The Heartbreak Kid
The Farrelly Brothers add their trademark bounty of bodily functions to this remake of Elaine May’s 1972 comedy, THE HEARTBREAK KID. This time around Ben Stiller plays Eddie Cantrow, a 40-year-old bachelor who is tired of having his foulmouthed father (Jerry Stiller) and henpecked friend (Rob Corddry) give him a hard time for not being married. So when he meets the seemingly perfect Lila (Malin Ackerman), he decides to marry her--despite knowing her for only six weeks. On their honeymoon in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, he realizes his mistake when Lila reveals her true colors, which turn out to be quite ugly. While Lila recovers from a sunburn, Eddie meets fellow vacationer Miranda (Michelle Monaghan) and falls in love. He must break the news to both women before they find out the truth. Street Date: 1/1/2008 Genre: Comedy Rating: R
Starring: Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan, Malin Akerman, Jerry Stiller
Jimmy and Judy
A brilliant but troubled college-dropout, Jimmy (Edward Furlong), uses his video camera to manipulate the people around him and to exact revenge on the bullies who torment Judy, a high-school outcast. Jimmy and Judy fall in love, but soon they find themselves on the wrong side of the law, and they're forced to hit the road. Along the way they encounter the dark underbelly of suburban America, capturing everything on video. Street Date: 1/1/2008 Genre: Action/Adventure Rating: Not Rated
Starring: Edward Furlong, Rachael Bella
Once
A modern day musical set on the streets of Dublin. Featuring Glen Hansard and his Irish band "The Frames," the film tells the story of a street musician and a Czech immigrant during an eventful week as they write, rehearse and record songs that reveal their unique love story. Street Date: 1/1/2008 Genre: Romance/Musical Rating: R
Starring: Glen Hansard , Marketa Irglova
Resident Evil: Extinction
Years after the Raccoon City disaster, Alice is on her own; aware that she has become a liability and could endanger those around her, she is struggling to survive and bring down the Umbrella Corporation led by the sinister Albert Wesker and head researcher Dr. Isaacs. Meanwhile, traveling through the Nevada Desert and the ruins of Las Vegas, Carlos Olivera, L.J., and new survivors K-Mart, Claire Redfield, and Nurse Betty must fight to survive extinction against hordes of zombies, killer crows and the most terrifying creatures created as a result of the deadly T-Virus that has killed millions.
Street Date: 1/1/2008 Genre: Action Rating: R
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter
Shoot 'Em Up
Director and screenwriter Michael Davis's stylish SHOOT 'EM UP, inventive set pieces, and tongue-in-cheek humor make for fun, fast entertainment. Clive Owen (CHILDREN OF MEN) plays Smith, a man who is minding his own business and chomping on carrots when he is forced to try to save a pregnant woman in trouble. After she is killed, he takes charge, keeping her newborn child safe from a snarling villain (Paul Giamatti, THE ILLUSIONIST). Aided by a prostitute (Monica Belluci, THE BROTHERS GRIMM), Smith shoots his way through the big city as he cradles the baby in his arms. Street Date: 1/1/2008 Genre: Action Rating: R
Starring: Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti
War
Set in San Francisco amidst a feud between the Japanese yakuza and Chinese Triad criminal factions, director Philip G. Atwell's WAR stars Jet Li as the enigmatic assassin Rogue, and Jason Statham as Jack Crawford, an F.B.I. agent determined to track him down. As the prime suspect in the murder of Crawford's partner, the elusive Rogue uses the mayhem of gang warfare to his advantage, even as the gruff lawman closes in on his trail, leading to a dramatic showdown. Street Date: 1/1/2008 Genre: Action Rating: R
Starring: Jason Statham, Jet Li
3:10 To Yuma
Based on the Elmore Leonard story, 3:10 TO YUMA is a riveting remake of the 1957 classic Western. It's the story of Dan Evans (Christian Bale), a down-and-out rancher who lost his leg in the Civil War. With a wife and two sons, he is struggling to put food on the table, and unable to make payments on his land. When the notorious gunman Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) is apprehended nearby, a few local men are needed to escort him to the town of Contention so he can be put on the 3:10 train to Yuma Prison. Few will volunteer for the job, as they know that Wade's ruthless gang will follow them, but Evans sees an opportunity to make some fast cash, and offers to go in exchange for $200. The small team of men set off, and are later joined by Evans's young son William (Logan Lerman), who has run away from home to join them. What follows is a race against time, as the group tries to get to Yuma without the clever and dangerous Wade outsmarting them. Street Date: 1/8/2008 Genre: Western Rating: R
Starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale
Boogeyman 2
A young woman with a long-term phobia of the boogeyman voluntarily checks herself into a mental health facility with the hope of conquering her overwhelming fears.
