MOVIE TRAILERS FOR THIS WEEK'S

Last updated: Thursday, August 17, 2006

MOVIE TRAILERS FOR THIS WEEK'S

Release Date: August 18, 2006

ACCEPTED

Cast: Blake Lively, Justin Long, Diora Baird, Jonah Hill, Maria Thayer

Synopsis: High schooler Bartleby Gaines (“B” to his friends) is on his way to scoring a perfect eight out of eight college rejection letters- which isn’t going to go over big with his parents. At least, he’s not alone- several of his posse of oddball friends are in the same, college-less boat. What’s a guy, facing down a lifetime career as a convenience store clerk, going to do? Create his own college, of course. B calls in some friendly favors-has a techie bud build a website, convinces another friend’s burnout uncle to pose as the dean and organizes a clean-up/ building party at a local abandoned mental hospital- and South Harmon Institute of Technology is born. Just as B and his fellow South Harmon classmen are settling into their charade, they realize they’ve done their jobs too well as dozen of other college rejects show up for classes at this off-the-radar institute. Under the scornful eyes of the privileged students and faculty from the neighboring college, B and his friends forge ahead with maintaining a functioning (and fake) university. Their effort to keep up the ruse quickly escalates into a battle between the have-nots of South Harmon and the have-snots of their ‘sister’ school-higher learning has never stooped so low. Accepted is produced by Tom Shadyac (Bruce Almighty) and Michael Bostick and is directed by Steve Pink (writer of High Fidelity and Grosse Pointe Blank in his feature film directorial debut). It is written by Mark Perez, Adam Cooper & Bill Collage.

Trailers (QuickTime): 1, 2

Clips (QuickTime): 1, 2, 3

THE ILLUSIONIST

Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel and Edward Norton at the Premiere of 'The Illusionist' at the Chelsea West Theatre. New York City, USA - 15.08.06

Cast: Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti, Brian Caspe, Rufus Sewell

Synopsis: A supernatural mystery that combines romance, politics and magic, The Illusionist is the latest film from the producers of the Oscar winners Crash and Sideways. The film stars Academy Award nominees Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti as two men pitted against each other in a battle of wits: Norton as mysterious stage magician Eisenheim, and Giamatti as Vienna's shrewd Chief Inspector Uhl, with Jessica Biel sharing the screen as the beautiful Sophie von Teschen. When word of Eisenheim's astounding illusions reaches the powerful and pragmatic Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell), the ruler attends one of the magician's shows in order to debunk Eisenheim during the performance. But when the Prince's intended, Sophie von Teschen, assists the magician onstage, Eisenheim and Sophie recognize each other from their childhoods—and a dormant love affair is rekindled. As the clandestine romance continues, Uhl is charged by Leopold to intensify his efforts to expose Eisenheim, even while the magician gains a devoted and vocal public following. With Uhl doggedly searching for the reasons and the man behind the trickery, Eisenheim prepares to execute his greatest illusion yet. The Illusionist is written and directed by Neil Burger, and features top-notch production values, including a haunting score by master contemporary composer Philip Glass.

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MATERIAL GIRLS

Haylie Duff, Hilary Duff and Sebastian Stan at the Premiere of the film 'Material Girls' at Chelsea West. New Yorck City, USA - 14.08.06

Cast: Anjelica Huston, Haylie Duff, Hilary Duff, Lukas Haas, Maria Conchita Alonso

Synopsis: Ava and Tanzie Marchetta have it all. The heiresses to a multi-million dollar cosmetics company, the girls approach life as one big party. But when a scandal involving one of their products emerges, the girls are left penniless, homeless, and seemingly helpless. They could, of course, take the easy way out and listen to the board of directors who want to sell the company to their biggest competitor, but that would forever taint the name of their late father, who built it from the ground up. Instead, Ava and Tanzie decide to protect what is rightfully theirs. What it’s going to take to do that will require them to do some things they’ve never really considered…growing up, taking initiative and responsibility, and asking for help from others, rather than expecting it to fall into their laps. If they can find their inner strength, they might be able to clear their father’s name. If not, the party might be over…for good.

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SNAKES ON A PLANE

Cast: Julianna Margulies, Rachel Blanchard, Samuel L Jackson, Adam Behr, Bruce James

Synopsis: Samuel L. Jackson stars in the intense action feature Snakes On A Plane from director David Ellis (Final Destination 2, Cellular). Jackson plays an FBI agent who is escorting a witness on a flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles when an assassin releases hundreds of deadly snakes on a commercial airplane in order to eliminate the witness. The FBI agent, along with a rookie pilot, frightened crew and passengers must then band together in a desperate attempt to survive.

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