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October 13th, 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 31 known new movies opening in theatres between Friday 10/16/09 and Friday 11/6/09, plus dozens more titles expanding their runs during this timeframe.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Black DynamiteLogline: Some crazy black dude fights all the way to Honky House when The Man kills his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor
Featuring: Michael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, Nicole Sullivan, Bokeem Woodbine, Arsenio Hall
Director: Scott Sanders
Writers: Michael Jai White & Byron Minns & Scott Sanders
Distributor: Apparition
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Angelika Film Center in New York City and in additional locations in select markets on October 16
MPAA Rating: R for sexuality/nudity, language, some violence and drug content
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
CREDIT ABUSE!: There are thirteen producers, co-producers, associate producers, line producers and executive producers listed for this film
Janky Promoters
Logline: Two shady concert promoters get into hot water when their chance to book a superstar rapper goes awry
Featuring: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Young Jeezy, Little JJ, Glenn Plummer
Director: Marcus Raboy
Writer: Ice Cube
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the American Theatre in Bronx NY, the Chatham 14 in Chicago, the Wyoming 5 in Dearborn MI, the Hollywood USA Cinemas in Garland TX, the Academy Theatre in Greenbelt MD, the Beverly Center 13 in Los Angeles, the Oakdale 20 in Oakdale MN, the New Park Cinema in Roselle Park NJ, the NASA 8 in Webster TX and in additional locations in select markets on October 16
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language, some drug and sexual content
Running Time: 95 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Law Abiding Citizen
Logline: An everyday guy decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets his family's killers free
Featuring: Leslie Bibb, Gerard Butler, Viola Davis, Jamie Foxx, Bruce McGill
Director: F. Gary Grey
Writer: Kurt Wimmer
Distributor: Overture Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2500 plus locations on October 16
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape and pervasive language
Running Time: 122 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Diigtal, DTS, SDDS
The Maid
Logline: A maid tries to hold on to her position after having served a family for 23 years. In Spanish with subtitles
Featuring: Claudia Celedón, Alejandro Goic, Andrea García-Huidobro, Mariana Loyola, Catalina Saavedra
Director: Sebastián Silva
Writers: Sebastián Silva & Pedro Peirano, story by Sebastián Silva
Distributor: Elephant Eye Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Angelika Film Center in New York City on October 16
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 95 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
New York, I Love You
Logline: An anthology film joining several love stories set in one of the most loved cities of the world
Featuring: Orlando Bloom, James Caan, Julie Christie, Bradley Cooper,Andy Garcia, Ethan Hawke, Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, Christina Ricci, Eli Wallach, Robin Wright Penn
Directors: Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Randall Balsmeyer, Allen Hughes, Shunji Iwai, Wen Jiang, Shekhar Kapur, Joshua Marston, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman, Brett Ratner
Writers: Hall Powell and Israel Horovitz & James C. Strouse and Shunji Iwai & Hu Hong & Yao Meng and Joshua Marston and Xan Cassavetes & Stephen Winter and Jeff Nathanson and Anthony Minghella and Natalie Portman and Fatih Akin and Yvan Attal and Olivier Lécot and Suketu Mehta
Distributor: Vivendi Entertainment
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Landmark's Century Centre Cinemas in Chicago and in additional locations in major markets on October 16
MPAA Rating: R for language and sexual content
Running Time: 110 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Opa!
