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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Max Payne


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A maverick cop determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murder of his family and partner.

Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld.

As the mystery deepens, Max is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal.

Star(s) to watch : Mila Kunis (”Forgetting Sarah Marshall”) as Mona Sax, Mark Wahlberg (”Shooter”, “The Big Hit”, “The Italian Job”, “The Departed”, “The Happening”) as Max Payne, Amaury Nolasco (”Transformers”, “Street Kings”) as Jack Lupino, & Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges (”2 Fast 2 Furious”) as Jim Bravura.

Genre : Action, Adventure, Adaptation.

Release date : October 17, 2008

Fact : Based on the hard-hitting interactive popular video game, “Max Payne”. But don’t fear if you’ve never played the game, Mark Wahlberg says you’ll understand the film even if you aren’t a gamer.

Rating : Coming soon.

Official website : http://www.maxpaynethemovie.com

Poster : http://www.impawards.com/2008/max_payne.html

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2jAEoBz6RY

City of Ember


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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.

Now, two teenagers in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city’s existence, and help the citizens escape before the lights go out forever.

Star(s) to watch : Bill Murray (”Ocean’s Eleven”, “Charlie’s Angels”, “Ghostbusters”) as The Mayor of Ember, & Martin Landau (”The X-Files”) as Sul.

Genre : Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy.

Release date : October 10, 2008

Fact : Based on source material from novel : “The City of Ember” by Jeanne DuPrau.

Note : Produced by Tom Hanks, who also produced “The Ant Bully” (2006), “Evan Almighty” (2007), & “The Polar Express” (2004).

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “Escape is the only option”

Official website : http://www.cityofember.com

Poster : http://www.impawards.com/2008/city_of_ember.html

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hF72jiaj5Y

Bolt


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From Walt Disney Pictures comes an animated comedy adventure featuring a super-dog named Bolt whose days are filled with danger and intrigue — at least until the cameras stop rolling.

When the star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet — a cross-country journey through the real world to get back to his owner and co-star, Penny.

Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and the help of two unlikely traveling companions — a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens and a TV-obsessed hamster named Rhino — Bolt discovers he doesn’t need superpowers to be a hero.

Genre : Action, Adventure, Comedy, Animation.

Release date : November 21, 2008

Fact : Featuring the voices of John Travolta (as the voice of Bolt) & Miley Cyrus (as the voice of Penny).

Note : Also known as “American Dog”, this movie is written and directed by Chris Williams, the writer of “The Emperor’s New Groove” (2000) and “Mulan” (1998).

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “A hero is unleashed 2008.”

Official website : http://www.disney.com/bolt

Poster : http://www.impawards.com/2008/bolt.html

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDWPsoKQoOs

Quarantine


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Television reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station.

After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartment units.

They soon learn that a woman living in the building has been infected by something unknown.

After a few of the residents are viciously attacked, they try to escape with the news crew in tow, only to find that the CDC has quarantined the building.

Phones, internet, televisions and cell phone access have been cut-off, and officials are not relaying information to those locked inside.

When the quarantine is finally lifted, the only evidence of what took place is the news crew’s videotape.

Star(s) to watch : Jay Hernandez (”Torque”, “Joy Ride”, “Hostel”) as Jake.

Genre : Horror, Thriller, Remake.

Release date : October 10, 2008

Fact : Based on source material from screenplay : “REC” by Jaume Balagueró, Luiso Berdejo, & Paco Plaza.

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “On March 11, 2008 the government sealed off an apartment complex in Los Angeles. The residents were never seen again. No details. No witnesses. No evidence. Until now.”

Official website : http://www.containthetruth.com

Poster : http://www.impawards.com/2008/quarantine.html

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfUAETRhhkw

Twilight


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Bella Swan 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, a boy unlike any she’s ever met.

Intelligent and witty, he sees straight into her soul. Soon, Bella and Edward are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance.

Edward can run faster than a mountain lion, he can stop a moving car with his bare hands - and he hasn’t aged since 1918.

Like all vampires, he’s immortal.

But he doesn’t have fangs, and he doesn’t drink human blood, as Edward and his family are unique among vampires in their lifestyle choice.

To Edward, Bella is that thing he has waited 90 years for - a soul mate.

But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy.

But what will they do when Laurent and James, the Cullens’ mortal vampire enemies, come to town, looking for Bella?

Star(s) to watch : Kristen Stewart (”Jumper”, “Cold Creek Manor”, “Zathura”, “Panic Room”) as Isabella “Bella” Swan.

Genre : Drama, Romance, Thriller.

Release date : November 21, 2008

Fact : Based on the bestselling vampire novel “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer.

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “When you can live forever what do you live for?”

Official website : http://thetwilightmovie.com

Poster : http://www.impawards.com/2008/twilight.html

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkRH_L4SSAw

Sex Drive


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Loveable underdog Ian is the last American virgin.

