Showing posts with label February. Show all posts
Showing posts with label February. Show all posts

The Other Boleyn Girl

Two sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, are driven by their ambitious Father and Uncle to advance the family's power and status by courting the affections of the King of England. Leaving behind the simplicity of country life, the girls are thrust into the dangerous and thrilling world of court life--and what began as a bid to help their family develops into a ruthless rivalry between Anne and Mary for the love of the King. Initially, Mary wins King Henry's favor and becomes his mistress, bearing him two illegitimate children. But Anne, clever, conniving and fearless, edges aside both her sister and Henry's wife, Queen Katherine of Aragon, in her relentless pursuit of the King. Despite Mary's genuine feelings for Henry, her sister Anne has her sights set on the ultimate prize; Anne will not stop until she is Queen of England. As the Boleyn girls battle for the love of a King--one driven by ambition, the other by true affection--England is torn apart.

Genres : Drama and Adaptation
Running Time : 1 hr. 55 min.
Release Date : February 29th, 2008
Distributors : Sony Pictures Releasing, Focus Features
Starring : Natalie Portman, Eric Bana, Scarlett Johansson, Tiffany Freisberg, Eddie Redmayne
Directed by : Justin Chadwick
Produced by : Scott Rudin, David M. Thompson, Alison Owen

Penelope

A modern day romantic tale about a young girl's inspiring journey, a mysterious family secret and the power of love. With all odds against her, in order for Penelope to break the family curse, she must find true love with "one of her own kind." The warm and funny adventure leads her to realize the most important life lesson, "I like myself the way I am." Penelope Wilhern, born to wealthy socialites, is afflicted by the Wilhern spell that can only be broken when she finds love. Hidden away in her family's estate, the lonely girl meets a string of suitors in her parent's futile attempt to break the curse. Each eligible bachelor is enamored with Penelope and her sizable dowry... until her curse is revealed. Lemon, a mischievous and eager tabloid reporter wants a photograph of the mysterious Penelope and hires Max to pose as a prospective suitor to get the shot. The handsome down-on-his luck gambler finds he falling for Penelope, but not wanting to disappoint her or to expose his surreptitious ways, he decides to disappear. Fed up by his latest betrayal and determined to live life on her own terms, Penelope breaks free from her family and ventures into the world alone. She finds adventure and Annie, her first friend and becomes the person she was meant to be.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time : 1 hr. 41 min.
Release Date : February 29th, 2008
Distributors : Summit Entertainment, LLC
Starring : Christina Ricci, Reese Witherspoon, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Peter Dinklage
Directed by : Mark Palansky
Produced by : Dylan Russell, Robin Greenspun, Danny Greenspun

Semi-Pro

Jackie Moon is one-hit wonder who used the profits from the success of his chart-topping song "Love Me Sexy" to achieve his dream of owning a basketball team. But Moon's franchise, the Flint Michigan Tropics, is the worst team in the league and in danger of folding when the ABA announces its plans to merge with the NBA. If they want to survive, Jackie and the Tropics must now do the seemingly impossible -- win.

Genres : Comedy and Sports
Running Time : 1 hr. 30 min.
Release Date : February 29th, 2008
Distributors : New Line Cinema
Starring : Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre 'Andre 3000' Benjamin, Jay Phillips, Will Arnett
Directed by : Kent Alterman
Produced by : Lauren Shuler Donner, David Householter, Michael Aguilar

Bonneville

When Arvilla Holden promises her husband that she'll cremate him and scatter his ashes, she doesn't expect her promise to be called so soon, or to lead to a high-stakes fight with her stepdaughter Francine, a Santa Barbara socialite determined to give him a proper burial. Convinced that she has no choice but to surrender the ashes to Francine, Arvilla sets off on a journey from Pocatello, Idaho to Santa Barbara. Her friends, life-of-the-party Margene and goody-two-shoes Carol, volunteer to go with her for moral support. Expecting to fly, they're surprised when Arvilla picks them up in her '66 Pontiac Bonneville convertible, and shocked when she cruises serenely past the airport and hijacks them on a reluctant road trip that becomes the ride of their lives.

Genres : Drama
Running Time : 1 hr. 44 min.
Release Date : February 29, 2008
Distributors : SenArt Films
Starring : Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen, Christine Baranski, Victor Rasuk
Directed by : Christopher N. Rowley
Produced by : R. Michael Bergeron, Bob Brown, Robert May

Chicago 10

About the 1968 anti-war protests at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and the ensuing Chicago Conspirary Trial in 1969.

