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Charlie Wilson's War

A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire. Based on a true story. You think we could make this up?

Charlie Wilson's War is the true story of how a playboy congressman, a renegade CIA agent and a beautiful Houston socialite joined forces to lead the largest and most successful covert operation in history. Their efforts contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, with consequences that reverberate throughout the world today. Oscar winners Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman team with Academy Award-winning director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin to bring George Crile's best-selling book to the screen.

Charlie Wilson (Hanks) was a bachelor congressman from Texas who had a habit of showing up in hot tubs with strippers and cocaine. His "Good Time Charlie" exterior, however, masked an extraordinary mind, a deep sense of patriotism and a passion for the underdog, and in the early 1980s the underdog was Afghanistan -- which had just been brutally invaded by the Russians.

Charlie's longtime friend and patron and sometime lover was Joanne Herring (Roberts), one of the wealthiest women in Texas and a virulent anti-communist. Believing the American response to the Russian invasion was anemic at best, she prods Charlie into doing more for the Mujahideen (Afghan freedom fighters).

Charlie's partner in this uphill endeavor is CIA Agent Gust Avrakotos (Hoffman), a blue-collar operative in a company of Ivy League blue bloods. Together, the three of them -- Charlie, Joanne and Gust -- travel the world to form unlikely alliances among the Pakistanis, Israelis, Egyptians, arms dealers, law makers and a belly dancer.

Their success was remarkable. Funding for covert operations against the Soviets went from $5 million to $1 billion annually. The Red Army retreated out of Afghanistan. When asked how a group of peasants was able to deliver such a decisive blow to the army of a superpower, Pakistani President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq responded simply, "Charlie did it."

Written by Aaron Sorkin

Directed by Mike Nichols

Starring - Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Om Puri, Jud Tylor, Nazanin Boniadi

Rated – R (7.8/10)

Running Time – 1:37

Genre – Drama, War

Box office - $9,618,000 (US total)

Open in Theaters - December 21st, 2007

Sweeney Todd

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton join forces again in a big-screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller "Sweeney Todd." Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison who vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, Sweeney Todd becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who "shaved the heads of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard from again." Joining Depp is Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney's amorous accomplice, who creates diabolical meat pies. The cast also includes Alan Rickman, who portrays the evil Judge Turpin, who sends Sweeney to prison and Timothy Spall as the Judge's wicked associate Beadle Bamford and Sacha Baron Cohen is a rival barber, the flamboyant Signor Adolfo Pirelli.

Written by John Logan

Directed by Tim Burton

Starring - Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Christopher Lee, Jamie Campbell Bowen, Jayne Wisener, Laura Michelle Kelly, Ed Sanders

Rated - R for graphic bloody violence

Running Time – 1:56

Genre - Musical, Thriller, Drama, Suspense

Open in Theaters - December 21st, 2007

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P.S. I Love You

Sometimes there's only one thing left to say.

Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) is beautiful, smart, and married to the love of her life-a passionate, funny and impetuous Irishman named Gerry (Gerard Butler). So when Gerry's life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. So it's a good thing he planned ahead. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters that will guide her, not only through her grief but in rediscovering herself. The first message arrives on Holly's 30th birthday in the form of a cake and, to her utter shock, a tape recording from Gerry, who proceeds to order her to get out and "celebrate herself." In the weeks and months that follow, more letters from Gerry are delivered in surprising ways, each sending her on a new adventure and each signing off in the same way: P.S. I Love You. Holly's mother (Kathy Bates) and best friends, Sharon (Gina Gershon) and Denise (Lisa Kudrow), begin to worry that Gerry's letters are keeping Holly tied to the past, but, in fact, each letter is pushing her further into a new future. With Gerry's words as her guide, Holly embarks on a touching, exciting and often hilarious journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love so strong can turn the finality of death into new beginning for life.

Written by Richard LaGravenese, Steven Rogers

Directed by Richard LaGravenese

Starring - Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, James Marsters, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, Kathy Bates, Harry Connick Jr., Dean Winters, Mike Doyle, Marcus Collins, Tony Devon, Sal Longobardo, Stephen Singer, Chris Edwards, Eliezer Meyer, Madalyn McKay, Don Sparks, Bryan Webster, Richard Wallace Smith, Roger Rathburn

Rated - PG-13 for sexual references and brief nudity

Running Time – 2:06

Genre - Comedy, Romance

Box office - $6,505,000 (US total)

Open in Theaters - December 21st, 2007

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Life made him tough. Love made him strong. Music made him hard.

In Columbia Pictures' new comedy "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," co-written and produced by Judd Apatow ("Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby"; "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy") and co-written, produced, and directed by Jake Kasdan, John C. Reilly stars as the larger-than-life musician and songwriter Dewey Cox.

