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Release Date: April 8, 2008

WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY

Cast: Jack Black, Jenna Fischer, John C. Reilly, Justin Long, Paul Rudd

Synopsis: One of the most iconic figures in rock history, Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) had it all: the women (over 411 served), the friends (Elvis, The Beatles) and the rock 'n' roll lifestyle (a close and personal relationship with ever pill and powder known to man). But most of all, he had the music that transformed a dimwitted country boy into the greatest American rock star who never lived. A wild and wicked send-up of ever musical biopic ever made, WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY is gut-busting proof that when it comes to hard rocking, living and laughing, a hard man is good to find.

RESERVATION ROAD

Cast: Jennifer Connelly, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Mira Sorvino, Elle Fanning

Synopsis: Academy Award® nominee Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo and Academy Award® winners Jennifer Connelly and Mira Sorvino deliver riveting performances in the gripping thriller Reservation Road. A powerful human story of anger, revenge and great courage, this film takes you on an intense journey that follows two fathers as their families and lives converge after the events of one fateful night. 'Suspenseful, emotional and completely engrossing' (Pete Hammond, Maxim), Reservation Road is 'a deft, satisfying thriller' (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly).

RESURRECTING THE CHAMP

Cast: Josh Hartnett, Samuel L. Jackson, Teri Hatcher, Kathryn Morris, Rachel Nichols

Synopsis: Sportswriter Erik Kernan (Hartnett) wants nothing more than to discover a story great enough to make headlines. So when he meets Champ (Jackson), a former boxing champion living on the streets, he knows he has a shot to save them both. Recording his newfound friend's unbelievable tale of triumph and defeat, Kernan gets his story and his fame. But as Champ's tale falls under more scrutinizing eyes, Kernan will have to learn that what truly makes a story great is the quality of the man behind it.

THE 11th HOUR

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mikhail Gorbachev, Paul Hawken, Stephen Hawking, Sylvia Earle Ph.D.

Synopsis: Drought. Famine. Severe flooding. Record rainfall. Hurricanes. Acid rain. The highest average temperatures in recorded history. Catastrophe is reported on the nightly news as isolated incidents. But are these incidents isolated, or pieces of a larger global puzzle that could unlock humanity's future?

THERE WILL BE BLOOD

Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Ciaran Hinds, Dillon Freasier, Kevin J. O'Connor, Paul Dano

Synopsis: A sprawling epic of family, faith, power and oil, THERE WILL BE BLOOD is set on the incendiary frontier of California’s turn-of-the-century petroleum boom. The story chronicles the life and times of one Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), who transforms himself from a down-and-out silver miner raising a son on his own into a self-made oil tycoon. When Plainview gets a mysterious tip-off that there’s a little town out West where an ocean of oil is oozing out of the ground, he heads with his son, H.W. (Dillon Freasier), to take their chances in dust-worn Little Boston. In this hardscrabble town, where the main excitement centers around the holy roller church of charismatic preacher Eli Sunday (Paul Dano), Plainview and H.W. make their lucky strike.

LIONS FOR LAMBS

Cast: Meryl Streep, Michael Pena, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise, Andrew Garfield

Synopsis: Robert Redford, Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep deliver 'three knockout performances' (Vue Weekly) in this powerful story about how the decision makers at the top affect American soldiers on the ground half a world away. An idealistic professor (Redford), a charismatic U.S. Senator (Cruise) and a probing TV journalist (Streep) have opposing viewpoints about the actions of our nation and the attitudes of its citizens. But the human consequences of war become chillingly clear for two of the professor's former students, who find themselves trapped behind enemy lines, fighting for freedom... and their very lives.

MUSIC WITHIN

Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Melissa George, Michael Sheen, Ron Livingston, Yul Vazquez

Synopsis: Ron Livingston delivers the performance of a lifetime in this acclaimed film based on the incredible true-life story of Richard Pimentel. Deafened by a bomb blast in Vietnam, Richard (Livingston) returns home and discovers his life's calling: helping others with disabilities, including his fellow veterans. Along with his bestfriend Art (Michael Sheen), a wheelchair-bound rebel with a wicked wit, Richard fights for the rights of those whose voices can't always be heard. Music Within is a powerful and inspiring journey that every American should take.

Cast: Rachel Nichols, Wes Bentley, Miranda Edwards, Philip Akin, Stephanie Moore

Synopsis: It's Christmas Eve. Angela Bridges (Rachel Nichols- 'Alias' and 'Charlie Wilson's War'), an ambitious young executive, works late before she leaves for her family's holiday party. When she gets down to the parking garage, she discovers that her car won't start. The garage is deserted and her cell phone doesn't get a signal underground. When Thomas (Wes Bentley- 'American Beauty'), a friendly security guard, comes along and offers to help, Angela nervously accepts his gesture of good will. Soon after a failed attempt to start her car, he invites her to stay and share a small Christmas dinner he's preparing in the parking office, but she laughs it off. Angela doesn't realize this is no laughing matter – Thomas has been watching her closely...for months. His dinner invitation is not optional. If Angela wants to live to see Christmas morning, she must find a way to escape from level P2 of the parking garage.

THE WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP

Cast: Emily Watson, Alexander Nathan Etel, Ben Chaplin, Brian Cox, David Morrissey

Synopsis: When a lonely young boy named Angus discovers a large, mysterious egg along the shores of Loch Ness, no one is prepared for what lies within. He soon discovers that the strange mischevious hatchling inside is none other than The Water Horse, the loch's most mysterious and fabled creature! But with the Water Horse growing ten times its size every day, Angus finds it increasingly difficult to keep his new friend a secret.

Source: CelebrityWonder.com

| Tuesday, April 8, 2008

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