September 2009 Movies

With Ben Affleck • Jason Bateman • Kristen Wiig • Mila Kunis • Dustin Milligan • Dave Krinsky • Mike Judge • Clifton Collins Jr. • Michael Rotenberg • John Altschuler • Tom Lassally

Joel, the owner of an Extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife and employees who want to take advantage of him. This film is written and directed by Mike Judge ("Office Space") and stars Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Mila Kunis and Kristen Wiig.

With Gerard Butler • Michael C. Hall • Milo Ventimiglia • Logan Lerman • Brian Taylor • Skip Williamson • Alison Lohman • Amber Valletta • Tom Rosenberg • Gary Lucchesi • Mark Neveldine

The picture unfolds in a dystopian near-future, where computer devices are implanted in the brains of unlucky individuals, and the latest "craze" for a depraved few involves controlling the activities of these soulless guinea pigs. At the behest of the players, the subjects unwittingly participate in a massive, multiplayer online game called "Slayers"; its seemingly invincible hero (Gerard Butler) ranks as the most worshipped celebrity on the planet. As the story rolls on, however, he suddenly begins to wrest his own individuality away from the system and determines to destroy the entire framework of the game - while audiences of millions watch his every move.

With Bradley Cooper • Sandra Bullock • Ken Jeong • Thomas Haden Church • Phil Traill • DJ Qualls • Trevor Engelson • Nicholas Osborne • Kim Barker

Sandra Bullock plays eccentric crossword puzzle constructor Mary Horowitz who, after one short blind date, falls for handsome cable news cameraman Steve (Cooper). Convinced they are soul mates, Mary follows Steve across the country, encouraged by the self-serving actions of news reporter Hartman Hughes (Church). Along the way, Mary befriends an endearing group of oddballs who embrace her idiosyncrasies.

With Chris Pine • Lou Taylor Pucci • Alex Pastor • Piper Perabo • Emily VanCamp • David Pastor • Anthony Bregman • Ray Angelic

Four kids are driving through the desert on the way to the beach, their faces anything but cheery: this isnt Spring Break. Theyre trying to outrun the end of the world and each other. In Álex and David Pastors CARRIERS, no one is safe from the viral pandemic threatening to wipe out the human race. Determined to elude the deadly virus, Danny (LOU TAYLOR PUCCI), his brother Brian (CHRIS PINE), his girlfriend Bobby (PIPER PERABO) and Dannys school friend Kate (EMILY VANCAMP) speed across the Southwestern U.S. to reach a place of possible safety. Over the course of four days, the group is faced with moral decisions that no human should ever be forced to face. They discover that their greatest enemy is not the microbe attacking humanity, but the darkness within themselves.

With Indrajit Nattooji

Through a series of events which are beyond their control, a cop loses his gun and a terrorist loses his heart in Mumbai.

With Michael Mahonen

Trapped at home for 12 days in a massive sandstorm, a policeman cares for his dying wife as they are run out of food and water and mourn the disappearance of their child in the storm.

With Timur Bekmambetov • Tim Burton • Elijah Wood • Christopher Plummer • John C. Reilly • Jennifer Connelly • Shane Acker • Jim Lemley • Crispin Glover • Dana Ginsburg • Martin Landau

When 9 (Elijah Wood) first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they'll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them.

With Miguel Sandoval • David Lynch • Eric Bassett • Alex Cox • Jaclyn Jonet • Alex Feldman • Chloe Webb • Del Zamora

The story will unfold against the backdrop of the credit crunch and the subprime mortgage crisis in the US, where repossessions of homes, cars and other forms of property is at a new high.

With Joe Berlinger

Documentary focuses on the lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon.

With Nicholas Eliopoulos

Traces the life of silent film star and United Artists co-creator Mary Pickford.

With Theodore Thomas

At the request of the U.S. government, Walt Disney and fellow artists travel to South America to shore up relations during World War II.

