Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist :: Well, this isn’t the top movie releasing this week, but it’s my favorite because I love Michael Cera.  I think he’s a very funny actor, and I’m a big fan of Arrested Development.  In this one, Cera stars with Kat Dennings as a couple of teens roaming the streets of New York looking for a secret show supposedly being put on by their favorite band.  Hijinks and teen angst ensue!  OK, I’m not saying everything Cera does is good.  I haven’t seen this one, but based on his previous body of work I’m willing to give this one the benefit of the doubt.  I’ve added it to my Netflix queue.

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints :: This one looks to be another of the “life is tough on the streets” variety of biting melodrama.  If you are into feeling down and out for a couple hours, by all means check this one out.  According to Allmovie.com: “The harsh realities of life on the street merge with the universal themes of youthful pain and exhilaration in director Dito Montiel‘s telling tale of one boy’s struggle to escape the grim fate that awaits his aimless, trouble-minded peers.”  Heavy, dude.

Smoke Jumper :: What’s better than a movie about firefighters?  Well, let’s see, how about elite firefighters?  How about hot female firefighters?  How about an elite female firefighter (also hot), struggling to salvage her career after being unfairly blamed for the death of her captain?  Starting to sound interesting?  I thought so.  Queue that sucker up!

Zack and Miri Make a Porno:: OK, I have a guilty pleasure.  I actually enjoy Kevin Smith movies.  Even the Jay and Silent Bob fiascos.  I also enjoy watching Seth Rogan playing essentially himself in every movie he makes (lovable stoner loser).  In this one, he stars with the lovely Elizabeth Banks in what looks to be either an uproarusly funny romp or more likely a slightly uncomfortable good time.

The Good Student :: Tim Daly stars as a high school teacher who isn’t very good at his job. To make things worse, he’s the prime suspect in the case of a missing student (Hayden Panittiere) in this dark comedy.

 Bruce Lee: Dragon Immortal :: Each week I have been featuring one dvd release, and I have usually gone for the big movies, but this week I gotta go with my heart. My heart says that this week, the coolest thing out there is this 3-disc, 10-film dvd set of “Bruceploitation” flicks. It’s the genre that was accidentally kicked off by Bruce Lee’s untimely death. In his wake emerged scores of Bruce Lee imitators, hoping to cash in on his popularity. These 10 films collect the best of the genre, including starring roles by Bruce Li, Bruce Le, Bruce Lai and Dragon Lee.

Bonus Release

A new feature for the weekly new releases post is the Bonus Release! There are TONS (literally, metric tons) of dvd’s released weekly. I don’t even begin to cover them all, I only attempt to hit the highlights. While I’m compiling my list, though, there is inevitably one new release that stands out even though it wouldn’t normally fit in the post. Sometimes they’re funny or ludicrous, sometimes they’re just freakin’ cool. Whatever the reason, here is your very first bonus release:

Operation Valkyrie :: This documentary uses rare color footage, dramatizations, interviews with leading historians and CGI reconstructions to portray the full story behind Operation Valkyrie, the internal Nazi plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. It’s the real story behind Tom Cruise’s recent release theatrical portrayal of the events, Valkyrie.

Max Payne :: Director John Moore (The Omen) and Mark Wahlberg, playing the title character, bring Rockstar Games’ premium action franchise to the silver screen. As Max Payne, a widowed cop, Wahlberg delivers the action as he investigates a series of murders in the city. One thing is sure: justice will be delivered tonight. Mila Kunis and Chris O’Donnell also star. The screenplay was adapted by Beau Thorne for 20th Century Fox.

National Lampoon’s Stoned Age :: Director Adam Rifkin brings us a prehistoric comedy in which a caveman discovers that there’s more to life than sticks, stones, and brontosaurus burgers. Ishbo (Rifkin) is mocked by the domineering Neanderthals when he tries to advance the human race. Ishbo invents such useful items as toothbrushes, ladders, spoons, and pants hoping that the beautiful Fardart (Ali Larter) will fall for him. When that doesn’t work, Ishbo is finally ready to do it the old fashioned way, by dragging her away by her hair, when his idiot brother Thudnik (Hayes MacArthur) beats him to the punch. Later, Ishbo must use all his wits in order to fend off an attack by an enemy tribe. Maybe now Fardart will see Ishbo for the hero he truly is.