Logline: The arrival of a straight-laced, high-tech American archaeologist upsets the inhabitants of a small Greek Isle
Featuring: Alki David, Richard Griffiths, Matthew Modine, Agni Scott
Director: Udayan Prasad
Writers: Christina Concetta and Raman Singh
Distributor: Cinedigm
Opening Week Release Pattern: 150 plus locations in select markets on October 16
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some nudity and brief strong language
Running Time: 100 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
The Stepfather
Logline: A military school student becomes suspicious about his mother's new boyfriend
Featuring: Penn Badgley, Amber Heard, Sherry Springfield, Sela Ward, Dylan Walsh
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: J.S. Cardone, based on the screenplay for the 1987 film written by Donald E. Westlake, story by Carolyn Smith & Brian Garfield and Donald E. Westlake
Distributor: Screen Gems
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2650 plus locations on October 16
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing images, mature thematic material and brief sensuality
Running Time: 101 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Logline: Tinker Bell journey far North of Never Land to patch things up with her friend Terence and restore a Pixie Dust Tree
Featuring the voices of: Kristen Chenoweth, Angelica Huston, Lucy Liu, Raven-Symone, Mae Whitman
Director: Klay Hall
Writer: Evan Spiliotopoulos, based on characters created by J.M. Barrie
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on October 16
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 81 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Where the Wild Things Are
Logline: A young boy sent to his room and the fanciful creatures he imagines there.
Featuring: Catherine Keener, Max Records and the voices of: Paul Dano, Benicio Del Toro, James Gandolfini, Forest Whitaker, Michelle Williams
Director: Spike Jonze
Writers: Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze, based on the book by Maurice Sendak
Distributor: Warner Brothers Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3500 plus locations on October 16
MPAA Rating: PG for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language
Running Time: 94 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Expanding today
Adventures of Power: Opens at Laemmle's Sunset 5in West Hollywood
Amreeka: Opens at the Kahala Cinemas in Honolulu
Art & Copy: Opens at the Manor Theatre in Charlotte
The Baader Meinhof Complex: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta, the Angelika Film Center in Dallas and the Tivoli Theatre in Kansas City MO
Beeswax: Opens at the Starz Film Center in Denver
Big Fan: Opens at the Loft Cinema in Tucson
The Burning Plain: Opens at the Cedar Lee Cinemas in Cleveland, the Pocono Theatre in East Stroudsburg PA, the Midtown 3 in Harrisburg and the Eastern Hills Cinema in Williamsville NY
Coco Before Chanel: Opens at Landmark's Chez Artiste Theatre in Denver, the Modern Art Museum Theatre in Fort Worth, the Huntington Beach 20 in Huntington Beach CA, Landmark's Lagoon Cinemas in Minneapolis, the Orange 25 in Orange CA, the Cinemas Palme D'Or in Palm Desert CA, the Promenade 13 in Rolling Hills Estate CA, Landmark's Harvard Exit Theatre in Seattle and the Downtown 10 in Ventura CA
Crude: Opens at the Bill Cosford Cinema in Coral Gables, the Screen Theatre in Santa Fe and in Denver
The Damned United: Opens at Landmark's Renaissance Place Cinemas in Highland Park IL and in additional locations in select markets
Earth Days: Opens at the Bijou 7 in Chattanooga, the Angelika Film Center in Dallas, the Angelika Film Center in Houston, the Living Room Theatres in Portland OR and the Screen Theatre in Santa Fe
Eating Out: All You Can Eat: Opens at Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood
The Horse Boy: Opens at the Real Art Ways Cinemas in Hartford, the Rancho Niguel 8 in Laguna Niguel CA, the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs, Landmark's E Street Cinemas in Washington DC and in San Francisco
In Search of Beethoven: Opens at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago
It Might Get Loud: Opens at the Athens Cine in Athens GA, the Ragtag Cinema in Columbia MO, the Wilma 4 in Missoula MT and the Browning Cinema in Notre Dame IN
