12 Rounds

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When New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher stops a brilliant thief, Miles, 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 Danny with a series of near-impossible puzzles and tasks... 12 rounds... that Danny must somehow complete to save the life of his fiancee.

Cast
John Cena as Danny Fisher
Steve Harris as George Aiken
Aidan Gillen as Miles Jackson
Brian J. White as Hank Carver
Gonzalo Menendez as Ray Santiago
Ashley Scott as Molly Porter
Taylor Cole as Erica Kessen
Lara Grice as Cell Store Owner
Billy Slaughter as Technician
Kyle Russell Clements as Dave Fisher
Robert Pralgo as Camouflaged Agent
Travis Davis as Anthony DeLuso
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo as Willie Dumaine
Nicholas Sean Gomez as Samuel
Kim Collins (III) as Phil the Plumber
Wayne Ferrara (II) as Battalion Commander
Douglas Griffin as Peter Gerard
Wally Crowder as Streetcar Conductor
Bryan Johnson as Sleeping Streetcar Passenger
Luukas Harlin as Streetcar Kid
John Wilmot as Elderly Man
Louis Herthum as BEP Employee
David Frye as Officer Phelps
Brandi Coleman as Pedestrian
Mikki Val as Nurse
George (II) as Shortie the Pug

Detail Info
Director Renny Harlin
Producer Vince McMahon, Becki Trujillo, Mark R. Gordon, Josh McLaughlin, Michael Lake
Editor Tom Dailey, Brian Berdan
Music Trevor Rabin Paul Linford, Gordon Goodwin (II), Paul Linford
Release Date Mar 27th, 2009 (wide)
Distributors 20th Century Fox Distribution

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The Haunting in Connecticut

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The astounding, well-documented story of a family forced to relocate near a clinic where their son was being treated for cancer. Strained financially and emotionally, the family discovers their recently renovated home was a former mortuary with a dark history. After experiencing violent supernatural events both inside and out of the house, the family seeks the help of ghost hunters and the Catholic Church, which performs an exorcism.

Cast
Virginia Madsen as Sara Campbell
Brooklynn Proulx as Mary Campbell
Elias Koteas as Rev. Nicholas Popescu
Kyle Gallner as Matt Campbell
Martin Donovan as Peter Campbell
Amanda Crew as Wendy

Detail Info
Directors Peter Cornwell
Writers Tim Metcalfe, Adam Simon
Producer Steve Whitney, Norm Waitt, Scott Niemeyer, Paul Brooks, Andrew Trapani, Wendy Rhoads (II), Daniel Farrands, Brad Kessell, Jeff Levine
Editors Tom Elkins
Running Time 1 hr. 32 min.
Release Date Mar 27th, 2009 (wide)
Distributors Lionsgate
Production Co. Integrated Films & Management, Gold Circle Films, Kids in the Wall, Inc.
Filming Locations Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Produced in US

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Sin Nombre

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After murdering his gang's leader, a teenager joins a family of Honduran immigrants making the dangerous journey across Mexico to the United States, avoiding a fellow gang member who has been sent to kill him along the way.

Cast
Kristian Ferrer as Smiley
Edgar Flores as Casper
Paulina Gaitan as Sayra
Tenoch Huerta as Lil Mago/ Lil’ Mago
Luis Fernando Pena as El Sol
Diana Garcia as Martha Marlene
Hector Jimenez as Leche/Wounded Man

Detail Info
Directors Cary Fukunaga
Writers Cary Fukunaga
Producers Pablo Cruz, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Gerardo Barrera, Amy Kaufman (II)
Editors Luis Carballar, Craig McKay
Music Marcelo Zarvos, Lynn Fainchtein
Running Time 1 hr. 36 min.
Release Date Mar 20th, 2009 (limited)
Distributors Universal Pictures International (UPI), Focus Features

Valentino: The Last Emperor

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A portrait of Valentino Garavani, the man behind the legendary couture label Valentino. Here, we focus on the period between Valentino's seventieth birthday and his final couture show as well as his significant contributions to the field of fashion. However, at the center is a love story: the fifty-year relationship between Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti, his business partner, lover, best friend and confidante.

