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RSS Feed - Early ReportThe Early Report for January 25, 2009: Part One
January 25th, 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 four weeks, including actual and estimated screen counts, running times and ratings. This week's report covers 39 known new movies opening in theatres between Wednesday 1/28/09 and Friday 2/20/09, plus dozens more titles expanding their runs during this timeframe.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Blessed is the MatchLogline: Documents the life of Hannah Senesh, a World War II-era poet and diarist who became a paratrooper, resistance fighter and modern-day Joan of Arc.
Director: Roberta Grossman
Distributor: Balcony Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to Landmark's Sunshine Cinemas in New York City on January 28
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 86 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
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 Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino, the Angelika Film Center in New York City, Laemmle's Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, the Landmark 12 in West Los Angeles 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
Incendiary
Logline: An adulterous woman's life is torn apart when her husband and infant son are killed in a suicide bombing at a soccer match
Featuring: Nicholas Gleaves, Sidney Johnston, Matthew Macfayden, Ewan McGregor, Michelle Williams
Director: Sharon Maguire
Writer: Sharon Maguire, based on the novel by Chris Cleave
Distributor: Capitol Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Beverly Center 13 in Los Angeles on January 30
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 96 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
The Invisible Chronicles
Logline: A college student tells his psychiatrist an incredible tale concerning a school project he is working on
Featuring: Trevor Duke, Kyle Leatherberry, Bryan Lillis, Danny Max, Oskar Rodriguez
Director: David DeCoteau
Writer: Moses Rutegar, based on the novel "The Invisible Man" by H.G. Welles
Distributor: Regent Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Los Angeles exclusive on January 30
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, and some violence including a rape
Running Time: 86 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Luck By Chance
Logline: A struggling actor comes from Delhi to Bombay and enters the Hindi film industry
Featuring: Farhan Akhtar, Alyy Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Shilpa Shetty, Saurabh Shukla
Director: Zoya Akhtar
Writers: Farhan Akhtar & Zoya Akhtar
Distributor: Films International
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on January 30
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 156 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
Medicine For Melancholy
Logline: Two twentysomething African-Americans get to know each other after a night of passion, as they walk through their rapidly gentrifying San Francisco neighborhood
Featuring: Melissa Bisagni, Wyatt Cenec, Tracey Higgins
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer: Barry Jenkins
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the IFC Film Center in New York City on January 30
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 88 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
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 for language and some suggestive material
Running Time: 96 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
One Day You'll Understand
Logline: A man endeavors to collect memories of his grandparents who died in a concentration camp during the Holocaust. In French with subtitles
Featuring: Dominique Blanc, Emmanuelle Devos, Daniel Duval, Hippolyte Girardot, Jeanne Moreau
Director: Amos Gitai
Writers: Dan Franck and Amos Gitai & Marie-Jose Sanselme
Distributor: Kino International
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Burns Court Cinema in Tallahassee FL on January 30
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Sam's Town
Logline: A woman and her friends visit the scene of a murder mystery
Featuring: Salvatore Antonio, Stephen Bishop, Sandrine Holt, William Gregory Lee, Fay Masterson
Director: Andrew C. Erin
Writer: Andrew C. Erin
Distributor: Cinema Epoch
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Laemmle's Grande 4 in Los Angeles and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on January 30
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language
Running Time: 86 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
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 Pareño
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: R for sexual content, nudity and language
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: 91 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
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: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Expanding today
Che: Part One: Opens in Minneapolis
Che: Part Two: Opens at Landmark's Dobie Theatre in Austin and in Minneapolis
Che: The Roadshow Engagement: Opens at Landmark's Harbor East Cinemas in Baltimore and Landmark's Gateway Cinemas in Columbus
Ciao: Opens at Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia and Landmark's Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis
Donkey Punch: Opens at Landmark's Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA
Eden: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta and Landmark's Gateway Theatre in Columbus OH
Fuel: Opens at the Valley River 15 in Eugene OR
Good: Opens at Landmark's Lumiere Theatre in San Francisco
I've Loved You So Long: Opens at Landmark's Keystone Art Theatre in Indianapolis
Let the Right One In: Opens at the International Film Series Theatre in Boulder CO, the Bijou Theatre in Chattanooga, the YES Cinemas in Columbus IN, the Mindframe 6 in Dubuque IA, the Downtown West 8 in Knoxville, the Studio on the Square Cinemas in Memphis, the Fountain Theatre in Mesilla NM, the Miami Beach Cinematheque in Miami Beach and the River Park Square 20 in Spokane
