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Death Race (R)
Rated for strong violence and language
Jason Statham,Tyrese Gibson - 104 min. |
 It's the year 2020, and overcrowding in the U.S. penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to the Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport, specifically the world's biggest, most brutal event--the "Death Race." After eight years of hard time, five-time NASCAR champion Jensen Ames has only six weeks before reuniting with his family. But, when Weyland demands a driver to headline the big game, Ames is forced to submit. Driving a monster car outfitted with machine guns, flamethrowers and grenade launchers, Ames must now kill or be killed to win the most treacherous sport on Earth. |
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Hamlet 2 (R)
Rated for language including sexual references, brief nudity and some drug content
Steve Coogan,Catherine Keener - 107 min. |
 Dana Marschz is a failed actor-turned-high school drama teacher. Shortchanged in the talent department, Dana still harbors ambitions and passions. At Tucson's West Mesa High School, Dana sees himself as an inspirational teacher. But his adaptations of popular films are not resonating, and his department has been targeted for closure. After much perspiration, Dana conceives a sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet--a musical-theater extravaganza that will disdain both political correctness and dramatic credibility. Objections from school officials and the community are soon raised, but Dana will not be denied his freedom of artistic expression. He fervently believes that his opus must be staged, and nothing can break his optimistic spirit. |
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The House Bunny (PG-13)
Rated for sex-related humor, partial nudity and brief strong language
Anna Faris,Emma Stone - 113 min. |
 Shelley Darlington is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. Homeless and without essential skills, Shelley wanders around L.A. until she's hired as housemother at Zeta Alpha Zeta, the most unpopular sorority on campus. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women of ZAZ will lose their house to the scheming members of Phi Iota Mu. They need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men. At the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have--a sense of individuality. The combination teaches all the girls to stop pretending and start being themselves. |
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Traitor (PG-13)
Rated for intense violent sequences, thematic material and brief language
Don Cheadle,Guy Pearce - 125 min. |
 When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations Officer Samir Horn. The inter-agency task force looking into the case links Horn to a prison break in Yemen, a bombing in Nice and a raid in London, but a tangle of contradictory evidence emerges, forcing Clayton to question whether his quarry is a disaffected former military operative--or something far more complicated. Obsessed with discovering the truth, Clayton tracks Horn across the globe as the elusive ex- soldier burrows deeper and deeper into a world of shadows and intrigue. |
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The Rocker (PG-13)
Rated for drug and sexual references, nudity and language
Christina Applegate,Rainn Wilson - 117 min. |
 Robert "Fish" Fishman once was the extremely dedicated and astoundingly passionate drummer for the eighties hair band Vesuvius. He was living the rock 'n' roll dream until he was unceremoniously kicked out of the band. Twenty years after his rock star fantasies were destroyed, just when Fish has finally given up all hope, he hears that his nephew's high school rock band A.D.D. is looking for a new drummer. Reluctantly, they let him join the group, giving him a chance to reclaim the rock God throne he's always thought he deserved. As he pursues his dream, he takes the young band along for the ride of their lives. |
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Tropic Thunder (R)
Rated for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material
Ben Stiller,Jack Black - 122 min. |
 During the making of a big budget war movie, a group of self-absorbed actors get caught in a real battle and end up becoming the commandos they are playing. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys. |
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars (PG)
Rated for sci-fi action violence throughout, brief language and momentary smoking
Anthony Daniels,Matthew Wood - 98 min. |
 "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" showcases an new look and feel to the galaxy far, far away--combining the scope of the "Star Wars" Saga with state-of-the-art computer-generated animation. On the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans will join such favorite characters as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala, along with brand-new heroes like Anakin's padawan learner, Ahsoka. Sinister villains--led by Palpatine, Count Dooku and General Grievous--are poised to rule the galaxy. Stakes are high, and the fate of the Star Wars universe rests in the hands of the daring Jedi Knights. Their exploits lead to the action-packed battles and astonishing revelations. |
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona (PG-13)
Rated for mature thematic material involving sexuality, and smoking
Scarlett Johansson,Penélope Cruz - 96 min. |
