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Open in Theaters from November 21st (1)

2007-12-21T09:57:00.000-08:00

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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2007-12-21T09:54:00.001-08:00

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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2007-12-21T09:54:00.000-08:00

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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2007-12-21T09:50:00.000-08:00

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)

Open in Theaters from November 14th (1)

2007-12-14T16:49:00.000-08:00

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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2007-12-14T16:48:00.000-08:00

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)

Open in Theaters from November 14th (3)

2007-12-14T16:47:00.000-08:00

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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2007-12-14T16:45:00.000-08:00

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

2007-12-12T00:25:00.000-08:00

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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2007-12-07T23:55:00.000-08:00

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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2007-12-07T00:05:00.000-08:00

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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2007-12-07T00:03:00.000-08:00

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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2007-12-07T00:01:00.000-08:00

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)

Open in Theaters from November 7th (4)

2007-12-07T00:00:00.000-08:00

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)

Open in Theaters from December 5th

2007-12-04T10:07:00.000-08:00

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)

Open in Theaters from November 30th (1)

2007-12-04T09:49:00.000-08:00

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

Open in Theaters from November 30th (2)

2007-12-04T09:46:00.000-08:00

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)

Open in Theaters from November 30th (3)

2007-12-04T09:44:00.000-08:00

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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2007-12-04T09:43:00.000-08:00

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)

Open in Theaters from November 30th (5)

2007-12-04T09:41:00.000-08:00

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)

Open in Theaters from November 30th (6)

2007-12-04T09:27:00.000-08:00

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)

Open in Theaters from November 28th

2007-11-28T13:58:00.000-08:00

Crónica de una fuga

The goalkeeper of a little-known soccer team is kidnapped by a Argentinean government squad and sent to a detention center. After months of torture, he plots his escape with three other young men.

Written by Adrián Caetano, Esteban Student, Julian Loyola

Directed by Adrián Caetano

Starring - Rodrigo De la Serna, Pablo Echarri, Nazareno Casero, Lautaro Delgado, Matías Marmorato, Martín Urruty, César Albarracín, Diego Alonso, Leonardo Bargiga, Luis Enrique Caetano, Alfredo Castellani, Andrés Chinello, Daniel Cúparo, Guillermo Javier de la Vega, Daniel Di Biase

Rated - None

Running Time - ?

Genre - Thriller

Open in Theaters - November 28th, 2007 (Limited)

The Savages

THE SAVAGES is an irreverent comic drama about a pair of adult siblings who are suddenly plucked from their self-absorbed lives and forced to care for their estranged and elderly father who never cared for them.

Fortunate to have escaped from the unhappy home of their childhood, the Savage siblings are firmly ensconced in their separate complicated lives. Wendy Savage (Academy Award® nominee Laura Linney) is a struggling East Village playwright who is involved with a married man and makes ends meet by working as an after-hours temp in the financial district. Jon Savage (Academy Award winner Philip Seymour Hoffman) is a writer and college professor in Buffalo who lives an isolated academic life and can't commit to the Polish woman he has been intimately involved with for years. Despite their emotional handicaps, both of the Savages have so far managed to muddle through their lives. All that changes when a surprise phone call informs them that their father, Lenny Savage (Tony Award® winner Philip Bosco), has developed dementia and can no longer take care of himself.

Now, as Wendy and Jon put their already arrested lives on hold, they butt heads over all the decisions that must be made over how to care for their father during his final days. The unfortunate situation brings long dormant conflicts to the surface and forces them to face their past. Despite their quarrels, each of them develops a deeper understanding of what adulthood and family responsibilities really mean.

Written and Directed by Tamara Jenkins

Starring - Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Cara Seymour

Rated - R for some sexuality and language

Running Time - 1:53

Genre - Comedy, Drama

Open in Theaters – Wednesday, November 28^th, 2007 (Limited)

Open in Theaters from November 23rd (1)

2007-11-25T03:44:00.000-08:00

MIDNIGHT EAGLE

A top secret American forces strategic bomber known as "Midnight Eagle" suddenly vanishes in the Northern Alps. Its payload is a specialized nuclear warhead. If it were to explode, the entire nation of Japan would be hurled into an unprecedented calamity. Prime Minister Takafumi Watarase convenes an emergency meeting of the Security Council of Japan. An elite squad from the Self-Defense Force able to operate in severe mountains conditions is formed, and heads off to try and recover the fuselage. Amidst the violent barrage of gunfire from agents of an enemy nation, an actual war is about to begin in the heart of Japan, 62 years after the end of World War II.
As former war photographer Yuji Nishizaki spends time in the mountains taking pictures of the skies, he is startled by gunfire, and notices the freshly spilled blood of soldiers on the snow. Aware that his country is under attack, Nishizaki seizes his camera and heads for the battlefield.

In Tokyo we encounter Keiko Arisawa, the only sister of Nishizaki's wife, who has died of illness. As Nishizaki never fully acknowledged his wife's condition, Keiko is extremely resentful of Nishizaki. Two years have passed since her sister's death, but Keiko still cannot forgive Nishizaki. While continuing to work as a magazine reporter, she has taken over custody of her sister and Nishizaki's son.

Nishizaki, his high school friend, the newspaper journalist Shinichiro Ochiai, and Major Akihiko Saeki of the Self-Defense Forces, find themselves In the midst of a terrible blizzard as they are desperately heading towards Midnight Eagle. Simultaneously in Tokyo, Keiko contacts an agent who might shed light on an accident she has become privy to. The agent reveals to her the situation going on in the Northern Alps.

Each protagonist is driven by a different set of motivations. Nishizaki risks his life in a battle to protect the life of the one he loves; Ochiai doesn't flinch from the onslaught of the enemy, his journalistic instinct driving him to record reality; Saeki risks all to protect his country and fulfill his professional duty as a member of the Self-Defense Forces. As to Takafumi Watarase, the anguished Prime Minister, he has no choice but to entrust the future of Japan to these three men. At last, Keiko finds the "key" to the incident that will determine everyone's fate.

With only two and a half hours remaining until the specialized warhead is to explode, will Keiko save Nishizaki, Ochiai and Saeki, and bring to a halt the crisis, which could change the fate of Japan?

Written by Yasuo Hasegawa, Kenzaburo Iida

Directed by Izuru Narushima

Starring - Takao Osawa, Yuko Takeuchi, Hiroshi Tamaki

Rated - None

Running Time – 2:11

Genre - Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Open in Theaters - November 23rd, 2007 (Limited NY, Japan; expands 12/7 to LA)

Shrooms

When five American college students arrive in Ireland to go on a camping trip with their old college buddy Jake, they are in high spirits.

Jake has promised them the "trip of a lifetime" because he claims Ireland has the best magic mushrooms in the world. It sounded like it would be great fun. Now that they are tripping things don't seem so funny. Bluto, one of the gang is missing. Tara thinks he's dead because she feels she has seen his death before but nobody believes her they think she is just out of it. They're out of it too. That was the whole point of coming here, but there is something out there, something watching them, something that will kill them if they don't get out of the forest and get help.

Jake (Jack Huston), the instigator of the trip and self-confessed mushroom expert. Tara (Lindsey Haun), is his sometime girlfriend; Troy (Max Kasch), is a would-be martial arts devotee; Holly (Alice Greczyn), is his quirky girlfriend; Bluto (Rob Hoffman), is the Jock of the group, and his girlfriend, Lisa (Maya Hazen), is the resident glamour girl. Together they will embark on a journey that will test not just their friendship but their sanity.

Written by Pearse Elliott

Directed by Paddy Breathnach

Starring - Lindsey Haun, Jack Huston, Max Kasch, Maya Hazen, Alice Greczyn, Don Wycherley, Sean McGinley, Robert Hoffman

Rated - None

Running Time - 1:26

Genre - Horror

Open in Theaters - November 23rd, 2007 (UK)

Starting Out in the Evening

The last chapter was just the start.

All that remains for Leonard Schiller is his work. His one enduring goal in life is to finish the novel whose completion has eluded him for ten years. With his earlier books out of print, he has learned to starve himself of the desire for the success he was once so close to, though beneath this practice lies a pull for his work to be rediscovered. Schiller's main contact to the world is through his daughter, Ariel, with whom he has settled into an amiable relationship, though he must hide his disappointment that at 39 she remains befuddled by life, still looking for love and a father for a longed-for child. Schiller's world is shaken when Heather Wolfe, a smart, ambitious graduate student, convinces him that she can use her thesis on his work to bring him back into the literary world spotlight.

Written by Andrew Wagner, Fred Parness

Directed by Andrew Wagner

Starring - Frank Langella, Lauren Ambrose, Lili Taylor, Adrian Lester

Rated - None

Running Time - 1:51

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - November 23rd, 2007 (Limited NY, LA)

Open in Theaters from November 23rd (2)

2007-11-25T03:38:00.000-08:00

Everything's Cool: A Toxic “Comedy” About Global Warming

EVERYTHING'S COOL is a "toxic comedy" that follows a group of activists as they try to raise awareness of the most dangerous chasm ever to emerge between scientific understanding and political action - Global Warming. The good news: America finally gets global warming; the chasm is closing and the debate is over. The bad news: the United States, the country that will determine the fate of the globe, must transform its fossil fuel-based economy fast... like in a minute!

While the industry-funded naysayers sing what just might be their swan song of doubt and deception, a group of self-appointed global warming messengers are on a life or death quest to find the iconic image and proper language that will create the public political will to push for "new energy" economy.

Hold on... this is bigger than changing your light bulbs.

Written and Directed by Daniel B. Gold, Judith Helfand

Starring - Unknown

Rated - None

Running Time - ?

Genre - Documentary, Environment

Open in Theaters - November 23rd, 2007 (NY, LA)

Oblation: A little try from everyone every day would soften the disasters…

Stop Global Warming!

An Incovenient Truth

A Homemade Wind Turbine (Free Energy)

Electric Vehicle Surge Technology No Batteries No Gas

Open Sourcing Free Energy Technology

Tranforming Energy Trailer - Planning for Global Warming

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Electric Car

Open in Theaters from November 21st (1)

2007-11-25T03:37:00.000-08:00

I'm Not There

"I'm Not There" is the highly anticipated biographical film about legendary singer and songwriter Bob Dylan. The film follows six distinct characters, depicting different stages of Dylan's life, embodying a different aspect of his life story and music. It's the first biographical feature project to secure the approval of the music legend.

Written by Todd Haynes, Oren Moverman

Directed by Todd Haynes

Starring - Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Michelle Williams, Julianne Moore, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Ben Whishaw, Marcus Carl Franklin, David Cross, Bruce Greenwood

Rated - R for language, some sexuality and nudity

Running Time - 2:15

Genre – Drama, Biography, Sexuality

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

Nina's Heavenly Delights

A romantic feast of love, life and spices

NINA'S HEAVENLY DELIGHTS is a surprising love story where Scottish humor meets Bollywood spectacle! It follows the mixed fortunes of a Glaswegian family, THE SHAHS and their award winning Indian restaurant, THE NEW TAJ.

The story is told through the eyes of NINA SHAH, a young Scottish Asian woman. Nina had left home under a cloud after an argument with her father but when he dies suddenly, Nina is forced to return. Her return reunites her with her childhood friend Bobbi, a wannabe Bollywood drag queen, and brings her face to face with Lisa, a charismatic young woman who now owns half the restaurant.

Then Nina discovers her father's secret - The New Taj has been selected for The Best of the West Curry Competition. In the turbulent, but exhilarating days that follow, Nina, with Lisa's help, embarks on a personal mission to win the trophy for the third time. But Nina's feelings are thrown into turmoil when she realizes that she is falling in love.

Can her feelings ever be reciprocated? And, if they are, what will this mean for Nina and her family?

Written by Andrea Gibb

Directed by Pratibha Parmar

Starring - Shelley Conn, Laura Fraser, Art Malik, Raji James, Kulvinder Ghir, Veena Sood

Rated - PG-13 for some sexual content

Running Time – 1:36

Genre – Comedy, Sexuality

Open in Theaters - November 21st, 2007 (LA, NY)

Open in Theaters from November 21st (2)

2007-11-25T03:36:00.000-08:00

Hitman

Agent 47 (Timothy Olyphant) has been educated to become a professional assassin for hire, whose most powerful weapons are his nerve and a resolute pride in his work. 47 is both the last two digits of the barcode tattooed on the nape of his neck, and his only name.

The hunter becomes the hunted when 47 gets caught up in a political takeover. Both Interpol and the Russian military chase the Hitman across Eastern Europe as he tries to find out who set him up and why they're trying to take him out of the game. But the greatest threat to 47's survival may be the stirrings of his conscience and the unfamiliar emotions aroused in him by a beautiful, damaged girl...

Written by Skip Woods

Directed by Xavier Gens

Starring - Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper, Ulrich Thomsen, Michael Offei

Rated - R for strong bloody violence, language, and some sexuality/nudity

Running Time - 1:40

Genre - Action, Thriller

Open in Theaters - November 21st, 2007

Stephen King's The Mist

Fear changes everything

Three-time Oscar®-nominee Frank Darabont ("The Green Mile," "The Shawshank Redemption") reunites with horror-master Stephen King to write and direct this chilling adaptation of the author's original short story. Following a violent thunderstorm, artist David Drayton and a small town community come under vicious attack from creatures prowling in a thick and unnatural mist. Local rumors point to an experiment called the 'The Arrowhead Project' conducted at a nearby top-secret military base, but questions as to the origins of the deadly vapor are secondary to the group's overall chances for survival. Retreating to a local supermarket, Drayton and the survivors must face-off against each other before taking a united stand against an enemy they cannot even see!