Street Date: 1/8/2008 Genre: Horror Rating: NR
Starring: Renee OConnor, Tobin Bell
Death Sentence
A white-collar revenge fantasy in the vein of DEATH WISH (and based on a novel by the same author, Brian Garfield), DEATH SENTENCE ponders the nature and limits of retribution, asking if murder can ever be justified. Director James Wan (SAW) delivers a high-end exploitation film, complete with a washed-out, grainy appearance and some startling violence, but with complex, thrilling action sequences. Street Date: 1/8/2008 Genre: Drama Rating: R
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Kelly Preston
Dragon Wars
East meets West, and ancient myth meets modernity in this creature feature from Korean director Hyung Rae Shim (REPTILIAN). A TV news reporter (Jason Behr, SKINWALKERS), an antiques dealer (Robert Forster, FIREWALL), and a beautiful young woman (Amanda Brooks) all play a role in an old Korean legend coming to life. A giant snake is slithering its way through the streets of Los Angeles, and the trio must keep it from reuniting with an ancient spirit that will turn it into an evil, even more destructive dragon. DRAGON WARS is a throwback to classic monster movies, but this time around, there are much better special effects than audiences saw in those films from both Japan and the U.S. Though the film is from South Korea, director Shim has recruited faces that will be familiar to American audiences, from ROSWELL favorite Behr to Forster, who turned in a career-reviving performance in Quentin Tarantino's JACKIE BROWN. But it's THE OFFICE's Craig Robinson who's the most fun here as a womanizing photographer who teams up with Behr's Ethan. Street Date: 1/8/2008 Genre: Action Rating: PG13
Starring: Amanda Brooks, Jason Behr
Eye of the Dolphin
Following her mother's death, 14-year-old Alyssa (Carly Schroeder) travels to the Bahamas to meet her estranged father, Hawk (Adrian Dunbar), in this heartwarming family film. It turns out, dad's a dolphin researcher. Soon, Alyssa discovers she shares her father's gift for communicating with dolphins, leading to a heartfelt friendship with a wild dolphin. Her father, however, has scientific concerns about her interacting with a wild animal. But, when greedy outsiders threaten to shut down her father's research station, it's Alyssa and her dolphin buddy that leap into action to save the day! Street Date: 1/8/2008 Genre: Drama Rating: PG13
Starring: Carly Schroeder, Adrian Dunbar, George Harris, Katharine Ross
Forget About It
Burt Reynolds, Raquel Welch, and Robert Loggia head up an all-star cast that comes together in this comic tale about the pitfalls of retirement. When three war vets living in an upscale trailer park accidentally stumble upon four million dollars, stolen by one of their neighbors who happens to be in the witness protection program, they unwittingly get tossed into the world of organized crime. Now their idyllic community is about to become a battle ground between the mob, the feds, and three regular guys who thought they had it made. Street Date: 1/8/2008 Genre: Comedy Rating: Unrated
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Raquel Welch, Charles Durning, Robert Loggia
Joshua
Brad (Sam Rockwell) and Abby Cairn (Vera Farmiga) seem to have it all. A successful Manhattan couple living in a plush uptown apartment, they have just welcomed their second child into the family--a lovely little girl named Lily. Everything should be golden for the happy family, but their little boy--the nine-year-old Joshua (Jacob Kogan)--is less than pleased with the latest addition to the family. An intelligent but odd little boy, Joshua's lack of humor and preoccupation with death belie his tender age, and as the parents coo over Lily, it becomes clear that they are not quite sure what to make of their stone-faced son. When Lily suddenly turns from a quiet baby into one who mysteriously begins wailing day and night, the Cairns' ordered life quickly disintegrates. The lack of sleep and stress takes a heavy toll on the mentally fragile Abby, and Brad begins racing around the city trying to care for his newborn daughter, ailing wife, and emotionally disturbed son. The family stress mounts, and when small animals and the family dog turn up dead, it doesn't take long before fingers begin pointing at the brooding and bizarre Joshua. Street Date: 1/8/2008 Genre: Horror Rating: R
