The Battle of Algiers (Algeria)

Opening Oct. 15

Drama. Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. While incarcerated in a French goal in 1954, Ali la Pointe witnesses the execution of an Algerian patriot. When released he joins the FLN, an organization determined to win Algerians freedom from French colonial rule. Initially limiting their actions to killing policemen, when the French paratroops arrive led by Colonel Mathieu the conflict escalates, and the blood of innocents on both sides is shed.



Cake (U.S.)

Opening Oct. 22

Romantic Comedy. Directed by Nisha Ganatra. A single and freewheeling travel writer finds that adapting to the nine-to-five lifestyle isn`t as easy as it looks when her ailing father hires her to take control of his successful bridal magazine in this marriage-minded comedy starring Heather Graham, David Sutcliffe, Sandra Oh, and Taye Diggs. Upon returning to her hometown to once again be a bridesmaid in yet another wedding, jet-lagged, gin-soaked travel writer Pippa McGee (Graham) soon learns that her tyrannical publishing magnate father has been hospitalized after suffering a serious heart attack.



Pandorum (U.S.)

Opening Oct. 22

Sci-fi action. Directed by Christian Alvart. In "Pandorum," Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster join Cam Gigandet, Cung Le, newcomer Antje Traue, and director Christian Alvart to tell the terrifying story of two crew members stranded on a spacecraft who quickly realize they are not alone. Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It`s pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the ship. They can`t remember anything: Who are they? What is their mission?



Fighting (U.S.)

Opening Oct. 22

Action. Directed by Dito Montiel. "Fighting" tells the story of Shawn MacArthur (Channing Tatum), a small-town boy who has come to New York City with nothing but a dark past. When scam artist Harvey Boarden (Terrence Howard) offers Shawn help at making real cash by street fighting, the two form an uneasy partnership. Shawn and Harvey both find success, but there`s also struggle -- for brotherhood, survival, and respect both in and out of the street fighting ring. Their world involves the corrupt bare-knuckle circuit, where rich men bet on disposable pawns. If Shawn ever hopes to escape the dark world in which he`s found himself, he must now face the toughest fight of his life.



Naesarang Naegyeotae (Korea)

Opened Sept. 24

Drama. Directed by Park Jin-pyo. From the director of "You are my sunshine," which was about a woman stricken with AIDS, this time around the director tackles Lou Gehrig disease. Method actor Kim Myoung-min, who plays the lead in the film, grabbed headlines when it was reported that he lost over 20 kilograms to portray a man stricken with the degenerative disease. Ha Jin-won stars opposite Kim as his devoted lover who stays by his side until the end.