Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Semi-Pro

Will Ferrell stars as Jackie Moon, owner and coach of the Flint Michigan Tropics -- the team with the worst record in the renegade American Basketball Association. With the franchise on the brink of collapse, can Jackie's squad rebound to salvation in the National Basketball Association? Director Kent Alterman's entertaining comedy (set in 1976) also stars Woody Harrelson, Maura Tierney, André Benjamin and Andy Richter.

The Forbidden Kingdom

Kung fu legends Jackie Chan and Jet Li star in this exciting adventure about a martial arts movie fanatic named Jason (Michael Angarano) who discovers a mystical Chinese staff in a local pawnshop that transports him to war-torn ancient China. When he learns that the staff belongs to the mighty Monkey King, who's been unjustly imprisoned by an evil warlord, Jason joins a group of skilled warriors to free the captive king and return the weapon.

P.S. I Love You

Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank), a young widow living in Dublin, has just lost her beloved husband Gerry (Gerard Butler) to a brain tumor. Inconsolable, Holly finds that Gerry left for her a series of letters to help cope with the grief. As months pass, Holly discovers new messages from Gerry encouraging her to go on living. And while Holly's friends fear the letters will mire her in the past, they, in fact, give her strength for the future.

Penelope

Penelope Wilhern (Christina Ricci) is cursed, and the only way out of it is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she possibly find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's sprawling estate with only her parents (Catherine O'Hara and Richard E. Grant) to keep her company? Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon co-produced this unconventional fairy tale about a girl who bucks convention to make her own happy ending.

This Christmas

Gathering to celebrate Christmas together for the first time in four years, the Whitfield clan uses the opportunity to finally share their true feelings about one another. Small arguments over holiday traditions such as trimming the tree erupt into major conflicts that test the family's bonds. Delroy Lindo, Laz Alonso, Mekhi Phifer, Idris Elba and Regina King star in this ensemble film that fuses family drama, comedy and holiday cheer.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Welcome Home Rosco Jenkins

With money, fame and a reality star for a fiancée, R.J. Stevens (Martin Lawrence) travels back home to Georgia for his parents' 50th anniversary. But after pompously showing off his Hollywood lifestyle, he's forced to take a deeper look at what he's become. Although R.J. -- better known to his folks as Roscoe Jenkins -- is a successful talk show host and self-help superstar, it doesn't stop his friends and family from pointing out his flaws.

War, Inc.

John Cusack heads the cast as professional ice man Brand Hauser, who's paid by a private corporation's brass to take out the competition -- a Middle East oil minister -- while masquerading as a trade-show director. But not all goes according to plan when fetching field reporter Natalie Hegalhuzen (Marisa Tomei) sidetracks the young assassin. Hilary Duff, Ben Kingsley and Joan Cusack also star in this outrageous satire.

The Last Hitman

After veteran assassin Harry Tremayne (Joe Mantegna) bungles a hit, life deals him another blow when he learns that the grim reaper is about to come calling in this made-for-TV thriller. Though he conceals the truth from his partner and getaway driver, Racquel (Elizabeth Whitmere) -- who happens to be his daughter -- they're both in for a shakeup when a young contract killer is sent in to mop up Harry's mess.

Prairie Fever

The Western Trail can be a risky one, but for one destitute lawman, it's a road to redemption. For three troubled women, it's a journey toward hope. And for a one female outlaw, it's as good a place as any to keep running. In Clearwater, Preston Biggs (Kevin Sorbo, Hercules) was once the law. That was before his wife died and grief drove him to the bottle. along the treacherous prairie plains, Olivia (Jamie Anne Allman, The Shield) is a beautiful sharp, armed, desperate woman on the run from her vengeful partner, Monte (Golden Globe nominee Lance Hendrickson, Aliens). Join this unusual band of outcasts fighting for their lives in Prairie Fever, a story of redemptive love, gripping adventure, and the rousing pioneer spirit.

21

Struggling to come up with his MIT tuition, Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) turns to one of his professors (Kevin Spacey), who trains him and five fellow students to become card-counting experts, with the intent of swindling millions of dollars out of Vegas casinos. The film is based on the nonfiction best-seller Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions.

National Treasure: Book Of Secrets

Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) and Dr. Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger) -- who found riches and romance at the end of their first hunt for national treasure -- reteam with their wisecracking partner in crime, Riley Poole (Justin Bartha), for another romp through U.S. history. Now, armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben is obsessed with finding the truth behind President Abraham Lincoln's assassination.

How She Move

The life of a high school girl takes a turn for the worse after her sister dies from drug-related problems. She's removed from the comfort and privilege of her private school and forced to return to her old stomping grounds, a dangerous inner-city neighborhood. Struggling to adjust to the changes in her life, she eventually finds unexpected happiness by renewing her passion for step dancing.

American Crude

In a 24-hour story American Crude, a dark comedy, tells the tale of deception, uncovered truths, revenge, and retribution in the intertwined lives of family, friends and apparent strangers. The past motivates the present with a new beginning for some and a fateful end for others.
Los Angeles is a gritty town. A lot of things could happen in one night, 24 hours can make all the difference in the world.
Jailbreak - Kidnapping - Love - Money - Double cross - Murder - Revenge - Redemption
What more could you ask for from a night in Los Angeles?
What a difference a day makes!

10,000 BC

Fierce mammoth hunter D'Leh (Steven Strait) sets out on an impossible journey to rescue the woman he loves (Camilla Belle) from a vicious warlord and save the people of his village. While venturing into unknown territories, D'Leh and his fellow warriors battle dangerous beasts and discover an amazing new civilization. Roland Emmerich directs this prehistoric epic full of thrilling action and adventure.