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Director: Oliver Stone Stars: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, Ioan Gruffudd (Full Cast) Studio: Lionsgate The Plot: Texas Governor, George W. Bush, follows in the footsteps of his father, former President George H.W. Bush, in the wake of a controversial election to lead the United States of America.
THE BUZZ: People love him, people hate him. And we're just talking about the director. Whatever your take is: Stone's the perfect choice to bring this biopic to life. As for Mr. Bush, we're pretty sure this film will get a higher approval rating than he does. Not that that's saying much. But, with an all-star cast including the red-hot Brolin as the man-in-charge and Mr. Fantastic as Teflon Tony, this one's got our vote based on curiosity alone. Message Boards: No American on here actually thinks its the greatest country in the worl | Nobody will go see this movie Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Sean Anders Stars: Josh Zuckerman, Clark Duke, Amanda Crew (Full Cast) Studio: Summit Distribution The Plot: High school senior Ian (Zuckerman) "borrows" his brother's beloved '69 GTO and recruits his best friends (Duke and Crew) on a road trip from Chicago to Knoxville in order to hook up with a babe he met online. THE BUZZ: Director Sean Anders has one cult film under his belt (Never Been Thawed) and he's writing the proposed Meatballs remake (boo, hiss), but here he's offering a sex comedy that is an homage to everything between Fast Times and American Pie. While I don't think Judd Apatow needs to be looking over his shoulder, this is the kind of movie that we all dismiss until it pulls down big DVD numbers. You might remember star Josh Zuckerman as Hot Wheels from Feast (and he's also in the sequel); meanwhile, only Seth Green could truly turn a role as an Amish farmer into something that looks worth catching (and we hear his character throws a mighty rave). Message Boards: Thread for people who HAVE seen it (MAJOR effin spoilers) | He's a Virgin? So what! Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Paul Crowder Mark Monroe Stars: Chris Branning, Kate Theisen, Chris Schubert (Full Cast) Studio: Walt Disney Pictures The Plot: Fifteen young sailors are chosen for a six-month training in order to compete in one of the most challenging open-ocean sailing races in the world.
THE BUZZ: So many of us have OD'ed on nasty reality shows ... this documentary is an antidote. Although that bearded dude in the trailer looks like troubllllllllle ... like the guy who'd steal your passport from the hostel. See? I'm ruined by "Big Brother." Message Boards: Check it out on facebook | This looks so good! Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: John Moore Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges (Full Cast) Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation The Plot: Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a DEA agent (Wahlberg) whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin (Kunis) out to avenge her sister's death. The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.
THE BUZZ: Director John Moore (Behind Enemy Lines) is back in his element after stinking up the big screen with a pair of woeful remakes earlier this decade. But don't video-game adaptations seem so boringly retro in 2008, the year of the superhero? Ditto the normally bankable Mark Wahlberg, who managed to make a worse film than Rock Star this past summer. I think Sony should put Quarantine back in this slot to take on Payne (Screen Gems, Sony's lower-budget distribution arm, pushed up their buzzing horror remake's release date once Payne staked out the 17th for his assault). Message Boards: Max Payne deserves an R rating. | Mark Whalberg?Arghh COME ON!!! Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood Stars: Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah (Full Cast) Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures The Plot: South Carolina, 1964: A fateful incident inspires young Lily Owens (Fanning) to flee her abusive household with Rosaleen Daise (Hudson), the only parental figure she's ever known, in tow. Together, the duo travel to the fictional town of Tiburon, where they are taken in by an eccentric trio of beekeeping sisters, and Lily begins to piece together the secrets of her deceased mother's past.
THE BUZZ: No buzz jokes, please. Love & Basketball filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood adapted and directed Sue Monk Kidd's highly regarded novel, and the timing for her film could not be better, since I expect it'll appeal to mother-daughter duos (similar to Twilight moms and their progeny) in this femme-friendly year. Plus, could one of the Boatwright sisters find themselves nominated for Oscar? Message Boards: SPOILERS!!!! Did it bother you..... | Advance Screenings Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Barry Levinson Stars: Robert De Niro, John Turturro, Stanley Tucci (Full Cast) Studio: Magnolia Pictures The Plot: A comedy that chronicles two weeks in the life of a fading Hollywood producer (De Niro) who's having a rough time trying to get his new picture made.
