Opening Nationwide on Friday, December 5th:

Movie: Cadillac Records (R)
Starring: Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Gabrielle Union, Columbus Short & Cedric the Entertainer
Genre: Musical Drama
Synopsis: The story of Leonard Chess and how he started his own recording company in 1950s Chicago and launched the careers of Etta James, Muddy Waters and many others.
First Thoughts: Great cast, could be really good.

Movie: Extreme Movie (R)
Starring: Michael Cera, Frankie Muniz, Jamie Kennedy, Matthew Lillard & Ryan Pinkston
Genre: Teen Sex Comedy
Synopsis: Spoof of teen sex comedies.
First Thoughts: This sounds extremely bad, but at least it only runs 75 minutes, so it’ll be over quickly. Also, all the movie sites say this opens on Friday, but none of them have any show times for it as yet.

Movie: Nobel Son (R)
Starring: Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy, Mary Steenburgen & Eliza Dushku
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Synopsis: A man going through a rough time lives with his very well educated parents. When his father is awarded the Nobel, he is kidnapped and they set the ransom at the $2 million prize that comes with the award. The father refuses and things go downhill from there, as lust, betrayal and revenge all come into play.
First Thoughts: Good cast, but that’s about it. Doesn’t really interest me.

Movie: Punisher: War Zone (R)
Starring: Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Colin Salmon, Dash Mihok, Doug Hutchison & Wayne Knight
Genre: Comic-Book Action Thriller
Synopsis: Frank Castle, also known as The Punisher, is back with his one-man war against organized crime. This time he is taking aim at mob boss Billy Russoti, who is left horribly disfigured after an encounter with Castle. So, he decides to start calling himself Jigsaw and seeks revenge on Castle.
First Thoughts: Never saw the last one, but I think I’ll be able to pick things up okay if I go see this.

Movies in Limited Release:

• The Black Balloon - Coming of age family drama about a boy trying to fit in at a new school that gets put in charge of his autistic brother when his pregnant mother has to take things carefully.
• Ciao - Two men that didn’t know each other, but had a friend in common begin corresponding after one informs the other of their friend’s passing. As they continue to write, they grow closer and it could change their lives forever.
• Frost/Nixon - Dramatized story of actual events involving an interview of former president Nixon by British reporter David Frost in 1977, some three years after the Watergate scandal had ended his presidency.
• Hunger - Political drama about the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike that was led by Bobby Sands at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland.

Milk expands to more theaters this week.

For New Movie Friday there are three new movies to choose from this week. They are Cadillac Records, Nobel Son, and Punisher: War Zone. What new movie looks good to you this week?

Opening Nationwide on Wednesday, November 26th:

Movie: Australia (PG-13)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Bryan Brown & Jack Thompson
Genre: War Adventure
Synopsis: An English aristocrat has inherited a giant ranch in Australia. English cattle barons try and drive her off the land, but she gets the help of a rough and tumble cattle driver to help her drive 2000 cattle across some of the most unforgiving land in the country. Once there, they still have to face bombings by Japanese forces that had just recently attacked Pearl Harbor.
First Thoughts: It is long and looks good, but it may be one that has to wait a while before I get to it.

Movie: Four Christmases (PG-13)
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen & Jon Voight
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: An unmarried couple has been avoiding the family centric holidays by retreating to some exotic location at Christmas, but when they find themselves unable to get a flight out due to fog, the end up having to spend time at four family get-togethers. He can’t wait to get away from all this, but she starts to think that having a family, even a crazy one, might be something she would like to do.
First Thoughts: It looks funny in the promos, but it runs only 82 minutes. That’s just sad. I mean, they couldn’t come up with more than 20 minutes a Christmas.

Movie: Transporter 3 (PG-13)
Starring: Jason Statham, Natalya Rudakova, François Berléand & Robert Knepper
Genre: Action Thriller
Synopsis: Frank Martin is back and he is being pressured into transporting the kidnapped daughter of the head of Ukraine’s EPA. During the trip, Frank falls for his passenger. Lots of car chases and fight scenes ensue.
First Thoughts: It’s probably not any good, but I still want to see it for some reason.