More Than a Game: Opens at the Shirlington 7 in Arlington VA, the Tara 4 in Atlanta, the Arbor Cinemas at Great Hills in Austin, Landmark's Bethesda Row Cinemas in Bethesda MD, the Boston Commons 19 in Boston, Landmark's Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, the Tinseltown 18 in Canton OH, the Lennox Town Center 24 in Columbus OH, the Piper Glenn 22 in Charlotte, Landmark's Century Centre Cinemas, the Chatham 14 and the River East 21 in Chicago, the Country Club Hills 16 in Country Club Hills IL, Landmark's Magnolia Theatre in Dallas, the Denver Pavilions 15 in Denver, Landmark's Main Art Theatre in Detroit, the Bay Street 16 in Emeryville CA, the CineArts 6 in Evanston IL, the Gateway 4 in Fort Lauderdale, the Egyptian 24 in Hanover MD, the Angelika FIlm Center in Houston, Landmark's Keystone Art Cinemas and the Showplace 16 in Indianapolis, the Univeristy Town Center 6 in Irvine, the Village Square 18 in Las Vegas, the Ridgeway Cinemas in Memphis, the South Beach 18 in Miami Beach, Landmark's Lagoon Cinemas in Minneapolis, the Newport on the Levee 20 in Newport KY, the Block 30 in Orange CA, the Cinemas Palme D'Or in Palm Desert CA, Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia, the Plano 24 in Plano TX, the Fox Tower 10 in Portland OR, the Sacramento 14 in Sacramento, the Broadway Centre Cinemas in Salt Lake City, the Mission Valley 20 in San Diego, the Metreon 15 in San Francisco, the Santana Row 6 in San Jose, the Nickelodeon Theatre in Santa Cruz, the Shea Plaza 14 in Scottsdale, the Pacific Place 11 in Seattle, the Southfield 20 in Southfield MI, the Ronnies 20 and Landmark's Tvioli Theatre in St. Louis, the Franklin Park 16 in Toledo, the Ritz 16 in Voorhees NJ, Landmark's Embassy Cinemas in Waltham MA, Landmark's E Street Cinemas in Washington DC and the Winter Park 20 in Winter Park FL
No Impact Man: Opens at the Tivoli Theatre in Kansas City MO
One Good Man: Opens at the Centre Twin in Idaho Falls
Paranormal Activities: Expands to 600 plus playdates
Paris: Opens at the Real Art Ways Cinemas in Hartford
Rashomon: Opens at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago
A Serious Man: Opens at the Tara 4 in Atlanta, the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Theatre and the Arbor Cinemas at Great Hills in Austin, the Lincoln Square 16 in Bellevue WA, Landmark's California Theatre in Berkeley, the Palace 20 in Boca Raton, the BAM Rose Cinemas and the Cobble Hill 5 in Brooklyn, the Hollywood Hits Cinemas in Danvers MA, Landmark's Esquire Theatre in Denver, Landmark's Maple Art Theatre in Detroit, Landmark's River Oaks Theeatre in Houston, the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington NY, the Kew Gardens Cinemas in Kew Gardens NY, the Malverne Cinemas in Malverne NY, the Sequoia Twin in Mill Valley CA, Landmark's Lagoon Cinemas in Minneapolis, the Clairidge Cinemas in Montclair NJ, the Palo Alto Square Twin in Palo Alto CA, Laemmle's Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, Landmark's Ritz East Cinemas in Philadelphia, the Angelika Film Center in Plano TX, the CineArts 6 in Pleasant Hill CA, the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville NY, the Willow Creek 8 in Plymouth MN, the Red Bank Twin in Red Bank NJ, the Tower Theatre in Sacramento, the Kabuki 8 in San Francisco, the the Santana Row 6 in San Jose, the Metro Cinemas in Santa Barbara, the Lakeside 5 in Santa Rosa CA, the Camelview 5 in Scottsdale, Landmark's Plaza Frontenac Cinema in St. Louis and the Ritz Center 16 in Voorhees NJ
Still Walking: Opens at the Institute of Art Theatre in Detroit, Landmark's Lagoon Cinemas in Minneapolis and Landmark's Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis
Trucker: Opens at Laemmle's Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills, the Towne 16 in Egg Harbor Township NJ, the Criterion Cinemas in New Haven, the Cinemas Palme D'Or in Palm Desert CA and the South Coast Village Cinemas in Santa Ana CA
Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman: Opens at Landmark's Nuart Theatre in West Los Angeles
The Way We Get By: Opens at the Bijou at the Crossroads Cinemas in San Antonio
Friday, October 23, 2009
AmeliaLogline: The life of famed 20th Century aviator Amelia Earhart
Featuring: Joe Anderson, Christopher Eccelston, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Hilary Swank
Director: Mira Nair
Writers: Ron Bass and Anna Hamilton Phelan, based on the books "East to the Dawn" by Susan Butlers, "The Sound of the Wings" by Mary Lovell and "Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved" by Elgin Long
Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 1500 plus locations on October 23
MPAA Rating: PG for some sensuality, language, thematic elements and smoking
