The Intruder (PG13)
Released: 10/07/2011
The Intruder was not only Roger Corman's most daring and unusual film, but a unique movie in the history of cinema, as one of the few theatrical feature films to deal with school desegregation in the South. William Shatner gives the performance of a lifetime as Adam Cramer, a sly, rabble-rousing racist who travels the South in the wake of the Supreme Court's Brown vs. Board of Education decision, fomenting protests and riots and organizing white citizens groups with himself at their head. By ...
Real Steel (PG13)
Released: 10/07/2011
A retired pugilist transitions to the business side of the ropes after human boxers are replaced by robotic ones in director Shawn Levy's feature-length adaptation of the Twilight Zone episode "Steel." Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) was a true contender when the sport of boxing was changed forever. Now, instead of humans duking it out for the masses, huge, powerful steel robots trade blows in the ring. As a result, former gladiator Charlie has been forced into the role of two-bit promoter, ...
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone (NR)
Released: 10/07/2011
In the 1980s, Fishbone were a band that seemed destined for stardom; their albums earned rave reviews from critics, their wildly energetic live shows made converts of the most skeptical music fans, and they were willing to work hard to bring their music to the people. But a few things held them back -- their music was a crazy quilt of funk, ska, punk, hard rock and R&B that was exciting but wildly difficult to classify, and all the group's members were black, which shouldn't have mattered but ...
The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence (NR)
Released: 10/07/2011
A disturbed London security guard becomes obsessed with The Human Centipede, and decides to follow in Dr. Heiter's footsteps by creating his own abomination in this self-referential sequel to the controversial horror hit. As a young boy, Martin (Laurence R. Harvey) was sexually and psychologically abused. Even though his father now languishes in prison, the damage done to Martin was far beyond repair. These days, Martin works the graveyard shift at a subterranean parking garage, and lives at ...
Dirty Girl (R)
Released: 10/07/2011
Two social misfits hit the road in search of some answers in this broad comedy set in 1987. Danielle (Juno Temple) is a girl with a certain reputation at the small-town Oklahoma high school she attends -- her fashion statements suggests she's either a streetwalker or auditioning for a Mötley Crüe video, and her list of sexual conquests is quite remarkable for her age. But Danielle's disinterest in academics and her sleazy reputation land her in a remedial education program, where she finds ...
The Way (PG13)
Released: 10/07/2011
A grieving father makes a pilgrimage to the Pyrenees in honor of his late son, and experiences a major epiphany during his journey down the Way of Saint James. When his adult son (Emilio Estevez) is killed during an excursion down a Christian pilgrimage route, California doctor Tom (Martin Sheen) vows to complete the treacherous journey. As Tom sets down the 800 km path with only his son's guidebook and backpack, he forges powerful bonds with three fellow travelers (Yorick Van Wageningen, ...
The Women on the 6th Floor (NR)
Released: 10/07/2011
Straight laced stockbroker and married father Jean-Louis Joubert encounters a free-spirited group of Spanish maids who inspire him to live life to the fullest, and forms a special bond with pretty servant Maria in this French comedy set in 1960s-era Paris. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
The Ides of March (R)
Released: 10/07/2011
George Clooney goes behind the camera for the fourth time to direct The Ides of March, an adaptation of Beau Willimon's play Farragut North. The movie stars Ryan Gosling as Stephen Myers, an idealistic deputy campaign manager for Governor Mike Morris (Clooney) who is in a major political battle in Ohio that could be the key to winning the Democratic nomination for the Presidency. When the opposing candidate's campaign manager (Paul Giamatti) offers Stephen a job on his staff, Stephen neglects ...
Blackthorn (R)
Released: 10/07/2011
Longtime screenwriter Mateo Gil (Open Your Eyes, The Sea Inside) returns to the director's chair for his second feature, a continuation of the Butch Cassidy saga that finds the famed outlaw embarking on one last adventure in the quest to meet his son for the very first time. Twenty years after he presumably perished in a violent gun fight, Butch (Sam Shepard) learns that he has a son in the U.S. Returning home to meet his boy won't be easy, though, because a quick-draw cowboy (Eduardo Noriega) ...
Incendiary: The Willingham Case (NR)
Released: 10/07/2011
In 1991, three young girls died in a house fire in Corsicana, Texas. Their father, Cameron Todd Willingham, had a criminal record and a history of domestic violence; he was convicted of arson and murder, and was executed in 2004. However, while the prosecutors (and Texas governor Rick Perry) were thoroughly convinced of Willingham's guilt, the majority of the evidence presented against him was gathered by arson investigators who were not regulated by any official agency and offered speculation ...
