Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Left marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers have hatched a plan so crazy it just might work. With military precision, the penguins have repaired an old crashed plane - sort of. Once aloft, this unlikely crew stays airborne just long enough to make it to the wildest place of all -- the vast plains of Africa itself -- where our zoo-raised crew encounters species of their own kind for the very first time. While discovering their roots, they quickly realize the differences between the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa. Despite long-lost relatives, romantic rivals and scheming hunters, Africa seems like a "crack-a-lackin" great place...but is it better than their Central Park home?

Also Known As:	Madagascar: The Crate Escape
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Action/Adventure, Comedy, Animation and Sequel
Release Date:	November 7th, 2008 (wide)
Distributors:	DreamWorks SKG, Universal Pictures Distribution
Production Co.:	PDI/DreamWorks
Studios:	DreamWorks Animation
Produced in:	United States

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The Haunting of Molly Hartley

A teenage girl discovers that her parents made a pact with the devil to save her life. When the devil comes to collect, terrible things begin to happen and she must figure out if and how she can save herself.

Also Known As:	She Lived Zoe August
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Science Fiction/Fantasy, Suspense/Horror and Teen
Release Date:	October 31st, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	PG-13 for strong thematic material, violence and terror, brief strong language and some teen drinking.
Distributors:	Freestyle Releasing
Production Co.:	Liddell Entertainment
Produced in:	United States

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Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Two lifelong platonic friends, strapped for cash and in debt, decide to make a porno.

Also Known As:	Zack & Miri Make a Porno
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Comedy
Running Time:	1 hr. 41 min.
Release Date:	October 31st, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	R for strong crude sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity and pervasive language.
Distributors:	Dimension Films, MGM Distribution Company
Production Co.:	View Askew Productions
Studios:	Dimension Films, The Weinstein Company
Filming Locations:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
Produced in:	United States

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Synecdoche, New York

Theater director Caden Cotard is mounting a new play. His life catering to suburban blue-hairs at the local regional theater in Schenectady, New York is looking bleak. His wife Adele has left him to pursue her painting in Berlin, taking their young daughter Olive with her. His therapist, Madeleine Gravis, is better at plugging her best-seller than she is at counseling him. A new relationship with the alluringly candid Hazel has prematurely run aground. And a mysterious condition is systematically shutting down each of his autonomic functions, one by one. Worried about the transience of his life, he leaves his home behind. He gathers an ensemble cast into a warehouse in New York City, hoping to create a work of brutal honesty. He directs them in a celebration of the mundane, instructing each to live out their constructed lives in a growing mockup of the city outside. Somewhere in Berlin, his daughter is growing up under the questionable guidance of Adele's friend, Maria. His lingering attachments to both Adele and Hazel are causing him to helplessly drive his new marriage to actress Claire into the ground. Sammy and Tammy, the actors hired to play Caden and Hazel, are making it difficult for the real Caden to revive his relationship with the real Hazel. The textured tangle of real and theatrical relationships blurs the line between the world of the play and that of Caden's own deteriorating reality. The years rapidly fold into each other, and Caden buries himself deeper into his masterpiece. As he pushes the limits of his relationships, both personally and professionally, a change in creative direction arrives in Millicent Weems, a celebrated theater actress who may offer Caden the break he needs.

Also Known As:	Synecdoche
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Comedy and Drama
Running Time:	2 hrs. 4 min.
Release Date:	October 24th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating:	R for language and some sexual content/nudity.
Distributors:	Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co.:	Likely Story, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Filming Locations:	New York, USA
Produced in:	United States

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Pride and 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.

Also Known As:	Pride & Glory Pride and Glory
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Drama and Crime/Gangster
Running Time:	2 hrs. 9 min.
Release Date:	October 24th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating:	R for strong violence, pervasive language and brief drug content.
Distributors:	Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Production Co.:	Intermedia Films, Solaris
Studios:	New Line Cinema
Filming Locations:	New York, New York, USA New York City, New York, USA
Produced in:	United States

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Passengers

A grief counselor helps six plane crash survivors and develops a connection with one of them. When the survivors begin to disappear mysteriously, she suspects a conspiracy and becomes determined to uncover the truth.

