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Stars: Charisma Carpenter, Josh Hopkins, Madison Horcher, Emma Rayne Lyle, Jeremy Aubrey | Written by Paulina Laguidi, Marc Prey | Directed by Paulina Laguidi

I will watch anything that features any of the main cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It actually hasn’t covered too much lately but in the case of Charisma Carpenter it has meant that I have watched a whole lot of average horror movies. But her featuring in a lead role here wasn’t the only reason I wanted to watch Mail Order Monster.

Here, a young girl is having some issues with life. Primarily, a bully at school and her Dad’s new girlfriend. It seems that help might be at hand though when a comic she is reading advertises a ‘Mail Order Monster’, that could be the answer to her problems. Yes, it does sound super cheesy but for a family-friendly movie, it’s also pretty perfect.

"Sometimes friendship can't be explained." Film Mode Entertainment has debuted the first official trailer for a fun sci-fi indie comedy titled Mail Order Monster, which is the feature debut of producer-filmmaker Paulina Lagudi. The film is about a precocious young girl named Sam who is being bullied at school, and on top of that, her single father has just found a new girlfriend. To cope with her situation, she orders a a robot monster through the mail that promises to solve her problems. Hilarity ensues, and everyone learns some good lessons. Madison Horcher stars as Sam, and the cast includes Charisma Carpenter, Josh Hopkins, Emma Rayne Lyle, and Bill Billions. This looks like an amusing, good-for-all-ages fun time, and the robot monster looks so funky and goofy I can't help but smile whenever I see it. Check it out below. Here's the first official trailer for Paulina Lagudi's Mail Order Monster,...

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Dec. 11, 2012

Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.98

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Jesse Eisenberg and Melissa Leo go for a drive in Why Stop Now.

A simple trip to a piano audition becomes a life-changing adventure in the 2012 comedy-drama film Why Stop Now starring Melissa Leo (The Fighter) and Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) as a mother and son enduring a very bad day.

Piano prodigy Eli Bloom (Eisenberg) is on his way to the most important audition of his life, but first he has to drop off his mother Penny (Leo) at a drug rehab center. There’s just one little complication: Since Penny’s not quite high enough and has to test positive to be admitted, mother and son end up at the door of her dealer Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan, The Son of No One) in search of one last score. But because Penny’s in debt and Sprinkles is low on product,...

In Why Stop Now (titled Predisposed at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival), Jesse Eisenberg plays Eli, a promising concert pianist whose career rests on a single audition, which happens to fall on the same day he needs to drop off his drug addicted mother, Penny (Melissa Leo), at rehab. Things don’t quite unfold as planned, and her main drug dealer, Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan), and his associate, Black (Isiah Whitlock Jr.), get involved.

In this exclusive clip, Penny, Eli, Sprinkles, and Black all pick up Penny’s daughter, Nicole (Emma Rayne Lyle), who has developed perhaps an unhealthy attachment to her ill-mannered sock puppet Julio.

We have added the first trailer to IFC film's and writer Ron Nyswaner's (Philadelphia, The Painted Veil) upcoming comedy drama "Why Stop Now." The film directed by Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner stars - Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Sarah Ramos, Emma Rayne Lyle, Stephanie March and Tanya Wright.Watch the new trailer for "Why Stop Now" below;"Why Stop Now" is on limited release in the Us from August 17th."Why Stop Now" tells the bittersweet story of Eli Smith (Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, and his mother Penny (Leo) who despite her cheerful, loving disposition, struggles with drug addiction. On the day of his audition for a prestigious music program, Eli's mother plans to enter rehab, but a...

The first trailer has arrived for the dramatic comedy Why Stop Now, directed by Ron Nyswaner and Phil Dorling. Jesse Eisenberg stars as Eli Smith, a piano prodigy who is trying to get his mother (Melissa Leo) into rehab, and seeks the help of her drug dealer (Tracy Morgan), on the day of his big audition. Take a look at the first footage from this upcoming indie.

