12 March 4, 2009
 Images of a pair of feet hurrying down building stairs are
interrupted by a title card reading, “Seek the truth not in the
mundane details of daily life but in the essence of life itself.”
A dreamlike jumble of bucolic and apocalyptic memories of rural
life in war torn Chechnya, and a chorus of disembodied speakers
from past and present coalesce into the single voice of a Russian
judge charging a jury. more
WATCHMEN March 6, 2009
 A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, "Watchmen" is set in
an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part
of the fabric of everyday society, and the Doomsday Clock--which
charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union--moves closer to
midnight. more
THE
HORSEMEN March 6, 2009
 At home, hardened police detective Aidan Breslin (Dennis Quaid)
has grown increasingly distant from his two young sons Alex (Lou
Taylor Pucci) and Sean (Liam James) since the death of his wife.
At work, he finds himself thrust into an investigation of perverse
serial killings rooted in the Biblical prophecy of the Four
Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The White Horsemen, a master of
deception and the unexpected leader hell-bent on conquest; more
EVERLASTING
MOMENTS March 6, 2009
 In the early 1900s, Maria, a young working-class mother, wins a
camera in a lottery. Her first impulse is to sell it for grocery
money but instead decides to keep it, changing her whole life.
Maria is married to Sigfrid Larsson, an unskilled laborer, hard
worker, lothario and alcoholic. more
PHOEBE
IN WONDERLAND March 6, 2009
 PHOEBE IN WONDERLAND, which recently had
its world premiere at Sundance 2008 and is based on Daniel Barnz’s
original screenplay, concerns a young girl (Elle Fanning) who
longs to be in her school’s production of “Alice in Wonderland.”
After being cast in the lead role of Alice by her eccentric drama
teacher (Patricia Clarkson), more
TOKYO! March 6, 2009
 Three of world cinema’s great visionaries: Michel Gondry (BE
KIND REWIND, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND), Leos Carax
(THE LOVERS ON THE BRIDGE, POLA X), and Bong Joon-ho (THE HOST)
each direct a segment of this surreal triptych film, set in the
ultra-modern Japanese metropolis, TOKYO . The film will be
released March 6 in New York , and March 20 in Los Angeles and
Nationwide. more
EXPLICIT
ILLS March 6, 2009
 In the harsh streets of Philadelphia, the lives of strangers
intersect in a bold and moving semi-autobiographical tale that
crosscuts between the many people (adults, teenagers, and children
alike)who struggle in the face of poverty, drugs and the human
connection. more
TOKYO
SONATA March 13, 2009
 Set in contemporary Tokyo, TOKYO SONATA is a story of an
ordinary Japanese family of four. The father, Ryuhei Sasaki, like
any other Japanese businessman, is faithfully devoted to his work.
His wife, Megumi, left on her own to manage the house, struggles
to retain a bond with her oldest son in college, Takashi, and the
youngest, Kenji, a sensitive boy in elementary school. more
SUNSHINE
CLEANING March 13, 2009
A single mom and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to
turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy Sunshine
Cleaning. Directed by Christine Jeffs (Rain, Sylvia), this
uplifting film about an average family that finds the path to its
dreams in an unlikely setting screened in competition at the 2008
Sundance Film Festival. more
RACE
TO WITH MOUNTAIN March 13, 2009
 For years, stories have circulated about a secret place in the
middle of the Nevada desert, known for unexplained phenomena and
strange sightings. It is called Witch Mountain , and when a Las
Vegas cab driver (DWAYNE JOHNSON) finds two teens with
supernatural powers in his cab, he suddenly finds himself in the
middle of an adventure he can’t explain. When they discover that
the only chance to save the world lies in unraveling the secrets
of Witch Mountain more
THE
LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT March 13, 2009
 Masters of horror Wes Craven and Sean Cunningham revisit their
landmark film that launched Craven's directing career and
influenced decades of horror films to follow: The Last House on
the Left. Bringing one of the most notorious thrillers of all time
to a new generation, they produce the story that explores how far
