December 2009 Movies

Made for Each Other

The independently financed comedy stars Christopher Masterson as a man who, three months into a sexless marriage, cracks and has a one-night stand. He decides the only just way to rectify his mistake is to get his wife (Phillips) to cheat on him. With the help of his best friend (Levine), he sets out to find the right man (Warburton) to bed the missus. Danny Masterson will play an attorney waiting to handle what he figures is a sure-fire divorce.

Danny Masterson, Eric Lord, Christopher Masterson, Patrick Warburton, Bijou Phillips, Sam Levine, George Segal

Brothers

One of two brothers is sent to fight in Afghanistan while the other "black sheep" brother becomes caretaker to his wife and child.

Bailee Madison, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tucker Tooley, Ryan Kavanaugh, Natalie Portman, Jim Sheridan, Joni Sighvatsson, David Benioff

Everybody's Fine

Robert De Niro plays a widower who realizes his only connection to his children was through his deceased wife. So, he decides to take a trip to reconnect with his kids, and discovers they are living far from perfect lives.

Kate Beckinsale, Robert De Niro, Sam Rockwell, Glynis Murray, Drew Barrymore, Melissa Leo, Kirk Jones, Gianni Nunnari

Armored

A young armored car guard is persuaded by his veteran cohorts to empty the truck of its $10 million haul.

Skeet Ulrich, Sam Raimi, Josh Donen, Matt Dillon, Columbus Short, Laurence Fishburne, Nimrod Antal, Dan Farah

Up in the Air

Ryan Bingham’s job as a Career Transition Counselor–he fires people–has kept him airborne for years. Although he has come to despise his line of work, he has come to love the culture of what he calls "Airworld," finding contentment within pressurized cabins, anonymous hotel rooms, and a wardrobe of wrinkle-free slacks. With a letter of resignation sitting on his boss’s desk, and the hope of a job with a mysterious consulting firm, Ryan Bingham is agonizingly close to his ultimate goal, his Holy Grail: one million frequent flier miles. But before he achieves this long-desired freedom, conditions begin to deteriorate.

Jason Reitman, Anna Kendrick, Vera Farmiga, Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock, Michael Beugg, Joe Medjuck, George Clooney

Transylmania

Spoof horror in which a group of college kids do a semester abroad in Romania and realise that if the partying doesn't kill them, the vampires just might!

James DeBello, Tony Denman, Jennifer Lyons, David Hillenbrand, Scott Hillenbrand, Patrick Cavanaugh, Paul Kim

Serious Moonlight

A high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet right before their home is invaded by burglars.

Kristen Bell, Justin Long, Michael Roiff, Cheryl Hines, Andy Ostroy, Adrienne Shelly, Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton

One Peace at a Time

Filmed in 20 countries, the documentary explores the insights of Nobel Laureates and others about improving the world.

Turk Pipkin

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call...

In the movie, a re-imagining of the original movie starring Harvey Keitel, Nicolas Cage stars as a "cop on the edge". Val Kilmer will play his partner while Xzibit will play a baddie named "Big Fade".

Val Kilmer, Nicolas Cage, Boaz Davidson, Eva Mendes, Werner Herzog, Alan Polsky, Gabriel Polsky, Xzibit

Until the Light Takes Us

A documentary chronicling the history, ideology and aesthetic of Norwegian black metal.

Paa

A politician's relationship with his unusually developed son - the child suffers from a disease that causes him to age rapidly, rendering him an old man.

R. Balki, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan

The Princess and the Frog

A musical set in the greatest city of them all, New Orleans, "The Princess and the Frog" marks Disney's return to the timeless art form of traditional animation. The film teams Ron Clements and John Musker, creators of "The Little Mermaid" and "Aladdin," with Oscar-winning composer Randy Newman to tell the most beautiful love story ever told ... with frogs, voodoo, and a singing alligator.

John Goodman, Jason Oremland, Peter Del Vecho, Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Jenifer Lewis, Jim Cummings, John Musker

Invictus

The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.

Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, Gary Barber, Tim Moore, Clint Eastwood, Roger Birnbaum, Robert Hobbs, Mace Neufeld

Did You Hear About the Morga...

The story is about a New York couple who witness a murder and consequently are put into a witness-protection program in Wyoming.

Michael Kelly, Martin Shafer, Marc Lawrence, Liz Glotzer, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mary Steenburgen, Melissa Wells, Hugh Grant

The Lovely Bones

The story of Susie Salmon, a young girl who is murdered but continues to observe her family on Earth after her death. She witnesses the effect of her loss on her loved ones, while her killer skillfully covers his tracks and prepares to murder again.

Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon, Ken Kamins, Peter Jackson, Rachel Weisz, Michael Imperioli, Tessa Ross

Rocket Singh: Salesman of th...

Harpreet Singh Bedi is a fresh graduate trying to find a balance between the maddening demands of the 'professional' way, and the way of his heart.

Shimit Amin, Jaideep Sahni, Ranbir Kapoor

The Slammin' Salmon

A restaurant owner and former heavyweight champ pits his wait staff against each other in a "Glengarry Glen Ross"-like competish.

Jay Chandrasekhar, Richard Perello, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Michael Clarke Duncan, Julia Dray

Tenderness

The film follows a violent teenager, Eric, whose life intertwines with Lori, a 16-year-old runaway who can't resist his charm. Crowe will play Lieutenant Cristofuoro, a cop who sets out to unravel Eric's complex past.

Russell Crowe, Emil Stern, John Polson, John Penotti, Howard Meltzer, Laura Dern, Jon Foster, Fisher Stevens

A Single Man

The story is about a gay man (Colin Firth), who tries to go about his normal routines after the death of his partner. Matthew Goode will play Firth's former boyfriend, and Julianne Moore will be his friend.

Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Tom Ford, David Scearce

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye...

A man acts out a play in his mind and kills his mother.

Willem Dafoe, Michael Peña, Michael Shannon, Werner Herzog, Brad Dourif, Bill Cobbs, David Lynch, Eric Bassett

Broken Embraces

"Broken Embraces" is a four-way tale of amour-fou, shot in the style of '50s American film noir at its most hard-boiled, and will mix references to works like Nicholas Ray's "In a Lonely Place" and Vincente Minnelli's "The Bad and the Beautiful," with signature Almodóvar themes such as Fate, the mystery of creation, guilt, unscrupulous power, the eternal search of fathers for sons, and sons for fathers.

Angela Molina, Kiti Manver, Chus Lampreave, Pedro Almodovar, Penelope Cruz, Blanca Portilla

Larger Than Life in 3D

Live concert footage of the Dave Matthews Band, Ben Harper and Relentless7 and Gogol Bordello, shot at the three-day Austin City Limits festival in October 2009.

Lawrence Jordan

A Town Called Panic

During one of their adventures, Cowboy, Indian and Horse discover a strange and fascinating underwater world. While there, a conflict with the habitants is solved with the physical and geographical distribution of the two worlds.

Vincent Patar, Veronique Dumont, Stephane Aubier, Bouli Lanners

Ricky

When Katie, an ordinary woman, meets Paco, an ordinary man, something magical happens: a love story. From this union an extraordinary child is born: Ricky.

Francois Ozon

Crazy Heart

A down-on-his-luck, alcoholic country music singer is able to get his life and career back on track through his relationship and experiences with a female reporter

Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Eric Brenner, T Bone Burnett, Robert Carliner, Rick Dial, Michael A. Simpson

Avatar

"Avatar" is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.

Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Wes Studi, C.C.H. Pounder, Stephen Lang, Matt Gerald

Nine

Famous film director Guido Contini reaches a creative and personal crisis and has to balance the numerous women in his life, including his wife, his mistress, his film-star muse, his agent and his mother.

Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Michael Tolkin, Anthony Minghella, Judi Dench, Fergie, Catherine Zeta-Jones

The Young Victoria

The film follows the early years of Queen Victoria's reign and her romance with Prince Albert.

Paul Bettany, Emily Blunt, Martin Scorsese, Tim Headington, Jean-Marc Vallee, Sarah Ferguson, Julian Fellowes, Mark Strong

The New Daughter

The movie, based on a short story by noted horror-thriller writer John Connolly, follows a single dad who has moved his two children to a remote farm where a strange mound in the surrounding fields appears to be the key to his daughter's increasingly ominous behavior.

Kevin Costner, Luiso Berdejo, John Travis, Ivana Baquero

Fall Down Dead

Police are on the trail of a serial killer – following clues that are as barbaric as they are "artistic". They have called the criminal the "Picasso Killer": death is his inspiration, the carved bodies of his victims are his works of art.

R. Keith Harris, Jon Keeyes, Dominique Swain, Mehmet Gunsur, Udo Kier, David Carradine

Up in the Air

Ryan Bingham’s job as a Career Transition Counselor–he fires people–has kept him airborne for years. Although he has come to despise his line of work, he has come to love the culture of what he calls "Airworld," finding contentment within pressurized cabins, anonymous hotel rooms, and a wardrobe of wrinkle-free slacks. With a letter of resignation sitting on his boss’s desk, and the hope of a job with a mysterious consulting firm, Ryan Bingham is agonizingly close to his ultimate goal, his Holy Grail: one million frequent flier miles. But before he achieves this long-desired freedom, conditions begin to deteriorate.

Jason Reitman, Anna Kendrick, Vera Farmiga, Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock, Michael Beugg, Joe Medjuck, George Clooney

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The...

Alvin, Simon and Theodore compete against The Chipettes in the $100,000 Battle of the Bands.

Jonathan Aibel, Christina Applegate, Justin Long, Zachary Levi, Betty Thomas, Ross Bagdasarian, Glenn Berger, David Cross

Nine

Famous film director Guido Contini reaches a creative and personal crisis and has to balance the numerous women in his life, including his wife, his mistress, his film-star muse, his agent and his mother.

Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Michael Tolkin, Anthony Minghella, Judi Dench, Fergie, Catherine Zeta-Jones

It's Complicated

Meryl Streep will play a recent empty-nester who runs a successful bakery restaurant, who finds herself romantically torn between her persuasive exhusband (Alec Baldwin) and her new friend and architect played by Steve Martin.

Meryl Streep, Scott Rudin, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski, Steve Martin, Zoe Kazan, Lake Bell, Nancy Meyers

Sherlock Holmes

In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous characters, "Sherlock Holmes" sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.

Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Robert Downey Jr., Kelly Reilly, Guy Ritchie, Lionel Wigram, Dan Lin, Mark Strong

The Imaginarium of Doctor Pa...

Dr. Parnassus has the gift of guiding the imaginations of others. With his traveling theater troupe, Parnassus offers audience members the chance to transcend reality by passing through a magical mirror.

Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Tom Waits, Andrew Garfield, Colin Farrell, Charles McKeown, Samuel Hadida, Terry Gilliam

The Lovely Bones

The story of Susie Salmon, a young girl who is murdered but continues to observe her family on Earth after her death. She witnesses the effect of her loss on her loved ones, while her killer skillfully covers his tracks and prepares to murder again.

Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon, Ken Kamins, Peter Jackson, Rachel Weisz, Michael Imperioli, Tessa Ross

The White Ribbon

Strange events happen at a rural school in the north of Germany during the year 1913, which seem to be ritual punishment.

Michael Haneke, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Margaret Menegoz, Michael Katz, Susanne Lothar, Theo Trebs, Ulrich Tukur