Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - July 2009

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - July 2009

The adventure continues as Diego, Manny, and Sid all return for another round of prehistoric fun in this installment of the popular computer-animated series.

Directed by Carlos Saldanha
Produced by Lori Forte and John Donkin
Written by Michael Berg and Peter Ackerman
Release date(s) July 4, 2009
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

Voice Casts:

Manfred aka Manny (Woolly Mammoth) - Ray Romano
Sid (Sloth) - John Leguizamo
Diego (Smilodon) - Denis Leary
Scrat (Saber-toothed Squirrel) - Chris Wedge
Ellie (Woolly Mammoth) - Queen Latifah
Crash (Opossum) - Seann William Scott
Eddie (Opossum) - Josh Peck

Plot Summary: "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs," to be fully produced in 3-D, is the latest installment to the hit "Ice Age" franchise, which has grossed more than $1.2 billion around the world. "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" will be directed by Oscar-nominated Carlos Saldanha, who directed "Ice Age: The Meltdown" and co-directed "Ice Age." The film is being produced by Academy Award-winning Blue Sky Studios, the creative force behind all the "Ice Age" films and "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who."

Horton Hears a Who! - March 14, 2008

Horton Hears a Who! - March 14, 2008

One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos and their home, but this gives him nothing but torment from his neighbors, who refuse to believe that anything could survive on the speck. Still, Horton stands by the motto that, "After all, a person is a person, no matter how small.

Directors: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Writers: Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul (screenplay), Dr. Seuss (book)
Release Date: March 14 2008
Genre: Adventure / Animation / Family

Voice Casts:

• Jim Carrey as Horton the Elephant
• Steve Carell as The Mayor of Who-ville
• Carol Burnett as Sourpuss Kangaroo
• Josh Flitter as Rudy Kangaroo
• Will Arnett as Vlad Vladikoff
• Dan Fogler as Yummo
• Jesse McCartney as JoJo
• Seth Rogen as Morton
• Amy Poehler as Sally O'Malley
• Dane Cook as Johnny Smooth
• Isla Fisher as Dr. Larue
• Jaime Pressly as Mrs. Quilligan
• Jonah Hill as Tommy

Could this be the first great Dr. Suess inspired film since Chuck Jones’ The Grinch who Stole Christmas? Jim Carrey voices Horton the Elephant, who one day hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can’t see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos and their home, but this gives him nothing but torment from his neighbors, who refuse to believe that anything could survive on the speck. Still, Horton stands by the motto that, “After all, a person is a person, no matter how small.” The computer generated animation looks top notch (almost Pixar quality even). Director Jimmy Hayward started as an animator at Pixar, working on Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc, and Finding Nemo.

Kung Fu Panda - June 2008

Enthusiastic, big and a little clumsy, Po is the biggest fan of Kung Fu around…which doesn’t exactly come in handy while working every day in his family’s noodle shop. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po’s dreams become reality when he joins the world of Kung Fu and studies alongside his idols—the legendary fighters Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey—under the leadership of their guru, Master Shifu. But before they know it, the vengeful and treacherous snow leopard Tai Lung is headed their way, and it’s up to Po to defend everyone from the oncoming threat. Can he turn his dreams of becoming a Kung Fu master into reality? Po puts his heart - and his girth - into the task, and the unlikely hero ultimately finds that his greatest weaknesses turn out to be his greatest strengths.

A CG-animated comedy about a lazy, irreverent slacker panda, Po (Voiced by Jack Black), who must somehow become a Kung Fu Master in order to save the Valley of Peace from a villainous snow leopard, Tai Lung. Set in the legendary world of ancient China, this is the story of Po, our unlikely hero, who enters the rigid world of Kung Fu and turning it upside down. Po ultimately becomes a Kung Fu hero by learning that if he believes in himself, he can do anything.

