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topFriday, December 5, 2008

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  Cadillac Records  (Limited; 686 theaters)

  Adrien Brody Jeffrey Wright Columbus Short

  Adrien Brody and Jeffrey Wright will portray blues/R&B record exec Leonard Chess and blues musician Muddy Waters, respectively. Leonard Chess launched the Chic... more »

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  Extreme Movie 

  Frankie Muniz Ryan Pinkston Jamie Kennedy

  Frankie Muniz plays a teen who loses his virginity to his girlfriend (Ashley Schneider), only to find she wants to take things much further, including farm animals... more »

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  Nobel Son  (Limited)

  Alan Rickman Bryan Greenberg Mary Steenburgen

  "Nobel Son" is a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust, betrayal and ultimately revenge. Barkley Michaelson (Bryan Greenberg) is struggling to finish his Ph.... more »

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  Punisher: War Zone 

  Ray Stevenson Dominic West Doug Hutchinson

  Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is ... more »

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topWednesday, December 10, 2008

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  The Reader  (Wide)

  Kate Winslet Ralph Fiennes David Kross

  "The Reader" opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarle... more »

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  Wendy and Lucy 

  Michelle Williams Will Patton Larry Fessenden

  Wendy Carroll (Michelle Williams) is driving to Ketchikan, Alaska, in hopes of a summer of lucrative work at the Northwestern Fish cannery, and the start of a new ... more »

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topFriday, December 12, 2008

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  A Match Made in Heaven

  Shahrukh Khan Priyanka Chopra

  A middle-aged man who has lost his love for life recovers it through the love of a vivacious young girl.

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  Dark Streets 

  Gabriel Mann Bijou Phillips Izabella Miko

  A blues musical set in the 1930’s where a young playboy gets drawn into a deceptive work through a love triangle with two singers.

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  Delgo 

  Jennifer Love Hewitt Kelly Ripa Louis Gossett Jr.

  The land of Jhamora is torn apart by the mutual prejudice of two peoples—the winged Nohrin, masters of the skies, and the terrestrial Lockni, who harness the mysti... more »

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  Doubt  (Limited; 15 theaters)

  Meryl Streep Philip Seymour Hoffman Viola Davis

  It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn (Academy Award® winner Philip Seymour Hoffman), is trying to upend the schools' s... more »

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  Gran Torino  (Limited; 6 theaters)

  Clint Eastwood Cory Hardrict Brian Haley

  Clint Eastwood stars in the drama "Gran Torino," marking his first film role since his Oscar-winning "Million Dollar Baby." Eastwood also dire... more »

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  The Day the Earth Stood Still  (Wide; 3,400 theaters)

  Keanu Reeves Jennifer Connolly Jaden Smith

  In the film, a renowned scientist (Jennifer Connelly) finds herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu (Keanu Reeves), who has traveled across the universe t... more »

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  Timecrimes 

  Karra Elejalde

  A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable co... more »

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  What Doesn't Kill You  (Limited)

  Mark Ruffalo Ethan Hawke Brian Goodman

  Brian and Paulie are two young punks running loose on the hard streets of South Boston. Coming from separate but equally broken homes, the boys bond of friendship ... more »

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  Where God Left His Shoes

  John Leguizamo

  A failed boxer struggles to find a job and an apartment for his family on Christmas Eve.

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  While She Was Out (Limited)

  Kim Basinger Lukas Haas Luis Chavez

  A suburban housewife is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. What starts off as a quick trip to the... more »

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topWednesday, December 17, 2008

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  Nothing but the Truth  (Limited)

  Kate Beckinsale Matt Dillon Vera Farmiga

  Washington, DC political journalist Rachel Armstrong writes an explosive story about a government scandal in which she reveals the name of a covert CIA agent. When... more »

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  The Wrestler  (NY/LA; 4 theaters)

  Mickey Rourke Ernest Miller Marisa Tomei

  Back in the late ‘80s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing fo... more »

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topFriday, December 19, 2008

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  Adam Resurrected

  Jeff Goldblum Willem Dafoe Ayelet Zurer

  The story focuses on a former Nazi collaborator who later becomes the head of an asylum.

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  Seven Pounds  (Wide)

  Will Smith Rosario Dawson Michael Ealy

  Academy Award® nominee Will Smith reunites with the directors and producers of "The Pursuit of Happyness" for the emotional drama "Seven Pounds." In the film, Smit... more »

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  The Tale of Despereaux  (Wide)

  Emma Watson Matthew Broderick Dustin Hoffman

  Once upon a time, in the faraway kingdom of Dor, there was magic in the air, laughter aplenty and gallons of mouthwatering soup. But an accident left the King brok... more »

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  Yes Man  (Wide)

  Jim Carrey Zooey Deschanel Danny Masterson

  "Yes Man" stars Jim Carrey as Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere - the operative word being "no" - until he signs up for a self-help program based on on... more »

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topThursday, December 25, 2008

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  Bedtime Stories  (Wide; 3,500 theaters)

  Keri Russell Guy Pearce Teresa Palmer

  The life of Skeeter Bronson, a hotel handyman, is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. He attemp... more »

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  Frost/Nixon  (Wide)

  Frank Langella Sam Rockwell Toby Jones

  For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-... more »

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  Last Chance Harvey  (Wide)

  Dustin Hoffman Emma Thompson Kathy Baker

  Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson reunite in "Last Chance Harvey", a hopeful romance that celebrates new beginnings—at any age. The film is directed and written by... more »

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  Marley & Me  (Wide)

  Jennifer Aniston Owen Wilson Alan Arkin

  As the snow falls on their wedding night, newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan (Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston) decide to leave behind the harsh winters of Michigan a... more »

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  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button  (Wide)

  Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett Taraji P. Henson

  "I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzge... more »

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  The Spirit  (Wide)

  Gabriel Macht Samuel L. Jackson Gabriel Macht

  "The Spirit" is a classic action-adventure-romance genre-twister written for the screen and directed by Frank Miller. It is the story of a former rookie cop who r... more »

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  Valkyrie 

  Tom Cruise Bill Nighy Tom Wilkinson

  Superstar Tom Cruise heads an international cast as Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, the aristocratic German officer who led the heroic attempt to bring down the Nazi ... more »

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  Waltz with Bashir

  One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs.

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topFriday, December 26, 2008

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  Revolutionary Road 

  Leonardo DiCaprio Kate Winslet Kathy Bates

  Set in the 1950's, a happy suburban couple with two children find themselves caught between their true desires and the pressure to conform -- with explosive conseq... more »

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topWednesday, December 31, 2008

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  Defiance  (NY/LA; 2 theaters)

  Daniel Craig Liev Schrieber Jamie Bell

  Based on an extraordinary true story, "Defiance" is an epic tale of family, honor, vengeance and salvation in World War II. The year is 1941 and the Jews... more »

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  Good  (NY/LA; 2 theaters)

  Jason Isaacs Mark Strong Viggo Mortensen

  The story about one man's journey during the Nazi regime set against his chaotic private life.

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