Limitless
Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro star in Limitless, a paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unpublished writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret âsmart drugâ that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life in this darkly comic and provocative film.
Aspiring author Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) is suffering from chronic writerâs block, but his life changes instantly when an old friend introduces him to NZT, a revolutionary new pharmaceutical that allows him to tap his full potential. With every synapse crackling, Eddie can recall everything he has ever read, seen or heard, learn any language in a day, comprehend complex equations and beguile anyone he meetsâas long as he keeps taking the untested drug.
Soon Eddie takes Wall Street by storm, parlaying a small stake into millions. His accomplishments catch the eye of mega-mogul Carl Van Loon (De Niro), who invites him to help broker the largest merger in corporate history. But they also bring Eddie to the attention of people willing to do anything to get their hands on his stash of NZT. With his life in jeopardy and the drugâs brutal side effects grinding him down, Eddie dodges mysterious stalkers, a vicious gangster and an intense police investigation as he attempts to hang on to his dwindling supply long enough to outwit his enemies.
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish, Anna Friel, Tomas Arana
Directed by: Neil Burger
Writers: Alan Glynn, Leslie Dixon
Genre: Action Adventure, Thriller
Studio: Rogue Pictures (Universal)
Release Date: March 18th, 2011
February 9, 2011
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Take Me Home Tonight
As the summer of 1988 winds down, three friends on the verge of adulthood attend an out-of-control party in celebration of their last night of unbridled youth. Starring Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Dan Fogler and Teresa Palmer, Take Me Home Tonight is a raunchy, romantic and ultimately touching blast from the past set to an awesome soundtrack of timeless rock and hip-hop hits.
Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin (Topher Grace) should be working for a Fortune 500 company and starting his upward climb to full-fledged yuppie-hood. Instead, the directionless 23-year-old confounds family and friends by taking a part-time job behind the counter of a video store at the Sherman Oaks Galleria.
But Mattâs silent protest against maturity comes to a screeching halt once his unrequited high school crush, Tori Frederking (Teresa Palmer), walks into the store. When she invites him to an epic, end-of-summer party, Matt thinks he finally might have a chance with the girl of his dreams. With his cynical twin sister Wendy (Anna Faris) and best friend Barry (Dan Fogler), Matt embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime evening. From stealing a car to a marriage proposal to an indescribable, no-holds-barred dance-off, these friends share experiences that will change the course of their lives on one unforgettable night in the Go-Go â80s.
Starring: Michelle Trachtenberg, Anna Faris, Topher Grace, Michael Biehn, Chris Pratt
Directed by: Michael Dowse
Writers: Jackie Filgo, Jeff Filgo, Topher Grace, Gordon Kaywin
Genre: Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Teenage Films
Studio: Universal Pictures
Release Date: March 4th, 2011
February 9, 2011
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Immigration Tango
When Elena, a Russian immigrant studying in Miami and Carlos her Columbian boyfriend run out of legal options for staying in the U.S. the couple switch partners with Betty and Mike, an American couple who are also their best friends. All is well until the stress of keeping up appearances to their family members and a savvy immigration enforcement agent eventually begins to take its toll.
Starring: Elika Portnoy, McCaleb Burnett, Carlos Leon, Ashley Wolfe, Avery Sommers
Directed by: David Burton Morris
Writer: Martin L. Kelley, Robert J. Lee, David Burton Morris, Todd Norwood, Elika Portnoy
Genre: Comedy, Romantic Comedy
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Release Date: February 18th, 2011
February 9, 2011
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The Resident
Juliet (Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby), a beautiful doctor, has found the perfect New York apartment to start a new life after separating from her husband. It’s got spacious rooms, a spectacular view, and a handy, handsome landlord. But there are secrets behind every wall and terror in every room as Juliet gets the unnerving feeling that she is not alone. She is being watched. She is being stalked.
And no one is safe when she discovers the relentless horror on her doorstep. But how do you stop an evil that you can’t see… until it’s too late? Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Grey’s Anatomy) and screen legend Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings) costar in this pulse-pounding shocker from famed horror studio Hammer Films (Let Me In).
Starring: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Hilary Swank, Christopher Lee, Lee Pace, Michael Massee
Directed by: Antti Jokinen
Writers: Antti Jokinen, Robert Orr, Erin Cressida Wilson
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Studio: Hammer Films
Release Date: February 17th, 2011
February 9, 2011
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February 9, 2011
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Vanishing on 7th Street
When a massive power outage plunges the city of Detroit into total darkness, a disparate group of individuals (Hayden Christensen, John Leguizamo, Thandie Newton) find themselves alone. The entire cityâs population has vanished into thin air, leaving behind heaps of empty clothing, abandoned cars and lengthening shadows. Soon the daylight begins to disappear completely, and as the survivors gather in an abandoned tavern, they realize the darkness is out to get them, and only their rapidly diminishing light sources can keep them safe.
