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Bedtime Stories

Hotel handyman Skeeter Bronson’s life is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true.

He attempts to take advantage of the phenomenon, incorporating his own aspirations into one outlandish tale after another, but it’s the kids’ unexpected contributions that turn Skeeter’s life upside down.

Directed by: Adam Shankman
Written by: Matt Lopez
Cast: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Russell Brand, Teresa Palmer, Richard Griffiths, Lucy Lawless, Courteney Cox, Aisha Tyler and Jonathan Pryce
Studio: Walt Disney
Genre: Comedy/Adventure
Official Site: www.disney.com/bedtimestories
Release Date: December 25, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

World Release Date

24 December 2008: Belgium, France
25 December 2008: Germany
26 December 2008: Australia, UK
31 December 2008: Egypt
1 January 2009: Russia
2 January 2009: Finland
9 January 2009: Norway
14 January 2009: Netherlands
16 January 2009: Italy
5 February 2009: Argentina

Yes Man

Jim Carrey stars as Carl Allen, a man who sign up for a self-help program, based on a simple principle: say yes to everything ... and everything.

At first, unleashing the power of "yes" transforms Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that opening up his life to endless possibilities can have drawbacks.

Directed by: Peyton Reed
Written by: Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul, Andrew Possible
Cast: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, Rhys Darby, John Michael Higgins, Danny Masterson, Terence Stamp
Studio: Warner Bros
Genre: Comedy
Official site: www.yesisthenewno.com
Release Date : December 19, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Gran Torino

Walt Kowalski is a widower, grumpy, tough-minded, borderline-hateful, unhappy old man who can not get along with either his kids or his Neighbors, a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1973 Gran Torino he keeps in cherry condition .

When his neighbor Tao, a young Hmong teenager, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth.

Drawn against his will into the life of Tao's family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them form the gangs that foul their neighborhood.

Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Written by: Nick Schenk
Cast: Clint Eastwood
Studio: Warner Bros.
Genre: Drama
Official Site: www.grantorinomovie.com
Release Date: December 17, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Seven Pounds

Will Smith stars as a suicidal, plagued by guilt man who tries to make amends for its past. This gesture, which must be an end, marking its future. It crosses the tunnel of despair, but he sees the light thanks to an encounter with a woman (Rosario Dawson), you him away from his agony.

Directed by: Gabriele Muccino
Written by: Grant Nieporte
Cast: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Michael Ealy, Barry Pepper, Woody Harrelson
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Drama
Official Site: www.sevenpounds.com
Release Date: December 12, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- In June 2006, actor Will Smith has joined the studio of stars in the film, and act as one of the producers.

- In September 2007, director Gabriele Muccino, who worked with Smith for The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), was directly to seven pounds, bringing together with his creative team of the film in 2006

World Release Date

January 8, 2009: Australia, Germany
14 Jan, 2009: Belgium, France
15 Jan, 2009: Netherlands
16 Jan., 2009: UK
February 4, 2009: Egypt
February 6, 2009: Finland, Norway, Sweden
13 Feb, 2009: Spain

The Day the Earth Stood Still

"The Day the Earth stood still" is the 20th Century Fox contemporary reinvention of the classic 1951. Keanu Reeves describes Klaatu, an alien whose arrival on our planet triggers a global upheaval. As governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery visitor's appearance, a woman (Jennifer Connelly) and her young step-son get caught up in its mission - and to understand the consequences of his self-described "Friend of the Earth."

Directed by: Scott Derrickson
Written by: David Scarpa
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith
Studio: Fox
Genre: Science-Fiction
Official Site: www.dtessmovie.com
Release Date: December 12, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- For the filming of Gort, Derrickson many opportunities to explore the nature, but a tribute faithful to the original is better. Weta Digital is creating the character.

- The alien technology has a biological basis instead of a mechanical, as a theory Derrickson foreigners, not all varieties are interested in the development of machines.

- A script describes the project as a four-legged robot "Totem", which stands after firing his weapon beam.

World Release Date

10 Dec, 2008: Belgium, France
11 Dec, 2008: Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, South Korea
12 December, 2008: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
17 December, 2008: Egypt
19 Dec., 2008: Japan
26 Dec., 2008: Australia
January 8, 2009: Argentina
January 9, 2009: Brazil

Punisher: War Zone

Leads are one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless militia-hero Frank Castle sets his eyes on EAGER mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left terribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to Jigsaw in, Frank must resist the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his crimes go unpunished.

