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The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory (2007). (imdb)

As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival. (imdb)

After a brutal virus wipes out most of the population, two young siblings embark on a perilous search for safety.

Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment. (imdb)

Claude is a self-made hitman who gets picked up by the big boys to handle a troublesome witness. But the job turns out to be a little more difficult than he expects... (imdb)

Set in 1984, before Perestroika, main action is divided between Leninisk, a hideous industrial town where Capt. Zhurov (Alexei Poluyan) lives with his drunk-to-the-point-of-oblivion mother (Valentina Andryukova) and an isolated shack where Alexei (Alexei Serebryakov) and his wife Tonya (Natalya Akimova) sell grain alcohol. (Variety)

Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery.

Alvin, Simon and Theodore are back and ready to rock in their second big-screen comedy that reteams them with their beleaguered manager, Dave (Jason Lee), setting them up for a new series of musical misadventures. David Cross reprises his role as music mogul Ian Hawke, with Cameron Richardson returning as Dave's love interest. Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney provide the voices of the three miscreant marmots.

LONG WEEKEND centres on a couple who are at a bad point in their relationship - constant bickering, arguing, fighting. A chance to get away camping over a long weekend is surely the cure to their problems? No. It just adds to them. The movie cleverley uses the surrounding elements to create a very eery atmosphere. The tension slowly builds to a climax that you will never see coming. (Amazon.com, customer review by William)

This documentary presents the intense, true-life experience of the National Spelling Bee as seen through the eyes of eight driven, young spellers. (ThinkFilm)