[INFO] Film Yang Release Minggu Ini (13 April 2008)

Beberapa film yang direlease minggu ini di indonesia (sampai dengan tanggal 13 Apr 2008) :


FOOL'S GOLD

Pemain : Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland, Ewen Bremner, Alexis Dziena, Kevin Hart, Ray Winstone
Produksi : Warner Bros
kategori : Action, Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Sinopsis :
Ben "Finn" Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey) adalah seorang pemburu harta karun modern yang ramah dan baik yang terobsesi menemukan mas kawin Ratu abad ke-18 yang legendaries – 40 peti harta karun yang hilang tahun 1715 di lautan. Finn sudah melakukan segala cara, termasuk menikahi Tess Finnegan (Kate Hudson). Saat Tess baru saja membangun kembali hidupnya, bekerja dikapal pesiar megah milik trilyuner Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), Finn menemukan sebuah petunjuk penting letak harta karun tersebut.

Tess panik, tapi Finn justru ikut kedalam kapal pesiar Nigel dan menggunakan karismanya untuk merayu putri Nigel, Gemma (Alexis Dziena) untuk bergabung bersamanya mencari harta karun Spanyol tersebut. Namun ternyata bukan mereka saja yang mengincarnya. Mantan dosen Finn, Moe Fitch (Ray Winstone), dan Big Bunny (Kevin Hart) mencoba mendahului Finn. Perburuan pun dimulai.


IN THE NAME OF LOVE

Pemain : Vino G Bastian, Acha Septriasa, Christine Hakim, Roy Marten, Tutie Kirana, Cok Simbara, Lukman Sardi, Luna Maya, Tengku Firmansyah, Nino Fernandez, Yama Carlos, Dicky Wahyudi, Marsha Timothy, Panji Rahadi, Dhea Ananda, Ario Bayu
Produksi : Valiant Circle Production
kategori : Drama, Romance, Asian
Sinopsis :
Satrio Hidayat (Cok Simbara) sangat mencintai Citra (Christine Hakim), namun kisah mereka harus berakhir, karena Satrio tak kunjung melamar Citra, dengan alasan belum mencapai kemapanan. Citra pun menikah dengan Triawan Negara (Roy Marten) yang ternyata menggores luka di batin Satrio.

Waktu berlalu, membawa Satrio maupun Triawan, sukses di bidangnya masing-masing, kebencian di antara mereka pun terbawa, hingga di satu titik mereka mempertunjukkan permusuhan dengan saling menjatuhkan di depan publik. Sejak itulah kebencian menjadi abadi dan diturunkan ke anak-anak mereka.

Pernikahan Satrio dengan Kartika (Tutie Kirana) dikaruniai tiga anak lelaki, Aryan (Lukman Sardi), Aditya (Tengku Firmansyah), dan Abimanyu (Vino G Bastian). Sementara, Triawan dan Citra memiliki anak-anak Rianti (Luna Maya), Panji (Yama Carlos), Banyu (Nino Fernandez), Saskia (Acha Septriasa) dan Dirga (Panji Rahadi).

Hingga kemudian Saskia dan Abimanyu saling jatuh cinta. Saskia, yang menjadi junior Abimanyu di kampus, menjalani hubungan yang mereka tau tidak akan disetujui keluarga mereka. Tapi mengatasnamakan cinta, mereka berjuang, di tengah permusuhan dan carut marut keluarga mereka. Mereka pun tinggalkan keluarga demi cinta itu. Perseteruan pun meningkat, karena kenekadan mereka. Kedua keluarga pun saling buru, sementara dalam keluarga mereka masing-masing pun masalah tak pernah berhenti menghampiri.

Abimanyu dan Saskia pun bertahan, dengan keyakinan, bahwa cinta harus diperjuangkan…



TALI POCONG PERAWAN

Pemain : Dewi Persik, Ibnu Jamil, Ramon Y. Tungka, Dwi Putrantiwi, Zora Vidyanata, Catherine Wilson
Produksi : Maxima Pictures
kategori : Drama, Horror, Asian
Sinopsis :
Film diawali dari sebuah kampus. Tiba-tiba ada kegaduhan, ternyata seorang mahasiswi ditemukan gantung diri.

Scene berikutnya menceritakan mengenai dua kakak beradik, Nino (Ramon) dan Aldo (Ibnu Jamil). Nino adalah lelaki yang weird, berpenampilan agak aneh. Tidak seperti Aldo, kakaknya yang lebih modis dan supel. Tidak heran, mudah bagi Aldo untuk menggaet gadis yang diinginkannya. Termasuk gadis cantik bernama Virnie (Dewi Persik). Nino yang berperilaku aneh ternyata juga sangat menyukai Virnie. Nino seringkali mengintip mereka berdua di rumah. Hingga pada puncaknya, Nino memiliki niat untuk merebut Virnie dari kakaknya sendiri.