Directed by: Lexi Alexander
Written by: Matt Holloway, Arthur Marcum Cast: Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Wayne Knight, Doug Hutchinson Studio: Lions Gate
Genre: Action
Official Site: www.punishermovie.com
Release Date: December 5, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- The character of the NYPD Detective Marty soap from the series "Welcome Back, Frank", the series that led to the Punisher back (after a long hiatus) by Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon and Jimmy Palmotti. "Weclome Back" with the characters of The Punisher neighbors in the apartment of Joan, Spack Dave, and Mister Bumpo, and the size Villain, the Russian Federation. All these characters appeared in 2004, film.

- Thomas Jane was originally connected to the main role.

- The character of Microchip has been discussed for the first Punisher, but director Jonathan Leigh Hens such intense hatred of nature that has been removed from the final draft. - Doug Hutchison was originally adopted in the project because he has not responded in writing, nor the role of Looney Bin Jim. Director Lexi Alexander has compiled for the film and its vision and by the end of their telephone conversation, Hutchison had already changed mind and accepted the role.

- The hotel Frank on the trailer is titled "Brad Street Hotel. This is a reference to the Punisher comic artist Timothy Bradstreet.

Transpoter 3

Jason Statham returns as Frank Martin, the ex-Special Forces operative who specializes in high-risk deliveries. This professional "carrier" who moved to Paris to continue his low-key business of delivering packages without questions.

Directed by: Olivier Megaton
Written by: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Cast: Jason Statham, Robert Knepper, Justin Rodgers Hall, Katia Tchenko
Studio: Lions Gate
Genre: Action
Official Site: www.transporter3film.com
Release Date: November 26, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

World Release dates

27 Nov., 2008: Russia
December 5, 2008: UK
31 Dec., 2008: Egypt
January 8, 2009: Germany
11 February, 2009: France

Quantum of Solace

Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to discover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White, who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.Forensic intelligence links an MI6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille, a woman in her own vendetta.

Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene, a ruthless businessman and major force within the mysterious organization.On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspire to keep the total control of one of the world ' s main natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano.

With the help of his associates in the organization, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, where the general control over the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land.

In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to obtain the truth.As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene's sinister plan and stop his organization.

Directed by: Marc Forster
Written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis
Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton, Mathieu Amalric, Olga Kurylenko
Studio: Sony / Columbia
Genre: Action
Official Site: www.007.com
Release Date: November 14, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- Although the shooting of her character feature May, Eva Green is not a new film footage as Vesper Lynd in the movie. - Names rumored as a potential Bond girls for this trip also Carice van Houten, Abbie Cornish and Sienna Miller. Names rumored for the villains include Goran Visnjic.

- Again, neither the characters of Miss Moneypenny "or" Q "will be part of the story. Also, despite the title, the film will not be using any part of the original short story by Ian Fleming. - This will marked the second time Daniel Craig as James Bond. Executives with MGM have confirmed that they have signed the actor for five films in total (including 'Royale' and these) and the MI6 agent.

- Neal Purvis and Robert Wade completed their draft of the script before April 2007 and the next month "Crash" writer / director Paul Haggis, who had polished the "Casino Royale" script, he began to write again. - Haggis completed his work on the script only two hours before the Writers Guild of America strike officially began in November 2007. He also confirmed that a large part of the original design was polished he was thrown out in early September.

- Roger Michell was negotiated with the direct, but ultimately showed the action. Richard Curtis, Martin Campbell and Paul Haggis were also linked to direct. - Filming will be based on the Federal spiritual home of Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom, including the newly rebuilt 007 Stage.

- Offices and a lodge on the grounds of one of the world's largest telescopes at Paranal Observatory in Chile the Atacama desert acted as an eco-hotel, used by the villain.

- The first took place during the filming of the Palio di Siena horse on Aug. 16, 2007. Fourteen cameras were placed around the arena, and photos of the race will be edited into the film the action. Bond will be seen from the fountain in the middle of the Piazza del Campo at precisely the moment that the horse race ends.

- Plans for the film near the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, Peru was scratched because of the uncertain weather in the area. - A large part of the movie's action takes place in Bolivia, but by that country somewhat third world nature both Panama and Chile were used for the filming location. The move caused much furore in Chile, so much that even the mayor of a city where the filming took place on the set and rode loudly interrupted filming. He was arrested by the police.

- A chase sequence on the rooftops of Siena in Italy was to end with Bond emerging from the underground cisterns at Siena Cathedral. It was cut from the script as it was considered culturally sensitive and disrespectful.

- Forster is the first Bond director to not come from the British Commonwealth, although he noted that surreptitiously Bond's mother is Swiss, which he needed something to the British icon

- The film was originally scheduled for a May 2, 2008 release date, but have pushed back six months to the series a more regular slot in mid-November release date to allow more time to complete work on the project.

