An attack on the vulnerable United States computer infrastructure begins to shut down the entire nation. The mysterious figure behind the shattering scheme has figured out every digital angle – but he never figured an old-fashioned, “analog” fly-in-the-ointment: John McClane (Bruce Willis) – “Die Hard 4.”
STARRING: Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Maggie Q, Timothy Olyphant, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
DIRECTOR: Len Wiseman
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox
RATING: PG-13 (For intense sequences of violence and action, language, and a brief sexual situation)
Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) loves his job. He just happens to be the hit-man for his Polish mob family in Buffalo, New York. But Frank’s got a drinking problem and when he messes up a critical assignment that puts the family business in peril, his uncle (Philip Baker Hall) sends him to San Francisco to clean up his act. Played with gruff charm by Kingsley, Frank is not a touchy-feely kind of guy. But he starts going to AA meetings, gets a sponsor (played by Luke Wilson) and a job at a mortuary where he falls for the tart-tongued Laurel (Téa Leoni), a woman who is dangerously devoid of boundaries. Meanwhile, things aren’t going well in Buffalo where an upstart Irish gang is threatening the family business. When violence erupts, Frank is forced to return home and with an unlikely assist from Laurel, faces old rivals on new terms.
For generations of fans worldwide, the name Nancy Drew is synonymous with adventure. This young amateur detective has a mind of her own, a passion for solving mysteries and a reputation for getting into—and out of—some very tricky situations. This summer, “Nancy Drew” brings the timeless heroine to Los Angeles, where she is faced with a fresh set of challenges and her most baffling case yet. Emma Roberts, niece of Oscar winner Julia, stars as the resourceful teen detective, who leaves her friendly hometown of River Heights for the West Coast and enrolls at Hollywood High School. There, her unique personal style immediately sets her apart from her self-absorbed, fast-living peers, especially reigning fashionistas Inga and Trish, who can’t quite figure her out but know that everything about her is different—from her super-smarts and retro manners to her perfect picnic lunches and penny loafers. Their less-than-warm reception might bother the average new girl in town, but not Nancy. She has more important things to think about—namely, a brand new mystery. Even though she promised her worried Dad (Tate Donovan as Carson Drew) that she’d quit the “sleuthing” business, it isn’t long before Nancy gets a lead on one of the greatest unsolved cases of all time: the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of famous actress Dehlia Draycott. It happens that the Drews are staying in the former Draycott mansion, long reputed to be haunted and now a site where some very strange things have been happening. How could she resist?
STARRING: Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter, Max Thieriot, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tate Donovan
DIRECTOR: Andrew Fleming
STUDIO: Warner Bros.
RATING: PG (For mild violence, thematic elements and brief language)
Consider “Mr. Brooks.” A successful businessman, a generous philanthropist, a loving father and devoted husband. Seemingly, he’s perfect. But Mr. Brooks has a secret — he is an insatiable serial killer, so lethally clever that no one has ever suspected him — until now. Academy Award winning director Kevin Costner (“Dances With Wolves”) stars as Earl Brooks, a man who has managed to keep his two incompatible worlds from intersecting by controlling his cunning, wicked alter ego Marshall (Academy Award winner William Hurt “Kiss Of the Spiderwoman”) whom he blames for his wrongdoings. But now, as Mr. Brooks succumbs to one last murderous urge, an amateur photographer (Dane Cook) witnesses the crime. Suddenly Brooks finds himself entangled in the dark agenda of an opportunistic bystander, as well as hunted by the unorthodox and tenacious detective Tracy Atwood (Demi Moore). Can Mr. Brooks outsmart his adversaries and conceal his shocking double life from his wife (Marg Helgenberger) and daughter (Danielle Panabaker) or will someone expose his crimes and his identity once and for all in this unpredictable and electrifying new thriller – “Mr. Brooks.”
STARRING: Kevin Costner, William Hurt, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, Marg Helgenberger, Rubin Santiago-Hudson, Danielle Panabaker
DIRECTOR: Bruce Evans
STUDIO: MGM
RATING: R (For strong bloody violence, some graphic sexual content, nudity and language)
RUNNING TIME: 2 Hours
Ocean’s 13.” – When Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould) makes the mistake of building a hotel with one of Las Vegas’ most hated businessmen, Willy Banks (Al Pacino), he gets cut out of the deal and ends up in the hospital after a heart attack. Danny Ocean (George Clooney) tries to help his old friend out by giving Banks a chance to restore Reuben’s share of the hotel, but Banks dismisses him without any regard. Six months later, with Banks’ investment thriving as the richest hotel in the city and the ultimate spot for high rollers, Ocean and his crew decide to bring him down. With the help of their former nemesis, casino owner Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), who is also out to settle the score against Banks, his fierce rival, they scheme to find a way to bankrupt Banks on his casino’s opening night. This time, they are not in it for the money, but rather for revenge – “Ocean’s 13″
STARRING: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Eddie Jemison, Shaobo Qin, Carl Reiner, Elliott Gould, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, David Paymer
DIRECTOR: Steven Soderbergh
STUDIO: Warner Bros.
