Synopsis: Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn (REQUIEM FOR A DREAM) stars in this drama that pits a pair of brothers against each other. The older brother, Jake (Jonna Roberts), lives in Thailand, continents away from the legal trouble he created in America .... Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn (REQUIEM FOR A DREAM) stars in this drama that pits a pair of brothers against each other. The older brother, Jake (Jonna Roberts), lives in Thailand, continents away from the legal trouble he created in America. His mother (Burstyn) sends her are other, Oliver (Tate Ellington), after him when charges are brought against Jake. Oliver finds Thailand as enticing as his older brother did before him. But the beauty he finds in the Asian country is not limited to its scenery: Oliver begins a romance with Lek (Florence Faivre), which makes him reluctant to leave even as Jake's true nature is exposed.
Synopsis: Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream) star in this drama facing a pair of brothers to each other. The older brother, Jake (Jonna Roberts), live in Thailand, continents away from the legal problems that you created in the United States .... Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream) star in this drama facing a pair of brothers to each other. The older brother, Jake (Jonna Roberts), live in Thailand, continents away from the legal problems that you created in the United States. His mother (Burstyn) sends his other son, Oliver (Tate Ellington), after him when charges are brought against Jake. Oliver believes attract Thailand as his older brother did before him. But the beauty is in the Asian country is not limited to its landscape: Oliver begins an affair with Lek (Florence Faivre), which makes him reluctant to leave even as Jake the true nature is exposed.
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release: Oct 17, 2008 Limited
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Tate Ellington, Jonno Roberts, Florence Faivre, Josef Sommer, Debra Azar
Director: Seth Grossman
Screenwriter: Seth Grossman
Producer: Emanuel Michael, Tamar Sela, Tom Waller
Composer: Adam Balazs
Studio: Unison Releasing
Trailer : www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8GxEUJdGxo
Synopsis: Charlie Chaplin abandoned his "Little Tramp" persona for this dark comedy about a man driven to murder. Like so many others, bank clerk Monsieur Verdoux loses his job during the Great Depression -- and can't find another. Because he has an... Charlie Chaplin abandoned his "Little Tramp" persona for this dark comedy about a man driven to murder. Like so many others, bank clerk Monsieur Verdoux loses his job during the Great Depression -- and can't find another. Because he has an invalid wife and child to support, the desperate Verdoux hits upon a novel way of making a living: he marries wealthy women, one after another, and kills them. Then he returns home to his beloved family, who remain in blissful ignorance of his extracurricular activities. But when an unexpected tragedy occurs, he finds it impossible to continue the charade... Martha Raye, as a woman who continually frustrates Verdoux's murderous plans, provides one of the film's comic highlights.
Runtime: 2 hrs 47 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release: Oct 17, 2008 Limited
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Martha Raye, Isobel Elsom, Marilyn Nash, Mady Correll, Robert Lewis, Irving Bacon, Marjorie Bennett
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Producer: Charlie Chaplin
Composer: Charlie Chaplin
Studio: The Film Desk
Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_VgRwr888g
Synopsis: THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, based on the New York Times best selling novel and set in South Carolina in 1964, is the moving tale of Lily Owens (Fanning) a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother (Burton). To escape her lonely... THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, based on the New York Times best selling novel and set in South Carolina in 1964, is the moving tale of Lily Owens (Fanning) a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother (Burton). To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father (Bettany), Lily flees with Rosaleen (Hudson), her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters (Latifah, Okonedo and Keys), Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release: Oct 17, 2008 Limited
Starring: Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Nate Parker, Tristan Wilds, Hilarie Burton, Paul Bettany
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Screenwriter: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Producer: Lauren Shuler Donner, Will Smith, James Lassiter, Joe Pichirallo
Composer: Mark Isham
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Trailer : www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSpZJpKCO5w
Synopsis: Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of our 43rd... Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of our 43rd President to the big screen as only he can. W takes viewers through Bush's eventful life -- his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith, and of course the critical days leading up to Bush's decision to invade Iraq.
