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RSS Feed - Early ReportThe Early Report for December 2, 2009: Part One
December 2nd, 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 36 known new movies opening in theatres between Friday 12/4/09 and Friday 12/25/09, plus dozens more titles expanding their runs during this timeframe.
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
Big River Man
Logline: Documents the efforts of a man as he attempts to swim the entire length of the Amazon River
Director: John Maringouin
Distributor: Revolver Entertainment
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the IFC Film Center in New York City on December 4
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 100 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Breaking Point
Logline: A once prominent criminal defense attorney attempts to come back to the profession after a struggle with drug addiction and a family tragedy
Featuring: Armand Assante, Tom Berenger, Sticky Fingaz, Busta Rhymes, Musetta Vander
Director: Jeff Celentano
Writers: Vincent Campanella
Distributor: Cinema Epoch
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Cobble Hill Cinemas in Brooklyn, Landmark's Century Centre Cinemas and the Facets Cinematheque in Chicago, the Quad Cinema in New York City, Laemmle's Fallbrook 7 in West Hills CA and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on December 4
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity
Running Time: 97 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
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
The Last Station
Logline: Leo Tolstoy struggles to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things
Featuring: James McAvoy, Anne-Marie Duff, Paul Giamatti, Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer
Director: Michael Hoffman
Writer: Michael Hoffman, basedon the novel by Jay Parini
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Opening Week Release Pattern: One week Oscar Qualifying run at the Landmark 12 in West Los Angeles and in New York City on December 4
MPAA Rating: R for a scene of sexuality and nudity
Running Time: 112 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
CREDIT ABUSE!: There are no less than EIGHTEEN producers, co-producers, associate producers, assistant producers, line producers and junior producers (???) listed for this film
Loot
Logline: Documents the efforts of three World War II veterans to find a stash of loot they hid during the final days of the war
Director: Darius Marder
Distributor: ADD Studios
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 86 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Mystery Team
Logline: When challenged to solve a murder, a team of now-grown child crime solvers see an opportunity to prove they’re real detectives
Featuring: Dominic Dierkes, Donald Glover, D.C. Pierson, Aubrey Plaza, Matt Walsh
Director: Dan Eckman
Writers: D.C. Pierson & Donald Glover & Dominic Dierkes, story by Dan Eckman & Dominic Dierkes & Donald Glover & Meggie McFadden & D.C. Pierson
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Quad Cinema in New York City on December 4
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 94 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
One Peace at a Time
Logline: Documents the efforts of peope around the world to provide basic human rights to every child
Director: Turk Pipkin
Distributor: Monterey Media
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Arbor Cinemas at Great Hills in Austin on December 4
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 83 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Paa
Logline: A politician must balance his ambitions with the desires of his teenage son, who suffers from a rare disease that causes him to age rapidly. In English and in Hindi with subtitles
Featuring: Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Paresh Rawal
Director: R. Balki
Writer: R. Balki
Distributor: Big Picture
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Cinema Latino in Aurora CO, the Tinseltown 17 in Austin TX, the Bloomfield 8 in Bloomfield CT, the Bridgeport 12 in Bridgeport CT, the Burlington 20 in Burlington NJ, the Freshpond Cinemas in Cambridge MA, the Galaxy Theatre in Cary NC, the Stonecrest at Piper Glen 22 in Charlotte NC, the Screens At The Continent in Columbus OH, the Concord Mills 24 in Concord NC, the Culver Plaza 6 in Culver City CA, the Deerfield 5 in Deerfield Beach FL, the Barn Plaza 14 in Doylestown PA, the Town Center Plaza 15 in East Windsor NJ, the Movie City Cinemas in Edison NJ, the Jersey Gardens 20 in Elizabeth NJ, the Laguna 16 in Elk Grove CA, the Loehmann Twins in Falls Church VA, the Farmingdale 14 in Farmingdale NY, the Bombay Theater in Flushing NY, the NAZ 8 in Fremont CA, the Rio 18 in Gaithersburg MD, the Golf Cinemas in Glen Niles IL, the Waterfront 22 in Homestead PA, the Funasia Bollywood 6 and the Studio 30 in Houston TX, the Georgetown 14 in Indianapolis, the Hollywood Theaters in Irving TX, the Regency 24 in Jacksonville FL, the Newport Center 11 in Jersey City NJ, the Totem Lake Theatre in Kirkland WA, the NAZ 8 in Lakewood CA, the Laurel 6 in Laurel MD, the Maple Grove Cinema in Maple Grove MN, the Eastgate 10 in Mayfield Heights OH, the Methuen 20 in Methuen MA, the Parsippany 12 in Morris Plains NJ, the Empire 25 and the ImaginAsian Theatre in New York City, the Peachtree Cinemas in Norcross GA, the Columbia Park 12 in North Bergen NJ, the Commerce Center 18 in North Brunswick NJ, the Town Center 8 in Novi MI, the Studio 30 in Olathe KS, the South Chase 7 in Orlando, the Funasia Cinemas in Richardson TX, the Goldspirit Cinemas in San Diego, the Mercado 20 in San Jose, the South Barrington 30 in South Barrington IL, the Hadley 16 in South Plainfield NJ, the Maveli Twin in Spring Valley NY, the First Colony 24 in Sugarland TX, the Britton Plaza 8 in Tampa, the Tempe Cinemas in Tempe, the 69th Street at 9th Avenue Cinemas in Upper Darby PA, the Cantera 30 in Warrenville IL, the Mayfair 18 in Wauwatosa WI, Laemmle's Fallbrook 7 in West Hills CA and the Westborough 12 in Westborough MA on December 4