City of Ember :: In this children’s fantasy by noted director Gil Kenan (Monster House), two young heroes try to put together a age-old mystery in order to keep their city from being destroyed by darkness. The ancient City of Ember was built deep below the earth to be safe from a massive disaster. There, the people of Ember have thrived for many years. The city, however is running out of food and the power supply is in danger. After generations below ground, there is nobody left that understand how electricity works or even that there is a world outside the massive city. There is still hope, though, in the form of two teenagers, Lina (Saoirse Ronan) and Doon (Harry Treadaway. These two have found a set of instructions left by the Builders themselves that explains what they need to do to save the city. Unfortunately, the instructions are old and pieces are missing, so Lina and Doon must solve a mystery which takes them all over the great city. They must think like the Builders to keep the lights on in Ember and avoid plunging the city into darkness forever. Meanwhile, they must stay away from Mayor Cole (Bill Murray), their nemesis who likes Ember just like it is.

Igor :: With an all-star cast featuring the voice talents of John Cusack, Jay Leno, Molly Shannon, John Cleese, Jeremy Piven, Steve Buscemi and Jennifer Coolidge, Igor tells the story of a talented scientist born with a terrible deformity. Igor (Cusack) is a verifiable genius, but his hunchback is too distracting for everyone around him and so nobody notices his brilliance. He serves as a lab assistant to the evil Dr. Glickenstein (Cleese), but he dreams of becoming a mad scientist in his own right, winning the prize at the Evil Science Fair and winning the heart of Gretchen, the beautiful village vixen.

Henry Poole Is Here :: Henry Poole has had some very bad news during a routine doctor’s appointment. His has lost all hope and wishes simply to disappear, spending the rest of his life (such as it is) living on vodka and junk food in a cookie-cutter house in the suburbs. His plans go awry when he meets his beautiful divorced neighbor and falls in love. Further shaking things up is a miraculous looking stain on the stucco wall of his home. Could this blemish possess the power of healing?

Boogeyman 3 :: Sarah Morris witnessed the horrible suicide of her best friend, exposing herself to the wrath of the Boogeyman. Even though everyone thinks she is crazy, Sarah knows the Boogeyman is not just a kid’s story. Her friends pay a terrible price for their disbelief as evil envelopes the entire campus. Now it is just a matter of time until the Boogeyman gets them all.

King of the Hill :: Quim travels through rural Spain searching for the town where his girlfriend awaits. Along the way he becomes caught in a waking nightmare after stopping at an isolated gas station for some fuel and a bathroom break. There he meets a mysterious beauty named Bea and becomes ensnared in a life-or-death struggle against an unknown sniper.

Save Me :: Join filmmaker Robert Cary as he attempts to resolve the split between homosexuality and Christianity. Checked into a Christian rehab retreat by his brother, Mark (Chad Allen) is placed into the care of Gayle (Judith Light) and Ted (Stephen Lang), a deeply religious middle-aged couple determined to “rescue” young homosexuals. When they assign him a mentor, Scott (Robert Grant), their relationship intensifies, threatening to rip apart Gayle’s carefully constructed world.

The Express :: In this profile of Heisman Trophy winner and football great Ernie Davis, director Gary Fleder brings us an inspirational sports biography. Ernie davis (Rob Brown) always dreamed of becoming a football star, and his dreams were coming true as star running back for the Syracuse Orangemen. Even though he was a black man in the civil rights era, he continued his rise to the top. Shortly before finally being drafter into the NFL, however, Davis was diagnosed with leukemia. With the same determination he had always used to fight for his dreams, Davis now had to fight for his life.

Mirrors :: Kiefer Sutherland stars as an NYPD detective-turned-security guard who discovers something sinister lurking in the mirrors of a fire-damaged department store in Haute Tension writer/director Alexandre Aja’s menacing study in the origins of evil. It’s been just about a year since mercurial police detective Ben Carson (Sutherland) was suspended from the NYPD for the fatal shooting of an undercover officer, and ever since that fateful day he’s been locked in a self-destructive spiral of anger and alcoholism. Increasingly isolated from his wife and kids, Ben spends most nights crashed-out at his sister Angela’s (Amy Smart) apartment in Queens. But Ben hasn’t given up hope just yet, and in order to get his life back together and prove that he’s still capable of supporting his family he takes a job as the night watchman at the Mayflower department store. The Mayflower used to be a lavish symbol of inner-city prosperity, that is, until a raging inferno gutted the building while claiming numerous lives in the process. These days, the Mayflower is a scorched reminder of human misery, the ornate mirrors therein reflecting a suffering so profound that it begins to wear on Ben’s already-fragile psyche. Not only that, but whatever force dwells behind the shimmering glass seems to have gained the power to alter reality as well.

