ATL (PG-13 for sex, expletives, violence, and drug use). Coming-of-age, ghetto-based melodrama examines the diverging prospects of four African-American teenagers (Tip Harris, Jackie Long, Lauren London and Evan Ross Naess) trying to survive on the streets of latter-day Atlanta. Cast includes Mykelti Williamson, Lonette McKee, Keith David, Jazze Pha, Big Boi and Bone Crusher.
Basic Instinct 2 (R for sex, expletives, nudity, violence, and drug use). Sharon Stone returns sans original co-star Michael Douglas for steamy sequel set in London. This go-round, the novelist (Stone) lands on the wrong side of the law and sets about seducing the psychiatrist (David Morrissey) assigned to interrogate her by Scotland Yard. With Charlotte Rampling and David Thewlis.
The Benchwarmers (PG-13 for profanity and for crude and suggestive humor). Rob Schneider, David Spade, and John Heder star as buddies out to makeup for their un-athletic backgrounds as children by forming a three-man baseball team and taking on the best Little Leaguers in the state.
Don't Come Knocking (R for profanity and brief nudity). Sam Shepard writes and stars in this sequel to Paris, Texas as an aging, alcoholic movie star who walks off the set of his latest Western to search for the child he's never known only to find himself instead. Cast includes Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, Sarah Polley, George Kennedy and Eva Marie Saint.
Failure to Launch (PG-13 for sex, expletives, and partial nudity). Matthew McConaughey stars in this romantic comedy as a live-at-home bachelor who has no idea that his impatient parents (Kathy Bates and Terry Bradshaw) have hired the girl of his dreams (Sarah Jessica Parker) to coax him out of the nest.
Ice Age: The Meltdown (PG for coarse language and sexual innuendo). Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Denny Dillon again lend their voices to a variety of prehistoric creatures in this family-oriented, animated sequel set just before the Earth starts to thaw. Replacing Kristen Johnson, Cedric the Entertainer, and Jack Black are Queen Latifah, Jay Leno, and Seann William Scott.
Inside Man (R for profanity and violence). Two-time Oscar-winners Denzel Washington and Jodie Foster co-star in this cat-and-mouse crime caper about a bungled bank robbery which turns into a hostage situation. Top flight cast includes Oscar-nominees Willem Dafoe and Clive Owen, plus Christopher Plummer and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Joyeux Noel (Unrated). World War I drama, based on an actual incident, recounts a 1914 Christmas Eve ceasefire on a battlefield in no man's land which enabled Germans, French and British soldiers to play soccer and share a few drinks together for a few hours before resuming hostilities. In French, German, English, and Latin with subtitles.
Kinky Boots (PG-13 for profanity and mature themes). British comedy about a shoe factory heir (Joel Edgerton) who figures out how to revitalize the sinking family business when he befriends a black transvestite (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who comes up with the bright idea of catering to drag queens.
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (Unrated). A comedy about a rough-edged Board of Health inspector (Dan Whitney) who is teamed with a straitlaced, new partner (Iris Bahr) to find the source of a series of mysterious food poisonings at upscale restaurants around Orlando. Romantic subplot involves Larry's attempt to win the heart of a sweet waitress (Megyn Price) with a heart of gold.
Lucky Number Slevin (R for sex, expletives and graphic violence). Josh Hartnett handles the title role in this gritty, New York City crime thriller as an unlucky lad who lands in the middle of a mob war being waged between gangs being led by a ruthless rabbi (Ben Kingsley) and a brutal brother (Morgan Freeman). Cast includes Bruce Willis as a renegade assassin, Stanley Tucci as the detective keeping score and Lucy Liu as the girl next door.
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (PG for profanity and mature themes). Sentimental romantic comedy about a widower (Robert Carlyle) who sets about finding the long-lost love (Mary Steenburgen) of a dying car accident victim (John Goodman) in accordance with the stranger's last request.