Movies in Limited Release:

• Milk - Biographical drama starring Sean Penn about the life of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office.
• Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! - Foreign comedy about Lucky Singh, a con man that swindled the rich and powerful in Delhi.
• The Secrets - Foreign drama about a young daughter of an ultra orthodox rabbi that is supposed to immediately marry after her mother’s death.

For New Movie Friday there are three new movies to choose from this week. They are Australia, Four Christmases, and Transporter 3. What new movie looks good to you this week?

Opening Nationwide on Friday, November 21st:

Movie: Bolt (PG)
Starring: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton & Malcolm McDowell
Genre: Animated Adventure Comedy
Synopsis: A dog that stars in a hit TV show gets shipped to the wrong place, but he thinks that what happens on the show is real. He sets out on his biggest adventure yet, going cross-country to get home. He hooks up with a cat and a hamster for the journey.
First Thoughts: Could be fun for the little ones and the parents who will be taking them, also available in Disney Digital 3-D.

Movie: Twilight (PG-13)
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Cam Gigandet & Nikki Reed
Genre: Romantic Fantasy
Synopsis: The story of a teen girl and a vampire she falls for. She has always been different and not quite fit in at school. So, she goes to live with her father in Forks, Washington and expects that things will be much the same there. She then meets a boy that is like no one else she has ever met before. He is a vampire, but one that is part of a family of vampires that don’t drink human blood. He has been searching for his soul mate for 90 years and she might just be the one. He has to control himself, as her scent could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But, things get messed up when a new group of vampires come to town and threaten the way things have been.
First Thoughts: This is the movie that I am going to see this week, hope it isn’t as bad as I’ve heard. Also, hope I don’t get trampled by packs of 13-year-old girls trying to get into the theater.

Movies in Limited Release:

• I Can’t Think Straight - A Palestinian woman in London about to get married gets her world turned upside down by a young British Indian woman.
• Lake City - Family drama about a guy that gets in trouble with drug dealer so he gets out of town and hides out in the town and home he grew up in.
• Special - Superhero comedy starring Michael Rappaport (TV’s Prison Break) as a man who participates in a drug study and thinks the stuff he is taking is giving him special powers.

The The Boy in the Striped Pajamas opens wider this week.

For New Movie Friday there are two new movies to choose from this week. They are Bolt and Twilight. What new movie looks good to you this week?

Opening Nationwide on Friday, November 14th:

Movie: Quantum of Solace (PG-13)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench & Giancarlo Giannini
Genre: Action Spy Thriller
Synopsis: James Bond was betrayed by Vesper Lynd, the woman he loved, and after her death, he sets out to find the people that blackmailed her. The mission is personal and leads him to a ruthless businessman who could be the key to finding the organization responsible. He finds that this man is out to take control of a vital natural resource, so he must figure out a way to put an end to the plan.
First Thoughts: I just watched Casino Royale again to get myself ready to see this and will be at the theater tomorrow morning for the first showing.

Movies in Limited Release:

• A Chirstmas Tale - Psychological family drama about a big family that is estranged until one’s kid is found to have leukemia and then they all end up in one house together for Christmas after having been tested to be a match.
• Dostana - Romantic comedy set in Miami.
• The Dukes - Crime comedy about a failing Doo Wop group that gets into burglary.
• Faded Memories - Psychological drama about a young woman with a phobia of physical contact.
• House of the Sleeping Beauties - Psychological drama.
• How About You - Comedy drama about a young woman that spends time at a nursing home at Christmas time.
• Slumdog Millionaire - Drama about a street kid that is one question away on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in Mumbai, but gets arrested for cheating and must prove his innocence.

The The Boy in the Striped Pajamas opens wider this week.

For New Movie Friday there is one new movie to choose from this week. It is Quantum of Solace. What new movie looks good to you this week?

