Upcoming Films

The Class (2008)

2009-01-28T11:05:00.001-08:00

In Theatres: 19 December 2008
Genre: Drama
Director: Laurent Cantet
Cast:
François Bégaudeau
Nassim Amrabt
Laura Baquela
Cherif Bounaidja Rachedi
Juliette Demaille
Dalla Doucoure

Plot:
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.

New in Town (2009)

2009-01-28T11:03:00.000-08:00

In Theatres: 30 January 2009 (USA)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director: Jonas Elmer
Cast:
Renée Zellweger
Harry Connick Jr.
Siobhan Fallon
J.K. Simmons
Mike O'Brien
Frances Conroy

Plot:
A Miami businesswoman adjusts to her new life in a tiny Minnesota town. She's an executive on the move. But her career is taking her a little farther than she expected.

Taken (2008)

2009-01-28T11:02:00.000-08:00

In Theatres: 30 January 2009 (USA)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Pierre Morel
Cast:
Liam Neeson
Maggie Grace
Famke Janssen
Xander Berkeley
Katie Cassidy
Olivier Rabourdin
Leland Orser

Plot:
A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade.

The Uninvited (2009)

2009-01-28T11:01:00.001-08:00

In Theatres: 30 January 2009 (USA)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Director: Charles Guard, Thomas Guard
Cast:
Elizabeth Banks
Danny Bristol
Matthew Bristol
Emily Browning
Natalie Charles
Arielle Kebbel
Maya Massar
John Prowse

Plot:
Anna Rydell returns home to her sister (and best friend) Alex after a stint in a mental hospital, though her recovery is jeopardized thanks to her cruel stepmother, aloof father, and the presence of a ghost in their home.

Killshot (2008)

2009-01-28T11:00:00.001-08:00

In Theatres: 23 January 2009 (USA)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Director: John Madden
Cast:
Diane Lane
Mickey Rourke
Thomas Jane
Rosario Dawson
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Lois Smith
Don McManus

Plot:
Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer. The ensuing struggle will test Carmen to the limit.

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)

2009-01-28T10:58:00.001-08:00

In Theatres: 23 January 2009 (USA)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Director: Patrick Tatopoulos
Cast:
Kevin Grevioux
Steven Mackintosh
Rhona Mitra
Bill Nighy
Tania Nolan
Craig Parker
Michael Sheen
Jared Turner

Plot:
An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.

Inkheart (2008)

2009-01-28T10:57:00.000-08:00

In Theatres: 23 January 2009 (USA)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director: Iain Softley
Cast:
Brendan Fraser
Sienna Guillory
Eliza Bennett
Richard Strange
Paul Bettany
Helen Mirren

Plot:
A young girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

2009-01-28T10:56:00.000-08:00

In Theatres: 16 January 2009 (USA)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Director: Steve Carr
Cast:
Kevin James
Keir O'Donnell
Jayma Mays
Raini Rodriguez
Shirley Knight
Stephen Rannazzisi

Plot:
When a shopping mall is overtaken by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to the a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.

Hotel for Dogs (2009)

2009-01-28T10:54:00.000-08:00

In Theatres: 16 January 2009 (USA)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Thor Freudenthal
Cast:
Emma Roberts
Jake T. Austin
Don Cheadle
Johnny Simmons
Kyla Pratt
Troy Gentile

Plot:
Hotel for Dogs is a 2009 feature film adaptation of the Lois Duncan novel of the same name about two orphans who take in stray dogs at an empty house.

Chandni Chowk to China (2009)

2009-01-28T10:48:00.000-08:00

In Theatres: 16 January 2009 (USA)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Director: Nikhil Advani
Cast:
Akshay Kumar
Deepika Padukone
Mithun Chakraborty
Ranvir Shorey
Chia Hui Liu
Roger Yuan

Plot:
An action-comedy about a simple cook from Chandni Chowk mistaken for the reincarnation of an ancient peasant warrior Liu Shengh by residents of an oppressed Chinese village.

Notorious (2009)

2009-01-28T10:46:00.000-08:00

In Theatres: 16 January 2009 (USA)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Cast:
Jamal Woolard
Mohamed Dione
Derek Luke
Dennis L.A. White
Marc John Jefferies
Menyone DeVeaux

Plot:
The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.

My Bloody Valentine 3-D (2009)

2009-01-28T10:45:00.001-08:00

In Theatres: 16 January 2009 (USA)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director: Patrick Lussier
Cast:
Jensen Ackles
Jaime King
Kerr Smith
Betsy Rue
Edi Gathegi

Plot:
Tom (Ackles) returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine's night massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people. Instead of a homecoming, however, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the murders, and it seems like his old flame (King) is the only one will believes he's innocent.

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

2009-01-28T10:43:00.000-08:00

In Theatres: 12 November 2008
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Director: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan (co-director: India)
Cast:
Dev Patel
Anil Kapoor
Saurabh Shukla
Rajendranath Zutshi
Jeneva Talwar

Plot:
The story of the life of an impoverished Indian teen Jamal Malik, who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of "Who Wants to be A Millionaire?", wins, and is then suspected of cheating.

Doubt (2008)

2009-01-28T10:41:00.001-08:00

In Theatres: 12 December 2008
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Director: John Patrick Shanley
Cast:
Meryl Streep
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Amy Adams
Viola Davis
Alice Drummond

Plot:
Set in 1964, Doubt centers on a nun who confronts a priest after suspecting him abusing a black student. He denies the charges, and much of the play's quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality and authority.

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

2009-01-28T10:40:00.000-08:00

In Theatres: 19 December 2008 (USA)
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen
Cast:
Matthew Broderick
Dustin Hoffman
Emma Watson
Tracey Ullman
Kevin Kline
William H. Macy
Stanley Tucci
Robbie Coltrane
Frank Langella

Plot:
The tale of three unlikely heroes - a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears - whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle's princess.

