Movies Coming Soon
February 24
Tyler Perry's Good Deeds
Starring: Tyler Perry, Gabrielle Union, Thandie Newton
Director: Tyler Perry
The Scoop: "Good Deeds" is the latest showcase for the many talents of writer/director/mogul Perry. This time around, he also stars as a guy who, on the eve of his wedding, begins to fall for another lady. As always, Perry has surrounded himself with serious talent, including Newton, Union, Rebecca Romijn, Phylicia Rashad and Eddie Cibrian. So if you like Perry's movies, well, here's another one for you.
Rated PG-13 | Watch the trailer
Wanderlust
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Malin Akerman
Director: David Wain
The Scoop: Wain ("The State," "Wet Hot American Summer") has an impeccable comedy resume, as does producer Judd Apatow, so expectations are high for this one. Apatow's on-screen stand-in Rudd stars alongside Aniston as two rich New York types who, because of financial trouble, move to the South and end up accidentally staying in a hippie commune. Let the hilarity commence.
Rated R, 98 min. | Watch the trailer
Gone
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Carpenter, Wes Bentley
Director: Heitor Dhalia
The Scoop: If you've been hoping for another movie about serial killers terrorizing women, you're in serious luck, because that's what "Gone" is all about. The high-concept premise: Seyfried plays a girl who actually escaped from a serial killer two years ago. When her sister goes missing, though, she realizes he has returned and the two play a cat-and-mouse game to see which one gets vengeance first.
Rated PG-13 | Watch the trailer
Act of Valor
Starring: Alex Veadov, Roselyn Sanchez, Nestor Serrano
Director: Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh
The Scoop: If you like your action films to be realistic, you're in luck because there's probably never been an action movie as realistic as "Act of Valor." That's because the movie was filmed by former Navy recruiters using actual Navy SEALs, with the Navy holding final cut on the film. They even kept some of the footage to use in SEAL training exercises. That's pretty darn real.
Rated R, 101 min. | Watch the trailer
March 2
Project X
Starring: Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown
Director: Nima Nourizadeh
The Scoop: Not to be confused with the Matthew Broderick monkey comedy of the same name, "Project X" is kind of a "Hangover" for teenagers, which makes sense considering it was produced by "The Hangover"'s Todd Phillips. Mann and Cooper star as teens whose party soon turns into an epic – and wildly out of control – event for the ages.
Rated R | Watch the trailer
Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Starring: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareham, Robert Loggia
Director: Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareham
The Scoop: The team behind the cult hit – and decidedly acquired taste – comedy show "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" bring their talents to the big screen. And they're joined by a who's who of guest stars, including Will Forte, Zach Galifianakis, Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and, you know, everybody else. We can't guarantee you'll laugh, but it won't be for lack of trying. Or will it?
Rated R, 92 min., limited | Watch the trailer
Being Flynn
Starring: Paul Dano, Robert De Niro, Julianne Moore
Director: Paul Weitz
The Scoop: Weitz is known for his comedies – directing "American Pie" and "Little Fockers" will do that – but he's assembled quite a cast of serious actors for his latest, as Dano, De Niro and Moore are all Oscar favorites. That should lend some weight to this story about a guy (Dano) who finds his estranged dad (De Niro) living in a homeless shelter.
Rated R, 86 min., limited | Watch the trailer
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Starring: Taylor Swift, Zac Efron, Danny DeVito
Director: Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda
The Scoop: Dr. Seuss came up with numerous timeless stories over his long career, but the beloved childrens author never wrote a book with a message quite as timely as "The Lorax." Efron and Swift lend voices to this animated adaptation of the tale of a not-so-distant world where well-meaning people have deforested the entire world. What's a world like without trees? Other than all the awesome Dr. Seuss stuff, it sucks. But this movie probably doesn't. Thanks, Doc.
Rated PG | Watch the trailer
March 9
John Carter
Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe
Director: Andrew Stanton
The Scoop: A hundred years ago, "John Carter" was the coolest hero around thanks to some sweet sci-fi adventures by "Tarzan" writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. Now, the story of a Civil War veteran who dies only to wake up on the surface of Mars – where Martians are involved in their own civil war – is finally coming to the big screen. Better late than never, huh?
Rated PG-13, 137 min. | Watch the trailer
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Amr Waked
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
The Scoop: Will "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" soon become a household euphemism for trying to accomplish the impossible? That's the hope of the folks behind this film about the uplifting possibilies presented to a fishing master (McGregor) who is hired by a sheik to bring fly fishing to the Arabian desert. Good luck with that, bro.
