New Flicks

The Benchwarmers
It's never too late to take a stand.

Genres: Comedy / Sports
Director: Dennis Dugan
Distributors: Sony Pictures
Starring: Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, Jon Lovitz, Craig Kilborn
Gus and his nerdy buddies, Richie and Clark, are scouted by a millionaire nerd, Mel, who wants to form a baseball team and compete with the meanest Little League teams in the state. A stellar ballplayer, Gus becomes a role model for nerds and outcasts everywhere. But when his fans learn that Gus, himself, was once a school bully, they feel outraged and betrayed, until Gus takes extraordinary steps to win back their admiration and trust.

Lucky Number Slevin
Wrong Time. Wrong Place. Wrong Number.

Genres: Thriller / Gangster
Director: Paul McGuigan
Distributors: MGM Distribution
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu, Ben Kingsley, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman
Set in New York City, a case of mistaken identity lands Slevin (Josh Hartnett) in the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi (Ben Kingsley) and The Boss (Morgan Freeman). Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski (Stanley Tucci) as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat (Bruce Willis) and finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get them...before they get him.

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