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The Chronicles of
Narnia: Prince Caspian 
Release Date: May 16, 2008
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures, Walden
Media
Director:
Andrew
Adamson
Screenwriter:
Andrew
Adamson,
Christopher
Markus,
Steve McFeely
Starring:
Georgie
Henley,
Skandar Keynes,
William
Moseley,
Anna
Popplewell,
Ben Barnes,
Peter
Dinklage,
Warwick
Davis,
Vincent Grass,
Ken Stott,
Pierfrancesco Favino,
Sergio
Castellitto,
Liam Neeson
Genre: Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG (for epic battle action
and violence)
Official Website:
Narnia.com
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Plot Summary: The characters of C.S.
Lewis's timeless fantasy come to life once again in this newest installment
of the "Chronicles of Narnia" series, in which the Pevensie siblings are
magically transported back from England to the world of Narnia, where a
thrilling, perilous new adventure and an even greater test of their faith
and courage awaits them.
One year after the incredible events of "The Lion, The Witch and The
Wardrobe," the Kings and Queens of Narnia find themselves back in that
faraway wondrous realm, only to discover that more than 1300 years have
passed in Narnian time. During their absence, the Golden Age of Narnia has
become extinct, 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 an intriguing 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.
Directed once again by veteran director Andrew Adamson, screenplay by Andrew
Adamson and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely and produced by Mark
Johnson, Andrew Adamson and Philip Steuer, the film reunites the original
cast and creative team behind the blockbuster first film in the series.
Speed Racer 
Release Date: May 9, 2008
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director:
Andy
Wachowski,
Larry
Wachowski
Screenwriter:
Andy
Wachowski,
Larry
Wachowski
Starring:
Emile
Hirsch,
Christina Ricci,
Matthew Fox,
Susan
Sarandon,
John
Goodman,
Kick Gurry,
Paulie Litt,
Roger Allam,
Ji Hoon
Jung,
Melvil Poupaud,
Richard
Roundtree,
Christian
Oliver
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family
MPAA Rating: PG (for sequences of action,
some violence and language)
Official Website:
SpeedRacerthemovie.com
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Plot Summary: Hurtling down the
track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer
(Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed 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
(John Goodman), 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 (Roger Allam) 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 (Christina Ricci), Speed teams with his one-time
rival—the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox)—to win the race that had taken
his brother's life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The
Crucible.
Based on the classic series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida, the
live-action "Speed Racer" will showcase the kind of revolutionary visual
effects and cutting-edge storytelling that have become the benchmarks of the
Wachowski brothers' films.
What
Happens in Vegas
Release Date: May 9, 2008
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director:
Tom Vaughan
Screenwriter:
Dana Fox
Starring:
Cameron
Diaz,
Ashton Kutcher,
Rob Corddry,
Treat
Williams,
Dennis
Farina
Genre: Comedy, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some sexual and
crude content, and language, including a drug reference)
Official Website:
WhatHappensinVegasmovie.com
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Plot Summary: Two strangers awaken
together to discover they've gotten married following a night of debauchery
in Sin City, and one of them has won a huge jackpot after playing the
other's quarter. The newlyweds devise ever-escalating schemes to undermine
each other and get their hands on the money – only to find themselves
falling in love amid the mutual backstabbing.
Iron Man  
Release Date: May 2, 2008
Studio: Paramount Pictures, Marvel
Studios
Director:
Jon Favreau
Screenwriter:
Art Marcum,
Matt
Holloway,
Mark Fergus,
Hawk Ostby
Starring:
Robert
Downey Jr.,
Terrence
Howard,
Gwyneth Paltrow,
Jeff
Bridges,
Shaun Toub,
Leslie Bibb,
Bill
Smitrovich,
Nazanin
Boniadi
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some intense
sequences of sci-fi action and violence and brief suggestive content)
Official Website:
IronManmovie.com
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Plot Summary: Based upon Marvel's
iconic Super Hero, "Iron Man" tells the story of Tony Stark, 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. Upon his return to
America, Tony must come to terms with his past. When he uncovers a nefarious
plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to
protect the world as Iron Man.
