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Set in the west-side Los Angeles fight world, a world inhabited by bouncers, cage-fighters, cops, and special forces types, "Redbelt" is the story of Mike Terry (Chewitel Ejiofor), a Jiu-jitsu master who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing to instead pursue an honorable life by operating a self defense studio with a samurai’s code. Terry and his wife Sondra (Alice Braga) struggle to keep the business running to make ends meet. An accident on a dark, rainy night at the Academy between an off duty officer (Max Martini) and a distraught lawyer (Emily Mortimer) puts in motion a series of events that will change Terry's life dramatically introducing him to a world of promoters (Ricky Jay, Joe Mantegna) and movie stars (Tim Allen). Faced with this, in order to pay off his debts and regain his honor, Terry must step into the ring for the first time in his life.

The trailer for Redbelt is below:

Genre: Action / Drama
Directed by: David Mamet
Produced by: Chrisann Verges
Written by: David Mamet
Starring: Rodrigo Santoro, Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alice Braga, Joe Mantegna

Distributed by: Sony Pictures
Budget: US$ 7 million
Release date: USA - May 9th, 2008; Australia - August 7th, 2008

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Married Life

May 28th 2008 12:25

Married Life is drama film directed by Ira Sachs. The film is based on the 1953 John Bingham pulp mystery novel, Five Roundabouts to Heaven. The cast includes Chris Cooper, Pierce Brosnan, Patricia Clarkson and Rachel McAdams. The story is set in an unnamed Pacific Coast city in 1949. It will be released in Australia on July 24th.

Married Life is the story of a middle-aged man who is married, and who falls in love with another woman, but he's such a gentle figure, so he decides that to divorce his wife would humiliate her too much, so it's better to kill her. The trailer can be viewed below:

Genre: Crime / Drama / Romance
Directed by: Ira Sachs
Produced by: William Horberg, Alix Madigan, David Nicksay, Adam Shulman
Written by: Oren Moverman, Ira Sachs
Starring: Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Pierce Brosnan, Rachel McAdams
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics
Runtime: 90 mins
Budget: US$ 12 million
Release date: USA - March 21st, 2008; Australia - July 24th, 2008; UK - June 21st, 2008
Rating: USA - PG-13 for some thematic elements and a scene of sexuality.

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Speed Racer

May 26th 2008 11:51

Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer (acted by Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized-the legendary Rex Racer (acted by Scott Porter) - whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill.

Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer (acted by John Goodman), the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company’s maniacal owner but uncovers a terrible secret-some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won’t drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line.

The only way for Speed to save his family’s business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie (acted by Christina Ricci), Speed teams with his one-time rival-the mysterious Racer X (acted by Matthew Fox) - to win the race that had taken his brother’s life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.

Based on the classic series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yashida, the live action "Speed Racer" showcases the kind of revolutionary visual effects and cutting-edge storytelling that have become the benchmarks of the director's - Larry and Andy Wachowski - films.

Speed Racer was released in the USA on May 9th. The Australian release date is June 12th.

The Speed Racer trailer is below:

Genre: Action / Family
Directed by: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Produced by: Joel Silver, Grant Hill, Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Written by: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Starring: Emile Hirsch, John Goodman, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Runtime: 135 mins
Budget: US$ 120 million
Release date: USA - May 9th, 2008; Australia - June 12th, 2008; UK - May 9th, 2009

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The House Bunny

May 23rd 2008 12:43

Anna Faris stars as Shelley Darlington, a former playboy bunny who signs up to be the new house mother at UCLA’s nerdiest sorority, Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have – a sense of individualism. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.

The trailer for House Bunny is below:

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Fred Wolf
Produced by: Allen Covert, Anna Faris, Adam Sandler
Written by: Kirsten Smith, Karen McCullah Lutz
Starring: Anna Faris, Emma Stone, Colin Hanks, Kat Dennings, Beverly D'Angelo, Katharine McPhee, Rumer Willis, Kendra Wilkinson, Kiely Williams
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison
Release date: USA - August 22nd, 2008; Australia - October 2nd, 2008; UK - October 10th, 2008

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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

May 21st 2008 11:58

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (previously known as Madagascar: The Crate Escape and Madagascar 2) is a sequel to the 2005 film, Madagascar. It is in production by DreamWorks Animation and is scheduled to be released on November 7, 2008. The film will be distributed by Paramount Pictures. DreamWorks announced on their website that Madagascar will become a franchise similar to that of Shrek. It has been confirmed that the film will be about the animals starting the plane on Madagascar, and then landing on Africa, and meeting some of Alex's family (a plot similar to that of Shrek 2). It will be released in Australia on December 18th.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Madagascar: The Crate Escape and Madagascar 2

All the loveable characters are back -- Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo, King Julien, Maurice and the penguins -- in "Madagascar: The Crate Escape." 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?

