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Planet 51

Planet 51

Director: Jorge Blanco Javier Abad
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Jessica Biel (Full Cast)
Studio: TriStar Pictures

The Plot: The inhabitants of Planet 51 live in fear of alien invasion. Their paranoia is realized when astronaut Chuck Baker (voice of Dwayne Johnson) arrives from Earth. Befriended by a young resident, he has to avoid capture in order to recover his spaceship and try to return home.

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Planet 51 (2009) -- The inhabitants of Planet 51 live in fear of alien invasion. Their paranoia is realized when an astronaut arrives from Earth. Befriended by a young resident, he has to avoid capture in order to recover his spaceship and try to return home.
Planet 51 (2009) -- The inhabitants of Planet 51 live in fear of alien invasion. Their paranoia is realized when an astronaut arrives from Earth. Befriended by a young resident, he has to avoid capture in order to recover his spaceship and try to return home.
Planet 51 (2009) -- Short trailer for this animated comedy
Planet 51 (2009) -- Second trailer for this animated space where an astronaut becomes an alien on another planet
Planet 51 (2009) -- The peaceful existence of Planet 51 is disturbed by the arrival of an alien...from Earth!

THE BUZZ: A trio of videogame directors are handling this story from one of the dudes who wrote Shrek. Powered by Sony worldwide, we think audiences will embrace the human-as-alien spin here, especially since rendering here reminds us of an animated Pleasantville. Blockbuster? We don't think so. Solid performer that won't annoy you in the SUV Hybrid? You bet.

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The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Director: Chris Weitz
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner (Full Cast)
Studio: Summit Entertainment

The Plot: When Bella's blood is shed at her birthday celebration, Edward's intense reaction to the event causes his parents to pull up stakes and leave Forks, Washington for the sake of the young lovers. Heartbroken, Bella finds a form of comfort in reckless living, as well as an even-closer friendship with Jacob Black (Lautner). Danger in different forms awaits.

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The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) -- The "Never Hurt You" TV spot for The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) -- Clip describing the creation and dynamics of the New Moon wolf pack.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) -- Volturi Featurette from The Twilight Saga: New Moon
"60 Minutes" (1968): :  -- The premiere television News magazine.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) -- The Twilight Saga: New Moon - “Event” - TV Spot

THE BUZZ: There's nobody hotter on IMDb -- or anywhere in general pop culture? -- than Edward and Bella. Even their real-life counterparts, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, are making indie-cool choices which make them appealing to those of us who might not be the biggest fans of Stephenie Meyer's novels, or their adaptations. Boosting the appeal of Twilight is the studio behind the franchise, Summit Entertainment, who listens to their fan base (We heart Jacob Lautner!) and is pulling a Disney move by investing in their stars (Kristen Stewart will co-star in the biography of seminal 1970s all-female rock band The Runways, while Robert Pattinson is shooting Remember Me) after New Moon wraps). We're interested to see how underdog director Chris Weitz meshes with this material, and, whether or not this second installment will boost its appeal to non-U.S. audiences.

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The Blind Side

The Blind Side

Director: John Lee Hancock
Stars: Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw (Full Cast)
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

The Plot: A disadvantaged teenager is taken in by a conservative family who see tremendous promise in the young man. Despite certain obstacles, the attention and inspiration he receives helps him mature into an athletically and academically successful NFL prospect.

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The Blind Side (2009) -- A special video for the movie The Blind Side
The Blind Side (2009) -- Clip: You wanna do what?
The Blind Side (2009) -- A featurette for the movie The Blind Side
The Blind Side (2009) -- Interview: Quinton Aaron: "On the message of this film"
The Blind Side (2009) -- A disadvantaged teenager is taken in by a conservative family who see tremendous promise in the young man. Despite certain obstacles, the attention and inspiration he receives helps him mature into an athletically and academically successful NFL prospect.

THE BUZZ: This is the true story of Michael Oher, whose first season in the NFL will be underway by the time Sandra Bullock blitzes (?) the big screen with her third movie of the year. If Oher and the Baltimore Ravens, who selected the young man in the first round of this year's draft, are both performing well, some sort of uncharted cultural zeitgeist could occur at the box office. This is also great counterprogramming for all the non-Twilight moms out there.

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Broken Embraces

Broken Embraces [limited]

Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Stars: Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo (Full Cast)
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

The Plot: Blind screenwriter Harry Caine (Homar) reveals the secrets of his past to a young associate, from his former life as a filmmaker working under his given name, to the accident which claimed his sight and led to a break-up with Lena (Cruz), a now-famous actress who lives in a gilded cage with her wealthy older partner.

