| | Click movie to go to studio site. | Rock of Ages | "Rock of Ages" rated pg-13 The songs of Journey, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and other artists from the 80's underscore a tale of big dreams in Hollywood. Stars Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mary J. Bilge, Bryan Cranston, Alec Baldwin and Tom Cruise. Written by Justin Theroux, Chris D'Arienzo, and Allan Loeb. Directed by Adam Shankman. | | The Perfect Family | "The Perfect Family" rated pg-13 A devout parishioner goes to extremes when she becomes obsessed with winning the coveted title of Catholic Woman of the Year. Stars Sharon Lawrence, Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel, Elizabeth Pena, Jason Ritter, Michael McGrady, and Richard Chamberlain. Written by Paula Goldberg and Claire V. Riley. Directed by Anne Renton. | | Hysteria | "Hysteria" rated r Two doctors in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients' ills, leading to the invention of the vibrator. Stars Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones, Rupert Everett, and Kim Criswell. Written by Stephen Dyer and Jonah Lisa Dyer. Directed by Tanya Wexler. | | Prometheus | "Prometheus" 3D rated r The discovery of a clue to mankind's origins on Earth leads a team of explorers to the darkest parts of the unvierse. Two brilliant scientists lead the expedition. Stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Sean Harris, and Idris Elba. Written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof. Directed by Ridley Soctt. | | That's My Boy | "That's My Boy" rated r While still a teen himslef, Donny fathered a son Todd and raised him as a single parent. On Todd's 18th birthday, Donny cut the youth loose. Stars Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, James Caan, Vanilla Ice, Tony Orlando, Susan Sarandon, and Todd Bridges. Written by David H. Caspe and directed by Sean Anders. | | Madagascar 3 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" 3D Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria are still trying to make if back to New Yor's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at Monte Carlo. Stars Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Frances McDormand, Bryan Cranston, Cedric the Entertainer, and Martin Short. Written by Eric Darnell and Noah Baumbach. Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, and Conrad Vernone. | | Crooked Arrows | "Crooked Arrows" rated pg-13 A coach teaches the members of his Native American lacrosse team the meaning of tribal pride, as they compete against their priviliged rivals. Stars Brandon Routh, Crystal Allen, Chelsea Ricketts, Tyler Hill, Michael Hudson, and Tom Kemp. Written by Todd Baird and Brad Riddell. Directedf by Steve Rash. | | For Greater Glory | "For Greater Glory" rated r In late 1920's Mexico, retired Gen Gorostieta and his wife watch their country degenerate into violent civil war when the governement enacts a series of anti-clerical laws. Gorostieta takes over the rebels known as the Cristeros, to protect his country against religious persecution. Though the odds are against him, the general transforms a ragtag band of rebels into a formidible fighting unit. Stars Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Peter O'Toole, Oscar Isaac, Bruce Greenwood, Ruben Blades, and Santiago Cabrera, Written by Michael Love and directed by Dean Wright. | | Snow White & the Huntsman | "Snow White & the Huntsman" rated pg-13 Queen Ravenna, who seized control of her kingdom by marrying and killing its rightful ruler, needs the life force of young maidens to maintain her beauty. However, to become truly immortal, Ravenna must consume the heart of her stepdaughter Snow Whie. Snow White escapes, and Revenna sends a huntsman to capture her. Stars Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, Toby Jones, Nick Frost, and Eddie Marsan. Written by Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock, and Hossein Amini. Directed by Rupert Sanders. | | First Position | "First Position" rated g Documentary. Six young ballet students, all from different backgrounds, prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, a competition in which dance schools from around the world scout for new talent. Directed by Bess Kargman | | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" rated pg-13 based on a novel by Deborah Moggach. A group of British retirees decide to "outsource" their retirement to exotic - and less expensive - India. Lured by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel, they arrive to find that the Marigold is actually a shell of its former self. Stars Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Tom Wilkinson, and Dev Patel. Written by Ol Parker and directed by John Madden. | | Battleship | "Battleship" rated pg-13 Lt. Alex Hopper is a weapons officer aboard the destroyer USS John Paul Jones, while his older brother, Stone, is the commanding officer of the USS Sampson. Unknown to Alex, Stone and the rest of the U.S. Navy, alien invaders have arrived on Earth with plans to steal Earth's resources. Stars Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skargard, Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson, and Asano Talanobu. Written by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber. Directed by Peter Berg. | | Darling Companion | "Darling Companion" rated pg-13 Beth Winter, wife of a self-absorbed surgeon named Joseph, is decidely lonely. One day while out driving, Beth rescues a stray dog and later decides to keep it. The pooch, dubbed Freeway, fills the void in Beth's life. Joseph looses Freeway while out walking, leading to a frantic search that brings out hidden resentments. Stars Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest, Richard Jenkins, Sam Shepard, Elisabeth Moss, and Mark Duplass. Written by Lawrence Kasdan and Meg Kasdan. