"I Can't Think Straight"

Tala, a London-based Jordanian of Palestinian origin prepares for an elaborate wedding with her Jordanian fiancé, when she encounters Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend Ali. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other but the attraction is immediate. Tala's feisty nature provokes Leyla out of her shell and soon both women reveal their feelings for each other. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made and escapes back to Jordan where her chain-smoking high-brow mother finishes preparations for an ostentatious wedding. As family members descend and the wedding day approaches, simmering family tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself. Meanwhile heartbroken Leyla relishes her newly found sense of identity and self-respect and moves on with her new life--much to the shock of her tradition-loving Indian parents. Single again, Tala flies back to London--but it will take more than just a date set up by Ali and Leyla's sister Zara to win Leyla back. 

Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Running Time:	1 hr. 37 min.
Release Date:	November 21st, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating:	PG-13 for sexual content.
Distributors:	Regent Releasing
Production Co.:	Enlightenment Productions
Filming Locations:	London, England, United Kingdom Paris, France Jordan
Produced in:	United Kingdom

"Transporter 3 "

Frank Martin has been pressured into transporting Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of Leonid Vasilev, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency for the Ukraine, from Marseilles through Stuttgart and Budapest until he ends up in Odessa on the Black Sea. Along the way, with the help of Inspector Tarconi, Frank has to contend with the people who strong armed him to take the job, agents sent by Vasilev to intercept him, and the general non-cooperation of his passenger. Despite Valentina’s cynical disposition and his resistance to get involved, Frank and Valentina fall for each other, while escaping from one life-threatening situation after another. 

Also Known As:	The Transporter III
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Action/Adventure, Crime/Gangster and Sequel
Release Date:	November 26th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence, some sexual content and drug material.
Distributors:	Lionsgate
Production Co.:	EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Productions, Grive Productions, Apipoulai Prod
Filming Locations:	Russia France
Produced in:	United States

"Australia"

In Australia, on the brink of World War II, an English aristocrat travels to the faraway continent, where she meets a rough-hewn local and reluctantly agrees to join forces with him to save the land she inherited. Together, they embark upon a transforming journey across hundreds of miles of the world's most beautiful yet unforgiving terrain, only to still face the bombing of the city of Darwin by the Japanese forces that attacked Pearl Harbor. 

Also Known As:	Untitled (Luhrmann/Australian Epic)
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline:	An Australian outback epic that takes place from the mid-1930s leading up to the Japanese bombing of the tropical northern city of Darwin in World War Two.
Genres:	Romance and War
Release Date:	November 26th, 2008 (wide)
Distributors:	20th Century Fox Distribution
Production Co.:	Bazmark Films
Studios:	20th Century Fox
Filming Locations:	Australia
Produced in:	Australia

"Bolt..."

For super-dog Bolt, every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue - at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the canine star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet - a cross-country journey through the real world. Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and with the help of two unlikely traveling companions - a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens and TV-obsessed hamster in a plastic ball named Rhino - Bolt discovers he doesn't need superpowers to be a hero. 

Also Known As:	American Dog Bolt Bolt, Formerly American Dog
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Action/Adventure, Comedy and Animation
Release Date:	November 21st, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	PG for some mild action and peril.
Distributors:	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Production Co.:	Walt Disney Feature Animation, Stormcoast Pictures
Studios:	Walt Disney Pictures
Produced in:	United States

"The Punisher: War Zone"

Frank Castle (a.k.a. The Punisher), a Marine-turned-vigilante, takes on a New York mobster. 

Also Known As:	Punisher 2 The Punisher The Punisher II The Punisher: Welcome Back Frank
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Action/Adventure and Adaptation
Release Date:	December 5th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	R for pervasive strong brutal violence, language and some drug use.
Distributors:	Lionsgate
Production Co.:	Marvel Studios
Studios:	Lionsgate
Financiers:	Zweite Academy Film
Filming Locations:	Montreal, Ontario Canada
Produced in:	United States

"High School Musical 3: Senior Year"

High school seniors Troy and Gabriella are facing the prospect of being separated from one another as they head off in different directions to college. Joined by the rest of the Wildcats, they stage an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hopes and fears about their future. 

