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Director: Rob Cohen
Stars: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello (Full Cast)
Studio: Universal Pictures

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

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THE BUZZ: We never thought we'd see Stephen Sommers as an artiste, but when you replace him with Rob Cohen, he starts looking a little like Coppola, don't you think? Even with Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh on board, this feels like one expensive pay-per-view flick (okay, okay, the first trailer looks cool). Rachel Weisz weisz-ly dropped out, leaving poor Maria Bello to replace her. We hope Ms. History of Violence gets a nice down payment and a call from David Cronenberg soon. As for Mr. Fraser -- doesn't he have a sitcom deal yet? His summer of love up on the big screen can't last.

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Swing Vote

Director: Joshua Michael Stern
Stars: Kevin Costner, Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer (Full Cast)
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

The Plot: When Bud Johnson (Costner) goes to cast his vote for the next U.S. president, a glitch affects his ballot, and protocol allows him to make up his mind at his own discretion. With the entire nation focused on his every move -- and, of course, his pending decision -- will the admittedly lazy Bud make an informed choice?

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THE BUZZ: Kevin Costner recruits his famous friends for an aww-gee gander at the American political landscape which dramatically changed during the 2004 Presidential election, and moved into unprecedented territory this year. I don't need an Oscar winner to tune me up for November, though I think Swing Vote's trailer offers warm, fuzzy feelings which are pretty welcome. Less perplexing but definitely shocking is the notion that Disney cloned Abigail Breslin and cast her double in this movie.

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The Midnight Meat Train

Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Stars: Vinnie Jones, Bradley Cooper, Leslie Bibb (Full Cast)
Studio: Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment

The Plot: A photographer (Cooper) hunts down a serial killer (Jones) who preys upon travelers in the subways of New York City.

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THE BUZZ: At MMT's Comic-Con preview last year, we learned that Mr. Barker came up with this story (and, clearly, its title) while under the influence of a pot brownie. No joke. Poor Leslie Bibb, in girlfriend mode here, tried in earnest to keep the momentum going from there, but even the stoniest stoners began to walk out of the conference hall after gleaning all they needed to know about this one: Mahogany, the name of Jones's character, ain't looking to be anywhere near as iconic as Candyman or Hellraiser. In fact, as MMT's unveiling date finally draws near, Lionsgate is considering a major-cities only release to be quickly followed up by the DVD push.

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Frozen River [limited]

Director: Courtney Hunt
Stars: Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott (Full Cast)
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

The Plot: A struggling single mom (Leo) reluctantly partners with a Mohawk Indian woman (Upham) to make money from running illegal immigrants across from Quebec into the U.S. While both women swear each trip will be their last, one particular run leads to an unexpected confrontation ...

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THE BUZZ: An immigration drama set north of the U.S. something you don't see everyday, but curious as to why this Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning chiller is being released in the middle of summer, especially as distributor Sony Pictures Classics must be busy turning The Wackness into an indie summer hit.

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In Search of a Midnight Kiss [NYC]

Director: Alex Holdridge
Stars: Scoot McNairy, Sara Simmonds (Full Cast)
Studio: IFC First Take

The Plot: Broke and alone on New Year's Eve, Wilson (McNairy) just wants to spend the rest of a very bad year in bed. But, when his best friend convinces him to post a personal ad, he meets a woman (Simmonds) bent on finding the right guy to be with at midnight.

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THE BUZZ: Releasing a Manhattan-set romance is a smart move this season, and filmmaker Alex Holdridge's black-and-white confection looks to conjure up a sense of contemporary innocence that could be a Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist for us slightly older folks. (Note to said older folks: If you watch the trailer and are reminded of 90s-era indie films that's because executive producer Anne Walker-McBay has had Richard Linklater's back since Slacker.)

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