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Across the Universe

All you need is love

At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, Revolution Studios' Across the Universe is a groundbreaking movie musical, springing from the imagination of renowned writer-director Julie Taymor (Frida, Titus, and the Broadway smash hit musical "The Lion King") and writers Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais (The Commitments), that brings together an original story and 33 revolutionary songs -- including "Hey Jude," "I Am the Walrus," and "All You Need is Love" -- that defined a generation.

Taymor says, "The idea was to create an original musical using only the songs of the Beatles."

A love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, mind exploration and rock 'n roll, the film moves from the dockyards of Liverpool to the creative psychedelia of Greenwich Village, from the riot-torn streets of Detroit to the killing fields of Vietnam.

The star-crossed lovers, Jude (Jim Sturgess) and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), along with a small group of friends and musicians, are swept up into the emerging anti-war and counterculture movements, with "Dr. Robert" (Bono) and "Mr. Kite" (Eddie Izzard) as their guides. Tumultuous forces outside their control ultimately tear the young lovers apart, forcing Jude and Lucy -- against all odds -- to find their own way back to each other.

The film also features cameos by such notable stars as U2's Bono, Salma Hayek, Eddie
Izzard and singer Joe Cocker.

Written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

Directed by Julie Taymor

Starring - Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Eddie Izzard, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, Cynthia Loebe, Martin Luther, T.V. Carpio, Bono

Rated - PG-13 for some drug content, nudity, sexuality, violence and language

Running Time – 2:11 min

Genre - Musical, Romance

Opening in Theaters - Friday, September 14th, 2007 (Limited Release on 9/14/2007, expands on 9/21/2007)

The Brave One

How many wrongs to make it right?

For Erica Bain (Jodie Foster), the streets of New York are both her home and her livelihood. She shares the sounds and the stories of her beloved city with her radio audience as the host of the show "Street Walk." At night, she goes home to the love of her life, her fiancé David Kirmani (Naveen Andrews). But everything Erica knows and loves is ripped from her on one terrible night when she and David are ambushed in a random, vicious attack that leaves David dead and Erica close to it.

Though Erica's broken body heals, deeper wounds remain -- the devastation of losing David and, even more overwhelming, a suffocating fear that haunts her every step. The city streets she had once loved to roam, even places that had been warm and familiar, now feel strange and threatening.

When the fear finally becomes too much to bear, Erica makes a fateful decision to arm herself against it. The gun in her hand becomes a tangible way to protect herself from an intangible enemy ... or so she thinks. The first time she shoots someone, it is kill or be killed. The second time is also in self-defense ... or did she make a choice not to take herself out of harm's way? The fear that had once paralyzed her has been replaced by something else ... something that drives her to reclaim the life that was taken from her that night ... something that Erica does not even recognize in herself.

Stories of an anonymous vigilante grip the city, and NYPD detective Sean Mercer (Terrence Howard) becomes increasingly determined to track down the killer. As he pieces together the clues, the evidence begins to point not to a guy with a gun ... but a woman with a grudge.

With Mercer closing in and her own conscience trying her, Erica must decide whether her quest for some form of justice, and even vengeance, is truly the right path, or if she has become the very thing she is hunting.

Written by Roderick Taylor, Bruce A. Taylor, Cynthia Mort

Directed by Neil Jordan

Starring - Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews, Mary Steenburgen

Rated - R for strong violence, language and some sexuality

Running Time – 2:02 min

Genre - Crime, Drama, Thriller

Opening in Theaters - September 14th, 2007

December Boys

After this summer, nothing would be the same.

Based on the classic Michael Noonan novel, DECEMBER BOYS is the story of four orphan teenagers growing up behind the closed doors of a Catholic convent in outback Australia during the 1960s. As the boys watch younger kids get adopted by loving families, they begin to realize that as they get older, their turn may never come. When the convent sends the boys to visit the seaside one summer, they finally have something to look forward to.

While at the seaside, the boys meet a young couple unable to have children, who would make the perfect parents. The eldest of the boys, Maps, finds himself drawn to Lucy, a beautiful girl from down the coast. Competing to be the most adoptable, the rest of the boys, Sparks, Misty and Spit, severely test their friendships as long gestating feelings of rejection explode to the surface.

