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August 4

Race to Witch Mountain [2009] [PG] - 1.4.0
A down-on-his-luck taxi driver (Dwayne Johnson) shuttles tourists in Las Vegas and tries to stay out of trouble. It all changes when he finds two teens in the back seat of his cab carrying a large amount of money and asking for transportation to an isolated desert location. He soon realizes that one of the teens has the power to pass through matter and the other can moving objects with her thoughts and communicate telepathically. Also with Ciaran Hinds, Anna-Sophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Carla Gugino, Garry Marshall, Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann, Tom Everett Scott and Christopher Marquette. Directed by Andy Fickman. [1:39]

The Soloist [2009] [PG-13] - 3.5.5
Jamie Foxx stars as Nathaniel Ayers, the talented musician, whose schizophrenia emerged during his training at Julliard School of Music in the 1970s and he was soon homeless. A genius, who could play music even on broken instruments, he performed on LA streets, where a local columnist (Robert Downey Jr.) met him and wrote a series of articles about Ayers and health care inequality. Also with Stephen Root, Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander, Lisa Gay Hamilton and Rachel Harris. Directed by Joe Wright. [2:00]

August 11

I Love You, Man [2009] [R] - 6.3.10
Paul Rudd stars as a man who's preparing for his wedding when he realizes that he has no significant male friendships and thus has no one to ask to be his best man. After several unsuccessful attempts at making a new friend, he meets a man (Jason Segel) at a real estate open house and they start to get to know each other. Also with Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Jaime Pressly, Rob Huebel, Jane Curtin, Jon Favreau and J.K. Simmons. Directed by John Hamburg. [1:50]

17 Again [2009] [PG-13] - 6.4.5
A man (Matthew Perry) who's bitter because he chose to walk away from a college basketball scholarship and instead married his pregnant sweetheart, realizes on the eve of his divorce that he has to make some changes in his life before it's too late. With the help of a supernatural spirit guide (Brian Doyle-Murray), he gets a second chance at being a senior in high school. Also with Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Michelle Trachtenberg, Melora Hardin, Thomas Lennon, Nicole Sullivan, Jim Gaffigan and Hunter Parrish. Directed by Burr Steers. [1:42]

August 18

Hannah Montana The Movie [2009] [G] - 2.2.1
Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus) struggles with her celebrity and is forced to take a look at what is really important when her father (Billy Ray Cyrus) takes her home to Tennessee where she can re-connect with family and friends without the pressures of stardom and her secret identity. Also with Emily Osment, Jason Earles, Mitchel Tate Musso, Melora Hardin, Moises Arias, Lucas Till, Vanessa Williams and Margo Martindale. Directed by Peter Chelsom. [1:42]

The Last House on the Left [2009] [R] - 9.10.8
After returning to the motel room of a young man in order to buy drugs, two teenage girls find themselves at the mercy of three sadistic criminals. Inadvertently, they end hiding in the vacation home of one of the girls, and the enraged parents have revenge in mind. With Garret Dillahunt, Martha MacIsaac, Riki Lindhome, Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter, Spencer Treat Clark, Sara Paxton, Michael Bowen, Josh Cox and Aaron Paul. Directed by Dennis Iliadis. [1:40]

Tyson [2009] [R] - 4.5.6
Documentary about Mike Tyson, in his own words. He talks about his childhood, about being beaten up and humiliated as a kid and how boxing became an escape, as well as a sort of redemption. He also talks about mistreating women, although he denies being a rapist, and bouts with manic depression. Directed by James Toback. [1:30]

August 25

Adventureland [2009] [R] - 7.4.10
A graduating high school senior (Jesse Eisenberg), planning his summer trip to Europe before attending an Ivy League school to study journalism, is disappointed when he learns that his parents cannot afford to pay for him to take the trip or to attend college. He finds himself in a summer job at a local amusement park with a group of people who have few aspirations. Also with Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Mary Birdsong, Josh Pais, Matthew Bush, Margarita Levieva, Jack Gilpin and Wendie Malick. Directed by Greg Mottola. [1:46]

Duplicity [2009] [PG-13] - 5.3.4
Julia Roberts and Clive Owen star as former spies for the CIA and MI6, respectively, who try to make money by using their talents in the more profitable world of business espionage. When they come up with a scheme that will set them up for life, their growing mutual attraction may not be enough to keep them from trying to trick each other at the same time. Also with Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti and Rick Worthy. Directed by Tony Gilroy. [2:05]

Fighting [2009] [PG-13] - 5.5.5
A man (Channing Tatum) who is hard on his luck is trying to make money any way he can. After being robbed while peddling stuff on the street, he fights the thieves and a man who's been watching (Terrence Howard) is convinced that he can be his meal ticket as a fighter. Also with Zulay Henaom, Michael Rivera, Flaco Navaja, Peter Tambakis and Luis Guzman. Directed by Dito Montiel. [1:45]

The Informers [2009] [R] - 10.6.10
The stories of several Los Angeles denizens, some of whom are wealthy and successful and others are not, set in the early 1980s. We follow their disparate lives, connected by a group of young men and women whose main endeavor is to party and do drugs. With Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger, Winona Ryder, Mickey Rourke, Jon Foster, Amber Heard and Austin Nichols. Directed by Gregor Jordan. [1:38]