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November 10th, 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 45 known new movies opening in theatres between Wednesday 11/11/09 and Friday 12/4/09, plus dozens more titles expanding their runs during this timeframe.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Four Seasons LodgeLogline: Documents the final season for a community of Holocaust survivors who come together each summer to celebrate their lives
Director: Andrew Jacobs
Distributor: First Run Features
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Film Forum in New York City on November 11
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 97 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Friday, November 13, 2009
DareLogline: When a pompous actor tells a good girl high school actress she hasn't lived, she embarks on a bold journey that takes her to unexpected places
Featuring: Sandra Bernhard, Alan Cumming, Zack Gilford, Emmy Rossum, Ashley Springer
Director: Adam Salky
Writers: David Brind
Distributor: Image Entertainment
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Village East Cinemas in New York City and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on November 13
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, language and alcohol use - all involving teens
Running Time: 100 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Defamation
Logline: Documents the efforts of a controversial author to discover the realities of anti-Semitism today. In English and in Hebrew with subtitles
Director: Yoav Shamir
Distributor: First Run Features
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Cinema Village in New York City and the Roxie Film Center in San Francisco on November 20
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 91 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Sound Format: Dolby SR
Eva
Logline: On the eve of world war, a young married woman reignites a love affair with her former lover
Featuring: Patrick Bergin, Emily Hamilton, Amy Hayes, Michael Ironside, Vincent Regan
Director: Adrian Popovici
Writer: Radu Petrescu-Aneste
Distributor: MarVista Entertainment
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino CA on November 13
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 130 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Logline: Documents the life of the late Canadian classical pianist
Directors: Michèle Hozer and Peter Raymont
Distributor: White Pine Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino CA on November 13
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 109 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
The Good Soldier
Hook Ya Crook
The Little Traitor
London River
Love Hurts
The Messenger
Oh My God?
Pazhassi Raja
Pirate Radio
Punctured Hopes
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Uncertainty
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
Women in Trouble
Expanding today
Logline: Documents the journeys of five combat veterans from different generations of American wars as they sign up, go into battle, and eventually change their minds about what it means to be a good soldier
Directors: Lexy Lovell and Michael Uys
Distributor: Artistic License
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Village East Cinemas in New York City on November 13
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 80 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Logline: A young man who dreams of becoming a world famous cricket player finds his popularity soar after he is sent to prison due to his reckless behavior. In English and in Hindi with subtitles
Featuring: John Abraham, Genelia D'Souza, Kay Kay Menon, Amrita Rao, Shreyas Talpade
Director: David Dhawan
Writer: Renzil D'Silva
Distributor: UTV Motion Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on November 13
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 147 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
Logline: A British soldier forms an unlikely friendship with a young Israeli boy just prior to the formation of the state of Israel. In English and in Hebrew with subtitles
Featuring: Jake Barker, Theodore Bikel, Levana Finkelstein, Alfred Molina, Ido Port
Director: Lynn Roth
Writer: Lynn Roth, based on the novel "Panther in the Basement" by Amos Oz
Distributor: Westchester Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Laemmle's Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills and Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino CA on November 13
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 88 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Logline: Two strangers from different socio-economic worlds discover their children have been living together, when they travel to London after the 2005 terror attack on the city. In English and in Arabic and French with subtitles
Featuring: Brenda Blethyn, Sami Bouajila, Sotigui Kouyaté, Francis Magee, Roschdy Zem
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Writers: Rachid Bouchareb and Zoe Galeron and Olivier Lorelle
Distributor: 3B Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino CA on November 13
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 8 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Logline: A newly separated father has to learn how to date again with help from his teenage son, who himself dreams of conquering one girl's heart
Featuring: Jenna Elfman, Janeane Garofalo, Richard E. Grant, Camryn Manheim, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jeffrey Nordling, Johnny Pacar
Director: Barra Grant
Writer: Barra Grant
Distributor: Lantern Lane Entertainment
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino CA and Laemmle's Monica 4 in Santa Monica on November 13
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some drug content and language including sexual references
Running Time: 95 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Logline: An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer
Featuring: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone, Samantha Morton
Director: Oren Moverman
Writers: Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
Distributor: Oscilloscope Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Landmark's Bethesda Row Cinemas in Bethesda MD, the Angelika Film Center and the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, and Landmark's E Street Cinemas in Washington DC on November 13
MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual content/nudity
Running Time: 105 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Logline: Documentary that asks people from all walks of life "What is God?"
