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Release Date: April 7, 2009

AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL

Cast: Aubrey O'Day, Nikki Schieler Ziering, Jillian Murray, Martin Klebba, Talan Torriero

Synopsis: Skanks. Creeps. Mean Girls. Bikini Prom. Welcome To Senior Year. It's the final week of senior year at A.H.S., and everything is coming to a head: The popular girl (Jillian Murray) and her exhibitionist husband (Talan Torriero of LAGUNA BEACH) are headed for divorce. Her rich rival (Aubrey O'Day of DANITY KANE) will do anything to be prom queen. Martin Klebba (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN) is the pint-sized principal with giant- sized passions.And the sexy art teacher (Playboy Playmate Nikki Ziering) has a creative way of providing inspiration. Can true love overcome horniness? Will graduation lead to the creepiest dad moment of all? And what is Las Vegas legend Trini Lopez doing here? Brian Drolet (THE HILLS) and Davida Williams (LIZZIE MCGUIRE) co-star in this uninhibited comedy about stripping down, hooking up and the unstoppable awesomeness of AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL.

BLED

Cast: Alex Petrovitch, Chris Ivan Cevic, Ivan L. Moody, Michele Morrow, Sarah Farooqui

Synopsis: Sai, a hip, young, new age artist living in a downtown warehouse, delves into an elusive fantasy world of the unknown. An enigmatic and handsome man seduces her to try an ancient drug that, unbeknownst to her, will make her the prey of a vampire from a dark dimension. He takes advantage of her newfound addiction and uses it to cross over from his world into hers. Bled features the film debut of Ivan L. Moody, the vocalist of music band Five Finger Death Punch.

DONKEY PUNCH

Cast: Jaime Winstone, Jay Taylor, Julian Morris, Nichola Burley, Tom Burke

Synopsis: Three hot girls, four guys, and one mega-swanky yacht collide for a serious night of drugs and sexual deviancy. One debaucherous act goes too far though, turning this teen joy ride into a weekend of bloody bedlam.

SHUTTLE

Cast: Cameron Goodman, Cullen Douglas, Peyton List, Tom Kemp, Tony Curran

Synopsis: When Jules (Cameron Goodman) and Mel (Peyton List) return from a girls' weekend vacation, they find themselves stranded at the airport, late on a rain-drenched night. Wanting just to get home safe and sound, they board an airport shuttle with a helpful, friendly driver (Tony Curran) for the short trip... that turns out to be anything but safe. From writer-director Edward Anderson, making his directorial debut, comes a terrifying thriller about a night that starts like any other, and a ride home that descends into darkness.

BEDTIME STORIES

Cast: Adam Sandler, Courteney Cox, Guy Pearce, Keri Russell, Teresa Palmer, Russell Brand

Synopsis: BEDTIME STORIES is an adventure comedy starring ADAM SANDLER as Skeeter Bronson, a hotel handyman whose life is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. He attempts to take advantage of the phenomenon, incorporating his own aspirations into one outlandish tale after another, but it’s the kids’ unexpected contributions that turn Skeeter’s life upside down.

THE DAY THE EARTH STODD STILL

Cast: Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Keanu Reeves, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith

Synopsis: 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' is 20th Century Fox's contemporary reinvention of its 1951 classic. Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu, an alien whose arrival on our planet triggers a global upheaval. As governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind the visitor's appearance, a woman (Jennifer Connelly) and her young stepson get caught up in his mission and come to understand the ramifications of his being a self-described 'friend to the Earth.'

DOUBT

Cast: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Viola Davis

Synopsis: It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), is trying to upend the school's strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep), the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. The winds of political change are sweeping through the community, and, indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James (Amy Adams), a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her guilt-inducing suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius is galvanized to begin a crusade to both unearth the truth and expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shred of proof or evidence except her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn, a battle that threatens to tear apart the church and school with devastating consequences.

HOUSE

Cast: Michael Madsen, Bill Moseley, Heidi Dippold, Lew Temple, Reynaldo Rosales

Synopsis: A riveting thriller, HOUSE puts a hauntingly familiar face on evil as you begin to realize that the only way out... is in.
In the year since their young daughter died in a tragic accident, Jack and Stephanie have built walls around their hearts that the other can't possibly penetrate. But their inner darkness is child's play compared to the evil that lurks in the walls of the House.
Imprisoned with another troubled couple in a house of true horrors, Jack and Stephanie are forced to play a one night game of life and death with a crazed murderer... and each other. When they come face-to-face with evil, they discover it is instantly recognizable.
Based on the best-selling novel by Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti, HOUSE is a riveting thriller that puts a hauntingly familiar face on evil. Could it be the only way out... is in?

THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX

Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Kevin Kline, Matthew Broderick, Sigourney Weaver

Synopsis: Tiny and graced with oversized ears, Despereaux was born too big for his little world. Refusing to live his life cowering, he befriends a Princess named Pea and learns to read (rather than eat) booksï¿½reveling in stories of knights, dragons and fair maidens. Banished from Mouseworld for being more man than mouse, Despereaux is rescued by another outcast, Roscuro, who also wants to hear the tales. But when the Princess dismisses Roscuro's friendship, he becomes the ultimate rat and plots revenge with fellow outsider Mig.
After Pea is kidnapped, Despereaux discovers he is the only one who can rescue her and that even the tiniest mouse can find the courage of a knight in shining armor. In this tale of bravery, forgiveness and redemption, one small creature will teach a kingdom that it takes only a little light to show the truth: what you look like doesn't equal what you are.

YES MAN

Cast: Jim Carrey, Sasha Alexander, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins

Synopsis: 'Yes Man' stars Jim Carrey as Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere--the operative word being 'no'--until he signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say 'yes' to everything...and anything. Unleashing the power of 'YES' begins to transform Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, getting him promoted at work and opening the door to a new romance. But his willingness to embrace every opportunity might just become too much of a good thing.

Source: CelebrityWonder.com

| Tuesday, April 7, 2009

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