewart Hopewell's Slaughter and Ki-hwan Oh's Voices
Featuring: Thomas Dekker, Adam Goldberg, Lena Headey, Rachel Miner, Robert Patrick, Leigh Whannel, Rumer Willis
Distributor: After Dark Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Beverly Center 13 in Los Angeles and in additional locations in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus OH, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville MS, Kansas City MO, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York City, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa and Washington DC on January 9
MPAA Rating: Autopsy is rated R for strong bloody violence, grisly images, language and drug content. The Broken is rated R for some violence, brief sexuality/nudity and language. Dying Breed is rated R for bloody violent content, language and some sexuality. From Within is rated R for violence, disturbing images and some language. Perkins 14 is rated R for graphic bloody violence, terror, language and some sexuality. Voices is rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, and some language. All other films not yet rated by the MPAA
Running Time: Various
Aspect Ratio: Autopsy, Butterfly Effect: Revelation, Dying Breed, Perkins 14 and Slaughter are Flat (1.85:1). The Broken, From Within and Voices are Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Bride Wars
Logline: Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day
Featuring: Candice Bergen, Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, Kristen Johnson
Director: Gary Winick
Writers: Greg DePaul and Casey Wilson & June Diane Raphael, story by Greg DePaul
Distributor: Twentieth Century-Fox
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2650 plus locations
MPAA Rating: PG for suggestive content, language and some rude behavior
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Che: Part One
Logline: Marxist rebel Che Guevara and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista. In Spanish with subtitles
Featuring: Demián Bichir, Benecio Del Toro, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Julia Ormond, Rodrigo Santoro
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writer: Peter Buchman, based on the memoir "Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War" by Ernesto Guevara
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco on January 9
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 126 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Che: Part Two
Logline: After his success in Cuba, Che Guevara attempts a similiar coup in Bolivia, with decidedly different results. In Spanish with subtitles
Featuring: Matt Damon, Joaquim de Almeida, Benecio Del Toro, Lou Diamond Phillips, Franka Potente
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writers: Peter Buchman and Benjamin A. van der Veen, based on the memoir "Bolivian Diary" by Ernesto Guevara
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco on January 9
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 126 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39L1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Not Easily Broken
Logline:
Featuring: Morris Chestnut, Eddie Cibrian, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Jenifer Lewis
Director: Bill Duke
Writer: Brian Bird, based on the novel by T.D. Jakes
Distributor: TriStar Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 1750 plus locations on January 9
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual references and thematic elements
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Oliver and Company
Logline: A lost and alone kitten joins a gang of dogs engaged in petty larceny in New York
Featuring the voices of: Dom DeLuise, Billy Joel, Joey Lawrence, Cheech Marin, Bette Midler, Richard Mulligan
Director: George Scribner
Writers: Jim Cox & Timothy J. Disney & James Mangold, based on the novel "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on January 9
MPAA Rating: 74 minutes
Running Time: G
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.66:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Stereo
The Unborn
Logline: A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her
Featuring: Idris Elba, Meagan Good, Gary Oldman, James Remar, Odette Yustman
Director: David S. Goyer
Writer: David S. Goyer
Distributor: Rogue Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2500 plus locations on January 9
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, disturbing images, thematic material and language including some sexual references
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
Yonkers Joe
Logline: Family life gets in the way of a con man's search for the perfect scam
Featuring: Tom Guiry, Christine Lahti, Michael Lerner, Chazz Palminteri, Linus Roache
Director: Robert Celestino
Writer: Robert Celestino
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to Laemmle's Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills on January 9
MPAA Rating: R for language including sexual references
Running Time: 102 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Expanding today
Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer: Opens at the Miracle Theatre in Tallahassee