Written by Frank Darabont

Directed by Frank Darabont

Starring - Thomas Jane, Andre Braugher, Laurie Holden, Amin Joseph, Frances Sternhagen, Alexa Davalos, Sam Witwer, Jeff DeMunn, Brian Libby, Marcia Gay Harden, Toby Jones

Rated - R for violence, terror and gore, and language.

Running Time - ?

Genre - Horror

Open in Theaters - November 21st, 2007

Open in Theaters from November 21st (3)

2007-11-25T03:34:00.000-08:00

August Rush

"August Rush" tells the story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and a sheltered young cellist (Keri Russell) who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York and cared for by a mysterious stranger (Robin Williams), August (Freddie Highmore) uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth.

Written by Kirsten Sheridan, Richard Barton Lewis, Nick Castle, Jim Hart

Directed by Kirsten Sheridan

Starring - Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Terrence Howard, Robin Williams, Mykelti Williamson

Rated - PG for some thematic elements, mild violence and language

Running Time - 1:54

Genre – Drama

Box Office - $7,865,000 (US total)

Open in Theaters - November 21st, 2007

This Christmas

This year, Christmas with the Whitfield's promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home for the first time in years and they've brought plenty of baggage with them. As the Christmas tree is trimmed and the lights are hung, secrets are revealed and family bonds are tested. As their lives converge, they join together and help each other discover the true meaning of family.

An All-Star cast consisting of Idris Elba, Loretta Devine, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer, Regina King, Columbus Short and Chris Brown lead this family dramedy full of surprises!

Written by Preston A. Whitmore, II

Directed by Preston A. Whitmore, II

Starring - Laz Alonso, Chris Brown, Loretta Devine, Idris Elba, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer, Columbus Short

Rated - None

Running Time - 2:00

Genre - Drama

Box office - $16,036,000 (US total)

Open in Theaters - November 21st, 2007

Open in Theaters from November 21st (4)

2007-11-25T03:31:00.000-08:00

Christmas in Wonderland

Three kids and their Dad move from L.A to Edmonton. When they go shopping at West Edmonton Mall they find counterfeit cash. They inadvertently help catch the crooks, and later make a discovery about Santa.

Written by James Orr, Wanda Birdsong Shope

Directed by James Orr

Starring - Patrick Swayze, Chris Kattan, Carmen Electra, Tim Curry

Rated - PG for rude language

Running Time - ?

Genre - Comedy, Family

Open in Theaters - November 21st, 2007

Disney's Enchanted

A classic Disney animated fairy tale meets with the modern, live-action romantic comedy in Walt Disney Pictures' "Enchanted." Featuring an all-star cast, the film follows the beautiful princess Giselle (Amy Adams) as she is banished by an evil queen (Susan Sarandon) from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a "happily ever after" basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer (Patrick Dempsey) who has come to her aid -- even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince (James Marsden) back home - she has to wonder: can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?

"Enchanted" is directed by Kevin Lima ("Tarzan," "Eloise At Christmastime") from a screenplay written by Bill Kelly ("Blast From the Past") and will feature original songs from the reunited team of acclaimed composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz ("Pocahontas," "Hunchback of Notre Dame").

Written by Bill Kelly

Directed by Kevin Lima

Starring - Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel, Rachel Covey, Susan Sarandon

Rated - PG for some scary images and mild innuendo

Running Time - 1:47

Genre - Comedy, Family

Box Office - $27,909,000 (US total)

Open in Theaters - November 21st, 2007

Open in Theaters from November 20th Tuesday

2007-11-17T10:44:00.000-08:00

Purple Violets

Set in lower Manhattan, PURPLE VIOLETS is a relationship comedy about four friends from college ready for change. PATTI PETERSON (Selma Blair) is a promising writer, but her marriage and conventional job keep her from her dream. She longs to return to her writing, especially after running into her first love BRIAN CAHILL (Patrick Wilson), a successful crime novelist. KATE (Debra Messing) is Patti's best friend since college. She's a tough-talking schoolteacher who plays therapist to all Patti's problems, while she's got a few of her own. Despite Brian Cahill's gorgeous Tribeca loft and perfect house in the Hamptons, he longs to write works of greater literary value. MURPHY (Ed Burns), his lawyer and best friend from college still carries a flame for his former girlfriend Kate, even though their relationship ended badly years ago, and she still holds a major grudge. When Patti sells Murphy a new apartment, and Brian publishes his personal novel, these old friends reconnect in unexpected ways with surprising results. PURPLE VIOLETS is a funny, yet touching story of four friends finding what they need to change their lives.

Written and Directed by Edward Burns

Starring - Selma Blair, Patrick Wilson, Edward Burns, Debra Messing, Dennis Farina

Rated - ?

Running Time - ?

Genre - Romance

Open in Theaters - November 20th, 2007 (Limited)

Open in Theaters from November 16th Friday (1)

2007-11-17T10:35:00.000-08:00

Love in the Time of Cholera

Based on Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez' novel and adapted by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Ronald Harwood ("The Pianist"), "Love in the Time of Cholera" is one of the world's most romantic stories. The drama traces the Job-like vigil of Florentino Ariza, who waits for more than half a century to claim the hand of Fermina Daza, the woman he loves. Directed by Mike Newell ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "Four Weddings and a Funeral"), and featuring a talented cast that includes Javier Bardem, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Benjamin Bratt, John Leguizamo, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Hector Elizondo and Liev Schreiber, "Love in the Time of Cholera" is scheduled for a November 16th, 2007 release.

Written by Ronald Harwood

Directed by Mike Newell

Starring - Liev Schreiber, Laura Harring, Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Angie Cepeda, Ana Claudia Talancon, Rubria Negrao

Rated - R for sex content/nudity and brief language

Running Time – 2:18

Genre - Drama, Romance, Sexuality

Open in Theaters - November 16th, 2007

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2007-11-17T10:34:00.000-08:00

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

You have to believe it to see it.

Molly Mahoney (Natalie Portman) is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium, a 243-year-old eccentric (Dustin Hoffman), bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once remarkable Emporium.

Written and Directed by Zach Helm

Starring - Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jason Bateman

Rated - G

Running Time - 1:33

Genre - Comedy, Fantasy

Open in Theaters - November 16th, 2007

Smiley Face

Jane (Anna Faris) is an actress/slacker whose day goes seriously out-of-control when she tries to balance competing agendas to get all the items on her "to do" list done. Complications take the form of a nerd (John Krasinski) obsessed with her, an audition that goes awry, a depleted bank account, and a series of misadventures that include an inadvertent heist, an escape from the cops, and a tour of Los Angeles that shows the city to be a formidable opponent!

Written by Dylan Haggerty

Directed by Gregg Araki

Starring - Anna Faris, Adam Brody, John Krasinski, John Cho, Jane Lynch

Rated - R for drug content, language and some sexual material

Running Time - ?

Genre - Comedy

Open in Theaters - November 16th, 2007 (Limited)

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2007-11-17T10:31:00.000-08:00

Beowulf

In a time of heroes, the mighty warrior Beowulf slays the demon Grendel and incurs the wrath of its monstrous yet seductive mother, in a conflict that transforms a king into a legend.

Groundbreaking director Robert Zemeckis offers a vision of the Beowulf saga that has never been told before. Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Shangri-la Entertainment present "Beowulf," starring Angelina Jolie as Grendel's mother, Anthony Hopkins as the corrupt King Hrothgar, and Ray Winstone as Beowulf. The film also stars John Malkovich, Brendan Gleeson, Dominic Keating, Alison Lohman, Robin Wright Penn and Ray Winstone.

Neil Gaiman ("MirrorMask," the graphic novel Sandman) and Roger Avary ("Pulp Fiction") adapted the legend for the screen.

Written by Roger Avary, Neil Gaiman

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

Starring - Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Ray Winstone, John Malkovich, Brendan Gleeson, Dominic Keating, Alison Lohman, Robin Wright Penn, Ray Winstone

Rated - PG-13 for intense sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sexual material and nudity

Running Time - 1:53

Genre - Action, Animation, War

Open in Theaters - November 16th, 2007 (conventional theatres & IMAX 3D)

Redacted

A fictional story inspired by true events, REDACTED is a unique cinematic experience that will force viewers to radically reconsider the filters through which we see and accept events in our world, the power of the mediated image and how presentation and composition influence our ideas and beliefs. A profound meditation on the way information is packaged, distributed and received in an era with infinite channels of communication, REDACTED utilizes a variety of created source material-video diaries, produced documentary, surveillance footage, online testimonials, news pieces-to comment on the extreme disconnect between the surface of an image and the reality of ideas and the truth, especially in times of strife.

Centered around a small group of American soldiers stationed at a checkpoint in Iraq, REDACTED alternates points of view, balancing the experiences of these young men under duress and members of the media with those of the local Iraqi people, illuminating how each have been deeply affected by the current conflict and their encounters with each other. The charged apotheosis of Brian De Palma's filmmaking career, REDACTED caps off a body of work which has explored the politics of image-making and reception more fully than any living filmmaker.

Written and Directed by Brian De Palma

Starring - Kel O'Neill, Ty Jones, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Izzy Diaz, Rob Devaney, Patrick Carroll

Rated - R for strong disturbing violent content including a rape, pervasive language and some sexual references/images

Running Time - 1:30

Genre - Drama, War

Open in Theaters - November 16th, 2007 (Limited)

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2007-11-17T10:04:00.000-08:00

Eleven Men Out

The beautiful game just got prettier

The star player of Iceland's top soccer team causes a stir when he finally admits to being gay during an interview with the local press. He soon finds himself on the bench for most of his teams' matches and decides to call it quits. He joins a small amateur team made up of men like himself - gay guys trying to play soccer in a straight world of Icelandic fishing culture machoism.

Written and Directed by Róbert L. Douglas

Starring - Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Lilja Nótt Þórarinsdóttir, Arnaldur Ernst, Helgi Björnsson, Sigurður Skúlason, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Björk Jakobsdóttir, Pattra Sriyanonge, Marius Sverrisson, Damon Younger, Nanna Ósk Jónsdóttir

Rated - R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity and language

Running Time – 1:25

Genre - Comedy, Drama

Open in Theaters - November 16th, 2007 (NY, LA)

Margot at the Wedding

One family. Infinite degrees of separation.

Acclaimed Academy Award®-nominated writer/director Noah Baumbach ("The Squid and the Whale," "Kicking and Screaming,") brings to life a sharply observed portrait of a family in distress. His latest project is an unflinchingly honest story about coming to terms with one's family and oneself, a journey that is both funny and heartbreaking. The film stars Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Jack Black.

Written and Directed by Noah Baumbach

Starring - Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black

Rated - R for sexual content and language

Running Time - 1:33

Genre – Comedy, Drama

Open in Theaters - November 16th, 2007 (Limited)

Open in Theaters from November 14th

2007-11-17T09:25:00.000-08:00

Southland Tales

This is the way the world ends

Los Angeles, 2008:

The city stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. SOUTHLAND TALES is an epic story set over the course of three days that culminate in a massive 4th of July celebration.

A large ensemble cast of characters include Boxer Santaros (Dwayne Johnson), an action star stricken with amnesia, Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar), an adult film star developing her own reality television project and Roland Taverner (Seann William Scott), a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.

Written by Richard Kelly

Directed by Richard Kelly

Starring - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Cheri Oteri, Amy Poehler, Jill Ritchie, Miranda Richardson, John Larroquette, Jon Lovitz, Will Sasso, Wood Harris, Bai Ling, Joe Campana, Wallace Shawn

Rated - R for language, violence, sexual material and some drug content

Running Time – 2:24

Genre - Sci-Fi, Thriller

Open in Theaters - November 14th, 2007

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2007-11-12T11:48:00.001-08:00

No Country for Old Men

There are no clean getaways

"No Country for Old Men" is a mesmerizing new thriller from Academy Award® winning filmmakers Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, based on the acclaimed novel by Pulitzer Prize winning American master Cormac McCarthy. The time is our own, when rustlers have given way to drug-runners and small towns have become free-fire zones.

The story begins when Llewelyn Moss (Brolin) finds a pickup truck surrounded by a sentry of dead men. A load of heroin and two million dollars in cash are still in the back. When Moss takes the money, he sets off a chain reaction of catastrophic violence that not even the law - in the person of aging, disillusioned Sheriff Bell (Jones) - can contain. As Moss tries to evade his pursuers - in particular a mysterious mastermind who flips coins for human lives (Bardem) - the film simultaneously strips down the American crime drama and broadens its concerns to encompass themes as ancient as the Bible and as bloodily contemporary as this morning's headlines.

Written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Starring - Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald

Rated - NONE

Running Time - 2:02

Genre - Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Open in Theaters - November 9th, 2007 (Limited)

It's Christmas Eve: a time for curling up by the fire with family and friends; a day when even the most voracious corporate climbers generally head home by dinner time. But not Angela. She's the last one left at the office, determined to close one more deal before the holiday. The long hours she keeps will have an impact, but not the kind she's been hoping for.

When she gets down to the parking garage, she discovers her car won't start. The timing couldn't be worse; she's already late for Christmas Eve dinner with her family, the garage is deserted and her cell phone doesn't get a signal underground. But then a friendly security guard comes along and offers to help. He flirtatiously invites her to stay and share a small Christmas dinner he's preparing in the parking office, but she laughs it off. Before she knows what's hit her, she's been knocked unconscious. When she wakes up, she's tied to a chair in the security guard's office. As it turns out, his dinner invitation was not optional - and it's going to involve a lot more than a meal. If Angela wants to live to see Christmas morning, she must find a way to escape from level P2 of the parking garage.

