AUGUST 24 2012
Premium Rush (2012)
PG-13 / 91 mins / Action/Thriller
Storyline
In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that
attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the
city.
The Apparition (2012)
PG-13 / Horror/Thriller
Storyline
A couple are haunted by a supernatural presence that is
unleashed during a college experiment.
Hit and Run (2012) R
/ 100 mins / Action/Comedy/Romance
Storyline
HIT AND RUN is a comedy about a young couple ('Kristen Bell'
and Dax Shepard) that risks it all when they leave their small town life and
embark on a road trip that may lead them towards the opportunity of a lifetime.
Their fast-paced road trip grows awkwardly complicated and hilarious when they
are chased by a friend from the past ('Bradley Cooper' ), a federal marshal
('Tom Arnold' ) and a band of misfits. Written by Open Road Films
Samsara (2011) PG-13
/ Documentary
Storyline
A spiritual love-story set in the majestic landscape of
Ladakh, Himalayas. Samsara is a quest; one man's struggle to find spiritual
Enlightenment by renouncing the world. And one woman's struggle to keep her
enlightened love and life in the world. But their destiny turns, twists and
comes to a surprise ending... Written by Monsoon Films
Lawless (2012) R /
115 mins / Crime/Drama/ Western
Storyline
The three Bondurant brothers run a bootlegging operation
during the depression, up in the mountains of Franklin County, Virginia.
Crooked Special Deputy Charles Rakes is after a share of the brothers' profits.
Compounding their troubles, the local competition is elbowing in on their
activities. Forrest's boisterous defiance and Cricket's knack for moonshine
production help the brothers gain a local monopoly. When Forrest is wounded as
tension with Rakes escalates, Jack, initially the timid one, must prove his
worth against gangster Floyd Banner's mob, and we see him metamorphose into a
cocky exhibitionist in his attempts to woo the off-limits preacher's daughter,
Bertha.
The Possession (2012)
PG-13 / 92 mins /Horror/Thriller
Storyline
A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware
that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father
teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child.
For A Good Time, Call…
(2012) R / Comedy
Storyline
Lauren and Katie, college frenemies with a mutual good
friend, move in together at age 28 in order to afford an amazing Gramercy Park
apartment. The unlikely pair start a phone sex line and become best friends
while learning about this hilarious world of vibrators, fake orgasms and
nighttime callers. When the hot line is hung up and reality comes calling, the
most meaningful relationship of their lives is put to the test.
SEPTEMBER 7th
2012
The Words (2012)
PG-13 / Drama/Romance
Storyline
Layered romantic drama The Words follows young writer Rory
Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing
the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As
the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise,
Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing
another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most
fundamental three words.
The Cold Light Of Day
(2012) PG-13 / 93mins / Action/Thriller
Storyline
After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in
Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible:
intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase.
SEPTEMBER 14th
2012
The Master (2012) R /
Drama
Storyline
After returning from the Second World War, having witnessed
many horrors, a charismatic intellectual creates a faith based organization in
an attempt to provide meaning to his life. He becomes known as "The
Master". His right-hand man, a former drifter, begins to question both the
belief system and The Master as the organization grows and gains a fervent
following.
Resident Evil:
Retribution (2012) TBC / 117 mins / Action/Horror/Sci-Fi
Storyline
The Umbrella Corporation's deadly T-virus continues to
ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh
eating Undead. The human race's last and only hope, Alice, awakens in the heart
of Umbrella's most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her
mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Written by Sony
Pictures
Finding Nemo 3D
(2003) G / 100 mins / Animation/Adventure/Comedy
Storyline
A clown fish named Marlin lives in the Great Barrier Reef
loses his son, Nemo. After he ventures into the open sea, despite his father's
constant warnings about many of the ocean's dangers. Nemo is abducted by a boat
and netted up and sent to a dentist's office in Sydney. So, while Marlin
ventures off to try to retrieve Nemo, Marlin meets a fish named Dory, a blue
tang suffering from short-term memory loss. The companions travel a great
distance, encountering various dangerous sea creatures such as sharks,
anglerfish and jellyfish, in order to rescue Nemo from the dentist's office,
which is situated by Sydney Harbor. While the two are doing this, Nemo and the
other sea animals in the dentist's fish tank plot a way to return to Sydney
Harbor to live their lives free again.
