WRONG TURN 2: DEAD END (2007)

 

Directed By: Joe Lynch Written By: Al Septien & Turi Meyer Based On Characters Created By: Alan McElroy Cinematography: Robin Loewan  Editor: Ed Marx

Cast: Erica Leerhsen, Henry Rollins, Texas Battle, Aleska Palladino, Daniella Alonso, Crystal Lowe, Ken Krizinger, Steve Braun, Kimberly Caldwell

A group of reality show contestants find themselves fighting for survival against a family of hideously deformed inbred cannibals who plan to ruthlessly butcher them all.

99 FRANCS (2007)

 

Directed By: Jan Kounen Written By: Jan Kounen, Bruno Lavaine & Nicolas Charlet Based On the book by Frederic Beigbeder Cinematography: David Ungaro Editor: Anny Danche

Cast: Jean Dujardin, Vahina Giocante, Jocelyn Quivrin, Patrick Mille, Elisa Tovati, Nicolas Marie, Dominique Bettenfeld

The life of Octave Parango, a flamboyant ad designer, is filled with success, satire, misery, and love.

WEAPONS (2007)

 

Written & Directed By: Adam Bhala Lough Cinematography: Manuel Alberto Claro Editor: Jay Rabinowitz 

Cast: Nick Cannon, Paul Dano, Mark Webber, Riley Smith, John Campo, Regine Nahu, Brandon Mychel Smith. Arliss Howard, Aris Mendoza,  Amy Ferguson, Serena Reeder, Jade Yorker 

Weapons present a series of brutal, seemingly random youth-related killings over the course of a weekend in a typical small town in America, and tragically reveals how they are all interrelated.

THE BAND'S VISIT (2007)

 

Written & Directed by: Eran Kolirin  Cinematography: Shai Goldman  Editor: Arik Leibovitch

Cast: Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabatz, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Najour, Rubi Moskovitz, Uri Gavriel, Hilla Sarjon 

A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town.

SHALL WE KISS? (2007)

Written & Directed By: Emmanuel Mouret 
Cinematography: Laurent Desmet 
Editor: Martial Salomon 

Cast: Emmanuel Mouret, Virgine Ledoyen, Julie Gayet, Michael Cohen, Frederique Bel, Stefano Accorsi 

When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening talking, laughing and getting along famously. At the end of the night, Emilie declines Gabriel's offer of "a kiss without consequences". Emilie admonishes him that the kiss could have unexpected consequences, and tells him a story, unfolding in flashbacks, about the impossibility of indulging your desires without affecting someone else's life.

SPIDER-MAN 3 (2007)

Directed By: Sam Raimi 
Written By: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi & Alvin Sargent 
Screen Story By: Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi 
Based On Characters Created By: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko 
Cinematography: Bill Pope 
Editor: Bob Murawski 


Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church, James Franco, J.K. Simmons, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rosemary Harris, James Cromwell, Theresa Russell, Dylan Baker, Bill Nunn, Elizabeth Banks, Ted Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Becky Ann Baker, Willem Dafoe, Cliff Robertson 


Peter Parker has finally managed to piece together the once-broken parts of his life, maintaining a balance between his relationship with Mary-Jane and his responsibility as Spider-Man. But more challenges arise for our young hero. Peter's old friend Harry Obsourne has set out for revenge against Peter; taking up the mantle of his late father's persona as The New Goblin, and Peter must also capture Uncle Ben's real killer, Flint Marko, who has been transformed into his toughest foe yet, the Sandman. All hope seems lost when suddenly Peter's suit turns jet-black and greatly amplifies his powers. But it also begins to greatly amplify the much darker qualities of Peter's personality that he begins to lose himself to. Peter has to reach deep inside himself to free the compassionate hero he used to be if he is to ever conquer the darkness within and face not only his greatest enemies, but also...himself

WATER LILIES (2007)

Written & Directed By: Celine Sciamma 
Cinematography: Crystel Fournier 
Editor: Julien Lacheray 

Cast: Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachere, Adele Haenel, Warren Lacquin 


Three girls, each about 15, deal with puberty, the onset of sexual attraction, and, for two, the pressure of virginity. Marie, who's slight and diffident, quiet and nearly expressionless, is friends with Anne, who's a bit chunky and impulsive and has decided that François will be her first love. Watching synchronized swimming, Marie is suddenly attracted to the team captain, Floriane, beautiful, aloof, tall, and rumored to be a slut. François pursues her. Marie begins to hang around her; they trade favors, and soon it's an odd sort of friendship. Each of the three experiences her own first, and Marie must sort out attraction and friendship.

RESERVATION ROAD (2007)

Directed By: Terry George 
Written By: Terry George & John Burnham Schwartz 
Based On The Novel By: John Burnham Schwartz 
Cinematography By: John Lindley 
Editor: Naomi Geraghty 


Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connolly, Mira Sorvino, Elle Fanning, John Slattery, Bill Camp, Gary Kohn 


The lives of two families change forever after a fatal tragedy takes place on Reservation Road.