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga
The Killing Floor
Fiction becomes fact as the agent of a horror novelist moves into a new apartment where spooky events besiege him in THE KILLING FLOOR. Marc Blucas stars as the agent who receives videotapes of himself in the mail, fears someone is watching him, and ultimately falls apart as his paranoia gets the better of him. Street Date: 1/8/2008 Genre: Horror/Suspense Rating: Not Rated
Starring: Marc Blucas, Shiri Appleby, Reiko Aylesworth
Smiley Face
Jane F, an unsuccessful slacker actress, is having a bad day. And it’s getting more outrageous and comically surreal by the minute. SMILEY FACE is a freewheeling, cinematically stylized AFTER HOURS for the new millennium. Jane’s misadventures begin when she treats herself to a batch of cupcakes left unattended by her psycho roommate (Danny Masterson) that prove not as innocent as they appear, Soon, she is trying to cross town so she can repay an unforgiving drug dealer (Adam Brody), attend an audition, and somehow replace the precious cupcakes. Bumming a ride from her roommate’s friend (John Krasinski) - who is totally infatuated with her – she sets out on a long, strange trip. And when the original manuscript of the Communist Manifesto falls into her hands, things really get out of control. Sit back and enjoy the wild journey as Jane’s effort to get through her day proves an arduous task of epic proportions (like Sisyphus struggling with the biggest, craziest boulder ever.) Street Date: 1/8/2008 Genre: Comedy Rating: R
Starring: Anna Faris , John Krasinski , Adam Brody , Danny Masterson
Stone & Ed
Stone and his brother Ed discover they may not be brothers after all! With the help of their neighbors they set out on a quest to find Stone s mother. Along the way this wacky duo encounters a cast of zany characters and out of this world adventures and end up in the middle of a dangerous game of cat and mouse between Mexico s largest drug lord and the C.I.A. s most incompetent agents. Between mistaken identities of cases, and cases of mistaken identities, Stone and Ed are in for the trip of their lives. Street Date: 1/8/2008 Genre: Comedy Rating: Not Rated
Starring:
Travis Wester, Ian Reed Kesler, Mircea Monroe, Jullian Dulce Vida
Sunshine
Danny Boyle has excelled in nearly every genre he's touched from the family film (MILLIONS) to the zombie movie (28 DAYS LATER) to the drug-fuelled drama (TRAINSPOTTING). With SUNSHINE, he brings his style and verve to the futuristic world of science fiction to great success. In a mere five decades in the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is running out of time. After the failure of a previous mission, it's up to the crew of the Icarus II to reignite the star with a stellar bomb. But the crew faces more than just the blistering heat of the sun and the freezing cold of space as they grapple with the limits of the human mind and heart. Street Date: 1/8/2008 Genre: Sci fi Rating: R
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Michelle Yeoh, Chris Evans
White Noise 2: The Light
The sequel to Geoffrey Sax's WHITE NOISE goes one step further than Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP), this time exploring the world of Near Death Experiences (NDE). The story is based around a man who loses his entire family in a tragic accident. Nathan Fillion (SERENITY) and Katee Sackhoff (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) star in this spine-tingling sequel.