Also Known As:	Passengers (Mandate Pictures)
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Thriller
Release Date:	October 24th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	PG-13 for thematic elements including some scary images, and sensuality.
Distributors:	Sony Pictures Releasing
Production Co.:	Mandate Pictures, Persistent Entertainment
Financiers:	Mandate Pictures
Filming Locations:	Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Produced in:	United States

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I've Loved You So Long

For 15 years, Juliette has had no ties with her family who had rejected her. Although life once violently separated them, Lea, her younger sister, takes her into her home which she shares with her husband Luc, his father, and their two daughters.

Also Known As:	I've Loved You So Long I've Loved You for a Long Time Il Y A Longtemps Que Je T'aime
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Art/Foreign and Drama
Running Time:	1 hr. 57 min.
Release Date:	October 24th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating:	PG-13 for thematic material and smoking.
Distributors:	Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co.:	Integral Film, UGC YM, France 3 Cinema
Financiers:	Eurimages, TPS Star, Studio Canal
Filming Locations:	France
Produced in:	France

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Fear(s) of the Dark

A wildly inventive and visually dazzling collection of fearful tales by six of the world's most renowned comic and graphic artists - Blutch, Charles Burns, Marie Caillou, Pierre Di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, and Richard McGuire. From a besotted student whose girlfriend is weirdly ardent in her affections, to a Japanese schoolgirl menaced by a long-dead samurai, and a pack of hounds on a bloodthirsty rampage, there's a story strand to trouble every sleep -- not to mention a stunning range of animation styles. Shot in shimmering black and white, the six intertwined tales create an unprecedented epic where phobias and nightmares come to life and reveal Fear at its most naked and intense.

Also Known As:	Fear of the Dark Fears of the Dark Peur(s) Do Noir Peur(s) Du Noir
Production Status:	Released
Genres:	Art/Foreign and Animation
Running Time:	1 hr. 20 min.
Release Date:	October 24th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating:	Not Rated
Distributors:	IFC Films
Production Co.:	Prima Linea Productions
Produced in:	France

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Changeling

A mother prays for the return of her kidnapped son. When her prayers are answered, however, she begins to suspect the boy who comes back is not her child. Inspired by true events that took place in Los Angeles in the 1920s.

Also Known As:	Changeling L' Echange L'Echange The Exchange
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Drama and Thriller
Running Time:	2 hrs. 21 min.
Release Date:	October 24th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating:	R for violent and disturbing content, and language.
Distributors:	Universal Pictures Distribution
Production Co.:	Imagine Entertainment, Malpaso Productions, Relativity Media
Studios:	Universal Pictures
Filming Locations:	Los Angeles, California USA Los Angeles, California, USA
Produced in:	United States

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High School Musical 3: Senior Year

High school seniors Troy and Gabriella are facing the prospect of being separated from one another as they head off in different directions to college. Joined by the rest of the Wildcats, they stage an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.

Also Known As:	Haunted High School Musical High School Musical III
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Release Date:	October 24th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	G
Studios:	Walt Disney Pictures

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What Just Happened?

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.

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. 53 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

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Morning Light

Fifteen young sailors¿six months of intense training... one chance at the brass ring. This exciting true-life documentary tells the inspiring story of a group of intrepid and determined young men and women, on the cusp of adulthood, as they embark on life's first great adventure. Racing a high-performance 52-foot sloop in the Transpac, the most revered of open-ocean sailing competitions, the crew of MORNING LIGHT matches wits and skills in a dramatic 2,300-mile showdown against top professionals. From their earliest training sessions in Hawaii conducted by world-class teachers through their test of endurance on the high seas, they form an unbreakable bond in the process of becoming singular team that is greater than the sum of its parts.

Release Date:	October 17th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	PG for language and some rude dialogue.
Distributors:	Walt Disney Pictures

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W.

W. takes viewers through Bush's eventful life -- his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith, and of course the critical days leading up to Bush's decision to invade Iraq.

