New Movies in Theaters October 2, 2009
October 1, 2009
The Invention of Lying
Release Date: September 25, 2009
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Ricky Gervais, Matt Robinson
Screenwriter: Ricky Gervais, Matt Robinson
Movie Website: The-Invention-of-Lying.com
Actors/Actresses: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., John Hodgman, Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, Nate Corddry, Patrick Stewart, Jason Bateman
Plot Summary: “The Invention of Lying” is set in a contemporary world where no one has ever lied. Gervais will play a performer who tells the first lie and harnesses its power for personal gain.
Toy Story & Toy Story 2 (Disney Digital 3D)
Genre: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids/Family, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Animation
MPAA Rating: G
Studio: Disney•Pixar
Director: John Lasseter
Screenwriter: John Lasseter, Joe Ranft, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, Joss Whedon, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow
Actor/Actresses: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger
Plot Summary: Moviegoers are in for twice the fun and triple the thrills as The Walt Disney Studios prepares to debut the Disney Digital 3D(TM) versions of Disney-Pixar’s beloved animated features – “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2″ – during a special limited engagement starting on October 2, 2009, it was announced today by Mark Zoradi, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group.
This extraordinary double feature, taking the latest advances in digital 3D technology “to infinity and beyond,” will play exclusively in 3D. “Toy Story,” the industry’s first ever computer-animated feature and the first feature released by Pixar Animation Studios in 1995, and “Toy Story 2,” the critically acclaimed sequel that debuted in 1999, were both directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker John Lasseter. Both films have been meticulously re-rendered in 3D from the original digital files using the latest state-of-the-art technology.
Whip It
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director: Drew Barrymore
Screenwriter: Shauna Cross
Movie Website: Whip-It.net
Actors/Actresses: Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Julieete Lewis, Eve, Jimmy Fallon, Daniel Stern, Drew Barrymore
Plot Summary: “Whip It,” the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore, stars Ellen Page (”Juno”) as Bliss, a rebellious Texas teen who throws in her small town beauty pageant crown for the rowdy world of roller derby. Marcia Gay Harden (”Mystic River,” “Pollock”) plays Bliss’ disapproving mother, while Kristen Wiig (”Saturday Night Live”) and Juliette Lewis (”Old School”) play roller-derby stars. Also starring Eve, Jimmy Fallon, and Daniel Stern.
Zombieland
Genre: Comedy, Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Screenwriter: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Movie Website: Zombieland.com
Actors/Actresses: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin
Plot Summary: Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) doesn’t have fears. If he did, he’d kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they’re about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.
Capitalism: A Love Story (Limited Release)
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Moore
Screenwriter: Michael Moore
Starring: Michael Moore
Movie Website: http://www.capitalismalovestory.com/
Plot Summary: On the 20-year anniversary of his groundbreaking masterpiece “Roger & Me,” Michael Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story” comes home to the issue he’s been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world). But this time the culprit is much bigger than General Motors, and the crime scene far wider than Flint, Michigan. From Middle America, to the halls of power in Washington, to the global financial epicenter in Manhattan, Michael Moore will once again take filmgoers into uncharted territory. With both humor and outrage, Michael Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story” explores a taboo question: What is the price that America pays for its love of capitalism? Years ago, that love seemed so innocent. Today, however, the American dream is looking more like a nightmare as families pay the price with their jobs, their homes and their savings. Moore takes us into the homes of ordinary people whose lives have been turned upside down; and he goes looking for explanations in Washington, DC and elsewhere. What he finds are the all-too-familiar symptoms of a love affair gone astray: lies, abuse, betrayal… and 14,000 jobs being lost every day. “Capitalism: A Love Story” is both a culmination of Moore’s previous works and a look into what a more hopeful future could look like. It is Michael Moore’s ultimate quest to answer the question he’s posed throughout his illustrious filmmaking career: Who are we and why do we behave the way that we do?
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