Friday, September 12, 2008

In Theaters This Week 12th September

Righteous Kill
Copyright © 2008 Overture Films

Most people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun.

Veteran New York City police detectives on the trail of a vigilante serial killer in the adrenaline fueled psychological thriller Righteous Kill, directed by Jon Avnet (Red Corner, Fried Green Tomatoes) and written by Russell Gewirtz (Inside Man). The cast also features hip-hop superstar Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson (Get Rich or Die Tryin').

After 30 years as partners in the pressure cooker environment of the NYPD, highly decorated Detectives David Fisk and Thomas Cowan should be ready for retirement, but aren't. Before they can hang up their badges, they are called in to investigate the murder of a notorious pimp, which appears to have ties to a case they solved years before.

Like the original murder, the victim is a suspected criminal whose body is found accompanied by a four line poem justifying the killing. When additional crimes take place, it becomes clear the detectives are looking for a serial killer, one who targets criminals that have fallen through the cracks of the judicial system. His mission is to do what the cops can't do on their own -- take the culprits off the streets for good. The similarities between the recent killings and their earlier case raise a nagging question: Did they put the wrong man behind bars?
September 12th, 2008
Jon Avnet
Russell Gerwitz
Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, 50 Cent, Carla Gugino, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Dan Futterman, Trilby Glover, Rob Dyrdek, Mark Famiglietti, Denis O'Hare, Katie Chonacas, Brett Granstaff, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Alan Blumenfeld
Overture Films
Crime, Drama, Thriller
righteouskill-themovie.com
R for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and brief drug use
101 minutes



The Women
Copyright © 2008 Picturehouse

"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.






September 12th, 2008
Diane English
Diane English
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
Picturehouse
Drama
thewomenthemovie.com
PG-13 for for sex-related material, language, some drug use and brief smoking
114 minutes




Burn After Reading
Copyright © 2008 Focus Features


A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it.






September 12th, 2008
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
George Clooney, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton
Focus Features
Comedy
burnafterreading.com
R for for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence
96 minutes



The Family That Prey's
Copyright © 2008 Lionsgate Pictures

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.





September 12th, 2008
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry, Jennifer Hudson, Sanaa Lathan, Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Rockmond Dunbar, Taraji P. Henson, Robin Givens, Cole Hause
Lionsgate
Comedy, Drama, Family
familythatpreysmovie.com
PG-13 for for thematic material, sexual references and brief violence
111 minutes

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