Mrs. Henderson Presents (R for nudity and brief profanity). Oscar-nominee Stephen Frears (The Grifters) directs this campy comedy, set in London during the Battle of Britain, about an eccentric widow (Dame Judi Dench) who purchases a run-down theater to put on all-nude burlesque shows. With Bob Hoskins as her exasperated business partner.
Phat Girlz (PG-13 for sex, expletives and crude references). Comedy featuring Mo'Nique as a sassy fashion designer frustrated in her efforts to find a man in a world filled with thinner competition.
Preaching to the Choir (PG-13 for sex, expletives, and drug use). Billoah Greene and Darien Sills-Evans co-star in this spiritually-oriented tale of redemption about a couple of orphaned twins who take radically different paths in life. One becomes a Harlem minister, the other a gangster rapper.
Scary Movie 4 (PG-13 for sex and expletives, crude humor, and violence). Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Charlie Sheen, Simon Rex and Carmen Electra return for another round of the horror genre, including spoofs of War of the Worlds, The Village, Saw, and more.
She's the Man (PG-13 for sexual material). Romantic comedy, based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, stars Amanda Bynes as a teenager who assumes her missing twin brother's (James Kirk) identity at his prep school only to have unanticipated complications ensue on campus when she falls in love with his handsome roommate (Channing Tatum) while also having to fend off the advances of a coed (Laura Ramsey) who thinks she's a guy.
Slither (R for gore, graphic violence, and profanity). Horror comedy about an ancient, alien plague which invades a sleepy, rural town, slowly turning its residents into a race of mutant zombies. With Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, and Michael Rooker.
Stay Alive (PG-13 for sex, expletives, drug use, frightening images and horror). Horror film revolves around the mysterious, high attrition among a group of participants in a gruesome online computer game who begin to perish, one-by-one, in precisely the same way as the characters they're playing.
Take the Lead (PG-13 for profanity, violence, and mature themes). Antonio Banderas stars in this uplifting drama based on the real-life story of a former, professional dancer who volunteered his time to teach ballroom steps to students more interested in hip-hop.
Thank You for Smoking (R for sex and expletives). Satirical comedy chronicles the efforts of a tobacco lobbyist (Aaron Eckhart) who tries to remain a role model to his 12 year-old son (Cameron Bright) knowing full well that the cigarettes he's promoting are lethal.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (R for sex, expletives, and violence). Tommy Lee Jones stars in this road drama as a grizzled, Texas ranch hand who goes to extraordinary lengths to give his murdered best friend a proper funeral back in Mexico.
Transamerica (R for sexuality, nudity, profanity and drug use). Unlikely-buddy road film reunites a pre-op transsexual (Felicity Huffman) with the long-lost, 17 year-old son (Kevin Zegers) she/he's never known for a cross-country, get-acquainted sojourn from New York to Los Angeles where the juvenile delinquent hopes to make a fresh start in gay porn.
Tsotsi (R for profanity and gruesome violence). Adapted from the Athol Fugard novel of the same name, this tale of redemption focuses on the spiritual transformation of a young gang leader (Presley Chweneyagae) during the half-dozen days he cares for an infant he accidentally kidnapped during a carjacking.
V for Vendetta (R for profanity and graphic violence). Futuristic thriller adapted by the Wachowski Brothers (The Matrix Trilogy) from the DC Comics illustrated novel of the same name. Set in a Great Britain defeated in World War III, this sci-fi adventure revolves around the efforts of a masked vigilante (Hugo Weaving) to fight a new form of Fascism via guerilla warfare by teaming up with a young woman (Natalie Portman) whom he rescues from the clutches of the totalitarian government.
The Wild (G). Disney computer-animated feature about the misadventures of a young lion (Greg Cipes) accidentally shipped back to Africa from a New York zoo. Luckily for him, his father assembles a menagerie of pals (including an anaconda, a giraffe, a squirrel, a koala and a wildebeeste) who put aside their differences to mount a daring rescue. Voiceovers include William Shatner, Jim Belushi, Janeane Garofalo, and Keifer Sutherland.