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CASSANDRA'S DREAM
Starring Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell; directed by Woody Allen.
Drama, 2007, PG-13, 108 min.
The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies. New Release! [imdb]

CHARLIE BARTLETT
Starring Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr.; directed by Jon Poll.
Comedy, 2007, R, 97 min.
A rich kid becomes the self-appointed psychiatrist to the student body of his new high school. New Release! [imdb]

CONTROL
Starring Sam Riley, Samantha Morton; directed by Anton Corbijn.
Biography, 2007, R, 122 min.
A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23. New Release! [imdb]

DEFINITELY, MAYBE
Starring Abigail Breslin, Ryan Reynolds, Rachel Weisz, Isla Fisher; directed by Adam Brooks.
Romance, 2008, PG-13, 112 min.
Will Hayes is in the midst of a divorce when his young daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Will tells Maya his story of relationships with three very different women but leaves it up to Maya to determine which one is her mother. Their conversations force him to come face to face with his past actions and present predicaments. New Release! [imdb]

GRACE IS GONE
Starring John Cusack, Doug Dearth, Alessandro Nivola; directed by James C. Strouse.
Drama, 2007, PG-13, 85 min.
Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, Stanley realizes that he can't think of a way to break the news to his two daughters. He takes them on a road trip to their favorite amusement park while trying to prepare himself for both the delivery of the life changing announcement as well as reconciling his own feelings in this emotional drama. New Release! [imdb]

HITCH
Starring Will Smith, Eva Mendes; directed by Andy Tennant.
Comedy, 2005, PG-13, 118 min.
While helping his latest client woo the fine lady of his dreams, a professional "date doctor" finds game doesn't quite work on the gossip columnist with whom he's smitten. [imdb]

LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
Starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer; directed by Craig Gillespie.
Comedy, 2007, PG-13, 106 min.
A delusional young guy strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet. [imdb]

LICENSE TO WED
Starring Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, John Krasinski; directed by Ken Kwapis.
Romance, 2007, PG-13, 91 min.
A reverend puts an engaged couple through a grueling marriage preparation course to see if they are meant to be married in his church. [imdb]

MAMA'S BOY
Starring Diane Keaton, Jon Heder, Jeff Daniels; directed by Tim Hamilton.
Comedy, 2007, PG-13, 93 min.
A twenty-nine year-old slacker who lives with his mom realizes his sweet set-up is threatened when she hears wedding bells with her self-help guru beau. New Release! [imdb]

MISS CONGENIALITY
Starring Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Candice Bergen; directed by Donald Petrie.
Comedy, 2000, PG-13, 109 min.
Sloppy FBI Agent Gracie Hart goes undercover as a contestant at a beauty pageant in order to catch a terrorist. [imdb]

PICTURES OF HOLLIS WOODS
Starring Julie Ann Emery, Ridge Canipe, Jodelle Ferland; directed by Tony Bill.
Drama, 2007, Not Rated, 97 min.
After running away from her last foster placement with the Regan family, twelve year old Hollis Woods is placed with a new foster mother, the loving, retired art teacher, Josie Cahill. Hollis is a talented artist and her life stories unfold through her pictures. One revealing picture is the "W" picture Hollis drew for a first grade class assignment on the letter "w". Hollis drew her Wish, her Want. She drew a picture of a family. Hollis had that family in the Regan's, but fear of attachment and motional turmoil caused her to run away. As Josie's forgetfulness grows worse, Hollis is forced into the role of caretaker. Through her artwork and her care of Josie, Hollis Woods finds her family. Based on the Newberry Honor award winning book with the same name. New Release! [imdb]

RAMBO
Starring Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden; directed by Sylvester Stallone.
Drama, 2008, R, 93 min.
Vietnam veteran John Rambo has survived many harrowing ordeals and has since withdrawn into a simple and secluded existence in Bangkok. He is called back into duty when a group of Christian human rights missionaries are taken prisoner and he must assemble a team of mercenaries to rescue the surviving relief workers. New Release! [imdb]

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
Starring Tom Hanks, Edward Burns; directed by Steven Spielberg.
Action, 1998, R, 170 min.
On the beaches of Normandy, great military forces are converging for the battle that would decide the course of the war in this story of heroism and sacrifice set in France during and just after the D-Day invasion of World War II. But behind enemy lines, a squad of U.S. Army soldiers, led by Captain John Miller, are putting their lives on the line on a perilous mission to find paratrooper James Ryan. [imdb]

