The Black Balloon
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Elissa Down
Actors: Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette, Erik Thomson, Gemma Ward, Lisa Kowalski
Plot: All Thomas wants is a normal adolescence but his autistic brother, Charlie, thwarts his every opportunity.
Cadillac Records
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2008
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Darnell Martin
Actors: Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Beyoncé Knowles, Gabrielle Union, Cedric the Entertainer
Plot: Explores the life and times of Chess Records, the Chicago studio home to legendary musicians Muddy Waters, Etta James, Chuck Berry, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf and more.
The Children
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2008
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tom Shankland
Actors: Eva Birthistle, Stephen Campbell Moore, Jeremy Sheffield, Rachel Shelley, Hannah Tointon, Raffiella Brooks
Plot: Elaine and her family travel to her sister’s isolated house far out on the
country so the two families can spend the Christmas holiday together. The
first day is perfect, but the morning after Elaine’s children starting to
act strange. This is the beginning of an ordeal that push the families to
the breaking point and beyond.
Ciao
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2008
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Yen Tan
Actors: Adam Neal Smith, Alessandro Calza, Ethel Lung, Chuck Blaum, John S. Boles, Margaret Lake
Extreme Movie
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2008
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson
Actors: Ryan Pinkston, Michael Cera, Christina DeRosa, Frankie Muniz, Cherilyn Wilson, Jamie Kennedy
Plot: A sketch comedy movie about the joys and embarrassments of teen sex. But mostly the embarrassments.
Frost/Nixon
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Frank Langella, Sam Rockwell, Kevin Bacon, Michael Sheen, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall
Plot: After three years of silence following Watergate, Richard Nixon agrees to an all-inclusive interview with an unlikely choice of interviewer: British showman David Frost. Each man wants to have the upper hand but all the planning and preparation will come down to one historical interview.
A Good Day to Be Black and Sexy
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2008
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Dennis Dortch
Actors: Kathryn Taylor, Brandon Valley Jones, Chonte Harris, Marcuis Harris, Mylika Davis, Allen Maldonado
Plot: Takes a look at several L.A. couples as they explore what it means to be black underneath the sheets in this exploration of sexuality.
Hunger
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Steve McQueen
Actors: Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham, Helena Bereen, Laine Megaw, Brian Milligan, Liam Cunningham
Plot: The story follows the last six weeks in the life of Bobby Sands, during the IRA hunger strikes of 1981in a Northern Ireland prison.
Let Them Chirp Awhile
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2008
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jonathan Blitstein
Actors: Justin Rice, Brendan Sexton III, Laura Breckenridge, Pepper Binkley, Zach Galligan, Anthony Rapp
Nobel Son
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Randall Miller
Actors: Alan Rickman, Shawn Hatosy, Mary Steenburgen, Bill Pullman, Bryan Greenberg, Danny DeVito
Plot: A son who is working towards a PhD wants nothing to do with his pompous, philandering father - but he's about the win the Nobel prize. Events conspire to pit father against son and neither will come out unscathed.
Punisher: War Zone
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2008
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Lexi Alexander
Actors: Dominic West, Ray Stevenson, Dash Mihok, Julie Benz, Colin Salmon, Dash Mihok
Plot: Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, has waged a one-man war against organized crime. A mob boss thought dead returns at Jigsaw, and with the FBI powerless to stop him and his rapidly-growing army, they must turn to The Punisher to bring him down.
Tokyo!
Theatrical Release Date: 12/05/2008
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joon-ho Bong, Leos Carax, Michel Gondry
Actors: Ayako Fujitani, Denis Lavant, Jean-François Balmer, Ryo Kase, Teruyuki Kagawa, Nao Omori
Legendary Assassin ( Long nga )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/04/2008
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Chung Chi Li, Jacky Wu
Actors: Jacky Wu, Celina Jade, Kara Hui, Zhan-Wen Keu, Noriko Aoyama, Lik-Sun Fong
Plot: A female cop befriends a mysterious martial arts drifter, who turns out to be a deadly assassin.
Muñeca
Theatrical Release Date: 12/04/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sebastián Arrau
Actors: Benjamín Vicuña, Marcial Tagle, Ana Fernández, María de Los Ángeles García, Catalina Guerra
Ramadan Mabrouk Abul-Alamein Hamouda
Theatrical Release Date: 12/04/2008
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Arabic
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Wael Ihsan
Actors: Mohamed Henedi, Cyrine AbdelNour, Izzat Abu-Of, Laila Taher, Amir El-Masry, Idward
Anything for Her ( Pour elle )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/03/2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Fred Cavayé
Actors: Vincent Lindon, Diane Kruger, Lancelot Roch, Olivier Marchal, Hammou Graïa, Liliane Rovère
The End of America
Theatrical Release Date: 12/03/2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg
Actors: Naomi Wolf
I Want to See ( Je veux voir )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/03/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige
Actors: Catherine Deneuve, Brigitte Curmi, Joseph Silva, Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige, Rabih Mroue
Speed Scandal ( Kwasok scandle )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/03/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hyeong-Cheol Kang
Actors: Tae-hyun Cha, Kyeong-min Hong, Seok-hyeon Hwang, Won-jung Jeong, Ji-Gyu Lim, Seung-dae Lim
Plot: Nam Hyun Soo was once a popular teen idol and worshiped liked a god. Although in his mid-thirties, he’s still a sought-after celebrity and hosts a popular radio show. One day a young, single mom named Jung Nam sends her story to his radio show. Her stories about longing to connect with a father she’s never met grips the nation and sends ratings through the roof. When Hyun Soo confronts Jung Nam, and her 7 year-old boy, Gi Dong they invade Hyun Soo’s home and his radio station, claiming that Hyun Soo is her long-lost father. Hyun Soo does what he can to salvage the situation.
The Dead Don't Scream
Theatrical Release Date: 12/02/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Richard Perrin
Actors: Caitlyn Perrin, Jerilyn Perrin, Jeremy Schwab, Brad Hartliep, Charles Martin, Trey Caldwell
The Ceremony
Theatrical Release Date: 12/01/2008
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James Palmer
Actors: Scott Seegmiller, Jeremy Grant Horton, Debra Lynn Hull, Anastasia Ivanoff, Art Roberts
Plot: A young man is about to graduate college, when he comes across a strange book in his rental property. As he is cleaning, he is called by the landord - a professor working in Korea - who tells him that after a few admissions processes, he can join hm at the prestigious corporation. One of the requirements is an admission paper, and he uses the strange book as the basis. Yet soon after, he is plagued by phantom sounds and visions - and when the lights go out, the madness truly begins.
Rise of the Footsoldier
Theatrical Release Date: 12/01/2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Julian Gilbey
Actors: Ricci Harnett, Terry Stone, Craig Fairbrass, Roland Manookian, Coralie Rose, Neil Maskell
Plot: Based on the life of Carlton Leech, Essex gangs and foot ball violence.