Seven Pounds (2008)

2009-01-28T10:37:00.001-08:00

In Theatres: 19 December 2008 (USA)
Genre: Drama
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Cast:
Will Smith
Rosario Dawson
Woody Harrelson
Michael Ealy
Barry Pepper
Elpidia Carrillo
Robinne Lee

Plot:
An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

Yes Man (2008)

2009-01-28T10:34:00.000-08:00

In Theatres: 19 December 2008
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peyton Reed
Cast:
Jim Carrey
Zooey Deschanel
Bradley Cooper
John Michael Higgins
Rhys Darby
Danny Masterson

Plot:
A guy (Jim Carrey) challenges himself to say "yes" to everything for an entire year.

Bedtime Stories (2008)

2009-01-28T07:09:00.000-08:00

In Theatres: 25 December 2008 (USA)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Adam Shankman
Cast:
Adam Sandler
Keri Russell
Guy Pearce
Russell Brand
Richard Griffiths
Teresa Palmer

Plot:
A family comedy about a hotel handyman whose life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true.

Marley & Me (2008)

2009-01-28T07:08:00.001-08:00

In Theatres: 25 December 2008 (USA)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Director: David Frankel
Cast:
Owen Wilson
Jennifer Aniston
Eric Dane
Kathleen Turner
Alan Arkin

Plot:
A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.

Not Easily Broken (2009)

2009-01-28T07:06:00.001-08:00

In Theatres: 9 January 2009 (USA)
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Duke
Cast:
Morris Chestnut
Taraji P. Henson
Maeve Quinlan
Kevin Hart
Wood Harris
Eddie Cibrian

Plot:
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

The Unborn (2009)

2009-01-28T07:05:00.001-08:00

In Theatres: 9 January 2009 (USA)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director: David S. Goyer
Cast:
Odette Yustman
Gary Oldman
Meagan Good
Cam Gigandet
Idris Elba
Jane Alexander

Plot:
A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.

Bride Wars (2009)

2009-01-28T07:03:00.001-08:00

In Theatres: 9 January 2009 (USA)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director: Gary Winick
Cast:
Kate Hudson
Anne Hathaway
Bryan Greenberg
Chris Pratt
Steve Howey

Plot:
Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day.

Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

2009-01-28T07:00:00.000-08:00

In Theatres: August 22nd, 2008
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Director: Oxide Pang, Danny Pang
Cast:
Nicolas Cage
Shahkrit Yamnarm
Charlie Young
Panward Hemmanee
Nirattisai Kaljaruek

Plot:
The life of an anonymous assassin takes an unexpected turn when he travels to Thailand to complete a series of contract killings. Joe (Nicolas Cage), a remorseless hitman, is in Bangkok to execute four enemies of a ruthless crime boss named Surat. He hires Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm), a street punk and pickpocket, to run errands for him with the intention of covering his tracks by killing him at the end of the assignment. Strangely, Joe, the ultimate lone wolf, instead finds himself mentoring the young man while simultaneously being drawn into a tentative romance with a local shop girl. As he falls further under the sway of Bangkok’s intoxicating beauty, Joe begins to question his isolated existence and let down his guard …just as Surat decides it’s time to clean house.

Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008)

2008-06-24T18:03:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: May 30th, 2008
Genre: Documentary
Director: Christopher Bell
Cast:
Christian Boeving
Rick Collins
Chris Bell
Mark Bell
Mike Bell

Plot:
From the producers of Bowling For Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 comes a new film that unflinchingly explores our win-at-all-cost culture through the lens of a personal journey. Blending comedy and pathos, BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER* is a collision of pop culture, animated sequences and first-person narrative, with a diverse cast including US Congressmen, professional athletes, medical experts and everyday gym rats.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

2008-06-24T18:02:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: 1 July, 2009
Genre: Animation
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Cast:
John Leguizamo
Queen Latifah
Denis Leary
Ray Romano
Chris Wedge

Plot:
ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS, to be fully produced in 3-D, is the latest installment to the hit ICE AGE franchise, which has grossed more than $1.2 billion around the world. ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS will be directed by Oscar-nominated Carlos Saldanha, who directed ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN and co-directed ICE AGE.

My Best Friend's Girl (2008)

2008-06-24T18:01:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: September 19th, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Deutch
Cast:
Dane Cook
Kate Hudson
Jason Biggs
Lizzy Caplan
Alec Baldwin

Plot:
Tank (Cook) faces the ultimate test of friendship when his best friend hires him to take his ex-girlfriend (Hudson) out on a lousy date in order to make her realize how great her former boyfriend is.

Henry Poole Is Here (2008)

2008-06-24T18:00:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: August 15th, 2008
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Mark Pellington
Cast:
Luke Wilson
Radha Mitchell
Adriana Barraza
George Lopez
Cheryl Hines

Plot:
Luke Wilson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Old School), Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza (Babel) and Radha Mitchell (Finding Neverland) star in a modern day fable about the unexpected wonders of the everyday from director Mark Pellington (U2 3D, The Mothman Prophesies). Henry Poole is Here tells the funny, poignant and uplifting story of a disillusioned man who attempts to hide from life in a rundown suburban tract home only to discover he cannot escape the forces of hope.

Finding Amanda (2008)

2008-06-24T17:59:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: June 27th, 2008
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Peter Tolan
Cast:
Matthew Broderick
Brittany Snow
Maura Tierney
Peter Facinelli
Steve Coogan

Plot:
From director Peter Tolan, creator of the hit television series Rescue Me, comes Finding Amanda, a hilarious and heartbreaking autobiographical comedy about the compulsions we can’t shake, and the unlikely lengths we’ll go to while trying.

Brideshead Revisited (2008)

2008-06-24T17:58:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: July 25th, 2008
Genre: Drama
Director: Julian Jarrold
Cast:
Matthew Goode
Ben Whishaw
Hayley Atwell
Emma Thompson
Michael Gambon

Plot:
A provocative and suspenseful drama, “BRIDESHEAD REVISITED” tells an evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-WWII era.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)

2008-06-24T17:57:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: 3 October, 2008
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Director: Raja Gosnell
Cast:
Drew Barrymore
Piper Perabo
Salma Hayek
Jamie Lee Curtis
Edward James Olmos

Plot:
While on vacation in Mexico, Chloe, a ritzy Beverly Hills chihuahua, finds herself lost and in need of assistance in order to get back home.