Liberal Arts (2012)
TBC / Comedy/Drama
Storyline
When thirty-something Jesse returns home for his father's
retirement party, he falls for Zibby, a college student, and is faced with the
powerful attraction that springs up between them.
Arbitrage (2012) R /
Drama/Thriller
Storyline
A troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale
of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely
person for help.
SEPTEMBER 21st
2012
Dredd 3D (2012) R /
Action/Sci-Fi/Thriller
Storyline
The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East
Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One - a vast,
violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of
order lies with the urban cops called "Judges" who possess the
combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared
throughout the city, Dredd is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the
city of its latest scourge - a dangerous drug epidemic that has users of
"Slo-Mo" experiencing reality at a fraction of its normal speed.
During a routine day on the job, Dredd is assigned to train and evaluate
Cassandra Anderson, a rookie with powerful psychic abilities thanks to a
genetic mutation. A heinous crime calls them to a neighborhood where fellow
Judges rarely dare to venture - a 200 story vertical slum controlled by
prostitute turned drug lord Ma-Ma and her ruthless clan... Written by
Production
End of Watch (2012)
Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller
Storyline
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a
small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during
a routine traffic stop.
House at the End of
the Street (2012) PG-13 / 101 mins / Horror/Thriller
Storyline
Newly divorced Sarah and her daughter Elissa find the house
of their dreams in a small, upscale, rural town. But when startling and
unexplainable events begin to happen, Sarah and Elissa learn the town is in the
shadows of a chilling secret. Written by Relativity
The Perks of Being a
Wallflower (2012) PG-13 / 103 mins / Drama/Romance
Storyline
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about
15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping
with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own
mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs.
The introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and
Patrick, who welcome him to the real world.
War of the Buttons
(2011) 100 mins / Adventure/Family
Storyline
In occupied France, Lebrac leads a play war between two
rival kid gangs, but his feelings for Violette, a Jewish girl in danger of
being discovered by the Nazis, encourage Lebrac to face the reality of what's
happening around him.
10 Years (2011) PG-13
/ Drama
Storyline
A group of friends reunite ten years after their high-school
graduation.
SEPTEMBER 28th 2012
Looper (2012) 118
mins / Action/Sci-Fi
Storyline
In the year 2042, a man working for a group of killers
called "Loopers" (they work for the mob and kill people who are sent
blindfolded back in time from the year 2072 by their bosses) recognizes a
victim as himself. He hesitates resulting in the escape of his older self.
Hotel Transylvania
(2012) G / Animation/Comedy/Family
Storyline
Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human
world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls
for the count's teen-aged daughter.
Won’t Back Down
(2012) PG / Drama
Storyline
Two determined mothers, one a teacher, look to transform
their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched
bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and
future of their children.
Trouble with the
Curve (2012) PG-13 / Drama
Storyline
An ailing baseball scout in his twilight years takes his
daughter along for one last recruiting trip.
October 5
Taken 2 (2012) PG-13
/ Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller
Storyline
Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent, stopped at nothing to
save his daughter Kim from Albanian kidnappers. The father of one of the
kidnappers has sworn revenge and takes Bryan and his wife hostage during their
family vacation in Istanbul. Bryan enlists his daughter to help them escape.
Frankenweenie (2012)
PG / Comedy/Animation/Horror/Sci-Fi
Storyline
When young Victor's pet dog Sparky (who stars in Victor's
home-made monster movies) is hit by a car, Victor decides to bring him back to
life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster"
wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince
them (and his parents) that despite his appearance, Sparky's still the good
loyal friend he's always been. Written by Kathy Li.
Sinister (2012) R / 110
min -
Crime/Horror/Thriller
Storyline
Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and
why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his
entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.
Pitch Perfect (2012) PG-13
/ Comedy/Music
Storyline
Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into
joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much
needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a
campus competition.
The Paperboy (2012) R
/ Thriller
Storyline
A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a
case involving a death row inmate.
V/H/S (2012) R / 116
min -
Horror/Thriller
Storyline
A POV, found footage horror film from the perspective of
America's top genre filmmakers. A group of misfits are hired by an unknown
third party to burglarize a desolate house in the countryside and acquire a
rare tape. Upon searching the house, the guys are confronted with a dead body,
a hub of old televisions and an endless supply of cryptic footage, each video
stranger than the last.
