What's Playing 08/28/09

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The end of August is upon us and the most fantastic and best time of year is almost upon us as autumn draws near. Rounding out this last “official” month of summer is just a small handful of movies, but there’s a little something for everyone. Well, if you like horror and the sixties that is. Journey back in time and see what it was like to get Woodstock off the ground. Michael Myers returns to kill again, and I don’t mean with laughter. And the word “final” has taken on an entirely new meaning after ten years of it being repeated time and time again.

Wide Release

The Final Destination – Starring Bobby Campo, Nick Zano, Mykelti Williamson, and more. After a teen’s premonition of a deadly race-car crash helps saves the lives of his peers, Death sets out to collect those who evaded their end. Follow along with death’s design in 2D or over the top exciting 3D!

Halloween II – Starring Tyler Mane, Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell, Brad Dourif, Danielle Harris, and many more. Rob Zombie is back to complete his masterpiece of re-imagination. Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael’s deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.

Limited Release

Mystery Team – A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.

The September Issue – A documentary chronicling Vogue Editor-in-chief Anna Wintour’s preparations for the 2008 fall-fashion issue.

Taking Woodstock – Starring Demetri Martin, Henry Goodman, Kelli Garner, and more. A man working at his parents’ motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.