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Walt & El Grupo

2009-09-09T14:08:00.000-07:00

For ten weeks in 1941, Walt Disney, his wife Lilly, and sixteen colleagues from his studio visited nations in Latin America to gather story material for a series of films with South American themes.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release

Genres: Documentary and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 44 min.

Release Date: Septermber 9th, 2009

MPAA Rating: PG for historical smoking.

Distributors: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Production Co.: Theodore Thomas Productions

Studios: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Produced in: United States

Crude

2009-09-09T14:03:00.000-07:00

Tells the story of one of the largest and most controversial legal cases on the planet. An inside look at the infamous $27 billion "Amazon Chernobyl" case, Crude is a real-life, high stakes legal drama involving global politics, the environmental movement, celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, multinational corporate power, and the fate of disappearing indigenous cultures.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release

Genres: Documentary

Running Time: 1 hr. 45 min.

Release Date: September 9th, 2009

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: First Run Features

Production Co.: Red Envelope Entertainment, Entendre Films

Financiers: Third Eye Motion Picture Company, @radical.media

Produced in: United States

Marina of the Zabbaleen

2009-09-09T13:59:00.000-07:00

In the sandy villages outside Cairo, the Zabbaleen eke out a living recycling the flood of waste pouring out of the most populous area on the African continent. But one girl six-year-old named Marina dreams of a better life.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release

Genres: Documentary

Running Time: 1 hr. 10 min.

Production Co.: Blue Nile Productions

Produced in: United States

Disengagement

2009-09-09T13:52:00.000-07:00

Focuses on family relations set against Israel's pull out from the Gaza strip in 2005.

Also Known As: Desengagement

Production Status: Released

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama and Politics/Religion

Running Time: 1 hr. 56 min.

Production Co.: AGAT Films & Cie, Agav Films, Eurimages, Pandora Film Produktion, R&C Produzioni s.r.l., Studio Canal, Hamon Hafakot, Intereurop, Arte France Cinéma

Financiers: Studio Canal, Centre National de la Cinematographie (CNC)

Produced in: Germany

9

2009-09-09T13:43:00.000-07:00

The time is the too-near future. Powered and enabled by the invention known as the Great Machine, the world's machines have turned on mankind and sparked social unrest, decimating the human population before being largely shut down. But as our world fell to pieces, a mission began to salvage the legacy of civilization; a group of small creations was given the spark of life by a scientist in the final days of humanity, and they continue to exist post-apocalypse. With their group so few, these "stitchpunk" creations must summon individual strengths well beyond their own proportions in order to outwit and fight against still-functioning machines, one of which is a marauding mechanized beast.

Also Known As: Nine

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release

Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Animation and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 19 min.

Release Date: September 9th, 2009

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and scary images.

Distributors: Focus Features

Studios: Focus Features

Filming Locations: Luxembourg
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Produced in: United States

Tickling Leo

2009-09-04T03:38:00.000-07:00

The secrets of three generations of one Jewish family threaten to wipe away its future. When he loses touch with his estranged father, Zak Pikler and his pregnant girlfriend Delphina travel to an abandoned Catskills lake where the eccentric poet Warren Yitzchak Pikler is living in solitude and declining health. As Zak copes with his father's dementia, Delphina inadvertently uncovers a secret the Piklers have been hiding since World War II: an impossible sacrifice they made in order to join Rudolph Kasztner's controversial train out of Hungary.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release

Genres: Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

Release Date: September 4th, 2009

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: Highbrow Entertainment, Barn Door Pictures

Production Co.: Highbrow Entertainment, Barn Door Pictures

Produced in: United States

Gamer

2009-09-04T03:31:00.000-07:00

Set in the near future, a time when mind-control technology has taken society by storm. Humans control other humans in a mass-scale, multiplayer online game. Reclusive billionaire Ken Castle has created the controversial form of entertainment, "Slayers," a hugely popular game that allows millions to act out their innermost desires and fantasies -- online -- in front of a global audience. Gaming has evolved into a terrifying new dimension-mind control-manipulation-people playing people. At the center is Kable, the superstar and cult hero of "Slayers," the savage, ultra-violent first person shooter game. Kable is controlled by Simon, a young gamer with rock star status who continues to defy all odds by guiding Kable to victory each week. Taken from his family, imprisoned and forced to fight against his will, the modern day gladiator must survive long enough to escape the game to free his family, regain his identity and to save mankind from Castle's ruthless technology.

