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Slumdog Millionaire
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Genres: Action, Comedy
Release Date: 9 January 2009 in UK,
26 December 2008 in USA
Studio: Celador Films
Cast: Dev Patel, Madhur
Mittal, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan
Director: Danny Boyle
Screenwriter:
Simon Beaufoy Script: Novel Adaptation |
Plot: A Mumbai teen who grew up in the
slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire?" He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being
interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he
knows the answers.
'Slumdog Millionaire' is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan
from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his
life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from
winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on
suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to
prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he
and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of
vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and
lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the
game show's questions. Intrigued by Jamal's story, the jaded Police
Inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for
riches is really doing on this game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal
returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million
viewers are about to find out…
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Taken
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Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Release Date: January 30, 2009
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Katie Cassidy, Famke Janssen
Director: Pierre Morel
Screenwriter: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen |
Plot: A former spy (Neeson) relies on
his old skills to save his estranged daughter (Grace), who has been forced
into the slave trade.
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Taken Movie:
X-Men
Origins: Wolverine
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Genres: Action,
Superhero, Sci-fi,
Thriller
Cinema Release Date: USA & Canada: May 1, 2009; UK: April 29,
2009; Aust & NZ: April 30, 2009
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Liev
Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Kitsch, Will.i.am, Danny Huston,
Dominic Monaghan, Daniel Henney, Lynn Collins
Director: Gavin Hood
Screenwriter: David Benioff,
Skip Woods |
X-Men Origins:
Wolverine"
is a prequel to the X-Men film trilogy,
focusing on the mutant Wolverine and his time with Team X, before
Wolverine's skeleton was bonded with the indestructible metal adamantium.
The film was mostly shot in Australia and New Zealand.
Plot: Logan/Wolverine is a mutant with
regenerative powers, three claws on each hand and a skeleton all laced with
the rare metal known as adamantium. Logan struggles to find the secrets to
his past. After learning little information through the help of Charles
Xavier, Logan takes his search even further by learning the full truth of
his origin, while also heading in a bold, new direction.
Hugh Jackman reprises the role that made him
a superstar - as the fierce fighting machine who possesses amazing healing
powers, retractable claws and a primal fury. Leading up to the events of
X-Men, 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' tells the story of Wolverine's epically
violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and
the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many
mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several
legends of the X-Men universe whose appearances in the film series have long
been anticipated.
Links:
X-MenOrigins.com:
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
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Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Release Date: June 24, 2009
Studio: DreamWorks Pictures (Paramount)
Cast:Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin
Dunn, Julie White, John Benjamin Hickey, Ramon Rodriguez, Isabel Lucas,
John Turturro
Director: Michael Bay
Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman |
It is the
sequel to 2007's Transformers, which was the first live action Transformers
film. Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg return respectively as director and
executive producer, while Shia LaBeouf reprises the role of Sam Witwicky,
the human caught in the war between Autobots and Decepticons. The film
introduces many more robots and the scope has been expanded to numerous
countries, the most important of which is Egypt.
Plot: In the highly-anticipated
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," debuting June 24, 2009, Sam Witwicky
(Shia LaBeouf) again joins with the Autobots against their sworn enemies,
the Decepticons. Michael Bay directs from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger &
Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman.
Links:
Transformers Movie: Official site
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Genres: Action, Adventure, Sequel, Fantasy, Family, Kids
Release Date: 17 July 2009
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent,
Helena Bonham Carter
Director: David Yates
Screenwriter: ? |
Plot:
Young wizards Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger are facing new
challenges and dangers in the wake of Lord Voldemort''s return.
Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and
Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that
dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon
preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching.
Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses and, to
this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the
well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom
he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under
attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the
ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean
Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she
hadn't counted on Romilda Vane's chocolates! And then there's Hermione,
simmering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance
blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark,
albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts
may never be the same again.
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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince at Warner Brothers:
Star Trek (2009)
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Genre: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: May 7, 2009
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Cast: John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris
Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton
Yelchin, Eric Bana, Leonard Nimoy
Director: J.J. Abrams
Screenwriter: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
Script: ? |
Star Trek Movie
is the eleventh film based on the Star Trek franchise and features the main
characters of the original Star Trek series, who are portrayed by a new
cast. It explores the backstories of James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock
(Zachary Quinto), before they unite aboard the USS Enterprise to combat Nero
(Eric Bana), a Romulan from the future who threatens the United Federation
of Planets.
Plot: The greatest adventure of all time
begins with "Star Trek," the incredible story of a young crew's maiden
voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S.
Enterprise. On a journey filled with action, comedy and cosmic peril, the
new recruits must find a way to stop an evil being whose mission of
vengeance threatens all of mankind.
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James T.
Kirk (Chris Pine), is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other,
Spock (Zachary Quinto), was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all
emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but
powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through
unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before!
Links:
StarTrekMovie.com
Monsters vs. Aliens
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Genre: Animation
Release Date: March 27, 2009
Studio: DreamWorks Animation (Paramount)
Features voices of: Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett,
Seth Rogen, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Rudd
Director: Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon
Screenwriter: Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky, Rob Letterman,
Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger |
Monsters vs Aliens movie was
the first computer animated movie to be directly produced in a stereoscopic
3-D format instead of being converted into 3-D after completion.
Plot:
When California girl Susan Murphy is
unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding
day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. The military jumps
into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government
compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a
ragtag group of Monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach,
Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and
indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their
confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on
Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, the
President is persuaded to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the
Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction.
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Interstellar
Genres: Sci-Fi
Release Date: 2009
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Cast: ?
Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter: Kip S. Thorne
Plot: A space travel story about a group of
explorers who travel through a worm hole and into another dimension.
