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2008 Movie News & Reviews |
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► A powerful and unforgettably lyrical film about love,
loss and redemption, Fugitive
Pieces tells the story of Jakob Beer, a man whose life
is transformed by his childhood experiences during WWII. Through
his writing, and then through the discovery of true love, Jakob
is ultimately freed from the legacy of his past. The film is
based on the beloved and best-selling novel by Canadian poet
Anne Michaels.
► Iron
Man - When Tony Stark is forced to create a life support
suit to keep him alive after an accident he decides to use
the technology in his suit to fight crime. This film is being
directed by Jon Favreau and stars Robert Downey, Jr., Terrence
Howard, Gwenyth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jeff Bridges.
► Made
of Honor - Made of Honor revolves around Tom (Patrick
Dempsey) and Claire (Michelle Monaghan), who have been platonic
friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage
but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think
that he is relationship material after all, Claire gets engaged.
When she asks Tom to be her "maid" of honor, he reluctantly
agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her.
► Redbelt- A fateful event leads to a job in the
film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry.
Though his refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances
conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.
Starring Alice Braga, Rodrigo Santoro, Emily Mortimer, and Tim
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9th |
► OSS
117: Cairo - Nest of Spies. The hilariously deadpan
French hit comedy and spy satire starring comic celebrity
Jean Dujardin. The Audience Award winner at the Seattle International
Film Festival and the Grand Prize winner at the Tokyo International
Film Festival. For his performance Jean Dujardin was nominated
for a César Award for Best Actor.
► A cautionary tale about the risky
and unintended consequences of living out one's fantasies,
The Babysitters
stars John Leguizamo (Michael Beltran), Katherine Waterston
(Shirley), and Cynthia Nixon (Gail Beltran) and is written
and directed by David Ross. ► Surfwise
is a documentary that follows the odyssey of 85-year-old legendary
surfer Dr. Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, his wife Juliette,
and their nine children - all of whom were home-schooled on
the beaches of Southern California, Hawaii, Mexico and Israel;
they surfed every day of their lives, and were forced to adhere
to a strict diet and lifestyle by their passionate and demanding,
health-conscious father.
► The
Fall - Los Angeles, circa 1920's, a little immigrant
girl (Catinca Untaru) finds herself in a hospital recovering
from a fall. She strikes up a friendship with a bedridden
man (Lee Pace) who captivates her with a whimsical story that
removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic
landscapes of her imagination. Making sure he keeps the girl
interested in the story, he interweaves her family and people
she likes from the hospital into his tale.
► What Happens in Vegas - Two strangers awaken
together to discover they've gotten married following a night
of debauchery in Sin City, and one of them has won a huge
jackpot after playing the other's quarter. The newlyweds devise
ever-escalating schemes to undermine each other and get their
hands on the money - only to find themselves falling in love
amid the mutual backstabbing. Starring Cameron Diaz and Ashton
Kutcher.
► Starring Jamie Fox, Mister Lonely takes
place in Paris and is about a young American who works as
a Michael Jackson lookalike and meets Marilyn Monroe, who
invites him to her commune in Scotland, where she lives with
Charlie Chaplin and her daughter, Shirley Temple.
► Speed
Racer - Hurtling down the track, careening around,
over and through the competition, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch)
is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is
aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only
real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized-the
legendary Rex Racer-whose death in a race has left behind
a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to
the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer.
With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie
(Christina Ricci), Speed teams with his one-time rival-the
mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox)-to win the race that had
taken his brother's life: the death-defying, cross-country
rally known as The Crucible.
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16th |
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► The
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian -
View the trailer here. - This is based off of the book
so I don't know if it's going to end up exactly like the movie.
After 1 year out of Narnia the 4 Pevensies are thrown back
in by Susan's old horn, only to find that they have come back
hundreds of years after their first adventure there. Narnia
has been taken over by the sinister King Miraz who has sabotaged
his way to the throne. The true heir to the thrown is young
Prince Caspian, King of Old Narnians. The 4 Pevensies must
now help regain "Old Narnia", and restore it to
it's rightful king.