America loves Cox! But behind the music is the up-and-down-and-up-again story of a musician whose songs would change a nation. On his rock 'n roll spiral, Cox sleeps with 411 women, marries three times, has 22 kids and 14 stepkids, stars in his own 70s TV show, collects friends ranging from Elvis to the Beatles to a chimp, and gets addicted to -- and then kicks -- every drug known to man... but despite it all, Cox grows into a national icon and eventually earns the love of a good woman -- longtime backup singer Darlene (Jenna Fischer).

Written by Judd Apatow, Jake Kasdan

Directed by Jake Kasdan

Starring - Jenna Fischer, John C. Reilly, Kristen Wiig, Tim Meadows

Rated - R for sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language

Running Time – 1:36

Genre – Comedy

Box office - $4,100,000 (US total)

Open in Theaters - December 21st, 2007

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National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets

In this follow up to the box-office hit "National Treasure," treasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) once again sets out on an exhilarating, action-packed new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures.

When a missing page from the diary of John Wilkes Booth surfaces, Ben's great-great grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in Abraham Lincoln's death. Determined to prove his ancestor's innocence, Ben follows an international chain of clues that takes him on a chase from Paris to London and ultimately back to America. This journey leads Ben and his crew not only to surprising revelations - but to the trail of the world's most treasured secrets.

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Jon Turteltaub and directed by Turteltaub, the story reunites the original cast including Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha and Academy Award ®-winner Jon Voight, joined this time by four-time Academy Award®-nominee Ed Harris, Academy Award®-nominee Harvey Keitel, and 2006 Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren.

Written by Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley

Directed by Jon Turteltaub

Starring - Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, Ed Harris, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Bruce Greenwood, Helen Mirren

Rated - PG for some violence and action

Running Time – 2:04

Genre - Action, Adventure

Box office - $100,600,000 (US total)

Open in Theaters - December 21st, 2007

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Steep

The exhilarating story of a big mountain skiing told by those who lived it.

"Steep" is a feature documentary about bold adventure, exquisite athleticism and the pursuit of a perfect moment on skis. It is the story of big mountain skiing, a sport that barely existed 35 years ago.

It started in the 1970s in the mountains above Chamonix, France, where skiers began to attempt ski descents so extreme that they appeared almost suicidal. Men like Anselme Baud and Patrick Vallencant were inspired by the challenge of skiing where no one thought to ski before. Now, two generations later, some of the world's greatest skiers pursue a sport where the prize is not winning, but simply experiencing the exhilaration of skiing and exploring big, wild, remote mountains.

"Steep" features many of the sport's greatest athletes including Bill Briggs, Stefano De Benedetti, Eric Pehota, Glen Plake, Shane McConkey, Seth Morrison, Chris Davenport, Ingrid Backstrom and Andrew McLean.

Written and Directed by Mark Obenhaus

Starring - Bill Briggs, Stefano De Benedetti, Eric Pehota, Glen Plake, Shane McConkey, Seth Morrison, Chris Davenport, Ingrid Backstrom, Andrew McLean, Peter Krause

Rated - PG for extreme sports action and brief language

Running Time – 1:30

Genre - Documentary

Open in Theaters - December 21st, 2007 (Limited)

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Alvin and the Chipmunks

Jason Lee ("My Name Is Earl") will star as David Seville in the CG/live-action hybrid film, based on the 1950s cartoon series about chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore, who lay waste to Seville's surroundings and sing in three-part harmony.

Written by Jon Vitti

Directed by Tim Hill

Starring - Jason Lee, Cameron Richardson

Rated - PG for some mild rude humor

Running Time – 1:32

Genre - Animation, Comedy, Family

Box office - $49,449,882 (US total)

Open in Theaters - December 14th, 2007

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I Am Legend

My name is Robert Neville. I am a survivor living in New York. If there is anybody out there...anybody. Please. You are not alone.

Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable, and man-made. Somehow immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and maybe the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone. Mutant victims of the plague-The Infected-lurk in the shadows...watching Neville's every move...waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But he knows he is outnumbered...and quickly running out of time.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Weed Road/Three Arts Entertainment Production, "I Am Legend," starring Will Smith. The film is directed by Francis Lawrence. The screenplay is by Akiva Goldsman and Mark Protosevich, based on the novel by Richard Matheson. Akiva Goldsman, James Lassiter, Erwin Stoff, David Heyman and Neal Moritz are the producers, with Michael Tadross, Dana Goldberg and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers.

