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KING OF CALIFORNIA FACTS

2007-09-12T21:19:00.000-07:00

A teenage girl (Evan Rachel Wood) has her life thrown into turmoil when her mentally ill dad (Michael Douglas) is released from an institution and comes to live with her. Obsessed with buried treasure in California's San Fernando Valley, the crazy old coot comes up with an outrageous plan to dig it up from underneath a Costco store.
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Cast Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood (more)

Director(s) Mike Cahill, Alexander Payne

Writer(s) Mike Cahill

Status Upcoming (limited)

Genre(s) Drama

Release Date Sept. 14, 2007

MPAA Rating PG-13 - for some strong language, mature thematic elements and brief drug references

Keywords Coming Of Age

MOVING MCALLISTER FACTS

2007-09-12T21:18:00.000-07:00

Rick Robinson (Ben Gourley) has one goal in life: become a partner in one of Miami's most prestigious law firms. But first, he has to pass the Bar Exam … and suck up to the boss, McAllister (Rutger Hauer). Suddenly, Rick finds himself on a cross-country trip to Los Angeles transporting boxes of McAllister's stuff, as well as his hot niece (Mila Kunis). Although at first, the two travelers don't have anything in common, they soon form some common bonds, one of which is a nutty third passenger, Orlie (Jon Heder).
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Cast Ben Gourley, Mila Kunis, Jon Heder, Rutger Hauer (more)

Director(s) Andrew Black

Writer(s) Ben Gourley

Status Upcoming (limited)

Genre(s) Comedy

Release Date Sept. 14, 2007

MPAA Rating PG-13 - for some drug content, sexual references and crude humor

Web Site Official Site for Moving McAllister

Keywords Comedy, Romantic Comedy

MR. WOODCOCK FACTS

2007-09-12T21:14:00.000-07:00

Self-help author John Farley (Seann William Scott) returns to his hometown and is horrified to learn that his mother (Susan Sarandon) has fallen in love with his old gym teacher, Mr. Woodcock (Billy Bob Thornton), a man who used to put John through hell on a regular basis. Determined to stop his mom from marrying the man, John unleashes a devious plan to get revenge on Woodcock and his old classmates.
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Cast Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott, Susan Sarandon, Ethan Suplee, Amy Poehler (more)

Director(s) Craig Gillespie

Writer(s) Josh Gilbert, Michael Carnes

Status Upcoming (wide)

Genre(s) Comedy

Release Date Sept. 14, 2007

MPAA Rating PG-13 - for crude and sexual content, thematic material, language and a mild drug reference

Keywords Marriage, Weddings, High School Experiences

PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG FACTS

2007-09-12T21:12:00.000-07:00

This documentary follows the life and career of Pete Seeger who, in the 1960s, was one of the dominant forces in the folk music scene. A controversial public figure, Seeger was blacklisted for many years after refusing to sign a loyalty oath for the House Un-American Activities Committee. Nevertheless, his songs like "We Shall Overcome" have gone on to become American classics.

Director(s) Jim Brown

Status Upcoming (limited)

Genre(s) Musical

Release Date Sept. 14, 2007

Running Time 93 minutes

Keywords Pop Music, Folk Music, Documentary, Folk Music, Music, Musicians

THE RAPE OF EUROPA FACTS

2007-09-12T21:11:00.000-07:00

This documentary tells the heartbreaking tale of a cultural history that was almost wiped out. For twelve years leading up to and including WWII, the Nazis stole and destroyed all art that they deemed "inappropriate," which included an estimated one-fifth of all the known artworks in Europe. While the Allies tried to return most of the art after the end of the war, there are families and art historians still trying to find and repair lost masterpieces, including Gustav Klimt's "Gold Portrait."
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Director(s) Bonni Cohen, Richard Berge, Nicole Newnham

Writer(s) Bonni Cohen, Richard Berge, Nicole Newnham

Status Upcoming (limited)

Release Date Sept. 14, 2007

MPAA Rating Not Rated

Web Site Official Site for The Rape of Europa

Keywords Art, World War II, Art/Artists, Documentary, Nazis, Theatrical Release, WWII, Nazi Germany

