Not Forgotten
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Big Shot-Caller
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They Came From Upstairs
Kids on a family vacation must fight off an attack by knee-high alien invaders with world-destroying ambitions — while the youngsters’ parents remain clueless about the battle.
Caprica
Set 50 years before “Battlestar Galactica,” “Caprica” follows two rival families and their patriarchs — Daniel Graystone and Joseph Adama — as they compete and thrive in the vibrant world of the 12 Colonies, a society recognizably close to our own. Enmeshed in the burgeoning technology of artificial intelligence and robotics that will eventually lead to the creation of the Cylons, the two houses go toe-to-toe blending action with corporate conspiracy and sexual politics.
10. The Haunting in Connecticut - $3.1M
A direct descendent of classic haunted-house films like BURNT OFFERINGS (1975) and THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979), THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT also features the classic premise of a family moving into a new home where the bad deeds of previous tenants have left a foul psychic residue. Reportedly based on true events experienced by the Snedeker family in the 1970s, Peter Cornwells film has plenty of effective scares, but it is also a moving family drama featuring an impressive performance by Virginia Madsen (SIDEWAYS). <br><br>It is 1987, and Connecticut teenager Matt Campbell (Kyle Gallner) is undergoing painful, experimental cancer treatments. Long drives to the hospital are making a trying experience even worse, so his mother, Sara (Madsen), rents an old house and moves the family closer to Matts clinic. Soon after moving into the house, Matt begins to have disturbing hallucinations of strange figures; but believing these visions to be unfortunate side effects of his cancer therapy, he keeps them to himself. When the visions persist, a bit of sleuthing reveals the Campbells new abode to be an old funeral home where séances were held in the 1920s by a mortician who also had dealings in the black arts that have left some restless spirits wandering the house. The first half of THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT, where it isnt clear if Matts visions are real or imagined, is driven more by the touching story of a mother and son caught in a painful situation than by shocks and scares. Once its confirmed that the ghosts are real, however, the film becomes a tight little thriller with some genuinely creepy moments. Martin Donovan, as the alcoholic father of the Campbell family, and Elias Koteas, as a sympathetic priest, do great work in supporting roles.
7. Observe and Report - $4.2M
Two of film\’s funniest–Seth Rogen and Anna Faris–headline this dark comedy set in the world of…a shopping mall. Head of security Ronnie Barnhardt can\’t wait for the day when he has real power as a cop, but when shoppers are harassed by a flasher, he sees his chance to prove his worth. Directed by Jody Hill (THE FOOT FIST WAY), OBSERVE AND REPORT also stars Michael Pena and Ray Liotta.
8. Knowing - $3.6M
Based on a story by author Ryne Douglas Pearson, KNOWING is a moody sci-fi thriller that stars Nicolas Cage as John Koestler, a widowed MIT astrophysicist who lives in wooded seclusion with his young son, Caleb (Chandler Canterbury). When Caleb is handed an envelope unearthed from a school time capsule buried 50 years earlier, its cryptic numerical sequence captures the interest of his dad, who soon realizes the powerful significance of the document, which seems to predict major world disasters throughout history. Unfortunately, there are three calamities that have yet to unfold, and John, aided reluctantly by widowed mom Diana Wayland (Rose Byrne) and her daughter, Abby (Lara Robinson), must try to unravel the mystery of the numbers before many more lives are lost.<br><br>Alex Proyass follow-up to 2004s I, ROBOT, KNOWING returns to the shadowy atmosphere of the directors revered cult film, DARK CITY, while staying within the realm of the Hollywood big-budget disaster movie. Though the plot takes some outlandish turns, the film is grounded by solid performances from Cage, Byrne, and the impressive child actors, and Proyas further anchors the proceedings in moments of captivatingly bleak realism. Like the remake of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, KNOWING is a pensive and melancholy thriller that rewards discerning viewers willing to follow its strange and intriguing tale.
9. I Love You, Man - $3.3M
Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward “man-dates,” before meeting Sydney Fife, a charming, opinionated man with whom he instantly bonds. But the closer the two men get, the more Peter\’s relationship with Zooey suffers, ultimately forcing him to choose between his fiancee and his new found “bro,” in a story that comically explores what it truly means to be a “friend.”
More Than a Game
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Love N’ Dancing
In this romance, two dancers get a second chance at proving their talent. Jake Mitchell (screenwriter and producer Tom Malloy) is a skilled dancer whose abilities are even more impressive when one realizes that Jake is deaf. But Jake worries that his title of World West Coast Swing Champion wasnt truly earned and that the judges only awarded the prize because of his deafness. Jessica Donovan (CRANKs Amy Smart) spends her time as a teacher, but she longs for the days when she was a young dancer. When she and her fiancé schedule dance lessons with Jake to prepare for her wedding, she gets a taste of everything she misses. Plus, her fiancé is too busy for the lessons, and she and Jake find that theres more than just West Coast Swing drawing them together. The partners decide to enter the championships, but will their tentative romance keep them from the win? LOVE N DANCING also stars Billy Zane, Rachel Dratch, and Caroline Rhea.