Written by Akiva Goldsman, Mark Protosevich

Directed by Francis Lawrence

Starring - Will Smith, Alice Braga, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Willow Smith, Charlie Tahan

Rated - PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence

Running Time – 1:40

Genre - Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Box office - $84,676,771 (US total)

Open in Theaters - December 14th, 2007 (conventional & IMAX theaters)

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LOOK

The Post-9/11 world has forever changed our notion of privacy. There are now approximately 30 million surveillance cameras generating more than 4 billion hours of footage every week in the United States. And the numbers are only growing. The average American is captured over 200 times a day - in department stores, gas stations, changing rooms, and even public bathrooms. No one is spared from the relentless, unblinking eye of cameras hidden in every nook and cranny of day-to-day life.

Shot entirely from the point of view of the security cameras. Adam Rifkin's "Look" follows several interweaving, storylines over the course of a random week in a random city.

A high school English teacher tries his best to be a decent husband; a department store floor manager uses the warehouse for more than just storage; a Mini-Mart clerk has big dreams; a lawyer struggles with a sexual dilemma; and two sociopaths thrive on ruining the lives of random strangers. "Look" tells five private stories which unfold before the prying eye of the covert camera to chilling effect.

We all choose to hide aspects our lives from those around us, whether it is as benign as picking our noses in an empty elevator or something much darker. "Look" poses the pivotal question: Are we always alone when we think we are?

"Look" around you and wonder... who is watching?

Written and Directed by Adam Rifkin

Starring - Rhys Coiro, Hayes MacArthur, Giuseppe Andrews, Spencer Redford, Jennifer Fontaine, Heather Hogan, Jamie McShane

Rated - R for strong sexual content, pervasive language, some violence and brief drug use

Running Time – 1:42

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - December 14th, 2007

Youth Without Youth

A love story wrapped in a mystery. "Youth Without Youth" stars Tim Roth as Dominic Matei, a professor whose life changes after a cataclysmic incident during the dark years prior to World War II. Becoming a fugitive, he is pursued through far-flung locations including Romania, Switzerland, Malta and India. The screenplay adapted from a novella by legendary Romanian author Mircea Eliade.

Written and Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Starring - Tim Roth, Matt Damon, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, André Hennicke

Rated - R for some sexuality, nudity and a brief disturbing image

Running Time – 2:04

Genre - Drama

Box office - $28,550 (US total)

Open in Theaters - December 14th, 2007 (NY, LA)

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Goodbye Bafana

South Africa - 1968

Twenty-five million blacks are ruled by a minority of four million whites under the brutal Apartheid regime of the Nationalist Party Government. Black people have no vote, no land rights, no rights to freedom of movement, to own a business, to housing or education. Determined to retain power, whites ban all black opposition organisations, forcing their leaders into exile or imprisoning them for life on Robben Island.

James Gregory, a typical white Afrikaner, regards blacks as sub-human. Having grown up on a farm in the Transkei, he learned to speak Xhosa at an early age. This makes him an ideal choice to become the warder in charge of Mandela and his comrades on Robben Island. After all, Gregory speaks their language and can spy on them. However, the plan backfires. Through Mandela's influence, Gregory's allegiance gradually shifts from the racist government to the struggle for a free South Africa.

"Goodbye Bafana" tracks the unlikely but profound relationship between these two men. Through their unique friendship, we witness not only Gregory's growing awareness of man's inhumanity to man, but South Africa's evolution from Apartheid to a vibrant democracy.

The story, which documents how Mandela became the most inspirational political figure of the modern world, poses the questions: Who is the prisoner? And who sets whom free?

Written by Greg Lattar

Directed by Bille August

Starring - Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Shiloh Henderson, Patrick Lyster, Faith Ndukwana

Rated - ?

Running Time – 2:20

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - December 14th, 2007 (Limited)

The Kite Runner

Based on Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel about Amir, a well-to-do Pashtun boy from Afghanistan, who is still haunted by the guilt of betraying his childhood friend Hassan, son of a family servant. Having lived in California for a number of years, Amir returns home to Afghanistan to help Hassan, when his son gets into trouble.

Written by David Benioff

Directed by Marc Forster

Starring - Wali Razaqi, Saïd Taghmaoui, Shaun Toub, Nasser Memarzia

Rated - PG-13 for strong thematic material including the rape of a child, violence and brief strong language

Running Time – 2:07

Genre – Drama

Box office - $450,970 (US total)

Open in Theaters - December 14th, 2007

Open in Theaters from November 12th

The Perfect Holiday

The first African American ensemble comedy for the Christmas season, "The Perfect Holiday" stars Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Queen Latifah, Terrence Howard, Malik Hammond, Charlie Murphy, Faizon Love, Jeremy Gumbs, Jill Marie Jones, and Rachel True. An African American take on the classic and beloved Christmas family film, "The Perfect Holiday" tells the story of Nancy (Union), a divorced mother of three who is so busy raising her children that she's forgotten to take care of herself as well. With Christmas fast approaching, she decides to take her kids to the mall to meet Santa Claus, not knowing that her youngest daughter Emily (Khail Bryant) has sensed her mother's sadness and is determined to use her time with Santa to make her mom happy again. Just a few days prior, Emily heard her mom say that all she wanted for Christmas was a compliment from a man, so that's exactly what she tells Santa. Ironically, Santa, as it turns out, is office supply salesman and struggling songwriter Benjamin (Chestnut), who ends up giving Nancy just what she wants for Christmas, and much, much more.