Running Time: 110 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Antichrist
Logline: A grieving couple retreats to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, but nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse
Featuring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Willem Dafoe
Director: Lars Von Trier
Writer: Lars Von Trier
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Landmark's Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, the IFC Film Center in New York City, Landmark's Bridge Theatre in San Francisco, Landmark's E Street Cinemas in Washington DC and Landmark's Nuart Theatre in West Los Angeles on October 23
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 104 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
CREDIT ABUSE!: There are twelve producers, co-producers, line producers, executive producers and even an executive co-producer listed for this film
Eulogy for a Vampire
Logline: A remote rural monastery is overtaken by a mysterious drifter
Featuring: Wilson Hand, David McWeeny, Ryan G. Metzger, Damacio Ruiz, Angelo Tursi
Director: Patrick McGuinn
Writer: André Salas
Distributor: Willing Suspension Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Quad Cinema in New York City on October 23
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 106 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Killing Kasztner
Logline: Docments the life and trial of Israel Kasztner, a Hungarian Jew who negotiated with Adolf Eichmann for the lives of thousands during the Holocaust. In English and in Hebrew with subtitles
Director: Gaylen Ross
Distributor: GR Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Cinema Village in New York City on October 23
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 129 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
The Ministers
Logline: A NYPD detective attempts to avenge the death of her father, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers
Featuring: Wanda De Jesus, Harvey Keitel, John Leguizamo, Florencia Lozano, Diane Venora
Director: Franc. Reyes
Writer: Franc. Reyes
Distributor: Maya Reelasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on October 23
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Motherhood
Logline: In Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter's sixth birthday party has no idea of the challenges she's about to face in order to pull off the event
Featuring: Minnie Driver, Alice Drummond, Anthony Edwards, Clea Lewis, Uma Thurman
Director: Katherine Dieckmann
Writer: Katherine Dieckmann
Distributor: Freestyle Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on October 23
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, sexual references and a brief drug comment
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Ong Bak 2
Logline: A Thai fighter who travels the world to win illegal underground fighting contests finds cause to question his dangerous lifestyle when he falls for a beautiful woman. In Thai with subtitles
Featuring: Sorapong Chatree, Tony Jaa, Santisuk Promsiri, Nirut Sirijanya, Sarunyu Wongkrachang
Directora: Tony Jaa and Panna Rittikrai
Writer: Panna Rittikrai, based on characters created by Prachya Pinkaew, Panna Rittikrai and Suphachai Sithiamphan
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Pearlridge West 16 in Aiea HI, the Kahala 8 in Honolulu, the Village East Cinemas in New York City, Laemmle's Playhouse 7 in Pasadena and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on October 23
MPAA Rating: R for sequences of violence
Running Time: 110 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Saw VI
Logline: More death and dismemberment and improbable contraptions to facilitate those deaths and dismemberments
Featuring: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Peter Outerbridge, Betsy Russell, Shawnee Smith
Director: Kevin Greutert
Writers: Marcus Dunstan & Patrick Melton, based on characters created by James Wan & Leigh Whannel
Distributor: Lionsgate
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3250 plus locations on October 23
MPAA Rating: R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture and language
Running Time: 91 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
Logline: The King of the Pumpkin Patch tries to eliminate his boredom with his current Halloween holiday by deciding to take over Christmas
Featuring the voices of: Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Reubens, Chris Sarandon
Director: Henry Selick
Writer: Catherine Thompson, story by Tim Burton
