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Movies Releasing: the Week of August 01, 2008 |
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Swing Vote |
Réalisateur : Joshua Michael Stern. |
Starring : Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, Kelsey Grammer, Stanley Tucci, George Lopez, Madeline Carroll, Paula Patton, Judge Reinhold, Willie Nelson, Mare Winningham, Richard Petty. |
Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.swingvote-themovie.com/ |
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"Swing Vote" follows the story of Bud Johnson (Kevin Costner), an apathetic, beer-slinging, lovable loser, who is coasting through a life that has passed him by. The one bright spot is his precocious, over-achieving twelve-year-old daughter Molly. She takes care of both of them, until one mischievous moment on Election Day, when she accidentally sets off a chain of events which culminates in the election coming down to one vote... her dad's.
"Swing Vote" is a comical look at the journey of one father and daughter who discover that everyone has the power to change the world. |
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
Réalisateur : Rob Cohen. |
Starring : Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Anthony Wong, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong. |
Runtime : 111 minutes. Genre : Adventure, Fantasy. |
Official Website : http://www.themummy.com/ |
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The blockbuster global "Mummy" franchise takes a spellbinding turn as the action shifts to Asia for the next chapter in the adventure series, "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor." Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O'Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li) in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex (newcomer Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah). And this time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service.
Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress (Michelle Yeoh) to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumb... |
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The Rocker |
DVD Release Date : ( France : July 01, 2009 ) |
Réalisateur : Peter Cattaneo. |
Starring : Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Josh Gad, Teddy Geiger, Jane Lynch, Emma Stone, Jason Sudeikis, Howard Hesseman, Jeff Garlin, Bradley Cooper, Lonny Ross, Will Arnett, Fred Armisen. |
Runtime : 102 minutes. Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.rockermovie.com/ |
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"The Rocker" tells the story of a failed, over-the-hill drummer who gets a second chance at fame. Robert "Fish" Fishman is the extremely dedicated and astoundingly passionate (not to mention sweaty) drummer for the eighties hair band Vesuvius who is living the rock 'n' roll dream until he is unceremoniously kicked out of the group. Unfortunately for Fish, this h appens right before Vesuvius becomes one of the biggest bands in the world. Fish is then forced to get a 'real' job and abandon his dream until an unlikely opportunity arises. Twenty years after getting booted out of the band he helped create, just when Fish has finally given up hope, all of his wildest fantasies come true. |
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Frozen River |
DVD Release Date : ( France : July 08, 2009 ) |
Réalisateur : Courtney Hunt. |
Starring : Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Michael O'Keefe, Charlie McDermott, Mark Boone Jr.. |
Runtime : 97 minutes. Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.frozenrivermovie.com/ |
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Two days before Christmas in rural upstate New York, Ray Eddy's husband has left her in an impossible situation—not only is he gone, but he has gambled away all of the family's meager savings. Ray's single wage at the Yankee One Dollar Store can't make the house payment, and the situation forces Ray to feed her two sons popcorn and Tang every day. When Ray strikes out to search for her husband, she encounters Lila Littlewolf, a tough, street-smart Mohawk woman who is dealing with her own struggle to make ends meet. But Lila has found a way to do it—smuggling illegal immigrants into the States. The tribal elders disapprove and attempt to stop Lila by forbidding anyone to sell her a car. Ray has a car, and although the two women don't trust each other, they team up and share Ray's Dodge Spirit to make a run across the frozen St. Lawrence River. |
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Transsiberian |
DVD Release Date : ( France : March 04, 2009 ) |
Réalisateur : Brad Anderson. |
Starring : Woody Harrelson, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Kate Mara, Thomas Kretschmann, Eduardo Noriega. |
Runtime : 111 minutes. Genre : Crime, Thriller. |
Official Website : Not Available |
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"Transsiberian" follows an American couple, played by Harrelson and Mortimer, in a thrilling chase of deception and murder on the Trans-Siberian train journey from China to Moscow as they encounter a mysterious pair of fellow travelers, played by Mara and Noriega. |
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