The Express
Drama

The life story Ernie Davis, the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy, whose NFL career was cut short by leukemia.

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Starring : Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown, Omar Benson Miller, Clancy Brown, Charles S. Dutton
Writers: Scott Williams, Jeffrey Lieber, Charles Leavitt, John Lee Hancock
Produced by: Derek Dauchy, John Davis, Damien Saccani, Ezra Swerdlow
Directed by: Gary Fleder
Distributor: Universal Pictures

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RocknRolla
Adventure, Drama

Butler stars as One Two, a street-smart mobster who has learned to play both sides of the fence, and Wilkinson is playing the lethal head mobster, Lenny Cole, part of London's old mob regime, which is quickly losing ground to the wealthier foreign mob.

When a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, and all of London's criminal underworld wants in on the action. Everyone from a dangerous crime lord to a sexy accountant, a corrupt politician and down-on-their-luck petty thieves conspire, collude and collide with one another in an effort to get rich quick

Newton acts as One Two's love interest, Stella, an accountant with ties to the underworld, and Elba acts as Mumbles, One Two's partner. Bridges is playing Roman, an American trying to break into the music scene in London.

MPAA Rating: R
Starring : Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jeremy Piven, Idris Elba, Tom Wilkinson
Writers: Guy Ritchie
Produced by: Steve Clark-Hall, Susan Downey, Navid McIlhargey, Lauren Meek, Steve Richards, Guy Ritchie, Joel Silver
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Distributor: Dark Castle Entertainment

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Miracle at St. Anna
Drama, War

Directed by Spike Lee from a screenplay written by James McBride, the author of the acclaimed novel of the same name, the film chronicles the story of four African-American soldiers who are members of the U.S. Army as part of the all-black 92nd Buffalo Soldier Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II. They experience the tragedy and triumph of the war as they find themselves trapped behind enemy lines and separated from their unit after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy.

MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA explores a deeply inspiring story that transcends national boundaries, race and class to touch the goodness within us all.

MPAA Rating: None
Starring : Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Matteo Sciabordi, Valentina Cervi, Pierfrancesco Favino, John Leguizamo, Joseph Gordon Levitt
Writers: James McBride
Produced by: Roberto Cicutto, Jon Kilik, Spike Lee, Luigi Musini, Marco Valerio Pugini, Butch Robinson
Directed by: Spike Lee
Distributor: Touchstone Pictures

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Lakeview Terrace
Drama, Thriller

A young couple (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington) has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their interracial relationship. A stern, single father, this tightly wound LAPD officer (Samuel L. Jackson) has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood. His nightly foot patrols and overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he becomes increasingly harassing to the newlyweds. These persistent intrusions into their lives ultimately turn tragic when the couple decides to fight back.

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Starring : Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington, Eva La Rue, Bitsie Tulloch
Writer: David Loughery, Howard Korder
Produced by: John Cameron, Jeffrey Graup, James Lassiter, David Loughery, Joe Pichirallo, Will Smith, Orin Woinsky
Directed by: Neil LaBute
Distributor: Screen Gems (Sony)

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The Family That Preys
Comedy, Drama, Family

Tyler Perry will direct "The Family That Preys" from his original screenplay and will play one of the film's major roles. The story focuses on two families from different sides of the tracks that become intimately involved in love and business.

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Starring : Tyler Perry, Jennifer Hudson, Sanaa Lathan, Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Rockmond Dunbar, Taraji P. Henson, Robin Givens, Cole Hause
Writer: Tyler Perry
Produced by: Roger M. Bobb, Michael Paseornek, Tyler Perry
Directed by: Tyler Perry
Distributor: Lionsgate

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Traitor
Thriller

The story centers on a CIA operative working undercover with a terrorist group who becomes a terrorist suspect. Cheadle is the undercover agent, while Pearce is an FBI agent investigating terrorist activities.

