Saturday 27 September 2008

The Express

The true story of Ernie Davis, two-time All-American running back for Syracuse University who led his team to the national championship in 1960. In 1961, he became the first black man to win the Heisman Trophy. Later that year, he was the first pick in the NFL draft. But Davis never got the chance to play professional football, he was diagnosed with leukemia during the summer of 1962 and died nearly
Genres: Drama, Adaptation, Biopic and Sports
Release Date: October 10th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic content, violence and language involving racism, and for brief sensuality.
Distributors:
Universal Pictures

Cast and Credits
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown, Nelsan Ellis, Kris Wolff, Charles S. Dutton
Directed by: Gary Fleder
Produced by: Derek Dauchy, Arne L. Schmidt, Ryan Kavanaugh






Friday 26 September 2008

Happy-Go-Lucky

Poppy, an irrepressibly freespirited school teacher, brings an infectious laugh and an unsinkable sense of optimism to every situation she encounters. Poppy’s ability to maintain her perspective is tested when her commuter bike is stolen. However, she signs up for driving lessons with Scott, who turns out to be her nemesis--a fuming, uptight cynic. As the tension of their weekly lessons builds, Poppy
Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy and Drama
Running Time: 1 hr. 58 min.
Release Date: October 10th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for language.
Distributors:
Miramax Films

Cast and Credits
Starring: Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Andrea Riseborough, Sinead Matthews, Sylvestra LeTouzel
Directed by: Mike Leigh
Produced by: James Clayton (II), Gail Egan, David Garrett (II)








Tropic Thunder

A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film. But after ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
Genres: Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 47 min.
Release Date: August 13th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material.
Distributors:
DreamWorks Pictures
U.S. Box Office: $106,805,722

Cast and Credits
Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel, Nick Nolte
Directed by: Ben Stiller
Produced by: Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld








Battle in Seattle

In 1999, five days rocked the world as tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Seattle in protest of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Environmentalists, consumer advocates, labor unions, students, anarchists and pacifists all converged, bringing attention to how the WTO's laws were affecting democracy around the world. Among them are Django, Sam, Lou and Jay. United in their desire
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama and Politics/Religion
Running Time: 1 hr. 38 min.
Release Date: September 19th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for language and some violence.
Distributors:
Redwood Palms Pictures
U.S. Box Office: $46,903

Cast and Credits
Starring: Charlize Theron, Andre 'Andre 3000' Benjamin, Martin Henderson, Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta
Directed by: Stuart Townsend
Produced by: Vanessa Pereira, Julien Remillard, Michael Dimanno









Morning Light

Fifteen young sailors¿six months of intense training... one chance at the brass ring. This exciting true-life documentary tells the inspiring story of a group of intrepid and determined young men and women, on the cusp of adulthood, as they embark on life's first great adventure. Racing a high-performance 52-foot sloop in the Transpac, the most revered of open-ocean sailing competitions, the crew
Release Date: October 17th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG for language and some rude dialogue.
Distributors:
Walt Disney Pictures






Wednesday 24 September 2008

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Sidney Young, a smalltime, bumbling, British celebrity journalist, is hired by an upscale magazine in New York City. In spectacular fashion Sidney enters high society and burns bridges with bosses, peers and superstars. After disrupting one black-tie event by allowing a wild pig to run rampant, Sidney catches the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of Sharp, and accepts a job with the magazine in.
Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 49 min.
Release Date: October 3rd, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: R for language, some graphic nudity and brief drug material.
Distributors:
MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Simon Pegg, Jeff Bridges, Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson
Directed by: Robert B. Weide
Produced by: Tessa Ross, Paul White (II), Simon Fawcett






Surfer, Dude

Longboarding soul-surfer Steve Addington returns to Malibu for the summer to find his cool hometown vibe corrupted. New sponsorship demands Addington to expand into Virtual Reality Video Games and Reality TV. Unwilling to participate in this new digital-reality, he chooses to spend his summer surfing his home break. But in a twist-of-fate, the waves go flat and stay flat. Out of money, his expense-accounts
Genres: Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 28 min.
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive drug use, language and nudity.
Distributors:
Anchor Bay Entertainment
U.S. Box Office: $36,497