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Lottery Ticket
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Erik White
Screenwriter: Abdul Williams
Starring: Bow Wow, Ice Cube, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton, Keith David, Charles Q. Murphy, Loretta Devine, Terry Crews, Bill Bellamy
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content, language including a drug reference, some violence and brief underage drinking)
Official Website: LotteryTicketmovie.com
Plot Summary: Kevin Carson (Bow Wow), a young man living in the projects, wins $370 million in a nationwide lottery. When his opportunistic neighbors discover he has the winning ticket in his possession, Kevin must survive their greedy and sometimes even threatening actions over a three-day holiday weekend before he can claim his prize.
Mao's Last Dancer
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Director: Bruce Beresford
Screenwriter: Jan Sardi
Starring: Kyle McLachlan, Bruce Greenwood, Joan Chen, Jack Thompson, Aden Young, Amanda Schull, Shungbao Wang
Genre: Biography, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG (for a brief violent image, some sensuality, language and incidental smoking)
Official Website: MaosLastDancer-movie.com
Plot Summary: From the Academy Award nominated director Bruce Beresford ("Driving Miss Daisy," "Tender Mercies"), comes the inspiring true story of Li Cunxin and his extraordinary journey from poverty to international stardom. Based on the bestselling autobiography, "Mao's Last Dancer" weaves a moving tale about the quest for freedom and the courage it takes to live your own life. The film poignantly captures the struggles and triumphs, as well as the intoxicating effects of first love and celebrity amid the pain of exile.
Nanny McPhee Returns
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Susanna White
Screenwriter: Emma Thompson
Starring: Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rhys Ifans, Maggie Smith, Asa Butterfield, Ralph Fiennes
Genre: Comedy, Family
MPAA Rating: PG (for rude humor, some language and mild thematic elements)
Official Website: NannyMcPhee
Plot Summary: In "Nanny McPhee Returns," Oscar®-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson returns to the role of the magical nanny who appears when she's needed the most and wanted the least in the next chapter of the hilarious and heartwarming fable that has enchanted children around the world.
In the latest installment, Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green (Maggie Gyllenhaal), who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she's arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that Mrs. Green's children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in and refuse to leave.
Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant who turns up in the oddest places, Nanny McPhee uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.
Piranha 3D
Studio: Dimension Films (The Weinstein Company)
Director: Alexandre Aja
Screenwriter: Alexander Aja, Greg Levasseur, Pete Goldfinger, Josh Stolberg
Starring: Jessica Szohr, Steven R. McQueen, Elisabeth Shue, Jerry O'Connell, Ving Rhames, Richard Dreyfuss, Christopher Lloyd
Genre: Horror, Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for sequences of strong bloody horror violence and gore, graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use)
Official Website: Piranha-3D.com
Plot Summary: From director Alexandre Aja ("The Hills Have Eyes") comes the new action thriller "Piranha." Every year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 for Spring Break; a riot of sun and drunken fun. But this year, there's something more to worry about than hangovers and complaints from local old timers; A new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria. After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents.
Soul Kitchen
Studio: IFC Films
Director: Fatih Akin
Screenwriter: Fatih Akin
Starring: Adam Bousdoukos, Moritz Bleibtreu, Birol Unel, Pheline Roggan, Anna Bederke, Dorka Gryllus, Lucas Gregorowicz, Wotan Wilke Mohring
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: IFCFilms.com
Plot Summary: "Soul Kitchen" film centers on a likable but hopelessly disorganized restauranteur, Zinos (co-screenwriter Adam Bousdoukos) whose cafe is second home to a motley crew of lovable eccentrics. When his girlfriend Nadine up and moves to Shanghai, a love-sick Zinos decides to fly after her, leaving his restaurant in the hands of his unreliable ex-con brother Illias. Both decisions turn out disastrous: Illias gambles away the restaurant to a shady real estate agent, and Zinos finds Nadine with a new lover. If the brothers can stop arguing and get it together, the Soul Kitchen might still have one last chance at staying in business. The mayhem that follows is a hilariously entertaining story of self-realization, set to an irresistibly soulful soundtrack.
The Switch
Studio: Miramax Films
Director: Will Speck, Josh Gordon
Screenwriter: Allan Loeb
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, Juliette Lewis, Thomas Robinson
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for mature thematic content, sexual material including dialogue, some nudity, drug use and language)
Official Website: Miramax.com/TheSwitch
Plot Summary: Jennifer Aniston stars alongside Jason Bateman in this offbeat comedy as Kassie, a smart, fun-loving single woman who, despite her neurotic best friend Wally's (Bateman) objections, decides it's time to have a baby?even if it means doing it by herself... with a little help from a charming sperm donor (Patrick Wilson). But, unbeknownst to her, Kassie's plans go awry because of a last-minute switch that isn't discovered until seven years later when Wally finally gets acquainted with Kassie's cute--though slightly neurotic--son.