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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Solitary Man
[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Anchor Bay Films
Director: Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Screenwriter: Brian Koppelman
Starring: Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny Devito, Mary-Louis Parker, Jenna Fischer, Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots, Ben Shenkman
Genre: Drama
Official Website: SolitaryManmovie.com
Plot Summary: "Solitary Man" tells the story of Ben Kalmen, a fifty-something New Yorker and former successful car dealer, who through his own bad choices lost his entire business.
When the film opens, Ben's on the verge of a comeback, but some of the same motivations that led to his demise are threatening to take him down again. He's divorced from Nancy, his college sweetheart and the one person who knows him better than anyone. Although he still finds the time to hang out with his daughter Susan and his adoring grandson, she breaks off contact when she discovers he's seeing one of her friends. His girlfriend Jordan is the daughter of a very influential businessman who's on the board of a major auto manufacturer.
If Ben can just keep his hubris in check for a little while longer, he will be back as big as ever. But circumstances place him in very close proximity with the one girl he shouldn't touch, throwing everything into jeopardy.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Shrek Forever After
[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: DreamWorks Animation
Director: Mike Mitchell
Screenwriter: Josh Klausner, Darren Lemke
Starring: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, Jon Hamm, Kathy Griffin, Kristen Schaal
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG (for mild action, some rude humor and brief language)
Official Website: Shrek.com
Plot Summary: Shrek is feeling over-domesticated in the fourth installment. He has lost his roar. It used to send villagers running away in terror. Now they run to him and ask him to sign their pitchforks and torches. To regain his ogre mojo, he strikes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin. The pact goes awry and Shrek must confront what life would be like in Far Far Away if he had never existed. That translates into Donkey being forced into cart-pulling duty, fat and lazy Puss in Boots trading his sword for a pink bow and the underhanded Rumpelstiltskin ruling the kingdom.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]MacGruber
[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Rogue Pictures (Universal)
Director: Jorma Taccone
Screenwriter: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/talentnews.php?id=33988 Will Forte, John Solomon, Jorma Taccone
Starring: Will Forte, Ryan Phillippe, Kristen Wiig, Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe, Maya Rudolph
Genre: Action, Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for strong crude and sexual content, violence, language and some nudity)
Official Website: IAmRogue.com/MacGruber
Plot Summary: Only one American hero has earned the rank of Green Beret, Navy SEAL and Army Ranger. Just one operative has been awarded 16 purple hearts, 3 Congressional Medals of Honor and 7 presidential medals of bravery. And only one guy is man enough to still sport a mullet. In 2010, Will Forte brings "Saturday Night Live's" clueless soldier of fortune to the big screen in the action comedy "MacGruber."
In the 10 years since his fiancée was killed, special op MacGruber has sworn off a life of fighting crime with his bare hands. But when he learns that his country needs him to find a nuclear warhead that's been stolen by his sworn enemy, Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer), MacGruber figures he's the only one tough enough for the job.
Assembling an elite team of experts--Lt. Dixon Piper (Ryan Phillippe) and Vicki St. Elmo (Kristen Wiig)--MacGruber will navigate an army of assassins to hunt down Cunth and bring him to justice. His methods may be unorthodox. His crime scenes may get messy. But if you want the world saved right, you call in MacGruber.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]Kites
[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Reliance BIG Pictures
Director: Anurag Basu
Screenwriter: Robin Bhatt, Akarsh Khurana, Anurag Basu
Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori, Kabir Bedi, Kangana Ranaut, Nick Brown
Genre: Adventure, Romance
Official Website: Kites-thefilm.com
Plot Summary: Somewhere in the blistering heat of the Mexican desert, a man has been left for dead. This is "J," (Hrithik Roshan), a once-carefree Vegas huckster, now a wanted man, fighting for his life. As he makes his way back home, "J" relives the past, and we learn that the one thing keeping him alive is his burning desire to reunite with Linda (Barbara Mori), the love of his life. When "J" first meets her he is working odd jobs, the oddest of which is to marry "illegals" for money. Linda, fresh from Mexico, has barely enough cash to pay for the phony marriage but, like "J," she has dreams of striking it rich in America. They wed and, that very night, she departs, green card in hand. Though he barely knows her, and they don't even speak each other's language, "J" will never forget her. The next time he sees Linda, she is engaged to Tony (Nick Brown), the son of a fabulously wealthy casino owner. As fate would have it, "J" is ****** Tony's sister. Both of them are prepared to marry for money so they can finally make their dreams come true. There are just two problems: they are still legally married and they have fallen madly in love. Choosing one another over wealth, they flee, with a vengeful Tony in hot pursuit...