SILK FACTS

2007-09-12T21:05:00.000-07:00

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Herve Joncour (Michael Pitt) is a 19th-century French silkworm smuggler who must leave his beloved wife (Keira Knightley) at home while he makes a clandestine trip to Japan. While away, he meets a beautiful concubine (Sei Ashina) who implores Joncour to free her from a life of servitude. But, if he does, it may destroy the fragile negotiations he's developed with the ruling monarch (Koji Yakusho) — and not to mention his marriage.
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Cast Michael Pitt, Keira Knightley, Koji Yakusho, Alfred Molina (more)

Director(s) Francois Gerard

Status On DVD

Genre(s) Drama

Release Date Sept. 14, 2007

MPAA Rating R - for sexuality and nudity

Web Site Official Site for Silk

Keywords France, Japan

THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER FACTS

2007-09-06T05:09:00.000-07:00

This documentary shows the explosive reaction Germany had when the Wehrmacht-Exhibition showed in eleven big cities in that country between 1999 and 2004. The exhibit provided graphic evidence of the war crimes committed by regular Nazi soldiers during WWII. When faced with such compelling evidence, modern Germans were forced to re-think what their own family members may have done during Holocaust.
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Director(s) Michael Verhoeven

Status Upcoming (limited)

Genre(s) Foreign

Release Date Sept. 7, 2007 — New York

Running Time 97 minutes

MPAA Rating Not Rated

Keywords German, World War II, Documentary, Nazis, Germany, WWII

SHOOT 'EM UP FACTS

2007-09-06T05:07:00.000-07:00

A woman (Monica Belluci) gives birth to a baby that for some reason everybody, including the enigmatic and ruthless Mr. Hertz (Paul Giamatti), wants dead. In steps Mr. Smith (Clive Owen), who goes to great lengths to keep the newborn alive for reasons he isn't even sure of himself.
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Cast Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci, Stephen McHattie (more)

Director(s) Michael Davis

Writer(s) Michael Davis

Status Upcoming (wide)

Genre(s) Drama

Release Date Sept. 7, 2007

Web Site Official Site for Shoot 'Em Up

Keywords Thriller, Babies, Criminals

THE INNER LIFE OF MARTIN FROST FACTS

2007-09-06T05:06:00.000-07:00

Martin Frost (David Thewliss) is a novelist suffering from a bad case of writer's block who retreats to his friend's empty house in the country to get his creative juices flowing again. However, Martin discovers he's not exactly alone when he wakes up next to the beautiful Claire (Irene Jacob) who has mysteriously appeared in his bed. As they begin to fall in love and Martin is happily about to finish his new book, Claire is suddenly stricken with a strange illness. As Claire gets sicker, Martin starts to wonder if his lovely companion is even a flesh-and-blood person or some needed figment of his imagination.
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Cast David Thewlis, Irène Jacob, Michael Imperioli, Sophie Auster (more)

Director(s) Paul Auster

Status Upcoming (limited)

Genre(s) Drama

Release Date Sept. 7, 2007 — New York

Running Time 94 minutes

MPAA Rating Not Rated

Keywords Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Writers, Authors, Based On A Novel

IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON FACTS

2007-09-06T05:03:00.000-07:00

All the surviving members of the Apollo space missions are gathered for this intimate documentary about their inspiring and moving journeys to the Moon. Combining archival NASA film footage with new interviews with Jim Lovell, Buzz Aldrin, Dave Scott, Harrison Schmitt and six other astronauts, the stories of the only human beings to stand on non-Earth ground come vividly to life.
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Director(s) David Sington

Status Upcoming (limited)

Release Date Sept. 7, 2007

Running Time 100 minutes

MPAA Rating PG - mild language, brief violent images and incidental smoking

Keywords Space Exploration, Documentary, Space, NASA, Spaceships, Interviews

THE HUNTING PARTY FACTS

2007-09-06T04:59:00.001-07:00

A cynical TV war correspondent (Richard Gere) and his trusty cameraman (Terrence Howard) go after the biggest story of their careers: interviewing the notorious Bosnian war criminal known only as "the Fox." However, getting so close to this elusive figure embroils the journalists into a vast conspiracy that involves the U.N. and the C.I.A. Based on a true story.
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Cast Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Kruger, Joy Bryant, James Brolin (more)

Director(s) Richard Shepard

Writer(s) Richard Shepard

Status Upcoming (wide)