Of Time and the City: Opens at Landmark's Nuart Theatre in West Los Angeles
Otto; or, Up with Dead People: Opens at the Starz Film Center in Denver
The Pool: Opens at the Angelika Film Center in Houston
Pray the Devil Back to Hell: Opens at
The Secret of the Grain: Opens at Laemmle's Royal Theatre in West Los Angeles
The Village Barbershop: Opens at Point Cinemas in Madison WI
Waltz with Bashir: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta, Landmark's Mayan Theatre in Denver, Landmark's Renaissance Place Cinemas in Highland Park IL, Landmark's Keystone Art Theatre in Indianapolis, Landmark's Uptown Theatre in Minneapolis, Laemmle's Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, Landmark's Guild 45th Theatre in Seattle and in additional locations in select markets
Wendy and Lucy: Opens at Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley, the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinemas 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
The Wild Child: Opens at Landmark's Ken Cinema in San Diego
Yonkers Joe: Opens at Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia and the Gaslamp 15 in San Diego
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Memorial DayLogline: Over a wild Memorial Day weekend, a group of teenager partiers film themselves in ever more compromising positions
Featuring: Harold Kennedy German, Robert Humphrey, Neil Knox, Nick Konow, Maria McConville, Tess Nix
Director: Josh Fox
Writer: Josh Fox
Distributor: Artists Public Domain/International WOW Company
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the IFC Film Center in New York City on February 4
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 93 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
The Objective
Logline: A group of Special Ops Reservists on a mission in the harsh and hostile terrain of Afghanistan find themselves lost in a Middle Eastern "Bermuda Triangle" of ancient evil
Featuring: Matthew R. Anderson, Jonas Ball, Jon Huertas, Sam Hunter, Michael C. Williams
Director: Daniel Myrick
Writers: Daniel Myrick & Mark A. Patton and Wesley Clark, story by Daniel Myrick & Mark A. Patton
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the IFC Film Center in New York City on February 4
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 104 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Friday, February 6, 2009
AbsurdistanLogline: When a small mountain village faces a water shortage, the women of the village make a simple vow to their lazy husbands: "no water, no sex." In Russian with subtitles
Featuring: Ani Amiridze, Nino Chkheidze, Ivane Ivantbelidze, Kristyna Malérová, Maximilian Mauff
Director: Veit Helmer
Writers: Gordan Mihic & Zaza Buadze & Ahmet Golbol & Veit Helmer
Distributor: First Run Features
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to Landmark's Nuart Theatre in West Los Angeles on February 6
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 87 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Chocolate
Logline: A young girl learns martial arts from watching kung fu movies in order to exact revenge on those who bankrupted her mother. In English and in Japanese and Thai with subtitles
Featuring: Hiroshi Abe, Taphon Phopwandee, Ammara Siripong, Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Yanin Wismitanant
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Writers: Chukiat Sakveerakul & Nepalee Sakweerakul
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, the International Film Series in Boulder, Landmark's Inwood Theatre in Dallas, Landmark's Esquire Theatre in Denver, Landmark's Sunshine Cinemas in New York City and Landmark's Egyptian Theatre in Seattle on February 6
MPAA Rating: R for violence throughout, and brief sexuality/nudity
Running Time: 92 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital EX
Coraline
Logline: A young girl discovers a hidden door in her house that takes her to a better mirror version of her life, with one drastic difference
Featuring the voices of: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane
Director: Henry Selick
Writer: Henry Selick, based on the story by Neil Gaiman
Distributor: Focus Features
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2500 plus locations, including 1250 plus 3D theatres, on February 6
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, scary images, some language and suggestive humor
Running Time: 100 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Fanboys
Logline: A group of friends decide to drive cross-country and break into George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch, to watch "Episode One" before one of them dies
Featuring: Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Dan Fogler, Sam Huntington, Christopher Marquette
Director: Kyle Newman
Writers: Ernest Cline and Adam F. Goldberg, story by Ernest Cline and Dan Pulick
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, the Chinese 6 in Hollywood, the 34th Street Cinemas in New York City and in additional locations in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle (40 locations total) on February 6
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for pervasive crude and sexual material, language and drug content
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Free Style
Logline: An amatuer motocross racer has the opportunity to become a professional racer
Featuring: Corbin Bleu, Sandra Echeverría, Penelope Ann Miller, Madison Pettis
Director: William Dear
Writers: Jeffrey Nicholson & Joshua Leibner
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on February 6
MPAA Rating: PG for language, some sensuality and thematic material
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
CREDIT ABUSE: There are 12 producers, co-producers and executive producers listed for this film
He's Just Not That Into You