Also Known As: Citizen Game

Game

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release

Genres: Action/Adventure and Thriller

Running Time: 1 hr. 45 min.

Release Date: September 4th, 2009

MPAA Rating: R for frenetic sequences of strong brutal violence throughout, sexual content, nudity and language.

Distributors: Lionsgate, Lakeshore International

Production Co.: Lionsgate, Lakeshore Entertainment

Studios: Lionsgate

Filming Locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico USA

Produced in: United States

Extract

2009-09-04T03:26:00.000-07:00

Joel is one step away from selling his flavor extract factory and retiring to easy street when a freak workplace accident sets in motion a series of disasters that put his business and personal life in jeopardy.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release

Genres: Comedy

Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

Release Date: September 4th, 2009

MPAA Rating: R for language, sexual references and some drug use.

Distributors: Miramax Films

Production Co.: Ternion Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment

Studios: Miramax Films

Financiers: Media Rights Capital

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, United States

Produced in: United States

Amreeka

2009-09-04T03:20:00.000-07:00

Muna, a single mother leaves the West Bank with Fadi, her teenage son, with dreams of an exciting future in the promise land of small town Illinois. As her son navigates high school hallways the way he used to move through military checkpoints, the indomitable Muna scrambles together a new life cooking up falafel burgers as well as hamburgers at the local White Castle.

Also Known As: Amerrika

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release

Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama, Politics/Religion, Teen and War

Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min.

Release Date: September 4th, 2009

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief drug use involving teens, and some language.

Distributors: National Geographic Films

Production Co.: First Generation Films, Eagle Vision Media Group, Buffalo Gal Pictures, Alcina Pictures, Maximum Films International, Entertainment One Group, Levantine Entertainment

Filming Locations: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Produced in: Kuwait

All About Steve

2009-09-04T03:15:00.000-07:00

Mary Horowitz is a cruciverbalist - a crossword puzzle constructor. Her brain spins at warp speed with an endless stream of arcane information. She can come up with the perfect word - and dozens with the same meaning - at a moment's notice, but "normal" behavior eludes her. For Mary, nothing is typical, especially relationships. When she is set up on a blind date with handsome cable-news cameraman Steve, Mary thinks the chemistry is undeniable - that Steve is "the one." Steve, on the other hand, thinks Mary is crazy. Mary, who just knows she's found her soul mate, decides to do anything and go anywhere to be with him. She begins to pursue Steve relentlessly as he crisscrosses the country, covering breaking news stories. Mary's escalating infatuation with Steve is encouraged by the self-serving actions of news reporter Hartman Hughes, who enjoys torturing his insolent cameraman at every opportunity. With Mary never far behind and Hartman urging her on, Steve becomes increasingly unhinged. But when Mary becomes embroiled in the news story of the year, Steve and Hartman begin to see her differently. Hartman is plagued by guilt, knowing his game of one-upmanship with Steve has placed her squarely in harms way, while Steve is feeling his own pangs of remorse at his callous behavior. Despite the media storm surrounding her, Mary with her upbeat, unaffected manner brings together a small community of new friends. And all who encounter Mary will realize that sometimes the ones who don't fit in are the ones who really stand out.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release

Genres: Comedy

Running Time: 1 hr 38 min.

Release Date: September 4th, 2009

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including innuendos.

Distributors: 20th Century Fox

Production Co.: Fortis Films, Radar Pictures

Studios: Fox 2000

Financiers: Dune Entertainment

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Produced in: United States

Carriers

2009-09-04T03:09:00.000-07:00

Four kids are driving through the desert on their way to the beach, their faces anything but cheery. This isn’t Spring Break. They’re trying to outrun the end of the world-and each other. Determined to elude the deadly virus, Danny, his brother Brian, his girlfriend Bobby and Danny’s school friend Kate speed across the Southwestern U.S. to reach the place of possible safety. Over the course of four days, the group is faced with moral decisions that no human should ever be forced to face. They discover that their greatest enemy is not the microbe attacking humanity, but the darkness within themselves.

Also Known As: Untitled (Paramount Classics/Pastor Bros Project)

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release

Genres: Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Suspense/Horror and Thriller

Running Time: 1 hr. 24 min.