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Los abrazos rotos (2009) -- Blind screenwriter Harry Caine (Homar) reveals the secrets of his past to a young associate, from his former life as a filmmaker working under his given name, to the accident which claimed his sight and led to a break-up with Lena (Cruz), a now-famous actress who lives in a gilded cage with her wealthy older partner.
Los abrazos rotos (2009) -- A clip from the movie Broken Embraces.
Los abrazos rotos (2009) -- Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Los abrazos rotos (2009) -- Trailer for this drama
Los abrazos rotos (2009) -- Trailer for this drama starring Penélope Cruz

THE BUZZ: Almodóvar's 17th feature is also his costliest production to date, and it seems to be a love letter to his die-hard fellow cinephiles. Initial reactions saw critics distance themselves from Almodóvar's advances, but the public's anticipation for the film in the States seems to have relegated those negative reviews to the past. I got excited when a reviewer indicated that Cruz's character lives in a "gilded Xanadu"! That imagery, folded in with the filmmaker's love for melodrama, repression, and noir aesthetics have those of us who overuse the word "sumptuous" primed for November.

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Red Cliff

Red Cliff [limited]

Director: John Woo
Stars: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang (Full Cast)
Studio: Magnet Releasing

The Plot: Set during the end of China's Han Dynasty, two rivaling warlords make a pact to turn their respective armies against a power hungry general bent on taking over their kingdoms.

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Chi bi (2008) -- Set during the end of China's Han Dynasty, two rivaling warlords make a pact to turn their respective armies against a power hungry general bent on taking over their kingdoms.
Chi bi (2008) -- Red Cliff UK trailer
Chi bi (2008) -- Trailer for this action film
Chi bi (2008) -- CineMagia.ro - Trailer (Flash)

THE BUZZ: The most expensive Asian production to date was also a huge international hit (it's now the #1 domestically made film in China). U.S. audiences aren't getting John Woo's military epic in two parts; instead, Woo himself is editing both works into a single two-and-a-half-hour film.

Message Boards: Condensed western version good?  |  Do we need Peter Jackson for this movie ?

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Mammoth

Mammoth [NYC]

Director: Lukas Moodysson
Stars: Gael García Bernal, Michelle Williams, Marife Necesito (Full Cast)
Studio: IFC Films

The Plot: Leo (Bernal) is a web entrepreneur on a business trip to Thailand. When his life takes an unplanned turn, the ripples reach back to his family in New York City, where his wife (Williams) and daughter have a close relationship with their Filipino nanny (Necesito).

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Mammoth (2009) -- Leo (Bernal) is a web entrepreneur on a business trip to Thailand. When his life takes an unplanned turn, the ripples reach back to his family in New York City, where his wife (Williams) and daughter have a close relationship with their Filipino nanny (Necesito).
Mammoth (2009) -- Trailer for this drama
Mammoth (2009) -- Movieplayer.it - Trailer (Flash)

THE BUZZ: With this first three films, Swedish filmmaker Lukas Moodysson built up quite an international fanbase -- Show Me Love perhaps is his best-known work (but isn't Together his best thus far?). Then came the blacker than black drama A Hole in My Heart, which caused many of his fans to desert him; in fact, was the follow-up, Container, even released in the U.S.? I feel like it never made it here. For Moodysson's new work, his first English-language project (grumble), he nabbed two of the most beloved film-world performers in the States, though does this feel like an exercise in Babel-esque melodrama? Festival audiences, for what it's worth, haven't exactly warmed to Moodysson's take on globalization.

Message Boards: Pointless movie  |  Will this film be released in other U.S. Cities besides LA and New York

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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans [limited]

Director: Werner Herzog
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Russell M. Haeuser (Full Cast)
Studio: First Look Pictures

The Plot: Terence McDonagh (Cage) is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.