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Why Stop Now is the story of Eli Smith (Jesse Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, dealing with his troubled mother, Penny (Melissa Leo), and enlisting help from a hapless drug dealer, Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan), on the day he has an audition for a prestigious music program. Events spiral comically out of control as this gang of misfits faces the mistakes of the past, the challenges of the future, and the possibilities of love.

Why Stop Now comes to theaters August 17th,...

Didn’t Jesse Eisenberg learn anything about not getting caught up in wacky adventures after the madness of 30 Minutes Or Less? Apparently not, because he's once again ensnared in a group of colourful characters as a piano prodigy who is just trying to make it to a big audition. Check out the trailer for Why Stop Now, online via Yahoo, below.Eisenberg is Eli Smith, a promising young musician with a series of problems in his life. Amongst them is his free-spirited addict mother Penny (Melissa Leo), who has failed her latest round of rehab. Trying to juggle keeping her out of trouble and caring for younger sister Nicole (Emma Rayne Lyle), Eli is also attempting to stay focused on his crucial piano audition.But then his mother needs help again and via her, he becomes involved in the schemes of hapless drug dealer Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan). Can he survive...

Chicago – It’s an evening typical of so many American homes. Tom Bergeron’s smarmy voice fills the air as televised pratfalls are accompanied by the mechanical laughter of a studio audience. A father chuckles and winces at the mindless spectacle while relaxing on the couch with his children. His wife, on the other hand, remains restless. She fails to find any sense of comfort in the nightly routine.

This scene takes place early on in Liza Johnson’s “Return,” which is one of the most refreshingly unconventional wartime dramas in recent memory. It observes a female soldier, Kelli (Linda Cardellini), in the days following her return home after a tour of duty. A formulaic script would’ve culminated in expository revelations about Kelli’s traumatic experiences overseas, but Johnson uses behavioral nuances rather than pat dialogue to illuminate her heroine’s inner turmoil. It’s a character vignette that...

Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, and Tracy Morgan, Predisposed marks co-director Phil Doring’s feature debut, basing the film on his own 2008 short of the same name. Co-writing and -directing with Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia), the film made its debut at Sundance in the Us back in January, and now its first poster has surfaced online.

Co-starring Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Emma Rayne Lyle, Sarah Ramos, and Stephanie March,

“Predisposed tells the bittersweet story of Eli Smith (Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, and his mother Penny (Leo) who despite her cheerful, loving disposition, struggles with drug addiction. On the day he has an audition for a prestigious music program, Eli is faced with the challenge of having his mother enter rehab, and a glitch in the system that leads them to enlist the help of an unlikely ally, her drug dealer Sprinkles (Morgan). Circumstances conspire that turn them into a comical yet determined...

Back from a military tour of duty, Kelli (Linda Cardellini) can't wait to rejoin her old life in the Rust Belt town she's always known. She's ready to experience the feelings of everyday life, the carpet under her bare feet, the smell of her baby's head. But slowly, her world comes to feel unfamiliar. Her friends love her but seem preoccupied with trifles. Her children need more focused attention than she can give, and as much as he tries, her husband Mike doesn't understand what she's been through. As Kelli's dislocation ripples through her world, she risks becoming an outsider. When she's thrown back on her own resources Kelli has to struggle to find a new way forward. Return, from director Liza Johnson, is set to premiere on VOD this Tuesday, February 28th. We have a look at the film with an exclusive clip featuring star Linda Cardellini. Check it out below.

Update #1: Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have picked up Arbitrage and IFC Films has acquired Liberal Arts. Both films are listed at the beginning of Page 3. Update #2: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and Samuel Goldwyn Films are partnering on the U.S. theatrical release of Robot & Frank, which stars Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Liv Tyler and Peter Saarsgard. I have also added it to Page 3 along with a look at Langella in the film. Update #3: Magnolia Pictures has picked up the horror collaboration V/H/S bringing directors Adam Wingard, Glenn McQuaid, Radio Silence, David Bruckner, Joe Swanberg and Ti West together for a new horror anthology. I have added a preview for the film to Page 3. Update #4: IFC Films has picked up distribution rights to Simon Killer. Details on the film can be found at the bottom of Page 3. Update #5:...

