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Movie Trailers - November 2006

Miss Potter Movie Trailer

November 27th 2006 06:49
Miss Potter is an upcoming film from Chris Noonan. It is a biopic of children's author and illustrator Beatrix Potter, and will combine stories from her own life with animated sequences from her short stories, featuring characters such as Peter Rabbit. It will be released in to America on December 29th. The Australian release date is January 25th.

Scripted by Richard Maltby, Jr., the director of the Tony-winning Broadway revue, Fosse, the film will star Renée Zellweger in the title role, and Ewan McGregor as her publisher and fiancee, Norman Warne. Emily Watson will also star as Warne's sister, Millie.


It was filmed in the Isle of Man and the Lake District and is currently slated for release in 2006.





Genre: Biography / Drama
Directed by: Chris Noonan
Produced by: Renee Zellweger, Mike Medavoy, David M. Kirschner
Written by: Richard Maltby, Jr.
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paterson, Emily Watson
Distributed by: The Weinstein Company
Release date: USA - December 29th, 2006; Australia - January 25th, 2007; UK - January 5th, 2007




*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Miss Potter (film).
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Dreamgirls Movie Preview

November 24th 2006 06:31
Dreamgirls is an upcoming musical film set in the 1960s and 1970s with a predominantly African-American cast. It is adapted from the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, which itself is loosely based upon the lives and careers of Motown act The Supremes. The film adaptation stars Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, and Eddie Murphy, also featuring Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, and, in her film debut, Jennifer Hudson (of American Idol fame). Jamie Foxx and Beyoncé Knowles are possible Oscar nominees for their respective performances. It will be released wide into North America on Christmas Day. The Australian release date is January 18th.


Effie White, Deena Jones, and Lorrell Robinson - three friends from Chicago - are a promising singing trio called The Dreamettes. Accompanied by their songwriter C.C. White (Effie's brother), they travel to New York to compete in a talent show at the Apollo Theatre. Although the girls lose this first bid for fame, their talent attracts an ambitious manager by the name of Curtis Taylor, Jr., who uses unscrupulous tactics to move the girls from backup singers of superstar James "Thunder" Early to superstars of their own. Curtis reshapes the group to "crossover" from R & B to the lucrative pop music scene. Lead singer Effie gets replaced by the more attractive Deena and is eventually dropped from the trio. The group evolves into a more sophisticated group, The Dreams, with a lighter sound and chic look. They successfully attract a "whiter" audience and The Dreams rise to international stardom. The money, fame, and adulation, however, doesn't bring them happiness.






Genre: Drama / Musical
Directed by: Bill Condon
Produced by: Laurence Mark
Written by: Bill Condon
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release date: USA - December 25th, 2006; Australia - January 18th, 2007; UK - February 2nd, 2007
Runtime: 125 mins
Rating: USA - PG-13; language, some sexuality and drug content



*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Dreamgirls (film).
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The Good German

November 23rd 2006 05:43
The Good German is a 2006 feature film adaptation of a novel by Joseph Kanon Directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, and Tobey Maguire, the film uses archival Russian footage and archived film from Corbis -- edited to blend with scenes shot on soundstages and on Universal Studios' backlot -- to tell a tale which on the surface is a murder mystery, but which weaves elements hinting at NASA's origins -- and the American postwar employment of Nazi rocket scientists. Shot in Technicolor, (which allowed the use of faster film than available black-and-white film stocks, and afforded the ability to use green screen techniques) the film was reduced in post-production -- through the use of a D.I. -- to grainier black and white, to blend with the (carefully restored) archival material. It will be released in America on December 8th. The Australian release date is March 8th next year.

Jacob ('Jake') Geismar, an American war correspondent -- played by George Clooney -- returns to Berlin during the Potsdam negotiations between the Allied powers near the close of World War II. Jacob witnesses his murdered driver, (a black-marketeering American soldier, played with a furious intensity by Tobey Maguire) , being fished from a river eddy, suspiciously adjacent to the Potsdam conference grounds. The corpse is discovered to be in possession of 100,000 German reichsmarks -- which are later revealed to have been printed by the U.S occupying forces.

