True-crime novelist Ethan Hawke moves his family into a new home, which happens to be the house where a family was brutally murdered. Then he discovers an old box of 8mm film in the attic, and suddenly he's put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.
Sinister is in theaters October 5.
Chris Rock and his French girlfriend Julie Delpy (who also directs), suffer a visit from her Parisian family, who have no concept of boundaries or filters. The New York Times' Stephen Holden reports that 2 Days In New York "is almost as good as vintage Woody Allen."
In theaters August 10.
Based on first-time director Justin Simien's own experiences, Dear White People is a satirical look at what it's like to be black on a predominantly white college campus:
The plot centers on "four black students at an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over a popular 'African American'-themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film will explore racial identity in 'post-racial' America while weaving a universal story of forging one's unique path in the world."
The indie project is just 31 days and $25,000 from the big screen.
A female soldier in Iraq or Afghanistan currently is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. The number of assaults in the last decade is estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands.
This epidemic of rape within the U.S. military is exposed in The Invisible War, an "incendiary" new investigative documentary from Academy Award-nominated director Kirby Dick.
Winner of the Audience Award at Sundance, the film is in theaters June 22.
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All hail director Robert Zemeckis' return to live-action films!
Denzel Washington is Whip Whitaker, "a seasoned airline pilot who miraculously crash-lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault, and what really happened on that plane."
Also starring John Goodman, James Badge Dale, Don Cheadle, and Melissa Leo, Flight is out November 2.
In Disney's animated Wreck-It Ralph, John C. Reilly voices a video game baddie who no longer wants to be the villain, so he skips out on his 30-year gig in order to do good.
The film also features the voices of Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, and Sarah Silverman -- and don't miss the cameos by some famous video game villains. In theaters November 2.
Emma Watson's first post-Hogwarts leading role comes in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which author Stephen Chbosky himself adapted for the big screen. The coming-of-age story, also starring Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller, is out September 14.
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