Paul

In Movie Theaters:	March 18, 2011 in 2,801 theaters
Directed by:	Greg Mottola
Starring: more credits	Simon Pegg Nick Frost Seth Rogen Jason Bateman Kristen Wiig Bill Hader
Distributed by:	Universal Pictures
Running Time:	104 minutes
MPAA Rating:	for language including sexual references, and some drug use.
Genres:	Adventure Comedy

Synopsis: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost ("Hot Fuzz," "Shaun of the Dead") reunite for the comedy adventure "Paul" as two sci-fi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to America's UFO heartland. While there, they accidentally meet an alien who brings them on an insane road trip that alters their universe forever.

For the past 60 years, an alien named Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen) has been hanging out at a top-secret military base. For reasons unknown, the space-traveling smart ass decides to escape the compound and hop on the first vehicle out of town -- a rented RV containing Earthlings Graeme Willy (Pegg) and Clive Collings (Frost).

Chased by federal agents and the fanatical father of a young woman that they accidentally kidnap, Graeme and Clive hatch a fumbling escape plan to return Paul to his mother ship. And as two nerds struggle to help, one little green man might just take his fellow outcasts from misfits to intergalactic heroes.

Limitless

In Movie Theaters:	March 18, 2011 in 2,756 theaters
Directed by:	Neil Burger
Starring: more credits	Bradley Cooper ... Eddie Morra Robert DeNiro ... Carl Van Loon Abbie Cornish ... Lindy Anna Friel ... Melissa Andrew Howard ... Gennady Johnny Whitworth ... Vernon
Distributed by:	Relativity Media
Running Time:	105 minutes
MPAA Rating:	for thematic material involving a drug, violence including disturbing images, sexuality and language.
Genres:	Drama Action Adventure Thriller Suspense

Synopsis: The story centers on a down-and-out writer who gets his hands on a top-secret pharmaceutical drug that makes one smarter. He experiences sudden financial and social success but soon discovers that the drug has lethal and lasting side effects, including "trip-switching," a phenomenon in which time moves with a stop-motion quality. Before long, mysterious antagonists are pursuing him.

Additional Notes: Based on the novel "Dark Fields" written by Alan Glynn.

The Butcher, The Chef and The Swordsman

In Movie Theaters:	March 17, 2011
Directed by:	Wuershan
Starring: more credits	—
Distributed by:	China Lion
Running Time:	95 minutes
MPAA Rating:	for sequences of stylized violence including some bloody images, brief crude humor and partial nudity.
Genres:	Action Comedy

Synopsis: A stylized thriller rooted in a Chinese legend about a mystical blade that changes the fate of each of its three ambitious owners.

Lord of the Dance 3D

In Movie Theaters:	March 17, 2011 Limited
Directed by:	Marcus Viner
Starring: more credits	Michael Flatley
Produced by:
Running Time:	107 minutes
MPAA Rating:
Genres:	Musical 3D

Synopsis: A 3D movie version of Michael Flatley's Irish dance production.

Bill Cunningham New York

In Movie Theaters:	March 16, 2011 in 1 theater
Directed by:	Richard Press
Starring: more credits	—
Distributed by:	Zeitgeist Films
Running Time:	84 minutes
Genres:	Documentary

Synopsis: For decades, the Schwinn-riding Bill Cunningham, cultural anthropologist, has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the New York Times Style section.

Kill the Irishman

In Movie Theaters:	March 11, 2011 in 5 theaters
Directed by:	Jonathan Hensleigh
Starring: more credits	Val Kilmer ... Joe Manditski Linda Cardellini ... Joan Madigan Christopher Walken ... Shondor Birns Ray Stevenson ... Danny Greene Vincent D'Onofrio ... John Nardi Vinnie Jones ... Keith Ritson
Distributed by:	Anchor Bay Films
MPAA Rating:	for strong violence, language and some sexual content/nudity.
Genres:	Action Crime Gangster

Synopsis: Kill the Irishman chronicles the rise and fall of infamous Cleveland gangster Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson), who engaged in a power struggle with the Italian mob.