Starring: Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, John Leguizamo, Taylor Groothuis, Jacob Latimore
Directed by: Brad Anderson
Writer: hony Jaswinski
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Release Date: February 18th, 2011
February 8, 2011
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Waiting for Romance
Best friends while they were growing up, Emma and Will lost touch a long time ago — as far as she knows. To Will, Emma never stopped being the most important person in his life. Believing them to be forever linked, he goes wherever she goes. Will doesn’t have a home, a car, or a real job. He survives on his talent as a juggler and entertainer — talents honed through years of showing off for Emma. When her father gets sick, Emma returns to their hometown, trying to leave behind her complicated love life and failing career as a TV actress. As its characters face love, death and their own preconceptions, Waiting for Forever questions the realities of life.
Starring: Rachel Bilson, Tom Sturridge, Richard Jenkins, Blythe Danner, Matthew Davis
Directed by: James Keach
Writer: Steve Adams
Genre: Romance, Drama
Studio: Freestyle Releasing
Release Date: February 4th, 2011
February 8, 2011
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Cold Weather
A self-styled Sherlock Holmes leads an unlikely team of irregulars in this charming comic mystery from indie auteur Aaron Katz. After abandoning a promising academic career in forensic science, aimless Doug (Cris Lankenau) returns to Portland to live with his more responsible big sister Gail (Trieste Kelly). He easily lands a dead-end job working in an ice factory, but his latent passion for detective work is stoked when his ex-girlfriend, Rachel (Robyn Rikoon) goes missing.
Armed with a handful of arcane clues and a vast knowledge of the world of Sherlock Holmes, Doug enlists Gail and co-worker Carlos (RaĂșl Castillo) in a ramshackle investigation that draws the slacker sleuths into Portland’s underground. What they discover is a complex trail of clues, leading them increasingly close to the discovering the mysterious truth about Rachel.
Building on the lyrical style and naturalistic performances of his two previous features, DANCE PARTY USA and QUIET CITY, Katz offers a refreshingly idiosyncratic spin on genre conventions. COLD WEATHER is simultaneously the story of a brother and sister getting to know each other after years apart and a mystery in the great tradition of crime and detective fiction.
Starring: Cris Lankenau, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Raul Castillo, Robyn Rikoon, Jeb Pearson
Directed by: Aaron Katz
Writers: Aaron Katz, Brendan McFadden, Ben Stambler
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Release Date: February 4th, 2011
Studio: IFC Films
February 8, 2011
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The Other Woman
Emilia (Natalie Portman) is a Harvard law school graduate and a newlywed, having just married Jack (Scott Cohen), a high-powered New York lawyer, who was her boss â and married â when she began working at his law firm.
Unfortunately, her life takes an unexpected turn when Jack and Emilia lose their newborn daughter. Emilia struggles through her grief to connect with her new stepson William (Charlie Tahan), while also trying to overcome a long-standing rift in her relationship with her father caused by his own infidelity. But perhaps the most difficult obstacle of all for Emilia is trying to cope with the constant interferences of her husbandâs angry, jealous ex-wife, Carolyn (Lisa Kudrow).
Ultimately, Emiliaâs and Charlieâs playful and sometimes tender exchanges help Emilia to open her heart. Can Emilia rediscover her own capacity for love in time to salvage her failing marriage, mend fences with her parents and build a family from the wreckage? Directed by Don Roos from his own screenplay, this tearful, terrific tale proves that even with a pursuit like love, nothing is impossibleâŠ
Starring: Natalie Portman, Lisa Kudrow, Lauren Ambrose, Anthony Rapp, Charlie Tahan
Directed by: Don Roos
Writers: Don Roos, Ayelet Waldman
Genre: Drama
Release Date: February 4th, 2011
Studio: IFC Films
February 8, 2011
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Frankie and Alice
Frankie & Alice is a moving psychological drama based on the harrowing true story of Frankie Murdoch (Halle Berry), a woman suffering with multiple personality disorder in early 1970s Los Angeles.
Frankie & Alice, for which Berry also served as a producer, is a moving psychological drama based on the harrowing true story of Frankie Murdoch (Berry), a woman suffering with multiple personality disorder in early 1970s Los Angeles. Directed by Geoffrey Sax, and shot by by Newton Thomas Sigel (Valkyrie, X-Men, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, The Usual Suspects), the film also stars Stellan SkarsgĂ„rd (upcoming The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Phylicia Rashad (upcoming For Colored Girls) and Chandra Wilson (“Grey’s Anatomy”).
In anticipation of the release of Frankie & Alice, AFI Fest 2010 will feature Berry in a “Conversation on Acting with Halle Berry” on November 9th at 7pm at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Tickets will be available at AFI.com/afifest.
