Moonrise Kingdom
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle. For our review on this film, lick here.
Director: Wes Anderson
Stars: Bill Murray Bob Balaban Bruce Willis Edward Norton Frances McDormand Harvey Keitel Jared Gilman Jason Schwartzman Kara Hayward Tilda Swinton
Slumdog Millionaire
Jamal Malik is an impoverished Indian teen who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ but, after he wins, he is suspected of cheating.
Director: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
Stars: Anil Kapoor Ayush Mahesh Khedekar Dev Patel Freida Pinto Irrfan Khan Jeneva Talwar Mahesh Manjrekar Mia Drake Inderbitzin Rajendranath Zutshi Saurabh Shukla
Coming to America
Prince Akeem, heir to the throne of Zamunda, leaves the tropical paradise kingdom in search of his queen. What better place than Queens, New York, to find his bride? Joined by his loyal servant and friend, Semmi, Akeem attempts to blend in as an ordinary American and begin his search.
Director: John Landis
Stars: Allison Dean Arsenio Hall Eddie Murphy Eriq La Salle Frankie Faison James Earl Jones John Amos Louie Anderson Madge Sinclair Shari Headley
Joe Dirt
Joe Dirt is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream to find the parents that he lost at the Grand Canyon when he was a belligerent, trailer park-raised eight-year-old. Now, blasting Van Halen in his jacked-up economy car, the irrepressibly optimistic Joe hits the road alone in search of his folks.
Director: Dennie Gordon
Stars: Adam Beach Brittany Daniel Caroline Aaron Christopher Walken David Spade Dennis Miller Erik Per Sullivan Fred Ward Jaime Pressly Kid Rock
Groundhog Day
A narcissistic T.V. weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer and mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
Director: Harold Ramis
Stars: Andie MacDowell Angela Paton Bill Murray Brian Doyle-Murray Chris Elliott Rick Ducommun Rick Overton Robin Duke Stephen Tobolowsky Willie Garson
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
When Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous Snow in Hawaii, but also Sarah Marshall.
Director: Nicholas Stoller
Stars: Bill Hader Da'Vone McDonald Jack McBrayer Jason Segel Kristen Bell Liz Cackowski Maria Thayer Mila Kunis Russell Brand Steve Landesberg