Genres : Documentary, Animation and Politics/Religion
Running Time : 1 hr. 43 min.
Release Date : February 29th, 2008
Distributors : Roadside Attractions
Starring : Hank Azaria, Dylan Baker, Nick Nolte, Mark Ruffalo, Roy Scheider
Directed by : Brett Morgen
Produced by : William M. Pohlad, Laura Bickford, Jeff Skoll

City of Men

Growing up in a culture dictated by violence and run by street gangs, teenagers Acerola and Laranjinha have become close as brothers. With their eighteenth birthdays fast approaching, Laranjinha sets out to find the father he never met, while Acerola struggles to raise his own young son. But when they suddenly find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war, the lifelong friends are forced to confront a shocking secret from their shared past.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Drama and Sequel
Running Time : 1 hr. 45 min.
Release Date : February 29th, 2008
Distributors : Miramax Films
Starring : Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha, Jonathan Haagensen, Rodrigo Dos Santos, Luciano Vidigal
Directed by : Paulo Morelli
Produced by : Fernando Meirelles, Paulo Morelli, Andrea Barata Ribeiro

Vantage Point


Thomas Barnes and Kent Taylor are two Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Ashton at a landmark summit on the global war on terror. When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives collide in the hunt for the assassin. In the crowd is Howard Lewis, an American tourist who thinks he's captured the shooter on his camcorder while videotaping the event for his kids back home. Also there is American TV news producer Rex Brooks, relaying the historic event to millions of TV viewers across the globe. As they and others reveal their stories, the pieces of the puzzle will fall into place - and it will become apparent that shocking motivations lurk just beneath the surface.

Genres : Drama and Thriller
Running Time : 1 hr. 30 min.
Release Date : February 22nd, 2008
Distributors : Sony Pictures Releasing
Starring : Matthew Fox, William Hurt, Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker
Directed by : Pete Travis
Produced by : Tania Landau (II), Callum Greene, Lynwood Spinks, Neal H. Moritz

Jumper

A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between "Jumpers" and those who have sworn to kill them.

Genres : Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Adaptation and Teen
Running Time : 1 hr. 30 min.
Release Date : February 14th, 2008
Distributors : 20th Century Fox Distribution
Starring : Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell, Diane Lane, Max Thieriot
Directed by : Doug Liman
Produced by : Vince Gerardis, Ralph Vicinanza, Stacy Maes

The Spiderwick Chronicles


From the beloved best-selling series of books comes "The Spiderwick Chronicles," a fantasy adventure for the child in all of us. Peculiar things start to happen the moment the Grace family (Jared, his twin brother Simon, sister Mallory and their mom) leave New York and move into the secluded old house owned by their great, great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames Jared. When he, Simon and Mallory investigate what's really going on, they uncover the fantastic truth of the Spiderwick estate and of the creatures that inhabit it.

Genres : Kids/Family, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time : 1 hr. 37 min.
Release Date : February 14th, 2008
Distributors : Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies
Starring : Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Joan Plowright, David Strathairn
Directed by : Mark Waters
Produced by : Julia Pistor, Holly Black (II), Tony DiTerlizzi

Step Up 2 the Streets

When rebellious street dancer Andie lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school's hottest dancer Chase to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore's underground dance battle The Streets, she ultimately finds a way to live her dream while building a bridge between her two separate worlds.

Genres : Drama, Musical/Performing Arts, Sequel and Teen
Running Time : 1 hr. 38 min.
Release Date : February 14th, 2008
Distributors : Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Starring : Briana Evigan, Adam G. Sevani, Mari Koda, Cassie , Telisha Shaw
Directed by : Jon Chu
Produced by : Anne Fletcher, Bob Hayward, David Nicksay

Fool's Gold

Ben "Finn" Finnegan 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 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, 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-wielding, celebutante daughter, Gemma, to join him in the pursuit of the Spanish treasure. Against Tess' better judgment, the search rekindles her love... of discovery. But they are not the only ones after the treasure. Finn's mentor-turned-nemesis Moe Fitch has also set out to claim the prize. Let the treasure hunt begin...
Genres : Action/Adventure, Comedy and Romance
Running Time : 1 hr. 52 min.
Release Date : February 8th, 2008
Distributors : Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Starring : Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Roger Sciberras, Donald Sutherland, Ewen Bremner
Directed by : Andrew Tennant
Produced by : Wink Mordaunt, James R. Dyer (II), Jon Klane

Definitely, Maybe

Ryan Reynolds stars as Will Hayes, a 30-something Manhattan dad in the midst of a divorce when his 10 year-old daughter, Maya (Abigail Breslin), starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love.

Will's story begins in 1992, as a young, starry-eyed aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin in order to work on the Clinton campaign. For Maya, Will relives his past as an idealistic young man learning the ins and outs of big city politics, and recounts the history of his romantic relationships with three very different women.

Will hopelessly attempts a “PG” version of his story for his daughter and changes the names so Maya has to guess who is the woman her father finally married. Is her mother Will's college sweetheart, the dependable girl next-door Emily (Elizabeth Banks)? Is she his longtime best friend and confidante, the apolitical April (Isla Fisher)? Or is she the free-spirited but ambitious journalist Summer (Rachel Weisz)?

