Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)

In the year 2056--the not so distant future--an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants--for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by villainous Repo Men. In a world where surgery addicts are hooked on painkilling drugs and murder is sanctioned by law, a sheltered young girl searches for the cure to her own rare disease as well as information about her familys mysterious history. After being sucked into the haunting world of GeneCo, she is unable to turn back, as all of her questions will be answered at the wildly anticipated spectacular event: The Genetic Opera.

Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)Overview:
Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Musical/Performing Arts, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min.
Release Date: November 7th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence and gore, language, some drug and sexual content.
Distributors: Lionsgate
Production Co.: Twisted Pictures, Burg/Koules
Financiers: Twisted Pictures, Lionsgate
Filming Locations: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Produced in: United States

Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)Cast:
Starring: Anthony Head, Alexa Vega, Paris Hilton, Paul Sorvino, Nivek Ogre
Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
Produced by: Jonathan McHugh, Mark Burg, Oren Koules

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Watchmen (2009)

In an alternate 1985 America, costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the "Doomsday Clock" - which charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union - is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion - a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers - Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity...but who is watching the watchmen?

Watchmen (2009)Overview:
Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline: After a law is past to thwart the efforts of group of crimefighters, one of them is mysteriously murdered.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation
Release Date: March 6th, 2009 (wide)
Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co.: Lawrence Gordon Productions
Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Filming Locations: Vancouver, Canada
Produced in: United States

Watchmen (2009)Cast:
Malin Akerman :Laurie Juspeczyk/Silk Spectre
Patrick Wilson :Dan Dreiberg/Nite-Owl
Jackie Earle Haley :Walter Kovacs/Rorschach
Billy Crudup :Jon Osterman/Dr. Manhattan
Matthew Goode :Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias
Jeffrey Dean Morgan : Edward Blake/The Comedian
Carla Gugino :Sally Jupiter

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The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

The Secret Life of Bees (2008)Overview:
Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline: In 1960s South Carolina, a young white girl flees her hometown with her black surrogate mother and is taken in by an eccentric trio of beekeeping sisters who introduce the runaway to their secret world.
Genres: Drama and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.
Release Date: October 17th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material and some violence.
Distributors: Focus Features, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production Co.: Donners Company, Overbrook Entertainment, Dune Entertainment
Studios: Focus Features, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Filming Locations: Wilmington, North Carolina USA
Produced in: United States

The Secret Life of Bees (2008)Synopsis:
Set in South Carolina in 1964, the tale of Lily Owens, a 14-year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping, honey and the Black Madonna.

The Secret Life of Bees (2008)Cast:
Queen Latifah :August Boatwright
Dakota Fanning :Lily Owens
Jennifer Hudson :Rosaleen Daise
Sophie Okonedo :May Boatwright
Alicia Keys :June Boatwright
Paul Bettany :T. Ray Owens
Hilarie Burton :Deborah Owens
Nate Parker :Neil
Tristan Wilds :Zach Taylor
Shondrella Avery :Greta
Jasmine Burke :Sugar Girl
Bob Hungerford :Frank Posey
Chris Moore (II) :Posey’s Buddy
Bill Oberst :Sheriff Gaston
Walt Elder :Driver
Dan Beene :Mr. Kirven
Joe Chrest :Mr. Forrest
Robin Mullins :Miss Lacy
Jay Pearson (III) :White Man #3

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What Just Happened (2008)

What Just Happened (2008)Overview:
Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline: A desperate movie producer, in the throes of a broken second marriage, tries to survive the treachery of Hollywod and the hell of getting his move made.
Genres: Comedy and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.
Release Date: October 17th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for language, some violent images, sexual content and some drug material.
Distributors: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co.: Linson Films, Tribeca Films, 2929 Productions
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Produced in: United States

What Just Happened (2008)Synopsis:
Two nail-biting, back-stabbing, roller-coaster weeks in the world of a middle-aged Hollywood producer as he tries to juggle an actual life with an outrageous series of crises in his day job. Ben is besieged by people who want him all to be sorts of things -- a money maker, an ego buster, a bad news breaker, an artistic champion, a loyal husband, an all-knowing father, not to mention sexy, youthful and tuned-in -- everything except for the one thing he and all the preposterously behaved people he's surrounded by really are: bumbling human beings just trying to survive by any means necessary.

What Just Happened (2008)Cast:
Robert De Niro :Ben
Sean Penn :Himself
Bruce Willis :Himself
Stanley Tucci :Scott Solomon
John Turturro :Dick Bell
Kristen Stewart :Zoe
Catherine Keener :Lou Tarnow
Robin Wright Penn :Kelly
Dey Young Ben's :First Wife
Mark Ivanir :Johnny
Logan Grove :Max
Alessandra :Daniele Sophie
Moon Bloodgood :Laura
Michael Wincott :Jeremy Brunell
William Ragsdale :Agent #1
Peter Jacobson :Cal
Brandon Keener :Young Studio Executive
Bess Rous :Actor's Assistant
Ari Barak (II) :Aba Peterson
Lily Rabe :Dawn
Jason Kravitz :Pollster
Remy Selma :Jimmy
Christopher Evan Welch :Studio Marketing Guy
Sam Levinson :Carl
Paul Herman :Jerry
Jonathan Charles Kaplan (II) :Suit #1
Marin Hinkle :Vanity Fair Coordinator
Paul Lieber (II) :Vanity Fair Photographer
Lombardo Boyar :Guard at Studio Gate
Lindy Booth :Hostess
Kate Burton :Doctor Randall
Jean-Michel Richaud :Festival Host
Annie Parisse :Fiercely Actress
Tienne Vu :Manicurist #1

