hannah montana the movie

Hannah Montana the Movie

In theaters: April 10, 2009 Walt Disney Pictures takes the Disney Channel phenom to the big screen in a feature film extravaganza. Miley Stewart (MILEY CYRUS) struggles to juggle school, friends and her secret pop-star persona; when Hannah Montana’s soaring popularity threatens to take over her life - she just might let it. So her father (BILLY RAY CYRUS) takes the teen home to Crowley Corners, Tenn., for a dose of reality, kicking off an adventure filled with the kind of fun, laughter and romance even Hannah Montana couldn’t imagine. View more [1] Genre:Musical, Comedy Director:Peter Chelsom Cast:Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Margo Martindale, Jason Earles, Peter Gunn [1] http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/hannahmontanathemovie/hd/#

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

In theaters: September 18, 2009 Columbia Pictures’ and Sony Pictures Animation’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will be the most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children’s book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain. Genre:Comedy, Family Director:Chris Miller, Phil Lord Cast:Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Andy Samberg

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Is Anybody There?

In theaters: April 17, 2009 Sir Michael Caine gives one of the finest performances of his career as a retired magician who reluctantly enters a family-run old age home in John Crowley’s IS ANYBODY THERE? Set in a seaside English town circa 1987, IS ANYBODY THERE? charts the unlikely friendship that develops between Caine’s proud, acerbic old performer and the death-obsessed young son (played by SON OF RAMBOW’S Bill Milner) of the home’s overwhelmed owners. Written by Peter Harness, who draws from his own experience growing up in a retirement home, IS ANYBODY THERE? brings a rich humor as well as a rigorous honesty to its portrait of different lives colliding under one roof. With a supporting cast that includes Anne-Marie Duff (THE MAGDALENE SISTERS), David Morrissey (THE DEAL), Rosemary Harris (SPIDER-MAN) and Leslie Phillips (VENUS), IS ANYBODY THERE? tells a charming story about growing up and growing old, and the unpredictable adventures that happen along the way. Genre:Drama, Foreign Director:John Crowley Cast:Sir Michael Caine, Bill Milner, Anne-Marie Duff, David Morrissey, Rosemary Harris, Leslie Phillips

mutant chronicles

Mutant Chronicles

In theaters: April 24, 2009 In the year 2707, war rages between earth’s four giant corporations as they battle over the planet’s dwindling resources. In an era marked by warfare and social regression, the earth is on the verge of ruin, destruction is everywhere; battles explode on every ravaged continent. Amidst heavy combat, an errant shell shatters an ancient buried seal releasing a horrific mutant army from its eternal prison deep within the earth. As the mutant scourge threatens human extinction, a single squad of soldiers descends into the earth to fulfill the ages-old prophesy of the MUTANT CHRONICLES and save mankind. Genre:Action and Adventure, Science Fiction Director:Simon Hunter Cast:Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, John Malkovich, Devon Aoki

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Year One

In theaters: June 19, 2009 When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Jack Black and Michael Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world in Columbia Pictures’ comedy Year One. Harold Ramis directs. The screenplay is by Harold Ramis & Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg (“The Office”) from a story by Harold Ramis. The film is produced by Judd Apatow, Harold Ramis, and Clayton Townsend. Genre:Comedy Director:Harold Ramis Cast:Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, David Cross, Hank Azaria

hunger

Hunger

In theaters: March 20, 2009 HUNGER is the stunningly assured debut feature from Turner Prize-winning visual artist Steve McQueen. Winner of the 2008 Cannes Camera d’Or among other top international prizes, the film is a work of astonishing precision co-written by acclaimed Irish playwright Enda Walsh and starring Michael Fassbender (300, Tarantino’s upcoming INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS) in an unflinchingly passionate turn. HUNGER was an official selection of the Toronto, Telluride and New York film festivals. In 1981, a deadly serious battle takes place in the infamous H-block of Belfast’s Maze Prison. Republican inmates, led by Bobby Sands (Fassbender), refuse to eat until the British government acknowledges the IRA as a legitimate political organization. Steve McQueen’s commanding direction captures the phsyical details of their struggle. Is it suicide or martyrdom? Genre:Drama Director:Steve McQueen Cast:Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham

the haunting in connecticut

The Haunting In Connecticut

In theaters: March 27, 2009 Based on a chilling true story, Lionsgate’s THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT charts one family’s terrifying, real-life encounter with the dark forces of the supernatural. When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner’s clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover. Now, unspeakable terror awaits when Jonah, the boy who communicated with the dead, returns to unleash a new kind of horror on the innocent and unsuspecting family. Genre:Thriller, Horror Director:Peter Cornwell Cast:Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Martin Donovan, Amanda Crew, Elias Koteas

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

In theaters: June 26, 2009 In the highly-anticipated “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” debuting June 26, 2009, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) again joins with the Autobots against their sworn enemies, the Decepticons. Michael Bay directs from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger & Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman. Genre:Action and Adventure, Science Fiction Director:Michael Bay Cast:Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn View more [1] [1] http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersrevengeofthefallen/hd/#

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Tyson

In theaters: April 24, 2009 Tyson is acclaimed indie director James Toback’s stylistically inventive portrait of a mesmerizing Mike Tyson. Toback allows Tyson to reveal himself without inhibition and with eloquence and a pervasive vulnerability. Through a mixture of original interviews and archival footage and photographs, a startlingly complex, fully-rounded human being emerges. The film ranges from Tyson’s earliest memories of growing up on the mean streets of Brooklyn through his entry into the world of boxing, to his rollercoaster ride in the funhouse of worldwide fame and fortunes won and lost. It is the story of a legendary and uniquely controversial international athletic icon, a figure conjuring radical questions of race and class. In its depiction of a man rising from the most debased circumstances to unlimited heights, destroyed by his own hubris, TYSON emerges as a modern day version of classic Greek tragedy. Genre:Documentary Director:James Toback Cast:Mike Tyson

12rounds

12 Rounds

In theaters: March 27, 2009 When New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher (John Cena) stops a brilliant thief from getting away with a multi-million-dollar heist, the thief’s girlfriend is accidentally killed. After escaping from prison, the criminal mastermind enacts his revenge, taunting the cop with a series of near-impossible puzzles and tasks …12 rounds…that Fisher must somehow complete to save the life of his fiancée. Genre:Action and Adventure Director:Renny Harlin Cast:John Cena, Steve Harris, Ashley Scott, Aidan Gillen, Brian White