Logline: The lives and loves of a group of twenty and thirtysomethings in Baltimore
Featuring: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Bradley Cooper, Gennifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson, Kris Kristofferson, Justin Long
Directors: Ken Kwapis
Writers: Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein, based on the book by Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3000 plus locations on February 6
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and brief strong language
Running Time: 129 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
The Pink Panther 2
Logline: When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, the Paris Chief Inspector is forced to assign a bumbling detective to a team of international detectives assigned with catching the thief
Featuring: Aishwayra Ray Bachchan, Andy Garcia, Steve Martin, Alfred Molina, Emily Mortimer, Jean Reno
Director: Harold Zwart
Writers: Scott Neustatdter & Michael H. Weber and Steve Martin, story by Scott Neustatdter & Michael H. Weber, based on characters created by Maurice Richlin and Blake Edwards
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3500 plus locations on February 6
MPAA Rating: PG for some suggestive humor, brief mild language and action
Running Time: 92 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Push
Logline: A young man and a teenage girl take on a clandestine agency in a race against time that will determine the future of civilization
Featuring: Camilla Belle, Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Djimon Hounsou
Director: Paul McGuigan
Writer: David Bourla
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2500 plus locations on February 6
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, brief strong language, smoking and a scene of teen drinking
Running Time: 111 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
CREDIT ABUSE: There are SIXTEEN producers, co-producers, line producers, executive producers and co-executive producers listed for this film
The 2008 Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films
Logline: The five Oscar-nominated Animated Short Subjects for 2008 are shown together, with bonus showings of additional short films
Distributor: Shorts International/Magnolia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Laemmle's Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood and in additional locations in select markets on February 6
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
The 2008 Oscar Nominated Live-Action Short Films
Logline: The five Oscar-nominated Live Action Short Subjects for 2008 are shown together
Distributor: Shorts International/Magnolia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Laemmle's Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood and in additional locations in select markets on February 6
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 120 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Expanding today
Blessed is the Match: Opens at Laemmle's Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills, Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino and the University Town Center 6 in Irvine CA
Che: The Roadshow Engagement: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta, Landmark's Chez Artiste Theatre in Denver, Landmark's Keystone Art Theatre in Indianapolis and Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas in San Diego
The Class: Opens at the Albany Twin in Albany CA, Landmark's Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, Landmark's Century Centre Cinemas in Chicago, Landmark's Renaissance Place Cinemas in Highland Park IL, Landmark's Aquarius Theatre in Palo Alto CA and in additional locations in select markets
Crips and Bloods: Made in America: Opens at Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood
Donkey Punch: Opens at Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley, Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia, Landmark's Ken Cinema in San Diego and Landmark's Lumiere Theatre in San Francisco
Fuel: Opens at the Village VII in New York City
The Guatemalan Handshake: Opens at the Downtown Independent Theatre in Los Angeles
Let the Right One In: Opens at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago, the Esquire Theatre in Cincinnati and the Modern Art Museum Theatre in Fort Worth
The Secret of the Grain: Opens at Landmark's E Street Cinemas in Washington DC
Special: Opens at the Flint Institute of the Arts in Flint MI
Timecrimes: Opens at the Guild Theatre in Albuquerque, the Bijou Theatre in Chattanooga and the Red Vic Movie Theatre in San Francisco
Waltz with Bashir: Opens at Landmark's Maple Art Theatre in Detroit and in additional locations in select markets
Wendy and Lucy: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta, the Charles Theatre in Baltimore, Landmark's Chez Artiste Theatre in Denver, Landmark's Edina Cinemas in Minneapolis, the Nickelodeon 4 in Santa Cruz and in Minneapolis
The Wild Child: Opens at Landmark's Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA
Friday, February 13, 2009
AmarcordLogline: A year in the life of a small coastal town, as recalled by a superstar filmmaker. In Greek and Italian with subtitles
Featuring: Armando Brancia, Ciccio Ingrassia, Pupella Maggio, Magali Noël, Nando Orfei, Luigi Rossi, Bruno Zanin
Director: Federico Fellini
Writers: Federico Fellini and Tonino Guerra, story by Guerra
Distributor: Janus Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to Landmark's Nuart Theatre in West Los Angeles on February 13
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 123 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Mono Sound
Billu Barber
Logline: A small town barber finds his life in upheavel after a superstar he claims to know arrives in his small town to shoot a movie. In Hindi with subtitles
Featuring: Lara Dutta, Irrfan Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav
Director: Priyadarshan
Writer: Sreenivasan
Distributor: Eros Entertainment
