The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie
“The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie” opens in modern day suburbia at the local pirate themed restaurant, where derring-do and turkey legs go hand-in-hand five nights a week. But not for Sedgewick, Elliot and George (Mr. Lunt, Larry the Cucumber and Pa Grape). While they love all things piratical and dream of taking the stage in the big show, Elliot’s timidity, Sedgewick’s laziness and George’s lack of self-confidence relegate them to busing tables and refilling drinks. When they finally do get up the courage to audition, the three would-be swashbucklers manage only to destroy half the stage set. Out of luck and out of work, they stand dejectedly outside the restaurant as a strange, ancient-looking metal ball lands at their feet. It is a “Helpseeker,” sent from another time and place in search of heroes. After scanning the three moping misfits, it sets in motion events that will send them back to the 17th century to face real pirates in a real pirate adventure, and in the process challenge everything they believe about themselves.
STARRING The Voices of: Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Tim Hodge, Colleen Curtis, Andy Youssi
DIRECTOR: Mike Nawrocki
STUDIO: Universal Pictures
RATING: G
“Taxi To The Dark Side” - “Taxi to the Darkside,” which recently won Best Documentary Feature prize at its premiere at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, examines the death of an Afghan taxi driver at Bagram Air Base from injuries inflicted by U.S. soldiers. In an unflinching look at the Bush administration’s policy on torture, filmmaker Alex Gibney takes us from a village in Afghanistan to Guantanamo and straight to the White House.
STARRING: Documentary
DIRECTOR: Alex Gibney
STUDIO: THINKFilm
RATING: R (For extreme war violence and language)
THEATER COUNT (Opening Weekend): 2
RUNNING TIME: 106 minutes
TOTAL DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: TBD
U.S. DVD RELEASE DATE: TBD
“In The Name of the King” - Uwe Boll loves his video games, and turning them into DREADFUL movies. Remember “Bloodrayne?” He’s back at it again, with the long delayed “In The Name Of The King.” (It was originally scheduled for theatrical release nearly a year ago.)
Originally released in the United States on April 5, 2002, “Dungeon Siege” is an action/fantasy role-playing game (RPG) designed by Chris Taylor, president and creative director of Gas Powered Games. Published by Microsoft Game Studios, “Dungeon Siege” features a fantasy world where the inhabitants must battle evil forces attempting to take over their kingdom.
STARRING: Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, John Rhys-Davies, Ray Liotta, Matthew Lillard, Burt Reynolds, Will Sanderson, Ron Perlman, Claire Forlani, Brian J. White, Kristanna Loken, Gabrielle Rose
DIRECTOR: Uwe Boll
STUDIO: Freesyle Releasing
RATING: PG-13 (For language, intense battle sequences)
THEATER COUNT (Opening Weekend): TBD
RUNNING TIME: TBD
TOTAL DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: TBD
U.S. DVD RELEASE DATE: TBD
April 30, 2008 at 7:11 am
· Filed under Comedy, Crime
First Sunday
“First Sunday” - In the black comedy “First Sunday,” Durell (Ice Cube) and LeeJohn (Tracy Morgan) are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When told they have one week to pay a $17,000 debt or Durell will lose his son, they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. Instead, they end up spending the night in the presence of the Lord and are forced to deal with much more than they bargained for.
STARRING: Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, Loretta Devine, Michael Beach, Katt Williams, Regina Hall
DIRECTOR: David E. Talbert
STUDIO: Screen Gems
RATING: PG-13 (For Language, adult situations)
THEATER COUNT (Opening Weekend): TBD
RUNNING TIME: TBD
TOTAL DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: TBD
U.S. DVD RELEASE DATE: TBD
“The Business Of Being Born” - Birth: it’s a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to examine and question the way American women have babies. The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal. Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?
STARRING: Documentary
DIRECTOR: Ricki Lake
STUDIO: New Line Cinema
RATING: Not Rated
THEATER COUNT (Opening Weekend): 1
RUNNING TIME: 97 minutes
TOTAL DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: TBD
U.S. DVD RELEASE DATE: TBD
April 30, 2008 at 7:02 am
· Filed under Horror, Mystery
One Missed Call (2008)
In “One Missed Call,” a chain of people receive terrifying cell phone messages of their own final fatal moments. Though the messages can be deleted, their number is up. Beth Raymond (Shannyn Sossamon) is traumatized when she witnesses the gruesome deaths of two friends just days apart. Even more disturbing, she knows that both of them had received chilling cell phone messages-actual recordings of their own horrifying last moments. Impossibly, the calls were received days before they died, but each death occurred precisely when and how the messages foretold. The police think Beth is delusional-except for Detective Jack Andrews (Edward Burns) whose own sister was killed in a freak accident that bears a strange similarity to the deaths of Beth’s friends. Together, Jack and Beth work feverishly to unravel the mystery behind the ominous calls. But even as they get closer to the truth, Beth’s cell phone begins to ring with an eerie tune, and the readout says “One Missed Call”…
STARRING: Ed Burns, Shannyn Sossamon, Ana Claudia Talancon, Ray Wise, Azura Skye, Johnny Lewis, Jason Beghe, Margaret Cho
DIRECTOR: Eric Valette
STUDIO: Warner Bros.
RATING: PG-13 (For intense sequences of violence and terror, frightening images, some sexual material and thematic elements). But, remember, no matter how you read it, the movie is still rated PG-13.
“The Killing Of John Lennon” - “The Killing Of John Lennon” is a film examining the mindset of Mark David Chapman, who gunned down John Lennon outside the Dakota in New York 28 years ago. Jonas Ball plays Mark David Chapman. “The Killing of John Lennon,” written and directed by Andrew Piddington, was financed by a group of British real estate investors, including Picture Players’ Rod Pearson. “The Killing Of John Lennon” was shot over the course of three years in Hawaii, Georgia and NYC, and is a gritty and imagistic look at the mindset of a celebrity stalker. Piddington directed two previous features, “Shuttlecock,” starring Alan Bates, and “The Fall,” starring Jurgen Prochnow and Craig Sheffer.
STARRING: Jonas Ball, Thomas A. McMahon, Robert C. Kirk, Krisha Fairchild
DIRECTOR: Andrew Piddington
STUDIO: IFC
RATING: R (For language, violence, drug use)
THEATER COUNT (Opening Weekend): 2
RUNNING TIME: 114 minutes
TOTAL DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: TBD
U.S. DVD RELEASE DATE: TBD
April 30, 2008 at 4:50 am
· Filed under Action, Drama
Rambo(2008)
In Thailand, John Rambo is living peacefully capturing snakes and transporting people and cargo in an old boat. But when he joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit. Rambo refuses, but is convinced by another member, Sarah Miller, to take them up there. When the aid workers are captured by the Burmese army, Rambo decides to venture alone into the war zone to rescue them.