Director: Peter Rodger
Distributor: OMG Movie Inc.
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Landmark's Sunshine Cinemas in New York City and Landmark's Nuart Theatre in West Los Angeles
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 93 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Logline: A king in the Kottayam royal family begins a guerilla revolt against the British when they impose high revenue policies. In Malayalam without without subtitles
Featuring: Manoj K Jayan, Sarath Kumar, Mammootty, Padmapriya, Kanika Subramaniam
Director: T. Hariharan
Writer: M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Distributor: Creative Film
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on November 13
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 210 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
Logline: A group of rogue disk jockeys operate a radio station in the middle of the North Sea just off the coast of England
Featuring: Kenneth Branagh,, Nick Frost, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy
Director: Richard Curtis
Writer: Richard Curtis
Distributor: Focus Features
Opening Week Release Pattern: 1750 plus locations on November 13
MPAA Rating: R for language, and some sexual content including brief nudity
Running Time: 115 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Logline: After a member of her family commits a crime, a young woman is taken by village custom to a shrine to be mutilated and sexually abused
Featuring: Joyce Akagbo, red Nii Amugi, Frost Asiedu, Ruffy Samuel Quansah, Belinda Siamey
Director: Bruno Pischiutta
Writers: Kingsley Sam Obed and Bruno Pischiutta
Distributor: Toronto Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: One week Oscar-qualifying run at Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino CA on November 13
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 91 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Logline: Documents the stories of several inner city teens from Harlem to Compton and all points in between, as they compete in an annual business plan competition run by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Director: Mary Mazzio
Distributor: 50 Eggs Films/ BET Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Phipps Plaza 14 in Atlanta, the Boston Common 19 in Boston, the River East 21 and the Ford City 14 in Chicago, the Magic Johnson 9 in Harlem, the Mainstreet 6 and the Ward Parkway 14 in Kansas City MO, the Capital Centre 12 in Largo MD, the Stonecrest 16 in Lithonia GA, the Magic Johnson 15 in Los Angeles, the Mall of the Americas 14 in Miami, the Lincoln Square 13 in New York City, the Broadway 4 in Santa Monica, the Sunset Place 24 in South Miami and the Georgetown 14 in Washington DC on November 13
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 85 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Logline: A group of survivors struggle with the cataclysmic end of the world
Featuring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Woody Harrelson, Amanda Peet
Director: Roland Emmerich
Writers: Roland Emmerich & Harald Kloser
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 4150 plus locations on November 13
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense disaster sequences and some language
Running Time: 158 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Logline: A young couple, in love and facing a life-changing decision, find one seemingly ordinary July 4th cleaved in two by the flip of a coin on the Brooklyn Bridge
Featuring: Lynn Collins, Manoel Felciano, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nelson Landrieu, Assumpta Serna
Directors: Scott McGehee and David Siegel
Writers: Scott McGehee & David Siegel
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Major markets on November 13
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 101 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Logline: Documents the life of the radical 1960s lawyer, famous for fighting for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and representing the Chicago Seven
Director: Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler
Distributor: Arthouse Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Cinema Village in New York City and in Boston on November 13
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 85 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Logline: A day in the lives of eight women in Los Angeles
Featuring: Simon Baker, Connie Britton, Josh Brolin, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Sarah Clarke, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Carla Gugino, Adrienne Palicki, Marley Shelton,
Director: Sebastian Gutierrez
Writer: Sebastian Gutierrez
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on November 13
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content including strong dialogue, and for language
