Starring: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Jason Mewes, Gerry Bednob, Edward Janda

Summary: Zack and Miri are two lifelong platonic friends who make an adult film to pay the rent of their apartment. With their friend Delaney, the couple set out for auditionees for their porn film, but in the process of filming, they realize they feel more for each other than they had before.

Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Tim Robbins, Kristen Stewart

Summary: "Zathura", a smart and stylish kid's adventure, launches into action when Danny (Jonah Bobo) twists the key of a dusty science fiction game--a game that unleashes a localized meteor shower and wrenches Danny's house into orbit around a distant ringed planet, bringing Danny's brother Walter (Josh Hutcherson, "Kicking and Screaming") and sister Lisa (Kristen Stewart, "Panic Room") along. Soon a defective robot, a rangy astronaut (Dax Shepard, "Without a Paddle"), and an alien spaceship enter the picture. Only by completing the game can the kids return their house to its proper space-time coordinates, but the game board falls into the hands of some nasty, carnivorous lizards. "Zathura" has some obligatory emotional conflict and resolution between the two brothers, but that's pretty much beside the point; what makes "Zathura" a delight is the wonderful design, the skillful escalation of disasters, and the adroit direction of Jon Favreau ("Elf"), who is quickly becoming the go-to guy for mass-market movies with wit and timing. Some situations may be too intense for younger kids; Favreau ratchets up the suspense at a few points. Based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg ("Jumanji"). Also featuring Tim Robbins ("The Shawshank Redemption"). "--Bret Fetzer"

Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Ookusu, Gadarukanaru Taka, Daigorô Tachibana

Summary: Blind Zatoichi makes his living by gambling and giving massages. But behind his humble facade, Zatoichi is a master swordsman, gifted with lightning-fast draw and strokes of breathtaking precision. Zatoichi wanders into a town run by sinister gangs and a powerful samurai. He's destined for violent showdowns when he stumbles on two beautiful geishas avenging their parents' murder... Duels, wit and a touch of zen! Cult anti-hero Zatoichi is back in a sword-fighting adventure written, directed and starring Takeshi Kitano.

Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Buckwalter, Patrick Horgan, Marvin Chatinover

Summary: Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others.

Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Brian Cox, Chloe Sevigny

Summary: Closer in spirit to a police procedural than a gory serial-killer flick, David Fincher's "Zodiac" provides a sleek, armrest-gripping re-invention of the crime film. It surveys the investigation of the Zodiac killings that terrorized the San Francisco Bay area in the late -60-early -70s; Zodiac not only killed people, but cultivated a Jack the Ripper aura by sending icky letters to the newspapers and daring readers to solve coded messages. But the film's focus isn't on the killer. We follow the reporters and detectives whose lives are taken over by the case, notably an addictive crime writer (a sartorially splendid Robert Downey Jr.), an awkward editorial cartoonist (Jake Gyllenhaal), and a hard-working cop (Mark Ruffalo). Fincher and his brilliant cinematographer Harris Savides are deft at capturing the period feel of the city, without laying on the seventies kitsch, and James Vanderbilt's script doles out its big moments to major and minor characters alike. Fincher's confidence is infectious; the movie glides through its myriad details with such dexterity that even the blind alleys and red herrings seem essential. The well-chosen cast includes unexpected people popping up all over: Anthony Edwards as a lunch-bucket homicide cop; Charles Fleischer as a mysterious suspect; Elias Koteas and Donal Logue as small-town policemen whose districts are hit by Zodiac; Chloe Sevigny as Gyllenhaal's sweet-natured wife; Brian Cox as the media-friendly lawyer Melvin Belli, so famous he once appeared on "Star Trek"; and the mighty John Carroll Lynch, as a supremely creepy suspect. The film is based on non-fiction books by Robert Graysmith (he's portrayed by Gyllenhaal), although Fincher and co. did extensive research on their own. The result is a propulsive whodunit without (thus far) an ending, but the uncertainty makes the film even more intriguing. "--Robert Horton"

Beyond "Zodiac"
The Zodiac (2005)
Curse of the Zodiac (2007)
The Novel Stills from "Zodiac" (click for larger image)

Starring: Justin Chambers, Robin Tunney, Rory Culkin, William Mapother, Brad William Henke

Summary: THE ZODIAC takes a different look at the famous Zodiac Killer case from other screen treatments of the murders. More than a simple crime story, the film is an emotional thriller focusing on the murders' impact on victims, their families and the wider community. The film follows a police detective and his son who become obsessed with the murders and endanger their family in the process.

