December 2008

Cadillac Records opens December 5th, 2008 (wide)

Published on: 12th December, 2008

It’s hard to imagine a musical landscape without the talents of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, and Etta James, whose success in the 1950s and ’60s still influences artists today. These music legends were all nurtured by Leonard Chess, one of the brothers behind Chess Records. In this historical, music-driven film about [...]

Frost/Nixon opens December 5th, 2008 (limited)

Published on: 12th December, 2008

The acclaimed play makes the transition from stage to screen with Ron Howard in the director’s chair. Frank Langella and Michael Sheen revisit their roles as the title characters in this drama that pits the impeached president against British TV host David Frost. Full Article

Nobel Son opens December 5th, 2008 (limited)

Published on: 12th December, 2008

Barkley Michaelson is in a deep life rut. He’s struggling to finish his PhD thesis when his father, the learned Eli Michaelson, wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Barkley and his mother, Sarah, a renowned forensic psychiatrist, now have the ill-fortune of living with a man-eating monster whose philandering ways have gotten less and less [...]

Punisher: War Zone opens December 5th, 2008 (wide)

Published on: 12th December, 2008

Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss, Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the “Punisher Task Force” hot on his trail and the FBI unable to [...]

Extreme Movie opens December 5th, 2008 (wide)

Published on: 12th December, 2008

This feature-length vignette-style comedy boasts a smorgasbord of young comedic talent, including Michael Cera (SUPERBAD, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT), Ryan Pinkston (PUNK’D, SOUL PLANE), Frankie Muniz (MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE), and Jamie Kennedy (KICKIN’ IT OLD SKOOL). In the tradition of KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE, the film is comprised of a series of sketches, most of which revolve [...]

Black Balloon opens December 5th, 2008 Ilimited)

Published on: 12th December, 2008

In this Australian film from the producer of STRICTLY BALLROOM, Thomas (Rhys Wakefield, HOME AND AWAY) has a lot to contend with. Not only has the teenager just moved to a new school, but he also has to take care of his older brother Charlie (Luke Ford, THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR), who [...]

Let Them Chirp Awhile opens December 5th, 2008 (limited)

Published on: 12th December, 2008

This ensemble indie comedy stars MUTUAL APPRECIATION’s Justin Rice and BOYS DON’T CRY’s Brendan Sexton III as two competitive friends, living in the East Village and trying to find artistic success; more time is spent, however, arguing and contending with an array of former lovers and lovers-to-be in this quirky diamond-in-the-rough. Laura Breckenridge (SOUTHERN BELLES) [...]

Blu-ray Review: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Published on: 1st December, 2008

Of all the adaptations of the Joan of Arc story produced since the dawn of cinema, Carl Dreyer’s 1928 silent ‘La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc’ (‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’) remains the standard bearer. Through… Full Story

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