Running Time: 92 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Antichrist: Opens at Landmark's Main Art Theatre in Detroit
Coco Before Chanel: Opens at the Flicks 4 in Boise, the Manor Twin in Charlotte, the Gateway 3 in Columbus OH, the Coconut Point 16 in Estero FL, the Fiesta Square 16 in Fayetteville, Landmark's Keystone Art Theatre in Indianapolis, the Elmwood Palace 20 in Harahan LA, the Tivoli at Manor Square 3 in Kansas City MO, the Studio 30 in Olathe KS, the Oakview 24 in Omaha, the Westgate Mall 8 in Spartanburg SC, the River Park Square 20 in Spokane, the Burns Court Cinema in Sarasota, the City Center 13 in Vancouver WA and the Indian River 24 in Vero Beach
Collapse: Opens at the South Coast Village Cinemas in Santa Ana and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood
Crude: Opens at the Charles Theatre in Baltimore, the Cinema 21 in Portland OR and in Minneapolis
Endgame: Opens at the Cinemas Palme D'Or in Palm Desert CA and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood
Five Minutes of Heaven: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta
The Horse Boy: Opens at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas in San Diego
Paris: Opens at the Museum of Modern Art Theatre in Fort Worth and the Putnam Screening Room in Keene NH
Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire: Expands to 200 plus locations
Rashomon: Opens at Landmark's E Street Cinemas in Washington DC
Skin: Opens at Laemmle's Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills, Landmark's Century Centre Cinemas in Chicago, the Culver Plaza Cinemas in Culver City, Landmark's Edina Cinemas in Minneapolis, Landmark's Guild Theatre in Palo Alto, Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinemas in San Francisco, Landmark's Metro Cinemas in Seattle
Splinterheads: Opens at the Arbor Cinemas at Great Hills in Austin and the Fox Tower 10 in Portland OR
Storm: Opens at the Westpark 8 in Irvine CA, Laemmle's Playhouse 7 in Pasadena and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood
(Untitled): Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta, the Bronxville Theatre in Bronxville NY, Landmark's Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, the Angelika Film Center in Houston, the Beverly Center 13 in Los Angeles, the South Beach 18 in Miami, Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia, Landmark's Seven Gables Theatre in Seattle and Landmark's Embassy Cinemas in Waltham MA
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The War on Kids
Logline: Documents the many ways the American public school system has failed children and the country's future by robbing students of their freedoms due largely to irrational fears
Director: Cevin Soling
Distributor: Spectacle Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Quad Cinema in New York City on November 18
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 95 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Friday, November 20, 2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansLogline:
Featuring: Fairuza Balk, Nicolas Cage, Jennifer Coolidge, Brad Dourif, Val Kilmer, Eva Mendes, Michael Shannon, Xzibit
Director: Werner Herzog
Writer: William Finkelstein, based on the screenplay for the 1990 film "Bad Lieutenant" written by Victor Argo & Paul Calderon & Abel Ferrera & Zoë Lund
Distributor: First Look Studios
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Angelika Film Center in New York City and in additional theatres in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Washington DC on November 20
MPAA Rating: R for drug use and language throughout, some violence and sexuality
Running Time: 121 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
CREDIT ABUSE!: There are FIFTEEN producers, co-producers and executive producers listed for this film
The Blind Side
Logline: A homeless, oversized and under-educated African-American teenager is taken in by a well-to-do white family
Featuring: Quinton Aaron, Kathy Bates, Sandra Bullock, Lily Collins, Tim McGraw
Director: John Lee Hancock
Writer: John Lee Hancock, based on the book "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game" by Michael Lewis
Distributor: Warner Brothers Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2850 plus locations on November 20
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for one scene involving brief violence, drug and sexual references
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Broken Embraces
Logline: A filmmaker blinded during a brutal car accident years ago entertains his secretary's son with tales of a long-lost love. In Spanish with subtitles
Featuring: Penélope Cruz, José Luis Gómez, Lluís Homar, Rubén Ochandiano, Blanca Portillo
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Writer: Pedro Almodóvar
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Opening Week Release Pattern: New York City exclusive on November 20
