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Release Date: October 30, 2007

CAPTIVITY

Cast: Elisha Cuthbert, Daniel Gillies, Laz Alonso, Michael Harney, Pruitt Taylor Vince

Synopsis: Top cover girl and fashion model Jennifer Tree (Elisha Cuthbert) has it all - beauty, fame, money and power. Everyone wants her...but some more than others. Alone after a charity event, she is drugged and taken. Directed by acclaimed director Roland Joffe, CAPTIVITY delves deep into the minds of both captor and victim. Called one of the most controversial films of the year, CAPTIVITY will leave you terrified and looking over your shoulder wondering if you could be next!

TALK TO ME

Cast: Cedric the Entertainer, Don Cheadle, Martin Sheen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mike Epps

Synopsis: Academy Award® nominee Don Cheadle portrays the one and only Ralph Waldo 'Petey' Greene Jr. in this funny, feel-good and inspiring true story. Ex-convict Greene talks his way into an on-air radio gig with program director Dewey Hughes (Chiwetel Ejiofor), and his unprecedented 'tell it like it is' style breaks all the rules while electrifying a city and bringing a nation together when it needs it the most. Also starring Cedric The Entertainer, Taraji P. Henson, Mike Epps and Martin Sheen, Talk to Me tells the extraordinary story of an outrageous and beloved voice ready to shake up the world in the movie critics are hailing as 'fresh and revelatory' (Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times).

CANTANTE, EL

Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Christopher Becerra, Federico Castelluccio, Marcus Collins

Synopsis: It was the 1970s and a new sound was echoing through New York City like a revolution. It was hot, it was sexy.it was salsa. From a smoky club in the barrio to Madison Square Garden, one man would rise above the rest to become an icon still beloved by fans today. With his dynamic and devoted wife, Puchi (Lopez), by his side, Lavoe (Anthony) blazed a path through life that left a legacy of extraordinary music and personal destruction.

IN THE LAND OF WOMEN

Cast: Adam Brody, Kristen Stewart, Makenzie Vega, Meg Ryan, Elena Anaya

Synopsis: Aspiring writer Carter Webb has just been dumped by his true love, Sophia. Heartbroken and depressed, Carter escapes Los Angeles to suburban Michigan to care for his ailing grandmother and to work on a book he has always wanted to write. Soon after his arrival, Carter stumbles into the lives of the family living directly across the street: Sarah Hardwicke, and her daughters, Paige and Lucy. His relationships with all of these women help Carter discover that what felt like an end was only just the beginning of something else...

DAY WATCH

Cast: Galina Tunina, Maria Poroshina, Konstantin Khabensky, Valery Zolotukhin, Vladimir Menshov

Synopsis: A man (Khabensky) who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event. Featuring the cinematic vision of cutting-edge Director/Writer Timur Bekmambetov, 'Day Watch (Dnevnoi Dozor)' is the second installment of a trilogy based on the best-selling sci-fi novels of Sergei Lukyanenko entitled 'Night Watch,' 'Day Watch' and 'Dusk Watch.' A dazzling mix of state-of-the-art visual effects, amazing action sequences, and nail-biting horror, when 'Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor)' was released in its native Russia in July 2004, it became an instant smash hit breaking all film gross records in post-Soviet history. Set in contemporary Moscow, 'Day Watch (Dnevnoi Dozor)' revolves around the conflict and balance maintained between the forces of light and darkness -- the result of a medieval truce between the opposing sides.

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LICENSE TO WED

Cast: Christine Taylor, Mandy Moore, Robin Williams, Eric Christian Olsen, John Krasinski

Synopsis: Newly engaged, Ben Murphy (John Krasinski) and Sadie Jones (Mandy Moore) can't wait to start their life together and live happily ever after. The problem is that Sadie's family church, St. Augustine's, is run by Reverend Frank (Robin Williams), who won't bless Ben and Sadie's union until they pass his patented, 'foolproof' marriage-prep course. Consisting of outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and some outright invasion of privacy, Reverend Frank's rigorous curriculum puts Ben and Sadie's relationship to the test. Forget happily ever after--do they even have what it takes to make it to the altar?

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SPIDER-MAN 3

Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst, Tobey Maguire, Topher Grace

Synopsis: Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) finally has the girl of his dreams, Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst), and New York City is in the throes of Spider-mania! But when a strange alien symbiote turns Spider-Man's suit black, his darkest demons come to light changing Spider-Man inside as well as out. Spider-Man is in for the fight of his life against a lethal mix of villains - the deadly Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), Venom (Topher Grace), and the New Goblin (James Franco) - as well as the enemy within himself.

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PIERREPOINT

Cast: Cavan Clerkin, Eddie Marsan, Juliet Stevenson, Michael Norton, Timothy Spall

Synopsis: Following in the footsteps of his father and uncle before him, Albert Pierrepoint joins the 'family business' in 1934. He rises through the ranks to become the most feared and respected executioner in the country, hanging over 450 people in his lifetime. Living a double life as a master hangman, and a grocery deliveryman and loyal husband, Pierrepoint's obsession to become the 'Number One' executioner in the country results in his selection as executioner for some of Britain's most infamous murderers and Nazi war criminals. But this brings notoriety, shattering Pierrepoint's guarded anonymity and turning him into a minor celebrity. When public opinion turns against capital punishment, Pierrepoint becomes a scorned man and is ready to give it all up, but fate has other plans in store for him. A devastating, true-life story of Albert Pierrepoint, Britain's most notorious hangman.

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THE WENDELL BAKER STORY

Cast: Eddie Griffin, Eva Mendes, Kris Kristofferson, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson

Synopsis: In his return to writing and as director, Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con named Wendell Baker whose latest scam lands him in jail and alienates him from his longtime girlfriend Doreen (Eva Mendes), best friend Reyes (Jacob Vargas) and even his dog, Junior. Eternally optimistic, Wendell makes the most of his time behind bars and vows to turn his life around. Upon release, he gets a job at the Shady Grove retirement hotel, where he befriends residents Boyd (Seymour Cassel), Skip (Harry Dean Stanton) and Nasher (Kris Kristofferson). Wendell's new friends advise him on how to win back his girlfriend, while he helps them battle the hotel's evil head nurse, Neil King (Owen Wilson) and his right-hand man, McTeague (Eddie Griffin).

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Source: CelebrityWonder.com

| Tuesday, October 30, 2007

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