The Avengers
Theatrical Release Date: 05/04/2012
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joss Whedon
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Samuel L. Jackson , Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo
Plot: When an extraterrestrial invasion threatens all of mankind, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agency must bring together the world's greatest heroes in order to stop the threat. But before they can save Earth, they will have to learn to work together as a team.
Dinotasia
Theatrical Release Date: 05/04/2012
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Animation
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: David Krentz, Erik Nelson, David E. Duncan
Actors: Werner Herzog, Lorànt Deutsch
Plot: An insight into what everyday life could have been like for different dinosaurs is given in this animated feature.
War of the Dead
Theatrical Release Date: 05/04/2012
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Marko Mäkilaakso
Actors: Andrew Tiernan, Mikko Leppilampi, Samuel Vauramo, Jouko Ahola, Mark Wingett, Andreas Wilson
Plot: A squad of Finnish soldiers aided by an American Special Forces unit discover a Nazi bunker containing an experiment designed to reanimate the dead.
Ice Dragon ( Isdraken )
Theatrical Release Date: 05/01/2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Family/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Martin Högdahl
Actors: Philip Olsson, Feline Andersson, Lisbeth Johansson, Malin Morgan, Hampus Andersson-Grill, John Grahl
Awaken
Theatrical Release Date: 04/30/2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Daric Loo
Actors: Corey Sevier, Jordan Ladd, Ryan Alosio, Renee Dorian, Kim Poirier, James Gleason
Unfit: Ward vs. Ward
Theatrical Release Date: 04/30/2012
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Katie Carmichael, Penny Edmiston, Edwin Scharlau
Actors: Cassey Ward, Susan Walch, Carla Janes, Donna Welch, Jessica Acebo, Neena Malik
Future Weather
Theatrical Release Date: 04/29/2012
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jenny Deller
Actors: Perla Haney-Jardine, Marin Ireland, Amy Madigan, William Sadler, Lili Taylor, Ellis Walding
Plot: Lauduree, an avid environmentalist, is left alone after her mother takes off for California. Determined to keep her rural home intact, she also must deal with her caustic grandmother, Greta, who has other plans.
Thermae Romae ( Terumae romae )
Theatrical Release Date: 04/28/2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hideki Takeuchi
Actors: Hiroshi Abe, Aya Ueto, Kazuki Kitamura, Masachika Ichimura, Kai Shishido, Riki Takeuchi
Plot: An ancient Roman architect is too serious for his own good, and finds himself out of a job. Taking refuge in a local bathhouse - an anomaly suddenly finds himself as part of modern-day Japan. Astounded by the culture of the bathouses of Japan, he returns to his own time and commands much respect for his inventive new outlook - while he may just find love in Japan.
Asylum Blackout ( Incident, The )
Theatrical Release Date: 05/04/2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alexandre Courtès
Actors: Anna Skellern, Dave Legeno, Rupert Evans, Kenny Doughty, Richard Brake, Darren Kent
Plot: When a thunderstorm knocks out power to an asylum for the criminally insane, a group of cooks find themselves trapped inside against the now-released murderous inmates.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Theatrical Release Date: 05/04/2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Madden
Actors: Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Judi Dench, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie
Plot: Explores the lives and interactions of a group of workers and residents at the Dunroamin retirement home in Bangalore.
Death of a Superhero
Theatrical Release Date: 05/04/2012
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Animation
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ian Fitzgibbon
Actors: Andy Serkis, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Aisling Loftus, Michael McElhatton, Sharon Horgan, Ned Dennehy
Plot: A 15-year-old battling cancer starts drawing stories of an invincible super hero to help cope with his own mortality.
Elliot Loves
Theatrical Release Date: 05/04/2012
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Terracino
Actors: Elena Goode, Erin Fogel, Fabio Costaprado, Alfredo Narciso, Robin de Jesus, Jermaine Montell
First Position
Theatrical Release Date: 05/04/2012
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bess Kargman
Actors: Aran Bell, Gaya Bommer Yemini, Michaela Deprince, Jules Jarvis Fogarty, Rebecca Houseknecht, Joan Sebastian Zamora
Plot: Follows a group of young ballet dancers as they compete in the Youth
America Grand Prix.
Jannat 2
Theatrical Release Date: 05/04/2012
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kunal Deshmukh
Actors: Emraan Hashmi, Randeep Hooda, Esha Gupta, Arif Zakaria, Imran Zahid
Last Call at the Oasis
Theatrical Release Date: 05/04/2012
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jessica Yu
Actors: Erin Brockovich-Ellis, Jay Famiglietti, Peter H. Gleick, Tyrone Hayes
Plot: Documentary that explores the many issues that threaten fresh, potable water world-wide and steps that can be taken to ensure we can avoid a future water crisis.
A Little Bit of Heaven
Theatrical Release Date: 05/04/2012
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Nicole Kassell
Actors: Kate Hudson, Kathy Bates, Lucy Punch, Gael García Bernal, Whoopi Goldberg, Rosemarie DeWitt
Plot: A woman dying of cancer keeps her heart locked away but when she finds a man who finally breaks through her barriers, she finds the threat of love may be even stronger than death itself.