Written by Lance Rivera, Marc Calixte

Directed by Lance Rivera

Starring - Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Queen Latifah, Terrence Howard, Malik Hammond, Charlie Murphy, Faizon Love, Jeremy Gumbs, Jill Marie Jones, Rachel True

Rated - PG for brief language and some suggestive humor

Running Time – 1:36

Genre - Family, Romance

Box office - $2,930,188 (US total)

Open in Theaters - December 12th, 2007

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The Amateurs

An independent comedy about a small town that bands together to make a porno film. Bridges plays a guy dealing with a midlife crisis who hatches the scheme.

Written and Directed by Michael Traeger

Starring - Jeff Bridges, Tim Blake Nelson, Joe Pantoliano, William Fichtner, Ted Danson, Patrick Fugit, John Hawkes, Brad William Henke, Glenne Headly, Tom Bower, Dawn Didawick, Jayne Taini, Lauren Graham, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Alex D. Linz

Rated - R for sexual content and language

Running Time - 1:40

Genre - Comedy

Open in Theaters - December 7th, 2007 (Limited)

Dirty Laundry

A modern-day prodigal son story with a twist. It follows Patrick, a magazine writer, who seems to have the "perfect life," until one day, there is a knock at the door. On the other side stands a secret that brings him face to face with the traditional southern family he hasn't seen in over 10 years.

Written and Directed by Maurice Jarmal

Starring - Loretta Devine, Rockmond Dunbar, Jenifer Lewis, Sommore, Terri J. Vaughn, Joey Costello, Aaron Shaw, Alec Mapa, Veronica Webb, Maurice Jamal, Dr Bobby Jones

Rated - PG-13 for language, some sexual content and thematic elements

Running Time – 1:40

Genre - Comedy, Drama

Open in Theaters - December 7th, 2007 (Limited)

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Timber Falls

A weekend of camping in the mountains becomes an excursion into hell for a young couple, who become pawns in a grotesque plot hatched by deranged locals.

Written by Daniel Kay

Directed by Tony Giglio

Starring - Josh Randall, Brianna Brown, Nick Searcy, Beth Broderick, Sascha Rosemann, Branden R. Morgan, T.W. Leshner, Ryan McGee, Carl Bressler

Rated – 5.7/10

Running Time - ?

Genre – Horror, Thriller

Open in Theaters - December 7th, 2007 (Limited)

The Walker

A contemporary drama set in Washington, D.C., "The Walker" centers around Carter Page (Harrelson), a well-heeled and popular socialite who serves as confidant, companion, and card partner to some of the capitol's leading ladies. These pampered women are married to the most powerful men in America, and when their husbands are too busy running the country to attend to their wives, they turn to their "gay best friend," Carter, for warmth, wit, and wisdom. Carter's loyalty is tested when his dearest friend (Scott Thomas) finds herself on the brink of a scandal that could destroy her reputation and her husband's career. Offering to cover for her, Carter suppresses incriminating evidence, only to find himself the chief suspect in a criminal investigation. Suddenly, this well-connected man-about-town is a pariah, hounded by the police and forced to find the true culprit and clear his name. More importantly, he must re-examine whether it is important to be accepted by a society based on betrayal, hypocrisy, and corruption.

A tale of moral redemption that takes the form of a mystery-thriller, "The Walker" is the third part of Schrader's "lonely man" trilogy that began with "American Gigolo" (1980) and also includes "Light Sleeper" (1992).

Written and Directed by Paul Schrader

Starring - Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily Tomlin, Lauren Bacall, Willem Dafoe, Ned Beatty, Moritz Bleibtreu, Mary Beth Hurt

Rated - R for language, some violent material and nude images (6.8/10)

Running Time – 1:47

Genre - Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Open in Theaters - December 7th, 2007 (NY, LA)

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The Golden Compass

The first movie based on the bestselling Philip Pullman novels. The "His Dark Materials" trilogy is comprised of "The Golden Compass," "The Subtle Knife" and "The Amber Spyglass". It revolves around a young girl who travels to the far north to save her best friend. Along the way she encounters shape-shifting creatures, witches, and a variety of otherworldly characters in parallel universes.