Directed by Mark Osborne and John Stevenson
Produced by Melissa Cobb
Written by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger and Steven Spielberg
Release date: June 8, 2008
Genre: Animation / Action / Comedy / Family

Casts:

• Jack Black as Po the Giant Panda
• Jackie Chan as Master Monkey the Monkey
• Dustin Hoffman as Master Shifu the Red Panda
• Angelina Jolie as Master Tigress the South China Tiger
• Lucy Liu as Master Viper the Viper
• Ian McShane as Tai Lung the Snow Leopard
• David Cross as Master Crane the Japanese Crane
• Seth Rogen as Master Mantis the Praying Mantis
• Michael Clarke Duncan as Commander Vachir the Javan Rhino
• James Hong as Mr. Ping the Goose
• Dan Fogler as Zeng the Palace Goose
• Randall Duk Kim as Oogway the Tortoise

Po (Jack Black) is a panda who is a kung fu fanatic, but whose defining characteristic appears to be that he is the laziest animal in ancient China. Evil warrior Tai Lung has escaped from prison, and all hopes have been pinned on a prophecy naming Po as the "Chosen One" to save the day. He has a group of martial arts masters to help him.

Notably, a number of the martial arts masters are animals who feature in the Chinese Zodiac - Tigress, Monkey and Snake. Others are stances commonly used in the art of kung fu - the Crane and the Mantis.

Wall E - June 2008

What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? Academy Award-winning writer-director Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo”) and the inventive storytellers and technical geniuses at Pixar Animation Studios (“The Incredibles,” “Cars,” “Ratatouille”) transport moviegoers to a galaxy not so very far away for a new computer-animated cosmic comedy about a determined robot named WALL*E. After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL*E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL*E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL*E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen. Joining WALL*E on his fantastic journey across a universe of never-before-imagined visions of the future, is a hilarious cast of characters including a pet cockroach, and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots.

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Directed by Andrew Stanton
Produced by Jim Morris, John Lasseter and Lindsey Collins
Written by Andrew Stanton
Rating: Not Yet
Released date: June 27, 2008
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Family / Romance / Sci-Fi

Voice Casts:

• Fred Willard voice of Shelby Forthright
• Jeff Garlin voice of Captain
• Kim Kopf voice of Hoverchair Mother

WALL-E is the story of the last little robot on Earth. He is a robot and his programming was to help clean up. You see, it's set way in the future. Through consumerism, rampant, unchecked consumerism, the Earth was covered with trash. And to clean up, everyone had to leave Earth and set in place millions of these little robots that went around to clean up the trash and make Earth habitable again. Well, the cleanup program failed with the exception of this one little robot and he's left on Earth doing his duty all alone. But it's not a story about science fiction. It's a love story, because, you see, WALL·E falls in love with EVE, a robot from a probe that comes down to check on Earth, and she's left there to check on and see how things are going and he absolutely falls in love with her.

VeggieTales: the Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything - January 2008

From the creators of 2002’s wildly successful Jonah—A VeggieTales Movie comes a new story of heroism in the beloved VeggieTales’ world, The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything. Now, we follow the comic misadventures of three animated veggie pals who reluctantly set sail for adventure and discover that real heroes don’t have to be tall, strong, handsome…or even human. Garrrrr! Working at the Pieces of Ate Dinner Theater is less than exciting when you’re a busboy. For three moping misfits— Elliot, Sedgewick and George (Larry the Cucumber, Mr. Lunt and Pa Grape)—all they dream of is the day when they can ditch their dishrags and take stage to star in the big pirate show. But with Elliot’s timidity, Sedgewick’s laziness and George’s lack of self-confidence, it seems as if the day to prove who they really are will never come… Things are about to change when a mysterious ball drops from the sky and lands at the unlikely seafarers’ feet. A “Helpseeker” sent from the past in search of heroes, the artifact sets in motion a series of events that drags the friends back to the 17th century—and into the belly of certain danger. The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything must each face their fears—becoming unlikely heroes in a battle to rescue a royal family from an evil tyrant, and themselves from living the life of common couch potatoes. The latest in a franchise that has sold more than 50 million DVDs/videos since its 1993 inception, The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything—A VeggieTales Movie continues the hit series’ values-based lessons in teaching kids what it really means to be a hero.

