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What Happens in Vegas

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. Visit the Official Website Release Date: May 9, 2008 Genre: Comedy and Romance Running Time: Distributor(s): 20th Century Fox Tagline: Get Lucky. MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual and crude content, and language, including a drug reference. Director(s): Tom Vaughan Writer(s): Dana Fox - Screenplay Producer(s): Dean Georgaris - Executive Producer Arnon Milchan - Executive Producer Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr - Executive Producer Michael Aguilar - Producer Shawn Levy - Producer Jimmy Miller - Producer Movie Casts: Cameron Diaz - Joy McNally Ashton Kutcher - Jack Fuller Rob Corddry - Hater Lake Bell - Tipper Jason Sudeikis - Mason T...

Wall-E

After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL-E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen. Joining WALL-E in his fantastic journey across a universe of never-before-imagine visions of the future, is a hilarious cast of characters including a pet cockroach, and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots. Visit the Official Website Release Date: June 27, 2008 Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Romance and Sci-Fi Running Time: Distributor(s): Walt Disney Pictures/Pi...

Roman de Gare

Best-selling author Judith Ralitzer is researching unlikely places to find characters for her next bestseller. As luck would have it, a serial killer with a penchant for magic tricks has just escaped from a high-security prison... providing the perfect source material for an intricately plotted, moody mystery. Deceptively layered and intriguingly misleading, this highly anticipated new film from Oscar winning director Claude LeLouch (A MAN AND A WOMAN) stars Dominique Pinon and Fanny Ardant as unlikely pair caught up in a game with high stakes - and deadly consequences. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Release Date: April 25, 2008 Genre: Art, Foreign, Drama, Romance and Thriller Running Time: 103 min. Distributor(s): Samuel Goldwyn Company Tagline: Everybody has a secret. Every mystery has a twist. MPAA Rating: R Director(s): Claude Lelouch Writer(s): Claude Lelouch - Screenplay Pierre Uytterhoeven - Screenplay Claude Lelouch - Story By Producer(s): Remi Bergman - Executive Producer ...

Rogue

Pete is an American traveler writer reporting on the booming tourist industry in the Northern Territory. While taking a river cruise he finds himself stuck with a collection of interesting characters, including Kate, the beautiful local tour guide. There is an immediate attraction between the two, but when their boat is rammed by something from below, the tour is thrown into disarray and they become stranded on a tiny mud island. As night falls and the tide starts to rise, the group slowly realize they are being stalked by a huge saltwater crocodile, beginning a terrifying struggle for survival in one of the most remote places in the world. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: April 25, 2008 Genre: Action-Adventure, Romance, Suspense, Horror and Thriller Running Time: 92 min. Distributor(s): Dimension Films Tagline: Welcome to the Terrortory MPAA Rating: R for language and some creature violence. Director: Greg McLean Writer(s): Greg McLean - scre...

Falling For Grace

Grace Tang is an ambitious Wall Street banker determined to work her way up the ladder of life and out of working-class Chinatown. She seems to have done exactly that with an Associate position at a top notch Wall Street investment bank. But more than anything, Grace yearns to be part of the Upper East Side socialite world. When Grace finally receives that elusive invitation to the Opera's prestigious Junior Committee Meet & Greet, she is prepared to shine. What she isn't prepared for, however, is being mistaken as "the Grace Tang" of the Shanghai Tangs, a heiress from Hong Kong. But before Grace can correct the situation, she is introduced to Andrew Barrington, Jr., one of the most eligible bachelors of New York City and she decides to run with her new identity. What follows is a whirlwind ride of romance and white lies, where we are offered a glance into the greed and pressures of Wall Street and the human side of Chinatown - two worlds which unknowingly interco...

Then She Found Me

Nearing 40, April Epner (Hunt), a schoolteacher in New York who was adopted at birth, wants to have a baby of her own - a desire made that much stronger by the fact that she never knew her biological mother. A snag in her plans presents itself when her sweet but immature husband Ben (Matthew Broderick) announces one night that their marriage was a mistake, leaving April devastated and bewildered. With her life in disarray, one more surprising bolt is thrown April's way in the form of Bernice (Bette Midler), an eccentric local talk show host, who declares herself to be April's birth mother. Despite the influence of her newfound mother and a relationship with Frank (Colin Firth), the father of one of her students, April's once simple life begins to spiral out of control. Based on the eponymous first novel by writer Elinor Lipman, the film tells the funny and moving story of one woman's very unlikely path towards personal fulfillment. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Vis...

My Blueberry Nights

In Wong Kai Wai's debut English language feature, the internationally acclaimed director takes his audience on a dramatic journey across the distance between heartbreak and a new beginning. After a rough break-up, Elizabeth (played by songstress Norah Jones in her screen debut) sets out on a journey across America, leaving behind a life of memories, a dream and soulful new friend; a cafe owner (Jude Law) - all while in search of something to mend her broken heart. Waitressing her way through the country, Elizabeth befriends others whose yearnings are greater than hers, including a troubled cop (David Strathairn) and his estranged wife (Rachel Weisz) and a down-on-her luck gambler (Natalie Portman) with a score to settle. Through these individuals, Elizabeth witnesses the true depths of loneliness and emptiness, and begins to understand that her own journey is part of a greater exploration within herself. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: Ap...

