For this SPECIAL giveaway we want you to share your revenge plots. As in “THE LOSERS” if you were left for dead, but survived and wanted revenge what would your plot consist of and what LOSER would be on your team? ONE lucky winner will get a prize pack! Prize pack will consist of all the goodies you see below. (Girl winner will get the tank; Boy winner they will get the t-shirt.)

We have 20 admit-two passes for the screening on Tuesday, April 20 at 7:30 PM at the AMC Studio. Winners will be chosen on Friday, April 16. The winners will receive an email with instructions on how to print out their pass. Make sure to bring the pass with you to the screening. Be sure to get there early. These screenings are overbooked to fill every seat. Only ONE entry per email address. Only eligible for Kansas/Missouri metro area residents. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

Revenge and Team Mates...

Sunil:

Lauren:

Patricia:

Judith:

Casey:

Fred:

My revenge plot would be…take back what was taken…plus intrests…
On my team I would have…chuck norris with a BB gun

Fred:

My revenge plot would be…Duct tape their hands and feet to a chair and force them to watch Miley Cyrus movies and TV shows continuously until their eyes bleed

Jason:

My revenge plot would be…I would hunt them down and beat their butts down with the jaw-one of a donkey!!
On my team I would have…Samson!

LaTashia:

My revenge plot would be…To get back at my enemys.
On my team I would have…BKF

Ashley:

My revenge plot would be…I would get even…play them at their own game without them even knowing, and when the time destruction to all.
On my team I would have…three amigos

Nina:

My revenge plot would be…have them chained to a beige cubicle in corporate america and enter data all day.
On my team I would have…a flying dragon…cuz i’m not chained to a computer all day

Lakeisha:

My revenge plot would be…AGAINST EVIL RUDE CUSTOMERS, CLIENTS, PATIENTS.
On my team I would have…ANYONE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE.

Tiffany:

My revenge plot would be…Devise a plan to take my nemesis’ money away from them utilizing skill, cunning wit and explosives.
On my team I would have…Black Mamba from Kill Bill

Teri:

My revenge plot would be…torture anyone that hurt me.
On my team I would have…my bff sheri-she’s a bad ass and game for anything

Liz:

My revenge plot would be…Track them all down & dump them off on a deserted island…away from society. Let them fend for themselves.
On my team I would have…Clay

Courtney:

My revenge plot would be…I’d defer to the Bride on the plot – she’s been down this road before…except I’d make sure everyone lived. I’m a softy, but sometimes the best revenge is showing mercy, moving on with your life, and continuing to be awesome.
On my team I would have…The Bride

Drahomira:

My revenge plot would be…to hurt in the same way that they were hurting others except that much worse
On my team I would have…raging mummy

Melinda:

My revenge plot would be…Sit bk.. plan it out.. Id see it being similar to “Law Abiding Citizen” type plot.. if ur gonna do it take ur time n do it right.. as well as if ur gonna go down go out in a blaze of glory lol
On my team I would have…Mr T and the rest of the guys from “The A Team”

Raysa:

My revenge plot would be…    i would track the person/persons down. take everything they had to their name. Monies, stocks, homes, property but all in secret. Then expose them to some sort of big crime so that they’re locked away, and then resurface so they know you did it.
On my team I would have…    Aisha and Jensen

Matt:

My revenge plot would be…    Taking back the White House
On my team I would have…    Al Gore

James:

My revenge plot would be…    Boy gets girl…girl cheats on boy..boy kills girl and entire BFF list
On my team I would have…    Charlie Manson

Kristi:

My revenge plot would be…    take the girl.
On my team I would have…    nerd

Karen:

My revenge plot would be…    Hm….hide out in the trees, and wait!
On my team I would have…    arnold swarzenberger

Jennifer:

My revenge plot would be…    I would want all of the evil people in the world to be gathered up and put on an island in the middle of the ocean surrounded with shark infested water! To allow the rest of the world to live in peace and harmony. Allow those evildoers to prey on themselves and not innocent victims…
On my team I would have…    my coworkers and bff

Robin:

My revenge plot would be…    would be to rescue all of the abused and neglected children and take them to a nice large well funded facility with funding from Oprah, Bill Gates!
On my team I would have…    who ever will like to join me for a great cause!

Carita:

My revenge plot would be…    To gather all of those raggedy rascal whom are responsible for misdiagnosising my daughter with being autistic when she wasn’t actually!
On my team I would have…    my family and friends we could but a good whipping on them….

Tina:

My revenge plot would be…    my revenge would be more personal… I’m going through a “war of the roses” type of divorce! So I would get revenge on that evil bastard of a old ass husband for putting me and my kids out of our house and moving his new girlfriend in! Oh how I would get revenge especially as a super hero with special powers!
On my team I would have…    all of my best girlfriends the four of us would wage war on his old ass! lol

Elishia:

My revenge plot would be…    My Boyfriend and I in an elite group of assassins. While out on the job, doing my normal thing of gathering intel, sharpening weapons, I caught sight of my target conspiring how to get me off their trail! They must not have been very smart, hello I can hear you through the wire taps I have all over your house! The audacity of some people! So why put off the inevitable? I called up my partner/boyfriend so we could get the job done. Two hours later he shows up, pulls out his gun, and then points the thing right at me! AT ME! COME ON! After some intense fighting sequence… which just ends with me tied up, hey don’t judge me, he’s bigger than I am! So my EX-partner/boyfriend proceeds to tell me that he really never did love me and hey the money from the bad guys is always more, he hold the gun up, smile that smile that i use to love and says ” don’t worry, I’ll make sure you can have an open casket” and then shoots me in the stomach. what a punk, that’s a slow death! A woman trying to find her car, and see me. She screams so gut retchingly loud that it spooks The Ex boyfriend into shooting her in the head, he then does the dramatic walk off out of the parking garage trying to act like the movie star that I know he isn’t. He obviously has only looks and no brains since all assassins where bullet proof vests, or maybe they don’t, since he didn’t think I had one on, maybe he doesn’t wear one at all, hey that would be a poetic way to kill him. So here I am sitting, still tied up, cuz those boyscout knots really do work, when all of a sudden my main crush Clay comes wheeling around in his muscle car, man he’s hot. How did he get here so fast? He looks at the woman laying dead on the ground with fire in his eyes, but he turns to me and cuts me lose, and I’m all fired up wanting to see blood. He calms me down and I tell him everything. But he then tells me he’s been following the Ex with a suspicion of him working with the bad guys, My Clay, he’s so smart. He can obviously tell that i had revenge on the mind, so we go out for coffee ( our first date if you ask me) and talk about romantic things.. such as how to kill my stinkin Ex. After a few hours, and finally getting my head clear, I decided I wanted to make him suffer. over the next few months I design this plan of action, but now that i have my plan figured out, I can’t stinkin find him!!! He just POOF disappeared! So Clay and I go on a mission to find him. I hit up all of the local strip joints that he was soo willing to donate his money to. After talking and some accidental blood shed I got my first lead to where he was, the strip club owner said he moved to Cali, of course, he always did want to be a movie star. I guess me and Clay will be going on our first vacation together! We get to Cali, and what do you know, I see the Ex’s ugly mug on a billboard promoting a new TV show coming this fall! How the heck did he make it famous so fast, he must have connections cuz he is not that entertaining. Hollywood is so nice, they have maps of all of the major studios, including the one that the Ex works for, thats really nice. I show up to the set, Clay and I have both of our guns out and ready. I bust through the wide double doors and find that i had interrupted a scene being taped, starring my Ex and a little girl. What… The… Crap. I can’t shoot him right now in front of this kid!!! I have Standards! Great! now he sees me. Great now he’s gonna run! speaking of which, there he goes! Clay and i are chasing him through the movie sets, I run into a fake wall, then we run onto a set that looks like it belongs to an assassin movie, you know Hollywood never does get it right, we are not all gorgeous Angelina types, and we certainly do not wear a lot of leather, that stuff gets hot! Any who, I spot the Ex jumping over the rooftops of fake buildings I’m running on the ground cuz honestly, jumping hurts my knees. I guess the Ex hasn’t been running much since he got to Hollywood since he is already slowing down and getting sloppy. When i see this moment of weakness I jump on the building ( hey its a movie set they really aren’t tall buildings) and tackle him down, I look around to celebrate with Clay, but I have lost Clay, where did he go? Oh well I will relish in this victory alone then. I look at the Ex in the face and he is crying! REALLY crying, man he has become weak, but I’m ruthless and pull my gun up to his temple and say ” oh you won’t be having an open casket. sorry” Then I pull the trigger. click click click, nothing what!!!!! It’s empty! Then behind me I hear Clay and his heavy boots slapping on the cement floor. I turn to look at him and he just looks crazy. Then I hear his smooth voice ” babe I got this one” He bends down next to the Ex’s ear and whispers ” that girl you killed… was my sister”. Clay then gets up, reaches for hand says ” tell him goodbye” We walk slowly toward the door, i turn my head and say ” bye, Ex” turn back around and I hear the first of many explosions. Clay must of rigged them while I was running like a fool. I always wondered why Clay was so gun-ho on killing the Ex, And as to how he got to me so fast. Clay was having coffee at her office catching up on life when he got a call to go work a job and left. This wasn’t revenge for the Ex trying to kill me, it was revenge for Clay’s innocent sister. Man.. he’s perfect, a cold blooded killer and a family guy, what more could I ask for?
On my team I would have…    Clay, he’s my main man.