The bonds of friendship eventually overcome the rivalries, sealing forever the strong ties that bind the December boys as they learn the real meaning behind friendship, family and love.

Written by Marc Rosenberg

Directed by Rod Hardy

Starring - Daniel Radcliffe, Teresa Palmer, Christian Byers, Lee Cormie, James Fraser, Jack Thompson, Kris McQuade, Suzie Wilks, Victoria Hill, Sullivan Stapleton

Rated - PG-13 for sexual content, nudity, underage drinking and smoking

Running Time – 1:45 min

Genre - Drama, Family, Romance

Opening in Theaters - September 14th, 2007 (NY, LA; expands: September 28, 2007)

Eastern Promises

Every sin leaves a mark.

The mysterious and charismatic Russian-born Nikolai Luzhin (Mr. Mortensen) is a driver for one of London's most notorious organized crime families of Eastern European origin. The family itself is part of the Vory V Zakone criminal brotherhood. Headed by Semyon (Academy Award nominee Armin Mueller-Stahl), whose courtly charm as the welcoming proprietor of the plush Trans-Siberian restaurant impeccably masks a cold and brutal core, the family's fortunes are tested by Semyon's volatile son and enforcer, Kirill (Vincent Cassel), who is more tightly bound to Nikolai than to his own father.

But Nikolai's carefully maintained existence is jarred once he crosses paths at Christmastime with Anna Khitrova (Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts), a midwife at a North London hospital. Anna is deeply affected by the desperate situation of a young teenager who dies while giving birth to a baby. Anna resolves to try to trace the baby's lineage and relatives. The girl's personal diary also survives her; it is written in Russian, and Anna seeks answers in it.

Anna's mother Helen (Sinéad Cusack) does not discourage her, but Anna's irascible Russian-born uncle Stepan (Jerzy Skolimowski) urges caution. He is right to do so; by delving into the diary, Anna has accidentally unleashed the full fury of the Vory.

With Semyon and Kirill closing ranks and Anna pressing her inquiries, Nikolai unexpectedly finds his loyalties divided. The family tightens its grip on him; who can, or should, he trust? Several lives - including his own - hang in the balance as a harrowing chain of murder, deceit, and retribution reverberates through the darkest corners of both the family and London itself.

Written by Steve Knight

Directed by David Cronenberg

Starring - Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sinead Cusack, Donald Sumpter, Jerzy Skolimowski

Rated - R for strong brutal and bloody violence, some graphic sexuality, language and nudity

Running Time – 1:40 min

Genre - Thriller

Opening in Theaters - September 14th, 2007 (Limited; wide release: September 21)

Opened in Theaters on September 7th

In the Shadow of the Moon

Remember when the whole world looked up

Between 1968 and 1972, nine American spacecraft voyaged to the Moon, and 12 men walked upon its surface. They remain the only human beings to have stood on another world. IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON brings together for the first, and possibly the last, time surviving crew members from every single Apollo mission that flew to the Moon, and allows them to tell their story in their own words.

This riveting first-hand testimony is interwoven with visually stunning archival material which has been re-mastered from the original NASA film footage - much of it never used before. The result is an intimate epic that vividly communicates the daring, the danger, the pride, and the promise of this extraordinary era in history when the whole world literally looked up at America.

The participating astronauts include Jim Lovell (Apollo 8 and 13), Dave Scott (Apollo 9 and 15), John Young (Apollo 10 and 16), Gene Cernan (Apollo 10 and 17), Mike Collins (Apollo 11), Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11), Alan Bean (Apollo 12), Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14), Charlie Duke (Apollo 16) and Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17). Beautifully shot by Clive North in High Definition video, the astronauts talk directly to camera. They emerge as surprisingly eloquent, witty, emotional and very human.