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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) -- In New Orleans, a police lieutenant investigates the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) -- Trailer for this action film starring Nicholas Cage
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) -- AllTrailers.net - Trailer (Flash)

THE BUZZ: Chances are this is the weirdest American-made movie to earn a general release this year, what with Werner Herzog deconstructing the beloved and abused cop/action genre while allowing a pair of Hollywood A-listers to snort and fornicate their way through the city that represents complete failure on the part of the U.S. government. Major studios wouldn't touch this one even with all the positive and negative buzz the project garnered from the moment it was announced to its triumphant and newsmaking festival screenings. That said, I sense this might become Herzog's biggest critical/commercial success to date. Really, I think it comes down to how effectively distributor First Look converts audience awareness into box office; when the indie studio has the right project - highlights from the dicey roster include Paris, je t'aime, Transsiberian, and the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie - they causes waves, and the industry needs breakout hits now more than ever. Too bad the iguana doesn't talk to Nic Cage or Val Kilmer ...

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2012

2012

Director: Roland Emmerich
Stars: John Cusack, Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor (Full Cast)
Studio: Columbia Pictures

The Plot: Academic researcher Jackson Curtis (Cusack) leads a group of people in a fight to counteract the apocalyptic events that were predicted by the Mayan calendar.

User Rating: *******___

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2012 (2009) -- An academic researcher leads a group of people in a fight to counteract the apocalyptic events that were predicted by the ancient Mayan calendar.
2012 (2009) -- Clip: L.A. Escape
2012 (2009) -- Los Angeles crumbles in this 2012 featurette.
2012 (2009) -- Roland Emmerich's soundbites about 2012 at Comic-Con 2009.
2012 (2009) -- TV Spot: Warning

THE BUZZ: After 10K BC's middling success, Roland Emmerich probably sensed that movie-going audiences worldwide prefer him in present-tense mode, heavy on apocalyptic imagery. I've heard rumors that 2012's script, which Emmerich wrote with composer-turned-screenwriter Harald Kloser, contains an incredibly cheesy twist of Shyamalanian proportions, but I'm not one to seek out (or deliver) spoilery goods. I will say that part of me hopes this end-of-the-world scenario could mint Emmerich as the slightly higher brow Uwe Boll, if only he thought to cast Tara Reid as an anthropologist here. Said differently: This A-and-B-list cast is slumming! P.S. Have you heard the one about Emmerich's planned 2012 TV spin-off?

Message Boards: love it  |  'Everyone has relatives in Wisconsin' ?! BS!

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A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth (Full Cast)
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

The Plot: An animated retelling of the Charles Dickens novel about Ebenezer Scrooge (Carrey), a Victorian-era miser who is taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

User Rating: *******___

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A Christmas Carol (2009) -- An animated retelling of Charles Dickens classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
A Christmas Carol (2009) -- A clip from the movie A Christmas Carol.
A Christmas Carol (2009) -- Learn how Jim Carrey not only embodies Ebenezer Scrooge at 4 ages, but the Ghosts of Past, Present and Yet to Come in A Christmas Carol with the help of performance capture.
A Christmas Carol (2009) -- Interview: Sammi Hanratty "On Jim Carrey"
A Christmas Carol (2009) -- A featurette for the movie A Christmas Carol.

THE BUZZ: Could it be that Robert Zemeckis has finally found source material that perfectly suits his creepy mo-cap fantasies? Initially we were unsure, but ever since Comic-Con we've been behind this movie way more so than our affection for Monster House and Beowulf combined. However, this does not mean we're behind Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2 ...

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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Director: Lee Daniels
Stars: Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton (Full Cast)
Studio: Lionsgate

The Plot: In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen (Sidibe) who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.

User Rating: *******___

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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) -- In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen (Sidibe) who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) -- Interview: Paula Patton "On Gabourey Sidibe"
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) -- TV Spot: Life
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) -- In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen (Sidibe) who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) -- Trailer for this very sad drama about a girl trying to find happiness

THE BUZZ: Mo'Nique is going to win the Best Supporting Actress for her role in this terrifying realistic drama from Lee Daniels. (Or maybe she won't?) A pivotal scene between Mo' and star Gabby Sidibe literally made crowds gasp at Sundance earlier this year, and it is sure to illicit similar reactions from general audiences this winter. What Daniels has done here is rather remarkable: His take on the hardships faced by the titular character is only semi-sentimental, and it implies that a person's conviction is the one thing that remains when their circumstances are remarkably bleak. Amazingly, his story is also funny. This is, quite simply, a great film. And if you need your mood lightened while watching it, squint just a bit and Mariah Carey's mustache really comes into focus.

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The Men Who Stare at Goats

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Director: Grant Heslov
Stars: Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey (Full Cast)
Studio: Overture Films

The Plot: In Iraq, reporter Bob Wilton (McGregor) meets Lyn Cassady (Clooney), whose seemingly wild claim - that he's a member of the U.S. Army's First Earth Battalion, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions - causes Wilton to join Cassady's hunt for the battalion's founder, whose gone missing.