Dari surfing di internet, Nino menemukan teori tali pocong perawan, dimana tali tersebut memiliki kekuatan untuk menarik hati seorang wanita. Cara mendapatkannya pun tidak biasa, harus menggali kubur sang perawan yang meninggal dengan tangan. Lalu, mengambil tali kain kafan dengan mulut.

Rasa cintanya Nino kepada Virnie membuat dia tidak dapat berfikir jernih lagi. Dicarinya perawan yang baru meninggal. Setelah mendapatkan tali pocong perawan, selanjutnya tali tersebut di rendam dan airnya akan diberikan kepada virnie.

Apakah Nino berhasil merebut Virnie dengan tali pocong perawannya?


UNSTOPPABLE MARRIAGE AKA MOT MAL LI NEUN KYEOL HON

Pemain : Kim Soo-mi, Im Chae-moo, Yoo Jin, Ha Seok-jin, Kim Kyeong-wook, Jo Won-seok
Produksi : Mnet Media
kategori : Comedy, Romance, Asian
Sinopsis :
Eun-ho, putri dari Ji-man seorang ahli dalam dunia feng shui yang hidup dengan penuh aturan tradisi. Sedangkan Ki-baek, putra tunggal dari Mal-nyon yang merupakan pimpinan dalam Kangnam-gu, yang hidup dengan gaya modern serta kebarat-baratan. Hingga suatu ketika Ki-baek mengalami kecelakaan kecil saat mengendalikan paraglider. Mereka tumbuh dan tinggal dalam latar belakang yang berbeda dan mereka selalu bertengkar seperti kucing dengan anjing. Meskipun mereka saling membenci, di saat yang sama mereka mulai jatuh cinta. Persoalan mereka sekarang adalah bagaimana meyakinkan keluarga agar dapat menerima cinta mereka.


STREET KINGS

Pemain : Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Jay Mohr, John Corbett, Cedric the Entertainer, Naomi Harris, Amaury Nolasco, Common and The Game
Produksi : Fox Searchlight
kategori : Action, Crime, Thriller
Sinopsis :
Dalam kisah Street Kings, sebuah kisah polisi pembunuh bernama Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves) yang merupakan seorang veteran wakil detektif di LAPD. Ludlow menyusun rencana pengungkapan pembunuhan terhadap rekannya, Detektif Terrance Washington (Terry Crews). Kapten Wander (Forest Whitaker), atasan Ludlow, yang memiliki tugas sekaligus menjaganya agar tetap pada jalur hukum. Ludlow bekerja sama dengan seorang detektif muda bagian pembunuhan dan poerampokan (Chris Evans) untuk mencari jejak pembunuh Washington di berbargai komunitas di Los Angeles. Pencarian mereka akhirnya berhasil dan berkonfrontasi langsung dengan mereka untuk menegakkan keadilan.



Beberapa film yang release di luar negeri minggu ini :

DAY OF THE DEAD

Pemain : Mena Suvari, Ving Rhames, Nick Cannon, Christa Campbell, Taylor Hoover, Vanessa Johansson
Produksi : Millennium Films
kategori : Horror, Thriller
Sinopsis :
In this terrifying remake of the George Romero classic, a group of scientists, military personnel and civilians find themselves battling for their lives against a plague of flesh eating ghouls. When a band of survivors seek shelter in an underground military bunker, they find themselves trapped with an even greater danger that lurks inside.


BODY OF WAR

Pemain : Robert Byrd, Cathy Smith, Nathan Young, Tomas Young
Produksi : Phil Donahue Enterprises
kategori : Documentary, War
Sinopsis :
Body of War is an intimate feature documentary about the truth of war today.

Meet Tomas Young, 25 years old, paralyzed from a bullet to his spine - wounded after serving in Iraq for less than a week. Body of War is his coming home story as he evolves into a new person, dealing with his disability and finding his own unique and passionate voice against the war. Body of War is a nakedly honest portrayal of what it's like inside the body, heart and soul of this young man. The film is produced and directed by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro and features two original songs written and performed by Eddie Vedder.


