May 2012 Movies

Get the Gringo

The story centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison, where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.

Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey, Peter Stormare, Adrian Grunberg, Stacy Perskie, Dean Norris

With Great Power: The Stan Lee S...

Explores the vivid life and imagination of Stan Lee, from the early days of his Depression-era upbringing through the Marvel Age of Comics and beyond.

Terry Dougas, Will Hess, Nikki Frakes, Stan Lee

The Avengers

Adventures of the Avenger superheros, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Ant-Man and Wasp.

Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Kevin Feige, Samuel L. Jackson, Joss Whedon, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Louis D'Esposito

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

A group of British senior citizens travel to Bangalore, India to live out their dotage -- an outsourcing, after a fashion -- and find a new lease on life.

Maggie Smith, Peter Czernin, Julie Christie, Judi Dench, Graham Broadbent, Deborah Moggach, Peter O'Toole, Dev Patel

Mother's Day

Three brothers on the run from the law head for home, only to discover that their mother lost the house in a foreclosure. Mother ingeniously orchestrates her sons' escape, teaching the house's new owners and their guests a few lessons along the way.

Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Jonathan Zucker, Alexa Vega, Matt O'Leary, Shara Kay, Darren Lynn Bousman, Brett Ratner

First Position

For the young dancers at the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the world's most prestigious ballet competitions, lifelong dreams are at stake. With hundreds competing for a handful of elite scholarships and contracts, practice and discipline are paramount, and nothing short of perfection is expected. Bess Kargman's documentary, First Position, follows six young dancers as they prepare for a chance to enter the world of professional ballet, struggling through bloodied feet, near exhaustion and debilitating injuries all while navigating the drama of adolescence.

Bess Kargman

Death of a Superhero

A teenage comicbook artist suffering from leukemia finds escape from the harsh realities of life in his illustrated adventures, in which the indestructible Miracle Man fights a never-ending battle against his arch-nemesis, the mad scientist known as the Glove.

Andy Serkis, Ian Fitzgibbon, Anthony McCarten, Sharon Horgan, Thomas Sangster, Astrid Kahmke, Philipp Kreuzer, Michael McElhatton

A Little Bit of Heaven

The story centers on a terminally ill woman who falls in love with her doctor.

Peter Dinklage, Kathy Bates, Gael García Bernal, Kate Hudson, Lucy Punch, Treat Williams, Nicole Kassell, John Davis

LOL

A 15-year-old girl who, dumped by her more sexually experienced boyfriend, sets her sights on his best friend. At the same time, her 40-year-old divorcee mother is struggling to move on with her life.

Miley Cyrus, Ashley Greene, Jay Hernandez, Demi Moore, Gina Gershon, Lisa Azuelos, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher

The Perfect Family

Eileen Cleary, a devout Catholic in the running for the coveted Catholic Woman of the Year award at her church, must prove that her family conforms to the image of the "perfect family," by lying about her gay daughter Shannon who's having a baby with her life partner, her unhappily married son Frank Jr. who recently left his wife, and the painful truth about her own marriage to her long-suffering husband Frank.

Claire Riley, Anne Renton, Cora Olson, Paula Goldberg, Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter, Richard Chamberlain

Meeting Evil

After being fired, a real estate salesman goes on a joy ride with a stranger that sets them on a path towards violence.

Luke Wilson, Samuel L. Jackson, Leslie Bibb, Chris Fisher, Peyton List

Last Call At The Oasis

A documentary about Earth's most valuable resource, water.

Jessica Yu

Yellow Submarine

Once upon a time... or maybe twice, there was an unearthly paradise called Pepperland, a place where happiness and music reigned supreme. But all that was threatened when the terrible Blue Meanies declared war and sent in their army led by a menacing Flying Glove to destroy all that was good. Enter John, Paul, George and Ringo to save the day! Armed with little more than their humor, songs, and of course, their yellow submarine, The Beatles tackle the rough seas ahead in an effort to bring down the evil forces of bluedom.

The Beatles, George Dunning

Dark Shadows

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

Eva Green, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tim Burton, David Kennedy, Helena Bonham Carter, Graham King, John August

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

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, Blake Lively, Eddie Redmayne, Steven Siebert, Juliette Lewis, Derick Martini, Christian Taylor, Andrea Portes

Where Do We Go Now?

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

Nadine Labaki

Tonight You're Mine

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

David MacKenzie, Thomas Leveritt, Luke Treadaway, Natalia Tena

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview

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

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

The Cup

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

Ray Winstone, Jan Bladier, David Lee, Joel Pearlman, Simon Wincer, Eric O'Keefe, Stephen Curry, Brendan Gleeson

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.