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Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson) and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story, Kill the Irishman chronicles Greene’s heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood to become an enforcer in the local mob. Turning the tables on loan shark Shondor Birns (Christopher Walken) and allying himself with gangster John Nardi (Vincent D’Onofrio), Greene stops taking orders from the mafia and pursues his own power. Surviving countless assassination attempts from the mob and killing off anyone who went after him in retaliation, Danny Greene’s infamous invincibility and notorious fearlessness eventually led to the collapse of mafia syndicates across the U.S. and also earned him the status of the man the mob couldn’t kill.

Additional Notes: Inspired by Rick Porello's true crime account "To Kill The Irishman: The War That Crippled The Mafia."

Jane Eyre

In Movie Theaters:	March 11, 2011 in 4 theaters
Directed by:	Cary Joji Fukunaga
Starring: more credits	Mia Wasikowska Michael Fassbender Jamie Bell Judi Dench Imogen Poots Sally Hawkins
Distributed by:	Focus Features
MPAA Rating:	for some thematic elements including a nude image and brief violent content.
Genres:	Drama Romance

Synopsis: In the story, Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) flees Thornfield House, where she works as a governess for wealthy Edward Rochester (Michael Fassbender). As she reflects upon the people and emotions that have defined her, it is clear that the isolated and imposing residence – and Mr. Rochester’s coldness – have sorely tested the young woman’s resilience, forged years earlier when she was orphaned. She must now act decisively to secure her own future and come to terms with the past that haunts her – and the terrible secret that Mr. Rochester is hiding and that she has uncovered.

Additional Notes: An adaptation of "Jane Eyre" based on the 19th century romance by Charlotte Bronte. "Jane Eyre" is one of the most adapted novels in English literature, with at least 20 previous film or TV versions.

Forks Over Knives

In Movie Theaters:	March 11, 2011 Limited
Directed by:	Lee Fulkerson
Starring: more credits	—
Produced by:	Monica Beach Media
MPAA Rating:	for some thematic elements and incidental smoking.
Genres:	Documentary

Synopsis: Examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods.

Elektra Luxx

In Movie Theaters:	March 11, 2011 in 4 theaters
Directed by:	Sebastian Gutierrez
Starring: more credits	Carla Gugino ... Elektra Luxx / Celia Timothy Olyphant Justin Kirk Joseph Gordon-Levitt ... Bert Rodriguez Malin Akerman Emmanuelle Chriqui
Distributed by:	Samuel Goldwyn Films
Running Time:	100 minutes
MPAA Rating:	for strong sexual content, nudity and language.
Genres:	Comedy Erotic

Synopsis: Recently retired from the adult film industry, superstar Elektra Luxx (Carla Gugino) is pregnant with the child of late rock star Nick Chapel. She is trying to make ends meet by teaching a community college sex education class aimed at housewives when a figure from her past, flight attendant Cora (Marley Shelton), approaches her with a proposition. In exchange for the (stolen) lyrics to Nick Chapel's last record, all of which is about Elektra, Cora needs Elektra to seduce her fiancee. Elektra reluctantly agrees to do this favor, setting in motion a series of hilarious events which will see her come face to face with detectives, sex bloggers, emotionally unstable neighbors and the Virgin Mary herself as she wrestles with the prospect of motherhood and tries to become a person of substance.

Certified Copy

In Movie Theaters:	March 11, 2011 in 5 theaters
Directed by:	Abbas Kiarostami
Starring: more credits	Juliette Binoche William Shimell
Distributed by:	IFC Films
Running Time:	106 minutes
Genres:	Drama

Synopsis: A gallery owner living in a Tuscan village attends a lecture by a British author on authenticity and fakery in art. Afterwards she invites him on a tour of the countryside during which he is mistaken for her husband.

Black Death

In Movie Theaters:	March 11, 2011 in 2 theaters
Directed by:	Christopher Smith
Starring: more credits	Sean Bean ... Ulric Eddie Redmayne ... Osmund Carice van Houten ... Langiva
Distributed by:	Magnet Releasing
MPAA Rating:	for strong brutal violence, and some language.
Genres:	Drama Horror

Synopsis: The year is 1348. Europe has fallen under the shadow of the Black Death. As the plague decimates all in its path, fear and superstition are rife. In this apocalyptic environment, the church is losing its grip on the people. There are rumors of a village, hidden in marshland that the plague cannot reach. There is even talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to bring the dead back to life. Ulric (Sean Bean), a fearsome knight, is charged by the church to investigate these rumors.

