The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) 5 Nomination Golden Globe!

Benjamin Button, born in New Orleans in 1918, is no ordinary infant. A doctor declares his body to be aged like that of a man in his eighties, and no one expects him to live too long.

Despite predictions, Benjamin survives, seeming in fact to grow younger and stronger. During his childhood he befriends young Daisy, who is unafraid of the "old man." He lives on to attend school, fight in a war, and baffle everyone he meets. As his body grows gradually younger, his heart learns the timeless nature of love. This movie grab 5 nominations for the upcoming 2009 Golden Globe Award.

Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Jason Flemyng, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond
Directed by: David Fincher
Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time: 2 hrs. 47 min.
Release Date: December 25th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking.
Distributors: Paramount Pictures
Production Co.: Kennedy/Marshall Company, Rastar Productions
Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures
Filming Locations: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, Los Angeles, California, USA
Produced in: United States

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Slumdog Millionaire - Golden Globe Best Movie!

Slumdog Millionaire came out on top with four Golden Globes including Best Movie, even with this year's increased competition, it was Slumdog Millionaire that has picked up the most momentum going into Oscar season. The is a story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"

But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost.

Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show?

When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out. At the heart of its storytelling lies the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love.

Starring: Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Madhur Mittal, Freida Pinto
Directed by: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama, Adaptation and Teen
Running Time: 2 hrs.
Release Date: November 12th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for some violence, disturbing images and language.
Distributors: Fox Searchlight Pictures
U.S. Box Office: $28,676,598


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Valkyrie (2008, 2009)

In a country in the grips of evil, in a police state where every move is being watched, in a world where justice and honor have been subverted, a group of men hidden inside the highest reaches of power decide to take action. Based on the true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and the daring and ingenious plot to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known.

A proud military man, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg is a loyal officer who serves his country all the while hoping that someone will find a way to stop Hitler before Europe and Germany are destroyed. Realizing that time is running out, he decides that he must take action himself and joins the German resistance. Armed with a cunning strategy to use Hitler's own emergency plan - known as Operation Valkyrie - these men plot to assassinate the dictator and overthrow his Nazi government from the inside.

With everything in place, with the future of the world, the fate of millions and the lives of his wife and children hanging in the balance, von Stauffenberg is thrust from being one of many who oppose Hitler to the one who must kill Hitler himself.

Starring: Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice Van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann,
Eddie Izzard and Terence Stamp
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Biopic and War
Running Time: 2 hrs.
Release Date: December 25th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and brief strong language.
Distributors: MGM Distribution Company
Production Co.: Bad Hat Harry Productions, Achte Babelsberg Film GmbH
Studios: United Artists Films
U.S. Box Office: $60,743,291
Filming Locations: Berlin, Germany, North Africa
Produced in: United States

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Bedtime Stories (2008)

Marty Bronson (Jonathan Pryce) who raises his son and daughter on his own has to sell his homey motel to clever Barry Nottingham (Richard Griffiths) who promises to make Marty's son manager, when he's grown up and has proven himself. Nottingham pulls down the motel to raise a pricey hotel.

Although grown up, Marty's son Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler) works as a janitor and general servant, but unlikely as it seems, he still dreams of becoming the manager. When Nottingham announces a brand-new gigantic hotel project, he makes his future son-in-law, base Kendall (Guy Pierce), manager, shattering Skeeter's dream.

At the same time Skeeter's sister Wendy (Courtney Cox) has to leave town for a job interview and asks him to alternate looking after her two children Patrick (Jonathan Morgan Heit) and Bobbi (Laura Ann Kesling) with Wendy's responsible-minded colleague Jill (Keri Russell).

He doesn't get along with either Jill or the children, but his easy-goingness loosens them all up and once he starts telling his bedtime stories, the children grow fond of him and begin to bring in their ideas about how the stories should go. When the stories turn out to become true in real life, Skeeter tries to manoeuver the stories into a direction which will make his dream come true, too.