- This film is an ecological theme Bond film, the first to do so, although the "macguffin 'is the control of water. Macguffin federal programs include the control of other natural resources such as oil, gold and diamonds.

- Paul McCartney turned down the offer to write a new James Bond song and recommended singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse for the job.

- The Aston Martin DBS V12 returns in the movie, and comes with some gadgets. Several were used for the production, one of which crashed into Lake Garda in a stunt driver lost control in heavy rain while driving around the lake is windy and narrow roads.

World Release dates

31 Oct, 2008: United Kingdom
November 5, 2008: Belgium, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Jordan, Oman, the Philippines
November 6, 2008: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea , Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates
November 7, 2008: Austria, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, India, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey November 19, 2008: Australia
28 November, 2008: South Africa
December 4, 2008: New Zealand
December 5, 2008: Venezuela

Madagascar Escape 2 Africa

All adorable characters are back - Alex the Lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo, King Julien, Maurice and the penguins - in "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa." Left blocked on the distant shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers have hatched a plan so crazy it might work. With military precision, the penguins have repaired an old crashed plane - sort of.

Once informed, this unlikely crew stays in the air just enough for the game in place of all - the vast plains of Africa itself - where our zoo raised crew encounters species of their own species for the first time. While discovering their roots, they quickly realize that the difference between the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa.

Despite the long-lost relatives, romantic rivals nomic and write-hunters, Africa seems to be a "crack-a-lackin" great place ... but it is better than their Central Park home?

Directed by: Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath
Written by: Mireille Soria and Mark Swift
Cast: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric The Entertainer, Andy Richter
Studio: DreamWorks
Genre: Animation
Official Site: www.madagascarmovie.com
Release Date: November 7, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

World Release Date

November 6, 2009: Hungary, Russia
13 Nov., 2009: Slovakia
27 Nov., 2009: Portugal
December 3, 2009: Belgium, France, Netherlands
4 Dec, 2009: Argentina, Chile, Germany, Singapore
December 5, 2009: Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom
12 Dec., 2009: Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela
17 December, 2009: Egypt
18 December, 2009: Australia
19 Dec., 2009: Denmark, Finland, Italy
25 Dec, 2009: Sweden
26 Dec., 2009: Norway
March 14, 2009: Japan

Australia

"Australia" is an epic romantic adventure and action, which in that country on the brink of an explosive Second World War. In an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) travels to the distant continent, where she meets a rough-hewn local (Hugh Jackman) and reluctantly agrees to cooperate with him to save the land they inherited.

Together, they embark upon the transformation of a journey through hundreds of kilometers of the world's most beautiful yet unforgiving terrain, but still face the bombing of the city of Darwin by Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor. With his new film, Luhrmann is painting a huge canvas, creating a cinematic experience that brings romance, drama, adventure and spectacle.

Directed by: Baz Luhrmann

Written by: Baz Luhrmann
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown
Studio: Fox
Genre: Adventure / Romance
Official Site: www.australiamovie.com
Release Date: November 26, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- Russell Crowe is attached as the lead during the pre-production. 20th Century Fox executives wanted to reduce Crowe's salary considerably, in order to appease the film's budget. This decision required him eventually abandoning the project.

- Heath Ledger is shown in this movie, but dropped out to play The Joker in The Dark Knight. Luhrmann eventually set actor Hugh Jackman for the role.

- Two other titles that he considered for the film were Great Southern Land and remote Downs.

- In October 2007, but it was also revealed that the set of remote Downs were reconstructed in the studio, presumably for the interior footage in the homestead.

- Strickland House is a publicly traded real estate fund that heritage located in Vaucluse, near Sydney. Strickland House doubled as Darwin's Government House in the movie.

- In December 2006, Bowen was chosen as the location for the filming of one third of production, a picture of the look of Darwin.

- In April 2007, Kununurra was chosen as location for Australia another, this time to serve as a remote control Downs, the homestead owned by Kidman's character.

- On August 11, 2008, eight months after filming wrapped, some members of the cast and crew were able to look back at Fox Studios, Sydney, filming pick-up shots.

World Release Date

26 November, 2008: Australia, United Kingdom
11 Dec, 2008: Hungary
17 December, 2008: Belgium
18 December, 2008: Netherlands
24 Dec, 2008: Egypt, France
25 Dec., 2008: Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden
26 Dec., 2008: Estonia, Finland, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Spain
January 1, 2009: Argentina, Russia
16 Jan., 2009: Italy
February 2, 2009: Japan

Twilight

"Twilight" is an action-packed, modern love story between a vampire and a human being. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is always a bit different, never have to worry about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother remarried and sent Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, that they do not expect much of anything to change.

Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy differently than they ever met. Intelligent and witty, he sees right into her soul. Soon, Bella and Edward attention grew up in a passionate romance and certainly not orthodox. Edward can run faster than a mountain lion, he can stop a moving car with his bare hands - and he has not aged since 1918. Like all vampires, he is immortal.

But he has no fangs, and he does not drink human blood; Edward and his family are unique among vampires in their lifestyle. To Edward, Bella is that thing that he has waited 90 years for - a soulmate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the main attraction of its odor, which could send him into an uncontrollable rage.

But what will Edward & Bella do when James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi) and Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre), the Cullens' mortal vampire enemies, come to town, looking for her? Based on the Stephenie Meyer book.

Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
Written by: Melissa Rosenberg
Cast: Kristin Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Cam Gigandet, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, Elizabeth Reaser, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Bill Burke, Sarah Clarke, Anna Kendrick, Christian Serratos, Justin Chon and Michael Welch
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Official Site: www.thetwilightmovie.com
Release Date: November 21, 2008 (wide)
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Movie Trivia

- Kristen Stewart has naturally green eyes. She wears brown contacts for filming because Bella is deemed to have brown eyes.

- Kellan Lutz intended to keep its natural curls for the role of Emmett Cullen. But his role in the previous _ "Generation Kill" (2008) requires a buzz cut and his hair does not grow fast enough for the filming of Twilight.

- Henry Cavill Stephenie Meyer was the first choice to play Edward, but by the time the film began to see, he was 25 years old, and he saw no longer part of a 17-year-old. He was then part of the Carlisle Cullen, but turned it down because of his commitment to 'The Tudors'

- For the role of Edward Cullen, Robert Pattinson flew from England to director Catherine Hardwicke's house to audition. There, he and Kristen Stewart, who was already cast as Bella Swan, the words "Love Scene" / "Meadow Scene" on Hardwicke's own bed.

- All of the actors playing the Cullens wear topaz colored contacts.

- Taylor Lautner had to wear a wig for his role as Jacob Black.

- More than 5,000 actors auditioned for the role of Edward.

- According to an interview with Network.NationalPost.com July and director Catherine Hardwicke, Kristen Stewart was recommended for the role of Bella Swan by Emile Hirsch her co-star from Into the Wild (2007) and who Hardwicke directed in Lords of Dogtown (2005 ).

- The script was ready in 6 weeks.

- Robert Pattinson said in an interview that this is his first American role, and he had no formal training to perfect his American accent.

- Hardwicke unveiled in an interview with MTV that a song by alternative rock band Muse, later proved to be "super-massive black hole" would be included on the soundtrack of the movie. Hardwicke said that she may record a remix of the song to the "Twilight a little extra stuff to adjust to the scene." They also said that two songs written by Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward, will be included on the soundtrack and

- The Cullen family had to learn how to bat left-handers in baseball scene.

World Release Date

12 Dec., 2009: South Korea
19 Dec., 2009: Italy
25 Dec, 2009: Argentina
January 8, 2009: Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines
January 9, 2009: Australia, United Kingdom
22 Jan., 2009: Germany
13 Feb, 2009: Finland, Norway
March 6, 2009: Sweden
March 20, 2009: Venezuela

The Haunting Of Molly Hartley

Molly (Haley Bennett) is a 17-year-old girl who is physically recovered from a stab wound by her mother, but the psychological scars that remain run deep. To help her start a new life after her trauma, her father has her in a new school.

With her eighteenth birthday approaching, Molly is haunted by nightmares of her mother the attack on her while coping with the stress of the new girl at school. Symptoms of psychosis that seem to be affecting her seem to signify the beginning of a mental illness who has control over her mother's life, but a number of different explanations for her distress, the most unforeseen and terrifying is revealed as the truth.

Eventually, Molly discovers that her mother and others who share the concern of her mother wants her to save her from a prior life as a servant of the devil.

Directed by: Mickey Liddell
Written by: John Travis, Rebecca Sonne Shine
Cast: Haley Bennett, Chace Crawford, Jake Weber, Nina Siemaszko, John Newton, Anna Lynne McCord, Shannon Marie Woodward, Jessica Lowndes, Marin Hinkle, Shanna Collins, Josh Stewart, Randy Wayne, Kevin Cooney, Jamie McShane, Tony Besson
Studio: Liddell Entertainment
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror.
Official Site: www.thehauntingofmollyhartley.com
Release Date: October 31, 2008
Trailer: www.youtube.com