Made of Honor
Release Date: May 2, 2008
Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Director:
Paul
Weiland
Screenwriter:
Adam
Sztykiel,
Deborah
Kaplan,
Harry Elfont
Starring:
Patrick
Dempsey,
Michelle
Monaghan,
Kevin
McKidd,
Kathleen Quinlan,
Sydney
Pollack
Genre: Comedy, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content
and language)
Official Website:
MadeofHonor-movie.com
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Plot Summary: For Tom (Patrick
Dempsey), life is good: he's sexy, successful, has great luck with the
ladies, and knows he can always rely on Hannah (Michelle Monaghan), his
delightful best friend and the one constant in his life. It's the perfect
setup until Hannah goes overseas to Scotland on a six-week business trip...
and Tom is stunned to realize how empty his life is without her. He resolves
that when she gets back, he'll ask Hannah to marry him – but is floored when
he learns that she has become engaged to a handsome and wealthy Scotsman and
plans to move overseas. When Hannah asks Tom to be her "maid" of honor, he
reluctantly agrees to fill the role... but only so he can attempt to woo
Hannah and stop the wedding before it's too late.
Baby Mama
Release Date: April 25, 2008
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director:
Michael
McCullers
Screenwriter:
Michael
McCullers
Starring:
Tina Fey,
Amy Poehler,
Greg
Kinnear,
Dax Shepard,
Romany
Malco,
Maura Tierney,
Holland
Taylor,
Sigourney Weaver
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for crude and sexual
humor, language and a drug reference)
Official Website:
BabyMamamovie.net
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Plot Summary: In a comedy that brings
together some of today's sharpest talent, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler team with
writer/director Michael McCullers and producers Lorne Michaels and John
Goldwyn to tell the story of two women, one apartment and the nine months
that will change their lives: "Baby Mama."
Successful and single businesswoman Kate Holbrook (Tina Fey) 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
(Amy Poehler) to become her unlikely surrogate. Simple enough...
After learning from the steely head (Sigourney Weaver) 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 middle of this tug-of-war, they'll discover two kinds of
family: the one you're born to and the one you make.
Nim's Island \
Release Date: April 4, 2008
Studio: Fox Walden
Director:
Mark Levin,
Jennifer
Flackett
Screenwriter:
Mark Levin,
Jennifer
Flackett
Starring:
Jodie
Foster,
Abigail Breslin,
Gerard
Butler,
Alphonso McAuley
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG (for mild adventure
action and brief language)
Official Website:
NimsIsland.com
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Plot Summary: Anything can happen on
Nim's Island, a magical place ruled by a young girl's imagination. It is an
existence that mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover-
the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover
books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes
missing from their island, a twist of fate brings her together with
Alexandra. Now, they must draw courage from their fictional hero, Alex
Rover, and find strength in one another to conquer Nim's Island.
Harold and Kumar Escape
From Guantanamo 
Release Date: April 25, 2008
Studio: New Line Cinema
Director:
Jon Hurwitz,
Hayden
Schlossberg
Screenwriter:
Jon Hurwitz,
Hayden
Schlossberg
Starring:
Paula
Garces,
Kal Penn,
Paula
Garcés,
Neil Patrick Harris
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for strong crude and
sexual content, graphic nudity, pervasive language and drug use)
Official Website:
WhatWouldNPDDo.com
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Plot Summary:
"Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo" marks
the triumphant return of these two hilarious, slacker anti-heroes. The movie
stars John Cho as Harold and Kal Penn as Kumar, two stoners who can't seem
to get a break. Their last adventure found them traveling across country to
find a White Castle hamburger in order to satisfy a weed-induced case of
"the munchies."
This time, the boys get themselves in trouble trying to sneak a bong onboard
a flight to Amsterdam. Now, being suspected of terrorism, they are forced to
run from the law and try to find a way to prove their innocence. What
follows is an irreverent and epic journey of deep thoughts, deeper inhaling
and a wild trip around the world that is as "un-PC" as it gets.
