PITCH PERFECT (2012)

Release Date: October 5, 2012
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sexual material, language and drug references)
Official Website: PitchPerfectmovie.com | Facebook | Twitter

CAST/CREW:
Director: Jason Moore
Screenwriter: Kay Cannon, Jeff Roda
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson, Alexis Knapp, Adam DeVine, Freddie Stroma

REVIEW:
Beca (Anna Kendrick) is that girl who'd rather listen to what's coming out of her headphones than what's coming out of you. Arriving at her new college, she finds herself not right for any clique but somehow is muscled into one that she never would have picked on her own: alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound when they sing together, in the new out-loud comedy "Pitch Perfect."

When Beca takes this acoustic singing group out of their world of traditional arrangements and perfect harmonies into all-new mash-ups, they fight to climb their way to the top of the cutthroat world of college a cappella. This could wind up either the coolest thing they'll ever do or the most insane, and it will probably be a little of both.

Loaded with new takes on old favorites to hits of right now that are seamlessly mixed together, mashed-up and arranged like you've never heard before, "Pitch Perfect" is directed by Jason Moore, who opened our eyes to the very misbehaved life of puppets in the surprise Broadway sensation "Avenue Q."

THE APPARITION (2012)

Genre: Supernatural Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for terror/frightening images and some sensuality)
Official Website: TheApparitionmovie.com



Release Date: August 24, 2012
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

CAST/CREW:
Director: Todd Lincoln
Screenwriter: Todd Lincoln
Starring: Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton, Julianna Guill, Luke Pasqualino, Suzanne Ford


PREVIEW:
When frightening events start to occur in their home, young couple Kelly (Ashley Greene) and Ben (Sebastian Stan) discover they are being haunted by a presence that was accidentally conjured during a university parapsychology experiment. The horrifying apparition feeds on their fear and torments them no matter where they try to run. Their last hope is an expert in the supernatural (Tom Felton), but even with his help they may already be too late to save themselves from this terrifying force...

LOOPER (2012)

 
Genre: Action, Thriller
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Loopermovie.com | Facebook | Twitter

Release Date: September 28, 2012
Studio: TriStar Pictures (Sony)

CAST/CREW:
Director: Rian Johnson
Screenwriter: Rian Johnson
Starring: Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah Segan, Piper Perabo, Jeff Daniels

REVIEW:
In the futuristic action thriller "Looper," time travel will be invented – but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a “looper” – a hired gun, like Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) – is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good… until the day the mob decides to “close the loop,” sending back Joe’s future self (Bruce Willis) for assassination. The film is written and directed by Rian Johnson and also stars Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, and Jeff Daniels. Ram Bergman and James D. Stern produce.

 

MADAGASKAR 3 : EUROPE'S MOST WANTED (2012)

 
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
MPAA Rating: PG (for some mild action and rude humor)
Official Website: Madagascarmovie.com
Release Date: June 8, 2012 (2D and 3D theaters)
Studio: DreamWorks Animation

CAST/CREW:
Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon
Screenwriter: Noah Baumbach
Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric The Entertainer, Andy Richter, Frances McDormand, Jessica Chastain, Martin Short, Bryan Cranston

REVIEW:
Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple and of course, King Julien, Maurice and the Penguins are all along for the comedic adventure. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent – Madagascar style.

THE WATCH (2012)

 
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R (for some strong sexual content including references, pervasive language and violent images)
Official Website: JoinTheWatch.com
Release Date: July 27, 2012
Studio: 20th Century Fox

CAST/CREW:
Director: Akiva Schaffer
Screenwriter: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jared Stern
Starring: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade, Will Forte, Billy Crudup

REVIEW:
"The Watch" is a sci-fi comedy about a suburban "neighborhood watch" group that serves as a front for dads to get some male-bonding time away from their families. The group finds itself in over its head when it uncovers a plot to destroy the world.