Archive for the ‘2008’ Category

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

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May 22nd,
2008

One year later, the Kings and Queens of Narnia find themselves back in that faraway wondrous realm, only to discover that more than 1,300 years have passed in Narnian time. During their absence, the Golden Age of Narnia has become extinct and Narnia has been conquered by the Telmarines and is now under the control of the evil King Miraz, who rules the land without mercy. The four children will soon meet a curious new character: Narnia’s rightful heir to the throne, the young Prince Caspian, who has been forced into hiding, as his uncle Miraz plots to kill him in order to place his own newborn son on the throne. With the help of the kindly dwarf, a courageous talking mouse named Reepicheep, a badger named Trufflehunter and a Black Dwarf, Nikabrik, the Narnians–led by the mighty knights Peter and Caspian–embark on a remarkable journey to find Aslan, rescue Narnia from Miraz’s tyrannical hold, and restore magic and glory to the land.

Production Status: Released
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time: 2 hr. 20 min.
Release Date: May 16th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG for epic battle action and violence.
Distributors:

Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Production Co.:

Walden Media, Silverbell Films

Studios:

Walt Disney Pictures

U.S. Box Office: $55,034,805
Filming Locations:

Ireland
United Kingdom (Pinewood Studios)
New Zealand
Prague (Barrandov Studios)

Produced in: United States

Popularity: 6%

Iron Man (2008)

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May 22nd,
2008

Tony Stark is a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.

Also Known As:

Iron Man (Marvel)
Ironman

Production Status: Released
Logline: Billionaire industrialist Tony Stark leads a double life as an iron-plated crime fighter.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time: 2 hrs. 6 min.
Release Date: May 2nd, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content.
Distributors:

Paramount Pictures

Production Co.:

Marvel Studios, Fairview Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment

Studios:

Paramount Pictures

U.S. Box Office: $223,124,385
Produced in: United States

Popularity: 7%

What Happens in Vegas (2008)

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May 22nd,
2008

Two people discover they’ve gotten married following a night of debauchery in Vegas, with one of them winning a jackpot after playing the other’s quarter. The pair trys to undermine each other and get their hands on the money… falling in love along the way.

Also Known As:

Untitled Vegas Project
What Happens in Vegas…

Production Status: Released
Genres: Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 38 min.
Release Date: May 9th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual and crude content, and language, including a drug reference.
Distributors:

20th Century Fox Distribution

Production Co.:

Georgaris, Inc., 21 Laps Entertainment, Mosaic Media Group, Dune Entertainment

Studios:

20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises

U.S. Box Office: $40,341,516
Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Los Angeles, California USA
New York, New York USA

Produced in: United States

Popularity: 6%

Speed Racer (2008)

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May 22nd,
2008

Born to race cars, Speed Racer is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized - the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company’s maniacal owner but uncovers a terrible secret - some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won’t drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line. The only way for Speed to save his family’s business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie, Speed teams with his one-time rival - the mysterious Racer X - to win the race that had taken his brother’s life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.

Production Status: Released
Logline: Story of Speed Racer, who’s Mach 5 vehicle can jump, go under water and clear trees. When he’s not racing, he’s battling villians with his girlfriend Trixie, kid brother Spritle and pet monkey Chim-Chim.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time: 2 hr. 15 min.
Release Date: May 9th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of action, some violence, language and brief smoking.
Distributors:

Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Production Co.:

Donners’ Company, Silver Pictures, Velocity Productions, Sechste Babelsberg Film

Studios:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Financiers:

Funding: Berlin-Brandenburg Film Fund
FFA Filmfoerderungsanstalt, Anarchos Productions, Inc., Deutscher Filmfoerderfonds (DFFF)
Co-Financier: Village Roadshow Pictures Entertainment

U.S. Box Office: $30,284,073
Filming Locations:

Europe
Babelsberg Studio, Berlin, Germany

Produced in: United States

Popularity: 7%

Made of Honor (2008)

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May 22nd,
2008

Tom Bailey is in love with his best friend Claire. But Tom has a fear of commitment and refuses to admit the obvious–he should propose to Claire before she finds a less procrastinating suitor. When Colin, a rich Scotsman sweeps Claire off her feet and asks for her handin marriage, Tom must witness her unquestioned happiness up close and personal–because she’s chosen him to be her Maid Of Honor.