Tom:

My revenge plot would be…    Kick the guys ass that ran over my yard light.
On my team I would have…    Cougar

Brandy:

My revenge plot would be…    Get rid of the bad shit and start making plans for a future for me and my friends. Blow up and shoot everything that is an enemy. And look fine while doing it. On a beautiful Island and its not LOST…ha ha
On my team I would have…    russell simmons(need a mogul), ryan reynolds,(need something fine),Andy Whitfield,(you need something fine & can fight, Hugh Jackman(something fine and fight), and Tupac. I need some jams. And also something fine. And we, We would absolutely whoop some ass. Losers hell no.

Lori:

My revenge plot would be…    tolerable
On my team I would have…    Roseanne Barr

Scott:

My revenge plot would be…    epic
On my team I would have…    Mr. T

Becky:

My revenge plot would be…    I would put visine in their beer
On my team I would have…    a bartender

Tresha:

My revenge plot would be…    A Martin Luther King Jr type of non-violence revenge. It takes longer but it’s well worth it.
On my team I would have…    Anybody willing to join the fight.

RJ:

My revenge plot would be…    keep your friends close and your enemies closer
On my team I would have…    the golden girls

Darrin:

My revenge plot would be…    destroy their eardrums.
On my team I would have…    Gilbert Gottfried

Kimberly:

My revenge plot would be…    Do nothing and it will drive the person or people insane wondering when I am going to get back at them and when they least expect it…BAM revenge.
On my team I would have…    Zoe Saldana… Girl can kick some ass!

Pamela:

My revenge plot would be…    What goes around, comes around !!!!!!! I would have to come up with a surprise attack,, that was never expected.
On my team I would have…    Jensen

Pete:

My revenge plot would be…    to single eliminate each person who tried to put me
away … to take out each one and then communicate
to the next one i am coming
On my team I would have…    clay

Richard:

My revenge plot would be…    Having to watch the worst movie repeatedly
On my team I would have…    My comrades who attend movie screenings

Marlee:

My revenge plot would be…    Lock them in the subbasement of an abandoned building ans and flood the room.
On my team I would have…    Annamarie

Tosha:

My revenge plot would be…    To get back at people who us emotional war far to get their way
On my team I would have…    Jeffrey Dean Morgan (he has 3 names he has to be a bad a**)

Lance:

My revenge plot would be…    I would return and get plastic surgery to change my appearance completely. Not just basic surgery, I mean I want to come out lookin like Ralph Macchio from Karate Kid I. Then I would go around Crane Kicking the my enemies in the balls. Then the Predator would appear out of no where and finish them off…Old School Predator style.
On my team I would have…    The Predator

MJ:

My revenge plot would be…    Drug the enemies, tie them naked & spread eagle on the ground. cut them & put ants on them, as the indians did.
On my team I would have…    Sarah Palin

Brad:

My revenge plot would be…    Sing the entire Death Magnet Metallica album to them
On my team I would have…    Rogue

Jonna:

My revenge plot would be…    spending the rest of their life with my mother-in-law
On my team I would have…    Cougar

Cleveland:

My revenge plot would be…    I would hunt down each of my assailants and kill them in increasingly imaginative ways.
On my team I would have…    Zoe Saldana (Aisha)

Dallas:

My revenge plot would be…    Death in a shower with soap made with stomach acids manufactured by Simon Bar Sinister. With a videocam capturing them melting down the drain.
On my team I would have…    Simon Bar Sinister

Susan:

My revenge plot would be…    get back at the people who were mean to me
On my team I would have…    all the good weapons

Michelle:

My revenge plot would be…    I would allow them to still think that I was dead and stalk and/or “haunt” them in an effort to make them think they were losing their grasp on reality.
On my team I would have…    Clay (Jeffrey Dean Morgan)

Judi:

My revenge plot would be…    My plot would be to befriend them and once they finally find out my plan to destroy them it would be too late.
On my team I would have…    Hillary Clinton and Simon from American Idol

Amy:

My revenge plot would be…    I’m thinking along the lines of The Bride in Kill Bill. Kill em all in various devious ways hahahaha.
On my team I would have…    Chuck Norris! oh wait, I meant Chris Evans.

Donsha:

My revenge plot would be…    kill all
On my team I would have…    women

THE BOOK OF ELI

In theatres on January 15
(Alcon/Warner Bros. Pictures)

Directors: The Hughes Brothers

Writer: Gary Whitta

Producers: Joel Silver, Denzel Washington, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, David Valdes

Executive Producers: Steve Richards, Susan Downey, Erik Olsen

Cast: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals,Frances de la Tour, Michael Gambon, Evan Jones, Joe Pingue, Tom Waits

Action Adventure. In the not-too-distant future, across the wasteland of what was once America, a lone warrior must fight to bring civilization the knowledge that could be the key to its redemption.

This film has been rated R for some brutal violence and language.

EDGE OF DARKNESS

In theatres on January 29
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Martin Campbell

Writers: William Monahan and Andrew Bovell

Based on the original television series written by Troy Kennedy Martin

Producers: Graham King, Tim Headington, Michael Wearing

Executive Producers:  Daniel Rissner, David M. Thompson, Suzanne Warren,Gail Lyon, E. Bennett Walsh

Cast: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic, Shawn Roberts

Suspense Thriller. “Edge of Darkness” is an emotionally charged thriller set at the intersection of politics and big business. Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, twenty-four year old Emma (Bojana Novakovic), is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to find out about his daughter’s secret life and her killing.  His investigation leads him into a dangerous looking-glass world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder – and to shadowy government operative Darius Jedburgh (Ray Winstone), who has been sent in to clean up the evidence.  Craven’s solitary search for answers about his daughter’s death transforms into an odyssey of emotional discovery and redemption.

This film has been rated R for strong bloody violence and language.

VALENTINE’S DAY

In theatres on February 12
(New Line Cinema)

Director:  Garry Marshall

Writers: Katherine Fugate

Story by Katherine Fugate and Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein

Producers: Mike Karz, Wayne Rice

Executive Producers: Toby Emmerich, Samuel J. Brown, Michael Disco, Diana Pokorny

Cast: Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey,Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway,Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine,Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts, Taylor Swift

Romantic Comedy. “Valentine’s Day” follows the intertwining storylines of a group of Los Angelinos as they find their way through romance over the course of one Valentine’s Day.

This film has been rated PG-13 for some sexual material and brief partial nudity.

