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July 25th, 2012
The Early Report features the most detailed listings on the Internet of all films scheduled to be released in the upcoming weeks, including actual and estimated screen counts, running times and ratings. This week's report covers 55 new openers in theatres between Wednesday, July 25 and Friday, August 17, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Iron SkyLogline: Seventy years after fleeing the final days of World War II, the remaining members of a secret Nazi space program decide it is time to return from the Moon to retake Earth
Featuring: Julia Dietze, Götz Otto, Christopher Kirby, Tilo Prückner, Udo Kier
Director: Timo Vuorensola
Writers: Johanna Sinisalo and Jarmo Puskala
Distributor: eOne Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: One night only screenings at the Rave 18 in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Centre 9 in San Francisco and the Studio Movie Grille in Wheaton IL on July 25
MPAA Rating: R for language and some violence
Running Time: 93 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Ruby Sparks
Logline: A novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance by creating a female character he thinks will love him and willing her into existence
Featuring: Antonio Banderas, Annette Benning, Steve Coogan, Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Chris Messina
Directors: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Writer: Zoe Kazan
Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Bethesda Row Cinemas in Bethesda MD, the Century City 15 in Century City CA, the Century Centre Cinemas and the River East 21 in Chicago, the Evanston 12 in Evanston IL, the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood, the Lincoln Square Cinemas and the Union Square 14 in New York City, the Metreon 16 in San Francisco, the E Street Cinemas and the Georgetown 14 in Washington DC, and the Landmark 12 in West Los Angeles on July 25
MPAA Rating: R for language including some sexual references, and for some drug use
Running Time: 104 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Met Opera Summer Encore Series: Der Rosenkavalier
Logline: An older woman watches as her younger lover falls in love with another woman. In German with subtitles
Featuring: Renee Fleming, Susan Graham, Christine Schafer, Eric Cutler, Thomas Allen, Kristinn Sigmundsson
Distributor: Fathom Events
Opening Week Release Pattern: One night only release at 400 plus playdates on July 25
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 200 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Friday, July 27, 2012
Ai Weiwei: Never SorryLogline: Documents the life of the Chinese artist and activist. In English and in
Director: Alison Klayman
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the IFC Film Center in New York City on July 27
MPAA Rating: R for some language
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Big Boys Gone Bananas!*
Logline: Documents the efforts of the Dole Food Company as they wage a campaign to prevent a pair of Swedish filmmakers from showing their documentary about a lawsuit against the company. In English and in Swedish with subtitles
Director: Fredrik Gertten
Distributor: WG Film
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Quad Cinema in New York City on July 27
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Falling Overnight
Logline: Two new lovers go on an intimate and exhilarating journey through their city the night before one of them goes in for brain surgery
Featuring: Parker Croft, Emilia Zoryan
Director: Conrad Jackson
Writers: Conrad Jackson & Parker Croft & Aaron Golden
Distributor: DPO Productions
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Cinema Village Theatre in New York City on July 27
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 88 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Killer Joe
Logline: When a debt puts a young man's life in danger, he turns to putting a hit out on his evil mother in order to collect the insurance
Featuring: Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon, Emile Hirsch, Matthew McConaughey, Juno Temple
Director: William Friedkin
Writers: Tracy Letts, based on his play
Distributor: LD Entertainment
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Chelsea 9, the Empire 25, Lincoln Square Cinemas and the Sunshine Cinemas in New York City on July 27
MPAA Rating: NC-17 for graphic disturbing content involving violence and sexuality, and a scene of brutality
Running Time: 103 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Klown
Logline: In order to prove his fatherhood potential to his pregnant girlfriend, a man 'kidnaps' her 12-year-old nephew and tags along on his best friend debauched weekend canoe trip. In Danish with subtitles
Featuring: Casper Christensen, Iben Hjejle, Frank Hvam, Mia Lyhne, Marcuz Jess Petersen
Director: Mikkel Norgaard
Writers: Casper Christensen & Frank Hvam, story by Christensen & Hvam & Norgaard
Distributor: Drafthouse Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on July 27
