Friday, March 19, 2010

Date Night (2010)

Directed by: Shawn Levy
Produced by: Shawn Levy, Tom McNulty
Written by: Josh Klausner
Starring: Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg, James Franco, Mila Kunis, Mark Ruffalo
Genre: Comedy
Studio: 21 Laps Entertainment, Media Magik Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release date:
April 9, 2010
Running time:
88 mins
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
PG-13

Synopsis:
Claire and Phil Foster (Tina Fey and Steve Carell) are a suburban couple slogging through their daily lives and marriage. Even their "date nights" of dinner and a movie have become routine. To reignite the marital spark, they visit a trendy Manhattan bistro, where a case of mistaken identity hurtles them through the city at breakneck speeds, into non-stop adventure. Remembering what made them so special together, Phil and Claire take on a couple of corrupt cops, a top-level mobster—and a crazed cabbie—as their date becomes a night they'll never forget.

The Runaways (2010)

Directed by: Floria Sigismondi
Produced by: Bill Pohlad, Art Linson, John Linson, Joan Jett, Kenny Laguna
Written by: Floria Sigismondi
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Scout Taylor-Compton, Alia Shawkat
Genre: Drama, Musical
Studio: River Road Entertainment, Linson Entertainment, Road Rebel, Runaway Productions
Distributed by: Apparition
Release date:
April 9, 2010
Running time:
109 mins
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
R

Synopsis:
The Runaways follows two friends, Joan (Kristen Stewart) and Cherie (Dakota Fanning), as they rise from rebellious L.A. street kids to rock stars of the now legendary group that paved the way for future generations of girl bands. They fall under the Svengali-like influence of rock impresario, Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon), who turns the group into an outrageous success and a family of misfits. With its tough-chick image and raw talent, the band quickly earns a name for itself - and so do its two leads: Joan is the band’s pure rock’ n’ roll heart, while Cherie, with her Bowie-Bardot looks, is the sex kitten.

The Losers (2010)

Directed by: Sylvain White
Produced by: Joel Silver, Akiva Goldsman, Kerry Foster
Written by: Peter Berg, James Vanderbilt, Andy Diggle (Comic book)
Starring: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana
Genre: Action, Adventure
Studio: Dark Castle Entertainment, Weed Road Pictures
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Release date:
April 23, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
N/R

Synopsis:
Five members of an elite United States Special Forces team are sent into the Bolivian jungle. The men find themselves the target of a betrayal instigated from inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max. Believed to be dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they're joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful operative with her own agenda.

Letters to God (2010)

Directed by: David Nixon, Patrick Doughtie
Produced by: Art D'Alessandro
Written by: Patrick Doughtie, Art D'Alessandro, Thrift Douglas, Cullen Douglas
Starring: Robyn Lively, Maree Cheatham, Bailee Madison, Tanner Maguire
Genre: Drama
Studio: Possibility Pictures
Distributed by: Vivendi Entertainment
Release date:
April 9, 2010
Running time:
110 mins
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
PG

Synopsis:
A young boy fighting cancer writes letters to God, touching lives in his neighborhood and community and inspiring hope among everyone he comes in contact. An unsuspecting substitute postman, with a troubled life of his own, becomes entangled in the boy's journey and his family by reading the letters. They inspire him to seek a better life for himself and his own son he's lost through his alcohol addiction.


The Last Song (2010)

Directed by: Julie Anne Robinson
Produced by: Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot,
Dara Weintraub
Written by: Nicholas Sparks, Jeff Van Wie
Starring: Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear, Kelly Preston, Liam Hemsworth
Genre: Drama
Studio: Offspring Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures
Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures
Release date:
March 31, 2010
Running time:
107 mins
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
PG

Synopsis:
Seventeen-year-old Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Tybee Island, Georgia. Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her parents, especially her father ...until her mother decides it would be in everyone's best interest if she spent the summer on Tybee Island with him. Ronnie's father, a former concert pianist and teacher, is living a quiet life in the beach town, immersed in creating a work of art that will become the centerpiece of a local church.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

Directed by: Steve Pink
Produced by: John Cusack, Grace Loh, Matt Moore, John Morris
Written by: Josh Heald, Jarrad Paul
Starring: John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Lizzy Caplan, Crispin Glover, Sebastian Stan, Cornelius Crane Chase, Lyndsy Fonseca, Collette Wolfe, Charlie McDermott
Genre: Comedy, Sci-fi
Studio: United Artists
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date:
March 26, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
R

Synopsis:
A group of best friends have had a string of bad luck with their adult lives: Adam (John Cusack) has been dumped by his girlfriend; Lou (Rob Corddry) is a party guy who cannot find the party; Nick’s (Craig Robinson) wife controls his every move; and Adam’s video game obsessed nephew Jacob (Clark Duke) will not leave his basement.

After a crazy night of drinking in a ski resort hot tub, the men wake up, heads pounding, in the bodies of their young selves (except for Jacob, who has aged very little) in the year 1986. They can see each other as their proper age, but when they look at their reflections and to everyone else they appear as they did in 1986. The quartet of men decide this may be a chance from God to change history and get the futures (and women) they wanted.

Clash of the Titans (2010)

Directed by: Louis Leterrier
Produced by: Basil Iwanyk, Kevin De La Noy, Richard D. Zanuck
Written by: Travis Beacham, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi
Starring: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Jason Flemyng, Alexa Davalos
Genre: Action, Adventure
Studio: Legendary Pictures, Thunder Road Film, The Zanuck Company
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date:
March 26, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
N/R

Synopsis:
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Directed by: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
Produced by: Bonnie Arnold, Michael Connolly, Tim Johnson
Written by: Adam F. Goldberg, Peter Tolan, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, Cressida Cowell (Story)
Starring: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig
Genre: Animation
Studio: DreamWorks Animation
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release date:
March 26, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
PG

Synopsis:
The film is set in a mythical world of Vikings and dragons. The story centers around a viking teenager named Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. The teen’s smarts and offbeat sense of humor is disliked by his tribe and its chief, Hiccup’s father, Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler). However, when Hiccup is included in Dragon Training with the other viking teens, he sees his chance to prove he has what it takes to be a fighter. After he entangles a dragon with a bolas-shooting cannon, Hiccup releases and ends up befriending the dragon, who he dubs with the name, Toothless. This relationship flips his world upside down as he strives to convince his tribe that they don't need to be dragon-slayers.