Written by Alexandre Aja, Franck Khalfoun, Grégory Levasseur

Directed by Franck Khalfoun

Starring - Grace Lynn Kung, Rachel Nichols, Simon Reynolds, Wes Bentley

Rated - R for strong violence/gore, terror and language

Running Time - 1:38

Genre - Horror, Thriller

Open in Theaters - November 9th, 2007

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2007-11-12T11:46:00.000-08:00

Holly

Shot on location in Cambodia, including many scenes in actual brothels in the notorious red light district of Phnom Phen, "Holly" is a captivating, touching and emotional experience, that highlights the growing international issue of human trafficking.

Patrick, (Ron Livingston) has been 'comfortably numb' in Cambodia for years, when he encounters Holly (Thuy Nguyen), a 12-year-old Vietnamese girl, sold by her impoverished family and smuggled across the border to work as a prostitute. Holly's virginity makes her a lucrative prize, and when she is sold to a child trafficker, Patrick embarks on a frantic search through both the beautiful and sordid faces of the country, in an attempt to bring her to safety.

Written by Guy Moshe, Guy Jacobson

Directed by Guy Moshe

Starring - Ron Livingston, Thuy Nguyen, Chris Penn, Virginie Ledoyen

Rated - NONE

Running Time - 1:54

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - November 9th, 2007 (Limited)

Lions For Lambs

If you don't stand for something you might fall for anything.

Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise star in "Lions for Lambs," a powerful and gripping story that digs behind the news, the politics and a nation divided to explore the human consequences of a complicated war.

Directed by Academy Award® winner Robert Redford, the story begins after two determined students at a West Coast University, Arian (Derek Luke) and Ernest (Michael Pena), follow the inspiration of their idealistic professor, Dr. Malley (Redford), and attempt to do something important with their lives. But when the two make the bold decision to join the battle in Afghanistan, Malley is both moved and distraught. Now, as Arian and Ernest fight for survival in the field, they become the string that binds together two disparate stories on opposite sides of America. In California, an anguished Dr. Malley attempts to reach a privileged but disaffected student (Andrew Garfield) who is the very opposite of Arian and Ernest. Meanwhile, in Washington D.C. the charismatic Presidential hopeful, Senator Jasper Irving (Cruise), is about to give a bombshell story to a probing TV journalist (Streep) that may affect Arian and Ernest's fates. As arguments, memories and bullets fly, the three stories are woven ever more tightly together, revealing how each of these Americans has a profound impact.

Written by Matthew Michael Carnahan

Directed by Robert Redford

Starring - Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Michael Pena, Derek Luke

Rated - R for some war violence and language

Running Time - 1:28

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - November 9th, 2007

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2007-11-12T11:45:00.000-08:00

Fred Claus

Everybody has that one relative who can't help but cause problems over the holidays. Even Santa. ... Meet Fred.

Fred Claus (Vince Vaughn) has lived almost his entire life in his little brother's very large shadow. Fred tried, but he could never live up to the example set by the younger Nicholas (Paul Giamatti), who was just a perfect... well... Saint. True to form, Nicholas grew up to be the model of giving, while Fred became the polar opposite: a repo man who then steals what he repossesses. Now Fred's dirty dealings have landed him in jail. Over Mrs. Claus's objections, Nicholas agrees to bail his big brother out on one condition: that he come to the North Pole and work off his debt making toys. The trouble is that Fred isn't exactly elf material and, with Christmas fast approaching, this one bad seed could jeopardize the jolliest holiday of the year. Has Fred finally pushed his little brother to the brink? This time, what Fred may have stolen is Christmas itself, and it is going to take more than Rudolph to set things right.

Written by Dan Fogelman

Directed by David Dobkin

Starring - Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson, Elizabeth Banks, John Michael Higgins, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, Kevin Spacey

Rated - PG for mild language and some rude humor

Running Time - 1:56

Genre - Comedy

Open in Theaters - November 9th, 2007

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2007-11-02T15:05:00.000-07:00

American Gangster

Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Brian Grazer, Steve Zaillian and Ridley Scott team to tell the true juggernaut success story of a cult hero from the streets of 1970s Harlem in "American Gangster."

Nobody used to notice Frank Lucas (Oscar® winner Washington), the quiet driver to one of the inner city's leading black crime bosses. But when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, he comes to rule the inner-city drug trade, flooding the streets with a purer product at a better price. Lucas outplays all of the leading crime syndicates and becomes not only one of the city's mainline corrupters, but part of its circle of legit civic superstars.

Richie Roberts (Oscar® winner Crowe) is an outcast cop close enough to the streets to feel a shift of control in the drug underworld. Roberts believes someone is climbing the rungs above the known Mafia families and starts to suspect that a black power player has come from nowhere to dominate the scene. Both Lucas and Roberts share a rigorous ethical code that sets them apart from their own colleagues, making them lone figures on opposite sides of the law. The destinies of these two men will become intertwined as they approach a confrontation where only one of them can come out on top.

Washington ("Training Day") and Crowe ("Gladiator") lead a spectacular cast of accomplished and rising stars--including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Josh Brolin, Armand Assante, RZA, John Ortiz, John Hawkes and Ted Levine in this blistering tale of a true American entrepreneur directed by Oscar® nominee Ridley Scott ("Gladiator") and produced by Academy Award® winner Brian Grazer ("A Beautiful Mind") and Scott from a screenplay by Academy Award® winner Steve Zaillian ("Schindler's List").

Written by Steven Zallian

Directed by Ridley Scott

Starring - Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Carla Gugino, Common, TI, RZA, Ted Levine, John Ortiz, Yul Vazquez, Roger Bart

Rated - R for violence, pervasive drug content and language, nudity and sexuality

Running Time - 2:40

Genre - Crime, Drama

Open in Theaters - November 2nd, 2007

Bee Movie

"Bee Movie" is a comedy that will change everything you think you know about bees. Having just graduated from college, a bee by the name of Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld) finds himself disillusioned with the prospect of having only one career choice - honey. As he ventures outside of the hive for the first time, he breaks one of the cardinal rules of the bee world and talks to a human, a New York City florist named Vanessa (Renée Zellweger). He is shocked to discover that the humans have been stealing and eating the bees' honey for centuries, and ultimately realizes that his true calling in life is to set the world right by suing the human race for stealing their precious honey.

Written by Jerry Seinfeld

Directed by Simon J. Smith, Steve Hickner

Starring - Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Alan Arkin, Kathy Bates, Robert Duvall, Eric Idle, Larry King, William H. Macy, Tim Blake Nelson, Uma Thurman, Patrick Warburton, Oprah Winfrey, Matthew Broderick

Rated - PG for mild suggestive humor, and a brief depiction of smoking

Running Time - 1:30

Genre - Animation, Comedy

Open in Theaters - November 2nd, 2007

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2007-11-02T15:04:00.000-07:00

Fat Girls

aren't we all?

FAT GIRLS is a crowd-pleasing comedy centering on gay teenager Rodney Miller trying to survive his last days of high school in a small, not exactly tolerant, Texas town. Aided by his 300-pound best friend, Sabrina, and her Cuban refugee boyfriend, Rudy, Rodney just might find that inner fat girl he knew was a part of him all along.

The film opens with Rodney lying in bed staring upwards. He's not alone, but his bedmate is covered and we can't quite see who it is. In voice-over he tells us that he is a FAT GIRL and always has been. It is a hard concept to explain, he says. Being a FAT GIRL is more a state of mind, he tells us, an unspoken club. You don't even have to be fat to be one or even a girl for that matter. Rodney then invites us on his journey to discover his own inner FAT GIRL.

The journey begins, in flashback, some time earlier, backstage during the intermission of his high school's production of "The Odd Couple," where Rodney and his co-star in the production, Ted, the quarterback of the football team, are masturbating each other in the wardrobe room, because (as Rodney tells it) the "straight" Ted isn't getting enough sex from his girlfriend. However, Rodney's best friend, Sabrina, who also happens to be the stage manager, quickly breaks this up. Rodney divides the world up between those who are FAT GIRLS and those who are not. Sabrina, he tells us, is a true FAT GIRL -- inside and out, while hunky Ted isn't one at all and never will be.

After they take their bows at the end of the performance, Rodney begins a slow awkward roll home on his roller blades. He's accosted by a group of good old boys who call him over and offer him a beer - which he definitely should have refused. After Rodney figures out what is in the beer, he proceeds to throw up all over one of the villain's cowboy boots. It seems like things can only get worse, but then Bobby appears. In voice-over Rodney explains that the handsome Bobby is his cousin, and in protecting him, he's really only protecting the family name. Also, he says, Bobby is definitely not a FAT GIRL.

Bobby drops Rodney off at home. Inside, we meet Rodney's mother, a receptionist at the church and the kind of Christian lady who serves food with religious themes, like Angel Hair pasta and Jesus Jambalaya. His father, who runs the family plumbing business, is a silent, gaseous presence, stretched out on the couch in front of the television. Rodney explains (with the help of an old home movie) that his Dad always wanted a football-playing son, but got a kid who liked to dress up and put on make-up instead.

Rodney goes to his room and puts in a porn tape.

The next day at Martin Luther King Jr. High School, Rodney and Sabrina make their way
to the cafeteria. They bring their lunch to an empty table and are soon joined by Rudy Jackson, a bespectacled Cuban refugee, who seems to take a shine to Sabrina. The trio is interrupted by Katie Chin, the school's peppy cheerleader type (and Ted's girlfriend) who announces the upcoming graduation dance. Sabrina asks Rodney who he plans to go with, thinking that they'll probably go together, but Rodney has other plans, namely, the blonde and super cool Joey, a new arrival from England. Meanwhile, realizing that Sabrina is without a date, Rudy watches her leeringly.

Now, Mr. Cox, Rodney's favorite teacher, a nice guy and "total FAT GIRL" arrives at their table to enlist the three to volunteer at the Senior Citizen center. The friends reluctantly comply. Mr. Cox exits and then Rodney sees his chance with Joey as the new student crosses to the food line. After introductions, Rodney works up the nerve to ask Joey to the dance, telling him that he figures they might have something in common. Joey likes the idea of freaking out the school and agrees. Rodney, of course, is thrilled.

But soon it's back to humiliation when Rodney's classroom speech about anti-gay discrimination is interrupted when he is summoned to the guidance office. The counselor asks Rodney what he plans to do after graduation. Rodney shares his dream of Broadway stardom, but the counselor thinks Rodney should be more practical and think about how to support a family. When Rodney explains he doesn't want a family, only a boyfriend, the counselor sends him on his way with a Christian pamphlet for alternative lifestyles and a fistful of condoms.

Rodney and Sabrina buy tickets for the graduation dance. Afterwards, they run into Tina, Bobby's slutty girlfriend. Tina asks Rodney if she can take one of the condoms, and then she and Rodney get into a disagreement about the size of Bobby's endowment.

Later, Rodney, Sabrina and Rudy walk along the railroad tracks on their way to meet Mr. Cox at the Senior Center. Mr. Cox tells Rodney he wants to introduce him to a woman named Mildred, one of the residents. Mildred turns out to be a spunky old girl with a Broadway past. Rodney is impressed by this and Mr. Cox encourages Rodney to sing his self-styled "number" for the ex-performer.

During the ride home, Rodney comes to find out that Mr. Cox has returned to their small Texas town to take care of an ailing mother. Rodney makes no secret of his disdain for the town and his longing to escape to New York. Mr. Cox, a former resident of NYC, encourages Rodney and tells him how much he'll love it there.

Rodney comes home to the news that his father has died during a sexual encounter with a "midget woman." Rodney seems less disturbed by his father's passing than the group of church folks gathered in his living room.

Later, when his mother comes to his room to comfort him, he can't quite convince her that he's not that upset, given the obvious issues with his father. The more she tries to comfort him, the more he's amused. He tries, somewhat unsuccessfully, to stifle his giggles.

Later still, Joey calls to invite Rodney to BJ's, a gay club. Rodney is excited by the invitation. To the tune of 'I'm so sexy' he gets ready for the big night. Joey honks from the street and Rodney crawls out his bedroom window to meet him.

Meanwhile, Sabrina and Rudy are hooking up in the front seat of a Volkswagen.

At the gay bar, Rodney and Joey have barely settled themselves on their stools when Joey is propositioned by a hot guy. Joey and the guy retire to the bathroom and Rodney sits rejected and alone. But then the show starts and a drag performer is introduced - Miss Autumn Leaves. In Judy/Liza fashion she performs a stirring rendition of "Give My Regards to Broadway." Rodney is awestruck, but not so much by the performance. It's that he recognizes the performer as none other than Mr. Cox. After the performance, Rodney steals backstage and confronts his teacher in the dressing room. No words are exchanged. They just stare at each other until Rodney departs.

Back in the Volkswagen, while in the heat of passion, Sabrina gets her behind stuck between the dashboard and the seat. Luckily, Rodney happens along and comes to the (broadly comic) rescue, thanks to a handful of butter.

When Rodney is back in his room, Joey comes to his window and apologizes for abandoning him at the bar. Rodney accepts the apology and they end the evening with a kiss.

Mr. Cox calls Rodney to say he's sorry for the scene earlier, but Rodney tells him he has nothing to apologize for, that Mr. Cox was amazing. Rodney's mother is listening in on the conversation.

The next day, outside, Sabrina regales Rodney with surprising (and not so welcome) details of her relationship with Rudy.

