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Release Date: March 18, 2008

ATONEMENT

Cast: James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Brenda Blethyn, Romola Garai, Vanessa Redgrave

Synopsis: From the award-winning director of Pride and Prejudice comes a stunning, critically acclaimed epic story of love. When a young girl catches her sister in a passionate embrace with a childhood friend, her jealousy drives her to tell a lie that will irrevocably change the course of all their lives forever. Academy Award® nominee Keira Knightley and James McAvoy lead an all-star cast in the film critics are hailing 'the year's best picture' (Thelma Adams, US Weekly).

ENCHANTED

Cast: Amy Adams, James Marsden, Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey, Timothy Spall

Synopsis: A fairy tale comes to life in this thoroughly original, new Disney Classic. Drawing inspiration from its classic heritage, Disney creates an inspired story unlike any you've experienced before. Filled with excitement, fun, and incredible music from the legendary Alan Menken, ENCHANTED is the ultimate fish-out-of-water adventure. For princess-to-be Giselle, life is a fairy tale -- until she's banished from the animated land of Andalasia and thrust into the very unmagical, live-action world of modern-day Manhattan. When a cynical, no-nonsense divorce lawyer comes to her aid, little does he realize that this joyful, wide-eyed innocent is about to enchant him. ENCHANTED -- the musical comedy that will have your entire family under its spell.

I AM LEGEND

Cast: Alice Braga, Will Smith, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Salli Richardson

Synopsis: Robert Neville is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable, and man-made. Somehow immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and maybe the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone. Mutant victims of the plague -- The Infected -- lurk in the shadows... watching Neville's every move... waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But he knows he is outnumbered... and quickly running out of time.

LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA

Cast: Benjamin Bratt, Catalina Sandino Moreno, John Leguizamo, Laura Harring, Javier Bardem

Synopsis: Spanning a half-century in the complex, magical and sensual city of Cartagena, Colombia, the sweeping romantic epic tells the story of a man who waits over fifty years for his one true love.
Academy Award nominee Javier Bardem stars as Florentino Ariza, a poet and telegraph clerk who discovers his life's passion when he sees Fermina Daza (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) through the window of her father's villa. Through a series of passionate letters, Florentino gradually awakens the young beauty's heart, but her father (John Leguizamo) is furious when he learns of the affair, and vows to keep them apart forever.
As the years go by, Fermina marries the sophisticated aristocrat Dr. Juvenal Urbino (Benjamin Bratt), who has brought order and medicine to Cartagena, stemming the waves of cholera that mysteriously besiege the city. He sweeps her away to Paris for years, and when they start their life together back in Cartagena, she has all but forgotten her first love.
But Florentino has not forgotten her. Now a wealthy shipowner, Florentino engages in a series of affairs but still yearns for Fermina. His heart is patient, and he will wait a lifetime for the chance to be with her again.

REVOLVER

Cast: Andre Benjamin, Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, Vincent Pastore, Terence Maynard

Synopsis: REVOLVER is populated with Guy Richie's ('Snatch'; 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels') classic breed of fast-talking, sharp-suited gangsters but with a psychological twist that your mind may not be able to handle. Jason Statham ('The Transporter' and 'Transporter 2') is Jake Green, a grifter who vows revenge against Macha (Ray Liotta, 'Goodfellas'), the ferocious crime boss who sent him to prison. After taking Macha down in a game of chance, Macha puts out a hit on Jake. Now, caught between a gun and a hard place, Jake finds himself protected by two vicious loan sharks (Vincent Pastore and Andre Benjamin) who make him an offer he can't refuse.

SOUTHLAND TALES

Cast: Justin Timberlake, Mandy Moore, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott, The Rock

Synopsis: From the writer/director of Donnie Darko, SOUTHLAND TALES is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros (Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson) is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar), an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner (Seann William Scott), a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.

STEEP

Cast: Anselme Baud, Bill Briggs, Chris Davenport, Doug Coombs, Ingrid Backstrom

Synopsis: Warning: You're about to experience the most breathtaking, exhilarating and inspirational ride of your life. Nathaniel Vinton of Men's Journal describes it as 'a super-charged chronicle of extreme skiing.' The world's best skiers go beyond their dreams to conquer the steepest runs ever faced. From the sheer cliffs of Grand Tetan, to the treachery of Chamonix France, to the untouched Alaskan peaks of Valdez, these 'extremers' sacrifice their lives for a thrill - but what a thrill it is. Fantastically beautiful images of the most magnificent peaks on the globe - along with devastating avalanches and fatal spills - only serve to push them harder. But you're about to discover not everyone who goes up the mountain returns. You have to ski it to believe it in this amazing documentary feature!

CONSPIRACY

Cast: Jennifer Esposito, Val Kilmer, Gary Cole, Greg Serano, Jay Jablonski

Synopsis: Hell hath no fury like revenge! Val Kilmer stars with Jennifer Esposito and Gary Cole in this explosive, action-packed film about a former Special Operations United States Marine who brings justice to a small border town. After he's wounded during combat in Iraq, MacPherson (Kilmer) reluctantly agrees to join a fellow soldier at his Arizona ranch. But when MacPherson arrives, his friend has mysteriously disappeared and no one will admit to knowing him. When he discovers that a corporate entity is running illegal aliens out of town by any means possible, MacPherson decides to get revenge and won't stop until everyone involved has been punished for their crimes.

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