Geismar becomes entwined both in the mystery of his murdered driver, and with the clandestine search by both German and American forces for the missing German Emil Brandt (the title character, played by Christian Oliver). Jake becomes more involved in both mysteries as his investigation intersects his search for Lena Brandt (played by Cate Blanchett), a German jew -- and Emil's wife -- with whom Jacob had been in a relationship prior to the war. Lena has survived the Holocaust by doing "what she had to" to stay alive -- early in the film this is assumed to be mere prostitution, but Lena holds a darker secret of complicity and guilt.






Genre: Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Produced by: Benjamin Waisbren, Frederic Brost
Written by: Paul Attanasio
Starring: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire
Distributed by: Warner Bros.,
Release date: USA - December 8th, 2006; Australia - March 8th, 2007; UK - March 9th, 2007
Runtime: 105 mins
Rating: USA - R; language, violence and some sexual content.



*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article The Good German.
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The Good Shepherd

November 22nd 2006 05:08
The Good Shepherd is a 2006 film directed by Robert De Niro (his second directorial effort after A Bronx Tale) and starring Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, and De Niro himself, in addition to an extensive supporting cast. The film tells the untold story of the birth of the Central Intelligence Agency. It will be released in the USA on December 22nd. The Australian release date is February 8th, 2007.

The value of secrecy -- commitment to honour and discretion -- has been embedded in Edward Wilson (Matt Damon) since childhood. As a dedicated, optimistic student at Yale University, he is recruited to join the Order of Skull and Bones, a secret society designed to breed the world leaders of tomorrow. Wilson's acute intelligence, immaculate reputation, and sincere belief in American values render him a prime candidate for a career in intelligence. During the Second World War, Bill Sullivan (Robert De Niro) recruits him to the new Office of Strategic Services, a precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency. As one of the Office's covert founders, duplicity is required of Wilson as he navigates a world where nothing can be accepted at face value.

Over his thirty-year career, Wilson's methods are adopted as standard operating procedure and he becomes a respected veteran in his field, but his idealism is eroded by a growing suspicious nature, reflective of a world settling into the long paranoia of the Cold War, and an escalating conflict with his volatile Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (KGB) counterpart. In the end, he sacrifices everything in the name of serving the country he loves, including his devoted wife Clover (Angelina Jolie), his children, and himself.







Interesting Facts:

• Edward Wilson, the character played by Matt Damon, is based at least in part on James Jesus Angleton, the long-serving director of the CIA's counter-intelligence staff who also fell victim to intense paranoia during his career, and covert operations specialist Richard Bissell.
• Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon's co-star in The Departed, was once set to play Edward Wilson, but left the project. It would have been DiCaprio's third film with De Niro, following Marvin's Room and This Boy's Life. It's second time Damon's accepted a role DiCaprio once considered, after All the Pretty Horses.
• This is Joe Pesci's first film in eight years. His last was Lethal Weapon 4.


Cast:

• Matt Damon - Edward Wilson
• Angelina Jolie - Clover Wilson
• Alec Baldwin - Sam Murach
• Michael Gambon - Dr. Fredericks
• William Hurt - Philip Allem
• Jason Patric - Ned Scott
• Joe Pesci - Joseph Palmi
• Eddie Redmayne - Edward Wilson, Jr.
• John Sessions - Valentin Mironov
• John Turturro - Ray Brocco
• Robert De Niro - Bill Sullivan


Other Info:

Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Directed by: Robert De Niro
Produced by: Robert De Niro, James G. Robinson, Jane Rosenthal
Written by: Eric Roth
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Release date: USA - December 22nd, 2006; Australia - February 8th, 2007; UK - February 23rd, 2007
Budget: US $90 million
Rating: USA - R; some violence, sexuality and language




*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article The Good Shepherd (film).
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Notes on a Scandal Trailer

November 21st 2006 07:18
Notes on a Scandal is a novel by Zoë Heller first published in 2003 about a female teacher at a London comprehensive school who starts an affair with one of her underage pupils and who is found out in the end. The film version of this novel starring Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench is set to be released on December 25th, 2006 in the US and January 11th, 2007 in Australia. Cate Blanchett is tipped for an Oscar nomination for her role.

