In Cinemas this week (9 – 15 September)

Henry’s Crime

Working the night shift as a toll collector on a lonely stretch of highway in Buffalo, New York, Henry is a man seemingly without ambition, dreams or purpose. He gets his wakeup call early one morning when he becomes an unwitting participant in an ill-conceived bank heist. Rather than give up the names of the real culprits, Henry takes the fall and goes to jail. There, he meets the irrepressible Max, a con man who’s grown far too comfortable with the familiarity and security of his ‘idyllic’ life behind bars, but one who also helps plant an idea in Henry’s mind which will change his life forever: for a man to find his purpose, he must first have a dream. Upon his release one year later, Henry finds his purpose. Having done the time, he decides he may as well do the crime. Discovering a long forgotten bootlegger’s tunnel which runs from the very same bank to a theater across the alleyway, he convinces the reluctant Max to file for his long overdue parole — and then recruits his former cellmate to help stage a robbery.

Cast:
Keanu Reeves (Henry Torne)
Vera Farmiga (Julie Ivanova)
James Caan (Max Saltzman)
Judy Greer (Debbie Torne)

Director: Malcolm Venville
Writer: Sacha Gervasi, David N. White
Runtime: 108 min
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2010

The Smurfs

When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours — in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.

Voices:
Hank Azaria/Ilios Zervos (Gargamel)
Jonathan Winters/Costas Darlasis (Papa)
Katy Perry/Sissy Christidou (Smurfette)
Alan Cumming/Haris Grigoropoulos (Gutsy)

Director: Raja Gosnell
Writer: Peyo, J. David Stem
Runtime: 103 min
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rating: K
Language: English/Greek
Production Year: 2011

Final Destination 5

Survivors of a suspension-bridge collapse learn there’s no way you can cheat Death.

Cast:
Nicholas D’Agosto (Sam Lawton)
Emma Bell (Molly Harper)
Miles Fisher (Peter Friedkin)
Ellen Wroe (Candice Hooper)

Director: Steven Quale
Writer: Eric Heisserer, Jeffrey Reddick
Runtime: 92 min
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Rating: 18
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Barbie: Princess Charm School (Greek)

Barbie stars as Blair, a young, kind hearted girl who has recently been accepted to attend Princess Charm School. The movie highlights what Blair goes through and how in the end she discovers she is the rightful heir to the throne of Gardenia.

Director: Zeke Norton
Runtime: 90 min
Genre: Animation
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2011

Captain America: The First Avenger (3D)

It is 1942, America has entered World War II, and sickly but determined Steve Rogers is frustrated at being rejected yet again for military service. Everything changes when Dr. Erksine recruits him for the secret Project Rebirth. Proving his extraordinary courage, wits and conscience, Rogers undergoes the experiment and his weak body is suddenly enhanced into the maximum human potential. When Dr. Erksine is then immediately assassinated by an agent of Nazi Germany’s head of its secret HYDRA research department, Johann Schmidt aka the Red Skull, Rogers is left as a unique man who is initially misused as a propaganda mascot. However, when his comrades need him, Rogers goes on a successful adventure that truly makes him Captain America and his war against Schmidt begins.

Cast:
Chris Evans (Captain America / Steve Rogers)
Tommy Lee Jones (Colonel Chester Phillips)
Hugo Weaving (Johann Schmidt / Red Skull)
Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury)

Director: Joe Johnston
Writer: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Runtime: 124 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Conan the Barbarian (3D)

A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.

Cast:
Jason Momoa (Conan)
Ron Perlman (Corin)
Rose McGowan (Marique)
Rachel Nichols (Tamara)

Director: Marcus Nispel
Writer: Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer
Runtime: 113 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Space Dogs (3D – Greek)

A space adventure based on the true story of Belka and Strelka, two dogs who were sent to space by the Soviet Union in the 60’s. Belka, a trained circus dog, and Strelka, a clever stray, will go through countless tests and military training under the guidance of a magnificent wolf hound Kazbek until they are finally selected, from among dozens of dogs, to carry out a unique mission in space.

Director: Inna Evlannikova, Svyatoslav Ushakov
Writer: John Chua, Aleksandr Talal
Runtime: 85 min
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rating: K
Language: Greek
Production Year: 2010

Horrible Bosses

Nick hates his boss, mostly because he’s expected to work from before sunrise to after sunset and his boss, Mr. Harken, calls him out for being a minute late and blackmails him so he can’t quit. Dale hates his boss, Dr. Julia Harris, because she makes unwelcome sexual advances when he’s about to get married. But Dale is on that pesky list of child offenders so he can’t quit. Kurt actually likes his job and his boss, well, up until his boss dies and the boss’s coked-out, psychopathic son takes over. But who would be crazy enough to quit their jobs in such poor economic times? Instead Nick, Dale and Kurt drunkenly and hypothetically discuss how to kill their bosses, and before they know it, they’ve hired a murder consultant to help them pull off the three deeds.

Cast:
Kevin Spacey (Dave Harken)
Colin Farrell (Bobby Pellitt)
Jennifer Aniston (Dr. Julia Harris, D.D.S.)
Jason Bateman (Nick Hendricks)

Director: Seth Gordon
Writer: Michael Markowitz, John Francis
Runtime: 98 min
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Bad Teacher

Some teachers just don’t give an F. For example, there’s Elizabeth. She’s foul-mouthed, ruthless, and inappropriate. She drinks, she gets high, and she can’t wait to marry her meal ticket and get out of her bogus day job. When she’s dumped by her fiancé, she sets her plan in motion to win over a rich, handsome substitute – competing for his affections with an overly energetic colleague, Amy. When Elizabeth also finds herself fighting off the advances of a sarcastic, irreverent gym teacher, the consequences of her wild and outrageous schemes give her students, her co-workers, and even herself an education like no other.

Cast:
Cameron Diaz (Elizabeth Halsey)
Jason Segel (Russell Gettis)
Justin Timberlake (Scott Delacorte)
Lucy Punch (Amy Squirrel)

Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
Runtime: 92 min
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 15
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man’s own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.

Cast:
James Franco (Will Rodman)
Freida Pinto (Caroline Aranha)
John Lithgow (Charles Rodman)
Tom Felton (Dodge Landon)

Director: Rupert Wyatt
Writer: Pierre Boulle, Rick Jaffa
Runtime: 105 min
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Rating: 12
Language: English
Production Year: 2011

Zookeeper

The animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes. Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get a girl in his life is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! To keep Griffin from leaving, they decide to teach him the rules of courtship — animal style.

Cast:
Kevin James (Griffin Keyes)
Rosario Dawson (Kate)
Leslie Bibb (Stephanie)
Ken Jeong (Venom)

Director: Frank Coraci
Writer: Nick Bakay, Rock Reuben
Runtime: 102 min
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Rating: K
Language: English
Production Year: 2011