Written and Directed by Chris Weitz

Starring - Nicole Kidman, Eva Green, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards

Rated - PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence

Running Time - 1:53

Genre - Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

Box Office - $8,477,000 (US total)

Open in Theaters - December 7th, 2007

Revolver

Director Guy Ritchie ("Snatch," "Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels") brings you this dark, psychological thriller featuring an all-star cast of gangster movie icons including Jason Statham ("Snatch," "The Transporter"), Ray Liotta ("Goodfellas"), Vincent Pastore ("The Sopranos") and Outkast's André Benjamin ("Four Brothers"). A sleek and edgy film about mastering the rules of the game, "Revolver" is set in the world of fast-talking, sharp-suited criminals with a psychological twist that your mind may not be able to handle...

Gambler and conman Jake Green (Jason Statham) always ran with a bad crowd and it cost him seven years in jail. After his release, Jake becomes unbeatable at the tables using a formula for the ultimate con that he learned from two mysterious prisoners. Now he is ready to take his revenge against Dorothy Macha (Ray Liotta), the man responsible for his jail time. Macha is plotting to eliminate his ruthless rival, Lord John, and has staked his credibility on a huge drug deal with the all-powerful Sam Gold. Jake visits Macha at his casino and humiliates him publicly in a game of chance. Macha fearing more of the same medicine sends his goons to "take care of" Jake. His life is saved by enigmatic Zack (Vincent Pastore) who, with his equally inscrutable partner Avi (André Benjamin), offer Jake protection. Against his better judgment, Jake accepts. He soon finds himself playing the very last game he wants to be playing, and there is danger at every turn. But the biggest danger of all comes from a totally unexpected source... himself. It gradually transpires the real conman is in his head.

Written by Ethan Gross, Guy Ritchie, Paul Todisco

Directed by Guy Ritchie

Starring - Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, Vincent Pastore

Rated - R for violence, language and some nudity

Running Time - 1:55

Genre - Crime, Drama, Thriller

Open in Theaters - December 7th, 2007 (NY, LA)

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Man in the Chair

Cameron Kincaid, a rebellious teenager, constantly getting into trouble, is at odds with his mother and his constantly deriding harsh stepfather. Cameron's a fanatical film buff who longs to be an important filmmaker, but seems more likely to end up in prison than on a film set. Cameron pursues his filmmaking dream when he enters a prestigious student competition, set up over Christmas vacation, which offers the winner a scholarship to the Los Angeles film school.

Cameron enlists the assistance of a reluctant retired gaffer named Flash, the only surviving crew member from the legendary film, "Citizen Kane." Flash taps into the unused talent of his elderly retired filmmaker friends at the Motion Picture Retirement Home, persuading them to help Cameron with his film.

Among Flash's friends is Mickey Hopkins, a forgotten, geriatric retired screenwriter, living in a squalid, rat-infested home for the aged. Flash approaches Mickey to write the screenplay for Cameron's new movie, but an excited yet terrified Mickey fears that he has lost his magic touch with story. Mickey's confidence is restored when Cameron comes to him for help and shows Mickey how he has not been forgotten on IMDB.

Cameron's new surrogate family and unlikely senior citizen production team winds up filming an award worthy documentary about the plight of the nation's elderly. During the course of the filming, Cameron's life has been transformed through his mentor and friend Flash, who in turn, rediscovers his dignity and can finally accept his fate peacefully.

Written and Directed by Michael Schroeder

Starring - Christopher Plummer, Michael Angarano, M. Emmet Walsh, Robert Wagner, Mimi Kennedy, Mitch Pileggi

Rated - PG-13 for language and thematic elements.

Running Time - ?

Genre - Comedy, Drama

Open in Theaters - December 7th, 2007 (Limited; LA)

Strength And Honor

Michael Madsen (Olivier Assayas' upcoming BOARDING GATE, KILL BILL, RESERVOIR DOGS) stars as Sean Kelleher, an Irish-American boxer who accidentally kills his friend in the ring and promises his wife that he will never box again. However, years later, when he discovers that his only son is dying of the same hereditary heart disorder which has taken his wife, he is forced to break his promise in order to raise the substantial funds need for the surgery that could save his son's life. The grieving boxer must battle his arch rival Smasher O'Driscoll (Vinnie Jones, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, SNATCH), with the help of his boxing coach (Richard Chamberlain, I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY, "The Thorn Birds"). STRENGTH AND HONOR is a human drama of love and friendship, sacrifice and devotion, set against the violent underground world of bare-knuckle boxing.

Written and Directed by Mark Mahon

Starring - Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones, Patrick Bergin, Richard Chamberlain

Rated - ?

