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High-concept psychological thriller from Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly. Cameron Diaz (in really bad accent) and husband James Marsden receive a simple wooden box that will grant them $1M, but will also simultaneously cause the death of someone elsewhere in the world. |
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This movie has been made a couple of dozen times, but never with Jim Carrey in the leading role. Or in 3-D. |
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Stretching credibility to its absolute breaking point, Milla Jovovich plays a psychologist investigating alien abductions in Nome, Alaska. Sorry, fellas, but judging by the trailer she is pretty heavily clothed throughout, very much unlike her September 2009 Maxim cover. Directed by first-timer Olatunde Osunsanmi. We just like saying that. |
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Jeff Bridges brings back large parts of his famed "Dude" role as the druggie, hippie leader of psychic soldiers on a mission in Iraq. George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, and Kevin Spacey co-star in what looks like either the best comedy of 2009 or a colossal bomb (so to speak). |
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Once called The Boat That Rocked, this troubled Philip Seymour Hoffman comedy has already been released in the UK and had its US release date delayed. The only bright spot here looks to be the excellent soundtrack, which might make more dough than the movie's box office. |
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This year the disaster theme is primarily the latest pandemics, but director Roland Emmerich is determined not to let ancient prophecies take a backseat. Woody Harrelson and John Cusak star. |
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Director Wes Anderson adapts Roald Dahl's popular kids book for the big screen and hires a bunch of big-name actors for the voices, including Meryl Streep, George Clooney, and Bill Murray. |
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Inspirational sports drama based on the true story of Michael Oher, a big kid with a very tough background who ended up being the Baltimore Ravens' First Round pick in the 2009 NFL draft. |
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Pixar-wannabe about an astronaut who lands on a planet where the inhabitants are stuck in a version of 1950's America. "The Rock" and Jessica Biel star. Sorry, fellas, only her voice is on display. |
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Second installment of the epic vampire romance saga. Fans have been counting down the days for this one since the release of Twilight a year ago. |
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A musical with a big-name cast from the director of 2002's Chicago. The smart money is handicapping this as the favorite for Best Picture. |
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One of those movies where the title says it all. It's about a ninja who's an assassin. Directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) who's been rumored to direct the next Superman movie. |
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The trailer for this comedy is painful to watch, and we're not just talking about the shots to the head and groin. Robin Williams and John Travolta star. Directed by Walt Becker, who also did Wild Hogs. That rhymes. |
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This Road Warrior update, but with big-name stars (Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron), is based on a novel by Cormac McCarthy (No Country for Old Men). Despite its unrelenting darkness — or perhaps because of it? — a certain Oscar contender. |
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