COP OUT

In theatres on February 26
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Kevin Smith

Writers: Robb Cullen & Mark Cullen

Producers: Marc Platt, Polly Johnsen, Michael Tadross

Executive Producers: Adam Siegel, Robb Cullen, Mark Cullen

Cast: Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Adam Brody, Kevin Pollak, Guillermo Díaz, Seann William Scott,Jason Lee, Ana de la Reguera

Crime Comedy. Two longtime NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card find themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia-obsessed gangster.  Jimmy (Bruce Willis) is the veteran detective whose missing collectible is his only hope to pay for his daughter’s upcoming wedding, and Paul (Tracy Morgan) is his “partner-against-crime” whose preoccupation with his wife’s alleged infidelity makes it hard for him to keep his eye on the ball.

HUBBLE 3D

Exclusively in IMAX on March 19
(IMAX)

Director: Toni Myers

Writer:   Story by Toni Myers

Producer:  Toni Myers

Executive Producer: Graeme Ferguson

Documentary Adventure. Through the power of IMAX® 3D, Hubble 3D  will enable moviegoers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings, and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’s history.  The seventh film from the award-winning IMAX® Space Team, Hubble 3D will offer an inspiring and unique look into the Hubble Space Telescope’s legacy and highlight its profound impact on the way we view the universe and ourselves.

CLASH OF THE TITANS

In theatres on March 26
(Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)

Director: Louis Leterrier

Writers: Travis Beacham and Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi

Producers:  Basil Iwanyk, Kevin De La Noy

Executive Producers: Richard D. Zanuck, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, William Fay

Cast: Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Alexa Davalos, Jason Flemyng,Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson

Action Fantasy. In “Clash of the Titans,” the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods.  But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world.  Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld.  With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth.  Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds.  Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.

THE LOSERS

In theatres on April 9
(Dark Castle Entertainment)

Director: Sylvain White

Writers: Peter Berg and James Vanderbilt

Based upon characters appearing in magazines published by DC Comics

Producers: Joel Silver, Akiva Goldsman

Executive Producers: Peter Berg, Kerry Foster, Stuart Besser, Steve Richards

Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoë Saldana, Chris Evans, Idris Elba, Columbus Short, Holt McCallany,Óscar Jaenada, Jason Patric

Action Thriller. An explosive tale of double cross and revenge, “The Losers” centers upon the members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission.  The team—Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar —find themselves the target of a lethal betrayal instigated from inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max.  Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they’re joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful operative with her own agenda.  Working together, they must remain deep undercover while tracking the heavily-guarded Max, a ruthless man bent on embroiling the world in a new high-tech global war.

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET

In theatres on April 30
(New Line Cinema)

Director:  Sam Bayer

Writers: Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer

Story by Wesley Strick

Producers: Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller

Executive Producers: Robert Shaye, Michael Lynne, Mike Drake

Cast: Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, Kellan Lutz

Horror. Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley) returns in “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” a contemporary re-imagining of the horror classic.  A group of suburban teenagers share one common bond: they are all being stalked by Freddy Krueger, a horribly disfigured killer who hunts them in their dreams.  As long as they stay awake, they can protect one another…but when they sleep, there is no escape.

SEX AND THE CITY 2

In theatres on May 28
(New Line Cinema/Village Roadshow Pictures)

Director: Michael Patrick King

Writers: Michael Patrick King

Based on the TV series created by Darren Star

Based on characters from the book by Candace Bushnell

Producers: Michael Patrick King, John Melfi, Sarah Jessica Parker, Darren Star

Executive Producers: Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener, Marcus Viscidi

Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, David Eigenberg,Evan Handler, Jason Lewis, Mario Cantone, Willie Garson

Romantic Comedy. Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda take another bite out of the Big Apple in the sequel to the 2008 summer blockbuster.

JONAH HEX

In theatres on June 18
(Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)

Director: Jimmy Hayward

Writers: Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor

Producers: Akiva Goldsman, Andrew Lazar

Executive Producers: Matt Le Blanc, John Goldstone, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni,William Fay, Ravi Mehta

Cast: Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Megan Fox, Michael Fassbender, Will Arnett, Michael Shannon

Adventure Thriller. Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) is a scarred drifter and bounty hunter of last resort, a tough and stoic gunslinger who can track down anyone…and anything.  Having survived death, Jonah’s violent history is steeped in myth and legend, and has left him with one foot in the natural world and one on the “other side.”  His only human connection is with Leila (Megan Fox), whose life in a brothel has left her with scars of her own.  But Jonah’s past is about to catch up with him when the U.S. military makes him an offer he can’t refuse: in exchange for his freedom from the warrants on his head, he must track down and stop the dangerous terrorist Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich).  But Turnbull, who is gathering an army and preparing to unleash Hell, is also Jonah’s oldest enemy and will stop at nothing until Jonah is dead.  Based on the legendary graphic novel, “Jonah Hex” is an epic adventure thriller about one man’s personal quest for redemption against the vast canvas of the battle between good and evil.

INCEPTION

In theatres and IMAX on July 16
(Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writer: Christopher Nolan

Producers: Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan

Executive Producer: Chris Brigham

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard,Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Michael Caine

Sci-Fi Action. “Inception” is a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind.

CATS & DOGS: REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE

In theatres on July 30
(Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures)

Director: Brad Peyton

Writers: Ron J. Friedman & Steve Bencich

Based on characters created by John Requa & Glenn Ficarra

Producers:  Andrew Lazar, Polly Johnsen

Executive Producers: Brent O’Connor, Bruce Berman

Cast: Christina Applegate, Michael Clarke Duncan, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, James Marsden, Bette Midler, Nick Nolte, Joe Pantoliano, Katt Williams, Chris O’Donnell, Jack McBrayer,    Fred Armisen, Paul Rodriguez

Comedy. In the age-old battle between cats and dogs, one crazed feline has taken things a paw too far. Kitty Galore, formerly an agent for cat spy organization MEOWS, has gone rogue and hatched a diabolical plan to not only bring her canine enemies to heel, but take down her former kitty comrades and make the world her scratching post.  Faced with this unprecedented threat, cats and dogs will be forced to join forces for the first time in history in an unlikely alliance to save themselves – and their humans -  in “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore,” a comedy that blends live action with state-of-the-art puppetry and computer animation.  It’s time for the fur to fly.

THE LOTTERY TICKET

In theatres in August
(Alcon/Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Erik White

Writer:  Abdul Williams

Producers:  Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Matt Alvarez

Executive Producers: Ice Cube, Timothy M. Bourne, Steven P. Wegner

Cast: Bow Wow, Ice Cube, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton, Keith David, Charles Q. Murphy,Loretta Devine, Terry Crews

Comedy. Kevin Carson (Bow Wow), a young man living in the projects, wins $370 million in a nationwide lottery.  When his opportunistic neighbors discover he has the winning ticket in his possession, Kevin must survive their greedy and sometimes even threatening actions over a three-day holiday weekend before he can claim his prize.

THE TOWN

In theatres on September 10
(Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)

Director: Ben Affleck

Writers: Peter Craig and Ben Affleck & Aaron Stockard

Based on the book Prince of Thieves: A Novel by Chuck Hogan

Producers: Graham King, Basil Iwanyk

Executive Producers: David Crockett, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, William Fay

Cast: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Pete Postlethwaite

Crime Drama. Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) is an unrepentant criminal, the de facto leader of a group of ruthless bank robbers who pride themselves in stealing what they want and getting out clean. With no real attachments, Doug never has to fear losing anyone close to him.  But that all changed on the gang’s latest job, when they briefly took a hostage—bank manager, Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall). Though they let her go unharmed, Claire is nervously aware that the robbers know her name…and where she lives. But she lets her guard down when she meets an unassuming and rather charming man named Doug…not realizing that he is the same man who only days earlier had terrorized her. The instant attraction between them gradually turns into a passionate romance that threatens to take them both down a dangerous, and potentially deadly, path.

