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The SAW V

With everyone else dead and rotting, it’s up to Hoffman to continue Jigsaw’s murderous traditions. When he feels that his identity might be discovered, the killer has to use all his training as a detective to track down anything–and anyone–that might expose him.

Genre:
Horror, Thriller

Release Date:
October 24th, 2008 (wide)

MPAA Rating:
R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, language and brief nudity.

Distributors:
Lionsgate Films

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

On the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans young and old will join such favorite characters as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padma 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 new revelations.

Genres:
Science Fiction/Fantasy and Animation

Release Date:
August 15, 2008

The Spirit

Adapted from the Will Eisner’s graphic novels, “The Spirit” tells the story of a man who fakes his own death and fights crime from the shadows of Central City.

The Occtopus — who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face — has other plans. He’s going to wipe out the entire city. The Spirit tracks this coldhearted killer from the city’s rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront…all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill the masked crusader.

Genres:
Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation

Release Date:
December 25th, 2008 (wide)

Distributors:
Lionsgate

Production Co.:
Batfilm Productions, Odd Lot Entertainment

Financiers:
Lionsgate, Odd Lot Entertainment

Filming Locations:
Albuquerque, New Mexico USA

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Explorer Rick O’Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex, wife Evelyn and her brother, Jonathan. And this time, the O’Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service.

Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress to spend eternity in suspended animation, China’s ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O’Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force… unless the O’Connells can stop him first.

Genres:
Action/Adventure and Sequel

Release Date:
August 1st, 2008 (wide)

MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for adventure action and violence.

Distributors:
Universal Pictures Distribution

Production Co.:
The Sean Daniel Company, Sommers Company

Starring:
Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, Michelle Yeoh, John Hannah

Directed by:
Rob Cohen

Twilight

Bella Swan has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother remarries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn’t expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen, a boy unlike any she’s ever met. Intelligent and witty, he sees straight into her soul. Soon, Bella and Edward are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance. Edward can run faster than a mountain lion, he can stop a moving car with his bare hands - and he hasn’t aged since 1918.

Like all vampires, he’s immortal. But he doesn’t have fangs, and he doesn’t drink human blood, as Edward and his family are unique among vampires in their lifestyle choice. To Edward, Bella is that thing he has waited 90 years for - a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will they do when Laurent and James, the Cullens’ mortal vampire enemies, come to town, looking for Bella?

Genres:
Drama, Romance, Thriller and Teen

Release Date:
December 12th, 2008 (wide)

Distributors:
Paramount Pictures

Production Co.:
Maverick Films

Studios:
Summit Entertainment, LLC, Paramount Pictures

Filming Locations:
Forks, Washington, United States
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Portland, Oregon, United States