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• Playing with Fire opens January 16th, 2009 (limited)
• Sublet opens
  Walter is 70 years old and lives all by himself in a tiny New York City apartment. But one day, he gets an idea to relieve his loneliness--place a fake sublet ad in order to meet people! Walter's plan goes haywire, however, when a beautiful 19-year-old girl and a mob hitman knock on his door.
• Chandni Chowk to China opens January 16th, 2009 (limited)
  Bollywood and kung fu make for an explosive--and comedic--combo in this film that travels all over Asia. Worldwide star Akshay Kumar plays a Delhi cook who departs his native India for China in search of adventure. CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA also stars Deepika Padukone, Mithun Chakraborty, Ranvir Shorey, and Gordon Liu.
• Hotel for Dogs opens January 16th, 2009 (wide)
• My Bloody Valentine 3-D opens January 16th, 2009 (wide)
  Fans of Irish rockers My Bloody Valentine might be disappointed to learn that this isn't a documentary about their favorite band, but horror devotees will be glad for the arrival of this 3-D remake of the 1980s horror classic. SUPERNATURAL's Jensen Ackles stars as a man who can't move past an accident he caused a decade ago that led to a murderer taking deadly revenge. But those events are no longer a distant memory when people in his small town begin to die again.
• Paul Blart: Mall Cop opens January 16th, 2009 (wide)
  As a mall security guard, Paul Blart is devoted to keeping crime and mischief out of the New Jersey shopping center where he works, even if he isn't allowed to wear a gun. But Santa's helpers decide to be naughty, taking Paul's loved ones hostage, so he has to use all his training to save them. Kevin James (THE KING OF QUEENS) brings the laughter--and the pain--as the titular law enforcer.
• Cherry Blossoms: Hanami opens
• Serbis opens January 16th, 2009 (limited)
  Filipino director Brillante Mendoza brings a frank, gritty immediacy to SERBIS, a multi-character, day-in-the-life portrait of a family-run movie house in the Philippines. Only this isn't your typical movie house. It's actually a downtrodden venue that shows graphic double features and allows the clientele to make their own sexual connections in the dark shadows. Today is a very important day, for Nanay Flor, the family matriarch, is going to discover if she won a years-in-the-making bigamy case against her husband. Meanwhile, her children are involved in dramatic situations of their own. Alan has just learned troubling news about his girlfriend, and Nayda is married but attracted to her cousin Ronald. As the day develops and the verdict comes down, the Pinedas struggle to focus on the daily tasks associated with the theater, even as their own personal conflicts threaten to overwhelm them.<br><br>Shot on video, SERBIS recalls films from the Dogme 95 movement. Mendoza and screenwriter Armando Lao have clearly constructed these dramatic situations, yet they are shot on consumer video with such energy that the film often feels like a documentary. Mendoza pulls no punches, showing multiple scenes of behind-the-scenes sexuality that are even more graphic than the X-rated behavior unfolding on the cavernous theater's silver screen. SERBIS provides a realistic, unflinching glimpse into this hyper-sexualized world.
• Notorious opens January 16th, 2009 (wide)
  This biopic from executive producer Sean "Diddy" Combs explores the life and death of East Coast rapper Notorious B.I.G. Newcomer Jamal Woolard stars as Biggie Smalls, but big names fill out the rest of the cast: Angela Bassett plays the rapper's mother, Derek Luke costars as Combs, and Anthony Mackie plays rival Tupac Shakur. Bassett's real life counterpart, Voletta Wallace, acts as one of the film's producers.
• Of Time and the City opens January 21st, 2009 (limited)
• Killshot opens January 23rd, 2009 (limited)
  In an adaptation of Elmore Leonard¿s best-selling crime novel, the beautiful Carmen Colson (Diane Lane) and her husband Wayne (Thomas Jane) become entangled in a scam with a bumbling, small time con artist (Joseph Gordon Levitt) and his over-the-hill hitman partner the Blackbird (Mickey Rourke). Ultimately, it all comes down to one wife, one husband, two killers... and one lethal killshot. A Quentin Tarantino presentation.
• Inkheart opens January 23rd, 2009 (wide)
  In this fantasy adventure based on Cornelia Funke's book, a young girl and her father cause fictional characters to leap into reality. But a formerly book-bound baddie (LORD OF THE RINGS' Andy Serkis) takes the dad hostage, and it's up to the junior heroine--and some fictional help--to rescue her father.
• Underworld: Rise of the Lycans opens January 23rd, 2009 (wide)
  Michael Sheen and Bill Nighy revisit their roles from UNDERWORLD in this prequel to the horror-action hybrid. Sheen (THE QUEEN) stars as Lucian, a werewolf who battles vampire Viktor (Nighy, the Pirates of the Caribbean films), despite his love for Viktor's daughter Sonja. Kate Beckinsale might have departed the series, but fellow dark-haired beauty Rhona Mitra (DOOMSDAY) fills fans desires for a sexy heroine in her role as Sonja.
• Possession opens January 23rd, 2009 (wide)
  Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in this thriller about a woman whose husband and brother-in-law are in comas after a car crash. But when her difficult brother-in-law wakes up, he claims that he's her husband, causing her to question if souls can move between bodies. Lee Pace trades in the sunny world of PUSHING DAISIES to play evil brother Roman.