After Ben gazes into the mirrors and sees a vision of himself being relentlessly tortured, he is horrified to experience violent convulsions, spontaneous bleeding, and frightening asphyxiation. And while his sister is always willing to lend a sympathetic ear, she chalks the anomalies up to an unusually potent mix of stress and anxiety. Unfortunately for Ben, his estranged wife, Amy (Paula Patton), isn’t nearly as forgiving. A prosaic NYPD medical examiner who has seen her fair share of tragedy, Amy fears that Ben’s erratic behavior could be placing their children in danger. Later, as Ben begins to draw connections between his increasingly gruesome visions and a former Mayflower security guard who vanished without a trace, he begins to suspect that an unimaginable evil is using the mirrors as a gateway into the real world, and that his family is in mortal danger from forces beyond their realm of understanding. Perhaps if he Ben can manage to convince Amy that their children’s lives are at risk, he can summon the courage to face the greatest evil he has ever known.

My Best Friend’s Girl :: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, and Alec Baldwin star in this romantic comedy about a man (Cook) who makes his living convincing women to run back into the arms of the men they have recently dumped by taking them on the worst possible dates imaginable. The nightmare lothario’s lucrative scheme hits an unexpected hitch, however, when he is hired by his best friend (Jason Biggs) to take out the beauty he longs to win back.

Hit and Run :: A young Spring Break reveler runs a man down on a dark country road, only to find that the man she left for dead is still very much alive, and starving for revenge. Mary Murdock (Laura Breckenridge) was heading home from a night of hard partying when she hit a big bump on the back roads. Pulling over to investigate, Mary is horrified to discover a man grotesquely affixed to her front bumper. Panicked, she beats him furiously, buries him in the forest, and carries on as if nothing ever happened. But Mary’s nightmare is only getting started, because the man she thought she killed has tracked her down, and he’s eager to return the favor. It wasn’t long ago that Mary was more concerned with covering up the evidence than wondering if she’ll live to see another day, but when her victim returns with revenge on the brain, she is quickly drawn into a bloody game of kill or be killed.

Swing Vote :: When the mischievous antics of a precocious 12-year-old girl result in the outcome of the United States presidential election hinging on the vote of her apathetic, likable loser of a father, the man who thought that life had long since passed him by is reluctantly thrust into the national spotlight in this political-themed comedy starring Kevin Costner. Bud Johnson (Costner) is your typical American — a simple man and loving father who never would have thought he had the power to change the world. Though when election day finally arrives and Bud prepares to cast his ballot, his overachieving daughter Molly proves to be the catalyst for a stunning series of events that place the fate of the free world in the hands of a man more comfortable slinging cases of beer — her father. The two candidates are portrayed by Dennis Hopper and Kelsey Grammer, with Nathan Lane and Stanley Tucci as their campaign managers. George Lopez also stars as a local TV-station manager who has to deal with the political factions as they set up camp in the small town.

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach :: An overenthusiastic high-school maintenance man attempts to lead an unlikely group of misfits to the Nebraska state tennis championship in Dude, Where’s My Car? director Danny Leiner’s underdog sports comedy. American Pie star Seann William Scott stars as the ambitious janitor who believes he has what it takes to coach the winning team.

Tokyo Gore Police :: A mad scientist known as Key Man has created a rampaging virus that mutates unsuspecting humans into nightmarish abominations of nature, and in order to dispose of these repulsive monstrosities, the Tokyo police have created a special squad of fearless freak fighters. Chief among these brave officers is Ruka, a sword-swinging dealer of death who has a special knack for dispatching with Key Man’s hideous creations. Despite the fact that they operate on opposite sides of the law, Key Man and Ruka have both dedicated their lives to one common goal: seeking vengeance against the crooked cops who killed both of their fathers many years ago.

The Last Enemy :: Benedict Cumberbatch, Max Beesley, and Anamaria Marinca headline this chilling “Masterpiece” production concerning a brilliant mathematician who is inadvertently drawn into becoming the public face of a massive database designed to track and control the citizens of England. Stephen Ezard is working in China when he receives word that his brother Michael, a benevolent aid worker, has been killed in Afghanistan by a landmine. Returning to England to attend Michael’s funeral, Stephen is deeply disturbed to discover just how much his home country has changed since he left to work abroad many years ago. Over the course of those years, Stephen and Michael grew apart, and now the discovery that London has become a police state causes the reclusive genius to wonder just what the world is coming to. After falling in love with his brother’s widow Yasim, Stephen is recruited by the government to be the spokesperson for a massive super-database designed to help the government follow the actions and movements of every man, woman, and child in England. As the conspiracy winds ever deeper and Stephen’s paranoia swells, he begins to suspect that no one is who they seem to be. His ability to trust completely eroded, Stephen realizes that it’s too late for turning back, and that personal freedom is little more than a distant memory.