1911 (R)
Released: 10/07/2011
Dexterous martial arts legend Jackie Chan reaches his 100th film milestone with this historical drama set in the year 1911, as the Chinese public begins to revolt against the Qing Dynasty that has ruled the country for 250 years. As the child emperor takes the throne and his mother, Empress Dowager Longyu (Joan Chen), clings to power, famine sweeps the land and warring factions clash in battle. Meanwhile, the "New Army" beings targeting rebels and the desperate leaders of the Qing Dynasty begin ...
Hell and Back Again (NR)
Released: 10/05/2011
A soldier dealing with the painful consequences of war finds coming home isn't much of a consolation in this documentary. Filmmaker Danfung Dennis was embedded with a Marine platoon fighting in Afghanistan in 2009, where violence and street skirmishes could break out at any time. One of the soldiers Dennis followed was Nathan Harris, who was shot in the hip shortly before he was due to return home. Recuperating from a badly injured leg, Nathan soon found himself at home, being looked after by ...
Margaret (R)
Released: 09/30/2011
A young woman (Anna Paquin) wrestles with powerful emotions after witnessing a catastrophic bus accident in this drama from Academy Award-nominated writer/director Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count on Me). Though production on Margaret wrapped in late 2005, the future of the film came into question when Lonergan's original edit clocked in at approximately 180 minutes and Fox Searchlight executives balked at the titanic runtime. Lawsuits ensued, and eventually a series of filmmakers including ...
50/50 (R)
Released: 09/30/2011
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in this heartfelt comedy drama about a young man's struggle with discovering that he has cancer in this Mandate Pictures production. Will Reiser provides the script, based on his own experience, with The Daily Show's Evan Goldberg and Ben Karlin handling producing duties. Seth Rogen co-stars, along with Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston, and Philip Baker Hall. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (R)
Released: 09/30/2011
Director Eli Craig and co-screenwriter Morgan Jurgenson poke fun at horror clichés with this genre-bending comedy about a pair of harmless backwoods hayseeds who are mistaken for vicious serial killers. Dale (Tyler Labine) and Tucker (Alan Tudyk) are checking out their newly acquired "summer home" (read: dilapidated cabin) when they save the life of a gorgeous college student (Katrina Bowden) who's camping in the woods with some friends. When a series of misunderstandings leads to Dale and ...
Courageous (PG-13)
Released: 09/30/2011
Four police officers attempt to put their faith in God after a sudden and unexpected tragedy transforms their lives forever. Produced by Sherwood Pictures, the Christian production company behind such popular films as Fireproof and Facing the Giants, Courageous follows dedicated cops Adam Mitchell and Nathan Hayes as they work with their partners to keep the streets safe. But when these devoted peacekeepers face the challenge of fatherhood, both their faith and devotion to family are put to the ...
My Joy (NR)
Released: 09/30/2011
A routine run for a truck driver turns into a nightmare he can't escape in this psychological drama from filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa. Georgy (Viktor Nemets) is driving a load of freight into Russia when, after an unpleasant encounter with the police at a border crossing, he finds himself giving a lift to a strange old man (Vladimir Golovin) with disturbing stories about his younger days in the army. After next picking up a young woman (Olga Shuvalova) who works as a prostitute and is wary of the ...
Dream House (PG-13)
Released: 09/30/2011
A successful New York writer (Daniel Craig) discovers that the country holds just as much menace as the big city after moving his family to a cozy New England town and discovering that their gorgeous new home was once the site of a brutal murder. The closer the writer and his wife (Rachel Weisz) get to their new neighbor (Naomi Watts), the more that details begin to emerge about the slaying of a devoted mother and her two children. Jim Sheridan (In America, Brothers) directs a script by David ...
What's Your Number? (R)
Released: 09/30/2011
Inspired by author Karyn Bosnak's novel -20 Times a Lady, director Mark Mylod's freewheeling comedy tells the tale of one hopelessly single women who's convinced she's passed up the man of her dreams. Upon reading a magazine article that leaves her dejected about her future marriage prospects, Ally Darling (Anna Faris) begins to fear that one of her many ex-boyfriends may have been "the one that got away." Now, with a little help from her mischievous neighbor (Chris Evans), Ally is paying a ...