Rodney suffers further humiliation when he's chosen last for basketball in gym class, but leaves the class pleading illness.

Rodney meets up with Mr. Cox on the school stage, where once again they discuss their accidental meeting at the club. Rodney reassures Mr. Cox that he was amazing and not to be upset about it. Then, much to Mr. Cox's amusement, Rodney comes out to him, only to be told that it's not such a secret.

Sabrina and Rodney have dinner with her two Moms and they discuss Sabrina's problems at school and a plot for revenge.

Rodney returns home and tells his mother that he has had dinner at Sabrina's. She tells him that she wishes he wouldn't have dinner with lesbians. She has some other choice comments until Rodney mentions that Sabrina has accompanied him home and is standing right next to him, though out-of-sight in the hallway.

Sabrina and Rodney go back to Rodney's room, after being warned by Rodney's mother not to partake of any "horizontal folk dancing." The two listen to music, get drunk and laugh, until they both roll off the bed.

Rudy is having a family reunion, to which Rodney and Sabrina have been invited. When the two friends arrive they notice that all Rudy's family are African-American -- he's adopted. After initial concerns that they will once again be outsiders, Rodney and Sabrina are greeted warmly.

Rodney goes out with Joey to a roller rink. While in the bathroom after a slightly disappointing but humorous encounter, Joey tells Rodney he is a Satanist.

Back home, Rodney's mom and her Bereavement Buddies are planning to pop in the latest Kirk Cameron movie. But what they get instead is one of Rodney's porn tapes. Rodney's mom has a tough time explaining that the tape does not belong to her.

When Rodney returns, he denies any knowledge of the tape and swears that he is not gay.

The next day at church, Ted signals to Rodney to meet him, but on his way out of the pew, the minister mistakes Rodney's movement as an approach to the altar to accept Jesus. The congregation lays their hands on him. Later, when he does catch up with Ted, upstairs in the church, they begin to have sex in a closet only to have the door swing open onto a shocked Sunday school class.

Back in his room that night he gets high with Bobby, who doesn't understand why Rodney hangs out with Sabrina, though Rodney explains that he's her friend.

Before the graduation dance, Rodney and Sabrina get ready at Sabrina's house, excited about their dates and how the night will end. Rudy comes to pick up Sabrina and there are some humorously awkward moments with her moms.

They all arrive at the dance. Rodney and Joey dance. Then Rodney and Sabrina. The two couples are having a good time. But Bobby is drunk in a corner making out with Tina and Tina wants to dance. He won't. She asks Rudy, and with Sabrina's permission, they begin to move on the floor. A drunken Bobby calls Sabrina a fat bitch. When Rodney protests, Bobby calls him a fag. This stops everything. Rodney realizes the ignorance of the small town he lives in and perhaps his own naiveté in even going to the dance. We travel backwards at warp speed to the beginning of Rodney's journey.

Next, Rodney is telling us what he did next was the only thing a FAT GIRL could do. He's back in the bed, staring up at the ceiling, but now his bedmate moves and we can see him clearly. It is Mr. Cox, the nice guy teacher and drag performer. Rodney leaves the bed, moves to the bathroom and looks in the mirror. He tells us that he has discovered his inner FAT GIRL. It simply means he is finally comfortable and happy with himself.

Written by Ash Christian

Directed by Ash Christian

Starring - Ash Christian, Ashley Fink, Robin de Jesus, Jonathan Caouette, Deborah Theaker, Ellen Albertini, Alexa Havins, Justin Bruening

Rated - R for strong sexual content including graphic dialogue, language and some drug/alcohol use - all involving teens

Running Time – 1:23

Genre - Comedy

Open in Theaters - November 2nd, 2007 (NY, LA)

Martian Child

The comic drama "Martian Child" stars John Cusack as a recently widowed science fiction writer who adopts a young boy that claims to be from Mars. But the new father ignores some sage advice about the perils of parenthood from his sister and gets more than he bargained for when a series of strange occurences lead him to believe the child's claim may be true. Based on an award-winning short story by sci-fi luminary David Gerrold, "Martian Child" is directed by Menno Meyjes and co-stars Amanda Peet and Joan Cusack.

Written by Seth Bass, David Gerrold

Directed by Menno Meyjes

Starring - John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Bobby Coleman, Sophie Okonedo, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt, Bobby Coleman

Rated - PG for thematic elements and mild language

Running Time - 1:48

Genre - Comedy, Drama

Open in Theaters - November 2nd, 2007

Darfur Now

Six lives transformed by human tragedy. Six people united by a belief that anything is possible. Six individuals committed to ending the worst crisis of the 21st century.

Six lives transformed by human tragedy. Six people united by a belief that anything is possible. Six people committed to stop the worst crisis of the 21st century. Six ways to save Darfur.

Even the smallest act makes a difference.

"Darfur Now" is a call to action for people everywhere to help stop the catastrophe in Darfur, Sudan. For the first time in history, the US government has declared a genocide while it is still ongoing. In this documentary the struggles and achievements of six very different individuals bring to light the situation in Darfur and illustrate the absolute need to get involved. From a UCLA graduate in Manhattan Beach, California, to a Darfurian woman who joins rebel forces, to the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, to a United Nations humanitarian on the ground in Sudan, to an internationally known actor and activist, and finally to a community leader in a West Darfur refugee camp, the film portrays the heroic efforts of six people trying to resolve a humanitarian tragedy unfolding before our very eyes.

Written and directed by Ted Braun, the film explores the Darfur conflict through the first-hand experiences of Don Cheadle, Hejewa Adam, Pablo Recalde, Ahmed Mahmoud Abakar, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, and Adam Sterling.

Written by Ted Braun

Directed by Ted Braun

Starring - Don Cheadle, Hejewa Adam, Pablo Recalde, Ahmed Mahmoud Abakar, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Adam Sterling

Rated - none

Running Time - 1:38

Genre - Documentary

Open in Theaters - November 2nd, 2007 (NY, LA)

Open in Theaters from October 26th (1)

2007-10-25T02:16:00.000-07:00

Saw 4 (IV)

For every death, there is a new life....Jigsaw's baby takes over

Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead.

Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw's latest grizzly remains and piecing together the puzzle.

However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is abducted and thrust into a game, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of demented traps and save an old friend or face the deadly consequences.

Written by Unknown psycho

Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman

Starring - Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell, Costas Mandylor, Lyriq Bent, Athena Karkanis, Justin Louis, Simon Reynolds, Mike Realba, Marty Adams

Rated - R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture throughout, and for language

Running Time - 1:48

Genre - Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Open in Theaters - October 26th, 2007

Music Within

Richard Pimentel (Ron Livingston) begins his life as a fighter, and his life's work becomes a process of fighting for the rights of others.

Rising up from a childhood in a dysfunctional family, armed with a talent for public speaking and a winning personality, the young man makes his way to a Northwestern college, confident that he will ace his try-out for his idol Dr. Ben Padrow (Hector Elizondo), the coach of the winningest team in the history of the College Bowl.

But Dr. Padrow shatters his dream when he rejects him. Richard's immediate reaction is to enlist in the army for a tour of duty in Vietnam. During combat, the young recruit loses his hearing to a bomb blast, and has to deal with this newfound disability on his return to civilian life in Oregon.

Richard discovers that his disability and the struggle to transcend it is a defining moment in his fight for what he believes in. When he tries to help his friends, vets like himself and others with disabilities, to get work in an environment that treats them with pity at best and disdain as a matter of course, he realizes that he can make a difference. The friends who make up his close-knit clique are: Art Honneyman (Michael Sheen), a student wheel chair user with cerebral palsy who uses his rapier wit to deflect the prejudice that greets his disturbing appearance; Mike Stoltz (Yul Vázquez), a fellow veteran with a lot of rage and nowhere to put it; and then there is Christine (Melissa George), the passionate libertine who strokes Richard's ego and initiates him into the world of free love.

Together, the friends experience the currents of those turbulent times, and the wild, joyful energy of winning through confrontation and humor. Without his hearing Richard is all the more prepared to listen to the message deep within himself, and to carry that message to the thousands of people whose lives are improved by the movement he helps to organize.

Written by Bret McKinney, Mark Andrew Olsen, Kelly Kennemer

Directed by Steven Sawalich

Starring - Ron Livingston, Melissa George, Michael Sheen, Rebecca De Mornay, Hector Elizondo, Leslie Nielsen

Rated - None

Running Time - 1:33

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - October 26th, 2007 (Limited)

Rails & Ties

Tom and Megan Stark always thought there would be time-time to have children, time to take that trip to San Francisco, time to fix the problems in their marriage. But Megan's illness and Tom's inability to face the possibility of losing her are stealing all the time they have left. All Tom can do is bury himself in his job as a train conductor, where at least he feels in control and everything runs on a predetermined track. Until now.

Tom's train has hit a car on the tracks in a tragic turn of events that, while not his fault, may still cost him his job. Worse, a young woman is dead and her son, Davey, has been left to cope with the loss of his mother, the guilt that he could not save her not only from the train but from herself...and the anger at the man he holds responsible: Tom Stark.

The accident puts the Starks and Davey on their own collision course. But instead of leading to tragedy, this crossing could mean new hope for a woman who has only one chance left to fulfill her dreams, for a man who must learn to open his heart before it's too late, and for a young boy who has never known the true meaning of family.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents the drama "Rails & Ties," starring Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden as Tom and Megan Stark and Miles Heizer as Davey. Alison Eastwood directed the film, marking her directorial debut.

Written by Micky Levy

Directed by Alison Eastwood

Starring - Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden

Rated - PG-13 for mature thematic elements, an accident scene, brief nudity and momentary strong language

Running Time - 1:36

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - October 26th, 2007 (NY, LA, TOR)

SlipStream

Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins, makes the journey into independent filmmaking as writer and director of "Slipstream." The project attracted a renowned ensemble cast and crew boasting an outstanding combined total of more than 70 esteemed awards and accolades, and over 200 nominations.

Pushing the boundaries between fiction and fantasy, "Slipstream" is about the implosion of a man's mind. The film unfolds in a dreamlike, non-linear, stream-of-consensus style of story telling with a surreal tale of one man's journey. Felix Bonhoeffer (Hopkins) is an actor and screenwriter who has lived his life in two states of existence: reality and his own interior world. While working on a murder-mystery screenplay, Felix becomes baffled as his characters start appearing in his life; and his life starts slipping into his characters.

Unaware that his brain is on the verge of implosion, Bonhoeffer is thrown into a vortex where his dreams, time, and reality collide. As Felix enters an increasingly whirling slipstream, he soon discovers that life is random and fortune is sightless.

Written by Anthony Hopkins

Directed by Anthony Hopkins

Starring - Anthony Hopkins, Stella Arroyave, Christian Slater, John Turturro, Michael Clark Duncan, Camryn Manheim, Jeffrey Tambor, S. Epatha Merkerson, Fionnula Flanagan, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lawford, Lisa Pepper, Gavin Grazer, Aaron Tucker, Lana Antonva, Kevin McCarthy.

Rated - R for some language and violent images

Running Time – 1:36

Genre - Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Open in Theaters - October 26th, 2007 (NY, LA, CHI)

Open in Theaters from October 26th (2)

2007-10-24T03:19:00.000-07:00

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Master filmmaker Sidney Lumet directs this absorbing suspense thriller about a family facing the worst enemy of all - itself. Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Andy, an overextended broker who lures his younger brother, Hank (Ethan Hawke) into a larcenous scheme: the pair will rob a suburban mom-and-pop jewelry store that appears to be the quintessential easy target. The problem is, the store owners are Andy and Hank's actual mom and pop and, when the seemingly perfect crime goes awry, the damage lands right at their doorstep. Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei plays Hoffman's trophy wife, who is having a clandestine affair with Hawke, and the stellar cast also includes Albert Finney as the family patriarch who pursues justice at all costs, completely unaware that the culprits he is hunting are his own sons. A classy, classic heist-gone-wrong drama in the tradition of "The Killing" and Lumet's own "The Anderson Tapes," "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" is smart enough to know that we often have the most to fear from those who are near and dear.

Written by Kelly Masterson

Directed by Sidney Lumet

Starring - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei

Rated - R for scene of strong graphic sexuality, nudity, violence, drug use and language

Running Time – 1:57

Genre - Drama, Thriller

Open in Theaters - October 26th, 2007 (NY, LA)

Bella

In Alejandro Monteverde's emotional tale of self-discovery, two people whose lives are changed forever discover that sometimes it takes losing it all to finally appreciate the things that truly matter. "Bella" is a heartwarming love story that goes deeper than romance and celebrates life, relationships and our capacity for love in the face of the unexpected.

The English-language inspirational drama stars Mexican superstar Eduardo Verástegui (Chasing Papi) and Emmy® award winner Tammy Blanchard ("The Good Shepherd") and features Manuel Perez, Angelica Aragon, Jaime Terelli and Ali Landry. "Bella" was written by Alejandro Monteverde, Patrick Million and Leo Severino and was produced by Sean Wolfington, Eduardo Verástegui, Leo Severino, Alejandro Monteverde and Denise Pinckley, and executive produced by J. Eustace Wolfington, Marcy Wolfington, Ana Wolfington, and Stephen McEveety.

"Bella" is inspired by a true story that demonstrates how one person can change your life forever, and was a People's Choice Winner at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival.

Written by Alejandro Monteverde, Patrick Million, Leo Severino

Directed by Alejandro Monteverde

Starring - Tammy Blanchard, Manuel Perez, Angelica Aragon, Jaime Terelli, Ali Landry

Rated - PG-13 for thematic elements and brief disturbing images

Running Time – 1:31

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - October 26th, 2007 (Limited)

Black Irish

You can't choose family...

