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| December 2007 The Golden Compass: released on December 7th. The story is based on Philip Pullman's award winning novel and is the first of a "His Dark Materials" trilogy. This fantasy world melds parallel universes, physics, metaphysics with witches, souls and talking bears. The incredible cast includes Daniel Craig, Ian McShane, Sam Elliot and Nicole Kidman. REVIEW: I loved this film. The story line was captivating, the characters interesting, it was fast paced and aesthetically pleasing (I personally dislike films which look and feel as it they have been filmed in a depressing dark closet). The only downside was that it finished way too soon but I suppose the good news is that means that a sequel will follow. Well worth the ticket. Nicholas Cage returns, with most of the original cast, as treasure hunter Ben Gates in National Treasure:Book of Secrets. Story: Ben sets out to defend the good name of his great-great grandfather when a missing page from John Wilkes Booth's diary implicates him in the death of Abraham Lincoln. Following the clues involves a fast paced, exciting journey to Europe before Ben and his cohorts return to America to uncover history's most incredible treasured secrets. Harvey Keitel, Ed Harris and Helen Mirren join the original cast of National Treasure to provide a great action packed released just in time for Christmas. REVIEW: Great movie. Plot was well constructed. Yes a little of what we had seen in the previous film but not too much that it was National Treasure re-visited. It was good news that the original cast returned and with the superb acting talents of Helen Mirren, Ed Harris and Harvey Keitel managed to elevate this film to even greater heights It was a joy to watch as the scenes actually allowed you to focus before whizzing you off in a different direction. Several of today's directors take so many quick split shots in rapid succession that you feel exhausted from the sheer task of keeping tabs on the action. This film was definitely worth the ticket. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Animated film. Jason Lee. December 14th. Sweeney Todd: Demon Butcher of Fleet Street. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman. December 21st. Charlie Wilson's War: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Phillip Seymour Hoffman. December 25th If you see any of the movies mentioned above please let us know your opinion. |

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| Movie releases in February 2008 - our picks Over Her Dead Body Expected release date: 1st February 2008 Rating: PG Devastated when his fiancée Kate (Eva Longoria Parker) is killed on their wedding day, Henry (Paul Rudd) reluctantly agrees to consult a psychic named Ashley (Lake Bell) at the urging of his sister Chloe (Lindsay Sloane). Despite his skepticism over her psychic abilities, Henry finds himself falling hard for Ashley, and vice versa. But there is a big snag. Ashley is being haunted by Kate's ghost, who considers it her heavenly duty to break up Henry and Ashley's fledgling romance, if it is the last thing she does on this earthly plane... Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd www.overherdeadbodymovie.com/ Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Expected release date: 8th February 2008 Rating: PG RJ Stevens is a talk show host who has left behind his modest Southern upbringing and family name to transform into a self-help guru dispensing his "Team of Me" philosophy to millions of adoring fans. With a reality-TV-star fiancée and money to burn, there's no piece of the Hollywood dream RJ hasn't achieved. After his parents request that he come home for their 50th wedding anniversary, the TV host packs up his 10-year-old son and diva bride-to-be and heads back to Georgia. It's a chance to prove to his family that he's no longer the awkward kid they relentlessly picked on. At least, that's the plan...But when his crazy, lovable family calls him on his big-city attitude and challenges him at every turn, RJ is forced to take a hard look at the man he's become. He may be a superstar in L.A., but he's just one of the guys in Dry Springs as folks say "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins." Martin Lawrence, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Cedric the Entertainer, James Earl Jones www.roscoejenkins.com The Spiderwick Chronicles Expected release date: 14th February 2008 Rating: PG From the beloved best-selling series of books comes "The Spiderwick Chronicles" a fantasy adventure for the child in all of us. Peculiar things start to happen the moment the Grace family (Jared, his twin brother Simon, sister Mallory and their mom) leave New York and move into the secluded old house owned by their great, great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames Jared. When he, Simon and Mallory investigate what's really going on, they uncover the fantastic truth of the Spiderwick estate and of the creatures that inhabit it. Starring: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Joan Plowright, David Strathairn, Seth Rogen, Martin http://www.spiderwickchronicles.com/ Vantage Point Expected release date: 22nd February 2008 Rating: PG Thomas Barnes and Kent Taylor are to Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Ashton at a landmark summit on the global war on error. When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives collide. In the crowd is Howard Lewis an American tourist video-taping the historic event to show his kids when he returns home. Also there is Rex an American TV news producer who is reporting on the conference. It's only as we follow each person's perspective of the same 15 minutes prior to and immediately after the shooting that the terrifying truth behind the assassination attempt is revealed. Starring: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt www.sonypictures.com/movies |