Also Known As:	Haunted High School Musical High School Musical III
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Musical/Performing Arts
Running Time:	1 hr. 40 min.
Release Date:	October 24th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	G
Distributors:	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Studios:	Walt Disney Pictures
Produced in:	United States

"Changeling"

A mother prays for the return of her kidnapped son. When her prayers are answered, however, she begins to suspect the boy who comes back is not her child. Inspired by true events that took place in Los Angeles in the 1920s. 

Also Known As:	Changeling L' Echange L'Echange The Changeling The Exchange
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Drama and Thriller
Running Time:	2 hrs. 21 min.
Release Date:	October 24th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating:	R for violent and disturbing content, and language.
Distributors:	Universal Pictures Distribution
Production Co.:	Imagine Entertainment, Malpaso Productions, Relativity Media
Studios:	Universal Pictures
Filming Locations:	Los Angeles, California USA Los Angeles, California, USA
Produced in:	United States

"Passengers"

After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their recollections of the incident--which some say include an explosion that the airline claims never happened--Claire is intrigued by Eric, the most secretive of the passengers. Just as Claire's professional relationship with Eric--despite her better judgment--blossoms into a romance, the survivors begin to disappear mysteriously, one by one. Claire suspects that Eric may hold all the answers and becomes determined to uncover the truth, no matter the consequences. 

Also Known As:	Passengers (Mandate Pictures)
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Thriller
Running Time:	1 hr. 30 min.
Release Date:	October 24th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	PG-13 for thematic elements including some scary images, and sensuality.
Distributors:	Sony Pictures Releasing
Production Co.:	Intuition Productions, Passengers Productions, LLC, Mandate Pictures, Persistent Entertainment
Studios:	TriStar Pictures
Financiers:	Mandate Pictures
Filming Locations:	Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Produced in:	United States

"Fear(s) of the Dark"

A wildly inventive and visually dazzling collection of fearful tales by six of the world's most renowned comic and graphic artists - Blutch, Charles Burns, Marie Caillou, Pierre Di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, and Richard McGuire. From a besotted student whose girlfriend is weirdly ardent in her affections, to a Japanese schoolgirl menaced by a long-dead samurai, and a pack of hounds on a bloodthirsty rampage, there's a story strand to trouble every sleep -- not to mention a stunning range of animation styles. Shot in shimmering black and white, the six intertwined tales create an unprecedented epic where phobias and nightmares come to life and reveal Fear at its most naked and intense. 

Also Known As:	Fear of the Dark Fear(s) of the Dark Fears of the Dark Peur(s) Do Noir Peur(s) Du Noir
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Art/Foreign and Animation
Running Time:	1 hr. 20 min.
Release Date:	October 22nd, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating:	Not Rated
Distributors:	IFC Films
Production Co.:	Prima Linea Productions
Financiers:	La Parti Productions
Produced in:	France

"Pride and Glory"

Four New York City cops are dead, killed in an ambush that has the entire police department on alert and on edge. With a cop killer on the loose and so much riding on the case, Chief of Manhattan Detectives Francis Tierney, Sr. asks his son, Detective Ray Tierney, to lead the investigation. Reluctantly Ray takes over the case knowing the cops who were lost had served under his brother, Francis Tierney, Jr., and alongside his brother-in-law, Jimmy Egan. On the surface, it looked like a routine drug bust gone terribly, tragically wrong. But as Ray delves deeper into the case, he realizes someone had to have tipped off the drug dealers that the cops were coming. Someone on the inside. Worse, the evidence starts to point in an unthinkable direction: to his own brother and brother-in-law. As the questions mount, the case forces the family to choose between their loyalties to one another and their loyalties to the department. 

Also Known As:	Pride & Glory Pride and Glory
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Drama and Crime/Gangster
Running Time:	2 hrs. 9 min.
Release Date:	October 24th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating:	R for strong violence, pervasive language and brief drug content.
Distributors:	Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Production Co.:	Intermedia Films, Solaris
Studios:	New Line Cinema
Filming Locations:	New York, New York, USA New York City, New York, USA
Produced in:	United States

"An American Carol"

A 21st Century re-telling of the Christmas classic, set in America. 

Also Known As:	An American Carol
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Comedy
Release Date:	October 3rd, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	PG-13 for rude and irreverent content, and for language and brief drug material.
Distributors:	Vivendi Universal Entertainment
Production Co.:	Mpower Pictures
Filming Locations:	Los Angeles, California, United States
Produced in:	United States

"Eagle Eye"

Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations--using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move. As the situation escalates, these two ordinary people become the country's most wanted fugitives, who must work together to discover what is really happening--and more importantly, why.

