Movies Opening 23.-30.10.2009

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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Amelia

[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director: Mira Nair
Screenwriter: Ronald Bass, Anna Hamilton Phelan
Starring: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Mia Wasikowska
Genre: Biography, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG (for some sexuality, language, thematic elements and smoking)
Official Website: FoxSearchlight.com/Amelia

Plot Summary: Visionary. Lover. Dreamer. Fighter. Legend. Icon. AMELIA.

An extraordinary life of adventure, celebrity and continuing mystery comes to light in "Amelia," a vast, thrilling account of legendary aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart (two time Academy Award® winner Hilary Swank).

After becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, Amelia was thrust into a new role as America's sweetheart - the legendary "goddess of light," known for her bold, larger-than-life charisma. Yet, even with her global fame solidified, her belief in flirting with danger and standing up as her own, outspoken woman never changed. She was an inspiration to people everywhere, from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (Cherry Jones) to the men closest to her heart: her husband, promoter and publishing magnate George P. Putnam (Golden Globe® winner Richard Gere), and her long time friend and lover, pilot Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor). In the summer of 1937, Amelia set off on her most daunting mission yet: a solo flight around the world that she and George both anxiously foresaw as destined, whatever the outcome, to become one of the most talked-about journeys in history.

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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Antichrist

[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: IFC Films
Director: Lars von Trier
Screenwriter: Anders Thomas Jensen
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Genre: Horror, Thriller
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Antichristthemovie.com


Plot Summary: One of most celebrated filmmakers of our time, Lars Von Trier is back with the beautiful, terrifying, and altogether engrossing "Antichrist." The talk of 2009 Cannes Film Festival, where star Charlotte Gainsbourg took home the award for Best Actress, the full, unedited version of this eagerly awaited film promises to captivate audiences this fall. A grieving couple (two-time Oscar®-Nominee Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg) retreat to 'Eden,' their isolated cabin in the woods, where they hope to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse...

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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Astro Boy

[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Summit Entertainment
Director: David Bowers
Screenwriter: Timothy Harris, David Bowers
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy, Eugene Levy, Matt Lucus, Donald Sutherland, Charlize T
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG (for some action and peril, and brief mild language)
Official Website: AstroBoy-themovie.com


Plot Summary: Few characters have made as powerful or as lasting an impression on international popular culture as Astro Boy. The little robot first appeared in 1951 as a character in the celebrated artist and animator Osamu Tezuka's legendary manga (Japanese comic book) and became an instant icon. He was subsequently featured as the star of his own television series in both black-and-white and in color, eventually airing in over 40 countries. Astro Boy created the standard for a new form of animation that has become world famous as anime. Now for the first time, Astro Boy will be brought to life on the big screen. Created with breathtaking computer animation from Imagi Studios, the film "Astro Boy" is a thrilling tale of a true hero. The film is set to debut in theaters on October 23, 2009. Set in futuristic Metro City, "Astro Boy" is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Dr. Tenma (Nicolas Cage). Powered by positive "blue" energy, Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore) is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly. Embarking on a journey in search of acceptance, Astro Boy encounters many other colorful characters along the way. Through his adventures, he learns the joys and emotions of being human, and gains the strength to embrace his destiny. Ultimately learning his friends and family are in danger, Astro Boy marshals his awesome super powers and returns to Metro City in a valiant effort to save everything he cares about and to understand what it means to be a hero.

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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Paul Weitz
Screenwriter: Paul Weitz, Brian Helgeland
Starring: John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Ray Stevenson, Patrick Fugit, Orlando Jones, Willem Dafoe, Salma Hayek
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of intense supernatural violence and action, disturbing images, thematic elements and some language)
Official Website: TheVampiresAssistant.net


Plot Summary: "Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares.

16-year-old Darren (Chris Massoglia) was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend Steve (Josh Hutcherson), got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. But when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. That's the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly) turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty.

Newly undead, he joins the Cirque Du Freak, a touring sideshow filled with monstrous creatures from a snakeboy and a wolfman to a bearded lady (Salma Hayek) and a gigantic barker (Ken Watanabe). As Darren flexes his newfound powers in this dark world, he becomes a treasured pawn between the vampires and their deadlier counterparts. And while trying to survive, one boy will struggle to keep their brewing war from devouring what's left of his humanity.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Motherhood

[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Freestyle Releasing
Director: Katherine Dieckmann
Screenwriter: Katherine Dieckmann
Starring: Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards, Minnie Driver
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for language, sexual references and a brief drug comment)
Official Website: Motherhoodthefilm.com


Plot Summary: Eliza Welch (Thurman) is like any other mom with two kids, a loving but absent-minded husband (Edwards), and her own mom-blog ("The Bjorn Identity") - yet she's having a day that would challenge even the toughest multi-tasker. Eliza has to throw her daughter's 6th birthday party while a movie crew takes over her block, chase her tireless two-year-old son, navigate playground politics, walk an incontinent dog, juggle a new career opportunity, and realize what is truly valuable in her life... all in one day.

"Motherhood" is a comedy that embraces the joys and heartache of female parenthood. Sometimes hilarious but always touching in its discovery of what one woman loses and gains in choosing to be a mother.

