Best animated feature: ‘Brave’

Best motion picture, comedy/musical: ‘Les Miserable’

PG-13: for sci-fi action and violence and brief sexual content

SciFi/Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Drama

Release date: May 7, 2009

Running time: 126 minutes

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

The greatest adventure of all time begins with “Star Trek,” the incredible story of a young crew’s maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise. On a journey filled with action, comedy and cosmic peril, the new recruits must find a way to stop an evil being whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind. The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James T. Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before!

Director(s): J.J. Abrams

Producer(s): J.J. Abrams, Stratton Leopold, Damon Lindelof

Writer(s): Eric Jendresen, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, J.J. Abrams, Gene Roddenberry

No Rating:

Documentary, Musical

Release date: April 21, 2009

Running time: 112 minutes

Distributed by: Arts Alliance Media

“Iron Maiden: Flight 666″ is a revealing portrait of one of the world’s most successful rock bands in an entertaining and inspirational account of their chaotic lives during the infamous 45-day world tour, “Somewhere Back in Time.” Considered to be the most ambitious and adventurous tour in rock history, Maiden journeys through 13 countries on their own “magic carpet,” a customized Boeing 757 airliner carrying the entire tour, including stage, crew and twelve tons of equipment to 23 sold out shows in Asia, Australia and North, Central and South America.

Director(s):
Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen

Producer(s):
Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen

Writer(s):
Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen

PG-13:
for thematic material

Drama

Release date: May 29, 2009

Running time: 131 minutes

Distributed by: Regent Releasing

“Departures” follows Daigo Kobayashi, a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved and who is suddenly left without a job. Daigo decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled “Departures” thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency only to discover that the job is actually for a “Nokanshi” or “encoffineer,” a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life. While his wife and others despise the job, Daigo takes a certain pride in his work and begins to perfect the art of “Nokanshi,” acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and the family of the departed. The film follows his profound and sometimes comical journey with death as he uncovers the wonder, joy and meaning of life and living.

Director(s):
Yojiro Takita

Producer(s):
Yasuhiro Mase, Toshiaki Nakazawa, Toshihisa Watai

Writer(s):
Kundo Koyama

“Il Divo” displays a portrait of the controversial Italian politician Giulio Andreotti, the country’s seven-time former prime minister, tried for Mafia ties and subsequently acquitted.

Director(s):
Paolo Sorrentino

Producer(s):
Francesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano, Andrea Occhipinti

Writer(s):
Paolo Sorrentino

R:

Drama, War, Action/Adventure

Release date: January 1, 1987

Running time: 116 minutes

Story follows a group of Marine recruits from the harrowing experience of boot camp to the horrifying battlefronts of Vietnam.

Director(s): Stanley Kubrick

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Writer(s): Gustav Hasford, Stanley Kubrick

No Rating:

Drama

Release date: May 15, 2009

Running time: 93 minutes

Distributed by: The Cinema Guild

Off the beaten track, three people stumble into a fateful encounter. Thomas, young and fit, has been dishonorably discharged from the army. Ali, an affable Turkish businessman, has experienced some hard times but now his primary concern is making sure his employees do not cheat him. Laura, an attractive woman with a dark past, finds refuge in the shadows of her marriage to Ali. Thomas, Ali, and Laura keep an eye on each other and keep their secrets to themselves. They all desire love but also security. They consider themselves independent, and what they desire can only be achieved by betrayal.

Director(s):
Christian Petzold

Producer(s):
Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Jochen Kölsch, Bettina Reitz, Andreas Schreitmüller, Michael

Writer(s):
Christian Petzold

No Rating:

Musical, Comedy, SciFi/Fantasy

Release date: April 10, 2009

Running time: 90 minutes

Distributed by: Monogram Releasing

An all-girl rock band encounters romance, musical intrigue and a mysterious monster on a scenic island off the coast of Georgia. Beach parties and beastly shenanigans ensue in this colorful, earnest tribute to 1960s drive-in cinema.

Director(s):
Jay Wade Edwards

Producer(s):
Jay Wade Edwards

Writer(s):
Jay Wade Edwards

No Rating:

Comedy

Release date: April 1, 2009

Running time: 100 minutes

Distributed by: Zeitgeist Films

Big ears can be a real problem. Asa, our hero, never thought about it until he considered the idea of marriage.

Director(s):
Sergei Dvortsevoy

Producer(s):
Karl Baumgartner

Writer(s):
Sergei Dvortsevoy, Gennadi Ostrovsky

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Cast:

• Cary Grant
• Ingrid Bergman
• Claude Rains

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Official Site:

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G:

Animation, Family, Comedy

Release date: November 24, 1999 Release date: October 2, 2009

Running time: 92 minutes

Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures

“Toy Story 2″ is the exciting, all-new sequel to the landmark 1995 computer-animated blockbuster from Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios. This time around, the fun and adventure continue when Andy goes off to summer camp and the toys are left to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector kidnaps Woody — who hasn’t the slightest clue that he is a greatly valued collectible. It’s now up to Buzz Lightyear and the gang from Andy’s room — Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, Rex, and Hamm — to spring into action and save their pal from winding up a museum piece. There are plenty of thrills as the toys get into one predicament after another in their daring race to get home before Andy does.