Humboldt County :: An ambitious and straight-laced young man falls in with a group of stoners and aging hippies in this independent comedy drama. Peter Hadley (Jeremy Strong) is a medical student in his early twenties whose dreams of a residency at a prestigious teaching hospital are dashed when he flunks out of a class taught by his father (Peter Bogdanovich). Trying to blot out his awful day, Peter heads to a jazz club, where he ends up going home with Bogart (Fairuza Balk), the sexy singer with the band. The next day, Peter tags along with Bogart as she pays a visit to her family, and is soon stranded with her aunt and uncle as she heads back into the city. Jack (Brad Dourif) and Rosie (Frances Conroy) are former academics-turned-bohemian dropouts who live in a remote and idyllic community near California’s redwood forests, where they support themselves by growing marijuana. Also living with Jack and Rosie are Max (Chris Messina), Bogart’s sometime boyfriend, and Charity (Madison Davenport), Max’s young daughter. While Peter clearly doesn’t fit in with Jack, Rosie, and their friends at first, before long he develops an appreciation and respect for their way of life as he ponders his future, but the risks of their profession become equally clear to him, and Max is looking for a big score so he and Charity can move on. Humboldt Country was the first feature film from the writing and directing team of Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs.

Pineapple Express :: Lazy stoner Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver (James Franco): to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop (Rosie Perez) and the city’s most dangerous drug lord (Gary Cole), he panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him. And it is. As Dale and Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that they’re not suffering from weed-fueled paranoia; incredibly, the bad guys really are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them both. All aboard the Pineapple Express.

IMAX Ultimate Collection :: The definitive IMAX collection! Twenty incredible IMAX titles now available together for the first time in this comprehensive set. See some of the most amazing sights – both on this planet and beyond – as some of Hollywood’s best-known actors narrate the action. See the earth as only few people have seen it: from space. Witness the largest concentration of animals anywhere on earth during the spring and summer months in Antarctica. Be transported into the driver’s seat of America’s most popular spectator sport. Swim alongside some of the most exotic creatures on the planet. Journey behind the scenes for the thrilling maiden voyage of the world’s first space shuttle. All this – and much, much more!

Ghost Writer :: A failed composer takes in an aspiring novelist/dilettante, only to find himself pushed to the edge of insanity when his charity is taken for granted in this simmering black comedy from director Alan Cumming. John Vandermark (Cumming) has a sizable weak spot for handsome young artists. Upon meeting down-on-his-luck writer Sebastian St. German (David Boreanaz), the sympathetic musician is stirred to help the budding novelist by offering him room and board. It doesn’t take long, however, for the generous host to realize that his good will is being trampled by his brash young tenant. When Vandermark discovers that St. German has been sleeping with every woman in sight while casually brushing off his own thinly-veiled advances, the stage is set for an explosive confrontation.

Disaster Movie :: The filmmaking team behind Date Movie and Meet the Spartans is back with a comedy spoof sending up disaster movies in this Lionsgate production. Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillo, GThang, and Kim Kardashian head up the cast as a group of concerned citizens willing to do whatever it takes to save planet Earth from being incinerated by falling meteors or overrun by rabid chipmunks. Along the way, everything from High School Musical to Cloverfield gets the parody treatment. Carmen Electra and Tony Cox co-star.

Righteous Kill :: After 30 years as partners in the pressure cooker environment of the NYPD, highly decorated detectives “Turk” (De Niro) and “Rooster” (Pacino) should be ready for retirement. But, before they can hang up their badges, they are called in to investigate the murder of a notorious pimp, which appears to have ties to a case they solved years before.

Kiss of the Vampire :: A sleepy town turns to a place of evil unrest when a covenant of vampires starts to feed there. One man tries desperately to uncover the Vampires secrets but in the meantime they ravage the locals and out-smart the Police. Now the only one with the power to stop them…is one of their own.

Eden Lake :: A romantic weekend in the woods turns into a bloody struggle for survival when a vacationing couple finds their campsite surrounded by an aggressive gang of obnoxious adolescents in the feature directorial debut of My Little Eye screenwriter James Watkins. All nursery school teacher Jenny and her boyfriend, Steve, wanted was a quiet weekend alone, and what better setting for such a romantic retreat than a quiet lake surrounded by a vast forest? Just as Steve is preparing to propose to Jenny, however, their blissful moment of peace is rudely interrupted when their campsite is encircled by a gang of particularly unruly teens. After the kids provoke the couple by stealing their belongings and vandalizing their car, the situation turns deadly serious as Steve attempts to confront them and suffers a terrible beating. Now it’s up to Jenny to flee from her tormentors under the shroud of darkness and make her way to the nearest town, though what she finds there may well be worse than what’s waiting for her back in the woods. (Jason Buchanan, AllMovie Guide)