BLACK IRISH, a contemporary Irish-American family drama set in South Boston, starring Brendan Gleeson ("Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," "Troy," "28 Days Later") and Michael Angarano ("Sky High," "Lords of Dogtown"). Brad Gann, who wrote the screenplay for the film "Invincible" starring Mark Wahlberg and Greg Kinnear, makes his directorial debut with the film which won the Audience and Grand Jury Awards at the Florida Film Festival and feature film awards from Method Fest and the Newport Beach Film Festival. Anywhere Road will release the film in Los Angeles and Boston on October 26.

The film also stars Melissa Leo ("Stephanie Daley," "21 Grams," "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada"), Tom Guiry ("Mystic River," "Tigerland," NBC's "The Black Donnellys"), and Emily VanCamp (ABC's "Brothers & Sisters," The WB's "Everwood").

Fifteen-year-old Cole (Angarano) is a sweet-natured, baseball-loving, obedient teenager who yearns for the attentions of his emotionally remote father (Gleeson). Cole is by turns nurtured and abandoned by the rest of his family: his pregnant unmarried sister (VanCamp), a troubled bully for a brother (Guiry) and his deeply religious mother (Leo) who has been grooming Cole, her youngest son, for a life in the priesthood. As the story unfolds, each family member undergoes a crisis of his or her own, until circumstances force Cole to take action to prevent a family tragedy.

Written and Directed by Brad Gann

Starring - Michael Angarano, Brendan Gleeson, Emily VanCamp, Tom Guiry, Melissa Leo

Rated - None

Running Time – 1:32

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - October 26th, 2007 (Boston)

Dan in Real Life

Something's happening to Dan. It's confusing. It's awkward. It's family.

"Plan to be surprised."
-- Dan Burns, DAN IN REAL LIFE

A conflicted romance collides head-on into the perils of family relations with fun-filled results in Peter Hedges' fresh, clever and hilarious take on the slice-of-life comedy, DAN IN REAL LIFE. Comic sensation Steve Carell stars as an ordinary guy who accidentally stumbles out of his "play-it-safe" life into the exhilarating world of the unexpected when he falls in love on what was supposed to be a family getaway. Starring alongside standup star Dane Cook and Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche, Carell is about to discover a family weekend of chaos, confusion, awkwardness -- and ultimately, his entire family's extraordinary capacity for love in the face of left-field surprises.

It all begins with widowed father and family advice columnist Dan Burns (Carell), who is still reeling from the heartache of loss and takes refuge by trying to maintain order with his three rebellious young girls, while dodging anything unexpected or outside the box. But when Dan heads to Rhode Island, his miffed daughters in tow, for the annual Fall weekend thrown by the large and boisterous Burns family, everything changes. Soon after his arrival, he runs into an alluring woman named Marie (Binoche) in a bookshop. For the first time in a very, very long time, Dan experiences real, live sparks -- only to have to douse them liberally when he discovers Marie is, in fact, the brand new girlfriend his brother Mitch (Cook) is about to proudly introduce to the family.

As the weekend gets underway in the close quarters of a crowded house filled with quirky, prying relatives, Dan and Marie try to squelch and cover up their growing mutual attraction at every turn, leading to one comical situation after another. Yet, no matter how hard they try to do the very opposite, Dan and Marie can't help but fall in love. Now Dan is about to realize, that no matter how wise safety might seem, when it comes to real life, he's going to have to break all the rules.

Written by Pierce Gardner, Peter Hedges

Directed by Peter Hedges

Starring - Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Norbert Leo Butz, John Mahoney, Dianne Wiest, Alison Pill, Brittany Robertson, Marlene Lawston, Emily Blunt

Rated - PG-13 for some innuendo

Running Time - 1:35

Genre - Comedy, Romance

Open in Theaters - October 26th, 2007

Open in Theaters from October 19th (1)

2007-10-24T02:06:00.000-07:00

Things We Lost in the Fire

After an unspeakable tragedy, two people get a second chance at life in "Things We Lost in the Fire." When Audrey Burke (Halle Berry) loses her husband in an act of random violence, she forges an unlikely relationship with Jerry Sunborne (Benicio Del Toro), her husband's best friend from childhood. Jerry is a heroin user; his addiction has destroyed everything that was once important to him. As Audrey discovers that Jerry is the only person who can help her survive her loss, Jerry finds the strength to overcome his own problems. Acclaimed Danish director Susanne Bier helms.

Written by Allan Loeb

Directed by Susanne Bier

Starring - Halle Berry, Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny, Alison Lohman

Rated - R for drug content and language

Running Time – 1:53

Genre – Drama

Open in Theaters - October 19th, 2007

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

3D So Real, It's Scary.

"Twas a long time ago, longer now than it seems, in a place perhaps you've seen in your dreams..."

Santa in Tim Burton's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

This Halloween, everyone's favorite nightmare will return -- in another dimension. On the occasion of its 13th anniversary, Tim Burton's hippest of holiday classics, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, will make a ghoulishly groundbreaking comeback to the big screen, seamlessly transformed into stunning Disney Digital 3D. This dazzling new makeover offers a frightfully fun, eyepopping trip into a universe of magic and wonder that remains unlike any other. The film's transformation was led by the original filmmaking team of Academy Award®-nominated writer/producer Tim Burton ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Corpse Bride") and director Henry Selick ("James and the Giant Peach") -- and was turned into reality through an intense, frame-by-frame digitizing process spearheaded by the technical wizards at Industrial Light & Magic and driven by a passion for the film's visual splendor and timeless (not to mention occasionally headless) characters.

Donning their state-of-the-art, polarized 3D glasses, audiences will now have the chance to get truly up close and bone-rattlingly personal with the film's cast of mischievously macabre ghosts and goblins. They'll be transported directly into the three-dimensional center of the haunted house-like environs of Halloweentown as its bored Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington, attempts to take over the festive Christmas season for a change of pace. Against the advice of Sally (Catherine O'Hara), the lonely rag doll who has secret feelings for him, Jack enlists three trick-or-treaters -- Lock, Shock, and Barrel -- to help him kidnap Santa Claus. But even when Jack realizes his mistake, he'll have to contend with the evil Oogie Boogie before he can turn things around and restore the holiday's cheer.

Fueled by an unforgettable Grammy®-nominated soundtrack featuring ten infectiously spooky songs by Oscar nominee Danny Elfman ("Corpse Bride," "Big Fish"), who also provided the singing voice for Jack, Tim Burton's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS 3D will be released in conjunction with a new soundtrack album from Walt Disney Records that revisits the music in equally fun ways. The two disc set will feature Danny Elfman's acclaimed original score, four never-before-released demos from Elfman and a new twist: a collection of covers of the film's most favorite songs from such popular artists as Fall Out Boy, Fiona Apple, Marilyn Manson, Panic! At The Disco and She Wants Revenge.
THE TRANSFORMATION
A landmark film in its genre, the 1993 release of THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS combined the power, enchantment and artistry of stop-motion animation with technological wizardry to create a moviegoing experience that captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of die-hard fans. It simultaneously became an all-time family favorite and attained permanent cult status among the cool. Just as its playful, pitch-perfect sense of Halloween fun made it a holiday standard, its mischievously dark humor and no-holds-barred creativity has made it an enduring video hit among college kids and hipsters -- who admire it, quote it, sing it and even dress the parts at Halloween. For years, every Halloween has been turned into NIGHTMARE season at Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre, which screens the film each October to ever-growing audiences.

Part ghostly love story, part upside-down holiday celebration and part toe-tappingly offbeat musical, this NIGHTMARE was always multidimensional. But now, the classic film that had audiences falling in love with one of the most painstakingly handmade of all animation processes has been brought hurtling into the 21st century and transformed for a new generation to experience in Disney Digital 3D, expanding its legacy of innovation.

Written by Caroline Thompson, Tim Burton, Michael McDowell

Directed by Henry Selick

Starring - Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Paul Reubens, Ken Page, Ed Ivory, Susan McBride, Debi Durst, Greg Proops, Kerry Katz, Randy Crenshaw, Sherwood Ball, Carmen Twillie, Catherine O'Hara

Rated - PG for some scary images

Running Time – 1:16

Genre - Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical

Open in Theaters - October 19th, 2007 (in 200 theaters - October 20, 2006 – re-release: October 19, 2007)

Wristcutters: A Love Story

From the moment Zia (Patrick Fugit) cuts his wrists and enters a bizarre afterlife reserved for suicides, this film becomes a strangely uplifting, darkly comic tale about a journey through the hereafter. This is a world where everyone still bears the scars earned from the manner in which they "offed" while the everyday reality is a twisted mirror image of our own mortal world.

When Zia begins his search for his long lost love, he encounters a variety of memorable individuals, be it a disillusioned suicide bomber or an angel in disguise. But it is in Eugene (Shea Whigham), an inscrutable Russian musician, and Mikal (Shannyn Sossamon), an accidental tourist, that he finds his closest friends. This trio of lost souls forms an uncommon bond as they set out on a journey across the afterlife in search of what they could not find in their previous lives.

Written by Goran Dukic

Directed by Goran Dukic

Starring - Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, Leslie Bibb, Mikal P. Lazarev, Mark Boone Jr. Abraham Benrubi, Mary Pat Gleason, Clayne Crawford, Anthony Azizi, Azura Skye, Nick Offerman, Sarah Roemer with John Hawkes, Tom Waits.

Rated - R for language and disturbing content involving suicide

Running Time – 1:28

Genre - Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Open in Theaters - October 19th, 2007 (first in top 10 markets; expands: Nov. 2)

Open in Theaters from October 19th (2)

2007-10-24T01:27:00.000-07:00

Rendition

Gavin Hood, whose "Tsotsi" became the first film from the former Apartheid state to win an Academy Award, will make his Hollywood debut directing first-time screenwriter Kelley Sane's multi-layered story centering on a CIA analyst based in Cairo who finds his world spinning out of control after he witnesses the interrogation of a foreign national by the Egyptian secret police. Witherspoon has been tapped to play Isabella El-Ibrahim, the pregnant American wife of an Egyptian-born chemical engineer whose family emigrated to the States in the mid 1980s, who is shipped off to a third world country for interrogation after he is deemed a political prisoner in our post-9/11 world.

Written by Kelley Sane

Directed by Gavin Hood

Starring - Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin, Peter Sarsgaard, Christian Martin

Rated - R for torture/violence and language

Running Time - 2:00

Genre – Thriller

Box office - $4,060,012 (US total)

Open in Theaters - October 19th, 2007

Reservation Road

To find the truth you have to find out who's hiding it.

Based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name by John Burnham Schwartz, this is the compelling new dramatic thriller from two-time Academy Award-nominated writer/director Terry George ("Hotel Rwanda"). A tale of anger, revenge, and great courage, the film follows two fathers as their families and lives converge. On a warm September evening, college professor Ethan Learner (two-time Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix), his wife Grace (Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly), and their daughter Emma (Elle Fanning) are attending a recital. Their 10-year-old son Josh (Sean Curley) is playing cello ¬ beautifully, as usual. His younger sister looks up to him, and his parents are proud of their son. On the way home, they all stop at a gas station on Reservation Road. There, in one terrible instant, he is taken from them forever. On a warm September evening, law associate Dwight Arno (Mark Ruffalo) and his 11-year-old son Lucas (Eddie Alderson) are attending a baseball game. Their favorite team, the Red Sox, is playing ¬ and, hopefully, heading for the World Series. Dwight cherishes his time spent with Lucas. Driving his son back to his ex-wife, Lucas' mother Ruth Wheldon (Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino), Dwight heads towards his fateful encounter at Reservation Road. The accident happens so fast that Lucas is all but unaware, while Ethan ¬ the only witness ¬ is all too aware, as a panicked Dwight speeds away. The police are called, and an investigation begins. Haunted by the tragedy, both fathers react in unexpected ways, as do Grace and Emma. As a reckoning looms, the two fathers are forced to make the hardest choices of their lives.

Written by Terry George, Jonathan Burnham Schwartz

Directed by Terry George

Starring - Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly, Mira Sorvino, Elle Fanning

Rated - R for language and some disturbing images

Running Time – 1:42

Genre - Drama, Thriller

Open in Theaters - October 19th, 2007

Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour

A teenage girl has mysterious encounters with paranormal activity in the small town of Pine Valley.

Written by John Comrie, Lisa Comrie

Directed by Lisa Comrie

Starring - Rissa Walters

Rated - PG for thematic elements, mild peril and language

Running Time – 1:28

Genre - Family, Mystery, Thriller

Open in Theaters - October 19th, 2007

The Ten Commandments

Condemned to die by Pharaoh while just a baby, Hebrew Moses is set adrift on the River Nile by his mother and his sister. Rescued by the daughter of Pharaoh, he grows up thinking he's an Egyptian prince.

Eventually exiled from Egypt when he is exposed as a Jew, he is touched by God, and told that he will lead his enslaved Chosen People to the Promised Land. With the hand of God firmly on his shoulder, and with faith as his only weapon, Moses performs miracles, casts down plagues, evades a pursuing Egyptian army, parts the Red Sea and, after forty years of leading the Hebrew Chosen Ones to the Promised Land, is embraced by God and led to a better place.

What makes this version of "The Ten Commandments" unique is that it highlights Mosesâ€™ family, both real and extended, on this long journey.

Filled with high adventure, the miraculous, and a gentle sense of humor, "The Ten Commandments" showcases Moses, the reluctant prophet, who was the only man in Biblical history to see the face of God and call him 'friend.'