TEETH (2007)

Written & Directed By: Mitchell Lichtenstein 
Cinematography By: Wolfgang Held 
Editor: Joe Landauer 


Cast: Jess Weixler, John Hensley, Josh Pais, Lenny Von Dohlen, Ashley Springer, Hale Appleman 

Dawn grows up in the shadow of a nuclear power plant. In high school, while her biology class studies evolution, she realizes she may have a hidden curse, an "adaptation." She lives with her mom, step-father, and hard-edged step-brother. She likes Tobey, a guy at school, and he likes her. She takes a pledge to remain chaste until marriage, so they date in groups, watch G-rated films, and don't kiss, but the power of teen hormones is great, so temptation beckons. Dawn has an admirer in Ryan, and when when things have an unexpected twist with Tobey, she turns to Ryan for help. Will he be her mythical hero and rescue her? Or can she find her way as her own hero, turning the curse into an asset?

DISTURBIA (2007)

Directed By: D.J. Caruso 
Written By: Christopher Landon & Carl Ellsworth 
Story By: Christopher Landon 
Cinematography By: Rogier Stoffers 
Editor: Jim Page 


Cast: Shai LeBouf, Sarah Roemer, Aaron Yoo, David Morse, Carrie-Anne Moss, Viola Davis, Matt Craven, Jose Pablo Cantillo 


After his father is killed in a car accident, things unravel for Kale Brecht and he is placed under house-arrest for punching his Spanish teacher. Having nothing better to do, Kale occupies himself by spying on his neighbors. But one night, he witnesses what appears to be a murder going on in Mr. Turner's house. Kale becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind these murders but, after a few unsettling run-ins with Mr. Turner, it becomes a matter of life and death. And the ominous question: Who is watching whom?

MARGOT AT THE WEDDING (2007)

Written & Directed By: Noah Baumbach 
Cinematography By: Harris Savides 
Editor: Carol Littleton 


Cast: Nicole Kidman, Jack Black, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Halley Feiffer, John Turturro, Cirian Hinds, Zane Pais, Seth Barrish, Flora Closs, Michael Cullen 

 A slice of family life: sisters, husbands, children, history, secrets, jealousies. Margot and her teen son, Claude, travel from Manhattan to her family's Long Island home, occupied by sister Pauline, Pauline's daughter, and Malcolm, the slacker Pauline will marry outdoors that week under a tree neighbors want removed. Backbiting marks family discussion, particularly between the sisters and in Margot's cutting remarks to Claude. Pauline tells Margot a secret that Margot promptly tells Claude. Margot dislikes Malcolm and undermines him. She also has marital problems and a lover nearby. People are cruel, inside and outside their families. Is there a refuge for Margot or for Pauline?

I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY (2007)

Directed By: Dennis Dugan 
Written By: Barry Fanaro, Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor 
Based on a screen Traatment By: Lew Gallo 
Cinematography By: Dean Semler 
Editor: Jeff Gourson 


Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Nicholas Turturro, Ving Rhames, Rob Schneider, Allen Covert Dan Aykroyd, Richard Chamberlin, Steve Buscemi, Blake Clark, Rachel Dratch, Nick Swardson, Mary Pat Gleason, Jamie Chung, Rob Coddry, Robert Smeigel, Richard Kline, Gary Valentine, Dave Matthews, Lance Bass, David Spade, Peter Dante, Jonathna Loughran 


Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.

JOSHUA (2007)

Directed By: George Ratliff 
Written By: George Ratliff & David Gilbert 
Cinematography By: Benoit Debie 
Editor: Jacob Craycraft 


Cast: Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Jacob Kogan, Dallas Roberts, Celia Weston, Michael McKean, Linda Larkin, Alex Draper, Haviland Morris 


The Cairn's life seems to be a harmonic family: The father Brad works as a stockbroker, his wife Abby takes care of their common new-born daughter Lily, and the 9-year-old Joshua is high-talented. But the appearances are deceptive. Joshua becomes gradual jealously, that his parents give the baby more attention than him. Therefore he begins to terrorize his family.

EAGLE VS. SHARK (2007)

Written & Directed By: Takia Waititi 
Story By: Loren Horsley 
Cinematography By: Adam Clark 
Editor: Jonno Woodford-Robinson 


Cast: Jemaine Clement, Loren Horsley, Joel Tobeck, Brian Sergent, Takia Waititi 

In Wellington, Lily is a wallflower, inexplicably attracted to Jerrod, a loser. He's nursing a decade-long grudge against someone who teased him in high school; she's just out of a job. She goes home with him to a seacoast town where he intends to have it out with his nemesis; she meets his father, his daughter from a one-night stand, and other family members - and there's the memory of his talented (and dead) brother. Jerrod treats Lily badly, invents a relationship with a women he had a crush on years before, and gears up for his fight. Will she finally have enough and go home?