Bangkok Dangerous :: Original Bangkok Dangerous directors Danny and Oxide Pang return to familiar territory with this remake of their own popular 1999 thriller about a ruthless hitman (Nicolas Cage) who travels to Bangkok in order to carry out four crucial jobs. During the course of his missions, the triggerman falls in love with a pretty local girl while also forming a friendly bond with his young errand boy. (Jason Buchanan, AllMovie Guide)

The Plot to Kill Hitler :: Inspired suave aristocrat Col. Claus von Stauffenberg’s ingenious plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler during the waning days of World War II, director Lawrence Schiller’s historical war drama traces the remarkable events that unfolded as the Third Reich’s Operation Valkyrie emergency plan was implemented on July 20, 1944. Could World War II have been stopped before the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? A group of senior army officials have decided to turn on their führer, but is their plan doomed from the very moment of conception? A strategy meeting is set to take place at Hitler’s Wolfsschanze (Wolf’s Lair). There, the tyrannical German leader will be completely vulnerable to attack by the very people he trusts most – his own officers. In order to succeed, von Stauffenberg and his men will need to make some serious sacrifices. Later, as the plot gets underway, fighting continues raging all across Europe, and the men wait patiently for the perfect moment to strike. (Jason Buchanan, AllMovie Guide)

Midnight Movie :: A midnight screening of a 1970s cult horror film becomes a wholesale bloodbath after the members of the audience see one of their friends butchered on the big screen, and quickly surmise that there’s a madman in the theater who seeks to slaughter them all. It was just another rundown movie house in a small suburban town — what better place for a screening of a true cult classic? But this isn’t your typical horror film, because years ago, the director had been locked away in a psychiatric hospital after having a complete mental breakdown. The teens at the screening have no idea that he escaped from the hospital nearly five years ago, and that chances are good he’s still out there somewhere. When the film starts to roll and the heckling begins, the atmosphere in the theater is loose and fun. Giddiness gives way to deep-rooted dread, however, when the horrified audience is forced to watch as one of their good friends is viciously murdered right before their very eyes. This is no movie, and when the audience tries to flee they realize that the same psycho they just saw on the silver screen has now trapped them all in the theater. With no hope of escape and their numbers thinning fast, the survivors must now figure out a way to turn the tables on the very same killer that they once rooted for in their favorite slasher flick. (Jason Buchanan, AllMovie Guide)

Towelhead :: TOWELHEAD follows the dark, bold and shockingly funny life of Jasira, a 13-year-old Arab-American girl, as she navigates the confusing and frightening path of adolescence and her own sexual awakening.

When Jasira’s mother sends her to Houston to live with her strict Lebanese father, she quickly learns that her new neighbors find her and her father a curiosity. Worse, her budding womanhood makes her traditional and hot-tempered father uncomfortable. Lonely in this new environment, Jasira seeks friendship and acceptance from her neighbors Mr. Vuoso, an Army reservist, and Melina, a meddling but caring expectant mother.

Thrown into an unfamiliar suburban world, Jasira must confront racism and hypocrisy at home and at school – and at the same time struggle to make sense of her raging hormones and newfound sexuality. Her boyfriend, Thomas, though a few years older, provides some comfort – but even that relationship causes problems when her father discovers that Thomas is black. Surrounded by adults who are just as lost as she is, Jasira yearns for understanding, even amidst often brutal acts.

Baby :: BABY is the tragic tale of an Asian youth trapped in the seedy world of the hostess bars, pool halls and drug dens that characterize East LA gang life. Baby is a motherless 11-year-old with only an alcoholic father to raise him. His troubles multiply when he is taken under the wing of his gangster neighbors, who lead him down a path that lands him in Juvenile Hall for manslaughter. After seven violent, terrifying years in prison, Baby is ill-equipped to re-enter society and soon returns to a life of gangbanging and murder. Only his childhood friends, Petey and Samantha, offer him any hope of turning his life around before it’s too late.

Surfer, Dude :: Soulful longboard surfer Steve Addington (McConaughey) returns to Malibu for the summer to find his cool hometown vibe corrupted. New sponsorship demands Addington to expand into Virtual Reality Video Games and Reality TV. Unwilling to participate in this new digital reality, he chooses to spend his summer surfing his home break. But in a twist-of-fate, the waves go flat. Out of money, his expense accounts cancelled, and betrayed by his buddies, Addington is backed into a harsh corner. Aided by his manager (Harrelson), his mentor (Glenn), his guardian angel (Nelson), and his summer lover (Alexie Gilmore), Addington has a chance of keeping his cool, but it’s not going to be easy. The dude needs a wave, and there’s never been a drought like this.