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, language and some drug use
Running Time: 89 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Nuit #1
Logline: Two strangers involved in a one night stand attempt to evolve into a potentially longterm relationship. In French with subtitles
Featuring: Catherine de Lean, Dimitri Storoge
Director: Anne Emond
Writer: Anne Emond
Distributor: Adopt Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Angelika Film Center in New York City on July 27
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 91 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.66:1)
Runaway Slave
Logline: Documents the Tea Party viewpoint about welfare in America
Director: Pritchett Cotten
Distributor: Rocky Mountain Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinatti, Dallas, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Philadelphia and Shreveport on July 27
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements and brief language
Running Time: 108 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Sacrifice
Logline: A doctor, the only surviving child of a clan massacred at the hands of a nefarious minister, becomes intent on seeking his vengeance. In Mandarin with subtitles
Featuring: Bingbing Fan, You Ge, Xiaoming Huang, Xueqi Wang, Wenzhuo Zhao
Director: Kaige Chen
Writer: Ningyu Zhao
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline MA, the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, the Angelika Film Center in Dallas, the Denver Film Center in Denver, the Kahala 8 in Honolulu, the Tower Theatre in Miami, the St. Anthony Theatre in Minneapolis, the Criterion 7 in New Haven CT, the Quad Cinema in New York City, the Gaslamp 15 in San Diego, the Film Society Cinema in San Francisco, the Monica 4 in Santa Moica, the Uptown Theatre in Seattle and the West End Cinema in Washington DC
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 122 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2>39:1)
Searching For Sugar Man
Logline: Documents the efforts of two South Africans to find their musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller Rodriguez
Director: Malik Bendjelloul
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Angelika Film Center in New York City and in Los Angeles on July 27
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 86 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Step Up Revolution 3D
Logline: A young woman moves to Miami to become a professional dancer
Featuring: Stephen Boss, Ryan Guzman, Kathryn McCormick, Mia Michaels, Adam G. Sevani
Director: Scott Speer
Writer: Jenny Mayer, based on characters created by Duane Adler
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2500 plus playdates on July 27
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some suggestive dancing and language
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
The Watch
Logline: Four everyday suburban guys come together one night a week as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives discover their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites
Featuring: Richard Ayoade, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jonah Hill, Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn
Director: Akiva Schaffer
Writers: Jared Stern and Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
Distributor: Twentieth Century-Fox
Opening Week Release Pattern: 4000 plus playdates on July 27
MPAA Rating: R for some strong sexual content including references, pervasive language and violent images
Running Time: 98 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Expanding today
A Cat in Paris: Opens at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago
Elena: Opens at the CinemaSalem in Salem MA
Farewell, My Queen: Opens at the Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, the Century Centre Cinemas in Chicago, the Edina Cinemas in Minneapolis, the Ritz 5 in Philadelphia, the Seven Gables Theatre in Seattle, and in Dallas
Music from the Big House: Opens at the Sundance Cinemas in Houston and the Zeitgeist Arts Center in New Orleans
Pink Ribbons Inc.: Opens at the Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia and the Camelview 5 in Phoenix
Paul Williams Still Alive: Opens at the Real Art Ways Cinema in Hartford and the Valley Art Cinemas in Phoenix
The Queen of Versailles: Opens at the the Tara 4 in Atlanta, the Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley, the Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, the CineArts 6 in Evanston IL, the University Town Center 6 in Irvine CA, the Lagoon Cinemas in Minneapolis, the Ritz 5 Movies in Philadelphia, the CineArts 5 in Pleasant Hill CA, the Hillcrest Cinemas in San Diego, the Embarcadero Center Cinema in San Francisco, the Santana Row 6 in San Jose, the Rafael Film Center in San Rafael CA, the Ritz Center 16 in Voorhees NJ and the E Street Cinemas in Washington DC
Ruby Sparks: Opens at the Century Centre Cinemas in Chicago and the E Street Cinemas in Washington DC
Take This Waltz: Opens at the Mountain Theatre in Hunter NY, the Cinemapolis 5 in Ithaca NY, the Loft Cinema in Tucson and the Theatre N in Wilmington DE
