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RSS Feed - Early ReportThe Early Report for January 20, 2010: Part One
January 20th, 2010
This first section of The Early Report features the most detailed listings on the Internet of all films scheduled to be released in the upcoming four weeks, including actual and estimated screen counts, running times and ratings. This week's report covers 24 known new movies opening in theatres between Friday 1/22/09 and Friday 2/12/10, plus dozens more titles expanding their runs during this timeframe.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Extraordinary MeasuresLogline: A couple searches for a doctor to help find a cure for their two children's rare genetic disorder
Featuring: Meredith Droeger, Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, Keri Russell, Diego Velazquez
Director: Tom Vaughan
Writer: Robert Nelson Jacobs, based on the book by Geeta Anand
Distributor: CBS Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: 1750 plus playdates on January 22
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic material, language, and a mild suggestive moment
Running Time: 109 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
Legion
Logline: After a terrifying biblical apocalypse descends upon the world, a group of strangers stranded in a remote truck stop diner in the Southwest unwittingly become humanity's last line of defense when they discover the diner's young waitress is pregnant with the messiah
Featuring: Paul Bettany, Lucas Black, Kevin Durand, Charles S. Dutton, Tyrese Gibson, Willa Holland, Doug Jones, Adrianne Palicki, Dennis Quaid, Jon Tenney, Kate Walsh
Director: Scott Stewart
Writers: Peter Schink and Scott Stewart
Distributor: Screen Gems
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2750 plus playdates on January 22
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, and language
Running Time: 100 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Misconceptions
Logline: A religiously conservative, married southern woman receives a message from God instructing her to act as a surrogate mother for a married gay couple
Featuring: Sam Ball, Sarah Carter, A.J. Cook, Orlando Jones, David Moscow, David Sutcliffe
Director: Ron Satlof
Writers: Ira Pearlstein & Ron Satlof
Distributor: Regent Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Quad Cinema in New York City and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on January 22
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 95 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Murder in Fashion: The Andrew Cunanan Story
Logline: An aging gay boy toy goes on a nationwide murder spree
Featuring: Stacey Dash, Robert Miano, Jonathan Trent, Cerina Vincent
Director: Ben Waller
Writer: Linda Boroff
Distributor: Regent Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Quad Cinema in New York City and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on January 22
MPAA Rating: R for violence, language, some sexual content and drug use
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
The Paranoids
Logline: A failing screenwriter in Buenos Aires who lives in an almost intense state of paranoia is thrown into a near desperate funk when he discovers his childhood friend has unflatteringly modeled him as the lead character on a successful TV show. In Spanish with subtitles
Featuring: Miguel Dedovich, Martín Feldman, Daniel Hendler, Walter Jakob, Jazmín Stuart
Director: Gabriel Medina
Writers: Nicolas Gueilburt and Gabriel Medina
Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Cinema Village in New York City on January 22
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 98 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
To Save a Life
Logline: After a childhood friend's death, an all-star athlete must change his life and sacrifice his dreams to save the lives of others
Featuring: Steven Crowder, Deja Kreutzberg, D. David Morin, Randy Wayne, Joshua Weigel
Director: Brian Baugh
Writer: Jim Britts
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: 250 plus playdates on January 22
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, a sexual situation/partial nudity and some language
Running Time: 120 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Tooth Fairy
Logline: A minor league hockey player known as "The Tooth Fairy" is sentenced to one week community service as a real tooth fairy
Featuring: Julie Andrews, Bill Crystal, Brandon T. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd
Director: Michael Lembeck
Writers: Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel
Distributor: Twentieth Century-Fox
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3000 plus playdates on January 22
MPAA Rating: PG for mild language, some rude humor and sports action
Running Time: 102 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
Watercolors
Logline: When a gifted, young artist arrives at the opening of his first New York exhibition, his erotic paintings trigger memories of his first love, a troubled athlete whose depression and self-denial led to suicide
Featuring: Ellie Araiza, Karen Black, Kyle Clare, Greg Louganis, Tye Olson
Director: David Oliveras
Writer: David Oliveras
Distributor: Regent Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Quad Cinema in New York City and Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on January 22
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 114 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Expanding today
