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- Details
- By Frank Wilkins
MPAA Rating: R for language.
Runtime: 99 mins.
Director: Oren Peli
Writer: Oren Peli
Cast: Katie Featherston; Micah Sloat
Tagline: Don't See It Alone.
Genre: Horror | Thriller
Memorable Quote: "It's not the house. It's me."
Release Date: September 25, 2009 - Limited
DVD Release Date: Not yet on DVD.
- Details
- By Loron Hays
MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual content.
Runtime: 98 mins.
Director: Sam Mendes
Writer: Dave Eggers & Vendela Vida
Cast: John Krasinski; Maya Rudolph; Catherine O'Hara
Tagline: Away We Go.
Genre: Comedy
Memorable Quote: "Did you think that was fun? Because trust me you won't have that much fun until you discover oral pleasure. "
Release Date: June 26, 2009
DVD Release Date: September 29, 2009
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- By Christopher Symonds
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for action violence throughout and a crude comment.
Runtime: 67 mins.
Director: Sam Liu
Writer: Stan Berkowitz (written by) Jeph Loeb (comic book)
Cast: Clancy Brown; Kevin Conroy; Tim Daly
Tagline: Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Genre: Animated
Memorable Quote: "Tell me something, Captain Marvel. Would Solomon have gone to work for Lex Luthor? "
Theatrical Release Date: None
DVD Release Date: September 29, 2009
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- By Frank Wilkins
MPAA Rating: PG for mild language and some rude humor
Runtime: 94 mins.
Director: Spike Jonze
Writer: Spike Jonze & Dave Eggers
Cast: Max Records; Catherine Keener; James Gandolfini
Tagline: There's one in all of us.
Genre: Drama | Family
Memorable Quote: "Now you are king and you will be a truly great king. "
Release Date: October 17, 2009
DVD Release Date: March 2, 2010.
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MPAA Rating: Not rated by MPAA.
Runtime: 118 mins.
Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
Writer: Isabelle Delannoy
Cast: Glenn Close (English release); Salma Hayek (Spanish release); Jacques Gamblin (French release)
Tagline: A Stunning Visual Portrayal of Earth.
Genre: Animated/Comedy / Family
Release Date: June 5, 2009
DVD Release Date: June 5, 2009
- Details
MPAA Rating: R for violence and pervasive language.
Runtime: 121 mins.
Director: Tony Scott
Writer: Brian Helgeland
Cast: Denzel Washington; John Travolta; Luis Guzman
Tagline: Taking of Pelham 123.
Genre: Drama
Memorable Quote: "Listen, don't let this guy bring you to his reality. 'Cause that's what he wants to do... he hurts you, you're gonna get angry. He's got the advantage, understand?"
Release Date: June 12, 2009
DVD Release Date: November 3, 2009
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- By Loron Hays
MPAA Rating: R for horror violence, some sexuality/nudity and language.
Runtime: 82 mins.
Director: Michael Dougherty.
Writer: Michael Dougherty
Cast: Dylan Baker; Rochelle Aytes; Quinn Lord
Tagline: Poison, Drowning, Claw, Or Knife. So Many Ways To Take A Life.
Genre: Horror
Memorable Quote: "Wait. There's another tradition. " ... more quotes
Release Date: No wide theatrical release.
DVD Release Date: October 6, 2009
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- By Christopher Symonds
MPAA Rating:
Runtime: 89 mins.
Director: Joseph Ruben
Writer: Donald E. Westlake
Cast: Terry O'Quinn; Stephen Shellen; Charles Lanyer ... complete cast
Tagline: Who Am I Here?
Genre: Horror.
Memorable Quote: "It's like living with Ward Cleaver " ... more quotes
Release Date: January 23, 1987
DVD Release Date: October 13, 2009
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- By Frank Wilkins
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexual content, and for smoking.
Runtime: 95 mins.
Director: Lone Scherfig
Writer: Nick Hornby
Cast: Peter Sarsgaard; Carey Mulligan; Alfred Molina; Emma Thompson
Tagline: An Education.
Genre: Drama
Memorable Quote: "One of the boys I dated, and they were boys, suggested that we go to Paris and I said I'd always wanted to see Paris. As if I'd never been! "
Release Date: October 30, 2009
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- By Frank Wilkins
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA.
Runtime: 104 mins.
Director: Lars von Trier
Writer: Lars von Trier
Cast: Willem Dafoe; Charlotte Gainsbourg
Tagline: When nature turns evil, true terror awaits.
Genre: Drama/Horror
Memorable Quote: "What do you think is supposed to happen in the woods? "
Release Date: October 23, 2009 (limited).
- Details
- By Loron Hays
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, some violence and disturbing images.
Runtime: 116 mins.
Director: Richard Kelly
Writer: Richard Kelly
Cast: Cameron Diaz; James Marsden; Frank Langella ... complete cast
Tagline: You Are The Experiment.
Genre: Drama | Mystery
Memorable Quote: "We're already living paycheck to paycheck. We're going to have to move." ... more quotes
Release Date: November 6, 2009
DVD Release Date: February 23, 2010.
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- By Christopher Symonds
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense disaster sequences and some language. Runtime: 158 mins.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Writer: Roland Emmerich
Cast: John Cusack; Amanda Peet; Chiwetel Ejiofaor; Thandie Newton
Tagline: We Were Warned.
Genre: Action | Drama
Memorable Quote: "It's not just California... it's the whole world! "
Release Date: November 13, 2009
DVD Release Date: March 2, 2010.
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- By Frank Wilkins
MPAA Rating: R for language, and some sexual content including brief nudity.
Runtime: 135 mins.
Director: Richard Curtis
Writer: Richard Curtis
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman; Bill Nighy; Tom Sturridge ... complete cast
Tagline: 1 Boat. 8 DJs. No Morals.
Genre: Comedy
Memorable Quote: "And the bride is blushing now as the groom is gazing into her eyes. You can almost see Cupid fluttering his wings above their heads." ... more quotes
Release Date: November 13, 2009
DVD Release Date: April 13, 2010
- Details
- By Christopher Symonds
MPAA Rating: This title not rated by the MPAA.
Runtime: 112 mins.
Director: Edward James Olmos.
Writer: Jane Espenson.
Cast: Edward James Olmos; Dean Stockwell; Michael Trucco ... complete cast
Tagline: Battlestar Galactica: The Plan.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Memorable Quote: "Progress reports arriving. The farms of Aerilon are burning. The beaches of Canceron are burning. The plains of Leonis are burning." ... more quotes
Release Date: No theatrical Release.
DVD Release Date: October 27, 2009
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and for language including a drug reference.
Runtime: 102 mins.
Director: Brad Silberling
Writer: Chris Henchy & Dennis McNicholas
Cast: Will Farrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone, John Boylan, Leonard Nimoy ... complete cast
Tagline: Right place. Wrong time.
Genre: Comedy | Sci-Fi
Memorable Quote: "If you don't make it, it's your own damn "vault." That's a bitch slap of truth right there. " ... more quotes
Release Date: June 5, 2009
DVD Release Date: October 13, 2009
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