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topFriday, October 2, 2009

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  A Serious Man  (Limited; 6 theaters)

  Michael Stuhlbarg Aaron Wolff Richard Kind

  The new film from Academy Award-winning writer/directors Joel and Ethan Coen. The film is the story of an ordinary man’s search for clarity in a universe where Jef... more »

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  More Than a Game  (Limited; 14 theaters)

  LeBron James

  The movie, which will mix archival footage and family memorabilia with fresh interviews, follows LeBron James' high school basketball days, following the five star... more »

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  The Invention of Lying  (Wide; 1,707 theaters)

  Ricky Gervais Jennifer Garner Rob Lowe

  From Ricky Gervais, the award-winning creator and star of the original BBC series "The Office" and HBO's "Extras," comes the new romantic comedy "The Invention of... more »

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  Toy Story 2 in 3-D  (Wide; 1,745 theaters)

  Tom Hanks Tim Allen Joan Cusack

  Originally released in 1999, "Toy Story 2" went on to become one of the most popular animated features of all time. The film picks up as Andy is heading ... more »

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  Toy Story in 3-D  (Wide; 1,745 theaters)

  Tom Hanks Tim Allen Don Rickles

  Originally released by Walt Disney Pictures in 1995, "Toy Story" was the first feature film from Pixar Animation Studios and director John Lasseter. The ... more »

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  Whip It!  (Wide; 1,720 theaters)

  Drew Barrymore Ellen Page Juliette Lewis

  The directorial debut of Drew Barrymore, stars Ellen Page as Bliss, a rebellious Texas teen who throws in her small town beauty pageant crown for the rowdy world o... more »

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  Zombieland  (Wide; 3,036 theaters)

  Jesse Eisenberg Woody Harrelson Emma Stone

  Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-livi... more »

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topWednesday, October 7, 2009

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  The Yes Men Fix the World  (NY)

  Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the... more »

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topFriday, October 9, 2009

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  Adventures of Power  (Limited; 2 theaters)

  Michael McKean Jane Lynch Adrian Grenier

  In his quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer, a small-town mine-worker must overcome obstacles and ridicule to save the day.

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  An Education  (Limited)

  Sally Hawkins Emma Thompson Peter Sarsgaard

  "An Education" is the story of a teenage girl's coming-of-age set in 1961 London, a city caught between the drab, post-war 1950s and the glamorous, more liberated... more »

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  Bronson  (NY/LA)

  Tom Hardy

  A young man who was sentenced to 7 years on prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personali... more »

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  Couples Retreat  (Wide; 3,000 theaters)

  Vince Vaughn Jon Favreau Jason Bateman

  Four couples go to a tropical island resort. While one couple is there to work on their marriage, the others are there to play but soon discover that participation... more »

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  Free Style  (Limited)

  Corbin Bleu Penelope Ann Miller Madison Pettis

  "Free Style" stars Corbin Bleu in an uplifting story about a young man and his determination to win a coveted spot on the Grand National motocross racing team. Wit... more »

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  From Mexico with Love  (Limited; 279 theaters)

  Steven Bauer Kuno Becker

  Hector Villa, a ranked fighter, flees Mexico with his friend and mentor, Billy, after being told he must throw a fight. He and Billy seek sanctuary as farm laborer... more »

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  Good Hair  (Limited; 185 theaters)

  Chris Rock

  When Chris Rock's daughter, Lola, came up to him crying and asked, "Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?" the bewildered comic committed himself to search the e... more »

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  Passport to Love  (Limited; 6 theaters)

  A romantic comedy set in modern day Saigon, Vietnam and Orange Country, USA.

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  Peter and Vandy  (NY/LA; 2 theaters)

  Jason Ritter Jess Weixler Jesse L. Martin

  "Peter and Vandy" is a love story told out of order. Set in Manhattan, the story shifts back and forth in time, juxtaposing Peter and Vandy's romantic beginnings ... more »

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  St. Trinian's  (Limited; 76 theaters)

  Mischa Barton Rupert Everett Colin Firth

  St Trinian’s, the infamous school for ‘young ladies’ is once again facing dire financial crisis! The bank are threatening headmistress Camilla Fritton with closure... more »

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  The Damned United  (Limited)

  Michael Sheen Timothy Spall

  Set in 1960's and 1970's England, "The Damned United" tells the confrontational and darkly humorous story of Brian Clough's doomed 44 day tenure as manager of the ... more »

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  Trucker  (NY; 1 theaters)

  Michelle Monaghan Nathan Fillion Benjamin Bratt

  Michelle Monaghan plays a female truck driver who lives a careless life with no responsibility until she has to take in her estranged 11-year-old son after his fat... more »

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  Visual Acoustics (NY; 1 theaters)

  The life and career of Julius Shulman, one of the world's greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream.