The Wackness (2008)

2008-06-24T17:56:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: July 3rd, 2008
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Jonathan Levine
Cast:
Ben Kingsley
Josh Peck
Olivia Thirlby
Famke Janssen
Mary-Kate Olsen

Plot:
It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby).

Mongol (2007)

2008-06-24T17:55:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: June 6th, 2008
Genre: Foreign, Drama, History
Director: Sergei Bodrov
Cast:
Tadanobu Asano
Khulan Chuluun
Honglei Sun

Plot:
Award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS) illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan in his stunning historical epic, MONGOL. Based on leading scholarly accounts and written by Bodrov and Arif Aliyev, MONGOL delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

2008-06-24T16:19:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: 19 December, 2008
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Director: David Fincher
Cast:
Brad Pitt
Cate Blanchett
Tilda Swinton
Julia Ormond
Elle Fanning

Plot:
Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.

The Longshots (2008)

2008-06-24T16:18:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: August 22nd, 2008
Genre: Drama, Sport, Comedy
Director: Fred Durst
Cast:
Ice Cube
Keke Palmer
Tasha Smith
Jill Marie Jones

Plot:
From Ice Cube, the star of such hits as Are We There Yet?, Are We Done Yet? and First Sunday, comes a feel-good family comedy, THE LONGSHOTS — a hilarious and heartwarming story of the the first and only girl quarterback in Pop Warner football history.

Transsiberian (2008)

2008-06-24T16:17:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: July 18th, 2008
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Brand Anderson
Cast:
Woody Harrelson
Emily Mortimer
Kate Mara
Eduardo Noriega
Thomas Kretschmann Myassa

Plot:
An American couple, Roy (Woody Harrelson) and Jessie (Emily Mortimer), decide to take the long way home from their recent sojourn in Asia on the legendary Trans-siberian Express train from Beijing to Moscow. On their way, they meet another couple from the West, Carlos (Eduardo Noriega) and Abby (Kate Mara), with whom they quickly form a familiar bond that often unites fellow travellers away from home. When Roy accidentally gets separated from the group at a stopover, Jessie begins to realize that their compatriots aren’t exactly who or what they seem to be. The real danger begins to surface as a deceitful Russian detective (Sir Ben Kingsley) and locals terrorize Jessie in this unforgettable journey.

Twilight (2008)

2008-06-24T16:16:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: December 12th, 2008
Genre: Action, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Cast:
Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
Billy Burke
Peter Facinelli
Elizabeth Reaser

Plot:
TWILIGHT is an action-packed, modern day love story between a vampire and a human. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother remarries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn’t expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she’s ever met. Intelligent and witty, he sees straight into her soul.

The House Bunny (2008)

2008-06-24T16:15:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: 22 August, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fred Wolf
Cast:
Anna Faris
Emma Stone
Kat Dennings
Colin Hanks
Katharine McPhee

Plot:
When Shelly, a Playboy bunny, is tossed out of the mansion, she has nowhere to go until she falls in with the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. The members of the sorority - who also have got to be the seven most socially clueless women on the planet - are about to lose their house. They need a dose of what only the eternally bubbly Shelley can provide... but they will each learn on their own to stop pretending to be what others want them to be and start being themselves.

Religulous (2008)

2008-06-24T16:14:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: October 3rd, 2008
Genre: Documentary
Director: Larry Charles
Cast:
Bill Maher
Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda

Plot:
Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.

Kicking It (2008)

2008-06-24T16:13:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: June 13th, 2008
Genre: Documentary
Director: Susan Koch

Plot:
The lives of homeless people are changed forever through an international soccer competition. This film follows six players as they set off for Cape Town, South Africa to play in the Homeless World Cup.

I Served the King of England (2008)

2008-06-24T16:12:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: August 22nd, 2008
Genre: Comedy, Romance, War, Foreign
Director: Jirí Menzel
Cast:
Ivan Barnev
Oldrich Kaiser
Julia Jentsch
Martin Huba
Marián Labuda

Plot:
Jan Dítì (Ivan Barnev) is short in height, but high in ambition. To put it bluntly, the young provincial waiter wants to become a millionaire. And he knows just how to do it: by hearing everything, seeing everything, and creating opportunities at every turn. Armed with this knowledge and an irrepressible wish to please, he soon leaves his first place of employment, a pub, for a luxury brothel and, finally moving onto an elegant Art Nouveau Prague restaurant. But by the late 1930s, things are changing: Hitler has taken the Sudetenland region and is breaking apart Czechoslovakia. Jan falls in love with Líza (Julia Jentsch), a Sudeten German proud of her Aryan blood. They marry, and soon after Líza is sent to serve on the Polish front, while Jan remains behind to serve as a nurse in a Nazi SS Research Hospital, but when she returns, she has a fortune in rare stamps that Jews had ‘left behind’ … After Líza’s less than heroic death, Jan sells the stamps and becomes … a millionaire. But he only has three years to enjoy his fortune: the new Communist regime puts him behind bars for 15 years, one for each of his millions… Upon his release from jail, Jan is sent to live in a decrepit border town. Here Jan reflects on the events that have shaped his life – and to reflect on what might have happened if he had played a different role in these events.

Eagle Eye (2008)

2008-06-24T16:10:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: September 26th, 2008
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director: D.J. Caruso
Cast:
Shia LaBeouf
Michelle Monaghan
Rosario Dawson
Michael Chiklis
Anthony Mackie

Plot:
In the fast-paced race-against-time-thriller “Eagle Eye” Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan are two strangers who become the pawns of a mysterious woman they have never met, but who seems to know their every move. Realizing they are being used to further her diabolical plot, they must work together to outwit the woman before she has them killed.

Choke (2008)

2008-06-24T16:08:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: September 26th, 2008
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Clark Gregg
Cast:
Sam Rockwell
Anjelica Huston
Kelly Macdonald
Brad William Henke
Jonah Bobo

Plot:
A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.