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. | | Men in Black 3 | "Men in Black 3" 3 D Even though agents J and K have beern protecting the Earth from alien scum for many years, J still does not know much about his gruff partner. However, J soon gets an unexpected chance to find out what makes K tick when an alien criminal called Boris the Animal escapes, goes back to 1969. Stars Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Emma Thompson, Alice Eve, Bill Hader, and Michael Stuhlbarg. Written by Etan Cohen and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. | | We Need to Talk About Kevin | "We Need to Talk About Kevin" rated r based on a novel by Lionel Shriver. Flashbacks reveal a woman's calamitous efforts to raise her firstborn son while, in the present, she grapples with the aftermath of the youth's terrible acts. Stars Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell, and Ashley Gerasimovich. Written by Lynne Ramsay and Rory Stewart Kinnear. Directed by Lynne Ramsay. | | What to Expect When You're Expecting | "What to Expect When You're Expecting" rated pg-13 Challenges of impendng parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside down. Two celebritries are unprepared and a wife's adoption plans but a husband is unsure. Stars Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Joe Manganiello, and Tom Lennon. Written by Shauna Cross and Heather Hach. Directed by Kirk Jones. | | Sound of My Voice | "Sound of My Voice" rated r California couple Peter and Loma set out to make a documentary meant to expose a charismatic cult leader named Maggie as a fraud. Maggie claims to be from the year 2054, though at first Peter and Loma are adamant that Maggie is fake, they both soon fall under her spell. Stars Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius, Brit Marling, Avery Kristen Pohl, Kandice Stroh, and Richard Wharton. Written by Sai Batmangilj and Brit Marling. Directed by Zal Balmanglij. | | Bernie | "Bernie" rated pg-13 Assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede is one of the most beloved residents in the small Texas town of Carthage. Bernie is a friend to everyone, including Margorie Nugent, a rich but nasty widow whom no one else likes. When Margorie is found shot to death and stuffed in a freezer, Bernie is charged for the murder. Stars Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey, Brady Coleman, Brandon Smith, and Gabriel Luna, Written by Richard Linklater and Skip Hollandsworth. Directed by Richard Linklater. | | Chernobyl Diaries | "Chernobyl Diaries" rated r A group of young tourists, hoping for an adventure off the beaten path, hires an extreme-tour guide. In spite of warnings, the tour guide takes the sightseers to the town of Pripyat, Ukraine, once home to workers at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power plant but abandoned. Stars Ingrid Boldo Berdal, Jonathan Sadowski, Devin Kelley, Jessie McCartney, and Nathan Phillips. Written by Oren Peli, Carey Van Dyke, and Shane Van Dyke. Directed by Brad Paker. | | Dark Shadows | "Dark Shadows" rated pg-13 In 18th-century Maine, Barnabas Collins presides over the town of Collinsport. A rich and powerful playboy, Barnabas seals his own doom when he breaks the heart of a witch named Angelique. Angelique turns Barnabas into a vampire and buries him alive. Barnabas escapes his tomb and finds 1972 Collinsport a very different place. Stars Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Jackie Earle Haley, Alice Cooper, Eva Green, and Christopher Lee. Written by Seth Grahame-Smith and directed by Tim Burton. | | The Hunter | "The Hunter" rated r A shadowy corporation sends a mercenary to Tasmania to track down a nearly extinct tiger whose genetic code holds the secret of a dangerous weapon. Stars Willem Dafoe, Frances O"Connor, Sam Neill, Morgana Davies, and Finn Woodlock. Written by Alice Addison and directed by Daniel Nettheim. | | Art Is...the Permanent Revolution | "Art Is...the Permanent Revolution" rated g documentary. The works of Rembrandt, Goya, Picasso and others are on display, as three artists and a master printer discuss the sequences of social reality and protest. Directed by Manfred Kircheimer. | | The Five-Year Engagement | "The Five-Year Engagement" rated r On their one-year anniversary, sous chef Tom Soloman plans to surprise his girlfriend, Violet Barnes, with an engagement ring. The lovers end up engaged but things don't go as planned and the wedding keeps getting postponed. Stars Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Rhys Ifans, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, Mimi Kennedy, David Paymer, and Jacki Weaver. Written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. | | Marvel's the Avengers | "Marvel's the Avengers" rated pg-13 When Thor's evil brother Loki gains access to the unlimited power of the Cosmic Cube, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency (S.H.I.E.L.D.) initiates a superhero recruitment effort to defeat this threat to Earth. Joining the "dream team" are Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow and Hawkeye. Stars Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Steffan Skarsgard, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Written and directed by Joss Whedon. | | Damsels in Distress | "Damsels in Distress" rated pg-13 At Seven Oaks College, three dynamic coeds set out to change the boorish male atmosphere and rescue their fellow students from depression, grunge, and low standards. Stars Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton, Carrie MacLemore, and Billy Magnussen. Written and directed by Whit Stillman. | | The Raven | "The Raven" rated r In 19th-century Balitmore, Detective Emmett Fields makes a horrifying discovery. The murders of a mother and daughter resemble a fictional crime described in a story by Edgar Allan Poe. When another murder occurs, also seemingly inspired, Fields realizes a serial killer in on the loose. Stars John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson and Pam Ferris. Written by Hannah Shakespeare and Ben Livingston. Directed by James McTeigue. | | Safe | "Safe" rated r Luke Wright is a two-bit cage fighter, until the day he throws a fixed match. In retaliation, the Russian mob murders his family and destroys his life. Luke springs into action to save a Chinese girl from the same gansters who killed his family. Stars Jason Statham, Robert John Burke, Chris Saradon, Anson Mount, and Catherine Chan. Written and directed by Boaz Yakin. | | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | "The Pirates! Band of Misfits" rated pg Animated. Accompanied by his ragtag crew, an enthusiastic pirate captain sails the high seas and dreams of besting his bitter rivals. The captains quest takes him and his comrades to Victorian London's foggy streets. Stars Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, and Brendan Gleeson. Written by Gideon Defoe and directed by Peter Lord. | | The Lucky One | "The Lucky One" rated pg-13 based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks. U.S. Marine Sgt. Logan Thibault returns home from his 3rd tour of duty in Iraq with the one thing he believes kept him alive: a photograph of a woman he doesn't even know but would like to find. Stars Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner, Riley Thomas Stewart, Jay R. Ferguson, Adam LeFervre, and Robert Terrell Hayes. Written by Will Fetters and directed by Scott Hicks. | | Bully | "Bully" rated pg-13 documentary. The filmmaker examines five cases of youths who were bullied by their peers, including interviews with the families of two teenage boys who killed themselves to escape the torment. Written by Lee Hirsch and Cynthia Lowen. Directed by Lee Hirsch. | | The Cabin in the Woods | "The Cabin in the Woods" rated r When five college friends arrive at a remote forest cabin for a little vacation, little do they expect the horrors that await them. One by one, the youths fall victim with a weird twist at the end. Stars Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Richard Jenkins, and Sigourney Weaver. Written by Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard. Directed by Drew Goddard. | | The Kid With a Bike | "The Kid With a Bike" rated pg-13 Subtitled. Abandoned by his father, a boy begins to act out in anger, despite the best efforts of his kindhearted caretaker. Stars Cecile de France, Jeremie Renier, Fabrizio Ronglone, Olivier Gourmet, and Thomas Doret. Written and directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. | | The Three Stooges | "The Three Stooges" rated pg Left on the doorstep of an orphanage run by nuns, three newborn knuckleheads grow up to be finger-poking, silly janitors named larry, Curly and Moe. Stars Sean Hays, Will Sasso, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jane Lynch, Sofia Vergara, Jennifer Hudson, Stephen Collins, and Carly Craig. Written by Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly and Mike Cerrone. Directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly. | | Think Like a Man | "Think Like a Man" rated pg-13 based on a novel by Steve Harvey. For one reason or another, friends Donimic, Jeremy, Michael and Zeke just can't seem to seal the deal with the women in their lives. Their lovely ladies buy a book by comic Steve Harvey and start to apply its advice to their relationships. Stars Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence J, Jennifer Lewis, Chris Brown, Steve Harvey, and Kevin Hart. Written by Keith Merryman and David A. Newman. Directed by Tim Story. | | Chimpanzee | "Chimpanzee" rated g documentary. Deep in an African forest lives a family of chimpanzees, including a baby named Oscar. Oscar and his family navigate the forest's complex territory with relative ease until they run out of food and have to go to a rival band of chimps' territory and Oscar is left. Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield. | | Touchback | "Touchback" rated pg-13 A man seeks counsel from his longtime mentor when he gets a unique opportunity to revisit his youth and the injury that ended his promising football career. Stars Brian Presley, Kurt Russell, Melanie Lynskey, Marc Blucas, Christine Lahti, Sarah Wright, and Drew Posell. Written and directed by Don Handfield. | | Thin Ice | "Thin Ice" rated r Events spiral out of control when a greedy insurance salesman tries to con an old farmer out of a rare violin. Stars Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup, David Harbour, Lea Thompson, Alan Johnson, and Bob Balaban. Written by Jill Sprecher and Karen Sprecher. Directed by Jill Sprecher. | | Blue Like Jazz | "Blue Like Jazz" rated pg-13 A college student seeks escape from his evangelical upbringing by transferring to a progressive school in Portland, Oregon. Stars Marshall Allman, Claire Holt, Tania Raymonde, Justin Welborn, and Jason Marsden. Written by Donald Miller, Ben Pearson and Steve Taylor. Directed by Steve Taylor. | | Lockout | "Lockout" rated pg-13 Emilie Warnock, the daughter of the American president, leads a humanitarian mission to MS One, an outer-space prison in which the 500 most dangerous criminals from Earth are housed in a state of artificial sleep. Just as Emilie arrives, the now-awakened prisoners stage a violent rebellion. Stars Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan, Tim Plester, Lennie James, and Joseph Gilgun. Written by Stephen Saint-Leger, James Mather and Luc Besson. Ddirected by James Mather and Stephen Saint-Leger. | | Haywire | "Haywire" rated r Mallory Kane is a highly trained operative for a government security contractor. Her missions take her to the world's most dangerous areas. After Mallory successfully frees a hostage journalist, she's betrayed and left for dead by someone in her own agency. Stars Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas, and Channing Tatum. Written by Lem Dobbs and directed by Steven Soderbergh. |
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