THE BUZZ: Aside from good-humored as-themselves appearances from Bruce Willis and Sean Penn, critical reaction has been less than favorable to Barry Levinson's movie version of the Hollywood-insider novel by Art Linson (who adapted his own material for the big screen). Put another way: WJH? was not supposed to end up at an indie distributor such as Magnolia (no offense, dudes) but that's what happened months (and months) after two splashy festival dates (first Sundance, then Cannes) didn't yield a U.S. distributor. Message Boards: UK Release - 10th Oct | jeff goldblum Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Raja Gosnell Stars: Drew Barrymore, George Lopez (Full Cast) Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures The Plot: While on vacation in Mexico, Chloe (Barrymore), a pampered Beverly Hills chihuahua, finds herself lost and in need of assistance in order to get back home. Coming to Chloe's aid is a a macho Chihuahua named Papi (Lopez), a spirit guide (Hayek) who endeavors to help Chloe discover her true heritage. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: I'm wondering if Disney employees think BHC looks kind of kinda juvenile after the refreshing Enchanted became a worldwide hit and was nominated for 3 Oscars. Chihuahua! Or why the trailer, which reveals nothing about the movie, also doesn't indicate that Drew Barrymore's voice is the star of the show. Chihuahua! Or if Raja Gosnell will ever make a non-syrupy movie. Chihuahua! Message Boards: It'll be a HUGE hit | #1 at the box office caught film fans off guard Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: John Erick Dowdle Stars: Jennifer Carpenter, Steve Harris, Columbus Short (Full Cast) Studio: Screen Gems The Plot: What happened to the people who were locked inside an apartment building by a CDC-issued quarantine? The only evidence left after the quarantine has been lifted is a videotape shot by a TV reporter (Carpenter) and her cameraman (Harris) who were investigating the initial 911 call ... User Rating:
THE BUZZ: Is this the next attempt to create a Cloverfield-like hit? Insiders are beginning to think so, since this latest viral outbreak looks like a few clips from Quarantine, the remake of [Rec], Spanish filmmaker Jaume Balagueró's international horror hit that wasn't even given a proper U.S. release in favor of a rushed-into-production remake by director John Erick Dowdle (whose other recent film, The Poughkeepsie Tapes, is being held captive by MGM). You'll recognize star Jennifer Carpenter as the titular Emily Rose or as Dexter's sister. We have the first trailer online, while Yahoo! has the second ... Message Boards: Why are you American's screwing with films ???? | Quarantine (American remake) cause subtitles ruin... Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Ridley Scott Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong (Full Cast) Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures The Plot: In Jordan, an ex-journalist (DiCaprio) working to locate an Al Qaeda leader for the CIA faces pressure from an agent (Crowe) for whom failure is not an option. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: Ridley Scott gets his war on again, with a screenplay by William Monahan (his first credit since The Departed, and perhaps an effort to erase the memory of his previous collaboration with Scott). I wonder if this one is being positioned as Oscar bait, because it looks more like Hollywood's savvy attempt to finally profit from this gosh darn war. Do you think Crowe and Monahan teased Scott and DiCaprio on the set for not having any Oscars? Another question: Did the first trailer engage you, or leave you feeling like you don't have any idea what the movie's about? If you feel confused by it all, good luck with the second trailer. Message Boards: One more month... | Uh Oh Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: D.J. Caruso Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson (Full Cast) Studio: DreamWorks SKG The Plot: Two strangers (LaBeouf and Monaghan) 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 plot for a political assassination, they must work together to outwit the woman before she has them killed. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: How awesome is this teaser trailer? Message Boards: Lmao at the kiss in Eagle Eye. (Spoilers) | Shia's Performance Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Peter Sollett Stars: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings (Full Cast) Studio: Columbia Pictures The Plot: Nick (Cera) asks Nora (Dennings) to pretend to be his girlfriend for 5 minutes so he won't have to feel as awkward around his ex-g.f., who just walked into the club where Nick's band is playing ... with a new guy. But when the fake couple decides to kiss, sparkage occurs, leading to a first date which seems to span all of New York City. