What New Movies Start Friday, March 27th, 2009?
There are six movies opening this week, three everywhere and three others are in limited release.
Opening Nationwide on Friday, March 27th:
Movie: 12 Rounds (PG-13)
Starring: John Cena, Steve Harris, Ashley Scott, Aidan Gillen & Brian J. White
Genre: Action Thriller
Synopsis: A brilliant thief gets thwarted during a heist by a New Orleans cop, but the thief’s girlfriend is accidentally killed in the incident. Wanting revenge, the thief escapes from prison and sets up an elaborate game that the cop must complete or the love of his life will be killed.
First Thoughts: John Cena has exactly shown himself to be the next Dwayne Johnson, but this is mildly interesting to me over the other new movie choices this week.
Movie: The Haunting in Connecticut (PG-13)
Starring: Virginia Madsen, Martin Donovan, Kyle Gallner & Elias Koteas
Genre: Supernatural Thriller
Synopsis: The story of a family that moves into a house in Connecticut that looks very nice, but turns out to have quite a disturbing history. It was once a funeral parlor and the son of the family that lived there then was a messenger for spiritual entities to pass between realms. That son returns to unleashed unspeakable horrors on the new family that just moved in.
First Thoughts: This is not my kind of movie, so the idea of it not looking very good to me is not all that surprising.
Movie: Monsters vs. Aliens (PG-13)
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland & Stephen Colbert
Genre: Sci-Fi Family Comedy
Synopsis: A bunch of monsters have been secreted away by the government, but when an alien attacks, the president is persuaded to use the monsters to defend themselves.
First Thoughts: This movie is available in regular, 3D, and IMAX 3D. I’ve heard it isn’t good in any of them. Plus, the Super Bowl commercial was really lame, especially 3D-wise.
Movies in Limited Release:
- American Swing - Documentary about the swinging lifestyle in 1977.
- The Education of Charlie Banks - A privileged Ivy leaguer has an old friend come to visit that has a violent past who ingratiates himself into his friend’s life.
- Goodbye Solo - Foreign flick about a taxi driver that makes friends with a suicidal old man.
Sunshine Cleaning continues to expand to more theaters this week.
For New Movie Friday there are three new movies to choose from this week. They are 12 Rounds, The Haunting in Connecticut, and Monsters vs. Aliens. What new movie looks good to you this week?
What New Movies Start Friday, March 20th, 2009?
There are seven movies opening this week, three everywhere and four others are in limited release.
Opening Nationwide on Friday, March 20th:
Movie: Duplicity (PG-13)
Starring: Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson & Paul Giamatti
Genre: Caper Comedy Drama
Synopsis: A former CIA operative and a former MI6 agent have both left the life of government intelligence gathering and have decided to put their skills to good use in a war raging between to multinational corporations. Both companies are trying to get a new formula completed and patented before the other does, so they can rake in the bucks that will follow. The two former covert agents decide that going against each other may not be the best way to go, plus they seem to be falling for each other in the process.
First Thoughts: This looks like a lot of fun, like an Ocean’s Eleven style caper flick. This is one of the movies I want to see this weekend.
Movie: I Love You, Man (R)
Starring: Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg & J.K. Simmons
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: A guy has gotten engaged, but realizes that he doesn’t really have anyone to be his best man. He has always had a lot of girl friends, but not guy friends. So, it is suggested that he try and find one. He comes across a possible candidate and they become quick friends. But, as his knew “bro-mance” starts to get stronger, his relationship with his fiancee starts to falter.
First Thoughts: This actually looks really good. I know the promos can be wrong a lot of the time, but I have a feeling this one might actually be good. This is another movie I want to see this weekend.
Movie: Knowing (PG-13)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne & Chandler Canterbury
Genre: Sci-Fi Thriller
Synopsis: A professor that figures out a sheet of numbers found in a 50 year old time capsule is actually a list predicting major disasters all over the world. So, he tries to figure out a way to try and stop the ones that haven’t occurred yet.
First Thoughts: This is the third movie this week that I want to see this weekend. It actually looks like it might be good too.
Movies in Limited Release:
- The Great Buck Howard - John Malkovich plays a mentalist that used to spend his days in the limelight. Now, he has faded into obscurity and sets out to make his comeback.
- Mancora - Road movie about a guy that loses his father and sets out with his stepsister and her husband for some fun.
- Sin Nombre - Dramatic thriller about Central Americans trying to find a better future in the U.S.