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release: Oct 17, 2008 Wide
Starring: Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Banks, Toby Jones, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Scott Glenn, Ioan Gruffudd
Director: Oliver Stone
Screenwriter: Stanley Weiser
Producer: Moritz Borman, Bill Block
Studio: Lions Gate Films
Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg7vwicPx98
Synopsis: Fifteen young sailors six months of intense training one chance at the brass ring. This exciting true-life documentary tells the inspiring story of a group of intrepid and determined young men and women, on the cusp of adulthood, as they... Fifteen young sailors six months of intense training one chance at the brass ring. This exciting true-life documentary tells the inspiring story of a group of intrepid and determined young men and women, on the cusp of adulthood, as they embark on life's first great adventure. Racing a high-performance 52-foot sloop in the TRANSPAC, the most revered of open-ocean sailing competitions, the crew of "Morning Light" matches wits and skills in a dramatic 2,300-mile showdown against top professionals.
From their earliest training sessions in Hawaii conducted by world-class teachers through their test of endurance on the high seas, they form an unbreakable bond in the process of becoming a singular team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Directed and edited by two of the key filmmakers responsible for the acclaimed 2004 surfing documentary, Riding Giants, and the recent rock documentary Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who, MORNING LIGHT will appeal to the sense of adventure in everyone
Genre: Documentary
Theatrical Release: Oct 17, 2008 Wide
Starring: Chris Branning, Graham Brant-Zawadzki, Chris Clark, Charlie Enright, Jesse Fielding, Robbie Kane, Steve Manson, Chris Schubert, Kate Theisen, Mark Towill, Genny Tulloch, Piet van Os, Chris Welch, Kit Will, Jeremy Wilmot
Director: Mark Monroe
Screenwriter: Mark Monroe
Producer: Morgan Sackett
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9TxerbH4Ek
Synopsis : What Just Happened is a winningly sharp comedy about two nail-biting, back-stabbing, roller-coaster weeks in the world of a middle-aged Hollywood producer -- as he tries to juggle an actual life with an outrageous series of crises in his day job.
Academy Award® winning director Barry Levinson reunites with Academy Award® winning actor Robert De Niro and leading producer Art Linson, who wrote the screenplay based on his bestselling memoir. They all join with an all-star cast in this rollicking, shrewd tale of a man besieged by people who want him to be all sorts of things -- a money maker, an ego buster, a bad news breaker, an artistic champion, a loyal husband, an all-knowing father, not to mention sexy, youthful and tuned-in – everything except for the one thing he and all the preposterously behaved people he’s surrounded by really are: bumbling human beings just trying to survive by any means necessary.
Ben (DE NIRO) is already in over his head trying to balance the tug-of-war of having two ex-wives and two different families with his latest business venture – the boldly “visionary” movie Fiercely starring Sean Penn (SEAN PENN) – when everything that can go wrong goes completely screwy.
Fiercely looks like an audience-offending flop which draws the ire of iron-gloved studio chief Lou (CATHERINE KEENER), who forces him into tangling with the film’s rebellious and drug-addled director Jeremy (MICHAEL WINCOTT). Meanwhile, he’s confused and bewitched by his ex Kelly (ROBIN WRIGHT PENN) who can’t make up her mind about him; shocked by his daughter Zoe (KRISTEN STEWART), who seems to have grown up overnight; infuriated by his screenwriter friend Scott (STANLEY TUCCI) who’s trying to make a deal with him while making moves on his former wife; horrified by a hirsute Bruce Willis (BRUCE WILLIS) and flummoxed by Willis’ nebbishy agent Dick (JOHN TURTURRO), who’s scared to death of his own clients.
Somehow amidst all the madness, treachery, deceit, runaway egos, rampant commercialism, personal politics and atrocious behavior of America’s dream-making machinery, Ben has to find a way not just to make it to Cannes with a finished film, but to cope . . .
What Just Happened is based on the acclaimed, bestselling memoir by veteran Hollywood producer Art Linson, who wrote the screenplay and produced the film with Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal. The executive producers are Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban.
