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The Possession

Friday, August 31st, 2012

Genre: Horror

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 152

Language: English

Director: Ole Bornedal

Plot: Based on a true story, THE POSSESSION is the terrifying story of how one family must unite in order to survive the wrath of an unspeakable evil

Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Stephanie Brenek (Kyra Sedgwick) see little cause for alarm when their youngest daughter Em becomes oddly obsessed with an antique wooden box she purchased at a yard sale. But as Em’s behavior becomes increasingly erratic, the couple fears the presence of a malevolent force in their midst, only to discover that the box was built to contain a dibbuk, a dislocated spirit that inhabits and ultimately devours its human host.

 

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The Tall Man

Friday, August 31st, 2012

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 116

Language: English

Director: Pascal Laugier

Plot: In an isolated, slowly dying mining town, children are vanishing without a trace – abducted, the townsfolk whisper, by a mysterious entity known locally as “The Tall Man.” Town nurse Julia Denning (Jessica Biel) seems skeptical – until her young David disappears in the middle of night. Frantic to rescue the boy, Julia lives every parent’s darkest nightmare in this twisting, shock-around-each-corner thriller from acclaimed director Pascal Laugier (“Martyrs”) called THE TALL MAN.

 

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The Good Doctor

Friday, August 31st, 2012

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 145

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Director: Lance Daly

Plot: Martin Blake (Orlando Bloom) is an ambitious but anxious young doctor, eager to impress his superiors and colleagues: Chief Resident Waylans (Rob Morrow), self-assured fellow intern Dan (Troy Garity) and no-nonsense nurse Theresa (Taraji P. Henson). But things are not going Martin’s way and he can’t seem to shake off his insecurities. When 18-year-old patient Diane (Riley Keough) is admitted for a kidney infection, Martin steps in, getting the much-needed boost of self-esteem he craves. But things take a dark turn as his enthusiasm begins to become an obsession.

 

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7500

Friday, August 31st, 2012

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 119

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Director: Takashi Shimizu

Plot: 7500 concerns a group of passengers who encounter what appears to be a supernatural force while on a transpacific flight.

 

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Lawless

Wednesday, August 29th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 158

Language: English

Director: John Hillcoat

Plot: LAWLESS is the true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic gangster tale, inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant’s family in his novel “The Wettest County In The World”, the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation’s most notorious crime wave.

 

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The Day

Wednesday, August 29th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 116

Language: English

Director: Douglas Aarniokoski

Plot: A group of five survivors, armed with shotguns, axes and machetes, wander the back roads of a ravaged landscape looking for refuge in The Day, a terrifying look into a post-apocalyptic future. As war ravages humanity, destroying civilization and most of life on earth, the survivors realize they must do whatever it takes to stay alive. Lost, starving, and exhausted, they seek shelter in a seemingly safe abandoned farmhouse. However, while searching for food and resources, they unwittingly set off a trap signaling to their ruthless predators lying in wait to begin their deadly attack. With food and ammunition dwindling, the group must make a desperate final stand – over a 24 hour period – battling for their ultimate survival.

 

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The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure

Wednesday, August 29th, 2012

Genre: Children’s

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 91

Language: English

Director: Matthew Diamond

Plot: The Oogieloves In The Big Balloon Adventure movie trailer – starring Toni Braxton, Cloris Leachman, Christopher Lloyd, Chazz Palminteri, Cary Elwes, Jaime Pressly. Directed by Matthew Diamond. Theatrical Release Date: 8/29/2012
Genre: Children’s
Rating: G

 

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Cosmopolis

Friday, August 24th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 126

Language: English

Director: David Cronenberg

Plot: New York is in turmoil, the age of capitalism is drawing to a close and Eric Packer, a high finance golden boy is chauffeured across the city in his extravagant limousine to get a haircut. A visit from the President of the United States paralyses Manhattan and as the day goes by, an eruption of wild activity unfolds on the city’s streets. Eric watches helplessly as his empire collapses and as his paranoia intensifies during the 24-hour period, he starts to piece together clues that lead him to a most terrifying secret: his imminent assassination.

 

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The Apparition

Friday, August 24th, 2012

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 151

Language: English

Director: Todd Lincoln

Plot: When frightening events start to occur in their home, young couple Kelly (Ashley Greene) and Ben (Sebastian Stan) discover they are being haunted by a presence that was accidentally conjured during a university parapsychology experiment. The horrifying apparition feeds on their fear and torments them no matter where they try to run. Their last hope is an expert in the supernatural (Tom Felton), but even with his help they may already be too late to save themselves from this terrifying force…

 

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HIT & RUN

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 152

Language: English

Director: Dax Shepard

Plot: From the producer of Wedding Crashers – written and directed by and starring comic talent Dax Shepard (NBC’s “Parenthood”) HIT AND RUN is the story of Charlie Bronson (Shepard), a nice guy with a questionable past who risks everything when he busts out of the witness protection program to deliver his fiancé (Kristen Bell) to Los Angeles to seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Their road trip grows awkwardly complicated, when they are chased by the feds (led by Tom Arnold) – and increasingly dangerous, when Charlie’s former pals, a band of gangsters (led by Bradley Cooper), enter the fray.

