Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel David Seville and chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore, return in the sequel to lay waste to Seville's surroundings and sing in three-part harmony. The sequel movie introduce the Chipmunks' female counterparts, the Chipettes.
Director:Betty Thomas Cast:Jason Lee, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate, Amy Poehler Genre:Animation | Comedy | Family
The Informant! The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre.
Director:Steven Soderbergh Cast:Matt Damon, Frank Welker, Melanie Lynskey, Scott Bakula, Patton Oswalt Genre:Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
World's Greatest Dad A comedy about a man who learns that the things you want most may not be the things that make you happy, and that being lonely is not necessarily the same as being alone.
Couples Retreat A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional.
Director:Peter Billingsley Cast:Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Malin Akerman, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell, Faizon Love, Kali Hawk, Jean Reno Genre:Comedy
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Border Town Vincent has travelled a long way and left a bloody wake behind him in the five years since human traffickers kidnapped his daughter. Now he's found the town where she's being held, and the pimp who's keeping her. Over one night in Solo, Mexico, Vincent is going to fulfill the promise he made years ago: to get his daughter back and kill the man who took her.
Director:Chris Allen Williams Cast:Mark Joy, Linda Rodriguez, Ricardo Melindez, Gary Wade, Morton Edwin Garcia II Genre:Action | Drama
June 26, 2009:
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RIP: Michael Jackson (1958-2009) Movie-List Classics #355:
Moonwalker A combination of live footage of 'Michael Jackson' in concert, as well as a series of fantasy pieces with Jackson as the central character.
Director:Jerry Kramer, Jim Blashfield, Colin Chilvers Cast:Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Joe Pesci, Paul Reubens Genre:Action | Crime | Fantasy | Music | Sci-Fi | Thriller
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The Invention of Lying A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain.
Director:Ricky Gervais, Matt Robinson Cast:Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., John Hodgman, Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, Nate Corddry, Patrick Stewart, Jason Bateman Genre:Comedy
June 25, 2009:
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Amelia A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.
Director:Mira Nair Cast:Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Virginia Madsen, Christopher Eccleston, Mia Wasikowska Genre:Biography | Drama
Daybreakers In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.
Director:Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig Cast:Willem Dafoe, Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill, Vince Colosimo, Claudia Karvan Genre:Action | Drama | Horror | Thriller
Spread A sex comedy centered on a serial womanizer and his jilted lover.
Director:David MacKenzie Cast:Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche, Margarita Levieva, Sebastian Stan, Rachel Blanchard, Sonia Rockwell Genre:Comedy | Romance
The Box Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.
Director:Richard Kelly Cast:Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Gillian Jacobs, James Rebhorn Genre:Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
June 23, 2009:
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The Last Airbender The story follows the adventures of Aang, a ten year old successor to a long line of Avatars, who must put his childhood ways aside and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations.
Director:M. Night Shyamalan Cast:Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel, Jessica Jade Andres, Aasif Mandvi, Shaun Toub, Cliff Curtis, Keong Sim Genre:Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Ponyo An animated adventure centered on a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human.
Director:Hayao Miyazaki Cast:Cate Blanchett, Noah Cyrus, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Frankie Jonas, Cloris Leachman, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Betty White Genre:Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Cold Souls Balancing on a tightrope between deadpan humor and pathos, and between reality and fantasy, the film presents Paul Giamatti as himself, agonizing over his interpretation of Uncle Vanya. Paralyzed with anxiety, he stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by deep-freezing souls. Giamatti enlists their services, intending to reinstate his soul once he survives the performance. But complications ensue when a mysterious, soul-trafficking mule borrows Giamatti's stored soul for an ambitious, but unfortunately talentless, soap-opera actress. Rendered soulless, he is left with no choice but to follow the trail back to St. Petersburg.
Director:Sophie Barthes Cast:Paul Giamatti, David Strathairn, Emily Watson, Dina Korzun, Lauren Ambrose, Katheryn Winnick Genre:Comedy | Drama
Zombieland In the horror comedy Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus is a big wuss -- but when you're afraid of being eaten by zombies, fear can keep you alive. Tallahassee is an AK-toting, zombie-slaying' bad ass whose single determination is to get the last Twinkie on earth. As they join forces with Wichita and Little Rock, who have also found unique ways to survive the zombie mayhem, they will have to determine which is worse: relying on each other or succumbing to the zombies.
