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Release Date: December 2, 2008

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN

Cast: Anna Popplewell, Liam Neeson, Peter Dinklage, Skandar Keynes, Sergio Castellitto

Synopsis: One year after the incredible events of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” the former Kings and Queens of Narnia find themselves back in that faraway realm, only to discover that more than 1,300 years have passed in Narnian time. During their absence, the Golden Age of Narnia has faded into legend. The land's magical talking animals and mythical creatures exist as little more than folk tales to the Telmarines, a race of humans led by the merciless Lord Miraz. The mighty lion Aslan has not been seen in a thousand years.
The four children have been summoned back to Narnia by Caspian, the young heir to the Telmarine throne, to combat his evil uncle Miraz. With the help of a crusty, valiant dwarf, Trumpkin, a courageous talking mouse named Reepicheep, and a mistrustful Black Dwarf, Nikabrik, they lead the Narnians on a remarkable journey to restore magic and glory to the land.

WANTED

Cast: Angelina Jolie, Common, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp

Synopsis: Wesley’s (James McAvoy) life is over – his pathetic old one, anyway… Fortunately, it is all because of a girl. Enter sizzling-hot Fox (Angelina Jolie), who crashes into his life and introduces him to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins, led by the enigmatic Sloan (Morgan Freeman). Seems Wes’s long-lost father was killed while working for the Fraternity and Wes has been selected to target the rogue member who murdered him. But before he can complete his assignment, Wes must first uncover the dark secrets behind the Fraternity in order to determine his own destiny.

DARK WORLD

Cast: Charles Arthur Berg, James Russo, Michael Pare, Steven Bauer, Theresa Russell

Synopsis: This gripping film noir follows in the best traditions of Hitchcock and Chandler. Starring Michael Pare (Eddie and the Cruisers, The Virgin Suicides), Theresa Russell (Black Widow, Wild Things), James Russo (Open Range, The Ninth Gate) and Steven Bauer (Primal Fear, Scarface), a former LA cop gets entangled in a web of sex and betrayal when his niece is abducted.

FLY ME TO THE MOON - 3D

Cast: Kelly Ripa, Nicolette Sheridan, Robert Patrick, Christopher Lloyd, Tim Curry

Synopsis: 'It took a monkey to get man into space, but it'll take three flies to get them back!'
July 16, 1969. NASA's space program was in full swing. A moon landing was about to become a reality. Astronauts, Neil Armstrong, 'Buzz' Aldrin and Michael Collins headed up the historic mission. That's what you do know...
What you don't know is that FLY ME TO THE MOON is the story of how three ordinary flies, NAT, I.Q. and SCOOTER managed to sneak aboard the Apollo 11 and forever changed the course of history! Not to mention, gain heroic confidence, overcome a few death-defying challenges and just maybe put an end to the notion that 'dreamers get swatted.'
In the 'us against them' Cold War tradition, FLY ME TO THE MOON tosses in Russian flies hell-bent on stopping us, Nat's 'never-too-old-to dream,' Grandfather, a Russian operative everyone loves to hate along with one incredible thrill ride to the moon. FLY ME TO THE MOON pulls at your heart strings, fills you with pride as you share the positive worldwide moment of such a wonderous achievement and makes you feel good to be alive and a fly! Okay, maybe not a fly, but everything else!

THE LONGSHOTS

Cast: Ice Cube, Dash Mihok, Keke Palmer, Jill Marie Jones, Tasha Smith

Synopsis: When Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube), a down on his luck former high school football star, takes the only job he can find – babysitting his misfit niece Jasmine (Keke Palmer), he discovers that she has the skills that once made him a great quarterback. The only place these two opposites get along is on the field, so Curtis is determined to turn Jasmine into the star of the local team, The Minden Browns, and get his own stride back by becoming the coach. The boys on the team don’t want her but when she shows them she’s got skills, she turns their whole world upside down.

LOWER LEARNING

Cast: Eva Longoria, Jason Biggs, Ed Helms, Rob Corddry, Will Sasso

Synopsis: Welcome to Geraldine Ferraro Elementary, where the teachers are drunk, lazy or psychotic, every child has been left behind, and burned-out Vice Principal Tom Willoman (Jason Biggs) is barely holding on. But when totally hot district inspector Rebecca Seabrook (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES’ Eva Longoria Parker) arrives to shut down the school, she and Tom hatch a plan to take back the classrooms from insanely corrupt Principal Billings (Rob Corddry of THE DAILY SHOW). What tragedy in Willoman’s past has turned him into a complete wuss? When are Nyquil shots and boxing matches considered proper teaching tools? How much damage can be inflicted by a bunch of pissed-off 2nd graders? Monica Potter (BOSTON LEGAL), and Will Sasso (MAD TV) co-star in this twisted comedy about the perils of public education and the higher calling to LOWER LEARNING.

STEP BROTHERS

Cast: John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Will Ferrell, Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins

Synopsis: In this 'bright, snappy relationship comedy' (Variety), a well-educated, sophisticated woman gets fed up with men after she discovers her fiance is already married. Though she wants a child, she'd rather raise it as a single mother rather than put up with the shenanigans of men. So she embarks on a series of sexual encounters in order to get pregnant, but finds the world of dating is not that simple. The smart dialogue and pleasant performances by Judit Schell and Sandor Csanyi (Kontroll) helped make this film a smash in Hungary.

THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE

Cast: Amanda Peet, David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Xzibit, Billy Connolly

Synopsis: In grand “X-Files” manner, the as yet untitled film’s storyline is being kept under wraps. This much can be revealed: It is a stand-alone story in the tradition of some of the show’s most acclaimed and beloved episodes, and takes the complicated relationship between Fox Mulder (Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Anderson) in unexpected directions. Mulder continues his unshakable quest for the truth, and Scully, the passionate, ferociously intelligent physician, remains inextricably tied to Mulder’s pursuits.

Source: CelebrityWonder.com

| Tuesday, December 2, 2008

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