Opening Friday, March 5

Alice in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll's novel takes new form under the direction of Tim Burton. 19-year-old Alice has returned to her childhood fantasy land and reunites with old friends and foes. With the evil Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) still holding the throne, Alice is given the task to end her rule of terror.

Brooklyn's Finest

Sworn in to protect and serve in the NYPD, three distinctly different officers find themselves in the midst of the violence and corruption of New York's most dangerous precinct. Worn out veteran Eddie Dugan (Richard Gere), narcotics officer Sal Procida (Ethan Hawke) and wavering undercover cop Clarence "Tango" Butler (Don Cheadle) struggle with their own personal and emotional burdens while also performing one of the world's most difficult jobs.

 

Opening Friday, March 12

 

Remember Me

New Yorker Tyler (Robert Pattinson) lives a life of rebellion that has caused a strain on his relationship with his father (Pierce Brosnan). Just when Tyler thinks no one understands where he is coming from, an unexpected event draws him to Ally (Emilie de Ravin). Tyler isn't looking for love but it finds it as Ally helps him find happiness and meaning in life. But when secrets are uncovered, complications ensue and what once drew them together begins to tear them apart.

 

Opening Friday, March 19

 

The Bounty Hunter

Bounty Hunter Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler) is sent on his next mission but it is a task he has never faced before; the target is his ex-wife. While Boyd thinks taking her to the slammer will be an easy chore, Nicole (Jennifer Aniston) is a reporter working on a murder case cover-up and has an agenda of her own. The adventure begins when the infamous duo is reunited and they find themselves in a constant chase and run for their careers and lives.

 

Opening Friday, March 26

 

Hot Tub Time Machine

When four friends find their lives stuck in a rut, they plan a get-away trip to the ski resort where they used to live it up. After an evening of intense drinking and soaking in the hot tub, Adam (John Cusack), Lou (Rob Corddry), Nick (Craig Robinson), and Jacob (Clark Duke) hope their painful lives of lost love, video-game addictions and living in the past can be erased just for one night. But in a turn of events they get more than they ask for, finding themselves waking up in the ‘80s. Each man is determined not to repeat their same mistakes in hopes of creating the lives they have always wanted.

OPENING FRIDAY, DEC. 4

Armored
When young armored car guard Ty Hackett (Columbus Short) has trouble making ends meet, he asks for more shifts. Instead, he gets a dangerous offer from fellow guards: help them steal their own shipment of $42 million. Cochrane (Matt Dillon) promises that no one will get hurt, but things don't always go as planned. Lawrence Fishburne and Jean Reno also star as members of the team.

Brothers
Danish army officer Sam (Tobey Maguire) is presumed dead when his helicopter crashes deep in Afghanistan during a peacekeeping mission. Back at home, his brother Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal) grows close to Sam's family, especially to his wife Grace (Natalie Portman). When Sam returns home after rescue from captivity, things are not what they were when he left, and the good news of his survival quickly puts brothers at odds.

OPENING FRIDAY, DEC. 11

Invictus
This is the inspiring true story of the 1995 South African World Cup rugby team. Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) teams up with player Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), leading the team to victory and reuniting the nation after the fall of Apartheid. Directed by Clint Eastwood and based on the John Carlin book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Changed a Nation.

The Lovely Bones
In Peter Jackson's adaptation of the same-name novel by Alice Sebold, a 14-year-old girl (Saoirse Ronan) is raped and murdered by her neighbor (Stanley Tucci). She then watches from a heaven-like place, "the in-between," as her family grieves and her murderer prepares to strike again. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to recover from their loss.

OPENING FRIDAY, DEC. 18

Avatar
In James Cameron's 3D sci-fi epic, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) is an ex-Marine who was paralyzed from the waist down in combat on Earth. Now, he's headed to a lush, jungle-covered moon called Pandora, home to a variety of incredible life forms. Because of his paralysis, Sully is selected to participate in the Avatar program, which will enable him to walk again, as a member of Pandora's native humanoid race, the Na'vi. Their civilization is primitive compared to what humans have on Earth, but when humans encroach too deep into their unspoiled forests for valuable minerals, they use their 10-foot stature, superior physical abilities and warrior skills to defend their threatened existence. Sully, as one of the Na'vi, is torn between Earth's military-industrial efforts and the love he has found with a young Na'vi called Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña).

OPENING FRIDAY, DEC. 25

Sherlock Holmes
Robert Downey Jr. stars as the famous sleuth in director Guy Ritchie's dynamic portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic characters. Alongside his trusted colleague, John Watson (Jude Law), Holmes must stop a plot by the murderous cult leader Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) to destroy England.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The immortal, thousand-year-old Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) is the leader a traveling theatre troupe, the pinnacle of which is a magical mirror through which audience members may explore their own imaginations. But, this mirror and his immortality came at a price: Doctor Parnassus made a deal with the Devil (Tom Waits), who now comes to collect the arrangement, targeting the doctor's young daughter (Lily Cole). The late Heath Ledger filmed the first part of the movie as Tony, a mysterious outsider who navigates surreal landscapes in attempt to save the doctor's daughter. Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law portray transformations of his character, filmed after the young actor's death in 2008.

Up in the Air
For Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), moving is living. With almost 10 million frequent-flyer miles to his name, this corporate downsizing expert ("career transition counselor") lives life on the move, numbing himself with sex, booze and drugs, completely at home on the road. But just when he's met Natalie (Anna Kendrick), the frequent-flying woman of his dreams, his company decides to ground him at headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. Adapted from the same-name novel by Walter Kim.

