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Based on the terrifying best-seller by Scott Smith, "The Ruins" follows a group of friends who become entangled in a brutal struggle for survival after visiting a remote archaeological dig in the Mexican jungle - where they discover something deadly living among the ruins. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: April 4, 2008 Genre: Action-Adventure, Suspense, Horror, Thriller and Adaptation Running Time: Distributor(s): Paramount Pictures Tagline: Terror has evolved. MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity. Director(s): Carter Smith Writer(s): Scott B. Smith Screenplay (adaptation), Source Material (from novel: "The Ruins") Producer(s): Ben Stiller - Producer Stuart Cornfeld - Producer Chris Bender - Producer Mason Novick (II) - Producer Movie Casts: Jonathan Tucker - Jeff Jena Malone - Amy Shawn Ashmore - Eric Laura Ramsey - Stacy Joe Anderson - Mathias Sergio Calderón - Mayan...

Filmmakers Grace Lee (“The Grace Lee Project”) and John Solomon (“Nonsense Man”) team up to shoot a documentary about high-functioning zombies living in Los Angeles and their struggles to gain acceptance in human society. Despite their wildly different working styles, Grace and John manage to chronicle the hopes and dreams of four fascinating subjects: IVAN, a convenience-store clerk who longs for a career in publishing; LISA, a florist trying to recover her lost memories; JUDY, a hopeless romantic who learns to accept her true nature; and JOEL (pronounced “Yo-El”), a committed political activist striving for zombie rights. As Grace strives to get to know the zombies “on their own terms,” John is eager to uncover their darker side and rallies to get the crew permission to shoot at a three-day, zombies-only retreat called Live Dead where the documentary takes an unexpected – and dangerous – turn. What transpires there is beyond anything the filmmakers could imagine, as they are forced t...

Oscar winners George Clooney and Renee Zellweger match wits in Leatherheads, a quick-witted romantic comedy set against the backdrop of America's nascent pro-football league in 1925. Clooney plays Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football hero who is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join his ragtag ranks. The captain hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country's attention. Welcome to the team Carter Rutherford (John Krasinski), America's favorite son. A golden-boy war hero who single-handedly forced multiple German soldiers to surrender in WWI, Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled speed on the field. This new champ is almost too good to be true, and Lexie Littleton (Zellweger) aims to prove that's the case. A cub journalist playing in the big leagues, Lexie is a s...

Jean (Gad Elmaleh), a shy young bartender, is mistaken for a millionaire by a beautiful seductress named Irene (Audrey Tautou). When Irene discovers his true identity, she abandons him, only to find that a lovestruck Jean has no intention of letting her get away. Jean's comical attempts to gain her affections gradually evolve into setting himself up as a gigolo at a luxury hotel, until Irene finally starts to warm to her persistent, persuasive suitor. Against the wildly atmospheric backdrop of the south of France, Pierre Salvadori (APRES VOUS) directs this sexy and thoroughly charming romantic comedy, which is a fresh re-imagining if the cinema classic, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Release Date: March 28, 2008 Genre: Art, Foreign and Comedy Running Time: 106 min. Distributor(s): Samuel Goldwyn Films Tagline: She only dated men with money...until she met a man with heart. MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including nudity. Director(s): Pierre Salvado...

From director Michael Radford (THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, IL POSTINO) comes FLAWLESS, a clever diamond-heist thriller set in swinging 1960s London. Demi Moore plays Laura Quinn, a bright, driven and beautiful executive at the London Diamond Corporation who finds herself frustrated by a glass ceiling after years of faithful employment, as man after man is promoted ahead of her despite her greater experience. Michael Caine is Hobbs, the nighttime janitor at London Diamond who is virtually invisible to the executives that work there, but over the years has amassed a startling amount of knowledge about how the company runs. Hobbs has his own bone to pick with London Diamond. Observing Laura’s frustration, he convinces her to help him execute an ingenious plan to steal a hefty sum in diamonds. But unbeknownst to Laura, Hobbs plans go even farther than he’s let on, and together they set in motion a thrilling heist of dizzying proportions, the likes of which London has never seen. [-/+] Watch th...

Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. He tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his family and best friend Steve Shriver (Channing Tatum), who served with him in Iraq. Along with their other war buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then, against Brandon's will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq, which upends his world. The conflict tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship, the limits of love and the value of honor. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: March 28, 2008 Genre: Drama and War Running Time: Distributor(s): Paramount Pictures Tagline: MPAA Rating: R for graphic violence and pervasive language. Director(s): Kimberly Ane Peirce Writer(s): Kimberly Ane Peirce - Screenplay (spec) Mark Richard - Screenplay (spec) Producer(s): Kimberly Ane Pei...

UNDER THE SAME MOON (LA MISMA LUNA) tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico. Unexpected circumstances drive both Rosario and Carlitos to embark on their own journeys in a desperate attempt to reunite. Along the way, mother and son face challenges and obstacles but never lose hope that they will one day be together again. Riggen's film is not only a heartwarming family story; she also offers subtle commentary on the much-debated issue of illegal immigration. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: March 19, 2008 Genre: Drama, Politics and Religion Running Time: 109 min. Distributor(s): Fox Searchlight Pictures Tagline: The love between a mother and a son knows no boundaries MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some mature thematic elements. Director(s): Patricia Riggen Writer(s): Ligiah Vill...

Super is as super does. Finally, the guys behind the outrageously silly Scary Movie franchise have used their own 'special powers' to spoof superhero movies. After being bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly, high school loser Rick Riker develops superhuman abilities to like incredible strength and armored skin. Rick decides to use his new powers for good and becomes a costumed crime fighter known as "The Dragonfly". However, standing in the way of his destiny is the villainous Lou Landers. After an experiment gone wrong, Lou develops the power to steal a person's life force and in a dastardly quest for immortality becomes the supervillain, "The Hourglass." With unimaginable strength, unbelievable speed and deeply uncomfortable tights, will the Dragonfly be able to stop the sands of The Hourglass and save the world? More importantly, will we stop laughing long enough to notice? [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Dat...

DENNIS (Simon Pegg) is an ordinary guy. He’s a little overweight and he smokes, but he’s nice, charming and unassuming. However, five years ago, Dennis did something that wasn’t so nice. On his wedding day to his pregnant fiancé LIBBY (Thandie Newton), Dennis did a runner. He just couldn’t go through with it. He didn’t think he was good enough for Libby, so instead of ruining her life, he ruined her big day. Now, five years later, Dennis realizes he made a big mistake. He’s still in love with Libby. He still sees her all the time because of JAKE (Matthew Fenton), their five-year-old son, but all romantic ties have been severed. Libby’s now seeing WHIT (Hank Azaria), a charming professional from the City, and Dennis takes an immediate dislike to him. Whit is casual, easy-going, successful and good with Jake; much to Dennis’s annoyance. How can Dennis compete with him? In direct contrast to Whit’s sleek lifestyle in the City, Dennis is a mere security guard for a ladies retail store. He ...

A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. But when she's laid off with no warning, she starts losing hope for the first time until a letter arrives announcing the death of a father she's never met. Desperate for any kind of help, Brenda takes her family to Georgia for the funeral. But nothing could have prepared her for the Browns, her father's fun-loving, crass Southern clan. In a small-town world full of long afternoons and country fairs, Brenda struggles to get to know the family she never knew existed and finds a brand new romance that just might change her life. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: March 21, 2008 Genre: Comedy and Adaptation Running Time: Distributor(s): Lionsgate Tagline: You can't choose your family, you can only pack accordingly. MPAA Rating: PG-13 for drug content, language including sexual references, thematic el...

From director Roland Emmerich (“Independence Day,” “The Day After Tomorrow”) comes a sweeping odyssey into a mythical age of prophesies and gods, when spirits rule the land and mighty mammoths shake the earth. In a remote mountain tribe, the young hunter D’Leh (Steven Strait) has found his heart’s passion – the beautiful Evolet (Camilla Belle). But when a band of mysterious warlords raid his village and kidnap Evolet, D’Leh leads a small group of hunters to pursue the warlords to the end of the world to save her. As they venture into unknown lands for the first time, the group discovers there are civilizations beyond their own and that mankind’s reach is far greater than they ever knew. At each encounter the group is joined by other tribes who have been attacked by the slave raiders, turning D’Leh’s once-small band into an army. Driven by destiny, the unlikely warriors must battle prehistoric predators while braving the harshest elements. At their heroic journey’s end, they uncover ...

