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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Robin Hood

[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Ridley Scott
Screenwriter: Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris, Brian Helgeland, Paul Webb, Tom Stoppard
Starring: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, William Hurt, Matthew Macfadyen, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac, Lea Seydoux, Scott Grimes, Kevin Durand, Alan Doyle, Danny Huston, Max von Sydow
Genre: Action, Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for violence including intense sequences of warfare, and some sexual content)
Official Website: RobinHoodthemovie.com


Plot Summary: Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars as the legendary figure known by generations as "Robin Hood," whose exploits have endured in popular mythology and ignited the imagination of those who share his spirit of adventure and righteousness. In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. And whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.

"Robin Hood" chronicles the life of an expert archer, previously interested only in self-preservation, from his service in King Richard's army against the French. Upon Richard's death, Robin travels to Nottingham, a town suffering from the corruption of a despotic sheriff and crippling taxation, where he falls for the spirited widow Lady Marion (Oscar winner Cate Blanchett), a woman skeptical of the identity and motivations of this crusader from the forest. Hoping to earn the hand of Maid Marion and salvage the village, Robin assembles a gang whose lethal mercenary skills are matched only by its appetite for life. Together, they begin preying on the indulgent upper class to correct injustices under the sheriff.

With their country weakened from decades of war, embattled from the ineffective rule of the new king and vulnerable to insurgencies from within and threats from afar, Robin and his men heed a call to ever greater adventure. This unlikeliest of heroes and his allies set off to protect their country from slipping into bloody civil war and return glory to England once more.

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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Just Wright

[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Screenwriter: Michael Elliot
Starring: Queen Latifah, Common, Paula Patton, Phylicia Rashad, Pam Grier, James Pickens Jr, Mehcad Brooks, Michael Landes, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis, Bobby Simmons
Genre: Comedy, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG (for some suggestive material and brief language)
Official Website: JustWright-themovie.com


Plot Summary: "Just Wright" revolves around a sports trainer (Latifah) who finds herself falling in love with a professional basketball player (Common) while rehabilitating him from a career threatening injury. Things are further complicated because her closest friend (Patton) is also pursuing him.

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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Letters to Juliet

[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Summit Entertainment
Director: Gary Winick
Screenwriter: Jose Rivera, Tim Sullivan
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Egan, Gael Garcia Bernal, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero
Genre: Romance
MPAA Rating: PG (for brief rude behavior, some language and incidental smoking)
Official Website: LetterstoJuliet-movie.com


Plot Summary: When a young American (Amanda Seyfried) travels to the city of Verona, home of the star-crossed lover Juliet Capulet of Romeo and Juliet fame, she joins a group of volunteers who respond to letters to Juliet seeking advice about love. After answering one letter dated 1951, she inspires its author (Vanessa Redgrave) to travel to Italy in search of her long-lost love and sets off a chain of events that will bring a love into both their lives unlike anything they ever imagined.

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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Looking for Eric

[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: IFC Films
Director: Ken Loach
Screenwriter: Paul Laverty
Starring: Steve Evets, Eric Cantona, Stephanie Bishop, Gerard Kearns, Stefan Gumbs, Lucy-Jo Hudson, Cole Williams, Dylan Williams, Matthew McNulty, Laura Ainsworth, Max Beesley
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sports


Plot Summary: Cannes crowd-pleaser "Looking for Eric" is a tender, life-affirming, and hilarious nod to the possibility of second chances. When down-and-out postal worker Eric Bishop (Steve Evets) reaches the end of his rope — his two layabout stepsons are set on driving him to an early grave, his second marriage is in ruins, and that's just the start of his troubles — he finds some unexpected motivation to turn his life around and win back the love of his life from none other than his idol, the legendary footballer Eric Cantona of Manchester United.

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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Princess Kaiulani

[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Roadside Attractions
Director: Marc Forby
Screenwriter: Marc Forby
Starring: Q'orianka Kilcher, Barry Pepper, Shaun Evans, Will Patton
Genre: Biography, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG (for some violence and thematic material, and for brief language, sensuality and smoking)


Plot Summary: Set against the dramatic island backdrop of Hawaii and based on the inspiring true story, "Princess Kaiulani" is a breathtaking romance about an unlikely heroine and her unwavering fight to defend the independence of her people.

In1888, Hawaii was a paradise teetering on the brink of civil unrest. The tide had turned against the long-incumbent royal family, under the malevolent influence of a rebel party with links to the American government. Within months, the Palace was overthrown, and the royals exiled.

Among them was the beautiful Princess Kaiulani. Scarcely 13 years old, she was separated from her family and her homeland and for her own safety, sent to a climate and a country that couldn’t be more different from Hawaii - Victorian England.

Coming to terms with her fate, Kaiulani underwent a harsh and testing education that equipped her with a sense of honor, duty and pride. What's more, she fell in love, with the spirited and rebellious young Englishman, Clive Davies.

Emerging from her childhood, and inspired by her blossoming romance, Kaiulani realized she had to bring an end to the injustices suffered by her people and set to sail for America, to meet President Grover Cleveland, to prove that she and her people were not the "barbarians" portrayed by the American press.

Princess Kaiulani combines the profound natural beauty of Hawaii with the sweeping romance of a classic Merchant Ivory epic.
 
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