Also Known As:	Bush
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Biopic and Politics/Religion
Release Date:	October 17th, 2008 (wide)
Distributors:	Lionsgate
Production Co.:	Ixtlan Inc., QED International
Financiers:	Co-Financier: QED International, Aramid Entertainment, Emperor Motion Pictures (EMP), Global Entertainment Group (GEG), Omnilab
Filming Locations:	Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Produced in:	United States

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Sex Drive

Eighteen year old Ian finally gets the opportunity to lose his virginity when a woman he meets on-line offers to have sex with him if he drives to Knoxville to meet her. Accompanied by friends Lance and Felicia, whom Ian has a thing for, but she in turn has a thing for Lance, take off on a road trip in Ian's brother, Rex's beloved 1969 GTO -- without permission of course.

Also Known As:	All the Way Untitled Teen Road Movie
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Comedy
Running Time:	1 hr. 48 min.
Release Date:	October 17th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	R for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, language, some drug and alcohol use--all involving teens.
Distributors:	Summit Entertainment, LLC
Production Co.:	Summit Entertainment, LLC, Alloy Entertainment
Financiers:	Goldcrest Film Finance, Aura Films
Filming Locations:	Florida, United States
Produced in:	United States

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Max Payne

Max Payne, an undercover DEA agent, is framed for the murder of a fellow agent and seeks to avenge the Mafia slayings of his wife and child.

Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Action/Adventure and Adaptation
Release Date:	October 17th, 2008 (wide)
Distributors:	20th Century Fox Distribution
Production Co.:	Firm Films, Abandon Pictures
Studios:	20th Century Fox
Filming Locations:	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Produced in:	United States

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Happy-Go-Lucky

Poppy is a teacher from north London whose life, at first glance, seems to be full of complications. It is hard to figure if she is a little crazy and irresponsible or deeply sane and sensible. Either way, everybody falls in love with her for better or for worse.

Also Known As:	Happy Go Lucky Untitled (Mike Leigh Project)
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Art/Foreign, Comedy and Drama
Running Time:	1 hr. 58 min.
Release Date:	October 10th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating:	R for language.
Distributors:	Miramax Films
Production Co.:	Potboiler Productions, Ingenious Film Partners, Film4, Summit Entertainment, LLC, Thin Man Films Ltd
Produced in:	United Kingdom

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Ashes of Time Redux

Ouyang Feng has lived in the western desert for some years. He left his home in White Camel Mountain when the woman he loved chose to marry his elder brother rather than him. Instead of seeking glory, he ends up as an agent. When people come to him with a wish to eliminate someone who has wronged them, he puts them in touch with a swordsman who can do the job.

Genres:	Art/Foreign, Drama and Romance
Running Time:	1 hr. 33 min.
Release Date:	October 10th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating:	R for some violence.
Distributors:	Sony Pictures Classics

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Quarantine

Television reporter Angela Vidal and her cameraman are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartment units. They soon learn that a woman living in the building has been infected by something unknown. After a few of the residents are viciously attacked, they try to escape with the news crew in tow, only to find that the CDC has quarantined the building. Phones, internet, televisions and cell phone access have been cut-off, and officials are not relaying information to those locked inside. When the quarantine is finally lifted, the only evidence of what took place is the news crew's videotape.

Also Known As:	Quarantined Rec (Remake)
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Remake
Release Date:	October 10th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	R for bloody violent and disturbing content, terror and language.
Distributors:	Sony Pictures Releasing
Production Co.:	Vertigo Entertainment
Studios:	Screen Gems
Filming Locations:	Los Angeles, California, USA
Produced in:	United States

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The Express

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.

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

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City of Ember

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing--and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, and help the citizens escape before the lights go out forever.

Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Action/Adventure and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Release Date:	October 10th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	PG for mild peril and some thematic elements.
Distributors:	Fox Walden
Production Co.:	Playtone, Walden Media
Financiers:	Walden Media
Filming Locations:	Northern Ireland
Produced in:	United States

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RocknRolla

A Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, putting millions of dollars up for grabs and attracting all of London's criminal underworld.

Also Known As:	Rock N Rolla
Production Status:	In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:	Action/Adventure, Comedy and Crime/Gangster
Running Time:	1 hr. 54 min.
Release Date:	October 3rd, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	R for pervasive language, violence, drug use and brief sexuality.
Distributors:	Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co.:	Dark Castle Entertainment, Toff Guy
Filming Locations:	London, England London, England, United Kingdom
Produced in:	United States

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