The Duchess of Langeais

Antoinette is the Duchess of Langeais, a married coquette who frequents the most extravagant balls in 1820's Paris during The Restoration, where hypocrisy and vanity reign. Upon the handsome general, Armand de Montriveau's first meeting with her, he realized it was true love from that moment on. Flattered by his attentions, the alluring Antoinette orchestrates a calculating game of seduction, but she repeatedly refuses Montriveau. Despite his sincere romantic declarations, Montriveau's passion remains unfulfilled. When the humiliated Montriveau eventually seeks his revenge, Antoinette's love awakens. But it may well be too late for the star-crossed lovers. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: February 22, 2008 Genre: Art, Foreign, Drama, Romance and Adaptation Running Time: 137 min. Distributor(s): First Take (IFC) Tagline: MPAA Rating: Director: Jacques Rivette Writer(s): Christine Laurent - Screenplay (adaptation) Jacques Rivette...

Me & You, Us, Forever

Me & You, Us, Forever is the story of a 47 year old Christian man who is on the other side of an unwanted divorce. Troubled by it all, he starts to reminisce about his old high school girlfriend, who was his first love, and whom he dated for 2 years, 4 months, and 28 days. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: February 15, 2008 Genre: Drama, Romance, Politics and Religion Running Time: 100 min. Distributor(s): Five & Two Pictures Tagline: ...if you've ever been in love MPAA Rating: Director: Dave Christiano Writer(s): Dave Christiano Producer(s): Movie Casts: Michael Blain-Rozgay - Dave Stacey J. Aswad - Carla Hugh McLean - Paul Jenna Bailey - Sue Karla Droege - Nikki Terry Loughlin - Group Leader Sandi Fix - Mary Kathryn Worsham - Mary - age 16 Kate Leahey - Amanda Leanna Spear - Michelle Genevieve Borden - Ashley Jake Goodchild - Dave

Fool's Gold

Part romantic comedy, part action adventure, "Fool's Gold" stars Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson, who had previously teamed on the romantic comedy hit "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days." Ben "Finn" Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey) is a good-natured, surf bum-turned-treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queen's Dowry - 40 chests of exotic treasure that was lost at sea in 1715. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he has, including his marriage to Tess Finnegan (Kate Hudson) and his more-rusty-than-trusty salvage boat, "Booty Calls." Just as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), Finn discovers a vital clue to the treasure's whereabouts. Certain that his luck will change with the newfound information, Finn maneuvers himself aboard Nigel's yacht and, using his good-natured charm, convinces the tycoon and his Blackberry...

The Air I Breathe

Four short fables in which characters collide with fate - and each other - comprise THE AIR I BREATHE, an ambitious and absorbing drama. In "Happiness", 2006 Best Actor Oscar Winner Forest Whitaker stars as a timid banker who impulsively bets every cent he has, and then some, on a supposedly "sure thing." In "Sorrow", Sarah Michelle Gellar is a rising pop star whose contract falls under the control of a ruthless crime boss (Oscar-nominee Andy Garcia), and his corrupt nephew (Emile Hirsch). In "Pleasure," Brendan Fraser stars as a man who can see into the future of everyone he meets, but is totally blind when it comes to his own; and in "Love," Keven Bacon plays a doctor who pines for a woman he can never possess (Julie Delphy), only to find that he suddenly holds her life in his hands. Though each of the characters believes that his or her life is governed by hazard and chance, their unbridled emotions, impulsive choices, and reckless m...

Youth Without Youth

Francis Ford Coppola's 'Youth Without Youth' stars Tim Roth as Dominic Matei, an aging professor of linguistics who survives a cataclysmic event to find his youth miraculously restored. Dominic's physical rejuvenation is matched by a highly evolved intellect, which attracts the attention of Nazi scientists, forcing him into exile. While on the run, he reunites with his lost love, Laura, and works to complete his research into the origins of human language. When his research threatens Laura's well being, Dominic is forced to choose between his life's work and the great love of his life. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: December 14, 2007 Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller and Adaptation Running Time: 124 min. Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics Tagline: MPAA Rating: R for some sexuality, nudity and a brief disturbing image. Director: Francis Ford Coppola Writer(s): Francis Ford Coppola - Screenplay (adaptation) Mircea Eliade - So...

The Perfect Holiday

Nancy (Gabrielle Union) is a divorced mother of three who is so busy raising her children that she's forgotten to take care of herself as well. With Christmas fast approaching, she decides to take her kids to the mall to meet Santa Claus, not knowing that her youngest daughter Emily (Khail Bryant) has sensed her mother's sadness and is determined to use her time with Santa to make her mom happy again. Just a few days prior, Emily heard her mom say that all she wanted for Christmas was a compliment from a man, so that's exactly what she tells Santa. Ironically, Santa, as it turns out, is office supply salesman and struggling songwriter Benjamin (Morris Chestnut), who ends up giving Nancy just what she wants for Christmas, and much, much more. [-/+] Watch the Movie Trailer Visit the Official Website Release Date: December 12, 2007 Genre: Comedy, Romance and Holiday Running Time: 96 min. Distributor(s): Yari Film Group Tagline: This Christmas, the perfect man just happens to b...