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July
2008 Movie Summaries
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HancockTrailer
Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence
and language. 92 minutes
Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Eddie Marsan and Charlize Theron
There are heroes... there are superheroes... and then there's Hancock.
With great power comes great responsibility -- everyone knows that -- everyone,
that is, but 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, 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, insists that
he's a lost cause. |
Kit
Kittredge: An American Girl Trailer
Rated G 101 minutes
Abigail Breslin, Stanley Tucci, Glenne Headly, Jane Krakowski, Julia
Ormond
Aspiring reporter Kit Kittredge can't resist bringing home strays, whether
it's Grace, an abandoned basset hound, or Will and Countee, a pair of young
hobos willing to trade work for meals. Bright, inquisitive and generous,
Kit is a natural born leader. But her happy childhood is abruptly interrupted
when her father loses his car dealership and must leave Cincinnati to look
for work. Kit and her mother Margaret are left to manage on their own,
growing vegetables, selling eggs and even taking in an assortment of boarders
including an itinerant magician, a vivacious dance instructor on the prowl
for a husband and a zany mobile librarian. When a crime spree sweeps Cincinnati,
all signs point to the local hobo jungle, where Will and Countee live with
a group of their impoverished companions. Kit, who always has her antennae
out for a good news story, convinces her new friends to take her to see
the hobo camp for herself and writes an article that creates a sympathetic
portrait of the camp's residents. But when Kit's mother and their boarders
become the latest victims in a string of robberies, Kit's loyalties are
tested. Will is accused of the crimes and, with all of their savings gone,
the Kittredges face losing their house to foreclosure. Determined to recover
the stolen money and believing Will is innocent, Kit recruits her friends
Ruthie and Stirling to help her track down the real culprit. Together they
uncover a plot that goes far beyond Cincinnati! |
Standard
Operating Procedure Trailer
Rated R for disturbing images and content involving torture and graphic
nudity, and for language. 116 minutes
Joshua Feinman, Zhubin Rahbar, Merry Grissom, Cyrus King, Sarah Denning
An examination of the unintended consequences of the Iraqi war with
a focus on events at Abu Ghraib prison which began to appear in global
media in 2004. The prison quickly became notorious for the shocking photos
of the abuse and torture of terror suspects by military men and women.
Ultimately, it is the story of soldiers who believed they were defending
democracy but found themselves plunged into an unimagined nightmare. |
Hellboy
II: The Golden Army Trailer
Rated PG-13 91 minutes
Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Doug Jones, Ladislav Beran
After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible
realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless
leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline
and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's
toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders.
He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you
need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy |
Journey
to the Center of the Earth Trailer
Rated PG for intense adventure action and some scary moments.
93 mintues
Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem
A science professor's untraditional hypotheses have made him the laughing
stock of the academic community. But on an expedition in Iceland, he and
his nephew stumble upon a major discovery that launches them on a thrilling
journey deep beneath the Earth's surface, where they travel through never-before-seen
worlds and encounter a variety of unusual creatures. |
Meet
Dave Trailer
Rated PG 90 minutes
Eddie Murphy, Gabrielle Union, Ed Helms, Elizabeth Banks, Judah Friedlander
A massive fireball from space hits New York's Central Park and an ordinary
man emerges unscathed. The man turns out to be a spaceship operated by
100 human-looking aliens who are one-quarter inch tall and seeking a way
to save their planet; complications ensue when their captain falls in love
with an Earth woman who's always picked losers for previous romances. |
The
Dark Knight Trailer
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace. 152
minutes
Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael
Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman
With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey
Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The
triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey
to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham
into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine
line between hero and vigilante. |
Mamma
Mia! Trailer
Rated PG-13 for some sex-related comments. 108 minutes
Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth, Stellan
Skarsgard
Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of
the beloved musical that has been seen by more than 30 million people in
160 cities and 8 languages around the world. Bringing the timeless lyrics
and melodies of iconic super group ABBA to movie audiences, Summer 2008
is the season for Mamma Mia! The three women who created the worldwide
smash stage hit—global producer Judy Craymer, writer Catherine Johnson
and director Phyllida Lloyd—repeat their roles in bringing this joyful,
musical story to the big screen. The Mamma Mia! film is produced by Judy
Craymer and Gary Goetzman. Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård,
Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper join
Streep in this celebration of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads.
An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek
island, Donna (Streep) is about to let go of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried),
the spirited daughter she’s raised alone. For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has
invited her two lifelong best girlfriends—practical and no-nonsense Rosie
(Julie Walters) and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya (Christine Baranski)—from
her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly
invited three guests of her own. On a quest to find the identity of her
father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna’s
past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over
24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be
rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities. Inspired by the storytelling
magic of ABBA’s songs from “Dancing Queen” and “S.O.S.” to “Money, Money,
Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,” Mamma Mia! is a celebration of mothers
and daughters, old friends and new family found. |
Space
Chimps Trailer
Rated G 81 minutes
Voices of: Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, Omid
Abtahi, Jeff Daniels
Three NASA chimps are sent to a galaxy far, far away. Two have 'The
Right Stuff,' and the other, a good natured goofball, has 'The Wrong Stuff.'
The y find themselves on a strange, uncharted planet, where they embark
on a fantastical journey to save its inhabitants from a tyrannical leader. |
The
Children of Huang Shi Trailer
Rated R for some disturbing and violent content.
114 minutes
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun-Fat, Radha Mitchell,
Guang Wen Li
In war-torn 1930's China, a young English journalist, an American nurse
and the leader of a Chinese partisan group who meet in desperate and unexpected
circumstances. Together they rescue 60-orphaned, children leading them
on an extraordinary journey, across hundreds of miles of treacherous terrain,
through snow-covered mountains and an unforgiving desert. Along the way
they discover the true meaning of love, responsibility and courage |
The
X-Files: I Want to Believe Trailer
Rated PG-13 for violent and disturbing content and thematic material.
104 minutes
David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Xzibit , Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly
In grand "X-Files" manner, the film's storyline is being kept under
wraps. This much can be revealed: It is a stand-alone story in the tradition
of some of the show's most acclaimed and beloved episodes, and takes the
complicated relationship between Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in unexpected
directions. Mulder continues his unshakable quest for the truth, and Scully,
the passionate, ferociously intelligent physician, remains inextricably
tied to Mulder's pursuits. |
Step
Brothers Trailer
Rated R for crude and sexual content, and pervasive language.
95 minutes
Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Adam Scott, Mary Steenburgen, Kathryn
Hahn
Brennan Huff, a sporadically employed thirty-nine-year-old, lives with
his mother, Nancy. Dale Doback, a terminally unemployed forty-year-old
lives with his father, Robert. When Robert and Nancy marry and move in
together, Brennan and Dale are forced to live with each other as step brothers.
As their narcissism and downright aggressive laziness threaten to tear
the family apart, these two middle-aged, immature, overgrown boys will
orchestrate an insane, elaborate plan to bring their parents back together.
To pull it off, they must form an unlikely bond that maybe, just maybe,
will finally get them out of the house. |
Mongol
Trailer
Rated R for sequences of bloody warfare. 124 minutes
Tadanobu Asano, Khulan Chuluun, Sun Honglei, Odnyam Odsuren,
Pai Ying ?
Recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave, born as Temudgin
in 1162, before going on to conquer half the world, including Russia, in
1206. |
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