A supremely romantic tale of star-crossed lovers destined to be together but doomed to be apart, "Kites" is Bollywood as you've never seen it before. Filmed almost entirely in English and Spanish, and completely set in America and Mexico, the film is far more international in appeal than most traditional Indian super-productions. Yes, the extravagant scale, intense emotionalism, and unshakeable sincerity are all there. But, at a mere 130 minutes, the film is practically a short subject by Bollywood standards and, though there is a big dance number (performed with gravity-defying grace by the astonishing Roshan), it is actually integrated into the plot! Like the romance at its center--"a love that knows no language"-- "Kites" rises above nationality. Impossible to categorize, it blithely leaps from romance, to musical, to action adventure, to western, referencing any number of Hollywood genres while reveling in each of them. Recalling such master movie mixologists as Sergio Leone, Quentin Tarantino, and Baz Luhrmann, producer Rakesh Roshan and director Anurag Basu, have made "Kites" an intoxicating cinematic cocktail with a flavor—and a kick—all its own.
"Kites" is a unique 'Bollywood' film in a number of ways, not the least of which is the fact that a reworked English language version, designed to extend the reach of the original, will be launched in select engagements one week later. Entitled "The Remix," it is being presented by Brett Ratner, who oversaw its creation. "Kites: The Remix" will be released in several major Canadian markets on May 28th. Officially billed as "A Brett Ratner Presentation," Ratner's version of "Kites" is, as its title suggests, a true "remix," in that it is the same film, played to a different rhythm, running a swift 90 minutes as opposed to the 130–minute original. One of the leading action directors working in the industry today, Ratner is credited with taking Asian action star Jackie Chan and crossing him over into American superstardom with his spectacularly successful "Rush Hour" series. In much the same way, "Kites: The Remix" will target younger, hipper, more action-oriented crowd than the original. Besides playing different theatres and neighborhoods, it will also take on additional screens at many of the same multiplexes that will be playing the original version as of May, 21, an unprecedented strategy that will present an alternative to fans who want to see more—and less—of the film at the same time.
Holy Rollers
Studio: First Independent Pictures
Director: Kevin Asch
Screenwriter: Antonio Macia
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Danny Abeckaser
Genre: Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for drug content and language throughout, and brief sexual material)
Official Website: HolyRollersfilm.com
Plot Summary: "Holy Rollers" is inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States. Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg), a young Hasid from an Orthodox Brooklyn community reluctantly follows the path his family has chosen for him, awaiting a pending arranged marriage and studying to become a Rabbi. A charming neighbor, Yosef Zimmerman (Justin Bartha), senses Sam's resistance and propositions him to transport 'medicine' for Jackie (Danny A. Abeckaser), an Israeli dealer, and his girlfriend, Rachel (Ari Graynor). Sam quickly demonstrates his business skill to his bosses, who instantly take Sam under their wing. Now exposed to the exciting and gritty worlds of Manhattan and Amsterdam nightlife, Sam begins to spiral deeper into their detrimental lifestyle, experimenting with ecstasy and then falling for Rachel. As the business grows, Sam's double life begins to rip his family apart and the community becomes suspicious of his illegal activities. Sam slowly comes to realize the façade behind the easy money and parties. Caught between life as a smuggler and the path back to God, Sam goes on the run, forced to make a fatal decision that could bring the entire operation crashing down.
John Rabe
Studio: Strand Releasing
Director: Florian Gallenberger
Screenwriter: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/talentnews.php?id=38585Florian Gallenberger
Starring: Ulrich Tukur, Steve Buscemi, Daniel Bruehl, Anne Consigny, Lu Huang, Zhang Jingchu, Teruyuki Kagawa, Akira Emoto
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: Based on a true story, "John Rabe" tells the story of a German businessman who rescued more than 200,000 civilians during the so—called "Nanking Massacre" in China. Drawing from John Rabe's 1937 diaries as source material, Academy Award Winner Florian Gallenberger has crafted a portrait of a man revered as a saint in China to this day and yet never rewarded for his courage during his lifetime.