Running Time – 1:44

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - December 7th, 2007 (LA)

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Atonement

Joe Wright, the BAFTA Award-winning director of "Pride & Prejudice," has reunited with his filmmaking team and his Academy Award-nominated actress, Keira Knightley, for another classic British romance, starring James McAvoy (BAFTA Award nominee for "The Last King of Scotland") opposite Ms. Knightley. Christopher Hampton (Academy Award winner for "Dangerous Liaisons") has written the screenplay adaptation of Ian McEwan's best-selling 2002 novel Atonement. Shot on location in the U.K., the film's story spans several decades. In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner (Mr. McAvoy), the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia (Ms. Knightley). Cecilia, he hopes, has comparable feelings; all it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony - who has a crush on Robbie - is compelled to interfere, going so far as accusing Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but he is arrested - and with Briony bearing false witness, the course of three lives is changed forever. Briony continues to seek forgiveness for her childhood misdeed. Through a terrible and courageous act of imagination, she finds the path to her uncertain atonement, and to an understanding of the power of enduring love.

Written by Christopher Hampton

Directed by Joe Wright

Starring - Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn, Vanessa Redgrave, Juno Temple

Rated - R for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality

Running Time – 2:03

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - December 7th, 2007 (Limited)

Grace is Gone

There was a time when Stanley Phillips (John Cusack) could see his entire life clearly. He dreamed of patriotic service and was destined for a military career. He came close to that dream until it was cut short simply because of his poor eyesight. Now he's serving customers at a home supply store while his Sergeant wife is fighting in Iraq.

Equally as awkward at home as he is at work, he's raising Heidi, their twelve-year-old daughter and her 8-year-old sister Dawn. Although a loving father, Stanley is unable to conform to a more affectionate role and the girls miss their mother deeply.

While tolerating his job and stumbling through parenting he is abruptly awakened when tragedy strikes. Ill prepared to deal with it himself, he is at a complete loss contemplating how to tell his children. Desperate to delay telling the children they embark on a spontaneous road trip. Grasping to give them their last moments of innocence, Stanley reveals a softer side as they travel to Dawn's chosen destination - Enchanted Gardens Theme Park.

The farther they drive the closer they become yet Stanley knows he must face the inevitable task of changing their lives forever.

Written and Directed by James C. Strouse

Starring - John Cusack, Alessandro Nivola, Gracie Bednarczyk, Shelan O'Keefe

Rated - PG-13 for thematic material, brief strong language and teen smoking

Running Time - 1:30

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - December 7th, 2007 (Limited)

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Juno

"Juno" stars Ellen Page as the title character, a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker (Cera). With the help of her hot best friend Leah (Thirlby), Juno finds her unborn child a "perfect" set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, Mark and Vanessa (Bateman and Garner), longing to adopt. Luckily, Juno has the total support of her parents (Simmons and Janney) as she faces some tough decisions, flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs.

Written by Diablo Cody

Directed by Jason Reitman

Starring - Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Allison Janney, JK Simmons, Olivia Thirlby, Rainn Wilson, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner

Rated - PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content and language

Running Time – 1:32

Genre - Comedy, Drama, Erotic

Open in Theaters - December 5th, 2007 (NY, LA)

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Chronicle of an Escape

Chronicle of an Escape is Uruguayan director Adrián Caetano's adaptation of Claudio Tamburrini's Pase Libre-a book based on Tamburrini's experiences in an Argentinean jail during the country's military regime of the late 1970s.

It's tough to review a film based on a person's real-life experiences of torture and captivity. On the one hand, we need to consider and rate the end result as a film and ultimately decide if it works cinematically. On the other, this seems even more petty, insensitive and useless than usual considering the film's harrowing material is taken from someone's actual experiences.

As a straight non-fictional tale of survival and the triumph of the human spirit over torture and imprisonment, Chronicle is a stark and powerful work. Torture scenes are brutal without becoming desensitizing, dialogue is sparse and the actors push themselves to the limits. Especially noteworthy is the intense post-escape scenes, where the fugitives must stay free in the slums of Buenos Aires handcuffed and naked.

Chronicle of an Escape does run into a few cinematic bumps when pace and intensity are lost for short stretches-but this seem like quibbling in the face of this document of Argentina's bloody history and, more viscerally, the men's suffering.

Such a raw, real-life subject requires raw and true-feeling measures. Director Caetano and his cast supply both in great amount and will hopefully be rewarded come Oscar season for their efforts.

Written and Directed by Adrian Caetano

Starring - Rodrigo De la Serna, Nazareno Casero, Lautaro Delgado, Matías Marmorato

Rated – torture and nudity

Running Time – 1:44

Genre – Spanish, Action, Drama

Open in Theaters - November 30th, 2007

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The Sasquatch Gang

Young, fantasy/sci-fi aficionado Gavin Gore and his friends stumble onto some huge footprints in the woods. A local cop, reporter and a renowned Sasquatch authority investigate, while two of Gavin's dim-witted neighbors hatch a scheme to profit from the situation.