Release Date: September 4th, 2009

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, disturbing content and language.

Distributors: Paramount Vantage

Production Co.: This Is That, Ivy Boy Productions

Studios: Paramount Vantage

Filming Locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Produced in: United States

The Pool 2008(Released 2009)

2009-09-03T03:31:00.000-07:00

A boy working in a hotel becomes obsessed with a swimming pool at a home in the opulent hills of Panjim, Goa in India. His life gets turned upside-down when he attempts to meet the mysterious family that arrives at the house.

Production Status: Released

Genres: Drama and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 35 min.

Distributors: Vitagraph Films

Production Co.: Bluemark Productions

U.S. Box Office: $94,901

Produced in: United States

Halloween II (2009)

2009-08-31T14:53:00.000-07:00

Picks up at the exact moment the first movie stopped and follow the aftermath of Michael Myers murderous rampage through the eyes of heroine Laurie Strode.

Also Known As: H2

Halloween 2

Production Status: Released

Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Suspense/Horror, Sequel and Teen

Running Time: 1 hr. 41 min.

Release Date: August 28th, 2009

MPAA Rating: R for strong brutal bloody violence throughout, terror, disturbing graphic images, language, and some crude sexual content and nudity.

Distributors: The Weinstein Company

Production Co.: Trancas International Films, Inc.

Studios: Dimension Films

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Produced in: United States

Mystery Team

2009-08-31T14:49:00.000-07:00

A group of kid detectives called The Mystery Team struggle to solve a double murder to prove they can be real detectives before they graduate from high school.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release

Genres: Comedy and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 45 min.

Release Date: August 28th, 2009

MPAA Rating: R for crude sexual content, nudity, language and some drug material.

Distributors: Roadside Attractions

Production Co.: Derrick Comedy Productions

Produced in: United States

We Live in Public

2009-08-31T14:46:00.000-07:00

Examines the effect the web is having on our society, as seen through the eyes of “the greatest Internet pioneer you’ve never heard of” Josh Harris. Documenting his tumultuous life for more than a decade to create a riveting, cautionary tale of what to expect as the virtual world inevitably takes control of our lives. Harris, often called the “Warhol of the Web,” founded the first Internet television network during the infamous dot-com boom of the 1990s. Proving that we willingly trade our privacy for the connection and recognition we all deeply desire. Through his experiments, including a six-month stint living with his girlfriend under 24-hour electronic surveillance which led to his mental collapse, Harris demonstrates the price we pay for living in public.

Production Status: Released

Genres: Documentary

Running Time: 1 hr. 31 min.

Release Date: September 25th, 2009

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: Interloper Films, Abramorama Entertainment

Production Co.: Interloper Films

Financiers: Passion Pictures

Produced in: United States

The September Issue

2009-08-31T14:42:00.000-07:00

Anna Wintour, the legendary editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine for twenty years, is the most powerful and polarizing figure in fashion. Hidden behind her trademark bob and sunglasses, she has never allowed anyone to scrutinize the inner workings of her magazine. Until now. With unprecedented access, filmmaker R.J. Cutler's new film takes the viewer inside a world they only think they know. Every August a record-breaking number of people can't wait to get their hands on the September issue of Vogue. The 2007 issue was and remains the biggest ever, weighing over four pounds, selling thirteen million copies, and impacting the $300-billion global fashion industry more than any other single publication. He takes us behind the scenes at Fashion Week, to Europe, on shoots and re-shoots, and into closed-door staff meetings, bearing witness to an arduous, entertaining, and sometimes emotionally demanding process. At the eye of this annual fashion hurricane is the two-decade relationship between Wintour and Grace Coddington, incomparable Creative Director and fashion genius. They are perfectly matched for the age-old conflict between creator and curator. Through them, we see close-up the delicate creative chemistry it takes to remain at the top of the ever-changing fashion field.

Production Status: Released

Genres: Documentary and Biopic

Running Time: 1 hr. 28 min.

Release Date: August 28th, 2009 (NY), September 11th (expands)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language.