The teaser trailer for Madagascar 2 is below:

Cast:
Ben Stiller as Alex the Lion
David Schwimmer as Melman the Giraffe
Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria the Hippopotamus
Chris Rock as Marty the Zebra
Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice the Aye-aye
Andy Richter as Mort the Goodman's Mouse Lemur
Sacha Baron Cohen as Julien the Lemur

Other Info:
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family
Directed by: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Produced by: Mireille Soria, Mark Swift
Written by: Etan Cohen
Distributed by: DreamWorks
Release date: USA - November 7th, 2008; Australia - December 18th, 2008; UK - December 5th, 2008

*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.

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Beverly Hills Chihuahua

May 19th 2008 02:36

In the Disney comedy, BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA, a pampered pooch named Chloe (voice of DREW BARRYMORE) finds herself accidentally lost in the mean streets of Mexico without a day spa or Rodeo Drive boutique anywhere in sight. Now alone for the first time in her spoiled life, she must rely on some unexpected new friends -- including a street-hardened German Shepherd named Delgado (voice of ANDY GARCIA) and an amorous pup named Papi (voice of GEORGE LOPEZ) -- to lend her a paw and help her to find her inner strength on their incredible journey back home.

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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

May 16th 2008 12:57

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is an upcoming comedy film based upon British writer Toby Young's 2001 memoir, also called How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. The film will follow a similar storyline, about his five year struggle to make it in the United States after employment at Vanity Fair magazine — though the names of the magazine and people Young came into contact with during the time were changed for the film adaptation. The film version is a highly fictionalized account, and differs greatly from the work it was built upon.

How to Lose Friends And Alienate People will be released in the United Kingdom on October 3rd, 2008. The Australian release date is October 9th and the US release date is October 3rd

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Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 3D

May 14th 2008 12:43

In this update of Jules Verne's "Journey to the Centre of the Earth," Brendan Fraser will portray a geologist who, with his teenage son, discovers a message hidden in an ancient artefact, leading them into a previously unseen world. "Journey 3-D" will be shot in live action, with the otherworldly landscapes and creatures supplied by high-definition, photo-real 3-D technology. The film will be released in the US on July 11th. The Australian release date is September 29th

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Space Chimps

May 12th 2008 11:55

Space Chimps is an upcoming computer-animated film produced by Vanguard Animation and Starz Media. The film was directed by Kirk De Micco, producer Barry Sonnenfeld and starring the voices of Andy Samberg, Jeff Daniels, Cheryl Hines, Kenan Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Kristin Chenoweth and Patrick Warburton. The film will be released on July 18th in the USA and September 18th in Australia.

The story follows two NASA trained chimpanzees; Lucy (a well trained, disciplined, typical “company woman”) and Ham (a classic good-natured goofball) who have to forego their usual comforts and live like animals when their space mission propels them into a distant universe. Forced to land on a magical planet they find a world inhabited by a host of wonderful animals and ruled over by a vicious king.

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Pineapple Express

May 9th 2008 12:16

Pineapple Express is an upcoming action-comedy film expected to be released on August 8, 2008. The movie stars Seth Rogen and James Franco, and is produced by Judd Apatow. The film was directed by David Gordon Green with a screenplay by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and story by Apatow, Rogen and Goldberg.

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Mamma Mia!

May 7th 2008 11:55

Mamma Mia! is an upcoming film adaptation of the West End musical of the same name based on the songs of pop group ABBA. It will be produced by Universal Pictures in partnership with Playtone and Littlestar. It is slated for a release date of July 11, 2008 in Sweden and the United Kingdom, and July 18, 2008 in the United States. The Australian release date is July 10th.

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Hancock

May 5th 2008 11:40

There are heroes…there are superheroes…and then there’s Hancock. With great power comes great responsibility – everyone knows that – everyone, that is, except Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic and misunderstood, Hancock’s well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough – as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy. Hancock isn’t the kind of man who cares what other people think – until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock’s greatest challenge yet – and a task that may prove impossible as Ray’s wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), insists that he’s a lost cause

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The Bank Job Movie Preview

May 2nd 2008 12:08

The premiere was held in London on 18 February 2008, and the film was released in the UK on 28 February 2008. The Australian release date is July 31st.

In September 1971, thieves tunnelled into the vault of a bank in London's Baker Street and looted safe deposit boxes of cash and jewellery worth over three million pounds. None of it was recovered. Nobody was ever arrested. The robbery made headlines for a few days and then disappeared - the result of a 'D' Notice, gagging the press. This film reveals what was hidden for the first time. The story involves murder, corruption and a sex scandal with links to the Royal Family - a story in which the thieves were the most innocent people involved

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