Opened in Theaters on August 29th
Balls of Fury
In this secret society, the competition is brutal; the stakes are high; and the balls--more often than not--are white. Welcome to the unsanctioned, underground, and utterly unhinged world of clandestine Ping-Pong tournaments. Down-and-out former professional ping-pong phenom, Randy Daytona, is sucked into this maelstrom when FBI Agent Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and win, and to smoke out his father's killer--arch-fiend Feng.
Starring Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q, Thomas Lennon
Directed by Ben Garant
Running Time - 1:30
Rated - PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor, and for language
Genre - Action, Adventure
Opened in Theaters - Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Freshman Orientation
A typical Midwestern 18 year-old freshman at a large state university eager to delve into the college party life, instead discovers that school is not the beer-driven, sexual fantasy of his imagination. Determined to do anything to obtain the girl of his dreams (a gorgeous but reluctant sorority girl), he decides to adopt a gay identity in order to insinuate himself in her life. This casual charade, however, quickly lands him in a morass of campus activism, gender warfare, fraternity hazes, sorority torture, "coming out" narratives, political martyrdom, and ultimately, a university-wide meltdown.
Starring Sam Huntington, Marla Sokoloff, Mike Erwin, Heather Matarazzo, Kaitlin Doubleday, Bryce Johnson, Judy Tylor, John Goodman, Rachel Dratch
Directed by Ryan Shiraki
Running Time - Not Available
Rated - R for strong sexual content, language and some drug use
Genre - Comedy
Opened in Theaters - Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Death Sentence
Protect what's yours.
The Humes are a middle-class family who are the epitome of suburban bliss. And Nick is content. He pitches in with chores around the house. He relishes the intimacy he shares with Helen. She is his confidant and equal. And he is very involved in his boys' lives. Brendan, the eldest son, is confident and headstrong. He is popular, he is an athlete and he is on his way to college to begin a promising life of his own. Lucas looks up to his brother, but is cognizant of the shadow Brendan casts. Lucas still hasn't found himself, and he feels a little left out because of the adoration given to Brendan. All in all, the Humes are a typical all-American family - morally upright and humble.
And then one day, their perfect life comes to a screeching halt. One night when Nick is driving Brendan home from a hockey game, he stops for gas. While he is filling up the tank on the family car, Brendan goes inside to get a drink. Moments later, a gang of thugs enter the store in ski masks, armed with various weapons. But it is not your typical convenience store robbery: this is a rite of passage for Joe Darley (MATTHEW O'LEARY), the younger brother of Billy Darley (GARRETT HEDLUND), the ruthless street leader of the gang. After terrorizing and killing the store clerk, they turn their attention to Brendan.
It is at that moment when Nick turns from the pump and looks inside the store, only to witness Joe deliver the fateful blow that ends all of the promise of Brendan's future, and leaves him lying in a pool of blood as the gang begins to flee. But when Nick runs to help his son, he clashes with Joe and they fall to the ground. Joe is unmasked, and his own future marked.
Joe is arrested, but despite assurances from the lead investigator, Detective Wallis (AISHA TYLER), the system ultimately fails the Humes and Joe is put back on the street. Driven by a heightened sense of justice and keen grief, Nick takes matters into his own hands by seeking out his son's killer. In his confrontation with Joe, Nick finds himself at the mercy of his emotions and ultimately kills him. Unsure what to do, Nick runs back to the life that has always been his shelter: his wife, his surviving son and his job.
Starring Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlun, Kelly Preston, John Goodman, Aisha Tyler, Leigh Whannell, Matt O'Leary, Yorgo Constantine, Jordan Garrett
Directed by James Wan, Ian Jeffers
Running Time - 1:50
Rated - R for strong bloody brutal violence and pervasive language
Genre - Action/Adventure/Drama
Opening in Theaters - Friday, August 31st, 2007
Halloween (2007)
From acclaimed musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie (The Devil’s Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses) comes a new take on the highly successful film and terrifying Halloween legacy that began in 1978. While revealing a new chapter in the established Michael Myers saga, the film will surprise both classic and modern horror fans with a departure from prior films in the Halloween franchise.
Audiences should brace themselves for unprecedented fear as Zombie turns back time to uncover the making of a pathologically disturbed, even cursed child named Michael Myers.
Starring Malcolm McDowell, Danny Trejo, Brad Dourif, Danielle Harris, Sheri Moon
Directed by Rob Zombie
Running Time - 1:49
Rated - R for strong brutal bloody violence and terror throughout, sexual content, graphic nudity and language
Genre - Horror
Opening in Theaters - Friday, August 31st, 2007
Self-Medicated
A troubled teenager begins to descend into a world of drugs and violence after the loss of his father. His mother, helpless to control her son (or her own drug habit), hires a private company to forcibly kidnap him, and he's taken to a corrupt, lock-down psychiatric hospital.
As Andrew is subjected to the secret physical and emotional abuses of the program something inside him is re-awakened. He must somehow get free to save what's left of his life, but to do that, he knows he must first face his own demons head-on.
Starring Diane Venora, Monty Lapica, Michael Bowen, Greg Germann, Kristina Anapau
Directed by Monty Lapica
Running Time - 1:27
Rated - R for substance abuse, language, and some sexual material
Genre - Drama
Opening in Theaters - Friday, August 31st, 2007
The Nines
A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.
The Nines consists of three short films, each featuring the same actors in different -- and sometimes overlapping -- roles.
"The Prisoner" tells the story of a troubled television star (Ryan Reynolds) who finds himself under house arrest, with his chipper publicist (Melissa McCarthy) and disillusioned next-door neighbor (Hope Davis) providing his only links to the
outside world. Mysterious events lead him to question whether one or both women are deceiving him about the nature of his incarceration.
"Reality Television" is a half-hour episode of "Behind the Screen," a Project Greenlight-style documentary series tracking the process of creating a network television drama. Having shot the pilot, creator/showrunner Gavin Taylor (also Ryan Reynolds) faces post-production with the help of his best friend (and lead actress) Melissa McCarthy and development VP Susan Howard (Hope Davis). "Knowing" finds an acclaimed videogame designer (also Ryan Reynolds) and his wife (Melissa McCarthy) facing car trouble deep in the woods. Their daughter (Elle Fanning) uncovers information which leads to a difficult and irrevocable choice.
Together, the three stories form a single narrative that explores the relationships between author and character, actor and role, creator and creation. Alternately funny and unsettling, The Nines is like a riddle where the answer is the question: "How does it all add up?"
Starring Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, Elle Fanning
Directed by John August
Running Time - 1:42
Rated - R for language, some drug content and sexuality
Genre - Drama
Opening in Theaters - Friday, August 31st, 2007 (NY, LA)
Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag
In the dark underbelly of Mumbai City a nihilistic new leader has risen to rule the fetid underworld. His name is Babban Singh. Cruel beyond imagination, psychotically violent and far more devious than any gangster the city has ever known, Babban perceives other human beings as objects to amuse or occupy him with.
Nobody has ever seen Babban and if they did, they didn't survive to tell the tale. But one man believed in his existence. And that is inspector Narsimha, an encounter specialist who has a single-minded determination to finish Babban.
Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Mohanlal, Ajay Devgan, Prashant Raj, Nisha Kothari
Directed by Ram Gopal Varma
Running Time - 3:00
Rated - none
Genre - Action/Adventure
Opening in Theaters - Friday, August 31st, 2007