With Jamie Chung • Carrie Fisher • Rumer Willis • Josh Stolberg • Mike Karz • Pete Goldfinger • Briana Eviga • Matt Lanter • Julian Morris • Stewart Hendler • Audrina Patridge • Margo Harshman • Darrin Holender

When five sorority girls inadvertently cause the murder of one of their sisters in a prank gone wrong, they agree to keep the matter to themselves and never speak of it again, so they can get on with their lives. This proves easier said than done, when after graduation a mysterious killer goes after the five of them and anyone who knows their secret...

With Kate Beckinsale • Tom Skerritt • Don Carmody • Joel Silver • Steve Richards • Columbus Short • Gabriel Macht • Dominic Sena • Susan Downey • David Gambino • Greg Rucka • Shawn Doyle

Carrie Stetko, the lone U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, is investigating the continent's first murder, which draws her into a shocking mystery. Now, with only three days until winter, Carrie must solve the crime before Antarctica is plunged into darkness and she is stranded with the killer.

With Tyler Perry • Taraji P. Henson • Mary J. Blige • Brian White • Reuben Cannon • Roger Bobb • Hope Olaide Wilson

See what happens when a family is torn apart by one sister’s selfishness and another sister’s refusal to let go of the lover of her life. All the while, Madea is in rare form and is determined to get and keep the family together.

With Michael Douglas • Orlando Jones • Jesse Metcalfe • Amber Tamblyn • Peter Hyams • Aaron Ray • Joel Moore • Ted Hartley

A newsman intentionally frames himself for a murder he didn't commit in order to point out the dangers of circumstantial evidence and to expose an overzealous district attorney who has manipulated evidence in the past to gain convictions. Everything is going as planned until his friend, the one person who can exonerate him, is killed.

With Timothy Hutton • Alexa Vega • Dagen Merrill

Tommy was born and raised on a rocky, drought ridden sheep station in the middle of the Australian Outback. He works at the station and does all he can to appease his demanding father but in his heart wants to be a great musician. That all changes when Tommy meets his new classmate Kat, a bold and brash beauty, who at first doesn't notice him at all. As Tommy tries desperately to get her attention his antics cause him to fall into hot water with the local police. He luckily escapes jail and chooses to do community service at the nearby prison to stay out of trouble. Soon the stakes for Tommy are raised when his music teacher and mentor lands him an audition for the elite music conservatorium. Against all odds, Tommy gains the affections of Kat, finds a way to reconcile with his father and conducts the concert of his life.

With Laura Gabbert • Justin Schein • Eden Wurmfeld

Colin Beavan, author, and newly self-proclaimed environmentalist, decides to leave behind a life of liberal complacency for a vow to make zero environmental impact for one year. No more automated transportation, no more electricity, no more non-local food, no more material consumption... no problem. That is, until his espresso-guzzling, Prada-worshipping wife Michelle, and their young toddler, enter the fray.

With Theodore Thomas

At the request of the U.S. government, Walt Disney and fellow artists travel to South America to shore up relations during World War II.

With Ben Whishaw • Abbie Cornish • Jane Campion

The story centers on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which is cut short by Keats' untimely death at age 25.

With Bill Hader • Anna Faris • James Caan • Phil Lord • Andy Samberg • Tracy Morgan • Chris Miller • Bruce Campbell • Pam Marsden • Mr. T

Bill Hader will voice Flint Lockwood, a young inventor who dreams of creating something that will improve everyone's life. Anna Faris, who recently turned heads as the star of the comedy hit The House Bunny, takes on the role of Sam Sparks, a weathergirl covering the phenomenon who hides her intelligence behind a perky exterior. James Caan plays Tim Lockwood, Flint's technophobic father. Andy Samberg plays Brent, the town bully who has plagued Flint since childhood. Bruce Campbell plays Mayor Shelbourne, who figures out that Flint's invention can put the town, and more importantly himself, on the map. Mr. T plays the by-the-rules town cop Earl Devereaux, and Tracy Morgan takes on the role of Earl's rule-breaking son, Cal.