Bottle Shock (2008)

2008-06-24T16:04:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: August 6th, 2008
Genre: Drama
Director: Randall Miller
Cast:
Alan Rickman
Bill Pullman
Chris Pine
Rachael Taylor
Freddy Rodriguez

Plot:
Based on a true story, Bottle Shock chronicles the events leading up to the famous ‘Judgment of Paris’ tastings, told through the lives of father and son, Jim and Bo Barrett. A former real estate attorney, Jim (Bill Pullman) sacrificed everything to realize his dream of creating the perfect hand-crafted chardonnay.

Space Chimps (2008)

2008-06-04T13:47:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: July 18th, 2008
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Kirk De Micco
Cast:
Andy Samberg
Cheryl Hines
Kenan Thompson
Stanley Tucci
Kristin Chenoweth

Plot:
Space Chimps is an intergalactic comedy that highlights the antics of astronaut chimps with the “wrong stuff.” Ham III (Samberg), the slacker grandson of the first chimp blasted into space before manned spaceflight, joins two other astronaut chimps for a dangerous mission through a black hole to an inhabited planet. When they’re stranded there, the chimps must help the inhabitants rid themselves of a tyrannical leader, and then figure out how to get back to Earth.

The Last Mistress (2007)

2008-06-04T13:45:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: June 27th, 2008
Genre: Drama, Foreign
Director: Catherine Breillat
Cast:
Asia Argento
Fu'ad Ait Aattou
Roxane Mesquida
Claude Sarraute
Yolande Moreau

Plot:
Secrets, rumors and betrayals surround the upcoming marriage between a young dissolute man and virtuous woman of the French aristocracy.

Tropic Thunder (2008)

2008-06-04T13:43:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: 15 August, 2008
Genre: Action, Comedy, War
Director: Ben Stiller
Cast:
Ben Stiller
Jack Black
Robert Downey Jr.
Brandon T. Jackson
Jay Baruchel

Plot:
Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.

Australia (2008)

2008-06-04T13:42:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: 14 November, 2008
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War, Western
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cast:
Nicole Kidman
Hugh Jackman
David Wenham
Bryan Brown
Bruce Spence

Plot:
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.

Quid Pro Quo (2008)

2008-06-04T13:41:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: June 13th, 2008
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director: Carlos Brooks
Cast:
Nick Stahl
Vera Farmiga
Aimee Mullins

Plot:
A semi-paralyzed radio reporter is sent out to investigate a story that leads him into an odd subculture and on a journey of disturbing self-realization.

You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)

2008-06-04T13:40:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: June 6th, 2008
Genre: Action, Comedy
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast:
Adam Sandler
John Turturro
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Nick Swardson
Rob Schneider

Plot:
In You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, a comedy from screenwriters Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog), and Judd Apatow (Knocked Up), Sandler stars as Zohan, an Israeli commando who fakes his own death in order to pursue his dream: becoming a hairstylist in New York. Dennis Dugan directs.

My Winnipeg (2007)

2008-06-04T13:38:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: June 13th, 2008
Genre: Drama
Director: Guy Maddin
Cast:
Darcy Fehr
Ann Savage
Amy Stewart
Louis Negin
Brendan Cade

Plot:
A personal portrait of filmmaker Guy Maddin's hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The Rocker (2008)

2008-06-04T13:37:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: 1 August, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Cast:
Rainn Wilson
Josh Gad
Emma Stone
Christina Applegate
Jane Lynch

Plot:
The Rocker tells the story of a failed drummer who is given a second chance at fame. Robert "Fish" Fishman...

The Foot Fist Way (2006)

2008-06-04T13:36:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: May 30th, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jody Hill
Cast:
Adam McKay
Will Ferrell
Chris Henchy

Plot:
An inept karate instructor struggles with marital troubles and an unhealthy obsession with fellow karate enthusiast Chuck "The Truck" Williams.

The Edge of Heaven (2008)

2008-06-04T13:34:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: May 21st, 2008
Genre: Drama, Foreign
Director: Fatih Akin
Cast:
Hanna Schygulla
Patrycia Ziolkowska
Baki Davrak
Nurgul Yesilçay

Plot:
In a Turkish enclave in Bremen, patriarchal widower Ali brings home Yeter, a local prostitute, to tend to his domestic needs. Yeter is saving money to finance her daughter Ayten’s college education in Turkey. When Yeter is accidentally killed, Ali’s son Nejat heads to Turkey to find Ayten, who unbeknownst to him, has embarked on her own rebellious journey to Germany. Multi-layered and poignant, THE EDGE OF HEAVEN delves into German-Turkish relations and age-old generational divide. Winner of the Best Screenplay in the Cannes Film Festival 2007. Directed by Fatih Akin (Head-On, Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul).

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

2008-06-03T07:00:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: 1 August, 2008
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast:
Brendan Fraser
Jet Li
Maria Bello
John Hannah
Luke Ford

Plot:
In the Far East, trouble-seeking father-and-son duo Rick and Alex O'Connell unearth the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin -- a shape-shifting entity who was cursed by a wizard centuries ago.

Miss Conception (2008)

2008-06-03T06:55:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: June 6th, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Director: Eric Styles
Cast:
Heather Graham
Mia Kirshner
Tom Ellis
Will Mellor
Orlando Seale

Plot:
Georgina Scott (Heather Graham) is a broody 33 year-old, who sends her boyfriend, Zak, (Tom Ellis) packing when it has become apparent that he doesn’t share her desire for a bundle of joy. Zak sets off on a documentary shoot and hopes that she’ll cool off in his absence. But Georgina discovers that early menopause runs in her family and heads for a specialist with her reluctant best friend, Clem (Mia Kirshner, The L Word), in tow.

