MOVIES THIS WEEK

Last updated: Thursday, January 17, 2008

MOVIES THIS WEEK

Release Date: January 18, 2008

27 DRESSES

Cast: Edward Burns, James Marsden, Judy Greer, Katherine Heigl, Malin Akerman

Synopsis: Katherine Heigl, who earlier this year got “Knocked Up” in the hit motion comedy from Judd Apatow, and nabbed an Emmy for her starring role as a surgical resident in “Grey’s Anatomy,” is always a bridesmaid but never a bride in the romantic comedy 27 dresses. From the screenwriter of “The Devil Wears Prada,” 27 Dresses centers on Jane (Heigl), an idealistic, romantic and completely selfless woman…a perennial bridal attendant whose own happy ending is nowhere in sight. But when younger sister Tess captures the heart Jane’s boss – with whom Jane is secretly in love – Jane begins to reexamine her “always-a-bridesmaid….” lifestyle.

TEETH

Cast: Jess Weixler, John Hensley, Josh Pais, Julia Garro, Nicole Swahn

Synopsis: High school student Dawn works hard at suppressing her budding sexuality by being the local chastity group's most active participant. Her task is made even more difficult by her bad boy stepbrother Brad's increasingly provocative behavior at home. A stranger to her own body, innocent Dawn discovers she has a toothed vagina when she becomes the object of violence. As she struggles to comprehend her anatomical uniqueness, Dawn experiences both the pitfalls and the power of being a living example of the vagina dentata myth.

CLOVERFIELD

Cast: Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, Michael Stahl-David, Odette Yustman

Synopsis: Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.

MAD MONEY

Cast: Diane Keaton, Katie Holmes, Queen Latifah, Finesse Mitchell, Ted Danson

Synopsis: Bridget Cardigan (Diane Keaton) is shocked to learn that she is on the verge of losing her home and comfortable upper middle class lifestyle when her husband Don (Ted Danson) is downsized from his job. Armed only with a decades old English degree and years as a dedicated mother and corporate wife, Bridget is forced into the unfamiliar labor market with no job skills. Finally, she accepts the only position she can find—janitor at the Federal Reserve Bank.
The one-time suburban mom soon discovers she has more in common with her new co-workers than she thought. Bridget forges an unexpected bond with Nina (Queen Latifah), a hard-working single mom with two kids to raise, and Jackie (Katie Holmes), an exuberant free spirit with nothing to lose. Caught up in a system that underestimates their talents and keeps their dreams just out of reach, Bridget, Nina and Jackie set out to even the score.
After a lifetime of playing by the rules, the three devise a plan to smuggle soon-to-be destroyed currency out of the supposedly airtight Reserve. As the unlikely crime syndicate amasses piles of cash, it looks like they have pulled off the perfect crime—until a minor misstep alerts the authorities. With more money than they know what to do with, the women are pushed to the limits of their ingenuity to stay one step ahead of the law!

CASSANDRA'S DREAM

Cast: Colin Farrell, Ewan McGregor, Tom Wilkinson, Sally Hawkins, Tamzin Outhwaite

Synopsis: Set in contemporary London, CASSANDRA’S DREAM is a powerful and thrilling story about two brothers (Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell) who are desperate to better their troubled lives. One is a chronic gambler in debt over his head, and the other is a young man in love with a beautiful actress (newcomer Hayley Atwell) he has recently met. Their lives gradually become entangled into a sinister situation with intense and unfortunate results. Written and directed by Academy Award winner Woody Allen, the film also stars Tom Wilkinson and Sally Hawkins. The score is by Phillip Glass and the cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond.

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