Movies Releasing: the Week of December 19, 2008 |
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The Tale of Despereaux |
DVD Release Date : ( France : August 25, 2009 ) |
Réalisateur : Sam Fell. |
Starring : Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Frances Conroy, Tony Hale, Ciaran Hinds, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, Christopher Lloyd, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Tracey Ullman, Emma Watson, Sigourney Weaver. |
Runtime : 90 minutes. Genre : Animation. |
Official Website : http://www.thetaleofdespereauxmovie.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
Once upon a time, in the faraway kingdom of Dor, there was magic in the air, raucous laughter aplenty and gallons of mouth-watering soup. But a terrible accident left the king broken-hearted, the princess filled with longing and the townsfolk despondent. All hope was lost in a land where sunlight disappeared and the world became dreary gray. Until Despereaux Tilling was born...
A brave and virtuous mouse, Despereaux is simply too big for his small world. Though tiny, wheezy and saddled with comically oversized ears, Despereaux refuses to live a life of weakness and fear...believing he was destined to be celebrated in the tales of chivalry he so adores.
When he's banished from his home for not following the rules that society expects of a mouse, Despereaux befriends fellow outcast Roscuro, a good-hearted rat who can't bear to look in the mirror and hopes to live far from the grim underground of his kind. While Despereaux begins his noble quest to rescue Pea--a princess who can't see b... |
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Seven Pounds |
DVD Release Date : ( France : July 22, 2009 ) |
Réalisateur : Gabriele Muccino. |
Starring : Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Michael Ealy, Barry Pepper, Woody Harrelson. |
Runtime : 123 minutes. Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.sevenpounds.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
Academy Award® nominee Will Smith reunites with the directors and producers of "The Pursuit of Happyness" for the emotional drama "Seven Pounds." In the film, Smith plays Ben Thomas, an IRS agent with a fateful secret who embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers. |
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Yes Man |
DVD Release Date : ( France : July 22, 2009 ) |
Réalisateur : Peyton Reed. |
Starring : Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, Rhys Darby, John Michael Higgins, Danny Masterson, Terence Stamp. |
Runtime : 103 minutes. Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.yesisthenewno.com/ |
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Jim Carrey stars as Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere—the operative word being "no"—until he signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything...and anything. Unleashing the power of "YES" begins to transform Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, getting him promoted at work and opening the door to a new romance. But his willingness to embrace every opportunity might just become too much of a good thing. |
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