Written and Directed by Tim Skousen

Starring - Justin Long, Joey Kern, Jon Gries

Rated - PG-13 for crude humor and language

Running Time – 1:24

Genre - Comedy

Open in Theaters - November 30th, 2007 (Limited)

Tony N Tina's Wedding

Based on the long-running off-Broadway play about a couple from Queens, Tony and Tina, who finally decide to get married, but run into all sorts of problems while trying to stage their wedding, from parents who don't get along with each other to a priest, wedding singer and photographer, who want to do everything their own way.

Written and Directed by Roger Paradiso

Starring - Joseph McIntyre, Mila Kunis, Krista Allen, Jon Bernthal, Daisy Eagan, Dean Edwards, John Fiore, Adrian Grenier, Donnie Keshawarz, Priscilla Lopez, Richard Portnow, Mary Testa, Tony Travis

Rated - R for language including sexual references, and some drug use

Running Time – 1:48

Genre – Comedy

Box Office - $276,700 (US total)

Open in Theaters - November 30th, 2007 (Limited)

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Sex and Breakfast

The provocative and thought-provoking SEX AND BREAKFAST intertwines the lives of two young couples that experiment with anonymous group sex as a way to revitalize their troubled relationships. Through the experience they are forced to rethink the rudiments of a successful relationship: sex, love, and communication.

After a series of mishaps fueled by jealousy, confusion, and insecurities, all four individuals soon find that true love and lasting relationships are ultimately about more than sex and breakfast.

Written and Directed by Miles Brandman

Starring - Macaulay Culkin, Eliza Dushku, Kuno Becker, Alexis Dziena, Joanna Miles

Rated - R for sexual content and language

Running Time – 1:21

Genre - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Erotic

Open in Theaters - November 30th, 2007 (LA)

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY is the remarkable true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric), a successful and charismatic editor-in-chief of French Elle, who believes he is living his life to its absolute fullest when a sudden stroke leaves him in a life- altered state. While the physical challenges of Bauby's fate leave him with little hope for the future, he begins to discover how his life's passions, his rich memories and his newfound imagination can help him achieve a life without boundaries.

Written by Ronald Harwood

Directed by Julian Schnabel

Starring - Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze

Rated - PG-13 for nudity, sexual content and some language

Running Time - 1:52

Genre – Drama, Erotic

Open in Theaters - November 30th, 2007 (NY, LA)

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Awake

A psychological thriller that tells the story of a man (Hayden Christensen) who suffers "anesthetic awareness" and finds himself awake and aware, but paralyzed, during heart surgery. His young wife (Jessica Alba) must wrestle with her own demons as a drama unfolds around them.

Written and Directed by Joby Harold

Starring - Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Lena Olin, Terrence Howard, Steven Hinkle, Jennifer Pedersen, Sam Robards, Poorna Jagannathan, Court Young

Rated - R for language, an intense disturbing situation, and brief drug use

Running Time – 1:18

Genre - Drama, Thriller

Open in Theaters - November 30th, 2007

Badland

War ravages the souls

Jerry is a Marine reservist who was a young patriot and idealist when he served in the first Gulf War. But when he is called up for deployment to Afghanistan and Iraq, Jerry is a father of three; older and embittered by a life besieged by broken promises, and unfulfilled desires.

Jerry returns a changed man, transformed by horrors committed that go beyond comprehension and sanity, pain inflicted that cannot be forgiven.

He lives a life of poverty, his children afraid of his unexplained outbursts of rage, his wife, Nora, unsympathetic to the nosebleeds and night terrors he suffers. She hides money her sons earn from their paper route in case they need to leave. Their crowded trailer home becomes a prison. His failure as a man, his actions as a soldier, is the punishment that they share. He realizes that the respect and dignity he has spent his life trying to achieve will always elude him. When Jerry discovers that Nora has betrayed him, his anger and despair drive him to commit an act so heinous and irreversible that nothing he has experienced in combat could have prepared him for.

Badland is a gut-wrenching, poignant look at the aftermath of war on a returning Iraq war veteran and his family. It is the story of a man who loses his soul and how a daughter's love and faith brings redemption to his unspeakable crimes.

Written and Directed by Francesco Lucente

Starring - Jamie Draven, Grace Fulton, Joe Morton, Vinessa Shaw, Chandra West

Rated - None

Running Time – 2:40

Genre - Thriller

Open in Theaters - November 30th, 2007 (Limited)

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The Rocket

The extraordinary story of Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, whose tireless fight on and off the ice ignited - and forever changed - a generation. As a young boy from blue collar Québec, Richard had a dream to play in the National Hockey League. Beneath his soft-spoken, working class exterior burned a passion that transformed this young factory working into "The Rocket."

