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Movies Releasing: the Week of August 22, 2008 |
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Death Race |
DVD Release Date : ( France : April 15, 2009 ) |
Réalisateur : Paul W.S. Anderson. |
Starring : Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane, Natalie Martinez, Jason Clarke. |
Runtime : 105 minutes. Genre : Science fiction. |
Official Website : http://www.deathracemovie.net/ |
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Jason Statham leads the cast of an action-thriller set in the post-industrial wasteland of tomorrow, with the world's most brutal sporting event as its backdrop. A penitentiary full of felons has inspired the jailers to create a grisly pastime ripe for lucrative kickbacks. Now, adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for televised violence and a spectacular arena come together to form the "Death Race."
Three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames (Statham) is an expert at survival in the harsh landscape that has become our country. Just as he thinks he has turned his life around, the ex-con is framed for a gruesome murder he didn't commit. Forced to don the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein -- a crowd favorite who seems impossible to kill -- Ames is given an easy choice by Terminal Island's warden (Joan Allen): suit up or rot away in a cell.
His face hidden by a metallic mask, one convict will be put through an insane three-day challenge. Ames must survive a gauntlet of the ... |
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The House Bunny |
DVD Release Date : ( France : April 08, 2009 ) |
Réalisateur : Fred Wolf. |
Starring : Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone, Kat Dennings, Dana Goodman, Katharine McPhee, Rumer Willis, Christopher McDonald, Beverly D'Angelo. |
Runtime : 97 minutes. Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.thehousebunny.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone, Kat Dennings, Dana Goodman, Katharine McPhee, Rumer Willis, Christopher McDonald, Beverly D'AngeloIn Columbia Pictures' comedy "The House Bunny," Anna Faris charms as Shelley Darlington, a Playboy Bunny who teaches an awkward sorority about the opposite sex – only to learn that what boys really like is what's on the inside.
Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have – a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves. |
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Hamlet 2 |
Réalisateur : Andy Fleming. |
Starring : Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, David Arquette, Elisabeth Shue, Melonie Diaz. |
Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : http://filminfocus.com/focus-movies/hamlet-2/movie-splash.php |
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A world premiere at – and the comedy smash of – the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. In the irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama teacher (Steve Coogan) rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages a politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's "Hamlet." |
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Momma's Man |
Réalisateur : Azazel Jacobs. |
Starring : Matt Boren, Flo Jacobs, Ken Jacobs, Richard Edson, Dana Varon, Nan Archilesi, Eleanor Hutchins, Piero Arcilesi. |
Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.kino.com/mommasman |
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Already presented to great acclaim at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, "Momma's Man" reunites THINKFilm with the producers of their 2006 indie hit "Half Nelson." In this warm, witty and wise comedy, 30-something Mikey (Matt Boren) comes to New York on a business trip and stays in his parents' downtown loft. When his consulting job is finished, instead of returning home to his wife and newborn, Mikey finds an excuse to stay on. And on. Holed up in his childhood bedroom, Mikey prefers life before responsibilities to life the way it is. But his parents' growing unease, and the mounting pressure from his own family, threatens his temporary break from reality. |
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Cthulhu |
Réalisateur : Dan Gildark. |
Starring : Jason Cottle, Scott Patrick Green, Cara Buono, Tori Spelling. |
Genre : Horror. |
Official Website : http://www.cthulhu-themovie.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
A Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother's estate, is reacquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has a long-awaited tryst. Caught in an accelerating series of events, he discovers aspects of his father's New Age cult which take on a dangerous and apocalyptic significance. |
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