FLIPPED

In theatres Fall
(Castle Rock Entertainment)

Director: Rob Reiner

Writers: Rob Reiner & Andrew Scheinman

Based on the novel by Wendelin Van Draanen

Producers: Rob Reiner, Alan Greisman

Executive Producers: Martin Shafer, Liz Glotzer, David Siegel

Cast: Madeline Carroll, Rebecca De Mornay, Anthony Edwards, John Mahoney, Callan McAuliffe,Penelope Ann Miller, Aidan Quinn, Kevin Weisman

Coming-of-Age Romantic Comedy. When second-graders Bryce and Juli first meet, Juli knows it’s love.  But Bryce isn’t so sure.  Girl-phobic and easily embarrassed, young Bryce does everything he can to keep his outspoken wannabe girlfriend at arm’s length… for the next six years, which isn’t easy since they go to the same school and live across the street from each other.  But if Juli finally looks away, will it be Bryce’s turn to be dazzled?  “Flipped” takes Bryce and Juli from grade school to junior high, through triumph and disaster, family drama and first love, as they make the discoveries that will define who they are – and who they are to each other.

GUARDIANS OF GA’HOOLE

In theatres and IMAX on September 24
(Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures)

Director: Zack Snyder

Writers: Emil Stern and John Orloff

Based on the novels by Kathryn Lasky

Producer: Zareh Nalbandian

Executive Producers: Donald De Line, Deborah Snyder, Lionel Wigram, Kathryn Lasky,Bruce Berman

Cast: Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Emilie de Ravin, Ryan Kwanten, Jay Laga’aia, Miriam Margolyes, Helen Mirren, Sam Neill, Richard Roxburgh, Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham

Fantasy Adventure. Acclaimed filmmaker Zack Snyder makes his animation debut with the fantasy family adventure “Guardians of Ga’Hoole,” based on the beloved books by Kathryn Lasky.  The film follows Soren, a young owl enthralled by his father’s epic stories of the Guardians of Ga’Hoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who had fought a great battle to save all of owlkind from the evil Pure Ones.  While Soren dreams of someday joining his heroes, his older brother, Kludd, scoffs at the notion, and yearns to hunt, fly and steal his father’s favor from his younger sibling. But Kludd’s jealousy has terrible consequences—causing both owlets to fall from their treetop home and right into the talons of the Pure Ones. Now it is up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave young owls.  Together they soar across the sea and through the mist to find the Great Tree, home of the legendary Guardians of Ga’Hoole—Soren’s only hope of defeating the Pure Ones and saving the owl kingdoms.

GOING THE DISTANCE

In theatres on October 8
(New Line Cinema)

Director: Nanette Burstein

Writer: Geoff LaTulippe

Producers:  Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot, Garrett Grant

Executive Producers: Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Michael Disco

Cast: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Ron Livingston, Jim Gaffigan,Kelli Garner, Rob Riggle, Christina Applegate

Romantic Comedy. Erin and Garrett are good together—even when they’re apart.  When aspiring journalist Erin (Drew Barrymore) moves to San Francisco to finish her last year of school, boyfriend Garrett (Justin Long), an assistant music scout, stays in Manhattan to pursue his ambitions and wait on that promotion he’s been promised. With a webcam connection and frequent flier miles, the two gamely navigate the pitfalls and miscommunications of their bi-coastal romance, dodging bad advice from friends and some predatory singles who won’t take “taken” for an answer.  But when it seems their wait is almost over, Erin scores her dream job in California just as Garrett’s career heats up in New York.  The big breaks they’ve been hoping for could break them up for good…unless their love can truly go the distance.

PRISONERS

In theatres Fall
(Alcon/Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Writer: Aaron Guzikowski

Producers: Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Kira Davis, Adam Kolbrenner

Executive Producers:  Robyn Meisinger, John Starke, Ed McDonnell, Stephen Levinson

Cast: TBA

Suspense Thriller. A desperate father turns vigilante and abducts the man he suspects is behind the disappearance of his eight year old daughter and her best friend, after cops fail to find the little girls and release the suspect.

DUE DATE

In theatres on November 5
(Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)

Director: Todd Phillips

Writers: Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland and Adam Sztykiel & Todd Phillips

Story by Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland

Producers: Todd Phillips, Dan Goldberg

Executive Producers:  Scott Budnick, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, William Fay, Susan Downey

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx, Alan Arkin

Comedy. Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) is an expectant first-time father whose wife’s due date is a mere five days away.  As Peter hurries to catch a flight home from Atlanta to be at her side for the birth, his best intentions go completely awry when a chance encounter with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis) forces Peter to hitch a ride with Ethan—on what turns out to be a cross-country road trip that will ultimately destroy several cars, numerous friendships and Peter’s last nerve.

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1

In theatres and IMAX on November 19
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: David Yates

Writers: Steve Kloves

Based on the novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Producers: David Heyman,  David Barron

Executive Producer: Lionel Wigram

Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Nighy, John Hurt,Rhys Ifans, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Imelda Staunton, Jason Isaacs,Miranda Richardson, Warwick Davis, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Brendan Gleeson,Ciarán Hinds, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Julie Walters, Tom Felton, Bonnie Wright,Jamie Campbell Bower, Richard Griffiths, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, Fiona Shaw,Helen McCrory, David O’Hara, Natalia Tena

Fantasy Adventure. The final chapter of the Harry Potter film series begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione leave Hogwarts behind and set out to find and destroy the Horcruxes—the secret to Voldemort’s power and immortality.

HEREAFTER

In theatres Holiday
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Clint Eastwood

Writer: Peter Morgan

Producers: Clint Eastwood, Kathleen Kennedy, Robert Lorenz

Executive Producers: Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Peter Morgan, Tim Moore

Cast: Matt Damon, Cécile De France

Drama. “Hereafter” tells the story of three people who are touched by death in different ways.  George (Matt Damon) is a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife.  On the other side of the world, Marie (Cécile De France), a French journalist, has a near-death experience that shakes her reality.  And when Marcus, a London schoolboy, loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers.  Each on a path in search of the truth, their lives will intersect, forever changed by what they believe might—or must—exist in the hereafter.

YOGI BEAR

In theatres on December 17
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Eric Brevig

Writers: Jeffrey Ventimilia & Joshua Sternin and Brad Copeland

Producers: Donald De Line, Karen Rosenfelt

Executive Producers: Jim Dyer, Andrew Haas, Lee Berger

Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Anna Faris, Tom Cavanagh, T.J. Miller, Andrew Daly

Live-Action/CG Animated Adventure in 3D. Everyone’s favorite pic-a-nic basket-stealing bear comes to the big screen in “Yogi Bear.”  Jellystone Park has been losing business, so greedy Mayor Brown decides to shut it down and sell the land.  That means families will no longer be able to experience the natural beauty of the outdoors — and, even worse, Yogi and Boo Boo will be tossed out of the only home they’ve ever known.  Faced with his biggest challenge ever, Yogi must prove that he really is “smarter than the average bear” as he and Boo Boo join forces with their old nemesis Ranger Smith to find a way to save Jellystone Park from closing forever.

LIFE AS WE KNOW IT

In theatres on December 22
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Greg Berlanti

Writers: Ian Deitchman & Kristin Rusk Robinson

Producers: Barry Josephson, Paul Brooks

Executive Producers: Norm Waitt, Scott Niemeyer, Denise Di Novi, Katherine Heigl,Nancy Heigl

Cast: Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas, Christina Hendricks, Jean Smart

Romantic Comedy. Holly Berenson (Katherine Heigl) is an up-and-coming caterer and Eric Messer (Josh Duhamel) is a promising network sports director.  After a disastrous first date, the only thing they have in common is their dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter, Sophie.  But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in the world, Holly and Messer are forced to put their differences aside.  Juggling career ambitions and competing social calendars, they’ll have to find some common ground while living under one roof.

Star Trek: The incredible story of a young crew’s maiden voyage on board the most advanced starship ever created: The USS Enterprise. In the midst of an incredible journey full of optimism, intrigue, comedy and cosmic peril, the new recruits must find a way to stop an evil being whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind.

