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| April
2008 Movie News & Reviews |
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► Video hosting website Babelgum and Spike Lee are
sponsering an online film festival. Users can vote on films
up until late May, when the judges will decide the results.
Winners will be awarded in Canne on May 20.(More...)
► The British Academy of Film and Television Arts/Los
Angeles (BAFTA/LA) launches its inaugural BAFTA/LA British
Comedy Festival Presented by British Airways from April 28
to May 1, 2008 in Los Angeles to honor the best of 2007's
television and theatrical comedies produced in Britain. Winners
will be announced at the BAFTA/LA British Comedy Awards Presented
by British Airways on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at the Four Seasons
Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. (More...)
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| April
4th |
► Leatherheads-
Oscar® winners George Clooney and Renée Zellweger
match wits in Leatherheads, a quick-witted romantic comedy set
against the backdrop of America's nascent pro-football league
in 1925. Clooney plays Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football
hero who is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to
packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and
the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a
college football star to join his ragtag ranks. The captain
hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally
capture the country's attention.
► Meet Bill- A doormat if ever
there was one. A man reduced to a mere accessory to his family
by working a dead end job at his father-in law's bank and
arguing about his overindulgent love for chocolate with his
wife Jess who is loathe to explain her "friendship"
with the local news anchorman. But Bill's fate begins to change
when he becomes mentor to a self-assured boy who engineers
Bill's recovery with the help of a cute lingerie sales girl
named Lucy. Starring Aaron Eckhart, Elizabeth Bank, Timothy
Olyphant, and Jessica Alba.
► Shine a Light is a look at the legendary rock
band The Rolling Stones through the ages, as they blast through
their 2006 "Big Bang Tour."
► My Blueberry Nights-A romantic
road movie detailing the cross-country journey of a woman (Jones)
who sets off across the United States in search of her true
self. Starring Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, and
Norah Jones.
► The Ruins - A group
of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for
the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist embark on
a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something
evil lives among the ruins. Starring Laura Ramsey, Jonathan
Tucker, Jena Malone, and Joe Anderson.
► Sex and Death 101- Upon receiving
an e-mail containing the names of every woman he has ever
slept with and every women he will ever sleep with, a
man set to be married in just one week eschews his wedding
plans in favor of seeking out the truth behind the perplexing
message in a black comedy written and directed by Heathers
screenwriter Daniel Waters. Starring Simon Baker and Winona
Ryder.
► Anything can happen on Nim's
Island, a magical place ruled by a young girl's imagination.
It is an existence that mirrors that of her favorite literary
character, Alex Rover - the world's greatest adventurer.
But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a
reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes
missing from their island, a twist of fate brings her
together with Alexandra. Now they must draw courage from
their fictional hero, Alex Rover, and find strength in
one another to conquer Nim's Island. Based on the book
by Wendy Orr and Kerry Millard and starring Jodie Foster,
Abigail Breslin, and Gerard Butler.
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| April
11th |
► Smart People, starring
Dennis Quaid, Thomas Haden Church, Sarah Jessica Parker,
and Ellen Page, delves into the life of a professor whose
wife's death has turned him into a bitter eccentric. After
falling for a former student, he learns to reconnect with
people.
► Chaos
Theory is the story of an obsessively organized
efficiency expert whose life unravels in unexpected ways
when fate forces him to explore the serendipitous nature
of love and forgiveness. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer,
Stuart Townsend, and Sarah Chalke.
► Prom Night - Donna's
senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life.
After surviving a horrible tragedy, she has finally moved
on and is enjoying her last year of high school. Surrounded
by her best friends, she should be safe from the horrors
of her past. But when the night turns deadly, there is only
one person who could be responsible... a man she thought
was gone forever. Now, Donna and her friends must find a
way to escape the sadistic rampage of an obsessed killer,
and survive a night "to die for."
► Jack and Jill vs. the World- Jack is a NYC
advertising exec with a life as glossy as the ads he spins.
Jill is new to the city, with nothing to stand on but her
fiery personality and romantic ideals. Opposites attract,
and together they author their own manifesto of "rules
to live by." But Jill betrays Jack by violating rule
one - Be Honest. Starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Taryn Manning.
► In The Visitor a college professor travels to
New York to attend a conference and finds a young couple living
in his apartment. Starring Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbass, Haaz
Sleiman, and Danai Jekesai Gurira.
► Street Kings- Tom Ludlow is a veteran LAPD
cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of
his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of
a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture
he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading
him to question the loyalties of everyone around him. Starring
Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, and Chris Evans.
► In Dark Matter,
Liu Xing (Liu Ye) arrives at a big Western university with
plans to study the origins of the universe. When the head
of the department, Jacob Reiser (Aidan Quinn), welcomes Liu
Xing into his select cosmology group, it seems that only hard
work stands between him and a bright future in American science.
At an orientation for foreigners sponsored by a local church,
Joanna Silver (Meryl Streep), a wealthy patron of the university,
notices the earnest student. An unspoken bond forms between
them.