Ciao: Opens at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas in San Diego
Eden: Opens at the Angelika Film Center in Houston
Gran Torino: Expands into 2250 plus locations
House of the Sleeping Beauties: Opens at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago
Last Chance Harvey: Expands into additional markets
Let the Right One In: Opens at the Putnam Arts Lecture Hall in Keene NH
Revolutionary Road: Opens at the Angelika Film Center in Plano TX and in additional locations in select markets
Timecrimes: Opens at the Bijou at the Crossroads 6 in San Antonio
Wendy and Lucy: Opens at the Hollywood 3 in Portland OR
The Wrestler: Opens at the Angelika Film Center in Dallas, the Angelika Film Center in Plano TX and in additional locations in Austin, Denver, Detroit, Hartford, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego and Seattle
Friday, January 16, 2009
Chandni Chowk to ChinaLogline: A simple cook dreams of becoming a martial arts movie star. In Cantonese, Hindu and Mandarin with subtitles
Featuring: Akshay Kumar, Gordon Liu, Deepika Padukone, Ranvir Shorey
Director: Nikhil Advani
Writers: Shridhar Raghavan
Distributor: Warner Brothers Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Addison 21 in Addison IL, the NAZ 8 in Artesia CA, the Kaufman 14 in Astoria NY, the Tinseltown 17 in Austin, The Valley Theater in Beaverton OR, the Lincoln Square 16 in Bellevue WA, the Bloomfield 8 in Bloomfield CT, the Stratford Sqare Cinemas in Bloomingdale IL, the Silvercity 16 in Brampton ON, the Showcase 12 in Bridgeport CT, the Brookdale 8 in Brooklyn Center MN, the Burlington 20 in Burlington NJ, the Movie Dome 9 in Calgary, the Galaxy Cinemas in Cary NC, the Hollywoood 24 in Chamblee GA, the Ayrsley Grand Theatre and the Stonecrest 22 in Charlotte, the Pipers Alley 4 in Chicago, the Concord Mills 24 in Concord NC, the Covina 30 in Covina CA, the Culver Plaza 6 in Culver City CA, the Daly City 20 in Daly City CA, the Del Mar 8 in Del Mar CA, the North DeKalb 16 in Decatur GA, the Deerfield 5 in Deerfield Beach FL, the Tamarac Square 6 in Denver, the Barn Plaza 14 in Doylestown PA, the Hacienda Cinemas in Dublin CA, the Town Center 15 in East Windsor NJ, the Movie City Cinemas in Edison NJ, the Jersey Gardens 20 in Elizabeth NJ, the Laguna 16 in Elk Grove CA, the Emery Bay 10 in Emeryville CA, the Albion Cinemas in Etobicoke ON, the Loehmanns Plaza Cinemas in Falls Church VA, the Farmingdale 14 in Farmingdale MA, the Bombay Cinemas in Fresh Meadows NY, the Somerville 5 in Fresh Pond MA, the NAZ 8 in Fremont CA, the NAZ 8 in Fresno, the Rio 18 in Gaithersburg MD, the Coliseum Theatre in Gloucester ON, the Grapevine Mills 30 in Grapevine TX, the Carousel 15 in Greensboro NC, the Empire 17 in Halifax NS, the Hamilton 24 in Hamilton NJ, the Broadway 12 in Hicksville NY, the Funasia 6, the Greenway 24, Memorial City 16 and the Studio 30 in Houston, the Madison Square 12 in Huntsville AL, the Georgetown 14 in Indianapolis, the Funasia Cinemas and the Macarthur Marketplace 16 in Irving TX, the Regency 24 in Jacksonville, the Legends 14 in Kansas City MO, the Hollywood 9 in Kenner LA, the Laguna Hills 3 in Laguna Hills CA, the Laurel Theater in Laurel MD, the Livornia 20, Livornia MI, the Village 8 in Louisville, the Eastgate 16 in Madison WI, the Buckland Hills Cinemas in Manchester CT, the Mesa 16 in Mesa AZ, the California Club Cinemas in Miami, the Mission 12 in Mission BC, the State Theatre in Modesto, the NAZ 8 in Moreno Valley CA, the Forum 22 in Montreal, the Showplace 16 in Naperville IL, the New Brunswick 18 in New Brunswick NJ, the ImaginAsian Cinema and the Village VII in New York City, the Showplace 12 in Niles IL, the Peachtree 8 in Norcross GA, the Columbia Park Cinemas in North Bergen NJ, the Commerce Center 18 in North Brunswick NJ, the Norwalk 8 in Norwalk CA, the Town Center 8 in Novi MI, the Winston Churchill 24 in Oakville ON, the Tinseltown 20 in Oklahoma City, the Studio 30 in Olathe KS, the Stadium 25 in Orange CA, the Southchase 7 in Orlando, the Parsippany 12 in Parsippany NJ, the Academy 6 in Pasadena, the Reynolds Cinemas in Peoria IL, the Tinseltown 20 in Plano TX, the Port Washington 7 in Port Washington NY, the Revere 20 in Revere MA, the Riverport 18 in Richmond BC, the Funasia Cinemas in Richardson TX, the St. Charles 18 in St. Charles MO, the Spheretech Cinemas in St. Laurent QC, the Huebner Oaks Cinemas in San Antonio, the Berryessa 10, the Century 25 and the IMC 6 in San Jose, the Mercado 20 in Santa Clara CA, the Eglinton Town Center Cinemas in Scarborough ON, the Plaza 8 in Secaucus NJ, the Seminole 8 in Seminole FL, the Barrington 30 in South Barrington IL, the Silver City Cinemas in South Edmonton Commons AB, the Hadley 16 in South Plainfield NJ, the Springdale 18 in Springdale OH, the First Colony 24 in Sugarland TX, the Empire Studio 12 Guilford and the Grande Strawberry Hill 12 in Surrey BC, the Channelside 9 in Tampa, the Colossus Woodbridge Cinemas, the Grande Sheppard Cinemas, the Woodside Cinemas and the Yonge Dundas Cinemas in Toronto, the Southcenter 16 in Tukwilla WA, the Capital 6 in Victoria BC, the Westborough 12 in Westborough MA, the Cantera 30 in Warrenville IL, the Union Station 9 in Washington DC, the Mayfair 18 in Wauwatosa WI, the Waterfront 22 in West Homestead PA, the Cinemark 17 in Woodridge IL, and Laemmle's Fallbrook 7 in Woodland Hills CA (124 locations total) on January 16