With Megan Fox • Amanda Seyfried • Adam Brody • Jason Reitman • Amy Sedaris • J.K. Simmons • Diablo Cody • Johnny Simmons • Karyn Kusama • Daniel Dubiecki • Mason Novick

When small-town high school hottie Jennifer (Megan Fox) is possessed by a hungry demon, guys who never stood a chance with her, take on new luster in the light of Jennifer's insatiable appetite.

With Matt Damon • George Clooney • Tony Hale • Steven Soderbergh • Michael London • Howard Braunstein • Thomas F. Wilson • Jennifer Fox • Scott Bakula • Joel McHale • Melanie Lynskey • Greg Jacobs • Scott Z. Burns • Jeff Skoll • Kurt Eichenwald

What was Mark Whitacre thinking? A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company's multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion. But before all that can happen, the FBI needs evidence, so Whitacre eagerly agrees to wear a wire and carry a hidden tape recorder in his briefcase, imagining himself as a kind of de facto secret agent. Unfortunately for the FBI, their lead witness hasn't been quite so forthcoming about helping himself to the corporate coffers. Whitacre's ever-changing account frustrates the agents and threatens the case against ADM as it becomes almost impossible to decipher what is real and what is the product of Whitacre's rambling imagination. Based on the true story of the highest-ranking corporate whistleblower in U.S. history.

With Jennifer Aniston • Judy Greer • Scott Stuber • Aaron Eckhart • Martin Sheen • John Carroll Lynch • Mike Thompson • Dan Fogler • Mary Parent • Brandon Camp

A widower writes a book about grieving that turns him into a phenomenon. Reinvented as a charismatic self-help guru, he falls for a woman at a seminar and is forced to confront the fact that he hasn't come to grips with his own loss.

With Joshua Tickell • Johnny O'Hara

A comprehensive documentary looking at energy in America, reliance on oil and the potential of alternative energy sources.

With Stanley Tucci • Patricia Clarkson • Nicolas Stiliadis • Thijs Romer

An estranged couple is desperately trying to reconcile after the tragic death of their daughter. Unable to face either their grief or each other, they go on a series of "blin dates", each placing personal ads in the paper and pretending to be strangers when they meet. They do this over and over again, playing a series of different roles, in an attempt to overcome the pain and rebuild their shattered relationship.

With Charlize Theron • Kim Basinger • Mark Cuban • Danny Pino • Guillermo Arriaga • Marc Butan • Martin Papazian • Walter Parkes • Laurie MacDonald • Todd Wagner

The Burning Plain" weaves together two storylines taking place in the past and present. A romantic mystery about a woman on the edge who takes an emotional journey back to the defining moment of her life. Oscar-winner Charlize Theron plays Sylvia, a beautiful restaurant manager whose cool, professional demeanor masks the sexually charged storm within. When a stranger from Mexico confronts her with her mysterious past, Sylvia is launched into a journey through space and time that inextricably connects her to these disparate characters, all of whom are grappling with their own romantic destinies. In Mexico, a young motherless girl, Maria (Tessa Ia), lives happily with her father and his best friend until a tragic accident changes it all. In the New Mexico border town of Las Cruces, two teenagers, Mariana (Jennifer Lawrence) and Santiago (JD Pardo), find love in the aftermath of their parents’ sudden deaths. In an abandoned trailer, a housewife, Gina (Oscar-winner Kim Basinger), embarks on a passionate affair that will put Sylvia and the others on a collision course with the explosive power of forbidden love.

With Missi Pyle • Tate Taylor

A dying woman wishes to bring six estranged friends together in the Montana wilderness. Upon arriving, the friends discover the situation isn't what they expected.

With Ben Whishaw • Abbie Cornish • Jane Campion

The story centers on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which is cut short by Keats' untimely death at age 25.

With Juliette Binoche • Bruno Levy • Cédric Klapisch • Romain Duris

Romain Duris plays a dancer who is home-ridden when he suffers from heart disease. Instead of dancing, he watches as the city and its dwellers entertain him.

