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Machete
Release Date: TBA 2009


The highly skilled Federale Machete is hired by some unsavory types to assassinate a senator. But just as he’s about to take the shot, he notices someone aiming at him and realizes he’s been set up. He barely survives the sniper’s bullet, and is soon out for revenge on his former employers, with the reluctant assistance of his old friend Cheech Marin, who has become a priest and taken a vow of nonviolence. If you hire him to take out the bad guys, make sure the bad guys aren’t you!

Yesterday He Was A Decent Man Living A Decent Life. Now He Is A Brutal Savage Who Must Slaughter To Stay Alive.

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Che (film)
Release Date : TBA 2008

Che is a 2008 film about Marxist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Benicio del Toro as Che. The film is actually a merged version of two films by Soderbergh: The Argentine and Guerrilla. The first part focuses on the Cuban revolution, from the moment Fidel Castro, Guevara and other revolutionaries landed on the Caribbean island, until they toppled the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista two years later. The second part focuses on the years following the Cuban revolution. It begins with Che’s trip to the United Nations headquarters in New York City in 1964, until his death in the Bolivian mountains in 1967.

Che was screened on May 21 at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival reportedly running over four hours. Del Toro won the Best Actor Award at the festival for his portrayal of Guevara in the film.

Che: The Argentine

Main article: The Argentine

Che Cast

Benicio del Toro plays Ernesto “Che” Guevara. Del Toro confessed he only thought of Guevara as a “bad guy” since he was a child. For the film he researched into the differing opinions on Guevara and travelled to Cuba where he met “tons of people that loved this man”. He met Fidel Castro “for five minutes” and was told by him that he was happy for the research being undertaken. Del Toro, who speaks Puerto Rican Spanish, tried to speak the best Spanish he could without sounding “stiff”. Regarding the brisk shoot, he stated, “my fingernails still have a little bit of dirt,” a year later.
Benjamín Benítez as Harry “Pombo” Villegas
Julia Ormond as Lisa Howard
Franka Potente as Tamara Bunke
Armando Riesco as Benigno
Catalina Sandino Moreno as Aleida Guevara
Demian Bichir as Fidel Castro
Rodrigo Santoro as Raul Castro
Santiago Cabrera as Camilo Cienfuegos
Edgar Ramirez as Ciro Redondo
Alfredo De Quesada as Israel Pardo
Roberto Santana as Juan Almeida Bosque
Victor Rasuk as Rogelio Acevedo

Che: Guerrilla

Che Plot

After helping overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in Cuba, Guevara moved on to foment revolutions in Africa and South America, eventually being captured and killed by counter-insurgency rangers in the mountains of Bolivia, backed by the CIA.

Che Cast

Benicio del Toro as Ernesto “Che” Guevara
Benjamin Bratt
Franka Potente as Tamara Bunke
Lou Diamond Phillips as Mario Monje
Kahlil Mendez as Urbano
Julia Ormond as Lisa Howard
Edgar Ramirez as Ciro Redondo
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Demián Bichir as Fidel Castro

Che Awards

Benicio Del Toro was awarded the Prix d’interpretation masculine (or Best Actor) for his performance in Che and in his acceptance speech dedicated his award “to the man himself, Che Guevara and I want to share this with Steven Soderbergh. He was there pushing it even when there [were lulls] and pushing all of us”. Che’s widow Aleida March, who is president of the Che Guevara Studies Center, sent a congratulatory note to del Toro upon hearing the news of his award.

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The Lost City
The Lost City (DVD)
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Exposing the Real Che Guevara: And the Useful Idiots Who Idolize Him
Exposing the Real Che Guevara: And the Useful Idiots Who Idolize Him (Hardcover)
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Fast & Furious
Release Date: June 5, 2009
The first trailer for Universal’s Fast & Furious which debuted in theaters this weekend with Death Race


Fast & Furious is now online! Opening June 5, 2009, the new installment reunites Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster as they blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert in the high-octane action-thriller.

When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) reignites his feud with agent Brian O’Conner (Walker). But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmanuever him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what’s possible behind the wheel.

You can watch the trailer using the player below or in High Definition QuickTime here. You can also view new photos here!

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Watchmen
Release Date: March 6, 2009

A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the “Doomsday Clock” - which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet Union - is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion - a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers - Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity…but who is watching the watchmen?

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In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so discover a deeper and far more diabolical plot. Written by evan murphy

“Watchmen” is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the “Doomsday Clock” - which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet Union - is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion - a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers - Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity… but who is watching the Watchmen?” Written by T-Hen

When an ex-superhero has been murdered, a vigilante named Rorshach begins an investigation into the murder, which begins to lead to a much more terrifying conclusion. And also uncovers a plot to discredit and murder various heroes. Rorschach discovers a far wider ranging conspiracy involving his colleagues’ past which could completely change the course of history. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}

It’s the 1980’s and it’s a different world. Superheroes have been outlawed, the only ones still in operation under direct control of the United States government. Suddenly, those heroes both still in action and retired find themselves targets by an unseen enemy, who wants to kill them one by one Written by Anonymous

A group of heroes, forced into retirement a decade before are called together once again to investigate the murder of one of their own. What they discover an age-old conspiracy to change the balance of power in a world not different from our own. Written by Kent Sanderson