The Forbidden
Kingdom      
Release Date: April 18, 2008
Studio: Lionsgate
Director:
Rob Minkoff
Screenwriter:
John Fusco,
Ch'eng-En
Wu
Starring:
Jet Li,
Jackie Chan,
Michael
Angarano,
Collin Chou,
Crystal Liu
Yi Fei,
Li Bing Bing
Genre: Action, Martial Arts
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of
martial arts action and some violence)
Official Website:
ForbiddenKingdommovie.com
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Plot Summary: In "The Forbidden
Kingdom," American teenager Jason (Michael Angarano), who is obsessed with
Hong Kong cinema and kungfu classics, finds an antique Chinese staff in a
pawn shop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the
Monkey King (Jet Li). With the lost relic in hand, Jason unexpectedly finds
himself transported back to ancient China.
There, he meets the drunken kungfu master, Lu Yan (Jackie Chan); an
enigmatic and skillful Silent Monk (Jet Li); and a vengeance-bent kungfu
beauty, Golden Sparrow (Crystal Liu Yi Fei), who lead him on his quest to
return the staff to its rightful owner, the Monkey King - imprisoned in
stone by the evil Jade Warlord (Collin Chou) for five hundred years. Along
the way, while attempting to outmaneuver scores of Jade Warriors, Cult
Killers and the deadly White Hair Demoness, Ni Chang (Li Bing Bing), Jason
learns about honor, loyalty and friendship, and the true meaning of kungfu,
and thus frees himself.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall 
Release Date: April 18, 2008
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director:
Nick
Stoller
Screenwriter:
Jason Segel,
Judd Apatow
Starring:
Jason Segel,
Kristen
Bell,
Mila Kunis,
Russell
Brand,
Bill Hader,
Kala
Alexander
Genre: Comedy, Romance
MPAA Rating: R (for sexual content,
language and some graphic nudity)
Official Website:
ForgettingSarahMarshall.com
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Plot Summary: From the producers of
"The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up" comes a comic look at one guy's
arduous quest to grow up and get over the heartbreak of being dumped -- if
he can only make himself start "Forgetting Sarah Marshall."
Struggling musician Peter Bretter (Jason Segel, "How I Met Your Mother") has
spent six years idolizing his girlfriend, television star Sarah Marshall
(Kristen Bell, "Veronica Mars"). He's the guy left holding her purse in
paparazzi photos and accidentally omitted from acceptance award speeches.
But his world is rocked when she dumps him and Peter finds himself alone.
After an unsuccessful bout of womanizing and an on-the-job nervous
breakdown, he sees that not having Sarah may just ruin his life.
To clear his head, Peter takes an impulsive trip to Oahu, where he is
confronted by his worst nightmare: his ex and her tragically hip new
British-rocker boyfriend, Aldous (Russell Brand), are sharing his hotel. But
as he torments himself with the reality of Sarah's new life, he finds relief
in a flirtation with Rachel (Mila Kunis), a beautiful resort employee whose
laid-back approach tempts him to rejoin the world. He also finds relief in
several hundred embarrassing, fruity cocktails.
For anyone who has ever had their heart ripped out and cut into a billion
pieces comes a hilarious, heartfelt look at relationships -- featuring Paul
Rudd, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader and Jack McBrayer. Part romantic comedy, part
disaster film, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" is the world's first romantic
disaster comedy.
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who
Release Date: March 14, 2008
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director:
Jimmy
Hayward,
Steve
Martino
Screenwriter:
Cinco Paul,
Ken Daurio
Starring:
Jim Carrey,
Steve
Carrell,
Carol
Burnett,
Seth Rogen,
Will Arnett,
Isla Fisher,
Dan Fogler,
Amy Poehler,
Dane Cook,
Jaime
Pressly,
Jonah Hill
Genre: Animation, Family
MPAA Rating: G
Official Website:
Hortonmovie.com
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Plot Summary: The film is based on
the beloved book, first published in 1954, by Ted Geisel, who wrote under
the pen name Dr. Seuss. "Horton Hears a Who" is about an imaginative
elephant who hears a cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating
through the air. Suspecting there may be life on that speck and despite a
surrounding community which thinks he has lost his mind, Horton is
determined to help.
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