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 133 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
A Prophet
Logline: A young Corsican man becomes a mafia kingpin after he is sent to a French prison. IN Arabic, Corsican and French with subtitles
Featuring: Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Reda Kateb, Tahar Rahim, Hichem Yacoubi
Director: Jacques Audiard
Writers: Thomas Bidegain & Jacques Audiard, original story and screenplay by Abdel Raouf Dafri & Nicolas Peufaillit
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Opening Week Release Pattern: One week Oscar qualifying run in Los Angeles and New York City in December 4
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, sexual content, nudity, language and drug material
Running Time: 149 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby DIgital
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 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 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
Sleeping and Waking
Logline: An artist given a second chance at life after beating terminal cancer must deal with the consequences of his decision
Featuring: Jeff Allin, Ray Ficca, Helen Hedman, Elizabeth Jernigan, Hope Lambert
Director: Joe Banno
Writer: Chris Stezin
Distributor: Tontine Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Park Terrace 6 in Charlotte on December 4
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 92 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
The Strip
Logline: The employees of a low-end electronics store find creative ways to stave of boredom and their impending adulthood
Featuring: Billy Aaron Brown, Federico Dordei, Dave Foley, Rodney Scott, Jenny Wade
Director: Jameel Khan
Writer: Jameel Khan
Distributor: BataFilms
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Cinemas in Atlanta, Landmark's Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, Landmark's Century Centre Cinemas in Chicaog, Landmark's Magnolia Theatre in Dallas, Landmark's Chez Artiste Theatre in Denver, Landmark's Main Art Theatre in Detroit, Landmark's Lagoon Cinemas in Minneapolis, the Quad Cinema in New York City, Landmark's Hillcrest Theatre in San Diego, Landmark's Varsity Theatre in Seattle and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on December 4
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual references
Running Time: 91 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
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
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 December 4
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 93 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
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
Me and Orson Welles: Expands into additional markets
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
Skin: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta
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
Friday, December 11, 2009
InvictusLogline: After the fall of apartheid, new South African President Nelson Mandela campaigns to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup as an opportunity to unite his countrymen
Featuring: Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Anthony Peckham, based on the book "Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation" by John Carlin
Distributor: Warner Brothers Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2500 plus locations on December 11
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language
Running Time: 133 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
In Concert 3D: Larger Than Life in 3D
Logline: Live performances from the Dave Matthews Band, Ben Harper and Relentless7, and Gogol Bordello
Directors: Luke Harrison and Lawrence Jordan
Distributor: Cinedigm
Opening Week Release Pattern: 250 plus Digital 3D locations on December 11
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild language
Running Time: 85 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
The Lovely Bones
Logline: A young girl who was murdered by a neighbor watches over her grieving family and friends
Featuring: Saoirse Ronan, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz
Director: Peter Jackson
Writers: Peter Jackson & Frances Walsh & Philippa Boyens, based on the novel by Alice Sebold
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Major markets on December 11
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material involving disturbing content and images, and some languages
Running Time: 139 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Logline: A graduate student is inspired by Sophocles' Orestes to murder his mother
Featuring: Willem Dafoe, Brad Dourif, Udo Kier, Michael Peña, Chloë Sevigny, Michael Shannon
Director: Werner Herzog
Writers: Herbert Golder and Werner Herzog
Distributor: Industrial Entertainment
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the IFC Film Center in New York City on December 11
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 93 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
A Single Man
Logline: After the sudden death of his partner, a closeted gay English professor plans his own suicide
Featuring: Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult, Colin FIrth, Jon Hamm, Julianne Moore, Lee Pace
Director: Tom Ford
Writers: Tom Ford & David Scearce, based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Opening Week Release Pattern: Major markets on December 11
MPAA Rating: Not yet set
Running Time: 99 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
The Slammin' Salmon
Logline: A group of waiters compete for a $10,000 bonus from their boss
Featuring: Jay Chandrasekhar, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Cobie Smulders, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske
Director: Kevin Heffernan
Writers: Broken Lizard
Distributor: Anchor Bay Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on December 11
