Matchstick Men

WHO:  Nicholas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman

WHAT:  Roy suffers from OCD and agoraphobia, which really interferes with his life as a con artist.  Since he can't collect workman's comp, he instead turns to a therapist to help turn his life around.  But when his sessions reveal that he has a teenage daughter he knows nothing about - and that she wants to meet him - his whole life begins to change.   As he works to establish a relationship with his daughter, she becomes fascinated with his line of work and wants in.  But this version of Take Your Daughter to Work Day doesn't quite turn out the way Roy intended - nor the way you think it will...  Rated PG-13.

WHY:  A great movie that gives you heart palpitations and keeps you on the edge of your seat as the centerpiece con unfolds.

WHEN:  Premieres on  HBO beginning Saturday, September 18^th @ 8:00p

Denver Post:  "From its jazz-inflected score to the screenplay's switchbacks of possibility and impending disaster, the movie seduces."

The New York Daily News:  "A well-crafted grifter tale with heart."

Atlanta Journal-Constitution:  "[Matchstick Men] is what you get when a bunch of talented pros get together to make a movie without worrying about Oscar nominations, career moves and 10-Best lists. They're just having fun, and chances are, you will, too."

Once Upon a Time In Mexico   (Saturday 9/18@ 10:00p on Cinemax)  Starring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp.  The mythic guitar-wielding folk hero, El Mariachi, has retreated into a life of isolation.  But he is forced out of hiding when a corrupt CIA agent enlists the Mariachi to help him foil a drug kingpin's plot to assassinate the President of Mexico.  With his own score to settle, and thirsty for revenge, El Mariachi agrees to go along.  Rated R

WHY:  After writing and directing his family friendly "Spy Kids" franchise, Robert Rodriguez goes back to his past, and gets down and dirty with his famous Mariachi man.

Mona Lisa Smile

Starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Styles.  Katherine Watson is a liberal-leaning art history professor from Berkeley, who takes a job at the very traditional Wellesley College in Massachusetts.  Her desire to teach the girls not just about - gasp, no! - modern art, but about feminist values and independence from men, gets her into hot water with the administration.  Can she change an institution one mind at a time, or is she a teacher ahead of her time?  Rated PG-13.

Premieres Saturday, September 18^th @ 9:00p ET on STARZ. 

13 Going On 30

WHO:  Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo

WHAT:  It’s the female version of Big.  On Jenna’s 13th birthday, her own party turns disastrous when she is locked in a closet during a game of “Seven Minutes in Heaven.”  Humiliated, she wishes she could be a grown-up, and be rid of those angst-filled teenage years. Voila!  She emerges from the closet and she’s 30 and a successful career woman. The only thing she’s missing now is love, so she tracks down her 13-year-old crush, hoping to make her life complete. But is she 17 years too late?  Rated PG-13

WHY:  Admit it, that Jennifer Garner is so darn cute – you can’t not like her!

WHEN:  Premieres on  Pay-Per-View & Video-On-Demand beginning Friday, September 17^th
             

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The Johnson Family Vacation

WHO:  Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams

WHAT:  The annual family vacation – a time to relax, reunite with family and inevitably, face disaster! For the Johnson’s, a cross-country trip to their family reunion turns into a farce when one thing after another impedes their progress. From their kids (who would rather be anywhere but together on a long road-trip) to the navigation system that breaks down, nothing seems to go right, throwing the entire trip into hilarious jeopardy.  Rated PG-13

WHEN:  Premieres on Pay-Per-View & Video-On-Demand beginning Friday, September 17^th