Also Known As:

Untitled (Dreamworks/Steven Spielberg/Kurtzman/Orci Project)

Production Status:In Production/Awaiting ReleaseGenres:Drama and ThrillerRelease Date:September 26th, 2008 (wide)MPAA Rating:PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and for language.Distributors:

DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Pictures

Production Co.:

Kurtzman/Orci

Studios:

DreamWorks SKG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California USA

Produced in:United States

An interracial couple moves into their California dream home, only to find themselves the target of their volatile next-door neighbor -- a racist LAPD officer -- in this tightly wound thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington.

Starring:

Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington

Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/2008

Rating: PG-13

MPAA Reasons:

for intense thematic material, violence, sexuality, language and some drug references

Distributor(s): Screen Gems

Production Co.: Overbrook Entertainment

Director(s): Neil LaBute

Genre(s): Crime and Mystery

Themes: Race Relations

Country of Origin: USA

Language: English

Status: Coming Soon

"Burn After Reading"

An ousted CIA official's memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees intent on exploiting their find.

Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline:	A tale about an ousted CIA official whose memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise D.C. gym employees intent on exploiting their find.
Genres:	Comedy
Running Time:	1 hr. 35 min.
Release Date:	September 12th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence.
Distributors:	Focus Features
Production Co.:	Working Title Films, Wetwork Productions
Studios:	Focus Features
Filming Locations:	New York, New York USA Washington, D.C. USA
Produced in:	United States

"Ghost Town"

Bertram Pincus is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen. That puts Pincus squarely in the middle of a triangle, with spirited results.

Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Comedy and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Release Date:	September 19th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	Not Rated
Distributors:	DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Pictures
Production Co.:	Spyglass Entertainment Holdings, LLC, Pariah
Studios:	DreamWorks SKG, Universal Pictures
Filming Locations:	New York City, New York, USA
Produced in:	United States

"MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA"

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Animation and Sequel

November 7th, 2008

MPAA Rating: Not yet rated.

STARRING

Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen and Cedric The Entertainer

SYNOPSIS

Hoping to return to New York via a penguin-piloted plane, the four animal friends crash land in the plains of Africa.

"Tropic Thunder"

Tugged Speedman (Ben Stiller), pampered superstar action, provides for Southeast Asia to participate in the largest, most expensive war film produced. But shortly after the shooting begins, he and his co-stars, Oscar winner Kirk-Lazarus (Robert Downey), comedian Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black) and the rest of the crew, must become real soldiers in fighting breaks in that part of the jungle.

• Cast: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey, Jr., Brandon T. Jackson, Jay Baruchel, Danny R. McBride, Steve Coogan, Bill Hader, Nick Nolte
• Director: Ben Stiller
• Genres: Action Comedy, Comedy, Showbiz Comedy

"Fly Me to the Moon"

The year is 1969 and like everyone else in the world, Nat (Trevor Gagnon) and his friends IQ (Philip Daniel Bolden) and Scooter (David Gore) are abuzz over the next launch of the first manned mission to the moon. Inspired by his grandfather (Christopher Lloyd) often told story of hiding aboard Amelia Earhart's plane during his famous solo Atlantic flight, Nat hatches a secret plan for the three youths to keep away flies in the rocket Apollo 11. The tricky part is to keep the plan secret from his mother, Mrs McFly (Kelly Ripa)! When a N.A.S.A. Ground Control officer catches sight of the three stowaways wing, teaches astronauts to store them in a test tube for later study. But after an electrical short causes the vessel's engine to malfunction, the three intrepid insects manage to escape from their mini-glass brig just in time to discover the wiring problem and fix it. After a difficult lunar landing, Nat tags along with Neil Armstrong in his legendary moon walk.

• Cast: Christopher Lloyd, Kelly Ripa, Nicollette Sheridan, Tim Curry, Trevor Gagnon
• Director: Ben Stassen
• Genres: Period Film, Children's Fantasy, Fantasy

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"Space Chimps"

Three Nasa chimps are sent to a galaxy far, far away. Two chimpanzees have "the right Stuff, 'and the other, a good natured goofball, has" Stuff wrong'. Together the three are in a strange, uncharted planet, where they embark on a fantastic journey to save his people from a tyrannical leader.

