Krazzy 4″ - The angry Raja (Arshad Warsi), schizophrenic Gangadhar (Rajpal Yadav), Dr. Mukherjee (Irrfan Khan) and the cute Dabboo (Suresh Menon) are all unique in their mental imbalance. Dr. Sonali (Juhi Chawla) is treating all four of them. While Raja is diagnosed with intermittent explosive disorder, due to his sudden anger at the slightest provocation, Gangadhar is living in the past where he shares friendship with Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, Lokamanya Tilak and Sardar Vallabhai Patel. He seems busy in fighting for the country’s freedom, which was achieved long back. Dr. Mukherjee, who is a perfect doctor and is one keeps himself tidy and prim, is diagnosed with obsessive compulsive personality disorder. Dabboo, who has not spoken for years and appears frightened all the time, appears autistic and is loved by one and all. Shikha (Dia Mirza), a television reporter and who loves Raja, cannot seem to help bring sanity in him. R K Sanyal (Rajat Kapoor), who is an industrialist and the husband of Dr. Sonali, gets vexed up with the four patients and attempts to get rid of them. How this story unfolds forms the climax of the story.
STARRING: Juhi Chawla, Arshad Warsi, Irrfan Khan, Dia Mirza, Suresh Menon, Rajat Kapoor
DIRECTOR: Jaideep Sen
STUDIO: Eros
RATING: Not Rated
THEATER COUNT (Opening Weekend): TBD
RUNNING TIME: TBD
TOTAL DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: TBD
U.S. DVD RELEASE DATE: TBD
Bra Boys” – “Bra Boys” is a documentary film narrated by Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe about the real-life brotherhood, murder and family loyalties of Australia’s warring gangs – the surfing “Bra Boys” of Maroubra, a beach side suburb of Sydney. These are not the laid-back, “Hey, dude,” seaside slackers of Southern California legend. Written, directed and produced by Sunny Abberton, himself a childhood resident of Maroubra’s public housing projects, “Bra Boys” traces the cultural evolution of the much maligned and tattooed, youthful surfing community, and in particular the Abberton brothers: Sunny, Koby, Jai and Dakota, one charged with murdering a Sydney “standover man” (Australian slang for an extortionist who uses physical violence, or threats, to extract payment on behalf of another), another pursuing a professional surf career but charged as an accessory in his brother’s murder trial, another trying to hold the family together, and the youngest brother whose sole inheritance is his siblings’ national notoriety. “Bra Boys” is the first full-length film project undertaken by, and officially sanctioned by, “Bra Boys” themselves. The film shows their success in professional big wave surfing, their international reputation for hard partying and rough justice. They have a running battle with authorities and rely absolutely and solely on one another in order to fit into a society in which they are otherwise displaced and, often, disinterested. The film explores the historical stigma associated with Australia’s rebellious surf community, as exemplified by the residents of Maroubra and their social displacement. Using archival shots, blended with new footage and interviews, “Bra Boys” presents a dynamic portrait of the current “surf vision,” a story that is at once compassionate, compelling and confrontational: fights for against-the-odds success, predictable failures. Yet, ultimately, the film’s narrative illustrates how even amidst the burdens of a stigmatized legacy, a new generation can hope for better.
STARRING: Russell Crowe, Kelly Slater, Cheyne Horan, Jack Kingsley, Sean Doherty, Koby Abberton, Jai Abberton, Sunny Aberton
DIRECTORS: Sunny Abberton, Macario De Souza
STUDIO: VAS Entertainment
RATING: R (For language, extreme violence)
THEATER COUNT (Opening Weekend): 3
RUNNING TIME: TBD
TOTAL DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: TBD
U.S. DVD RELEASE DATE: TBD
Dark Matter” – “Dark Matter” is based on actual events. “Dark Matter” revolves around the true story of a Chinese physics student from the University of Iowa who shot and killed six people on the campus. The student had dreams of winning the Nobel Prize and felt campus politics were shattering his chances. Two-time Oscar winning actress Meryl Streep stars.