Genre(s) Action/Adventure

Release Date Sept. 7, 2007 — New York; Los Angeles; Sept. 14, 2007 — wide

Running Time 103 minutes

Web Site Official Site for The Hunting Party

Keywords Action, Drama, War, Reporters, Based On A True Story

HATCHET FACTS

2007-09-06T04:56:00.000-07:00

All Ben (Joel Moore) wants to do is forget about being dumped by his girlfriend. To help him out, his friends take him to Mardi Gras, which isn't any fun because all the skimpily-clad, inebrieated girls running around end up just reminding Ben of his ex. So instead, Ben goes on a haunted bayou tour on a boat full of strangers. And, what do you know, the ill-fated ride turns out to be really scary when the passengers are stalked by a maniacal killer (Kane Hodder).
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Director(s) Adam Green

Writer(s) Adam Green

Status Upcoming (limited)

Genre(s) Horror

Release Date Sept. 7, 2007

Running Time 93 minutes

MPAA Rating R - for strong bloody horror violence, sexual content, nudity and language

Web Site Official Site for Hatchet

Keywords Horror

FIERCE PEOPLE FACTS

2007-09-06T04:52:00.000-07:00

A New York City massage therapist (Diane Lane) travels to Africa to visit her son's father (Donald Sutherland).

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Director(s) Griffin Dunne

Writer(s) Dirk Wittenborn

Status Upcoming (wide)

Genre(s) Drama

Release Date Sept. 7, 2007

MPAA Rating R - for language, drug use, sexuality/nudity and some violence

Web Site Official Site for Fierce People

Keywords Theatrical Release, Based On A Novel

THE BUBBLE FACTS

2007-09-06T04:42:00.000-07:00

Yelli (Alon Friedman) and Lulu (Daniela Virtzer) decide to do whatever it takes to keep their roommate Noam (Ohad Knoller) together with his boyfriend Ashraf (Yousef Sweid). The only trouble is that Yelli, Lulu and Noam are all Israeli, while Ashraf is Palestinian. So what the three friends must conspire to do is to attend a rally that calls for the end of the occupation of Palestinian territories, but it's a plan that may tragically backfire on all of them.

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Cast Ohad Knoller, Yousef 'Joe' Sweid, Daniela Wircer, Alon Friedman (more)

Director(s) Eytan Fox

Writer(s) Gal Uchovsky, Eytan Fox

Status Upcoming (limited)

Genre(s) Drama

Release Date Sept. 7, 2007

Running Time 90 minutes

MPAA Rating Not Rated

Keywords Coming Of Age, Violence

THE BROTHERS SOLOMON FACTS

2007-09-06T04:36:00.000-07:00

Dean and John Solomon (Will Forte and Will Arnett) learned everything they know from their father, who unfortunately didn't teach his kids anything about the birds and the bees. When dear old dad's dying wish is to have a grandchild, the two mentally and romantically-deficient siblings go about finding a woman to impregnate, which proves to be rather difficult.
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Cast Will Arnett, Will Forte, Chi McBride, Kristen Wiig, Jenna Fischer, Malin Akerman (more)

Director(s) Bob Odenkirk

Writer(s) Will Forte

Status Upcoming (wide)

Genre(s) Comedy

Release Date Sept. 7, 2007

MPAA Rating R - for language and sexual content.

Web Site Official Site for The Brothers Solomon

Keywords Brothers, Comedians/Comediennes, Comedy Teams

3:10 TO YUMA FACTS

2007-09-06T04:27:00.001-07:00

Notorious outlaw Ben Wade's (Russell Crowe) crime spree across the Old West comes to an end when authorities finally catch him, but putting the bandit on trial may not be such an easy task. Dan Evans (Christian Bale) is a Civil War veteran and a struggling rancher who volunteers to deliver Wade to the train that will take him to the courthouse. But it's not such an easy task when Wade's henchmen, the deranged Charlie (Ben Foster), vows to kill everyone in his path to stop his boss from ending up in the hangman's noose.
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Cast Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Dallas Roberts, Ben Foster (more)

Director(s) James Mangold

Writer(s) Halstead Welles, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas

Status Upcoming (wide)

Genre(s) Western

Release Date Sept. 7, 2007

Running Time 117 minutes

MPAA Rating R - for violence and some language

Web Site Official Site for 3:10 to Yuma

Keywords Action, Western, Murder, Remake