FAll 2008 Upcoming Films
(*subject to studio & talent avail.)

PRIDE & GLORY - An exploration of the personal and professional lives of
NYPD officers told through the interwoven lives of a three generation family
of cops. Their moral codes are tested when Ray Farrell, one of three sons on
the job, investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption
scandal involving his own brother.

Release Date: October 24th, 2008 (limited). Distributors: New Line Cinema.

Starring: Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Ehle, Noah Emmerich, Lake
Bell
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
Produced by: Gavin O'Connor, Gregory O'Connor, Josh Fagin

WHAT JUST HAPPENED -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.

Starring: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Bruce Willis, Stanley Tucci, John
Turturro.
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Produced by: Marc Butan, Todd Wagner, Mark Cuban

THE SOLOIST -A homeless musician with schizophrenia dreams of playing at
Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Release Date: November 21st, 2008
(limited).Distributors: Paramount Vantage
Starring:
Jamie Foxx,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Catherine Keener,
Rachael Harris
Directed by: Joe Wright (ATONEMENT).

RACHEL GETTING MARRIED -When Kym returns to the Buchman family home for the
wedding of her sister Rachel, she brings a long history of personal crisis
and family conflict along with her. The wedding Party's abundant cast of
friends and relations have gathered for an idyllic weekend of feating, music
and love, but Kym -- with her black-comic one-liners and knack for bombshell
drama -- is a catalyst for long-simmering tensions.
Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics.
Starring:
Anne Hathaway,
Rosemarie DeWitt,
Bill Irwin,
Anna Deavere Smith,
Debra Winger
Directed by: Jonathan Demme

YOUTH IN REVOLT - MGM - Teenage antihero Nick Twisp moves from the pages of
the beloved novel YOUTH IN REVOLT to the screen with this film directed by
Miguel Arteta (THE GOOD GIRL).
Michael Cera (JUNO) stars as Nick, a teenager
who may be wise beyond his years, but that doesn't stop him from getting in
all sorts of trouble.

QUANTUM OF SOLACE - Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the
urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to
uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White who reveals the
organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than
anyone had imagined.
Release Date: November 7th, 2008,
Distributors: MGM/Columbia Pictures.
Starring:
Daniel Craig,
Judi Dench,
Giancarlo Giannini,
Jesper Christensen,
Mathieu Amalric
Directed by: Marc Forster (KITE RUNNER, STRANGER THAN FICTION, MONSTERS
BALL).

AUSTRALIA - An Australian outback epic that takes place from the mid-1930s
leading up to the Japanese bombing of the tropical northern city of Darwin
in World War Two.
Release Date: November 14th, 2008.
Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution
Starring:
Nicole Kidman,
Hugh Jackman,
David Wenham,
Joel Edgerton,
Bryan Brown
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann

ROCKNROLLA - A Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, putting
millions of dollars up for grabs and attracting all of London's criminal
underworld.
Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring:
Gerard Butler,
Tom Wilkinson,
Thandie Newton,
Idris Elba,
Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Produced by: Steve Richards (III), Navid McIlhargey, Joel Silver

ADORATION - A high school student claims to be a figure from recent histroy.
Starring:
Rachel Blanchard,
Scott Speedman,
Katie Boland,
Arsinee Khanjian,
Raoul Bhaneja
Directed by:Atom Egoyan. SPC

SECRET LIFE OF BEES - 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.
Starring:
Queen Latifah,
Dakota Fanning,
Jennifer Hudson,
Sophie Okonedo,
Alicia Keys
Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood.

KILLING PABLO - Chronicles the hunt for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Distributors: Paramount Pictures, Yari Film Group
Starring:
Christian Bale,
Javier Bardem
Directed by: Joe Carnahan
Produced by: Mark R. Gordon, Bob Yari, Jason Zelin

PHOEBE IN WONDERLAND - A rebellious little girl clashes with the
rule-obsessed authority figures in her life, and seeks enlightenment from
her unconventional drama teacher.
Distributors: ThinkFilm.
Starring:
Felicity Huffman,
Patricia Clarkson,
Bill Pullman.

THE BROTHERS BLOOM - The younger of two brothers, who are the world's best
con artists, decides to quit their life of crime. However, he's persuaded to
do one more job, swindling an eccentric millionaire, but she turns the table
on the duo.
Release Date: October 24th, 2008.
Distributors: Summit Entertainment, LLC,
Adrienne Brody, Mark Ruffalo.

DEFIANCE - Four Jewish brothers living in Nazi occupied Poland escape into
the forest where they join up with Russian resistance fighters in battling
the Nazis. Throughout the war they built a village inside the forest and
saved the lives of more than 1200 other Jews. Based on a true story.
Release Date: December 12th, 2008 (limited).
Distributors: Paramount Vantage
Starring:
Daniel Craig,
George MacKay,
Liev Schreiber,
Jamie Bell,
Allan Corduner

HUMBOLDT PARK - A family reunion during the holidays in the Chicago
neighborhood of Humboldt Park. Release Date: November 14th, 2008.
Distributors: Overture Films
Starring:
John Leguizamo,
Freddy Rodriguez,
Jay Hernandez,
Melonie Diaz,
Alfred Molina
Directed by: Alfredo De Villa
Directed by: Edward Zwick (BLOOD DIAMOND).

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - An old man physically ages backward.
At age 50, he falls in love with a 30-year-old woman and then must come to
terms with the relationship as they literally grow in opposite directions.
Release Date: December 19th, 2008.
Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures
International, Paramount Pictures
Starring:
Brad Pitt,
Cate Blanchett,
Kimberly Scott,
Jason Flemyng,
Taraji P. Henson
Directed by: David Fincher
Produced by: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall.

With Recent, Special, Live Appearances By:

Sigourney Weaver, Zach Braff, Keri Russel, Olympia Dukakis, Tom Cavanagh, Edward Norton, Kevin Bacon, Gabriel Byrne, Harold Ramis, Patricia Clarkson, Tim Blake Nelson, Peter Saarsgard, Paul Giamatti, Paul Rudd, Eli Wallach, Anthony Quinn, Peter Bogdanovich, Patricia Arquette, Ismail Merchant, Joe Pantoliano, Stanley Tucci, Edie Falco, Aidan Quinn, John Turturro, Bob Hoskins, Celeste Holm, Paul Sorvino, Alfred Molina, George Plimpton, Director Robert Downey Sr. (Putney Swope), Frank Langella, Anthony LaPaglia, Vincent D’Onfrio, Danny Aiello, Writer Director Herb Gardner (1000 Clowns), Jennifer Jason Leigh.

 

 

 

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