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| Noise - Trailer |
Director Henry Bean (“The Believer”) returns to the big screen with a complete rarity in American movies today: a comedy of ideas. David (Oscar-winner Tim Robbins) is a successful lawyer who can’t stand the fact that Manhattan is a place where it’s too noisy to get a good night’s sleep, listen to classical music, or even make love to his wife without disturbance. Every time David hears a car alarm going off, he swings into action. Adopting the guise of “The Rectifier,” he engages in acts of vandalism that satisfy him immensely but which generate no end of grief from his wife (Bridget Moynahan). They also make him politically controversial when he provokes the ire of the city’s arrogant mayor (Oscar-winner William Hurt).
(Source: Apple Trailers (2008-05-09)) |
| Frontiers - Trailer |
A brief film synopsis (inline text in email form, or txt/doc document) “Alone in a Paris plagued by deadly race riots, the young and beautiful Yasmine is looking for a way out. In her desperation, she turns to her shady ex-boyfriend. Together with his two thug friends, they pull off a bold heist and head for the border. With the police close behind, they hide out in a seemingly peaceful inn. But the mysterious innkeeper is hiding a secret more terrifying than anything they could ever imagine. Trapped in an endless maze of tunnels crawling with hungry subhuman cannibals, they must fight to survive their bloody initiation into the innkeeper's evil family cult.”
(Source: Apple Trailers (2008-05-09)) |
| Up the Yangtze - Trailer |
In China, it is simply known as “The River.” But the Yangtze—and all of the life that surrounds it—is undergoing a truly astonishing transformation wrought by the largest hydroelectric project in history, the Three Gorges Dam. Canadian documentary filmmaker Yung Chang returns to the gorgeous, now-disappearing landscape of his grandfather’s youth to trace the surreal life of a “farewell cruise” that traverses the gargantuan waterway. With Altmanesque narrative agility, a humanist gaze and wry wit, Chang’s Upstairs Downstairs approach beautifully captures the microcosmic society of the luxury liner. Below deck: A bewildered young girl trains as a dishwasher—sent to work by her peasant family, who is on the verge of relocation from the encroaching floodwaters. Above deck: A phalanx of wealthy international tourists set sail to catch a last glance of a country in dramatic flux. The teenaged employees who serve and entertain them—now tagged with new Westernized names like “Cindy” and “Jerry” by upper management—warily grasp at the prospect of a more prosperous future. Singularly moving and cinematically breathtaking, UP THE YANGTZE gives a human dimension to the wrenching changes facing not only an increasingly globalized China, but the world at large.
(Source: Apple Trailers (2008-05-09)) |
| Hamlet 2 - Trailer |
A world premiere at - and the comedy smash of - the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. In the irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama teacher (Steve Coogan) rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages a politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
(Source: Apple Trailers (2008-05-09)) |
| Bigger, Stronger, Faster* |
First-time feature director Christopher Bell focuses on his own family in this documentary about steroids and America's obsession with being the biggest and best at everything. BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER* also features interviews with doctors, sports writers, and athletes, including Carl Lewis and Barry Bonds.
(Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-08)) |
| My Winnipeg |
Cult director Guy Maddin (THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD) revisits his boyhood in Winnipeg, casting 1940s femme fatale Ann Savage in the role of his mother. The reality-bending doesn't end there. Creative interpretations of local lore, reenactments of childhood traumas, and a quasi-documentary style make MY WINNIPEG a surreal reinvention of childhood.
(Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-08)) |
| OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies |
Trailer for OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
(Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-08)) |
| Kung Fu Panda |
The latest CG-animated feature from Dreamworks Animation follows a lazy panda
named Po (Jack Black) as threats to his community force him to step up as an unlikely Kung Fu hero.
(Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-08)) |
| Igor |
Who is the man behind the hump? In this playful animated film, John Cusack lends his voice to the famous henchman who may not be as bad as all the movies and books have made him out to be.
(Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-08)) |
| Noise |
THE BELIEVER helmer Henry Bean directs this black comedy about a man (Tim Robbins) unable to reconcile his love of New York City with the town's volume level. NOISE costars Bridget Moynahan, William Baldwin, and William Hurt.
(Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-08)) |
| Baghead |
After the success of THE PUFFY CHAIR, fraternal filmmakers Jay and Mark Duplass stray from the indie comedy formula with a simple addition: a little bit of horror. This creepy comedy centers on, as the title suggests, a man wearing a paper bag on his head.
(Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-07)) |
| Rocker |
Rainn Wilson (THE OFFICE) stars as Robert "Fish" Fishman, a 1980s musician whose glory days as a drummer have gone the way of slap bracelets and the Betamax. But now Fish's teenage nephew has a band of his own, and Fish may be just the guy for the job. THE ROCKER features the talents of comedic all stars Christina Applegate, Jane Lynch, Jason Sudeikis, Jeff Garlin, and Will Arnett.
(Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-07)) |
| Happening |
M. Night Shyamalan directs this thriller about a father (Mark Walhberg) who tries to escape with his family after an apocalyptic event. THE HAPPENING costars Zooey Deschanel and John Leguizamo.
(Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-07)) |
| The Spirit - Trailer |
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. The Spirit tracks this cold-hearted killer from Central City’s rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront ... all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill our masked crusader. Surrounding him at every turn are ELLEN DOLAN (Sarah Paulson), the whip-smart girl-next-door; SILKEN FLOSS (Scarlett Johansson), a punk secretary and frigid vixen; PLASTER OF PARIS (Paz Vega), a murderous French nightclub dancer; LORELEI (Jaime King), a phantom siren; and MORGENSTERN (Stana Katic), a sexy young cop. Then of course, there’s SAND SAREF (Eva Mendes), the jewel thief with dangerous curves. She’s the love of his life turned bad. Will he save her or will she kill him? In the vein of BATMAN BEGINS and SIN CITY, THE SPIRIT takes us on a sinister, gut-wrenching ride with a hero who is born, murdered and born again.
(Source: Apple Trailers (2008-05-06)) |
| Postal |
Prolific director Uwe Boll takes a break from horror films such as ALONE IN THE DARK and BLOODRAYNE for this outrageous comedy. Starring Verne Troyer and Dave Foley, POSTAL boasts boatloads of politically incorrect humor.
(Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-06)) |
| Beverly Hills Chihuahua - Teaser |
In the Disney comedy, BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA, a pampered Beverly Hills Chihuahua named Chloe (voice of DREW BARRYMORE) finds herself accidentally lost in the mean streets of Mexico without a day spa or Rodeo Drive boutique anywhere in sight. Now alone for the first time in her spoiled life, she must rely on some unexpected new friends — including a street-hardened German Shepherd named Delgado (voice of ANDY GARCIA) and an amorous pup named Papi (voice of GEORGE LOPEZ) — to lend her a paw and help her to find her inner strength on their incredible journey back home.
(Source: Apple Trailers (2008-05-05)) |
| What Happens In Vegas - Trailer 2 |
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.
(Source: Apple Trailers (2008-05-03)) |
| Brideshead Revisited - Trailer |
A heartbreaking romantic epic, “BRIDESHEAD REVISITED” tells an evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-WWII era. In the film, Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode, “Match Point,” “The Lookout”) becomes entranced with the noble Marchmain family, first through the charming and provocative Sebastian Marchmain (Ben Whishaw, “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer”), and then his sophisticated sister, Julia (Hayley Atwell, “Cassandra’s Dream” and the upcoming “The Duchess”). The rise and fall of Charles’ infatuations reflect the decline of a decadent era in England between the wars. Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson co-stars as Lady Marchmain. The film, based on Evelyn Waugh’s acclaimed novel is adapted for the screen by multiple BAFTA Award-winner Andrew Davies (“Bridget Jones Diary,” “Bleak House”) and Jeremy Brock (“The Last King of Scotland”) and directed by Julian Jarrold (“Becoming Jane”).
(Source: Apple Trailers (2008-05-03)) |
| Towelhead |
Alicia Erian's darkly comedic debut makes the journey from page to screen with Alan Ball (SIX FEET UNDER, AMERICAN BEAUTY) at the helm. In TOWELHEAD, 13-year-old Arab-American Jasira (Summer Bishil) is forced to move from her mother's home to live with her father in Houston. Jasira has to navigate her new surroundings as she tries to figure out who she is amid racial prejudice. Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, and Maria Bello also star.
(Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-03)) |
| Mongol - Film Clip |
Award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS) illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan in his stunning historical epic, MONGOL. Based on leading scholarly accounts and written by Bodrov and Arif Aliyev, MONGOL delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror, revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader. MONGOL shows us the making of an extraordinary man, and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested: his relationship with his wife, Borte, his lifelong love and most trusted advisor.
(Source: Apple Trailers (2008-05-02)) |
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