LOL
Theatrical Release Date: 05/04/2012
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Lisa Azuelos
Actors: Ashley Greene, Miley Cyrus, Demi Moore, Thomas Jane, Gina Gershon, Marlo Thomas
Plot: In a world ruled by social media a group of high school friends navigate the hazards of peer pressure, friendship and romance all while dealing with often controlling and sometimes clueless parents.
Meeting Evil
Theatrical Release Date: 05/04/2012
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Chris Fisher
Actors: Leslie Bibb, Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Wilson, Tracie Thoms, Peyton List, Ryan Lee
Plot: A young man with a flailing marriage finds himself in the company of a murderous strangers and he'll find out just how far he's willing to go to protect his family.
The Perfect Family
Theatrical Release Date: 05/04/2012
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Anne Renton
Actors: Emily Deschanel, Kathleen Turner, Jason Ritter, Richard Chamberlain, Elizabeth Peña, Michael McGrady
Plot: A devout Catholic woman is up for a prestigious award from the church and goes about selling her "perfect" family, no matter how many faults she'll have to ignore.
Shanghai Calling
Theatrical Release Date: 05/03/2012
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Daniel Hsia
Actors: Daniel Henney, Eliza Coupe, Bill Paxton, Alan Ruck, Geng Le, Zhu Zhu
Plot: A New York attorney finds himself relocated to Shanghai where a legal mess threatens to end his career. With the help of a relocation specialist and her contacts, he adapts and learns to appreciate his new surroundings
From Nothing, Something: A Documentary on the Creative Process
Theatrical Release Date: 05/02/2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tim Cawley
Actors: Susan Feniger, Maria Bamford, Neville Page, Keith Young, Jay Greenberg, Steve Breen
Only the Young
Theatrical Release Date: 05/02/2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Elizabeth Mims, Jason Tippet
Actors: Kristen Cheriegate, Kevin Conway, Skye Elmore, Robin Levy, Garrison Saenz
Plot: A documentary exploring the lives of three teens living out their days in the shadow of magic mountain amongst foreclosed houses and empty underpasses. Life, love, friendship and avoiding adulthood - there is always something, even amongst nothing.
Falling Uphill
Theatrical Release Date: 05/01/2012
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Richard J. Bosner
Actors: Ari Kanamori, Jessiqa Pace, Jack McGee, Jena Hunt, Sean McGee, Daniel da Silva
Plot: A San Francisco man looking for a roommate posts an Craigslist and Jenny enters his life. After one year of living together, he finds himself falling love - but also financial straight - so bad, in fact, he has no choice but to move back in with his parents in Rochester, NY. Now, with three days before he has to bid San Franciso goodbye, he struggles with how to bare his true feelings to Jenny.
Get the Gringo
Theatrical Release Date: 05/01/2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Adrian Grunberg
Actors: Mel Gibson, Peter Stormare, Dean Norris, Bob Gunton, Scott Cohen, Kevin Hernandez
Plot: A criminal with a long rap sheet finds himself in over his head when Mexican authorities send him to an infamous prison. In order to survive, he will have to make the right friends, including one important 9-year-old boy.
Chicken with Plums ( Poulet aux prunes )
Theatrical Release Date: 04/30/2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Actors: Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer, Maria de Medeiros, Golshifteh Farahani, Eric Caravaca, Chiara Mastroianni
Plot: During an argument with his wife, talented musician Nasser-Ali loses his prized violin. Although he tries to find a replacement, nothing sounds the same and, vowing that nothing in life has any more meaning, confines himself to bed and awaits death. As the last week of his life plays out, we get glimpses of the past and future and the true meaning behind his decision.
Off Label
Theatrical Release Date: 04/30/2012
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Donal Mosher, Michael Palmieri
Actors: Mary Weiss, Jusef Anthony, Paul Clough, Robert Helms, Jordan Rieke, Andrew Duffy
A BIG Love Story
Theatrical Release Date: 04/29/2012
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ryan Sage
Actors: Robbie Kaller, Jillian Leigh, Tommy Snider, Constance Reese, Jacquelyn Umof, Jess Allen
Plot: A once-promising football star sees his chance at stardom die when an injury forces an early retirement. With the glory gone, he finds himself working a minimum wage job and deathly overweight. Yet a personal trainer might just save his life... and maybe give him something even more to live for.
Love and Politics
Theatrical Release Date: 04/29/2012
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Azad Jafarian
Actors: Judith Malina
Back to Stay ( Abrir puertas y ventanas )
Theatrical Release Date: 04/28/2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Milagros Mumenthaler
Actors: María Canale, Martina Juncadella, Ailín Salas, Julián Tello
Last Winter ( hiver dernier, L' )
Theatrical Release Date: 04/28/2012
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Shank
Actors: Vincent Rottiers, Anaïs Demoustier, Florence Loiret Caille, Aurore Clément, Michel Subor, Carlo Brandt
Plot: A man who inherited a cattle ranch after his father died is bound and determined to do things the old-fashioned way - becoming a hero to some and a pariah to others. Yet when disaster strikes - it may shut down his way of life once and for all.
Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film
Theatrical Release Date: 04/28/2012
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Grant Hamilton
Actors: Dave Bias, Gene Donovan, Paul Giambarba, David Hale, John Waters, Lou Noble