Red Riding Hood

In Movie Theaters:	March 11, 2011 in 3,030 theaters
Directed by:	Catherine Hardwicke
Starring: more credits	Amanda Seyfried ... Valerie Shiloh Fernandez ... Peter Gary Oldman ... Father Solomon Julie Christie Max Irons ... Henry Virginia Madsen
Distributed by:	Warner Bros. Pictures
Running Time:	120 minutes
MPAA Rating:	for violence and creature terror, and some sensuality.
Genres:	Fantasy Thriller Suspense Horror Romance

Synopsis: Valerie (Amanda Seyfried) is a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding outsider Peter (Shiloh Fernandez), but her parents have arranged for her to marry the wealthy Henry (Max Irons). Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when they learn that Valerie’s older sister has been killed by the werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. For years, the people have maintained an uneasy truce with the beast, offering the creature a monthly animal sacrifice. But under a blood red moon, the wolf has upped the stakes by taking a human life. Hungry for revenge, the people call on famed werewolf hunter, Father Solomon (Gary Oldman), to help them kill the wolf. But Solomon’s arrival brings unintended consequences as he warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them. As the death toll rises with each moon, Valerie begins to suspect that the werewolf could be someone she loves. Panic grips the town as Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast—one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect…and bait.

Additional Notes: A gothic reimagining of "Little Red Riding Hood".

Jane Eyre

In Movie Theaters:	March 11, 2011 in 4 theaters
Directed by:	Cary Joji Fukunaga
Starring: more credits	Mia Wasikowska Michael Fassbender Jamie Bell Judi Dench Imogen Poots Sally Hawkins
Distributed by:	Focus Features
MPAA Rating:	for some thematic elements including a nude image and brief violent content.
Genres:	Drama Romance

Synopsis: The story follows a governess who softens the heart of her surly employer Mr. Rochester, only to discover that he's hiding a terrible secret.

Additional Notes: An adaptation of "Jane Eyre" based on the 19th century romance by Charlotte Bronte. "Jane Eyre" is one of the most adapted novels in English literature, with at least 20 previous film or TV versions.

Mars Needs Moms!

In Movie Theaters:	March 11, 2011 in 3,000 theaters
Directed by:	Simon Wells
Starring: more credits	Dan Fogler ... Gribble (voice) Seth Green ... Milo (voice) Joan Cusack ... Milo's Mom (voice) Mindy Sterling ... The Supervisor (voice) Elisabeth Harnois ... Ki (voice)
Distributed by:	Walt Disney Pictures
Running Time:	88 minutes
MPAA Rating:	for sci-fi action and peril.
Genres:	Adventure Family Animation 3D Motion Capture

Synopsis: Nine-year-old Milo (Seth Green) finds out just how much he needs his mom (Joan Cusack) when she’s nabbed by Martians who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young. The animated film showcases Milo's quest to save his mom—an adventure that involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multi-level planet and taking on the alien nation and their leader (Mindy Sterling). With the help of a tech-savvy, underground earthman named Gribble (Dan Fogler) and a rebel Martian girl called Ki (Elisabeth Harnois), Milo just might find his way back to his mom—in more ways than one.

Additional Notes: Produced by the team behind Disney's A Christmas Carol and The Polar Express.

Battle: Los Angeles

In Movie Theaters:	March 11, 2011 in 3,300 theaters
Directed by:	Jonathan Liebesman
Starring: more credits	Aaron Eckhart Michelle Rodriguez Michael Pena Bridget Moynahan Gabourey Sidibe Ne-Yo
Distributed by:	Sony Pictures
Running Time:	112 minutes
MPAA Rating:	for sustained and intense sequences of war violence and destruction, and for language.
Genres:	Drama Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Meteors shoot into the ocean a couple of miles off the coast of Los Angeles. Minutes later, beachgoers witness a strange alien like army oozing out of the water. These aliens are nasty, they're fast, and they kill on site. Within seconds they're shredding the suntanning populace to pieces and moving into the city of Santa Monica. Marine Sgt. Nantz leads his new platoon against a surprise attack on Los Angeles, attempting to rescue civilians in Santa Monica and destroy the hub of the enemy's mysterious power grid, while similar epic battles are waged across the world in other cities.