In the 1950s pre-helmet days of hockey, facing constant discrimination, The Rocket played with a finesse, speed, and the fire that defied all odds and made him a legend.

Written by Ken Scott

Directed by Charles Binamé

Starring - François Langlois Vallières, Roy Dupuis, Sean Avery, Pascal Dupuis, Ian Laperriere, Vincent Lecavalier, Stéphane Quintal, Mike Ricci

Rated - PG for rough sports action including fighting, some bloody images, some language and historical smoking throughout

Running Time – 2:00

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - November 30th, 2007 (Limited)

Aaja Nachle

After nearly a decade, an unexpected phone call shakes Dia (Madhuri Dixit) out of her dance rehearsal in New York. Makarand (Darshan Zariwala), her teacher, her guru, is dying and she must return to Shamli town. The town where she grew up, the town where she learnt to live and to dance. Also the town she left on an impulse, severing ties with her parents and her people. It is a poignant and troubled return; not only has her guru passed away but the institution that he so lovingly nurtured is in decay and under threat of demolition. Ajanta theatre, the once vibrant hub of the community, the place where Dia’s fondest memories are embedded must now be brought down because the local political authorities feel it a waste of prime real estate. With the help of Doctor (Raghubir Yadav), the caretaker of Ajanta, Dia sets out on a mission to prevent the destruction and resurrect the spirit of Ajanta. In an atmosphere of mistrust, ridicule and active hostility, Dia picks up the gauntlet and agrees to achieve the near impossible task of putting together a theatrical production. She must also ensure that every member of the production is from Shamli town. She has only two months to prove her point or the bulldozers will be waiting.

In this context begins her tumultuous journey of dealing with small town prejudices, encountering the resentment of the powerful contractor, the cynicism of the local political powers, resolve the delicate tensions of inter personal relationships and rally her motley team of non starters - a low level muscle Imran (Kunal Kapoor), the local tomboy Anokhi (Konkona Sen Sharma), local ex-MLA Chaudhary Om Singh (Akhilendra Mishra), a vulnerable tea stall owner Mohan Sharma (Ranvir Shorey), a responsible government official Mr. Chojar (Vinay Pathak), a struggling insurance agent Sanjeev Mehta (Jugal Hansraj), the town vagabond Dhankuber (Nowaz) and a host of others. She must create in this chaos in order to save Ajanta... in order to preserve what her guru so lovingly nurtured. She must create art in order to preserve what she believes is the soul of society. The stage is finally set... Will it work? Won’t it?

Written by Jaideep Sahni

Directed by Anil Mehta

Starring – Madhuri Dixit- Dia, Konkona Sen Sharma- Anokhi , Kunal Kapoor - Imran, Divya Dutta as – Najma, Ranvir Shorey as - Mohan Sharma, Dalai - Radha , Raghubir Yadav- Doctor , Vinay Pathak - Mr. Chojar, Akhilendra Mishra - Chaudhary Om Singh , Jugal Hansraj - Sanjeev Mehta, Yashpal Sharma - S.H.O. Singh, Nowaz - Dhan Kuber, Darshan Zariwala – Makarand, Sushmita Mukherjee - Mrs. Chojar, Akshay Khanna - M.P., Irrfan Khan.

Rated – None yet

Running Time – 1:40

Genre - Drama, Musical

Open in Theaters - November 30th, 2007 (Top 20 Markets)

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Flawless

A crime/drama set in 1960 London, where a soon to retire janitor (Caine) convinces a glass-ceiling constrained American executive (Moore) to help him steal a handful of diamonds from their employer, the London Diamond Corporation.

Written by Edward Anderson

Directed by Michael Radford

Starring - Demi Moore, Michael Caine

Rated - PG-13 for brief strong language

Running Time – 1:40

Genre - Comedy, Drama

Open in Theaters - November 30th, 2007 (Limited)

He Was a Quiet Man

Bob Maconel (Christian Slater) is about to have a bad day. Another eight hours of sitting in a dull grey cubicle, ignored by his co-workers, existing in a world where he feels completely out of sync. On this particular bad day Bob crosses the line from potential killer to inadvertent hero and in the process saves Venessa's (Elisha Cuthbert) life. This invisible nobody saves the object of his desire only to have her ask him to end her life.

Written and Directed by Frank A. Cappello

Starring - Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert, William H. Macy

Rated – None yet

Running Time – 1:39

Genre - Comedy, Drama

Open in Theaters - November 30th, 2007 (Limited)