Movie Trailer: New In Town

New In Town

Release Date: January 30, 2009

Genre: Comedy

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Website: NewinTownmovie.com

Actors/Actresses: Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., J.K. Simmons, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Frances Conroy, Mike O’Brien, Rashida Jones

Plot Summary: Lucy Hill (Renée Zellweger) is an ambitious, up and coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, she loves her cars and she loves climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offered a temporary assignment – in the middle of nowhere – to restructure a manufacturing plant, she jumps at the opportunity, knowing that a big promotion is close at hand. What begins as a straight forward job assignment becomes a life changing experience as Lucy discovers greater meaning in her life and most unexpectedly, the man of her dreams (Harry Connick, Jr.).
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Movie Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” represents a richly satisfying serving of deep-dish Hollywood storytelling. This odd, epic tale of a man who ages backwards is presented in an impeccable classical manner, every detail tended to with fastidious devotion. An example of the most advanced technology placed entirely at the service of story and character, this significant change-of-pace from director David Fincher poses some daunting marketing challenges, even with Brad Pitt atop the cast. Strong critical support will be needed to swell interest in this absorbing, even moving, but emotionally cool film, which is simultaneously accessible and distinctive enough to catch on with a large public if luck and the zeitgeist are with it.
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Movie Review: Valkyrie

After a long takeoff, “Valkyrie” finally takes flight as a thriller in its second half but never soars very high. Bryan Singer’s long-awaited account of the near-miss assassination of Adolf Hitler by a ring of rebel German army officers on July 20, 1944, has visual splendor galore, but is a cold work lacking in the requisite tension and suspense. This second production from Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner at United Artists will do better than the first, “Lions for Lambs,” but is a decidedly odd choice for Christmas Day release. Read more

Movie Trailer: Notorious

Notorious

Release Date: January 16th, 2009

Genre: Drama, Musical/Performing Arts, Biopic

MPAA Rating: R

Actors/Actresses: Jamal Woolard, Derek Luke, Antonique Smith, Naturi Naughton, Angela Bassett

Plot Summary: NOTORIOUS is the story of CHRISTOPHER WALLACE who, through raw talent and sheer determination, transforms himself from a Brooklyn street hustler to become the greatest rapper of all time, THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. This story charts his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectation and redefines our notion of “The American Dream.”
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‘Marley’ leads holiday box office pack

Twentieth Century Fox’s canine comedy “Marley and Me” was the surprise pick of the litter at the crowded Christmas box office — grossing a hefty $51.8 million for the long weekend — but there was plenty of coin to go around in one of the most prosperous holiday seasons ever for Hollywood. Read more

Movie Trailer: Inkheart

 

Inkheart

Release Date: January 23, 2009

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy

MPAA Rating: PG

Movie Website: Inkheartmovie.com

Actors/Actresses: Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis, Sienna Guillory, Eliza Hope Bennett, Rafi Gavron
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Movie Trailer: Paul Blart: Mall Cop

 

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Release Date: January 16, 2009

Genre: Comedy

MPAA Rating: PG

Movie Website: PaulBlartMallCop.com

Actors/Actresses: Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O’Donnell, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Rannazzisi, Shirley Knight
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Movie Trailer: My Bloody Valentine 3-D

 

My Bloody Valentine 3-D

Release Date: January 16, 2009

Genre: Suspense/Horror, Remake

MPAA Rating: R

Movie Website: MyBloodyValentinein3D.com

Actors/Actresses: Jaime King, Jensen Ackles, Tom Atkins, Kerr Smith, Marc Macaulay
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James L. Brooks Casts Reese Witherspoon In New Comedy

 

Director James L. Brooks is set to team with Reese Witherspoon on an untitled comedy for Columbia Pictures.

Brooks, who has directed only five films during his career and hasn’t helmed one since 2004′s “Spanglish,” has been holed up writing the screenplay for the film, which is described as an ensemble project that boasts at least three major characters — a hallmark of such Brooks films as “Broadcast News” and “Terms of Endearment.”
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Movie Review: Yes Man

In the spectrum of Jim Carrey vehicles, “Yes Man” hews closest structurally to “Liar Liar,” offering the rubber-faced comic actor plenty of opportunities to riff — but with far too few moments that approach the explosive hilarity of that earlier movie. Genial but slim, pic is certainly a light-hearted alternative to weighty year-end awards bait, but the conceit isn’t realized fully enough to ensure the affirmative response Warner Bros. would doubtless like to hear. As is, it’s more in the realm of a definite “maybe.” Read more

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