• Cast: Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, Jeff Daniels, Omid Abtahi, Stanley Tucci
• Director: Kirk De Micco
• Genres: Animal Picture, Family-Oriented Comedy, Children's/Family

"American Teen"

Hannah Bailey is intelligent and beautiful, but a misfit in his institute. Colin Clemens is the star high school basketball team - and in Indiana, basketball is everything. Jake Tusing is considered a nerd in high school. In his senior year that the votes that nothing stand in the way of him finding a girlfriend. Megan Krizmanich is the student council Vice President and the youngest daughter of a prominent local surgeon, anxiously awaiting word from the University of Notre Dame admissions. Mitch Reinholdt is an attractive and charming Jock Varsity basketball with a soft. When he puts his status on the line, avoiding his popular friends of dates with artistic Hannah Bailey, strains to maintain its reputation while the discovery of a new side of himself.

• Cast: Hannah Bailey, Colin Clemens, Mitch Reinholt, Megan Krizmanich, Jake Tusing
• Director: Nanette Burstein
• Genres: Biography, Culture & Society, Sociology, Slice of Life

"Mamma Mia!"

Synopsis
Meryl Streep carries an all-star cast depending on the film adaptation of the beloved musical has been seen by more than 30 million people in 160 cities and 8 languages across the world. With what the time the songs and melodies icon super group ABBA to audiences in cinema, summer 2008 is the season of 'Mamma Mia! "

The three women who created world-wide smash hit stage - global producer Judy Craymer, writer Catherine Johnson and director Phyllida Lloyd - repeat their roles in bringing this lively, musical story to the big screen. The 'Mamma Mia! "Film is produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman.

Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgà ¥ meetings, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper Streep join this celebration of a mother, a daughter and three possible fathers.

An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Streep) is about to leave Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), the spirit of the daughter she raised alone. To Sophie's wedding, Donna has invited his two best friends of a lifetime - and no-nonsense Rosie practices (Julie Walters) and rich, multi-divorced Tanya (Christine Baranski) - of his time-una banda backup Donna and magneto-dynamos. However, Sophie has secretly invited three guests of their own.

In a quest to find the identity of his father to walk her down the aisle, she brings three men from Donna in the past to the paradise of the Mediterranean which visited 20 years ago. More than 24 chaotic, magic hour, the new flower love and romance was rekindled old in this lush island full of possibilities.

Inspired by the magic of stories from the songs of ABBA  "Dancing QueenÂ" and  "SOSÂ"  "Money, Money, MoneyÂ" and  "Take a Chance On Me, Â" 'Mamma Mia! "Is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family. --

Movie Info

Starring:

Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth, Julie Walters, Christine Baranskimore cast

Theatrical Release Date:

07/18/2008

Rating:

PG-13

MPAA Reasons:

for some sex-related comments

Run Time:

108 min.

Distributor(s):

Universal

Production Co.:

Littlestar

Director(s):

Phyllida Lloyd

Genre(s):

Musicals

Themes:

Wedding Bells, Keeping a Secret, Mothers and Daughters, Discovering One's Heritage

Tone:

Sweet, Upbeat, Nostalgic, Whimsical, Affectionate

Keywords:

hotel, father, wedding, paternity, single-parent

Country of Origin:

USA

Language:

English

Status:

Coming Soon

"Star Wars: The Clone Wars"

Star Wars: The Clone Wars showcases a new look and feel to the galaxy far, far away - which combines the expansive scope of the Star Wars Saga with the state of the art computer-generated animation. In the first lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans young and old will join such favorite characters as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padme Amidala, along with brand new heroes like Anakin's Padawan learner, Ahsoka. Claims villains - led by Palpatine, Count Dooku and General Grievous - are ready to rule the galaxy. Much is at stake, and the fate of the Star Wars universe is in the hands of the Jedi Knights daring. Their deeds lead to action-packed battles and startling new revelations that fill Star Wars: Clone Star Wars.

• Cast: Anthony Daniels, Matthew Wood
• Director: Dave Filoni
• Genres: Science Fiction

"Meet Dave"

Synopsis

With his home planet in danger and no place in the universe known to seek refuge, a desperate attempt of the crew miniature alien humanoids boards a spaceship human in the hope of saving his world condemned. Eddie Murphy stars in a sci-fi comedy that teams return to the old comic actor with Norbit director Brian Robbins. -- Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Starring:

Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Ed Helms, Scott Caan, Judah Friedlandermore cast

Genre(s):

Comedy, Science Fiction