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language and sexual references
Running Time: 93 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Expanding today
Broken Embraces: Opens at Laemmle's Royal Theatre in West Los Angeles
Collapse: Opens at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, Landmark's Ken Cinema in San Diego, the Screen Theatre in Santa Fe and Landmark's E Street Cinemas in Washington DC
Hannah Free: Opens at the Quad Cinema in New York City
The Messenger: Opens at the Old Mill Theatre in Bend OR, the Palace Cinemas in Boca Raton, the Ragtag Cinemas in Columbia MO, the Fiesta Square Cinemas in Fayetteville AR, the Cinemapolis in Ithaca NY, the Avon Theatre in Providence RI and the Burns Court Theatre in Sarasota
Mystery Team: Opens at the Guild Cinema in Albuquerque
Oh My God?: Opens at Landmark's Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis
The Princess and the Frog: Expands to 2750 plus playdates
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee: Opens at the Bantam Cinema in Bantam CT, Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley, the Glenwood Arts Theatre in Kansas City MO, Landmark's Clay Theatre in San Francisco and the Rafael Film Center in San Rafael CA
Red Cliff: Opens at the Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland, the Real Art Ways Cinema in Hartford and the Tivoli at Manor Square Cinemas in Kansas City MO
Serious Moonlight: Opens at Landmark's Dobie Theatre in Austin, Landmark's Maple Art Theatre in Detroit, the Living Room Theatres in Portland, Landmark's Hillcrest Theatre in San Diego and Landmark's Varsity Theatre in Seattle
Up in the Air: Expands into additional markets
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Crazy HeartLogline: A broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times, can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician
Featuring: Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, Beth Grant, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Director: Scott Cooper
Writer: Scott Cooper, based on the novel by Thomas Cobb
Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Major markets on December 16
MPAA Rating: R for language and brief sexuality
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Ricky
Logline: An extraordinary child is born of two ordinary people. In French with subtitles
Featuring: Alexandra Lamy, Sergi López, Mélusine Mayance, Arthur Peyret
Director: François Ozon
Writer: François Ozon
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: New York City exclusive on December 16
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
A Town Called Panic
Logline: Three toy figures share a rambling house in a rural town which never fails to attract the weirdest events. In French with subtitles
Featuring the voices of: Stéphane Aubier, Jeanne Balibar, Bruce Ellison, Vincent Patar, Benoît Poelvoorde
Directors: Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar
Writers: Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar
Distributor: Zeitgeist Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Film Forum in New York City on December 16
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 75 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Friday, December 18, 2009
AvatarLogline: A wounded ex-Marine is recruited to take part in an exploration of an exotic planet rich in bio-diversity
Featuring: Michelle Rodriquez, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington
Director: James Cameron
Writer: James Cameron
Distributor: Twentieth Century-Fox
Opening Week Release Pattern: 4000 plus locations, including 2000 plus Digital 3D locations, on December 18
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking
Running Time: 160 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Logline: An estranged New York City couple witness a murder and are relocated to a small town in Wyoming as part of a witness protection program
Featuring: Sam Elliott, Hugh Grant, Elisabeth Moss, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mary Steenburgen
Director: Marc Lawrence
Writer: Marc Lawrence
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3150 plus locations on December 18
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual references and momentary violence
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Don't Fade Away
Logline: A troubled music manager on the edge returns from Los Angeles to North Carolina to care for his sick father
Featuring: Misha Barton, Beau Bridges, Ryan Kwanten, Ja Rule
Director: Luke Kasdan
Writer: Luke Kasdan
Distributor: New Films International
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to Laemmle's Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills on December 18
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 89 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
CREDIT ABUSE!: There are no less than FOURTEEN producers, co-producers, associate producers and executive producers listed for this film
The Lightkeepers
Logline: A lighthouse keeper who has disavowed any association with females must deal with the appearance of two attractive women who move into a nearby cottage for the summer
Featuring: Blythe Danner, Bruce Dern, Richard Dreyfuss, Maggie Gummer, Tom Wisdon
Director: Daniel Adams
Writer: Daniel Adams
Distributor: New Films International
Opening Week Release Pattern: One week Oscar Qualifying run at Laemmle's Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills on December 18
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 99 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
CREDIT ABUSE!: There are no less than THIRTEEN producers, co-producers, associate producers, line producers and executive producers listed for this film, including one person listed as both a co-producer and a line producer
Nine
Logline: A film director finds the women in his life distracting while he works on his latest movie
Featuring: Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Stacy Ferguson, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren
Director: Rob Marshall
