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Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Patrick Read Johnson
Actors: John Francis Daley, Austin Pendleton, Colleen Camp, Neil Flynn, Emmi Chen, Justin Mentell
Diary of a Nymphomaniac ( Diario de una ninfómana )
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Christian Molina
Actors: Belén Fabra, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Llum Barrera, Geraldine Chaplin, Ángela Molina, Pedro Gutiérrez
The Elephant King
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Seth Grossman
Actors: Ellen Burstyn, Tate Ellington, Florence Faivre, Jonno Roberts, Josef Sommer, Debra Azar
Flashbacks of a Fool
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Baillie Walsh
Actors: Daniel Craig, Mark Strong, Felicity Jones, Harry Eden, James D'Arcy, Emilia Fox
For My Father ( Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv )
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Hebrew
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Dror Zahavi
Actors: Shredi Jabarin, Hili Yalon, Shlomo Vishinsky, Jony Arbid, Shadi Fahr-Al-Din, Rosina Kambus
La Bohème
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Dornhelm
Actors: Nicole Cabell, Ioan Holender, Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Boaz Daniel, Stéphane Degout
Max Payne
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Moore
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Beau Bridges, Mila Kunis, Chris O'Donnell, Joel Gordon, Ludacris
Plot: An assassin and DEA agent come together to solve a series of murders that happen. Both take the law into their own hands while one tries to balance what is lawful and the other pushes him to balance what is right or best. Based off of the Video game of the same name. Action.
Morning Light
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mark Monroe
Actors: Chris Branning, Graham Brant-Zawadzki, Chris Clark, Charlie Enright, Steve Manson, Chris Welch
Plot: Purportedly about team- and character- building, this documentary first follows a group of young adults who compete with each other for a place to crew on the yacht "Morning Light" in the transPac yacht race, and then follows those who are selected as they run the race.
Passchendaele
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Paul Gross
Actors: Paul Gross, Caroline Dhavernas, Joe Dinicol, Meredith Bailey, Jim Mezon, Adam Harrington
Running the Sahara
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Sport
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James Moll
Actors: Matt Damon, Charlie Engle, Kevin Lin, Ray Zahab
Plot: Three men attempt to become the first humans to run coast to coast across the Sahara Desert.
The Secret Life of Bees
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Actors: Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Dakota Fanning, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Bettany
Plot: Set in the south in 1964, a young 14 year old girl is reminded of her mother at every step. The young girl leaves and heads to a small town where she makes friends with the local people who may have more information about her mother.
Sex Drive
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sean Anders
Actors: Josh Zuckerman, Amanda Crew, Clark Duke, Seth Green, James Marsden, Katrina Bowden
Plot: A high school senior is down on his luck in his love life. His brother is
successful and has a lot of girlfriends. He ventures out on the internet
to find love. He finally meets a girl online and he travels across
country to visit her.
Sparrow ( Man jeuk )
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Johnnie To
Actors: Simon Yam, Kelly Lin, Ka Tung Lam, Hoi-Pang Lo, Wing-cheong Law, Kenneth Cheung
Plot: A comedy caper influenced by French New Wave cinema, two rival gangs of pickpockets in Hong Kong try to outdo each other while vying for the hand of a beautiful woman.
Tru Loved
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stewart Wade
Actors: Najarra Townsend, Jake Abel, Matthew Thompson, Alexandra Paul, Cynda Williams, Jane Lynch
W.
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Oliver Stone
Actors: Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, Elizabeth Banks, Ellen Burstyn, Thandie Newton, Richard Dreyfuss
Plot: The full story of George W. Bush and his young life all the way through
his presidency. It depicts his interactions with his parents, his
friends, his family, and what his life may have been like early. Directed
by Oliver Stone.
Who Does She Think She Is?
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Pamela Tanner Boll, Nancy Kennedy
Actors: Camille Musser, Mayumi Oda, Maye Torres, Angela Williams, Janis Wunderlich
Mirageman
Theatrical Release Date: 10/16/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
Actors: Marko Zaror, María Elena Swett, Ariel Mateluna, Mauricio Pesutic, Iván Jara, Jack Arama
Our City Dreams
Theatrical Release Date: 10/16/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Chiara Clemente
Actors: Marina Abramovic, Ghada Amer, Kiki Smith, Nancy Spero, Swoon
Train
Theatrical Release Date: 10/16/2008
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gideon Raff
Actors: Thora Birch, Gideon Emery, Kavan Reece, Derek Magyar, Gloria Votsis, Todd Jensen
Plot: In Europe, a group of American college athletes unknowingly board a train that will become one deadly ride.
Frontrunners
Theatrical Release Date: 10/15/2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Caroline Suh
Actors: George Zisiadis, Hannah Freiman, Michael Zaytsev, Matt Polazzo, Jon Edelman, Alex Leonard
Plot: This documentary follows four teenagers in their vigorous campaign for student council president and its amusing parallels to the American political process.
Brotherhood of Blood
Theatrical Release Date: 10/14/2008
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Roesch, Peter Scheerer
Actors: Victoria Pratt, Sid Haig, Ken Foree, Jason Connery, William Snow, Wes Ramsey
Plot: A team of vampire hunters infiltrate a nest of undead to rescue one of their own.
Dance of the Dead
Theatrical Release Date: 10/14/2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gregg Bishop
Actors: Jared Kusnitz, Greyson Chadwick, Chandler Darby, Carissa Capobianco, Randy McDowell, Michael V. Mammoliti
Plot: When prom is attacked by zombies, its up to a pizza delivery boy and his girlfriend, the sci-fi club, a cheerleader, a rock band, a bully and a war-prepared gym teacher to save the town.
End of the Line
Theatrical Release Date: 10/14/2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Maurice Devereaux
Actors: Ilona Elkin, Nicolas Wright, Neil Napier, Emily Shelton, Tim Rozon, Nina Fillis
Saving God
Theatrical Release Date: 10/14/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Duane Crichton
Actors: Ving Rhames, Dean McDermott, Ricardo Chavira, Dwain Murphy, Genelle Williams, Kate Todd
Tortilla Heaven
Theatrical Release Date: 10/14/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Judy Hecht Dumontet
Actors: José Zúñiga, Miguel Sandoval, Olivia Hussey, George Lopez, Elpidia Carrillo, Alexis Cruz
The Imposter
Theatrical Release Date: 10/12/2008
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Daniel Millican
Actors: Kevin Max, Kerry Livgren, Jeff Deyo, Tom Wright, Arianne Martin, Troy Baker
Plot: Gary Sinise plays a weapons specialist who is arrested and suspected of being an "imposter" or a cyborg fighting for the alien race. He fights for his life in this suspenseful, sci-fi thriller to prove he is in fact human.
100 Feet
Theatrical Release Date: 10/11/2008
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Eric Red
Actors: Famke Janssen, Bobby Cannavale, Ed Westwick, Michael Paré, John Fallon, Patricia Charbonneau
Plot: After Marnie Watson kills her abusive husband in self-defense, she is
condemned to house arrest... only to discover that the house is possessed
by the enraged and violent spirit of her dead husband.
Genius Party Beyond
Theatrical Release Date: 10/11/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Masahiro Maeda, Kôji Morimoto, Kazuto Nakazawa, Shinya Ohara, Tatsuyuki Tanaka
Actors: Arata Furuta, Akiko Suzuki, Shôko Takada, Urara Takano
Plot: A collection of futuristic shorts make up this bizarre anime.
