Atonement
Theatrical Release Date: 12/07/2007
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joe Wright
Actors: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Vanessa Redgrave, Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn
Plot: A young girl accuses her sisters boyfriend of a crime he did not commit - which sentences him to years of banishment. Based on the novel by Ian McEwan.
Echo ( Ekko )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/07/2007
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Anders Morgenthaler
Actors: Kim Bodnia, Villads Milthers Fritsche, Stine Fischer Christensen, Peter Stormare, Sarah Gottlieb, Morten Christensen
The Golden Compass
Theatrical Release Date: 12/07/2007
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Chris Weitz
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Dakota Blue Richards, Ian McKellen
Plot: The Golden Compass, based on Philip Pullman's novel tells the first story in 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. A 12-year-old girl travels in an epic quest to save her friend and her world.
The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose
Theatrical Release Date: 12/07/2007
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sam Wainwright Douglas, Paul Lovelace
Actors: Dennis Hopper, Peter Tork, Loudon Wainwright III, Steve Weber, David Reisch, Sam Shepard
Looking for Cheyenne ( Oublier Cheyenne )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/07/2007
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Valérie Minetto
Actors: Mila Dekker, Aurélia Petit, Malik Zidi, Luc Leclerc du Sablon, Christine Dory, Guilaine Londez
Man in the Chair
Theatrical Release Date: 12/07/2007
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Michael Schroeder
Actors: Christopher Plummer, Michael Angarano, Robert Waner, M. Emmet Walsh
Plot: A teenager enlists the help of a former gaffer in aiding him on his film project, though the kid must first penetrate through the angry, alcoholic film legend's facade.
Revolver
Theatrical Release Date: 12/07/2007
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Guy Ritchie
Actors: Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, Vincent Pastore, André Benjamin, Terence Maynard, Mark Strong
Plot: A high stakes gambler puts himself into a game that could have deadly
consequences. Jake, a hotshot, must psyche out fellow gamblers to avoid
being killed.
The Rocket
Theatrical Release Date: 12/07/2007
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Charles Binamé
Actors: François Langlois Vallières, Roy Dupuis, Sean Avery, Pascal Dupuis
Plot: The story of Maurice "The Rocket" Richard and his journey to become a professional hockey player in the 1950's.
Timber Falls
Theatrical Release Date: 12/07/2007
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tony Giglio
Actors: Josh Randall, Brianna Brown, Nick Searcy, Beth Broderick, Sascha Rosemann, T.W. Leshner
The Walker
Theatrical Release Date: 12/07/2007
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Schrader
Actors: Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily Tomlin, Lauren Bacall, Willem Dafoe, Ned Beatty
Juno
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2007
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jason Reitman
Actors: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Allison Janney, Jason Bateman, J.K. Simmons
Plot: A young girl is pregnant and doesn't want the baby. She decides to give it up for an adoption, but meets the future parents before the baby is even born. She struggles with the adoption as do the possible future parents.
Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2007
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Roger Paradiso
Actors: Joseph McIntyre, Mila Kunis, Krista Allen, Jon Bernthal, Daisy Eagan, Dean Edwards
Plot: A couple from Queens, Tony and Tina, are trying to get married but their parents, priests, wedding singer and eveyone else have different ideas on how they should do it.
Undoing
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2007
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Chris Chan Lee
Actors: Sung Kang, Kelly Hu, Tom Bower, Russell Wong, José Zúñiga, Ken Choi
Violin, The ( violin, El )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2007
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Francisco Vargas
Actors: Ángel Tavira, Gerardo Taracena, Dagoberto Gama, Mario Garibaldi, Fermín Martínez, Silverio Palacios
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Theatrical Release Date: 12/04/2007
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Landis
Actors: Don Rickles, John Landis, Clint Eastwood, Harry Dean Stanton, Robert De Niro, Richard Lewis
Plot: Documentary about stand-up comedian Don Rickles.
Tin Man
Theatrical Release Date: 12/02/2007
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Nick Willing
Actors: Zooey Deschanel, Alan Cumming, Neal McDonough, Kathleen Robertson, Callum Keith Rennie, Richard Dreyfuss
Plot: A re-imagining of L. Frank Baum's classic "The Wizard of Oz" with a sci-fi twist.
5 Centimeters per Second ( Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/01/2007
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Actors: Kenji Mizuhashi, Yoshimi Kondou, Satomi Hanamura, Ayaka Onoue, Risa Mizuno, Yuka Terazaki
Plot: Two childhood friends, pulled apart by family and distance, arrange one final meeting.
Am I Evil
Theatrical Release Date: 12/01/2007
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Richard Terrasi
Actors: Mark Vazquez, Michael Borak, Sal Ciavarello, Jamie Oberlee, Deanna Sidoti, Kevin Pinassi
American Pie Presents Beta House
Theatrical Release Date: 12/01/2007
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Andrew Waller
Actors: John White, Steve Talley, Christopher McDonald, Eugene Levy, Meghan Heffern
Plot: Dwight Stifler and his cousin Erik are back for another piece of the pie in this epic battle of the frats, which pits the beloved Beta house against the rival GEKs in a contest for social supremacy. The two houses square off in the long-banned competition known as the Games.
Apollo 54
Theatrical Release Date: 12/01/2007
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Giordano Giulivi
Actors: Duccio Giulivi, Luca Silvani, Giordano Giulivi, Silvano Bertolin, Silvano Corsi, Franca Macrelli
Shiloh Falls
Theatrical Release Date: 12/01/2007
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Western
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Adrian Fulle
Actors: Esteban Powell, Forrest Witt, Patrick Graves, J. Marvin Campbell, Jack Littman, Brad Greenquist
Plot: Upon tracking a murderous gang of bandits to the dusty outpost town of Shiloh Falls, a hardened lawman if forced to fight alongside his worst enemies in order to defeat a supernatural stranger that could destroy them all
The Singing Revolution
Theatrical Release Date: 12/01/2007
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James Tusty, Maureen Castle Tusty
Actors: Tiia-Ester Loitme, Mari-Ann Kelam, Tunne Kelam, Lagle Parek, Imre Sooäär, Vaino Väljas
Plot: This documentary recounts Estonia's fight for independence from Soviet occupation, telling the remarkable story of the hundreds of thousands of protestors who gathered in public to voice their dissent through song. After 50 years of rule by the oppressive Soviet regime, the people of Estonia gave life to a grassroots movement for change by staging passionate rallies and singing forbidden patriotic songs.