Writers: Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella, based on the stage show by Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston and Mario Fratti
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Opening Week Release Pattern: Major markets on December 18
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and smoking
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
The Other Side of Paradise
Logline: A young artist embarks on a journey of self-discovery as she travels with her brother and her unrequited love on her way to her first solo gallery opening
Featuring: John Elliott, Susana Gibb, Arianne Martin, Jodie Moore, Frank Mosely
Director: Justin D. Hillard
Writers: Justin D. Hillard & Arianne Martin & Ryan Hartsell
Distributor: Striped Socks Productions
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Quad Cinema in New York City on December 18
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 115 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
The Young Victoria
Logline: The new queen of Britian finds her new reign to be troubled, in part from her romance with her first cousin
Featuring: Paul Bettany, Jim Broadbent, Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Miranda Richardson
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Writer: Julian Fellowes
Distributor: Apparition
Opening Week Release Pattern: Major markets on December 18
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild sensuality, a scene of violence, and brief incidental language and smoking
Running Time: 100 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Expanding today
Collapse: Opens at Landmark's Varsity Theatre in Seattle and the Princess Theatre in Waterloo ON
Endgame: Opens at the Real Art Ways Theatre in Hartford, the Hollywood Theatre in Pittsburgh and the Living Room Theatres in Portland OR
In Search of Beethoven: Opens at the Roxie Film Center in San Francisco and the Rafael Film Center in San Francisco
The Messenger: Opens at the Flicks Theatre in Boise
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The SqueakquelLogline: The world famous singing pre-teen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes
Featuring: David Cross, Jason Lee, Zachary Levi and the voices of Christina Applegate, Anna Faris, Justin Long, Jesse McCartney and Amy Poehler
Director: Betty Thomas
Writers: Jon Vitti and Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger, based on characters created by Ross Bagdasarian
Distributor: Twentieth Century-Fox
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3000 plus locations on December 23
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
Police, Adjective
Logline: A police officer refuses to arrest a young man for offering drugs to his friends. In Romanian with subtitles
Featuring: Dragos Bucur, Marian Ghenea, Vlad Ivanov, Irina Saulescu, Ion Stoica
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
Writer: Corneliu Porumboiu
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino CA, the IFC Film Center and the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas in New York City, Laemmle's Playhouse 7 in Pasadena and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on December 23
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 115 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Friday, December 25, 2009
The Imaginarium Of Doctor ParnassusLogline: A mysterious man with amnesia helps an old man help win a bet with the devil for the soul of his daughter
Featuring: Lily Cole, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits
Director: Terry Gilliam
Writers: Terry Gilliam & Charles McKeown
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Opening Week Release Pattern: Major markets on December 25
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent images, some sensuality, language and smoking
Running Time: 122 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
It's Complicated
Logline: A divorcee finds herself having an affair with her re-married ex-husband while starting a new relationship with her architect
Featuring: Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski, Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, Rita Wilson
Director: Nancy Meyers
Writer: Nancy Meyers
Distributor: Universal Studios
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3000 plus locations on December 25
MPAA Rating: Not yet rated
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Sherlock Holmes
Logline: A detective and his stalwart partner engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England
Featuring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Eddie Marsan, Mark Strong
Director: Guy Ritchie
Writers: Michael Robert Johnson and Anthony Peckham and Simon Kinberg, screen story by Lionel Wigram and Michael Robert Johnson, based on characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle
Distributor: Warner Brothers Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3500 plus locations on December 25
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material
Running Time: 129 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Expanding today
The Lovely Bones: Expands into additional markets
Serious Moonlight: Opens at the CCA Cinematheque in Santa Fe
Up in the Air: Expands to 2500 plus playdates
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (Paladin): Exclusive to the Quad Cinema in New York CityThe White Ribbon (Sony Pictures Classics): Opens at the Film Forum in New York City and in Los Angeles
Friday, January 1, 2010
Case 39Logline: A social worker fights to save a girl from her abusive parents, only to discover that the situation is more dangerous than she ever expected
Featuring: Bradley Cooper, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Renee Zellweger
Director: Christian Alvart
Writer: Ray Wright
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on January 1
MPAA Rating: R for violence and terror, including disturbing images
Running Time: 109 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
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