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Hamilton, NJ: Destinta Theatres - Independence Plaza Closed December 31, 2010The Destinta Theatres - Independence Plaza in Hamilton, New Jersey closed on December 31, 2010, according to an article by the New Jersey Times: The lights have gone down for good at Destinta Theatres. The Independence Plaza movie theater shut its... (more)
Pottstown, PA: Carmike Cinemas to Build 12-Screen Theater in Upland Square Shopping CenterCarmike Cinemas announced last week that they intend to build a 12-screen, 2330-seat movie theater in the Upland Square Shopping Center in West Pottsgrove Township near Pottstown, Pennsylvania. The theater is slated to be open by the end of 2011,... (more)
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Southaven, MS: Southaven Cinema 8 ClosesThe Southaven Cinema 8 in Southaven, Mississippi has closed, according to an announcement on their web site: The curtain is coming down for the foreseeable future on the cinema due to the recent downturn in the economy. We THANK YOU for your... (more)
Los Angeles, CA: World Premiere of "The Rite" at Chinese Theatre January 26thWarner Bros. Pictures announced recently that the World Premiere of the upcoming thriller The Rite, starring Anthony Hopkins, will be held at the Mann Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Attending the... (more)
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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
The following are new releases opening in theaters in the next week.
Alaa Modalaindi Genre - Romance View trailers and video clips |
The Company Men Bobby Walker is living the American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward and Gene McClary jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands, and fathers. Bobby soon finds himself enduring enthusiastic life coaching, a job building houses for his brother-in-law which does not play to his executive skill set, and perhaps the realization that there is more to life than chasing the bigger, better deal. Starring Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Maria Bello, Craig T. Nelson Genre - Drama View trailers and video clips | language and brief nudity |
The Devil's Double Starring Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi, Mem Ferda, Dar Salim Genre - Action/Adventure View trailers and video clips |
Dhobi Ghat "Dhobi Ghat" is the story of four people from very different backgrounds, whose worlds intersect and leave them forever altered. As they find themselves drawn into compelling relationships, the city finds its way into the crevices of their lives, separating them even as it brings them closer. Starring Aamir Khan, Prateik Babbar, Monica Dogra, Kriti Malhotra, Danish Hussain Genre - Drama View trailers and video clips |
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (Evangerion shin gekijôban: Ha) In an explosive new story full of brutal action and primal emotion, a group of young pilots maneuver their towering, cyborg Eva Units into combat against a deadly and disturbing enemy. In the battle to prevent the apocalyptic Third Impact, Shinji and Rei were forced to carry humanity's hopes on their shoulders. Now, as the onslaught of the bizarre, monstrous Angels escalates, they find their burden shared by two new Eva pilots: the fiery Asuka and the mysterious Mari. In this thrilling new experience for fans of giant robot action, the young pilots fight desperately to save mankind - and struggle to save themselves. Starring Maaya Sakamoto, Megumi Hayashibara, Megumi Ogata, Kôichi Yamadera, Tomokazu Seki Genre - Animation View trailers and video clips |
The Housemaid (Ha-nyeo) Eun-yi is an innocent young woman who is hired as an upper class family housemaid, and is tasked to take care of the family's small daughter and her pregnant mother, Hae-ra. But soon enough, the master of the house, Hoon, takes advantage of his social position by slipping into the new housemaid's bed. Soon Eun-yi becomes pregnant by Hoon and wants to keep the baby. This is discovered by the family and Eun-yi is forced by Mi-hee to have an abortion despite the young woman's pleas to let her keep the baby and leave the house. Her forced abortion turns Eun-yi's already fragile mental condition for the worse and she decides to take the matter into her own hands… Starring Do-yeon Jeon, Jung-Jae Lee Genre - Suspense/Thriller View trailers and video clips |
I Saw the Devil (Akmareul boattda) Dae-hoon is a special agent whose pregnant wife becomes the latest victim of a disturbed and brutal serial killer. Vowing revenge, Dae-hoon blurs the lines between hunter and hunted and good and evil, eventually becoming a monster himself in his twisted pursuit of revenge. "I Saw the Devil" is shockingly violent and stunningly accomplished, transcending the police procedural and pushing the boundaries of extreme Asian cinema in surprising and thrilling new ways. Starring Byung-hun Lee, Min-sik Choi Genre - Suspense/Thriller View trailers and video clips |