Sarah Palin: You Betcha! (NR)
Released: 09/30/2011
Celebrated documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield (Kurt & Courtney, Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer) focuses his lens on conservative American politician Sarah Palin, speaking with her family, friends, and former colleagues in a probing attempt to understand her motivations and aspirations. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Finding Joe (NR)
Released: 09/30/2011
This unusual documentary pays homage to controversial yet influential mythologist Joseph Campbell (1904-87), and evaluates the impact of his teachings on contemporary culture. The film interweaves original performances of Campbell's stories by a group of child actors, and interviews about Campbell, conducted with pioneers in multiple fields - such as Deepak Chopra, Mick Fleetwood, Akiva Goldsman, Catherine Hardwicke and Robin Sharma. At the center of it all is the defining concept that Campbell ...
American Teacher (NR)
Released: 09/30/2011
Oscar winner Matt Damon narrates this eye-opening look at the American education system, as viewed from the perspective of four dedicated teachers. Directed by Academy Award winner Vanessa Roth (The Third Monday in October) and produced by Dave Eggers (Away We Go), American Teacher aims to address the difficult questions about the broken public school system through honest dialogue with the people who strive to give our children a proper education. Every day, Jamie Fidler, Jonathan Dearman, ...
Munger Road (PG13)
Released: 09/30/2011
Bruce Davison stars in this rural thriller about a pair of police officers pursuing a dangerous maniac who may have murdered four teens as their small town prepares for its annual Scarecrow Festival annual festival. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
You Don't Like the Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantanamo (NR)
Released: 09/28/2011
Filmmakers Luc Cote and Patricio Henriquez draw on recently declassified security-camera footage from Guantanamo Bay Prison to highlight the grueling interrogation of Omar Kahdr, a child detainee whose disturbing allegations of torture in Bagram will shock even the most jaded news junkies. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Moneyball (PG13)
Released: 09/23/2011
Brad Pitt stars in the real-life tale of Major League Baseball general manager Billy Beane, who built up a winning team despite a decreased budget thanks to his sly use of statistical data to calculate the best -- and cheapest -- players for his roster. Aaron Sorkin updates Steve Zaillian's adaptation of Michael Lewis' fly-on-the-wall novel for Columbia Pictures, with Robin Wright, Jonah Hill, and Philip Seymour Hoffman co-starring. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
The Double (PG13)
Released: 09/23/2011
A retired CIA spy and a fledgling FBI agent team up to investigate the murder of a U.S. senator and catch a notorious killer in this high-stakes political thriller starring Richard Gere and Topher Grace. Back when he was an active operative, Paul Shepherdson (Gere) devoted his every waking minute to capturing "Cassius" -- an elusive Soviet hitman with a spectral reputation. Decades later, Shepherdson believes that Cassius has been taken out of the game. But when a U.S. senator is assassinated ...
Dolphin Tale (PG)
Released: 09/23/2011
Inspired by the incredible true story of Winter, a dolphin who was rescued off the Florida coast after her tail became caught in a crab trap, this uplifting family-oriented adventure from director/co-screenwriter Charles Martin Smith details the unique bond between an injured dolphin and a young boy. When Winter loses her tail in a tragic accident, her young friend convinces the locals to build her a prosthetic replacement, inspiring hope and courage in handicapped people across the globe. ...
Abduction (PG13)
Released: 09/23/2011
Twilight series star Taylor Lautner stars in director John Singleton's thriller about a teen who finds himself in mortal danger after realizing that his entire childhood has been built on lies. Realizing that the people who raised him aren't his real parents after stumbling across a childhood photo of himself on a website devoted to missing children, the frightened teen flees for his life as FBI agents Frank Burton (Frank Molina) and Sandra Burns (Antonique Smith) race to protect him and ...
Connected: An Autoblogography about Love, Death & Technology (PG)
Released: 09/23/2011
In this documentary, filmmaker Tiffany Shlain examines how the Internet and social networking are not only changing the way we communicate but how we see the world around us, and the global impact that's being felt as a result. Using animation and archival material, Shlain offers a witty but thoughtful look at the paradoxical human desire for both independence and contact with others, and how the ease and speed of new communication is bringing about a change in out perceptions that's not just ...
Weekend (NR)
Released: 09/23/2011
Two men wonder if they've found love or just had a drunken hookup in this drama from British director Andrew Haigh. Russell (Tom Cullen) is gay, but most of his friends are straight, and after a long night of boozing with his pals, he stops by a gay club on his way home and picks up Glen (Chris New). The next morning, Glen explains that he's an artist, and begins interviewing Russell about their night together for an installation project he has in the works. Alcohol has made Russell's memory of ...
Puncture (R)
Released: 09/23/2011
An attorney fighting a corrupt system is battling his own demons as he tries to do right by others in this drama based on a true story. Vicky (Vinessa Shaw) is a nurse at a hospital in Houston whose life takes an unexpected turn when she accidentally jabs herself with a used syringe. The needle had been used on a patient who was HIV-positive, and Vicky contracts AIDS. Jeffrey Danfort (Marshall Bell) is a close friend of Vicky's who designs medical equipment, and he's inspired to invent a ...