Union Square: Opens at the Cinemas Palme D'Or in Palm Desert CA and the Gaslamp 15 in San Diego
The Well Digger's Daughter: Opens at the Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley CA, the Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, the Town Center 5 in Encino CA, the Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, the Lumiere Theatre in San Francisco, the Camera Cinemas in San Jose CA, the Monica 4 in Santa Monica and the E Street Cinemas in Washington DC
Where Do We Go Now: Opens at the New Neon Movies in Dayton OH and the Market Street Cinema in Little Rock
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Craigslist JoeLogline: Documents the efforts of one man to see if he could survive solely on the support of Craigslist
Director: Joseph Garner
Distributor: CLJ Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on August 2
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Friday, August 3, 2012
Assassin's BulletLogline: When an unknown vigilante begins killing high-priority terrorists from America's Most Wanted list in Europe, a former FBI field agent is brought in by a U.S. Ambassador to discover the identity of the assassin
Featuring: Elika Portnoy, Christian Slater, Timothy Spall, Donald Sutherland
Director: Isaac Florentine
Writers: Nancy L. Babine and Hans Feuersinger, story by Elika Portnoy
Distributor: XLerator Media
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on August 3
MPAA Rating: R for violence
Running Time: 91 miutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
The Babymakers
Logline: After failing to get his wife pregnant, a guy recruits his pals to steal the deposit he left at a sperm bank years ago
Featuring: Jay Chandrasekhar, Wood Harris, Kevin Heffernan, Olivia Munn, Paul Schneider
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Writers: Peter Gaulke & Gerry Swallow
Distributor: Millennium Entertainment
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco and San Diego on August 3
MPAA Rating: R for crude and sexual content, brief graphic nudity, language and some drug use
Running Time: 98 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Celeste and Jesse Forever
Logline: A divorcing couple tries to maintain their friendship while they both pursue other people
Featuring: Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Chris Messina, Ari Graynor, Will McCormack, Emma Roberts and Elijah Wood
Director: Lee Toland Krieger
Writers: Rashida Jones and Will McCormack
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Opening Week Release Pattern: Major markets on August 3
MPAA Rating: R for language, sexual content and drug use
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Logline: During his summer vacation, a teenage boy hatches a plan to pretend he has a job at a ritzy country club
Featuring: Devon Bostick, Robert Capron, Zachary Gordon, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn
Director: David Bowers
Writers: Maya Forbes & Wallace Wolodarsky, based on the book by Jeff Kinney
Distributor: Twentieth Century-Fox
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2750 plus playdates on August 3
MPAA Rating: PG for some rude humor
Running Time: 94 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Dreams of a Life
Logline: A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of a woman who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003 and whose body wasn't discovered for three years
Featuring: Zawe Ashton , Neelam Bakshi, Jonathan Harden, Ki'juan Whitton
Director: Carol Morley
Writer: Carol Morley
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the IFC Film Center in New York City on August 3
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 95 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Girlfriend Boyfriend
Logline: Three close Taiwanese friends contend with the divisive ramifications of social upheaval over the course of three tumultuous decades. In Taiwanese with subtitles
Featuring: Lun Mei Gwei, Joseph, Hsiao-Chuan Chang, Rhydian, Fon Yuen Vaughan
Director: Ya-Che Yang
Writer: Ya-Che Yang
Distributor: China Lion
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on August 3
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 105 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Soldiers of Fortune
Logline: Wealthy thrill-seekers pay huge premiums to have themselves inserted into military adventures, only this time things don't go exactly to plan
Featuring: Sean Bean, James Cromwell, Colm Meaney, Dominic Monaghan, Ving Rhames, Christian Slater
Director: Maxim Korostyshevsky
Writers: Alexandre Coscas & Robert Crombie & Joe Kelbley
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on August 3
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language
Running Time: 94 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Sushi: The Global Catch
Logline: Documents the history, problems and future of this popular cuisine. In English and in Japanese with English subtitles
Director: Mark Hall
Distributor: Alive Mind Cinema
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Quad Cinema in New York City on August 3