Starring: Courtney Cox Arquette, Keri Russell, Teresa Palmer, Guy Pearce, Lucy Lawless
Production Status: Released
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy and Kids/Family
Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.
Release Date: December 25th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor and mild language.
Distributors:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Production Co.:
Gunn Films, Offspring Entertainment, Happy Madison Productions, Conman & Izzy
Studios:
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Produced in: United States

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The Spirit (2008) with Latest Trailer

Adapted from the Will Eisner's graphic novels, "The Spirit" tells the story of a man who fakes his own death and fights crime from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face has other plans. He's going to wipe out the entire city.

The Spirit tracks this cold hearted killer from the city's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill the masked crusader

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation
Release Date: December 25th, 2008 (wide)
Distributors: Lionsgate
Production Co.: Batfilm Productions, Odd Lot Entertainment
Filming Locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico USA
Produced in: United States
Cast: Gabriel Macht, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, Jaime King

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Keanu Reeves is Back - The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) with Latest Trailer!

The 2008 remake about an alien and his indestructible robot will star (Keanu Reeves) as Klaatu, Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson, (Jaden Smith) as Jacob, and (Kathy Bates).

Gort has not been cast at this time and will most likely be created using FX.

The remake of (The Day the Earth Stood Still) will supposedly remain true to the original movie, however there is a chance the remake will more likely remain true to the short story upon which the 1951 movie is based.

In either case the alien 'weaponry' seems to have been upgraded. In addition to a city going dark, and a very brief look at the new Gort, the film trailer shows a cloud of black smoke, capable of rapid movement and disintegrating matter on contact.

In the 1951 movie, Gort is described as one of a race of robots created by the planets to maintain peace throughout the galaxy.

If the 2008 remake follows the short story by (Harry Bates), "Farewell to the Master" upon which the 1951 movie is based, it will be revealed at the end of the movie by Gort himself that he is the master, and not Klaatu.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy and Remake
Release Date: December 12th, 2008 (wide)
Distributors: 20th Century Fox
Production Co.: Earth Canada Productions
Studios: 20th Century Fox
Filming Locations: Vancouver, Canada
Produced in: United States
Source : Yahoo! Movies

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Twilight (2008)

Bella Swan has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother remarries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn't expect much of anything to change.

Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen, a boy unlike any she's ever met. Intelligent and witty, he sees straight into her soul. Soon, Bella and Edward are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance. Edward can run faster than a mountain lion, he can stop a moving car with his bare hands - and he hasn't aged since 1918.

Like all vampires, he's immortal. But he doesn't have fangs, and he doesn't drink human blood, as Edward and his family are unique among vampires in their lifestyle choice. To Edward, Bella is that thing he has waited 90 years for - a soul mate.

But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will they do when Laurent and James, the Cullens' mortal vampire enemies, come to town, looking for Bella?

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller and Teen
Release Date: December 12th, 2008 (wide)
Distributors: Paramount Pictures
Production Co.: Maverick Films
Studios: Summit Entertainment, LLC, Paramount Pictures
Filming Locations: Forks, Washington, United States
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Portland, Oregon, United States
Produced in: United States
Source : Yahoo! Movie

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Australia (2008)

In Australia, on the brink of World War II, an English aristocrat travels to the faraway continent, where she meets a rough-hewn local and reluctantly agrees to join forces with him to save the land she inherited.

Together, they embark upon a transforming journey across hundreds of miles of the world's most beautiful yet unforgiving terrain, only to still face the bombing of the city of Darwin by the Japanese forces that attacked Pearl Harbor.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Romance and War
Release Date: November 26th, 2008 (wide)
Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution
Production Co.: Bazmark Films
Studios: 20th Century Fox
Filming Locations: Australia

Trailer as seen on YouTube

Transporter 3 (2008)

Frank Martin has been pressured into transporting Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of Leonid Vasilev, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency for the Ukraine, from Marseilles through Stuttgart and Budapest until he ends up in Odessa on the Black Sea.

