Opening 10/06/2006

BEOWULF AND GRENDEL [R] 1 hr, 45 min. Action/Adventure. Cast: Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgård, Sarah Polley, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Benedikt Clausen, Tony Curran, Martin Delaney, Gunnar Eyjólfsson, Rory McCann, Ronan Vibert. Plot: based on the seminal 9th century Anglo-Saxon poem, "Beowulf," it tells the blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against a great and murderous troll. Showing at: PP

THE DEPARTED [R] 2hrs, 30 min. Crime Drama. Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin, Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Kristen Dalton, Gerard McSorley, David O'Hara, Mark Ralston. Plot: a young undercover cop is assigned to infiltrate a mob syndicate, while a hardened young criminal has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate. Each frantically tries to be the first to discover the identity of the other. Showing at: DC, NR, WE, WO, WW

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH [PG-13] 1hr, 45 min. Comedy. Cast: Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, Dax Shephard, Efren Ramirez, Tim Bagley, Andy Dick, Brian George, Marcello Thedford, Danny Woodburn, Sean Whalen, Harland Williams, Shirly Brener. Plot: two ultra competitive Super Club workers vie to win the coveted Employee Of The Month award in an effort to impress a beautiful co-worker. Showing at: DC, MM, NR, WE, WW

LOVE'S ABIDING JOY [PG] 1 hr, 25 min. Western. Cast: Stephen Bridgewater, Brianna Brown. Plot: almost no information available on this other than it's a film version of the 4th book in the "Love Comes Softly" series. It's being released by a new division of 20th Century Fox, Fox Faith, which I can only assume means it has a religious theme. IMDB also indicates it's a tv movie so I can also assume you'll be able to view it at home fairly soon. Showing at: NR, WE

TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING [R] 1 hr, 25 min. Horror. Cast: Jordana Brewster, Andrew Bryniarski, R. Lee Ermey, Taylor Handley, Matthew Bomer, Diora Baird, Heather Kafka, Marietta Marich, Terrence Evans. Plot: a prequel which details the beginnings of the Hewitt clan and exposes their psychotic idea of family fun. Showing at: NR, WE, WO, WW