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| 06/11/2009 BRIGHT STAR The drama based on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which was cut short by Keats' untimely death at age 25. |
| 06/11/2009 THE WOLFMAN Inspired by the classic 1941 Universal Pictures film that launched a legacy of horror, "THE WOLFMAN" reclaims the myth of a man whose curse transforms him into something less than human to its iconic cinematic origin. Academy Award® winner Benicio ("TRAFFIC") del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a carefree Londoner lured back to his family estate after the disappearance of his brother. Reunited in crisis with his estranged father, Talbot sets out to find his brother -- but discovers an even more horrifying destiny for himself. A Parent/Stuber production, "THE WOLFMAN" will be directed by Mark ("ONE HOUR PHOTO") Romanek. |
| 13/11/2009 2012 An academic researcher opens a portal into a parallel universe and makes contact with his double in order to prevent an apocalypse predicted by the ancient Mayans. Based on the novel "2012: The War for Souls" written by Whitley Strieber. Directed by Roland Emmerich. |
| 13/11/2009 AMELIA The story of the relationship between famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart and her husband George Putnam. Mira ("VANIETY FAIR") Nair directs from a script by Ron ("ENTRAPMENT") Bass. |
| 20/11/2009 STEP FATHER A Seemingly average man, after murdering his entire family, remarries a divorcee with a teenage son in another town and prepares to do it again. Re-make of the 1987 film "THE STEPFATHER" starring Terry O'Quinn. |
| 20/11/2009 PLANET 51 CGI Animated feature. The inhabitants of Planet 51 live in fear of alien invasion Their paranoia is realized when an astronaut arrives from Earth. Befriended by a young resident, he has to avoid capture in order to recover his spaceship and try to return home. |
| 20/11/2009 THE MERRY GENTLEMEN 99 Running away from a troubled marriage, Kate Frazier (Kelly "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN" MacDolald) hopes to find anonymity with a new home and a new job in Chicago. Despite friendly flirtation from co-workers and others, the shy and reserved Kate keeps her distance, avoiding questions about her sudden arrival and her recent past. When Kate meets Frank Logan (Michael Keaton), the two discover unexpected satisfaction in their mutual, shared silence. Haunted by the troubling choices he has made, Frank finds a kindred spirit in the younger Kate, and for a moment the two seem destined to redeem and remake each other. Directorial debut for Michael Keaton. Shown at the Sundance Film Festival January 2008. |
| 20/11/2009 THE TWILIGHT SAGA'S NEW MOON In "NEW MOON", Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black. Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested |
| 27/11/2009 NINE NINE is a musical following a film director named Guido Contini (Daniel Day Lewis), who is in his middle age. He is trying to complete his next film. His main problem is that he has too many women in his life. Luisa, his wife, Carla his sexy mistress, and Claudia, his muse and protege. The film is based on a book by Arthur L. Kopit and is directed by Rob ("CHICAGO") Marshall. Loosely inspired by the Fellini film "8½." |
| 27/11/2009 NINJA ASSASSIN When a man raised in an orphanage and trained to be a ninja turns his back on the tradition, it brings him into conflict with the clan. James ("V FOR VENDETTA") McTeigue directs. |
| .06/11/2009 A CHRISTMAS CAROL Jim Carrey stars in "THE CHRISTMAS CAROL" - based on the novel by Charles Dickens. Robert ("THE POLAR EXPRESS") Zemeckis directs from a script he adapted from the novel. Project will be shot using performance capture/Disney digital 3-D animation, and will be a mixture of live-action and animation. |
| 13/11/2009 THE ROAD Academy Award nominee Viggo ('EASTERN PROMISES") Mortensen, Academy Award winners Robert ("TENDER MERCIES") Duvall and Charlize ("MONSTER") Theron, Guy ("FACTORY GIRL") Pearce and 12-year-old Kodi Smit McPhee star in the big-screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Road - the story of a man (Mortensen) and his young son (Smit-McPhee) traveling through a desperate, post-apocalyptic world. Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy and directed by John ("THE PROPOSITION") Hillcoat. |
| 30/11/2009 SERAPHINE Based on the life of French painter Séraphine de Senlis. The film is directed by Martin Provost whose most recent film was "Le Ventre de Juliette". 04/12/2009 NATIVITY E1 This Christmas, primary school teacher Paul Maddens is being charged with the biggest challenge of his life - mounting the school's musical version of the Nativity. Competing against the posh local school for the honor of best reviewed show in town, the stakes are raised when Paul idly boasts that his ex-girlfriend Jennifer, a Hollywood Producer, is coming to see his show with a view to turning it into a film. The only trouble is - they haven't spoken in years. With eccentric assistant Mr Poppy fulling his 'little white lie', Maddens suddenly finds himself a local celebrity and at the center of quarreling parents and over-excited children desperate in their bid for fame and fortune. Now Maddens' only hope is to get back in touch with Jennifer and lure Hollywood to town so that everybody's Christmas wishes come true. |
| 20/11/2009 THE INFORMANT Matt Damon plays Mark Whitaker, a high-level employee at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), who aides the FBI in uncovering a large price-fixing scam. However, the whistle-blower ends up doing more time than his corrupt bosses. Based on the true story of whistle-blower Mark Whitaker. The real FBI agents involved with the case, recenty went public during the filming and stated that "he is a national hero." Steven ("CHE") Soderbergh directs based on a novel by Kurt Eichenwald. |