Sunday, August 30, 2009

Non-Fiction: 2009 Fall Films Release Schedule

Here are the films I'm interested in:


Sept. 4


“Extract,” rated R. (Miramax Films) Starring: Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, Ben Affleck.

Synopsis: A married man (Jason Bateman) is dealing with a series unlucky events when an irresistible woman (Mila Kunis) comes to work at his plant.

Official Site



Sept. 9

“9,” rated PG-13. (Focus Features) Starring: Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau and John C. Reilly.

Synopsis: An oppressed rag doll fights for survival in a parallel universe.

Official Site



Sept. 18

“Jennifer’s Body,” rated R. (20th Century Fox) Starring: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody and J.K. Simmons.

Synopsis: Megan Fox plays a hellish cheerleader who gets possessed and starts to kill boys.

Official Site



“The Informant,” rated R. (Warner Bros.) Starring: Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Mike O’Malley and Andrew Daly.

Synopsis: Matt Damon plays Mark Whitacre, a rising employee who expose his company’s price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI.

Official Site



Sept. 25

“Fame,” rated PG. (MGM) Starring: Kherington Payne, Anna Marie Perez de Tagle, Paul McGill, Asher Book and Kelsey Grammer.

Synopsis: Remake of ’80s musical follows talented groups of arts over four years at New York City High School of Performing Arts.

Official Site



“The Invention of Lying,” rated PG-13. (Warner Bros.) Starring: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Jonah Hill and Louis C.K.

Synopsis: In an alternate reality, no one is allowed to lie … except for Mark (played by Ricky Gervais).

Official Site



Oct. 9

“Zombieland,” not yet rated. (Sony Pictures) Starring: Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg and Abigail Breslin.

Synopsis: Comedy mixes with horror in this story of two men who find a way to survive in a world overtaken by zombies.

Official Site



“Whip It,” rated PG-13. (Fox Searchlight) Starring: Ellen Page, Jimmy Fallon, Daniel Stern and Zoe Bell.

Synopsis: Drew Barrymore makes her directorial debut in this film about a girl (Ellen Page) who is sick of being pushed by her parents to be a beauty queen, so she joins a female roller derby team.

Official Site



Oct. 16

“Where the Wild Things Are,” rated PG. (Warner Bros.) Starring: Catherine Keener, Max Records, Benicio del Toro, Forest Whitaker and Catherine O’Hara.

Synopsis: Based on the popular children’s book series, Max’s imagine soars as the king of the wild things.

Official Site



Oct. 30

“Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant,” rated PG-13. (Universal Pictures) Starring: Selma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia and Jessica Carlson.

Synopsis: A boy unknowingly breaks a 200-year old truce between two warring factions of vampires.

Official Site



Nov. 13

“2012,” not yet rated. (Sony Pictures) Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt and Amanda Peet.

Synopsis: Many cultures, religions believe that the end of the world will come in 2012. This adventure from director Roland Emmerich follows the story of some survivors.

Official Site



“Fantastic Mr. Fox,” not yet rated. (Fox Searchlight) Starring: Owen Wilson, George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray.

Synopsis: Mr. Fox endangers his animal community after his slips back into his old habits in this flick done with stop motion animation and puppetry.

Trailer: No official site yet.



Nov. 20

“Twilight: New Moon,” not yet rated. (Summit) Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning and Chaske Spencer.

Synopsis: After Edward suddenly abandons Bella, she is drawn into the world of werewolves when she is drawn to her friend Jacob.

Official Site



Dec. 4

“Up in the Air,” (not yet rated) George Clooney and Jason Bateman.

Synopsis: Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.

Trailer: No official site yet.


“Brothers,” not yet rated. (Sony Pictures) Starring: Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman and Clifton Collins Jr.

Synopsis: A man is sent to fight in Afghanistan while his brother becomes caretaker of his wife and child.

Trailer: No official site yet



Dec. 11

“The Lovely Bones,” not yet rated. (Paramount Pictures) Starring: Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci and Michael Imperioli.

Synopsis: A young girl who is murdered watches over her family as they struggle to cope with their loss and finding her killer.

Official Site



“Did You Hear About the Morgans?,” (not yet rated) Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Elizabeth Moss, Hugh Grant and Mary Steenburgen.

Synopsis: A comedy about an estranged couple who are placed in a witness-protection program after witnessing a murder.

Trailer: No official site yet


Dec. 18

“Avatar,” not yet rated. (20th Century Fox) Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Lola Herrera and Joel David Moore.

Synopsis: The highly anticipated James Cameron project about an ex-Marine who is torn between two worlds as an Avatar, a man with a human mind in an alien body.

Official Site


Dec. 25

“Sherlock Holmes,” not yet rated. (Warner Bros.) Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong and Eddie Marsan.

Synopsis: The legendary detective (Robert Downey Jr.) returns to the bring screen with his trust sidekick Watson (Jude Law).

Official Site



“It’s Complicated,” not yet rated. (Universal Pictures) Starring: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, Zoe Kazan and Lake Bell.

Synopsis: Jane (Meryl Streep) begins to have an affair with her ex-husband Jake (Alec Baldwin) who has remarried a much younger woman. But a love triangle ensues when Adam (Steve Martin) a recent divorcee and Jane’s architect, falls in love with her.


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