Distributor: Touchstone Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood and in additional locations in select markets on October 23
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary images
Running Time: 76 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Logline: A teenager looking for a different lease on life is given the opportunity to assist a vampire who runs a traveling show
Featuring: Willem Dafoe, Patrick Fugit, Salma Hayek, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe
Director: Paul Weitz
Writers: Paul Weitz and Brian Helgeland, based on the series of books by Darren Shan
Distributor: Universal Studios
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2500 plus locations on October 23
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense supernatural violence and action, disturbing images, thematic elements and some language
Running Time: 109 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Expanding today
Adventures of Power: Opens at the Arbor Cinemas at Great Hills in Austin and the Tower Theatre in Sacramento
Art & Copy: Opens at the Reel Art Ways Cinema in Hartford, the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville and Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia
The Baader Meinhof Complex: Opens at the Bijou 7 in Chattanooga, Landmark's Gateway Theatre in Columbus OH, the Regent Square Theatre in Pittsburgh and the Nickelodeon Theatre in Santa Cruz
Bronson: Opens at Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia and Landmark's Ken Cinema in San Diego
The Burning Plain: Opens at the Tivoli at Manor Square Theatre in Kansas City MO and the Glenwood Arts Cinemas in Overland Park KS
Coco Before Chanel: Opens at the Tara 4 in Atlanta, the Arbor Cinemas at Great Hills in Austin, the Shadowood 16 in Boca Raton, the South Beach 18 in Miami Beach, the Fox Tower 10 in Portland OR, the Tower Theatre in Sacramento and the Camelview 5 in Scottsdale
Crude: Opens at Landmark's Varsity Theatre in Seattle and Landmark's E Street Cinemas in Washington DC
Earth Days: Opens at Landmark's Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis
An Education: Opens at Landmark's Renaissance Place Cinemas in Highland Park IL and in additional locations in select markets
Five Minutes of Heaven: Opens at Landmark's Mayan Theatre in Denver
The Horse Boy: Opens at Landmark's Lagoon Cinemas in Minneapolis and the Plaza Del Oro Cinemas in San Luis Obispo
No Impact Man: Opens at the Angelika Film Center in Dallas and the Angelika Film Center in Houston
Paranormal Activities: Expands to additional markets
Still Walking: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta
Trucker: Opens at the Angelika Film Center in Dallas, the Coligny Theatre in Hilton Head Island SC, the Mos' Art Theatre in Lake Park FL and the Hollywood Theatre in Portland OR
The Way We Get By: Opens at the Kimball Theatre in Williamsburg VA
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Michael Jackson's This Is ItLogline: Documents the late pop singer's rehearsals for his London shows
Director: Kenny Ortega
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3000 plus locations on October 27
MPAA Rating: PG for some suggestive choreography and scary images
Running Time: 111 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Friday, October 30, 2009
AladinLogline: A young man from the streets finds his already chaotic life overthrown when he is given a magic lamp that grants him three wishes. In Hindi with subtitles
Featuring: Amitabh Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt, Jaqueline Fernandes
Director: Sujoy Ghosh
Writers: Ritesh Shah and Sujoy Ghosh
Distributor: Eros Entertainment
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on October 30
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 135 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Logline: When retired twin assassins learn their beloved priest has been killed by mob forces, the duo return to Boston to bring justice to those responsible
Featuring: Julie Benz, Clifton Collins Jr., Billy Connelly, Sean Patrick Flannery, Peter Fonda, Judd Nelson, Norman Reedus
Director: Troy Duffy
Writer: Troy Duffy
Distributor: Apparition
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on October 30
MPAA Rating: R for bloody violence, language and some nudity
Running Time: 87 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Gentlemen Broncos
Logline: A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist
Featuring: Michael Angarano, Jemaine Clement, Jennifer Coolidge, Josh Pais, Sam Rockwell
