Movie Sneaks 2009
‘Avatar’
An Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people. With Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana,
‘Watchmen’
A washed up vigilante reconnects with his ragtag group of retired superheroes to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all superheroes with catastrophic consequences for the future. With Malin Akerman,
The origins story of Capt. Kirk, Mr. Spock and the rest of the USS Enterprise crew. With Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and John Cho, Ben Cross,
May 8 (Industrial Light & Magic / Paramount Pictures)
‘The Uninvited’
After a young woman returns home from a psychiatric facility, she is visited by her dead mothers ghost warning of her fathers fiancées evil intentions. With Emily Browning, Elizabeth Banks, Arielle Kebbel and David Strathairn. Screenplay by Craig Rosenberg and Doug Miro & Carlo Bernard. Directed by Thomas and Charles Guard. DreamWorks/Paramount, Jan. 30. (Kimberley French / DreamWorks LLC)
‘Whiteout’
The lone U.S. marshal assigned to Antarctica must solve the continents first murder three days before darkness falls for the long winter. With Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short and Alex OLoughlin. Written by Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber and Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes. Directed by Dominic Sena. Dark Castle Entertainment, Sept. 11. (Rafy / Warner Bros.)
‘Taken’
June 12 (Rico Torres / Columbia Pictures)
‘Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li’
Devastated by the kidnapping of her father, a girl takes to the streets of Hong Kong, embarking on an epic quest for justice. With Kristin Kreuk,
‘Fast & Furious’
‘Crank: High Voltage’
A hit man launches himself on a chase through
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
The origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves) is revealed. With
Two federal officers have a string of murders to solve and three sets of stories to decipher. With Bill Pullman and Julia Ormond. Directed by Jennifer Lynch. Magnet Releasing.
June 26 (Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)
State of Play
A rising congressman and an investigative journalist are embroiled in a case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. With
‘Push’
A young man and teenage girl must save the world by battling artificially enhanced paranormal operatives who have the ability to kill without ever touching their victims. With Chris Evans,
‘Pandorum’
Stranded on a spacecraft, two astronauts awaken from a hyper-sleep and realize they are not alone. With
‘Shes Out of My League’
Against all odds, a successful and outrageously gorgeous woman falls for an average airport security agent. With Jay Baruchel and Alice Eve. Written by Sean Anders & John Morris. Directed by Jim Field Smith. DreamWorks/Paramount, fall. (Darren Michaels / DreamWorks LLC)
‘17 Again’
A former high school basketball star is given a second chance at life when he is miraculously transformed back to a 17-year-old. With
‘The Pink Panther 2'
‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’
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‘Old Dogs’
Two friends are unexpectedly charged with the care of 6-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. With
‘Observe and Report’
A mall cop with dreams of entering the police academy is put to the test when the mall is struck by a flasher. With
Artifacts from the Smithsonian including
May 22 (Doane Gregory / 20th Century Fox)
When a package containing cocaine instead of weed is accidentally delivered to a slackers apartment, it sets in motion a chain of events that could cost him his life. With Donald Faison, Mike Epps and
May 8 (Adam Taylor / Summi)
Three college students head to New Orleans to lift their spirits. With Nicholas DAgosto and
Aug. 28 (Peter “Hopper” Stone / Screen Gems)
‘Madea Goes to Jail’
Tyler Perry returns as Madea, the irreverent, pistol-packin grandmama who is raising hell behind bars and lobbying for her freedom. Written and directed by Tyler Perry. Lionsgate, Feb. 20. (Quantrell Colbert / Lionsgate)
A government secretary cooks all 524 recipes from her idol, Julia Childs legendary bible of French cuisine in just 365 days. With
Aug. 7 (Jonathan Wenk / Columbia Pictures)
June 5 (Ralph Nelson / Universal Pictures)
‘I Love You, Man’
A recently engaged real estate agent sets out to find a friend to be the best man in his wedding. With Paul Rudd,
A nerdy valedictorian proclaims his love for the hottest and most popular girl in school during his graduation speech. With
July 10 (Joe Lederer / 20th Century Fox)
‘Hotel for Dogs’
Two kids secretly take in nine stray dogs at a vacant house, transforming it into a magical dog paradise. With Emma Roberts,
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Unable to juggle school, friends and her secret pop-star persona, Miley Stewart goes home to Crowley Corners, Tenn., for a dose of reality. With Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment,
‘The Great Buck Howard’
A law school dropout and aspiring writer takes a job with a has-been mentalist. With
‘The Girl From Monaco’
A brilliant and neurotic attorney goes to Monaco to defend a famous criminal, where he falls for a beautiful she-devil. With Fabrice Luchini and Louise Bourgoin. Directed by Anne Fontaine. Magnolia Pictures, TBA 2009. (Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)
‘The Goods’
A man and his ragtag crew find unexpected love when they descend on a town to help save an ailing car dealership from bankruptcy. With
