Title: Terminator Salvation
Director: McG
Stars: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
The Plot: John Connor (Bale) is joined in his attempt to defeat Skynet and its army of Terminators by Marcus Wright (Worthington), a man who apparently has been rescued from the past, though Connor wonders if instead he’s been sent from the future [...]
Title: Departures
Director: Yôjirô Takita
Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Studio: Regent Releasing
The Plot: A musician (Motoki) who is jobless after his orchestra is dissolved moves back to hometown with his wife for a fresh start, a move which introduces him to an unusual profession: an “encoffineer,” one who prepares the deceased for burial and entry [...]
Title: Drag Me to Hell
Director: Sam Raimi
Stars: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Ruth Livier
Studio: Universal Pictures
The Plot: A loan officer (Lohman) ordered to evict an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse which turns her life into a living nightmare. Desperate, she turns to a seer for help, and learns [...]
Title: Up
Director: Pete Docter Bob Peterson
Stars: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
The Plot: By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn’t alone on his journey, since [...]
Title: My Life in Ruins
Director: Donald Petrie
Stars: Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Rachel Dratch
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
The Plot: A travel guide (Vardalos) rediscovers her romantic side, with a very unlikely match, as she whisks a group of tourists around Greece.
THE BUZZ: Everybody needs love and affection, and the likeable, relatable Nia Vardalos also deserves a career [...]
Title: The Hangover
Director: Todd Phillips
Stars: Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
The Plot: In Las Vegas, three groomsmen lose their about-to-be-wed buddy during their drunken misadventures, forcing them to retrace their steps in order to find him before the church bells ring.
THE BUZZ: Hmm, did Ashton and Cameron’s success in Vegas influence director [...]
Title: Away We Go
Director: Sam Mendes
Stars: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Allison Janney
Studio: Focus Features
The Plot: A couple (Rudolph and Krasinski) who is expecting their first child travel around the U.S. in order to find a perfect place to start their family.
Title: Land of the Lost
Director: Brad Silberling
Stars: Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel
Studio: Universal Pictures
The Plot: On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall (Ferrell) is sucked into a space-time vortex alongside his research assistant (Friel) and a redneck survivalist (McBride). In this alternate universe, the trio make friends with a primate named Chaka (Taccone), their [...]