 Vicky and Cristina, these two young Americans spend a summer in Spain and meet a flamboyant artist and his beautiful but insane ex-wife. Vicky is straight-laced and about to be married. Cristina is a sexually adventurous free spirit. When they all become amorously entangled, both comedic and harrowing results ensue. |
Henry Poole Is Here (PG)
Rated for thematic elements and some language
Luke Wilson,Radha Mitchell - 115 min. |
 Henry Poole just wants to disappear. Shattered by circumstances beyond his control, he buys a cookie-cutter house in a drab, middle-class, L.A. neighborhood and settles in with case of vodka and all the junk food he can eat. But, Henry's self-imposed exile is shattered when his neighbor, Esperanza, discovers a mysterious stain on Henry's stucco wall that is seen to have miraculous powers. She begins leading pilgrimages to the "holy site" and invites church officials to inspect the apparition. Although Henry remains skeptical, he finds himself gradually drawn back towards life, especially when his friendship with another neighbor, eight-year-old Millie, brings him closer to her beautiful single mother, Dawn. |
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Mirrors (R)
Rated for strong violence, disturbing images, language and brief nudity
Kiefer Sutherland,Paula Patton - 110 min. |
 A man is head of security at a department store plagued by unexplained deaths. The store is also the target of demonstrators wanting compensation for an earlier staff fire tragedy. The man becomes intrigued by a disturbed woman. She claims her sister, who died in the fire, is exacting revenge, using mirrors as a gateway back into the living world. |
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Fly Me to the Moon (G)
Kelly Ripa,Christopher Lloyd - 100 min. |
 July 16, 1969: NASA's space program was in full swing. A moon landing was about to become a reality. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins headed up the historic mission. That's what you do know. What you don't know is that three ordinary flies, Nat, I.Q. and Scooter, managed to sneak aboard the Apollo 11 and forever changed the course of history! They also overcame a few death-defying challenges and just maybe put an end to the notion that "dreamers get swatted." In true Cold War tradition, the film also tosses in Russian flies hell-bent on stopping us as well as one incredible thrill ride to the moon. |
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (PG-13)
Rated for mature material and sensuality
Alexis Bledel,America Ferrera - 135 min. |
 "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" catches up with the four lifelong friends whose story began with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Having graduated from high school and now beginning their freshman year of college, they embark on separate paths for the first time. Each will feel the freedom, separation, love, and challenging life lessons that mark their individual journeys toward adulthood. Although miles and worlds apart, they strive to stay in touch and share their new experiences and triumphs with heart and humor. Now, more than ever, they come to value the immeasurable power of their friendship. |
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The Pineapple Express (R)
Rated for pervasive language, drug use, sexual references and violence
James Franco,Seth Rogen - 120 min. |
 Lazy stoner Dale Denton has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver: to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But, when Dale witnesses a murder by a crooked cop and the city's most dangerous drug lord, he panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Problem: Pineapple Express is so rare that it can be easily traced back to Dale and Saul. Now, they have to run for their lives. In no time at all, the bad guys are hot after the two dopers, trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them. All aboard the Pineapple Express. |
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (PG-13)
Rated for adventure and violence
Brendan Fraser,Jet Li - 129 min.
Pass Restricted - 8/1 -8/14 |
 Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have lain forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing archaeologist Alex O'Connell unwittingly awakes the ruler from eternal slumber, he must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. The Emperor's desire for world domination has only intensified over the millennia, and as he strides the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, he and his legion appear to be an invincible, otherworldly force--unless the O'Connells can stop him first. |
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Swing Vote (PG-13)
Rated for language
Kevin Costner,Paula Patton - 135 min. |
 Bud Johnson is an apathetic, beer slinging, lovable loser, who is coasting through a life that has passed him by--except for the one bright spot in his mundane existence, his precocious, over achieving 12-year old daughter, Molly. She takes care of them both, until one mischievous moment on election day, when she accidentally sets off a chain of events which culminates in the presidential election coming down to one vote, her dad's. Suddenly, Bud Johnson, the nobody, becomes a very important and special somebody when the world realizes that his vote will be the one that elects the next President of the United States of America. |
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Babylon A.D. (PG-13)
Rated for intense sequences of violence and action, language and some sexuality
Vin Diesel,Michelle Yeoh - 90 min.