Ryan (Troy Gentile), Wade (Nate Hartley) and Emmit (David Dorfman) attend their first day at high school and they're pumped … until they meet up with Filkins (Alex Frost), a school bully who comes off like a little Hannibal Lecter. Before they become completely engulfed in Filkins' reign of terror, they seek out some protection by placing an ad in Soldier of Fortune magazine. Their best response – and the cheapest – comes from Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), a down-on-his luck soldier of fortune who lives a homeless - he likes to say "home free" – existence on the beach. He enrolls them in some physical and mental training. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: March 21, 2008 Genre: Comedy Running Time: Distributor(s): Paramount Pictures Tagline: You get what you pay for. MPAA Rating: PG-13 Director(s): Steven Brill Writer(s): Seth Rogen - Screenplay Kristofor Brown - Screenplay Seth Rogen - Story By Kristofor Brown - Story By John Hugh...

A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: March 21, 2008 Genre: Suspense, Horror, Thriller and Remake Running Time: Distributor(s): 20th Century Fox Tagline: MPAA Rating: PG-13 for terror, disturbing images, sexual content and language. Director(s): Masayuki Ochiai Writer(s): Luke Dawson - Screenplay Producer(s): Sonny Mallhi - Executive Producer Gloria Fan - Executive Producer Roy Lee - Producer Doug Davison - Producer Taka Ichise - Producer Movie Casts: Joshua Jackson - Benjamin Shaw Rachael Taylor - Jane Shaw Megumi Okina - Megumi Tanaka John Hensley - Adam Maya Hazen - Seiko David Denman - Bruno Adrienne Pickering - Megan James Kyson Lee - Ritsuo Albert Smith - Caterer Daisy Betts - Natasha Natalie N. Okamoto - Takako (v...

Columbia Pictures' action/adventure "21" is inspired by the true story of the very brightest young minds in the country - and how they took Vegas for Millions. Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is a shy, brilliant M.I.T. student who - needing to pay school tuition - finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school's most gifted students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor. With unorthodox math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) leading the way, they've cracked the code. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos big time. Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy teammate, Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), Ben begins to push the limits. Though counting cards isn't illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but s...

The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap . The story is set in the world of professional poker and follows six players who reach the final table of the world’s second most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker. The Grand was improvised from a detailed treatment co–written by Zak Penn and Matt Bierman who also served as Executive Producer. A Tribeca Film Festival favorite, the film boasts a stellar, international comedic cast and was featured June 8 at the Cinevegas film festival in Las Vegas. An eclectic cast brings together many of today’s top comedic actors; Woody Harrelson, David Cross, Dennis Farina, Cheryl Hines, Richard Kind and Chris Parnell. The film also stars award–winning comedian Ray Romano, the legendary German film director Werner Herzog and sitcom vet Gabe “Welcome Back Kotter” Kaplan. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: March 21, 2008 Genre: Comedy, Dra...

Sleepwalking is a moving drama about the deep familial bond that develops between a 30-year-old man and his young niece after the girl's mother suddenly leaves town. Forced out of her home after her boyfriend is arrested, Joleen Reedy (Charlize Theron) needs a place to stay with her 11-year-old daughter, Tara (AnnaSophia Robb). She turns for help to her younger brother, James (Nick Stahl) - a simple and overly trusting man who doesn't hesitate to welcome them into his modest rental apartment. Almost as soon as she moves in, however, Joleen hits the road with another man. Utterly ill-equipped to be the sole guardian of an adolescent girl, James does his best to make his distraught niece happy. But before long, things spin out of control: he loses his job and Tara is put into foster care. That's when James makes a fateful decision that will bring his life full circle and force him to face his demons. He takes off with Tara and the pair assumes new identities as father and dau...

DR. SEUSS' HORTON HEARS A WHO! is about an imaginative elephant who hears a cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating from the air. Suspecting there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community which thinks he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to help. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: March 14, 2008 Genre: Kids, Family, Animation and Adaptation Running Time: Distributor(s): 20th Century Fox Distribution Tagline: One Elephant One World One Story MPAA Rating: Director(s): Jimmy Hayward Steve Martino Writer(s): Cinco Paul - Screenplay (adaptation) Ken Daurio - Screenplay (adaptation) Theodor Geisel - Source Material (from novel: "Horton Hears A Who") Producer(s): Christopher Meledandri - Executive Producer Chris Wedge - Executive Producer Audrey Geisel - Executive Producer Robert Gordon (IX) - Producer Movie Casts: Jim Carrey - Voice of Horton Steve Carell - Voice of Mayor of Who-ville Carol Burnett - ...

