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The Dark Knight
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Christopher Nolan
Screenwriter: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman
Genre: Action, Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and some menace)
Official Website: TheDarkKnight.com
Plot Summary: "The Dark Knight" reunites director Christopher Nolan with star Christian Bale, who returns to continue Batman's war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger), who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.
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Mamma Mia!
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Screenwriter: Catherine Johnson
Starring: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some sex-related comments)
Official Website: MammaMiamovie.com
Plot Summary: Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical that has been seen by more than 30 million people in 160 cities and 8 languages around the world. Bringing the timeless lyrics and melodies of iconic super group ABBA to movie audiences, Summer 2008 is the season for "Mamma Mia!"
The three women who created the worldwide smash stage hit--global producer Judy Craymer, writer Catherine Johnson and director Phyllida Lloyd--repeat their roles in bringing this joyful, musical story to the big screen. The Mamma Mia! film is produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman.
Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper join Streep in this celebration of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads.
An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Streep) is about to let go of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), the spirited daughter she's raised alone. For Sophie's wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends--practical and no-nonsense Rosie (Julie Walters) and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya (Christine Baranski)--from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own.
On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna's past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities.
Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA's songs from "Dancing Queen" and "S.O.S." to "Money, Money, Money" and "Take a Chance on Me," Mamma Mia! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.
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Space Chimps
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Kirk De Micco
Screenwriter: Kirk De Micco, Robert Moreland
Starring: Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, Kristin Chenoweth, Stanley Tucci
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy
MPAA Rating: G
Official Website: SpaceChimpspower.com
Plot Summary: "Space Chimps" is an intergalactic comedy that highlights the antics of astronaut chimps with the "wrong stuff." Ham III (Samberg), the slacker grandson of the first chimp blasted into space before manned spaceflight, joins two other astronaut chimps for a dangerous mission through a black hole to an inhabited planet. When they're stranded there, the chimps must help the inhabitants rid themselves of a tyrannical leader, and then figure out how to get back to Earth.
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Transsiberian
Studio: First Look Studios
Director: Brad Anderson
Screenwriter: Brad Anderson, Will Conroy
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Kate Mara, Eduardo Noriega, Thomas Kretschmann, Ben Kingsley
Genre: Suspense Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for some violence, including torture and language)
Official Website: Not Available
Plot Summary: An American couple, Roy (Woody Harrelson) and Jessie (Emily Mortimer), decide to take the long way home from their recent sojourn in Asia on the legendary Trans-siberian Express train from Beijing to Moscow. On their way, they meet another couple from the West, Carlos (Eduardo Noriega) and Abby (Kate Mara), with whom they quickly form a familiar bond that often unites fellow travellers away from home. When Roy accidentally gets separated from the group at a stopover, Jessie begins to realize that their compatriots aren't exactly who or what they seem to be. The real danger begins to surface as a deceitful Russian detective (Sir Ben Kingsley) and locals terrorize Jessie in this unforgettable journey.
A Very British Gangster
Studio: Anywhere Road Entertainment
Director: Donal MacIntyre
Screenwriter: Not Available
Starring: Dominic Noonan
Genre: Documentary
Official Website: AVeryBritishGangster.com
Plot Summary: A documentary about the life of England's real-life answer to Tony Soprano - Dominic Noonan, directed by Great Britain's foremost investigative reporter, Donal MacIntyre, whose ten years of undercover work for the BBC, ITV, Sky and Five in the U.K. earned him his reputation as a brave and courageous reporter, as well as two Royal Television Society Awards on his first major story for living undercover, "Donnie Brasco" style, to report on a year of living amongst English drug dealers and gangsters. MacIntyre provides a close-up view of a world embroiled in kidnapping, torture, narcotics and murder---all headed by the Fagin-like character Dominic Noonan, leading a band of young men and boys, artful dodgers all, into his world of crime.
Felon
Studio: Stage 6 Films
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Screenwriter: Ric Roman Waugh
Starring: Stephen Dorff, Val Kilmer, Sam Shephard, Harold Perrineau, Marisol Nichols
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for brutal violence, pervasive language and brief)
Official Website: SonyPictures.com
Plot Summary: Wade Porter (Stephen Dorff) lives a modest but comfortable life with a young family, a fledgling business and a promising future ahead.But in an instant, his life, and that of everyone he loves is threatened and possibly gone forever when he’s convicted of killing a man while protecting his fiancée, Laura (Marisol Nichols) and their three year old son. In just 24 hours, the unimaginable conditions of a new world order begin to take hold. Violence is the answer to everything and, even for Laura, what it means to fight for your life - alone - becomes all too real.
Sentenced to Corcoran State Prison, Wade ends up in a hellish facility run by Lt. William Jackson (Harold Perrineau), known as the SHU (Security Housing Unit) where the inmates are brutal but far less deadly than the guards. His cellmate, John Smith (Val Kilmer) is a stone cold prison legend, a ‘lifer’ and a man once devastated so completely that he has nothing left to lose and acts accordingly. An unlikely bond develops between the two men as Wade struggles to survive, having to put his own life - and the possibility of ever being freed - in relentless jeopardy.
