Movie hero Jean-Claude Van Damme finds himself out of money, fighting for custody of his daughter and losing every good action role to Steven Seagal. In an attempt to escape, the aging star walks away from his shrinking spotlight and returns home to his native Brussels. But when he is thrown into a real-life hostage situation, everyone sees a side of Van Damme they've never seen before as he takes on the police, battles the perpetrators and creates a media firestorm that captures the attention of the world.
Also Known As:
J.C.V.D.
JCVD
Van Dammage
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:
Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign and Comedy
Running Time:
1 hr. 33 min.
Release Date:
November 7th, 2008 (limited)
Distributors:
Peace Arch Entertainment Group
Production Co.:
Bankable Films, Artemis Productions (Belgium), Samsa Films
A troubled couple, torn over issues about their dead child and their respective careers, blow off a counseling session and, after an accident, wind up in a strange house, where they meet two other guests, as well as the two strange proprietors. As they become aware that they've fallen into an evil house where their worst fears and most private secrets are known, the four guests must fight for their sanity and their survival against the terrifying, evil Tin Man.
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:
Thriller and Adaptation
Release Date:
November 7th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating:
R for some violence and terror.
Distributors:
20th Century Fox Distribution, The Bigger Picture, Roadside Attractions
Bella Swan has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother remarries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn't expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen, a boy unlike any she's ever met. Intelligent and witty, he sees straight into her soul. Soon, Bella and Edward are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance. Edward can run faster than a mountain lion, he can stop a moving car with his bare hands - and he hasn't aged since 1918. Like all vampires, he's immortal. But he doesn't have fangs, and he doesn't drink human blood, as Edward and his family are unique among vampires in their lifestyle choice. To Edward, Bella is that thing he has waited 90 years for - a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will they do when Laurent and James, the Cullens' mortal vampire enemies, come to town, looking for Bella?
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:
Drama, Romance, Thriller and Teen
Release Date:
November 21st, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for some violence and a scene of sensuality.
Journalist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) discovers Nathaniel Anthony Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a former classical music prodigy, playing his violin on the streets of L.A. As Lopez endeavors to help the homeless man find his way back, a unique friendship is formed, one that transforms both their lives.
Also Known As:
Imagining Beethoven
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:
Drama, Musical/Performing Arts, Adaptation and Biopic
Release Date:
November 21st, 2008 (limited)
Distributors:
DreamWorks SKG
Production Co.:
Krasnoff Foster Entertainment, Working Title Films
For super-dog Bolt, every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue - at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the canine star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet - a cross-country journey through the real world. Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and with the help of two unlikely traveling companions - a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens and TV-obsessed hamster in a plastic ball named Rhino - Bolt discovers he doesn't need superpowers to be a hero.
Also Known As:
American Dog
Bolt
Bolt, Formerly American Dog
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:
Action/Adventure, Comedy and Animation
Release Date:
November 21st, 2008 (wide)
Distributors:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Production Co.:
Walt Disney Feature Animation, Stormcoast Pictures
After a nuclear explosion, a man goes on a nightmarish road trip in an attempt to transport his son to safety, while fending off starving stragglers and marauding packs of cannibals.
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:
Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Release Date:
November 14th, 2008 (limited); November 26th, 2008 (wide)
Distributors:
2929 International, MGM Distribution Company, The Weinstein Company
Production Co.:
Nick Wechsler Productions, Chockstone Pictures, 2929 Productions
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.
Forensic intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille, a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene, a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organization.
On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world's most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano. Using his associates in the organization, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, giving the General control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land.
In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to uncover the truth. As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene's sinister plan and stop his organization.
Also Known As:
Bond 22
Production Status:
In Preproduction
Logline:
James Bond infiltrates a drug ring that is flooding Britain with heroin
Genres:
Action/Adventure, Thriller, Adaptation and Sequel
Running Time:
1 hr. 45 min.
Release Date:
November 14th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sexual content.
Distributors:
Sony Pictures Releasing
Production Co.:
Danjaq Productions, EON Productions
Studios:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Intrigued by Jamal's story, the jaded Police Inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on this game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out...
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline:
An illiterate kid looks to become a contestant on the Hindi version of Who Wants to be A Millionaire in order to re-establish contact with the girl he loves, who is an ardent fan of the show.
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 family’s 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.
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.
Bruno is a young boy living in Berlin in 1942 with his well-to-do family. But soon the family is forced to move to Poland due to his Father's promotion at the Krakow concentration camp. There Bruno meets and befriends a young Jewish boy being held in the camp. Their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences.
Also Known As:
Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:
Drama, Adaptation and War
Running Time:
1 hr. 34 min.
Release Date:
November 7th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust.
Distributors:
Miramax Films, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
The two remaining members of the popular soul band, The Real Deal, from the 1970's, Floyd Henderson, now a retired businessman, and ne'er-do-well, ex-convict, Louis Hinds, take a road trip to the Apollo Theater for a musical tribute to their recently deceased front man, Marcus Hook. As they travel cross country in a series of adventures and misdventures, they air old grievances about thirty year old betrayals and learn the music's still in them.
Danny and Wheeler are two salesmen who trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad. Surrounded by annoying do-gooders, Danny struggles with his every neurotic impulse to guide Augie through the trials of becoming a man. Unfortunately, the guy just dumped by his girlfriend has only sarcasm to offer a bashful 16-year-old obsessed with medieval role play. Meanwhile, charming Wheeler tries to trade in an addiction to partying and women to assist a fifth-grader named Ronnie in redirecting his foul-mouthed ways. It would probably help if Ronnie's new mentor wasn't an overgrown adolescent whose idea of quality time includes keggers in Venice Beach. Once the center's ex-con director gives them an ultimatum, Danny and Wheeler are forced to tailor their brand of immature wisdom to their charges. And if they can just make it through probation without getting thrown in jail, the world's worst role models will prove that, sometimes, it takes a village idiot to raise a child.
Also Known As:
Big Brother (Universal Pictures)
Big Brothers
Little Big Men
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline:
After one of their sex and beer romps gets out of hand, a pair of thirty-something perpetual frat boys are forced to sign up to be Big Brothers as part of their court-mandated community service.
Genres:
Comedy and Drama
Release Date:
November 7th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
R for crude and sexual content, strong language and nudity.
The film industry such as love film, film movement, film major, film finder, security film, film study, film companies, film contests and student film, quickly discovered that vibrantly coloured posters were an easy way to sell their pictures. Today, posters are produced for most major films, and the collecting of movie posters has become a major hobby