At least that’s how it feels to him now that he’s 18, about to go to college, and losing girls to his 14-year-old brother.

Ian’s always been the nice guy, the best friend … never the boyfriend.

But his luck finally seems to be changing when he meets Danielle.

She’s everything he’s ever wanted in a girlfriend — fun, sexy, and she really likes him.

There’s just one problem.

She lives in Knoxville.

And he lives in Chicago.

And she thinks he’s the Brad Pitt lookalike he’s pretending to be on Facebook.

At the urging of his best friend, Lance, Ian decides to confront his fear of rejection when Danielle makes him the offer of a lifetime: “If you drive all the way for me, I’ll go all the way for you.”

Star(s) to watch : James Marsden (”Interstate 60″, “X-Men”, “Superman Returns”, “Disturbing Behavior”, “Enchanted”) as Rex, & Seth Green (”Austin Powers”, “Enemy of the State”, “The Italian Job”, “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed”) as Ezekial.

Genre : Comedy.

Release date : October 17, 2008

Fact : Also known as “All the Way”.

Note : Based on source material from novel by Andy Behrens.

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “He’s leaving virgin territory.”

Official website : http://www.sexdrivethemovie.com

Poster : http://www.impawards.com/2008/sex_drive.html

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOlF5BixnQU

Body of Lies


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Based on Washington Post columnist David Ignatius’ 2007 novel about a CIA operative, Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio), who uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan.

When Ferris devises a plan to infiltrate his network, he must first win the backing of cunning CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) and the collegial, but perhaps suspect, head of Jordanian intelligence.

Although ostensibly his allies, Ferris questions how far he can really trust these men without putting his entire operation - and his life - on the line.

Star(s) to watch : Leonardo DiCaprio (”Titanic”, “The Man in the Iron Mask”, “Catch Me If You Can”, “The Departed”) as Roger Ferris, & Russell Crowe (”Gladiator”, “American Gangster”, “3:10 to Yuma”) as Ed Hoffman.

Genre : Thriller, Adaptation.

Release date : October 10, 2008

Fact : This dramatic movie “Body of Lies” based on the David Ignatius novel and adapted for the screen by Oscar-winner William Monahan.

Note : Also known as “House of Lies”, this movie was produced and directed by Ridley Scott, one of the most prolific and respected directors working in Hollywood who directed “Hannibal” (2001), “Alien” (1979), “Gladiator” (2000), & “American Gangster” (2007).

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “Trust no one. Deceive everyone.”

Official website : http://www.body-of-lies.com

Poster : http://impawards.com/2008/body_of_lies.html

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3mGJZdagJQ

Role Models


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Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott star as Danny and Wheeler, two salesmen who trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender.

Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program.

After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn’t look half bad.

Surrounded by annoying do-gooders, Danny struggles with his every neurotic impulse to guide Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) through the trials of becoming a man.

Unfortunately, the guy just dumped by his girlfriend (Elizabeth Banks) has only sarcasm to offer a bashful 16-year-old obsessed with medieval role play.

Meanwhile, charming Wheeler tries to trade in an addiction to partying and women to assist a fifth-grader named Ronnie (Bobb’e J. Thompson) redirect his foul-mouthed ways.

It would probably help if Ronnie’s new mentor wasn’t an overgrown adolescent whose idea of quality time includes keggers in Venice Beach.

Once the center’s ex-con director (Jane Lynch) gives them an ultimatum, Danny and Wheeler are forced to tailor their brand of immature wisdom to their charges.

And if they can just make it through probation without getting thrown in jail, the world’s worst role models will prove that, sometimes, it takes a village idiot to raise a child.

Star(s) to watch : Paul Rudd (”Night at the Museum”, “Over Her Dead Body”, “William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet”) as Danny Donahue, Seann William Scott (”Final Destination”, “Bulletproof Monk”, “Evolution”, “American Pie”, “Dude, Where’s My Car?”) as Wheeler, & Elizabeth Banks (”Spider-Man”, “Catch Me If You Can”, “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”, “Meet Dave”) as Beth.

Genre : Comedy, Drama.

Release date : November 7, 2008

Fact : Written and directed by David Wain.

Note : Also known as “Big Brother”, and “Little Big Men”.

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “They’re about to get more than they plea-bargained for.”

Official website : http://www.rolemodelsmovie.com

Poster : http://www.impawards.com/2008/role_models.html

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57hSUwwMHdA

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa


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All the loveable characters are back - Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo, King Julien, Maurice and the penguins - in “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.”

Left marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers have hatched a plan so crazy it just might work.

With military precision, the penguins have repaired an old crashed plane - sort of.

Once aloft, this unlikely crew stays airborne just long enough to make it to the wildest place of all - the vast plains of Africa itself - where our zoo-raised crew encounters species of their own kind for the very first time.