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, adult situations and language
Running Time: 140 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
Cherry Blossom
Logline: A German couple visit their grown son, now living in Japan, during the Mount Fiji cherry blossom festival. In English and in German and Japanese with subtitles
Featuring: Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Aya Irizuki, Maximilian Brückner, Nadja Uhl
Director: Doris Dörrie
Writer: Doris Dörrie
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to Landmark's Sunshine Cinemas in New York City on January 16
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 124 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Hotel for Dogs
Logline: Two kids secretly take in nine stray dogs at a vacant house
Featuring: Jake T. Austin, Don Cheadle, Kevin Dillon, Lisa Kudrow, Emma Roberts
Director: Thor Freudenthal
Writers: Jeff Lowell and Bob Schooley & Mark McCorkle, based on the book by Lois Duncan
Distributor: DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3000 plus locations on January 23
MPAA Rating: PG for brief mild thematic elements, language and some crude humor
Running Time: 100 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Leather Jacket Love Story
Logline: A teenaged would-be poet desires a life of monogamous bliss after having a one-night-stand with an older biker
Featuring: Christopher Bradley, Stephen J. McCarthy, Héctor Mercado, Geoff Moody, Sean Tataryn
Director: David DeCoteau
Writer: Rondo Mieczkowski
Distributor: Regent Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Los Angeles exclusive on Jaunary 16
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 85 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.33:1)
Sound Format: Mono Sound
My Bloody Valentine
Logline: Ten years after accidentally causing a mining accident that killed several townspeople, a young man returns home to find himself stalked by a serial killer wielding a mining axepick
Featuring: Jensen Ackles, Jamie King, Kerr Smith, Kevin Tighe
Director: Patrick Lussier
Writers: Todd Farmer and Zane Smith, based on the screenplay for the 1981 film by John Beaird, story by Stephen A. Miller
Distributor: Lionsgate
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2000 plus locations, including 750 Digital 3D locations, on January 16
MPAA Rating: R for graphic brutal horror violence and grisly images throughout, some strong sexuality, graphic nudity and language
Running Time: 101 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Notorious
Logline: A young man from Brooklyn becomes one of the biggest rappers in the world
Featuring: Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Anthony Mackie, Antonique Smith, Jamal Woolard
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Writers: Reggie Rock Bythewood and Cheo Hodari Coker
Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 1500 plus locations on January 16
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language, some strong sexuality including dialogue, nudity, and for drug content
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Logline: When a shopping mall is overtaken by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to the a mild-mannered security guard to save the day
Featuring: Bobby Cannavale, Kevin James, Keir O'Donnell
Director: Steve Carr
Writers: Kevin James & Nick Bakay
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2850 plus locations on January 16
MPAA Rating: PG for some violence, mild crude and suggestive humor, and language
Running Time: 91 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Playing With Fire
Logline: A seductress meets her match in a handsome medical student
Featuring: Kelly Albanese, Susan Anton, Kyle Jordan, Candace Moon, Tom Sandoval
Director: David DeCoteau
Writer: Matthew Jason Walsh
Distributor: Regent Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Regent Showcase Theatre in Los Angeles on January 16
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content
Running Time: 88 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Expanding today
Ciao: Opens at the Living Room Theatre in Portland OR
Defiance: Expands to 1000 plus locations
Gran Torino: Expands to 2000 plus locations
Let the Right One In: Opens at the Cine Theatre in Athens GA, the Palace Theatre in Frostburg MD and the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington
Pray the Devil Back to Hell: Opens at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago
Waltz with Bashir: Opens at the Angelika Film Center in Dallas, the Angelika Film Center in Plano TX and in additional locations in select markets
The Wrestler: Opens in Albany NY, Albuquerque, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boca Raton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus OH, Honolulu, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City MO, Las Vegas, Madison WI, Miami, Milwaukee, Orlando, Portland OR, Rochester, Sacramentio, Salt Lake City, Springfield MO and