Additional Notes: Described by some as "Black Hawk Down meets Independence Day".

The Adjustment Bureau

In Movie Theaters:	March 4, 2011 in 2,840 theaters
Directed by:	George Nolfi
Starring: more credits	Matt Damon Emily Blunt Anthony Mackie Shohreh Aghdashloo Michael Kelly Daniel Dae Kim
Distributed by:	Universal Pictures
Running Time:	99 minutes
MPAA Rating:	for brief strong language, some sexuality and a violent image.
Genres:	Action Romance Sci-Fi

Synopsis: After glimpsing his future, an ambitious politician (Matt Damon) battles the agents of Fate itself to be with the woman (Emily Blunt) he loves.

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Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us? Matt Damon stars in the thriller "The Adjustment Bureau" as a man who glimpses the future Fate has planned for him and realizes he wants something else. To get it, he must pursue the only woman he's ever loved across, under and through the streets of modern-day New York.

On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt)—a woman like none he's ever known. But just as he realizes he's falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart.

David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself—the men of The Adjustment Bureau—who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent David and Elise from being together. In the face of overwhelming odds, he must either let her go and accept a predetermined path...or risk everything to defy Fate and be with her.

Additional Notes: "The Adjustment Bureau" is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick ("Total Recall," "Minority Report" and "Blade Runner").

Take Me Home Tonight

In Movie Theaters:	March 4, 2011 in 2,003 theaters
Directed by:	Michael Dowse
Starring: more credits	Topher Grace Anna Faris Dan Fogler Teresa Palmer Michael Ian Black Michelle Trachtenberg
Distributed by:	Relativity Media
Running Time:	97 minutes
MPAA Rating:	for language, sexual content and drug use.
Genres:	Drama Comedy

Synopsis: As the summer of 1988 winds down, three friends on the verge of adulthood attend an out-of-control party in celebration of their last night of unbridled youth

Rango

In Movie Theaters:	March 4, 2011 in 3,917 theaters
Directed by:	Gore Verbinski
Starring: more credits	Johnny Depp Abigail Breslin Isla Fisher Ian Abercrombie Hemky Madera Alfred Molina
Distributed by:	Paramount Pictures
Running Time:	107 minutes
MPAA Rating:	for rude humor, language, action and smoking.
Genres:	Action Adventure Family Animation

Synopsis: The story of a chameleon with an identity crisis.

Additional Notes: Based on an idea developed by Blink Wink.

Beastly

In Movie Theaters:	March 4, 2011 in 1,952 theaters
Directed by:	Daniel Barnz
Starring: more credits	Vanessa Hudgens ... Lindy Mary Kate Olsen ... Kendra Neil Patrick Harris ... Will Alex Pettyfer ... Kyle Kingson LisaGay Hamilton ... Zola Peter Krause ... Rob
Distributed by:	CBS Films
Running Time:	95 minutes
MPAA Rating:	for language including crude comments, brief violence and some thematic material.
Genres:	Fantasy Horror Teen Supernatural

Synopsis: Kyle Kingson (Alex Pettyfer) has it all – looks, intelligence, wealth and opportunity – and a wicked cruel streak. Prone to mocking and humiliating “aggressively unattractive” classmates, he zeroes in on Goth classmate Kendra, inviting her to the school’s extravagant environmental bash. Kendra accepts, and, true to form, Kyle blows her off in a particularly savage fashion. She retaliates by casting a spell that physically transforms him into everything he despises. Enraged by his horrible and unrecognizable appearance he confronts Kendra and learns that the only solution to the curse is to find someone that will love him as he is – a task he considers impossible.

Repulsed by his appearance, Kyle’s callous father banishes him to Brooklyn with a sympathetic housekeeper and blind tutor. As Kyle ponders how to overcome the curse and get his old life back, he chances upon a drug addict in the act of killing a threatening dealer. Seizing the opportunity, Kyle promises the addict freedom and safety for his daughter, Lindy (Vanessa Hudgens) if she will consent to live in Kyle’s Brooklyn home. Thus begins Kyle’s journey to discover true love in this hyper-modern retelling of the classic “Beauty and the Beast” story.

Additional Notes: Based on the novel published by HarperTeen. The movie is in pre-production in Montreal (June 2009).