The producers Duncan Copp and Chris Riley spent many weeks in the NASA film library examining cans of film some of which had not been opened for over 30 years. This search uncovered many gems, astonishing space shots which have been re-mastered from the original film rolls to reveal the Apollo program with a visual clarity and impact it has never had before. The mute 16mm rolls shot in Mission Control have been laboriously lip-synced with the 16-track audio recordings of the mission controllers' voice loop to re-unite the pictures and sound of many historic moments for the first time, lending a striking immediacy to many dramatic scenes.

Editor David Fairhead and director David Sington have woven this material together with a beautiful orchestral score from composer Philip Sheppard to create a moving, nostalgic and inspiring cinematic experience.

Written by Unknown

Directed by David Sington

Starring - Jim Lovell, Dave Szcott, John Young, Gene Cernan, Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke, Harrison Schmitt

Rated - PG for mild language, brief violent images, and incidental smoking

Running Time - 100 minutes

Genre - Documentary

Opened in Theaters - September 7th, 2007 (Limited show)

Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint

"Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint." It is a story of greed and vengeance, of demons, magic, murder-and redemption. It is an ancient tale that bears a timeless message about the futility of revenge.

Nine hundred years after his death, the visionary, sorcerer, saint, and poet Milarepa remains Tibet's greatest mystic. Yet his youthful rage and black magic brought death and destruction upon his enemies and suffering to his family. Milarepa depicts the humble beginnings of the man who was to become Tibet's greatest saint. A true story based on centuries-old oral traditions, a youthful Milarepa is propelled into a world of sorrow and betrayal after his father's sudden death. Destitute and hopeless, he sets out to learn black magic and exact revenge on his enemies, encountering magicians, demons, an enigmatic teacher and unexpected mystical powers along the way. But it is in confrontation with the consequences of his anger that he learns the most.

Milarepa was filmed on location in the spectacular Spiti Valley on the Tibet-India border and produced with a crew of 50 Buddhist monks from Pema Ewam Chogar Gyurme Ling Monastery. The story offers a provocative parallel to the cycle of violence and retribution consuming today's world.

Written by Neten Chokling

Directed by Neten Chokling, Tenzing Choyang Gyari

Starring - Orgyen Tobgyal, Kelsang Chukie Tethtong, Jamyang Lodro, Jamyang Nyima

Rated - None

Running Time - 90 minutes

Genre - Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Opened in Theaters - September 7th, 2007 (NY)

Romance and Cigarettes

Romance and Cigarettes is a down-and-dirty musical love story set in the world of the working class. Nick (Gandolfini) is an ironworker who builds and repairs bridges. He's married to Kitty (Sarandon), a dressmaker, a strong and gentle woman with whom he has three daughters. He is carrying on a torrid affair with a redheaded woman named Tula (Winslet). Nick is basically a good, hardworking man driven forward by will and blinded by his urges. Like Oedipus at Colonus, he is sent into exile and searches to find his way back through the damage he has done.

In an imaginative, humorous, and touching way, Romance and Cigarettes explores the cost and value of a relationship through life and death. When the characters can no longer express themselves with language, they break into song, lip-synching the tunes lodged in their subconscious. It is their way to escape the harsh reality of their world - to dream, to remember, and to connect to another human being.

Written by John Turturro

Directed by John Turturro

Starring - James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi, Kumar Pallana, Christopher Walken, Mandy Moore, Aida Turturro, Mary-Louise Parker, Eddie Izzard, Bobby Cannavale, Ivan Fatovic, Tony Goldwyn, Amy Sedaris, Elaine Stritch, Amedeo Turturro

Rated - R for sexual content including some strong dialogue, and language

Running Time – Not availaible

Genre - Musical, Romance

Opened in Theaters - September 7th, 2007 (NY; Originally Opened March 24, 2007 - UK)

Shoot 'Em Up

No name, no past, nothing to lose.

A gritty, fast-paced action thriller, "Shoot 'Em Up" kicks into high gear with a memorable opening scene and never relents. Clive Owen stars as Mr. Smith, a mysterious loner who teams up with an unlikely ally (Monica Belluci) to protect a newborn baby from a determined criminal (Paul Giamatti) who hunts them throughout the bowels of the city. "Shoot 'Em Up" is written and directed by Michael Davis ("Monster Man") and is scheduled for a Sept. 7, 2007 release.