St. Louis
Yonkers Joe: Opens at the Starz Film Center in Denver and Landmark's Opera Plaza 4 in San Francisco
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Of Time and the CityLogline: A filmmaker looks at the history and transformation of his birthplace, Liverpool
Director: Terence Davies
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: New York City exclusive on Janaury 21
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 72 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Friday, January 23, 2009
Dog Eat DogLogline: Two hoodlums unwittingly sign their own death sentence when they bungle a shakedown job. In Spanish with subtitles
Featuring: Óscar Borda, Blas Jaramillo, Marlon Moreno, Paulina Rivas, Álvaro Rodríguez
Director: Carlos Moreno
Writers: Carlos Moreno & Alonso Torres
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: New York City exclusive on January 23
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 106 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Stereo
Donkey Punch
Logline: Things go drastically wrong for a group of British holidaymakers in Spain
Featuring: Robert Boulter, Sian Breckin, Tom Burke, Nichola Burley, Julian Morris, Jay Taylor, Jaime Winstone
Director: Olly Blackburn
Writers: Olly Blackburn & David Bloom
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on January 23
MPAA Rating: R for a scene of strong sexual content involving an aberrant violent act, graphic nudity, violence, language and drug use
Running Time: 99 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Inkheart
Logline: A father conjures characters from storybooks when he reads aloud to his daughter
Featuring: Paul Bettany, Jim Broadbent, Brendan Fraser, Rafi Gavron, Sienna Guillory, Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis
Director: Iain Softley
Writers: David Lindsay-Abaire, based on stories by Cornelia Funke
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3250 plus locations on January 23
MPAA Rating: PG for fantasy adventure action, some scary moments and brief language
Running Time: 106 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Killshot
Logline: A married couple in a witness-protection program is targeted by hit men
Featuring: Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Thomas Jane, Johnny Knoxvile, Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke
Director: John Madden
Writers: Hossein Amini, based on the book by Elmore Leonard
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Opening Week Release Pattern: 50-75 locations in select markets on January 23
MPAA Rating: R for violence, language and brief nudity
Running Time: 84 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
The Lodger
Logline: A Los Angeles detective investigates a series of slaughters of West Hollywood prostitutes by a perp copying Jack the Ripper
Featuring: Simon Baker, Rachael Leigh Cook, Hope Davis, Philip Baker Hall, Donal Logue, Alfred Molina, Shane West
Director: David Ondaatje
Writer: David Ondaatje, based on the book by Marie Belloc Lowndes
Distributor: Stage 6 Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Quad Cinema in New York City and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on January 23
MPAA Rating: R for violent content, language and brief nudity
Running Time: 96 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Murder in Fashion
Logline: A young man stalks one of the most famous fashion designers in the world
Featuring: Stacey Dash, Saul Herckis, Robert Miano, Jonathon Trent, Cerina Vincent
Director: Ben Waller
Writers: Linda Boroff
Distributor: Regent Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on January 23
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Outlander
Logline: A space craft crashes into the majestic fjords of ancient Norway and into the time of the Vikings and from the wreckage emerge two bitter enemies: a soldier from another world – Kainan – and a bloodthirsty creature known as the Moorwen
Featuring: James Caviezel, John Hurt, Jack Huston, Sophia Myles, Ron Perlman
Director: Howard McCain
Writers: Dirk Blackman & Howard McCain
Distributor: Third Rail Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on January 23
MPAA Rating: R for violence
Running Time: 115 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
CREDIT ABUSE!: There are SIXTEEN producers, co-producers and executive producers credited on this film
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Logline: A centuries-old feuds between a clan of aristocratic vampires and the lycans is reignited when the daughter of the vampire leader falls for an enemy werewolf
Featuring: Shane Brolly, Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Craig Parker, Michael Sheen
Director: Patrick Tatopoulos
Writers: Danny McBride and Dirk Blackman & Howard McCain, story by Len Wiseman & Robert Orr and Danny McBride, based on characters created by Kevin Grevioux and Len Wiseman & Danny McBride
Distributor: Screen Gems
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3250 plus locations on January 23
MPAA Rating: R for bloody violence and some sexuality
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Expanding today
Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer: Opens at Landmark's Gateway Cinemas in Columbus OH
