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What's Opening in Theaters This Weekend

Richard Lawson · 09/30/11 05:55PM

A fall weekend is a perfect time to see a new movie, even if that new movie is about cancer or haunted houses or catastrophic natural disaster. Those are the movies debuting this weekend.

Contraband: Mark Wahlberg Sure Is Angry

Richard Lawson · 09/30/11 12:01PM

Here's a trailer for the upcoming thriller Contraband, one of those he-got-out but he needs to get-back-in thrillahs that are just pretty damn by the book at this point.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close: Tom Hanks Is Dead

Richard Lawson · 09/29/11 10:29AM

Here's a trailer for the upcoming holiday weepy Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, a movie about 9/11 based on the same-titled literary gewgaw by Jonathan Safran Foer. It's about a magical little boy doing magical things.

New Year's Eve: Worst Holiday Ever

Richard Lawson · 09/28/11 12:16PM

Here's a new full-length trailer for the upcoming ensemble romcom New Year's Eve, director Garry Marshall's second attempt, after the catastrophe that was Valentine's Day, to tap into Love Actually's sprawling charm. Yuck.

The Human Centipede 2: Misery Loves Company

Matt Cherette · 09/28/11 01:23AM

Here's a trailer for The Human Centipede II: Full Sequence, the sequel to Tom Six's 2009 torture porn shocker. The movie revolves around a creepy fat guy's obsession with—and attempt to recreate—the experiment depicted in the original film. And by "experiment," I mean "the ass-to-mouth sewing together of three people." But since sequels always outdo their predecessors, the psychopath in Full Sequence rounds the number of victims up from three to a dozen. Is it any surprise the movie's already been banned in the UK?

Let's Cool It With the Zombies for a While, Huh?

Richard Lawson · 09/27/11 05:06PM

The undead are great and all, but haven't we had enough? Also today: some more ratings to help you understand where everything lies, and a what-to-watch suggestion for tonight.

Let's Make Brian Geraghty a Star

Richard Lawson · 09/26/11 04:45PM

It's time to make this mostly unheralded actor a bigger name, and now he has his chance. Also today: We've found your favorite movie, Matthew Morrison gets serious, and some curious Lake Bell news.

Big Miracle: Drew Barrymore Saves the Whales

Richard Lawson · 09/26/11 03:19PM

Here's a trailer for Big Miracle, a true-life story of a bunch of people who got together to save some whales. Because everybody loves whales. In fact, the movie used to be called Everybody Loves Whales.

Catwoman's Ears to Ruin Dark Knight Series?

Richard Lawson · 09/26/11 01:32PM

The early glimpse we got of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises was troubling, but not that troubling. Well, get ready to be actually troubled by new production photos in which we see the full pussy.

Joyful Noise: Dolly and Queen in Musical Heaven

Richard Lawson · 09/26/11 12:05PM

Here's a trailer for Joyful Noise, the new church choir movie (yes) that stars Queen Latifah (yes!) and Dolly Parton (yessssssss!). So basically this is the buchest, straightest movie of the year!

One for the Money: Katherine Heigl Ruins Another Genre

Matt Cherette · 09/25/11 11:33PM

Here's the trailer for One for the Money, an upcoming action comedy adapted from the 1994 novel by Janet Evanovich. Out January 27, the movie stars Katherine Heigl as an obnoxious New Jersey girl named Stephanie Plum, who—after losing both her husband and her job—decides to make ends meet by becoming a bounty hunter, because obviously. It also features Sherri Shepherd as a hungry prostitute and Debbie Reynolds as the requisite dinner table turkey-shooting grandma. So kooky and likable, just like Katherine Heigl!

Weekend: The Best Damn Romantic Movie in a Long Time

Brian Moylan · 09/23/11 02:26PM

We're so trained to watch romantic movies that are of the dreaded rom-com variety—with its silly conventions, outlandish plots, and preternaturally good-looking people—that seeing something that is familiar and real is not only shocking and disorienting, but really rewarding. Weekend is a movie just like that.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Stark Swedish Sex

Richard Lawson · 09/22/11 09:49AM

Here's the first full trailer for David Fincher's adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, the runaway airport-read sensation that, in its original Swedish, was called Men Who Hate Women. This trailer hints at why.

J. Edgar: The Puttying of Leonardo DiCaprio

Richard Lawson · 09/20/11 10:34AM

Here's a trailer for J. Edgar, the Clint Eastwood biopic of the original G-Man, J. Edgar Hoover. Here the gradually Brandoing actor Leonardo DiCaprio plays the conflicted and controversial man, with plenty of heavy accent and face putty.

It's 1994 All Over Again

Richard Lawson · 09/19/11 10:49AM

The Lion King is number one at the box office, so it must be, right? Meanwhile in the future, a disease movie holds on, a dark thriller does OK, and Sarah Jessica Parker stalls out.

See Halle Berry Interpretive-Dance With, Hide From Cars

Lauri Apple · 09/17/11 05:00PM

Halle Berry's been filming her new movie, Cloud Atlas, in Glasgow, Scotland, where it's apparently as cold as the McDickens. To stay warm, the usually sweaty actress has been clutching to hot water bottles and doing dances, which we'll categorize as "funny."

What's Opening in Theaters This Weekend

Richard Lawson · 09/16/11 05:00PM

Fall is in full-swing, with gritty action movies, kooky sex comedies, and wistful dramas all flooding into the theaters. Let's take a look at those films and everything else that's opening.

Premium Rush: Bike Messengers Are People Too

Richard Lawson · 09/16/11 08:49AM

Here's a trailer for Premium Rush, the New York thriller movie that features Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a fast-pedalin' bike messenger caught up in some gnarly intrigue. Whoa, man, slow down!

We Bought a Zoo: Can This Cameron Crowe Be Saved?

Richard Lawson · 09/14/11 02:30PM

Here's a trailer for We Bought a Zoo, Cameron Crowe's based-on-a-true-story tale of a single father who, well, up and buys a damn zoo. It's a family repair drama and one that, based on this trailer, doesn't skimp on schmaltz.