Eva Mendes, Patricia Riggen, Patricia Arquette, Matthew Modine

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

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

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

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, Irma P. Hall, Sticky Fingaz

The Dictator

Revolves around a goat herder and a deposed foreign dictator who gets lost in the United States.

Megan Fox, Anna Faris, John C. Reilly, Scott Rudin, Jason Mantzoukas, Larry Charles, Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

A group of British senior citizens travel to Bangalore, India to live out their dotage -- an outsourcing, after a fashion -- and find a new lease on life.

Maggie Smith, Peter Czernin, Julie Christie, Judi Dench, Graham Broadbent, Deborah Moggach, Peter O'Toole, Dev Patel

Battleship

Battleships fight on the open seas.

Liam Neeson, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna, Peter Berg, Jon Hoeber, Taylor Kitsch, David Levein, Bennett Schneir

What to Expect When You're Expec...

Story will follow the relationships of four interconnected couples as they experience the thrills, terrors, surprises, aches and pains of preparing to embark on life’s biggest journey, parenthood.

Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, Brooklyn Decker, Chris Rock, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Quaid, Mike Medavoy

Virginia

A pariah to most in her small beach boardwalk town, Virginia was diagnosed early-on as a hair shy of mentally stable. Her closest friend and 15- year-old son, Emmett, is more father than son to his impulsive, ill-behaved mother. Their shared dream: to skip town for California. They've been packed for years. Mussing things up, we discover Emmett's father is likely the older married Mormon sheriff his mother's been having an affair with for decades, and whose daughter Emmett dreams of eloping with. But secrets have a way of not staying so secret, and circumstances surrounded by madness have a way of getting dire. In their bent world a perfectly reasonable solution arises: to rob Virginia Beach blind on the day the President of the United States pays a much-anticipated visit.

Emma Roberts, Jennifer Connelly, Susan Johnson, Dustin Lance Black, Toby Jones, Michelle Weisler, Gus Van Sant, Ed Harris

The Samaritan

Samuel L. Jackson plays Foley, a grifter trying to escape from his past having spent 20 years in prison. But he gets ensnared in the plans of a young protege and it becomes all too clear to Foley that some wrongs can never be made right.

Samuel L. Jackson, Geoffrey Brandt, Mark Musselman, David Weaver, Andras Hamori, Elan Mastai, Luke Kirby, Ruth Negga

Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu St...

July 4, 1976, Entebbe, Uganda - Led by Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan Netanyahu, crack Israeli commandos burst inside a non-descript airline terminal, killing stunned terrorists and evacuating 103 hostages. A lone shot sounds in the night, and Yonatan Netanyahu, brother of current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, lay dead. Follow Me is an intimate story that penetrates the tough exterior of the only soldier killed in Entebbe. Using Yonatan's own poetry, letters and prose, the film delves into the mind of this reluctant young hero, where duty to family and country, love, turmoil, and doubt over the core value of war raged.

Jonathan Gruber, Ari Daniel Pinchot

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

Based on a true story, Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog is the sweet tale of a yellow Labrador Retriever guide dog for the blind named Quill. We follow Quill from the litter to his selection as a guide dog shortly after his first birthday. After training at a school for guide dogs, Quill is paired with a blind man named Watanabe who at first is reluctant to rely on him. But Quill's great patience, gentleness and skill eventually win him over and they become inseparable friends.

Sai Yoichi

Lovely Molly

The movie examines the thin line between demonic possession and psychosis. It begins with things that go bump in the night but slowly turns into a thriller about the evil power that exists inside one troubled young woman.

Eduardo Sanchez, Robin Cowie, Gregg Hale, Jamie Nash, Alexandra Holden, Ken Arnold, Lauren Lakis, Daniel Ross

Crooked Arrows

A 30-year-old of mixed blood who must postpone his casino-building dreams to coach the inept local Native American high school lacrosse squad against the prep school league.

Mitchell Peck, Marc Marcum, Steve Rash, Adam Leff, J. Todd Harris, Todd Baird, Brandon Routh, Gil Birmingham

Hysteria

Doctors in London treat cases of hysteria, characterized at the time by a woman's irritability, anger or unexplained tears, with a new electrical device for treatment for the ailment.

Felicity Jones, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Pryce, Sarah Curtis, Tanya Wexler, Judy Cairo, Stephen Dyer, Jonah Lisa Dyer

Polisse

Centers on individuals and officers working in and around a child protection unit in Paris.

Maiwenn Le Besco, Karin Viard, Joey Starr, Marina Fois, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Karole Rocher, Emmanuelle Bercot

Entrance

Explores the thin line between anxiety and naked horror in the life of Suzy (Suziey Block), a young woman in Los Angeles who can’t get comfortable in her own skin. A loner who wallows in nostalgia and finds herself wandering aimlessly through life in the city, she can’t shake the gnawing suspicion that a true menace grows just outside her field of vision. As she scrambles to take control of her life, her anxiety rises to a fever pitch that boils over into a waking nightmare.