Opening Nationwide on Friday, November 7th:

Movie: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (PG)
Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer & Andy Richter
Genre: Animated Family Comedy
Synopsis: The castaways have fixed the plane and are able to fly off the island, but only make it to the plains of Africa. They all come in contact with species of their own kind for the first time in the wild. Africa may be great, but is the Central Park Zoo actually where they want to be?
First Thoughts: If you like the previous, then you will probably like this one. Also available in IMAX.

Movie: Role Models (R)
Starring: Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Bobb’e J. Thompson
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: Two guys trash one of their company’s trucks and get arrested. They can either go to jail or do 150 hours of community service. They choose the service. They end up as part of a mentorship program for kids. After lots of screw-ups, they finally do the right thing and try and help these kids.
First Thoughts: It’s probably not very good, but it is still the movie I am going to go see this weekend. The trailer actually does provide a few laughs, which is why I think the movie won’t be that good.

Movie: Soul Men (R)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sharon Leal, Adam Herschman & Sean Hayes
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: Two former members of a band reunite to try and honor their old bandleader, but old problems come up while they do.
First Thoughts: It has Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac, but I have heard and seen next to nothing about this one, which leads me to believe that the studio thinks is probably isn’t very good either.

Movies in Limited Release:

• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - The story of a forbidden friendship between two boys during WWII. One a jewish boy being held captive and the other the son of a Nazi commandant.
• House - Supernatural thriller about two couple stranded in the rural south.
• JCVD - Crime comedy starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as himself.
• Pray the Devil Back to Hell - Documentary about Liberia in the early 2000s and those who protested the dictator and the protracted street to street warfare taking place.
• Repo! The Genetic Opera - Horror musical about a biotech company harvesting organs.
• The World Unseen - Set in 1950s, a woman subverts her Indian cultural traditions to run a business with her “colored” partner and then falls for a woman.

The High School Musical 3: Senior Year Sing-Along also comes to theaters this week.

For New Movie Friday there are four new movies to choose from this week. They are House, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Role Models, and Soul Men. What new movie looks good to you this week?

Opening Nationwide on Friday, October 31st:

Movie: The Haunting of Molly Hartley (PG-13)
Starring: Haley Bennett, Chace Crawford, Shannon Marie Woodward, Jake Weber & Annalynne McCord
Genre: Thriller
Synopsis: There is something evil lurking just underneath the surface at a private school for girls. That evil is after one particular girl, as she is about to turn 18. On that fateful day she will find out what her destiny is and the truth of who she is.
First Thoughts: Could not care less.

Movie: Zack and Miri Make a Porno (R)
Starring: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson, Jason Mewes & Jeff Anderson
Genre: Romantic Sex Comedy
Synopsis: Two friends are in debt and venture into the amateur porn business to try and make a few bucks and while doing so realize that they are in love with the other one.
First Thoughts: It’s written and directed by Kevin Smith, so I will probably see it at some point, but not tomorrow.

Movies in Limited Release:

• Eden Lake - Horror movie about a couple on a romantic weekend that run into trouble after confronting a gang of youths.
• The First Basket - About the history of basketball and the origins of what is now the NBA.
• The Other End of the Line - Romantic comedy about a call operator in India who wants to meet in person a businessman she talks to on the phone all the time. So, she comes to America, but when she meets him, she doesn’t let on who she really is.
• Splinter - Creature horror film about a young couple and an escaped convict trapped in a remote gas station.

Changeling expands everywhere this week, which includes now being available here, this is the movie I will be going to see tomorrow. Also, expanding this weekend are RocknRolla and What Just Happened.

For New Movie Friday there are five new movies to choose from this week. They are Changeling, Eden Lake, The Haunting of Molly Hartley, The Other End of the Line, and Zach and Miri Make a Porno. What new movie looks good to you this week

Opening Nationwide on Friday, October 24th:

Movie: High School Musical 3: Senior Year (G)
Starring: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu & Monique Coleman
Genre: Teen Musical Comedy
Synopsis: All your favorite characters from the first two movies are facing their senior year and what that will mean for them as they head off to different colleges. A big spring musical is staged that reflects what has gone on at school and their thoughts on the future.
First Thoughts: Haven’t seen the first two and don’t suspect that I will see this one anytime soon.

