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iTunes Store Introduces HD Downloads for Purchase with "Quantum Solace" and "Twilight"

Apple announced last week that iTunes Store customers are now able to purchase high definition movies in addition to renting them. The first movies made available are the latest James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, and the vampire action/romance... (more)

Mequon, WI: Marcus North Shore Cinema Renovations On Schedule for May Completion

According to a press release issued today by Marcus Theatres, their renovations to the North Shore Cinema in Mequon, Wisconsin are more than 80% complete and should be finished by May 2009. The renovations were announced last July and were... (more)

See "Monsters vs. Aliens: An IMAX 3D Experience" and Get a Free Set of Trading Cards

IMAX Corporation, Paramount Pictures, and DreamWorks Animation have banded together to offer moviegoers who attend IMAX shows of Monsters vs. Aliens, officially known as Monsters vs. Aliens: An IMAX 3D Experience, a limited edition set of trading... (more)

New Photos for Zac Efron's "17 Again" and Seth Rogen's "Observe and Report"

Warner Bros. just supplied us with new photos for two of their upcoming comedies, 17 Again starring Zac Efron and Matthew Perry, and Observe and Report, which stars Seth Rogen and Anna Faris. 17 Again opens on April 17th, and stars Matthew Perry... (more)

Muvico Sells Four Theaters in Florida and Maryland to Cinemark

The country's economic troubles aren't limited to real estate, banks, unemployment, and our shrinking 401k's, as proven by Muvico's recent sale of three theaters in Florida and one in Maryland as a way of saving the company. According to an... (more)

Top Box Office Movies for the Weekend of March 20, 2009

  1. Knowing
  2. I Love You, Man
  3. Duplicity
  4. Race to Witch Mountain
  5. Watchmen
  6. The Last House on the Left
  7. Taken
  8. Slumdog Millionaire
  9. Madea Goes to Jail
  10. Coraline

For more details, see our Top Box Office Movies page.

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That's it for this week, so take a look at what's new in theaters and what's coming up in the next couple of weeks. Have a good weekend!

Scott Jentsch
Publisher, The BigScreen Cinema Guide

New Releases

The following are new releases opening in theaters in the next week.

Aa Dekhen Zara

Starring Neil Nitin Mukesh, Bipasha Basu, Rahul Dev, Sophie Choudhary, Bobby Vats

Genre - Romance
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The Cross
The Cross is the story of a man named Arthur Blessitt who carried a twelve-foot wooden cross on a pilgrimage around the world. His mission is one of love, peace, and blessings, all for Jesus. His adventure is an inspiration to all those who believe in its life changing message.

Starring Arthur Blessitt

Genre - Documentary
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Rated PG
thematic material, some violent images, and mild language including drug references

Disney Matinee Club: Tarzan

Genre - Program
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The Education of Charlie Banks
Charlie Bank's (Jesse Eisenberg) sheltered world at his Ivy League campus is shaken when Mick (Jason Ritter), an old acquaintance with a violent past, unexpectedly shows up at his dorm room.

Intrigued by Charlie's privileged lifestyle, the charismatic Mick quickly wins over Charlie’s friends and his crush, Mary (Eva Amurri) as he seamlessly integrates himself into Charlie’s life. Unnerved yet also in awe of Mick's easy charm, Charlie's unresolved feelings of jealousy, admiration and fear -- as well as an unspoken secret between the two -- threatens to come to a head with ruinous consequences.

Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Chris Marquette, Eva Amurri, Sebastian Stan, Gloria Votsis

Genre - Drama
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Rated R
pervasive language, some violence, sexual content, and drug and alcohol use

Ek - The Power of One

Starring Nana Patekar, Bobby Deol, Chunky Pandey, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Shreya Saran

Genre - Drama
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Goodbye Solo
The story of Solo, a kindhearted 34-year-old Senegalese taxi driver in North Carolina. He is hired by William, a tough 70-year-old white southerner, to drive him in two weeks time to a mountaintop from which William plans to jump to his death.

Solo decides to charm his way into becoming William's friend, and this odd couple's unexpected friendship grows. Now all Solo has to do is change the old man's mind before the two weeks are up.