Crazy Heart: Opens in Albany, Ann Arbor, Boca Raton, Buffalo, Columbus OH, Honolulu, Indianapolis, Kansas City MO, Las Vegas, Madison, Miami, Milwaukee, Montreal, Orlando, Rochester, Sacramento and St. Louis
A Single Man: Opens at Landmark's Keystone Art Cinemas in Indianapolis and in additional playdates in select markets
35 Shots of Rum: Opens at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago
A Town Called Panic: Opens at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley, Landmark's Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia, the Rafael Film Center in San Rafael CA and in San Francisco and Seattle
The White Ribbon: Opens at Landmark's Albany Twin in Albany CA, the Shirlington 7 in Arlington VA, Landmark's Bethesda Row Cinemas in Bethesda MD, the Kew Gardens Cinemas in Kew Gardens NY, the Malverne Cinemas in Malverne NY, the Sequoia Twin in Mill Valley CA, Landamrk's Lagoon Cinemas in Minneapolis, Landmark's Aquarius Twin in Palo Alto, Landmark's Ritz 5 in Philadelphia, the Century Five in Pleasant Hill CA, Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas in San Diego and Landmark's E Street Cinemas in Washington DC
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe: Opens at Landmark's Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis
Friday, January 29, 2010
After Dark Horrorfest 2009Logline: Fourth festival of eight independent horror films: Dread, The Final, The Graves, Hidden, Kill Theory, Lake Mungo, The Reeds, Zombies of Mass Destruction
Featuring: Laura Donnelly, Shaun Evans, Clare Grant, Taryn Manning, Bill Moseley, Jillian Murray, Jackson Rathbone, Tony Todd, Amanda Wyss
Distributor: After Dark Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Arnold 14 in Arnold MO, the Galaxy 14 in Bloomington IL, the Metroplex 18 in Buena Park CA, the Canton 18 in Canton MI, the Galaxy 14 in Chesterfield MO, the Showplace East 18 in Evansville IN, the Farmingdale Multiplex in Farmingdale NY, the Animas 10 in Farmington NM, the Rivertown 20 in Grandville MI, the Cinemagic Theatre in Hooksett NH, the Hamilton 16 in Indianapolis, the Legends 14 in Kansas City KS, the Telshor 12 in Las Cruces NM, the Lansing 20 in Lansing MI, the Beverly Center 13 in Los Angeles, the Great Lakes 16 in Mentor OH, the Village VII in New York City, the O’Fallon 15 in O'Fallon IL, the Mission Market 13 in Oceanside CA, the Melbourne 16 in Orlando, the Village Walk 15 in Pico Rivera CA, the Plymouth Meeting 12 in Plymouth Meeting PA, the Pompano 18 in Pompano FL, the Revere Cinemas in Revere MA, the Galaxy 14 in Rochester MN, the Rosemont 18 in Rosemont IL, the Cinemagic Theatre in Saco ME, the Eastern Shore 14 in Spanish Fort AL, the Magic Lantern Theater in Spokane, the Campbell 16 in Springfield MO, the Ronnie's 20 in St. Louis, the Surprise Pointe 14 in Surprise AZ, the Highland 14 in Triadelphia WV , the Silverado 16 in Tomball TX, the South Center 16 in Tukwila WA, the Warwick 12 in Warwick RI, the Grove 16 in Wesley Chapel FL and the Cinemagic 16 in Westbrook ME on January 29
MPAA Rating: All films rated R
Running Time: Dread: 94 minutes, The Graves: 88 minutes, Hidden: 85 minutes, Lake Mungo: 87 minutes, Kill Theory: 85 minutes, The Final: 92 minutes, The Reeds: 86 minutes, Zombies of Mass Destruction: 89 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (The Final, The Graves, Kill Theory, Lake Mungo, The Reeds, Zombies of Mass Destruction), Anamorphic (Dread, Hidden)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Edge of Darkness
Logline: A homicide detective investigating the murder of his daughter uncovers not only her secret life but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence
Featuring: Mel Gibson, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic, Shawn Roberts, Ray Winstone
Director: Martin Campbell
Writers: William Monohan and Andrew Bovell, based on the BBC series written by Troy Kennedy Martin
Distributor: Warner Brothers Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2850 plus playdates on January 29
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence and language
Running Time: 116 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
North Face
Logline: Nazi propagandists urges a group of Alpinists to conquer the unconquered north face of the Eiger for the glory of the Fatherland. In German with subtitles
Featuring: Benno Furmann, Florian Lukas, Simon Schwarz, Ulrich Tukur, Johanna Wokalek
Director: Philipp Stolzl
Writers: Christoph Silber, Philipp Stolzl, Rupert Henning and Johannes Naber, story by Benedikt Roeskau
Distributor: Music Box Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and Landmark's Sunshine Cinemas in New York City, and the Screen Theatre in Santa Fe on January 29
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 121 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Saint John of Las Vegas
Logline: An ex-gambler is lured back into the game by a veteran insurance-fraud investigator
Featuring: Steve Buscemi, John Cho, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Peter Dinklage, Romany Malco, Tim Blake Nelson, Sarah Silverman
Director: Hue Rhodes
Writer: Hue Rhodes, loosely based on "Inferno" by Dante Alegheri
Distributor: IndieVest Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Los Angeles and New York City on January 29
MPAA Rating: R for language and some nudity
Running Time: 85 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
When in Rome
Logline: After stealing some coins from a reputed fountain of love, a New York party planner finds herself pursued by the men who threw those coins in
