Cassandra's Dream
Theatrical Release Date: 12/28/2007
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Woody Allen
Actors: Colin Farrell, Hayley Atwell, Ewan McGregor, Mark Umbers, Tom Wilkinson, Andrew Howard
Plot: Two brothers are very bad with handling money. Someone else suggests that they turn to crime to solve their financial woes which causes the two brothers to hate each other.
Honeydripper
Theatrical Release Date: 12/28/2007
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Sayles
Actors: Danny Glover, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Charles S. Dutton, Gary Clark Jr., Vondie Curtis-Hall, Yaya DaCosta
Orphanage, The ( orfanato, El )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/28/2007
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Actors: Fernando Cayo, Belén Rueda, Roger Príncep, Andrés Gertrúdix, Mabel Rivera, Edgar Vivar
Plot: An orphan returns to her former orphanage with her new family to remodel and re-open the grounds. When she and her son venture to the beach he leaves a trail of sea-shells for one of his imaginary friends to follow. What exactly follows them back though?
Chaotic Ana ( Caótica Ana )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/27/2007
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Julio Medem
Actors: Manuela Vellés, Charlotte Rampling, Bebe, Nicolas Cazalé, Asier Newman, Matthias Habich
Eden Log
Theatrical Release Date: 12/26/2007
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Franck Vestiel
Actors: Gabriella Wright, Clovis Cornillac, Alexandra Ansidei, Vimala Pons, Antonin Bastian, Zohar Wexler
There Will Be Blood
Theatrical Release Date: 12/26/2007
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Ciarán Hinds, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Russell Harvard, Mary Elizabeth Barrett
Plot: During the early oil discovery days, a Texas farmer discovers oil only to be swallowed by its greed.
AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/2007
Overall Rating: 1.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Colin Strause, Greg Strause
Actors: John Ortiz, Steven Pasquale, Johnny Lewis, David Paetkau, Chelah Horsdal, Ariel Gade
Plot: The two alien races are back at it again. This time, they battle it out in a small town in which the villagers have to save themselves from the two sides.
The Bucket List
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/2007
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rob Reiner
Actors: Morgan Freeman, Jack Nicholson, Sean Hayes, Rob Morrow, Beverly Todd, Alfonso Freeman
Plot: Two elderly men who are diagnosed with incurable cancer escape a treatment center to fulfill their to-do list before they die.
Charlie Wilson's War
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/2007
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mike Nichols
Actors: Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Rachel Nichols, Amy Adams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ned Beatty
Plot: Based on Congressman Wilson's relationship with Afghani's versus the Soviets and the current implications of his actions.
The Great Debaters
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/2007
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Denzel Washington
Actors: Forest Whitaker, Denzel Washington, Kimberly Elise, Jermaine Williams, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker
Plot: Inspired by the true story of the first debate team of a small college in Texas which eventually went on to battle Harvard for the national title.
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/2007
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Daniel Anker
Actors: Gene Hackman, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Sidney Lumet, Liam Neeson, Steven Spielberg
Persepolis
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/2007
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Animation/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Vincent Paronnaud
Actors: Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes, François Jerosme
Plot: An animation story told of an young Iranian girl growing up just after the Islamic Revolution.
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/2007
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jay Russell
Actors: Brian Cox, Ben Chaplin, Emily Watson, David Morrissey, Craig Hall, Alex Etel
Plot: A mysterious creature hatches from an egg that was discovered by a young boy only to turn out to be legendary.
Christmas at the Riviera
Theatrical Release Date: 12/24/2007
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni
Actors: Warren Clarke, Anna Chancellor, Peter Vaughan, Pam Ferris, Reece Shearsmith, Alexander Armstrong
Plot: It's Christmas at the Riviera seaside hotel, assistant manager Ashley Dodds is left to mind the hotel after his superior is forced to leave suddenly, and the hotel is expecting a great number of guests for the holiday season. Cue every conceivable disaster.