Written by inspiration from Holy Bible

Directed by unknown

Starring - Ben Kingsley, Christian Slater, Alfred Molina, Elliott Gould

Rated - None

Running Time – 1:28

Genre - Animation, Family

Open in Theaters - October 19th, 2007

Open in Theaters from October 19th (3)

2007-10-24T00:50:00.000-07:00

30 Days of Night

Producer Sam Raimi ("Spider-Man") brings audiences the terrifying thriller "30 Days of Night," set in the isolated town of Barrow, Alaska, in the extreme northern hemisphere, which is plunged into complete darkness annually for an entire month. When most of the inhabitants head south for the winter, a mysterious group of strangers appear: bloodthirsty vampires, ready to take advantage of the uninterrupted darkness to feed on the town's residents. As the night wears on, Barrow's Sheriff Eben (Josh Hartnett), his estranged wife Stella (Melissa George), and an ever-shrinking group of survivors must do anything they can to last until daylight.

Written by Stuart Beattie

Directed by David Slade

Starring - Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster, Manu Bennett

Rated - R for strong horror violence and language

Running Time - 1:53

Genre - Horror, Thriller

Box Office - $15,951,902 (US total)

Open in Theaters - October 19th, 2007

The Comebacks

The producers of "Wedding Crashers" spoof the greatest sports movies ever.

With a track record that boasts such successful comedies as Wedding Crashers, The Wedding Planner and the recently released, Employee of the Month, it is no wonder that Fox Atomic approached the partners at Tapestry Films to produce THE COMEBACKS.

"Since we do a lot of youth oriented and big four quadrant comedies," begins producer Andrew Panay, "I think they thought we might be right for this kind of material. They sent us the script, we read it and we jointly agreed that this was something that we thought was hilarious and exciting. I think most everybody has seen a sports movie or a sports drama. How much fun would it be to poke fun at those movies and also poke fun at the sports world just in general on a large scale? It was perfect for our company."

"We thought it was terrific," agrees producer Peter Abrams. "There were some very, very funny bits... and it needed a great director that could put his stamp to it."

To this end, the filmmakers hired director Tom Brady. Coming off of two comedies geared for the young audiences, The Hot Chick and The Animal, Brady seemed a good match for this material on several levels.

"We looked for a director and found Tom Brady," recalls Abrams. "One of his strengths besides directing, is that he's a writer... So, Tom brought his keen sense of humor to the material."

"I read hundreds of scripts looking for that special one," begins director Tom Brady. "When this one came along, there were a couple things that got me. No one had really parodied or made fun of these sports movies yet. And so that hook was great.

But in particular what got me was there's a story there. They're real characters, each character had its arc. And there was the potential for a big movie with real actors and real people and real emotion and if done right to have your cake and eat it too. You can root for these people all the way and feel all the things you're supposed to feel in a sports movie, but make fun of it all along the way; and poke fun at all the clichés and conventions of all these typical melodramatic, overly dramatic sports movies that we've all seen."

Creating a film that did not just go from joke to joke or from skit to skit was important to all the filmmakers. They agreed that if they created a story with characters that the audience could get behind and root for, the jokes would play off that foundation and ring true.

"Tom has been absolutely fantastic," comments co-producer Michael Schreiber. "It's always good to have a director who knows what they want. He has a clear vision of this movie and he's able to vocalize that. So you know exactly what you're getting."

"I just had a vision for the film from the beginning," recalls Brady, "that if you play the stakes real and if the characters feel human and three dimensional, then you have a real movie. And then on top of that, you have that level of parody and the big stunts and the cameos-then you have everything you want in a movie."

Finding the right actor to play Coach Lambeau Fields was critical. Not only did the filmmakers need a comedic actor, but someone who could imbue the character with realism and heart. Into the shoes of the Coach stepped David Koechner for whom the role could not be more tailor-made. Having appeared as an extremely strong and memorable supporting player in such big screen comedy successes as Anchorman, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, The 40 Year Old Virgin, and Reno 911, the filmmakers knew he was up to the challenge of playing the leading man.

"David and I met for breakfast," recalls Brady. "I just wanted to see that he was the guy that I thought he was. And within 10 seconds, we were both laughing and I knew in fact that he was the guy."

Brady remarks, "He was the perfect actor for the role . I think he's one of the finest comedic actors working today. He's just ready and he brings it all. He's so likable. He's compassionate. He can modulate his performance. He'd be very dramatic if he needs to be. And sometimes that's what's most funny."

"The thing about David that's so fantastic," comments Panay, "is that he's a real actor. He's such a good actor, who happens to be really funny. He's not just a comedian who's one note. This guy has so many layers -- he's got so much heart. And how do you not root for Dave Koechner? I think that's the biggest quality he has --- you cannot not love this guy!"

Koechner's comedic talents were indeed appreciated by everyone on set, although his antics
often brought with them an acting challenge for those trying to do a scene with him. Many of his fellow-actors were continually brought to the verge of hysterics.

As Matthew Lawrence recalls, "He's just nailin' this character. I mean we have so much fun. He goes on these rants and when he adlibs---it's just hysterical. And it's really hard sometimes when you're opposite him, to keep a straight face."

"In the first couple scenes I had with him, it was kind of intimidating because he's so quick you don't really know where he's coming from," reflects the youngest cast member, 17-year-old Martin Spanjers who plays too-little-to-play Randy. "And he broke me a couple times. I started laughing. I had to turn my head so it wouldn't ruin the shot. But you just have to go with it and let it naturally happen. And finally, I got more comfortable. But he's just really funny. I mean this is his thing. This is his movie."

To sum it up best in the words of newcomer George Back, "He's probably the super-omega-ultra-coolest dude ever in the history of the world."

On the other side of the gridiron is Coach'es friend-turned-nemesis, Freddie Wiseman, played to perfection by Carl Weathers. Best known to filmgoers as Apollo Creed from the Rocky films, Weathers is a true icon in the world of sports and sports films, and the perfect choice to play the coach's nemesis.

"Carl Weathers is a true movie star," comments Brady, "always bringing enormous charm, intelligence, and an epic quality to all of his film roles. You can't get more charismatic than Apollo Creed, or help be in awe of his character in The Predator or of Action Jackson. I knew Carl could be hilarious. He was also a former football star at San Diego State and played with the Raiders! All of these things made him a natural and perfect choice to play Freddie, Coach Fields' friend and mentor." 
"He's incredible," comments Abrams. "He is not wildly crazy like Dave can be but in a very straight ahead way. He's very, very funny especially when the two of them play off of each other."

Once next-door neighbors, Brady and Weathers had talked about working together casually in the past. But once the script for THE COMEBACKS was ready, the conversation became much more specific. "Tom came to me," recalled Weathers, "and said 'I've got this movie, and I think it'll be really good. I'd love for you to be in it and I want to send you a script.'

"Well, lo and behold a script came and I read it and it was really, really funny. And when we started working together, Tom was a joy. I've always really enjoyed working with the directors who really support you as an actor and really gave you an opportunity to bring as much to the table as you can."

With a long history both in front of the camera and as a filmmaker, Brady did indeed take to heart comments and suggestions that the experienced and well versed Weathers brought to the table.

"Carl is also a filmmaker in his own right and brought an intelligence and 'big picture' view to the project," Brady comments. "Incorporating Carl's ideas really elevated the third act to a new level!" 
Once Koechner and Weathers were in place, the next step was to find the prefect group of young actors to play the rag-tag team of misfits that make up The Comebacks. "When we went through the casting process," recalls co-producer Kevin Sabbe, "we really searched for young talented actors who we felt were going to be the next big thing. And more than anything, we searched for talent who was really, really funny."

From the more experienced Matthew Lawrence, Robert Ri'chard and Martin Spanjers, to relative newcomers George Back, Jermaine Williams and Jesse Garcia, the cast all brought humor, energy and a willingness to go the distance (even over the line!) to bring the team to life. Additional team members Noureen DeWulf and Jackie Long, as well as young Brooke Nevin, who plays the coach's daughter, round out the cast.

"We found a group of very talented young actors who are all funny," comments Abrams. "I think it helps to have a funny piece of material, but we also have a really skilled group of kids working."

Director Tom Brady remarks on the cast, "I was looking for gifted actors who brought something extra special to the table - a brilliant spark, a comedic twist - actors who, although their roles were inspired by somewhat 'stock' types, who would transcend those roles and make them original and lasting film characters." He continues, "Most of the roles for the team members, I discovered during casting - which I consider to be one of the most important parts of the process."

Brady continues, "Without exception, I was pleased and every member of the team took their parts to a new level. The amount of talent on this set was insane, and I anticipate that we'll all look back five years from now and say, 'how did they ever get George Back, Robert Ri'chard, Jackie Long, Brooke Nevin, Noureen DeWulf, Martin Spanjers, and Jermaine Williams ALL in one film!'" 
In a few cases, Brady had worked with talent involved in the film before, so he had the advantage of already knowing what they could do.

"I worked with Matthew Lawrence on "The Hot Chick" and knew he would make the perfect Lance," comments Brady. "Matt brings an enormous amount of integrity to every role he plays. His portrayals are airtight, and as a leading man he is incredibly versatile. He is natural, confident and a 'guy's guy,' and he is also strikingly handsome and can play the vulnerability of romantic situations like very few actors his age. Matthew is also a solid, well-balanced guy who has easily made the transition from child actor (Mrs. Doubtfire) to teen idol to adult leading man. This is a guy who can be a huge film star." 
The young talent was eager to be a part of a comedy of this level and to have the ear of the filmmakers - Brady in particular - to listen to their ideas. "He actually sat each and every one of us down for about an hour session just to give him our ideas about our characters," recalls Jermaine Williams, who plays IPod, the Coach's side-kick.

In addition to the talented central cast, the filmmakers couldn't have been happier with the dozens of other talented actors, comedians and athletes who agreed to appear in the film in cameo roles. Although most of them only worked for a single day, the results are surprising, hysterical and satirical. Much of the success in booking these people is credited by producer Abrams to having shot the film in Los Angeles and to the presence of Koechner.

As Abrams explains, "We just found a group of very talented people that allowed the film to be chock full of cameos. It was our considered opinion that if we stayed in Los Angeles we'd have a better chance to get people to come play for a day. As opposed to going somewhere else, where a day plus two days of traveling might mean they wouldn't be able to do it.

"But also, when we went out to find actors and comedians to come do cameos, when they found out that Dave was the star, they all signed up because they all love him. Within the comic actor world, he's revered - everybody loves Dave Koechner and they think he's brilliantly funny."

From the world of sports, the list is stellar and includes Super Bowl winners, a World Series ball player, top NBA talent and sportscasters. Among those appearing in the film are ex- football stars Eric Dickerson, Lawrence "LT" Taylor and Michael Irvin, retired mega-stars Dennis Rodman and Bill Buckner, as well as John Salley, Chris Rose, Frank Caliendo, and Stacy Keibler.

Written by Kevin Sabbe, Tom Brady

Directed by Tom Brady

Starring - Carl Weathers, David Koechner, Matt Lawrence, Brooke Nevin

Rated - PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout and some drug material

Running Time - 1:24

Genre – Comedy

Box Office - $5,554,594 (US total)

Open in Theaters - October 19th, 2007

Gone Baby Gone

"Gone, Baby, Gone," Academy Award®-winner Ben Affleck's directorial debut, stars Casey Affleck ("Ocean's Eleven"), Michelle Monaghan ("Mission: Impossible III"), Academy Award®-winner Morgan Freeman and Academy Award®-nominee Ed Harris. Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane ("Mystic River") and adapted for the screen by Affleck and Aaron Stockard, the film tells the story of two private investigators hunting for an abducted 4-year-old girl in the seamiest side of Boston's underworld.

Written by Ben Affleck, Aaron Stockard

Directed by Ben Affleck

Starring - Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris

Rated - R for violence, drug content and pervasive language

Running Time - 1:54

Genre - Drama, Mystery

Box Office - $5,501,406 (US total)

Open in Theaters - October 19th, 2007

Meeting Resistance

What would you do if your country was invaded? "Meeting Resistance" raises the veil of anonymity surrounding the Iraqi insurgency by meeting face to face with individuals who are passionately engaged in the struggle, and documenting for the very first time, the sentiments experienced and actions taken by a nation's citizens when their homeland is occupied. Voices that have previously not been heard, male and female, speak candidly about their motivations, hopes and goals, revealing a kaleidoscope of human perspectives. Featuring reflective, yet fervent conversations with active insurgents, "Meeting Resistance" is the missing puzzle piece in understanding the Iraq war. Directed by Steve Connors and Molly Bingham, this daring, eye-opening film provides unique insight into the personal narratives of people involved in the resistance exploding myth after myth about the war in Iraq and the Iraqis who participate. Through its unprecedented access to these clandestine groups, "Meeting Resistance" focuses the spotlight on the "other side" leaving the viewer with clarity as to why the violence in Iraq continues to this day.

Written by Unknown

Directed by Molly Bingham, Steve Connors

Starring - Unknown

Rated - None

Running Time - 1:24

Genre - Documentary

Open in Theaters - October 19th, 2007 (NY, DC)

Open in Theaters from October 17th

2007-10-24T00:43:00.000-07:00

O Jerusalem

"O Jerusalem" meticulously re-creates the historic struggle surrounding the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. At the center of these events are two young, American friends - one Jewish, the other Arab. The film is told from the alternating viewpoints of the Jews, Arabs and Brits, all of whom collide in their fight for the control of Jerusalem while bringing to the forefront themes of courage, terrorism, deprivation, politics and a strong sense of morality. Their involvement takes them from the streets of New York to The Holy Land, where they risk their lives - making incredible sacrifices along the way - to fight for what they believe in, as the city of their dreams teeters on the brink of destruction.