VIVA! LOVE

Pemain : Kim Hae-sook, Ki Joo-bong, Bang Eun-hee, Kim Yeong-min, Kim Hye-na, Min Kyeong-jin, Jeong Jae-jin, Sin Cheol-jin
Produksi : IB Pictures
kategori : Drama, Comedy, Asian
Sinopsis :
A woman runs a lodging house lives with her good-for-nothing husband, and unemployed daughter, Jeong-yoon. Jeong-yoon is in a relationship with Gu-sang, a tenant who runs a neighborhood Laundromat. When Jeong-yoon lands a job, she runs away, abandoning Gu-sang who is crushed. Jeong-yoon’s mother encounters the heartbroken Gu-sang, consoling himself with alcohol, and taking pity on him, she takes him home. One thing leads to another, and the two make love. The landlady ends up pregnant with Gu-sang’s baby. Even with the neighbors in shock, the landlady holds on to her new love fervently.


YOUNG@HEART

Pemain : -
Produksi : Fox Searchlight
kategori : Documentary
Sinopsis :
A documentary on a chorus of senior citizens from Massachusetts who cover songs by Jimi Hendrix, Coldplay, Sonic Youth, and other unexpected musicians.


BRA BOYS

Pemain : Russell Crowe
Produksi : Berkela Films
kategori : Documentary
Sinopsis :
Documents the cultural evolution of the inner-Sydney beach-side suburb of Maroubra and the social struggle of its youth--the tattooed and much maligned surf community known as the Bra Boys. Explores their success in professional big wave surfing, their international reputation for hard partying and rough justice, and touches on their running battle with authorities. The film shows their absolute reliance on one another to fit into a society in which they are displaced and, at times, disinterested. Follows how the evolution of Maroubra, coupled with the historical stigma associated with Australia's rebellious surf community, has contributed to their social displacement.

DARK MATTER

Pemain : Ye Liu, Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn
Produksi : First Independent Pictures
kategori : Drama
Sinopsis :
Liu Xing (Liu Ye) arrives at a big Western university with plans to study the origins of the universe. At first, his experience is a heady rush of expectation and optimism. He finds other Chinese students to share a cheap apartment with him, and flirts with an attractive American girl who works in a local tea shop. When the head of the department, Jacob Reiser (Aidan Quinn), welcomes Liu Xing into his select cosmology group, it seems that only hard work stands between him and a bright future in American science. At an orientation for foreigners sponsored by a local church, Joanna Silver (Meryl Streep), a wealthy patron of the university, notices the earnest student. An unspoken bond forms between them.

Liu Xing becomes Reiser's protégé, accompanying him to a prestigious conference where he makes an impressive debut. He is drawn to the study of dark matter, an unseen substance that shapes the universe, but it soon becomes clear that his developing theories threaten Reiser's conflicting theories and well-established studies. Excited by the possibility of a breakthrough, Liu Xing is deaf to warnings that he must first pay his dues. When he is eclipsed within the department by Laurence, a more dutiful Chinese student, Liu Xing is forced to go behind Reiser's back to publish his discoveries. When the article draws ire instead of accolades, he turns to Joanna, who naively encourages him on his collision course.

Liu Xing clings to the idea of American science as a free market of ideas, and American society as wide open to immigrants. But in the end, his dissertation is rejected, and the girl in the tea shop brushes him off. His roommates find jobs, leaving him behind. Too proud to accept help from Joanna, and unwilling to return home to his parents, Liu Xing becomes a ghost-like presence at the university. Left alone with his shattered dreams, he explodes in a final act of violence.

Inspired by actual events, Dark Matter was written by Billy Shebar with a story by Shebar and Chen Shi-Zheng. The film was financed by American Sterling Productions, and produced by Janet Yang of American Sterling Productions and Mary Salter and Andrea Miller of Saltmill LLC. Kirk D'Amico and Linda Chiu are executive producers. Dark Matter was the Alfred P. Sloan prize winner at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.


EMMA SMITH: MY STORY

Pemain : Katherine Thompson, Patricia Place, Talon G. Ackerman, Rick Macy, Tayva Patch
Produksi : Candlelight Media Group
kategori : Drama
Sinopsis :
By the side of the founder of a new faith stood an elect lady of undeniable courage.

From Emma's point of view, we see the events that molded the wife of the Prophet Joseph Smith (founder of the Mormon faith) into a strong and compassionate woman. The film begins near the end of Emma's life. Her adopted daughter, Julia Murdock Smith, returns home to Emma and shares several hardships she has had. Emma relates to Julia some of her own life's experiences to give her a different perspective and illustrate the importance of maintaining faith amid such trials. Various turning points in Emma's life are revealed as she recounts experiences ranging from her childhood with a father that was very strict and who forbade praying in the home, to her courtship and marriage to Joseph Smith, and the challenges she faced in being the wife of the Prophet. The film also includes brief insights into her life and character after the martyrdom of Joseph until her own death in Nauvoo in 1879.

