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Bride Wars-Friday, January 09, 2009
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Stars: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Bryan Greenberg, Chris Pratt, Candice Bergen, Steve Howey, Kristen Johnston, Victor Slezak, Michael Arden, Kelly Coffield, John Pankow, Zoe O'Grady, June Diane Raphael, Lauren Bittner, Paul Scheer
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| Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day. |
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Unborn, The-Friday, January 09, 2009
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Stars: Gary Oldman, Odette Yustman, Cam Gigandet, Jane Alexander, Meagan Good, Carla Gugino, Idris Elba, Rhys Coiro, James Remar, C.S. Lee, Michael Sassone, Craig J. Harris, Brian Boland, Mindy Bell, Maury Cooper
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| Casey Beldon hated her mother for abandoning her as a child. But when inexplicable events begin to happen, Casey begins to understand why she left. Plagued by merciless dreams and a tortured ghost that haunts her waking hours, she must turn to the only person, Rabbi Sendak, who can make it stop. With the help of Sendak, her best friend Romy and boyfriend Mark, Casey uncovers the source of a family curse dating back to Nazi Germany--a creature with the ability to inhabit anyone or anything that is getting stronger with each possession. With the curse unleashed, her only chance at survival is to shut a doorway from beyond our world that has been pried open by someone who was never born. |
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Wrestler, The-Friday, January 09, 2009
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Stars: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry, Wass M. Stevens, Judah Friedlander, Ernest Miller, Dylan Keith Summers, Tommy Farra, John D'Leo
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| Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a 1980s-era pro wrestler, has become a burnt-out shell of his former self. After he has a heart attack during a small-time match, a doctor tells him he could die if he fights again. In an effort to build a new life, Robinson takes a job at a deli, moves in with an aging stripper and tries to build a relationship with her son. But the prospect of a rematch with his old nemesis, the Ayatollah, proves too tempting to resist, even if it means risking his life.
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Bedtime Stories-Thursday, December 25, 2008
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Stars: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Courteney Cox, Teresa Palmer, Russell Brand, Lucy Lawless, Aisha Tyler, Jonathan Pryce
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| Skeeter Bronson is a hotel handyman whose life is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. When he tries to help his family by telling one outlandish tale after another, it’s the kids’ unexpected contributions that turn all of their lives upside down. |
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Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The-Thursday, December 25, 2008
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Stars: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Julia Ormond, Tilda Swinton, Elle Fanning, Kimberly Scott, Jason Flemyng, Taraji P. Henson, Ed Metzger, Lance E. Nichols, Eve Brent, Donna Duplantier, Patrick Holland, Joshua DesRoches, Joel Bissonnette, Christopher Maxwell, Myrton Running Wolf, Joeanna Sayler, Elias Koteas, Jared Harris, Phyllis Somerville
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| “I was born under unusual circumstances.” And so begins “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: A man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man’s life can be.
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Gran Torino-Thursday, December 25, 2008
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Stars: Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Brian Haley, Geraldine Hughes, Dreama Walker, Brian Howe, William Hill, John Carroll Lynch, Brooke Chia Thao, Choua Kue
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| Walt Kowalski is a widower, grumpy, tough-minded, borderline-hateful, unhappy old man who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors, a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1973 Gran Torino he keeps in cherry condition. When his neighbor Tao, a young Hmong teenager, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Tao's family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them form the gangs that foul their neighborhood.