User Rating: *******___

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The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) -- A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's First Earth Battalion, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) -- Clip: I see a tin mug
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) -- Interview: Ewen Mc Gregor "On the cast"
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) -- Paranormal Goats TV spot teaser
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) -- Trailer for this comedy about psychic soldiers

THE BUZZ: I like it when Clooney has a full-fledged character to play and isn't just in leading-man mode, and Kurt Wimmer's book is too against-the-grain for any established studio to be interested in the adaptation, which is being handled by Clooney's producing partner, Grant Heslov (his second picture as director). Enter Overture Films, who's gunning for awards-season recognition with this project as well as Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story. Meanwhile, over at Sony, Clooney and Heslov will develop more mainstream fare after severing their decade-old relationship with Warner Bros. back in June.

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This Is It

This Is It

Director: Kenny Ortega
Stars: Michael Jackson (Full Cast)
Studio: Columbia Pictures

The Plot: A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.

User Rating: ********__

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This Is It (2009) -- The TV trailer for the Michael Jackson performance documentary, This Is It.
This Is It (2009) -- Michael Jackson riffs on the song "The Way You Make Me Feel."
This Is It (2009) -- Featurette
This Is It (2009) -- Footage from the L.A. premiere of Michael Jackson's This Is It.
This Is It (2009) -- As the much anticipated Michael Jackson movie THIS IS IT hits theatres, Hollywood 411 has an exclusive sneak peek at a clip. Check out what Elizabeth Taylor calls the greatest piece of filmmaking.

THE BUZZ: For the millions of MJ fans who bought tickets to his sold-out series of 50 comeback concerts before he died last June, this is definitely not it. But, it's the best the promoters could do to recover some of its losses and offer grieving fans a glimpse of what might have been. Sony and the Jackson family have apparently pulled out all the stops to make sure this lives up to the Gloved One's glittery standards -- featuring rare rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage (shot in HD!), state-of-the-art digital sound and 3-D sequences intended for use in the live concerts -- building up to what will most likely be a spectacular celebration of the late entertainer's talents, but also a bittersweet reminder of them as well.

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The Fourth Kind

The Fourth Kind

Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Stars: Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton (Full Cast)
Studio: Universal Pictures

The Plot: An investigator (Jovovich) is dispatched to Nome, Alaska to puzzle out a 40-year-long mystery involving an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances in the town. Her videotaped evidence looks to present the most convincing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

User Rating: *******___

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The Fourth Kind (2009) -- An investigator (Jovovich) is dispatched to Nome, Alaska to puzzle out a 40-year-long mystery involving an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances in the town. Her videotaped evidence looks to present the most convincing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.
The Fourth Kind (2009) -- Clip: Dr. Tyler tries to remember what happened during her abduction
The Fourth Kind (2009) -- Paranormal writer/researcher Marie D. Jones discusses the movie The Fourth Kind.
The Fourth Kind (2009) -- Trailer with Spanish narration
The Fourth Kind (2009) -- Trailer for this thriller about alien abduction

THE BUZZ: Mystery and potential government conspiracies await Jovovich on her visit to Palin-ville. This thriller was scooped up by Universal during the summer when post-production on The Wolf Man pushed that film's release date to 2010. Before Paranormal Activity mania struck, I thought this movie was a goner -- another round of bad luck for Milla (and Universal) who saw her critically well-received thriller A Perfect Getaway fade away like a hazy summer memory. Now, it just might connect with audiences who are craving caught-on-tape horrors.

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Couples Retreat

Couples Retreat

Director: Peter Billingsley
Stars: Vince Vaughn, Malin Akerman, Jon Favreau (Full Cast)
Studio: Universal Pictures

The Plot: Four couples settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional.

User Rating: ******____

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Couples Retreat (2009) -- A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional.
Couples Retreat (2009) -- A clip from the movie Couples Retreat.
Couples Retreat (2009) -- Movieplayer.it - Featurette (Flash)
Couples Retreat (2009) -- Interview: Vince Vaughan "On the shark scene and his fear of water"
Couples Retreat (2009) -- Big Movie Premiere heads back to the red carpet for the premiere of Couples Retreat, where Jon Favreau talks about reuniting with old friend Vince Vaughn, Malin Akerman reflects on cast bonding and more!