Street Date: 1/8/2008 Genre: Thrill Rating: PG13
Starring: Nathan Fillion , Katee Sackhoff
Family Guy Blue Harvest
The Force is strong with this episode of FAMILY GUY that devotes an entire hour to STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE. Seth McFarlane’s spoof-happy animated sitcom casts the Griffin family and other Quahog residents as characters from George Lucas’s sci-fi classic: patriarch Peter is Han Solo, wife Lois is Princess Leia, son Chris is Luke Skywalker, family dog Brian is Chewbacca, and baby Stewie continues his quest to kill Lois as the evil Darth Vader. From Mos Eisley to the Millennium Falcon, no element of Lucas’s beloved universe is safe from McFarlane’s hilarious satire. FAMILY GUY PRESENTS BLUE HARVEST includes four minutes of new material and interviews with MacFarlane and the Jedi Master himself, Lucas. Street Date: 1/15/2008 Genre: Comedy Rating: Not Rated
Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, Seth Green
Good Luck Chuck
Standup comedian Dane Cook (EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH) stars in this romantic comedy as Charlie Logan, a successful dentist cursed with the affliction of having the women he dates fall in love with the next guy they meet. After a 1985 flashback reveals how, as a child, Charlie came to be hexed, the film finds the grown bachelor taking advantage of his predicament. Because he's never really loved any of the women he's dated, it doesn't hurt much when they leave. But when rumors start circulating that sleeping with Charlie is a lucky love charm, Charlie's popularity reaches new heights that even he, an experienced ladies' man, cannot keep up with. And this luck couldn't come at a worse time, as Charlie's just met his dream girl, penguin zookeeper Cam (Jessica Alba). Perhaps in Charlie's favor is the fact that Cam, despite her beauty and brains, happens to have a hex of her own--extreme clumsiness. Everywhere she goes, minor disaster quickly follows. Will Charlie be the next casualty of her accident-prone charm? Street Date: 1/15/2008 Genre: Comedy Rating: NR/R
Starring: Dane Cook, Jessica Alba
He Was A Quiet Man
Christian Slater plays a normal guy who is thrust into action by extraordinary circumstances. His heroics bring him into close contact with a woman (CAPTIVITY'S Elisha Cuthbert) injured during the recent crisis, and she gives him something to think about. HE WAS A QUIET MAN costars William H. Macy. Street Date: 1/15/2008 Genre: Comedy Rating: Not Rated
Starring: Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert, William H. Macy, Jamison Jones
Love Lies Bleeding
Christian Slater stars in this thriller about a corrupt government agent's attempt to get back stolen money from a young couple. After they witnessed a shootout in their apartment complex, the pair runs away with their newfound riches. Unfortunately for them, Slater's DEA agent is not willing to let his fortune go and embarks on an action-packed chase. Street Date: 1/15/2008 Genre: Action/Adventure Rating: R
Starring: Christian Slater, Jenna Dewan, Tara Summers, Jacob Vargas, Brian Geraghty
Mr. Woodcock
With BAD SANTA, Billy Bob Thornton proved he was willing to go all the way--no holds barred--in portraying unsympathetic, foulmouthed jerks. Here he brings that same skill to bear as the title character, a sadistic junior high school gym teacher who is every uncoordinated or overweight student's worst nightmare. Best-selling author of self-help books, Farley (Sean William Scott) thinks the tortures he's suffered at the hands of Woodcock are just the stuff of traumatic childhood memory, until he goes home to Nebraska to pick up an award and learns his widowed mother (Susan Sarandon) is in love with the man who made him miserable all those years ago. Farley recruits his unkempt buddy (Ethan Suplee) in a series of backfiring schemes to wreak some belated vengeance and expose Woodcock before the nuptials are sealed. There's plenty of nasty repartee between Scott and Thornton and some funny-disturbing bits from side characters, like Farley's ferocious publicist (Amy Poehler) and Bill Macy as Woodcock's even more sadistic father. Sarandon brings a lot of touching innocence to the table as a sheltered widow daring to feel love again, and Scott does some nice squirming and pratfalls. But of course it's Thornton's movie all the way--he grabs the ball and never lets it go, unless of course it's to hurl it at some poor kid's head. Street Date: 1/15/2008 Genre: Comedy Rating: PG13
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott
Strays
Vin Diesel in his directorial debut "Strays" takes a hard look at his own adolescence and upbringing in New York City. Rick (Vin Diesel) is a "stray" - raised on the streets, lacking a traditional family structure and wrestling subconsciously with his father’s absence. When he meets Heather, he sees the opportunity for a meaningful relationship and an escape from a world of drug dealing and street hustling. Trying to assimilate into Heather’s world will not be easy as Rick struggles to overcome the perception that he is turning his back on his old neighborhood and friends. Though the chemistry between the couple is immediately charged, Rick’s street manner and volatile aggression, threaten to extinguish their relationship before it begins. Street Date: 1/15/2008 Genre: Drama Rating: Not Rated
Starring: Vin Diesel
The Ten
Comprised of ten vignettes, each one inspired by one of the Biblical commandments, The Ten is an irreverent but hilarious illustration of how bad behavior makes for good comedy. With each story told in a different style, but containing overlapping characters and themes, the film is a grand burlesque boasting an all-star cast that puts the sin back in cinema.