We woke to the sounds of faraway explosions this fine, snowy morning as the ski patrol people were blowing things up on the mountains to create mini-avalanches. This is a new and exciting thing for people who lived in NYC during 9/11, but ski towns are strange and wondrous places. The bus I hopped on was piloted by a fellow with the chillest temperament ever, even though it was icier than the ninth circle of Dante's Inferno out there. In any case, I got to my first screening safe and sound. Predisposed Jesse Eisenberg stars as an eccentric piano genius who has to take care of his drug-addled mom Penny (Melissa Leo) and little sister (Emma Rayne Lyle) instead of following his dreams. As Eli, Eisenberg is definitely still the bundle of nerves we all know and love but he's...

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Return Trailer. Liza Johnson‘s Return (2011) movie trailer stars Linda Cardellini, Michael Shannon, John Slattery, Talia Balsam, and Emma Rayne Lyle. Return‘s plot synopsis: “When Kelli returns home from war, she expected to slowly but surely settle back into her life with her husband and kids in the small town she grew up in. But she gradually realizes that the life she left behind is no longer there waiting for her.”

The instant I started watching this movie trailer I thought of Brothers and Homeland, both dealing with returning war veterans. Linda Cardellini looks as though she digs deep here.

Return also stars Paul Sparks, Louisa Krause, James Murtaugh, Rutanya Alda, Bonnie Swencionis, Edward Crawford, and Jennifer Olivera.

Watch Return movie trailer and leave your thoughts on them in the comments section below. For more Return photos, videos, and information, visit our Return Page. Return will be released in...

The first trailer for writer-director Liza Johnson's first feature, Return, has been released online. A labor of love several years in the making, Return was chosen to be one of the 25 movies (out of 2,288 entries) to screen at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival Director's Fortnight and the only U.S. movie selected.

The drama stars Linda Cardellini as a former soldier who struggles to settle back into a normal life with her husband (Michael Shannon) and kids after a tour of duty in the Middle East. John Slattery (The Adjustment Bureau), Talia Balsam (The Wackness) and Emma Rayne Lyle (I Don't Know How She Does It) also star.

Next Showing: Return opens in limited release Feb. 10

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The Weinstein Company has debuted the first TV spot for the upcoming romantic comedy I Don't Know How She Does It, which arrives in theaters nationwide on September 16. Sarah Jessica Parker stars as an executive who tries to juggle her personal and professional life. Click on the video player below for the latest look at I Don't Know How She Does It.

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I Don't Know How She Does It comes to theaters September 16th, 2011 and stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Munn, Seth Meyers, Kelsey Grammer, Christina Hendricks, Emma Rayne Lyle. The film is directed by Douglas McGrath.

Coming to theaters on September 16th is the new comedy from director Douglas McGrath titled I Don't Know How She Does It. Sarah Jessica Parker stars as a working mother attempting to juggle her career, her kids, and her marriage. We have the first poster from I Don't Know How She Does It, which offers a laundry list of daily duties for Sjp's harried Renaissance woman. Check it out below.

I Don't Know How She Does It comes to theaters September 16th, 2011 and stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Munn, Seth Meyers, Kelsey Grammer, Christina Hendricks, Emma Rayne Lyle. The film is directed by Douglas McGrath.

The Weinstein Company has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming fall comedy I Don't Know How She Does It, which debuts in theaters nationwide on September 16. Click on the video player below for your first glimpse at stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, and Greg Kinnear.

Click to watch I Don't Know How She Does It Trailer!

I Don't Know How She Does It comes to theaters September 16th, 2011 and stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Munn, Seth Meyers, Kelsey Grammer, Christina Hendricks, Emma Rayne Lyle. The film is directed by Douglas McGrath.