Opening this week – October 13th
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Man of the Year – What
would happen if one of the nation’s funniest men became its leading
one? Oscar® winner Robin Williams reunites with the director of "Good
Morning, Vietnam" to answer just that question in the comic tale of an
entertainer’s accidental rise to power, "Man of the Year."
Acerbic performer Tom Dobbs (Robin Williams) has made his career out of
skewering politicians and speaking the mind of the exasperated nation
on his talk show. He cracked scathing jokes at a fractured system night
after night…until he came up with a really funny idea: why not run
for president himself?
After a flip comment, Dobbs ignites a grassroots movement that puts him
on the ballot. Hot on the campaign trail, he debates elected drones and
says exactly what frustrated voters have often thought. Nov. 2nd later,
the muckraker wins–only to learn that a computer voting error gave him
the victory. With time ticking on the inaugural clock, Dobbs has a big
decision to make: should he go back behind the mike or stay in the Oval
Office?
This election season, comic actors including Laura Linney, Christopher
Walken, Jeff Goldblum and Lewis Black join Williams in a
pulled-from-the-headlines comedy. Together with Oscar® winner Barry
Levinson ("Rain Man," "Wag the Dog"), they’ll show the world that–only
in America–a comedian can become the country’s next president and our
"Man of the Year."
The Grudge 2 – From
Columbia Pictures and Ghost House Pictures comes the much-anticipated
sequel to the 2004 worldwide hit "The Grudge." The terrifying thriller
"The Grudge 2" explores the dark secrets of the grudge as the
terrifying supernatural curse is unleashed on a group of seemingly
unrelated victims. One by one, they are infected by the grudge, which
quickly moves from a burned-down house in Tokyo and spreads to everyone
who crosses its path.
"The Grudge 2" stars Amber Tamblyn under the direction of Takashi
Shimizu, from an original screenplay by Stephen Susco. The producers
are Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Taka Ichise.
The Marine – WWE
wrestling champion John Cena makes his motion picture debut in this
rugged action thriller. Cena is John Triton, a heroic Marine who
returns home after being discharged- against his will- from the Iraq
War. Stateside, he finds himself back in action, when his wife (Kelly
Carlson) is kidnapped by a murderous gang led by the merciless Rome
(Robert Patrick). With everything on the line, the Marine will stop at
nothing to carry out his toughest and most important mission.
One Night with the King – An
epic motion picture set in an imaginative world of adventure, intrigue
and romance, "One Night with the King" follows a young girl who rises
from peasant to princess by going against the culture and seeking the
King’s heart rather than the riches of the kingdom.
By ‘chance’ she is born with exceeding beauty to a people who have been
carried away as slaves to the most powerful kingdom in the world. By
‘chance’ her parents are killed while she is young leaving her to be
taken in by her uncle, a man who has found favor as a royal scribe. By
‘chance’ the Queen is executed by the unknowing King, spurned on by the
ruthless plotting of palace princes hungry for power. By ‘chance’ the
King is left feeling alone, pushed and prodded, desperate to live up to
and avenge the battles of his father. By ‘chance’ Esther is carted off
to the palace to become part of the Kingís harem at the same time a
vengeful young prime minister with the Kingís ear is rising to
prominence with a plan for orchestrating the genocide of her people.
So begins the story of Esther, "One Night with the King," a story that
reveals that all of life is under God’s command. Power, position and
prominence are one thing, but when Esther must choose between all she’s
ever dreamed of and the fate of her people, will she be able to find
the courage to step forward and embrace her destiny?