Featuring: Will Arnett, Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Jon Heder, Anjelica Huston, Dax Shepard
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Writers: David Diamond & David Weissman
Distributor: Touchstone Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2750 plus playdates on January 29
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some suggestive content
Running Time: 91 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Expanding today
Broken Embraces: Opens at the Ragtag Cinema in Columbia MO and the Moxie Cinema in Springfield MO
Crazy Heart: Opens in Albuquerque, Calgary, Champagne IL, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Des Moines, Edmonton, Knoxville, Lansing, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk VA, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Providence RI, Richmond VA, San Antonio, Springfield IL, Tucson and Tulsa OK
44 Inch Chest: Opens at Landmark's Sunshine Cinemas in New York City, Landmark's E Street Cinemas in Washington DC and in San Diego
The Maid: Opens at the Museum Theatre in Fort Worth
Misconceptions: Opens at the Roxie Film Center in San Francisco
Murder in Fashion: The Andrew Cunanan Story: Opens at the Roxie Film Center in San Francisco
Police, Adjective: Opens at Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia and Landmark's Varsity Theatre in Seattle
35 Shots of Rum: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta
A Town Called Panic: Opens at the Institute of Art Theatre in Detroit, Landmark's Nuart Theatre in West Los Angeles and in Denver
Watercolors: Opens at the Roxie Film Center in San Francisco
The White Ribbon: Opens at the Angelika Film Center in Dallas, Landmark's Chez Artiste Theatre in Denver, Landmark's River Oaks Theatre in Houston and Landmark's Harvard Exit Twin in Seattle
Wonderful World: Opens at the Robinson Film Center in Shreveport
Friday, February 5, 2010
Dear JohnLogline: A soldier falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave
Featuring: Richard Jenkins, Scott Porter, Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum, Henry Thomas
Director: Lasse Hallström
Writer: Jamie Linden, based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks
Distributor: Screen Gems
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2750 plus playdates on February 5
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sensuality and violence
Running Time: 109 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
District 13: Ultimatum
Logline: An undercover cop and an ex-thug team to bring peace to the troubled sector that is controlled by five different gang bosses, before the city's secret services take drastic measures to solve the problem
Featuring: David Belle, Daniel Duval, Cyril Raffaelli, Philippe Torreton, Elodie Yung
Director: Patrick Alessandrin
Writer: Luc Besson, based on characters created by Luc Besson and Bibi Naceri
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley, Landmark's Main Art Theatre in Detroit, Landmark's Lagoon Cinemas in Minneapolis, the Village East Cinemas in New York City, Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia, Landmark's Lumiere 3 in San Francisco, the Screen Cinemas in Santa Fe, Landmark's Varsity Theatre in Seattle, Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on February 5
MPAA Rating: R for some violence, language and drug material
Running Time: 101 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
From Paris with Love
Logline: A young employee in the office of the US Ambassador hooks up with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city
Featuring: Richard Durden, Johnathan Rhys Meyers, Kasia Smutniak, John Travolta
Director: Pierre Morel
Writer: Adi Hasak, story by Luc Besson
Distributor: Lionsgate
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2500 plus playdates on February 5
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence throughout, drug content, pervasive language and brief sexuality
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
Red Riding: 1974
Logline: A rookie journalist looks to solve the increasingly vexing case of a serial killer on the loose
Featuring: Sean Bean, John Bradshaw, Andrew Garfield, Rebecca Hall, David Morrissey
Director: Julian Jarrold
Writer: Tony Grisoni, based on the novel by David Peace
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the IFC Film Center in New York City on February 5
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 102 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Red Riding: 1980
Logline: Police corruption interferes with the search for a killer
Featuring: Warren Clarke, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan, David Morrissey, Maxine Peake
Director: James Marsh
Writer: Tony Grisoni, based on the novel by David Peace
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the IFC Film Center in New York City on February 5
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 102 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Red Riding: 1983
Logline: A police superintendent believes he may have helped convict an innocent man after noticing similarities between a recent disappearance and a rash of abductions nearly a decade before
Featuring: Mark Addy, Sean Bean, Warren Clarke, Shaun Dooley, David Morrissey
Director: Anand Tucker
Writer: Tony Grisoni, based on the novel by David Peace
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the IFC Film Center in New York City on February 5