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 75 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
360
Logline: A businessman faces temptation to be unfaithful to his wife, setting into motion a series of events which ripple around the globe with dramatic consequences
Featuring: Ben Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Writer: Peter Morgan
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Opens at the Sunshine Cinemas in New York City and the Landmark 12 in West Los Angeles on August 3
MPAA Rating: R for sexuality, nudity and language
Running Time: 110 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Total Recall
Logline: A factory worker finds himself on the run after a mishap at a memory implant shop reveals he may be a sleeper agent
Featuring: Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, Colin Farrell, Bill Nighy
Director: Len Weisman
Writers: Kurt Wimmer and Mark Bomback, screen story by Ronald Shusett & Dan O'Bannon and Jon Povill and Wimmer, based on the short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3500 plus playdates on August 3
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, some sexual content, brief nudity, and language
Running Time: 118 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
You've Been Trumped
Logline: Documents the efforts of Donald Trump to build a golf resort on an environmentally sensitive coastline in Scotland
Director: Anthony Baxter
Distributor: International Film Circuit
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Angelika Film Center in New York City on August 3
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 95 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Expanding today
A Cat in Paris: Opens at the Flicks Theatre in Boise ID
Elena: Opens at the Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta and the Screen Theatre in Santa Fe
Falling Overnight: Opens at the Downtown Indepedent Theatre in Los Angeles
Farewell, My Queen: Opens at the Tara Cinemas in Atlanta, the Tower Theatre in Boca Raton, the Cinemas Palme D'Or in Palm Desert CA, the Fox Tower 10 in Portland OR, the Camelview Cinemas in Scottsdale and in San Diego
The Imposter: Opens at the Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley, the Nuart Theatre in West Los Angeles and in San Francisco
Killer Joe: Opens at the Shirlington 7 in Arlington VA, the Arbor Cinemas at Great Hills and the Violet Crown Cinemas in Austin, the Century Centre Cinemas in Chicago, the Angelika Film Center in Dallas, the Angelika Film Center in Plano TX, the Embarcadero Center Cinemas and the Kabuki 8 in San Francisco, the Camera 3 in San Jose, the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Springs MD, the E Street Cinemas in Washington DC and the Landmark 12 in West Los Angeles
Music from the Big House: Opens at the Glenwood Arts Theatre in Kansas City KS
Nobody Else But You: Opens at the E Street Cinemas in Washington DC
The Queen of Versailles: Opens at the the The ShowRoom Theatre in Asbury Park NJ, the Arbor Cinemas, the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Theatre and the Violet Crown Cinemas in Austin, the Charles Theatre in Baltimore, the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, the Chez Artiste Theatre in Denver, the Real Art Ways Cinema in Hartford CT, the Sundance Cinemas in Houston, the Osio Plaza 6 in Monterey CA, the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, the Criterion Cinemas in New Haven CT, the Manor 4 in Pittsburgh, the Fox Tower 10 in Portland OR, the Crest Theatre in Sacramento, the Broadway Centre Cinemas in Salt Lake City, the Nickelodeon Theatres in Santa Cruz CA, the Summerfield Cinemas in Santa Rosa CA and the Burns Court Cinemas in Sarasota FL
Ruby Sparks: Opens at the Harbour 9 in Annapolis MD, the Midtown Art Theatre and the Phipps Plaza 13 in Atlanta, the Arbor Cinemas at Great Hills in Austin, the Lincoln Square Cinemas in Bellevue WA, the Uptown 8 in Birmingham MI, the Boston Commons 19 in Boston, the Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, the Cedar Lee Cinemas in Cleveland, the Magnolia Cinemas in Dallas, the Mayan Theatre in Denver, the Arclight Beach Cities Cinemas in El Segundo CA, the Egyptian 24 in Hanover MD, the Greenway Grand Palace Cinemas and the Sundance Cinemas in Houston, the Keystone Art Cinemas in Indianapolis, the University Town Center Cinemas in Irvine CA, the La Jolla Village Cinemas in La Jolla CA, the Oriental Cinemas in Milwaukee, the Lagoon Cinemas in Minneapolis, the Empire 25, the First & 62nd Cinemas and the Kips Bay 15 in New York City, the CineArts Theatre in Palo Alto CA, the Arclight Cinemas in Pasadena, the Ritz 5 in Philadelphia, the CineArts 5 in Pleasant Hill CA, the Fox Tower 10 in Portland OR, the Hillcrest Art Cinema in San Diego, the Santana Row Cineams in San Jose, the San Rafael Cinemas in San Rafael CA, the Del Mar Theater in Santa Cruz CA, the Monica 4 in Santa Monica, the Summerfield Art Cinemas in Santa Rosa CA, the Camelview Plaza Cinemas in Scottsdale AZ, the Meridian Cinemas in Seattle, the Arclight Cinemas in Sherman Oaks CA, the Plaza Frontenac Cinemas and the Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis, the Varsity Theater in Toronto, the Fifth Avenue Cinemas in Vancouver, the Ritz Center 16 in Voorhees NJ, the Valley View 24 in Valley View OH and the Crocker Park Cinemas in Westlake OH