Cast
Valentino Garavani as Himself
Giancarlo Giammetti as Himself

Detail Info
Director Matt Tyrnauer
Producer Matt Kapp
Editor Bob Eisenhardt
Running Time 1 hr. 36 min.
Release Date Mar 18th, 2009 (limited)
Production Co. Acolyte Films
Produced in US

Hearts and Minds

An anti-Vietnam war documentary comprising of news footage of the war juxtaposed with interviews conducted with its observers and participants, interspersing vignettes of the fatuous comments made by the generals and politicians.

Cast
Daniel Ellsberg
General William Westmoreland
Clark Clifford
Georges Bidault
Lieutenant George Coker


Detail Info
Directors Peter Davis
Producers Henry Jaglom, Bert Schneider, Peter Davis, Tom Cohen, Richard Pearce
Editors Charles Musser, Antoinette Cooper, David Davis (III), Bonnie Kozek, Adrian Mosser, Lynzee Klingman, Susan Martin (II)

Running Time 1 hr. 50 min.
Release Date Mar 20th, 2009 (limited re-release)
Distributors Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, Rainbow Film Company
U.S. Box Office $28,287

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

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Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) discovers something about the origins of the Transformers and their history on Earth. The evil Decepticons need to capture him for information. The climactic battle takes place at the Giza pyramid complex, where a temple is located within. Lorenzo di Bonaventura explained the film will show the Transformers who visited Egypt before the pyramids were built, and "all our heroes end up here because of the Decepticons' master plan." Furthermore, Egyptian hieroglyphs resembling helicopters and other present day vehicles in real life will be explained in the film as being depictions of those Ancient Cybertronians who visited Earth.

Bay explained the Transformers did not blow their disguise by battling in Mission City in the first film. "Everybody has gone ahead. It's realistic. Two weeks after the tsunami nobody talked about it anymore. It's very weird. We decided to do the same with the Transformers. The government talks about a military thing, says all is false, that it's a joke, and people don't know what they really saw."

Cast
Shia LaBeouf
Megan Fox
Josh Duhamel
Tyrese Gibson
John Turturro

Voices
Peter Cullen
Hugo Weaving
Mark Ryan

Detail Info
Directed by Michael Bay
Produced by Steven Spielberg (executive), Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Ian Bryce
Tom DeSanto, Don Murphy
Written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Ehren Kruger
Music by Steve Jablonsky
Cinematography Ben Seresin
Editing by Roger Barton
Distributed by
DreamWorks
Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) Jun 24, 2009 (2009-06-24)
Country US
Language English
Budget $200 million
Preceded by Transformers

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

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The Great Buck Howard

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Once upon a time, Buck Howard (John Malkovich) spent his days in the limelight. His mind-boggling feats as a mentalist extraordinaire – not to be confused with those of a mere magician - earned him a marquee act in Vegas and 61 appearances on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show. In his own humble opinion, his talents go far beyond simple sleight of hand – he can read minds and hypnotize not just a single soul but an entire room of people! But nowadays, it’s clear to everyone but Buck that his act has lost its luster; he performs in faded community centers and hasn’t sold out a theater in years.

Yet, with a hearty handshake and a trademark “I love this town!” Buck Howard perseveres, confident in his own celebrity, convinced his comeback is imminent. He just needs a new road manager and personal assistant. As it turns out, recent law school drop-out and unemployed, would-be writer Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) needs a job and a purpose. Working for the pompous, has-been mentalist fills the former requirement, but how it satisfies the latter is questionable, especially to his father (Tom Hanks), who still assumes Troy is in law school. Nonetheless, with the aid of a fiery publicist (Emily Blunt) and a bold stroke of fate, Buck surprisingly lands back into the American consciousness, taking Troy along for the ride of his life.

As the coveted spotlight again shines on the great Buck Howard, Buck becomes the unlikeliest of teachers as Troy learns a few tricks he couldn’t possibly have picked up in law school.

Cast
Colin Hanks as Troy Gable
John Malkovich as Buck Howard
Tom Hanks as Mr. Gable
Ricky Jay as Gil Bellamy
Emily Blunt as Valerie Brennan
Griffin Dunne as Johnathan Finerman
Matthew Gray Gubler as the assistant

Detail Info
Directed by Sean McGinly
Produced by Tom Hanks
Written by Sean McGinly
Music by Blake Neely
Cinematography Tak Fujimoto
Editing by Myron I. Kerstein
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Release date(s)
Jan 18, 2008 (Sundance)
Mar 20, 2009 (limited)
Running time 87 min.
Country US
Language English