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Solitary Man
[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Anchor Bay Films
Director: Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Screenwriter: Brian Koppelman
Starring: Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny Devito, Mary-Louis Parker, Jenna Fischer, Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots, Ben Shenkman
Genre: Drama
Official Website: SolitaryManmovie.com
Plot Summary: "Solitary Man" tells the story of Ben Kalmen, a fifty-something New Yorker and former successful car dealer, who through his own bad choices lost his entire business.
When the film opens, Ben's on the verge of a comeback, but some of the same motivations that led to his demise are threatening to take him down again. He's divorced from Nancy, his college sweetheart and the one person who knows him better than anyone. Although he still finds the time to hang out with his daughter Susan and his adoring grandson, she breaks off contact when she discovers he's seeing one of her friends. His girlfriend Jordan is the daughter of a very influential businessman who's on the board of a major auto manufacturer.
If Ben can just keep his hubris in check for a little while longer, he will be back as big as ever. But circumstances place him in very close proximity with the one girl he shouldn't touch, throwing everything into jeopardy.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Shrek Forever After
[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: DreamWorks Animation
Director: Mike Mitchell
Screenwriter: Josh Klausner, Darren Lemke
Starring: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, Jon Hamm, Kathy Griffin, Kristen Schaal
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG (for mild action, some rude humor and brief language)
Official Website: Shrek.com
Plot Summary: Shrek is feeling over-domesticated in the fourth installment. He has lost his roar. It used to send villagers running away in terror. Now they run to him and ask him to sign their pitchforks and torches. To regain his ogre mojo, he strikes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin. The pact goes awry and Shrek must confront what life would be like in Far Far Away if he had never existed. That translates into Donkey being forced into cart-pulling duty, fat and lazy Puss in Boots trading his sword for a pink bow and the underhanded Rumpelstiltskin ruling the kingdom.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]MacGruber
[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Rogue Pictures (Universal)
Director: Jorma Taccone
Screenwriter: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/talentnews.php?id=33988 Will Forte, John Solomon, Jorma Taccone
Starring: Will Forte, Ryan Phillippe, Kristen Wiig, Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe, Maya Rudolph
Genre: Action, Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for strong crude and sexual content, violence, language and some nudity)
Official Website: IAmRogue.com/MacGruber
Plot Summary: Only one American hero has earned the rank of Green Beret, Navy SEAL and Army Ranger. Just one operative has been awarded 16 purple hearts, 3 Congressional Medals of Honor and 7 presidential medals of bravery. And only one guy is man enough to still sport a mullet. In 2010, Will Forte brings "Saturday Night Live's" clueless soldier of fortune to the big screen in the action comedy "MacGruber."
In the 10 years since his fiancée was killed, special op MacGruber has sworn off a life of fighting crime with his bare hands. But when he learns that his country needs him to find a nuclear warhead that's been stolen by his sworn enemy, Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer), MacGruber figures he's the only one tough enough for the job.
Assembling an elite team of experts--Lt. Dixon Piper (Ryan Phillippe) and Vicki St. Elmo (Kristen Wiig)--MacGruber will navigate an army of assassins to hunt down Cunth and bring him to justice. His methods may be unorthodox. His crime scenes may get messy. But if you want the world saved right, you call in MacGruber.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]Kites
[/SIZE][/FONT]Studio: Reliance BIG Pictures
Director: Anurag Basu
Screenwriter: Robin Bhatt, Akarsh Khurana, Anurag Basu
Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori, Kabir Bedi, Kangana Ranaut, Nick Brown
Genre: Adventure, Romance
Official Website: Kites-thefilm.com
Plot Summary: Somewhere in the blistering heat of the Mexican desert, a man has been left for dead. This is "J," (Hrithik Roshan), a once-carefree Vegas huckster, now a wanted man, fighting for his life. As he makes his way back home, "J" relives the past, and we learn that the one thing keeping him alive is his burning desire to reunite with Linda (Barbara Mori), the love of his life. When "J" first meets her he is working odd jobs, the oddest of which is to marry "illegals" for money. Linda, fresh from Mexico, has barely enough cash to pay for the phony marriage but, like "J," she has dreams of striking it rich in America. They wed and, that very night, she departs, green card in hand. Though he barely knows her, and they don't even speak each other's language, "J" will never forget her. The next time he sees Linda, she is engaged to Tony (Nick Brown), the son of a fabulously wealthy casino owner. As fate would have it, "J" is ****** Tony's sister. Both of them are prepared to marry for money so they can finally make their dreams come true. There are just two problems: they are still legally married and they have fallen madly in love. Choosing one another over wealth, they flee, with a vengeful Tony in hot pursuit...