Union Square: Opens at the Real Art Ways Cinema in Hartford CT
The Well Digger's Daughter: Opens at the Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia and the Ken Cinema in San Diego
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Nitro Circus the Movie 3DLogline: Another group of adrenaline "junkies" do stupid stunts for your amusement
Featuring: Travis Pastrana, Street Bike Tommy, Jolene Van Vugt
Directors: Gregg Godfrey and Jeremy Rawle
Writers: Gregg Godfrey & Travis Pastrana & Jeremy Rawle
Distributor: ARC Entertainment
Opening Week Release Pattern: 500 plus playdates
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for depection of extreme and dangerous stunts throughout, and for language
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Expanding today
Iron Sky: One night only screening at the Plaza Theatre in Atlanta
Thursday, August 9, 2012
DCI 2012: Big, Loud & Live 9 (NCM Fathom ): 450 plus playdatesLogline: The second part of the Drum Corps International's 40th anniversary season, where the most elite marching music ensembles in America compete to win the DCI 2012 Championship
Featuring: Ildar Abdrazakov, Piotr Beczala, Mariusz Kwiecien, Michaela Martens, Anna Netrebko
Distributor: Fathom Events
Opening Week Release Pattern: One night only release at 400 plus playdates on August 9
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 315 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Friday, August 10, 2012
The Bourne LegacyLogline: An agent goes on the run with a doctor who create agents like him, when The Agency shuts down his operation
Featuring: Joan Allen, Albert Finney, Edward Norton, Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz
Director: Tony Gilroy
Writers: Tony Gilroy & Dan Gilroy, based on the novel by Eric Van Lustbader and characters created by Robert Ludlum
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3500 plus playdates on August 10
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and action sequences
Running Time: 125 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
The Campaign
Logline: Two rival North Carolina politicians with presidential aspirations tangle with one another
Featuring: Dan Aykroyd, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, John Lithgow, Jason Sudeikis
Director: Jay Roach
Writers: Shawn Harwell and Chris Henchy
Distributor: Warner Brothers Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3000 plus playdates on August 10
MPAA Rating: Not yet rated
Running Time: 97 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
The Green Wave
Logline: Documents Iran's 2010 Green Revolution. In English and in Farsi and German with subtitles
Director: Ali Samadi Ahadi
Distributor: Red Flag Releasing
Opening Week Release Pattern: Los Angeles and New York City on August 10
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 80 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Hope Springs
Logline: After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship
Featuring: Steve Carell, Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Rappaport, Jean Smart, Meryl Streep
Director: David Frankel
Writer: Vanessa Taylor
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2750 plus playdates on August 10
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content involving sexuality
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
It is No Dream: The Life of Theodore Herzl
Logline: Documents how a well known journalist and playwright, an assimilated Budapest born Jew, took upon himself the task of attempting to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine against all odds
Featuring: Narration by Sir Ben Kingsley, with Christoph Waltz as the voice of Herzl
Director: Richard Trank
Distributor: Moriah Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Quad Cinema in New York City on August 10
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 97 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
The Lion of Judah
Logline: Documents the story of Holocaust survivor Leo Zisman, who leads a group of young adults on a journey back to Poland and through humanity’s darkest period
Director: Matt Mindell
Distributor: Matt Mindell
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Quad Cinema in New York City on August 10
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 60 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
This Time
Logline: Documents the lives of The Sweet Inspirations, back-up singers for Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin and Dusty Springfield
Director: Victor Mignatti
Distributor: Inspiration 101 LLC
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Quad Cinema in New York City on August 10
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 111 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
True Wolf
Logline: Documents the efforts of a Montana couple to domesticate a wolf pup
Director: Rob Whitehair
Distributor: Shadow Distribution