Lou Reed's Berlin
Studio: Third Rail Releasing (The Weinstein Company)
Director: Julian Schnabel
Screenwriter: Not Available
Starring: Lou Reed, Steve Hunter, Fernando Saunders, Emmanuelle Seigner, Rob Wasserman, Sharon Jones, Antony
Genre: Documentary, Music
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Berlinthefilm.com
Plot Summary: Staging Berlin has been discussed for over 30 years and in December of 2006 it became a reality. Berlin was said to be one of the most depressing albums ever made and as it was brought to life it was far from dismal. Using the divided city of Berlin as its backdrop the story of Caroline and her lovers is told through the emotive and provocative words of Lou Reed. With performers like Fernando Saunders, Antony, Steve Hunter, Rob Wassermann, Rupert Christie and Sharon Jones, a seven piece orchestra and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus all working to create a captivating and enveloping world, Lou Reed is able to take the audience with him as he bares witness to Caroline’s self-destruction. Julian’s set design create the backdrop of a hotel with greenish walls and with Lola Schnabel's films displaying the beauty and tragedy of the narrator’s leading lady (played by Emmanuelle Seigner) the experience is devastating and beautiful.
Take
Studio: Liberation Entertainment
Director: Charles Oliver
Screenwriter: Charles Oliver
Starring: Minnie Driver, Jeremy Renner
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Takethemovie.com
Plot Summary: "Take" occurs over two days – one day in the present and one day in the past. In the present, Ana drives through the desert to witness the execution of the man who has dominated her life for the past seven years, the man she has never spoken to. Saul, with his priest, waits out the final hours of his life. Each must grapple with what their lives have become since the day their paths crossed so many years ago.
In the past, Ana discovers that her seven-year old son, Jesse, has been kicked out of school. Unless she can find a night shift and home-school him, she will be forced to put Jesse in Special Ed. Determined to save him from being lost in a world where he doesn't belong, Ana attempts to restore order to their lives.
On that same day, Saul is in a desperate fight against time to pay off his gambling debt and care for his ailing father. Forced to take on a precarious assignment for quick cash, he is faced with one struggle after another until he finds himself staring down a fateful moment of decision.
When Ana and Saul cross paths, it only takes an instant for their lives to be tragically connected. It is not until the present day, when Ana arrives at the prison to face the man who destroyed her life, that both Ana and Saul discover who they are and how far the soul will go to survive.
The Dark Knight
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Christopher Nolan
Screenwriter: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman
Genre: Action, Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and some menace)
Official Website: TheDarkKnight.com
Plot Summary: "The Dark Knight" reunites director Christopher Nolan with star Christian Bale, who returns to continue Batman's war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger), who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.
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Mamma Mia!
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Screenwriter: Catherine Johnson
Starring: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some sex-related comments)
Official Website: MammaMiamovie.com
Plot Summary: Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical that has been seen by more than 30 million people in 160 cities and 8 languages around the world. Bringing the timeless lyrics and melodies of iconic super group ABBA to movie audiences, Summer 2008 is the season for "Mamma Mia!"
The three women who created the worldwide smash stage hit--global producer Judy Craymer, writer Catherine Johnson and director Phyllida Lloyd--repeat their roles in bringing this joyful, musical story to the big screen. The Mamma Mia! film is produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman.
Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper join Streep in this celebration of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads.
An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Streep) is about to let go of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), the spirited daughter she's raised alone. For Sophie's wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends--practical and no-nonsense Rosie (Julie Walters) and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya (Christine Baranski)--from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own.
On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna's past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities.
Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA's songs from "Dancing Queen" and "S.O.S." to "Money, Money, Money" and "Take a Chance on Me," Mamma Mia! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.
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Space Chimps
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Kirk De Micco
Screenwriter: Kirk De Micco, Robert Moreland
Starring: Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, Kristin Chenoweth, Stanley Tucci
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy
MPAA Rating: G
Official Website: SpaceChimpspower.com
Plot Summary: "Space Chimps" is an intergalactic comedy that highlights the antics of astronaut chimps with the "wrong stuff." Ham III (Samberg), the slacker grandson of the first chimp blasted into space before manned spaceflight, joins two other astronaut chimps for a dangerous mission through a black hole to an inhabited planet. When they're stranded there, the chimps must help the inhabitants rid themselves of a tyrannical leader, and then figure out how to get back to Earth.
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Transsiberian
Studio: First Look Studios
Director: Brad Anderson
Screenwriter: Brad Anderson, Will Conroy
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Kate Mara, Eduardo Noriega, Thomas Kretschmann, Ben Kingsley
Genre: Suspense Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for some violence, including torture and language)
Official Website: Not Available
Plot Summary: An American couple, Roy (Woody Harrelson) and Jessie (Emily Mortimer), decide to take the long way home from their recent sojourn in Asia on the legendary Trans-siberian Express train from Beijing to Moscow. On their way, they meet another couple from the West, Carlos (Eduardo Noriega) and Abby (Kate Mara), with whom they quickly form a familiar bond that often unites fellow travellers away from home. When Roy accidentally gets separated from the group at a stopover, Jessie begins to realize that their compatriots aren't exactly who or what they seem to be. The real danger begins to surface as a deceitful Russian detective (Sir Ben Kingsley) and locals terrorize Jessie in this unforgettable journey.
