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December 2008 Movie News &
Reviews
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December 5th
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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.
►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. |
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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.
► 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. ► 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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