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Denver Film Center in Denver on August 10
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
2 Days In New York
Logline: A mixed-race couple with who each have children from prior relationships, find their comfortable family dynamic jostled by a visit from her relatives. In English and in French and Italian with subtitles
Featuring: Dylan Baker, Daniel Bruhl, Kate Burton, Albert Delpy, Julie Delpy, Alexia Landeau, Alexandre Nahon, Chris Rock
Director: Julie Delpy
Writers: Julie Delpy & Alexia Landeau & Alexandre Nahonm, story by Landeau & Nahonm
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas in New York City on August 10
MPAA Rating: R for language, sexual content, some drug use and brief nudity
Running Time: 96 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Expanding today
Elena: Opens in St. Louis
Falling Overnight: Opens at Merrill's Roxy Theatre in Burlington VT
Farewell, My Queen: Opens at the Chez Artiste Theatre in Denver
The Imposter: Opens at the Cinema 21 in Portland OR, the Camelview Theatre in Scottsdale, the Varsity Theatre in Seattle, and in Denver and Minneapolis
Killer Joe: Opens at the Charles Theatre in Baltimore, the Boston Commons Cinemas in Boston, the Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, the River Oaks Theatre in Houston, the University Town Square Cinemas in Irvine CA, the Cinemas Palme D'Or in Palm Desert CA, the Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, the Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia, the Bijou Cinemas in San Antonio and the Ritz Center 16 in Voorhees NJ
Nobody Else But You: Opens at the Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphia
The Queen of Versailles: Opens at the Living Room Cinemas in Boca Raton FL, the Gateway Film Center in Columbus OH, the Angelika Film Center in Dallas, the Main Art Theatre in Detroit, the Suncoast 16 in Las Vegas, the Sundance Cinemas in Madison WI, the Enzian Theatre in Maitland FL, the Nevada Theatre in Nevada City CA, the CCA Cinematheque in Santa Fe, the Camelview 5 in Scottsdale AZ, the Guild 45th Theatre in Seattle and the Plaza Frontenac Cinemas in St. Louis
Ruby Sparks: Opens at the Spectrum 8 in Albany NY, the State Theatre in Ann Arbor MI, the Mansell Crossing Cinemas in Alpharetta GA, the Sherlington 7 in Arlington VA, the Lefont Sandy Springs Cinemas in Atlanta, the Esquire 6 in Cincinnati, the Lennox Town Center Cinemas in Columbus OH, the Liberty Tree Mall 20 in Danvers MA, the Fairfax Town Center 10 in Fairfax VA, the Belltower 20 in Fort Myers FL, the Framingham 16 in Framingham MA, the Palace 17 Cinema City in Hartford, the Town Center Cinemas in Kennesaw GA, the Merchant's Walk Cinemas in Marietta GA, the Hollywood 20 and the Silverspot Cinemas in Naples FL, the Criterion 7 in New Haven CT, the Majestic 20 in Silver Springs MD, the Countryside 20 in Sterling VA, the Embassy 6 in Waltham MA and the Waterfront 22 in West Homstead PA
Take This Waltz: Opens at the Carolina Theatre in Durham NC and the Colony Twin in Raleigh NC
Union Square: Opens at the Uptown Theatre in Seattle
The Well Digger's Daughter: Opens at the Midtown Art Theatre in Atlanta, the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs, the South Coast Village Cinemas in Santa Ana CA and the Burns Court Cinemas in Sarasota FL
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Ek Tha TigerLogline: The Indian government sends a secret agent to find out about the activities of a scientist suspected of selling missile technology secrets to Pakistan. In English and in Hindi with subtitles
Featuring: Katrina Kaif, Girish Karnad, Salman Khan, Roshan Seth, Ranveer Shorey
Director: Kabir Khan
Writers: Kabir Khan & Neelesh Misra, story by Aditya Chopra
Distributor: Yash Raj Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on August 15
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 160 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Logline: A childless couple find themselves with a six-year-old who is not all he appears
Featuring: Rosemarie DeWitt, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Garner, Ron Livingston, David Morse, Dianne Wiest
Director: Peter Hedges
Writer: Peter Hedges, story by Ahmet Zappa
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2500 plus playdates on August 15
MPAA Rating: PG for mild thematic elements and brief language
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Thursday, August 15, 2012
RiffTrax Live: Manos - The Hands of FateLogline: The stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 are coming back to select movie theaters nationwide for only one night to take on one of the worst films of all time
Featuring: Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy, Michael J. Nelson, Tom Neyman, John Reynolds
Director: Harold P. Warren
Writer: Harold P. Warren
Distributor: Fathom Events
Opening Week Release Pattern: One night only release at 400 plus playdates on August 15
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 120 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
Friday, August 17, 2012