two ordinary people will go to exact revenge on the sociopaths who
harmed their child. more
MISS
MARCH March 13, 2009
 MISS MARCH tells the story of a young man (Zach Cregger, THE
WHITEST KIDS U’ KNOW) who awakens from a four-year coma to hear
that his once virginal high-school sweetheart (Raquel Alessi) has
since become a naked centerfold in PLAYBOY MAGAZINE more
DUPLICITY March 20, 2009
 Oscar® winner Julia Roberts and Clive Owen reunite for
Duplicity, from writer/director Tony Gilroy (seven-time
Oscar®-nominated Michael Clayton). In the film, they star as
spies-turned-corporate operatives in the midst of a clandestine
love affair. When they find themselves on either side of an
all-out corporate war, they discover the toughest part of the job
is deciding how much to trust the one you love. more
SIN
NOMBRE March 20, 2009
 Sin Nombre is an epic dramatic thriller written and directed by
Student Academy Award winner Cary Joji Fukunaga in his feature
debut. The filmmaker’s firsthand experiences with Central American
immigrants seeking the promise of the U.S. form the basis of the
Spanish-language movie. more
HUNGER March 20, 2009
 HUNGER follows life in the Maze Prison,
Northern Ireland, with an interpretation of the highly
emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike led by
Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides
a timely exploration of what happens when body and
mind are pushed to the uttermost limit. more
MANCORA March 20, 2009
 From the director of LA MUJER DE MI HERMANO (MY BROTHER'S WIFE),
and the writer of VOCES INOCENTES (INNOCENT VOICES) comes MÁNCORA,
a tender and
pulsating road-trip drama that delicately traces the shifting
emotional boundaries between three disconnected souls. more
KNOWING March 20, 2009
 Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage (National Treasure: Book of
Secrets, Leaving Las Vegas) stars in Knowing, a gripping
action-thriller of global proportions about a professor who
stumbles on terrifying predictions about the future and sets out
to prevent them from coming true. more
I
LOVE YOU MAN March 20, 2009
 In "I Love You, Man," a comedy from John Hamburg ("Along Came
Polly," co-writer of "Meet the Parents," "Meet the Fockers," "Zoolander"),
Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd, "Knocked Up" "The 40 Year Old Virgin") is
a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the
woman of his dreams, Zooey ("The Office's" Rashida Jones),
discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend
close enough to serve as his Best Man. more
THE
GREAT BUCK HOWARD March 20, 2009
 Once upon a time, Buck Howard (John Malkovich) spent his days in
the limelight. His mind-boggling feats as a mentalist
extraordinaire – not to be confused with those of a mere magician
- earned him a marquee act in Vegas and 61 appearances on Johnny
Carson’s Tonight Show. more
MONSTERS
VS ALIENS March 27, 2009
 When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a
meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she
mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. The military jumps
into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert
government compound. more
THE
HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT March 27, 2009
 Based on a chilling true story, Lionsgate's THE HAUNTING IN
CONNECTICUT charts one family's terrifying, real-life encounter
with the dark forces of the supernatural. When the Campbell family
moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming
Victorian home has a disturbing history more
12
ROUNDS March 27, 2009
 From the director of "Die Hard 2" and the producer of "Speed"
comes 12 ROUNDS, starring John Cena as New Orleans Police
Detective Danny Fisher. When Fisher stops a brilliant thief,
Miles, from getting away with a multi-million-dollar heist, the
thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. more
THE
EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS March 27, 2009
 At 16, socially responsible upper west-sider CHARLIE BANKS
(Jesse Eisenberg) witnesses charismatic blue collar sociopath MICK
LEARY (Jason Ritter), 18, brutally beat two unwitting suburban
jocks at a high school party. Mick's a west village neighborhood
buddy of Charlie's best friend but Charlie's conscience gets the
better of him. Telling only his parents, he reports Mick to the
police. more
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