- Super Capers - Comedy about a group of misfits training to be superheroes.
Hunger and Sunshine Cleaning expand to more theaters this week.
For New Movie Friday there are three new movies to choose from this week. They are Duplicity, I Love You, Man, and Knowing. What new movie looks good to you this week?
What New Movies Start Friday, March 13th, 2009?
There are eight movies opening this week, three everywhere and five others are in limited release.
Opening Nationwide on Friday, March 13th:
Movie: The Last House on the Left (R)
Starring: Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter, Sara Paxton, Garret Dillahunt, Martha MacIsaac & Riki Lindhome
Genre: Horror
Synopsis: A girl and her friend are taken by an escaped prisoner and his buddies. They leave her for dead, but she makes it back to her parents’ lake house. That also happens to be the place that the attackers have sought shelter. When she makes it back, the strangers will rue the day they ever messed with couple’s daughter.
First Thoughts: Horror movies just don’t do it for me, especially one that is classified as sadistic. Don’t find that entertaining.
Movie: Miss March (R)
Starring: Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton & Craig Robinson
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: A guy wakes from his four year coma only to find out that the girl of his dreams has gone from being his virginal high school sweetheart to a Playboy centerfold. His best friend thinks that they should head across country and crash a party at the Playboy Mansion to try and win her back.
First Thoughts: The trailer for this movie was terrible, it couldn’t of made this movie look worse if they were trying. Not a laugh to be had in the entire thing. Just don’t see myself seeing another crappy sex-comedy.
Movie: Race to Witch Mountain (PG)
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Carla Gugino, Alexander Ludwig & Ciarán Hinds
Genre: Sci-Fi Family Adventure
Synopsis: Witch Mountain has long been rumored to be a place of unexplained phenomena and strange occurrences. A Las Vegas cab driver meets two teens that have supernatural powers and ends up in a race to save the world. They have to stay ahead of the government, mobsters, and other extraterrestrials to uncover the secret of Witch Mountain.
First Thoughts: Doesn’t really interest me, but the other two offerings even less so. By default this looks like the winner this week.
Movies in Limited Release:
- Brothers at War - Documentary that follows a guy with two brothers serving in Iraq.
- The Edge of Love - Drama starring Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Matthew Rhys, and Cillian Murphy about two couples in war-torn London and how their relationships become intertwined.
- Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America - Action drama about the collision of Vikings, Indians, and Irish monks on the shores of North America.
- Sunshine Cleaning - Comedy drama about a single mom and her slacker of a sister turn their life around in an unexpected way.
- Tokyo Sonata - Family drama about an everyman in Tokyo who gets fired from his job and tries to keep it a secret from his family.
For New Movie Friday there are three new movies to choose from this week. They are The Last House on the Left, Miss March, and Race to Witch Mountain. What new movie looks good to you this week?
What New Movies Start Friday, March 6th, 2009?
There are seven movies opening this week, one everywhere and six others are in limited release.
Opening Nationwide on Friday, March 6th:
Movie: Watchmen (R)
Starring: Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Jackie Earle Haley & Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Genre: Action Sci-Fi
Synopsis: In an alternate universe in the year 1985, America and Russia are headed for nuclear war and things are totally unstable. Superheroes have gone into retirement because of government legislation. But, when it looks as though someone has killed The Comedian, another former hero, Rorschach takes an interest and begins looking into things.
First Thoughts: I’ve never been big into comic books or graphic novels and had never heard of Watchmen until it was announced as a movie. Have never read the comic it is based on, so it will be interesting to see what I think of the movie, since I have no attachment to the characters like a Batman or a Spider-Man. Also, it’s available in IMAX.
Movies in Limited Release:
- 12 - A Russian courtroom drama with English subtitles.
- 13B - A Hindi thriller with English subtitles.
- Everlasting Moments - Period drama about a woman in the early 20th century that wins a camera in a lottery, an event that changes her life and allows her to see things in a new light.
- Phoebe in Wonderland - Psychological drama starring Elle Fanning, Felicity Huffman, and Bill Pulman.
- Sherman’s Way - An art house film about two people that get put together on a road trip and end up on a trip of self discovery.
- Tokyo! - Three bizarre tales set in Tokyo, Japan.
For New Movie Friday there are two new movies to choose from this week. They are Phoebe in Wonderland and Watchmen. What new movie looks good to you this week?
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