The AwakeningLogline: A hoax exposer visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost
Featuring: Lucy Cohu, Rebecca Hall, John Shrapnel, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West
Director: Nick Murphy
Writers: Stephen Volk and Nick Murphy
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Opening Week Release Pattern: Select markets on August 17
MPAA Rating: R for some violence and sexuality/nudity
Running Time: 107 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Beloved
Logline: A mother and daughter follow similar paths with different results. In English and in Czech and French with subtitles
Featuring: Catherine Deneuve, Louis Garrel, Milos Forman, Chiara Mastroianni, Ludivine Sagnier, Paul Schneider
Director: Christophe Honore
Writer: Christophe Honore
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: New York City exclusive on August 17
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 145 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dollar
Logline: Documents the socioeconomic realities of the Great Depression era and compares it to our current recession-ridden society
Director: Thom Hoffman
Distributor: Ray Adell Media
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Quad Cinema in New York City on August 17
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 70 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.33:1)
Chicken with Plums
Logline: A talented musician loses the will to live after his wife breaks his beloved violin during an argument. In English and in French with subtitles
Featuring: Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer, Eric Caravaca, Maria de Medeiros, Golshifteh Farahani, Chiara Mastroianni
Directors: Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
Writers: Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi, based on Satrapi's graphic novel
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Opening Week Release Pattern: Los Angeles and New York City on August 17
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some drug content, violent images, sensuality and smoking
Running Time: 93 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Compliance
Logline: A high-strung fast food joint manager is prompted by a policeman on the phone to invasively investigate one of her employees
Featuring: Bill Camp, Ann Dowd, Pat Healy, Dreama Walker
Director: Craig Zobel
Writer: Craig Zobel
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Sunshine Cinemas in New York City on August 17
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Cosmopolis
Logline: Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a twentysomething billionaire asset manager's day devolves into an odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart
Featuring: Mathieu Amalric, Jay Baruchel, Juliette Binoche, Kevin Durand, Sarah Gadon, Paul Giamatti, Samantha Morton, Robert Pattinson
Director: David Cronenberg
Writer: David Cronenberg, based on the novel by Don DeLillo
Distributor: eOne Entertainment
Opening Week Release Pattern: Los Angeles and New York City on August 17
MPAA Rating: R for some strong sexual content including graphic nudity, violence and language
Running Time: 108 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Death by China
Logline: Documents America's increasingly destructive economic trade relationship with China
Director: Peter Navarro
Distributor: DBC Productions
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Playhouse 7 in Pasadena on August 17
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 79 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Heist: Who Stole the American Dream
Logline: Documents how American corporations orchestrated the dismantling of middle-class prosperity through rampant deregulation, the outsourcing of jobs, and tax policies favoring businesses and the wealthy
Directors: Frances Causey and Donald Goldmacher
Distributor: Connecting the Dots Productions
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Quad Cinema in New York City on August 17
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 87 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
The Expendables 2
Logline: A group of mercenaries goes deep in to enemy territory for revenge when one of their own is killed
Featuring: Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis
Director: Simon West
Writers: Richard Wenk and Sylvester Stallone, story by Ken Kaufman & David Agosto and Richard Wenk, baed on characters created by David Callaham
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3250 plus playdates on August 17
MPAA Rating: Not yet rated
Running Time: 102 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
ParaNorman 3D
Logline: A misunderstood boy who can speak with the dead, takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse
Featuring: Casey Affleck, Tempestt Bledsoe, Jodelle Ferland, Jeff Garlin, John Goodman, Bernard Hill, Anna Kendrick, Leslie Mann, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Elaine Stritch
Directors: Chris Butler and Sam Fell
Writer: Chris Butler
Distributor: Focus Features
Opening Week Release Pattern: 3000 plus playdates on August 17
