CADILLAC RECORDS December 5, 2008
Written and Directed by Darnell Martin,
CADILLAC RECORDS chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its
recording artists. The film stars Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess,
Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, Columbus Short as Little Walter,
Mos Def as Chuck Berry and Beyoncé Knowles as Etta James. Rounding
out the cast are Gabrielle Union more
CIAO December 5, 2008
A man dies very unexpectedly and leaves
behind two men: Jeff, his best friend and Andrea, an Italian he’s
been corresponding with online. Jeff informs Andrea of Mark’s
passing; Andrea writes back to express his shock and sympathies.
On a whim, they continue their correspondence and a rapport grows
between them more
TIMECRIMES December 5, 2008
Hector (Karra Elejalde) is relaxing on a
lawn chair outside of his new country home, surveying the nearby
hillside through a pair of binoculars, when he catches sight of
what appears to be a nude woman amidst the trees. Hiking up to
investigate, he is attacked by a sinister figure whose head is
wrapped in a grotesque, pink bandage. Fleeing in terror more
PUSNIHER:WAR ZONE December 5, 2008
Waging his one-man war on the world of
organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his
sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left
horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his
new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his
trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to
the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his
evil deeds go unpunished. more
FROST / NIXON December 5, 2008
Oscar®-winning director Ron Howard brings
to the screen writer Peter Morgan’s (The Queen, The Last King of
Scotland) electrifying battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced
president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting
television personality with a name to make, in the untold story of
the historic encounter that changed both: Frost/Nixon. more
HUNGER December 5, 2008
HUNGER follows life in the Maze Prison,
Northern Ireland, with an interpretation of the highly emotive
events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike led by Bobby Sands.
With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely
exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to
the uttermost limit. more
NOBEL SON December 5, 2008
Barkley Michaelson is in a deep life rut.
He's struggling to finish his PHD thesis when his father,
the learned Eli Michaelson, wins the Nobel Prize for
Chemistry. Barkley and his mother, Sarah, a renowned forensic
psychiatrist, now have the ill-fortune of living with a man-eating
monster whose philandering ways have gotten less and less
discreet. more
THE READER December 10, 2008
THE READER opens in post-WWII Germany when
teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a
stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and
seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a
passionate but secretive affair. more
NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS December 12, 2008
If there’s one thing everyone can agree
on, it’s that family time isn’t always a walk in the park. In
Nothing Like the Holidays, John Leguizamo (Ice Age, Moulin
Rouge),Freddy Rodriguez (“Six Feet Under,” Bobby) and Debra
Messing (“Will & Grace,” “The Starter Wife”) headline an all star
cast in the humorous and heartwarming story of one unforgettable
family holiday from award-winning director Alfredo De Villa
(Washington Heights). more
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL December 12, 2008
In THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, a
contemporary reinvention of the 1951 science fiction classic,
renowned scientist Dr. Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) finds
herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu (Keanu Reeves),
who travels across the universe to warn of an impending global
crisis. more
CHE December 12, 2008
On November 26, 1956, Fidel Castro sails
to Cuba with eighty rebels. One of those rebels is Ernesto "Che"
Guevara, a young Argentine idealist and doctor who shares a common
goal with Fidel Castro - to overthrow the corrupt dictatorship of
Fulgencio Batista. more
GRAN TORINO December 12, 2008
Clint Eastwood stars in the drama "Gran
Torino," marking his first film role since his Oscar-winning
"Million Dollar Baby." Eastwood also directs the film in which he
plays Walt Kowalski, an iron-willed veteran living in a changing
world, who is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his
own long-held prejudices. more
DOUBT December 12, 2008
John Patrick Shanley brings his Pulitzer
Prize and Tony Award® winning play to the screen as a gripping
story about the quest for truth, the forces of change, and the
devastating consequences of blind justice in an age defined by
moral conviction. more
THE WRESTLER December 17, 2008
Back in the late ‘80s, Randy “The Ram”
Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler.
Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing for
handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and
community centers around New Jersey. more
SEVEN POUNDS December 19, 2008
Academy Award® nominee Will Smith reunites
with the directors and producers of The Pursuit of Happyness for
the emotional drama Seven Pounds. In the film, Smith plays Ben
Thomas, an IRS agent with a fateful secret who embarks on an
extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives
of seven strangers. more
YES MAN December 19, 2008
Jim Carrey stars as Carl Allen, a guy
whose life is going nowhere–the operative word being “no”–until he
signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say
yes to everything…and anything. Unleashing the power of “YES”
begins to transform Carl’s life in amazing and unexpected ways,
getting him promoted at work and opening the door to a new
romance. more
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH December 19, 2008
Writer-director Rod Lurie’s new film is
the story of Rachel Armstrong (Kate Beckinsale), a young reporter
on the national desk of the Capitol Sun-Times, a major Washington,
D.C. daily. Rachel writes an explosive story that reveals the
identity of covert CIA agent Erica Van Doren (Vera Farmiga) that,
once published, causes all hell to break loose and the government
to demand the identity of Rachel’s source. more
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX December 19, 2008
Once upon a time, in the faraway kingdom
of Dor, there was magic in the air, raucous laughter aplenty and
gallons of mouth-watering soup. But a terrible accident left the
king broken-hearted, the princess filled with longing and the
townsfolk despondent. All hope was lost in a land where sunlight
disappeared and the world became dreary gray. Until Despereaux
Tilling was born.... more
BEDTIME STORIES December 25, 2008
An
adventure comedy starring
ADAM SANDLER as Skeeter Bronson, a hotel handyman whose
life is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his
niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. When he
tries to help his family by telling one outlandish tale after
another, it’s the kids’ unexpected contributions that turn all of
their lives upside down. more
THE
CURIOUS CASE OF BEJAMIN BUTTON December 25, 2008
“I was born under unusual circumstances.”
And so begins “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” adapted from
the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in
his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is
unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from
the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, more
MARLEY & ME December 25, 2008
VALKYRIE December 25, 2008
In a country in the grips of evil, in a
police state where every move is being watched, in a world where
justice and honor have been subverted, a group of men hidden
inside the highest reaches of power decide to take action. Tom
Cruise stars in the suspense film, VALKYRIE, based on the true
story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (CRUISE) and the daring
and ingenious plot to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the
world has ever known. more
THE SPIRIT December 25, 2008
Adapted from Will Eisner’s comic book
series, THE SPIRIT is a classic action-adventure-romance
genre-twister written for the screen and directed by FRANK MILLER
(creator of 300 and SIN CITY). It is the story of a former rookie
cop who returns mysteriously from the dead as the SPIRIT (Gabriel
Macht) to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His
arch-enemy, the OCTOPUS (Samuel L. Jackson) has a different
mission: he’s going to wipe out Spirit's beloved city as he
pursues his own version of immortality more
THE CLASS December 25, 2008
François and his fellow teachers prepare
for a new year at a high school in a tough neighborhood. Armed
with the best intentions, they brace themselves to not let
discouragement stop them from trying to give the best education to
their students. more
LAST CHANCE HARVEY December 26, 2008
Academy Award® winners Dustin Hoffman
(Rain Man) and Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility) reunite in
Last Chance Harvey, a hopeful romance that celebrates new
beginnings—at any age. The film is directed and written by Joel
Hopkins (Jump Tomorrow). more
DARK STREETS December 26, 2008
When
a naïve playboy investigates the shadowy death of his wealthy
father, his charmed life as the eligible owner of the city’s
hottest nightclub begins to spiral out of control. A noir
fever dream
of music, seduction and murder, DARK STREETS features stunningly
choreographed dance numbers and an
original soundtrack
performed by legendary blues, jazz and R&B artists more
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD December 26, 2008
Adapted from the landmark novel by Richard
Yates, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD is an incisive portrait of an American
marriage seen through the eyes of Frank (three-time Academy Award®
nominee Leonardo DiCaprio) and April (five-time Academy Award®
nominee Kate Winslet) Wheeler. Yates’ story of 1950’s America
poses a question that has been reverberating through modern
relationships ever since: can two people break away from the
ordinary without breaking apart? more
WALTZ WITH BASHIR December 26, 2008
One night at a bar, an old friend tells
director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by
26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. The two
men conclude that there’s a connection to their Israeli Army
mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties. Ari is
surprised that he can’t remember a thing anymore about that period
of his life. Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and
interview old friends and comrades around the world. more
DEFIANCE December 31, 2008
Based on an extraordinary true story,
DEFIANCE is an epic tale of family, honor, vengeance and salvation
in World War II. The year is 1941 and the Jews of Eastern Europe
are being massacred by the thousands. Managing to escape certain
death, three brothers take refuge in the dense surrounding woods
they have known since childhood. There they begin their desperate
battle against the Nazis. more
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