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topFriday, August 7, 2009

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  A Perfect Getaway  (Wide; 2,159 theaters)

  Timothy Olyphant Kiele Sanchez Steve Zahn

  Cliff and Cydney (Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich) are an adventurous young couple celebrating their honeymoon by backpacking to one of the most beautiful, and remot... more »

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  Cold Souls  (NY/LA; 7 theaters)

  Paul Giamatti Dina Korzun Emily Watson

  Is your soul weighing you down? Paul Giamatti has found a solution! In the surreal comedy "Cold Soul", Paul Giamatti plays an actor named… Paul Giamatti. Stumbl... more »

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  G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra  (Wide; 4,007 theaters)

  Rachel Nichols Channing Tatum Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

  Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, whose previous collaboration was the worldwide blockbuster "Transformers," have reunited for another extraordinary a... more »

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  I Sell the Dead  (NY; 1 theaters)

  Dominic Monaghan Ron Perlman Larry Fessenden

  Body snatchers Arthur Blake and Willie Grimes have pillaged their last grave. With just five hours before Arthur follows Willie to the chopping block, he recounts ... more »

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  Julie & Julia  (Wide; 2,354 theaters)

  Meryl Streep Amy Adams Stanley Tucci

  A woman verging on thirty and frustrated in a temp secretary job takes on a yearlong culinary quest: cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child's "Mastering the Art ... more »

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  Paper Heart  (Limited; 38 theaters)

  Michael Cera Charlyne Yi Jake Johnson

  Even though performer Charlyne Yi doesn't believe in love, she bravely embarks on a quest to discover its true nature - a journey that takes on surprising urgency ... more »

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topFriday, August 14, 2009

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  Bandslam  (Wide; 2,121 theaters)

  Gaelan Connell Alyson Michalka Vanessa Hudgens

  Disney Channel superstars Vanessa Anne Hudgens ("High School Musical 1 & 2," "High School Musical 3") and Alyson Michalka ("Phil of the Future," pop duo Aly and AJ... more »

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  District 9  (Wide; 3,049 theaters)

  Jason Cope Robert Hobbs Sharlto Copley

  Over twenty years ago, aliens made first contact with Earth. Humans waited for the hostile attack, or the giant advances in technology. Neither came. Instead, the ... more »

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  It Might Get Loud  (Limited; 7 theaters)

  Jack White The Edge Jimmy Page

  The electric guitar has dominated popular music for the last half century. Anyone who has ever plugged into an amp understands its power. So does the average stadi... more »

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  Ponyo  (Wide; 927 theaters)

  Cate Blanchett Liam Neeson Tina Fey

  "Ponyo" is the latest tour de force from animation master Hayao Miyazaki and his Academy Award® winning Studio Ghibli. Perfect for audiences of all ages, "Ponyo" i... more »

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  Spread  (Limited; 91 theaters)

  Ashton Kutcher Anne Heche Maria Conchita Alonso

  "Spread" is a fresh, funny, and racy look at the trials and tribulations of sleeping your way to a life of privilege in Los Angeles. Comic and karmic, the film is... more »

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  The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard  (Wide; 1,838 theaters)

  Jeremy Piven Ving Rhames James Brolin

  Who is Don Ready? Salesman? Lover? Song Stylist? Semi-professional dolphin trainer? Ready is all of the above, except for a dolphin trainer. When he's asked to hel... more »

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  The Time Traveler's Wife  (Wide; 2,988 theaters)

  Eric Bana Rachel McAdams Ron Livingston

  The love story focuses on a couple in which the man has a genetic disorder known as "chrono-impairment," a condition that causes him to involuntarily tra... more »

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topWednesday, August 19, 2009

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  The Headless Woman  (NY)

  A mysterious and intriguing tale of a woman who may have killed someone or something while driving on a dirt road. Dazed and confused, she tries to piece together ... more »

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topFriday, August 21, 2009

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  Art & Copy  (Limited)

  The work and wisdom of some of the people who've profoundly impacted culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Exploding forth from advertising's ... more »

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  Casi Divas  (Limited; 22 theaters)

  Four ambitious and beautiful young women. From four very different corners of Mexico. Just like hundreds of others, they are caught up in the frenzy that sweeps th... more »

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  Five Minutes of Heaven  (NY; 1 theaters)