Written and Directed by Michael Davis

Starring - Clive Owen, Monica Bellucci, Paul Giamatti, Greg Bryk, Chris Jericho, Stephen McHattie, Jane McLean, Daniel Pilon

Rated - None

Running Time - 93 minutes

Genre - Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Opened in Theaters - September 7th, 2007

Summer Palace

Country girl Yu Hong leaves her village, her family and her lover to study in Beijing. At university, she discovers an intense world of sexual freedom and forbidden pleasure. Enraptured, compulsive, she falls madly in love with fellow student Zhou Wei. Driven by obsessive passions they can neither understand nor control, their relationship becomes one of dangerous games - betrayals, recriminations, provocations - as all around them, their fellow students begin to demonstrate, demanding democracy and freedom. Protests collapse, and Yu and Zhou lose each other amidst the social chaos and panicked crowds. Zhou Wei is sent to a summer military camp, and on his release moves to Berlin, fleeing both his country and memories of Yu. She finds a job, a lover, but can not forget Zhou. In Germany, social unrest is mounting: calls for freedom, demonstrations for democracy. A familiar story for Zhou. Weary, still haunted by Yu, he returns to China as the Berlin Wall crashes down. He finds her at last, in a small town. From evening to dawn, their future stretches before them, two changed souls in a changed world.

Written by Ye Lou

Directed by Ye Lou, Feng Mei

Starring - Xueyun Bai, Lin Cui, Long Duan, Xiadong Guo, Lei Hao, Ling Hu, Chi Le, Xianmin Zhang

Rated - None

Running Time - Not Available

Genre - Drama, Romance

Opened in Theaters - September 7th, 2007 (Limited show)

The Unknown Soldier

The Wehrmacht-Exhibition, which was shown in eleven major cities in Germany between 1999 and 2004 and was visited by more than 500,000 attendants, challenged ordinary Germans to rethink what their fathers and grandfathers did during the war. Whereas most had been led to believe that the cold-blooded murder of civilians had been a crime of a minority of officers, for the first time Germans saw photos and footage of ordinary soldiers gleefully tormenting and executing civilians on the Eastern front. The nation was shaken, and large protests were organized by those who believed the evidence was manufactured.

In "The Unknown Soldier," director Michael Verhoeven ("The Nasty Girl") interviews historians and experts, including those who allege or deny the crimes, and filmed in the killing fields of Ukraine and White Russia.

Written by Unknown

Directed by Michael Verhoeven

Starring - Unknown

Rated - None

Running Time – 97 minutes

Genre - Documentary

Opened in Theaters - September 7th, 2007 (NY)

Opened in Theaters on September 5th

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

Sometimes love is just a big bowl of wrong

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM'S Jeff Garlin wrote, directed and stars in this poignant and humorous look at a man in search of a soul mate. James (Garlin) is a frustrated and underappreciated Chicago actor who lives with his mother and has only really wanted three things in life: someone to love him, a great part, and to lose weight. Unfortunately, he is 0 for 3. His girlfriend dumps him, he loses the title role in a remake of Paddy Chayefsky's Marty to teen idol Aaron Carter, and he sneaks out of an Overeaters Anonymous meeting only to wind up at an ice cream parlor.

There, he meets Beth (Sarah Silverman) who quickly wins his heart but will this cause James more problems than it solves? Or has he finally found someone to eat cheese with?

Directed and Written by Jeff Garlin

Starring - Jeff Garlin, Bonnie Hunt, Sarah Silverman, Amy Sedaris, Roger Bart, Elle Fanning, Gina Gershon, Tim Kazurinsky, Aaron Carter, Rebecca Sage Allen, Richard Kind, Paul Mazursky

Rated - NONE

Running Time - 80 minutes

Genre - Comedy, Romance

Opening in Theaters - September 5th, 2007 (Limited show)

3:10 to Yuma

Time waits for one man

Following up his critically acclaimed hit "Walk the Line", James Mangold breathes fresh life into the quintessential American genre, the western, with "3:10 to Yuma". An update of the 1957 western based on a story by Elmore Leonard, "3:10 to Yuma" pairs two of today's finest actors, Academy Award winner Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, as an infamous outlaw and the struggling rancher who volunteers to deliver him to justice. A stark parable of good and evil, the film offers a bracingly gritty depiction of life in the mythic Old West, plunging us into a landscape of hastily constructed towns and mean self-interest at the dawning of the transcontinental railroad. "3:10 to Yuma" begins at a gallop and barely lets up, as Mangold combines intense physical action with sharply honed character drama to deliver a supremely satisfying, thoroughly modern entertainment.

