All of Us
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/2008
Overall Rating: 1.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Emily Abt
Actors: Mehret Mandefro
Amexicano
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Matthew Bonifacio
Actors: Hugo Aleman, Sophia Antonini, Michael Aronov, Raúl Castillo, Carmine Famiglietti, Jennifer Peña
Plot: A look at the bond between an illegal immigrant and a blue collar Italian from Queens.
Appaloosa
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/2008
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ed Harris
Actors: Ed Harris, Jeremy Irons, Timothy V. Murphy, Boyd Kestner, Viggo Mortensen, James Gammon
Plot: Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch arrive in Appaloosa to deal with Randall Bragg, a rancher with money and power who has run of the town. Things are complicated by the arrival of Allison French, a refined widow who threatens to divide the two men.
Elite Squad ( Tropa de Elite )
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: José Padilha
Actors: Caio Junqueira, Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Maria Ribeiro, Fernanda Machado, Fernanda de Freitas
Plot: In 1997 when the Pope is set to visit a special ops officer struggles to find a suitable
team member to continue the war against the drug lords of South America.
Feast II: Sloppy Seconds
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Gulager
Actors: Jenny Wade, Clu Gulager, Diane Goldner, Martin Klebba, Hanna Putnam, Carl Anthony Payne II
Plot: The sequel to 2005's 'Feast' has the survivors of the besieged tavern fleeing to the nearest town. But the vicious creatures track the blood trail, and the motley group of barflies must join forces with the locals to end the carnage once and for all.
Ghost Town
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/2008
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: David Koepp
Actors: Ricky Gervais, Téa Leoni, Greg Kinnear, Alan Ruck, Aasif Mandvi, Kristen Wiig
Plot: After he learns he died for seven minutes during a routine procedure, a
dentist who just wants the world to leave him alone finds out he can now
see ghosts and they all want his help.
Hounddog
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Deborah Kampmeier
Actors: David Morse, Dakota Fanning, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Cody Hanford, Isabelle Fuhrman, Piper Laurie
Plot: Drama set in rural Alabama about a precocious but abused 12-year-old who finds comfort in the music of rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley. While she suppresses her painful memories, will her seemingly indestructible spirit shatter when she suffers a shocking tragedy?
Igor
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/2008
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Anthony Leondis
Actors: Steve Buscemi, John Cusack, Christian Slater, Jennifer Coolidge, John Cleese, Eddie Izzard
Plot: Set in a world of mad scientists and madder creations, a hunch-backed lab assistant yearns to become a mad scientist himself, much to the displeasure of his masters.
Lakeview Terrace
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/2008
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Neil LaBute
Actors: Patrick Wilson, Samuel L. Jackson, Regine Nehy, Kerry Washington, Jaishon Fisher, Jay Hernandez
Plot: A LAPD cop tries to destroy the relationship of an interracial couple
whose lives have just begun. He stops at nothing to torment, tease,
deceive, and convince each other that they no longer belong together.
What will happen when the couple catch on and try to strike back?
Local Color
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/2008
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Gallo
Actors: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Trevor Morgan, Ray Liotta, Charles Durning, Samantha Mathis, Ron Perlman
My Best Friend's Girl
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/2008
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Howard Deutch
Actors: Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin, Dane Cook, Diora Baird, Jason Biggs, Lizzy Caplan
Plot: An ex-girlfriend, an ex boyfriend, and a friend go out together. The
friend tries to hook up the ex couple in a way that makes her realize she
truly does like her ex. When push comes to shove, the friend decides that
he actually likes her so the ex boyfriend tries to hook up his friend with
his ex girlfriend. In the meantime, the friend is trying to destroy their
revived passion that she has for her ex boyfriend. Sound confusing?
Taking Father Home ( Bei yazi de nanhai )
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Liang Ying
Actors: Xiaopei Liu, Jie Wang, Yun Xu
Plot: Yun, a teenager from a remote village, travels to the big city of Zigong with no money and a brace of ducks in a basket on his back. His mission: to find and retrieve his errant father, who walked out on his family six years before.
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Wayne Wang
Actors: Henry O, Pavel Lychnikoff, Feihong Yu, Vida Ghahremani, Megan Albertus, Angela Dierdorff Petro
Plot: An elderly Chinese man arrives in Spokane to visit his daughter where she views his visit as a nuisance. He spends a lot of time at the park, there he meets an Iranian woman, and they strike up a friendship, in spite of their language barrier.
Dark Floors
Theatrical Release Date: 09/18/2008
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Pete Riski
Actors: Skye Bennett, Noah Huntley, William Hope, Lordi, Ronald Pickup, Dominique McElligott
Plot: Concerned for his autistic daughters health, a father sees the removal from the hospital by force as the only option. An elevator break-down prevents a smooth exit and renders them trapped with others. Yet the incident is only the beginning of a descent into a nightmare.
Loner ( Woetoli )
Theatrical Release Date: 09/18/2008
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jae-shik Park
Actors: Min-seo Chae, Yeong-suk Jeong, Yu-seok Jeong, Eun-ah Ko, Da-in Lee, Hye-won Seo
Muay Thai Fighter ( Chaiya )
Theatrical Release Date: 09/18/2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Thai
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kongkiat Khomsiri
Actors: Don Ferguson, Samart Payakarun, Sonthaya Chitmanee, Akara Amarttayakul, David La Haye, Prawit Kittichantheera
Man Overboard
Theatrical Release Date: 09/14/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Oliver Robins
Actors: Matthew Kaminsky, Mel Fair, Floyd Van Buskirk, Jeffry E. Stein, Graham Norris, Brooke Baumer
Neshoba
Theatrical Release Date: 09/14/2008
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Micki Dickoff, Tony Pagano
Actors: Rita Schwerner Bender, Edgar Ray Killen, Fannie Lee Chaney, Carolyn Goodman
Keith
Theatrical Release Date: 09/13/2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Todd Kessler
Actors: Elisabeth Harnois, Jennifer Grey, Jesse McCartney, Tabitha Brownstone, Michael McGrady, Michael Bryan French