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Max Payne (2008)

Max Payne (2008)Overview:
Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Action/Adventure and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.
Release Date: October 17th, 2008 (wide)
Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution
Production Co.: Firm Films, Abandon Pictures, Depth Entertainment, Dune Entertainment
Studios: 20th Century Fox
Filming Locations: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Produced in: United States

Max Payne (2008)Synopsis:
Max Payne is a maverick cop--a mythic anti-hero--determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murders of his family and partner. Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld. As the mystery deepens, Max is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal.

Max Payne (2008)Cast:
Beau Bridges :B.B. Hensley
Mark Wahlberg :Max Payne
Jamie Hector (II) :Lincoln DeNeuf
Mila Kunis :Mona Sax/ Mona Sax
Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges :Jim Bravura
Jamie Hector (II) :Lincoln Deneuf
Chris O Donnell :Jason Colvin
Donal Logue :Alex Balder
Amaury Nolasco :Jack Lupino
Kate Burton :Nicole Horne
Olga Kurylenko :Natasha
Rothaford Gray :Joe Salle
Joel Gordon (II):Owen Green
Andrew Friedman :Trevor
Nelly Furtado :Christa Balder
Jay Hunter :Pawnshop Man
Maxwell :McCabe-Lokos Doug
Kerr Hewitt :Kid
Martin Hindy :Demon
Philip Williams :Sergeant Adams
Warren Belle :Detective
Ted Atherton :Detective Shipman
Rico Simonini :Detective Sergeant Amerini
PJ Lazic :Junkie
Conrad Pla :Captain Bowen
Gouchy Boy (II) :Doorman
Barrington Bignall :Nude Person Making Out
Noel Gray :Nude Person Making Out
Tig Fong :Lead Aesir Security Guard

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How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (2008)

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (2008) Overview:
Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 49 min.
Release Date: October 3rd, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: R for language, some graphic nudity and brief drug material.
Distributors: MGM Distribution Company
Production Co.: Number 9 Films, Whyaduck Productions
Financiers: Film4, Aramid Entertainment, U.K. Film Council, Intandem Films, Irish Film Board, Audley Films
Filming Locations: New York, New York, USA
United Kingdom
Produced in: United Kingdom

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (2008) Synopsis:
Sidney Young, a smalltime, bumbling, British celebrity journalist, is hired by an upscale magazine in New York City. In spectacular fashion Sidney enters high society and burns bridges with bosses, peers and superstars. After disrupting one black-tie event by allowing a wild pig to run rampant, Sidney catches the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of Sharp, and accepts a job with the magazine in New York City. Clayton warns Sidney that he'd better impress and charm everyone he can, if he wants to succeed. Instead, Sidney instantly insults and annoys fellow writer Alison Olsen. He dares to target the star clients of power publicist Eleanor Johnson. He upsets his direct boss Lawrence Maddox and tries to make amends by hiring a stripper to dance for Lawrence during a staff meeting. Sidney, of course, doesn't stop there, finding creative ways to annoy nearly everyone. His saving graces: a rising, sexy starlet develops an odd affection for him, and in time, Alison whose friendship with him might be the only thing saving Sidney from torpedoing his career.

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The Express (2008)

Overview The Express (2008):
Also Known As: Ernie Davis Story
The Ernie Davis Story
Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline: Based on the life of college football superstar Ernie Davis, who, in 1961, became the first black man to win the Heisman trophy. He went first in the NFL draft, but didn't play after being diagnosed with Leukemia.
Genres: Drama, Adaptation, Biopic and Sports
Release Date: October 10th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic content, violence and language involving racism, and for brief sensuality.
Distributors: Universal Pictures
Production Co.: Davis Entertainment, Relativity Media
Studios: Universal Pictures
Filming Locations: Chicago, Illinois USA
Produced in: United States

The Express (2008) Synopsis:
The true story of Ernie Davis, two-time All-American running back for Syracuse University who led his team to the national championship in 1960. In 1961, he became the first black man to win the Heisman Trophy. Later that year, he was the first pick in the NFL draft. But Davis never got the chance to play professional football, he was diagnosed with leukemia during the summer of 1962 and died nearly a year later.

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Body of Lies (2008)

Overview Body of Lies (2008):
Also Known As: Body of Lies
House of Lies
Penetration
Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline: A CIA operative posted in Amman is helped in his pursuit of a high-ranking terrorist by the head of Jordan's intelligence agency.
Genres: Thriller and Adaptation
Release Date: October 10th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence including some torture, and for language throughout.
Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Production Co.: Scott Free Productions, De Line Pictures
Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Filming Locations: Maryland, Unites States
Rabat, Morocco
Virginia, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Produced in: United States

Body of Lies (2008) Synopsis:
A CIA operative, Roger Ferris, uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan. When Ferris devises a plan to infiltrate his network, he must first win the backing of cunning CIA veteran Ed Hoffman and the collegial, but perhaps suspect, head of Jordanian intelligence. Although ostensibly his allies, Ferris questions how far he can really trust these men without putting his entire operation--and his life--on the line.

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