While discovering their roots, they quickly realize the differences between the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa.

Despite long-lost relatives, romantic rivals and scheming hunters, Africa seems like a “crack-a-lackin” great place … but is it better than their Central Park home?

Genre : Action, Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Sequel.

Release date : November 7, 2008

Fact : Featuring David Schwimmer as the voice of Melman, Chris Rock as the voice of Marty, & Ben Stiller as the voice of Alex.

Note : Also known as “Madagascar: The Crate Escape”.

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “You’ve got to move it, move it.”

Official website : http://www.madagascarmovie.com

Poster : http://www.impawards.com/2008/madagascar_two.html

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XO2kjjlKrM

Beverly Hills Chihuahua


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A pampered Beverly Hills Chihuahua named Chloe (voiced by Drew Barrymore) finds herself accidentally lost in the mean streets of Mexico without a day spa or Rodeo Drive boutique anywhere in sight.

Now alone for the first time in her spoiled life, she must rely on some unexpected new friends - including a street-hardened German Shepherd named Delgado (Andy Garcia) and an amorous pup named Papi (George Lopez) - to lend her a paw and help her to find her inner strength on their incredible journey back home.

Genre : Action, Adventure, Comedy.

Release date : October 3, 2008

Fact : Also known as “South of the Border”.

Note : Featuring the voices of Drew Barrymore, Jamie Lee Curtis, Andy Garcia, and George Lopez.

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “50% warrior. 50% lover. 100% chihuahua.”

Official website : http://disney.com/chihuahua

Poster : http://www.impawards.com

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7tleFb6TlI

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People


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Sidney Young, a smalltime, bumbling, British celebrity journalist, is hired by an upscale magazine in New York City.

In spectacular fashion Sidney enters high society and burns bridges with bosses, peers and superstars.

After disrupting one black-tie event by allowing a wild pig to run rampant, Sidney catches the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of Sharp, and accepts a job with the magazine in New York City.

Clayton warns Sidney that he’d better impress and charm everyone he can, if he wants to succeed.

Instead, Sidney instantly insults and annoys fellow writer Alison Olsen.

He dares to target the star clients of power publicist Eleanor Johnson.

He upsets his direct boss Lawrence Maddox and tries to make amends by hiring a stripper to dance for Lawrence during a staff meeting.

Sidney, of course, doesn’t stop there, finding creative ways to annoy nearly everyone.

His saving graces: a rising, sexy starlet develops an odd affection for him, and in time, Alison whose friendship with him might be the only thing saving Sidney from torpedoing his career.

Star(s) to watch : Megan Fox (”Transformers”) as Sophie Maes, Simon Pegg (”Shaun of the Dead”, “Hot Fuzz”, “Mission: Impossible III”) as Sidney Young, Gillian Anderson (”The X-Files”) as Eleanor Johnson, & Kirsten Dunst (”Spider-Man”, “Jumanji”, “Small Soldiers”) as Alison Olsen.

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Adaptation.

Release date : October 3, 2008

Fact : Based on source material from novel “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People” by Toby Young.

Note : Even if the film version of Toby Young’s memoir turns out to be a dud, it’ll still be one of the best comedy of the year. Robert Weide helms the big screen adaptation of Young’s story and “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” star Simon Pegg tackles the lead role. This one could be the surprise hit of the year.

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “He’s across the pond and out of his depth”

Official website : http://www.paramountpictures.co.uk

Poster : http://www.impawards.com

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nz4Y0Y-0DE

Appaloosa


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When two gunmen, Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, arrive in Appaloosa they find a small, dusty and lawless town suffering at the hands of renegade rancher Randall Bragg.

Bragg has not only taken supplies, horses, and women for his own, but also has left the city marshal and a deputy for dead.

In Bragg they find an unusually wily adversary who raises the stakes by playing with emotions.

It is now up to Cole and Hitch to stand against the actions of the renegade rancher, which have already taken their toll on the town.

Star(s) to watch : Viggo Mortensen (”The Lord of the Rings”, “Young Guns II”, “Daylight”) as Everett Hitch, Ed Harris (”The Rock”, “National Treasure: Book of Secrets”, “A History of Violence”) as Virgil Cole, Jeremy Irons (”Die Hard With A Vengeance”, “The Man in the Iron Mask”, “Eragon”) as Randall Bragg, Lance Henriksen (”Alien 3″, “Alien vs. Predator”, “Scream 3″) as Ring Shelton, & Renee Zellweger (”Me, Myself and Irene”, “The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre”) as Allison French.

Genre : Romance, Western, Adaptation.

Release date : October 3, 2008

Fact : Written, produced, and directed by Ed Harris.

Note : Based on the 2005 novel by Robert B. Parker.

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “Feelings get you killed.”