An adaptation of Alan Moore’s landmark comic book series, Watchmen is a story set in an alternative 1985, where the world is ticking closer to the brink of nuclear war, and a plot to eliminate a band of ex-crimefighters is instigated, but why? and by whom? It is up to two of those ex-crimefighters to investigate the plot that seems to go beyond the unthinkable. Written by Ruckwood

A crime/conspiracy story based on the influential comic by Alan Moore. Watchmen focuses on the every day life of out of work superheroes. Costumed superheroism has been outlawed, and most groups have been abandoned. But as a new threat presents itself, the paranoid masked detective/vigilante Rorschach uncovers a conspiracy to destroy all masked heroes. Written by Cody Darling

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Watchmen
Watchmen (Paperback)
By Alan Moore

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Watchmen (Absolute Edition)
Watchmen (Absolute Edition) (Hardcover)
By Alan Moore



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Friday the 13th
Release Date: February 13, 2009
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Returning to the story that started it all, this retelling of the original “Friday the 13th” heads back to summer camp where a mysterious killer is systematically slaughtering the teenage camp counselors.

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Bitch Slap
Release Date : TBA 2009
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“Bitch Slap” is a post-modern, thinking man’s throwback to the “B” Movie/Exploitation films of the 1950’s - 70’s as well as a loving, sly parody of same. Inspired by the likes of “Dragstrip Girls,” “Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill,” “Kung Fu Nun” and the pantheon of Blacksploitation films, “Bitch Slap” mixes hot girls, fast cars, big guns, nasty tongues, outrageous action and jaw-dropping eye candy with a message… don’t be naughty!

At its core, “Bitch Slap” follows three bad girls (a down-and-out stripper, a drug-running killer and a corporate powerbroker) as they arrive at a remote desert hideaway to extort massive booty from a ruthless underworld kingpin. Things quickly spin out of control as allegiances change, truths are revealed, other criminals arrive for the score, the fate of the world hangs in the balance and they are forced to confront a villain much worse than they ever expected… themselves. It’s the ultimate morality tale as, one by one, they realize the whole “she-bang” was a set-up and one of the film’s characters may not even be human…

What makes “Bitch Slap” different is a “B” Story device that runs throughout the film to illuminate character, backstory and relationship histories not previously revealed. Like the movie “Momento,” these scene flashbacks take place in reverse; so by the end of the film, the audience has a wholly different take on who these women are and why they are behaving so badly. “Bitch Slap” also employs a mysterious Female Narrator who comments periodically on the folly of humanity, the plight of the human condition and the vagaries of life and love through quoting the likes of Dostoevsky, T.S. Eliot, Sun Tzu and even Buddha. Bet you never heard THAT in “Jailbait Babysitter!”

So grab your popcorn and fasten your crotch restraint. With “Cult Classic” written all over it, “Bitch Slap” is the cat-fighting, girl-banging, pile-driving, go-go dancing, bronco-busting, bumping & grinding, philosophy-touting, breast-augmenting, femme-tastic f%@#-fest-fight-fantasy of epic proportions you’ve been waiting for.

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Laid to Rest
Release Date: TBA 2009
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A terrifying story of a young girl who wakes up in a casket with a traumatic head injury and no memory of her identity. She quickly realizes she was abducted by a Deranged Serial Murderer and in an isolated rural town she must survive the night and outsmart the technologically inclined killer who is hellbent on finishing what he started.

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Release Date: 1 May 2009
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Wolverine lives a mutant life, seeks revenge against Victor Creed (who will later become Sabertooth) for the death of his girlfriend, and ultimately ends up going through the mutant Weapon X program.

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Vinyan
Release Date: TBA 2009
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Still not having accepted the loss of their son in a tsunami disaster, Janet and Paul Behlmer are back in Bangkok. Hanging onto the fact that his body has never been discovered, Janet desperately clings to the idea that pirates might have kidnapped their kid in the confusion that followed the catastrophe. Looking for someone to guide them in the Thai underworld, they bribe their way to a mysterious Mr. Gao, who takes them to Ranong, where a mercenary supplies them with a boat and crew to explore the pirate-infested shores of Burma. Slowly, they will lose themselves into a strange child-infested jungle and to their inner demons.

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Hotel for Dogs
Release Date: January 16, 2009
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Based on Lois Duncan’s novel, the story revolves around two orphaned teenagers who hide dozens of stray dogs in an abandoned hotel.

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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Release Date: July 1, 2009
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“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,” to be fully produced in 3-D, is the latest installment to the hit “Ice Age” franchise, which has grossed more than $1.2 billion around the world. “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” will be directed by Oscar-nominated Carlos Saldanha, who directed “Ice Age: The Meltdown” and co-directed “Ice Age.” The film is being produced by Academy Award-winning Blue Sky Studios, the creative force behind all the “Ice Age” films and “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who.”


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Star Trek XI
Release Date : 8 May 2009
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A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members during their time at Starfleet Academy. Comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, “Star Trek,” featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has ever gone before. At this time, the Earth is going through a number of political changes. With the recent establishment of the Coalition of Planets, extraterrestrials are becoming more common and accepted by Humans. In addition, there is talk that the militaristic United Earth Stellar Navy may be merging with the exploratory Starfleet. Written by Anthony Pereyra