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Last updated: Tuesday, May 20, 2008

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Release Date: May 20, 2008

DIARY OF THE DEAD

Cast: Joshua Close, Joe Dinicol, Megan Park, Michelle Morgan, Scott Wentworth

Synopsis: The master of horror returns to the kind of filmmaking he pioneered and the genre he invented. In his first independent zombie film in over twenty years, George A. Romero takes us back to ground zero in the history of the living dead.

Jason Creed and a small crew of college filmmakers are in the Pennsylvania woods making a no-budget horror film when they hear the terrifying news that the dead have started returning to life.

Led by Jason's girlfriend, Debra, the frightened young filmmakers set off in a friend's old Winnebago to try to get back to the only safety and security they know: their homes.

But there is no escape from the crisis, nor any real home for them anymore. Everything they depend upon, all that they hold dear, is fractured as the plague of the living dead begins to spread.

Jason documents the true-life horrors in a tense, first-person style that heightens the reality of each encounter. Even as his friends die, even as they are attacked by ravenous walking corpses at every stop along the way, Jason keeps filming, an obsessive, unflinching eye in the midst of chaos.

They take final refuge in a fortress of a mansion, but their sanctuary turns out to be a trap from which there is no escape. Throughout it all, the cameras keep rolling, recording every detail for future generations…if any survive.

STRANGE WILDERNESS

Cast: Ashley Scott, Justin Long, Krista Allen, Robert Patrick, Steve Zahn

Synopsis: Animal enthusiast Peter Gaulke (STEVE ZAHN) and his sidekick Fred Wolf (ALLEN COVERT) host an ailing wildlife TV show “Strange Wilderness,” which is in a steep ratings decline. Desperate to save the show, Peter hatches a Hail Mary scheme to find the one animal that could truly turn the show around and change the nature show landscape forever – Bigfoot.

FINISHING THE GAME

Cast: James Franco, Dustin Nguyen, McCaleb Burnett, Roger Fan, Sung Kang

Synopsis: The unexpected death of Bruce Lee, a world-wide phenomenon and established movie star, came at the zenith of his popularity. Having already shot scenes for his upcoming movie GAME OF DEATH, studio heads decided to complete the film by launching a search for his replacement attracting hopefuls from all around the world. FINISHING THE GAME is an uproarious, poignant, unpredictable and action-packed re-imagining of that casting process for Lee's replacement and examines the leaps and bounds Asians have taken in media representation - or have they?

THE FLOCK

Cast: Avril Lavigne, Claire Danes, Richard Gere, KaDee Strickland, Ray Wise

Synopsis: He must go into the darkest corners of the most twisted minds to protect the innocent. From the critically acclaimed director Andrew Lau comes a heartstopping psychological thriller about a hyper-vigilant agent (Gere) and his female protégé (Danes) who must track down a missing girl. Working against the clock they unravel the twisted details to track the potential killer.

FORGIVING THE FRANKLINS

Cast: Aviva, Jenica Bergere, Robertson Dean, Teresa Willis, Vince Pavia

Synopsis: FORGIVING THE FRANKLINS is the hilarious and absurd tale of what happens to a conservative North Carolina family after the burden of Original Sin is lifted from them through Divine Intervention.

Before the fortunate catastrophe of a car crash changes them forever, The Franklins are passionless American stereotypes living unfulfilling but picture-perfect lives. Frank’s a lawyer, Betty’s a homemaker, Brian’s a high school football hero, and Caroline’s a cheerleader. Not a one of them is genuinely contented in the roles they play.

After the accident, Frank, Betty and Brian emerge from a collective coma, reborn into a life without shame. Much to the horror of Caroline, who escaped the coma, her family’s repressed sexuality is unleashed and on display for anyone who’d care to look.

The community they live in doesn’t quite appreciate The Franklin’s new way of embracing life, which leads to a dramatic conclusion you’ll never see coming.

If you’re in the mood for a movie that constantly surprises, delights and leaves you thinking when it’s over, hop in bed with The Franklins tonight. They’ll be happy to teach you a few new tricks.

NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS

Cast: Diane Kruger, Ed Harris, Helen Mirren, Jon Voight, Nicolas Cage

Synopsis: Join Nicolas Cage on a heart-pounding adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat in a race to find the Lost City of Gold. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, Disney's NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS takes you on a globe-trotting quest full of adrenaline-pumping twists and turns — all leading to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets. But there's only one way to find it — Ben Gates must kidnap the President. Packed with fast-paced action and crackling humor, NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS is a movie your entire family will want to rediscover again and again.

Source: CelebrityWonder.com

| Tuesday, May 20, 2008

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