The Ledge Starring Charlie Hunnam, Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler, Terrence Howard, Christopher Gorham Genre - Drama View trailers and video clips |
The Music Never Stopped Starring Julia Ormond, J.K. Simmons, Tammy Blanchard, Mía Maestro, Lou Taylor Pucci Genre - Drama View trailers and video clips |
No Strings Attached A guy and girl try to keep their relationship strictly physical, but it's not long before they learn that they want something more. Starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Cary Elwes, Kevin Kline, Lake Bell, Olivia Thirlby Genre - Comedy View trailers and video clips | sexual content, language and some drug material |
Tetsuo: The Bullet Man Calm office worker Anthony, son of an American father and a Japanese mother, lives in Tokyo with his wife Yuriko and their little son Tom. Since Anthony's mother died of cancer, his scientist father has been overly fearful for their health and rigidly subjects Anthony and Tom to monthly physicals. Walking home, Tom is killed in a hit and run before Anthony's eyes. Losing their boy pushes Yuriko over the edge and triggers violent emotions in Anthony, whose body begins to transform. Little by little, his cells turn into iron. When the driver who killed Tom reappears and Anthony learns the truth about his father's past experiments on human guinea pigs and about his mother's death, Anthony mutates into a mass of metal – a human weapon fuelled by an uncontrollable rage. Starring Eric Bossick, Akiko Monô, Yûko Nakamura, Stephen Sarrazin, Tiger Charlie Gerhardt Genre - Action/Adventure View trailers and video clips |
The Troll Hunter (Trolljegeren) Starring Otto Jespersen, Knut Nærum, Hans Morten Hansen, Johanna Mørck, Tomas Alf Larsen Genre - Action/Adventure View trailers and video clips |
Tyrannosaur Starring Peter Mullan, Eddie Marsan, Olivia Colman, Ned Dennehy, Sian Breckin Genre - Drama View trailers and video clips |
The Way Back Starring Colin Farrell, Mark Strong, Saoirse Ronan, Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess Genre - Drama View trailers and video clips | violent content, depiction of physical hardships, a nude image and brief strong language |
Like Crazy Charts the evolution of first love between Jacob, a young American, and Anna, a young Brit, who meet while in college in Los Angeles. When Anna has to leave the country, the couple is forced to face the challenges of a long-distance relationship. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Anton Yelchin, Chris Messina, Alex Kingston, Felicity Jones Genre - Drama View trailers and video clips |
My Idiot Brother Ned Rochlin (Paul Rudd) chooses to look for the good in every situation and the best in everyone he meets, which often puts him at odds with the world around him – especially his family. After all, what can you say about a guy who is quite easily tricked into to selling pot to a uniformed police officer? After he is released from jail and finds that his girlfriend has kicked him out, he stays with each of his family members, with predictable results. As each sister's life starts to reach a crisis point, it seems to them that Ned is always in the middle of every misunderstanding, and despite his good intentions, always seems to say or do the wrong thing at the wrong time. In a series of painfully funny revelations and confessions, Ned's entire family starts to realize that maybe, in believing and trusting the people around him without fail, Ned isn't such an idiot after all. Starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan Genre - Comedy View trailers and video clips |
Another Happy Day Starring Ellen Barkin, Ezra Miller, Kate Bosworth, Demi Moore, Thomas Haden Church Genre - Comedy View trailers and video clips |
Class Concert and Giselle Live Starring Adolphe Adam, Alexander Glazunov, Konstantin Lyadov, Sergei Lyapunov, Anton Rubinshtein Genre - Program View trailers and video clips |
Little Birds Starring Kate Bosworth, Kay Panabaker, Leslie Mann, Juno Temple, Kyle Gallner Genre - Drama View trailers and video clips |
The Details It all started with the raccoons. After 10 years of marriage, Jeff and Nealy have a young son, an idyllic suburban life, and a marriage that's stuck. Accordingly, Jeff decides to plant a perfect backyard lawn. Enter the raccoons, who repeatedly tear up his grass. When Jeff tries to eradicate these meddlesome vandals, his efforts initiate a bewildering chain reaction involving a crazy cat lady, multiple infidelities, extortion, organ donation, and somebody on the wrong end of a bow and arrow. Starring Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney, Tobey Maguire, Ray Liotta, Kerry Washington Genre - Comedy View trailers and video clips |
Margin Call Starring Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley Genre - Drama View trailers and video clips |
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fanciulla del West Encore Starring Deborah Voigt, Marcello Giordani, Lucio Gallo, Elisabete Matos, Carl Tanner Genre - Program View trailers and video clips |
August to June Genre - Documentary View trailers and video clips |
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