Along the way, with the help of Inspector Tarconi, Frank has to contend with the people who strong armed him to take the job, agents sent by Vasilev to intercept him, and the general non-cooperation of his passenger.

Despite Valentina's cynical disposition and his resistance to get involved, Frank and Valentina fall for each other, while escaping from one life-threatening situation after another.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Crime/Gangster and Sequel
Release Date: November 26th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence, some sexual content and drug material.
Distributors: Lionsgate
Production Co.: EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Productions, Grive Productions, Apipoulai Prod
Filming Locations: Russia, France
Produced in: United States

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Quantum of Solace (2008)

Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.

Forensic intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille, a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene, a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organization.

On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world's most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano. Using his associates in the organization, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, giving the General control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land.

In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to uncover the truth. As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene's sinister plan and stop his organization.

Production Status: In Preproduction
Genres: Action/Adventure, Thriller, Adaptation and Sequel
Release Date: November 7th, 2008 (wide)
Distributors: MGM/Columbia Pictures
Production Co.: Danjaq Productions, EON Productions
Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
Filming Locations: Europe, Tuscany, Italy
Produced in: United States

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Bolt (2008)

For super-dog Bolt, every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue - at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the canine star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet - a cross-country journey through the real world. Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and with the help of two unlikely traveling companions - a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens and TV-obsessed hamster in a plastic ball named Rhino - Bolt discovers he doesn't need superpowers to be a hero.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy and Animation
Release Date: November 26th, 2008 (wide)
Distributors: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co.: Walt Disney Feature Animation, Stormcoast Pictures
Studios: Walt Disney Pictures
Produced in: United States
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City of Ember (2008)

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing ... and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker.

Now, two teenagers in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, and help the citizens escape before the lights go out forever.

Production Status: Released
Genres: Action/Adventure, Kids/Family, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.
Release Date: October 10th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG for mild peril and some thematic elements.
Distributors: Fox Walden
Production Co.: Playtone, Walden Media
Financiers: Walden Media
Filming Locations: Northern Ireland
Produced in: United States

Trailer as seen on YouTube

Delgo (2008)

In an exotic divided land, Delgo, an adventurous dreamer but naive teenager, must rally his group of troubled youth and some unlikely friends to protect their world from conflict between the terrestrial Lockni people, who harness the mysteries of the land. And the winged Nohrin people, who rule the skies.

They live segregated in an uneasy peace until Delgo was framed for a crime he did not commit. After enlisting the help of a unlikely friend to escape a Nohri prison, Delgo discovers Imhoff is in danger so he must unite the two races against a common foe.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Animation
Release Date: December 12th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of fantasy action violence.
Distributors: Key Creatives
Production Co.: Fathom Studios
Produced in: United States

Trailer as seen on YouTube

High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)

High school seniors Troy and Gabriella are facing the prospect of being separated from one another as they head off in different directions to college. Joined by the rest of the Wildcats, they stage an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Musical/Performing Arts
Running Time: 1 hr. 40 min.
Release Date: October 24th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: G
Distributors: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Production Co.: Borden & Rosenbush Entertainment
Studios: Walt Disney Pictures
Produced in: United States

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

Left marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers have hatched a plan so crazy it just might work. With military precision, the penguins have repaired an old crashed plane - sort of.

Once aloft, this unlikely crew stays airborne just long enough to make it to the wildest place of all -- the vast plains of Africa itself -- where our zoo-raised crew encounters species of their own kind for the very first time.

While discovering their roots, they quickly realize the differences between the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa. Despite long-lost relatives, romantic rivals and scheming hunters, Africa seems like a "crack-a-lackin" great place...but is it better than their Central Park home?

Also Known As:
Madagascar: The Crate Escape
Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Animation and Sequel
Release Date: November 7th, 2008 (wide)
Distributors: DreamWorks Pictures
Studios: DreamWorks Animation
Produced in: United States
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Passengers (2008)

After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their recollections of the incident which some say include an explosion that the airline claims never happened Claire is intrigued by Eric, the most secretive of the passengers.

