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Going the Distance

Going the Distance
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Release Date: September 3, 2010 
Studio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) 
DirectorNanette Burstein 
ScreenwriterGeoff LaTulippe 
StarringDrew BarrymoreJustin LongCharlie DayJason SudeikisRon LivingstonJim GaffiganKelli GarnerRob RiggleChristina Applegate 
Genre: Comedy, Romance 
MPAA Rating: R (for sexual content including dialogue, language throughout, some drug use and brief nudity) 
Official Website: Going-the-Distance.com 

Plot Summary: 
Erin's (Drew Barrymore) wry wit and unfiltered frankness charm newly single Garrett (Justin Long) over beer, bar trivia and breakfast the next morning. Their chemistry sparks a full-fledged summer fling, but neither expects it to last once Erin heads home to San Francisco and Garrett stays behind for his job in New York City. But when six weeks of romping through the city inadvertently become meaningful, neither is sure they want it to end. And while Garrett's friends, Box (Jason Sudeikis) and Dan (Charlie Day), joke about his pre-flight calorie cutting and his full-time relationship with his cell phone, they don't like losing their best drinking buddy to yet another rocky romance. At the same time, Erin's high-strung, overprotective married sister, Corrine (Christina Applegate), wants to keep Erin from heading down an all-too-familiar road. But despite the opposite coasts, the nay-saying friends and family, and a few unexpected temptations, the couple just might have found something like love, and with the help of a lot of texting, sexting and late-night phone calls, they might actually go the distance. 

Machete

Going the Distance
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Release Date: September 3, 2010 
Studio: 20th Century Fox 
DirectorRobert RodriguezEthan Maniquis 
ScreenwriterRobert Rodriguez 
StarringDanny TrejoJessica AlbaRobert De NiroMichelle RodriguezLindsay LohanCheech MarinJeff FaheyDon JohnsonSteven Seagal 
Genre: Action 
MPAA Rating: R (for strong bloody violence throughout, language, some sexual content and nudity) 
Official WebsiteVivaMachete.com 

Plot Summary: "Machete" is based on the "fake" trailer in Robert Rodriguez's 2007 "Grindhouse," featuring Danny Trejo and Jeff Fahey reprising their original roles.

The feature version of the trailer finds Machete (Trejo) a renegade former Mexican Federale, roaming the streets of Texas after a shakedown from drug lord Torrez (Steven Seagal). Reluctantly, Machete takes an offer from spin doctor Benz (Fahey) to assassinate McLaughlin (Robert De Niro) a corrupt Senator. Double crossed and on the run Machete braves the odds with the help of Luz (Michelle Rodriguez), a saucy taco slinger, Padre (Cheech Marin) his "holy" brother, and April (Lindsay Lohan) a socialite with a penchant for guns. All while being tracked by Sartana (JessicaAlba), a sexy ICE agent with a special interest in the blade slinger. 

The American

The American
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Release Date: September 1st, 2010 
Studio: Focus Features 
DirectorAnton Corbijn 
ScreenwriterRowan Joffe 
StarringGeorge ClooneyViolante PlacidoThekla ReutenPaolo BonacelliBruce Altman 
Genre: Suspense Thriller 
MPAA Rating: R (for violence, sexual content and nudity) 
Official Website: TheAmericanthemovie.com 

Plot Summary: Academy Award Winner George Clooney stars in the title role of this suspense thriller, filmed on location in Italy. Alone among assassins, Jack (Clooney) is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Larry (Bruce Altman) that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde (Thekla Reuten of "In Bruges"), is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto (Italian stage and screen veteran Paolo Bonacelli) and pursues romance with local woman Clara (Italian leading lady Violante Placido). But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate.   