Director: Jared Hess
Writers: Jared Hess & Jerusha Hess
Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 1500 plus locations on October 30
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some crude humor
Running Time: 89 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
The House Of The Devil
Logline: A babysitter realizes her new cliets plan to use her in a satanic ritual
Featuring: AJ Bowen, Jocelin Donahue, Greta Gerwig, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov
Director: Ti West
Writer: Ti West
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Theatre in Austin and the Village East Cinemas in New York City on October 30
MPAA Rating: R for some bloody violence
Running Time: 95 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Expanding today
Antichrist: Opens at Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley, the South Coast Village Cinemas in Costa Mesa CA, Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia and Landmark's Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis
The Baader Meinhof Complex: Opens at the Carolina Theatre in Asheville NC
The Beaches of Agnes: Opens at Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley
Beeswax: Opens at the George Eastman House in Rochester NY and the Northwest Film Forum in Seattle
Bronson: Opens at Landmark's Mayan Theatre in Denver
Coco Before Chanel: Opens at the Albuquerque 14 in Albuquerque, the Lyric Cinema Cafe in Fort Collins CO, the Jupiter 18 in Jupiter FL, the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville and the DeVargas Center 6 in Santa Fe
Crude: Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts Theatre in Boston, the Angelika Film Center in Dallas and the Angelika Film Center in Houston
Earth Days: Opens at the Arbor Cinemas at Great Hills in Austin, the Bijou at the Crossroads Cinemas in San Antonio and in Seattle
The Horse Boy: Opens at the Charles Theatre in Baltimore and the Circle Theatre in Tulsa OK
No Impact Man: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta and Landmark's Dobie Theatre in Austin
Paris: Opens at the Newburyport Screening Room in Newburyport MA
Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman: Opens at the Starz Film Center in Denver
Walt & El Grupo: Opens at the Metreon 16 in San Francisco
White on Rice: Opens at Dole Cannery 18 in Honolulu
Friday, November 6, 2009
The BoxLogline: A couple in financial trouble is given a box that could end their troubles
Featuring: Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella, James Marsden, Holmes Osborne, James Rebhorn
Director: Richard Kelly
Writer: Richard Kelly, based on the story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson
Distributor: Warner Brothers Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern:
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, some violence and disturbing images
Running Time: 116 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Disney's A Christmas Carol
Logline: A miserly man learns the true value of Christmas after being visited by three ghosts
Featuring: Jim Carrey, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright Penn
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writer: Robert Zemeckis, based on the story by Charles Dickens
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3000 plus theatres, including 2000 plus Digital 3D locations, on November 6
MPAA Rating: PG for scary sequences and images
Running Time: 96 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Endgame
Logline: Members of the white-led Afrikaaner government of South Africa negotiate with their fiercest enemies from the African National Congress over the future of the country in the waning days of Apartheid
Featuring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, William Hurt, Derek Jacobi, Johnny Lee Miller, Mark Strong
Director: Pete Travis
Writer: Paula Milne
Distributor: Monterey Media
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Apple Valley 15 in Apple Valley MN, the Asheville 10 in Asheville NC, the Royal Palm 20 in Bradenton FL, the Chapel Hill 15 in Colorado Springs, the Wynnsong 15 in Durham NC, the Oakwood Mall 12 in Eau Clair WI, the Fort Smith 15 in Fort Smith AR, the Hippodrome Cinema in Gainesville FL, the Greenville 12 in Greenville NC, the Hickory 14 in Hickory NC, the Kennewick 12 in Kennewick WA, the Minot 9 in Minot ND, the Wynnsong 15 in Moundsview MN, the Broadway 16 in Myrtle Beach SC, the Quad Cinema in New York City, the Panama City 10 in Panama City FL, the Horizon 10 in Traverse City MI, the Wilmington 16 in Wilmington NC and the Wynnsong 12 in Winston-Salem NC on November 6