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Shrek the Third
(Sequel)
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Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Animated
Release Date: May 18, 2007
Studio: DreamWorks
Features voices of: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio
Banderas, Justin Timberlake, Rupert Everett, Julie Andrews, John Cleese,
Eric Idle, John Krasinski, Cheri Oteri, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Amy
Sedaris, Ian McShane
Screenwriter: Peter Seaman, Jeffrey Price |
Shrek, Donkey, Puss
In Boots and Fiona are back for another fun-and-pun-filled adventure, and
this time they're joined by Captain Hook, Sir Lancelot and ... Justin
Timberlake as King Arthur?!
Plot: When Shrek married Fiona, the last
thing he had in mind was becoming the next King. But when Shrek's
father-in-law, King Harold, suddenly croaks, that is exactly what he faces.
Unless Shrek (with the help of his trusted companions Donkey and Puss In
Boots) can find a suitable King for Far Far Away, the ogre could be stuck
with the job. The most promising candidate, Fiona's cousin Artie, an
underachieving Medieval high school slacker, proves to be a more of a
challenge than they bargained for.
Links:
Shrek the Third: Official Movie
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Invisible Man
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Genre: ?
Release Date: 2009
Studio: ?
Features voices of: ?
Director: ?
Screenwriter: ?
Script: ? |
Plot:
"The Invisible Man," a new take on the H.G. Wells classic. Brian Grazer will produce. Conceived as a sequel to
Wells' original tale, the story centers on a British nephew of the original
Invisible Man. Once he discovers his uncle's formula for achieving
invisibility, he is recruited by British intelligence agency MI5 during
WWII.
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Twilight
Genres:
Action, Crime, Comedy
Release Date: June 8, 2007
Studio: Warner Bros.
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle,
Bernie Mac, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Eddie
Jemison, Shaobo Qin, Carl Reiner, Elliott Gould, David Paymer
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Screenwriter: Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Fantastic Four 3
Genres:
Action, Sci-fi, Superhero, Comedy
Release Date: -
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Cast: -
Director: -
Screenwriter: - The Fantastic Four
were Marvel's first family of superheroes. This film is also known as
Fantastic Four 3.
Plot: ?
Transformers
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Genres: Action, Kids, Science Fiction
Release Date: July 4, 2007
Studio: Dreamworks, Paramount
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Jon Voight, Bernie
Mac, Tyrese Gibson, Rachael Taylor, Amaury Nolasco, Kevin Dunn, Ronnie
Sperling
Director: Michael Bay
Screenwriter: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, John Rogers
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Transformers is a
2007 live action science fiction film conceptually based on the Transformers
franchise and toy line.
Plot:
The Earth is caught in the middle of an
intergalactic war between two races of robots, the heroic Autobots and the
evil Decepticons, which are able to change into a variety of objects,
including cars, trucks, planes and other technological creations.
Links:
Transformers Movie: Official site
Harry Potter And
The Order Of The Phoenix
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Genres: Action, Fantasy
Release Date: July 13, 2007
Studio: -
Cast: -
Director: David Yates
Screenwriter: Michael Goldenberg |
Plot: Harry returns for his fifth year of
study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in
denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort,
preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that Voldemort has returned.
Fearing that Hogwarts' venerable Headmaster.
Future Movies for 2010 / 2011/ 2012
The following is a list of movies coming in
the future.
2010
Bone Deep
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Suspense
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Cast: Idris Elba, Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Hayden Christ
Director: John Luessenhop
Plot: The thriller casts Idris Elba as a
member of a group of bank robbers enlisted in pulling off a $20 million
heist. Matt Dillon stars as Los Angeles Det. Jack Welles, a troubled
workaholic who pursues the robbers.
Legion
(January 22)
Alice in Wonderland
(March 5)
Ramona
(March 19)
How to Train Your
Dragon (March 26)
Root of All Evil
(April 9)
Alpha and Omega
(April 16)
Iron Man 2
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sequel,
Superhero
Release Date: May 7, 2010
Cast: Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Downey, Mickey Rourke,
Sam Rockwell
Director: Jon Favreau
More adventures from billionaire Tony Stark
who leads a double life as an iron-plated crime fighter.
Shrek Goes Fourth
(May 21)
Prince of Persia: The
Sands of Time (May 28)
The A-Team
(June 11)
Toy Story 3
(June 18)
The creators of the beloved 'Toy Story' films
re-open the toy box and bring moviegoers back to the delightful world of
Woody, Buzz and our favorite gang of toy characters in 'Toy Story 3'.
The Green Hornet
(June 25)
The Last Airbender
(July 2)
Despicable Me
(July 9)
Thor
Genre: Action, Adventure, Superhero
Release Date: July 16, 2010
Studio: New Line Cinema
Cast: Kenneth Branagh
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Plot: Story of the mythological
hammer-throwing Thor, the son of the Norse god Odin.
Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sequel,
Fantasy, Family, Kids.
Release Date: November 19, 2010
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Helena Bonham Carter,
Brendan Gleeson.
Plot: The final adventure of Harry
Potter as he attempts to bring an end to his nemesis, Lord Voldemort.
Based on the the seventh and final book in the
Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. Filming begins in February
2009 and will last for a year
The Smurfs
(December 17)
The Smurfs are little blue creatures that live
in mushroom houses in a forest inhabited mainly by their own kind.
Did you know?
Based on the comicbooks and cartoon series,
created by Pierre Culliford. NBC launched "The Smurfs" in 1981, spawning 256
episodes and multiple Emmy awards.
2012
Pirates of the Caribbean 4
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release Date: 2012
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Cast: Johnny Depp
Director: -
Screenwriter: Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott
Johnny Depp is returning as Captain Jack
Sparrow in a untitled third sequel in the popular "Pirates of the Caribbean"
franchise.
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