New Movies in Theaters January 30, 2009
January 30, 2009
New in Town
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Movie Website: NewinTownmovie.com
Actors/Actresses: Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., J.K. Simmons, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Frances Conroy, Mike O’Brien, Rashida Jones
Plot Summary: Lucy Hill (Renée Zellweger) is an ambitious, up and coming executive living in Miami. Read more
Movie Trailer: All About Steve
January 29, 2009
All About Steve
Release Date: March 6, 2009
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Phil Traill
Screenwriter: Kim Barker
Movie Website: AllAboutSteveMovie.com
Actors/Actresses: Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church, Bradley Cooper, Ken Jeong, DJ Qualls, Katy Mixon, Howard Hesseman
Plot Summary: Crossword puzzle constructor Mary Horowitz (Bullock) is smart, pretty – and a natural disaster that shakes news cameraman Steve (Cooper) to the core. Read more
Movie Trailer: Fanboys
January 29, 2009
Fanboys
Release Date: February 6, 2009
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Movie Website: Fanboys-themovie.com
Actors/Actresses: Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Carrie Fisher, Ray Park, Joe Lo Truglio, Danny Trejo, Billy Dee Williams, Seth Rogen, Allie Grant, Christopher McDonald, William Shatner
Plot Summary: It’s 1998 and “Star Wars” fanboys across the globe eagerly await the release of “Episode I.” But for Eric, Linus, Hutch and Windows the term “fanboy” is more than just a title, it’s a badge of honor. Read more
Universal bringing back horror film ‘The Thing’
January 29, 2009
Universal will add a new chapter to “The Thing,” lining up another take on the paranoid horror classic most recently brought to the screen by John Carpenter in 1982. Read more
Movie Trailer: Echelon Conspiracy
January 27, 2009
Echelon Conspiracy
Release Date: February 27, 2009
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Action
MPAA Rating: Not Yet Rated
Movie Website: EchelonConspiracy.com
Actors/Actresses: Shane West, Edward Burns, Ving Rhames, Jonathan Pryce, Tamara Feldman, Martin Sheen
Plot Summary: Mysterious cell phone messages promise a young American engineer untold wealth — then make him the target of a deadly international plot. Read more
Hilary Duff to star in ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
January 27, 2009
Hilary Duff and Kevin Zegers will star in indie feature “The Story of Bonnie and Clyde,” produced by Cypress Moon Studios.
Tonya S. Holly will direct the film from her own script, which is a new adaptation of the story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow rather than a remake of the 1967 classic film starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty. Holly began working on the project after reading old newspaper articles about the gangster pair in an abandoned house on her family’s property. Read more
Steven Spielberg Has Cast Set For The Adventures of Tintin
January 27, 2009
Steven Spielberg has his cast set for “The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn,” which will be the first installment in the 3-D motion-capture trilogy that Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment are co-financing. Read more
DVD Releases for January 27, 2009
January 27, 2009
Fireproof
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Movie Website: Fireproofthemovie.com
Actors/Actresses: Kirk Cameron, Erin Bethea, Ken Bevel, Harris Malcom, Phyllis Malcom, Stephen Dervan, Eric Young, Jason McLeod, Renata Williams, Dwan Williams, Stephanie Makulinski
Plot Summary: At work, inside burning buildings, Capt. Caleb Holt lives by the old firefighter’s adage: Never leave your partner behind. Read more
Movie Trailer: The Last House on the Left
January 26, 2009
The Last House on the Left
Release Date: March 13, 2009
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Movie Website: TheLastHouseontheLeft.com
Actors/Actresses: Garret Dillahunt, Rhys Coiro, Martha MacIsaac, Riki Lindhome, Tony Goldwyn
Plot Summary: Masters of horror Wes Craven and Sean Cunningham revisit their landmark film that launched Craven’s directing career and influenced decades of horror films to follow: “The Last House on the Left.” Read more
‘Paul Blart’ tops box office for second week
January 26, 2009
Results at the domestic boxoffice offered split-frame viewing this weekend, with commerce and art showing up in equal evidence.
Sony comedy “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” repeated at No. 1 with an estimated $21.5 million, while Sony Screen Gems’ threequel “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans” and Warner Bros. fantasy “Inkheart” mounted second- and seventh-place bows of $20.7 million and $7.7 million, respectively. But much of the focus was on several Oscar-nominated films, including five best picture candidates. Read more