Opening Week Release Pattern: 100 plus locations in select markets on February 13
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 144 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Logline: A young woman lands a job as a financial journalist in New York City where she indulges her shopping addictions
Featuring: Joan Cusack, Hugh Dancy, Isla Fisher, John Goodman, John Lithgow, Kristen Scott Thomas
Director: P.J. Hogan
Writers: Tim Firth and Tracey Jackson and Kayla Alpert, based on the novels by Sophie Kinsella
Distributor: Touchstone Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2650 plus locations on February 13
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild language and thematic elements
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dlby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Dev D
Logline: Through a haze of sex and drugs, three twentysomethings try to find their places in the world. In Hindi with subtitles
Featuring: Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Abhay Deol, Mahi Gill, Kalki Koechlin, Asim Sharma
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Writer: Anurag Kashyap, based on the book "Devdas" by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Distributor: UTV Communications
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on February 13
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 140 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Friday the 13th
Logline: A young man searching for his missing sister tracks her potential whereabouts to a camp on a lake which was once terrorized by a machete-wielding psycho
Featuring: Derek Mears, Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, Aaron Yoo
Director: Marcus Nispel
Writers: Damian Shannon & Mark Swift, story by Damian Shannon & Mark Swift and Mark Wheaton, based on the 1980 film written by Victor Miller
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3500 plus locations on February 13
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, some graphic sexual content, language and drug material
Running Time: 95 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Gomorrah
Logline: An inside look at Italy's modern-day crime families. In Italian with subtitles
Featuring: Salvatore Abruzzese, Vincenzo Altamura, Vincenzo Fabricino, Salvatore Ruocco, Simone Sacchettino
Director: Matteo Garrone
Writers: Maurizio Braucci & Ugo Chiti & Gianni Di Gregorio & Matteo Garrone & Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano, based on the book by Roberto Saviano
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino, Laemmle's Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, Laemmle's Royal Theatre in West Los Angeles and in additional locations in major markets on February 13
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 137 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
The International
Logline: An Interpol agent and a Manhattan D.A. attempt to uncover a myriad of illegal activites by one of the world's most powerful banks
Featuring: Brían F. O'Byrne, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Clive Owen, Naomi Watts
Director: Tom Twyker
Writers: Eric Singer
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2000 plus locations on February 13
MPAA Rating: R for some sequences of violence and language
Running Time: 118 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Two Lovers
Logline: A young man struggles deciding between the two women in his life
Featuring: Elias Koteas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joaquin Phoenix, Isabella Rosselinni, Vinessa Shaw
Director: James Gray
Writers: James Gray and Richard Menello
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino, Landmark's Sunshine Cinemas in New York City, Laemmle's Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, the South Coast Village 3 in Santa Ana CA, Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood and the Landmark 12 in West Los Angeles on February 13
MPAA Rating: R for language, some sexuality and brief drug use
Running Time: 109 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Under the Sea 3D
Logline: An underwater look at the diverse coastal regions of Southern Australia, New Guinea and the Indo-Pacific areas and the impact of global warming on the oceans
Director: Howard Hall
Distributor: Warner Brothers Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 75 plus IMAX 3D locations on February 13
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 40 minutes
Aspect Ratio: IMAX (1.43:1)
Sound Format: IMAX Digital Stereo
Expanding today
Absurdistan: Opens at Landmark's Gateway Cinemas in Columbus OH
Ciao: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta
Donkey Punch: Opens at Landmark's Varsity Theatre in Seattle and Landmark's E Street Cinemas in Washington DC
Fuel: Opens at the Broadway 4 in Santa Monica and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood
Let the Right One In: Opens at the Fleur Cinema in Des Moines and the Rialto Lakeside 5 in Santa Rosa CA
Waltz with Bashir: Opens at Landmark's Keystone Art Theatre in Indianapolis
One Day You'll Understand: Opens at the Rialto Cinemas Elmwood in Berkeley and Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinemas in San Francisco
Wendy and Lucy: Opens at Landmark's Main Art Theatre in Detroit
Were the World Mine: Opens at Landmark's Lagoon Cinema in Minneapolis
The Wild Child: Opens at Landmark's Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis
Friday, February 20, 2009
Eleven MinutesLogline: Documents the life of Jay McCarroll after he won the first season competition of "Project Runway"
Directors: Michael Selditch and Robert Tate
Distributor: Regent Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Angelika Film Center in New York City, Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinemas in San Francisco, the Valley Art Theatre in Tempe and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on February 20
MPAA Rating: R for language
Running Time: 103 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Fired Up!