STARRING: Ye Liu, Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn
DIRECTOR: Shi-Zheng Chen
STUDIO: First Indepedent Pictures
RATING: R (For violence, language)
THEATER COUNT (Opening Weekend): TBD
RUNNING TIME: TBD
TOTAL DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: TBD
U.S. DVD RELEASE DATE: TBD
Young At Heart” – “Young At Heart” is a documentary on a chorus of senior citizens from Massachusetts who cover songs by Jimi Hendrix, Coldplay, Sonic Youth, and other unexpected musicians.
Fox Searchlight scored big at the “2008 Oscars” with nominations for “Juno” and “The Savages.”
And, once again, Fox Searchlight and Wild About Movies bring you dozens of Free Advance Movie Screenings to one of their movies – “Young @ Heart”
STARRING: Documentary
DIRECTOR: Stephen Walker
STUDIO: Fox Searchlight
RATING: PG-13 (For language)
THEATER COUNT (Opening Weekend): TBD
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes
TOTAL DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: TBD
U.S. DVD RELEASE DATE: TBD
The Unknown Woman” – From the director of the Oscar winning movie“Cinema Pardiso” comes “The Unknown Woman.”
“The Unknown Woman” is Irena (Xenia Rappoport), an emigrant who fled Eastern Europe and has moved to a Northern Italian city. She lives amidst ghosts of the past and a search for the present, two planes of time that make up an intriguing puzzle. Who is Irena really? Little by little, her story unfolds. She easily fell prey to ruthless, unscrupulous men and was subjected to unspeakable brutalities and humiliations, the kind that can never be put to rest. Only one beautiful memory remains for Irena, a melancholic, heartrending lost love. The mysterious woman seems to have a very precise motive when she tries to find work as a cleaning lady. From the window of her apartment, she spies intently upon the building across the street. Though Irena’s job is to clean and polish the stairs of that building, her true aim is to get close to a family living there. The Adachers are in the goldsmith business. There is the wife Valeria (Claudia Gerini), her husband Donato (Pierfrancesco Favino), and their little girl Tea (Clara Dossena). Nothing will stop Irena from getting herself a job in their household. Not even murder.
STARRING: Xenia Rappoport, Michele Placido, Claudia Gerini, Alessandro Haber, Margherita Buy
DIRECTOR: Giuseppe Tornatore
STUDIO: Outsider Pictures
RATING: Not Rated
THEATER COUNT (Opening Weekend): TBD
RUNNING TIME: TBD
TOTAL DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: TBD
U.S. DVD RELEASE DATE: TBD
LANGUAGE: Italian (With English subtitles)
Sex And Death 101″ – “Sex and Death 101″ stars Golden Globe nominee Simon Baker (“The Guardian,” “The Devil Wears Prada”) as Roderick Blank, a successful executive and ‘ladies man,’ whose life is turned around by an email that includes the names of everyone he’s had sex with and ever will have sex with. Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Winona Ryder stars as ‘Death Nell,’ the mysterious femme fatale who becomes an urban folk hero when she targets men guilty of sex crimes against women. The film co-stars Leslie Bibb (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby), Julie Bowen (“Boston Legal”), Sophie Monk, Mindy Cohn (“The Facts of Life”), Dash Mihok (“The Thin Red Line”), Patton Oswalt (“Ratatouille”) and Neil Flynn (“Scrubs”).
STARRING: Winona Ryder, Simon Baker, Julie Bowen, Dash Mihok, Leslie Bibb, Tanc Sade, Patton Oswalt, Mindy Cohn, Neil Flynn, Corinne Reilly, Sophie Monk, Marshall Bell, Robert Patrick Benedict, Frances Fisher
DIRECTOR: Daniel Waters
STUDIO: Anchor Bay
RATING: R (For strong sexual content and language)
THEATER COUNT (Opening Weekend): TBD
RUNNING TIME: TBD
TOTAL DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: TBD
U.S. DVD RELEASE DATE: TBD
Nim’s Island” – 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.”
“Nim’s Island,” the premise, at least, reminds Wild About Movies of “The Bridge To Terabithia.”