OPENING FRIDAY, NOV. 6

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Based on the true events described in Jon Ronson's same-titled book, this comedy follows reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan MacGregor) on an adventure into a top-secret government program that attempts to use psychic powers to end war as we know it. An all-star cast also includes George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Spacey.

The Fourth Kind

In 1972, ufologist J. Allen Hynek established a classification system to describe alien encounters. The fourth kind is the rarest-alien abduction. This first major film from writer-director Olatunde Osunsanmi, which claims to be based on actual events, investigates a disproportionately high number of reported alien abductions in Nome, Alaska, over the last 40 years. Milla Jovovich stars as psychotherapist Dr. Abigail Tyler.

OPENING FRIDAY, NOV. 13

2012

Never before have so many religions, cultures, scientists, and goverments so fearfully anticipated a single year. When a global cataclysm threatens to wipe out humanity, a U.S. government agency attempts to use ships to ensure the survival of our species. John Cusack stars as science-fiction writer Jackson Curtis.

Pirate Radio (aka The Boat that Rocked)

Radio Rock is a pirate radio ship that roams the waters off the coast of the U.K. Carl (Tom Sturridge) arrives on board in a last-ditch effort to get his life on track. The ship's band of ramshackle DJs, led by The Count (Phillip Seymour Hoffman), soon find Carl on a search for love and his true father.

OPENING FRIDAY, NOV. 20

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Acclaimed director Wes Anderson brings to life the tale of the Fox family in his first animated film, based on Roald Dahl's book of the same name. Mr. Fox (featuring the voice of George Clooney) is forced to steal a meal from one of the three miserly farmers who live near his family's den under a hill. The greedy farmers band together to end Mr. Fox once and for all.

Planet 51

In this animated adventure from Madrid-based Ilion Animation Studios, human astronaut Captain Chuck Baker (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) lands on Planet 51, thinking he's the first to set foot on its sunny surface. However, he soon discovers that green people inhabit the planet in a white-picket-fence society reminiscent of the 1950's U.S.

The Blind Side

Based on Michael Lewis' 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, this film follows Baltimore Ravens' offensive lineman Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) from his impoverished upbringing, through his days at Briarcrest Christian School, his adoption by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy (Tim McGraw and Sandra Bullock, respectively), and on to his days as a highly coveted college football star.

OPENING FRIDAY, NOV. 25

Ninja Assassin

When he was a child, Raizo (South Korean star Rain) was kidnapped and raised by the mythical Ozunu Clan to be an assassin. When the clan executes his friend, Raizo goes into hiding, only to return for revenge. Mika Coretti (Naomie Harris), a Europol agent investigating the suspicious activity of the Ozunu Clan, joins Raizo in his quest to take them out.

Nine

World-famous film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) reaches a massive creative and personal crisis while juggling the seven women in his life: his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penelope Cruz), his film star muse (Nicole Kidman), his confidant and costume designer (Judi Dench), a young American fashion journalist (Kate Hudson), the whore from his youth (Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson of Black Eyed Peas fame) and his mother (Sophia Loren).

OPENING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2



Whip It
Adapted from the young-adult novel Derby Girl by author Shauna Cross and directed by Drew Barrymore, Whip It is the story of misfit girl, Bliss (Ellen Page of Juno fame) who leaves the world of beauty pageants to join a roller derby and escape her small-town misery. Most of the film was shot in and around Ann Arbor.



Zombieland
The U.S. has been ravaged by a zombie plague, and four intrepid survivors must cross the country from coast to coast, led by bad-boy zombie slayer, Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) on his quest for the very last Twinkie. As they battle the undead—more erratic and dangerous than the traditional, lumbering zombie—they must decide which is worse: relying on each other or succumbing to the zombies.


OPENING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16

A Serious Man
Joel and Ethan Cohen present this black comedy set in the 1967 Midwest, where Professor Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) watches his life unravel. His wife (Sari Lennick) prepares to leave him for a colleague, his inept brother (Richard Kind) takes up permanent residence on his couch, a student attempts to bribe and later threatens to sue him, and his children steal money from his wallet.

Law Abiding Citizen
Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) takes matters into his own hands when one of the criminals who killed his wife and daughter gets cooperation from the district attorney’s office. Successful, but corrupt, assistant D.A. Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) finds himself at the center of Shelton’s deadly plot for vigilante justice. From F. Gary Gray, director of The Italian Job.

Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s story comes to life in this Spike Jonze adaptation. When Max (Max Records) is sent to bed without supper, he dons his wolf suit, creates an ocean, and sails to the land of the Wild Things, where seven imaginary monsters crown him as their ruler. Development for film began in the early ‘90s, but filming didn’t start until 2006.


OPENING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

Amelia
Hilary Swank stars as Amelia Earhart, the famous pilot who disappeared in 1937 during an attempt to fly around the globe. The film follows her preceding rise to fame and rocky relationship with husband George Putnam (Richard Gere), who organized her sponsorship and promoted her famous flights.


OPENING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

Gentlemen Broncos
Benjamin Purvis (Michael Angarano) is a homeschooled teen who aspires to escape into his own fantasy writing. His dreams are nearly dashed, however, when acclaimed novelist Ronald Chevalier (Jemaine Clement of Flight of the Conchords fame) rips off Benjamin’s best idea yet at a fantasy convention.

Youth in Revolt
Determined to lose his virginity after his parents’ breakup, Nick Twisp (Michael Cera) meets the girl of his dreams, intellectual Sheeni Saunders (Portia Doubleday), while on vacation in a trailer park. Nick must overcome Sheeni’s poet ex-boyfriend and tempermental parents, as well as his own insecurities, before he can reach his goal. Adapted from the same-name novel by C. D. Payne.