Toast (NR)
Released: 09/23/2011
A food-obsessed youngster competes for his father's affections against a cleaning woman who knows that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach in director SJ Clarkson's adaptation of Nigel Slater's best-selling memoir. Growing up, Nigel (Freddie Highmore) never knew the simple joys of a home-cooked meal. While his asthmatic mother places the family on a steady diet of canned food, young Nigel pores over gourmet cooking books with the enthusiasm of an adolescent who's just discovered his ...
Limelight (NR)
Released: 09/23/2011
If you went clubbing in New York City in the 1980s and '90s, chances are good you had Peter Gatien to thank for it. Canadian-born Gatien had run several successful nightspots in Ontario before venturing into the United States and opening clubs in Florida and Georgia. In the early '80s, Gatien settled in New York and turned a former Episcopal church into Limelight, which in time became one of the city's hottest dance clubs and the nexus of New York's Club Kid scene. Gatien capitalized on his ...
Machine Gun Preacher (R)
Released: 09/23/2011
A former biker and drug dealer single-handedly takes on the nefarious Lord's Resistance Army in a noble bid to save young Sudanese refugees from a life of violence and suffering. Inspired by actual events, Marc Forster's Machine Gun Preacher stars Gerard Butler as Sam Childers, a tough-as-nails biker whose heart shatters upon witnessing the harrowing plight of children in Sudan. Determined that no child shall be enslaved by the brutal Lord's Resistance Army, Childers turns to God for ...
A Bird of the Air (NR)
Released: 09/23/2011
A lonely highway patrolman teams up with a gorgeous librarian to find the owner of a verbose parrot, and together the pair embarks on a most unusual adventure in this romantic comedy based on Joe Coomer's breezy ~New York Times 1993 Book of the Year, -The Loop. Kindhearted Lyman (Jackson Hurst) spends most of his nights helping people on the highway. As a result, he's found it difficult to establish any real lasting relationships. Just when it starts to look as if Lyman is destined to spend the ...
Killer Elite (R)
Released: 09/23/2011
Based on the same real-life events that inspired Ranulph Fiennes' gripping best-seller -The Feather Men, writer/director Gary McKendry's globe-trotting action thriller follows the adventures of an ex-special-ops agent (Jason Statham) as he emerges from retirement to track down his missing mentor (Robert De Niro). But accomplishing that goal won't be easy, because a master killer (Clive Owen) has dispatched a trio of fierce assassins to exterminate the hardboiled former agent by any means ...
Mardi Gras: Spring Break (R)
Released: 09/23/2011
Three college seniors with no romantic prospects decide to try their luck where female nudity is rewarded with beads, and take a road trip to Mardis Gras. But after their vacation results in a starring role in a sex show, a feces bomb exploding in a hotel lobby, a breaking and entering charge from Carmen Electra, the boys can't help wondering if getting lucky in the Big Easy might be the most difficult thing in the world. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi
The Man Nobody Knew (NR)
Released: 09/23/2011
This probing documentary from Carl Coby investigates a figure at once cloaked in mystery and close to his heart: his father, CIA operative William Coby. From his father's early career parachuting into Europe during WWII, to election tampering in Italy, to the controversial Phoenix Program during Vietnam, Coby's father's exploits are studied in depth, sometime for the first time ever, with a mix of professional and personal insight. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi
In Search of God (NR)
Released: 09/23/2011
American Kavita travels to Majuli Island in India on a mission to seek out God, encountering a variety of holy figures including a reflective monk named Ram, along the way. Meanwhile, as Kavita travels to a variety of sacred sight, a profound transformation begins to take place deep within her. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
There Was Once... (NR)
Released: 09/23/2011
This documentary from filmmaker Gabor Kalman tells the story of a Hungarian Catholic schoolteacher named Gyöngyi Mago, who discovers a dark history of rampant anti-Semitism in her town, and makes it her mission to spread awareness. Though her community's Jewish population was largely eliminated during the events of World War II, few seem to know or care about the atrocities that took place there, and Mago is unwilling to let people so willingly forget - especially during a time of heightened ...
Pearl Jam Twenty (NR)
Released: 09/20/2011
Cameron Crowe's documentary Pearl Jam Twenty tells the history of the popular grunge band that became known for their anthemic songs, their battles against Ticketmaster, and their ongoing quest to hold on to their artistic integrity in the face of international superstardom. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
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