  Liam Neeson James Nesbitt

  Two men struggle to come to terms with the murder of a fellow 19-year-old Catholic soldier years after the conflict that raged between Republican and Loyalist para... more »

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  Inglourious Basterds  (Wide; 3,165 theaters)

  Brad Pitt Eli Roth Simon Pegg

  In the first year of the German occupation of France, Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Lan... more »

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  Misconceptions  (Limited)

  A.J. Cook David Moscow

  The project stars A.J. Cook (CBS' "Criminal Minds") as a religious conservative who receives a message from God telling her to act as a surrogate mother ... more »

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  My One and Only  (NY/LA; 4 theaters)

  Renee Zellweger Logan Lerman Chris Noth

  Based on the true story of actor George Hamilton's early years, during which he accompanied his glamorous mother, Anne Hamilton Spalding, on an extended road trip ... more »

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  Post Grad  (Wide; 1,958 theaters)

  Alexis Bledel Zach Gilford Michael Keaton

  Ryden Malby (Bledel) had a plan. Do well in high school, thereby receiving a great college scholarship. Now that she’s finally graduated, it’s time for her to find... more »

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  Shorts  (Wide; 3,105 theaters)

  Jon Cryer William H. Macy Leslie Mann

  From filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, creator of the "Spy Kids" trilogy and "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D," comes the family action-adventure "Shorts.... more »

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  Sikandar  (Limited; 9 theaters)

  Sikandar Raza dreams of a better life for his family by realizing his football talent, but he is a loner at school and an easy target for the school bullies. One d... more »

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  The Marc Pease Experience  (Limited; 10 theaters)

  Jason Schwartzman Ben Stiller Anna Kendrick

  The comedy stars Jason Schwartzman as Marc Pease, a man 10 years out of high school and still living in the past, when he was the star in his high school's musical... more »

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  World's Greatest Dad  (NY; 1 theaters)

  Lance Clayton is a man who has learned to settle. He dreamed of being a rich and famous writer, but has only managed to make it as a high school poetry teacher. Hi... more »

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  X Games 3D: The Movie  (Wide; 1,399 theaters)

  Bob Burnquist Ricky Carmichael Kyle Loza

  "X Games 3D: The Movie" captures the drama and spectacle that play out every year at the X Games events, highlighting the behind-the-scenes stories of the featured... more »

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topWednesday, August 26, 2009

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  Taking Woodstock  (NY/LA; 2 theaters)

  Demetri Martin Emile Hirsch Eugene Levy

  The new film from Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee. A 1969-set true story about a man, Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin), who inadvertently played a pivotal role... more »

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topFriday, August 28, 2009

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  Big Fan  (Limited; 2 theaters)

  Patton Oswalt Kevin Corrigan Michael Rapaport

  Paul Aufiero, a hardcore New York Giants football fan, struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player.

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  Halloween II  (Wide; 3,025 theaters)

  Tyler Mane Scout Taylor-Compton Malcolm McDowell

  Picks up at the exact moment the first movie stopped and follow the aftermath of Michael Myers murderous rampage through the eyes of heroine Laurie Strode.

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  Mystery Team  (Limited; 1 theaters)

  A group of kid detectives called The Mystery Team struggle to solve a double murder to prove they can be real detectives before they graduate from high school.

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  Still Walking  (Limited; 2 theaters)

  Grown children visit their elderly parents one summer day. They gather to commemorate the tragic death of the eldest son, who drowned in an accident 15 years ago.

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  The Final Destination  (Wide; 3,121 theaters)

  Shantel VanSanten Bobby Campo Hayley Webb

  On what should have been a fun-filled day at the races, Nick O'Bannon has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple race cars t... more »

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  The Open Road  (Limited; 14 theaters)

  Justin Timberlake Jeff Bridges Kate Mara

  In this heartwarming comedy, minor leaguer Carlton Garrett (Justin Timberlake) takes an unexpected road trip to track down his estranged father, legendary baseball... more »

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  The September Issue  (Limited; 6 theaters)

  The story of Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and her team of editors creating the 2008 fall-fashion issue.

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  We Live in Public  (NY)

  About the Internet's revolutionary impact on human interaction as told through the eyes and artwork of maverick web pioneer, Josh Harris.

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