“Bringing this story to the big screen has been a challenging, yet very satisfying, filmmaking experience,” stated Berry. “Frankie’s struggles with mental illness came at a time when the medical community and the public were still grappling with the veracity of multiple personality disorder, and I approached this role with feelings of humility, yet great responsibility.”
Producer Vincent Cirrincione stated, “We are thrilled to have this film finished, completed and ready for release. ‘Frankie & Alice’ was a real labor of love for Halle and me, and we look forward to sharing this very personal and gripping true story with audiences.”
Producer Hassain Zaidi stated, “Halle Berry was a real driving force to help bring this story to light, and gives one of the best performances of her career.”
Starring: Halle Berry, Stellan Skarsgard, Phylicia Rashad, Chandra Wilson, Alex Diakun
Directed by: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Cheryl Edwards, Marko King, Mary King
Studio: Freestyle Releasing
Genre: Drama, Thriller
MPAA Rating: for some sexual content, language and drug use.
Release Date: February 4th, 2011
February 8, 2011
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The Help
Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, âThe Helpâ stars Emma Stone (star of the breakout hit, âZombielandâ) as Skeeter, a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friendsâ livesâand a small Mississippi townâupside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families.
Academy Award nominee Viola Davis (âEat Pray Loveâ) stars as Aibileen, Skeeterâs best friendâs housekeeper, who is the first to open upâto the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeterâs life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their storiesâand as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittinglyâand unwillinglyâcaught up in the changing times.
Director: Tate Taylor
Starring: Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Mike Vogel, Allison Janney, Sissy Spacek
Writer: Kathryn Stockett, Tate Taylor
Studio: DreamWorks Pictures
Genre: Drama
Release Date: August 12th, 2011
November 26, 2010
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Fright Night
Senior Charlie Brewster (Anton Yelchin) finally has it all going on: heâs running with the popular crowd and dating the most coveted girl in his high school. In fact, heâs so cool heâs even dissing his best friend. But trouble arrives when Jerry (Colin Farrell) moves in next door. He seems like a great guy at first, but thereâs something not quite rightâbut everyone, including Charlieâs mom (Toni Collette), doesnât notice.
After observing some very strange activity, Charlie comes to an unmistakable conclusion: Jerry is a vampire preying on the neighborhood. Unable to convince anyone, Charlie has to find a way to get rid of the monster himself in this Craig Gillespie-helmed revamp of the comedy-horror classic.
Director: Craig Gillespie
Starring: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette, David Tennant
Writer: Marti Noxon
Studio: DreamWorks Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Horror, 3D
Release Date: August 19th, 2011
November 26, 2010
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Final Destination 5
Death makes a killing in the next installment in the horror series which once again proves that no matter where you run, no matter where you hide… you can’t cheat death.
Director: Steven Quale
Starring: Miles Fisher, Arlen Escarpeta, Nicholas D’Agosto, Ellen Wroe, Meghan Ory
Writer: Eric Heisserer
Studio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Genre: Horror, 3D
Release Date: August 26th, 2011
November 26, 2010
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The Smurfs
Audiences everywhere are in for a Smurfy good time as the Smurfs make their first 3D trip to the big screen. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours â in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down. The film is set for release August 3, 2011.
Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Sofia Vergara, and Hank Azaria star on camera opposite an all-star voice cast. Anton Yelchin will play Clumsy Smurf; comedy legend Jonathan Winters, who voiced roles in the Smurfs television series, will voice Papa Smurf; Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Katy Perry will play Smurfette; Alan Cumming will play Gutsy Smurf; SNL’s Fred Armisen will voice Brainy Smurf; and George Lopez will play Grouchy Smurf.
In the live-action roles, Azaria will play the Smurfs’ nemesis, the evil wizard Gargamel. Harris and Mays star as an expectant couple whose lives are turned upside down when the Smurfs cross over from their magical village to New York City. Vergara plays Odile, Harris’s boss, a cosmetics executive.
Director: Raja Gosnell
Starring: SofĂa Vergara, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Anton Yelchin, Alan Cumming
Writer: Peyo, J. David Stem, David N. Weiss
Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, 3D
Release Date: August 3rd, 2011
November 26, 2010
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Conan
The film is based on Robert E. Howard’s mythical conqueror Conan the Barbarian. The new version is expected to be more faithful to Howard’s original creation than were the Arnold Schwarzenegger films.
Director: Marcus Nispel
Starring: Jason Momoa, Rose McGowan, Stephen Lang, Ron Perlman, Rachel Nichols
Writer: Robert E. Howard, Thomas Dean Donnelly, Sean Hood, Joshua Oppenheimer
Studio: Lionsgate Films
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release Date: August 19th, 2011
November 26, 2010
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