A Very British Gangster
Studio: Anywhere Road Entertainment
Director: Donal MacIntyre
Screenwriter: Not Available
Starring: Dominic Noonan
Genre: Documentary
Official Website: AVeryBritishGangster.com
Plot Summary: A documentary about the life of England's real-life answer to Tony Soprano - Dominic Noonan, directed by Great Britain's foremost investigative reporter, Donal MacIntyre, whose ten years of undercover work for the BBC, ITV, Sky and Five in the U.K. earned him his reputation as a brave and courageous reporter, as well as two Royal Television Society Awards on his first major story for living undercover, "Donnie Brasco" style, to report on a year of living amongst English drug dealers and gangsters. MacIntyre provides a close-up view of a world embroiled in kidnapping, torture, narcotics and murder---all headed by the Fagin-like character Dominic Noonan, leading a band of young men and boys, artful dodgers all, into his world of crime.
Felon
Studio: Stage 6 Films
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Screenwriter: Ric Roman Waugh
Starring: Stephen Dorff, Val Kilmer, Sam Shephard, Harold Perrineau, Marisol Nichols
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for brutal violence, pervasive language and brief)
Official Website: SonyPictures.com
Plot Summary: Wade Porter (Stephen Dorff) lives a modest but comfortable life with a young family, a fledgling business and a promising future ahead.But in an instant, his life, and that of everyone he loves is threatened and possibly gone forever when he’s convicted of killing a man while protecting his fiancée, Laura (Marisol Nichols) and their three year old son. In just 24 hours, the unimaginable conditions of a new world order begin to take hold. Violence is the answer to everything and, even for Laura, what it means to fight for your life - alone - becomes all too real.
Sentenced to Corcoran State Prison, Wade ends up in a hellish facility run by Lt. William Jackson (Harold Perrineau), known as the SHU (Security Housing Unit) where the inmates are brutal but far less deadly than the guards. His cellmate, John Smith (Val Kilmer) is a stone cold prison legend, a ‘lifer’ and a man once devastated so completely that he has nothing left to lose and acts accordingly. An unlikely bond develops between the two men as Wade struggles to survive, having to put his own life - and the possibility of ever being freed - in relentless jeopardy.
Lou Reed's Berlin
Studio: Third Rail Releasing (The Weinstein Company)
Director: Julian Schnabel
Screenwriter: Not Available
Starring: Lou Reed, Steve Hunter, Fernando Saunders, Emmanuelle Seigner, Rob Wasserman, Sharon Jones, Antony
Genre: Documentary, Music
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Berlinthefilm.com
Plot Summary: Staging Berlin has been discussed for over 30 years and in December of 2006 it became a reality. Berlin was said to be one of the most depressing albums ever made and as it was brought to life it was far from dismal. Using the divided city of Berlin as its backdrop the story of Caroline and her lovers is told through the emotive and provocative words of Lou Reed. With performers like Fernando Saunders, Antony, Steve Hunter, Rob Wassermann, Rupert Christie and Sharon Jones, a seven piece orchestra and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus all working to create a captivating and enveloping world, Lou Reed is able to take the audience with him as he bares witness to Caroline’s self-destruction. Julian’s set design create the backdrop of a hotel with greenish walls and with Lola Schnabel's films displaying the beauty and tragedy of the narrator’s leading lady (played by Emmanuelle Seigner) the experience is devastating and beautiful.
Take
Studio: Liberation Entertainment
Director: Charles Oliver
Screenwriter: Charles Oliver
Starring: Minnie Driver, Jeremy Renner
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Takethemovie.com
Plot Summary: "Take" occurs over two days – one day in the present and one day in the past. In the present, Ana drives through the desert to witness the execution of the man who has dominated her life for the past seven years, the man she has never spoken to. Saul, with his priest, waits out the final hours of his life. Each must grapple with what their lives have become since the day their paths crossed so many years ago.
In the past, Ana discovers that her seven-year old son, Jesse, has been kicked out of school. Unless she can find a night shift and home-school him, she will be forced to put Jesse in Special Ed. Determined to save him from being lost in a world where he doesn't belong, Ana attempts to restore order to their lives.
On that same day, Saul is in a desperate fight against time to pay off his gambling debt and care for his ailing father. Forced to take on a precarious assignment for quick cash, he is faced with one struggle after another until he finds himself staring down a fateful moment of decision.
When Ana and Saul cross paths, it only takes an instant for their lives to be tragically connected. It is not until the present day, when Ana arrives at the prison to face the man who destroyed her life, that both Ana and Saul discover who they are and how far the soul will go to survive.