Brüno: Golden Globe-winner Sacha Baron Cohen (creator/star of Borat and Da Ali G Show) is at it again as he brings his most over-the-top character to life in the comedy that has started more conversations, generated more controversy and dared to go further than ever before! As Brüno travels the world in search of fame, no one – whether they are celebrities, politicians or even terrorists – will be spared from his signature sense of style and his wickedly off-kilter manner! And, yes, they are all real situations!

My Sister’s Keeper:  Sara and Brian Fitzgerald’s life with their young son and their two-year-old daughter, Kate, is forever altered when they learn that Kate has leukemia. The parents’ only hope is to conceive another child, specifically intended to save Kate’s life. For some, such genetic engineering would raise both moral and ethical questions; for the Fitzgeralds, Sara in particular, there is no choice but to do whatever it takes to keep Kate alive. And what it takes is Anna.

Kate (Sofia Vassilieva) and Anna (Abigail Breslin) share a bond closer than most sisters: though Kate is older, she relies on her little sister–in fact, her life depends on Anna.

Throughout their young lives, the sisters endure various medical procedures and hospital stays–just another part of their close-knit family’s otherwise normal life. Sara (Cameron Diaz), a loving wife and mother who left her career as an attorney to care for her daughter, is sometimes lost inside the single-minded caregiver she has become in her efforts to save Kate. Her strong, supportive husband, Brian (Jason Patric), is often rendered powerless and passive by his wife’s strength and determination. And their only son, Jesse (Evan Ellingson), drifts, at times all but forgotten as Kate and Anna take center stage.

Until Anna, now 11, says “no.” Seeking medical emancipation, she hires her own lawyer (Alec Baldwin), initiating a court case that divides the family and that could leave Kate’s rapidly failing body in the hands of fate. 

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard: Don Ready (Piven) is a jack-of-all-trades who cares about one thing and one thing only…selling cars. The ultimate hustler faces the greatest challenge of his legendary, and notorious, career when he attempts to save a local struggling car dealership from bankruptcy. In just one week Ready and his crew need to move over 200 cars and prove that when it comes to conning, conniving and all kinds of bad behavior, they’ve got the goods.

Not wanting to take the pain and suffering any longer Anna decides to stand up to her parents. After 11 years of her entire life, being poked and prodded she hires a colorful attorney Campbell Alexander (Alec Baldwin) in an attempt to gain emancipation for medical needs from her parents. Wanting the right to choose what happens to her. Eventually leading to court where Judge De Salvo (Joan Cusack) presides at the trial, which turns into a circus. The story eventually takes a turn where you realize the true reasons behind Anna’s actions.

There is no lack of suffering in this film filled with many scenes of Kate’s continuous misery. Many scenes are muddled through the narrative history. We are sent from a scene with Kate ill in the hospital, then we flash to her healthy as a child, next thing you know she is bald, and then back and forth again. It was borderline nauseating and made it very hard to find an emotional attachment to the characters. Cameron Diaz does prove she can take on a serious role, in a refreshing portrayal of the emotional mother that wants nothing more than to save her daughter. The talented Abigail Breslin was pleasant as always, proving once again she is one of the true young talents. Aside from the leading performances this film falls apart. Not only are the scenes laid out bad, but the film does not live up to the novel. Novel readers will most likely feel duped and leave the theatre deceived. Two hours later I felt as if I was heartless, as all this film did was make me wish I had the last two hours back, even after all the melodramatic pain and suffering.

For this giveaway we are asking you to share your story. Tell us a memorable moment with your family. Maybe it is a story passed down from generations, a family tradition or something unique and special to your kin. OUR LUCKY WINNERS STORY

“I have always had an especially strong relationship with my family. I have two sisters, one older, one younger. When I bought my first house, my family moved in with me. The house was just an average family home with a bonus, a sparkling in ground pool. Pool maintenance was something I learned on the fly. One morning I woke to peer out my window and see a large brownish lump stuck to the rope in the pool. I went downstairs and to my horror realized that some unknown rodent and taking its last dip in my pool. I knew there was no way I was going out there. I thought, I got to get it out of there somehow. That was when my bubbly baby sister trotted downstairs all ready for school. As a junior high teen girl my sister had the usual interests and aversions. But I was the older sister, right. I said, “Uhm Kalli, I need you to go do something.” I proceeded to tell her an animal died in the pool and her hand flew to her throat clearly upset. Without pausing I then informed her it was her responsibility to go and get the net, scoop it up and dispose of it. “What?!” she cried. A yanked her down to the patio door and shoved her out. Through the glass I said, “You’re not coming back until you get rid of it.” And being the younger sibling helpless to defy me, she complied. I howled with laughter as I watched her use the long pole to pull the creature to the edge and then scoop it out. She held it away from her body and stumbled to the end of the yard heaving it over the side of the fence. She returned to the kitchen teary eyed and definitely disturbed. I patted her on the shoulder and complimented her work. “Good job. By the way, what was that?” She looked up stunned and with a catch in her voice replied, “A possum I think.” And then we both laughed. Sisters, can always be counted on to bury a body or at least toss one over the fence.”

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You have won:

A free painting session and coffee mug for 2 from Walls of Clay, buffet meal for 2 from Cinzetti’s Italian Market Restaurant and a hard copy of My Sisters Keeper

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We have 50 admit-two advance passes for the screening on Monday, June 22nd at 7:30pm at the Olathe Studio. Just fill out the form below and we will have a drawing to determine the 50 lucky winners on Friday June 19th. The winners will then receive an email with instructions on how to print out their pass. Make sure to bring the pass with you to the screening. Be sure to get there early. These screenings are overbooked to fill every seat. Only ONE entry per email address. Only eligible for Kansas/Missouri metro area residents. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

My Sisters Keeper

Cast: Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin, Abigail Breslin, Jason Patric, Thomas Dekker, Sofia Vassilieva, Joan Cusack

Synopsis: Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl’s life. The parents’ desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone’s perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.

Studio: Warner Bros.

Release Date: Friday, June 26, 2009

MPAA Rating: THIS FILM IS RATED PG-13 FOR FOR MATURE THEMATIC CONTENT, SOME DISTURBING IMAGES, SENSUALITY, LANGUAGE AND BRIEF TEEN DRINKING.

VISITORS FAMILY STORIES

Jodi: I have one younger sister and growing up things were pretty typical, we fought and argued. But now as adults we talk almost every week and try and spend time together when ever we can. We love each other unconditionally.

Melissa: my sister works for the pentagon and on sept11,2001for 8 hours we worried.she was missing for about 8 hours.thank god she made it through and is alive today.this was the scariest moment in our lives.

Lisa: My mother is a cancer survivor, my mother had me at a young age and because of school and her age my grandmother stepped into her role and my mom was more like a sister to me. We are blessed that she survived and has been cancer free for about 2 years now. I really look forward to seeing this movie.

Andie: I’m the youngest of three girls, i have a sister that is 6 years older and a twin sister that’s older by two minutes (thoses two minutes are important to her). we are unusually close with our older sister for such an age gap, and are often times thought to be triplets.

Melissa: I am the second of five children the gap from first to last is 14 years. I have to say that we are very lucky. Even with this huge gap we are all extremely close. We are all relatively grow now. The sad part about that is I have had to up-root and move to another state I am now about 5.5 hours from my family. Since I talk to them nearly daily I didn’t realize how far this was until I tried to plan my sister’s wedding from Kansas. I spent several weeks in the past year my husband here in Kansas and our two kids and I were in another state helping with wedding plans. It is extremely hard to plan a wedding with two kids in-tow the whole time. However, my Husband understood how much my sister needed me, how much I love her and how nervous she was. Her wedding was beautiful and so was she. I came home exhausted and ready to relax. I would do anything for my family. I hope this movie also proves how much love there can be in a family

Judy: My Mom died of cancer. One day while taking care of her as her health declined, I reflected how now our roles had reversed. I was now the “mother” taking care of a “child”. How lucky I was to give back, but how sad it was under such circumstance.