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence/disturbing images and some strong language
Running Time: 109 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
The Fourth Kind
Logline: A therapist tries to help a group of people in a remote Alaskan town which has seen more than its fair share of unexplained disappearances over the previous forty years
Featuring: Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writers: Olatunde Osunsanmi, story by Olatunde Osunsanmi & Terry Lee Robbins
Distributor: Universal Studios
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2650 plus locations on November 6
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent and disturbing images, some terror, thematic elements and brief sexuality
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
French Gigolo
Logline: A married construction worker leads a double life as a male prostitute serving rich ladies. In French with subtitles
Featuring: Josiane Balasko, Nathalie Baye, Eric Caravaca, Isabelle Carré, Catherine Hiegel
Director: Josiane Balasko
Writers: Josiane Balasko and Frank Lee Joseph, based on the novel "Cliente" by Balasko
Distributor: IFC FIlms
Opening Week Release Pattern: New York City exclusive on November 6
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 104 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Logline: A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's First Earth Battalion, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions
Featuring: Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey
Director: Grant Heslov
Writer: Peter Straughan, inspired by the book by Jon Ronson
Distributor: Overture Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Major markets on November 6
MPAA Rating: R for language, some drug content and brief nudity
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby DIgital, DTS, SDDS
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Logline: A teenage girl in Harlem deals with abusive parents, motherhood and a school system that is failing her
Featuring: Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Gabourey Sidibe
Director: Lee Daniels
Writer: Geoffrey Fletcher, based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire
Distributor: Lionsgate
Opening Week Release Pattern: Major markets on November 6
MPAA Rating: R for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language
Running Time: 109 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
Expanding today
Adventures of Power: Opens at the DeVargas Mall 6 in Santa Fe
Antichrist: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta, Landmark's Mayan Theatre in Denver, Landmark's Lagoon Cinemas in Minneapolis and Landmark's Ken Cinema in San Diego
Araya: Opens at Landmark's Nuart Theatre in West Los Angeles
Art & Copy: Opens at the Roxie Theatre in San Francisco
The Baader Meinhof Complex: Opens at the State Theatre in State College PA
The Burning Plain: Opens at the Fountain Theatre in Mesilla NM and the Crest Theatre in Sacramento
Coco Before Chanel: Opens at the Fireweed 7 in Anchorage, the Cine in Athens GA, the Charles 5 in Baltimore, the Pilot Butte 6 in Bend OR, the Boulder 16 in Boulder CO, the Delray 18 in Delray Beach FL, Landmark's Main Art Theatre in Detroit, the Gainesville 14 in Gainesville FL, the Kahala 8 in Honolulu, the Beach Blvd. 12 in Jacksonville, the Downtown West 8 in Knoxville, the Suncoast 16 in Las Vegas, Landmark's Oriental 3 in Milwaukee, the Nickelodeon 5 in North Falmouth MA, the Quail Springs 24 in Oklahoma City, the Riverside 12 in Reno, the Westhamption Twin in Richmond VA, the Broadway Centre 6 in Salt Lake City, the Fiesta 16 in San Antonio, Landmark's Plaza Frontenac Cinemas in St. Louis and the Miracle 5 in Tallahassee
Earth Days: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta
Five Minutes of Heaven: Opens at Landmark's Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis
The Horse Boy: Opens at Landmark's Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, the Music Box Theatre in Chicago and Landmark's Varsity Theatre in Seattle
Rashomon: Opens at the Bijou Movie Theatre in Iowa City
Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman: Opens at Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley, Landamrk's E Street Cinemas in Washington DC and in San Francisco
The Way We Get By: Opens at the UICA Theatre in Grand Rapids MI
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