March 23

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters

Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Cast: Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis, Dana Snyder, Carey Means, Andy Merrill, Mike Schatz, Bruce Campbell, Neil Pear

Story: “Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters” is an action-adventure epic that reveals the mysterious origins of Meatwad, Frylock and Master Shake. When an immortal piece of exercise equipment threatens the balance of galactic peace, it is up to the Aqua Teen Hunger Force to run away from it. Peril escalates when the Plutonians team up with the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past to strive for ultimate control of the sinister deadly device.

Director: Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis

Studio: First Look Pictures

Website: AdultSwim.com

Dead Silence

Genre: Supernatural, Thriller

MPAA Rating: R (for horror violence and images)

Cast: Ryan Kwanten, Amber Valletta, Donnie Wahlberg, Bob Gunton

Story: From the team responsible for the international sleeper hit “Saw”—writer/actor Leigh Whannell, writer/director James Wan and producers Gregg Hoffman, Mark Burg and Oren Koules—comes the supernatural thriller “Dead Silence.” Newlyweds Jamie (Kwanten) and Lisa Ashen have established a new life for themselves far from their hometown of Ravens Fair—a sleepy, near-forgotten blip on the map haunted by latenight whispers and ghost stories from generations past. But when his wife is gruesomely murdered, Jamie reluctantly returns to Ravens Fair for the funeral, intent on unraveling the mystery surrounding her death.

Director: James Wan

Studio: Universal Pictures

Website: DeadSilencemovie.net

First Snow

Genre: Drama

MPAA Rating: R (for language, drug use, sexual content, and some violence)

Cast: Guy Pearce, Piper Perabo, William Fichtner, J.K. Simmons, Shea Whigham, Rick Gonzalez, Jackie Burroughs, Adam Scott

Story: Wound tight and cocky, Jimmy Starks (Guy Pearce) is a smooth-talking salesman certain he’s on the verge of a big break. Even when his car stalls in the middle of nowhere, a roadside soothsayer (J.K. Simmons) assures him a windfall is on its way. But although Jimmy should be happy when his boss suddenly agrees to financially back his business venture, he starts to become paranoid instead. As his girlfriend Deirdre (Piper Perabo) and his best friend/ business partner Ed (William Fichtner) watch him slowly come unwound, Jimmy wonders if a past betrayal of his friend, newly paroled Vince (Shea Whigham), could be catching up to him. And, as the weather turns cold, Jimmy can’t help but fear the mysterious seer’s other prediction… that they’ll be no tomorrow after the first snow.

Director: Mark Fergus

Studio: Yari Film Group

Website:FirstSnowthemovie.com

The Hills Have Eyes 2

Genre: Horror

Cast: Jessica Stroup, Reshad Strik, Michael McMillian, Daniella Alonso, Lee Thompson Young, Ben Crowley, Eric Edelstein, Michael Bailey Smith, David Reynolds, Derek Mears, Tyrell Kemlo, Javier Nieto, Gáspár Szabó, Jeff Kober, Jay Acovone, Archie Kao, Philip Pavel

Story: The sequel to the 2006 horror re-make, “The Hills Have Eyes,” which grossed over $41 million at the domestic box office, is written by horror legend Wes Craven and Jonathan Craven and will be directed by Martin Weisz. The storyline follows a group of young National Guard trainees who are attacked by mutants during a training mission in the New Mexico desert.

Director: Martin Weisz

Studio: Fox Atomic

Website: FoxAtomic.com

The Last Mimzy

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi

MPAA Rating: PG (for some thematic elements, mild peril and language)

Cast: Timothy Hutton, Joely Richardson, Rainn Wilson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Chris O’Neil

Story: Based on the acclaimed sci-fi short story by Lewis Padgett, “The Last Mimzy” tells the story of two children who discover a mysterious box that contains some strange devices they think are toys. As the children play with these “toys,” they begin to display higher and higher intelligence levels. Their teacher tells their parents that they seem to have grown beyond genius. Their parents, too, realize something extraordinary is happening. Emma, the younger of the two, tells her confused mother that one of the toys, a beat-up stuffed toy rabbit, is named Mimzy and that “she teaches me things.”

Director: Bob Shaye

Studio: New Line Cinema

Website: Mimzy.com

Pride

Genre: Drama, Sports

MPAA Rating: PG (for thematic material, language including some racial epithets, and violence)

Cast: Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, Tom Arnold, Regine Nehy, Kevin Phillips

Story: Based on the true story of inner city Philadelphia swim coach Jim Ellis. The story revolves around Ellis’ fight to build a swim team in one of Philly’s toughest neighborhoods in the 1970s. Ultimately, Ellis leads the swimmers to the state championships.