The behind-the-scenes team includes cinematographer Stéphane Fontaine (Talk To Me, The Beat My Heart Skipped), editor Hank Corwin (The New World), production designer Stefania Cella (Man of the Year) and composer Marcelo Zarvos (The Good Shepherd). The film is set to a soundtrack that mixes the classic cinematic sounds of Ennio Morricone with the songs of Nick Drake, Citizen Cope, Dire Straits, Bebel Gilberto and Nina Simone, among others. © Magnolia Pictures
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release: Oct 17, 2008 Wide
Starring: Bruce Willis, Stanley Tucci, John Turturro, Kristen Stewart, Robert DeNiro, Sean Penn, Robin Wright, Catherine Keener
Director: Barry Levinson
Screenwriter: Art Linson
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUIdayhKUBg
Synopsis: Eighteen-year-old IAN LAFFERTY sets out on a cross country drive with his best friends Lance and Felicia in order to lose his virginity to a red-hot babe he met on the Internet. But the journey, filled with hilarious misadventures and raunchy escapades, teaches all three more than they expected about life and love. Randy, raucous and unexpectedly romantic, SEX DRIVE follows three friends on the road trip of a lifetime!
IAN LAFFERTY (Josh Zuckerman) can't seem to catch a break. He's taunted by his cocksure older brother REX (James Marsden), shown up in the romance department by his 14-year-old younger brother and humiliated by his job at a mall doughnut shop. But Ian's biggest problem is that he's about to start college as a virgin!
Getting nowhere with the girl of his dreams and longtime "best friend" FELICIA (Amanda Crew), Ian resorts to the Internet for dates. He soon hooks up with Ms. Tasty, a flaming hot blonde who can't wait to get busy. The only catch: Ian has to drive 500 miles from Chicago to Knoxville to consummate the deal.
Egged on by his devil-may-care pal LANCE (Clark Duke), Ian risks life and limb by appropriating "The Judge," Rex's prized vintage Pontiac GTO. With Lance and Felicia in tow, he hits the road for a one-time rendezvous that will rock his world!
Car trouble, a stint in the pokey, a buggy tow with an Amish farmer (Seth Green) and an afternoon at a roadside carnival all complicate Ian's journey. As he presses on to get to Knoxville before Ms. Tasty gives up and goes home, the trio's trail of mayhem closes in on them with hilarious consequences. Will Rex find Ian before he reaches Nirvana? Will a cuckolded husband exact revenge on Lance just as he seems to have found true love? Will Ms. Tasty live up to her Internet profile? Will Ian realize what he really wants? And most importantly, will Ian, Felicia and Lance survive the bumpy road to adulthood with all its unexpected twists and turns?
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release: Oct 17, 2008 Wide
Starring: Josh Zuckerman, Amanda Crew, James Marsden, Clark Duke, Seth Green
Director: Sean Anders
Screenwriter: Sean Anders, John Morris
Producer: John Morris, Leslie Morgenstein, Bob Levy, John Morris
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkOvR5gsPKs
Synopsis: Frontrunners is a smart and funny political documentary that follows the student council presidential campaign at one of the country most prestigious public high schools: Stuyvesant High School in New York City. An... Frontrunners is a smart and funny political documentary that follows the student council presidential campaign at one of the country most prestigious public high schools: Stuyvesant High School in New York City.
An entertaining and symbolic campaign film, put forth in classic verit style, we follow four charming and idiosyncratic candidates as they navigate an electoral process that is said to be one of the most competitive at the high school level. These teenaged candidates face the same issues as candidates of any age, such as picking the right running mate, shaking as many hands as possible, preparing for televised debates, impressing the pundits and journalistic community, addressing sensitive race-related issues, and mobilizing an apathetic voter base.
A microcosm of the U.S. Presidential elections, Caroline Suh's film shows politicking and pluralities through the lens of the adolescent experience.--© Official Site
Genre: Education/General Interest
Theatrical Release: Oct 15, 2008 Limited
Director: Caroline Suh
Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nweYQrJJElY
Synopsis: Celebrated director Wong Kar-wai returns to his 1994 film ASHES OF TIME, the director of Hong Kong only entry in the genre of martial arts. Based on the novel by Louis Cha, the film follows a lone swordsman (Leslie Cheung), as time passes .... Celebrated director Wong Kar-wai returns to his 1994 film ASHES OF TIME, the director of Hong Kong only entry in the genre of martial arts. Based on the novel by Louis Cha, the film follows a lone swordsman (Leslie Cheung), as time passes. ASHES OF TIME Redux also stars Tony Leung Ka Fai, Brigitte Lin and Tony Leung Chiu Wai, and it offers a semblance of Maggie Cheung
English
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Theatrical Release: Oct 10, 2008 Limited
Starring: Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Carina Lau, Charlie Young, Jacky Cheung, Maggie Cheung
Director: Kar-Wai Wong
Screenwriter: Kar-Wai Wong
Producer: Kar-Wai Wong, Jeff Lau
Composer: Wu Tong
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZlxM42QXM4
Synopsis: This inspirational sports drama deals with the true story of Ernie Davis (Rob Brown take the initiative). The first black football player to win the coveted Heisman, Davis faced obstacles inside and outside the field. Dennis Quaid as Syracuse costars ... This inspirational sports drama deals with the true story of Ernie Davis (Rob Brown, to take the initiative). The first black football player to win the coveted Heisman, Davis faced obstacles inside and outside the field. Dennis Quaid costars as Syracuse Orangemen coach Ben Schwartzwalder.