The Father of my Children

The Father of my Children
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Release Date: September 1st, 2010 
Studio: IFC Films 
Director: Mia Hansen-Love 
Screenwriter: Mia Hansen-Love 
Starring: Louis-Do de LencquesaingChiara CaselliAlice de LencquesaingAlice GautierManelle DrissEric Elmosnino 
Genre: Drama 
MPAA Rating: Not Available 
Official Website: IFCFilms.com 

Plot Summary: Grégoire, a Parisian film producer, has it all — a beautiful wife, three adorable daughters, wealth and a buzzing career. On the surface he seems invincible, maintaining humor and charm as he tirelessly juggles the demands of his production company with his family's needs. But when Grégoire's reserves — both financial and emotional — reach a dramatic breaking point, his family's love and resilience is tested. Winner of the Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and featured at the Toronto and London Film Festivals, "The Father of My Children" is an extraordinarily perceptive new drama from emerging young talent Mia Hansen—Love, and a deeply moving portrait of family in tumult. 

The Last Exorcism

The Last Exorcism
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Release Date: August 27, 2010 
Studio: Lionsgate 
DirectorDaniel Stamm 
ScreenwriterHuck BotkoAndrew Gurland 
StarringPatrick FabianAshley Bell 
Genre: Horror 
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for disturbing violent content and terror, some sexual references and thematic material) 
Official WebsiteTheLastExorcism.com 

Plot Summary: When he arrives on the rural Louisiana farm of Louis Sweetzer, the Reverend Cotton Marcus expects to perform just another routine "exorcism" on a disturbed religious fanatic. An earnest fundamentalist, Sweetzer has contacted the charismatic preacher as a last resort, certain his teenage daughter Nell is possessed by a demon who must be exorcized before their terrifying ordeal ends in unimaginable tragedy.

Buckling under the weight of his conscience after years of parting desperate believers with their money, Cotton and his crew plan to film a confessionary documentary of this, his last exorcism. But upon arriving at the already blood drenched family farm, it is soon clear that nothing could have prepared him for the true evil he encounters there. Now, too late to turn back, Reverend Marcus' own beliefs are shaken to the core when he and his crew must find a way to save Nell – and themselves – before it is too late. 

The Switch

The Switch
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Release Date: August 20, 2010 
Studio: Miramax Films (Disney) 
DirectorWill SpeckJosh Gordon 
ScreenwriterAllan Loeb 
StarringJennifer AnistonJason BatemanPatrick WilsonJeff Goldblum,Juliette LewisThomas Robinson 
Genre: Comedy 
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for mature thematic content, sexual material including dialogue, some nudity, drug use and language) 
Official WebsiteMiramax.com/TheSwitch 

Plot Summary
: Jennifer Aniston stars alongside Jason Bateman in this offbeat comedy as Kassie, a smart, fun-loving single woman who, despite her neurotic best friend Wally's (Bateman) objections, decides it's time to have a baby even if it means doing it by herself... with a little help from a charming sperm donor. But, unbeknownst to her, Kassie's plans go awry because of a last-minute switch that isn't discovered until seven years later when Wally finally gets acquainted with Kassie's cute--though slightly neurotic--son. 

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
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Release Date: August 13, 2010 
Studio: Universal Pictures 
Director: Edgar Wright 
Screenwriter: Michael BacallEdgar Wright 
Starring: Michael CeraMary Elizabeth WinsteadKieran CulkinChris Evans,Anna KendrickAlison PillBrandon RouthJason Schwartzman 
Genre: Action, Comedy 
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for stylized violence, sexual content, language and drug references) 
Official Website: ScottPilgrimthemovie.com 

Plot Summary: Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera). A bass guitarist for garage band Sex Bob-omb, the 22-year-old has just met the girl of his dreams...literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. Genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright ("Hot Fuzz," "Shaun of the Dead") tells the amazing story of one romantic slacker's quest to power up with love in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World."

Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It's getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked his heart's ass--and now is back in town--to the teenage distraction he's trying to shake when Ramona rollerblades into his world, love hasn't been easy. He soon discovers, however, his new crush has the most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes controls her love life and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a suitor.

As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly vicious rogues' gallery from her past--from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsomely identical twins. And if he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really is game over. 