Just as Claire's professional relationship with Eric despite her better judgment--blossoms into a romance, the survivors begin to disappear mysteriously, one by one. Claire suspects that Eric may hold all the answers and becomes determined to uncover the truth, no matter the consequences.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Thriller
Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.
Release Date: October 24th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements including some scary images, and sensuality.
Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing
Production Co.: Intuition Productions, Passengers Productions, LLC, Mandate Pictures, Persistent Entertainment
Studios: TriStar Pictures
Financiers: Mandate Pictures
Filming Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Produced in: United States

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Good Dick (2008)

A persistent video clerk draws a troubled, reclusive young woman out of her claustrophobic world by starting up a unique courtship with her.

As they become closer, her sexual antipathy is met with unflinching optimism, until finally her aggressive defenses overwhelm them both and the relationship bursts apart.

Profoundly affected by his presence in her life, she finds that she has the courage to face her past.

Production Status: Released
Genres: Drama
Running Time: 1 hr. 25 min.
Release Date: October 10th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content and language.
Distributors: Morning Knight, Present Pictures
Production Co.: Morning Knight, Present Pictures
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, United States
Produced in: United States

Antarctica (2008)

Director Yair Hochner gives us a wacky comedy that ignores politics altogether while focusing on its characters’ domestic and romantic problems.

And no one has more problems than gay siblings Shirley and Omer. Omer is almost thirty and still hasn’t found himself — or the man of his dreams. A series of disastrous blind dates hasn’t helped. Shirley is a little younger and has already nabbed her dream woman, Michal, owner of the hippest café in town (and Shirley’s boss). But the thought of settling down scares Shirley, who wonders if she’s ready to give up her long-held plan of traveling to Antarctica.

As the siblings sort through their feelings and prepare for adulthood, friends and relatives chime in with their advice and problems of their own. No one has more of either than their “Jewish mother from hell,” Shoshanna, played, in what Hochner describes as a tribute to both the films of John Waters and the late great Divine, by Yoam Huberman, one of Israel’s most talented drag artists.

Running Time: 110 min.
Release Date: November 14th, 2008 (LA)
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content including graphic dialogue, nudity and language.
Distributors: Regent Releasing
Directed by: Yair Hochner
Cast: Guy Zo-Aretz, Lucy Dubinchik, Tomer Ilan, Liat Akta, Yiftach Mizrahi, Ofer Regirer
Yuval Raz, Oshri Sahar, Yael Deckelbaum, Dvir Benedek, Miss Laila Carry, Rivka Neuman

Blindness (2008)

A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down.

Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hording the meager food rations and committing horrific acts. There is however one eyewitness to the nightmare. A woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague follows her afflicted husband to quarantine.

There, keeping her sight a secret, she guides seven strangers who have become, in essence, a family. She leads them out of quarantine and onto the ravaged streets of the city, which has seen all vestiges of civilization crumble. Their voyage is fraught with danger, yet their survival and ultimate redemption reflect the tenacity and depth of the human spirit.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline: An epidemic of blindness sweeps through an unnamed contemporary city and pushes society to the brink of breakdown.
Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Thriller and Adaptation
Running Time: 2 hrs.
Release Date: September 19th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: R for violence including sexual assaults, language and sexuality/nudity.
Distributors: Miramax Films
Production Co.: O2 Filmes, Potboiler Productions, Bee Vine Pictures
Studios: Focus Features
Filming Locations: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Produced in: Brazil
Cast: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, and Alice Braga

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The Spirit (2008)

Adapted from the Will Eisner's graphic novels, "The Spirit" tells the story of a man who fakes his own death and fights crime from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face has other plans. He's going to wipe out the entire city.

The Spirit tracks this cold hearted killer from the city's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill the masked crusader

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation
Release Date: December 25th, 2008 (wide)
Distributors: Lionsgate
Production Co.: Batfilm Productions, Odd Lot Entertainment
Filming Locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico USA
Produced in: United States
Cast: Gabriel Macht, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, Jaime King

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