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Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

Rated R Opens 11/13/09
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Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

  • Action/Adventure
  • Running Time: 1:27

In this sequel to the cult hit "The Boondock Daints," the MacManus brothers attempt to bring to justice to mafia members responsible for the murder of a priest.

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Rated R Opens 11/13/09
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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:49

The story: A overweight teenager in 1980s Harlem battles psychological and physical violence at the hands of her toxically abusive mother and searches for redemption in a literacy program.

The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Encore Event
The Blind Side

The Blind Side

Rated PG-13 Opens 11/20/09
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The Blind Side

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 2:06

The story: Bullock plays a well-to-do housewife who takes in a homeless African American teenager, thereby changing both their lives.

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

Rated NR Opens 11/20/09

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

  • Documentary
  • Running Time: 1:25

The story: Civil rights lawyer William Kunstler was one of the most valorized and hated men of the 20th century as he took on the era's most controversial cases, including representing the "Chicago 8" after the 1968 Democratic convention and helping the inmates of Attica prison after their uprising.

Red Cliff

Red Cliff

Rated R Opens 11/25/09

Red Cliff

  • Action/Adventure
  • Running Time: 2:28

The story: Warlords and a power-mad prime minister duke it out for control of 3rd-century China as the Han Dynasty comes to an end.

Glenn Beck's Christmas Sweater: A Return to Redemption LIVE
Transylmania

Transylmania

Rated R Opens 12/04/09

Transylmania

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:32

The story: A group of college students travel to Romania, where they're educated in the ways of bloodsucking and preying on the defenseless - and no, it's not a business school.

Serious Moonlight

Serious Moonlight

Rated R Opens 12/04/09

Serious Moonlight

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:24

The story: Meg Ryan plays a high-powered Manhattan lawyer whose life takes a radical turn when her husband announces he's leaving her for a younger woman.

Rocket Singh - Salesman of the Year
Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/11/09

Me and Orson Welles

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:54

The story: In 1937 a young, unproven director stages "Julius Caesar" in a revolutionary production at his new Mercury Theater.

Mayerling: The Royal Ballet
RiffTrax: Christmas Shorts - Stravaganza! Encore
Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience

Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/18/09
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Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience

  • Science Fiction/Fantasy
  • Running Time: 2:40

The story: A wheelchair-bound veteran travels to a distant moon to enlist a race of "avatars" in extracting precious ore for corporate interests.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/25/09
* In limited release
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A Single Man

A Single Man

Rated NR Opens 12/25/09

A Single Man

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:39

The story: After the sudden death of his partner, an English professor tries to resume his day-to-day life in Los Angeles.

The White Ribbon (Das weisse Band)
The Paranoids (Los paranoicos)

The Paranoids (Los paranoicos)

Rated NR Opens 01/08/10

The Paranoids (Los paranoicos)

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:38

The Metropolitan Opera: Der Rosenkavalier
Book of Eli

Book of Eli

Rated R Opens 01/15/10

Book of Eli

  • Action/Adventure

Extraordinary Measures
Creation

Creation

Rated NR Opens 01/22/10

Creation

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:48

After Dark Horrorfest: The Graves
From Paris With Love

From Paris With Love

Rated NR Opens 02/05/10

From Paris With Love

  • Action/Adventure

Peter Gaya Kaam Se (Peter's So Screwed!)
Ten9Eight

Ten9Eight

Rated NR Opens 11/13/09
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Ten9Eight

  • Documentary
  • Running Time: 1:25

A documentary that focuses on the stories of several inner city teens competing in an annual business plan competition run by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE).

Pirate Radio

Pirate Radio

Rated R Opens 11/13/09
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Pirate Radio

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 2:09

The story: This comedy is based on the real-life exploits of a group of DJs who rocked 1960s Britain when they took to the high seas with their bootleg radio broadcasts.

The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot Encore

The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot Encore

Rated NR Opens 11/18/09
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Fix

Fix

Rated NR Opens 11/20/09

Fix

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:30

The Princess and the Frog

The Princess and the Frog

Rated G Opens 11/25/09

The Princess and the Frog

  • Animated
  • Running Time: 1:35

The story: A beautiful girl named Tiana crosses paths with a frog prince, who needs a kiss to become human.

The Road

The Road

Rated R Opens 11/25/09

The Road

  • Action/Adventure, Drama

The story: John Hillcoat directs this adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Cormac McCarthy novel, about a father and son surviving in a post-apocalyptic world.

