In Theaters This Week 16th October 2009

Three new releases hit the multiplexes this weekend nationally hoping to strike gold and shake up the establishment. Leading the charge is the family film Where the Wild Things Are which gets the widest release by far and stands the best chance of capturing the number one spot. Also debuting is the horror film The Stepfather and the action drama Law Abiding Citizen. Based on the 1963 picture book, Where the Wild Things Are makes its way to the big screen on Friday hoping to capture a wide audience of kids, parents, and young adult hipsters. Directed by Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich), the PG-rated film takes a short but wildly popular children's book and expands it into a 100-minute film which may be looked at as being either genius or bloated, depending on what moviegoers are looking for.

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Where The Wild Things Are
Copyright © 2009 Warner Bros Pictures

Maurice Sendak's classic book comes to the big screen in an adventure tale for every generation. "Where the Wild Things Are" follows the adventure of Max (Max Records), a mischievous young boy who is sent to his room after rebelling against his mother (Catherine Keener). Max's imagination is free to roam, and it soon transports him to a thriving forest bordering a vast sea. Delighted, he sets sail for the land of the Wild Things, where mischief reigns and Max rules. In bringing this imaginative fantasy to life, Jonze leads a team of filmmakers incorporating the most dynamic elements of voice performance, live-action puppetry and computer animation.

	October 16th, 2009
	Spike Jonze
	Dave Eggers, Spike Jonze
	Catherine Keener, Benicio Del Toro, Forest Whitaker, Lauren Ambrose, Catherine O'Hara, Tom Noonan, Michael Berry, James Gandolfini
	Warner Bros. Pictures
	Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
	wherethewildthingsare.com
	PG mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language
	1 hour 34 minutes

The Stepfather
Copyright © 2009 Screen Gems [Sony]

Michael Harding (Penn Badgley) returns home from military school to find his mother (Sela Ward) happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David (Dylan Walsh). As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

	October 16th, 2009
	Nelson McCormick
	Joe Cardone
	Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Penn Badgley, Adrianne Palicki, Amber Heard, Paige Turco, Braeden LeMasters, Skyler Samuels, Jon Tenney
	Screen Gems (Sony)
	Drama, Horror, Thriller
	welcometothefamily.com
	PG-13 intense sequences of violence, disturbing images, mature thematic material and brief sensuality
	1 hour 44 minutes

Law Abiding Citizen
Copyright © 2009 Overture Films

"Law Abiding Citizen" follows a successful assistant D.A. (Butler) who finds himself at the center of a vigilante plot hatched by a traumatized victim of the legal system (Foxx). Foxx's character is devastated to learn that, because of a plea bargain, one of his wife and daughter's murderers will be set free. So he unleashes revenge on the killers and those who made the deal.

	October 16th, 2009
	F. Gary Gray
	Kurt Wimmer, Frank Darabont, Sheldon Turner, David Ayer
	Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Viola Davis, Bruce McGill, Leslie Bibb, Colm Meaney, Regina Hall, Michael Irby
	Overture Films
	Crime, Drama, Thriller
	www1.orange.co.uk/lawabidingcitizen
	R strong bloody brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape, and pervasive language
	1 hour 48 minutes