Tom Bailey is in love with his best friend Claire. But Tom has a fear of commitment and refuses to admit the obvious–he should propose to Claire before she finds a less procrastinating suitor. When Colin, a rich Scotsman sweeps Claire off her feet and asks for her handin marriage, Tom must witness her unquestioned happiness up close and personal–because she’s chosen him to be her Maid Of Honor.

Also Known As: Maid of Honor
Man Made

Production Status: Released

Genres: Comedy

Running Time: 1 hr. 41 min.

Release Date: May 2nd, 2008 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and language.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing

Production Co.: Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment, Relativity Media, Original Film

Studios: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group

U.S. Box Office: $33,903,519

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California USA
New York, New York USA
Scotland, UK

Produced in: United States

Also Known As:

Maid of Honor
Man Made

Production Status: Released
Genres: Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 41 min.
Release Date: May 2nd, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and language.
Distributors:

Sony Pictures Releasing

Production Co.:

Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment, Relativity Media, Original Film

Studios:

Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group

U.S. Box Office: $33,903,519
Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California USA
New York, New York USA
Scotland, UK

Produced in: United States

Popularity: 7%

Baby Mama (2008)

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May 22nd,
2008

Successful and single businesswoman Kate Holbrook has long put her career ahead of a personal life. Now 37, she’s finally determined to have a kid on her own. But her plan is thrown a curve ball after she discovers she has only a million-to-one chance of getting pregnant. Undaunted, the driven Kate allows South Philly working girl Angie Ostrowiski to become her unlikely surrogate. Simple enough. After learning from the steely head of their surrogacy center that Angie is pregnant, Kate goes into precision nesting mode: reading childcare books, baby-proofing the apartment and researching top pre-schools. But the executive’s well-organized strategy is turned upside down when her Baby Mama shows up at her doorstep with no place to live. An unstoppable force meets an immovable object as structured Kate tries to turn vibrant Angie into the perfect expectant mom. In a comic battle of wills, they will struggle their way through preparation for the baby’s arrival. And in the mid dle of this tug-of-war, they’ll discover two kinds of family: the one you’re born to and the one you make.

Production Status: Released
Genres: Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 36 min.
Release Date: April 25th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and a drug reference.
Distributors:

Universal Pictures Distribution

Production Co.:

Michaels Goldwyn, Relativity Media

Studios:

Universal Pictures

U.S. Box Office: $47,343,255
Produced in: United States

Popularity: 5%

Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (2008)

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May 22nd,
2008

Harold and Kumar are in their apartment after they’ve successfully completed their White Castle quest. It’s only an hour or two later, and the guys are preparing for an epic adventure to Amsterdam so that Harold can win the heart of his crush, Maria. At the airport, Kumar runs into his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa, and he’s shocked to discover she’s about to get married. Before they even get on the plane, Kumar threatens to botch the mission by mixing it up with airport security personnel, insisting on protesting a random search. Though they do make it onto the plane, Kumar eventually succeeds in getting them into more trouble than they bargained for. Unable to wait six hours to get to Amsterdam, Kumar takes a home-made “smokeless bong” into the airplane bathroom. Turbulence strikes, the bathroom door swings open, the bong’s mistaken for a bomb, and the guys are mistaken for terrorists. The plane is turned around and the guys are detained in Guantanamo Bay.