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release: Oct 10, 2008 Wide
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Omar Benson Miller, Rob Brown, Clancy Brown, Charles S. Dutton, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Nelsan Ellis
Director: Gary Fleder
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Lieber, Charles Leavitt, John Lee Hancock, Scott Williams
Producer: John Davis
Composer: Mark Isham
Studio: Universal Pictures
Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN9stKl8cYA
Synopsis : Based in the Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, 2007, a novel about the CIA, Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio), who discovers a lead in a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan. When Ferris develops a plan to ... Based on Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, 2007, a novel about the CIA, Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio), who discovers a lead in a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan. When Ferris develops a plan to infiltrate his network, it must first win the backing of cunning CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) and the collegial, but perhaps suspect, head of Jordanian intelligence. Though ostensibly his allies, Ferris questions how far you can really trust these men without putting his entire operation - and his life - on the line.
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release: Oct 10, 2008 Wide
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani, Oscar Isaac, Simon McBurney
Director: Ridley Scott
Screenwriter: William Monahan
Producer: Donald DeLine, Ridley Scott
Composer: Marc Streitenfeld
Studio: Warner Bros.
Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUkk9MsWrFA
Synopsis: For generations, residents of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of bright lights - in the basement. Built as a refuge for humanity and fed by a massive generator - this city just to maintain 200 years. Ember now ... For generations, residents of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of bright lights - in the basement. Built as a refuge for humanity and fed by a massive generator - this city just to maintain 200 years. Now Ember is falling into darkness as the generator fails, and the dazzling lights begin to flicker and fade.
Despite growing concern about the future of his beloved city, Ember students are compared to the next stage in their lives. A rite of passage for all graduates, is Day Assignment, the day the mayor himself before students graduate, as they choose, by lot, how they spend their lives working for their company. Lina, praying with all their might be a messenger, is devastated to be assigned to the Pipeworks, the vast network of pipes beneath the city. His companion, DOON Harrow, who wants nothing more than to work on the generator, panic when they pulled the messenger assignment.
The Pipeworks is not the generator, but it's close enough DOON and offered to exchange assignments with Lina. She is thrilled and grateful impatience with the changes and jobs. Therefore, an unlikely friendship is born, one that, like flowers, is going to change the course of a lifetime in Ember.
Lina takes easily to jobs courier and is zipping around Ember, delivering important missives to even more important people, including the mayor. At home she cares for her aging and forgetful grandmother, and her baby sister Poppy. When an old metal box is discovered in your closet, Lina's grandmother is happy. Completely sure that the contents of the box are of the utmost importance, it is completely devoid of any memory of why.
Lina Jimmy manages to open the lock, and discovered some papers cryptic inside. You can not piece together the documents, but surely they are important, Lina resolves to decipher their meaning and enlists the help of DOON.
As the blackouts in the city become more frequent, Lina and DOON realize that the information inside that box could lead to the salvation of their city and their fellow citizens. Now racing against the clock, the two tracks to follow, smart maneuver around corrupt politicians and unpleasant characters to keep the hope of its objective: the restoration of light in the City of Ember.
A Walden Media and Playtone co-production, this heart-beating, the edge of your seat adventure with an impressive cast and crew of renowned, award-winning talent. City of Ember was directed by Gil Kenan (Academy Award ® candidate for Monster House), and was produced by Playtone ¹ s Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Theatrical Release: Oct 10, 2008 Wide
Starring: Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Mary Kay Place, Martin Landau, Toby Jones, Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway
Director: Gil Kenan
Screenwriter: Caroline Thompson
Producer: Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman
Composer: Andrew Lockington
Studio: Walden Media
Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkSFsbv6eUg