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| April
18th |
► Kiss
the Bride follows the impending nuptials of happy,
heterosexual couple Ryan (James O'Shea) and Alex (Tori
Spelling). Their happiness is disrupted by the arrival
of Ryan's old high school friend, Matt (Philipp Karner),
with whom Ryan had a fling in his teenage years. When
Matt receives an invitation to Ryan's wedding he's surprised
- especially by the fact that Ryan is marrying a woman.
Matt interrupts his ideal life in San Francisco to return
to his hometown. He plans to rescue his former love from
whatever "she-devil" has trapped him into this
huge mistake. Ryan's perky fiancé, Alex, on the
other hand, takes quite the liking to Matt. As Matt tries
to rekindle the old flame, Ryan is intent on putting out
any sparks. Ryan dismisses their old romance as just a
high school tryst, but Matt realizes Ryan may still be
the love of his life. All the while, Matt must deal with
"his new best friend" Alex, their two families
and a hometown he thought he had left entirely in the
past. As the wedding day fast approaches, old feelings
resurface and secrets are revealed. Each of them must
balance the past with the present, and make a choice that
will determine the rest of their lives. Kiss the Bride
is a comedic, fascinating exploration of the complex social
and sexual landscape of today's society.

► Pathology
is a sexy, psychological thriller directed by award-winning
director Marc Schoelermann, will be released. When med school
student Ted Gray (Milo Ventimiglia) graduates top of his
class he joins one of the nation's most prestigious Pathology
programs, and begins to uncover secrets he never expected
and finds that he has unknowingly become a pawn in a dangerous
and secret after-hours game at the morgue of who can commit
the perfect undetectable murder.
► Shotgun Stories
tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers
following the death of their father. Set against the cotton
fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers
discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their
family.

► From the comedic minds of the guys
who brought you Knocked Up and The 40 Year-Old Virgin comes
Universal Pictures' newest romantic disaster comedy - Forgetting
Sarah Marshall starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell,
Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bill Hader, Paul Rudd, Jack McBrayer
and Jonah Hill. For anyone who has ever had their heart
ripped out and cut into a billion pieces...here comes a
hilarious, heartfelt look at relationships. Part romantic
comedy, part disaster film, Forgetting Sarah Marshall is
the world's first romantic disaster comedy!
► The Forbidden Kingdom- A
discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends
him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band
of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned
Monkey King.
► 88 Minutes -Al Pacino stars
as Dr. Jack Gramm, a college professor who moonlights as a
forensic psychiatrist for the FBI. When Gramm receives a death
threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live, he must use
all his skills and training to narrow down the possible suspects,
who include a disgruntled student, a jilted former lover,
and a serial killer who is already on death row, before his
time runs out.
► In Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? Morgan
Spurlock tours the Middle East to discuss the war on terror
with Arabic people.
► Anamorph
is a psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis,
a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective
to create two competing images on a single canvas. Starring
Willem Dafoe and Scott Speedman.
► Life
Before Her Eyes - Based on the best-selling novel
by Laura Kasischke, Life Before Her Eyes is 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. In flashbacks, Diana is a vibrant
high schooler. Starrring Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood
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| April
25th |
► Starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Baby
Mama features a single, career-driven woman who hires
a surrogate mother to carry her child to term. Starring Tina
Fey, Amy Poehler, Sigourney Weaver, and Dax Shepard. Be sure
to visit the film's official
website and check out the game "Destination Insemination,"
the "Daily Delivery Widget," and video clips from
the movie. Also, visit Baby
Mama Maker to see what your own bundle of joy might
look like.
► Starring Rob Schneider, David Carradine, and Sally
Kirkland, Big Stan is about a con man-turned-convict
who takes up kung fu in order to defend himself in prison.
► Roman
de Gare, from Oscar-winning director Claude Lelouch,
stars Dominique Pinon and Fanny Ardant as an unlikely pair
caught up in a game with high stakes - and deadly consequences.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.
► Starring Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick,
and Bette Midler in Then She Found Me, a Philadelphia
schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis. In quick succession,
her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her real
one, an eccentric talkshow host, materializes and turns her
life upside down as she begins a courtship with the father
of one of her students.
► Deal- As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot
college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself
pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé
is his toughest competition. Starring Burt Reynolds, Bret
Harrison, and Shannon Elizabeth.
► Rogue- An American journalist on assignment in
the Australian outback encounters a man-eating crocodile. Starring
Michael Vartan, Sam Worthington, and Geoff Morrell.
► Deception- Jonathan, an accountant disconnected
from life, who is reinvigorated by his new friend Wyatt introduces
Jonathan to a mysterious sex club known as The List. Shortly
after meeting the woman of his dreams, Jonathan becomes the
number one suspect in not only the woman's disappearance and
possible murder but also a 20 million dollar theft. Starring
Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, and Maggie
Q.
► Harold & Kumar 2 - Follows the cross-country
adventures of the pot-smoking duo as they try to outrun authorities
who suspect them of being terrorists when they try to sneak
a bong on board their flight to Amsterdam. |
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