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Starring : Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Jeff Daniels, Neal McDonough, Archie Panjabi, Alyy Kahn, Said Taghmaoui
Writer: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Produced by: Ashok Amritraj, Don Cheadle, Steve Gaub, Arlene Gibbs, David Hoberman, Kay Liberman, Kay Liberman, Todd Lieberman, Steve Martin, Chris McGurk, Anjalika Mathur Nigam, Danny Rosett, Richard Schlesinger, Jeffrey Silver
Directed by: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Distributor: Overture Films

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Trouble the Water
Documentary

Trouble the Water takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. The film opens the day before the storm makes landfall-just blocks away from the French Quarter but far from the New Orleans that most tourists knew. Kimberly Rivers Roberts, an aspiring rap artist, is turning her new video camera on herself and her 9th Ward neighbors trapped in the city. "It's going to be a day to remember," Kim declares. As the hurricane begins to rage and the floodwaters fill their world and the screen, Kim and her husband Scott continue to film their harrowing retreat to higher ground and the dramatic rescues of friends and neighbors. The filmmakers document the couple's return to New Orleans, the devastation of their neighborhood and the appalling repeated failures of government. Weaving an insider's view of Katrina with a mix of verité and in- your-face filmmaking, Trouble the Water is a redemptive tale of self-described street hustlers who become heroes-two unforgettable people who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning.

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Starring : Kimberly Roberts, Scott Roberts, Larry Simms
Writer: Tia Lessin, Carl Deal
Produced by:
Directed by: Carl Deal, Tia Lessin
Distributor: Zeitgeist Films

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The Women
Drama

"The Women" is a remake of the 1939 George Cukor classic. The updated version follows a group of female friends when the one they envied most discovers her husband's cheating on her.

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Starring : Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Jada Pinkett Smith, Debra Messing, Candice Bergen, Bette Midler, Cloris Leachman, Carrie Fisher, Lynn Whitfield, Joanna Gleason, Ana Gasteyer, Debi Mazar
Writer: Diane English
Produced by: Diane English, Mick Jagger, Bill Johnson, Victoria Pearman, Jim Seibel, Bobby Sheng, James W. Skotchdopole
Directed by: Diane English
Distributor: Picturehouse

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Babylon A.D.
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Vin Diesel stars as a mercenary hired to deliver a package from the ravages of post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to a destination in the teeming megalopolis of New York City. The "package" is a mysterious young woman with a secret.

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Starring : Vin Diesel, Gérard Depardieu, Michelle Yeoh, Charlotte Rampling, Mark Strong, Radek Bruna, Melanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson
Writer: Eric Besnard
Produced by: Eric Cadrieu, Alain Goldman, Benoît Jaubert, Marc Jenny, Avram 'Butch' Kaplan, Mathieu Kassovitz, Eiffel Mattsson, Selwyn Roberts, Gary Ungar, Kevan Van Thompson
Directed by: Mathieu Kassovitz
Distributor: 20th Century Fox

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The Longshots
Comedy, Drama

From Ice Cube, the star of such hits as Are We There Yet?, Are We Done Yet? and First Sunday, comes a feel-good family comedy, THE LONGSHOTS -- a hilarious and heartwarming story of the the first and only girl quarterback in Pop Warner football history. Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube) - a down-on-his-luck former high school football star - turns his niece, Jasmine (Keke Palmer from Akeelah & The Bee), into the quarterback of the local team, the Minden Browns, and gets his stride back when he becomes the team coach. With Curtis as their new leader and their pigtail-wearing star player, this team of misfits wins its way to the the Pop Warner Super Bowl and the small city of Minden, Illinois, is ignited with team spirit, town pride and the glory it once knew.

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Starring : Ice Cube, Tasha Smith, Keke Palmer, Jill Marie Jones, Earthquake
Writer: Nick Santora, Doug Atchison
Produced by: Matt Alvarez, Ice Cube, Andrew G. La Marca, Nick Santora, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
Directed by: Fred Durst
Distributor: Dimension Films

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Meet Dave
Comedy, Sci-Fi

With their home planet in danger and no place in the known universe to seek shelter, a desperate crew of miniature alien humanoids boards a human spacecraft in hopes of saving their doomed world. Eddie Murphy stars in a sci-fi comedy that re-teams the longtime comic actor with Norbit director Brian Robbins.

MPAA Rating: PG
Starring : Eddie Murphy, Gabrielle Union, Ed Helms, Elizabeth Banks, Judah Friedlander, Pat Kilbane
Writer: Bill Corbett, Rob Greenberg
Produced by: Jon Berg, David T. Friendly, Thomas M. Hammel, Todd Komarnicki, Lars P. Winther
Directed by: Brian Robbins
Distributor: 20th Century Fox

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