PROM NIGHT

Pemain : Brittany Snow, Dana Davis, Jessica Troup, Scott Porter, Collins Pennie, Kelly Blatz, Idris Elba, Jonathan Schaech, Jessalyn Gilsig, Kellan Lutz, Craig Susser
Produksi : Newmarket Films
kategori : Horror, Thriller
Sinopsis :
Donna's senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, one of magic, beauty, and love. Surrounded by her best friends, she should be safe from the horrors of her past. But when the night turns from magic to murder there is only one man who could be responsible... the man she thought was gone forever. Now, Donna and her friends must find a way to escape the sadistic rampage of an obsessed killer, and survive their Prom Night.


SMART PEOPLE

Pemain : Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Page, Ashton Holmes, Christine Lahti
Produksi : Miramax Films
kategori : Drama, Comedy, Romance
Sinopsis :
Professor Lawrence Wetherhold (Dennis Quaid) might be imperiously brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an intellectual giant - but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and family, he's as downright flummoxed as the next guy. His teenaged daughter (Ellen Page) is an acid-tongued overachiever who follows all too closely in dad's misery-loving footsteps, and his adopted, preposterously ne'er-do-well brother (Thomas Haden Church) has perfected the art of freeloading. A widower who can't seem to find passion in anything anymore, not even the Victorian Literature in which he's an expert, it seems Lawrence is sleepwalking through a very stunted middle age. When his brother shows up unexpectedly for an extended stay at just about the same time as he accidentally encounters his former student Janet (Sarah Jessica Parker), the circumstances cause him to stir from his deep, deep freeze, with often comical, sometimes heartbreaking, consequences for himself and everyone around him.




STREET KINGS

Pemain : Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Jay Mohr, John Corbett, Cedric the Entertainer, Naomi Harris, Amaury Nolasco, Common and The Game
Produksi : Fox Searchlight
kategori : Action, Crime, Thriller
Sinopsis :
Dalam kisah Street Kings, sebuah kisah polisi pembunuh bernama Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves) yang merupakan seorang veteran wakil detektif di LAPD. Ludlow menyusun rencana pengungkapan pembunuhan terhadap rekannya, Detektif Terrance Washington (Terry Crews). Kapten Wander (Forest Whitaker), atasan Ludlow, yang memiliki tugas sekaligus menjaganya agar tetap pada jalur hukum. Ludlow bekerja sama dengan seorang detektif muda bagian pembunuhan dan poerampokan (Chris Evans) untuk mencari jejak pembunuh Washington di berbargai komunitas di Los Angeles. Pencarian mereka akhirnya berhasil dan berkonfrontasi langsung dengan mereka untuk menegakkan keadilan.


THE VISITOR

Pemain : Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbass, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira
Produksi : Overture Films
kategori : Drama, Comedy
Sinopsis :
In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. In actor and filmmaker Tom McCarthy's follow-up to his award winning directorial debut The Station Agent, Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under) stars as a disillusioned Connecticut economics professor whose life is transformed by a chance encounter in New York City.

Sixty-two-year-old Walter Vale (Jenkins) is sleepwalking through his life. Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, he fills the void by unsuccessfully trying to learn to play classical piano. When his college sends him to Manhattan to attend a conference, Walter is surprised to find a young couple has taken up residence in his apartment. Victims of a real estate scam, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman), a Syrian man, and Zainab (Danai Gurira), his Senegalese girlfriend, have nowhere else to go. In the first of a series of tests of the heart, Walter reluctantly allows the couple to stay with him.

Touched by his kindness, Tarek, a talented musician, insists on teaching the aging academic to play the African drum. The instrument's exuberant rhythms revitalize Walter's faltering spirit and open his eyes to a vibrant world of local jazz clubs and Central Park drum circles. As the friendship between the two men deepens, the differences in culture, age and temperament fall away.

After being stopped by police in the subway, Tarek is arrested as an undocumented citizen and held for deportation. As his situation turns desperate, Walter finds himself compelled to help his new friend with a passion he thought he had long ago lost. When Tarek's beautiful mother Mouna (Hiam Abbass) arrives unexpectedly in search of her son, the professor's personal commitment develops into an unlikely romance.

And it's through these new found connections with these virtual strangers that Walter is awakened to a new world and a new life.


U, ME AUR HUM

Pemain : Ajay Devgan, Kajol
Produksi : Devgan Films
kategori : Romance, Asian
Sinopsis :
Directed by and starring Ajay Devgan, this exotic love story. Promotes the institution of marriage and the idea of long-term. Relationships, which is being increasingly ignored in today's world. Where instant gratification is habitually the order of the day, the beautiful Pia (played by Devgans wife) and impish Ajay begin a romantic rendezvous with an intriguing story and heartfelt emotions.