 

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Why Stop Now

Friday, August 17th, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 136

Language: English

Director: Phil Dorling

Plot: WHY STOP NOW brings together the comic talents of Academy Award-nominee Jesse Eisenberg, Academy Award-winner Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan in the summer’s wildest comedy. Eli (Eisenberg) is a piano prodigy. Today is the audition that will determine his future– will he launch a career and take off into the world? Or will he stay stuck, caring for his sister and mother (Leo) who, despite her cheerful, loving disposition, is a drug addict. The only obstacle to a seamless transition into his future is dropping off Mom off at the center where she will enter rehab, but a glitch in the system forces sends them off to enlist the help of an unlikely ally, her drug dealer Sprinkles (Morgan). The day spirals downhill quickly, and the hapless team must collaborate every step of the way to battle their own demons and get Eli out of the rabbit hole.

 

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Chicken with Plums

Friday, August 17th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 119

Language: French

Director: Marjane Satrapi

Plot: A talented musician is at a loss when his wife breaks his most prized possession, his violin.

 

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Little Birds

Friday, August 17th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 93

Language: English

Director: Elgin James

Plot: 15 year-old Lily and her best friend Alison live on the shores of the Salton Sea among rundown trailers parks, rotting household items, drained pools and decaying streets. What was once an oasis for the wealthy and famous has become a near ghost town, leaving its residents fighting for breath in the deep end. Lily feels eternally claustrophobic and rebellious, living with her manic, single mother, clinging to hope for something more exciting than visits with her young and already washed up Aunt.

 

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Sparkle

Friday, August 17th, 2012

Genre: Musical

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 153

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Director: Salim Akil

Plot: Musical prodigy, Sparkle (Jordin Sparks) struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and daughter to a single mother (Whitney Houston), she tries to balance a new romance with music manager, Stix (Derek Luke) while dealing with the unexpected challenges her new life will bring as she and her two sisters (Carmen Ejogo and Tika Sumpter) strive to become a dynamic singing group during the Motown-era.

 

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The Expendables 2

Friday, August 17th, 2012

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 61

Language: English

Director: Simon West

Plot: The Expendables are back and this time it’s personal…
Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Lee Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren),Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) — with newest members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (Yu Nan) aboard — are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job.

The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them.

Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time — six pounds of weapons-grade plutonium; enough to change the balance of power in the world.

But that’s nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother. That is done the Expendables way….

 

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ParaNorman

Friday, August 17th, 2012

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 93

Language: English

Director: Sam Fell

Plot: A small town comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman (voiced by Mr. McPhee), who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he’ll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst of all, moronic grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.

 

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The Odd Life of Timothy Green

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 132

Language: English

Director: Peter Hedges

Plot: When young Timothy suddenly comes into the lives of Cindy and Jim Green, he is the answer to the couple’s dreams, but they have no idea that the magic he brings with him will change the way they-and everyone around them-look at love forever.

 

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Hope Springs

Friday, August 10th, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 153

Language: English

Director: David Frankel

Plot: Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. When she hears of a renowned couple’s specialist (Steve Carell) in the small town of Great Hope Springs, she attempts to persuade her skeptical husband, a steadfast man of routine, to get on a plane for a week of marriage therapy. Just convincing the stubborn Arnold to go on the retreat is hard enough – the real challenge for both of them comes as they shed their bedroom hang-ups and try to re-ignite the spark that caused them to fall for each other in the first place.

 

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Red Hook Summer

Friday, August 10th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 138

Language: English

Director: Spike Lee

Plot: The latest in Spike Lee’s Chronicles of Brooklyn anthology – which also includes “She’s Gotta Have It” (1986), “Do The Right Thing” (1989), “Crooklyn” (1994), “Clockers” (1995), and “He Got Game” (1998) – RED HOOK SUMMER tells the story of Flik Royale (Jules Brown), a sullen young boy from middle-class Atlanta who has come to spend the summer with his deeply religious grandfather, Bishop Enoch Rouse (Clarke Peters), in the housing projects of Red Hook. Having never met before, things quickly get off on the wrong foot as Bishop Enoch relentlessly attempts to convert Flik into a follower of Jesus Christ. Between his grandfather’s constant preaching and the culture shock of inner-city life, Flik’s summer appears to be a total disaster – until he meets Chazz Morningstar (Toni Lysaith), a pretty girl his age, who shows Flik the brighter side of Brooklyn. Through her love and the love of his grandfather, Flik begins to realize that the world is a lot bigger, and perhaps a lot better, than he’d ever imagined.

 

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Goats

Friday, August 10th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 135

Language: English

Director: Christopher Neil

Plot: Based on the Mark Jude Poirier (“Smart People”) novel of the same title, the coming of age story follows 15 year-old, Ellis (Phillips) as he moves from Wendy, his flakey, new age mother’s (Farmiga) South-Western home to an East Coast prep school where his estranged father Frank (Burrell) was once a star student. For Ellis, this means leaving behind the only real dad he has ever known, Goat Man (Duchovny), his pot-smoking, goat herding mentor, and ultimately needing to evaluate his new prep school lifestyle that’s in stark contrast to his stoner upbringing. Rounding out the cast are Keri Russell as Frank’s new wife, Minnie Driver as Wendy’s best friend and yogic advisor Johanna, and Will Arnett as Wendy’s boyfriend Bennett.

 

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