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, language and some drug material
Running Time: 127 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Defamation
Logline: An Israeli director travels the world to find out what anti-Semitism means in the modern world. In English and in Hebrew with subtitles
Director: Yoav Shamir
Distributor: First Run Features
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Laemmle's Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills, Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino CA, the Cinema Village in New York City and the Roxie Film Center in San Francisco on November 20
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 91 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Mammoth
Logline: While on a trip to Thailand, a successful American businessman tries to radically change his life. In English and in Tagalog and Thai with subtitles
Featuring: Gael García Bernal, Marife Necesito, Sophie Nyweide, Michelle Williams
Director: Lukas Moodysson
Writer: Lukas Moodysson
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Major markets on November 20
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 125 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
Planet 51
Logline: An American astronaut lands on a planet thinking he's the first person to step foot on it, to find this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world and fear it will be overrun by alien invaders
Featuring the voices of: Jessica Biel, John Cleese, Dwayne Johnson, Justin Long, Gary Oldman, Seann William Scott
Directors: Jorge Blanco and Javier Abad and Marcos Martinez
Writer: Joe Stillman
Distributor: TriStar Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3000 plus locations on November 20
MPAA Rating: PG for mild sci-fi action and some suggestive humor
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Red Cliff
Logline: A power hungry Prime Minister seeks permission from the Han dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush the two troublesome warlords who stand in his way. In Mandarin with subtitles
Featuring: Chen Chang, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Wei Zhao
Director: John Woo
Writers: John Woo & Chan Khan & Kuo Cheng & Sheng Heyu, based on the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Guanzhong Luo
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to Landmark's Sunshine Cinemas in New York City on November 20
MPAA Rating: R for sequences of epic warfare
Running Time: 148 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Logline: A young woman is torn between her love of a vampire and her friendship with a werewolf
Featuring: Peter Facinelli, Dakota Fanning, Ashley Greene, Taylor Lautner, Kellan Lutz, Robert Pattinson, Nikki Reed, Michael Sheen, Kristen Stewart
Director: Chris Weitz
Writer: Melissa Rosenberg, based on the novel by Stephanie Meyer
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3500 plus locations on November 20
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violence and action
Running Time: 130 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Until the Light Takes Us
Logline: Documents the history, ideology and aesthetic of Norwegian black metal
Directors: Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell
Distributor: Variance Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Cinema Village in New York City on November 20
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 93 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Expanding today
Antichrist: Opens at the Alamo South Lamar Theatre in Austin and the Cinemas Palme D'Or in Palm Desert CA
Coco Before Chanel: Opens at the Ragtag Cinema in Columbia MO, the Mindrame Theatre in Debuque IA and the Movie Cinema in Springfield MO
Collapse: Opens at the Uptown Screen in Calgary AB
Crude: Opens at the Real Art Ways Cinema in Hartford
Endgame: Opens at the USA Cinemas in Los Banos CA
The Horse Boy: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Cinemas in Atlanta and the Screen Theatre in Santa Fe
The Messenger: Opens at the Harbor Cinemas in Annapolis MD, the Shirlington 7 in Arlington VA, the Arbor Cinemas at Great Hills in Austin, the Charles Theatre in Baltimore, Landmark's Albany Cinema in Berkeley, Landmark's Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, Landmark's Magnolia Theatre in Dallas, Landmark's Chez Artiste Theatre in Denver, Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino CA, Landmark's Renaissance Place Cinemas in Highland Park IL, the Westpark 8 in Irvine CA, Landmark's La Jolla Village Cinemas in La Jolla CA, the Malverne Cinemas in Malverne NY, the Block E Cinemas and Landmark's Edina Cinemas in Minneapolis, the Clairidge Cinemas in Montclair NJ, the Belcort Theatre in Nashville, the Empire 25 in New York City, the Oceanside Cinemas in Oceanside CA, the Cinemas Palme D'Or in Palm Desert CA, Laemmle's Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, Landmark's Ritz 5 in Philadelphia, the Camelview 5 in Phoenix, the Fox Tower 10 in Portland OR, the Metreon Cinemas in San Francisco, the Camera 3 in San Jose, the Rafael Film Center in San Rafael CA, Landmark's Seven Gables Theatre in Seattle and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood
Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire: Expands to 600 plus locations
Rashomon: Opens at Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia and the Castro Theatre in San Francisco
Skin: Opens at the Camelot Theatre in Palm Springs
Storm: Opens at the Mos Art Theatre in Lake Park FL and the Lake Worth Playhouse in Lake Worth FL
That Evening Sun: Opens at Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino CA, the Westpark 8 in Irvine CA, Laemmle's Playhouse 7 in Pasadena and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood
(Untitled): Opens at Landmark's Edina Cinemas in Minneapolis
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe: Opens at Landmark's Nuart Theatre in West Los Angeles and in Berkeley, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington DC
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Fantastic Mr. FoxLogline: A crafty and charming fox uses his wits to outfox three dimwit farmers concerning their chicken coops
Featuring the voices of: George Clooney, Michael Gambon, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Wally Wolodarsky
Director: Wes Anderson
Writers: Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach, based on the book by Roald Dahl
Distributor: Twentieth Century-Fox
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2750 plus locations on November 25
MPAA Rating: PG for action, smoking and slang humor
Running Time: 87 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Gigante
Logline: A supermarket security guard becomes obsessed with a late-shift janitor. In Spanish with subtitles
Featuring: Fernando Alonso, Diego Artucio, Horacio Camandule, Leonor Svarcas
Director: Adrián Biniez
Writer: Adrián Biniez
Distributor: Film Movement
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the IFC Film Center in New York City on November 25
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 84 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Me and Orson Welles
Logline: A teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar" directed by a young Orson Welles in 1937
Featuring: Ben Chaplin, Claire Danes, Zac Efron, Zoe Kazan, Eddie Marsan, Christian McKay
Director: Richard Linklater
Writers: Holly Gent and Vincent Palmo Jr., based on the novel by Robert Kaplow
Distributor: Freestyle Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Los Angeles and New York City on November 25
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual references and smoking
Running Time: 114 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Ninja Assassin
Logline: A young ninja turns his back on orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan
Featuring: Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Rain, Rick Yune
Director: James McTeigue
Writers: Matthew Sand and J. Michael Straczynski, story by Matthew Sand
Distributor: Warner Brothers Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3000 plus locations on November 25
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody stylized violence throughout, and language
Running Time: 99 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Old Dogs
Logline: Two friends and business partners find their lives turned upside down when strange circumstances lead to them being placed in the care of 7-year-old twins
Featuring: Seth Green, Justin Long, Kelly Preston, John Travolta, Robin Williams
Director: Walt Becker
Writers: David Diamond & David Weissman
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3250 plus locations on November 25
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
The Princess and the Frog
Logline: A young princess in New Orleans has an incredible adventure after she is inadvertently turned into a frog
Featuring: Bruno Campos, Keith David, Jenifer Lewis, Ritchie Montgomery, Anika Noni Rose
Directors: Ron Clements and John Musker
Writers: Ron Clements & Rob Edwards & Greg Erb & John Musker & Jason Oremland, story supervised by Don Hall
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Walt Disney Studios Theatre in Burbank and the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City on November 25
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
The Road
Logline: A man tries to protect his family after civilization falls apart
Featuring: Robert Duvall, Viggo Mortensen, Guy Pearce, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron
Director: John Hillcoat
Writer: Joe Penhall, based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy
Distributor: Dimension Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: 800 plus locations on November 25