SPIRAL (2007)

Directed By: Adam Green & Joel David Moore 
Written By: Joel David Moore & Jeremy Danail Boreing 
Cinematography By: Will Barratt 
Editor: Cory Livingston 


Cast: Joel David Moore, Amber Tamblyn, Zachary Levi, Tricia Helfer 


A reclusive telemarketer has only one semblance of a friend: His telecommuter boss. But the telemarketer's social circle seems to improve greatly when a whimsical co-worker enters his life. Only, as he begins to sketch his new friend's portrait, disturbing "voices" from the phone man's past threaten to lead him into a network of destruction.

SEX IS ZERO 2 (2007)

Directed By: Tae-Yun Yoon 
Written By: JK Koun 
Editor: Jin-Hui Jeong 


Cast: Chang Jung Lim, Ji-Hiyo Song, Seong-Guk choi, Yi-Shin, Ji-wan Hu 


In his 10th year at college, Eun-sik is part of a nearly ideal campus couple with swimming champ Kyung-ah. While their three-year relationship is solid, Eun-sik struggles to get to the next level with Kyung-ah; despite the help and support of his friends, he can't manage to get her into bed.

PRIDE (2007)

Directed By: Sunu Gonera 
Written By: Kevin Michael Smith, Michael Gozzard, J Mills Goodloe & Norman Vance Jr. 
Story By: Kevin Michael Smith & Michael Gozzard 
Cinematography By: Matthew F. Leonetti 
Editor: Billy Fox 


Cast: Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, Tom Arnold, Kimberly Elise, Evan Ross, Nate Parker, Scott Eastwood, Gary Sturgis, Brandon Fobbs, Alphonso McAuley 


The determined Jim Ellis starts a swim team for troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation.

HOT ROD (2007)

Directed By: Akiva Schaffer 
Written By: Pam Brady 
Cinematography By: Andrew Dunn 
Editor: Malcolm Campbell 


Cast: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Isla Fisher, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Sissy Spacek, Ian McShane, Will Arnett, Chris Parnell, Britt Irvin 


Rod Kimble is a naïf, a slacker living in a small US town with his mom, his younger brother, and his stepfather whose respect he craves. He also misses his dead dad, whom he thinks was Evel Knievel's back-up. Rod, a man-child, believes that he is a stunt man. When his stepfather needs an operation, with help from his brother and his slacker pals, Rod hatches a plan to set a school-bus-jumping record on his moped. First, his crew and he have to raise money to rent the buses and build the ramp. Trouble is, Rod's inept at his chosen career. Looming failure is complicated by the return of Denise, Rod's next-door neighbor and secret heartthrob, who is home from college. Is public humiliation at hand?

RISE: BLOOD HUNTER (2007)

Written & Directed By: Sebastian Gutierrez 
Cinematography By: John Toll 
Editor: Lisa Bromwell & Robb Sullivan 


Cast: Lucy Liu, Michael Chiklis, Robert Forester, Carla Gugino, Holt McCallany, Mako, James D’Arcy, Margo Harshman, Simon Rex, Samaire Armstrong, Zach Gilford, Fran Kranz, Elden Henson, Nick Lachey, Marilyn Manson 


A reporter wakes up in a morgue and finds herself a member of the undead, before vowing revenge against the sect which put her there.

ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM (2007)

Directed By: Colin Strause & Greg Strause 
Written By: Shane Salerno 
Based On “Alien” Characters Created By: Dan O’Bannon & Ronald Shusett 
Based on “Predator” Characters Created By: Jim Thomas & John Thomas 
Cinematography By: Daniel C. Pearl 
Editor: Dan Zimmerman 


Cast: Steven Pasquale, John Ortiz, Johnny Lewis, Reiko Ayelsworth, Sam Trammell, Robert Joy, Kristen Hager, Ariel Gade, David Paetkau 


Following the events of Alien vs. Predator, and the maturation of the chest burster that erupted from the body of Scar (the Predator that defeated the Alien Queen) into an adult Predalien, the Predator scout ship crashes in the woods of Gunnison County. A local, Buddy Benson, and his son, Sam, are hunting in the forest and witness the crash, but they are chased and are implanted with alien embryos by facehuggers along with several homeless people living in the sewers. Meanwhile another Predator lands seeking out the Alien and destroying evidence of their presence on Earth. The dwellers of the town find themselves in the middle of a battlefield between the two deadly extraterrestrial creatures, and the small group of survivors splits between the leadership of Sheriff Eddie Morales and the bad-boy Dallas Howard. Both have different opinions about the best means to escape from the beings.