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Weekend (NR)

Weekend (2011) Release Date: 09/23/2011 Rating: Not Yet Rated Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins Genre: Drama Director: Andrew Haigh Cast: Tom Cullen, Chris New, Jonathan Race, Laura Freeman Two men wonder if they've found love or just had a drunken hookup in this drama from British director Andrew Haigh. Russell (Tom Cullen) is gay, but most of his friends are straight, and after a long night of boozing with his pals, he stops by a gay club on his way home and picks up Glen (Chris New). The next morning, Glen explains that he's an artist, and begins interviewing Russell about their night together for an installation project he has in the works. Alcohol has made Russell's memory of ...

Puncture (R)

Puncture (2011) Release Date: 09/23/2011 Rating: R Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins Genre: Drama Director: Mark Kassen Cast: Chris Evans, Mark Kassen, Marshall Bell, Brett Cullen An attorney fighting a corrupt system is battling his own demons as he tries to do right by others in this drama based on a true story. Vicky (Vinessa Shaw) is a nurse at a hospital in Houston whose life takes an unexpected turn when she accidentally jabs herself with a used syringe. The needle had been used on a patient who was HIV-positive, and Vicky contracts AIDS. Jeffrey Danfort (Marshall Bell) is a close friend of Vicky's who designs medical equipment, and he's inspired to invent a ...

Dolphin Tale (PG)

Dolphin Tale (2011) Release Date: 09/23/2011 Rating: PG Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins Genre: Children's/family Director: Charles Martin Smith Cast: Harry Connick, Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Kris Kristofferson Inspired by the incredible true story of Winter, a dolphin who was rescued off the Florida coast after her tail became caught in a crab trap, this uplifting family-oriented adventure from director/co-screenwriter Charles Martin Smith details the unique bond between an injured dolphin and a young boy. When Winter loses her tail in a tragic accident, her young friend convinces the locals to build her a prosthetic replacement, inspiring hope and courage in handicapped people across the globe. ...

Connected An Autoblogography about Love, Death & Technology (2011)

Release Date: 09/23/2011 Rating: PG Runtime: 1 hr 22 mins Genre: Culture & society Director: Tiffany Shlain Cast: Peter Coyote, Dale Andrade, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Corrado Cantatore In this documentary, filmmaker Tiffany Shlain examines how the Internet and social networking are not only changing the way we communicate but how we see the world around us, and the global impact that's being felt as a result. Using animation and archival material, Shlain offers a witty but thoughtful look at the paradoxical human desire for both independence and contact with others, and how the ease and speed of new communication is bringing about a change in out perceptions that's not just ...

Abduction (PG13)

Released: 09/23/2011 Rating: PG13 Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins Genre: Thriller Director: John Singleton Cast: Taylor Lautner, Alfred Molina, Antonique Smith, Maria Bello Twilight series star Taylor Lautner stars in director John Singleton's thriller about a teen who finds himself in mortal danger after realizing that his entire childhood has been built on lies. Realizing that the people who raised him aren't his real parents after stumbling across a childhood photo of himself on a website devoted to missing children, the frightened teen flees for his life as FBI agents Frank Burton (Frank Molina) and Sandra Burns (Antonique Smith) race to protect him and

Moneyball (PG13)

Released: 09/23/2011 Brad Pitt stars in the real-life tale of Major League Baseball general manager Billy Beane, who built up a winning team despite a decreased budget thanks to his sly use of statistical data to calculate the best -- and cheapest -- players for his roster. Aaron Sorkin updates Steve Zaillian's adaptation of Michael Lewis' fly-on-the-wall novel for Columbia Pictures, with Robin Wright, Jonah Hill, and Philip Seymour Hoffman co-starring. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi Release Date: 09/23/2011 Rating: PG13 Runtime: 2 hr 6 mins Genre: Drama, Comedy drama Director: Bennett Miller Cast: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Chris Pratt