Eagle Eye: The underrated D.J. Caruso (The Salton Sea) directs this thriller about two strangers (Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan) who start to suspect they are being used as pawns in a political assassination plot.

Miracle at St. Anna: Spike Lee directs this story about four African-American soldiers who were part of an all-black division stationed in Tuscany during World War II and became separated from their unit while attempting to rescue a young boy.

Nights in Rodanthe: Diane Lane and Richard Gere are stranded in a tiny inn on the North Carolina coast during a ferocious storm. Amid the thunder and lightning, love blooms.

Towelhead: Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball makes his directorial debut with this story of the sexual awakening of a 13-year-old Arab-American girl (Summer Bishil) while adapting to life in suburban Houston.

OCT. 3

An American Carol: Anti-Fourth of July holiday crusader Kelsey Grammer gets a visit from three ghosts who try to change his view of America in this reimagining of the Dickens classic.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua: Drew Barrymore, Andy Garcia, George Lopez and Edward James Olmos provide the voices for the dogs in this tale of a canine from the wrong side of the tracks in love with a pampered pooch from the 90210 ZIP Code.

Blindness: Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener) directs Jose Saramago's masterpiece novel about what happens after a city is struck by a plague that renders people blind. Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Gael Garcia Bernal and Danny Glover co-star.

Flash of Genius: Based on the true story of Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear), a college professor who took on the Detroit auto industry in the 1960s, claiming they stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper.

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People: A British celebrity journalist (Simon Pegg) has trouble fitting in at his new job at a respected New York City magazine. Megan Fox, Kirsten Dunst and Jeff Bridges co-star in this adaptation of Toby Young's memoir.

What Just Happened: A harried Hollywood film producer (Robert De Niro) must deal with temperamental actors (Sean Penn), boorish studio chiefs (Catherine Keener), cranky ex-wives (Robin Wright Penn) and Bruce Willis (Bruce Willis) in this film industry comedy directed by Barry Levinson (Diner, Rain Man).

OCT. 10

Body of Lies: A CIA agent (Leonardo Di Caprio) attempts to infiltrate a terrorist network in Jordan in this adaptation of David Ignatius' novel. Russell Crowe co-stars as his CIA superior. Directed by Ridley Scott (American Gangster, Gladiator).

City of Ember: Bill Murray, Tim Robbins and Martin Landau are among the inhabitants of the titular city, a magical place of lights known the world over. Then the town's generator starts to fail, threatening to darken the place forever.

The Express: Fact-based drama about the life of Ernie Davis (Rob Brown), the first African-American to win football's Heisman Trophy. Dennis Quaid co-stars as his coach.

Quarantine: While covering a story, a TV reporter (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) are sealed by the authorities inside an apartment building where a virus is turning people into zombies.

OCT. 17

Max Payne: A DEA agent (Mark Wahlberg) and a hired killer (Mila Kunis) join forces to track down the people who killed their families.

The Secret Life of Bees: In 1960s South Carolina, a teenage girl (Dakota Fanning) goes on a journey to learn more about the life of her late mother. Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson and Alicia Keys are the women who help her on her quest.

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