Internet Dating :: Starring Lil Romeo, Clifton Powell, and Katt Williams and directed by Master P, this feature follows a lovelorn man who advertises himself as a seven-foot-tall L.A. Lakers basketball star in his… Starring Lil Romeo, Clifton Powell, and Katt Williams and directed by Master P, this feature follows a lovelorn man who advertises himself as a seven-foot-tall L.A. Lakers basketball star in his online personals ad.

Neo Ned :: Like most kids, Ned idolized his father and dreamed of following in his footsteps. Unfortunately, his father was a two-bit crook who spent most of his life in jail. Without a family of his own, Ned falls in with the Aryan Brotherhood. Soon after, Ned is placed in a mental hospital where he is mesmerized by a young black girl who believes Adolf Hitler was reincarnated in her. What follows is a gritty character study and poignant love story of two people brought together by a seemingly impossible connection. As a result of that connection, they both find that there is more to a person than what is on the surface.

Battle for Haditha :: An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.

Eagle Eye :: Jerry Shaw is an amiable slacker with an over-achieving twin brother. After his twin dies in an accident, strange things happen to Jerry at a dizzying pace: a fortune shows up in his bank account, weapons are delivered to his flat, and a voice on his cell phone tells him the police are on their way. Jerry follows the voice’s instructions, and soon he and a woman he’s never met are racing through the city, on to a plane, and eventually to the Pentagon, chased by the FBI. She is Rachel Holloman, a single mom; the voice has threatened her son’s death if she doesn’t cooperate. The voice seems to know everything. Who is behind it, what is being planned, and why Jerry and Rachel?

Resident Evil: Degeneration :: A zombie attack brings chaos to Harvardville Airport. Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, former special forces members during the Raccoon City tragedy 7 years ago, are back. In high-octane Resident Evil style, they’re ready to battle a rogue warrior who is seeking revenge after his family was killed in Raccoon City. The deadly G-Virus is unleashed and a new mutated monster goes on the rampage. Will Claire and Leon be able to terminate the virus before history repeats itself?

Pulse 3 :: Seven years into the invasion, humankind has fled the cities where billions have died from a plague spread through the internet. JUSTINE (17) dreams of a life beyond her squalid refugee camp where all technology is taboo. She discovers the last working laptop and opens it like Pandora’s Box. Someone is waiting for her online. And that someone wants desperately to meet her. The only catch, she must return to the city. With a longing that surpasses fear, Justine embarks on a terrifying journey back to the heart of where it all began. What waits there is something she could not possibly have imagined.

Savage Grace :: The true story of the beautiful and charismatic Barbara Daly, who married above her class to Brooks Baekeland, heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune. Their only child is a failure in his father’s eyes, and as he matures and becomes increasingly close to his lonely mother, the seeds for tragedy are sown.

Ghost Town :: Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais) is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear), who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen (Téa Leoni).

Beethoven’s Big Break :: Eddie, a struggling animal trainer and single dad suddenly finds himself the personal wrangler for a large and lovable St. Bernard whose fabulous movie “audition” catapults the dog to stardom. However, a trio of unscrupulous ne’er-do-wells have plans to kidnap the famous dog and hold him for ransom.

Baghead :: Four struggling actors retreat to a cabin in Big Bear, California in order to write a screenplay that will make them all stars. Problem is: What happens when their story idea — a horror flick about a group of friends tormented by a villain with a bag over his head — starts to come true?

The Duchess :: A vibrant beauty and celebrity of her time is trapped in an unhappy triangle with her husband and his live-in mistress. She falls passionately in love with an ambitious young politician, and the affair causes a bitter conflict with her husband and threatens to erupt into a scandal.

99 Pieces :: Joshua Licet leads a normal life, with a normal job and a normal wife. But when he wakes up one morning with his wife missing and a puzzle to solve we find out his life is not so normal. Joshua Licet must reconnect with his life and discover a puzzle of lies and deception about himself, his wife and his family in order to stay alive for 40 days and nights while he must live through starvation and horror.

Traitor :: Samir Horn is a former soldier, a devout Moslem, and U.S. citizen in the Middle East selling bomb detonators to Islamic radicals. He joins their cause as both the FBI and a rogue CIA agent track him. Horn escapes a Yemeni prison, goes underground in France where he proves his abilities, and is sent to the United Starts to choreograph a simultaneous and multiple terror attack. Will the intelligence agencies talk to each other, and can Horn be stopped?

Death Race (Unrated Edition) :: Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the U.S. penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the ‘Death Race’, the world’s biggest, most brutal sporting event.