Based on historical accounts from the best-selling novel Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre.

Written by Elie Chouraqui, Didier Le Pêcheur

Directed by Elie Chouraqui

Starring - Saïd Taghmaoui, JJ Feild, Maria Papas, Patrick Bruel, Mel Raido, Ian Holm, Tom Conti, Tovah Feldshuh

Rated - None

Running Time - Unknown

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - October 17th, 2007 (Limited)

Open in Theaters from October 12th

2007-10-14T06:35:00.000-07:00

Elizabeth The Golden Age

Woman Warrior Queen

Reprising the roles they originated in seven-time Academy Award®-nominated "Elizabeth," Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush return for a gripping historical thriller laced with treachery and romance--"The Golden Age." Joining them in the epic is Clive Owen as Sir Walter Raleigh, a dashing seafarer and newfound temptation for Elizabeth.

"The Golden Age" finds Queen Elizabeth I (Oscar®-winner Cate Blanchett) facing bloodlust for her throne and familial betrayal. Growing keenly aware of the changing religious and political tides of late 16th century Europe, Elizabeth finds her rule openly challenged by the Spanish King Philip II (Jordi Molla)--with his powerful army and sea-dominating armada--determined to restore England to Catholicism.

Preparing to go to war to defend her empire, Elizabeth struggles to balance ancient royal duties with an unexpected vulnerability in her love for Raleigh. But he remains forbidden for a queen who has sworn body and soul to her country. Unable and unwilling to pursue her love, Elizabeth encourages her favorite lady-in-waiting, Bess (Abbie Cornish), to befriend Raleigh to keep him near. But this strategy forces Elizabeth to observe their growing intimacy.

As she charts her course abroad, her trusted advisor, Sir Francis Walsingham (Academy Award® winner Geoffrey Rush), continues his masterful puppetry of Elizabeth's court at home--and her campaign to solidify absolute power. Through an intricate spy network, Walsingham uncovers an assassination plot that could topple the throne. But as he unmasks traitors that may include Elizabeth's own cousin Mary Stuart (Samantha Morton), he unknowingly sets England up for destruction.

"The Golden Age" tells the thrilling tale of an era ... the story of one woman's crusade to control love, crush enemies and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world.

Written by William Nicholson, Michael Hirst

Directed by Shekhar Kapur

Starring - Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Clive Owen, Samantha Morton, Abbie Cornish

Rated - PG-13 for violence, some sexuality and nudity

Running Time - 1:54

Genre - Thriller

Open in Theaters - October 12th, 2007

The Final Season

How do you want to be remembered?

In the small town of Norway, Iowa, everyone comes together for high school baseball. But life throws curve balls; and the passionate young players, rookie coach Kent Stock (Sean Astin), and the hometown fans find that life's greatest challenges strike off the diamond. The Final Season is the true story of a coach who inspired his team and brought hope to a town when they needed it most.

Kent Stock (Sean Astin) had some mighty big cleats to fill when he stepped in for Jim Van Scoyoc (Powers Booth), head coach of the Norway Tigers, the most formidable high school baseball team in the history of Iowa. A school with only 100 students in a town of 586 people, the beloved Tigers won 20 State Championships in 26 years and the admiration of the entire town. Claiming that Norway grew ballplayers "like corn," Coach Van Scoyoc picked a winning team of 14 boys year after year, young men who grew up watching their older brothers, family and friends win state titles before them, and like a lucky glove passed down through generations, the coveted championship trophy was now theirs to win.

But in 1991 the Norway School Board decided it was going to merge Norway with a nearby high school in Madison, thereby shutting the school forever and crushing the town's hope of keeping their baseball tradition alive. Turning a deaf ear on the community's cries of protest, town officials refused to renew Coach Van Scoyoc's (Boothe) contract, and hired Kent Stock (Astin), a former girls volleyball coach, to lead the team in their final season.

Suddenly apathy instead of cheers met the Norway Tigers and their coach. Rumor had it that a Tee Ball player had a better chance of hitting a Nolan Ryan fastball than the Norway Tigers had of taking their 20th State Championship. Even the boys on the team had given up, fumbling grounders and dropping flies that they could have once fielded in their sleep.

But the rookie coach wasn't about to let the Tigers or the town give up. Like the champion he expected each one of them to be, Stock challenged the boys with words to live by: "Ask yourself one question," he said. "How do you want to be remembered?" Their collective answer made the Tigers start acting like the accomplished ballplayers they knew how to be. And as the team rallied, so did the town. The players, the coach and all of Norway began to believe that the Tigers had one more victory in them before the school closed forever. How did the Norway Tigers want to be remembered? As winners!

Based on the true story of one of the greatest dynasties in high school baseball history, The Final Season is about digging deep within to find the courage to triumph against all odds.

Written by Art D'Alessandro

Directed by David M. Evans

Starring - Sean Astin, Powers Boothe, Rachael Leigh Cook, James Gammon, Larry Miller, Marshall Bell, Tom Arnold, Michael Angarano

Rated - PG for language, thematic elements and some teen smoking

Running Time - 1:54

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - October 12th, 2007

Lars and the Real Girl

The search for true love begins outside the box

When Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling) introduces his brother Gus (Paul Schneider) and sister-in-law Karin (Emily Mortimer) to his new friend Bianca, who he met on the internet, their immediate response is shock and disbelief. Has Lars, the sweet, socially challenged introvert gone completely mad -- they meet Bianca and see a doll, but Lars sees a friend.

Bianca isn't a real woman at all but a Real Doll, how will they explain this to the residents of the sleepy Midwestern town they've grown up in and currently reside? Karin and Gus consult the town's family physician, Dr. Dagmar Berman (Patricia Clarkson), who advises them to go along with it. Lars is experiencing a delusion and in order to help him through this crisis, they and the townsfolk need to get onboard.

After some persuasion and appeal to their love and concern for Lars, Gus and Karin enlist their cooperation. Soon Bianca is attending church, modeling at the local dress shop, volunteering at the hospital and accompanying Lars to his first ever social events.

Surprisingly to those around her, Bianca weaves her way into the hearts of everyone she meets, filling voids they didn't know they had. What follows is an emotional, comical, transformative journey for Lars and the people around him.

Written by Nancy Oliver

Directed by Craig Gillespie

Starring - Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner, Patricia Clarkson, Nancy Beatty, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Karen Robinson

Rated - PG-13 for some sex-related content

Running Time - 1:46

Genre - Comedy

Open in Theaters - October 12th, 2007 (Limited)

Sleuth

On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer (Caine) matches wits with the struggling actor (Law) who has stolen his wife's heart.

A millionaire detective novelist matches wits with the unemployed actor who ran off with his wife in a deadly serious, seriously twisted game with dangerous consequences.

Written by Harold Pinter

Directed by Kenneth Branagh

Starring - Michael Caine, Jude Law

Rated - R for strong language

Running Time - 1:26

Genre - Mystery, Thriller

Open in Theaters - October 12th, 2007 (Limited)

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?

...Because no one inspires me more. ...Because we complete each other's sentences. ...Because two are stronger than one. ...Because every moment we share is better than the last.

Following the success of his previous films DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN, MADEA'S FAMILY REUNION and DADDY'S LITTLE GIRLS, Tyler Perry returns with his fourth feature film, TYLER PERRY'S WHY DID I GET MARRIED?

A big-screen adaptation of Perry's hit stage play of the same title, TYLER PERRY'S WHY DID I GET MARRIED? is an intimate story about the difficulty of maintaining a solid love relationship in modern times. This heartwarming and often hilarious story looks at four couples on vacation struggling with issues of commitment, betrayal, redemption and the road to forgiveness.

When these eight married college friends reunite for their annual retreat in the snowcapped mountains of Colorado, they come expecting fun and relaxation, but get a completely unexpected surprise. Career-drive Dianne (SHARON LEAL) and her supportive, but fed-up husband, Terry (TYLER PERRY), are joined by popular psychologist and best-selling author Patricia (JANET JACKSON) and her architect husband Gavin, (MALIK YOBA), who share a secret tragedy that finally comes to light, while Angela (TASHA SMITH) and Marcus (MICHAEL JAI WHITE) argue constantly, but remain in love. Also in attendance is their good friend Sheila, (JILL SCOTT) a sweet woman with a distorted self-image stemming from weight issues that are exacerbated by her emotionally abusive and philandering husband, Mike (RICHARD T. JONES).

Unlike any other year, this trip changes the dynamic of the group with two new additions: Sheila's supposed girlfriend, Trina (DENISE BOUTTE), who is secretly sleeping with her husband; and Troy (LAMMAN RUCKER), an ex-Wall Street stockbroker who has put his career on hold to care for an ailing father.

Nothing could create more drama then placing these ten people in a secluded cabin for a long weekend with all of the dirty laundry waiting to come out. Everybody's asking 'WHY DID I GET MARRIED?'

Written by Tyler Perry

Directed by Tyler Perry

Starring - Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson, Sharon Leal, Jill Scott, Tasha Smith, Malik Yoba, Richard T. Jones, Michael Jai White

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

Running Time – 1:58

Genre - Comedy, Drama

Open in Theaters - October 12th, 2007

We own the night

Two brothers on opposite sides of the law. Beyond their differences lies loyalty.

Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) has turned his back on the family business. The popular manager of El Caribe, the legendary Russian-owned nightclub in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach, he has changed his last name and concealed his connection to a long line of distinguished New York cops. For Bobby, every night is a party, as he greets friends and customers or dances with his beautiful Puerto Rican girlfriend, Amada (Eva Mendes), in a haze of cigarette smoke and disco music.

But it's 1988, and New York City's drug trade is escalating. Bobby tries to keep a friendly distance from the Russian gangster who is operating out of the nightclub - a gangster who is being targeted by his brother, Joseph (Mark Wahlberg), an up-and-coming NYPD officer, and his father, Burt (Robert Duvall), the legendary deputy chief of police.

Columbia Pictures' and 2929 Productions' "We Own the Night," an emotional crime thriller about a man who has chosen to hide his past only to discover that he has to confront an inevitable future, takes its title from the motto of the 1980s-era NYPD street crimes unit. Written and directed by James Gray ("The Yards," "Little Odessa").

Written by James Gray

Directed by James Gray

Starring - Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall, Eva Mendes, Alex Veadov

Rated - R for strong violence, drug material, language, some sexual content and brief nudity

Running Time - 1:57

Genre - Crime, Drama, Thriller

Open in Theaters - October 12th, 2007

Open in Theaters from October 5th (Friday)

2007-10-04T12:27:00.000-07:00

The Heartbreak Kid

On the third day of his honeymoon, Eddie Cantrow (Ben Stiller) believes he's finally found true love. Unfortunately, it's not with his new bride.

"The Heartbreak Kid" is an outrageous comedy, liberally seasoned with the patented over-the-top humor of directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly ("There's Something About Mary," "Dumb and Dumber"). Raucous and side-splitting, "The Heartbreak Kid" piles outlandish antics on top of wickedly twisted sight gags to create a hilarious comedy of errors.

After years of bachelorhood and ample pressure from his father, Doc, (Jerry Stiller) and best friend Mac (Rob Corddry), Eddie starts to wonder if he is being too picky about the women he meets. So when a chance encounter with an alluring blonde named Lila (Malin Akerman) leads to a sweet romance, Eddie impulsively proposes. But right after the wedding, as the newlyweds get to know each other on the drive down the California coast, Eddie begins to realize he's made a terrible mistake. Soon after reaching their exotic Mexican hideaway, he falls for the down-to-earth Miranda (Michelle Monaghan), who has no clue he's on his honeymoon. Now Eddie has to find a way to extricate himself from his days-old marriage without losing the girl of his dreams.

DreamWorks Pictures Presents A Radar Pictures/Davis Entertainment Company/Conundrum Entertainment Production "The Heartbreak Kid" starring Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan, Malin Akerman, Jerry Stiller, Rob Corddry, Carlos Mencia, Scott Wilson and Danny McBride. The film is directed by Peter Farrelly & Bobby Farrelly from a screenplay by Scot Armstrong and Leslie Dixon and Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly & Kevin Barnett. Based on the screenplay by Neil Simon.

Unmarried and just turned 40, sporting goods store owner Eddie Cantrow (Ben Stiller) is on the sidelines of the dating game when he attends the wedding of his former fiancée. Feeling like the whole world has paired off except him, and egged on by his libidinous octogenarian father Doc (Jerry Stiller) and henpecked married friend Mac (Rob Corddry), Eddie is primed for a romance. Now all he needs is the girl.

After he interrupts an apparent mugging on the streets of San Francisco, Eddie meets Lila (Malin Akerman) and the pair quickly embark on a whirlwind romance, which leads to a hasty proposal. On the way to Mexico for their honeymoon, Eddie discovers his new bride not only has the face of an angel, but a trucker's vocabulary and a nearly insatiable appetite for hilariously athletic sex. By the time they reach the swanky resort, Lila has transformed from a gentle and sweet life partner into a crass, tequila-swigging wench with a sordid past, leaving Eddie wondering what he's gotten himself into.

After Lila refuses to leave their hotel room because of the sunburn to end all sunburns, Eddie consoles himself at the bar where he strikes up a casual conversation with Miranda (Michelle Monaghan), a laid-back high school lacrossed teacher who is as wholesome and grounded as Lila is flighty. Soon, the miserable newlywed is manufacturing excuses to leave his bride behind and spend time with Miranda. As he falls for Miranda's down home allure, Eddie tries his best to level with both women. But a series of misunderstandings leads to a wildly funny confrontation among a man, two women and a Portuguese man o' war.