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 In "Babylon A.D.," a mercenary is hired to deliver a package from the ravages of post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to a destination in the teeming megalopolis of New York City. The "package" is a mysterious young woman, and she has a secret: she has been manipulated by a synthetic virus, and what lies inside her could doom the human race. |
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College (R)
Rated for pervasive crude and sexual content, nudity, language, drug and alcohol abuse
Drake Bell,Andrew Caldwell - 94 min.
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 After Kevin, a high school senior, gets dumped by his girlfriend, he doesn't want to go to the freshman orientation weekend at Fairmont University. But, his two best friends convince him that the weekend away is what he needs. Once there, the rowdiest fraternity on campus recruits the boys as pledges, subjecting them to endless humiliations, in return for granting them access to the college party scene. But, when the boys catch the eye of some older sorority girls, the threatened frat-boys increase the pre-frosh humiliation and threaten to expose the boys' ages. The boys decide to fight back, retaliating with a major revenge scheme that lands them on top. |
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Disaster Movie (PG-13)
Rated for crude and sexual content throughout, language and drug references and comic violence
Matt Lanter,Vanessa Minnillo - 90 min.
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 "Disaster Movie" follows the comic misadventures of a group of ridiculously attractive 20-somethings during one fateful night when every known natural disaster and catastrophic event--asteroids, twisters, earthquakes, the works--hits the city. Not only must they make their way to safety, but they must attempt to end the rampant destruction by solving a series of mysteries. Taking aim at everything and everyone, from "Indiana Jones" and "Iron Man" to Amy Winehouse and High School Musical, "Disaster Movie" lampoons the blockbuster movie, pop culture icons and public figures along the way. |
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Bangkok Dangerous (R)
Rated for violence, language and some sexuality
Nicolas Cage,Shahkrit Yamnarm - 100 min.
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 Joe, a remorseless hit man, is in Bangkok to execute four enemies of a ruthless crime boss named Surat. He hires Kong, a street punk and pickpocket, to run errands for him with the intention of covering his tracks by killing him at the end of the assignment. Strangely, Joe, the ultimate lone wolf, instead finds himself mentoring the young man. At the same time, he is drawn into a tentative romance with a local shop girl. As he falls further under the sway of Bangkok's intoxicating beauty, Joe begins to question his isolated existence and lets down his guard--just as Surat decides it's time to clean house. |
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| Box Office Results | | For weekend of 8/17/2008 |
| 1 |
Tropic Thunder |
$25,812,796 |
$36,845,588 |
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| 2 |
The Dark Knight |
$16,379,293 |
$471,082,150 |
5 |
| 3 |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
$14,611,273 |
$14,611,273 |
1 |
| 4 |
Mirrors |
$11,161,074 |
$11,161,074 |
1 |
| 5 |
Pineapple Express |
$9,808,295 |
$62,740,789 |
2 |
| 6 |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
$8,205,720 |
$86,245,775 |
3 |
| 7 |
Mamma Mia! |
$6,096,250 |
$116,013,715 |
5 |
| 8 |
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 |
$5,785,250 |
$32,002,712 |
2 |
| 9 |
Step Brothers |
$4,807,904 |
$90,695,938 |
4 |
| 10 |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
$3,755,575 |
$3,755,575 |
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1. Dick Van Dyke dancing with a mop at the end of
"Night at the Museum"(2006) is actually a reference to what movie of which
Dick Van Dyke also starred in (and danced with a mop in)?
2. J.K. Simmons, the actor who played J Jameson in the Spiderman
movie series, also does the voice of who in what famous candy commercial?
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1. Kiefer Sutherland is the son of which two actors?
Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas
2. What 2008 movie are these quotes from?
Come on, I want you to do it, I want you to do it. Come on,
hit me.
Sometimes, truth isn't good enough, sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes
people deserve to have their faith rewarded.
You'll hunt me. You'll condemn me, you'll set the dogs on me. Because
that's what needs to happen.
The above quotes are from The Dark Knight
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