Movies Releasing: the Week of March 21, 2008 |
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Boarding Gate |
Réalisateur : Olivier Assayas. |
Starring : Asia Argento, Michael Madsen, Carl Loong Ng, Kelly Lin, Joana Preiss, Kim Gordon, Alex Descas, Tony Leung Ka Fai. |
Runtime : 105 minutes. Genre : Thriller. |
Official Website : http://www.boardinggatefilm.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
The new film from acclaimed and adventurous French filmmaker Olivier Assayas, "Boarding Gate" is an erotic noir-thriller boasting an exciting international cast.
Asia Argento plays sexy ex-prostitute Sandra, who is forced to flee London after a steamy S&M encounter with a debt ridden ex-lover (Michael Madsen) ends in violence. Fleeing to Hong Kong in search of a fresh start, she becomes involved with an attractive young couple, Lester (Carl Ng) and Sue (Kelly Lin), who promise to help her obtain papers and money.
But nothing turns out as expected for Sandra, and she finds herself trapped in a sordid game of manipulation. |
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Under the Same Moon |
Réalisateur : Patricia Riggen. |
Starring : Adrian Alonso, America Ferrera, Carmen Salinas, Eugenio Derbez, Jesse Garcia, Kate Del Castillo, Maya Zapata. |
Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.foxsearchlight.com/underthesamemoon/ |
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"Under the Same Moon" 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. |
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The Grand |
Réalisateur : Zak Penn. |
Starring : Woody Harrelson, Cheryl Hines, David Cross, Ray Romano, Jason Alexander, Dennis Farina, Chris Parnell, Richard Kind, Werner Herzog. |
Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.thegrandthemovie.com/ |
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Woody Harrelson goes all-in to save his dead grandfather's hotel-casino from a real estate developer in this hilarious mockumentary. His master plan: to win the world's most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker. Anteing up the laughs are Werner Herzog, Cheryl Hines, David Cross, Ray Romano and Dennis Farina. |
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Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns |
Réalisateur : Tyler Perry. |
Starring : Tyler Perry, David Mann, Tamela Mann, Angela Bassett, Lance Gross, Chloe Bailey, Mariana Tolbert, Rick Fox, Sofia Vergara, Irma P. Hall. |
Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.lionsgate.com/meetthebrowns |
Plot Summary : |
A funny, moving romantic drama about the power of love and family, Lionsgate's "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" marks another winning portrayal of life by writer/director/actor Tyler Perry ("Diary of a Mad Black Woman," "Madea's Family Reunion") and features a return to the big screen by Madea, the indomitable, law-breaking, fun-loving grandma.
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 m... |
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Drillbit Taylor |
DVD Release Date : ( France : October 04, 2008 ) |
Réalisateur : Steve Brill. |
Starring : Owen Wilson, Alex Frost, Casey Boersma, Dylan Boersma, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley. |
Runtime : 102 minutes. Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.drillbittaylor.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
After being harrased by a school bully, two teenagers hire a former soldier of fortune (Wilson) as a bodyguard, only to find out that he has his own agenda. |
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Shutter |
DVD Release Date : ( France : April 01, 2009 ) |
Réalisateur : Masayuki Ochiai. |
Starring : Rachael Taylor, Joshua Jackson, James Kyson Lee, David Denman, Erica Leerhsen, John Hensley, Maya Hazen, Megumi Okina. |
Runtime : 90 minutes. Genre : Horror. |
Official Website : Not Available |
Plot Summary : |
In Tokyo, a young couple (Jackson and Taylor) on their honeymoon first begin to see ghostly images in their photos. |
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The Hammer |
Réalisateur : Charles Herman-Wurmfeld. |
Starring : Adam Carolla, Oswaldo Castillo, Jonathan Hernandez, Harold House Moore, Heather Juergensen. |
Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.thehammermovie.com/ |
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Jerry Ferro's (Adam Carolla) 40th birthday has brought his life into sharp relief and it's not a pretty picture. A once-promising amateur boxer -- who quit so he wouldn't risk his perfect record of underachievement -- Jerry has been knocking around from one construction job to another and spinning his wheels in an unsatisfying relationship, all the while with an eye toward eventually getting his shit together. His last connection to the fight game is the evening boxing class he teaches to middle-aged, middle class, middle management types at a gym in Pasadena, where he also works as a handyman. When venerable boxing coach Eddie Bell (Tom Quinn) asks Jerry if he'd like to spar a couple of rounds with Malice Blake (Harold House Moore), an up-and-coming pro, Jerry reluctantly steps into the ring. Despite the ass-kicking Jerry otherwise receives, a one-punch knockdown of Blake convinces Jerry that it¹s time to make his return to competitive boxing. Thus ends a 20-year layoff and begins a h... |
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