Director(s): John Lasseter

Producer(s): Karen Robert Jackson, Helene Plotkin

Writer(s): Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlin

G:

Animation

Release date: February 12, 2010

Running time: minutes

Distributed by: Walt Disney

Walt Disney Pictures’ magical animated classic “Beauty and the Beast” returns to the big screen in Disney Digital 3D™, introducing a whole new generation to the Disney classic with stunning new 3D imagery. The film captures the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright and beautiful young woman who’s taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle’s enchanted staff — a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others — and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast’s exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.

Director(s):
Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

Producer(s):
Don Hahn

Writer(s):
Linda Woolverton

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Cast:

• Shohreh Aghdashloo
• Mozhan Marnò
• Navid Negahban
• Ali Pourtash
• David Diaan
• Parviz Sayyad
• Vida Ghahremani
• Vachik Mangassarian
• James Caviezel
• Maggie Parto

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Official Site:

http://www.thestoning.com/

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PG-13:
for sci-fi action and violence and brief sexual content

SciFi/Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Drama

Release date: September 4, 2009
Release date: May 7, 2009

Running time: 126 minutes

Distributed by: IMAX

“Star Trek,” which chronicles the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members, has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® through proprietary IMAX DMR® technology. With crystal clear images, laser-aligned digital sound and maximized field of view, IMAX provides the world’s most immersive movie experience. “Star Trek: The IMAX Experience” will run for a limited TWO-WEEK-ONLY engagement.

Director(s):
J.J. Abrams

Producer(s):
J.J. Abrams, Stratton Leopold, Damon Lindelof

Writer(s):
Eric Jendresen, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, J.J. Abrams, Gene Roddenberry

Movie Info:

Synopsis:

Cast:

• Lachlan Buchanan
• Xavier Samuel
• Reshad Strik
• Anthony Hayes
• Shane Jacobson
• Barry Otto
• Joy Smithers
• Gigi Edgley
• Ben Milliken
• Israel Cannan

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Official Site:

http://www.newcastlemovie.com/

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No Rating:

Comedy, Horror, Musical

Release date: April 17, 2009 Release date: December 29, 2006

Running time: 103 minutes

Distributed by: Troma Entertainment

When well-meaning but somewhat dim Arbie returns to the spot of his first (and only) romantic encounter with his high school sweetheart — the not-so-romantic Ancient Tromahawk Tribe Indian Burial Ground — he is shocked to discover two horrible realities: Not only has the graveyard been bulldozed to make room for the newest fast-food “American Chicken Bunker” chain restaurant, but after only one semester at college, his girlfriend Wendy has been transformed into a left-wing, lipstick-lesbian liberal, and spends her free time protesting the corporate takeover of America. Reeling from heartbreak and a brutal beating from Micki, Wendy’s new activist girlfriend, Arbie channels his spite into applying for a job at the very restaurant they are protesting against.But something else is feeling wronged by all of the construction and commotion–something not human. Meanwhile, Arbie and his colorful co-workers slowly uncover the supernatural secret of the American Chicken Bunker, while the owner General Lee Roy tries to keep a lid on the scandal, lest it taint his growing empire. But once workers and customers start dying in bizarre and grotesque ways, it becomes clear that this isn’t just a mild case of salmonella, but something much more FOWL. Will Arbie and his friends stop the demons before they infect all the artificial foodstuffs, the customers, and the world beyond? Will Arbie be able to win Wendy back now that he’s making minimum wage? What’s Carl Jr. doing with that frozen chicken? And what’s with all the singing and dancing?

Director(s): Lloyd Kaufman

Producer(s): Andrew Deemer, Gabriel Friedman, Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, Kiel Walker

Writer(s): Daniel Bova, Gabriel Friedman, Lloyd Kaufman

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R:
for graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and language

Comedy, Musical

Release date: August 26, 2009
Release date: August 28, 2009

Running time: 110 minutes

Distributed by: Focus Features

It’s 1969, and Elliot Tiber, a down-on-his-luck interior designer in Greenwich Village, New York, has to move back upstate to help his parents run their dilapidated Catskills motel, The El Monaco. The bank’s about to foreclose; his father wants to burn the place down, but hasn’t paid the insurance; and Elliot is still figuring how to come out to his parents. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the producers, thinking he could drum up some much-needed business for the motel. Three weeks later, half a million people are on their way to his neighbor’s farm in White Lake, N.Y., and Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life, and American culture, forever. The film features a standout ensemble cast and songs from a score of ’60s musical icons, including The Grateful Dead, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane and Country Joe and the Fish — plus a new recording of “Freedom” from Richie Havens.

Director(s):
Ang Lee

Producer(s):
Ang Lee

Writer(s):
Elliot Tiber, Tom Monte

No Rating:

Program

Release date: June 4, 2009

Running time: 120 minutes

Distributed by: National CineMedia

Glenn Beck is back on the big screen! NCM Fathom and Mercury Radio Arts partner again this summer to present “Glenn Beck’s Common Sense Tour LIVE” from the Midland Theatre in Kansas City to select movie theaters nationwide. The event premieres live on Thursday, June 4, at 8 p.m. EST / 7 p.m. CST / 6 p.m. MST and 8 p.m. PST (tape delay), with an encore screening the following Thursday, June 11. Don’t miss out on your chance to see Glenn Beck’s summer comedy tour in your local movie theater. Explore the comedy behind the chaos that has become America and examine common sense (which is no longer common)! This event is not rated but should be treated as PG-13.

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