Director: Sunu Gonera

Studio: Lionsgate

Website: Pridefilm.com

Reign Over Me

Genre: Drama

MPAA Rating: R (for language and some sexual references)

Cast: Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, Saffron Burrows, Donald Sutherland, Mike Binder

Story: In Columbia Pictures’ new drama “Reign Over Me,” two former college roommates Charlie Fineman (Adam Sandler) and Alan Johnson (Don Cheadle) run into each other years later and rekindle their friendship. Charlie, who recently lost his wife and children, has retreated from his life, while Alan is overwhelmed by his family and professional responsibilities. Their chance meeting becomes a lifeline for Charlie and Alan, both of whom are in need of a trusted friend at this pivotal moment in their lives. “Reign Over Me” was written and directed by Mike Binder (“The Upside of Anger”).

Director: Mike Binder

Studio: Sony Pictures

Website: Sony.com/ReignOverMe

TMNT

Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation

MPAA Rating: PG

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Chris Evans, Ziyi Zhang, Kevin Smith

Story: After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Master Splinter, becomes worried when strange things begin to brew in New York City. Tech-industrialist Max Winters is amassing an army of ancient monsters to apparently take over the world. And only one super-ninja fighting team can stop them—those heroes in a half shell—Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael! With the help of old allies April O’Neil and Casey Jones, the Turtles are in for the fight of their lives as they once again must face the mysterious Foot Clan, who have put their own ninja skills behind Winters’ endeavors. Making this new incarnation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles truly cutting-edge, the film will be created entirely with state-of-the-art CG animation, giving them a completely new look for the 21st century.

Director: Kevin Munroe

Studio:Warner Bros. Pictures

Website: TMNT.com

March 30

Blades of Glory

Genre: Comedy, Sports

Cast: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, William Fichtner, Jenna Fischer, Romany Malco, Nick Swardson, Rob Corddry, Craig T. Nelson

Story: When rival figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Will Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder) go ballistic in an embarrassing, noholds-barred fight at the World Championships, they are stripped of their gold medals and banned from the sport for life. Now, three-and-a-half years on, they’ve found a loophole that will allow them to compete: if they can put aside their differences, they can skate togethernin pairs’ figure skating.

Director:Will Speck, Josh Gordon

Studio: DreamWorks Pictures (Paramount)

Website: BladesofGlorymovie.com

Meet the Robinsons

Genre: Animation

Cast: Angela Bassett, Tom Selleck, Harland Williams, Laurie Metcalf, Adam West, Ethan Sandler, Tom Kenny

Story: Lewis is an orphan who dreams of finding a family. His journey takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious stranger named Wilbur Robinson whisks him away to a world where anything is possible… THE FUTURE. There, he meets an incredible assortment of characters and a family beyond his wildest imagination, The Robinsons, who help lead him on an amazing and hilarious adventure with heartfelt results.

Director: Steve Anderson

Studio:Walt Disney Pictures

Website: MeettheRobinsons.com

The Reaping

Genre: Supernatural Thriller

MPAA Rating: R (for violence, disturbing images and some sexuality)

Cast: Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Idris Elba, Anna Sophia Robb, Stephen Rea

Story: In “The Reaping,” Hilary Swank plays a former Christian missionary who lost her faith after her family was tragically killed, and has since become a world renowned expert in disproving religious phenomena. But when she investigates a small Louisiana town that is suffering from what appear to be the Biblical plagues, she realizes that science cannot explain what is happening and she must regain her faith to combat the dark forces threatening the community.

Director: Stephen Hopkins

Studio:Warner Bros. Pictures

Website: TheReapingmovie.com

Rescue Dawn

Genre: Action, Drama

Cast: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Marshall Bell, François Chau, Jeremy Davies, Craig Gellis, GQ, Zach Grenier, Pat Healy, Toby Huss, Bonnie Z. Hutchinson, Evan Jones, Abhijati ‘Meuk’ Jusakul, Mr. Tony B. King, Mr. Richard Manning, Mr. Garrett D. Melich, Mr. Kriangsak Ming-olo, Mr. Yuttana Muenwaja, Teerawat Mulvilai, Somkuan ‘Kuan’ Siroon, Mr. Chorn Solyda, Mr. Saichia Wongwiroj

Story: Christian Bale and Steve Zahn will star in “Rescue Dawn,” an action drama by Werner Herzog and based on the director’s acclaimed 1997 documentary, “Little Dieter Needs to Fly”. The film recounts the true story of German-born Dieter Dengler, who dreamed of being a pilot and eventually made his way to the United States, where he joined the military during the Vietnam War era. He was shot down over Vietnam and captured. Eventually he organizes an escape with a small band of captives.

Director:Werner Herzog

Studio: MGM

Website: GibraltarFilms.com