STRANGE WILDERNESS
Starring Steve Zahn, Jonah Hill, Justin Long; directed by Fred Wolf.
Comedy, 2008, R, 87 min.
When Peter Gaulke's father dies, he leaves Peter to carry on his wildlife show on a small local television station. The low ratings are about to drive them off the air so in a desperate attempt to save the show Peter and his group of stoner buddies head out into the jungle to hunt down Bigfoot in this outrageous comedy. New Release! [imdb]

THE AIR I BREATHE
Starring Kevin Bacon, Julie Delpy, Brendan Fraser; directed by Jieho Lee.
Drama, 2007, R, 95 min.
A drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. A businessman bets his life on a horse race; a gangster sees the future; a pop star (Gellar) falls prey to a crime boss; a doctor must save the love of his life. New Release! [imdb]

THE BUCKET LIST
Starring Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean P. Hayes; directed by Rob Reiner.
Comedy, 2008, PG-13, 97 min.
Cranky hospital designer Edward Cole finds himself terminally ill and in a hospital bed next to mechanic Carter Chambers with the same fate. The unlikely pair decides to check off the items on their wish list known as "The Bucket List" before each kicks the bucket. They head across the world to jump out of planes, race cars, eat at the best restaurants and eventually become true friends. New Release! [imdb]

THE EYE
Starring Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivoia, Parker Posey; directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud.
Horror, 2007, R, 99 min.
Allison is a blind woman who undergoes a corneal transplant that restores her sight. However, she finds that her new eyes allow her to see ghosts so she tries to uncover the origins of the donor in this horror film. New Release! [imdb]

THE GREAT DEBATERS
Starring Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker; directed by Denzel Washington.
Drama, 2008, PG-13, 123 min.
This touching drama is based on the true story of Mel Tolson, a professor at Wiley College who inspired his students to form the school's first debate team. This group of kids was the first African American team to ever go up against Harvard and defeated the famed debate team in the national championships. New Release! [imdb]

THE HURRICANE
Starring Denzel Washington, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber; directed by Norman Jewison.
Biography, 1999, R, 145 min.
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence. [imdb]

THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
Starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana; directed by Justin Chadwick.
Drama, 2008, PG-13, 115 min.
In this sumptuous and sensual tale, the two beautiful Boleyn sisters, Anne and Mary, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the powerful King Henry VIII. Both women will share his bed but only one will ascend to the throne in a brief reign that ends with the most storied swing of the executioner's sword in history. New Release! [imdb]

THE SIGNAL
Starring AJ Bowen, Tracy Martin, Scott Poythress, Robert Sterling; directed by Dan Bush, David Bruckner, and Jacob Gentry.
Horror, 2007, R, 101 min.
This horror film is told in three parts from different perspectives. All forms of communication have been jammed by a mysterious signal that preys on fear and desire driving everyone in the city to murder and madness. New Release! [imdb]

THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
Starring Freddie Highmore, Seth Rogan, Sarah Bolger; directed by Mark Waters.
Adventure, 2008, PG, 97 min.
From the beloved best selling series of books comes this fantasy adventure about the Grave family who moves into the secluded house of their great, great Uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Once there, they begin to notice strange accidents and disappearances that seem to happen on a daily basis and they begin to uncover the fantastic truth of creatures which inhabit the Spiderwick estate. New Release! [imdb]

VINCE VAUGHN'S WILD WEST SHOW
Starring Vince Vaughn; directed by Ari Sandel.
Documentary, 2008, R, 110 min.
This comedy concert film captures the 2005 tour that actor Vince Vaughn took across the country. The tour was thirty comedy shows in thirty days and this film shows the performances, behind-the-scenes action, and interviews with Vince, the comedians and special guests. New Release! [imdb]

WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS
Starring Martin Lawrence, Louis C.K., Nicole Parker Kodjoe; directed by Malcolm D. Lee.
Comedy, 2008, PG-13, 114 min.
RJ Stevens left his humble Southern upbringing to become a self-help guru who stars in a hit TV show watched by millions of adoring fans. He has fame, a reality TV star fiance and money to burn, but when he returns home for his parent's 50th wedding anniversary his family challenges his "big city ways" and he begins to question the road his life has taken. New Release! [imdb]
























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