Your complete guide for all movies released in 2009 with production notes, trailers, and stills.
No other filmmaker has explored the psyches of people caught in extreme circumstances with the dominating consistency and cinematic power of Michael Mann. For three decades, Mann has remained one of cinema’s most compelling filmmakers, and his level of artistry has created an indelible influence on the medium. From Thief, Manhunter, Ali and Heat to…
In the action-thriller “Public Enemies,” acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard in the story of legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) — the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover’s fledgling FBI and its top agent,…
Starring Chris Evans (Fantastic Four), Dakota Fanning (War of the Worlds), Camilla Belle (When a Stranger Calls) and Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond), Push combines the bold visual style of director Paul McGuigan (Lucky Number Slevin) with heart-pounding special effects and an unforgettable story. A shadowy government agency known as the Division is…
Tagline: One push can change everything. After his father, an assassin, is brutally murdered, Nick Gant (Chris Evans) vows revenge on Division, the covert government agency that dabbles in psychic warfare and experimental drugs. Hiding in Hong Kong’s underworld, Nick assembles a band of rogue psychics dedicated to destroying Division. Together with Cassie (Dakota Fanning),…
Director Andy Fickman, who had just completed the hit comedy “The Game Plan” for Walt Disney Pictures, heard that Gunn was contemplating a reworking of the “Witch Mountain” franchise. “I loved `Escape to Witch Mountain’; it was one of my all-time favorite films as a kid,” says Fickman. “Nothing excited me more than the movie…
Tagline: A Return to Witch Mountain For years, stories have circulated about a secret place in the middle of the Nevada desert known for unexplained phenomena and strange sightings. It is called Witch Mountain, and when Las Vegas cab driver Jack Bruno (Dwayne Johnson) encounters two teens with supernatural powers in his cab, he suddenly…