Billie: There is nothing more important than family. I recently started a small book club a couple of friends. For our first book, I chose My Sisters Keeper. This book touched me in a way that I could not have imagined. I lost my sister in a car accident four years ago. She was 22 years old. When I read the epilogue of this book, it was like someone took all of the feelings that I had inside and put them on paper. Although this book was fiction, it really helped me to see that there are other people who know how I feel. I know that it is okay to still hurt and miss my sister. I also know that even though life has moved on, we will never forget. Losing a loved one really puts things in perspective. It is the time that you have together now that matters. I want to pass along the message that you should never take your family for granted. You never know when they might not be there anymore.

Paula: I have a niece who has a malignant brain tumor at her brain stem . The doctors have operated on this tumor twice now,both times only able to get a portion of tumor because of where it is located. She had her last surgery in May. She is now in a coma with little chance of recovering. She is 17 and scheduled to graduate from high school on June 24. She was made honorary valadictorian. Her parents have to attend her graduation for her to accept the award and her diploma and god willing she will be alive and recover from this tragedy.

Eddie: With the passing of my Uncle, my mother decided to stay with my aunt. They are 600miles away from Kansas city and it was difficult at times for both my mother and father along with my aunt. My sister and I had to come together and be closer to help out my father and found out that when my aunt and my mother were younger, they had to do the same thing when someone they knew passes away. It’s like it was 2nd nature to come together and brainstorm how to get throught the thick and keep at it till the end.

Theresa: I have seven very loving sisters. Two have had cancer,and one was told she had 6 months to live… thirty years later she is doing great! We believe in miracles.

Renea: I come a big mexican family.So every christmas we all travel to a small town named Bruch,Colorado. My family tradition is to make tamales christmas eve and at midnight we open gifts.This pas christmas wa the hardest,because my grandmother,”Big Grandma”,is what we called her,passed away last year.She was our rock of the family.We could have not came together for christmas,but we thought we needed to keep our tradition,especially for the younger children.As we all stood around the dinning room table making tamales,we laughed and cried, talking about stories of Big Grandma. We knew she was there in spirit.It was the most difficult time for myself and my family,but to know that with family,there is a bond of love that you take with you in your heart and share with others,and to know that life goes on,and you become stronger for it.

Edwina: I spent alot of time with my grandmother we were very close she was like my mother she gave me lots of love and attention and she taught me right from wrong she taught me all the things i needed to learn and how i should grow up and be in life. she instilled alot of very good high quality things n my life she taught me alot.
My family was not a close family my mom and dad never showed me and my brother affection nor love or attention..but my grandmother gave me lots of love and attention.
My grandmother taught me to cook and bake those were my favorite things to do of coarse i would rather do that over chores but i learned to cook and bake at 7.
my grandmother was always there for me through thick and through thin. she was always there for me even when i was out on my own and had my own place.
My grandmother always made everyone in the family for there birthdays whatever there favorite foods were and had a big dinner for all the family to get together and whatever that family member wanted for there birthday for food they got it all.
My grandmother was the only person to try to keep all the family close and do things with each other so she always did birthdays and holidays and those were big celebrations.
Unfortunantly my grandmother had 9 lives she had 2 heart attacks and 6 strokes and the last one took her life.
I took the loss hard but i know there was one thing my grandmother taught me no matter if you are not close with your family is try to make all efforts possible to still try and keep what family we can together.
So me being the only one in the family being the big cook and baker thanks to grandma i took on my grandmothers tradition of getting the family all together and making sure i cook the big meals and have the big holiday celebrations and spend time with family.
I have been alot closer with my family since the passing of my grandmother that actually made us appreciate family more than anyone ever had. My family is very thankful that i love to cook and bake and how i try to keep the family together just like my grandmother did and taught me to do.
My family has no shame in there game by asking me if i can make or bake them something special i know they do appreciate everything i do….
I am very thankful that i married into a loving close family i appreciate the closeness that i didnt have growing up.
I use the cooking and baking skills that were taught to me by my grandmother. I use those skills for holidays at my inlaws they so much appreciate the cooking and the baking. I do alot of new recipes and alot of concotions there is alot of recipes my grandmother use to make that i make as well alot of them are baking recipes.
My inlaws tell me all the time how gifted i am in cooking and baking and how much they appreciate all the help i am to them by being a part of the family and pitching in and making quite a bit of dishes. They are fair to me in everyway just as if i was there own child i really appreciate that alot i have learned alot also from my husbands family and i appreciate them as much as they appreciate me.
All i can say now past,present,future—live,love,laugh… I got on with my life and i couldnt ask for a better one. I am happy i have learned so much in my life…..i still miss my grandmother to this day and it has been 19 years since she passed. Wether your right or wrong no matter what always try to make things right with your family and try and stay as close as you can with them even if some changes have to be made on our own part.
thanks so much for letting me share this story.

Andrew: During my entire childhood, my siblings (one brother, one sister) and I tried to run away for no apparent reason. We were very bent on making it happen. I’m pretty sure it was the thrill of seeing if we could actually run away. Thankfully, we never succeeded. I can’t even put a number to how many times we tried.

We used many different and very crazy methods to achieve freedom. We tried to run away:
on an inflatable raft
on a go-cart
to a treehouse that was almost destroyed
by my brother and sister stealing my parents car
and many other crazy ways. Some I’m surprised we didn’t die from.

However, I wouldn’t trade my childhood for anything in the world. It was the most adventurous and amazing childhood ever.

Lisa: Christmas Eve at the Simon household consists of a trip to the local food kitchen to serve Christmas dinner to the many homeless in Kansas City. It is a family tradition that I wouldn’t trade for the world. It taught me, my children and hopefully grandchildren one day that things are never to be taken for granted. It is a valuable life lesson that we should all be grateful for what we have. When you feel like you are down in the dumps and have nothing in your life… donate your time to a worthwhile organization. The smiles on the faces of the people you help are all it takes to turn around your whole outlook on life.

Crystle: I have 2 sisters..one of them is very close to me..she lives in FL and i wish i could see her more!!

Sandy: My daughter Katie is 10 but when she was only about 6 months old, my mother passed away. Katie was not supposed to be…see I was told I was never to have any children and guess what? At the age of 38, Katie was born and she saved my life…I was not at all in line with the rest of the world, but when God game me her, I changed. But back to our story. At my mother’s funeral, we were all sad (Katie has no grandparents now) and my mother was my world. But then at the very saddest point of the service, Katie started to “sing”. And I mean sing; it was the loudest, most beautiful sound that I have ever heard. We all started laughing and I knew at the point, everything would be okay.

My daughter has seen the clips for this movie and she wants to go, then afterward, I want to take her for dessert and remind her of this story. Thank you for this opportunity and for your website, it is awesome!

Penny: My sister, grandmother, mom and I would travel across the U.S. each year on a vacation. We saw every roadside picnic bench and historical marker along the way. We went to Mt Rushmore, Niagra Falls, Canada (a couple of times), Alaska etc…all but 8 states. I took for granted that everyone had the chance to travele. The campsites were primative and eating vienna sausages and drinking Kool-aid wasn’t uptown living but they were great fun and now I realize some of the most memorable times of my life.

Lawrence: I have two Sisters, who have Breast Cancer. One has had both breast removed. And my other sister has had one breast removed. And has been told she needs to have the other one removed also.She has lost all of her. So you see I know the pain.

Josh: When I was little, my Nana used to sing us “Jesus Loves Me” while we sat in a rocking chair. I got older and we stop singing the song. My Nana passed away from cancer when i was 15, and at her funeral, she requested that everyone would sing a song. It was “Jesus Loves Me”. I hadn’t even heard that song since she had sung it to me last. I didn’t cry the entire funeral until then. But I swore to myself, that when i have kids, I will sing them that song, sitting in a rocking chair, like my Nana did.

