Archive for October, 2008

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Slumdog Millionaire
Release Date: November 12, 2008 (limited)

“Slumdog Millionaire” is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”

But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show’s questions.

Intrigued by Jamal’s story, the jaded Police Inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on this game show?

When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out…

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Transporter 3
Release Date: November 26, 2008

Jason Statham is back in the third outing of ‘The Transporter’. This time he’s hired by a criminal mastermind to go on a mission to deliver a ‘package’. With Frank Martin now electronically rigged, he must complete his mssion or die!

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Lo
Release Date: To Be Announced 2009

Love presents many challenges to couples…but none so daunting as the one Justin faces with his girlfriend April. Kidnapped by demons, April’s mystery begins to unfold when he finds an ancient book that she has left behind. Using the book, he contacts the demon Lo, ordering it to help him rescue his girl from the fiery pits. But Lo has other plans for his new master…dinner being one of them.

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Resident Evil: Degeneration
Release Date: December 30, 2008 (DVD)

The “Umbrella Incident” that took place in Raccoon City ended with a missile attack ordered by the government intended to wipe out the deadly zombie virus. Following this catastrophe, the Umbrella Corporation’s stock plummeted. This serious blow to the business giant resulted in its complete dissolution. 7 years later, at an airport somewhere in the United States, on an ordinary autumn afternoon, a zombie is unleashed. Now, in an airport beginning to fill with the undead, the horrific disaster is about to repeat itself…

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Twilight
Release Date: November 21, 2008

Twilight’ is an action-packed, modern day love story between a vampire and a human. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother remarries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn’t expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she’s ever met. Intelligent and witty, he sees straight into her soul. Soon, Bella and Edward are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance. Edward can run faster than a mountain lion, he can stop a moving car with his bare hands — and he hasn’t aged since 1918. Like all vampires, he’s immortal. But he doesn’t have fangs, and he doesn’t drink human blood; Edward and his family are unique among vampires in their lifestyle choice. To Edward, Bella is that thing he has waited 90 years for — a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will Edward & Bella do when James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi) and Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre), the Cullens’ mortal vampire enemies, come to town, looking for her?

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The Tale of Despereaux
Date : December 19, 2008

A misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears-whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle’s princess.

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The Day The Earth Stood Still
Release Date : December 12, 2008

The first official trailer of The Day The Earth Stood Still, upcoming science-fiction remake movie starring Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connolly, has finally been released online.

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 science fiction film, a remake of the 1951 film of the same name. Directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, the film updates the Cold War themes of man against man, to the more contemporary concerns of man against nature.

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After Dark Horrorfest III
Release Date: January 09, 2009

After Dark Films is getting much closer to the end of the rainbow for this year’s After Dark Horrorfest with the announcement of two more in their collection of ‘8 Films to Die For’. Joining the previously announced five films are the Australian horror-thriller Dying Breed and Adam Gieraschs (The Mother of Tears) Autopsy. The two films will play alongside The Broken, Slaughter, Perkins’ 14, The Butterfly Effect: Revelation and From Within in the theatrical festival that will run from January 9-15. Click any title above for more info on each film, or just click here for our After Dark Horrorfest film page.

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The Descendant
Release Date : September 26

Winner “Best Fiction Feature” Philadelphia International Film Festival 2007

The film will have its theatrical premiere at Montreals Cinema du Parc, 3575 ave. du Parc (metro Place-des-Arts) from September 26th to October 2nd. Friday and Saturday screenings are at 9 p.m. with Sunday to Thursday screenings held at 5 p.m. The director will be present for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Do not miss this opportunity to see it on the big screen for which it was conceived and expect more North American dates and venues to follow.

Directed by Philippe Spurell

Produced By Philippe Chabot

Edited by Eric Lavoie

A year after his mother passes away, James Duke contemplates doing the one thing she had always forbidden him to do; contact her parents. With temptation too great, the young man visits his grandparents and discovers that although friendly, they are very nervous about his surprise visit. Deciding to stay on for a few days at their eerie run down secluded farmhouse, he gradually uncovers an unspeakably shameful part of his family history that his mother had never revealed. Carefully watched by menacing townspeople, he digs dangerously deep to uncover clues to his disturbing past; old gramophone recordings, disturbing b&w photos, animal (human?) remains and a very unusual patchwork quilt made by tortured hands. Ultimately, he confronts both conspiracy and the heavy burden of truth through his discovery of ghosts from the past.

This mystery-ghost story was inspired by little-known but fascinating historical events involving the hidden burial of imported farm workers in a small border town just north of the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries. This modern day tale of historical vengeance will entertain a broad audience as well as inform about an important part of our heritage. In a world of overly familiar films, THE DESCENDANT achieves surprising originality with its shocker ending.

“Fantastic! A film worthy of attention.” (Film Threat)

“A sharp, meticulously crafted work… breaks away from overcooked horror-thriller conventions.” (FANTASIA Film Festival)

“…a cinematic rarity: a genuinely moving chiller… shot in luscious 35mm and showcasing a beautifully melancholic score.” (RUE MORGUE magazine)

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