CHARLIE BARTLETT
Charlie slyly positions himself as his school's resident “psychiatrist,” dishing out both honest advice and powerful prescriptions, he has no idea the ways in which he will transform his classmates, the school principal and the potential of his own life. Starring: Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey, Jr., Hope Davis, Kat Dennings. Rated R
BE KIND REWIND
Jack Black stars as Jerry who gets magnetized and accidentally erases every tape at the video store where his friend Mike (Mos Def) works. But their most loyal customer -- an elderly woman whose mind is starting to slip -- still expects to see her favorite movies, so Jerry and Mike set out on the near-impossible task of re-creating every movie in the store. Starring: Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow. Rated PG-13
VANTAGE POINT
Forest Whitaker, Dennis Quaid, William Hurt, and Matthew Fox star in this thriller in which an assassination attempt on the President of the United States is detailed from five unique perspectives. Rated PG-13
10,000 B.C.
A young hunter is forced to lead a small group of hunters to pursue a band of mysterious warlords to the end of the world to save the girl he loves and secure the future of his tribe. Starring Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Omar Shariff, Timothy Barlow. Rated PG-13
The Accidental Husband
Uma Thurman plays a talk radio host Emma Lloyd who advises one of her listeners to break up with her boyfriend. When the boyfriend gets the brush-off, he’s furious and starts plotting his revenge on Emma. Rated PG13
The Bank Job
A car dealer with a dodgy past and new family, Terry has always avoided major-league scams. But when Martine, a beautiful model from his old neighborhood, offers him a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street worth millions in cash and jewelry and contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets that span London's criminal underworld, the highest echelons of the British government, and the Royal Family itself...the true story of a heist gone wrong...in all the right ways. Rated PG13
College Road Trip
An over-achieving high school student decides to travel around the country to choose the perfect college. Her overprotective cop father decides to accompany her in order to keep her on the straight and narrow. She devises a plan divert her dad’s attention while she parties. Rated G
Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears A Who!
The imaginative elephant Horton hears a cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Suspecting there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community which thinks he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to help. Jim Carey voices Horton and Steve Karel voices The Mayor of Who-ville. Rated G
Never Back Down
Jake Tyler has recently moved to Orlando where he learns about the sport known as Mixed Marshall Arts (MMA). It is immediately apparent to Jake that MMA is not street fighting, but rather an art form he wants to master. Starring Sean Faris, Amber Heard and Djimon Hounsou. Rated PG13
Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns
This is another Tyler Perry vehicle. A single mom takes her family to the funeral of her father –a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family. Rated PG-13
Shutter
A young photographer and his girlfriend (Rachel Taylor and Joshua Jackson )find ghostly images in his photographs as well as around them while on their honeymoon in Tokyo. Rated PG13
Drillbit Taylor
In this comedy, two kids seek out some protection from the school bully by placing an ad in Soldier of Fortune magazine and hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully. Their best response - and the cheapest - comes from Drillbit Taylor, a down-on-his luck soldier of fortune. The boys get more than they bargained for and their scheme unravels in many comedic ways. Starring Owen Wilson, Alex Frost and Matt Gallini Rated PG
Wanted
Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is an apathetic slacker who transforms into an unparalleled enforcer of justice. After his estranged father is murdered, the sexy Fox (Angelina Jolie) recruits him into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his father’s death by unlocking his dormant powers. Rated R
Run, Fatboy, Run
A rotund guy leaves his pregnant fiancee on their wedding day only to discover that , five years later, that she is his one true love. To win her back, he must finish a marathon while making her realize that her new handsome, wealthy fiance is the wrong guy for her. Starring Simon Pegg, Hank Azaria and Thandie Newton. Rated PG13
21
Based on a real-life gambling scheme setup by MIT students to outsmart the blackjack dealers in Vegas. Six MIT students were trained to become experts in card counting and took Vegas casinos for millions of dollars. Starring Kevin Spacey, Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth and Laurence Fishburne. Rated PG13
Stop Loss
Back home in Texas, after fighting in Iraq, a soldier refuses to return to battle despite the government mandate requiring him to return to his unit. His legal battle becomes an unintentional anti-war manifesto. Starring Abbie Cornish and Ryan Phillippe. Rated R
Article Published in the 03-08 Issue of EU Jacksonville
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