As Maya puts together the pieces of her dad’s romantic puzzle, she begins to understand that love is not so simple or easy. And as Will tells her his tale, Maya helps him to understand that it’s definitely never too late to go back...and maybe even possible to find a happy ending.
Genres : Comedy
Running Time : 1 hr. 51 min.
Release Date : February 14th, 2008
Distributors : Universal Pictures
Starring : Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin, Derek Luke, Isla Fisher, Elizabeth Banks
Directed by : Adam Brooks
Produced by : Liza Chasin, Bobby Cohen, Kerry Orent

Be Kind Rewind

Jerry, a junkyard worker, attempts to sabotage a power plant that he believes is melting his brain. But when his plan goes awry, the magnetic field that he creates accidentally erases all of the videotapes in a local video store where his best friend Mike works. Fearing that the mishap will cost Mike his job, the two friends team up to keep the store's only loyal customer - a little old lady with a tenuous grasp on reality - from realizing what has happened by recreating and re-filming every movie that she decides to rent. From "Back to the Future," to "Robocop," to "Rush Hour," to "The Lion King," Jerry and Mike become the biggest stars in their neighborhood by starring in the biggest movies ever made.

Genres : Comedy
Running Time : 1 hr. 41 min.
Release Date : February 22nd, 2008
Distributors : New Line Cinema
Starring : Jack Black, Dante 'Mos Def' Smith, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz
Directed by : Michel Gondry
Produced by : Toby Emmerich, Guy Stodel, Georges Bermann

Charlie Bartlett

Charlie Bartlett has been kicked out of every private school he ever attended. And now that he's moved on to public school, he's simply getting pummeled. But when Charlie discovers that the kids who surround him--the outcast and the popular alike--are secretly in desperate need, his entrepreneurial spirit takes over. Hanging up his shingle in the Boys' restroom, Charlie becomes an underground, not to mention under-aged, shrink who only listens to the private confessions of his schoolmates, and makes the imprudent decision to hand out the pills he's proffered from his own psychiatric sessions. Meanwhile, at home, Charlie keeps charming his way out of an inevitable confrontation his adoring but utterly overwhelmed mother Marilyn. Then, Charlie Bartlett makes his big mistake--falling in love with the beautiful and bold daughter of the school's increasingly disenchanted Principal, who is hot on his trail. As Charlie Bartlett's world and fledgling psychiatric practice unravel, he begins to discover there's a whole lot more to making a difference than handing out pills.


Genres : Comedy and Teen
Running Time : 1 hr. 37 min.
Release Date : February 22nd, 2008
Distributors : MGM Distribution Company
Starring : Anton Yelchin, Kat Dennings, Tyler Hilton, Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis
Directed by : Jon Poll
Produced by : Jennifer Perini, William Horberg, Trish Hoffman

The Eye

Sydney Wells is an accomplished concert violinist who has been blind since a childhood tragedy. Sydney undergoes a double corneal transplant, and her sight is restored. But Sydney's happiness is short-lived as unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start to haunt her. Are they a passing aftermath of her surgery, Sydney's mind adjusting to sight, a product of her imagination, or something horrifyingly real? As Sydney's family and friends begin to doubt her sanity, Sydney is soon convinced that her anonymous eye donor has somehow opened the door to a terrifying world only she can now see.

Genres : Science Fiction/Fantasy, Suspense/Horror, Thriller
Running Time : 1 hr. 37 min.
Release Date : February 1st, 2008
Distributors : Lionsgate
Starring : Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey, Chloe Grace Moretz, Tamlyn Tomita
Directed by : David Moreau, Xavier Palud
Produced by : Peter Chan, Roy Lee, Doug Davison

In Bruges

Bruges, the most well-preserved medieval city in the whole of Belgium, is a welcoming destination for travellers from all over the world. But for hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson), it could be their final destination; a difficult job has resulted in the pair being ordered right before Christmas by their London boss Harry (two-time Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes) to go and cool their heels in the storybook Flemish city for a couple of weeks.

Very much out of place amidst the gothic architecture, canals, and cobbled streets, the two hit men fill their days living the lives of tourists. Ray, still haunted by the bloodshed in London, hates the place, while Ken, even as he keeps a fatherly eye on Ray's often profanely funny exploits, finds his mind and soul being expanded by the beauty and serenity of the city.

But the longer they stay waiting for Harry's call, the more surreal their experience becomes, as they find themselves in weird encounters with locals, tourists, violent medieval art, a dwarf American actor (Jordan Prentice) shooting a European art film, Dutch prostitutes, and a potential romance for Ray in the form of Chloë (Clémence Poésy), who may have some dark secrets of her own.

And when the call from Harry does finally come, Ken and Ray’s vacation becomes a life-and-death struggle of darkly comic proportions and surprisingly emotional consequences.

Genres : Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Comedy and Drama
Running Time : 1 hr. 47 min.
Release Date : February 8th, 2008
Distributors : Focus Features
Starring : Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clemence Poesy, Jeremie Renier
Directed by : Martin McDonagh
Produced by : Tessa Ross, Jeff Abberley, Julia Blackman