THE BUZZ: Whether Retreat's mainstream-cool cast was handpicked by former swingers Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau or assembled by Universal's business-development execs, the crossover factor is off the PowerPoint charts here. Though the Industry has been riding the studio hard for its series of flops and underperformers (Public Enemies is the closet thing to a hit in a losing streak which includes Land of the Lost, Funny People, Brüno, and, most recently, The Invention of Lying), it would take a miscue of maximum incompetence for this date movie to tank.

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Paranormal Activity

Paranormal Activity

Director: Oren Peli
Stars: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Michael Bayouth (Full Cast)
Studio: Paramount Pictures

The Plot: While settling into her new home, Katie (Featherston) is disturbed in her sleep by a mysterious presence. Her husband, Micah (Sloat), tries to ease her fear by installing video cameras in an attempt to capture the strange behavior on tape. Bad idea.

User Rating: *******___

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Paranormal Activity (2007) -- A TV trailer for the movie Paranormal Activity.
Paranormal Activity (2007) -- While settling into her new home, Katie (Featherston) is disturbed in her sleep by a mysterious presence. Her husband, Micah (Sloat), tries to ease her fear by installing video cameras in an attempt to capture the strange behavior on tape. Bad idea.
Paranormal Activity (2007) -- While settling into her new home, Katie (Featherston) is disturbed in her sleep by a mysterious presence. Her husband, Micah (Sloat), tries to ease her fear by installing video cameras in an attempt to capture the strange behavior on tape. Bad idea.
Paranormal Activity (2007) -- Audience reactions at a screening are shown in this trailer for the horror film
Paranormal Activity (2007) -- AllTrailers.net - Trailer (Flash)

THE BUZZ: The found-footage story idea has served writer-director Oren Peli well, since Paranormal Activity has been buzzing for almost two years now. Paramount scooped up U.S. rights and scrapped the original idea to remake the movie for general audiences. No wonder the online scene has embraced the minimalist horror-thriller (it's a zero-budget affair shot with a barebones crew) and the studio subsequently will focus their marketing efforts to genre sites, Facebook, etc.; in fact, check out the movie's unique "Demand It" feature -- essentially a contest for screenings to occur in your area. Elsewhere, according to reviews, unlike recent horror bomb Sorority Row, this movie features a protagonist (Katie Featherston) you actually care about!

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Law Abiding Citizen

Law Abiding Citizen

Director: F. Gary Gray
Stars: Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Leslie Bibb (Full Cast)
Studio: Overture Films

The Plot: After family man Clyde Shelton (Butler) is failed by the court system, he concocts a series of events designed to exact his revenge on the killers of his wife and daughter. And from inside his jail cell, the mastermind lures the prosecutor (Foxx) who orchestrated the unjust deal into his deadly plan.

User Rating: ********__

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Law Abiding Citizen (2009) -- A clip from the movie Law Abiding Citizen.
Law Abiding Citizen (2009) -- Clip: Where's Reynolds?
Law Abiding Citizen (2009) -- Interview: Viola Davis "On the audience feeling sympathy for Clyde"
Law Abiding Citizen (2009) -- The Plot: An everyday guy (Butler) decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets his family's killers free. His target: The district attorney who orchestrated the deal.
Law Abiding Citizen (2009) -- Trailer for this revenge thriller

THE BUZZ: Working chronologically backwards, notions of Jigsaw, Hannibal Lecter, and Charles Bronson's Paul Kersey come to mind for what shaping up to be one of the year's most guilty pleasures; "to not crave it is to not crave cheesesteaks," as one descriptive insider put it.

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The Box

The Box

Director: Richard Kelly
Stars: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella (Full Cast)
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

The Plot: A young couple is gifted with a mysterious box that promises them a handsome windfall with deadly consequences.

User Rating: *******___

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The Box (2009) -- A young couple is gifted with a mysterious box that promises them a handsome windfall with deadly consequences.
The Box (2009) -- AllTrailers.net - Trailer (Flash)

THE BUZZ: Director Kelly's totally in his element here (and playing it much safer than his last movie) with this Twilight Zone-inspired thriller. Expect dark, supernatural elements, requisite non sequiturs, Hitchcocky plot twists and an indier-than-thou soundtrack (replete with Mellotron and tambourines). But, what's with the studio bumping this -- from March to November, back to October, etc. -- when it was supposedly a done deal and what's with all those Cameron Diaz ascots?

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