Of course, if you’re Wild About Movies, you know that two time Oscar winner Jodie Foster (“The Accused” and “The Silence of the Lambs”) and Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin (“Little Miss Sunshine”) appear in the photo from “Nim’s Island,” above. And, for any who may be wondering, the film has NOTHING to do with the classic animated film of the 80s, “The Secret of NIMH!”
STARRING: Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin, Gerard Butler
DIRECTORS: Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox
RATING: PG (Mild thematic elements)
THEATER COUNT (Opening Weekend): TBD
RUNNING TIME: TBD
TOTAL DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: TBD
U.S. DVD RELEASE DATE: TBD
My Blueberry Nights” is Chinese director Wong Kar Wai’s latest film.
“My Blueberry Nights” is a love story starring multi-Grammy award winner Norah Jones in her feature-film debut. Costarring, a cast of Academy Award winners and Oscar nominees including Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman.
In “My Blueberry Nights” Norah Jones plays a sensual, alluring young woman who sets out on an unforgettable journey of discovery in pursuit of true love. In heartbreakingly beautiful locations and classic Route 66 atmospheric diners, Wong Kar Wai’s captivating heroine encounters a series of enigmatic characters that help her on her quest.
Set against New York’s magical cityscape and the stunning vistas of America’s legendary Route 66, Wong Kar Wai’s first English language picture embraces his signature elegance and originality that made “Happy Together,” “In the Mood for Love” and “2046″ must-see movies for foreign film movie lovers all around the world.
Wong Kar Wai’s unique talent and dreamy romantic themes, combined with mythical Americans locations and an awesomely gifted and stylish cast, all but guarantee that “My Blueberry Nights” will delight and enchant moviegoers everywhere.
STARRING: Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman
DIRECTOR: Wong Kar Wai
STUDIO: The Weinstein Co.
RATING: R (For language, sexual situations, adult situations)
Meet Bill” – “Meet Bill” – a doormat if ever there was one. A man reduced to a mere accessory to his family by working a dead end job at his father-in law’s bank and arguing about his overindulgent love for chocolate with his wife Jess (Elizabeth Banks) who is loathe to explain her “friendship” with the local news anchorman (Timothy Olyphant). But Bill’s fate begins to change when he becomes mentor to a self-assured boy (Logan Lerman) who engineers Bill’s recovery with the help of a cute lingerie sales girl named Lucy (Jessica Alba). Together, the trio confronts Bill’s hapless life with humor and energy while forcing him to capture his dream of being financially independent and self-confident. “Meet Bill” is a film about what it means to let go of your inhibitions and find the path you’re destined for.
While Aaron Eckhart is not destined for box office success via “Meet Bill,” he will certainly help make an impact at the worldwide movie box office in “The Dark Knight.”
STARRING: Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Elizabeth Banks, Timothy Olyphant, Kristen Wiig
DIRECTORS: Bernie Goldmann and Melisa Wallack
STUDIO: First Look Pictures
RATING: R (Adult situations, language)
THEATER COUNT (Opening Weekend): 2
RUNNING TIME: 110 minutes
TOTAL DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: TBD
U.S. DVD RELEASE DATE: TBD
n “Leatherheads,” Oscar winners George Clooney and Renée Zellweger match wits in a quick-witted romantic comedy set against the backdrop of America’s nascent pro-football league in 1925.
In “Leatherheads,” George Clooney plays Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football hero who is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join his ragtag ranks. The captain hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country’s attention. Welcome to the team Carter Rutherford (John Krasinski), America’s favorite son.
A golden-boy war hero who single-handedly forced multiple German soldiers to surrender in WWI, Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled speed on the field. This new champ is almost too good to be true, and Lexie Littleton (Zellweger) aims to prove that’s the case. A cub journalist playing in the big leagues, Lexie is a spitfire newswoman who suspects there are holes in Carter’s war story. But while she digs, the two teammates start to become serious off-field rivals for her fickle affections. As the new game of pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling sport he knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to keep his guys together and to get the girl of his dreams. Finding that love and football have a surprisingly similar playbook, however, he has one maneuver he will save just for the fourth quarter…in “Leatherheads.”
STARRING: George Clooney, Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski
DIRECTOR: George Clooney
STUDIO: Universal Pictures
RATING: PG-13 (For language, sports violence, sexual situations)