Distributors: Roadside Attractions

Production Co.: A&E IndieFilms

Financiers: Actual Reality Pictures

Produced in: United States

Big Fan

2009-08-31T14:37:00.000-07:00

Paul Aufiero, a 35-year-old parking garage attendant from Staten Island, is the self-described "world's biggest New York Giants fan." He lives at home with his mother, spending his off hours calling in to local sports-radio station 760 The Zone, where he rants in support of his beloved team, often against his mysterious on-air rival, Eagles fan Philadelphia. His family berates him for doing nothing with his life, but they don't understand the depth of his love of the Giants or the responsibility his fandom carries. One night, Paul and his best friend Sal spot Giants star linebacker Quantrell Bishop at a gas station in their neighborhood. They impulsively follow his limo into Manhattan, to a strip club, where they hang in the background, agog at their hero. Paul cautiously decides to approach him, stepping into the rarefied air of football stardom -- and things do not go as planned. The fallout of this chance encounter brings Paul's world crashing down around him as his family, the team, the media and the authorities engage in a tug of war over Paul, testing his allegiances and calling into question everything he believes in. Meanwhile, the Giants march toward a late-season showdown with the Eagles, unaware that sometimes the most brutal struggles take place far from the field of play.

Production Status: Released

Logline: The life of a parking garage attendant is turned upside down after an altercation with his favorite player on the New York Giants.

Genres: Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 28 min.

Release Date: August 28th, 2009

MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexuality.

Distributors: First Independent Pictures

Production Co.: Economy Pictures

Produced in: United States

Still Walking

2009-08-31T14:05:00.000-07:00

Fifteen years ago, Junpei, the youngest son of the Yokoyama family died while rescuing a boy from drowning. On the anniversary of his death, the remaining siblings visit the quaint home of their parents with their families in tow. Over the course of a beautiful day, new relatives become acquainted telling stories and squabbling over sizzling tempura and an elegant graveside ritual is performed for Junpei.

Also Known As: Aruitemo Aruitemo

Even If You Walk And Walk

Even If You Walk and Walk

Still Walking

Logline: Follows the failed son of a doctor who returns home for the anniversary of his elder brother's death.

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Kids/Family and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 54 min.

Release Date: August 28th, 2009

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: IFC Films

Production Co.: Bandai Visual Company, TV Man Union Inc, Cine Qua Non Productions, Engine Network

Produced in: Japan

The Final Destination

2009-08-31T13:44:00.000-07:00

On what should have been a fun-filled day at the races, Nick O'Bannon has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple race cars to crash, sending flaming debris into the stands, brutally killing his friends and causing the upper deck of the stands to collapse on him. When he comes out of this grisly nightmare Nick panics, persuading his girlfriend, Lori, and their friends, Janet and Hunt, to leave... escaping seconds before Nick's frightening vision becomes a terrible reality. Thinking they've cheated death, the group has a new lease on life, but unfortunately for Nick and Lori, it is only the beginning. As his premonitions continue and the crash survivors begin to die one-by-one--in increasingly gruesome ways--Nick must figure out how to cheat death once and for all before he, too, reaches his final destination.

Also Known As: Final Destination 4
Final Destination: Death Trip

Production Status: Released

Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy and Suspense/Horror

Running Time: 1 hr. 22 min.

Release Date: August 28th, 2009

MPAA Rating: R for strong violent/gruesome accidents, language and a scene of sexuality.

Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Production Co.: Practical Pictures, Parallel Zide

Studios: New Line Cinema

Filming Locations: New Orleans, Louisiana USA

Produced in: United States

The Open Road

2009-08-31T13:38:00.000-07:00

Minor leaguer Carlton Garrett takes an unexpected road trip to track down his estranged father, legendary baseball player Kyle Garrett when Carlton’s mother becomes sick. Knowing his charming yet painfully immature dad’s likelihood to disappoint, Carlton enlists his on-again-off-again girlfriend Lucy for emotional support. Once reunited, Carlton struggles to deal with the series of misadventures caused by his father’s antics, including missed flights, car trouble and bathroom brawls. Years of miscommunication, frustration and comically awkward attempts at bonding come to a head as the mismatched trio make their way from Ohio back home to Houston to reunite the family.

Production Status: Released

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Kids/Family, Romance and Sports

Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

Release Date: August 28th, 2009

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language.

Distributors: Anchor Bay Films

Production Co.: Wim Wenders Productions, Perfect Weekend, Odd Lot Entertainment, Maximon Pictures, Aquafoxx Productions

Financiers: Heavy Lifting

Filming Locations: Louisiana, USA

Produced in: United States

Taking Woodstock

2009-08-31T13:34:00.000-07:00

A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.