Breaking Point

Breaking Point

Rated NR Opens 12/04/09

Breaking Point

  • Action/Adventure
  • Running Time: 1:37

Everybody's Fine

Everybody's Fine

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/04/09

Everybody's Fine

  • Drama

The story: A widower takes to the road to check in with his adult children, who aren't doing as well as he'd thought.

Brothers

Brothers

Rated R Opens 12/04/09

Brothers

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:50

The story: When a Marine goes missing in Afghanistan, his ne'er-do-well brother takes care of his wife and family, with cataclysmic results.

We Live in Public

We Live in Public

Rated NR Opens 12/11/09

We Live in Public

  • Documentary
  • Running Time: 1:30

The story: This documentary chronicles the life and ultimate breakdown of Josh Harris, a pioneer of the Internet whose early endeavors anticipated MySpace, Facebook and YouTube, and whose experiments with the limits of privacy led to his collapse.

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/11/09

The Lovely Bones

  • Drama

The story: A murdered girl observes her family and killer from the afterlife, where she weighs the benefits of revenge or allowing her relatives to resume their lives.

Inside Doctors Without Borders: Live With Elizabeth Vargas
Avatar

Avatar

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/18/09

Avatar

  • Science Fiction/Fantasy
  • Running Time: 2:40

The story: A wheelchair-bound veteran travels to a distant moon to enlist a race of "avatars" in extracting precious ore for corporate interests.

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Rated NR Opens 12/18/09

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

  • Comedy

The story: A Manhattan couple with a troubled marriage find a new bond after they witness a murder and are moved by the feds to Wyoming.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Rated PG Opens 12/25/09

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

  • Comedy, Family

The story: The helium-voiced rodents are threatened when another group vies for their place as pop sensations.

It's Complicated

It's Complicated

Rated R Opens 12/25/09

It's Complicated

  • Comedy

The story: Meryl Streep plays a woman torn between her ex-husband (Alec Baldwin) and a friend (Steve Martin) in this romantic comedy from Nancy Meyers ("Something's Gotta Give").

Season's Greetings

Season's Greetings

Rated NR Opens 12/31/09
Youth in Revolt

Youth in Revolt

Rated R Opens 01/08/10

Youth in Revolt

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:30

Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen
Rajneeti (Affairs of State)
Chance Pe Dance

Chance Pe Dance

Rated NR Opens 01/22/10
National Theatre Live: Nation
Dear John

Dear John

Rated NR Opens 02/05/10
Remember Me

Remember Me

Rated NR Opens 02/12/10
2012

2012

Rated PG-13 Opens 11/13/09
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2012

  • Action/Adventure

The story: It's the end of the world as we know it, by way of the P.T. Barnum of the apocalypse, Roland Emmerich ("Independence Day").

Rashomon

Rashomon

Rated NR Opens 11/13/09

Rashomon

  • Classics
  • Running Time: 1:28

Kurosawa's story about three parties (Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori) and a witness who relate four versions of a rape/murder in ninth-century Japan.

Planet 51

Planet 51

Rated PG Opens 11/20/09
* In limited release
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Planet 51

  • Running Time: 1:31

The story: This animated adventure comedy turns the tables on the historic myth, when an American astronaut lands on a planet full of little green people who have lived in fear of being invaded by monsters who look like him.

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Rated R Opens 11/20/09

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 2:01

The story: Nicolas Cage plays a rogue police detective in post-Katrina New Orleans, where he shakes down drug dealers and murderers while scrounging coke, heroin and other illicit goodies on the side. Mendes plays his girlfriend, a hooker with -- what else? -- a heart of gold.

Ninja Assassin

Ninja Assassin

Rated R Opens 11/25/09

Ninja Assassin

  • Action/Adventure

The story: Rain plays one of the deadliest assassins in the world who seeks revenge for the death of his best friend against the very criminal clan that raised him.

Rockin' Meera

Rockin' Meera

Rated NR Opens 11/26/09

Rockin' Meera

  • Action/Adventure

Paa

Paa

Rated NR Opens 12/04/09

Paa

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 2:13

35 Shots of Rum

35 Shots of Rum

Rated NR Opens 12/04/09

35 Shots of Rum

  • Foreign

The story: A metro conductor and his daughter have lived together all her life but must navigate a new existence when they each meet someone.

The Wiggles Christmas 2008
Invictus

Invictus

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/11/09

Invictus

  • Drama

The story: Freeman plays Nelson Mandela in this true story of a rugby coach (Damon) who works with the legendary South African president to forge a new sense of national identity during the 1995 World Cup.

