Hollywood Déjà Vu Weekend Preview: Sept. 11, 2009
Sequels
Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodriguez, Brian White, Hope Olaidé Wilson, Kwesi Boakye, Freddy Siglar, and Tyler Perry
Director: Tyler Perry
Synopsis: When Madea, America’s favorite pistol-packing grandma, catches 16-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of her married boyfriend Randy, April wants nothing to do with the kids. But her attitude begins to change when Sandino, a handsome Mexican immigrant looking for work, moves into April’s basement room. Making amends for his own troubled past, Sandino challenges April to open her heart. And April soon realizes she must make the biggest choice of her life: between her old ways with Randy and the new possibilities of family, faith…and even true love.
Release Date: Sept. 11, 2009
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 113 minutes
Remakes
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (Sept. 11)
Cast: Jesse Metcalfe, Amber Tamblyn, and Michael Douglas
Director: Peter Hyams
Synopsis: High profile lawyer Mark Hunter (Michael Douglas) has an impeccable record putting criminals behind bars and is a shoo-in for governor in the upcoming election. But when ambitious rookie journalist, C.J. Nicholas (Jesse Metcalfe) begins investigating Hunter for tampering with evidence to secure his convictions, the district attorney’s perfect record is up for scrutiny. Commencing a risky game of cat and mouse with Hunter, C.J. frames himself as a murder suspect to catch the corrupt D.A. in the act. Romantically involved with C.J. but unaware of his assignment, assistant D.A. Ella Crystal (Amber Tamblyn) becomes caught between her boss’s political ambitions and C.J.’s dangerous exposé. As mounting evidence stacks up against both men, Ella’s own life becomes threatened when she discovers incriminating proof that puts the fate of both Nicholas’s innocence and Hunter’s reputation in her hands.
Release Date: Sept. 11, 2009
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sorority Row
Cast: Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jaime Chung, Audrina Patridge, Julian Morris, and Carrie Fisher
Director: Stewart Hendler
Synopsis:When five sorority girls inadvertently cause the murder of one of their sisters in a prank gone wrong, they agree to keep the matter to themselves and never speak of it again, so they can get on with their lives. This proves easier said than done, when after graduation a mysterious killer goes after the five of them and anyone who knows their secret…
Release Date: Sept. 11, 2009
Rating: R
Running Time: 100 minutes