Also check out Ernie Malik's The
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian: The Official Illustrated
Movie Companion.
► Next stop...death. The horror thriller Midnight
Meat Train, directed by critically acclaimed Japanese
director Ryuhei Kitamura and based on legendary horror writer
Clive Barker's popular short story, will be released in 2008. |
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23rd |
►
Postal- In the ironically named city of Paradise,
a recently laid-off loser (Ward) teams up with his cult-leading
uncle (Foley) to steal a peculiar bounty of riches from
their local amusement park; somehow, the recently arrived
Taliban have a similar focus, but a far more sinister intent.
Starring Zack Ward, Dave Foley, and Chris Coppola.
► In War, Inc. an assassin is
assigned to kill a Middle East oil minister, and his cover
is that he's producing a big trade show that includes a
wedding between a local pop star and a politico, but complications
ensue. Starring John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Hilary Duff, and
Ben Kingsley.
► Indiana
Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - The
Indy Jones 4 film begins in Marrakesh, Morocco in 1925 with
young Indiana Jones and Professor Ravenwood in search of
an Egyptian stone artifact related to the Ark of the Covenant.
The Paramount Studios "mountain" logo fades into
a mountain peak behind the city. This stone will allegedly
reveal the location of Tanis. The two meet with a shady
underground merchant, who has a crystal skull, which the
merchant tries to hide from the two. Ravenwood offers to
give $ 3,000 U.S. dollars for the crystal skull, but the
merchant will not sell at any price. ( More...)
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30th |
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► In the horror-thriller Stuck, ayoung woman
commits a hit-and-run, then finds her fate tied to her victim.
Starring Mena Suvari and Stephen Rea.
► Sex
& the City: The Movie -
The girls of NYC are back and the movie finally wrapped
and is now in production for release on May 30, 2008. It is
a short trailer, with little details given regarding the plot
of the film: Mr. Big and Carrie kiss briefly, the now-famous
walk down New York streets with Miranda, Carrie, Charlotte
and Samantha is shown, and a couple of twirls from Carrie
in a wedding dress round out the clip.
► Bigger,
Stronger, Faster- From the producers of Bowling For
Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 comes a new film that unflinchingly
explores our win-at-all-cost culture through the lens of a
personal journey. Blending comedy and pathos, BIGGER, STRONGER,
FASTER* is a collision of pop culture, animated sequences
and first-person narrative, with a diverse cast including
US Congressmen, professional athletes, medical experts and
everyday gym rats.
► Writer/director Bryan Bertino explores our most universal
fears in The Strangers,
a terrifying suspense thriller about a couple whose remote
getaway becomes a place of terror when masked strangers invade.
The confrontation forces Kristen and James to go far beyond
what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to survive.
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OSS: 117 - Nest of Spies
by: Sean
Sophisticatedly dimwitted espionage is the name
of the game in the soon to be French comedy classic
OSS: 117. The genre pays homage to classic spy movies
and especially the spy's spy, Sir Sean Connery's James
Bond. (More)
The Babysitters
by: Kristyn
In this film Shirley (Katherine Waterson), a studious
high-school girl develops a crush on baby-sitting client
Michael played by John Leguizamo. After eventually sleeping
with Michael and receiving a generous tip, she then
comes up with the idea to start a baby-sitting prostitution
ring with a few of her friends.
The film portrays a dark-side to American suburbia,
and will definitely make more than a few parents think
twice the next time their daughter says she is going
out on a "baby-sitting" job. I am not sure
I agree with the films, however discreet depiction of
high school girls engaged in sexual activity at such
a young age, however director David Ross' debut definitely
gives audiences something to ponder. Audiences will
surely feel a bit dirty after watching the film and
I am not sure I can view the film as anything more than
a glorification of today's teen sex scandal obsessed
culture.
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