The screen play was written by Patrick Marber and the film was directed by Richard Eyre.


When Sheba Hart joins St. George's as the new art teacher, Barbara Covett senses a kindred spirit. But Barbara is not the only one drawn to her. Sheba begins an illicit affair and Barbara becomes the keeper of her secret.



Cast:

• Cate Blanchett .... Sheba Hart
• Judi Dench .... Barbara Covett
• Emma Kennedy
• Bill Nighy .... Richard Hart
• Andrew Simpson .... Steven Connelly
• Juno Temple .... Polly

Other Info:

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Richard Eyre
Produced by: Redmond Morris, Scott Rudin, Robert Fox
Written by: Patrick Marber
Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date: USA - December 25th, 2006; Australia - January 11th, 2007; UK - February 2nd, 2007
Rating: USA - R; language and some aberrant sexual content.




*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Notes on a Scandal.
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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

November 20th 2006 07:35
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny is a movie starring Tenacious D, a band that features Jack Black and Kyle Gass. It is directed by musician and puppeteer Liam Lynch.

It will also star Lee from the TV show Tenacious D, and Ben Stiller (also one of the film's producers) as Guitar Store Dude. The film also features Dave Grohl as the devil, Ronnie James Dio as himself as well as rock legend Meat Loaf, and comedians Paul F. Tompkins and Neil Hamburger


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Spider Man 3

November 17th 2006 08:30
Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 superhero film that is the third film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Sam Raimi, who directed the previous two Spider-Man films, takes up the helm again with a returning cast that includes Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, and J. K. Simmons. Spider-Man 3 is scheduled to be released in both conventional and IMAX theatres on May 4, 2007 world wide.

The basic plot is believed to be as follows


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The Return

November 16th 2006 04:27
The Return is a 2006 film directed by Asif Kapadia. The film stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kate Beahan, Peter O'Brien, and Sam Shepard. It was released in the US on November 10th, 2006. The Australian release date is January 11th, 2007.


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The Pursuit of Happyness (not Happiness) Movie Trailer

November 15th 2006 04:05
The Pursuit of Happyness is a film starring Will Smith and his son Jaden. It is based on the true story of Christopher Gardner, a family man struggling to make ends meet. Despite his valiant attempts to help keep the family afloat, the mother (Thandie Newton) of his five-year-old son Christopher (Jaden Christopher Syre Smith) is buckling under the constant strain of financial pressure. No longer able to cope, she reluctantly decides to leave.

Chris, now a single father, continues to doggedly pursue a better-paying job using every sales skill he knows. He lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, and although there is no salary, he accepts, hopeful he will end the program with a job and a promising future. Without a financial cushion, Chris and his son are soon evicted from their apartment and forced to sleep in shelters, bus stations, bathrooms or wherever they can find refuge for the night. Chris finds the Food Program at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco's Tenderloin Neighborhood and is befriended by the Reverend Cecil Williams who is impressed by the love that Chris shows for his son


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Happy Feet Movie Trailer

November 14th 2006 05:42
Happy Feet is an Australian-produced computer-animated film, directed by George Miller. Due for the U.S. release on November 17, 2006, and Australian release on Boxing Day. It is being produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros and Village Roadshow Pictures. This will be the first animated feature film produced by Kennedy Miller in association with Animal Logic. It will also be Steve Irwin's last film.

The film was to be simultaneously released in both conventional theatres and in IMAX 3D format, but Warner Bros has since announced that, due to time constraints, the initial IMAX release will be 2D only. The studio hinted that a future IMAX 3D release was still a possibility


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Deja Vu Movie Trailer

November 13th 2006 03:58
Déjà Vu is a science fiction crime thriller directed by Tony Scott and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film will have a wide release in North America on November 22, 2006. The Australian release date is December 21st.