With Scott Cooper • John Malkovich • Eriq Ebouaney • Steve Jacobs • Anna Maria Monticelli

John Malkovich stars as David Lurie, a South African professor who gets involved with a student and is fired. After moving to the Eastern Cape to stay with his daughter, he becomes wrapped up in racial politics.

With Michael Moore

"Capitalism: A Love Story" will explore the root causes of the global economic meltdown and take a comical look at the corporate and political shenanigans that culminated in what Moore described as “the biggest robbery in the history of this country” - the massive transfer of U.S. taxpayer money to private financial institutions.

With Allison Burnett • Kelsey Grammer • Bebe Neuwirth • Megan Mullally • Tom Rosenberg • Gary Lucchesi • Kherington Payne • Kristy Flores • Kevin Tancharoen • Thomas Dekker • Collins Pennie • Walter Perez • Perez de Tagle • Charles S. Dutton • Naturi Naughton • Mark Canton • Aline Brosh McKenna • Becky Sloviter • Paul McGill • Kay Panabaker • Debbie Allen

A reinvention of the original Oscar®-winning hit film, "Fame" follows a talented group of dancers, singers, actors, and artists over four years at the New York City High School of Performing Arts, a diverse, creative powerhouse where students from all walks of life are given a chance to live out their dreams and achieve real and lasting fame...the kind that comes only from talent, dedication, and hard work.

In an incredibly competitive atmosphere, plagued by self-doubt, each student’s passion will be put to the test. In addition to their artistic goals, they have to deal with everything else that goes along with high school, a tumultuous time full of schoolwork, deep friendships, budding romance, and self-discovery. As each student strives for his or her moment in the spotlight, they’ll discover who among them has the innate talent and necessary discipline to succeed. With the love and support of their friends and fellow artists, they’ll find out who amongst them will achieve "Fame"…

With Dennis Quaid • Paul W.S. Anderson • Norman Reedus • Cam Gigandet • Robert Kulzer • Ben Foster • Martin Moszkowicz • Cung Le • Christian Alvart • Jeremy Bolt • Travis Milloy • Antje Traue

In "Pandorum", actors, Dennis Quaid ("Vantage Point", "The Express") and Ben Foster ("3:10 to Yuma", "Alpha Dog"), join Cam Gigandet ("Never Back Down", "Twilight"), Cung Le ("Tekken", Fighting"), newcomer Antje Traue and director Christian Alvart ("Antibodies") to tell the terrifying story of two crew members stranded on a spacecraft who quickly realize they are not alone. Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It's pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the spacecraft. They can't remember anything - who are they, what is their mission? The only way out of the chamber is a dark and narrow airshaft. Corporal Bower (Foster), the younger of the two, crawls inside, while the other, Lt. Payton (Quaid), stays behind for guidance on a radio transmitter. As Bower ventures deeper and deeper into the ship, he begins to uncover a terrifying reality. Slowly the spacecraft's shocking and deadly secrets come unraveled, and the astronauts realize that the survival of mankind hinges on their actions.

With Elizabeth Banks • Bruce Willis • Rosamund Pike • Radha Mitchell • David Hoberman • Todd Arnow • Ving Rhames • Todd LIeberman • Jack Noseworthy • Boris Kodjoe • Jonathan Mostow • David Nicksay • Michael Ferris • John Brancato

People are living their lives remotely from the safety of their own homes via robotic surrogates—sexy, physically perfect mechanical representations of themselves. It’s an ideal world where crime, pain, fear and consequences don’t exist. When the first murder in years jolts this utopia, FBI agent Greer (BRUCE WILLIS) discovers a vast conspiracy behind the surrogate phenomenon and must abandon his own surrogate, risking his life to unravel the mystery.

With Matthew Lillard • Rachelle Lefevre • Efren Ramirez • J.B. Rogers • Stuart Gibbs • Justin Ware • Julie O'Hora

A Harvard-bound valedictorian heads to Los Angeles to work for his charming and successful cousin Roger. Roger isn't quite the accomplished businessman he's made himself out to be and now works as a pool boy. A series of mishaps force Alex and Roger to squat in the stunning mansion of one of Roger's clients, where they join forces with Laura, a local escort, to start an escort business.

