Newest Movie Trailers: Open in Theaters from October 26th (2)

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Master filmmaker Sidney Lumet directs this absorbing suspense thriller about a family facing the worst enemy of all - itself. Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Andy, an overextended broker who lures his younger brother, Hank (Ethan Hawke) into a larcenous scheme: the pair will rob a suburban mom-and-pop jewelry store that appears to be the quintessential easy target. The problem is, the store owners are Andy and Hank's actual mom and pop and, when the seemingly perfect crime goes awry, the damage lands right at their doorstep. Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei plays Hoffman's trophy wife, who is having a clandestine affair with Hawke, and the stellar cast also includes Albert Finney as the family patriarch who pursues justice at all costs, completely unaware that the culprits he is hunting are his own sons. A classy, classic heist-gone-wrong drama in the tradition of "The Killing" and Lumet's own "The Anderson Tapes," "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" is smart enough to know that we often have the most to fear from those who are near and dear.

Written by Kelly Masterson

Directed by Sidney Lumet

Starring - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei

Rated - R for scene of strong graphic sexuality, nudity, violence, drug use and language

Running Time – 1:57

Genre - Drama, Thriller

Open in Theaters - October 26th, 2007 (NY, LA)

Bella

In Alejandro Monteverde's emotional tale of self-discovery, two people whose lives are changed forever discover that sometimes it takes losing it all to finally appreciate the things that truly matter. "Bella" is a heartwarming love story that goes deeper than romance and celebrates life, relationships and our capacity for love in the face of the unexpected.

The English-language inspirational drama stars Mexican superstar Eduardo Verástegui (Chasing Papi) and Emmy® award winner Tammy Blanchard ("The Good Shepherd") and features Manuel Perez, Angelica Aragon, Jaime Terelli and Ali Landry. "Bella" was written by Alejandro Monteverde, Patrick Million and Leo Severino and was produced by Sean Wolfington, Eduardo Verástegui, Leo Severino, Alejandro Monteverde and Denise Pinckley, and executive produced by J. Eustace Wolfington, Marcy Wolfington, Ana Wolfington, and Stephen McEveety.

"Bella" is inspired by a true story that demonstrates how one person can change your life forever, and was a People's Choice Winner at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival.

Written by Alejandro Monteverde, Patrick Million, Leo Severino

Directed by Alejandro Monteverde

Starring - Tammy Blanchard, Manuel Perez, Angelica Aragon, Jaime Terelli, Ali Landry

Rated - PG-13 for thematic elements and brief disturbing images

Running Time – 1:31

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - October 26th, 2007 (Limited)

Black Irish

You can't choose family...

BLACK IRISH, a contemporary Irish-American family drama set in South Boston, starring Brendan Gleeson ("Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," "Troy," "28 Days Later") and Michael Angarano ("Sky High," "Lords of Dogtown"). Brad Gann, who wrote the screenplay for the film "Invincible" starring Mark Wahlberg and Greg Kinnear, makes his directorial debut with the film which won the Audience and Grand Jury Awards at the Florida Film Festival and feature film awards from Method Fest and the Newport Beach Film Festival. Anywhere Road will release the film in Los Angeles and Boston on October 26.

The film also stars Melissa Leo ("Stephanie Daley," "21 Grams," "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada"), Tom Guiry ("Mystic River," "Tigerland," NBC's "The Black Donnellys"), and Emily VanCamp (ABC's "Brothers & Sisters," The WB's "Everwood").

Fifteen-year-old Cole (Angarano) is a sweet-natured, baseball-loving, obedient teenager who yearns for the attentions of his emotionally remote father (Gleeson). Cole is by turns nurtured and abandoned by the rest of his family: his pregnant unmarried sister (VanCamp), a troubled bully for a brother (Guiry) and his deeply religious mother (Leo) who has been grooming Cole, her youngest son, for a life in the priesthood. As the story unfolds, each family member undergoes a crisis of his or her own, until circumstances force Cole to take action to prevent a family tragedy.

Written and Directed by Brad Gann

Starring - Michael Angarano, Brendan Gleeson, Emily VanCamp, Tom Guiry, Melissa Leo

Rated - None

Running Time – 1:32

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - October 26th, 2007 (Boston)

Dan in Real Life

Something's happening to Dan. It's confusing. It's awkward. It's family.

"Plan to be surprised."
-- Dan Burns, DAN IN REAL LIFE

A conflicted romance collides head-on into the perils of family relations with fun-filled results in Peter Hedges' fresh, clever and hilarious take on the slice-of-life comedy, DAN IN REAL LIFE. Comic sensation Steve Carell stars as an ordinary guy who accidentally stumbles out of his "play-it-safe" life into the exhilarating world of the unexpected when he falls in love on what was supposed to be a family getaway. Starring alongside standup star Dane Cook and Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche, Carell is about to discover a family weekend of chaos, confusion, awkwardness -- and ultimately, his entire family's extraordinary capacity for love in the face of left-field surprises.

