When a pro hockey player, nicknamed the Tooth Fairy for his ability to knock out other players' teeth, dashes the hopes of a young boy, he is ordered to one week's hard labor as the real Tooth Fairy.
Genres: Comedy and Kids/Family Release Date: January 22nd, 2010 (wide) MPAA Rating: PG for mild language, some rude humor and sports action. Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews, Stephen Merchant, Ryan Sheckler Directed by: Michael Lembeck Produced by: Jim Piddock, Jason Blum, Mark Ciardi
The power hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao seeks permission from the Han dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush two troublesome warlords that stand in his way, Liu Bei and Sun Quan. As the expedition gets under way, Cao Cao's troops rain destruction on Liu Bei's army, forcing the latter to retreat. Liu Bei's military strategist Zhuge Liang knows that their only hope for survival is to form an alliance with rival warlord Sun Quan, and reaches out to Sun Quan¿s trusted advisor, war hero Zhou Yu. Vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao¿s fast approaching, brutal army, the rebel warlords band together to mount a heroic campaign unrivalled in history that changes the face of China forever.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Drama, Adaptation and War Running Time: 2 hrs. 11 min. Release Date: November 20th, 2009 (limited) MPAA Rating: R for sequences of epic warfare. Distributors: Magnolia Pictures
Starring: Lin Chi-Ling, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung, Zhang Fengyi, Chang Chen Directed by: John Woo Produced by: Han San Ping, Ryuhei Chiba, Huang Chin-wen
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.
Genres: Comedy, Drama and Adaptation Release Date: November 13th, 2009 (limited) Distributors: Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox
Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Adam Rose Directed by: Jason Reitman Produced by: Tom Pollock, Joe Medjuck, Ted Griffin
A young nobleman bears witness to the massacre of his family at the hands of a treacherous and power-crazed warlord. Bent on revenge, he joins a band of guerrilla fighters who school him in a dizzying array of martial arts and weaponry techniques before unleashing him on his unwavering mission to avenge his family's murder.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign and Sequel Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min. Release Date: October 23rd, 2009 (limited) MPAA Rating: R for sequences of violence. Distributors: Magnolia Pictures, Magnet Releasing
Starring: Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatree, Sarunyoo Wongkrachang, Santisuk Promsiri, Petchtai Wongkamlao Directed by: Tony Jaa Produced by: Somsak Techaratanaprasert, Panna Ritthikrai, Tony Jaa
All couples are defined by their collective experiences together. But if they could go back in time and look at those experiences again, would they be the same as they remember? Set in Manhattan, the story shifts back and forth in time, juxtaposing Peter and Vandy's romantic beginnings with the slow deterioration that follows. The out-of-sequence pieces of the puzzle offers the viewer a new experience in reflecting on what it means to fall in - and out of - love.
Genres: Drama and Romance Running Time: 1 hr. 25 min. Release Date: October 16th, 2009 (limited) Distributors: Strand Releasing
Starring: Jason Ritter, Jess Weixler, Jesse L. Martin, Tracie Thoms, Zak Orth Directed by: Jay DiPietro Produced by: Peter Sterling, Austin Stark, Carly Hugo
Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Animation, Adaptation, Holiday and Remake Release Date: November 6th, 2009 MPAA Rating: PG for scary sequences and images. Distributors: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
A rare glimpse into the final days of Michael Jackson, the documentary is compiled from an estimated 80 hours of rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage of the legendary entertainer preparing for his 50 sold-out shows at London's O2 Arena that were scheduled to commence in July 2009 before his untimely death in June at age 50. Interviews with collaborators and close friends of the late performer are also featured.
Genres: Documentary and Musical/Performing Arts Release Date: October 28th, 2009 (wide) MPAA Rating: PG for some suggestive choreography and scary images. Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing, Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI)
Starring: Michael Jackson Directed by: Kenny Ortega Produced by: Kenny Ortega
Located deep in the heart of the "cursed land" of Transylvania in a centuries-old castle, Razvan University isn't your typical institution of higher learning -- and the black leather-clad professors, three-foot-tall dean, instruction in crucifix-wielding, and topless vampiresses lurking in dark corners are just the start.
Genres: Comedy Running Time: 1 hr. 35 min. Release Date: December 4th, 2009 (wide) MPAA Rating: R Distributors: Full Circle Releasing
Starring: Patrick Cavanaugh, James Debello, Paul H. Kim, Tony Denman, Jennifer Lyons Directed by: David Hillenbrand, Scott Hillenbrand Produced by: David Hillenbrand, Scott Hillenbrand
Reporter Bob Wilton is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady, a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental U.S. military unit. According to Cassady, the New Earth Army is changing the way wars are fought. A legion of "Warrior Monks" with unparalleled psychic powers can read the enemy's thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the program's founder, Bill Django, has gone missing and Cassady's mission is to find him. Intrigued by his new acquaintance's far-fetched stories, Bob impulsively decides to tag along. When the pair tracks Django to a clandestine training camp run by renegade psychic Larry Hooper, the reporter is trapped in the middle of a grudge match between the forces of Django's New Earth Army and Hooper's personal militia of super soldiers. In order to survive this wild adventure, Bob will have to outwit an enemy he never thought possible.
Genres: Thriller, Adaptation and Politics/Religion Running Time: 1 hr. 33 min. Release Date: November 6th, 2009 (limited) MPAA Rating: R Distributors: Overture Films
Starring: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Rebecca Mader Directed by: Grant Heslov Produced by: George Clooney, Paul Lister, Grant Heslov