Written by Scot Armstrong, Leslie Dixon, Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Kevin Barnett

Directed by Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Starring - Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan, Malin Akerman, Jerry Stiller, Rob Corddry, Carlos Mencia, Scott Wilson, Danny McBride, Stephanie Courtney, Polly Holliday, Roy Jenkins

Rated - R for strong sexual content, crude humor, language, and a scene of drug use involving a minor.

Running Time – unknown

Genre - Comedy, Drama, Romance

Open in Theaters - October 5th, 2007

Black Irish

A gripping coming-of-age drama, "Black Irish," a pejorative describing Irish people from hardscrabble backgrounds - chronicles the trials and tribulations of 15-year-old Cole McKay (Michael Angarano), an obedient son who yearns for the attentions of his emotionally remote father (Brendan Gleeson). Cole is by turns nurtured and abandoned by the rest of his family; his unwed and pregnant sister Kathleen (Emily VanCamp), troubled older brother Jack (Tom Guiry), and rigid and religious mother Margaret (Melissa Leo). The tale unfolds in a skillful interweaving of character arcs that builds towards a heart-wrenching climax.

Written by Brad Gann

Directed by Brad Gann

Starring - Michael Angarano, Brendan Gleeson, Emily VanCamp, Tom Guiry, Melissa Leo

Rated - NONE

Running Time - unknown

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - October 5th, 2007 (NY, Boston; Oct. 19 LA)

Feel the Noise

After a run-in with local thugs, aspiring Harlem rapper Rob (Omarion Grandberry) flees to a place and father (Giancarlo Esposito) he never knew, and finds his salvation in Reggaeton, a spicy blend of hip-hop, reggae and Latin beats. Puerto Rico, the spiritual home of Reggaeton, inspires Rob and his half-brother Javi (Victor Rasuk) to pursue their dream of becoming Reggaeton stars. Together with a dancer named C.C., they learn what it means to stay true to themselves and each other, while overcoming obstacles in love, greed and pride, all culminating in an explosive performance at New York's Puerto Rican Day Parade.

Written by Albert Leon

Directed by Alejandro Chomski

Starring - Omarion Grandberry, Giancarlo Esposito, Victor Rasuk, Melonie Diaz, James McCaffrey, Charles Duckworth, Pras, Meredith Ostrom

Rated - PG-13 for sexual content, violence, some drug use, language and innuendos.

Running Time - unknown

Genre - Drama

Open in Theaters - October 5th, 2007

The Good Night

dreaming is believing

The New York-set comedy features Martin Freeman as a washed-up pop star who writes ad jingles and suffers a midlife crisis. Cruz will play the object of his romantic interests, and DeVito plays a dream doctor who tries to get the troubled man back on track.

Written by Jake Paltrow

Directed by Jake Paltrow

Starring - Danny DeVito, Gwyneth Paltrow, Martin Freeman, Penélope Cruz, Simon Pegg, Michael Gambon

Rated - R for language and some sexual content

Running Time - unknown

Genre - Comedy, Romance

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

Michael Clayton

The truth can be adjusted

Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. At the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack), Clayton, a former prosecutor from a family of cops, takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work. Clayton cleans up clients' messes, handling anything from hit-and-runs and damaging stories in the press to shoplifting wives and crooked politicians. Though burned out and discontented in his job, Clayton is inextricably tied to the firm.

At the agrochemical company U/North, the career of in-house chief counsel Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) rests on the settlement of the suit that Kenner, Bach & Ledeen is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. When the firm's top litigator, the brilliant Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson), has an apparent breakdown and tries to sabotage the entire case, Marty Bach sends Michael Clayton to tackle this unprecedented disaster and, in doing so, Clayton comes face to face with the reality of who he has become.

George Clooney stars in the title role of Michael Clayton, a "fixer" at Kenner, Bach & Ledeen, a top Manhattan law firm. A former criminal prosecutor from a working-class neighborhood, Clayton is an anomaly at the white-shoe firm; in spite of his 15-year tenure, he has not been promoted to partner and probably never will be. His boss, Marty Bach, sees Clayton as an invaluable asset to the firm, but only in his "niche," one that is relegated to cleaning up the firm's sticky situations quickly and quietly. "While Michael is great at solving other people's problems, the film catches him at the apex of dissatisfaction with his career," says Clooney, who
also serves as an executive producer on the film. "He started out with ambitions of becoming a trial lawyer, but along the way what he really becomes is a bag man."

"Michael Clayton is a 45-year-old attorney who feels that he hasn't done everything that he could have done with his life; he's starting to think he should have done something else, or could have done better," says writer-director Tony Gilroy. "He's made some bad choices and a lot of compromises. He has come to the point in life where his next few decisions will determine everything about him.

"How we make those choices -- how fear, comfort, inertia and self preservation bend us to the wheel -- that's the fuel for the story," offers Gilroy. In the midst of his discontentment, Michael Clayton is sent to defuse Arthur Edens, Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's chief litigator. The defense architect for the U/North case, Arthur suddenly suffers a crisis of conscience after finding a "smoking gun" memo that exposes the client's moral turpitude. The character is played by Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson, who notes, "It is very much a 'road to Damascus' moment.

Arthur's an expert lawyer who has been at the top of his game for years, but comes to a realization that he's been defending a cancer." "Given the infinity of destructive moral choices that are made every day by people who know what they're doing is wrong, it's always amazed me that there aren't more whistleblowers. When you consider how much is wrong, how deep that wrong is, and how much of it's done by people who go home and pay their taxes and love their children, isn't it astonishing how few actually go off the deep end?" says Gilroy. "Tom's character is one of those magnificently intelligent madmen who can convince any judge, jury or plaintiff to drop or settle a case. It's why he's so good at what he does and makes the kind of money he makes.
But at the end of the day, what's the real cost?"

Written by Tony Gilroy

Directed by Tony Gilroy

Starring - George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Pamela Gray

Rated - R for language including some sexual dialogue

Running Time - unknown

Genre - Drama, Thriller

Open in Theaters - October 5th, 2007 (NY, LA, TOR; wide: Oct. 12)

The Seeker: The Dark is Rising

The first film adaptation of Susan Cooper's acclaimed "The Dark Is Rising Sequence" tells the story of Will Stanton, a boy whose everyday life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of the "Old Ones," a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the Dark. As he uncovers a series of mysterious clues, some dating back to the founding of Britain and others going all the way back to biblical times, Will discovers that with the Dark once again rising, the future of the world rests in his hands.

Written by John Hodge

Directed by David Cunningham

Starring - Ian McShane, Frances Conroy, Christopher Eccleston, Alexander Ludwig, Jonathan Jackson, Amelia Warner, Gregory Smith, Emma Lockhart, Gary Entin, Edmond Entin, John Benjamin Hickey, Wendy Crewson

Rated - none

Running Time - unknown

Genre - Action, Fantasy

Open in Theaters - October 5th, 2007

Weirdsville

Royce and Dexter are two slackers who live in the strange little town of Weedsville. When Royce's girlfriend Matilda overdose's on their stash and dies, they decide to bury her in an abandoned Drive-In theater. Things get out of control when they discover Satanists performing a ritual sacrifice right where they were going to bury the body...

Written by Willem Wennekers

Directed by Allan Moyle

Starring - Wes Bentley, Taryn Manning, Scott Speedman

Rated - R

Running Time - unknown

Genre - Comedy, Crime

Open in Theaters - October 5th, 2007 (Austin; Atlanta & Portland release: Oct. 19)

Open in Theaters from September 29th

2007-09-30T09:25:00.000-07:00

The Darjeeling Limited

In director Wes Anderson's THE DARJEELING LIMITED, three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be.

Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray), and they eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert with eleven suitcases, a printer, and a laminating machine. At this moment, a new, unplanned journey suddenly begins. Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman star in this film about their adventure and their friendship.

Written by Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman, Roman Coppola

Directed by Wes Anderson

Starring - Joan Chen, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Leehom Wang

Rated - R for language

Running Time – 1:31 minutes

Genre - Comedy, Drama

Open in Theaters - September 29th, 2007 (NY; limited release: Oct. 5)

Open in Theaters from September 28th (1)

2007-09-27T15:08:00.000-07:00

Lust, Caution

Lust, Caution is the new film from Ang Lee, the Academy Award-winning director of Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. A startling erotic espionage thriller about the fate of an ordinary woman's heart, it is based on the short story by revered Chinese author Eileen Chang, and stars Asian cinema icon Tony Leung opposite screen newcomer Tang Wei.

Shanghai, 1942. The World War II Japanese occupation of this Chinese city continues in force. Mrs. Mak, a woman of sophistication and means, walks into a café, places a phone call, and then sits and waits. She remembers...

... how her story began several years earlier, in 1938 China. She is not in fact Mrs. Mak, but shy Wong Chia Chi (Tang Wei). With WWII underway, Wong has been left behind by her father, who has escaped to England. As a freshman at university, she meets fellow student Kuang Yu Min (Wang Leehom). Kuang has started a drama society to shore up patriotism. As the theater troupe's new leading lady, Wong realizes that she has found her calling, able to move and inspire audiences -- and Kuang. He convenes a core group of students to carry out a radical and ambitious plan to assassinate a top Japanese collaborator, Mr. Yee (Tony Leung). Each student has a part to play; Wong will be Mrs. Mak, who will gain Yee's trust by befriending his wife (Joan Chen) and then draw the man into an affair. Wong transforms herself utterly inside and out, and the scenario proceeds as scripted -- until an unexpectedly fatal twist spurs her to flee.

Shanghai, 1941. With no end in sight for the occupation, Wong -- having emigrated from Hong Kong -- goes through the motions of her existence. Much to her surprise, Kuang re-enters her life. Now part of the organized resistance, he enlists her to again become Mrs. Mak in a revival of the plot to kill Yee, who as head of the collaborationist secret service has become even more a key part of the puppet government. As Wong reprises her earlier role, and is drawn ever closer to her dangerous prey, she finds her very identity being pushed to the limit...

Written by Wang Hui-Ling, James Schamus

Directed by Ang Lee

Starring - Joan Chen, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Leehom Wang

Rated - NC-17 for some explicit sexuality

Running Time – 2:38 minutes

Genre - Thriller, Sexuality

Open in Theaters - September 28th, 2007 (NY; additional cities: October 5)

Outsourced

Todd Anderson spends his days managing a customer call center for American novelty products in Seattle, until his job, along with those of the entire office, are outsourced to India. Adding insult to injury, Todd must travel to India to train his new replacement.

As he lands in India, Todd is assaulted by the sights and sounds of a completely different culture. Navigating through the chaos of Bombay, Todd must train the most unlikely team in the ways of America and American novelty products. Between accent and culture training to education on the cheesehead hat and hot dog toaster, Todd frantically tries to increase the effectiveness of the Indian office, so that he can return home to Seattle.

However, it is through his team of quirky yet likable Indian call center workers, including his friendly and motivated replacement, Puro, and the charming, opinionated Asha that Todd realizes that he too has a lot to learn--not only about India and America, but about himself. Todd soon discovers that being outsourced may be the best thing that ever happened to him.

Written by Unknown

Directed by John Jeffcoat

Starring - Asif Basra, Ayesha Dharker, Josh Hamilton, Arjun Mathur, Larry Pine

Rated - NONE

Running Time - 1:38 minutes

Genre - Comedy, Romance

Open in Theaters - September 28th, 2007 (Limited)

Trade

Each year, more than 1,000,000 people are trafficked across international borders... against their will. = = = = = Innocents lost...sometimes forever.

Adriana (Paulina Gaitan) is a 13-year-old girl from Mexico City whose kidnapping by sex traffickers sets in motion a desperate mission by her 17-year-old brother, Jorge (Cesar Ramos), to save her. Trapped and terrified by an underground network of international thugs who earn millions exploiting their human cargo, Adriana's only friend and protector throughout her ordeal is Veronica (Alicja Bachleda), a young Polish woman tricked into the trade by the same criminal gang. As Jorge dodges immigration officers and incredible obstacles to track the girls' abductors, he meets Ray (Kevin Kline), a Texas cop whose own family loss to sex trafficking leads him to become an ally in the boy's quest.

Fighting with courage and hard-tested faith, the characters of Trade negotiate their way through the unspeakable terrain of the sex trade "tunnels" between Mexico and the United States. From the barrios of Mexico City and the treacherous Rio Grande border, to a secret internet sex slave auction and the final climactic confrontation at a stash house in suburban New Jersey, Ray and Jorge forge a close bond as they give desperate chase to Adriana's kidnappers before she is sold and disappears forever into this brutal global underworld, a place from which few victims ever return.

The debut American feature of one of Germany's leading young directors, Marco Kreuzpaintner, Trade is produced by Roland Emmerich and Rosilyn Heller from a screenplay by Oscar nominee Jose Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries) that was inspired by the New York Times Magazine cover story The Girls Next Door written by Peter Landesman.

Written by Jose Rivera

Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner

Starring - Kevin Kline, Cesar Ramos, Alicja Bachleda, Paulina Gaitan, Marco Perez, Linda Emond, Zack Ward, Kate Del Castillo, Tim Reid and Pasha D. Lychnikoff

Rated - R for disturbing sexual material involving minors, violence including a rape, language and some drug content

Running Time – 1:53 minutes

Genre - Crime, Drama

Open in Theaters - September 28th, 2007 (NY, LA)