New Flicks

The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Better Late Than Never

Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Judd Apatow
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Cast: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen

40-year-old Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) has done quite a few things in his life. He's got a cushy job stamping invoices at an electronics superstore, a nice apartment with a proud collection of action figures and comic books, good friends, a nice attitude. But there's just one little thing he hasn't quite gotten around to doing yet--something most people have done by his age. Andy's never, ever, ever had sex. His friends at the store consider it their duty to help, but nothing proves effective enough until he meets Trish (Catherine Keener), a 40-year-old mother of three. Andy's friends are psyched by the possibility that "it" may finally happen...until they hear that Andy and Trish have begun their relationship based on a mutual no-sex policy.

Red Eye
Fear Takes Flight

Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Wes Craven
Distributor: Dreamworks SKG
Cast: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy,
Brian Cox, Jack Scalia, Jayma Mays

Lisa Reisert hates to fly, but the terror that awaits her on the night flight to Miami has nothing to do with a fear of flying. Moments after takeoff, Lisa's seatmate, Jackson menacingly reveals the real reason he's on board: He is an operative in a plot to kill a rich and powerful businessman, and Lisa is the key to its success. If she refuses to cooperate, an assassin awaiting a call from Jackson will kill her father. Trapped within the confines of a jet at 30,000 feet, Lisa has nowhere to run and no way to summon help without endangering her father, her fellow passengers and her own life. As the miles tick by, Lisa knows she is running out of time.

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