Director: Mike Nawrocki
Writer: Phil Vischer
Rating:PG
In Theatres: January 11, 2008
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family

Voice Casts:

• Phil Vischer voice of George / Sedgewick / Willory / Sir Frederick / Mr. Hibbing / Bob the Tomato / Pirate Spy / Pirate Philippe Pea
• Mike Nawrocki voice of Elliot / Pirate Jean Claude Pea / Theater Foe / Pirate Spy Sidekick / Pirate with Dummy / Rock Monster Father
• Cam Clarke voice of Robert the Terrible / The King
• Yuri Lowenthal voice of Alexander
• Alan Lee voice of Blind Man / One-Eyed Louie
• Cydney Trent voice of Bernadette
• Megan Murphy voice of Madame Blueberry
• Jim Poole voice of Pirate Scooter Carrot
• Tim Hodge voice of Jolly Joe / King's Ship Officer
• Ally Nawrocki voice of Lucy / Rock Monster Girl
• Joe Spadaford voice of Jacob Lewis / Stubb Pirate Overboard / Stubb Pirate Coward
• John Wahba voice of Dungeon Guard / Pirate with Dummy Sidekick
• Colleen Curtis voice of Theater Customer Woman
• Brian Roberts voice of Steadfast Soldier / Theater Customer Man / Pirate Pilot

Three lazy misfits -- Elliot, Sedgewick and George (Larry the Cucumber, Mr. Lunt and Pa Grape) -- dream of the day when they can quit their jobs as cabinboys at the Pieces of Ate Dinner Theater and take the stage to star in the big pirate show. But with Elliot's timidity, Sedgewick's laziness and George's lack of self-confidence, it seems as if the day to prove who they really are will never come. However, when an artifact called a HelpSeeker arrives from the past, it sends the three back in time to a real pirate adventure, setting in motion a series of events where they face danger, their fears, and become unlikely heroes in a battle to rescue a royal family, including Princess Eloise and Prince Alexander, from an evil tyrant. In this story they each learn to be a real pirate, hero, and friend.

Chicago 10 - February 2008

From his Academy Award-nominated “On the Ropes, to his singular blend of fact and legend in the Robert Evans portrait “The Kid Stays in the Picture,” Brett Morgen has explored increasingly provocative ways to transform documentary materials into new and exhilarating kinds of movies. CHICAGO 10 tells the story of the buildup and unraveling of the Chicago Conspiracy trial not as “history,” but as an electrifying experience felt with up-to-the- moment immediacy. Interweaving footage of the brutal clashes between police and demonstrators at the 1968 Democratic convention with 3-D animated reenactments of the outrageous trial that followed it, Morgen turns the audience into eyewitnesses of violent turmoil and absurdist spectacle. Set to a blazing soundtrack that ranges from Black Sabbath and Steppenwolf to the Beastie Boys and Eminem, “Chicago 10” is a stirring account of young Americans taking a stand in the face of an oppressive government—a story with deep resonance to the world of today.

Directed by Brett Morgen
Produced by Laura Bickford, William Pohlad, Peter Schlessel, Jeff Skoll, Ricky Strauss and Diane Weyermann
Written by Brett Morgen
In Theathers February 29, 2008
Genre: Documentary / Drama / Animation / History
Rating: R

Voice casts:

• Megan Armitage voice
• Hank Azaria voice of Himself
• Dylan Baker voice of David Dellinger / David Stahl
• David Boat voice of Norman Mailer - Marshal 1
• David Dellinger voice of Himself
• Debra Eisenstadt voice of Mary Ellen Dahl - Waitress
• Daniel Hagen voice of Aznavoorian, Meany, Murray, Oklepek, Weaver, Bailiff

Chicago 10 is a 2007 animated film written and directed by Brett Morgen and tells the story of the Chicago Seven. The film features the voices of Hank Azaria, Dylan Baker, Nick Nolte, Mark Ruffalo, Roy Scheider, Liev Schreiber, and Jeffrey Wright and contains archive footage of David Dellinger, Abbie Hoffman, William Kunstler, Jerry Rubin, Bobby Seale, and Leonard Weinglass. The title refers to the collection of the Chicago Seven, Seale (a member of the original Chicago Eight), and Kunstler and Weinglass, defense attorneys for the Seven.