Movies Releasing: the Week of November 16, 2007 |
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Beowulf |
DVD Release Date : ( France : May 28, 2008 ) |
Réalisateur : Robert Zemeckis. |
Starring : Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Ray Winstone, John Malkovich, Brendan Gleeson, Dominic Keating, Alison Lohman, Robin Wright Penn. |
Runtime : 113 minutes. Genre : Adventure, Drama, Fantasy. |
Official Website : http://www.beowulfmovie.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
In a time of heroes, the mighty warrior Beowulf slays the demon Grendel and incurs the wrath of its monstrous yet seductive mother, in a conflict that transforms a king into a legend.
Groundbreaking director Robert Zemeckis offers a vision of the Beowulf saga that has never been told before. Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Shangri-la Entertainment present "Beowulf," starring Angelina Jolie as Grendel's mother, Anthony Hopkins as the corrupt King Hrothgar, and Ray Winstone as Beowulf. The film also stars John Malkovich, Brendan Gleeson, Dominic Keating, Alison Lohman, Robin Wright Penn and Ray Winstone.
Neil Gaiman ("MirrorMask," the graphic novel Sandman) and Roger Avary ("Pulp Fiction") adapted the legend for the screen. |
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Southland Tales |
DVD Release Date : ( France : March 24, 2009 ) |
Réalisateur : Richard Kelly. |
Starring : Wallace Shawn, Joe Campana, Bai Ling, Wood Harris, Will Sasso, Jon Lovitz, John Larroquette, Miranda Richardson, Jill Ritchie, Amy Poehler, Cheri Oteri, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott, Dwayne Johnson. |
Runtime : 144 minutes. Genre : Science fiction, Thriller. |
Official Website : http://www.southlandtales.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
"Southland Tales" is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Johnson will star as Boxer Santaros, an action star stricken with amnesia whose life intertwines with Krysta Now (Gellar), an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and David Clark (Scott), a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy. |
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Love in the Time of Cholera |
Réalisateur : Mike Newell. |
Starring : Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Benjamin Bratt, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Hector Elizondo, Liev Schreiber, Fernanda Motenegro, Laura Harring, John Leguizamo. |
Runtime : 130 minutes. Genre : Drama, Romance. |
Official Website : http://www.loveinthetime.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
Based on Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez' novel and adapted by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Ronald Harwood ("The Pianist"), "Love in the Time of Cholera" is one of the world's most romantic stories. The drama traces the Job-like vigil of Florentino Ariza, who waits for more than half a century to claim the hand of Fermina Daza, the woman he loves. Directed by Mike Newell ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "Four Weddings and a Funeral"), and featuring a talented cast that includes Javier Bardem, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Benjamin Bratt, John Leguizamo, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Hector Elizondo and Liev Schreiber, "Love in the Time of Cholera" is scheduled for a November 16th, 2007 release. |
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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium |
DVD Release Date : ( France : November 19, 2008 ) |
Réalisateur : Zach Helm. |
Starring : Dustin Hoffman, Jason Bateman, Natalie Portman. |
Runtime : 90 minutes. Genre : Comedy, Fantasy. |
Official Website : http://www.magorium.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. In fact, it's a magic toy store and everything in it comes to life - including the store itself. The Emporium only asks one thing of its customers; you must believe it to see it. |
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Redacted |
DVD Release Date : ( France : September 18, 2008 ) |
Réalisateur : Brian De Palma. |
Starring : Kel O'Neill, Ty Jones, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Izzy Diaz, Rob Devaney, Patrick Carroll. |
Runtime : 90 minutes. Genre : War. |
Official Website : (Not English Website) http://www.redacted-lefilm.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
Inspired by real events and the ever-emerging realities of an on-going war, "Redacted" explores the consequences of placing a group of young American soldiers into a morally ambiguous universe. Pushed to their very limits, the film portrays the tragic events surrounding a US army squad that targets and persecutes an innocent Iraqi girl and her family, culminating in a brutal rape and murder. The film addresses the innocent casualties of war and reveals the general helplessness surrounding the war in Iraq. A fictional version of the truth, "Redacted" forces the viewer to question the filters through which we see and accept events in our world. Ultimately, "Redacted" begs the question: Once we know the truth, what is the value of war and the worth of all its tragedies? |
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