Also Known As:

Harold & Kumar 2
Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo
Harold and Kumar 2
Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo

Production Status: Released
Genres: Comedy and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 42 min.
Release Date: April 25th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: R for strong crude and sexual content, graphic nudity, pervasive language and drug use.
Distributors:

New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Production Co.:

Mandate Pictures, Kingsgate Films

Studios:

New Line Cinema

U.S. Box Office: $34,098,389
Filming Locations:

Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Produced in: United States

Popularity: 6%

The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

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May 22nd,
2008

While hunting down bootleg kung-fu DVDs in a Chinatown pawnshop, Jason makes an extraordinary discovery that sends him hurtling back in time to ancient China. There, Jason is charged with a monumental task: he must free the fabled warrior the Monkey King, who has been imprisoned by the evil Jade Warlord. Jason is joined in his quest by wise kung fu master Lu Yan and a band of misfit warriors including Silent Monk. But only by learning the true precepts of kung fu can Jason hope to succeed - and find a way to get back home.

Also Known As:

King of Kung Fu
Untitled (Revolution Studios/Jackie Chan/Jet Li action film)

Production Status: Released
Logline: Based on the Chinese legend of the monkey king, an American teen discovers the king’s legendary stick weapon in a pawn shop. He is transported back in time to ancient China, where he joins a crew of warriors fighting to free the imprisoned king.
Genres: Action/Adventure and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time: 1 hr. 45 min.
Release Date: April 18th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for for sequences of martial arts action and some violence.
Distributors:

Lionsgate

Production Co.:

Casey Silver Productions, Huayi Brothers Film Company

Studios:

Lionsgate, The Weinstein Company

Financiers:

Relativity Media

U.S. Box Office: $50,368,985
Filming Locations:

China

Produced in: United States

Popularity: 5%

The Visitor (2008)

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May 22nd,
2008

In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. Sixty-two-year-old Walter Vale is sleepwalking through his life. Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, he fills the void by unsuccessfully trying to learn to play classical piano. When his college sends him to Manhattan to attend a conference, Walter is surprised to find a young couple has taken up residence in his apartment. Victims of a real estate scam, Tarek, a Syrian man, and Zainab, his Senegalese girlfriend, have nowhere else to go. In the first of a series of tests of the heart, Walter reluctantly allows the couple to stay with him. Touched by his kindness, Tarek, a talented musician, insists on teaching the aging academic to play the African drum. The instrument’s exuberant rhythms revitalize Walter’s faltering spirit and open his eyes to a vibrant world of local jazz clubs and Central Park drum circles. As the friendship between the two men deepens, the differences in culture, age and temperament fall away. After being stopped by police in the subway, Tarek is arrested as an undocumented citizen and held for deportation. As his situation turns desperate, Walter finds himself compelled to help his new friend with a passion he thought he had long ago lost. When Tarek’s beautiful mother Mouna arrives unexpectedly in search of her son, the professor’s personal commitment develops into an unlikely romance. And it’s through these new found connections with these virtual strangers that Walter is awakened to a new world and a new life.

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Production Status: Released
Genres: Comedy and Drama
Running Time: 1 hr. 48 min.
Release Date: April 11th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language.
Distributors:

Overture Films

Production Co.:

Groundswell Productions, Participant Productions

Financiers:

Next Wednesday Productions
Co-Financier: Participant Productions, Groundswell Productions

U.S. Box Office: $3,388,821
Filming Locations:

New York, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA

Produced in: United States

Popularity: 4%

Then She Found Me (2008)

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May 22nd,
2008

A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother, an eccentric talk show host, materializes and turns her life upside down as she begins a courtship with the father of one of her students

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Following the separation from her husband and the death of her adopted mother, April Epner is contacted by her apparent birth mother, who turns out to be a local talk show host Bernice Graves. As Bernice tries to become the mother to April that she was never able to be, April seems to find solace in the arms of the parent of one of her students, only to find that the mystery to lifeâ¿¿s questions cannot be solved by a simple revelation.

Production Status: Released
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 40 min.
Release Date: April 25th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual content.
Distributors:

ThinkFilm

Production Co.:

Hunt/Tavel Productions, Killer Films

Financiers:

Blue Rider Pictures, John Wells Productions

U.S. Box Office: $1,518,703
Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Produced in: United States

Popularity: 3%