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Marley & Me-Thursday, December 25, 2008
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Stars: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Alan Arkin, Eric Dane, Haley Bennett, Nathan Gamble, Ann Dowd, Clarke Peters, Kathleen Turner, Keith Hudson, Sandy Martin
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| The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. |
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Reader, The-Thursday, December 25, 2008
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Stars: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Karoline Herfurth, Hannah Herzsprung, Linda Bassett, Volker Bruch, Matthias Habich, Susanne Lothar
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| When he falls ill on his way home from school, 15 year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. The two begin an unexpected and passionate affair only for Hanna to suddenly and inexplicably disappear. Eight years later, Michael, now a young law student observing Nazi war trials, meets his former lover again, under very different circumstances. Hanna is on trial for a hideous crime, and as she refuses to defend herself, Michael gradually realizes his boyhood love may be guarding a secret she considers to be more shameful than murder. |
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Spirit, The-Thursday, December 25, 2008
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Stars: Gabriel Macht, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, Jamie King, Eric Balfour, Sarah Paulson, Dan Lauria, Johnny Simmons, Stana Katic, Louis Lombardi, Paz Vega, Meeghan Holaway
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| The story of a former rookie cop who returns mysteriously from the dead as THE SPIRIT to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His arch-enemy, the Octopus has a different mission: he’s going to wipe out Spirit’s beloved city as he pursues his own version of immortality. The Spirit tracks this cold-hearted killer from Central City’s rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront … all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill our masked crusader. |
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Valkyrie-Thursday, December 25, 2008
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Stars: Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Terence Stamp, Eddie Izzard, Kevin McNally, Christian Berkel, Jamie Parker, David Bamber, Tom Hollander, David Schofield, Kenneth Cranham, Halina Reijn, Werner Daehn
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| A proud military man, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg is a loyal officer who serves his country all the while hoping that someone will find a way to stop Hitler before Europe and Germany are destroyed. Realizing that time is running out, he decides that he must take action himself and joins the German resistance. Armed with a cunning strategy to use Hitler’s own emergency plan – known as Operation Valkyrie – these men plot to assassinate the dictator and overthrow his Nazi government from the inside. With everything in place, with the future of the world, the fate of millions and the lives of his wife and children hanging in the balance, von Stauffenberg is thrust from being one of many who oppose Hitler to the one who must kill Hitler himself. Based on the incredible true story. |
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Doubt-Friday, December 19, 2008
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Stars: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Alice Drummond, Audrie J. Neenan, Susan Blommaert, Carrie Preston, John Costelloe, Lloyd Clay Brown, Joseph Foster, Bridget Megan Clark, Michael Roukis
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| It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn, is trying to upend the school's strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. The winds of political change are sweeping through the country, and, indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James, a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius is galvanized to begin a crusade to both unearth the truth and expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shred of proof or evidence except her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn, a battle that threatens to tear apart the Church and school with devastating consequences. |
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Seven Pounds-Friday, December 19, 2008
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Stars: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy, Barry Pepper, Elpidia Carrillo, Robinne Lee, Joe Nunez, Bill Smitrovich, Tim Kelleher, Gina Hecht
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| An IRS agent with a secret embarks on a journey of redemption by changing the lives of seven strangers.
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Tale of Despereaux, The-Friday, December 19, 2008
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Stars: Emma Watson, Matthew Broderick, Frank Langella, Dustin Hoffman, Tracey Ullman, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Lloyd, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin Kline, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Ciarán Hinds
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| Tiny and graced with oversized ears, Despereaux was born too big for his little world. Refusing to live his life cowering, he befriends a Princess named Pea and learns to read (rather than eat) books -- reveling in stories of knights, dragons and fair maidens. Banished from Mouseworld for being more man than mouse, Despereaux is rescued by another outcast, Roscuro, who also wants to hear the tales. But when the Princess dismisses Roscuro's friendship, he becomes the ultimate rat and plots revenge with fellow outsider Mig. After Pea is kidnapped, Despereaux discovers he is the only one who can rescue her...and that even the tiniest mouse can find the courage of a knight in shining armor.
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Yes Man-Friday, December 19, 2008
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Stars: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Rhys Darby, Terence Stamp, Fionnula Flanagan, Landon Ashworth, Cecelia Antoinette, Rocky Carroll, Bradley Cooper, Sasha Alexander, John Cothran Jr.
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| A man signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything... and anything. At first, unleashing the power of "yes" transforms his life in amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that opening up his life to endless possibilities can have its drawbacks.
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Day the Earth Stood Still, The-Friday, December 12, 2008
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Stars: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, John Cleese, James Hong, Roger R. Cross, Hiro Kanagawa, Mousa Kraish, Sunita Prasad, Jade Smith
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| Aliens land on Earth with a message for all humans: live in peace or be destroyed.
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Frost/Nixon-Friday, December 12, 2008
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Stars: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Sam Rockwell, Kevin Bacon, Matthew MacFadyen, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall, Andy Milder, Kate Jennings Grant, Gabriel Jarret, Jim Meskimen
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| For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost’s team harbored doubts about their boss’ ability to hold his own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted. Would Nixon evade questions of his role in one of the nation’s greatest disgraces? Or would Frost confound critics and bravely demand accountability from the man who’d built a career out of stonewalling? Over the course of their encounter, each man would reveal his own insecurities, ego and reserves of dignity—ultimately setting aside posturing in a stunning display of unvarnished truth.
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Nothing Like the Holidays-Friday, December 12, 2008
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Stars: Alfred Molina, Elizabeth Peña, Freddy Rodríguez, Luis Guzmán, Jay Hernandez, John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Vanessa Ferlito, Melonie Diaz, Ramses Jimenez, Manny Perez
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| A Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago face what may be their last Christmas together.
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