Eat, Pray, Love

Eat Pray Love
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Release Date: August 13, 2010 
Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) 
DirectorRyan Murphy 
ScreenwriterRyan Murphy 
StarringJulia RobertsRichard JenkinsJavier BardemViola DavisBilly Crudup 
Genre: Comedy, Drama 
MPAA Rating:  PG-13 (for brief strong language, some sexual references and male rear nudity) 
Official Website: EatPrayLove-themovie.com 

Plot Summary: The film is based on Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia," published by Viking in February of 2006. The story focuses on a married woman who seemingly has it all but realizes that she's not living the life she wants. She divorces her husband and sets off on a journey around the world. 

The Expendables

The Expendables
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Release Date: August 13, 2010 
Studio: Lionsgate 
DirectorSylvester Stallone 
ScreenwriterSylvester Stallone 
StarringSylvester StalloneTerry CrewsRandy CoutureEric Roberts,Mickey RourkeJet LiJason StathamDolph LundgrenCharisma Carpenter,Giselle ItieBrittany MurphyDavid ZayasAmin Joseph 
Genre: Action, Adventure 
MPAA Rating:  R (for strong action and bloody violence throughout, and for some language) 
Official Website: Expendablesthemovie.com 

Plot Summary:  Expendable: capable of being sacrificed in order to accomplish a military objective.

The Expendables is a hard-hitting action/thriller about a group of mercenaries hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Once the mission begins, the men realize things aren’t quite as they appear, finding themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal. With their mission thwarted and an innocent life in danger, the men struggle with an even tougher challenge – one that threatens to destroy this band of brothers.

Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) is a man with nothing to lose. Fearless and void of emotion, he is the leader, the sage and the strategist of this tight-knit band of men who live on the fringe. His only attachment is to his pickup truck, his seaplane and his team of loyal modern-day warriors. His is a true cynic who describes what he does as "removing those hard to get at stains." The team behind him is made up of Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), former SAS and a savant with anything that has a blade; Yin Yang, a master at close-quarter combat; Hale Caesar (Terry Crews), who has known Barney for ten years and is a long-barrel weapons specialist; Toll Road (Randy Couture), a skilled demolitions expert and considered the intellect of the group; and Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), a combat veteran and an expert in precision sniping who struggles with his own demons.

When the mysterious Church offers Barney a job no one else would take, Barney and his team embark on what appears to be a routine mission: overthrow General Gaza (David Zayas), the murderous dictator of the small island country of Vilena and end the years of death and destruction inflicted on its people. On a reconnaissance mission to Vilena, Barney and Christmas meet their contact Sandra (Giselle Itie), a local freedom-fighter with a dark secret. They also come to learn who their true enemy is: rogue ex-CIA operative James Monroe and his henchman Paine (Steve Austin). When things go terribly wrong, Barney and Christmas are forced to leave Sandra behind, essentially giving her a death sentence. Haunted by this failure, Barney convinces the team to return to Vilena to rescue the hostage and finish the job he started. And to perhaps save a soul: his own. 

The Other Guys

The Other Guys
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Release Date: August 6, 2010 
Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) 
Director: Adam McKay 
Screenwriter: Adam McKayChris Henchy 
Starring: Will FerrellMark WahlbergEva MendesMichael KeatonSteve CooganRay StevensonSamuel L. JacksonDwayne Johnson 
Genre: Action, Comedy 
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for crude and sexual content, language, violence and some drug material) 
Official Website:  TheOtherGuys-movie.com 

Plot Summary: Set in New York City, "The Other Guys" follows Detective Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell), a forensic accountant who's more interested in paperwork than hitting the streets, and Detective Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg), who has been stuck with Allen as his partner ever since an embarrassing public incident with his quick trigger finger. Allen and Terry idolize the city's top cops, Danson and Manzetti (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson), but when an opportunity arises for the Other Guys to step up, things don't quite go as planned. 