Dallas Richard Hallam, Patrick Horvath

Mansome

From America's greatest beardsman, to Morgan Spurlock's own mustache, Executive Producers Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Ben Silverman bring us a look at men's identity in the 21st century. Models, actors, experts and comedians weigh in on what it is to be a man in a world where the definition of masculinity has become as diverse as a hipster's facial hair in Williamsburg.

Morgan Spurlock

Beyond The Black Rainbow

Despite being under heavy sedation, Elena tries to make her way out of Arboria, a secluded, quasi-futuristic commune.

Panos Cosmatos, Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, Marilyn Norry

Never Stand Still

Legendary dancers and choreographers Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Suzanne Farrell, Mark Morris, Judith Jamison and Bill Irwin appear alongside new innovators to reveal the passion, discipline, and daring of the world of dance in Never Stand Still. Filmed at the iconic Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, this thrilling documentary features amazing performances by world-renowned dancers interwoven with intimate interviews, behind-the-scenes insights, and rare archival footage.

Ron Honsa

American Animal

Jimmy is a terminally ill young man. He is also quite eccentric, bordering on plain old crazy, and starting today he has decided that he is ‘happy’ and no longer sick. Jimmy’s roommate James is a healthy, dreamy young man. They’re best friends. They live together. They don’t do much of anything and they seem very happy that way. Today, they have two female friends - both named Angela - over to their downtown Los Angeles loft for just another day of drinks, drugs, board games and casual sex, among other things. All seems well. But trouble arises when it gets revealed that James will be leaving for a new job in the morning. Jimmy, feeling betrayed, is not pleased by this development. He sees it as nothing short of the destruction of the perfect little world that they’ve set up, and a humorous battle of wills ensues as James prepares for the real world and Jimmy falls deeper and deeper into his world of illness, isolation, and make-believe.

Matt D'Elia

Chernobyl Diaries

Set in Prypiat, the city that housed workers at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, the film follows a group of friends vacationing in Europe who become stranded in the abandoned city and discover they are not alone.

Brad Parker, Oren Peli, Brian Witten, Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke

Men in Black III

The continuing adventures of Agent Jay (Will Smith) and Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) as they protect Earth from the scum of the universe.

Jemaine Clement, Alice Eve, Etan Cohen, Will Smith, Josh Brolin, Emma Thompson, Barry Sonnenfeld, Walter F. Parkes

The Intouchables

Based on the true story of a wealthy paraplegic who develops an unlikely friendship with a guy from the street whom he hires to be his aide.

Omar Sy, Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache, Francois Cluzet, Anne Le Ny

Moonrise Kingdom

Two young lovers who take off from their New England hometown, causing locals to embark on a search for them.

Wes Anderson, Bill Murray, Scott Rudin, Bruce Willis, Ed Norton, Frances McDormand, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton

Hide Away

Follows the story of a successful businessman (Josh Lucas) attempting to resurrect his life. Entering an idyllic harbor as a broken and haunted man, he buys and boards the dilapidated sailboat, Hesperus. Disturbed at night by unsettling dreams of his past, the boat becomes a beacon of hope as he begins the challenge of bringing back the shine to the tarnished vessel--and to his life.

Ayelet Zurer, Josh Lucas, Jon Tenney, Taylor Nichols, Chris Eyre, James Cromwell, Casey LaBow

Mighty Fine

Joe Fine, who struggles with family issues and bio-polar disorder, moves from Brooklyn to New Orleans in search of a new life.

Rainey Qualley, Andie MacDowell, Jodelle Ferland, Debbie Goodstein, Kathryn Wallack, Ajae Clearway, Chazz Palminteri

Cowgirls 'N Angels

Tells the story of Ida, a feisty and rebellious young girl, who has dreams of finding her father, a rodeo rider. While searching for her dad, she connects with the Sweethearts of the Rodeo, a team of young female rodeo riders run by former rodeo star Terence Parker. Recognizing Ida's innate talent for trick riding, Terence recruits her for their ranks. Accepted wholeheartedly by her new "family," Ida finds a new passion that redefines her life, and may also help her find the father she's been searching for.

Timothy Armstrong, Bailee Madison, Jackson Rathbone, Alicia Witt, James Cromwell, Andrew Sensenig, Leslie-Anne Huff

Oslo, August 31st

Thirty-four-year-old Anders (Anders Danielsen Lie) is a fortunate, but deeply troubled man battling drug addiction. As part of his rehabilitation program, he is allowed to go into the city for a job interview, but instead uses the opportunity as a way to drift around and revisit old friends. The day grows increasingly difficult as he struggles to overcome personal demons and past ghosts for the chance at love and a new life.

Joachim Trier