RATING: PG-13 (For language, violence and sexual situations)
BUDGET: $100 million
BOX OFFICE GROSS: TBD
The Flock” is the story of a hyper-vigilant federal agent (Richard Gere) who, while training his young female replacement (Claire Danes), must track down a missing girl whom he is convinced is connected to a paroled sex offender he’s investigating. Working against the clock they unravel the twisted details to track the potential killer. “The Flock” is directed by Andrew Lau, who is best known as the director of the fabulously successful Hong Kong crime thriller “Infernal Affairs” and its two sequels. “The Flock” is his first English language movie.
STARRING: Richard Gere, Claire Danes
DIRECTOR: Andrew Lau
STUDIO: Freestyle Releasing
RATING: R (For perverse content involving aberrant sexuality and strong violence, and for language)
From the studio that brought you “The Sixth Sense,” “The Invisible” is a supernatural thriller about a teenager who finds himself trapped between the worlds of the living and the deceased. Nick (Justin Chatwin), is a high school senior with a bright future until, in a tragic case of mistaken identity, he is brutally attacked by a troubled girl, Annie (Margarita Levieva), and his body is left for dead. Now in limbo, not quite dead but invisible to the living, his spirit can only watch as his mother (Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden) and the police search frantically for him, unaware that he is only hours away from truly perishing – “The Invisible.”
STARRING: Justin Chatwin, Marcia Gay Harden
DIRECTOR: David S. Goyer
STUDIO: Disney/Hollywood Pictures
RATING: PG-13 (For for violence, criminality, sensuality and language – all involving teens)
“Jindabyne” – On an annual fishing trip, in isolated high country, Stewart, Carl, Rocco and Billy (‘the Kid’) find a girl’s body in the river. It’s too late in the day for them to hike back to the road and report their tragic find. The next morning, instead of making the long trek back, they spend the day fishing. Their decision to stay on at the river is a little mysterious — almost as if the place itself is exerting some kind of magic over them.
When the men finally return home to Jindabyne, and report finding the body, all hell breaks loose. Their wives can’t understand how they could have gone fishing with the dead girl right there in the water — she needed their help. The men are confused — the girl was already dead, there was nothing they could do for her.
Stewart’s wife Claire is the last to know. As details filter out, and Stewart resists talking about what has happened, she is unnerved. There is a callousness about all of this which disturbs her deeply. Stewart is not convinced that he has done anything wrong. Claire’s faith in her relationship with her husband is shaken to the core.
The fishermen, their wives and their children are suddenly haunted by their own bad spirits. As public opinion builds against the actions of the men, their certainty about themselves and the decision they made at the river is challenged. They cannot undo what they have done.
Only Claire understands that some-thing fundamental is not being addressed. She wants to understand and tries to make things right. In her determination Claire sets herself not only against her own family and friends but also those of the dead girl. Her marriage is taken to the brink and her peaceful life with Stewart and their young son hangs in the balance.
STARRING: Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, Deborra-Lee Furness
DIRECTOR: Ray Lawrence
STUDIO: Sony Classics
RATING: R (For disturbing images, language and some nudity)
“Vacancy” – When David (Luke Wilson) and Amy Fox’s (Kate Beckinsale) car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, they are forced to spend the night at the only motel around, with only the TV to entertain them… until they discover that the low-budget slasher movies they’re watching were all filmed in the very room they’re sitting in. With hidden cameras now aimed at them… trapping them in rooms, crawlspaces, underground tunnels… and filming their every move, David and Amy must struggle to get out alive before whomever is watching them can finish their latest masterpiece. “Vacancy.”
STARRING: Kate Beckinsale, Luke Wilson, Frank Whaley, Ethan Embry
DIRECTOR: Nimród Antal
STUDIO: Screen Gems
RATING: R (For brutal violence and terror, brief nudity and language)
A meticulous-minded structural engineer (Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins) and an ambitious young assistant district attorney (Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling) engage in a deadly battle of wits when the former is found innocent of the attempted murder of his wife due to a series of technicalities.
STARRING: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Billy Burke, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davitz
DIRECTOR: Gregory Hoblit
STUDIO: New Line Cinema
RATING: R (For language and some violent content)