Starring: Jenna Jameson, Robert Englund, Roxy Saint, Joey Medina, Shamron Moore

Summary: In the not too distant future a secret government re-animation chemo-virus gets released into conservative Sartre, Nebraska and lands in an underground strip club. As the virus begins to spread, turning the strippers into "Super Zombie Strippers" the girls struggle with whether or not to conform to the new "fad" even if it means there's no turning back.

Starring: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard

Summary: En un mundo plagado de zombis, Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) es un gallina, un joven que se encuentra aterrorizado por la situación, pero cuando te juegas el ser comido por los zombies, el miedo puede mantenerte vivo. De hecho su cobardía precisamente le ha permitido que sus sesos aún se mantengan en su cabeza. Sin embargo, Columbus se verá forzado a sacar el poco valor del que dispone para unirse a una banda de supervivientes a la que pertenece un cazador de muertos vivientes del que se hace amigo. Tallahassse (Woody Harrelson) es un macarra caza zombies cuya única determinación en su vida es lograr el último Twinkie (dulce americano) en la tierra. Cuando ambos unen fuerzas con Wichita (Emma Stone) y Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), que también han encontrado una manera original de sobrevivir en ese caos, tendrán que elegir que es peor: si confiar los unos en los otros o sucumbir ante los zombies. (FILMAFFINITY)

Starring: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb, Ken Jeong, Donnie Wahlberg

Summary: El solitario cuidador de un zoológico (Kevin James) quiere abandonar su trabajo porque es incapaz de mantener una relación seria con una chica; pero, para evitarlo, los animales a los que cuida deciden echarle una mano

Starring: Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Chevy Chase, Spencer Breslin, Kevin Zegers

Summary: The bright colors and simple stories of classic superhero comics are the template for "Zoom"--none of that moody, bleak "X-Men" nonsense here. Retired superhero Captain Zoom (Tim Allen, "The Shaggy Dog") gets pulled out of mothballs when the government decides to assemble a new team of super-powered kids. The motley quartet includes a herculean little girl (Ryan Newman), an invisible slacker (Michael Cassidy, "The O.C."), a telekinetic hot chick (Kate Mara, "24"), and a chunky lad whose body inflates to enormous size (Spencer Breslin, "The Cat in the Hat", "The Kid"). But Zoom has lost his super-speed and gained a cynical chip on his shoulder; will he regain his faith in heroes in time to battle an impending menace? There's nothing original about "Zoom", but the engaging cast--which also includes Courteney Cox ("Friends"), Kevin Zegers ("Transamerica"), and Rip Torn ("Men in Black", "Forty Shades of Blue")--could have given some pep to a competent formulaic script. Unfortunately, they were saddled with this one. But the saddest aspect of "Zoom" is the sight of Chevy Chase ("Foul Play", "Fletch") trying to muster a scrap of his lost talent. "--Bret Fetzer"

Starring: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova, Sotiris Moustakas

Summary: An aimless Englishman finds he has a small inheritance on a Greek island. His joyless existence is disturbed when he meets Zorba, a middle aged Greek with a real lust for life. As he discovers the earthy pleasures of Greece, the Englishman finds his view on life changing.

Starring: Ekin Cheng, Louis Koo, Ziyi Zhang, Cecilia Cheung, Patrick Tam

Summary: A remake of the 1983 film of the same name, "Zu Warriors" is a martial arts drama set in a fantasy world where stoic warriors battle a powerful demon. With each kill, the horrific beast consumes their souls, making himself stronger and more difficult to slay. Hark Tsui directed this film, which stars a slew of actors (Ziyi Zhang, Sammo Hung, Cecelia Cheung) that are familiar to fans of Chinese action films. After "Zu Warriors" was released in 2001 to great success in China, Miramax snapped up the U.S. theatrical distribution rights for the film in the hopes that it would match the success of its earlier purchase "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". But after sitting in Miramax's coffers for several years, "Zu Warriors" never made it into U.S. theaters and instead went straight to DVD in 2006. Fans of the martial arts genre will see some awesome action sequences. The actors move with grace and skill, and they overcome the cheesy digital effects, which already look dated. But the melodramatic pauses and all too frequent far-away glances are out of place and distracting--even in this fantasy. "--Jae-Ha Kim"

Starring: Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn, Waldemar Kobus

Summary: Israel 1956. Rachel, a Jew, rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz where is she working as a teacher. It brings back memories of her experiences in The Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. September 1944. Rachel is in trouble when her hiding place is bombed by allied troops. She gets in contact with a man from the resistance and joins a group of Jews who are to be smuggled across the Biesbosch by boat to the freed South Netherlands. Germans from a patrol boat murder them all however. Only Rachel is able to escape. She is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers. When Kuipers' son is captured after trying to smuggle weapons, he asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmführer Ludwig Müntze. Soon she will find out the attack in the Biesbosch wasn't a coincidence.