Butter (2011) R / Comedy
Storyline
In small-town Iowa, an adopted girl discovers her talent for
butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in
their town's annual contest.
October 12
Argo (2012) R / 120
min -
Drama/Thriller
Storyline
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA
'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have
found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
Seven Psychopaths
(2012) R / Comedy
Storyline
The comedy Seven Psychopaths follows a struggling
screenwriter ('Colin Farrell' ) who inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los
Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends (Christopher Walken and
Sam Rockwell) kidnap a gangster's (Woody Harrelson) beloved Shih Tzu.
Here Comes the Boom
(2012) / Action/Comedy
Storyline
A high school biology teacher looks to become a successful
mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent
extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school.
Middle of Nowhere
(2012) R / Drama
Storyline
When her husband is sentenced to 8 years in prison, Rudy
drops out of med school in order to focus on her husband's well-being while
he's incarcerated - leading her on a journey of self-discovery in the process.
October 19
Alex Cross (2012)
PG-13 / 101 min - Crime/Mystery/Thriller
Storyline
After Washington DC detective Alex Cross is told that a
family member has been murdered, he vows to track down the killer. He soon
discovers that she was not his first victim and that things are not what they
seem.
Killing Them Softly
(2012) R / 97 min - Crime/Thriller
Storyline
Jackie Cogan is a professional enforcer who investigates a
heist that went down during a mob-protected poker game.
Paranormal Activity 4
(2012) 15 / 95 min - Horror
Storyline
The plot is undisclosed at this time.
Not Fade Away (2012)
R / Drama
Storyline
Set in suburban New Jersey the 1960s, a group of friends
form a rock band and try to make it big.
October 26
Cloud Atlas (2012) R
/ 164 min -
Drama/Mystery/Sci-Fi
Storyline
Everything is connected: an 1849 diary of an ocean voyage
across the Pacific; letters from a composer to his friend; a thriller about a
murder at a nuclear power plant; a farce about a publisher in a nursing home; a
rebellious clone in futuristic Korea; and the tale of a tribe living in
post-apocalyptic Hawaii, far in the future.
Chasing Mavericks
(2012) PG / Drama/Sport
Storyline
The inspirational true story of real life surfing phenom Jay
Moriarty. When 15 year old Jay discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break,
one of the biggest waves on Earth, is not only real, but exists just miles from
his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train
him to survive it. As Jay and Frosty embark on their quest to accomplish the
impossible, they form a unique friendship that transforms both their lives, and
their quest to tame Mavericks becomes about far more than surfing. Written by
Twentieth Century Fox
Silent Hill:
Revelation 3D (2012) R / Horror/Mystery/Thriller
Storyline
Heather Mason and her father have been on the run, always
one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn't fully understand, Now on
the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by horrific nightmares and the
disappearance of her father, Heather discovers she's not who she thinks she is.
The revelation leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her
forever.
Fun Size (2012) / Comedy
Storyline
Wren's plan to attend a huge Halloween party thrown by the
guy she likes goes awry when she's put in charge of her oddball little brother,
who quickly wanders off on his own.
The Sessions (2012) R
/ Drama
Storyline
At the age of 36, Mark O'Brien, a man in an iron lung, decides
he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his
priest, he contacts Cheryl Cohen-Greene, a professional sex surrogate and a
typical soccer mom with a house, a mortgage and a husband. Inspired by a true
story, The Surrogate, follows the fascinating relationship which evolves
between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood.
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The ABCs of Death
(2012) R Horror / A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its
vicious wonder and brutal beauty.
Storyline
The ABC's OF DEATH is an ambitious anthology film featuring
segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in
contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the
motion picture is comprised of 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a
different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then
given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.
Provocative, shocking, funny and ultimately confrontational; THE ABC's OF DEATH
is the definitive snapshot of the diversity of modern horror. Drafthouse Films,
Magnet Pictures and Timpson Films are proud to present this alphabetical
arsenal of destruction orchestrated by what Fangoria calls "a stunning
roll call of some of the most exciting names in horror across the world."
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