Crashing :: A writer suffering from a creative block stumbles into a situation most middle-aged man would envy in this independent comedy-drama from writer and director Gary Walkow. Richard McMurray (Campbell Scott) is a novelist who enjoyed overnight success with the publication of his first book, The Trouble With Dick. Seven years later, Richard is working on his second novel but hates the story more with each passing day, while his marriage to a well-known actress is falling apart.

The Lawless:: Two undercover narcotics officers’ cover is blown and the Mexican cartel has kidnapped their families. To get them back they must do the unthinkable for the next 24 hours. The rules are simple: No guns, no bombs and no witnesses. They must become The Lawless.

Burn After Reading :: When a disc filled with some of the CIA’s most irrelevant secrets gets in the hands of two determined, but dim-witted, gym employees, the duo are intent on exploiting their find. But since blackmail is a trade better left for the experts, events soon spiral out of everyone’s and anyone’s control, resulting in a non-stop series of hilarious encounters!

Mamma Mia! The Movie :: An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Streep) is about to let go of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), the spirited daughter she’s raised alone. For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends—practical and no-nonsense Rosie (Julie Walters) and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya (Christine Baranski)—from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own.

The House Bunny :: Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have — a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor :: Explorer Rick O’Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex, wife Evelyn and her brother, Jonathan. And this time, the O’Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service.

[imdb Dark Night]The Dark Knight
:: The follow-up to the action hit “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight” reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime.

With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.

The Man Who Came Back
:: Framed for murder and left for dead, a local legend comes back to make the guilty pay as he seeks revenge of those who killed his family, in this traditional Western about one man who stood against injustice.

[imdb Horton Hears a Who]Horton Hears a Who
:: With his signature evocative and rhyming text, writer and cartoonist Dr. Seuss, an American treasure whose books have delighted generations of young people, opens one of his most beloved tales, Horton Hears a Who!

Now, over fifty years since Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, published this perennial favorite, the makers of ICE AGE and comedy giants Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, bring it to life in a way never before experienced. For the first time, a motion picture transports
audiences into Dr. Seuss’ incredible imagination, through state-of-the-art CG animation. DR. SEUSS’ HORTON HEARS A WHO! is Seuss as you want to experience his work at the movies – and as it was meant to be seen.

Anamorph
:: Stan is a quiet, solitary detective in New York City. A few months ago, he solved a gruesome case of serial murders, although an undercover police officer lost her life. A new set of similar murders begins: the bodies are elaborately displayed and the killer uses equipment from art and early movie making in the tableau, or he leaves a clue as to where the investigators are to stand to get the full artistic effect. Stan is paired with a younger detective, Carl, whom he brushes off when Carl wants to get to know him. As pieces fall in place, it’s a race to prevent the next killing, quite possibly someone close to Stan.

Make It Happen
:: Lauryn is a young woman from a small town in Indiana who moves to Chicago with dreams of entering the Chicago School of Music and Dance. But after rejection and a series of misfortunes she finds herself working in a burlesque club. The club proves to be a place of conflict and self-discovery, helping Lauryn to realize that even though plans may change, dreams never do.

[imdb Man on Wire]Man on Wire
:: On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York’s twin towers, then the worlds tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released. Following six and a half years of dreaming of the towers, Petit spent eight months in New York City planning the execution of the coup. Aided by a team of friends and accomplices, Petit was faced with numerous extraordinary challenges: he had to find a way to bypass the WTCs security; smuggle the heavy steel cable and rigging equipment into the towers; pass the wire between the two rooftops; anchor the wire and tension it to withstand the winds and the swaying of the buildings. The rigging was done by night in complete secrecy. At 7:15 AM, Philippe took his first step on the high wire 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan James Marshs documentary brings Petits extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of Philippe himself, and some of the co-conspirators who helped him create the unique and magnificent spectacle that became known as the artistic crime of the century.

[imdb Open Window]Open Window
:: When a brutal crime shatters her world, a young woman’s life is forever changed. Robin Tunney is unforgettable as Izzy in this moving, cathartic story of hope and redemption, featuring Joel Edgerton, Cybill Shepherd, Elliott Gould and Scott Wilson. As Izzy battles the nightmares left behind, she finds an inner strength that transforms her and experiences the amazing power of love and forgiveness in surviving the unimaginable.

The Elder Son
:: An alcoholic Russian clarinetist living with his children in Los Angeles is charmed into believing that a fugitive car thief is his son, although his daughter remains suspicious of his motives, while finding herself attracted to her ‘brother’.

[imdb The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian]The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Three-Disc Collector’s Edition + Digital Copy)
:: The characters of C.S. Lewis’ timeless fantasy come to life once again in this newest installment of the “Chronicles of Narnia” series, in which the Pevensie siblings are magically transported back from England to the world of Narnia, where a thrilling, perilous new adventure and an even greater test of their faith and courage awaits them.