Starring Souleymane Sy Savane, Red West, Diana Franco Galindo, Lane 'Roc' Williams, Mamadou Lam

Genre - Comedy
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The Haunting in Connecticut
Based on a chilling true story, Lionsgate's "The Haunting in Connecticut" charts one family's terrifying, real-life encounter with the dark forces of the supernatural.

When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover.

Now, unspeakable terror awaits, when Jonah, the boy who communicated with the powerful dark forces of the supernatural, returns to unleash a new kind of horror on the innocent and unsuspecting family.

Starring Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Martin Donovan, Elias Koteas, Amanda Crew

Genre - Horror
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Rated PG-13
some intense sequences of terror and disturbing images

Little Ashes
In the midst of the repression and political unrest of pre-Spanish Civil War, eccentric artist Salvador Dalí and renowned poet and revolutionary Federico García Lorca find their artistic and sexual freedom. The two form a bond challenged by their fierce ambitions, their friends, the struggle between a love for Spain and a love for each other

Starring Javier Beltran, Robert Pattinson, Matthew McNulty, Marina Gatell, Esther Nubiola

Genre - Drama
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Rated R
sexual content, language and a brief disturbing image

Monsters vs. Aliens
When California girl Susan Murphy is unexpectedly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk, she mysteriously grows to 49 feet, 11 inches tall and is instantly labeled a "monster" named Ginormica. The military jumps into action, and she is captured and held in a secret government compound. The world learns that the military has been quietly rounding up other monsters over the years. This ragtag group consists of the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement time is cut short however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country.

As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger (on a desperate order from The President), the motley crew of Monsters is called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction.

Starring Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Seth Rogan, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Rudd

Genre - Animation
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Rated PG
sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language

Monsters vs. Aliens 3D
When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. The military jumps into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus.

Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, the President is persuaded to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction.

Starring Will Arnett, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Reese Witherspoon

Genre - Animation
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Rated PG
sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language

Monsters vs. Aliens: An IMAX 3D Experience
"Monsters vs. Aliens" has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with IMAX DMR® technology for a truly immersive 3D experience.

When California girl Susan Murphy is unexpectedly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall and is instantly labeled as a "monster" named Ginormica. The military jumps into action, and she is captured and held in a secret government compound. The world learns that the military has been quietly rounding up other monsters over the years.

Their confinement time is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger (on a desperate order from the President), the motley crew of monsters is called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction.

Starring Will Arnett, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Reese Witherspoon

Genre - Animation
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Rated PG
sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language

Spinning Into Butter
A vicious hate crime at an elite New England college thrusts the new dean of students into the investigation. When charged with maintaining order on campus, she is forced to examine her own feelings about race.

Based on the critically acclaimed play, "Spinning into Butter" examines the emotional fallout of prejudice within the cloistered walls of academia.

Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Beau Bridges, Miranda Richardson, Mykelti Williamson, Philip Adkins, Margaret Baker

Genre - Drama
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Rated R
language

12 Rounds
WWE champion John Cena is New Orleans Police Detective Danny Baxter. When Baxter stops a brilliant thief from getting away with a multi-million-dollar heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed.

After escaping from prison, the criminal mastermind enacts his revenge, taunting the cop with a series of near-impossible puzzles and tasks …12 rounds…that Baxter must somehow complete to save the life of his own fiancée.

Starring John Cena, Ashley Scott, Brian J. White, Taylor Cole, Aidan Gillen

Genre - Action/Adventure
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Rated PG-13
intense sequences of violence and action

The One Lamb
An inspirational story of hope and redemption. Jackson Price is facing an enormous battle against the cancer trying to take his life. Yet, his biggest struggle is against the mistakes of his past.

Price is befriended by a cranky, retired pastor who helps Jackson find redemption for his past failures and hope for his future.

Starring John W. Price, Alyson Lowe, Anna Holmes, Bryan Forrest

Genre - Drama
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The Metropolitan Opera: La Sonnambula Encore

Genre - Program
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For a complete list of recent movies playing in theaters, please see our "New Movies" page.

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