March 2010 Movies

Alice in Wonderland

When Alice tumbles down, down, down a rabbit-hole one hotsummer's afternoon in pursuit of a White Rabbit she finds herself in Wonderland. And there begin the fantastical adventures that will see herexperiencing extraordinary changes in size, swimming in a pool of her own tears and attending the very maddest of tea parties. For Wonderland is no ordinary place and the characters that populate it are quite unlike anybody young Alice has ever met before. In this imaginary land she encounters the savagely violent Queen, the Lachrymose Mock Turtle, the laconic Cheshire Cat and the hookah-smoking Caterpillar, each as surprising and outlandish as the next.

Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Michael Sheen, Anne Hathaway, Stephen Fry, Tim Burton, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman

Brooklyn's Finest

The story is a dramatic ensemble with three interweaving story lines involving Brooklyn cops.

Wesley Snipes, Basil Iwanyk, Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Antoine Fuqua, Ellen Barkin, John Langley

The Secret of Kells

Nominated for an Academy Award, the animated movie looks at the boy behind the famed Book of Kells.

Brendan Gleeson, Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey, Fabrice Ziolkowski, Evan McGuire, Christen Mooney

She's Out of My League

Kirk (Jay Baruche), an average Joe, can’t believe his luck. Though he’s stuck in a seemingly dead-end job as an airport security agent, against all odds Molly (Alice Eve), a successful and outrageously gorgeous babe falls for him. Kirk is stunned. So are his friends, his family and even his ex-girlfriend. Now he has to figure out how to make the relationship work, even though he’s the first to admit "She’s Out of My League."

Sean Anders, Alice Eve, Jay Baruchel, John Morris, T.J. Miller, Jim Field Smith, Jimmy Miller, Krysten Ritter

Green Zone

The story centers on the chaotic attempts of the Americans to set up a provisional government in the area around Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's palace.

Paul Greengrass, Brendan Gleeson, Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Jason Isaacs, Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin, Tim Bevan

Remember Me

A drama centered on two lovers whose newfound relationship is threatened as they try to cope with their respective family tragedies.

Robert Pattinson, Nick Osborne, Pierce Brosnan, Trevor Engelson, Will Fetters, Emilie de Ravin, Chris Cooper, Jenny Lumet

Our Family Wedding

Described as a clash-of-cultures comedy, the story centers on two overbearing fathers (Whitaker, Mencia) who must put aside their differences to plan the wedding of their son and daughter (Ferrera) in less than two weeks.

Rick Famuyiwa, Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Regina King, Lance Gross, Edward Saxon, Carlos Mencia

Stolen

“Stolen” centers on a small-town police chief who works to uncover the truth behind the mummified remains of a boy found in a box, buried for 50 years.

Jessica Chastain, Josh Lucas, Jon Hamm, Jimmy Bennett, Rhona Mitra, Andy Steinman, Anders Anderson

The Exploding Girl

A college student in New York City caught between two loves.

Bradley Rust Gray, Zoe Kazan, So Yong Kim, Karin Chien, Ben Howe, Mark Rendall

Severe Clear

Based on the memoir of First Lieutenant Mike Scotti as well as video footage shot by him and other members of 1st Battalion, 4th Marines on the outset of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Kristian Fraga

Mother

A mother desperately searches for the killer that framed her son for their horrific murder.

Joon-Ho Bong, Kim Hye-Ja, Won Bin, Jin Gu

Tales from the Script

A documentary covering the stories and life lessons from the movie industry's top writers.

Peter Hanson, Paul Robert Herman

Mid-August Lunch

Gianni is a middle-aged man living in Rome with his imposing and demanding elderly mother. His only outlet from her and the increasing debt is the quiet the local tavern.

Gianni Di Gregorio

The Bounty Hunter

A bounty hunter is hired to retrieve his ex-wife who has skipped bail.

Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, Christine Baranski, Neal H. Moritz, Jason Sudeikis, Andy Tennant, Robyn Meisinger, Ori Marmur

The Ghost Writer

A ghostwriter is hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister and uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.

Ewan McGregor, Tom Wilkinson, Olivia Williams, Pierce Brosnan, Roman Polanski, Jim Belushi, Kim Cattrall, Alain Sarde

Repo Men

The futuristic thriller follows Remy (Law), a repo man made up of artificial organs, who receives a heart transplant. When he struggles to make the payments, he must go on the run from his former partner. Braga will play Beth, who married but lost touch with Remy while he was serving in the Army. Ten years later, Beth -- down on her luck and retrofitted with artificial organs -- is reunited with Remy as they seek to run.

Mary Parent, Alice Braga, Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Scott Stuber, Liev Schreiber, Miguel Sapochnik, Eric Garcia

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you’re ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary.

Devon Bostick, Chloë Grace Moretz, Zachary Gordon, Steve Zahn, Robert Capron, Thor Freudenthal, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson

Greenberg

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the story is expected to center on the intimacies of relationships in the manner of Noah Baumbach's other films, such as "The Squid and the Whale."

Scott Rudin, Ben Stiller, Brie Larson, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Greta Gerwig, Chris Messina, Noah Baumbach

City Island

No plot details have been announced.

Ezra Miller, Andy Garcia, Raymond De Felitta, Emily Mortimer, Alan Arkin, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait, Lauren Versel

Vincere

The story of Facist leader Mussolini's secret lover, Ida Dalser, and their son Albino.