In the action-packed new thriller DOOMSDAY, authorities brutally quarantine a country as it succumbs to fear and chaos when a virus strikes. The literal walling-off works for three decades - until the dreaded Reaper virus violently resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists, captained by Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra), is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: March 14, 2008 Genre: Action-Adventure, Thriller, Politics and Religion Running Time: Distributor(s): Universal Pictures Distribution Tagline: Mankind has an expiration date MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content/nudity. Director(s): Neil Marshall Writer(s): Neil Marshall - Screenplay Producer(s): Andrew Rona - Executive Producer Trevor ...

A story of love lost and found in a small town, SNOW ANGELS is a heartrending portrayal of three couples in various stages of life orbiting around each other in search of connection and meaning. An unexpected act of violence disrupts the lives of these intertwined couples revealing the profound moments in which they each realize how precarious and remarkable life can be. High school student Arthur plays trombone in the marching band, busses tables at the local Chinese restaurant and avoids his squabbling parents. At work, he flirts with Anne, who used to be his baby-sitter. Annie is trying to build a new life for herself and her daughter after splitting with high school sweetheart Glenn. A man with a troubled past, Glenn hopes to make a new start by getting a job and reconnecting with his family. At school, Arthur meets a pretty girl, Lila, who is just as nerdy as he is, and they quickly develop a crush on each other. Though Lila makes her feelings for Arthur painfully obvious, Arthur ...

This adaptation of Blake Nelson's novel follows 16-year-old skateboarder Alex, who accidentally kills a security guard outside Paranoid Park, Portland's most infamous skateboarding park. When he decides to say nothing, he takes on a crushing burden of guilt with huge ramifications. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: March 7, 2008 Genre: Drama, Thriller, Adaptation and Teen Running Time: 84 min. Distributor(s): First Take (IFC) Tagline: MPAA Rating: R for some disturbing images, language and sexual content. Director(s): Gus Van Sant Writer(s): Gus Van Sant - Screenplay (adaptation) Blake Nelson - Source Material (from novel: "Paranoid Park") Producer(s): Neil Kopp - Producer David Allan Cress - Producer Movie Casts: Gabe Nevins - Alex Daniel Liu - Detective Richard Lu Taylor Momsen - Jennifer Jake Miller - Jared Lauren McKinney - Macy Winfield Jackson - Christian Joe Schweitzer - Paul Grace Carter - Alex's Mom Scott Patrick ...

The Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls is a place where 8-18 year olds come from all over the country to learn Rock DIY-style--forming bands, writing songs and building community, and “Girls Rock!” is the movie about their journey. The primary subjects of “Girls Rock!” are Laura, an articulate adopted Korean obsessed with death metal; Misty, who is emerging from a life of meth-addiction, homelessness and gang activity; Palace, a sweet-seeming 8-year-old with a heavy metal sneer, and Amelia, who's writing a 14-song cycle about her dog Pippi. Forming bands, writing songs and playing a gig in one week, these girls and the rest of the camp engage in an experiment in empowerment that will leave no-one unchanged. In meeting these four children, the filmmakers discovered what many books and studies have already described—girls are struggling with a bewildering and heartbreaking array of challenges to their self-image. Everything from eating disorders to drugs to sexual harassment have m...

ROMULUS, MY FATHER is based on Raimond Gaita's critically acclaimed memoir. It tells the story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is the tale of a boy trying to balance a universe described by his deeply moral father, against the experience of heartbreaking absence and neglect from a depressive mother. It is, ultimately, a story of impossible love that celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: February 29, 2008 Genre: Drama Running Time: 103 min. Distributor(s): Magnolia Pictures Tagline: MPAA Rating: R for sexuality, some violence and brief language. Director(s): Richard Roxburgh Writer(s): Nick Drake (IV) - Screenplay (adaptation) Raimond Gaita - Source Material (from book: "Romulus, My Father") Producer(s): Gary Hamilton (II) - Executive Producer Victor Syrmis - Executive Producer Andrew M...