Movie: Pride and Glory (R)
Starring: Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight, Noah Emmerich & Jennifer Ehle
Genre: Family Police Drama
Synopsis: The story takes place in the New York City Police Department, as a multi-generational family of cops deals with a an internal investigation. It pits one brother against another, as it looks like one of two brothers may be involved in a huge incident that could make the police look really bad. The other brother is put in charge of the investigation.
First Thoughts: The cast is excellent and the previews look really good. This is the movie I am planning on seeing tomorrow.

Movie: Saw V (R)
Starring: Tobin Bell, Julie Benz, Meagan Good, Costas Mandylor & Scott Patterson
Genre: Horror
Synopsis: It seems that loose ends must be tied up when his secret is threatened.
First Thoughts: Haven’t seen the first four and don’t plan on seeing this one anytime soon.

Movie: Tim Burton’s The Night Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3D (PG-13)
Genre: Animated Fantasy
Synopsis: Follow Jack Skellington on his quest to takeover Christmas in 3D.
First Thoughts: Never cared all that much for the original, so seeing it in 3D isn’t really all that appealing.

Movies in Limited Release:

• Changeling - Clint Eastwood film starring Angelina Jolie that is based on the true story of a boy that went missing in 1928 Los Angeles and the mother’s quest to have him returned.
• Fear(s) of the Dark - Supernatural creature film that has six creepy tales by six world renowned comic and graphic artists.
• I’ve Loved You So Long - A psychological family drama about a woman that gets out of jail after many years and tries to reunite with her sister.
• Let the Right One In - Swedish horror film with English subtitles.
• Passengers - A thriller starring Anne Hathaway (Get Smart) as a therapist that is counseling the survivors of a plane crash and falls for one of them and then the rest of them start disappearing, so she vows to find out why.
• Roadside Romeo - Foreign animated comedy about a dog that lived the pampered life until being left by his owners when they move. He must learn to live on the streets.
• Synecdoche, New York - Drama about a small theater director that is about to lose it, so he decides to create a growing work of art that reflects the real world by getting a group of actors together in a big warehouse.
• The Universe of Keith Haring - Biography of Keith Haring.

For New Movie Friday there are five new movies to choose from this week. They are High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Passengers, Pride and Glory, Saw V, and Tim Burton’s The Night Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3D. What new movie looks good to you this week?

Opening Nationwide on Friday, October 17th:

Movie: Max Payne (R)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Chris O’Donnell, Beau Bridges & Ludacris
Genre: Action Thriller
Synopsis: A cop that does things his own way ends up in a battle of supernatural proportions after heading into the dark underworld to find those responsible for killing his family and partner. Based on the video game.
First Thoughts: Hoping this turns out to be at least as good as Hitman from last year.

Movie: The Secret Life of Bees (PG-13)
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Keys & Paul Bettany
Genre: Period Coming-of-Age Drama
Synopsis: A 14-year-old girl haunted by the memories of her dead mother runs away with a friend to the small South Carolina town that may hold the key to her mother’s past. While there, three sisters that teach her about beekeeping and other things take her in.
First Thoughts: The best family option this weekend, unless you are really hankering for some talking dogs again.

Movie: Sex Drive (R)
Starring: Josh Zuckerman, Clark Duke, Amanda Crew, James Marsden & Seth Green
Genre: Teen Sex Comedy
Synopsis: An 18-year-old head cross country with two of his friends to lose his virginity to a hot girl he met online. The trip gets out of hand, but they learn lessons from all the misadventures. He takes his brother’s vintage Pontiac GTO to do so.
First Thoughts: Trying for another Superbad.