Production Status: Released

Genres: Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Adaptation

Running Time: 2 hrs. 1 min.

Release Date: August 28th, 2009

MPAA Rating: R for graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and language.

Distributors: Focus Features

Studios: Focus Features

Financiers: Twins Financing

Filming Locations: New York, United States

Produced in: United States

X Games 3D: The Movie

2009-08-31T13:30:00.000-07:00

Captures the drama and spectacle that play out every year at the X Games events, highlighting the behind-the-scenes stories of the featured athletes and the sacrifices they make in pursuit of glory and the advancement of their sports on the industry's biggest stage.

Production Status: Released

Genres: Documentary and Sports

Running Time: 1 hr. 35 min.

Release Date: August 21st, 2009

MPAA Rating: PG for extreme sports action and accidents.

Distributors: Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production Co.: ESPN Original Entertainment

U.S. Box Office: $837,216

Produced in: United States

Sikandar

2009-08-31T13:25:00.000-07:00

Sikandar Raza is a 14-year-old schoolboy in Jammu & Kashmir, India. Ever since his parents were killed by militants 10 years back, he has lived with his aunt and uncle in a small town in Kashmir. All of Sikandar's desires revolve around the happiness of his foster parents, and getting the ball into the goal on the football field. One day on his way home from a school football match, Sikandar finds a gun lying on the path. Despite admonishments by his school friend, Nasreen, Sikandar picks up the gun and thus begins a journey into the darker side of his nature. The quiet yet strong Nasreen becomes Sikandar's conscience keeper. She tries to dissuade him from giving in to the lure of the gun. However, all is not what it seems. Sikandar gets embroiled further and further in situations beyond his control, and people get killed. At first it seems that the happenings occurring alongside Sikandar's predicament are not connected. But, as layer upon layer unravel, it becomes clear that Sikandar is the innocent victim in a game being played out between the militants, the army, the peace bartering politicians and the religious heads of the little Kashmiri town. The pieces of the puzzle come together at the very end, leading to a shocking revelation.

Also Known As: Foot Soldier

Production Status: Released

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Thriller, Politics/Religion and Teen

Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.

Distributors: BIG Pictures

Production Co.: BIG Pictures, Sudhir Mishra Productions

U.S. Box Office: $1,954

Filming Locations: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Kashmir, India

Produced in: India

Art & Copy

2009-08-31T13:21:00.000-07:00

This documentary reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time -- people who've profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Exploding forth from advertising's "creative revolution" of the 1960s, these artists and writers all brought a surprisingly rebellious spirit to their work in a business more often associated with mediocrity or manipulation: George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney and others featured in the film were responsible for "Just Do It," "I Love NY," "Where's the Beef?," "Got Milk," "Think Different," and brilliant campaigns for everything from cars to presidents. They managed to grab the attention of millions and truly move them. Visually interwoven with their stories, TV satellites are launched, billboards are erected, and the social and cultural impact of their ads are brought to light in this dynamic exploration of art, commerce, and human emotion.

Production Status: Released

Logline: A collection of interviews with the most influential advertising creative minds of our age illustrate the wide-reaching effect advertising and creativity have on modern culture.

Genres: Documentary

Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

Release Date: August 21st, 2009

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: Arthouse Films, Seventh Art Releasing

Production Co.: Granite Pass

Produced in: United States

World's Greatest Dad

2009-08-31T13:17:00.000-07:00

Lance Clayton is a man who has learned to settle. He dreamed of being a rich and famous writer, but has only managed to make it as a high school poetry teacher. His only son Kyle is an insufferable jackass who won't give his father the time of day. He is dating Claire, the school's adorable art teacher, but she doesn't want to get serious -- or even acknowledge publicly that they are dating. Then, in the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of all the fame, fortune and popularity he ever dreamed of, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.

Production Status: Released

Genres: Comedy

Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.

Release Date: August 21st, 2009

MPAA Rating: R for language, crude and sexual content, some drug use and disturbing images.

Distributors: Magnolia Pictures

Production Co.: Darko Entertainment, Process Media, Jerkschool Productions

U.S. Box Office: $4,675

Filming Locations: Seattle, Washington USA