Let the Right One In: Opens at the Flint Institute of the Arts in Flint MI, the Harbor Theatre in Muskegon MI and the Maiden Alley Theatre in Paducah NY
Revolutionary Road: Expands to 2000 plus locations
Wendy and Lucy: Opens at Landmark's Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia, Landmark's Ken Cinema in San Diego and Landmark's Varsity Theatre in Seattle
Were the World Mine: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta
The Wrestler: Opens in Anchorage, Asheville, Baton Rouge, Birmingham AL, Buffalo, Champaign IL, Charlotte, Charlottesville, Colorado Springs, Corpus Christi, Dayton OH, Des Moines, Fort Myers, Gainesville, Grand Rapids, Harrisburg PA, Ithaca, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Lansing, Lexington, Lousiville, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk VA, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Portland ME, Providence, Raleigh NC, Reno, Richmond VA, San Antonio, Santa Fe, Sarasota, Spokane, Syracuse, Tallahassee, Tampa, Tucson and Tulsa
Yonkers Joe: Opens at the Living Room Theatre in Portland OR and the Loft Cinema in Tucson
Friday, January 30, 2009
The ClassLogline: A teacher prepares for a new year at a high school in a tough neighborhood. In French with subtitles
Featuring: François Bégaudeau
Director: Laurent Cantet
Writers: François Bégaudeau & Robin Campillo & Laurent Cantet, based on the novel "Entre les murs" by François Bégaudeau
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Angelika Film Center in New York City and in additional theatres in Los Angeles and New York City on January 30
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language
Running Time: 128 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
New In Town
Logline: A Miami businesswoman adjusts to her new life in a tiny Minnesota town
Featuring: Harry Connick Jr., Frances Conroy, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Rashida Jones, J.K. Simmons, Renée Zellweger
Director: Jonas Elmer
Writers: Kenneth Rance and C. Jay Cox
Distributor: Lionsgate
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2250 plus locations on January 30
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language
Running Time: 96 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Serbis
Logline: A fractured Filipino family copes with each other as they operate an adult movie theatre. In Tagalog with subtitles
Featuring: Dan Alvaro, Julio Diaz, Jaclyn Jose, Kristofer King, Coco Martin, Gina Pareńo
Director: Brillante Mendoza
Writers: Armando Lao and Boots Agbayani Pastor
Distributor: Regent Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Angelika Film Center in New York City and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on January 30
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 94 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Sound Format: Dolby SR
Taken
Logline: A former government operative comes out of retirement to rescue his estranged daughter from a slave trade operation
Featuring: Katie Cassidy, Maggie Grace, Liam Neeson
Director: Pierre Morel
Writers: Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen
Distributor: Twentieth Century-Fox
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2650 plus locations on January 30
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language
Running Time: 94 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
The Uninvited
Logline: A young girl discovers her father's new girlfriend may be a killer
Featuring: Elizabeth Banks, Emily Browning, Ariel Kebbel, David Straithairn
Directors: Charles Guard and Thomas Guard
Writers: Craig Rosenberg and Doug Miro & Carlo Bernard, based on the screenplay for the South Korean film "Changhwa, Hongryon" by Ji-woon Kim
Distributor: DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2850 plus locations on Janaury 30
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent and disturbing images, thematic material, sexual content, language and teen drinking
Running Time: 87 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Expanding today
Ciao: Opens at Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia
Eden: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta and Landmark's Gateway Theatre in Columbus OH
Let the Right One In: Opens at the YES Cinemas in Columbus IN, the Mindframe 6 in Dubuque IA and the Fountain Theatre in Mesilla NM
Wendy and Lucy: Opens at Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley, the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, Landmark's Bridge Theatre in San Francisco, the Camera 12 in San Jose, Landmark's Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis and Landmark's E Street Cinemas in Washington DC
Were the World Mine: Opens at Landmark's Varsity Theatre in Seatlle and Landmark's Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis
Yonkers Joe: Opens at Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia and the Gaslamp 15 in San Diego
For Release Dates Changes and Estimated Screen Counts for films scheduled for release between mid-January 2009 and 2012, please visit the second section of The Early Report
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