The Last SongAn estranged father living in a small Southern beach town gets a chance to spend the summer with his reluctant teenaged daughter, who would rather be home in New York. He tries to connect with her through the only thing they have in common -- music.
Director: Julie Anne Robinson. Stars: Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear, Bobby Coleman, Liam Hemsworth, Hallock Beals, Kelly Preston, Nick Lashaway, Carly Chaikin, Kate Vernon, Melissa Ordway, Nick Searcy. 2010, 107 mins., drama.
Based in real theatrical history, "Me and Orson Welles" is a romantic coming-of-age story about a teenage actor who lucks into a role in Julius Caesar as it's being re-imagined by a brilliant, impetuous young director named Orson Welles at his newly-founded Mercury Theater in New York City, 1937.
Director: Richard Linklater. Stars: Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Ben Chaplin, Zoe Kazan, Eddie Marsan, Kelly Reilly, James Tupper, Leo Bill, Al Weaver, Iain McKee. 2008, 107 mins., drama.
A real-estate developer moves his family from Chicago to Oregon when his job calls for him to oversee the building of a major housing development. But when his latest project threatens the homes of the local forest creatures, the animals seek revenge by turning a peaceful cul-de-sac under construction into a battlefield of epic proportions. It's man versus nature and the fur is gonna fly!
Director: Roger Kumble. Stars: Brendan Fraser, Ken Jeong, Brooke Shields, Matt Prokop, Angela Kinsey, Rob Riggle, Skyler Samuels, Toby Huss, Samantha Bee, Ricky Garcia, Jim Norton. 2010, 92 mins., family.
Based on the true story of the bestselling author, animal scientist and autism advocate, who became one of America's most remarkable success stories. The visually inventive film offers stunning insights into Grandin's world, taking the audience inside her mind with a series of snapshot images that trace her self-perceptions and journey from childhood through young adulthood to the beginning of her career, and beyond.
Director: Mick Jackson. Stars: Claire Danes, Catherine O'Hara, Julia Ormond, David Strathairn, Stephanie Faracy, Charles Baker, Melissa Farman, Barry Tubb, Tamara Jolaine, Cherami Leigh, Gerry Robert Byrne. 2010, 103 mins., drama.
"Dexter" is back with an all-new season, and this time America's favorite serial killer has gone from freewheeling bachelor to responsible husband and doting dad. Maintaining an average-guy facade while satisfying his need to kill has never been easy. But now, with wife and kids in tow, Dexter's got more to lose than ever, as he gets drawn into a deadly game with a killer every bit as dangerous -- and conflicted -- as he is.
Directors: Marcos Siega, Brian Kirk, John Dahl, Keith Gordon, Romeo Tirone. Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Lauren Velez, David Zayas, James Remar, Julie Benz, C.S. Lee, Christina Robinson, Preston Bailey, Desmond Harrington. 2009, 632 mins., television.
Twenty-eight-year-old Kansas University doctoral student Omar Razaghi has won a grant to write a biography of Latin American writer Jules Gund. Omar must get through to three people who were close to Gund -- his brother, widow, and younger mistress -- so he can get authorization to write the biography.
Director: James Ivory. Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Omar Metwally, Laura Linney, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Hiroyuki Sanada, Norma Aleandro, Alexandra Maria Lara, Norma Argentina, Eliot Mathews. 2009, 117 mins., drama.