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December 2008 Movie News &
Reviews
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December 5th
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► Festival circuit favorite, Let
Them Chirp Awhile will open in New York on December
5, followed by Chicago on December 12 and Los Angeles on December
19. Let Them Chirp Awhile follows three twentysomething artists
as they juggle their careers, relationships and emotions in
New York City. Bobby (Rice) is a struggling screenwriter who
tries to get romantically involved with a woman by agreeing
to take care of her dog. His friend Scott (Sexton III) is
a depressed, womanizing musician with a sweet and innocent
girlfriend while Hart, (Galligan) Bobby's nemesis, is a successful
playwright whose campy play about 9/11 has won awards and
a run at an off-Broadway theater. What begins as a quirky
comedy about relationships and writer's block becomes a coming-of-age
tale about competition and self-reliance among the "me-generation."
► Ciao
- 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. They eventually meet, where they extend their e-mail
exchanges into more personal and intimate conversations.
They talk about their respective countries, their jobs,
their families, their lives. Mostly, they talk about Mark.
What began as a tragedy that linked two strangers from different
ends of the world becomes a deeply realized friendship that
may change their lives forever. View
Trailer Here
► Nacho Vigalondo's TIMECRIMES
(Spain) is the third film in Magnet's "Six
Shooter Film Series," a series of six films
highlighting the vanguard of genre cinema from around the
globe. Preceded by LET THE RIGHT ONE IN and SPECIAL,
three other films will follow over the coming months: Ollie
Blackburn's DONKEY PUNCH (UK), BIG MAN JAPAN
(Japan) and EDEN LOG (France). TIMECRIMES synopsis:
A man who travels accidentally back to the past and meets
himself there A naked girl in the midst of the forest. A
weird guy with his face covered by a pink bandage. A disquieting
mansion on the top of a hill. All of them pieces of an unpredictable
jigsaw puzzle where terror, drama and suspense will lead
to an unthinkable sort of crime. Who's the murdered? Who's
the victim?
► Dark Streets
- 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
including Etta James, Natalie Cole, Dr. John, Aaron Neville,
Solomon Burke, Chaka Khan, Richie Sambora and Marc Broussard.
► Punisher:
War Zone- 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.
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►Doubt- Set in 1964 and based on the play
by John Patrick Shanley, Doubt centers on a nun who confronts
a priest after suspecting him of abusing a black student.
He denies the charges, and the story addresses religion, morality,
and authority. Starring Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, ans Philip
Seymour Hoffman.
►Frost/Nixon-
Based upon the Broadway play by Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon is
a dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews
between British talk-show host David Frost and former president
Richard Nixon. Starring Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Sam Rockwell,
Matthew MacFadyen, and Kevin Bacon. |
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12th |
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► The Day the Earth Stood Still - A remake of
the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his
giant robot counterpart who visit Earth. Starring Keanu Reeves,
Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, and John Cleese.
► Seven Pounds is the emotional story of a man
who will change the lives of seven strangers. Starring Will
Smith, Rosario Dawson, and Woody Harrelson. |
| December
19th |
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► The Curious
Case of Benjamin Button tells the story of Benjamin
Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.
Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Julia Ormond, and Ed Metzger.
Full Review Here
► Revolutionary Road- Based on a novel by Richard
Yates, a young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during
the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal
problems while trying to raise their two children. Starring
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and Kathy Bates.
► The
Tale of Despereaux- The tale of three unlikely heroes
- a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them,
an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon,
and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears - whose
fates are intertwined with that of the castle's princess.
Starring Emma Watson, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderic, and
Sigourney Weaver.
► Yes Man- Based
on the memoir by Danny Wallace, a guy challenges himself to
say "yes" to everything for an entire year. Starring
Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper,and Molly Sims. |
| December
25th |
► Marley and Me- Based on the
memoir by John Grogan, a family learns important life lessons
from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog. Starring
Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson.
► The Spirit
- Adapted from the legendary comic strip, THE SPIRIT is
a classic action-adventure-romance told by genre-twister
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.
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a copy of the official SPIRIT poster and upload a unique
photo of your assembled poster (on your wall, refrigerator,
etc.) to show your excitement for THE SPIRIT - in
theaters Christmas Day!
The winner will win a trip to LA and tickets to the film's
premiere!
► Coraline - A high-definition stop-motion animated
feature - the first to be originally filmed in 3-D - with
spectacular CG effects, based on Neil Gaiman’s international
best-selling book. A young girl (Dakota Fanning) walks through
a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version
of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily
similar to her real life - only much better. But when this
wondrously off-kilter, fantastical adventure turns dangerous,
and her counterfeit parents (including Other Mother [Teri
Hatcher]) try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on
her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back
home - and save her family.
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