Trumbo (2007)

2008-06-03T06:54:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: June 27th, 2008
Genre: Documentary
Director: Peter Askin
Cast:
Michael Douglas
Donald Sutherland
Liam Neeson
Nathan Lane
Brian Dennehy

Plot:
TRUMBO is the story of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo’s remarkable journey from Hollywood royalty to blacklisted writer to Academy Award winner. Focusing on the writer’s own indelible words, the film features performances of some of his extraordinary letters, clips from his films and, archival and contemporary interviews with those who knew him best

The Promotion (2008)

2008-06-03T06:51:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: June 6th, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steven Conrad
Cast:
Seann William Scott
John C. Reilly
Jenna Fischer
Lili Taylor
Fred Armisen

Plot:
Doug and Richard could not be more different, but going head-to-head in a contest of wits and will reveals how they have more in common than they once suspected. The duo battle toward a hilarious final showdown that will leave you guessing until the very end. The film is the directorial debut of Steve Conrad, the writer of the The Pursuit of Happyness. Official Selection of SXSW Film Festival.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)

2008-06-03T06:50:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: August 8th, 2008
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Cast:
Amber Tamblyn
America Ferrera
Blake Lively
Alexis Bledel

Plot:
Based on Ann Brashares’ best-selling series of novels, “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2” catches up with four lifelong friends whose story began with “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” Now in college and embarking on separate paths for the first time, each will feel the freedom, separation, love, and challenging life lessons that mark their individual journeys toward adulthood. Though miles and worlds apart, they strive to stay in touch and share their new experiences and triumphs with heart and humor and, now more than ever, come to value the immeasurable power of their friendship.

The Accidental Husband (2008)

2008-06-03T06:49:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: August 22nd, 2008
Genre: Comedy,Romance
Director: Griffin Dunne
Cast:
Uma Thurman
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Colin Firth
Sam Shepard
Isabella Rossellini

Plot:
New York firefighter Patrick Sullivan had no idea his seemingly idyllic life was about to go up in smoke - especially as the unwitting, second-hand recipient of advice from famed love expert and radio host Dr. Emma Lloyd. But when Patrick and his computer-savvy neighbor decide to give Dr. Lloyd a taste of her own medicine and “accidentally” join them in holy matrimony - something that doesn’t go over too well with her fiancee (played by Colin Firth) — it isn’t long before they learn that sometimes even an expert in love needs a second opinion.

August (2008)

2008-06-03T06:48:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: July 11th, 2008
Genre: Drama
Director: Austin Chick
Cast:
Josh Hartnett
Adam Scott
Robin Tunney
Naomie Harris
Rip Torn

Plot:
AUGUST follows Tom Sterling (Josh Hartnett) as an aggressive, young dot-com entrepreneur who fights to keep his start-up company afloat. Tom finds himself on a personal and professional downward spiral as he struggles to reunite with girlfriend, Sarrah (Naomie Harris), regain control of his company from his apathetic investor Ogilvie (David Bowie), and deal with age-old family wounds with his father, David (Rip Torn) and his brother Joshua (Adam Scott). The film also stars Emmanuelle Chriqui as Morela and Andre Royo as Dylan.

City of Ember (2008)

2008-06-03T06:43:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: 10 October, 2008
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director: Gil Kenan
Cast:
Bill Murray
Tim Robbins
Saoirse Ronan
Mackenzie Crook
Martin Landau

Plot:
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing ... and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker.

Burn After Reading (2008)

2008-06-03T06:42:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: 12 September, 2008
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Cast:
Brad Pitt
George Clooney
Tilda Swinton
John Malkovich
Frances McDormand

Plot:
A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it.

Gonzo (2008)

2008-06-03T06:40:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: Coming Soon
Genre: Documentary
Director: Alex Gibney
Cast:
Johnny Depp
Jimmy Carter
Pat Buchanan
George McGovern
Jimmy Buffett

Plot:
From Oscar-wining director Alex Gibney and producer Graydon Carter comes a probing look into the uncanny life of national treasure and gonzo journalism inventor Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. A fast moving, wildly entertaining documentary with an iconic soundtrack, the film addresses the major touchstones in Thompson’s life-his intense and ill fated relationship with the Hell’s Angels, his near-successful bid for the office of sheriff in Aspen in 1970, the notorious story behind the landmark Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, his deep involvement in Senator George McGovern’s 1972 presidential campaign, and much more. Narrated by Johnny Depp.

Anamorph (2007)

2008-05-28T07:01:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: April 18th, 2008
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Director: H.S.Miller
Cast:
Willem Dafoe
Scott Speedman
Peter Stormare
Clea DuVall

Plot:
When a reclusive detective (Willem Dafoe) is drawn into the case of a serial killer who is enacting anamorphosis - a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective - only with human bodies; he is thrust into a dark and unsettling underworld that threatens to reveal the secrets of his tormented past.

Zombie Strippers (2008)

2008-05-28T06:55:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: April 18th, 2008
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Director: Jay Lee
Cast:
Robert Englund
Jenna Jameson
Roxy Saint

Plot:
Worldwide media sensation JENNA JAMESON and Nightmare on Elm Street’s ROBERT ENGLUND star in ZOMBIE STRIPPERS. When a secret government agency lets out a deadly chemo virus causing the reanimation of the dead, the first place to get hit is Rhino’s, a hot underground strip club. As one of the strippers gets the virus, she turns into a supernatural, flesh-eating zombie stripper, making her the hit of the club. Do the rest of the girls fight the temptation to be like the star stripper, even if there is no turning back? Also featuring ROXY SAINT (of the Goth band Roxy Saint and the Blackouts) and Ultimate Fighting Champion TITO ORTIZ, ZOMBIE STRIPPERS is a sexy, bloody, hilarious good time!

Valkyrie (2008)

2008-03-22T10:58:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: October 3rd, 2008
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast:
Tom Cruise
Kenneth Branagh
Bill Nighy
Tom Wilkinson
Eddie Izzard

Plot:
The “July 20 Plot” on Hitler’s life is one of the most heroic but least known episodes of World War Two. Severely wounded in combat, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg returns from Africa to join the German Resistance and help create Operation Valkyrie, the complex plan that will allow a shadow government to replace Hitler’s once he is dead. But fate and circumstance conspire to thrust Stauffenberg from one of many in the plot to a double-edged central role. Not only must he lead the coup and seize control of his nation’s government… He must kill Hitler himself.

