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Defiance

December 31st 2008 01:20

Starring Daniel Craig and directed by Edward Zwick, Defiance is a World War 2 film based on the true story of the Bielski partisans. Craig plays one of four Jewish brothers from Poland. After the Nazi invasion they escape into the forest where they meet up with members of the Russian resistance. They then hatch a plan to fight back and rescue their comrades. The movie follows their story as they rescue up to 1200 Jews while trying to avoid capture themselves. It will be released in the USA on January 19th, 2009. The Australian release date is February 26th.

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Top Movies of 2008

December 29th 2008 11:26

Thanks to the Chicago Tribune, here are the 10 highest grossing movies of the year in the USA.

Biggest movies of 2008. James Bond Quantum of Solace.

10. Quantum of Solace. $143,228,936

9. Sex and the City. $152,647,258

Top earning films of the year. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who.

8. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who. $154,529,439

Greatest movies in 2008. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.

7. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. $159,904,422

6. Kung Fu Panda. $215,434,591

5. WALL-E. $223,641,119

4. Hancock. $227,946,274

Biggest grossing movies at the box office 2008. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. $317,023,851

2. Iron Man. $318,313,199

Biggest movie of 2008. Batman the Dark Knight

1. The Dark Knight. $530,303,397

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Confessions of a Shopaholic

December 26th 2008 11:32

Starring Isla Fisher, Confessions of a Shopaholic is the film adaptations of two chick lit novels by Sophie Kinsella called The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Abroad.

Rebecca Bloomwood (Fisher) is a college graduate and confessed shopaholic. She moves to Manhattan to feed her addiction and become involved in the magazine world. Rebecca builds up a mountain of debt, but somehow manages to land a job as a financial advice columnist advising girls on what not to do. Along the way she falls in love with a young entrepreneur, and has many humorous adventures.
The film will be released in the USA on February 13th, 2009. The Australian release date is February 26th.

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The Secret Life of Bees

December 24th 2008 01:58

The Secret Life of Bees is a drama film based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name by Sue Monk Kidd. Set in 1964, it tells the story of Lily Owens (played by Dakota Fanning), a young girl in South Carolina who has a haunted memory of her late mother and a troubled relationship with her father. She escapes with her caregiver and only friend Rosaleen to a small town in South Carolina. There they are taken in by the Boatwright sisters (Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys and Sophie Okonedo) where Lily finds solace in their memorizing world.
The Australian release date is February 19th, 2009.

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The Unborn

December 22nd 2008 01:20

The Unborn is a supernatural thriller starring Gary Oldman as Sandek, a spiritual advisor to Casey Beldon (Odette Yustman) a young girl who is haunted by the soul of her unborn twin.
Casey was always angry with her mother for leaving her as a child, but with Sandek's help she begins to understand why. Her family is cursed, by a creature which can inhabit or posses anyone or anything, and it's getting stronger. The death or her twin in the womb pried open a door to another world, and Casey must close it before it's too late.
The Unborn will be released in the USA on January 9th, 2009. The Australian release date is January 22nd.

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The International

December 19th 2008 07:03

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My Bloody Valentine 3D

December 17th 2008 01:43

My Bloody Valentine was originally released in 1981 as a low budget Canadian slasher film. Released not long after other popular films of the same genre such as Halloween and Friday the 13th, it developed a cult following.

My Bloody Valentine 3D is a 2009 remake which will have a fully 3D theatrical release in Real-D

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W (Dubya)

December 15th 2008 01:22

W (pronounced du-ya) is a satirical biographical film by Oliver Stone on the life of President George W Bush. It will be released on February 12th, 2009 in Australia.

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Transporter 3

December 12th 2008 10:55

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The Soloist

December 10th 2008 01:48

Nathaniel Ayers is a virtuoso musician. He received a scholarship to attend the world renowned Juilliard School in New York City. Unfortunately during his second year at the school Nathaniel suffered a mental breakdown, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and institutionalised. He later ended up on the streets of LA eking out a meagre living playing old and broken violins and cellos.
Steve Lopez, a reporter from the Los Angeles Times discovers Nathanial at Pershing Square and learns about his background. The pair developed a relationship which Lopez wrote about in his column and later a book. This story is now being made into a movie.

The Soloist. Jamie Foxx. Robert Downey Jr.

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The Wrestler

December 8th 2008 01:20

The Wrestler is a film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Mickey Rourke, Ernest Miller, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood. It will be released in the USA on December 17th, 2008. The Australian release date is January 19th, 2009.

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Pride and Glory

December 5th 2008 06:17

Starring Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight and Noah Emmerich, Pride and Glory tells the story of Ray Tierney (Norton), a New York City Police Officer whose brother (Farrell), father (Voight) and brother-in-law (Emmerich) are also cops

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Red Cliff

December 3rd 2008 04:21

The Battle of Red Cliffs, otherwise known as the Battle of Chibi, was a decisive battle in Chinese history. It took place during the winter of 208 AD at the end of Han Dynasty, immediately prior to the period of the Three Kingdoms in China. It was fought between the allied forces of the southern warlords Liu Bei and Sun Quan, who were outnumbered by the forces of the northern warlord Cao Cao who was trying to take the land south of the Yangtze river. Liu Bei and Sun Quan's alliance proved victorious and this victory at Red Cliffs gave them control of the Yangtze and provided a line of defence that was the basis for the later creation of the two southern kingdoms of Shu Han and Eastern Wu

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