The Contract
:: While on a hiking trip to reconnect with his son after the death of his wife, Ray Keene (John Cusack) stumbles into a nightmare scenario of paid assassins and ex-military guns-for-hire. Frank Cardin (Morgan Freeman) is attempting to fulfill a contract to assassinate a high profile businessman when things go awry and he ends up in the custody of the U.S. Marshals.

The Day the Earth Stood Still
:: In this re-release of the 1951 classic, Klaatu and his guardian robot, Gort, come from afar to warn Earth about nuclear war. Directed by Robert Wise.

[imdb Wanted]Wanted
:: Based upon Mark Millar’s explosive graphic novel series and helmed by stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov — creator of the most successful Russian film franchise in history, the Night Watch series — Wanted tells the tale of one apathetic nobody’s transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice. In 2008, the world will be introduced to a hero for a new generation: Wesley Gibson.

25-year-old Wes (James McAvoy) was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend ignored him routinely and his life plodded on interminably. Everyone was certain this disengaged slacker would amount to nothing. There was little else for Wes to do but wile away the days and die in his slow, clock-punching rut.

Until he met a woman named Fox (Angelina Jolie).

[imdb Step Brothers]Step Brothers
:: In Step Brothers, Ferrell plays Brennan Huff, a sporadically employed thirty-nine-year-old who lives with his mother, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen). Reilly plays Dale Doback, a terminally unemployed forty-year-old who lives with his father, Robert (Richard Jenkins). When Robert and Nancy marry and move in together, Brennan and Dale are forced to live with each other as step brothers. As their narcissism and downright aggressive laziness threaten to tear the family apart, these two middle-aged, immature, overgrown boys will orchestrate an insane, elaborate plan to bring their parents back together. To pull it off, they must form an unlikely bond that maybe, just maybe, will finally get them out of the house.

Lower Learning
:: Failing test scores, drunk teachers, and an extortionist principal; it’s up to Vice-Principal Tom to expose the principal’s corruption and turn the school around before the school board shuts them down.

Dark World
:: This gripping film noir follows in the best traditions of Hitchcock and Chandler. Starring Michael Pare (Eddie and the Cruisers, The Virgin Suicides), Theresa Russell (Black Widow, Wild Things), James Russo (Open Range, The Ninth Gate) and Steven Bauer (Primal Fear, Scarface), a former LA cop gets entangled in a web of sex and betrayal when his niece is abducted.

[imdb The X-Files: I Want To Believe]The X-Files: I Want to Believe
:: In grand The X-Files tradition, the film’s storyline is being kept under wraps, known only to top studio brass and the project’s principal actors and filmmakers. This much can be revealed: The supernatural thriller is a stand-alone story in the tradition of some of the show’s most acclaimed and beloved episodes, and takes the always-complicated relationship between Fox Mulder (Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Anderson) in unexpected directions. Mulder continues his unshakable quest for the truth, and Scully, the passionate, ferociously intelligent physician, remains inextricably tied to Mulder’s pursuits.

[imdb Wisegal]Wisegal
:: Alyssa Milano stars as Patty Montanari, a tough Brooklyn widow and mother who takes a job working for a local crime family and soon becomes romantically involved with a married mob captain (Jason Gedrick of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES). But as Patty rises in the organization’s ranks, she finds herself sinking deeper into an underworld of paranoia, betrayal and murder. Caught between the Feds, the Family and the man she loves, can she pull the trigger on the decision that may cost her everything? Academy Award® nominee James Caan (THE GODFATHER) co-stars in this acclaimed Lifetime movie inspired by the incredible true story of the woman who dared to defy New York City’s most infamous mafia empire.

Rise of the Footsoldier
:: Rise of the Footsoldier follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late eighties and early nineties. It is three decades of his life following him from football hooliganism, through to his burgeoning career as a bouncer, his involvement in the criminal aspects of the early ‘rave’ scene and subsequently to his rise to power as one of the most feared and respected criminals in the country.

[imdb Frost/Nixon]Frost/Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews
:: Writer Peter Morgan’s legendary battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the story of the historic encounter that changed both their lives.

[imdb Fly Me to the Moon]Fly Me to the Moon
:: In this groundbreaking 3-D animated adventure, three young flies set off on a courageous mission to become the first insects on the moon by hitching a ride on the historic Apollo 11 space flight. Based on the actual transcripts and the original blueprints from NASA, the film’s stunning visuals and meticulous attention to detail introduce a whole new generation to the awe-inspiring achievements of the space program’s most momentous mission.