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topTuesday, October 13, 2009

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  The Private Lives of Pippa Lee  (Limited)

  Robin Wright Penn Julianne Moore Wynona Ryder

  An adventurous trip through Pippa Lee's past and present, as a methamphetamine-addicted mother whose husband leaves her for a younger woman. Pippa indulges in an a... more »

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topFriday, October 16, 2009

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  Black Dynamite  (Limited; 70 theaters)

  Michael Jai White Arsenio Hall Miguel Nunez

  Black Dynamite: a gun-toting, nunchuck-wielding, ladies man and soul brother. When "The Man" murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods th... more »

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  Law Abiding Citizen  (Wide; 2,700 theaters)

  Gerard Butler Catherine Zeta-Jones Jamie Foxx

  "Law Abiding Citizen" focuses on a man (Gerard Butler) who, 10 years after his wife and daughter are brutally murdered, returns to exact justice from the assistan... more »

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  New York, I Love You  (Limited; 125 theaters)

  Drea de Matteo Kevin Bacon Justin Bartha

  12 separate segments will comprise this new feature film, which is being produced by Emmanuel Benbihy ("Paris, je t'aime") and Marina Grasic ("Crash," "Smart Peopl... more »

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  The Janky Promoters  (Limited)

  Ice Cube Mike Epps Terry Crews

  Two music promoters get the chance to book a top-tier hip-hop artist into a midsized California venue. The pair are ill equipped for such a task and everything goe... more »

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  The Little Traitor  (Limited)

  Alfred Molina Ido Port

  The film revolves around a British sargeant stationed in Palestine after World War II and his relationship with an 11-year-old, who wants the British to leave his ... more »

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  The Maid  (NY)

  A maid tries to hold on to her position after having served a family for 23 years.

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  The Ministers  (Limited)

  John Leguizamo Diane Venora Harvey Keitel

  A NYPD detective attempts to avenge the death of her father, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.

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  The Stepfather  (Wide; 2,700 theaters)

  Amber Heard Penn Badgley Dylan Walsh

  Dylan Walsh stars as David Harris, very much a "family values" man who mysteriously comes into the lives of single mothers with children and becomes the dream man ... more »

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  Where the Wild Things Are  (Wide; 3,735 theaters)

  Catherine Keener Benicio Del Toro Forest Whitaker

  Innovative director Spike Jonze collaborates with celebrated author Maurice Sendak to bring one of the most beloved books of all time to the big screen in "Where t... more »

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topFriday, October 23, 2009

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  (Untitled)  (Limited; 3 theaters)

  Adam Goldberg Marley Shelton Eion Bailey

  Set in the artsy Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, "Untitled" tells the story of Adrian Jacobs (Goldberg), a difficult composer of equally difficult music whose s... more »

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  Amelia  (Wide; 818 theaters)

  Hilary Swank Richard Gere Ewan McGregor

  The story centers on pilot Amelia Earhart in the early stages of her career and how she is chosen to be the first female pilot to attempt the daring nonstop flight... more »

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  Antichrist  (Limited; 6 theaters)

  Willem Dafoe Charlotte Gainsbourg

  A couple mourning the loss of their child retreat to a cabin in the woods, where they soon encounter strange, terrifying occurrences.

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  Astro Boy  (Wide; 3,014 theaters)

  Nicolas Cage Donald Sutherland Freddie Highmore

  Set in futuristic Metro City, "Astro Boy" is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Tenma (Nicolas Cage). Powered by pos... more »

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  Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assis...  (Wide; 2,754 theaters)

  John C. Reilly Salma Hayek Ken Watanabe

  "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 2... more »

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  Motherhood  (Limited; 48 theaters)

  Uma Thurman Anthony Edwards Minnie Driver

  "Motherhood" is a bittersweet comedy that distills the dilemmas of the maternal state (marriage, work, self, and not necessarily in that order) into the trials and... more »

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  Ong Bak 2  (Limited; 12 theaters)

  Tony Jaa Sorapong Chatree Sarunyu Wongkrachang

  Martial arts superstar Tony Jaa stars in and directs this epic tale of revenge set hundreds of years in the past. Featuring a huge cast and hordes of elephants, th... more »

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  Saw VI  (Wide; 3,036 theaters)

  Tobin Bell Tanedra Howard Betsy Russell

  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, h... more »

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  Stan Helsing  (Limited)

  Leslie Nielsen Diora Baird Kenan Thompson

  The action takes place on Halloween night, when a videostore clerk, Stan Helsing, must reluctantly save a town from the six most-feared monsters in cinematic histo... more »

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topWednesday, October 28, 2009

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  Michael Jackson's This Is It  (Wide; 3,481 theaters)

  Michael Jackson

  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 rehe... more »

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topFriday, October 30, 2009

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  Gentlemen Broncos  (NY/LA; 2 theaters)

  Michael Angarano Sam Rockwell Jemaine Clement

  Benjamin, home-schooled by his eccentric mother, is a loveable loner whose passion for writing leads him on an offbeat and hilarious journey as his story gets ripp... more »

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  Looking for Palladin  (NY)

  A young Hollywood player is drawn into a remote place looking for a quick deal and instead finds a sanctuary, a community, and ultimately himself.

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  Skin  (NY/LA)

  Sophie Okonedo Sam Neill Alice Krige

  Sandra Laing is a black child born in the 1950s to white Afrikaners, unaware of their black ancestry. Her parents are rural shopkeepers serving the local black com... more »

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  The Boondock Saints II: All Saints D...  (Limited; 68 theaters)

  Billy Connolly David Della Rocco Brian Mahoney

  The film is the continuation of writer/director Troy Duffy's tough, stylized cutting edge saga of the MacManus brothers (Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flanery). The ... more »

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  The House of the Devil  (Limited)

  Ti West Jocelin Donahue

  In the 1980s, college student Samantha Hughes takes a strange babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a te... more »

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