Everyone has experienced the unsettling mystery of déjà vu--that flash of memory when you meet someone new you feel you've known all your life or recognize a place even though you've never been there before. But what if the feelings were actually warnings sent from the past or clues to the future? It is déjà vu that unexpectedly guides Doug Carlin through an investigation into a shattering crime


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The Queen Movie Trailer

November 10th 2006 04:20
The Queen is a 2006 Pathé Pictures film directed by Stephen Frears, written by Peter Morgan and produced by Scott Rudin.

The film takes an intimate, behind-the-scenes glimpse at the interaction between Queen Elizabeth II and British Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, to reach a compromise between treating her death as a private tragedy for the Royal Family and appeasing the public's demand for an overt display of mourning. It was released in the UK on September 15th and the USA on September 29th. The Australian release date is Boxing Day


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Flushed Away Movie Trailer

November 9th 2006 04:12
Flushed Away is an animated film directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell. It is a co-production between Aardman Animation and DreamWorks Animation, and is Aardman's first completely computer-animated feature as opposed to the usual stop-motion. The film stars the voice talents of Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy, Ian McKellen, Simon Callow, Shane Richie, Geoffrey Palmer and Jean Reno. It was released in the US on November 3rd. The Australian release date is December 21st and the UK release date is December 1st.

Beneath the streets of London, Roddy St. James is a pampered pet mouse who thinks he’s got it made. But when a sewer rat named Sid--the definition of “low life”--comes spewing out of the sink and decides it’s his turn to enjoy the lap of luxury, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by luring him into the loo for a dip in the “whirlpool.” Roddy’s plan backfires when he inadvertently winds up being the one flushed away into the bustling world down below


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Blood Diamond Movie Trailer

November 8th 2006 05:26
Blood Diamond is a 2006 film by Edward Zwick, the Academy Award-winning director of Glory and The Last Samurai. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou. The title refers to so-called conflict diamonds, which are usually mined in war zones and are sold to finance the conflicts. It will be released into America on December 8th and the UK on January 26th, 2007. The Australian release date is January 18th.

Set in '90s Sierra Leone, a time of chaos and civil war, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) - a South African mercenary - and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) - a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a priceless diamond which can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns Solomon - who was torn from his family and forced to toil in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men go on a dangerous journey through rebel territory, a journey which could save Solomon's family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have


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Catch a Fire Movie Trailer

November 7th 2006 00:25
Catch a Fire is a 2006 dramatic film about terrorism and freedom fighters in apartheid-era South Africa, based on a true story. It was released in North America on October 27th. The Australian release date is November 23rd.

The film revolves around a policeman, Nic Vos, played by Tim Robbins, and Patrick Chamusso, a young, apolitical man (played by Derek Luke) who is accused of carrying out an attack against the government. Vos is charged with locating the perpetrators of a recent bomb attack - Patrick is unwittingly swept into this investigation


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Flicka Movie Trailer

November 6th 2006 00:57
Flicka is a 2006 film based on the 1941 children's novel My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara. The film is directed by Michael Mayer. It was released into America on October 20th. The Australian release date is January 18th, 2007.

This time, the plot focuses on a female protagonist, played by Alison Lohman


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Unaccompanied Minors / Grounded Movie Trailer

November 3rd 2006 03:56
Six kids, snowbound in an airport on Christmas Eve, without supervision. Someone please call security.


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Marie Antoinette Movie Trailer

November 2nd 2006 06:13
Marie Antoinette is a 2006 film written and directed by Sofia Coppola about the life of Marie Antoinette. The film is loosely based on the historical biography Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Lady Antonia Fraser, and ends with the fall of Versailles. It was released in America and the UK on October 20th. The Australian release date is Boxing Day.

It is the first full-length biopic of Queen Marie Antoinette to be made in the English language since the 1938 Oscar-nominated Hollywood film starring Norma Shearer and Tyrone Power


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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

November 1st 2006 05:44
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause is a 2006 sequel to The Santa Clause and The Santa Clause 2.

Tim Allen again plays Scott Calvin (Santa Claus), while Martin Short plays Jack Frost, a competing Holiday character. David Krumholtz, who previously played the elf Bernard, does not make an appearance in this third installment due to contractual issues. It will be released into North America on November 3rd and the Australian release date is November 16th


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