Focus Features and Rogue Pictues just released their Fall Movie preview. Following is the rundown:
BALLS OF FURY - WIDE 8/31
Story: An outrageous new comedy. In this secret society, the competition is brutal and the stakes are high. It is the unsanctioned, underground, and utterly unhinged world of clandestine Ping-Pong tournaments. Down-and-out former professional Ping-Pong phenom Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler) is sucked into this maelstrom when FBI Agent Rodriguez (George Lopez) recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and win, and to smoke out his father’s killer – arch-fiend Feng (Christopher Walken).
Director: Robert Ben Garant
Writers: Thomas Lennon & Robert Ben Garant (“Night at the Museum,” “Reno 911!”)
Cast: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q, Thomas Lennon, Robert Patrick
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 90 minutes
Dolby SR/SRD/DTS; Flat
EASTERN PROMISES - WIDE 9/14
Story: The new thriller from director David Cronenberg reteams him with his “A History of Violence” leading man Viggo Mortensen. The film follows the mysterious and ruthless Nikolai (Mr. Mortensen), who is tied to one of London’s most notorious organized crime families. His carefully maintained existence is jarred when he crosses paths with Anna (Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts), an innocent midwife trying to right a wrong, who accidentally uncovers potential evidence against the family. Now Nikolai must put into motion a harrowing chain of murder, deceit, and retribution.
Director: David Cronenberg (“A History of Violence,” “Naked Lunch,” “The Dead Zone”)
Writer: Steven Knight (“Dirty Pretty Things”)
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl
LUST, CAUTION - Limited 9/28, Expands 10/5
Story: Director Ang Lee’s new film, following his Academy Award win for directing “Brokeback Mountain,” is an espionage thriller set in WWII-era Shanghai. Asian cinema icon Tony Leung (“Hero,” “In the Mood for Love”) stars as Mr. Yee, a powerful political figure in 1940s Shanghai. Tang Wei, a rising star in mainland China, makes her feature film debut as Wang Jiazhi, a young woman who gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with Mr. Yee.
Director: Ang Lee (“Brokeback Mountain,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”)
Writer: Based on the short story by Eileen Chang
Cast: Tony Leung, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Wang Lee Hom
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RESERVATION ROAD - Limited 10/19
Story: A compelling tale of the lure of revenge and the power of redemption. The drama revolves around two fathers whose families and lives tragically converge with the death of a child. In the aftermath, Ethan (two-time Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix) and Dwight (Mark Ruffalo) each react in unexpected ways as their families struggle to cope and an emotional reckoning looms. Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly plays Grace, Ethan’s wife; Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino plays Ruth, Dwight’s ex-wife.
Director: Terry George (“Hotel Rwanda”)
Writers: John Burnham Schwartz, Terry George; Based on the book by John Burnham Schwartz
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly, Mira Sorvino, Elle Fanning
MPAA Rating: R
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ATONEMENT - Limited 12/7
Story: The filmmakers of “Pride & Prejudice” reunite for a new movie, based on the award-winning best-selling 2002 novel Atonement, which is a classic British romance that spans several decades. Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister’s (“Pride & Prejudice” Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley) lover (James McAvoy) of a crime he did not commit.
Director: Joe Wright (“Pride & Prejudice”)
Writers: Christopher Hampton (“Dangerous Liaisons”); Based on the book by Ian McEwan
Cast: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Vanessa Redgrave, Brenda Blethyn
MPAA Rating: R
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