Rated PG-13, 111 min. | Watch the trailer
Silent House
Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer
Director: Chris Kentis, Laura Lau
The Scoop: Back before she burst onto the scene and started generating major buzz for her star-making role in "Martha Marcy May Marlene," Olsen made this low budget horror indie about a girl who goes nuts inside her "Evil Dead"-style cabin in the woods. Is the house haunted? Or is she just unhinged? Now that Olsen is a big enough star to earn this film a release date, audiences will get to find out the answer.
Rated R, 86 min. | Watch the trailer
Friends With Kids
Starring: Jennifer Westfeldt, Adam Scott, Maya Rudolph, Megan Fox, Jon Hamm
Director: Jennifer Westfeldt
The Scoop: Are you in your early 30s? Then you might like this rom-com catering to your specific demographic. Writer/director Westfeldt also stars opposite Scott ("Parks and Recreation") as besties who decide to have a kid together in order to avoid ruining their lives the way all their recently married friends have done. Seems like there are a couple holes in that logic, but it wouldn't be a comedy otherwise, right?
100 min., limited | Watch the trailer
March 16
21 Jump Street
Starring: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Ellie Kemper
Director: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
The Scoop: Way back in the day (the '80s, that is), "21 Jump Street" was a hip TV show on Fox about really young-looking cops who infiltrated high schools to crack down on teen crime. This time around, it's basically the same thing, only instead of launching Johnny Depp to superstardom like the original, this one is a comedy featuring Hill and Tatum. Progress?
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Casa de Mi Padre
Starring: Will Ferrell, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna
Director: Matt Piedmont
The Scoop: Ferrell's had some crazy ideas in his time, but this one pretty much takes the cake. In "Casa de mi Padre," Ferrell plays a Mexican rancher who gets involved in a deadly feud – and the entire film is done solely in Spanish. So will Ferrell's humor translate south of the border? Or will this be malisimo? Ir al teatro para averiguarlo.
Rated R, limited | Watch the trailer
Butter
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Ashley Greene, Olivia Wilde
Director: Jim Field Smith
The Scoop: Garner returns from her extended career maternity leave with the role of a lifetime: As the lead in an offbeat indie comedy about butter carving. Okay, so it's not "Citizen Kane," but "Butter" has been earning positive reviews and word of mouth since it debuted at Telluride last year on the festival circuit. In fact, we hear the movie is like butter, baby.
Rated R, 91 min. | Watch the trailer
Seeking Justice
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce, January Jones
Director: Roger Donaldson
The Scoop: Cage may be riding a string of critical disasters, but he's got a shot at redemption thanks to "Seeking Justice." That's because his co-star is Guy Pearce, who's been riding high (see: "The King's Speech," "Mildred Pierce") while Cage has been riding flaming motorcycles. Cage plays a guy who seeks out some non-demonic vengeance after someone messes with his wife, only to find himself in over his head.
Rated R, 105 min, limited | Watch the trailer
Detachment
Starring: Adrien Brody, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks
Director: Tony Kaye
The Scoop: Kaye, the auteur behind searing films like "American History X," returns with a topic only slightly less controversial than racism: Our educational system. Brody stars as a teacher who breaks out of a personal and professional slump when he connects with a group of kids at his new school. AMC TV stalwarts Cranston and Hendricks provide more than able back-up.
97 min., limited | Watch the trailer
Jeff, Who Lives At Home
Starring: Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Judy Greer
Director: Jay and Mark Duplass
The Scoop: The premise here is pretty basic: Segel plays a guy named Jeff who lives at home, while Helms is the brother who is having marital issues. So it's not exactly "Rashomon" in its complexity. But considering the Duplass brothers are the guys who brought the world indie faves like "Baghead," "Cyrus" and "The League," we have no doubt the execution will be spot on.
Rated R, 83 min., limited | Watch the trailer
March 23
The Hunger Games
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
Director: Gary Ross
The Scoop: Based on the wildly popular novel by author Suzanne Collins, "The Hunger Games" tells the story of a girl (Lawrence) and a boy (Hutcherson) who are picked by a despotic government in a distant dystopian future to fight other kids to the death on national television. "The Hunger Games" is just the first installment of what many film buffs expect to be the next big post-"Potter" fan obsession.
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