Hook Ya Crook (By Hook or Crook)
RiffTrax LIVE: Christmas Shorts - Stravaganza!
Avatar 3D

Avatar 3D

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/18/09

Avatar 3D

  • Science Fiction/Fantasy
  • Running Time: 2:40

The story: A wheelchair-bound veteran travels to a distant moon to enlist a race of "avatars" in extracting precious ore for corporate interests.

The Metropolitan Opera: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)

Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)

Rated R Opens 12/25/09

Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:45

The story: A screenwriter retreats into his alter ego after his wife is killed in an accident, which also takes away his sight.

Nine

Nine

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/25/09

Nine

  • Musical

The story: Day-Lewis plays a film director coming to terms with the women in his life, from his wife and lover to his longtime collaborator and mother.

The Metropolitan Opera: Les Contes d'Hoffmann Encore
Pyaar Impossible

Pyaar Impossible

Rated NR Opens 01/08/10
The Spy Next Door

The Spy Next Door

Rated PG Opens 01/15/10

The Spy Next Door

  • Action/Adventure

The Wiggles Christmas 2009
The Tooth Fairy

The Tooth Fairy

Rated PG Opens 01/22/10
The Metropolitan Opera: Der Rosenkavalier Encore
The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen Encore
The Metropolitan Opera: Simon Boccanegra
The Wolfman

The Wolfman

Rated NR Opens 02/12/10
The Messenger

The Messenger

Rated R Opens 11/13/09
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The Messenger

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:45

The story: A recently returned Iraq war veteran is assigned to the Casualty Notification Service, where he confronts his own buried feelings about his experience.

Massacrator

Massacrator

Rated NR Opens 11/14/09
The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Rated PG-13 Opens 11/20/09
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon

  • Action/Adventure
  • Running Time: 2:10

The story: When the love of her young life, Edward Cullen, leaves town, Bella Swan deepens her friendship with Jacob, introducing her to another netherworldly tribe.

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Rated PG Opens 11/20/09

Fantastic Mr. Fox

  • Running Time: 1:27

The story: Staid family man Mr. Fox (voiced by Clooney) indulges his wild side by returning to a life of chicken-stealing, alarming his wife, son and nephew in this animated adaptation of the Roald Dahl book.

Old Dogs

Old Dogs

Rated PG Opens 11/25/09

Old Dogs

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:28

The story: Two old, very different friends find themselves taking care of twins, with unexpected results.

De Dana Dan

De Dana Dan

Rated NR Opens 11/27/09

De Dana Dan

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 2:35

Until the Light Takes Us

Until the Light Takes Us

Rated NR Opens 12/04/09

Until the Light Takes Us

  • Documentary
  • Running Time: 1:33

Armored

Armored

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/04/09

Armored

  • Action/Adventure

The story: An armored transport crew plots the ultimate inside job.

Glenn Beck's Christmas Sweater: A Return to Redemption ENCORE
The Slammin' Salmon

The Slammin' Salmon

Rated R Opens 12/11/09

The Slammin' Salmon

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:33

The story: Michael Clarke Duncan stars as a former heavyweight champion who now owns a restaurant and challenges his wait staff to sell more food than they ever have.

Nutcracker, The: The Royal Ballet
Ricky

Ricky

Rated NR Opens 12/16/09

Ricky

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:30

The Young Victoria

The Young Victoria

Rated PG Opens 12/18/09

The Young Victoria

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:44

The story: The teenage future queen of England meets Prince Albert, and one of the world's passionate love affairs and national empires is born.

Police, Adjective (Politist, adj.)
Up in the Air

Up in the Air

Rated R Opens 12/25/09

Up in the Air

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:49

The story: A corporate 'road warrior' tires of his life living on planes and in and out of suitcases, then finds himself unmoored when he's downsized.

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Rated NR Opens 12/25/09

Sherlock Holmes

  • Action/Adventure

The story: Literary detective Sherlock Holmes and his trusted friend Watson solve yet another crime, which this time calls for as much muscle as mental capacity.

Daybreakers

Daybreakers

Rated NR Opens 01/08/10

Daybreakers

  • Action/Adventure
  • Running Time: 1:17

Crazy on the Outside

Crazy on the Outside

Rated PG-13 Opens 01/08/10

Crazy on the Outside

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:36

The Last Station

The Last Station

Rated NR Opens 01/15/10

The Last Station

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:52

Don Carlo: Royal Opera House
Legion

Legion

Rated NR Opens 01/22/10

Legion

  • Drama

For My Father (Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv)
I Love You Phillip Morris

I Love You Phillip Morris

Rated R Opens 02/05/10

I Love You Phillip Morris

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:40

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

Rated NR Opens 02/12/10
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