Movies Released May 11, 2012

Dark Shadows

Centers on vampire patriarch Barnabas Collins and also features monsters, witches, werewolves, ghosts and zombies.

Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, Johnny Depp, Tim Burton, Seth Grahame-Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Graham King, Jackie Earle Haley

Girl in Progress

Grace (Eva Mendes) is a single mom. She is too busy juggling work, bills, and the very married Dr. Hartford (Matthew Modine), to give her daughter, Ansiedad (Cierra Ramirez) the attention she desperately needs. When Ansiedad's English teacher, Ms. Armstrong (Patricia Arquette), introduces her students to classic coming-of-age stories, Ansiedad is inspired to skip adolescence and jump-start her life without mom. While Grace becomes preoccupied with the increasing affections of her co-worker (Eugenio Derbez), Ansiedad enlists the help of her loyal friend, Tavita (Raini Rodriguez), to plot her shortcut to "adulthood". But as her misguided plan unravels, Ansiedad and Grace must learn that sometimes growing-up means acting your age.

Patricia Riggen, Matthew Modine, Eva Mendes, Patricia Arquette

Hick

The story is about a 13-year-old who runs away to Las Vegas after being abandoned by her parents in Nebraska. Along the way, the girl learns some truths about American society and the peril of her own sexual curiosity.

Chloë Grace Moretz, Eddie Redmayne, Blake Lively, Derick Martini, Charles de Portes, Andrea Portes, Juliette Lewis, Steven Siebert

Tonight You're Mine

An American pop star and British rock chick find themselves accidentally handcuffed together.

Luke Treadaway, Natalia Tena, David MacKenzie, Thomas Leveritt

The Artist

Takes place in 1927 Hollywood and focuses on a silent movie star whose career seems about to be ended because of the arrival of the talkies. At the same time, a pretty young extra sees the new format as an opportunity to launch her star.

John Goodman, James Cromwell, Michel Hazanavicius, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle, Jean Dujardin

The Cup

Damien Oliver, a young jockey, loses his only brother in a racing accident.

Kirk D'Amico, Ray Winstone, Stephen Curry, Lance Hool, Simon Wincer, Brendan Gleeson, Jan Bladier, David Lee

Sleepless Night

Vincent is a well-respected cop, as well as a devoted husband and father. But below the surface of his idyllic life, Vincent is involved with a very dangerous group of gangsters and drug dealers. When Vincent and his partner are caught stealing a massive quantity of cocaine from a powerful drug lord, the darker side of Vincent's life threatens to destroy his family and career. In a race against the clock, Vincent must return the drugs in order to save his son's life.

Nicolas Saada, Serge Riaboukine, Frédéric Jardin, Tomer Sisley, Joey Starr

Changing The Game

An intelligent young African-American man rises from the oppressive streets of North Philadelphia to become a shining star at Wall Street's most prestigious firm. However, he soon finds that the white-collar world is filled with crime and death just like the streets he left behind.

Tony Todd, Rel Dowdell, Sticky Fingaz, Irma P. Hall

The Road

Tells the story of a twelve-year-old cold case that is reopened when three teenagers vanish while traversing an infamous and abandoned road. As investigators try to find leads to the whereabouts of the missing teens, they also unearth the road's gruesome past that spans two decades - a history of abduction, crimes and murders.

Yam Laranas, TJ Trinidad, Aloy Adlawan, Carmina Villaroel, Rhian Ramos

Otter 501

A storm grows, a sea otter pup is separated from her mother, and a young woman bound for adventure blows in to town. On a wild, windswept beach these lives collide and an entire species' survival gets personal. Through Katie's eyes you will see our playful pup, otter number 501, get an amazing second chance at life in the wild. As the two learn to navigate the opportunities and risks of life without anchor we see the incredible efforts people have undertaken to return sea otters from the brink of existence. Framed against the strikingly beautiful Monterey Bay coastline, the last stronghold of these iconic animals, Katie discovers just how serious this threat remains.

Bob Talbot

I Wish

Twelve-year-old Koichi lives with his mother and retired grandparents in Kagoshima, in the southern region of Kyushu, Japan. His younger brother Ryunosuke lives with their father in Hakata, northern Kyushu. The brothers have been separated by their parents' divorce and Koichi's only wish is for his family to be reunited. When he learns that a new bullet train line will soon open, linking the two towns, he starts to believe that a miracle will take place the moment these new trains first pass each other at top speed. With help from the adults around him, Koichi sets out on a journey with a group of friends, each hoping to witness a miracle that will improve their difficult lives.

Hirokazu Koreeda

Steve Jobs: The Lost Intervi...

Robert Cringely's 1995 conversation with the late co-founder of Apple.

A Bag of Hammers

Two slackers run a valet-parking scam to steal cars, but their operation is threatened when a stressed-out single mom and her street-smart young son move in next door.

Jason Ritter, Brian Crano, Rebecca Hall, Lucy Barzun Donnelly, Jake Sandvig

Dangerous Ishhq

Supermodel Sanjana (Karisma Kapoor) and Rohan, son of one of the nation's foremost business tycoons, are one of the most popular couples on the social circuit. When Rohan is kidnapped, Sanjana must rescue her love and expose his true captors.

Vikram Bhatt

Stash House

A couple find the perfect starter home. Upon moving in, a group of dangerous men arrive who will stop at nothing to get what's locked inside the couple's house.

Dolph Lundgren, Sean Faris, Gary Spinelli, Briana Evigan, Jon Huertas

Where Do We Go Now?

A group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village.

Nadine Labaki

God Bless America

Loveless, jobless, possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of America. With nothing left to lose, Frank takes his gun and offs the stupidest, cruelest, and most repellent members of society. He finds an unusual accomplice: 16-year-old Roxy, who shares his sense of rage and disenfranchisement.

Bobcat Goldthwait, Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr

Nesting

Neil and Sarah used to talk about bands they love, now they talk about gift cards. They are, in short, in that uneasy transition from hipster to yuppie, and they're asking themselves that universal question of all thirtysomething married couples: How The Hell Did That Happen? In an effort to rekindle their relationship, they set out on a trip that lands them back in their old neighborhood, in a trendy section of Los Angeles. A few drinks bring back a few memories, and Neil and Sarah end up breaking into the apartment they used to share, and squatting illegally for a few days in their twentysomething lives. After throwing a raging "housewarming" party, Neil and Sarah must rely on their grown-up resources to avoid some serious consequences.

Kevin Linehan, John Chuldenko, Todd Grinnell, Ali Hillis, Erin Chambers