Earnestine: I didn’t have any sisters but I had three good friends, and no matter what was going on in our lives we took time to support one another, boyfriends marriage,breakups, babies. I was blessed .

Ashleigh: It’s been almost 2 years since my Father-In-Law (Larry) and niece (Sierra) were hit by a truck and killed, while riding and training for the MS150. It is ironic that they died while training for a ride to save others. We always felt that our extended family was held together by my Father-In-Law, as he was like a magnet and everyone that met him was drawn to him. Afterwards, we have made a real effort to get together as often as possible and my Mother-In-Law probably has a stronger bond with more of the female family members than she ever had before. We were all amazed at the tremendous outpouring of support by friends, family, and acquaintances. One of those acquaintances ended up to be one of the dearest friends that I’ve ever had. It’s amazing what tragedy will show you in yourself, bring out in others, and inspire you to do! I just hope that all of us see life as a precious gift now and don’t take it for granted, like we did before! From Sierra’s death, and the donation of of organs, came the gift life to others!

Anne: It’s been 10 years, but I will never forget the phone call that came just after 6am that my brother had been in a car accident in Belgium, on his 27th birthday. Later that day, my parents, another brother and I were on a plane to be at his bedside. It didn’t matter what last minute tickets cost or that i had a 2 small children at home, my husband knew I needed to be there & he took care of keeping the rest of our family informed. We were there to make the toughest decision we’ve ever had to make, but I was there for his last breaths and I will underestimate the power of a family to come together in the midst of supreme tragedy.

Germean: I have been taught faith and resilience by watching my mother’s example as she took care of both of my grandparents (her parents) when they both fell ill with cancer. My mother, a singe parent and a registered nurse, moved both of my grand parents into our home and our family took shifts caring for my grand parents until they both died 6 months of each other. It was a very difficult ordeal to live through but it made our family stronger. Now as an adult I will show my mother and my uncle the same love and care that they showed their parents during their greatest time of need. I only pray that I can set as good of an example to my nieces and nephew as my mother did for my brother and I.

Renee: I am recovering from my second surgery my first was gastric bypass in 01-08. I had every complication you could think of I was in ICU for 2 months then a regular room for 1 month. I was on a feeding tube for 5 months nothing by mouth for 5 months. Then things turned around and I got better and lost 105 lbs. I just last Friday had 27 lbs of excess skin removed and my family were so scared after my last hospital stay. But things went well and I am recovering at home now. I have a great family that has supported me through all of this.

Vicki: I was a single parent living in different cities
from my parents and siblings. They were still always there for me. Every summer my children would vacation with my parents. i know I never told them then how much I appreciated all of them.

Laurie: I have very fond memories of my summers as a kid. We lived in Iowa and both sets of our grandparents lived in Chicago. We would spend 2 weeks during the summer with each. The summer between my sixth and seventh grade my Grandma and Grandpa (Mom’s side) took on the daunting task of taking their 4 granddaughters on a vacation to California via Amtrak. When I say daunting I mean it, we were ages 11 – 16! My poor Grandpa and 5 women, he had such a hard time. Between guys giving my older cousin unwanted attention, all of our crazy side orders when we ate (this led to a strict “No side orders” policy by the end of the trip) and Grandpa being flustered enough to try and get out of the rental car while still belted in, we made some awesome memories. Still to this day when the family gets together at a restaurant (sadly all grandparents are gone now) someone will undoubtedly say “no side orders” and we’ll have a little laugh.

Robert: Our family vacations were not just for fun and relaxation, but a means for family togetherness. My parents with all 5 kids piled into our family Oldsmobile sedan. This was the days before seatbelts. Yes, it was a tight fit of 3 sisters and 2 brothers with 2 parents in this medium sized car. During our yearly drive to California, we counted cars, trucks, motorcycles, and even telephone poles, we played games, and the best part was the sharing of family stories. My parents would relate their family history and family stories for all of us. We would sit glued to each word from either Mom or Dad telling us about our grandparents, uncles, aunts and others. Little did Mom or Dad know that for us kids, this was the vacation! These were the memories that would last us a lifetime and be related over and over to our own kids years down the road. How quick the memory of the amusement park faded, but the family stories that were related to us during these trips will never be forgotten.

Amber: I have always had an especially strong relationship with my family. I have two sisters, one older, one younger. When I bought my first house, my family moved in with me. The house was just an average family home with a bonus, a sparkling in ground pool. Pool maintenance was something I learned on the fly. One morning I woke to peer out my window and see a large brownish lump stuck to the rope in the pool. I went downstairs and to my horror realized that some unknown rodent and taking its last dip in my pool. I knew there was no way I was going out there. I thought, I got to get it out of there somehow. That was when my bubbly baby sister trotted downstairs all ready for school. As a junior high teen girl my sister had the usual interests and aversions. But I was the older sister, right. I said, “Uhm Kalli, I need you to go do something.” I proceeded to tell her an animal died in the pool and her hand flew to her throat clearly upset. Without pausing I then informed her it was her responsibility to go and get the net, scoop it up and dispose of it. “What?!” she cried. A yanked her down to the patio door and shoved her out. Through the glass I said, “You’re not coming back until you get rid of it.” And being the younger sibling helpless to defy me, she complied. I howled with laughter as I watched her use the long pole to pull the creature to the edge and then scoop it out. She held it away from her body and stumbled to the end of the yard heaving it over the side of the fence. She returned to the kitchen teary eyed and definitely disturbed. I patted her on the shoulder and complimented her work. “Good job. By the way, what was that?” She looked up stunned and with a catch in her voice replied, “A possum I think.” And then we both laughed. Sisters, can always be counted on to bury a body or at least toss one over the fence.

Colene: As a cancer survivor, I read the book “My Sister’s Keeper”, and was very moved. My girlfriend since we were 4 gave the book to me. She is also a cancer survivor and set with me during my first chemo. We are both 9 and 10 year survivor’s now and cherish every day.

Shelly: Last year, my husband and I spent some time in China teaching. It was hard enough to be a billion miles away from my family. In May 2008 we lived through an 8.0 earthquake. Through media, my family was my stronghold and kept me strong through some really challenging times.

Katie: Technically, when I was a teenager, I lived with my best friend’s family, which taught me what a family really is! I was treated like a treasured family member from day one and remain their “daughter” to this day!

Jennifer: My family and extended family are very close. Every summer we plan a cruise so that we can send quality time together. We love all planning our daily activites and then having dinner together at night and telling out stories of the day.

Nicole: I have an amazing family. I think this movie is one that reflects upon many struggles that come with dealing with sickness. I have experienced, along with my family, those struggles that come with having loved ones who are fighting, and have lost the fight with chronic illnesses. With the education I have, I understand the disease process and am learning more every day about the affects it has on families.
I have come to understand the importance of love and sacrifice. I now, more than ever, cherrish the opportunities I have with my family and I relish in the opportunity to spend time with my parents. My favorite family tradition is going to K-State football games. This tradition started with my grandma and has continued and grown stronger even after her passing. We have season tickets and we have the opportiunity to get together as a family and participate in an event that we enjoy. Last season as a family, we got enough tickets to have all of my aunts, uncles and cousins come to a game. It was an incredible and memorable time. I am so thankful to have these opportunities and will continue to have this tradition well into the future.
My family and I have experienced the greif that comes with the loss of loved ones. I have lost grandparents, aunts and uncles. However, I think my family is especially wonderful in that we have grown closer with the each loss.

GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST

Release Date May 1st

(New Line Cinema)
Director: Mark Waters
Writers: Jon Lucas & Scott Moore
Producers: Jon Shestack, Brad Epstein
Executive Producers: Marcus Viscidi, Mark Waters, Jessica Tuchinsky, Toby Emmerich, Cale Boyter, Samuel J. Brown

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Breckin Meyer, Lacey Chabert, Robert Forster,  Anne Archer, Emma Stone and Michael Douglas

Romantic Comedy.  Celebrity photographer Connor Mead loves freedom, fun and women…in that order.  A committed bachelor, he thinks nothing of breaking up with multiple women on a conference call.  On the eve of his brother Paul’s wedding, Connor’s mockery of romance proves a real buzz-kill for Paul and a houseful of well wishers, including Connor’s former flame Jenny.  Just when it looks like Connor may single-handedly ruin the wedding, he is visited by the ghosts of his jilted girlfriends, who take him on a revealing and hilarious odyssey through a lifetime of failed relationships: past, present and future.  Together they attempt to discover what turned Connor into such a player and whether he has a second chance to find—and this time keep—the love of his life.

Rated: PG-13 for sexual content throughout, some language and a drug reference.

www.ghostsofgirlfriendspastmovie.com

TERMINATOR SALVATION

Release Date May 21st

(Warner Bros. Pictures/Sony Pictures/Halcyon)
Director: McG
Writers: John Brancato & Michael Ferris
Producers: Moritz Borman, Jeffrey Silver, Victor Kubicek, Derek Anderson
Executive Producers: Peter D. Graves, Dan Lin, Jeanne Allgood, Joel B. Michaels, Mario F. Kassar, Andrew G. Vajna

Cast:  Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common, Jane Alexander, Helena Bonham Carter

Action-Sci-Fi.  The highly anticipated new installment of “The Terminator” film franchise is set in post-apocalyptic 2018.  John Connor is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators.  But the future that Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright, a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row.  Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past.  As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet’s operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and language.

www.terminatorsalvation.com

THE HANGOVER

Release Date June 5th

(Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)
Director: Todd Phillips
Writers: Jon Lucas & Scott Moore
Producers: Todd Phillips, Dan Goldberg
Executive Producers: Chris Bender, J.C. Spink, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, William Fay, Scott Budnick

Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, Jeffrey Tambor

Comedy. From the director of “Old School” comes a new comedy about a bachelor party gone horribly wrong.  Two days before his wedding, Doug and his three buddies drive to Vegas for a blow-out night they’ll never forget.  But when the three groomsmen wake up the next morning with pounding headaches, they can’t remember a thing.  Their posh hotel suite is beyond trashed and the groom is nowhere to be found.  With no clue of what happened and little time to spare, the trio must attempt to retrace their bad decisions from the night before in order to figure out where things went wrong and hopefully get Doug back to L.A. in time for his wedding.  However, the more they begin to uncover, the more they realize just how much trouble they’re really in.

Rated: R for pervasive language, sexual content including nudity, and some drug material.

www.hangovermovie.com

MY SISTER’S KEEPER

Release Date June 26th

(New Line Cinema)
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Writers: Jeremy Leven and Nick Cassavetes; Based on the novel by Jodi Picoult
Producers: Mark Johnson, Chuck Pacheco, Scott L. Goldman
Executive Producers:  Diana Pokorny, Stephen Furst, Mendel Tropper, Toby Emmerich,  Meredith Finn, Mark Kaufman

Cast: Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Jason Patric, Sofia Vassilieva, Joan Cusack

Drama.  Sara and Brian are living an idyllic life with their young son and daughter, Jesse and Kate, when they receive heartbreaking news that leads them to make an unorthodox choice in order to save Kate’s life.  Their decision eventually raises both ethical and moral questions, ultimately setting off a court case that reveals surprising truths and challenges everyone’s perceptions of love and loyalty, giving new meaning to the definition of healing.

Rated: PG-13 for mature thematic content, some disturbing images, sensuality, language, and brief teen drinking.

www.mysisterskeepermovie.com

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

Release Date July 15th

(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Director:  David Yates
Writers:  Screenplay by Steve Kloves; Based on the novel by J.K. Rowling
Producers:  David Heyman, David Barron
Executive Producer: Lionel Wigram

ORPHAN

Release Date July 24th

(Dark Castle Entertainment)
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Writers: Screenplay by David Leslie Johnson; Story by Alex Mace
Producers: Joel Silver, Susan Downey, Erik Olsen, Jennifer Davisson Killoran
Executive Producers:  Don Carmody, Steve Richards

Cast: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder

Horror Thriller.  The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate and John, taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate’s fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past.  Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another child.  At the local orphanage, both John and Kate find themselves strangely drawn to a young girl named Esther.  Almost as soon as they welcome Esther into their home, however, an alarming series of events begins to unfold, leading Kate to believe that there’s something wrong with Esther—this seemingly angelic little girl is not what she appears to be.  Concerned for the safety of her family, Kate tries to get John and others to see past Esther’s sweet facade.  But her warnings go unheeded until it may be too late…for everyone.

Rated: R for disturbing violent content, some sexuality and language.

www.orphan-movie.com

SHORTS

Release Date August 7th

Cast: Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, Leslie Mann, James Spader, Jimmy Bennett, Kat Dennings, Trevor Gagnon, Leo Howard, Devon Gearhart, Rebel Rodriguez, Jake Short, Jolie Vanier

Action-Adventure Comedy. “Shorts” is set in the suburb of Black Falls, where all the houses look the same and everyone works for BLACK BOX Unlimited Worldwide Industries Incorporated, whose Mr. Black’s BLACK BOX is the ultimate communication and do-it-all gadget that’s sweeping the nation.  Other than keeping his parents employed, however, Mr. Black’s BLACK BOX has done nothing for 11-year-old Toe Thompson, who just wants to make a few friends…until a mysterious rainbow-colored rock falls from the sky, hits him in the head and changes everything.  The Rainbow Rock does Mr. Black’s BLACK BOX one better: it grants wishes to anyone who holds it.  Before long, wishes-gone-wrong have left the neighborhood swarming with tiny spaceships, crocodile armies, giant boogers…and outrageous magical mayhem around every corner.  But it’s not until the grown-ups get their hands on the Rock that the trouble really starts.  Now Toe and his newfound friends must join forces to save their town from itself, discovering along the way that what you wish for is not always what you want.

Rated: PG for mild action and some rude humor.

www.shortsmovie.com

THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE

Release Date August 14th

Cast: Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Arliss Howard, Ron Livingston

Romantic Drama.  Based on the best-selling book about a love that transcends time.  Clare has been in love with Henry her entire life.  She believes they are destined to be together, even though she never knows when they will be separated: Henry is a time traveler—cursed with a rare genetic anomaly that causes him to live his life on a shifting timeline, skipping back and forth through his lifespan with no control.  Despite the fact that Henry’s travels force them apart with no warning, Clare desperately tries to build a life with her one true love.

Rated: PG-13 for thematic elements, brief disturbing images, nudity and sexuality.

www.thetimetravelerswifemovie.com

FINAL DESTINATION: DEATH TRIP

Release Date August 28th

Horror.   On what should have been a fun-filled day at the races, Nick O’Bannon has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple race cars to crash, sending flaming debris into the stands, brutally killing his friends and causing the upper deck of the stands to collapse on him. When he comes out of this grisly nightmare Nick panics, persuading his girlfriend, Lori, and their friends, Janet and Hunt, to leave… escaping seconds before Nick’s frightening vision becomes a terrible reality. Thinking they’ve cheated death, the group has a new lease on life, but unfortunately for Nick and Lori, it is only the beginning. As his premonitions continue and the crash survivors begin to die one-by-one—in increasingly gruesome ways—Nick must figure out how to cheat death once and for all before he, too, reaches his final destination.  The film marks the latest in the highly popular “Final Destination” series, and its first 3D installment, giving horror fans an especially visceral thrill ride.

www.finaldestinationmovie.com

WHITEOUT

Release Date September 11th

Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Columbus Short, Alex O’Loughlin, Shawn Doyle, Tom Skerritt

Suspense Thriller.  Carrie Stetko, the lone U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, is investigating the continent’s first murder, which draws her into a shocking mystery.  Now, with only three days until winter, Carrie must solve the crime before Antarctica is plunged into darkness and she is stranded with the killer.

Rated: R for violence, grisly images, brief strong language and some nudity.

www.whiteoutmovie.com