MPAA Rating: R for some violence, disturbing images and language
Running Time: 119 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Expanding today
The Horse Boy: Opens at Landmark's Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis
The Messenger: Opens at the Tara 4 in Atlanta, the Cedar Lee Cinemas in Cleveland, the Darkside Cinemas in Corvallis OR, the Liberty Tree 20 in Danvers MA, the Angelika Film Center in Houston, the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington NY, the Downtown West Cinemas in Knoxville, the Roslyn Cinemas in Roslyn NY and the Bijou at the Crossroads Cinemas in San Antonio
Red Cliff: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta, Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley, Landmark's Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, Landmark's Century Centre Cinemas in Chicago, Landmark's Mayan Theatre in Denver, Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino CA, the Kahala 8 in Honolulu, Landmark's Uptown Theatre in Minneapolis, Landmark's Aquarius Twin in Palo Alto CA, Laemmle's Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, Landmark's Ritz 5 in Philadelphia, Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas in San Diego, Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinemas in San Francisco, the Rafael Film Center in San Rafael CA, the Nickelodeon Theatre in Santa Cruz, Landmark's Harvard Exit Theatre in Seattle, Landmark's E Street Cinemas in Washington DC and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood
Skin: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta
Storm: Opens at the Living Room Theatres in Portland OR
Friday, November 27, 2009
The Private Lives of Pippa LeeLogline: After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown
Featuring: Alan Arkin, Maria Bello, Mike Binder, Blake Lively, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robin Wright Penn
Director: Rebecca Miller
Writer: Rebecca Miller, based on her novel
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Laemmle's Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills, the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood, the Angelika Film Center in New York City and Laemmle's Playhouse 7 in Pasadena on November 27
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, brief nudity, some drug material and language
Running Time: 93 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Expanding today
Crude: Opens at the Plaza Theatre in Atlanta and the Bijou at the Crossroads Cinemas in San Antonio
Hannah Free: Opens at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago
The Messenger: Opens at the State Theatre in Ann Arbor, Landmark's Maple Art Theatre in Detroit, the Criterion Theatre in Greenwich CT, the Cinema City in Hartford CT, the Tivoli Theatre in Kansas City MO, the Criterion Theatre in New Haven, the Hampton Town Square Cinemas in Norfolk VA, the Upstate Theatre in Rhinebeck NY, the Movieland Cinemas at Boulevard Square in Richmond VA, the Crest Theatre in Sacramento, the Nickeolodeon Theatre in Santa Cruz and Landmark's Plaza Frontenac Cinemas in St. Louis
Oh My God?: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta, Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley, Landmark's Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, Landmark's Lagoon Cinemas in Minneapolis, Landmark's Ritz Cinemas in Philadelphia Landmark's Ken Cinema in San Diego, Landmark's Varsity Theatre in Seattle and in Denver and San Francisco
Red Cliff: Opens at the Screen Theatre in Santa Fe
Storm: Opens at the Real Art Ways Theatre in Hartford
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Made for Each OtherLogline: A man tries to get his wife to cheat on him after he cheats on her
Featuring: Lauren German, Christopher Masterson, Danny Masterson, Bijou Phillips, Patrick Warburton
Director: Daryl Goldberg
Writer: Eric Lord
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: New York City exclusive on December 2
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 85 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Friday, December 4, 2009
ArmoredLogline: A crew of officers at an armed transport security firm plan a heist against their employers
Featuring: Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne, Jean Reno, Columbus Short, Skeet Ulrich, Milo Ventimiglia, Fred Ward
Director: Nimrod Antal
Writer: James V. Simpson
Distributor: Screen Gems
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3150 plus locations on December 4
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense violence, some disturbing images and brief strong language
Running Time: 85 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Brothers
Logline: A young man comforts his older brother's wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan
Featuring: Clifton Collins Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard
Director: Jim Sheridan