Official website : http://www.welcometoappaloosa.com

Poster : http://www.impawards.com/2008/appaloosa.html

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw1XFu-mFVk

The Brothers Bloom


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The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust, intrigue and the most complex literary-inspired setups imaginable.

Now they’ve decided to take on one last job — showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress named Penelope the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world — from New Jersey to Greece to Russia and Prague — in pursuit of priceless artifacts wanted by some of their most unsavory competitors.

Star(s) to watch : Mark Ruffalo (”Windtalkers”, “Collateral”, “Zodiac”) as Stephen, Rachel Weisz (”The Mummy”, “Constantine”) as Penelope, & Adrien Brody (”King Kong”, “The Village”) as Bloom.

Genre : Action, Adventure, Romance, Gangster.

Release date : October 3, 2008

Fact : Written and directed by Rian Johnson.

Note : Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz + Academy Award winner Adrien Brody + Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi + Mark Ruffalo + writer/director Rian Johnson (the mastermind behind “Brick”) = “The Brothers Bloom,” a con-man comedy with a little romance thrown in.

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “They’d never let the truth come between them”

Official website : http://www.brothersbloom.com

Poster : http://www.impawards.com/2008/brothers_bloom.html

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HPXfmqIy-4

RocknRolla


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When a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, and all of London’s criminal underworld wants in on the action.

Everyone from a dangerous crime lord to a sexy accountant, a corrupt politician and down-on-their-luck petty thieves conspire, collude and collide with one another in an effort to get rich quick.

Star(s) to watch : Gerard Butler (”300″, “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life”, “Tomorrow Never Dies”, “Reign of Fire”) as One Two, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges (”2 Fast 2 Furious”) as Roman, & Thandie Newton (”Mission: Impossible 2″, “The Chronicles of Riddick”, “The Pursuit of Happyness”) as Stella.

Genre : Action, Adventure, Comedy, Gangster.

Release date : October 3, 2008

Fact : Produced, written, and directed by Guy Ritchie.

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “A story of sex, thugs and rock ‘n roll.”

Official website : http://www.ru-a-rocknrolla.com

Poster : http://www.impawards.com/2008/rocknrolla.html

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIpRLr0IOLM

Blindness


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“Blindness” is an exploration of human nature, both bad and good–people’s selfishness, opportunism, and indifference, but also their capacity for empathy, love and sheer perseverance.

It begins in a flash, as one man is instantaneously struck blind while driving home from work, his whole world suddenly turned to an eerie, milky haze.

One by one, each person he encounters – his wife, his doctor, even the seemingly good samaritan who gives him a lift home – will in due course suffer the same unsettling fate.

As the contagion spreads, and panic and paranoia set in across the city, the newly blind victims of the “White Sickness” are rounded up and quarantined within a crumbling, abandoned mental asylum, where all semblance of ordinary life begins to break down.

Star(s) to watch : Julianne Moore (”The Lost World: Jurassic Park”, “Hannibal”, “Next”, “Evolution”, “The Forgotten”, “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle”) as Doctor s Wife.

Genre : Drama, Thriller, Adaptation.

Release date : September 26, 2008

Fact : Based on source material from novel : “Blindness” by Jose Saramago.

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “Your vision of the world will change forever.”

Official website : http://www.blindness-themovie.com

Poster : http://www.impawards.com/2008/blindness.html

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqZGKPzJNHs

Igor


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An irreverent animated comedy which brings a new twist to the classic monster genre, “Igor” is the story of a mad scientist’s hunchbacked lab assistant who has big dreams of becoming a scientist in his own right and winning the coveted first place award at the annual Evil Science Fair in the kingdom of Malaria.

Genre : Comedy, Animation.

Release date : September 19, 2008

Fact : Featuring the voices of John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, & Christian Slater.

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “All men are not created evil”

Official website : http://www.igor-movie.com/

Poster : http://www.impawards.com/2008/igor.html

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrSX8NYN2×4

Ghost Town


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In the comedy “Ghost Town,” Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais) is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired.

When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts.

Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear), who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen (Téa Leoni).

That puts Pincus squarely in the middle of a triangle, with spirited results.

Star(s) to watch : Téa Leoni (”Jurassic Park III”, “Deep Impact”, “Bad Boys”, “Fun With Dick and Jane”) as Gwen, Greg Kinnear (”Stuck on You”) as Frank Herlihy, & Ricky Gervais (”Night at the Museum”, “Stardust”) as Bertram Pincus.

Genre : Comedy, Sci-Fi, Fantasy.

Release date : September 19, 2008

Fact : Written and directed by David Koepp, one of the most consistent and highly-sought writers who directed “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” in 1997.

Rating : Coming soon.

Tagline : “He sees dead people … and they annoy him.”

Official website : http://www.ghosttownmovie.com

Poster : http://www.impawards.com/2008/ghost_town.html

Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CLx7XiOO_Y