Movie: W. (PG-13)
Starring: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn, Thandie Newton & Richard Dreyfuss
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: The story of George W. Bush as told by Oliver Stone.
First Thoughts: The clips look so over the top that I don’t really see myself seeing this anytime soon. Probably when it hits the premium cable outlets someday.

Movies in Limited Release:

• The Elephant King - A family drama about a woman that sends her young son to Thailand to bring back her older son to face charges in the US.
• Morning Light - Documentary about 15 young men and women who trained for six months to race in a big yacht race.
• Tru Loved - Comedy drama about a young woman with two mothers that moves to a small town and has to deal with homophobia.
• What Just Happened - Comedy starring Robert De Niro as a Hollywood guy that is over his head with two ex-wives and a movie project that isn’t going well.

For New Movie Friday there are six new movies to choose from this week. They are Max Payne, Morning Light, The Secret Life of Bees, Sex Drive, W., and What Just Happened. What new movie looks good to you this week?

Well, let’s take a look at what is playing this week. There are 14 movies hitting theaters, with four opening everywhere and 10 others in limited release.

Opening Nationwide on Friday, October 10th:

Movie: Body of Lies (R)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani & Oscar Isaac
Genre: Political Action Thriller
Synopsis: CIA operative thinks he has uncovered a major lead on a terrorist leader that may be operating out of Jordan. He comes up with a plan to get inside the terrorist network, but has to work with a veteran CIA agent and the head of Jordanian intelligence. He doesn’t know how much he can trust either of them. It is based on Washington Post columnist David Ignatius’ novel.
First Thoughts: It’s got DeCaprio and Crowe and political thrillers like these always interest me. It’s going to be a tough choice between this and The Express.

Movie: City of Ember (PG)
Starring: Bill Murray, Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Tim Robbins & Martin Landau
Genre: Adventure Family Fantasy
Synopsis: The City of Ember has been powered by a powerful generator, but it is starting to fail. The once beautifully bright world may soon be no more. Two teenagers set out to find the answers to how this city came about and get the citizens out before it is too late.
First Thoughts: Doesn’t interest me, but if you’ve got kids, it may be worth checking out.

Movie: The Express (R)
Starring: Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid, Omar Benson Miller, Darrin Dewitt Henson & Charles S. Dutton
Genre: Biographical Sports Drama
Synopsis: The story of Ernie Davis, who was born into poverty and overcame many obstacles to play football at Syracuse University. His coach was Ben Schwartzwalder and under his tutelage, Davis became one of the best players on the team and surpassed the achievements of the great Jim Brown. He was the first black player to win a Heisman Trophy.
First Thoughts: Who doesn’t love a good sports movie? It is such a tough choice for me between this and Body of Lies.

Movie: Quarantine (R)
Starring: Columbus Short, Jay Hernandez, Johnathon Schaech, Jennifer Carpenter & Steve Harris
Genre: Horror
Synopsis: A reporter and her cameraman are following the night shift at a LA Fire Station. They head out on a call to an apartment building. Screams are coming from the building and the police are already on scene. It seems that someone living there has been infected by something. The residents are trying to escape along with the news crew, but they get trapped inside when the CDC quarantines the facility. They are cutoff from everything. There is no phones, power, TV, etc. When the quarantine is revoked, the only thing they find is the videotape left behind by the news crew.
First Thoughts: Horror movies are just not my thing, but even if they were, this one looks pretty dumb.

Movies in Limited Release:

• Ashes of Time Redux - Foreign action adventure with subtitles.
• Breakfast With Scot - Drama starring Tom Cavanagh (TV’s Ed) about a guy living off being a former hockey player as a sports commentator whose partner announces they are taking in a young boy, which turns his life upside down.
• Choose Connor - Political drama about exploiting a young child for political gain.
• Fraude: Mexico 2006 - Documentary about the 2006 presidential elections in Mexico.
• Happy-Go-Lucky - Comedy drama about a London school teacher that doesn’t let things get her down.
• Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery - Suspense thriller.
• Lola Montes - Biographical period drama about the king of Bavaria in the 19th century.
• Lower Learning - Comedy about an elementary school that has left everyone behind. When the school is about to be closed, a teacher and the person in charge of the closure hatch a plan to save the school.
• RocknRolla - Action caper comedy revolving around a crooked land deal the everyone wants in on.
• Saving Marriage - Documentary.

