27 Dresses (Trailer)

Date: 2008/01

Jane is an idealistic, romantic and completely selfless woman, a perennial bridal attendant whose own happy ending is nowhere in sight. Jane has always been good at taking care of others, but not so much in looking after herself. Her entire life has been about making people happy--and she has a closet full of 27 bridesmaid dresses to prove it. One memorable evening, Jane manages to shuttle between wedding receptions in Manhattan and Brooklyn, a feat witnessed by Kevin, a newspaper reporter who realizes that a story about this wedding junkie is his ticket off the newspaper’s bridal beat. Jane finds Kevin’s cynicism counter to everything she holds dear--namely weddings, and the two lock horns. Further complicating Jane’s once perfectly-ordered life is the arrival of younger sister Tess. Tess immediately captures the heart of Jane’s boss, George. Tess enlists her always-accommodating sister to plan yet another wedding--Tess and George’s--but Jane’s feelings for him lead to shocking revelations--and maybe the beginning of a new life.

Cast: Katherine Heigl as Jane, James Marsden as Kevin, Malin Akerman as Tess, Ed Burns as George, Melora Hardin as Maureen, Judy Greer as Casey, Krysten Ritter as Gina the Goth, Josh Casaubon as Mill's Tavern Caterer    

Director: Anne Fletcher

Cloverfield (Trailer)

Date: 2008/01

On the eve of his departure for Japan, Rob sees his going-away party as an opportunity to confess unresolved feelings and tie up loose ends. His agenda takes an unexpected turn when a jolt shakes the revelers. The crowd quiets down to watch news reports of an earthquake, then rushes to the roof to assess the damage. A fireball explodes on the distant horizon. A power failure follows. Confusion gives way to panic as the partygoers stumble through the blackout and into the streets. Amid the human screams and one inhuman roar, Rob and his friends must traverse a landscape that has changed, overtaken by something otherworldly, terrifying, monstrous.

Cast: Michael Stahl David as Rob Hawkins, Mike Vogel as Jason Hawkins, Lizzy Caplan as Marlena Diamond, Odette Yustman as Beth, TJ Miller as Hud, Jessica Lucas as Lily Ford    

Director: Matt Reeves

Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Trailer)

Date: 2008/01

It is 1585 and, having reigned over England for nearly three decades, QueenElizabeth I continues to face bloodlust for her throne and the lingering threat of familial betrayal. A channel away, a destructive wind of fundamentalist Catholicism blows across 16th century Europe, with Spain’s Philip II, its figurehead. Backed by the Church in Rome and armed with the Inquisition, Philip--with his powerful army and sea-dominating armada--presents an imminent threat to Queen and Country--the dark and pious king is determined to wrest the Protestant “heretic” from the throne and restore England to the glory that is the Roman Catholic Church. Preparing to go to war to defend her empire, Elizabeth also struggles to balance ancient royal duties with an unexpected vulnerability in her love for Raleigh--despite his status as a commoner--who remains forbidden for a Queen sworn body and soul to her country. Unable and unwilling to pursue her passion, Elizabeth encourages her favored lady-in-waiting, Bess, to befriend Raleigh and keep him near. But such a strategy places Elizabeth at the center of their courtship, where she has no choice but to observe their growing intimacy. In the dashing and adventurousRaleigh, she sees not only an intellectual and spirited equal, but also a clarion of lands beyond, the unexplored globe, infinite freedom. By electing Bess to take her place, she is ultimately forced to make the anguishing choice between being a woman and being a Queen. And as she charts her course abroad, Elizabeth’s trusted advisor, Sir Francis Walsingham, continues his masterful puppetry of her court at home--and her campaign to solidify absolute power. Through an intricate spy network, Walsingham uncovers an assassination plot that could topple the throne. But as he unmasks traitors that may include Elizabeth’s own cousin Mary Stuart, he unknowingly sets England on a course of destruction.

Cast: Geoffrey Rush as Sir Francis Walsingham, Clive Owen as Sir Walter Raleigh, Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I, Abbie Cornish as Bess Throckmorton,
Jordi Molla as King Philip ll of Spain, Samantha Morton as Mary Stuart, Laurence Fox as Sir Christopher Hatton, John Shrapnel as Lord Howard    

Director: Shekher Kapur

Rendition (Trailer)

Date: 2008/01

Douglas Freeman, a CIA analyst based in North Africa, is forced to question his assignment after he witnesses the brutal and unorthodox interrogation of an Egyptian-American by secret North African police. Anwar El-Ibrahimi is the Egyptian-American chemical engineer whose family emigrated to the States when he was a boy, now suspected of a terrorist act. His pregnant wife, Isabella El-Ibrahimi, does everything in her power to find her missing husband, who has seemingly disappeared during a flight from Cape Town, South Africa to Washington, DC, by enlisting the help of a politically-connected college friend, Alan Smith. Alan, an aide to Senator Hawkins, uncovers the troubling fact that Anwar has been shipped off, on the orders of the CIA’s head of terrorism, Corrinne Whitman, to a third world country for interrogation. Abasi Fawal is the head of the secret prison who has personal problems of his own with a rebellious daughter Fatima and her Islamic fundamentalist boyfriend Khalid.

