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• Journal Articles
• Top Box Office Movies
• New Releases
• Movies Coming Soon

Journal Articles

The Salvation Army of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is holding a food drive at metropolitan area Pick N Save grocery stores on Saturday, May 23, 2009 where they will accept canned food donations and give out free movie passes. The drive will take place... (more)

For a limited time, save $125 when you buy a Samsung BD-P1600 or BD-P3600 Blu-ray player together with four Blu-ray discs from Warner Home Video at Gift Shop merchant Amazon.com. Save $125 on Select Samsung Blu-ray Players and Four Qualifying... (more)

With Terminator Salvation opening in theaters tomorrow, fans can extend their enjoyment of the storyline by watching "Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series," which is available via Amazon Video on Demand and iTunes now. Two years before the... (more)

17 new photos have just been added for the upcoming comedy The Hangover, which opens in theaters on Friday, June 5th, 2009. Click the Read link below to view all 24 photos we have for the movie, and be sure to check out the movie trailer on the... (more)

I just added new photos for the comedy Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, which opens in theaters on Friday. The sequel to Night at the Museum sees the return of Ben Stiller as museum guard Larry Daley and many other familiar characters... (more)

The action blockbuster Terminator Salvation opens tomorrow, and we have just added more than 50 new photos to the Photo Gallery! A T-800 Terminator in a scene from Warner Bros. Pictures action/sci-fi feature Terminator Salvation, a Warner Bros.... (more)

Marcus Theatres closed the Marcus Crossroad Cinema in Wausau, Wisconsin on Saturday, May 16, 2009, according to an article in The Business Journal of Milwaukee: "The Crossroads Cinema has served this community well, but it no longer provides the... (more)

Regal Cinemas announced yesterday its plans to install Sony 4K Digital Cinema systems in all of its locations in the next 3-5 years. According to its press release, Regal operates 6,763 screens in 547 locations in 39 states and the District of... (more)

Gift Shop merchant Amazon.com is having a Father's Day sale on thousands of DVD's and high definition Blu-ray's, where you can save up to 60% off list prices on some great movies! Father's Day Sale In the Blu-ray department, they are holding... (more)

Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner will present an exclusive scene from The Twilight Saga: New Moon at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. The movie is the sequel to the 2008 hit Twilight, which is up for "Best Movie" in the awards, along... (more)

Universal Pictures is holding a casting call in New York and Los Angeles for "6-8 year-old boys and girls with a Caucasian look for feature film roles." The details would point towards the child roles for Little Fockers, the upcoming sequel to Meet... (more)

Top Box Office Movies for the Weekend of May 15, 2009

1. Angels & Demons
2. Star Trek
3. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
4. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
5. Obsessed
6. 17 Again
7. Monsters vs. Aliens
8. The Soloist
9. Next Day Air
10. Earth

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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.

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story "The Boys" documents the extraordinary lives of two radically diverse siblings: the multi-award-winning songwriting team-- the Sherman Brothers (Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman). The documentary traces the origins of their remarkable careers--from their childhood and young adulthood, through a six-decade collaboration that included 50 motion pictures and a catalogue of more than a thousand songs for television, records, theme parks and stage. Starring Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Lesley Ann Warren, John Landis, John Lasseter Genre - Documentary View trailers and video clips

mild thematic elements, smoking images kand brief language

Dance Flick A young street dancer from the wrong side of the tracks and a beautiful young woman are brought together by their passion for dancing and put to the test in the mother of all dance battles. Starring Damon Wayans Jr., Craig Wayans, Shoshana Bush, Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett Genre - Comedy View trailers and video clips

crude and sexual content throughout, and language

Easy Virtue A young Englishman gets married to an American divorcee on the spur of the moment in the South of France and then must return home to face his family. Starring Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, Kimberley Nixon Genre - Comedy View trailers and video clips

sexual content, brief partial nudity, and smoking throughout

The Girlfriend Experience Five days in the life of Chelsea (adult film star Sasha Grey in her mainstream film debut), an ultra high-end Manhattan call girl who offers more than sex to her clients, but companionship and conversation--the girlfriend experience. Chelsea thinks she has her life totally under control--she feels her future is secure because she runs her own business her own way, makes $2,000 an hour, and has a devoted boyfriend who accepts her lifestyle. But, when you're in the business of meeting people, you never know who you're going to meet. Starring Sasha Grey, Christopher Santos, Bridget Storm, Jeff Grossman, Timothy J. Cox Genre - Comedy View trailers and video clips

sexual content, nudity and language

Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian: The IMAX Experience Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® through proprietary IMAX DMR® technology. With crystal clear images, laser-aligned digital sound and maximized field of view, IMAX provides the world's most immersive movie experience. The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world’s largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone’s rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy’s ruby red slippers and Archie Bunker’s lounge chair. Starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, Bill Hader, Jonah Hill, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais Genre - Comedy View trailers and video clips

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world’s largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone’s rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy’s ruby red slippers and Archie Bunker’s lounge chair. Starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, Bill Hader, Jonah Hill, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais Genre - Comedy View trailers and video clips

mild action and brief language

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

Coming Soon

Watch for these movies coming to a theater near you!

Friday, May 29th

• Drag Me to Hell
• Up
• Up in Disney Digital 3D

Friday, Jun 5th

• After Last Season
• The Art of Being Straight
• Away We Go
• Downloading Nancy
• The Hangover
• Land of the Lost
• My Life in Ruins

For a complete list of movies coming soon to theaters, please see our "Coming Soon" page.

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