For New Movie Friday there are four new movies to choose from this week. They are Body of Lies, City of Ember, The Express, and Quarantine. What new movie looks good to you this week?

Opening Nationwide on Friday, October 3rd:

Movie: An American Carol (PG-13)
Starring: Kevin Farley, Kelsey Grammer, Trace Adkins, Geoffrey Arend, Robert Davi, Leslie Nielsen, Dennis Hopper & James Woods
Genre: Action Thriller
Synopsis: A Hollywood filmmaker who makes anti-American movies is on a crusade to get rid of the Fourth of July holiday. While doing so, he gets visited by three ghosts that take him on a trip to try and show him what America is really all about.
First Thoughts: Really used to like spoofs, but as of late they haven’t been very good. Also, this has a runtime of 83 minutes, which always make me pause.

Movie: Beverly Hills Chihuahua (PG)
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Andy Garcia, George Lopez, Piper Perabo & Jamie Lee Curtis
Genre: Adventure Family Comedy
Synopsis: A pampered Chihuahua gets lost in Mexico and another Chihuahua that loves her takes off in search of her.
First Thoughts: It’s talking dogs, so the little kids might find it funny.

Movie: Blindness (R)
Starring: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Braga, Yusuke Iseya & Yoshino Kimura
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Synopsis: A plague of blindness is devastating a city all of a sudden. They are quarantined, but a band of the people afflicted get together and try to overcome these conditions.
First Thoughts: This one sounds interesting, but probably not going to be my selection this week.

Movie: Flash of Genius (PG-13)
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney, Jake Abel & Daniel Roebuck
Genre: Biographical Drama
Synopsis: A family in the 1960s is living the American dream. Then one day the guy invents a device that could be used in every automobile to be produced. They think they have hit the jackpot. The big automakers start using the device, but they disavow the inventor. He tries to fight it and gets buried in litigation and is threatened. He won’t stand for it and keeps fighting for justice and for others like him. He refuses to back down or to compromise.
First Thoughts: This one sounds really good and I have always liked Lauren Graham (TV’s Gilmore Girls).

Movie: How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (R)
Starring: Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges, Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson & Megan Fox
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: A big New York magazine hires a smalltime British celebrity journalist. He gets to enter high society as part of his job. He gets into all kinds of outrageous incidents. To keep his job, he needs to be more impressive and charming, but he totally annoys his colleagues and bumbles his way through events. Somehow, he catches the eye of a sexy young starlet and begins a friendship with a fellow writer. These two things may end up saving his career.
First Thoughts: Simon Pegg makes me laugh, but this looks stupid.

Movie: Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (PG-13)
Starring: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Alexis Dziena, Ari Graynor, Aaron Yoo & Jay Baruchel
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: A guy that frequents the indie rock scene, who has a broken heart and doesn’t play the bass that well, and a woman who is questioning everything she has always believed meet one night. They seem to have a very similar tastes in music, but little else, yet they set out together to find a secret show of a legendary rock band and while doing so, end up having what might be a great first date that leads to much change in their lives.
First Thoughts: I’m in the mood for a comedy this week and the other two look pretty bad, so this looks like the movie I am going to see tomorrow.

Movies in Limited Release:

• Ballast - Psychological drama about a single mother in rural Mississippi and her fight to support her family.
• Kidnap - Foreign language thriller.
• Rachel Getting Married - Anne Hathaway (Get Smart) stars in this comedy as the sister of the bride, who is a woman that has always had tough times in her life.
• Religulous - Bill Maher’s comedy dealing with the topic of religion.

For New Movie Friday there are seven new movies to choose from this week. They are An American Carol, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Blindness, Flash of Genius, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, and Religulous. What new movie looks good to you this week?