Marco Bellocchio

The Runaways

A rough and tumble coming-of-age drama about the '70s teenage band the Runaways. Widely believed at the time to have been a novelty act formed by producer Kim Fowley, who thought the notion of five teenage girls dressed in leather and lingerie performing rock and roll music was highly marketable, the truth of the band's origin is actually that the individual parts that made up the whole, began with the most pure rock 'n' roll intentions. Despite the apparent "jailbait on the run" gimmick pushed by their manager, the girls in the band were proficient at playing their instruments and wrote or co-wrote most of the band's material and, as later became obvious, were serious about their music.

Dakota Fanning, Kristen Stewart, Stella Maeve, Art Linson, Hannah Marks, John Linson, Bill Pohlad, Scout Taylor-Compton

The Killing Jar

Seven people are passing time one late evening at a small roadside diner in the middle of nowhere. Among them are Noreen (Amber Benson), a waitress trapped in a loveless marriage; John (Harold Perrineau), a melancholy salesman; Hank (Kevin Gage), a quiet with a secret; Lonnie (Lew Temple), a small-town cop; and Jimmy (Danny Trejo), the ill-tempered owner.

When a radio reports the disturbing murders of a family in a nearby county, the patrons immediately suspect new arrival Doe (Michael Madsen) as the killer. A bloody confrontation ensues, and the patrons become hostages as the troubled Doe decides their fates. As secrets are revealed, the desperate survivors slowly realize that one of the hostages may be even more dangerous than their captor.

Danny Trejo, Mark Young, Michael Madsen, Harold Perrineau, Amber Benson

The Red Baron

Baron Manfred von Richthofen is the most feared and celebrated pilot of the German air force in World War I, but after falling in love with the nurse Käte, Manfred realizes he is used only for propaganda means.

Joseph Fiennes, Nikolai Müllerschön

Neil Young Trunk Show

A documentary covering the musician Neil Young through two concerts in 2007.

Jonathan Demme, Neil Young

Hubble 3D

Through the power of IMAX® 3D, Hubble 3D will enable moviegoers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings, and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA's history. The seventh film from the award-winning IMAX® Space Team, Hubble 3D will offer an inspiring and unique look into the Hubble Space Telescope's legacy and highlight its profound impact on the way we view the universe and ourselves.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Toni Myers, Graeme Ferguson

The Girl with the Dragon Tat...

Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, ruthless computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from almost forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history. But the Vanger's are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves.

Noomi Rapace, Nikolaj Arcel, Niels Arden Oplev, Michael Nyqvist, Peter Haber, Rasmus Heisterberg, Lena Endre

How to Train Your Dragon

Meet Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, heir of the Viking chiefdom, but a boy with one very big problem: a hero he is not. "How to Train Your Dragon" is the riotous story of Hiccup's quest to hunt down the fiercest dragon, bring it into submission, and-hopefully-pass his initiation. Instead, he ends up with the smallest, most ornery dragon-it's even toothless! Thus begins the hijinx of the world's most lovable, unlikely hero and a most reluctant "beast." Packed with energetic drawings and plenty of action, this boisterous tale is just right for fantasy fans or anyone with a spirit of adventure. Based on the book by Cressida Cowell.

Gerard Butler, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, T.J. Miller, Bonnie Arnold, Kristen Wiig, David Soren, America Ferrera

Hot Tub Time Machine

A high-concept male comedy which revolves around a group of adult male friends who, bored with their lives, visit a hot tub where they once partied. After knocking a few back, they find it can transport them to a time two decades earlier and to their younger, raunchier selves.

John Cusack, Lizzy Caplan, John Morris, Josh Heald, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, Crispin Glover, Steve Pink

Chloe

In the thriller, Julianne Moore plays a successful doctor who suspects her husband (Liam Neeson) of cheating. She tests his fidelity by hiring an escort (Amanda Seyfried) to seduce him. The move unlocks a series of complications that puts her family in danger.

Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss, Joe Medjuck, Atom Egoyan, Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock

Ca$h

A stroke of good luck turns lethal for a couple when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings a strange and sinister man to their doorstep.

Chris Hemsworth, Sean Bean, Stephen Milburn Anderson

The Eclipse

In a seaside Irish town, a widower sparks with a visiting horror novelist while he also begins to believe he is seeing ghosts.

Ciaran Hinds, Aidan Quinn, Conor McPherson, Iben Hjejle, Jim Norton

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Directed by legendary producer Don Hahn ("Beauty and the Beast"), this documentary looks at an era of Disney animation celebrated by fans but not yet immortalized by historians. The film will cover the talent behind the movies of the 1980s and '90s, charting the success of such filmmakers as John Lasseter, Brad Bird, John Musker, Ron Clements, Glen Keane, Henry Selick, Tim Burton, and Don Bluth from their time at CalArts in the '70s through the early '90s boom that culminated with Hahn's record-setting hit, "The Lion King".

Don Hahn, Connie Nartonis Thompson, Peter Schneider

Dancing Across Borders

On a trip to Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia in January 2000, filmmaker Anne Bass came across a 16 year old boy who moved her immensely with his amazing and seemingly natural charms and grace as a dancer. Having been a longtime devotee to the world of dance herself back in the United States, Anne felt compelled to give this young boy the opportunity to leave his home and follow a dream that she felt he hadn't even yet seen for himself.

Anne Bass, Catherine Tatge

Lbs.

A 315-pound man decides to kick his food addiction by moving to the country.

Godspeed

Charlie Shepard is a modern day faith healer living hand-to-mouth with his young son and wife Rebecca in a small Alaskan town. With his marriage failing, and an old drinking habit coming back to haunt him, his family is brutally murdered by unknown assailants for seemingly no reason whatsoever.

Robert Saitzyk

The Last Song

A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.

Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear, Liam Hemsworth, Tish Cyrus, Adam Shankman, Nicholas Sparks, Kelly Preston, Jennifer Gibgot