The Dark Knight (2008)

2008-03-22T10:50:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: July 18th, 2008
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast:
Christian Bale
Heath Ledger
Morgan Freeman
Michael Caine
Gary Oldman

Plot:
The follow-up to the action hit “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight” reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who once again embodies the man behind the mask. “The Dark Knight” takes Batman across the world in his quest to fight a growing criminal threat. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman has been making headway against local crime…until a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker (Heath Ledger) unleashes a fresh reign of chaos across Gotham City. To stop this devious new menace-Batman’s most personal and vicious enemy yet-he will have to use every high-tech weapon in his arsenal and confront everything he believes.

Surfwise (2007)

2008-03-22T10:49:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: May 9th, 2008
Genre: Documentary, Sport
Director: Doug Pray
Cast:
Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz
Juliette Paskowitz

Plot:
Like many American outsider-adventurers, Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz set out to realize a utopian dream. Abandoning a successful medical practice, he sought self-fulfillment by taking up the nomadic life of a surfer. But unlike other American searchers like Thoreau or Kerouac, Paskowitz took his wife and nine children along for the ride, all eleven of them living in a 24 foot camper. Together, they lived a life that would be unfathomable to most, but enviable to anyone who ever relinquished their dreams to a straight job. The Paskowitz Family proved that America may be running out of frontiers, but it hasn’t run out of frontiersman.

Son of Rambow (2007)

2008-03-22T10:48:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: May 2nd, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Director: Garth Jennings
Cast:
Bill Milner
Will Poulter
Jules Sitruk
Jessica Stevenson
Neil Dudgeon

Plot:
Set on a long English summer in the early 8O:s, Son Of Rambow is a comedy about friendship, faith and the weird business of growing up.

Sex and the City: The Movie (2008)

2008-03-22T10:47:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: May 30th, 2008
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director: Michael Patrick King
Cast:
Sarah Jessica Parker
Kim Cattrall
Kristin Davis
Cynthia Nixon

Plot:
Sex and the City is coming to the big screen in a feature film adaptation of the hit HBO television series. The film will follow the continuing adventures of the series four main characters - Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda - as they live their lives in Manhattan four years after the series ended.

Romulus, My Father (2007)

2008-03-22T10:45:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: February 29th, 2008
Genre: Foreign, Drama
Director: Richard Roxburgh
Cast:
Eric Bana
Franka Potente
Marton Csokas
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Jacek Koman

Plot:
Based on Raimond Gaita’s critically acclaimed memoir. It tells the story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is the tale of a boy trying to balance a universe described by his deeply moral father, against the experience of heartbreaking absence and neglect from a depressive mother. It is, ultimately, a story of impossible love that celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

2008-03-22T10:44:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: June 6th, 2008
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family
Director: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
Cast:
Jack Black
Jackie Chan
Dustin Hoffman
Lucy Liu
Ian McShane
Angelina Jolie

Plot:
A CG-animated comedy about a lazy, irreverent slacker panda, Po, who must somehow become a Kung Fu Master in order to save the Valley of Peace from a villainous snow leopard, Tai Lung. Set in the legendary world of ancient China, this is the story of Po, our unlikely hero, who enters the rigid world of Kung Fu and turning it upside down. Po ultimately becomes a Kung Fu hero by learning that if he believes in himself, he can do anything

Get Smart (2008)

2008-03-22T10:39:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: June 20th, 2008
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Director: Peter Segal
Cast:
Steve Carell
Anne Hathaway
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Alan Arkin
Terrence Stamp

Plot:
In the all-new action comedy “Get Smart,” Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief (Alan Arkin) has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has always dreamt of working in the field alongside stalwart superstar Agent 23 (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson). Smart is partnered instead with the only other agent whose identity has not been compromised: the lovely-but-lethal veteran Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway). As Smart and 99 get closer to unraveling KAOS’ master plan—and each other—they discover that key KAOS operative Siegfried (Terence Stamp) and his sidekick Shtarker (Kenneth Davitian) are scheming to cash in with their network of terror. Given little field experience and even less time, Smart—armed with nothing but a few spy-tech gadgets and his unbridled enthusiasm—must defeat KAOS if he is to save the day.

Defiance (2008)

2008-03-22T10:38:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: December 19th, 2008
Genre: Drama, War
Director: Ed Zwick
Cast:
Daniel Craig
Liev Schreiber
Jamie Bell
Alexa Davalos

Plot:
In WWII Russia, Jewish refugees band together into a brigade that hides in the forest, ambushes Germans and survives until war’s end, eventually 1200 strong.

City of Men (2007)

2008-03-22T10:36:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: February 29th, 2008
Genre: Foreign, Crime, Drama
Director: Paulo Morelli
Cast:
Douglas Silva
Darlan Cunha
Jonathan Haagensen
Rodrigo dos Santos
Camila Monteiro

Plot:
With their eighteenth birthdays fast approaching, Laranjinha sets out to find the father he never met, while Acerola struggles to raise his own young son. But when they suddenly find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war, the lifelong friends are forced to confront a shocking secret from their shared past.

WALL·E (2008)

2008-03-21T12:36:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: June 27th, 2008
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Director: Andrew Stanton
Cast:
Fred Willard
Jeff Garlin
Paul Eiding
Ben Burtt
Kim Kopf

Plot:
The year is 2700. WALL*E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for.

Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

2008-03-21T12:35:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: April 18th, 2008
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director: Vadim Perelman
Cast:
Uma Thurman
Evan Rachel Wood
Eva Amurri
Gabrielle Brennan
Brett Cullen

Plot:
A dramatic thriller about Diana, a suburban wife and mother who begins to question her seemingly perfect life--and perhaps her sanity--on the 15th anniversary of a tragic high school shooting that took the life of her best friend.

Step Brothers (2008)

2008-03-21T12:33:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: July 25th, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Director: Adam McKay
Cast:
Will Ferrell
John C. Reilly
Mary Steenburgen
Richard Jenkins
Adam Scott
Kathryn Hahn

Plot:
Two spoiled guys become competitive stepbrothers after their single parents get hitched.

