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Last updated: Tuesday, October 14, 2008

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Release Date: October 14, 2008

DARK FLOORS

Cast: Dominique McElligott, Noah Huntley, Ronald Pickup, Skye Bennett, William Hope

Synopsis: A father, concerned for his autistic daughter’s health, sees her immediate removal from the hospital as her only option. An elevator break-down prevents a smooth exit and renders them trapped with others. This is only the beginning of their descent into hell. When the doors finally open, the hospital appears mysteriously deserted. As mutilated bodies are found, creatures from a dark world start a frightening attack. It soon becomes clear that the survival of the group may rest solely on the little girl. Members of the internationally-popular heavy metal band LORDI star in Dark Floors. The band hails from Finland and has performed on the main stage at Ozzfest (2007) and toured with Type O Negative and Twin Method. Bloody-Disgusting.com has called the film “one the craziest, coolest looking films.”

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL

Cast: Cate Blanchett, Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, Shia LaBeouf

Synopsis: The newest Indiana Jones adventure begins in the desert Southwest in 1957 - the height of the Cold War. Indy and his sidekick Mac (Ray Winstone) have barely escaped a close scrape with nefarious Soviet agents on a remote airfield.
Now, Professor Jones has returned home to Marshall College -- only to find things have gone from bad to worse. His close friend and dean of the college (Jim Broadbent) explains that Indy's recent activities have made him the object of suspicion, and that the government has put pressure on the university to fire him. On his way out of town, Indiana meets rebellious young Mutt (Shia LaBeouf), who carries both a grudge and a proposition for the adventures archaeologist. If he'll help Mutt on a mission with deeply personal stakes, Indy could very well make one of the most spectacular archaelogoist finds in history - the Crystal Skull of Akator, a legendary of fascination, superstition and fear.

MONGOL

Cast: Honglei Sun, Khulan Chuluun, Odnyam Odsuren, Tadanobu Asano, Zhang Yimou

Synopsis: Directed by Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains, The Nomad), Mongol is the epic story of a young Genghis Khan and how events in his early life lead him to become the legendary conquer and father of Mongolia. The film will star Tadanobu Asano (Zatoichi) as Genghis Khan and will be produced by Sergei Selyanov, Anton Melnik, and Bulat Galimgereyev. Bodrov penned the script with Arif Aliyev. Mongol is currently in production and is scheduled for release in 2007.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

Cast: Christopher Bradley, Jeff L. Green, Joshua Feinman, Merry Grissom, Sarah Denning

Synopsis: An examination of the unintended consequences of the Iraqi war with a focus on events at Abu Ghraib prison which began to appear in global media in 2004. The prison quickly became notorious for the shocking photos of the abuse and torture of terror suspects by military men and women. Ultimately, it is the story of soldiers who believed they were defending democracy but found themselves plunged into an unimagined nightmare.

WAR, INC.

Cast: Ben Kingsley, Hilary Duff, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Marisa Tomei

Synopsis: Recreating his role as a hitman, John Cusack gives a hilarious performance in “War, Inc.”, a political satire set in Turaqistan, a Country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former U.S. Vice President (Dan Aykroyd). In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the war-torn nation offers, the corporation's CEO hires Hauser (Cusack) to kill a Middle Eastern oil minister. Now, struggling with his own growing demons, the assassin must pose as the corporation’s Trade Show Producer in order to pull off this latest hit, while maintaining his cover by organizing the high-profile wedding of Yonica Babyyeah (Hilary Duff), an outrageous Central Asian pop star, and keeping a sexy left-wing reporter (Marisa Tomei) in check.

TORTILLA HEAVEN

Cast: George Lopez, Alexis Cruz, Jose Zuniga, Judy Herrera, Miguel Sandoval

Synopsis: God, Greed, and the American Dream. A tiny town in New Mexico is turned upside down when the face of Jesus Christ appears upon a tortilla.

THE PIRATES WHO DON'T DO ANYTHING: A VEGGIE TALES MOVIE

Cast: Megan Murphy, Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Tim Hodge

Synopsis: From the creators of 2002's wildly successful Jonah—A VeggieTales Movie comes a new story of heroism in the beloved VeggieTales' world, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything. Now, we follow the comic misadventures of three animated veggie pals who reluctantly set sail for adventure and discover that real heroes don't have to be tall, strong, handsome…or even human.

STUCK

Cast: Mena Suvari, Patrick McKenna, Russell Hornsby, Stephen Rea

Synopsis: Brandi (Suvari), a hard-partying, overworked nursing assistant, accidentally steers her car into a homeless man (Rea), sending him flying through the windshield. Not wanting to jeopardize a possible job promotion, she chooses not to get him medical help, leaving him clinging to life in her garage. But soon her psyche begins to unravel as captor and captive are pitted against each other in a bloody...even outrageous battle for survival.

Source: CelebrityWonder.com

| Tuesday, October 14, 2008

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