New Movies in Theaters March 27, 2009

Monsters vs. AliensGenre: Action/Adventure, Comedy, AnimationMPAA Rating: PGMovie TrailerMovie Website: MonstersvsAliens.comActors/Actresses: Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Rudd Plot Summary: When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. Alerted to the threat of this new monster, the military jumps into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of other monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, The President is persuaded by General W.R. Monger to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction.The Haunting in ConnecticutGenre: Horror, ThrillerMPAA Rating: PG-13Movie TrailerMovie Website: HauntinginConnecticut.comActors/Actresses: Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Martin Donovan, Elias Koteas, Amanda CrewPlot Summary: Based on a chilling true story, Lionsgate’s “The Haunting in Connecticut” charts one family’s terrifying, real-life encounter with the dark forces of the supernatural. When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner’s clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover.Now unspeakable terror awaits, when Jonah, the boy who communicated with the powerful dark forces of the supernatural, returns to unleash a new kind of horror on the innocent and unsuspecting family.12 RoundsGenre: Action, Crime, ThrillerMPAA Rating: PG-13Movie Website: 12Rounds-movie.comActors/Actresses: John Cena, Steve Harris, Ashley Scott, Aidan Gillen, Brian White, Gonzalo MenendezPlot Summary: The story centers on a New Orleans police detective (Cena) whose girlfriend is kidnapped. Harris (“The Practice”) plays an FBI agent and Gillen is taking the kidnapper role.Detective Danny Fisher (Cena) discovers his girlfriend (Scott) has been kidnapped by a ex-con tied to Baxter’s past, and he’ll have to successfully complete 12 challenges in order to secure her safe release.When New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher stops a brilliant thief, Miles, from getting away with a multi-million-dollar heist, the thief’s girlfriend is accidentally killed. After escaping from prison, the criminal mastermind enacts his revenge, taunting Danny with a series of near-impossible puzzles and tasks… 12 rounds… that Danny must somehow complete to save the life of his fiancee.The Education of Charlie Banks (Limited)Genre: DramaMPAA Rating: RMovie TrailerActors/Actresses: Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Chris Marquette, Eva Amurri, Sebastian Stan, Gloria VotsisPlot Summary: Charlie Bank’s (Jesse Eisenberg) sheltered world at his Ivy League campus is shaken when Mick (Jason Ritter), an old acquaintance with a violent past, unexpectedly shows up at his dorm room. Intrigued by Charlie’s privileged lifestyle, the charismatic Mick quickly wins over Charlie’s friends and his crush, Mary (Eva Amurri) as he seamlessly integrates himself into Charlie’s life. Unnerved yet also in awe of Mick’s easy charm, Charlie’s unresolved feelings of jealousy, admiration and fear –as well as an unspoken secret between the two—threatens to come to a head with ruinous consequences.Set in the early ’80’s against the backdrop of Greenwich Village’s rough and tumble playgrounds and an elite academic institution in Upstate New York, “The Education of Charlie Banks” is a stirring coming-of-age story about trusting your instincts, your friends and yourself.