Dan Evans (Christian Bale) is an honest man who has spent his life abiding by the rules, and has precious little to show for it. A former Union Army sharpshooter, Dan emerged from the Civil War with a hobbled leg and a small compensation that allowed him to move his wife Alice (Gretchen Mol) and two sons to a modest ranch in the Arizona territory. But hopes of a new beginning have faded amidst the harsh conditions and rampant corruption of the West. An ongoing drought has rendered Dan's land barren, decimating his herd, driving him deeper into debt and leaving his family on the brink of starvation. Meanwhile, the ranch's deed-holder, recognizing an opportunity in the coming railroad, brazenly attempts to drive the Evanses off their property. With time running out, Dan stoically works his land, hoping his luck changes, refusing to descend to the level of his tormentors. But he is painfully aware that he is losing the respect of his oldest son, Will (Logan Lerman), a 14-year-old who thrills to the adventures of the bandits and villains lionized in dime novels of the Wild West. Will increasingly views his father with disdain; even Alice Evans has begun to question her husband's resolve.

Then fortune throws Dan a bone with the capture the notorious outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe), whose violent hold-ups and roguish persona are the stuff of legend. A brilliant strategist and natural leader, Wade commands undying loyalty among his men, particularly his second-in-command, the ruthless Charlie Prince (Ben Foster). Together, Wade and his gang have run roughshod over the Southern Pacific Railroad, making off with enormous sums and killing more than a few men over the course of several dozen robberies.

Arresting Wade is but the first step in bringing him to justice, and certainly the easiest. From the moment he is taken into custody in the town of Bisbee, those guarding him are vulnerable to attack from Wade's gang. Southern Pacific Railroad representative Grayson Butterfield (Dallas Roberts) seeks paid volunteers to join the posse that will take Wade to the town of Contention, a three-day journey. In Contention, Wade will be loaded onto a train equipped with a prison car and bound for Yuma, Arizona where there is a Federal Court.

Seizing the opportunity to save his ranch and his family, Dan hires himself out to the posse. Leading the expedition is veteran bounty hunter Byron McElroy (Peter Fonda), a deadly God fearing mercenary with a burning hatred of Wade. The group also includes Tucker (Kevin Durand), a local thug; and Doc Potter (Alan Tudyk), a gentle veterinarian with little taste for violence.

But even a shackled Ben Wade is a lethal threat. Beneath the charming, attractive exterior lies an incisive student of human nature who can exploit the slightest glimmer of human weakness to his advantage. When Wade sees an opportunity -- be it to escape or to avenge -- he acts.

During the perilous three-day journey to Contention, the posse will gain an uninvited member and men, both good and bad, will fall. As their number dwindles, Dan Evans rediscovers the strengths he thought he'd lost as he fights to complete the mission. And as the clock ticks down, these two men from opposite ends of the moral spectrum take one another's measure and find an unexpected kinship.

By the time the train whistle sounds in its approach to Contention, Dan Evans' last-ditch attempt to save his ranch has become something deeper and more profound: the chance to redeem himself, in his family's eyes and his own. A chance to teach to his son what it is to be a man.

Written by Stuart Beattie, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas

Directed by James Mangold,

Starring - Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Dallas Roberts, Ben Foster, Vinessa Shaw

Rated - R for violence and some language

Running Time - 117 minutes

Genre - Western

Opening in Theaters - September 7th, 2007

The Brothers Solomon

They want to put a baby in you.