Standard Operating Procedure (2008)

2008-03-21T12:31:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: April 25th, 2008
Genre: Documentary
Director: Errol Morris
Cast:
Christopher Bradley
Sarah Denning
Joshua Feinman
Merry Grissom
Zhubin Rahbar

Plot:
Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.

Roman De Gare (2007)

2008-03-21T12:28:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: April 25th, 2008
Genre: Foreign
Director: Claude Lelouch
Cast:
Fanny Ardant
Dominique Pinon
Audrey Dana

Plot:
In the still of the night, three lives are about to cross…a woman abandoned, a stranger awaiting his chance and, a best-selling author who imagines the thriller of the year. Deceptively layered and intriguingly misleading, this highly anticipated new film from Oscar-winning director Claude Lelouch (A MAN AND A WOMAN) stars Dominique Pinon and Fanny Ardant as an unlikely pair caught up in a game with high stakes - and deadly consequences.

Righteous Kill (2008)

2008-03-21T12:27:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: September 12th, 2008
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director: Jon Avnet
Cast:
Robert De Niro
Al Pacino
Curtis Jackson
Brian Dennehy
John Leguizamo

Plot:
Academy Award winners Robert De Niro (Raging Bull) and Al Pacino (Scent of a Woman) star as a pair of veteran New York City police detectives on the trail of a vigilante serial killer in the adrenaline fueled psychological thriller Righteous Kill, directed by Jon Avnet (Red Corner, Fried Green Tomatoes) and written by Russell Gewirtz (Inside Man).

Pineapple Express (2008)

2008-03-21T12:25:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: Aug 8th, 2008
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Director: David Gordon Green
Cast:
Seth Rogen
James Franco
Amber Heard
Bill Hader
James Remar

Plot:
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.

Iron Man (2008)

2008-03-21T12:23:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: May 2, 2008
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast:
Robert Downey Jr.
Terrence Howard
Gwyneth Paltrow
Jeff Bridges

Plot:
Robert Dawney Jr. stars as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the story of a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon, instead using his intelligence and ingenuity Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

2008-03-21T12:22:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: May 22th, 2008
Genre: Action, Adventure
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast:
Harrison Ford
Karen Allen
Cate Blanchett
Shia LaBeouf
John Hurt
Ray Winstone

Flight of the Red Balloon (2007)

2008-03-21T12:20:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: April 4th, 2008
Genre: Foreign, Drama
Director: Hou Hsiao Hsien
Cast:
uliette Binoche
Simon Iteanu
Fang Song
Hippolyte Girardot
Louise Margolin

Plot:
A precious young boy, Simon (Simon Iteanu) must deal with the increasing fragility of his mother, the loving yet preoccupied Suzanne (Academy Award Winner Juliette Binoche of THE ENGLISH PATIENT, CACHÉ). Completely immersed in her own tribulations, Suzanne hires Song (Song Fan), a Taiwanese film student, to help care for Simon. Together with Song, a unique extended family is formed, utterly interdependent yet lost in separate thoughts and dreams mirrored by a delicate, shiny red balloon.

Chapter 27 (2007)

2008-03-21T12:18:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: April 4th, 2008
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director: J.P. Schaefer
Cast:
Jared Leto
Judah Friedlander
Lindsay Lohan

Plot:
A film about Mark David Chapman in the days leading up to the infamous murder of Beatle John Lennon.

The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

2008-03-21T08:38:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: April 18th, 2008
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Rob Minkoff
Cast:
Jackie Chan
Jet Li
Michael A. Angarano
Crystal Liu
Collin Chou

Plot:
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.

Backseat (2005)

2008-03-21T08:36:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: March 28th, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruce Van Dusen
Cast:
Rob Bogue
Josh Alexander
Will Janowitz
Aubrey Dollar
Mark Rosenthal

Plot:
A ‘coming of age late’ story about prolonged adolescence, two old friends flee New York City on a three-day road trip to Montreal to escape their problems and meet the great Donald Sutherland. Between running drugs and meeting a man who only communicates through instant messaging, they run head-on into the always lingering problem of real life.

He Was a Quiet Man (2007)

2008-03-21T08:34:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: January 14th, 2008
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Frank Cappello
Cast:
Christian Slater
Elisha Cuthbert
William H. Macy
Sascha Knopf
John Gulager

Plot:
A darkly humorous plunge into the life of an office drone who harbors thoughts of terminating his co-workers but never has the courage to pull the trigger. On one fateful afternoon, Bob Maconel (Christian Slater) crosses the line from potential killer to inadvertent hero when he saves beautiful Venessa (Elisha Cuthbert) from another man’s bullet. His Boss (William H. Macy) transforms Bob into an executive but his good fortune is short lived when the object of his desire asks him to end her life.

Planet B-Boy (2007)

2008-03-21T08:32:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: March 21st, 2008
Genre: Documentary
Director: Benson Lee

Plot:
With compelling characters and vibrant dance sequences, PLANET B-BOY is set in the International world of b-boying - the urban dance more commonly known as “breakdancing.” Weaving between the vivid backdrops of Osaka, Paris, Seoul and Las Vegas, spectacular choreography frames the intimate stories of dancers who struggle for their dreams despite being misunderstood by larger society and their own families. An American dancer in Vegas looks for his big break; a Korean son seeks his father’s approval; a twelve-year-old boy in France confronts his family’s racism - all the b-boys’ lives collide in Germany where their skills are put to the ultimate test: the “Battle of the Year” finals, with crews from 18 nations vying for the title of World Champion.

The Duchess (2008)

2008-03-21T08:29:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: November 19th, 2008
Genre: Drama, History
Director: Saul Dibb
Cast:
Ralph Fiennes
Keira Knightley
Charlotte Rampling
Dominic Cooper
Hayley Atwell

Plot:
The scandalous rise and fall of the Georgina, Duchess of Devonshire. Like Princess Diana, her direct descendent, she was beautiful, glamorous and adored by the public.

