Movie Openings This Week
Movies Opening This Week
Michael Jackson’s This Is It
Opens: 10/28/2009
A rare glimpse into the final days of Michael Jackson, the documentary is compiled from an estimated 80 hours of rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage of the legendary entertainer preparing for his 50 sold-out shows at London’s O2 Arena that were scheduled to commence in July 2009 before his untimely death in June at age 50. Interviews with collaborators and close friends of the late performer are also featured.
Looking for Palladin
Opens: 10/30/2009
Hollywood talent agent Josh Ross is sent to Guatemala to lure an old Hollywood star, Jack Palladin, out of retirement. Arrogant Josh gets frustrated by the slower pace of life in Guatemala and disregards the community’s interests, even though he needs them in order to find Jack. As he journeys to find Palladin, Josh embarks in a personal journey of self-discovery that changes his life.
Skin
Opens: 10/30/2009
Sandra Laing entered the world a beautiful baby but no one, not the hospital staff, her mother, father or neighbors would admit the obvious. Abraham and Sannie Laing were white yet their daughter was dark.
House of the Devil
Opens: 10/30/2009
Sam is a pretty college sophomore, so desperate to earn some cash for a deposit on an apartment that she accepts a babysitting job even after she finds out there is no baby.
Gentlemen Broncos
Opens: 10/30/2009
A high school outcast attends a camp for writers and has his idea stolen by a legendary novelist.
Storm
Opens: 10/30/2009
Hannah Maynard, prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague, is leading a trial against a former commander of the Yugoslavian National Army who is accused of the deportation and later killing of dozens of Bosnian-Muslim civilians.
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Opens: 10/30/2009
When a priest is murdered in Boston, the MacManus brothers abandon their secluded life in Ireland to look into the case.
Aladin
Opens: 10/30/2009
A young man from the streets finds his already chaotic life overthrown when he is given a magic lamp that grants him three wishes.
How to Seduce Difficult Women
Opens: 10/30/2009
Before the Game-before players, pimps, and pickup artists, where was the art of seduction truly born? A motley crew of clueless hopefuls get spoon fed the wit and wisdom that it takes to seduce difficult women, led by their womanizing French teacher, Philippe.
The Fall
Opens: 10/30/2009
Tony Jakubiak is careening through life as a hip, black sheep under-achiever. He is the polar opposite of his square, over-achieving district attorney older brother Frank, who is on his way to becoming the youngest governor in history.
Labor Day
Opens: 10/30/2009
Follows a group that played a pivotal role in the electing of Barack Obama: the SEIU (Service Employees International Union), the nation’s fastest-growing labor union, with more than two million members.
Cairo Time
Opens: 11/01/2009
A woman arrives in Cairo to meet her husband only to be told he is unavoidably delayed in Gaza and has in turn sent his friend, a retired Egyptian police officer, to pick her up. The brief love affair that follows catches them both completely off guard.
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