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: Wow, a mainstream movie set in NYC's queercore punk scene? Those Weitz brothers (producers Chris and Paul) sure know how to work the studio system, even if their last teen-skewing comedy, Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas, didn't get much attention. Bickford couldn't boast Michael Cera in a starring role, however, or a long-awaited second film from a promising indie director (Peter Sollett turned heads back in '02 with Raising Victor Vargas). Assuming Sollett knows how to handle an awkward boy, a hot girl, and lots of swearing and cool music, we can see the iPod generation embracing this as their own sort of High Fildelity. (Look at that, not one mention of Juno.) Message Boards: Why didn't the gay guys kiss? | What was the line.... Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Gary Fleder Stars: Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid, Clancy Brown (Full Cast) Studio: Universal Pictures The Plot: A drama based on the life of Ernie Davis (Brown), a high school football standout who is recruited by Syracuse University, where he becomes the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: The Express's seemingly artful blend of archival and recreated footage might help erase the memory of recent clunker pigskin movies (Leatherheads, We Are Marshall). Casting Dennis Quaid as a coach is always the right decision, and surrounding him with the phenomenally talented Clancy Brown ("Carnivàle") and Rob Brown (Coach Carter) is a good way to get men (and women?) into theaters. Message Boards: A Challenge to Davis Entertainment - WHY NO ELMIRA?? WTF? | I think we hear about racism more than experience it.... Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: George C. Wolfe Stars: Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Christopher Meloni (Full Cast) Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures The Plot: A doctor (Gere) who is traveling to see his estranged son sparks with an unhappily married woman (Lane) at a North Carolina inn User Rating:
THE BUZZ: After The Notebook became one the best recent examples of a sleeper hit, producers fought for the rights to the unoptioned novels of Nicholas Sparks. Superproducers Denise Di Novi and Bruce Berman secured Rodanthe and assembled an appropriate cast, as well as an interesting director pick in George C. Wolfe (Lackawanna Blues). Though we love Richard Gere, Diane Lane, and their Hollywood misses and hits, the question remains whether they can help reignite the romantic drama by pulling in a big audience on opening weekend or, a la The Notebook turning favorable word-of-mouth into staying power at the box office. If you listen closely to the trailer, after the part where Diane says, "We saved each other," Richard whispers, "from career oblivion." Meanwhile, we wish Diane's hair was just a little longer here. Message Boards: This was just awful...(spoilers) | What kind of car... Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Ed Harris Stars: Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger (Full Cast) Studio: New Line Cinema The Plot: A pair of lawmen (Harris and Mortensen) out to save a Western town from a rancher's tyrannical reign find their bond, and their mission, tested by the arrival of a double-dealing widow (Zellweger). User Rating:
THE BUZZ: Ed Harris returns to the director's seat some 8 years after his award-winning Pollock, but I'm more excited for his reunion with his A History of Violence co-star, Viggo Mortensen. Both men are fit for the material, an adaptation of the novel by Robert B. Parker (whose Jesse Stone TV movies have been a boon for Tom Selleck's career), but I'm not so sure about the Zellweger's ability to be anything but comical as she makes her return Cold Mountain-ish territory. Does this photo earn your confidence? Message Boards: Katie. | Please,NO more Brits in Westerns Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Saul Dibb Stars: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper (Full Cast) Studio: Paramount Vantage The Plot: A chronicle of the life of Georgiana Cavendish (Knightley), the 18th century aristocrat who endured a difficult marriage to the Duke of Devonshire (Fiennes), and was known for her beauty, political manuvers, and gambling indulgences. User Rating:
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