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| Brideshead Revisited |
The enviable pedigree for this adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic is sure to sway even the most ardent fan of the book. Veteran stars Emma Thompson and Michael Gambon act alongside fresh-faced talents Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, and Hayley Atwell. BAFTA-winning scribe Andrew Davies (the BBC's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE) co-adapts the novel, while BECOMING JANE's Julian Jarrold directs. (Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-14)) |
| Quid Pro Quo |
Nick Stahl (IN THE BEDROOM) and Vera Farmiga (THE DEPARTED) star in this intriguing drama about a wheelchair-bound journalist and a woman he meets when he begins investigating a story. Isaac Knott (Stahl) is researching the world of "wannabes": healthy people who want to be disabled. Though Fiona (Farmiga) first seems to be a reliable source, she may be far closer to the wannabes than Isaac had previously thought. (Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-14)) |
| Love Guru |
Pitka (Mike Myers) is an American who was left at the gates of an ashram in India as a child and raised by gurus. He moves back to the U.S. to seek fame and fortune in the world of self-help and spirituality. His unorthodox methods are put to the test when he must settle a rift between Toronto Maple Leafs star hockey player Darren Roanoke (Romany Malco) and his estranged wife. After the split, Roanoke's wife starts dating L.A. Kings star Jacques Grande (Justin Timberlake) out of revenge, sending her husband into a major professional skid - to the horror of the teams' owner Jane Bullard (Jessica Alba) and Coach Cherkov (Verne Troyer). Pitka must return the couple to marital nirvana and get Roanoke back on his game so the team can break the 40-year-old "Bullard Curse" and win the Stanley Cup. (Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-14)) |
| Baghead - Trailer |
While the Duplass Brothers were shooting their last feature film The Puffy Chair, a crew member raised the question “what’s the scariest thing you can think of?” Someone immediately said “a guy with a bag on his head staring into your window.” Some agreed, but some thought it was downright ridiculous and, if anything, funny (but definitely not scary). Thus, BAGHEAD was born, an attempt to take the absurdly low-concept idea of a “guy with a bag on his head” and make a funny, truthful, endearing film that, maybe, just maybe, was a little bit scary, too. (Source: Apple Trailers (2008-05-13)) |
| The Wackness - Teaser 2 |
It’s the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana—but change is in the air. The newly-inaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against “crimes” like noisy portable radios, graffiti and public drunkenness. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step daughter (Olivia Thirlby). Famke Janssen, Mary Kate Olsen,and Method Man round out the cast in this edgy, bittersweet, and funny coming of age story. (Source: Apple Trailers (2008-05-13)) |
| Sangre De Mi Sangre - Trailer |
Winner of the Best Film at the Sundance Film Festival (under its former title Padre Nuestro), SANGRE DE MI SANGRE is an exhilarating and provocative thriller from newcomer Christopher Zalla exposing the dark side of the American dream. A young Mexican immigrant, Pedro (Jorge Adrian Espindola), journeys to New York City in search of the successful father he’s never met only to have his belongings and identity stolen by a conniving thief, Juan (Armando Hernandez). As Pedro is left alone and unable to communicate in a country foreign to him, Juan cons his way into the home of Pedro’s father, Diego (Jesus Ochoa), finding a man just as flawed as he is. While Juan attempts to reinvent himself, Pedro’s only hope lies with a mysteriously complex prostitute, Magda (Paola Mendoza), as he frantically searches for his identity back. (Source: Apple Trailers (2008-05-11)) |
| Savage Grace - Trailer |
SAVAGE GRACE, based on the award winning book, tells the incredible true story of Barbara Daly, who married above her class to Brooks Baekeland, the dashing heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune. Beautiful, red-headed and charismatic, Barbara is still no match for her well-bred husband. The birth of the couple’s only child, Tony, rocks the uneasy balance in this marriage of extremes. Tony is a failure in his father’s eyes. As he matures and becomes increasingly close to his lonely mother, the seeds for a tragedy of spectacular decadence are sown. Spanning 1946 to 1972, the film unfolds in six acts. The Baekelands’ pursuit of social distinction and the glittering ‘good life’ propels them across the globe. We follow their heady rise and tragic fall against the backdrop of New York, Paris, Cadaques, Mallorca and London. (Source: Apple Trailers (2008-05-10)) |
| Sangre De Me Sangre - Trailer |
Winner of the Best Film at the Sundance Film Festival (under its former title Padre Nuestro), SANGRE DE MI SANGRE is an exhilarating and provocative thriller from newcomer Christopher Zalla exposing the dark side of the American dream. A young Mexican immigrant, Pedro (Jorge Adrian Espindola), journeys to New York City in search of the successful father he’s never met only to have his belongings and identity stolen by a conniving thief, Juan (Armando Hernandez). As Pedro is left alone and unable to communicate in a country foreign to him, Juan cons his way into the home of Pedro’s father, Diego (Jesus Ochoa), finding a man just as flawed as he is. While Juan attempts to reinvent himself, Pedro’s only hope lies with a mysteriously complex prostitute, Magda (Paola Mendoza), as he frantically searches for his identity back. (Source: Apple Trailers (2008-05-10)) |
| Journey To the Center of the Earth - Trailer 4 |
An exciting adventure based on the classic Jules Verne novel “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” Journey to the Center of the Earth stars Brendan Fraser (Crash, The Mummy) as a science professor whose untraditional hypotheses have made him the laughing stock of the academic community. But on an expedition in Iceland, he and his nephew stumble upon a major discovery that launches them on a thrilling journey deep beneath the Earth’s surface, where they travel through never-before-seen worlds and encounter a variety of unusual creatures. Journey to the Center of the Earth is directed by Academy Award-winning visual effects veteran Eric Brevig (Total Recall, Pearl Harbor) from a screenplay by Michael Weiss and Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin. The film is a co-venture between New Line Cinema and Walden Media. (Source: Apple Trailers (2008-05-10)) |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS showcases an entirely new look and feel to the galaxy far, far away - combining the expansive scope of the Star Wars Saga with state-of-the-art computer-generated animation. On the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans young and old will join such favorite characters as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padme Amidala, along with brand-new heroes like Anakin's padawan learner, Ahsoka. Sinister villains - led by Palpatine, Count Dooku and General Grievous - are poised to rule the galaxy. Stakes are high, and the fate of the Star Wars universe rests in the hands of the daring Jedi Knights. Their exploits lead to the action-packed battles and astonishing new revelations that fill STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS. (Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-10)) |
| Twilight |
Teenage romance gets a dark, supernatural twist in this adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's bestselling novel TWILIGHT. When Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) moves from sunny Phoenix to dreary Washington State, she has trouble fitting in at her new high school. But things get better--and worse--when she meets the unearthly Edward (Robert Pattinson), a beautiful vampire who will stay 17 forever. (Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-10)) |
| Swing Vote |
Trailer for Swing Vote (Source: Yahoo! Movies (2008-05-10)) |
| 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)) |
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