| Movie releases in JUNE 2008 Kung Fu Panda Expected release date: 6th June 2008 Rating: PG "Kung Fu Panda" features Jack Black as Po the Panda, a lowly waiter in a noodle restaurant, who is a kung fu fanatic but whose shape doesn't exactly lend itself to kung fu fighting. In fact, Po's defining characteristic appears to be that he is the laziest of all the animals in ancient China. That's a problem because powerful enemies are at the gates, and all hopes have been pinned on a prophesy naming Po as the "Chosen One" to save the day. A group of martial arts masters are going to need a black belt in patience if they are going to turn this slacker panda into a kung fu fighter before it's too late. -- © DreamWorks Starring: Voices of: Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman, Lucy Liu, Ian McShane http://www.kungfupanda.com/ You Don't Mess with the Zohan Expected release date: 6th June 2008 Rating: PG 13 In You Don't Mess With the Zohan, a comedy from screenwriters Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog), and Judd Apatow (Knocked Up), Sandler stars as Zohan, an Israeli commando who fakes his own death in order to pursue his dream: becoming a hairstylist in New York. Dennis Dugan directs. -- http://www.sonypictures Starring: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Rob Schneider Get Smart Expected release date: 20th June 2008 Rating: PG 13 Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief (Alan Arkin) has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has always dreamt of working in the field alongside stalwart superstar Agent 23 (Dwayne Johnson). Smart is partnered instead with the lovely-but-lethal veteran Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway). Given little field experience and even less time, Smart-armed with nothing but a few spy-tech gadgets and his unbridled enthusiasm-must thwart the doomsday plans of KAOS head Siegfried (Terance Stamp). --© Warner Bros. Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp http://getsmartmovie.warnerbros.com/ |
| Movie releases in May 2008 Wow we are totally spoilt for choice this month but here are our picks! Iron Man Expected release date: 2nd May 2008 Rating: PG 13 When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil. Starring: Robert Downey Jr. Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard http://ironmanmovie.marvel.com/ What Happens in Vegas Expected release date: 9th May 2008 Rating: PG 13 (Parents strongly cautioned) Two strangers awaken together to discover they've gotten married following a night of debauchery in Sin City, and one of them has won a huge jackpot after playing the other's quarter. The newlyweds devise ever-escalating schemes to undermine each other and get their hands on the money – only to find themselves falling in love amid the mutual backstabbing. Starring: Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher http://www.whathappensinvegasmovie.com/ Narnia Prince Caspian Expected release date: 16th May 2008 Rating: PG Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are transposed from a country railway station to an island in Narnia when young Prince Caspian X - who is heir to the throne at Cair Paravel, and is in danger in a battle against the Telmarine seige of Narnia - has blown Queen Susan's magic horn. King Miraz (Caspian's Uncle), a tyrant who murdered Caspian's father (Caspian IX), has claimed the throne. After Miraz's wife Queen Prunaprismia gave birth to a son, Miraz planned to kill off Caspian X. However, young Prince Caspian managed to escape into Old Narnia and unite with "the creatures that lived in hiding." With the help of Glenstorm the Centaur, Trufflehunter (a loyal badger), Trumpkin (a skeptical but dedicated dwarf), Reepicheep (a valiant mouse) and scores of other species of friendly Narnian animals, Caspian forms an army to meet Miraz's countless, mighty human warriors. http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/narnia/ Indianna Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Expected release date: 22nd May 2008 Rating: Not yet rated Famed archaeologist/adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls. Starring: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen http://www.indianajones.com/site/index.html |
| Movie releases in JULY 2008 Hellboy 2 Expected release date: 11th July 2008 Rating: PG-13 After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it’s up to the planet’s toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it’s time to call in Hellboy (Ron Perlman). Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense— pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann—the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who’s accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him. Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Luke Goss, Thomas Kretschmann (voice), Doug Jones, John Hurt, Anna Walton, Roy Dotrice Official Site: http://www.hellboymovie.com Journey to the Center of the Earth Expected release date: 11th July 2008 Rating: PG An exciting adventure based on the classic Jules Verne novel “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D stars Brendan Fraser (Crash, The Mummy) as a science professor whose untraditional hypotheses have made him the laughing stock of the academic community. But on an expedition in Iceland, he and his nephew stumble upon a major discovery that launches them on a thrilling journey deep beneath the Earth’s surface, where they travel through never-before-seen worlds and encounter a variety of unusual creatures. Starring: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Official Site: http://www.journey3dmovie.com/ MAMA MIA! Expected release date: 18th July 2008 Rating: PG-13 Revolves around a bride-to-be and her formerly rebellious mom who raised her on a Greek island and never disclosed the identity of her father. The bride locates three men who might be her father and invites them to her wedding. Streep will play the mom. Starring: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski Official Site: http://www.mammamiamovie.com/ |