The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

2008-03-21T08:24:00.001-07:00

In Theatres: January 18th, 2008
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Cast:
Bradley Cooper
Leslie Bibb
Vinnie Jones
Roger Bart
Peter Jacobson

Plot:
Next stop…death. When Leon Kaufman’s (Bradley Cooper) latest body of work – a collection of provocative, nighttime studies of the city and its inhabitants -- earns the struggling photographer interest from prominent art gallerist Susan Hoff (Brooke Shields), she propels him to get grittier and show the darker side of humanity for his upcoming debut at her downtown art space. Believing he’s finally on track for success, Leon’s obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer, Mahogany (Vinnie Jones), the subway murderer who stalks late-night commuters -- ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways imaginable. With his concerned girlfriend Maya (Leslie Bibb) fearing for his life, Leon’s relentless fascination with Mahogany lures him further and further into the bowels of the subways and ultimately into an abyss of pure evil – inadvertently pulling Maya right along with him.

The Visitor (2007)

2008-03-21T08:21:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: April 11th, 2008
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Tom McCarthy
Cast:
Richard Jenkins
Hiam Abbass
Haaz Sleiman
Danai Gurira

Plot:
In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. In actor and filmmaker Tom McCarthy’s follow-up to his award winning directorial debut The Station Agent, Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under) stars as Walter Vale, a disillusioned Connecticut economics professor whose life is transformed by a chance encounter in New York City. Through new found connections with virtual strangers, Walter is awakened to a new world and a new life.

The Year My Parents Went On Vacation (2006)

2008-03-21T08:17:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: February 15th, 2008
Genre: Foreign, Drama
Director: Cao Hamburger
Cast:
Michel Joelsas
Germano Haiut
Paulo Autran
Simone Spoladore
Eduardo Moreira

Plot:
et in the turbulent year of 1970, this poignant and humorous coming of age story thrusts twelve year-old Mauro (Michel Joelsas) into a maelstrom of political and personal upheaval. When his left-wing militant parents are forced to go underground, Mauro is left in the care of his Jewish grandfather’s neighbor in Sao Paulo. Suddenly finding himself an exile in his own country, he is forced to create an ersatz family from the religiously diverse and colorful population of his new neighborhood.

The Ruins (2008)

2008-03-21T08:06:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: April 4th, 2008
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director: Carter Smith
Cast:
Jonathan Tucker
Jena Malone
Shawn Ashmore
Laura Ramsey
Joe Anderson

Plot:
Based on the terrifying best-seller by Scott Smith, “The Ruins” follows a group of friends who become entangled in a brutal struggle for survival after visiting a remote archaeological dig in the Mexican jungle - where they discover something deadly living among the ruins. “The Ruins” stars Jonathan Tucker (“The Black Donnellys”), Jena Malone (“Pride and Prejudice”), Shawn Ashmore (“X-Men: The Last Stand”), Laura Ramsey (“She’s the Man”) and Joe Anderson (“Across the Universe”). The film is directed by Carter Smith from a screenplay by Scott B. Smith.

Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)

2008-03-21T07:57:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: April 18th, 2008
Genre: Documentary
Director: Morgan Spurlock

Plot:
If Morgan Spurlock has learned anything from over 30 years of movie-watching, it’s that if the world needs saving, it’s best done by one lone man willing to face danger head on to take it down, action hero style. So, with no military experience, knowledge or expertise, he sets off to do what the CIA, FBI and countless bounty hunters have failed to do: find the world’s most wanted man. Why take on such a seemingly impossible mission? Simple-he wants to make the world safe for his soon to be born child. But before he finds Osama bin Laden, he first needs to learn where he came from, what makes him tick, and most importantly, what exactly created bin Laden to begin with.

The Love Guru (2008)

2008-03-20T14:25:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: June 20th, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marco Schnabel
Cast:
Mike Meyers
Jessica Alba
Justin Timberlake
Romany Malco
Meagan Goo
Plot:
Pitka an American raised outside of his country by gurus, returns to the States in order to break into the self-help business. His first challenge: To settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of a star hockey player whose wife left him for a rival athlete.

Wanted (2008)

2008-03-20T14:24:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: June 27th, 2008
Genre: Action
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Cast:
James McAvoy
Morgan Freeman
Terence Stamp
Thomas Kretschmann
Common and Angelina Jolie

Plot:
A young man finds out his long lost father is an assassin. And when his father is murdered, the son is recruited into his father's old organization and trained by a man named Sloan to follow in his dad's footsteps.

The Hammer (2007)

2008-03-20T14:22:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: March 21st, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfield
Cast:
Adam Carolla
Oswaldo Castillo
Heather Juergensen
Harold House Moore
Jonathan Hernandez
Plot:
Jerry Ferro's 39th birthday has brought his life into sharp relief and it's not a pretty picture. A once-promising amateur boxer--who quit so he wouldn't risk his perfect record of underachievement--Jerry has been knocking around from one construction job to another and spinning his wheels in an unsatisfying relationship, all the while with an eye toward eventually getting his shit together. His last connection to the fight game is the evening boxing class he teaches to the middle-aged, middle class, middle management types at a gym in Pasadena, where he also works as a handyman. When venerable boxing coach Eddie Bell asks Jerry if he'd like to spar a couple of rounds with Malice Blake, an up-and-coming pro, Jerry reluctantly steps into the ring. Despite the ass-kicking Jerry otherwise receives, a one-punch knockdown of Blake convinces Jerry that it's time to make his return to competitive boxing. Thus ends a 20-year-layoff and begins a hilarious fish-out-of-water quest for Olympic gold.

The Grand (2007)

2008-03-20T14:18:00.000-07:00

In Theatres: 4 April 2008
Genre: Comedy
Director: Zak Penn
Cast:
Woody Harrelson
David Cross
Dennis Farina
Cheryl Hines
Richard Kind

Plot:
A new comedy from writer/director Zak Penn, set around an international poker tournament. One-Eyed Jack Faro (Woody Harrelson) goes all-in to save his dead grandfather’s hotel-casino from a real estate developer. His master plan being to win the world’s most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker in Las Vegas.