Street Date: 1/15/2008 Genre: Comedy Rating: R
Starring: Paul Rudd, Jessica Alba, Liev Schreiber
Wedding Daze
AMERICAN PIE's Jason Biggs stars as a man recovering from the death of his girlfriend in this wild comedy feature. Biggs's character asks a beautiful woman to marry him in an act of spontaneity and, much to his surprise, she agrees.
Street Date: 1/15/2008 Genre: Comedy Rating: R
Starring: Jason Biggs, Isla Fisher
Adrift in Manhattan
Even surrounded by Manhattan's millions, New Yorkers are just as likely to feel lonely as people who live in literal isolation. Heather Graham, Victor Rasuk, and Dominic Chianese star in this drama about three city dwellers whose lives are intertwined in unexpected ways. Street Date: 1/22/2008 Genre: Drama Rating: Not Rated
Starring: Heather Graham, Victor Rasuk, Dominic Chianese, Elizabeth Peña, William Baldwin
Blonde Ambition
A young professional woman (Simpson) unwittingly becomes the pawn of two business executives in their bid to oust the head of a mega-conglomerate.
Street Date: 1/22/2008 Genre: Comedy Rating: PG13
Starring: Jessica Simpson, Luke Wilson
The Game Plan
A superstar with an ego bigger than a football field, Joe Kingman (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) is getting ready for a run at the big championship game when the 8-year-old daughter he never knew existed shows up at his not-so-family-friendly bachelor pad. As the big game gets closer, he begins to realize the most meaningful win he can achieve is the heart of the one little fan who counts the most.
Street Date: 1/22/2008 Genre: Family Rating: PG
Starring: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Kyra Sedgwick
The Hunting Party
On the fifth anniversary of the end of the civil war in Bosnia, former hot-shot reporter Simon Hunt (Richard Gere) mysteriously shows up, five years after imploding on live television and disappearing into a self-imposed exile. Reunited with his cameraman, Duck (Terrence Howard), who has been promoted to a cushy studio gig working with anchorman Franklin Harris (James Brolin), Simon convinces Duck to go on a dangerous journey to get an interview with the wanted war criminal known as the Fox (Ljubomir Kerekes), based on the real-life Radovan Karadicz. They are joined by Ben (Jesse Eisenberg), the Harvard-educated nephew of a network executive who is in search of adventure and a good story. Together the three drive deep into Serb territory, facing more intrigue and danger than they ever could have imagined. Street Date: 1/22/2008 Genre: Action/Adventure Rating: R
Starring: Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Kruger
Juarez Mexico
This detective drama takes its inspiration from the real-life murders and rapes of poor young women in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez. When the crimes are left unpunished, detective Johnny Cash tries to locate a young woman and ends up discovering a horrific police cover-up. Street Date: 1/22/2008 Genre: Drama Rating: Not Rated
Starring: James Cahill, Carmen Perez, Roberto Sanchez, Ryan Xavier
Missionary Man
Dolph Lundgren stars in this drama as Ryder, a biker who arrives in town following his friend's death, only to find out that his friend didn't die a natural death. Suspecting a local businessman of the murder, Ryder puts himself at risk in pursuit of justice. Street Date: 1/22/2008 Genre: Action/Adventure Rating: Not Rated
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, August Schellenberg, John Enos
Saw 4 Unrated Director's Cut
Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw's latest grisly remains and piecing together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is abducted and thrust into a game, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of demented traps and save an old friend or face the deadly consequences.