Writer: David Benioff, based on the screenplay for the 2004 filn "Brødre" written by Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen
Distributor: Lionsgate
Opening Week Release Pattern: 1850 plus locations on December 4
MPAA Rating: R for language and some disturbing violent content
Running Time: 110 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Everybody's Fine
Logline: A widower who realized his only connection to his family was through his wife sets off on an impromptu road trip to reunite with each of his grown children
Featuring: Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Robert De Niro, Melissa Leo, Sam Rockwell
Director: Kirk Jones
Writer: Kirk Jones, based on the screenplay for the 1990 film "Stanno Tutti Bene" written by Massimo De Rita & Tonino Guerra & Giuseppe Tornatore
Distributor: Miramax Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2000 plus locations on December 4
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements and brief strong language
Running Time: 100 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby DIgital, DTS, SDDS
Serious Moonlight
Logline: A couple go away for a romantic weekend and things go wrong when they both trade up for younger partners
Featuring: Kristen Bell, Timothy Hutton, Justin Long, Meg Ryan
Director: Cheryl Hines
Writer: Adrienne Shelly
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Landmark's Maple Art Theatre in Detroit, the Village East Cinemas in New York City, Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia, Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinemas in San Francisco, the South Coast Village Cinemas in Santa Ana, Landmark's Varsity Theatre in Seattle, Landmark's Plaza Frontenac Cinemas in St. Louis and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on December 4
MPAA Rating: R for language and some threatening behavior
Running Time: 84 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Transylmania
Logline: A group of American college students do a semester abroad in Romania
Featuring: Patrick Cavanaugh, James DeBello, Tony Denman, Paul H. Kim, Jennifer Lyons
Directors: David Hillenbrand and Scott Hillenbrand
Writers: Patrick Casey and Worm Miller
Distributor: Full Circle Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: 500 plus locations on December 4
MPAA Rating: R for crude and sexual content, nudity, drug use, language and some violence
Running Time: 92 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Up in the Air
Logline: A corporate hatchet man who defines himself by the air miles and perks he accumulates finds himself grounded when a new hire devises a plan to do his job via teleconferencing
Featuring: Jason Bateman, George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Danny McBride
Director: Jason Reitman
Writers: Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, based on the novel by Walter Kim
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Major markets on December 4
MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual content
Running Time: 109 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Expanding today
Antichrist: Opens at Landmark's Gateway Theatre in Columbus OH and Landmark's Keystone Art Theatre in Indianapolis
The Baader Meinhof Complex: Opens at the Guild Cinema in Albuquerque
Collapse: Opens at Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley and Landmark's Lumiere Theatre in San Francisco
Dare: Opens at Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia
The Horse Boy: Opens at the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington, the Cinema 21 in Portland OR and in Denver
The Messenger: Opens at the Amherst Theatre in Amherst MA, the Amherst 3 in Buffalo NY, the Palace 9 in Burlington VT, the Park Terrace Cinemas in Charlotte, the Delray Beach Cinemas in Delray Beach FL, the Fayetteville 12 in Fayetteville NC, the Cherrydale 16 in Greenville SC, the Beach Blvd. Cinemas in Jacksonville, the Kennewick 12 in Kennewick WA, the Village 8 in Louisville, the Naro Cinemas in Norfolk VA, the Film Streams Cinema in Omaha, the Movies at the Museum Theatre in Portland ME, the Broadway 6 in Salt Lake City, the Palm Theatre in San Luis Obispo, the DeVargas 6 in Santa Fe, the Miracle Cinemas in Tallahassee, the Citrus Park Cinemas in Tampa and the Railroad Square Cinemas in Waterville ME
Red Cliff: Opens at the Manhasset 3 in Manhasset NY, the Clairidge Cinemas in Montclair NJ, the Crest Theatre and the Tower Theatre in Sacramento,, the Rialto Lakeside Cinemas in Santa Rosa CA and the Cinema 100 Quad in White Plains NY
Storm: Opens at the Theatre N at Nemours in Wilmington DE
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta and in Denver, Minneapolis and Philadelphia
For Release Dates Changes and Estimated Screen Counts for films scheduled for release between early December 2009 and 2013, please visit the second section of The Early Report
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