The Brothers Solomon follows the hapless quest of brothers John (Will Arnett) and Dean Solomon (Will Forte) to find a woman -- any woman -- willing to bear their child and fulfill the wish of their dying father (Lee Majors). After a few dating disasters, it looks as if the brothers may beat the odds and find what they're looking for when Dean meets a woman eager to have his baby. Unfortunately, she is flattened by a passing bus right before his eyes.

Undeterred, the single-minded brothers change tactics, ditching conventional dating to try their luck with, in short succession, a street hooker, an adoption agency and finally, the Craigslist website. Their online ad quickly attracts a response from Janine (Kristen Wiig), who agrees to be a surrogate mother for their child -- for a hefty fee. Janine's pining ex, James (Chi McBride), is none too thrilled about her decision, but a trip to the fertility clinic ensues and before long Janine is with child.

As the pregnancy progresses and the brothers embark on an ill-advised self-study course in parenting, Janine finally begins to warm to the brothers' earnest enthusiasm. Even James, with whom she is now reunited, can't help but laugh at their antics. Perhaps they will make decent dads after all.

But as the birth date looms, Janine gets cold feet and vanishes. For the first time, the brothers' tireless optimism flags and it occurs to them that -- despite the double Ph.D.s they each earned during their home schooling days in the North Pole -- they might be losers after all. But rather than give up, the tenacious siblings decide to do everything within their power to find Janine and fulfill their father's wish.

Directed by Bob Odenkirk

Starring - Will Arnett, Will Forte, Chi McBride, Malin Akerman, Kristin Wiig

Rated - R for language and sexual content

Running Time - Not Available

Genre - Comedy

Opening in Theaters - September 7th, 2007

The Bubble

Three young Israelis, two guys and a girl, share an apartment in Tel Aviv's hippest neighborhood. As they try to put aside political conflicts and focus on their lives and loves, these progressive 20-somethings are often accused of living in an escapist "bubble". Among them are three young Israeli flat mates: headstrong Lulu, who works in a bath products boutique, flamboyant Yali, who manages a trendy café, and brooding music store clerk Noam, who spends his weekends serving in the National Guard at checkpoints.

When Noam meets and falls in love with a young Palestinian man named Ashraf, the young Israelis decide to help Ashraf stay on in Tel Aviv illegally. They dress him in modern Israeli garb, give him a Hebrew name and put him to work in Yali's café. They all decide to celebrate their peaceful coexistence at a beach party calling for an end to the occupation of Palestinian territories. But the young people's utopia is shattered by the political and social realities of the Middle East.

Written by Eytan Fox

Directed by Eytan Fox, Gal Uchovsky

Starring - Ohad Knoller, Alon Friedman, Daniela Virtzer, Yousef 'Joe' Sweid, Miki Kam, Shredi Jabarin, Lior Ashkenazi Zion Barouch, Oded Leopold, Dorin Munir, Zohar Liba, Yael Zafrir, Noa Barkai, Yotam Ishay, Avital Barak

Rated - R for some language

Running Time - 117 minutes

Genre - Drama

Opening in Theaters - September 7th, 2007 (Limited show)

Fierce People

Every family tree has its nuts.

A coming-of-age story about the perils of privilege, Lions Gate Films' FIERCE PEOPLE examines the deceit and betrayal that erupts when a working-class mother and her son move to a wealthy "country club" suburb where social climbing is a blood sport. Starring Oscar nominee Diane Lane (UNFAITHFUL, UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN), Donald Sutherland (COLD MOUNTAIN, THE ITALIAN JOB) and Anton Yelchin (HEARTS IN ATLANTIS), FIERCE PEOPLE is directed by Griffin Dunne and written by Dirk Wittenborn, who adapted the screenplay from his novel.

