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Sam Rockwell stars in this indie comedy as an unsuccessful man who takes on a new job as the coach of a high school girls’ basketball team. Rob Corddry (WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS), Emma Roberts (HOTEL FOR DOGS), and Shareeka Epps (HALF NELSON) co-star in this Sundance hit, while James C. Strouse (GRACE IS GONE) serves as director and screenwriter.

Frank Oz's 2007 black comedy DEATH AT A FUNERAL is given the remake treatment with an urban spin in this Chris Rock-produced production. When a dysfunctional clan reuintes to mourn the passing of the family patriarch, a respectful funeral quickly turns into an all-out fiasco marked by bitter resentment, blackmail attempts, and scandalous revelations. Dean Craig penned the script for director Neil LaBute (THE WICKER MAN), with Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan, and Danny Glover co-starring.

Two years after director Tze Chun's short film "Windowbreaker" played at Sundance, this full-length feature based on the same film received praise at the festival in 2009. CHILDREN OF INVENTION begins with the eviction of Elaine Cheng (Cindy Cheung) and her two children (Michael Chen and Crystal Chiu) from their home, forcing them to squat in an unfinished apartment complex. Elaine attempts to support her family on a number of jobs, but her work at a pyramid scheme endangers her and leaves her children alone.

Christina Aguilera makes her dramatic feature debut as Ali, a small-town singer who takes her shot at stardom performing at a neo-burlesque nightclub in Los Angeles. Situated in a regal old theater that's still dazzling despite having fallen into disrepair, The Burlesque Lounge is the kind of club where legends are born. When club owner Tess (Cher) hires charismatic Ali as a cocktail waitress, the ambitious big-city newcomer goes to great lengths to make a good impression.

A Los Angeles detective races to bust a group of notorious thieves before they can carry out a 20-million-dollar heist in this crime thriller from director/co-screenwriter John Luessenhop and writing partner Avery Duff. Their heists are planned to perfection, and they never leave behind a shred of evidence. But when greed gets the best of the gang and they agree to one last job, one seasoned detective (Matt Dillon) vows to put them behind bars for good.

This sequel to the Academy Award winning picture ROCKY finds the champ disenchanted and down on his luck. Through the encouragement of friends and his manager, Rocky agrees to a rematch against Apollo Creed--and that's when the fighting really begins. Sylvester Stallone wrote and directed this exciting follow-up, with Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, and Burt Young all reprising thier roles from the first film.

Quentin Tarantino's first feature since "Pulp Fiction" adapts the Elmore Leonard novel "Rum Punch" while adding the flair and style of his earlier films. Stewardess Jackie Brown becomes a central figure in a plot involving an ATF agent, an arms smuggler, and a bail bondsman that ultimately comes down to who's playing who.

In roles made famous by their famed SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE skit, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi star as Ellwood and Jake Blues in this extremely entertaining and successful comedy. Upon Jake's release from prison, the brothers are reunited and visit the orphanage they grew up in--only to discover that it is in danger of being shut down by the county for failure to pay taxes. With a little help from James Brown as a revival preacher, the Blues Brothers are divinely inspired to raise the $5,000 that the orphanage needs to stay open.

Director Paul Thomas Anderson's THERE WILL BE BLOOD is a masterly, unflinching examination of a consummately evil man. Daniel Plainview (via a transcendent performance by the great Daniel Day-Lewis) is, as he likes to remind those around him, an oil man: he finds it, he drills for it, and he makes money from it. Following a tip from a visitor named Paul Sunday, whose family sits atop a veritable ocean of oil, Plainview travels to the town of New Boston, California, with his young son.

The third chapter of the life of Rocky Balboa finds Rocky's lifestyle of wealth and idleness suddenly shaken when a powerful fighter challenges him to a bout. After soundly losing, the previously overconfident champ begins training for a rematch. Sylvester Stallone once again directs himself in the film, with Talia Shire by his side. Mr. T makes an excellent villain in this film as the loud and decisive Clubber Lang, who is trying to prevent Rocky from getting the "eye of the tiger."