With Liam Neeson • Antonio Banderas • Richard Eyre • Laura Linney • Romola Garai • Bernhard Schlink

"The Other Man" tells the story of Peter (Liam Neeson) who discovers that his wife Lisa (Laura Linney) has been receiving emails and mobile messages from Ralph (Antonio Banderas), a man he never knew existed. Peter's obsession with this unknown rival escalates and, against the advice of his daughter Abigail (Romola Garai), a hurt and vengeful Peter flies to Milan to seek out the mysterious Ralph and the truth about his relationship with Lisa.

With Audrey Tautou • Christopher Hampton • Anne Fontaine • Emmanuelle Devos • Caroline Benjo • Anne Wiazemsky • Camille Fontaine • Philippe Carcassonne

"Coco Before Chanel" is the story of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, who began her life as headstrong orphan, and through an extraordinary journey became the legendary couturier who embodied the modern woman and became a timeless symbol of success, freedom and style. The film portrays the formative years of Chanel's life, the years of Chanel spent discovering and inventing herself.

With Jason Blum • Oren Peli • Katie Featherston • Steven Schneider • Ashley Palmer • Ashley Brooks • Micah Sloat • Mark Friedrichs • Amber Armstrong

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban “starter” tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

With Clive Owen • Emma Booth • Laura Fraser • Scott Hicks • Alan Cubitt

The true story of a man who must suddenly raise his two sons alone after the untimely passing of his second wife. The ill-prepared Joe, who is dealing with his own loss, is confronted with the daily challenges of parenthood while coping with his young son Artie's expressions of grief. They soon are joined by Harry, Joe's teenage son from his first marriage, who brings his own personal "baggage" into the mix. Without a roadmap for how to move forward, the three boys decide its best to leave the conventional rules and responsibilities of the grown-up world behind and lead a life based on the mantra 'just say yes.' When things go terribly awry, Joe is forced to step up and behave like a parent, but must figure out how to do so without completely abandoning the joy and exuberance shared in their more child-like world.

With Richard Kelly • Jesse Bradford • Aaron Ray • Matt Czuchry • Sean McKittrick • Ted Hamm • Bob Gosse • Tucker Max • Nils Parker • Karen Firestone • Max Wong

"I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" chronicles Tucker Max’s (Matt Czuchry) trip to a friend’s bachelor party. On that trip, Tucker gets the groom into trouble then abandons him to pursue his own carnal pleasures. After getting banned from the wedding, Max must attempt to get back into his friend’s favor.

With Priyanka Chopra Jonas • Ashutosh Gowariker • Naushil Mehta

A young man has only ten days to locate his soulmate as dictated by the stars, otherwise he could lose a fortune. He thus embarks on a journey through love, looking through twelve girls to find the one who fits his horoscope.

With Rollin Binzer • Tom Hurvis

A year after his arrival, Paul J. Adams became principal of Providence St. Mel, only to be told the following year that Chicago’s archdiocese was going to close the school. After orchestrating a fundraising campaign that received national and local media attention, funds poured in and enabled Adams to buy the school from the Sisters of Providence and convert it to a not-for-profit independent school. He then set about achieving a new goal: To turn Providence St. Mel into a first rank college preparatory school, and its African-American student body into a corps of driven, disciplined, high achieving students.

With John Krasinski • Bobby Cannavale • Dominic Cooper • Will Forte • Josh Charles • Timothy Hutton • Christopher Meloni • Julianne Nicholson • Michael Cerveris • Ben Gibbard • Eva Kolodner • Yael Melamede • James Suskin

After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, grad student Sara Quinn is left looking for answers as to what went wrong. Directing all her energies into her anthropological dissertation, Sara conducts a series of interviews with men in an effort to uncover the secret thoughts that drive their behavior. As she records the astonishing and disquieting experiences of various subjects, Sara discovers much more about men and herself than she bargained for.