Trapped in his mother's Lower East Side apartment, sixteen-year-old Finn (Anton Yelchin) wants nothing more than to escape New York and spend the summer in South America studying the Iskanani Indians, or "Fierce People," with the anthropologist father he's never met. But Finn's dreams are shattered when he is arrested in a desperate effort to help his drug-dependent mother, Liz (Diane Lane), who scrapes by working as a masseuse. Determined to get their lives back on track, Liz moves the two of them into a guesthouse on the vast country estate of her ex-client, the aging aristocratic billionaire, Ogden C. Osbourne (Donald Sutherland). In Osbourne's close world of privilege and power, Finn and Liz encounter a tribe fiercer and more mysterious than anything they might find in the South American jungle: the super rich. While Liz battles her substance abuse and struggles to win back her son's love and trust, Finn falls in love with Osbourne's beautiful granddaughter, Maya (Kristin Stewart), befriends her charismatic older brother, Bryce (Chris Evans), and even wins the favor of Osbourne himself. But when a shocking act of violence shatters Finn's ascension within the Osbourne clan, the golden promises of this lush world quickly sour. And both Finn and Liz, caught in a harrowing struggle for their dignity, discover that membership always comes at a price...

Contrasting the mores of high society with the blunt savagery of primitive tribes, FIERCE PEOPLE takes an inside look at the upper classes, examining the darkness that lurks beneath the surface of good manners. Sporting a biting wit, and featuring charismatic performances from Diane Lane and Donald Sutherland, this unflinching drama exposes the trappings of wealth and privilege, and their overwhelming power to both seduce and corrupt.

Written by Dirk Wittenborn

Directed by Griffin Dunne

Starring - Diane Lane, Anton Yelchin, Donald Sutherland, KristenStewart, Elizabeth Perkins, Paz de la Huerta, Blu Mankuma, Chris Evans,Christopher Shyer, Gary Chalk, Ryan McDonald, Kaleigh Dey, Aaron Brooks,Branden Williams, Teach Grant

Rated - R for language, drug use, sexuality/nudity and some violence

Running Time - 107 minutes

Genre - Drama

Opening in Theaters - September 7th, 2007 (NY, LA; top 10 markets: Sept. 14)

Hatchet

When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.

Written by Adam Green

Directed by Adam Green

Starring - Joel Moore, Tamara Feldman, Deon Richmond, Mercedes McNab, Kane Hodder, Parry Shen, Joleigh Fioreavanti, Joel Murray, Richard Riehle, Patrika Darbo, Robert Englund, Joshua Leonard, Tony Todd, John Carl Buechler, Rileah Vanderbilt

Rated - R for strong bloody horror violence, sexual content, nudity and language

Running Time - Not Available

Genre - Comedy, Horror

Opening in Theaters - September 7th, 2007 (Limited show)

The Hunting Party

How can they find the World's most wanted war criminal when the C.I.A. can't [by actually looking]

"In war what you see, and what really happened, are sometimes two very different things."

TV News reporter Simon Hunt (Richard Gere) and cameraman Duck (Terrence Howard have worked in the world's hottest war zones: from Bosnia to Iraq, from Somalia to El Salvador. Together they have dodged bullets, filed incisive reports and collected Emmy awards. Then one
terrible day in a Bosnian village everything changes. During a live broadcast on national television, Simon has a meltdown. After that, Duck is promoted and Simon just disappears.

Five years later Duck returns to Sarajevo with rookie reporter Benjamin (Jessie Eisenberg) to cover the fifth anniversary of the end of the war. Simon shows up, a ghost from the past, with the promise of a world exclusive. He convinces Duck that he knows the whereabouts of Bosnia's
most wanted war criminal "The Fox." Armed with only spurious information Simon, Duck and Benjamin embark on a dark and dangerous mission that takes them deep into hostile territory.

It's the scoop of a lifetime but will they live to report it?

The movie is based on the Esquire article 'What I Did On My Summer Vacation' by Scott Anderson.

Written by Richard Shepard

Directed by Richard Shepard

Starring - Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Jesse Eisenberg, James Brolin, Diane Kruger, Joy Bryant

Rated - None

Running Time - 103 minutes

Genre - Action, Adventure

Opening in Theaters - September 7th, 2007

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.

Nick Hume (KEVIN BACON) is an Everyman with a stable, comfortable life. He goes to work every day at his middle-management job at an insurance company. He goes home every night to his beautiful wife, Helen (KELLY PRESTON), and his two teenage sons, Brendan (STUART LAFFERTY) and Lucas (JORDAN GARRETT).

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