July 31 (Tracy Bennett / Universal Pictures)
‘Fired Up’
Dreading another summer at football camp, the two star players hatch a scheme to join the cheerleaders at cheer camp instead. With Nicholas DAgosto and Eric Christian Olsen. Directed by Will Gluck. Written by Freedom Jones. Screen Gems, Feb. 20. (Suzanne Tenner / Screen Gems)
‘Fanboys’
To honor a dying friends last wish, a group of obsessive Star Wars fans journey across country to infiltrate
A spoof of the dance-movie genre. With
May 22 (Glen Wilson / Paramount Pictures)
‘Couples Retreat’
Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort and must participate in the couples therapy sessions. With
‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’
Isla Fisher stars as an intrepid New Yorker whose love life and nascent career as an advice columnist are threatened by the mountain of debt she has accumulated. Screenplay by Tim Firth and Tracey Jackson. Directed by P.J. Hogan. Touchstone Pictures, Feb. 13. (Robert Zuckerman / Touchstone Pictures)
‘Big Man Japan’
A middle-aged slacker, who happens to double as a giant superhero entrusted with defending his country from monsters, must deal with an ungrateful public, sponsorship opportunities and an Alzheimers-stricken grandfather. Written and directed by and starring Hitoshi Matsumoto. Co-written by Mitsuyoshi Takasu. Japanese with English subtitles. Magnet Releasing, March. (Courtesy of Magnet Releasing)
‘The Boat That Rocked’
A band of rogue DJs blast pirate radio to the U.K. from the high seas 24 hours a day during the 1960s. With
‘The Princess and the Frog’
A hand-drawn animated musical with a modern twist on the classic tale. With the voices of Anika Noni Rose and
'$9.99'
This stop-motion animated feature offers slightly less than $10 worth of insight into the meaning of life. With the voices of
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The president enlists a motley crew of Monsters, confined in a secret government compound, to combat an alien robot and save the world from imminent destruction. With the voices of
On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into a mysterious underground world, where they have close encounters with dinosaurs and meet a relentless, one-eyed, dino-hunting weasel named Buck. With the voices of
July 1 (Blue Sky Studios / Twentieth Century Fox)
‘Coraline’
Henry Selick wrote and directed this 3-D stop-motion adventure based on the book by Neil Gaiman about a young girl who discovers an alternate world through a secret door in her new home. With the voices of
‘Where the Wild Things Are’
Director
‘Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs’
Inspired by the beloved childrens book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain. Screenplay by and directed by Chris Miller & Phil Lord. Columbia/Sony Pictures Animation, Sept. 18. (Courtesy of Sony Pictures Animation)
Kids on a family vacation must fight off an attack by knee-high alien invaders while the parents remain clueless. With
July 31 (Kristy Griffin / 20th Century Fox)
‘Race to Witch Mountain’
A Las Vegas cab driver must get two teens with supernatural powers to Witch Mountain, a secret place in the desert, to save the world. With
‘Severed Ways’
Tony Stone wrote, directed and stars in an epic about two 11th century Vikings left behind in North America. Magnet Releasing, March 20. (Magnet Releasing)
‘Inkheart’
A fathers ability to bring fictional characters to life leads to him being kidnapped by a villain from a fable. With
‘Duplicity’
Romance blooms as hormones rage at Hogwarts while Voldemort strengthens his hold on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds. With
July 15 (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture)
‘Cirque du Freak’
A boy unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. With John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe and
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The story of Wolverines monumentally violent and romantic past and his relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. With
‘12 Rounds’
After escaping from prison, a criminal mastermind enacts his revenge on the cop that accidentally killed his girlfriend, using a series of near-impossible puzzles and tasks. With John Cena,
‘2012'
A global cataclysm brings an end to the world, forcing a heroic struggle on the survivors. With
Set in post-apocalyptic 2018 with John Connor ready to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. With
May 21 (Richard Foreman / Warner Bros. Pictures)
Fireflies in the Garden
A mothers tragic death leads her grown son to face up to painful childhood memories and finally stand up to his abusive father. With
‘Knowing’
A teacher opens a time capsule from his sons elementary school and finds chilling predictions, including some that have already occurred, leading him to believe that his family is involved in future fatal events. With
July 1 (Peter Mountain / Universal Pictures)
The young life and loves of artist
May 8 (Regent Releasing)
‘My Bloody Valentine 3-D’
In this remake of the 1981 horror film, a vengeful coal miner returns 10 years after being killed to resume his murder spree. With Jensen Ackles, Jaime King and Kerr Smith. Directed by Patrick Lussier. Screenplay by Todd Farmer and Zane Smith. Lionsgate, Jan. 16. (Michael Roberts / Lionsgate)
May 15 (Zade Rosenthal / Columbia Pictures)
‘The Informers’
Several intertwined tales set in early 80s L.A., where movie executives, rock stars, a vampire and other morally challenged characters commingle and connect. With