It all begins with widowed father and family advice columnist Dan Burns (Carell), who is still reeling from the heartache of loss and takes refuge by trying to maintain order with his three rebellious young girls, while dodging anything unexpected or outside the box. But when Dan heads to Rhode Island, his miffed daughters in tow, for the annual Fall weekend thrown by the large and boisterous Burns family, everything changes. Soon after his arrival, he runs into an alluring woman named Marie (Binoche) in a bookshop. For the first time in a very, very long time, Dan experiences real, live sparks -- only to have to douse them liberally when he discovers Marie is, in fact, the brand new girlfriend his brother Mitch (Cook) is about to proudly introduce to the family.

As the weekend gets underway in the close quarters of a crowded house filled with quirky, prying relatives, Dan and Marie try to squelch and cover up their growing mutual attraction at every turn, leading to one comical situation after another. Yet, no matter how hard they try to do the very opposite, Dan and Marie can't help but fall in love. Now Dan is about to realize, that no matter how wise safety might seem, when it comes to real life, he's going to have to break all the rules.

Written by Pierce Gardner, Peter Hedges

Directed by Peter Hedges

Starring - Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Norbert Leo Butz, John Mahoney, Dianne Wiest, Alison Pill, Brittany Robertson, Marlene Lawston, Emily Blunt

Rated - PG-13 for some innuendo

Running Time - 1:35

Genre - Comedy, Romance

Open in Theaters - October 26th, 2007

What the ratings mean

G:"General Audiences-All Ages Admitted."

This is a film which contains nothing in theme, language, nudity and sex, violence, etc. which would, in the view of the Rating Board, be offensive to parents whose younger children view the film. The G rating is not a "certificate of approval," nor does it signify a children's film.

Some snippets of language may go beyond polite conversation but they are common everyday expressions. No stronger words are present in G-rated films. The violence is at a minimum. Nudity and sex scenes are not present; nor is there any drug use content.

PG:"Parental Guidance Suggested. Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children."

This is a film that clearly needs to be examined or inquired into by parents before they let their children attend. The label PG plainly states that parents may consider some material unsuitable for their children, but the parent must make the decision.

Parents are warned against sending their children, unseen and without inquiry, to PG-rated movies.

The theme of a PG-rated film may itself call for parental guidance. There may be some profanity in these films. There may be some violence or brief nudity. But these elements are not deemed so intense as to require that parents be strongly cautioned beyond the suggestion of parental guidance. There is no drug use content in a PG-rated film.

The PG rating, suggesting parental guidance, is thus an alert for examination of a film by parents before deciding on its viewing by their children.

Obviously such a line is difficult to draw. In our pluralistic society it is not easy to make judgments without incurring some disagreement. So long as parents know they must exercise parental responsibility, the rating serves as a meaningful guide and as a warning

PG-13:"Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 13."

PG-13 is a sterner warning to parents to determine for themselves the attendance in particular of their younger children as they might consider some material not suited for them. Parents, by the rating, are alerted to be very careful about the attendance of their under-teenage children.

A PG-13 film is one which, in the view of the Rating Board, leaps beyond the boundaries of the PG rating in theme, violence, nudity, sensuality, language, or other contents, but does not quite fit within the restricted R category. Any drug use content will initially require at least a PG-13 rating. In effect, the PG-13 cautions parents with more stringency than usual to give special attention to this film before they allow their 12-year-olds and younger to attend.

If nudity is sexually oriented, the film will generally not be found in the PG-13 category. If violence is too rough or persistent, the film goes into the R (restricted) rating. A film's single use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words, though only as an expletive, shall initially require the Rating Board to issue that film at least a PG-13 rating. More than one such expletive must lead the Rating Board to issue a film an R rating, as must even one of these words used in a sexual context. These films can be rated less severely, however, if by a special vote, the Rating Board feels that a lesser rating would more responsibly reflect the opinion of American parents.

PG-13 places larger responsibilities on parents for their children's moviegoing. The voluntary rating system is not a surrogate parent, nor should it be. It cannot, and should not, insert itself in family decisions that only parents can, and should, make. Its purpose is to give prescreening advance informational warnings, so that parents can form their own judgments. PG-13 is designed to make these parental decisions easier for films between PG and R.

R:"Restricted, Under 17 Requires Accompanying Parent Or Adult Guardian."

In the opinion of the Rating Board, this film definitely contains some adult material. Parents are strongly urged to find out more about this film before they allow their children to accompany them.

An R-rated film may include hard language, tough violence, nudity within sensual scenes, drug abuse or other elements or a combination of some of the above, so that parents are counseled, in advance, to take this advisory rating very seriously. Parents must find out more about an R-rated movie before they allow their teenagers to view it.

NC-17:"No One 17 And Under Admitted."

This rating declares that the Rating Board believes that this is a film that most parents will consider patently too adult for their youngsters under 17. No children will be admitted. NC-17 does not necessarily mean "obscene or pornographic" in the oft-accepted or legal meaning of those words. The Board does not and cannot mark films with those words. These are legal terms and for courts to decide. The reasons for the application of an NC-17 rating can be violence, sex, aberrational behavior, drug abuse or any other elements which, when present, most parents would consider too strong and therefore off-limits for viewing by their children.

Source: Motion Picture Association of America

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