MOVIES THIS WEEK

Last updated: Thursday, August 13, 2009

MOVIES THIS WEEK

Release Date: August 14, 2009

DISTRICT 9

Cast: David James, Jason Cope, Mandla Gaduka, Sharlto Copley, Vanessa Haywood, William Allen Young

Synopsis: Thirty years ago, aliens made first contact with Earth. Humans waited for the hostile attack, or the giant advances in technology. Neither came. Instead, the aliens were refugees, the last survivors of their home world. The creatures were set up in a makeshift home in South Africa's District 9 as the world's nations argued over what to do with them.
Now, patience over the alien situation has run out. Control over the aliens has been contracted out to Multi-National United (MNU), a private company uninterested in the aliens' welfare - they will receive tremendous profits if they can make the aliens' awesome weaponry work. So far, they have failed; activation of the weaponry requires alien DNA.
The tension between the aliens and the humans comes to a head when an MNU field operative, Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley), contracts a mysterious virus that begins changing his DNA. Wikus quickly becomes the most hunted man in the world, as well as the most valuable - he is the key to unlocking the secrets of alien technology. Ostracized and friendless, there is only one place left for him to hide: District 9.

BANDSLAM

Cast: Alyson Michalka, David Bowie, Jaime De La Rosa, Lisa Kudrow, Vanessa Anne Hudgens

Synopsis: Disney Channel superstars Vanessa Anne Hudgens ('High School Musical 1 & 2,' 'High School Musical 3') and Alyson Michalka ('Phil of the Future,' pop duo Aly and AJ) join Gaelan Connell ('Chocolat'), Scott Porter ('Speed Racer') and Lisa Kudrow ('Friends') in the music-driven comedy 'Bandslam.' When gifted singer-songwriter Charlotte Banks (Michalka) asks new kid in town Will Burton (Connell) to manage her fledgling rock band, she appears to have just one goal in mind: go head-to-head against her egotistical musician ex-boyfriend, Ben (Porter), at the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands. Against all odds, their band develops a sound all its own with a real shot at success in the contest. Meanwhile, romance brews between Will and Sam (Hudgens), who plays a mean guitar and has a voice to die for. When disaster strikes, it's time for the band to make a choice: Do they admit defeat, or face the music and stand up for what they believe in?

THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE

Cast: Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Ron Livingston

Synopsis: Based on the best-selling book about a love that transcends time. Clare has been in love with Henry her entire life. She believes they are destined to be together, even though she never knows when they will be separated: Henry is a time traveler--cursed with a rare genetic anomaly that causes him to live his life on a shifting timeline, skipping back and forth through his lifespan with no control. Despite the fact that Henry's travels force them apart with no warning, Clare desperately tries to build a life with her one true love.

THE GOODS: LIVE HARD, SELL HARD

Cast: James Brolin, Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, David Koechner, Kathryn Hahn

Synopsis: Who is Don Ready? Salesman? Lover? Song Stylist? Semi-professional dolphin trainer? Ready is all of the above, except for a dolphin trainer. When he's asked to help save an ailing local car dealership from bankruptcy, Ready and his ragtag crew descend on the town of Temecula like a pack of coyotes on a basket full of burgers. Selling, drinking, selling and going to strip clubs is their stock and trade. And they do it well. What Don doesn't expect is to fall in love and find his soul (cue heartfelt piano). THE GOODS: THE DON READY STORY stars Emmy award-winning actor Jeremy Piven (THE KINGDOM, “Entourage”) and Ving Rhames (I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III). The film is the first production from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Productions, directed by Neal Brennan, creator of the hugely successful Comedy Central hit, 'Chappelle’s Show.”

Source: CelebrityWonder.com

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