Street Date: 1/22/2008 Genre: Horror Rating: R
Starring: Tobin Bell, Donnie Wahlberg
Sydney White
This modern retelling of the classic fairytale follows a beautiful college freshman as she pledges her late mother's once dignified sorority. But after discovering that todays sisterhood is not what it used to be, Sydney finds her new home away from home with seven outcasts. With the help of her socially challenged new friends, Sydney will take on the reigning campus queen to attempt to transform the school's misguided social hierarchy.
Street Date: 1/22/2008 Genre: Comedy Rating: PG13
Starring: Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton
Bordertown
Lauren (Jennifer Lopez), an impassioned American reporter for the Chicago Sentinel heads to Juarez, a Mexican bordertown, in order to investigate a series of mysterious slayings involving young factory women from all over Mexico. As she discovers hundreds of victims, she gains the trust of local factory workers but falls into danger.
Street Date: 1/29/2008 Genre: Drama Rating: R
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas, Martin Sheen
The Comebacks
A satire in the vein of EPIC MOVIE and DATE MOVIE, THE COMEBACKS, directed by Tom Brady (THE HOT CHICK), tackles the conventions of the inspirational sports movie with jock-like gusto. Led by washed-up coach Lambeau Fields (David Koechner), the losers of the title attempt to become a winning football team, while referencing a dizzying array of athletic-oriented films from Hollywood history, ranging from ROCKY to RADIO--the latter shamelessly parodied by a hapless, mentally challenged character named iPod (Jermaine Williams). Street Date: 1/29/2008 Genre: Comedy Rating: Unrated/PG-13
Starring: David Koechner, Carl Weathers, Matthew Lawrence, Melora Hardin
Daddy Day Camp
Charlie Hinton (Cuba Gooding,Jr.) and Phil Ryerson (Paul Rae) decide to parlay the success of their "Daddy Day Care" into day camps in order to save Camp Driftwood. Once the crème de la crème of camps, Driftwood has seen better days, while rival Camp Canola has become a hot property featuring paint ball, dirt bikes, and jet skis. Charlie and Phil buy the camp in order to save it, only to find themselves completely out of their element, which becomes painfully obvious on the first day of camp. With foreclosure impending, Charlie swallows his pride and calls in the ultimate reinforcement: his father, Colonel Buck Hinton (Richard Gant). Of course, Buck and his son have completely different child-rearing styles, leading to some tension as the elder Hinton tries to whip Driftwood’s motley campers into shape for the annual Olympiad with Camp Canola. Street Date: 1/29/2008 Genre: Comedy Rating: PG
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Lochlyn Munro, Richard Gant
Hannah Montana - One in a Million
Four hilarious episodes from the hit Disney Channel Original Series are included on this Hannah Montana DVD: One In A Million. Plus, exclusive bonus features include a countdown of the top 10 Disney Channel feuds, mega-cool music videos and more! characters. Street Date: 1/29/2008 Genre: Comedy/Television Rating: Not Rated
Starring: Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Mitchel Musso, Jason Earles, Billy Ray Cyrus
The Invasion
The Invasion tells the story of a mysterious epidemic that alters the behavior of human beings. When a Washington D.C. psychiatrist (Nicole Kidman) discovers the epidemics origins are extraterrestrial, she must fight to protect her son, who may hold the key to stopping the escalating invasion.
Street Date: 1/29/2008 Genre: Thrill Rating: PG13
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig
Ira and Abby
Neurotic Ira meets free-spririted Abby and they fall in love and decide to get married in less than a day. It isn't until after they've been married for a few weeks that Ira discovers Abby has been divorced twice and the comic misadventures begin. Written by the talented Jennifer Westfeldt, who also stars as Abby. Street Date: 1/29/2008 Genre: Thrill Rating: PG13
Starring: Jennifer Westfeldt , Chris Messina , Fred Willard
King Of California
Michael Douglas gives a bravura performance in writer-director Mike Cahill's feature-length debut, KING OF CALIFORNIA. Douglas stars as Charlie, a troubled musician who has just been released from a mental hospital. He returns home to live with his 16-year-old daughter, Miranda (Evan Rachel Wood), who is not exactly thrilled to have him back. Miranda has been forced to quit school and get a job in order to support herself and hold on to her beat-up old car and the family house, which is right in the middle of a new development--but she has refused to sell out. Instead, she works extra shifts at McDonald's and has no social life. But her father--still suffering from mental illness--insists that she join him on a wild adventure in search of supposedly long-buried treasure, and soon the two of them are combing through California, facing danger as Charlie leads them on a crazy quest that takes them through major chain stores and restaurants. Wood (THIRTEEN) is excellent as Miranda, walking that fine line between wanting to believe in her father and feeling he should be hospitalized again--but she never stops loving him, even against her better judgment. Bushy-haired and wild-eyed, Douglas shines every second he's onscreen, dreaming the impossible dream. The outstanding soundtrack features songs by John Coltrane, Seals and Crofts, Bud Powell, Fats Waller, Yma Sumac, and Billy Bragg and Wilco.