MPAA Rating: PG for scary action and images, thematic elements, some rude humor and language
Running Time: 93 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed
Logline: Three American isolated paratroopers sent to support the Allied Troops marching to Berlin try to liberate a group of captive Parisians from their Nazi oppressors
Featuring: Corbin Allred, Lincoln Hoppe, David Nibley, Jasen Wade
Director: Ryan LIttle
Writers: Lamont Gray and Lincoln Hoppe
Distributor: Go Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: Utah regional release on August 17
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for war violence
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Side by Side
Logline: Documents the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation
Featuring: Michael Ballhaus, Danny Boyle, James Cameron, Michael Chapman, Anthony Dod Mantle, Lena Dunham, David Fincher, Richard Linklater, George Lucas, David Lynch, Walter Murch, Dennis Muren, Christopher Nolan, Wally Pfister, Keanu Reeves, Robert Rodriguez, Tom Rothman, Martin Scorsese, Steven Soderbergh, Vittorio Storaro, Lars von Trier, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Vilmos Zsigmond
Director: Christopher Kenneally
Distributor: Tribeca Film
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the NoHo 7 in North Hollywood on August 17
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 99 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Sparkle
Logline: A musical prodigy struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart
Featuring: Carmen Ejogo, Mike Epps, CeeLo Green, Omari Hardwick, Whitney Houston, Derek Luke, Jordin Sparks, Tika Sumpter
Director: Salim Akil
Writer: Mara Brock Akil, based on the story by Howard Rosenman and the screenplay for the 1976 film by Joel Schumacher
Distributor: TriStar Pictures
Opening Week Release Pattern: 2000 plus playdates on August 17
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content involving domestic abuse and drug material, and for some violence, language and smoking
Running Time: Not yet set
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Speak
Logline: Documents the world of public speaking and how the best public speakers avoid stage fright, extreme shyness and other communication disorders which have tortured and frightened our species throughout time
Directors: Paul Galichia and Brian Weidling
Distributor: Tumbleweed Entertainment
Opening Week Release Pattern: Exclusive to the Quad Cinema in New York City on August 17
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 99 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.78:1)
Why Stop Now
Logline: When a college piano prodigy tries to check his mother into rehab, he is taken hostage by her drug dealer and swept along on a wild adventure
Featuring: Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan, Sarah Ramos, Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Directors: Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner
Writers: Phil Dorling & Ron Nyswaner, story by Nyswaner
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Week Release Pattern: New York City exclusive on August 17
MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA
Running Time: 85 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (2.39:1)
Expanding today
The Imposter: Opens at the Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge MA, the Angelika Film Center in Dallas, the Ritz at the Bourse Cinemas in Philadelphis and the Bijou Cinemas in San Antonio
It is No Dream: The Life of Theodore Herzl: Opens at the Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills and the Town Center 5 in Encino CA
Killer Joe: Opens at the Tara 4 in Atlanta, the Lincoln Square Cinemas in Bellevue WA, the Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley, the Cinema Arts Theatre in Huntington NY, the Lagoon Cinemas in Minneapolis, the Osio Plaza Cinemas in Monterey, the Canal Place Cinemas in New Orleans, the Hillcrest Cinemas in San Diego, the Metro Theatre in Santa Barbara, the Nickelodeon Theatre in Santa Cruz and the Egyptian Theatre in Seattle
The Matchmaker: Opens at the Quad Cinema in New York City
The Queen of Versailles: Opens at the the Carolina 14 in Asheville NC, the Cedar Lee Theatres in Cleveland, the Keystone Art Cinemas in Indianapolis, the Cinemapolis 5 in Ithaca NY, the Tallahassee Film Society Theatre in Tallahassee and the Loft Cinema in Tucson
Ruby Sparks: Opens at the Claremont 5 in Claremont CA, the Fallbrook 7 in West Hills CA and in additional locations in select markets
Take This Waltz: Opens at the Music Hall Theatre in Portsmouth NH
True Wolf: Opens at the Cinema Village Theatre in New York City
Union Square: Opens at the Living Room Theatres in Portland OR and the Camelview 5 in Scottsdale AZ
The Well Digger's Daughter: Opens at the Chez Artiste Theatre in Denver, the Edina Cinemas in Minneapolis and the Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis
For Release Dates Changes and Estimated Screen Counts for films scheduled for release between August 2012 and 2014, please visit the second section of The Early Report
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