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 102 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital
Expanding today
Broken Embraces: Opens at the Broadway Centre Cinemas in Salt Lake City
Crazy Heart: Opens in Anchorage, Asheville, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Boise, Charlottesville, Colorado Springs, Corpus Christi, Dayton OH, Ft. Myers, Gainesville, Grand Rapids, Halifax, Harrisburg PA, Ithaca NY, Jacksonville, Kitchener, Lexington, Ottawa, Portland ME, Raleigh NC, Reno, Salt Lake City, Santa Fe, Sarasota, Spokane, St. John, Syracuse, Tallahassee, Tampa,
Victoria BC and Winnipeg
44 Inch Chest: Opens at Landmark's Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, Landmark's Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia and in San Francisco
M. Hulot's Holiday: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta
Police, Adjective: Opens at Landmark's Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis
35 Shots of Rum: Opens at the Cinematheque in Cleveland
A Town Called Panic: Opens at the University Town Center 6 in Irvine CA and at Landmark's Ken Cinema in San Diego
The White Ribbon: Opens at the Tara 4 in Atlanta, the Shadowood 16 in Boca Raton, Landmark's Main Art Theatre in Detroit, the South Beach 18 in Miami, the Osio Plaza 6 in Monterey, the Fox Tower 10 in Portland OR, the Nickelodeon Cinemas in Santa Cruz, the Rialto Lakeside Cinemas in Santa Rosa CA and Landmark's Plaza Frontenac Cinemas in St. Louis
Friday, February 12, 2010
My Name Is KhanLogline: An unconventional hero embarks on an incredible journey across America in order to win back the love of his life
Featuring: Christopher B. Duncan, Steffany Huckaby, Kajol, Shahrukh Khan, Carl Marino
Director: Karan Johar
Writers: Shibani Bathija and Niranjan Iyengar
Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on February 12
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
October Country
Logline: Documents an American family struggling for stability while haunted by the ghosts of war
Directors: Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher
Distributor: International Film Circuit
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the IFC Film Center in New York City on February 12
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 80 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Sound Format: Stereo
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Logline: A trouble-prone teen suspected of stealing Zeus' ligtning thief must return the god's property and find out who the real culprit is
Featuring: Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Rosario Dawson, Logan Lerman, Uma Thurman
Director: Chris Columbus
Writer: Craig Titley, based on the novel by Rick Riordan
Distributor: Twentieth Century-Fox
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3500 plus playdates on February 12
MPAA Rating: PG for action violence and peril, some scary images and suggestive material, and mild language
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS
Valentine’s Day
Logline: Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day
Featuring: Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts, Taylor Swift
Director: Garry Marshall
Writer: Katherine Fugate, story by Katherine Fugate and Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3000 plus playdates on February 12
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual material and brief partial nudity
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
The Wolfman
Logline: Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, a man is bitten, and subsequently cursed by, a werewolf
Featuring: Emily Blunt, Benecio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving
Director: Joe Johnston
Writers: Andrew Kevin Walker and David Self, based on the 1941 film written by Curt Siodmak
Distributor: Universal Studios
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3650 plus playdates on February 12
MPAA Rating: R for bloody horror violence and gore
Running Time: 125 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sound Format: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Expanding today
Broken Embraces: Opens at the Flicks Theatre in Boise
District 13: Ultimatum: Opens at the Starz Film Center in Denver
44 Inch Chest: Opens at Landmark's Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta and in Seattle
Police, Adjective: Opens at Landmark's Chez Artiste Theatre in Denver, Landmark's Ken Cinema in San Diego and the Nickelodeon Theatre in Santa Cruz
35 Shots of Rum: Opens at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland OR and in St. Louis
A Town Called Panic: Opens at the Wexner at the Gateway Cinemas in Columbus OH and Landmark's E Street Cinemas in Washington DC
The White Ribbon: Opens at the Guild Cinema in Albuquerque, the Arbor Cinemas at Great Hills in Austin, the Charles Theatre in Baltimore, the Century 16 in Boulder, the Modern Art Museum Theatre in Fort Worth, the Jupiter 18 in Jupiter FL, the Suncoast 16 in Las Vegas, Landmark's Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee, the Cinemas Palme D'Or in Palm Desert CA, the Westhampton Twin in Richmond VA, the Plaza Del Oro Theatre in Santa Barbara, the CCA Cinematheque in Santa Fe and the Miracle 5 in Tallahassee
For Release Dates Changes and Estimated Screen Counts for films scheduled for release between late-February 2010 and 2013, please visit the second section of The Early Report
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