Street Date: 1/29/2008 Genre: Drama Rating: PG13
Starring: Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood
Lake Placid 2
Years after two 30 foot prehistoric crocodiles are captured and killed in Maine, the local sheriff teams up with an EPA agent, a female Fish and Wildlife agent and a big game hunter, to kill four blood-thirsty offspring of the original killer crocs.
Street Date: 1/29/2008 Genre: Horror Rating: NR/R
Starring: John Schneider , Cloris Leachman
Moving McAllister
Moving McAllister centers on Rick Robinson (Gourley), a lowly intern at a prestigious Miami law firm who dreams of becoming a partner one day. Eager to impress, he agrees to help the firm’s top lawyer, Maxwell McAllister (Rutger Hauer), with a favor he really cannot afford. Just five days before the bar exam, Rick finds himself in charge of moving McAllister’s dearest possession across the country: his seductive, yet untouchable niece, Michelle (Kunis). In a less-than-stellar moving van, the mismatched pair begins their cross-country journey. Along the way they encounter numerous obstacles and unforgettable characters, like free-spirited hitchhiker, Orlick Prescott Hope (Heder), who, much to Rick’s dismay, manage to slow down the journey. Through the experience, Rick begins to realize that there’s more to life than becoming a successful lawyer.
Street Date: 1/29/2008 Genre: Comedy Rating: PG-13
Starring: Ben Gourley , Mila Kunis , Rutger Hauer , Jon Heder
Nines
A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.
Street Date: 1/29/2008 Genre: Drama Rating: R
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis
Rocket Science
Jeffrey Blitz (2002's SPELLBOUND) directs this comedy that follows in the footsteps of teen outsider indies such DONNIE DARKO, THUMBSUCKER, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, and RUSHMORE. Set in New Jersey, the film follows Hal Hefner (impressive newcomer Reese Thompson) in his attempts to go through high school unnoticed. This is made considerably harder by his obvious stutter and inability to verbalize even the most basic statements, not to mention his thoughts and feelings. Bringing him no help are his strange and abusive older brother Earl (Vincent Piazza), his recently divorced parents, his mother's live-in boyfriend, and his school's inadequate speech therapist. When the school's bossy, attractive debate champion Ginny Ryerson (Anna Kendrick) tries to recruit Hal as her debating partner, good sense tells him no but his hormones cry yes, and soon Hal finds himself confronted with growing feelings for Ginny as well as the looming humiliation of having to compete in the state finals. Street Date: 1/29/2008 Genre: Drama Rating: R
Starring: Reece Daniel Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Nicholas D'Agosto
The Trade
At once soft-hearted and hard-edged, TRADE provides a compassionate look at an ugly world. In Mexico City, men kidnap13-year-old Adriana (Paulina Gaitan) with the intent of selling her virginity to the highest bidder. Young Polish beauty Veronica (Alicja Bachleda) is held captive by the same men, and they threaten her young son across the ocean. As the criminals mistreat their victims, Veronica is Adriana's only solace as she is taken farther and farther away from home. Meanwhile, Adriana's older brother, Jorge (Cesar Ramos), begins to track his sister across the Mexican border into Texas and through the United States. On his mission, he runs into a Texas cop named Ray (Kevin Kline) who agrees to help him without ever really saying why. Street Date: 1/29/2008 Genre: Crime Rating: R
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