A supremely romantic tale of star-crossed lovers destined to be together but doomed to be apart, "Kites" is Bollywood as you've never seen it before. Filmed almost entirely in English and Spanish, and completely set in America and Mexico, the film is far more international in appeal than most traditional Indian super-productions. Yes, the extravagant scale, intense emotionalism, and unshakeable sincerity are all there. But, at a mere 130 minutes, the film is practically a short subject by Bollywood standards and, though there is a big dance number (performed with gravity-defying grace by the astonishing Roshan), it is actually integrated into the plot! Like the romance at its center--"a love that knows no language"-- "Kites" rises above nationality. Impossible to categorize, it blithely leaps from romance, to musical, to action adventure, to western, referencing any number of Hollywood genres while reveling in each of them. Recalling such master movie mixologists as Sergio Leone, Quentin Tarantino, and Baz Luhrmann, producer Rakesh Roshan and director Anurag Basu, have made "Kites" an intoxicating cinematic cocktail with a flavor—and a kick—all its own.
"Kites" is a unique 'Bollywood' film in a number of ways, not the least of which is the fact that a reworked English language version, designed to extend the reach of the original, will be launched in select engagements one week later. Entitled "The Remix," it is being presented by Brett Ratner, who oversaw its creation. "Kites: The Remix" will be released in several major Canadian markets on May 28th. Officially billed as "A Brett Ratner Presentation," Ratner's version of "Kites" is, as its title suggests, a true "remix," in that it is the same film, played to a different rhythm, running a swift 90 minutes as opposed to the 130–minute original. One of the leading action directors working in the industry today, Ratner is credited with taking Asian action star Jackie Chan and crossing him over into American superstardom with his spectacularly successful "Rush Hour" series. In much the same way, "Kites: The Remix" will target younger, hipper, more action-oriented crowd than the original. Besides playing different theatres and neighborhoods, it will also take on additional screens at many of the same multiplexes that will be playing the original version as of May, 21, an unprecedented strategy that will present an alternative to fans who want to see more—and less—of the film at the same time.
Holy Rollers
Studio: First Independent Pictures
Director: Kevin Asch
Screenwriter: Antonio Macia
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Danny Abeckaser
Genre: Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for drug content and language throughout, and brief sexual material)
Official Website: HolyRollersfilm.com
Plot Summary: "Holy Rollers" is inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States. Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg), a young Hasid from an Orthodox Brooklyn community reluctantly follows the path his family has chosen for him, awaiting a pending arranged marriage and studying to become a Rabbi. A charming neighbor, Yosef Zimmerman (Justin Bartha), senses Sam's resistance and propositions him to transport 'medicine' for Jackie (Danny A. Abeckaser), an Israeli dealer, and his girlfriend, Rachel (Ari Graynor). Sam quickly demonstrates his business skill to his bosses, who instantly take Sam under their wing. Now exposed to the exciting and gritty worlds of Manhattan and Amsterdam nightlife, Sam begins to spiral deeper into their detrimental lifestyle, experimenting with ecstasy and then falling for Rachel. As the business grows, Sam's double life begins to rip his family apart and the community becomes suspicious of his illegal activities. Sam slowly comes to realize the façade behind the easy money and parties. Caught between life as a smuggler and the path back to God, Sam goes on the run, forced to make a fatal decision that could bring the entire operation crashing down.
John Rabe
Studio: Strand Releasing
Director: Florian Gallenberger
Screenwriter: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/talentnews.php?id=38585Florian Gallenberger
Starring: Ulrich Tukur, Steve Buscemi, Daniel Bruehl, Anne Consigny, Lu Huang, Zhang Jingchu, Teruyuki Kagawa, Akira Emoto
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: Based on a true story, "John Rabe" tells the story of a German businessman who rescued more than 200,000 civilians during the so—called "Nanking Massacre" in China. Drawing from John Rabe's 1937 diaries as source material, Academy Award Winner Florian Gallenberger has crafted a portrait of a man revered as a saint in China to this day and yet never rewarded for his courage during his lifetime.