Cast: Reese Witherspoon as Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi, Omar Metwally as Anwar El-Ibrahimi, Jake Gyllenhaal as Douglas Freeman, Peter Sarsgaard as Alan Smith,
Alan Arkin as Senator Hawkins, Aramis Knight as Jeremy El-Ibrahim, Meryl Streep as Corrine Whitman    

Director: Gavin Hood

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Trailer)

Date: 2008/01

An action western surrounding the private life and public exploits of America''s most notorious outlaw, Jesse James. As the charismatic and unpredictable outlaw plans his next great robbery, he wages war on his enemies, who are trying to collect the reward money--and the glory--that is riding on his capture. However, the greatest threat to Jesse''s life may ultimately come from those he trusts the most.

Cast: Hugh Ross as Narrator, Brad Pitt as Jesse James,
Casey Affleck as Robert Ford, Sam Shepard as Frank James, Mary-Louise Parker as Zee James, Jeremy Renner as Wood Hite, Paul Schneider as Dick Liddil    

Director: Andrew Dominik

American Gangster (Trailer)

Date: 2008/01

Nobody used to notice Frank Lucas, the quiet driver to one of the inner city''s leading black crime bosses. But when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, he comes to rule the inner-city drug trade, flooding the streets with a purer product at a better price. Lucas outplays all of the leading crime syndicates and becomes not only one of the city''s mainline corrupters, but part of its circle of legit civic superstars. Richie Roberts is an outcast cop close enough to the streets to feel a shift of control in the drug underworld. Roberts believes someone is climbing the rungs above the known Mafia families and starts to suspect that a black power player has come from nowhere to dominate the scene. Both Lucas and Roberts share a rigorous ethical code that sets them apart from their own colleagues, making them lone figures on opposite sides of the law. The destinies of these two men will become intertwined as they approach a confrontation where only one of them can come out on top.

Cast: Russell Crowe as Detective Richie Roberts, Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas, Josh Brolin as Detective Trupo, Common as Turner Lucas, Robert Diggs (RZA) as Moses Jones, Ted Levine as Lou Toback,
John Ortiz as Javy Rivera    

Director: Ridley Scott

August Rush (Trailer)

Date: 2008/01

Twelve years ago, on a moonlit rooftop above Washington Square, Lyla Novacek, a sheltered young cellist, and Louis Connelly, a charismatic Irish singer-songwriter, were drawn together by a street musician''s rendition of "Moondance" and fell in love. After the most romantic night of her life, Lyla promised to meet Louis again but, despite her protests, her father rushed her to her next concert--leaving Louis to believe that she didn''t care. Disheartened, he found it impossible to continue playing and eventually abandoned his music while Lyla, her own hopes for love lost, was led to believe months later that she had also lost their unborn child in a car accident. Years passed with neither of them knowing the truth. Now, the infant secretly given away by Lyla''s father has grown into an unusually gifted child who hears music all around him and can turn the rustling of wind through a wheat field into a beautiful symphony with himself at its center, the composer and conductor. He holds an unwavering belief that his parents are alive and want him as much as he wants them. Determined to search for them, he makes his way to New York City. There, lost and alone, he is beckoned by the guitar music of a street kid playing for change and follows him back to a makeshift shelter in the abandoned Fillmore East Theater, where dozens of children like him live under the protection of the enigmatic Wizard. He picks up a guitar for the first time and unleashes an impromptu performance in his own unique style. Wizard names him August Rush, introduces him to the soul-stirring power of music and begins to draw out his extraordinary talent. Wizard has big plans for the young prodigy but, for August, his music has a more important purpose. He believes that if his parents can hear his music, they will find him. Unbeknownst to August, they have already begun that journey.

Cast: Freddie Highmore as August Rush, Robin Williams as Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace, Keri Russell as Lyla Novacek, Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Louis Connelly, Terrence Howard as Richard Jeffries, Leon Thomas III as Arthur,
William Sadler as Thomas Novacek, Marian Seldes as The Dean   

Director: Kirsten Sheridan

Atonement (Trailer)

Date: 2008/01

In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony''s vivid imagination. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family''s housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony''s headstrong older sister Cecilia. Cecilia, he hopes, has comparable feelings; all it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony--who has a crush on Robbie--is compelled to interfere, going so far as accusing Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but he is arrested--and with Briony bearing false witness, the course of three lives is changed forever. Decades later, Briony continues to seek forgiveness for her childhood misdeed. Through a terrible and courageous act of imagination, she finds the path to her uncertain atonement, and to an understanding of the power of enduring love.

Cast: James McAvoy as Robbie Turner, Keira Knightley as Cecilia Tallis, Saoirse Ronan as Briony Tallis aged 13,
Brenda Blethyn as Grace Turner, Vanessa Redgrave as Older Briony, Romola Garai as Briony 18, Benedict Cumberbatch as Paul Marshall, Daniel Mays as Tommy Nettle  

Director: Joe Wright

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (Trailer)

Date: 2008/01

The iconic monsters from the two film franchises wage a brutal battle in an unsuspecting Colorado town.

Cast: Reiko Aylesworth as Kelly O'Brien, Steven Pasquale as Dallas, Gina Holden as Carrie Adams, David Hornsby as Drew, Johnny Lewis as Ricky, Shareeka Epps as Kendra 

Director: Colin Strause, Greg Strause