Logline: Two high school friends pretend to be cheerleaders so they can be the only two guys at cheerleader camp
Featuring: Nicholas D'Agosto, John Michael Higgins, AnnaLynne McCord, Eric Christian Olsen, Sarah Roemer, Molly Sims
Director: Will Gluck
Writer: Freedom Jones
Distributor: Screen Gems
Opening Week Release Pattern: 1750 plus locations on February 20
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, partial nudity, language and some teen partying
Running Time: 94 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Must Read After My Death
Logline: Documents the recorded history of a family of free thinkers in Hartford CT in the 1960s who kept extensive audio and written notes about their psychotherapy
Director: Morgan Dews
Distributor: Gigantic Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Quad Cinema in New York City on February 20
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 73 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Three Monkeys
Logline: A family is dislocated when small failings blow up into extravagant lies. In Turkish with subtitles
Featuring: Hatice Aslan, Gürkan Aydin, Ercan Kesal, Cafer Köse, Ahmet Rifat Sungar
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Writers: Ebru Ceylan & Nuri Bilge Ceylan & Ercan Kesal
Distributor: New Yorker Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Seattle exclusive on February 20
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 109 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
Logline: A mischievous grandma lands in jail, where she meets a variety of mixed-up characters
Featuring: Viola Davis, Vanessa Ferlito, Derek Luke, Tyler Perry, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Sophia Vergara
Director: Tyler Perry
Writer: Tyler Perry
Distributor: Lionsgate
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2150 plus locations on February 20
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material, drug content, some violence and sexual situations
Running Time:
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Youth in Revolt
Logline: A sixteen year old boy finds himself getting deeper in trouble with his parents and the law as he tries to lose his virginity
Featuring: Steve Buscemi, Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Ray Liotta, Justin Long, Jean Smart, Fred Willard
Director: Miguel Arteta
Writers: Gustin Nash, based on the novel by C.D. Payne
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on February 20
MPAA Rating: Not yet rated
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Expanding today
Absurdistan: Opens at Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley and Landmark's Lumiere Theatre in San Francisco
Ballast: Opens at the Northwest Film Forum in Seattle
Beauty in Trouble: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta
The Class: Opens at the Angelika Film Center in Plano TX, Laemmle's Monica 4 in Santa Monica and in additional locations in select markets
Crips and Bloods: Made in America: Opens at the Red Vic Movie Theatre in San Francisco
Eleven Minutes: Opens at Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinemas in San Francisco
Made in U.S.A.: Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts Theatre in Boston
Medicine for Melancholy: Opens at the Northwest Film Forum in Seattle
One Day You'll Understand: Opens at the Browning Cinema in Notre Dame IN
The Village Barbershop: Opens at the Facets Cinematheque in Chicago and the Hollywood Theatre in Portland OR
Wendy and Lucy: Opens at Landmark's Gateway Cinemas in Columbus OH and the Angelika Film Center in Houston
The Wild Child: Opens at Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia
For Release Dates Changes and Estimated Screen Counts for films scheduled for release between late-February 2009 and 2012, please visit the second section of The Early Report
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