Dinner for Schmucks

Dinner for Schmucks
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Release Date: July 30th, 2010 
Studio: Paramount Pictures 
DirectorJay Roach 
Screenwriter: Not Available 
StarringSteve CarellPaul RuddLucy PunchZach GalifianakisStephanie SzostakBruce GreenwoodDavid WalliamsOctavia SpencerRon LivingstonLarry WilmoreAndrea Savage 
Genre: Comedy 
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of crude and sexual content, some partial nudity and language) 
Official Website: DinnerforSchmucks.com 

Plot Summary: Jay Roach's "Dinner for Schmucks" will star Steve Carell and Paul Rudd.
as the most pathetic guy ever to be invited to another man's weekly dinner party. Galifianakis is playing an assistant manager of a mattress store who is dating Carell's ex-wife.   

Salt

Salt
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Release Date: July 23, 2010 
Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) 
DirectorPhillip Noyce 
ScreenwriterKurt Wimmer 
StarringAngelina JolieLiev SchreiberChiwetel Ejiofor 
Genre: Action, Thriller 
MPAA Rating:  PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action) 
Official WebsiteWhoisSalt.com 

Plot Summary:
 In Columbia Pictures' "Salt," Angelina Jolie stars as Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer who swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. When she is accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy, Salt goes on the run to clear her name and ultimately prove she is a patriot. Using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative, she must elude capture and protect her husband or the world's most powerful forces will erase any trace of her existence.

Liev Schreiber stars as Winter, Salt's boss and friend on the Russian desk at the CIA, and Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Peabody, a CIA counter-intelligence officer. 

Inception

Inception
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Release Date: July 16, 2010
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures 
DirectorChristopher Nolan 
ScreenwriterChristopher Nolan 
StarringLeonardo DiCaprioKen WatanabeJoseph Gordon-LevittMarion CotillardEllen PageTom HardyCillian MurphyTom BerengerMichael Caine 
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi 
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of violence and action throughout) 
Official WebsiteInceptionmovie.com 

Plot Summary:  Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan directs an international cast in an original sci-fi actioner that travels around the globe and into the intimate and infinite world of dreams. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible—inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming. This summer, your mind is the scene of the crime. 

Despicable Me (2D)

despicable me
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Release Date: July 9, 2010 
Studio: Universal Pictures 
DirectorChris RenaudPierre Coffin 
ScreenwriterCinco PaulKen Daurio 
StarringSteve CarellJason SegelRussell BrandWill ArnettKristen Wiig,Danny McBrideMiranda CosgroveJack McBrayerMindy KalingJemaine ClementJulie Andrews 
Genre: Animation, Comedy 
MPAA Rating:  PG (for rude humor and mild action) 
Official WebsiteDespicable.me 

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This film will be presented as a regular 2D film at this location.

Plot Summary: In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (voiced by Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon (Yes, the moon!) in Universal's new 3-D CGI feature, "Despicable Me."

Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad.

The world's greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes

Toy Story 3 (2D)

Toy Story 3
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Studio: Disney•Pixar 
DirectorLee Unkrich 
ScreenwriterMichael Arndt 
StarringTom HanksTim AllenJoan CusackDon RicklesWallace Shawn,John RatzenbergerEstelle HarrisJohn MorrisLaurie MetcalfR. Lee Ermey,Jodi BensonNed BeattyMichael KeatonTimothy DaltonJeff GarlinBonnie HuntWhoopi GoldbergKristen SchaalBlake Clark 
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family 
MPAA Rating: G
Official Website: Disney.com/ToyStory 

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This film will be presented as a regular 2D film at this location.

Plot Summary: The creators of the beloved "Toy Story" films re-open the toy box and bring moviegoers back to the delightful world of our favorite gang of toy characters in "Toy Story 3." As Andy prepares to depart for college, Buzz, Woody and the rest of his loyal toys are troubled about their uncertain future. Directed by Lee Unkrich (co-director of "Toy Story 2" and "Finding Nemo"), "Toy Story 3" is a comical new adventure in Disney Digital 3D that lands the toys in a room full of untamed tots who can't wait to get their sticky little fingers on these "new" toys. It's pandemonium as they try to stay together, ensuring "no toy gets left behind." Meanwhile, Barbie comes face to plastic face with Ken (yes, that Ken).

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