Movies Opening June 19, 2009

The Proposal

Genre: Comedy

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Studio: Touchstone Pictures (Disney)

Director: Anne Fletcher

Screenwriter: Peter Chiarelli

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Movie Website: myspace.com/proposalmovie

Actors/Actresses: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Denis O’Hare, Malin Akerman, Mary Steenburgen

Plot Summary: A book editor is forced to marry her

male assistant in order to stay in the country.

When they travel to Alaska to meet his family, the new

couple has to fake their way through a surprise wedding thrown by his parents.

Year One

Genre: Comedy

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)

Director: Harold Ramis

Screenwriter: Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg

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Movie Website: YearOne-movie.com

Director: Harold Ramis

Screenwriters: Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg

Actors/Actresses: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, David Cross, Hank Azaria

Plot Summary: When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Jack Black and Michael Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world in Columbia Pictures’ comedy “Year One.” Harold Ramis directs.

The screenplay is by Harold Ramis & Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg (”The Office”) from a story by Harold Ramis.

The film is produced by Judd Apatow, Harold Ramis, and Clayton Townsend.

$9.99 (Limited)

Genre: Animation

MPAA Rating: R

Studio: Regent Releasing

Director: Tatia Rosenthal

Screenwriter: Etgar Keret

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Movie Website: 9dollars99movie.com

Actors/Actresses: Geoffrey Rush, Anthony LaPaglia, Joel Edgerton, Ben Mendelsohn

Plot Summary: Based on the short stories of Etgar Keret, and adapted for the screen by Etgar Keret and director Tatia Rosenthal, “$9.99″ is a stop motion animated feature which offers slightly less than $10 worth about the meaning of life.

Have you ever wondered “What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?” The answer to this vexing question is now within your reach! You’ll find it in a small yet amazing booklet, which will explain, in easy to follow, simple terms your reason for being! The booklet, printed on the finest paper, contains illuminating, exquisite colour pictures, and could be yours for a mere $9.99.

This is the ad that alters the life of the unemployed 28-year-old who still lives at home, Dave Peck. In his struggle to share his find with the world, Dave’s surreal path crosses with those of his unusual neighbors: an old man and his disgruntled guardian angel, a magician in debt, a bewitching woman who likes her men extra smooth, a broken hearted man who befriends a group of hard partying two inch tall students, and a little boy who sets his piggy bank free. Their stories are woven together, examining the post-modern meaning of hope.