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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Ong Bak 2: The Beginning

[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Magnet Releasing (Magnolia Pictures)
Director: Tony Jaa
Screenwriter: Panna Rittikrai
Starring: Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatree, Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Nirut Sirichanya, Santisuk Promsiri, Primorata Dejudom
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: R (for sequences of violence)
Official Website: OngBakTwo.com


Plot Summary: Set in the regal times of King Naresuan, Tien (Tony Jaa) is a man who was born into nobility but had it stripped from him after his parents were brutally murdered. During his childhood Tien learned Khon, a form of dance which is usually reserved for royalty. Although he didn't know it yet, Khon would later prove to be an invaluable aide to him. After seeing his parents murdered at the tender age of 10, Tien is forced to live on the streets where he is eventually captured by a group of thieves who take him in and teach him how to steal and fight.

Tien's expertise as a thief and fighter grows and it isn't long before he is made head thief. Then Tien sees something that makes his stomach churn. A competition is being held to find the best knights to serve under the very man who had killed Tien's parents all those years ago. Tien passes the tests easily and is made Lord Rachasana's 2nd Knight. Now, he has his opportunity to strike but he will have to use all his skill and ingenuity if he is going to get his revenge on the man who killed his parents.

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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Saw VI

[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Lionsgate
Director: Kevin Greutert
Screenwriter: Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan
Starring: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Peter Outerbridge, Shawnee Smith, Samantha Lemole, Caroline Cave, George Newbern, Darius McCrary, Shauna MacDonald, Devon Bostick, Tanedra Howard
Genre: Horror, Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, and language)
Official Website: Saw6film.com


Plot Summary: Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.

28.10.2009

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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Michael Jackson's This Is It

[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Director: Kenny Ortega
Starring: Michael Jackson
Genre: Musical
MPAA Rating: PG (for some suggestive choreography and scary images)
Official Website: ThisIsIt-movie.com


Plot Summary: "Michael Jackson's This Is It" will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning this summer in London's O2 Arena. Chronicling the months from April through June, 2009, the film is produced with the full support of the Estate of Michael Jackson and drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, featuring Jackson rehearsing a number of his songs for the show. Audiences will be given a privileged and private look at Jackson as he has never been seen before. In raw and candid detail, "Michael Jackson's This Is It" captures the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius and great artist at work as he creates and perfects his final show. Kenny Ortega, who was both Michael Jackson's creative partner and the director of the stage show is also directing the film, which is being produced by Randy Phillips, Kenny Ortega and Paul Gongaware. Executive producers are John Branca and John McClain. The film will be distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Releasing. Tickets for the limited two-week engagement of the film go on sale beginning September 27.


30.10.2009

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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Gentlemen Broncos

[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director: Jared Hess
Screenwriter: Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess
Starring: Michael Angarano, Jennifer Coolidge, Jemaine Clement, Mike White, Sam Rockwell
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some crude humor)
Official Website: GentlemenBroncos.com


Plot Summary: Benjamin (Michael Angarano), home-schooled by his eccentric mother (Jennifer Coolidge), is a loveable loner whose passion for writing leads him on an offbeat and hilarious journey as his story first gets ripped off by the legendary fantasy novelist, Ronald Chevalier (Jemaine Clement) and then is adapted into a disastrous movie by the small town's most prolific homespun filmmaker.

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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] The House of the Devil

[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Magnet Releasing
Director: Ti West
Screenwriter: Ti West
Starring: Jocelin Donahue, Greta Gerwig, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, AJ Bowen, Dee Wallace
Genre: Horror, Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for some bloody violence)
Official Website: HouseoftheDevilmovie.com


Plot Summary: From writer-director Ti West comes "The House of the Devil," a satanic thriller set in the 1980s starring Jocelin Donahue (JT Petty's forthcoming "The Burrowers"), indie ingénue Greta Gerwig ("Hannah Takes the Stairs," "Baghead"), Tom Noonan ("Snow Angels," "Manhunter"), Mary Woronov ("Eating Raoul," "The Devil's Rejects"), AJ Bowen ("The Signal") and Dee Wallace ("E.T.," "Rob Zombie's Halloween").

Sam (Donahue) is a pretty college sophomore, so desperate to earn some cash for a deposit on an apartment that she accepts a babysitting job even after she finds out there is no baby. Mr. and Mrs. Ulman (cult actors Noonan and Woronov) are the older couple who lure Sam out to their creeky Victorian mansion deep in the woods, just in time for a total lunar eclipse. Megan (Gerwig) is Sam's best friend, who gives her a ride out to the house, and reluctantly leaves her there despite suspecting that something is amiss. Victor (Bowen) at first seems like just a creepy guy lurking around the house, but quickly makes it clear that Sam will end this night in a bloodyfight for her life...

Skin

Studio: Elysian Films
Director: Anthony Fabian
Screenwriter: Helen Crawley
Starring: Sophie Okonedo, Sam Neill, Alice Krige, Tony Kgoroge, Ella Ramangwane
Genre: Drama, Mystery
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Skinthemovie.net


Plot Summary: "Skin" is one of the most moving stories to emerge from apartheid South Africa: Sandra Laing (Okonedo) is a black child born in the 1950s to white Afrikaners (Neill, Krige), unaware of their black ancestry. Her parents are rural shopkeepers serving the local black community, who lovingly bring her up as their 'white' little girl. But at the age of ten, Sandra is driven out of white society. The film follows Sandra's thirty-year journey from rejection to acceptance, betrayal to reconciliation, as she struggles to define her place in a changing world.
 
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