• Dog Eat Dog opens January 23rd, 2009 (limited)
• Donkey Punch opens January 23rd, 2009 (limited)
  A beautiful holiday in Mallorca turns ugly fast in this British horror film. Sex and drugs are only the beginning for three Leeds girls who join four men from London on their yacht, and an orgy soon turns deadly for one of the vacationers. The attempts to cover up one death soon lead to more murders, and now each of the survivors has to fight for his or her life--even if that means killing someone.
• Last Stop 174 opens
• Class opens January 30th, 2009 (limited)
  Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, master French director Laurent Cantet's THE CLASS is an absorbing journey into a multicultural high school in Paris over the course of a school year. François Begaudeau--an actual teacher and the author upon whose work the film was based--is utterly convincing as François, an openminded teacher in charge of a classroom of youngsters from a wide variety of backgrounds. Of course, the mere fact that he's older and in a position of authority causes his students to challenge him on many occasions. François is stuck in the middle. In the teacher conferences, he butts heads with the harsher adults who don't appear to have any sympathy for their students. In class, his attempts to be lenient and understanding are somehow misinterpreted and he finds himself arguing with the kids that he so clearly wants to help. As the school year progresses, tensions rise, until François finds himself in a position he never imagined he'd be in.<br><br>Unlike his more formally written early films like HUMAN RESOURCES and TIME OUT, Cantet proves that he has an ability to work in a more improvisational manner. Shooting on HD and working with a cast of young non-actors, he allows THE CLASS to breathe, resulting in a fictional drama that has the spirit and energy of a documentary. His startlingly assured ensemble brings the new, culturally diverse France of the early 21st century to striking life.
• Taken opens January 30th, 2009 (wide)
  Liam Neeson is an unstoppable force in this adrenaline-fueled thriller from director Pierre Morel. Bryan (Neeson) has taken early retirement from the CIA in order to live closer to his teenage daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace). Bryan's government work kept him away from Kim for much of her childhood, and he's now trying to make up for lost time. When Kim announces that she's taking a trip to Paris with her friend Amanda (Katie Cassidy), Bryan is apprehensive about her traveling on her own. His worst fear is soon realized, as Kim and Amanda are abducted upon their arrival in France. Bryan immediately springs into action, using his well-honed CIA skills to piece together clues from a single, frantic phone call he received from Kim. He hops a plane to Paris, determined to rescue his daughter before she falls off the grid completely. With some help from his old CIA buddies, he tracks down the kidnappers--an Albanian crime ring known for selling young girls into the sex trade. He quickly takes matters into his own hands, plowing his way through Paris's underworld as the clock ticks down and the bullets fly. His search propels him into the upper echelons of a massive crime ring, putting him closer and closer to his beloved daughter.<br><br>Neeson is known for tackling extremely cerebral roles, so it is interesting to see him in full-on action-hero mode. In TAKEN he is no less than a crime-fighting machine--a Bourne/Bond hybrid with a deathly serious baritone. And while he spends most of the film firing Uzis and snapping necks, he still manages to deliver a moving performance as an estranged father fighting for what he loves most in the world. The film undeniably owes a lot to Neeson's acting chops. He manages to raise this rather thinly plotted, deeply violent film a bar above your typical action fare.
• New In Town opens January 30th, 2009 (wide)
  In this romantic comedy, Renée Zellweger stars as Lucy Hill, a powerful businesswoman who feels right at home in glamorous Miami. But soon a business opportunity takes her to small town America, and she realizes that she may have found more there than just another way to climb the corporate ladder. Harry Connick Jr. costars as the object of Lucy's affection, and JUNO's J.K. Simmons also plays a role.
• Uninvited opens January 30th, 2008 (wide)
  Anna returns home after spending time in the hospital following the tragic death of her mother. Her recovery suffers a setback when she discovers her father has become engaged to her mother's former nurse. That night, Anna is visited by her mother's ghost, who warns her of Rachel's intentions. Together, Anna and her sister try to convince their father that his current fiancée is not who she pretends to be, and what should have been a happy family reunion becomes a lethal battle of wills between stepdaughters and stepmother.
• He's Just Not That Into You opens February 6th, 2009 (wide)
  The bestselling self help book HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU assures an equally successful screen appearance with this star-studded comedy. A-listers such as Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, and Jennifer Connelly star in this film about miscommunications in relationships.
• Medicine for Melancholy opens February 6th, 2009 (limited)
  San Francisco is the setting for potential romance in this low-budget romance. Though Jo' (Tracey Heggins) and Micah (Wyatt Cenac) wake up next to one another, they have no idea what brought them to that point. MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY follows the pair as they travel through the California city, exploring the streets as well as the possibility of a deeper connection with one another.
• Fanboys opens February 6th, 2009 (wide)
  Set in the not-so-distant past of 1998, this unusual comedy finds four friends embarking on an epic cross-country road trip to see STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE. Since the film hasn't been released yet, they must travel to Skywalker Ranch to steal the film from George Lucas's home.

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