Can you get a life and discover love, all in one day? Two women are about to find out. In the sophisticated and heartfelt comedy Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Academy Award winner Frances McDormand plays the film's title role opposite Academy Award nominee Amy Adams (star of the blockbuster Enchanted). In 1939 London, Miss Guinevere Pettigrew (played by Ms. McDormand) is a middle-aged governess who finds herself once again unfairly dismissed from her job. Without so much as severance pay, Miss Pettigrew realizes that she must - for the first time in two decades - seize the day. This she does, by intercepting an employment assignment outside of her comfort level - as "social secretary." Arriving at a penthouse apartment for the interview, Miss Pettigrew is catapulted into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse (Ms. Adams). Within minutes, Miss Pettigrew finds herself swept into a heady high-society milieu - and, w...

A strong blend of suspense, star-crossed romance, and wry comedy of manners, Married Life is an unconventional human drama about the irresistible power and utter madness of love. Harry (Chris Cooper) decides he must kill his wife Pat (Patricia Clarkson) because he loves her too much to let her suffer when he leaves her. Harry and his much-younger girlfriend Kay (Rachel McAdams) are head over heels in love, but his best friend Richard (Pierce Brosnan) wants to win Kay for himself. As Harry implements his awkward plans for murdering his wife, the other characters are occupied with their own deceptions. Like Harry, they are overwhelmed by their passions, but still struggle to avoid hurting others. Married Life is an uncommonly adult film that surprises and confound expectations. While it plays with mystery and intrigue, its ultimate concern is: "What is married life?" In its sly way, Married Life poses perceptive questions about the seasonal discontents and unforeseen joys of al...

A fantasy tale featuring state of the art visual effects, CJ7 is a comedy about a poor laborer father played by Stephen Chow and his young son. When a fascinating and strange new pet enters their lives, they learn a poignant lesson about the true nature of family and the things money can't buy. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: March 7, 2008 Genre: Action-Adventure, Art, Foreign, Comedy, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Running Time: 86 min. Distributor(s): Sony Pictures Classics Tagline: MPAA Rating: PG for language, thematic material, some rude humor and brief smoking. Director(s): Stephen Chow Writer(s): Stephen Chow - Screenplay Vincent Kok - Screenplay Tsang Kan Cheong - Screenplay Sandy Shaw (II) - Screenplay Producer(s): Stephen Chow - Producer Han San Ping - Producer Chui Po-chu - Producer Vincent Kok - Producer Connie Wong - Associate Producer Movie Casts: Stephen Chow - Ti Min Hun Fung - P. E. Teacher Chi Chung Lam - The Boss Kitty Zhang Yuqi - Miss...

In 1970 Brazil and the world seemed to have been turned upside-down, but the biggest worry in young 12 year-old Mauro's mind had little or nothing to do with the proliferation of military dictatorships in South America or with the Vietnam War. His biggest dream was to see Brazil become the three-time winner of the World Cup. Mauro is at a stage in life when one moves from childhood into adolescence. He is forced to live without his parents, left-wing militants forced underground. They leave him with his grandfather. But something unexpected has happened to his grandfather and Mauro is left alone without being able to inform his parents. Shlomo, his grandfather's next-door neighbor, a solitary Jewish man and employee of the local synagogue, winds up taking care of him. The unexpected cohabitation results in a plunge into unknown worlds, from which they emerge more mature than before. While he waits for a call from his parents, Mauro learns to face a very often harsh and painful ...

The master of horror returns to the kind of filmmaking he pioneered and the genre he invented. In his first independent zombie film in over twenty years. George A. Romero takes us back to ground zero in the history of the living dead. Jason Creed and a small crew of college filmmakers are in the Pennsylvania woods making a no-budget horror film when they hear the terrifying news that the dead have started returning to life. Led by Jason's girlfriend, Debra, the frightened young filmmakers set off in a friend's old Winnebago to try to get back to the only safety and security they know: their homes. But there is no escape from the crisis, nor any real home for them anymore. Everything they depend upon, all that they hold dear, is fractured as the plague of the living dead begins to spread. Jason documents the true-life horrors in a tense, first-person style that heightens the reality of each encounter. Even as his friends die, even as they are attacked by ravenous walking corpses...