How She Move - January 2008

How She Move is an energetic, gritty and ultimately inspiring coming of age tale about a gifted young woman who defies all the rules as she step dances her heart out to achieve her dreams. Featuring a fresh cast of new discoveries, this Sundance Film Festival hit marks the feature film debut of the electric RUTINA WESLEY, with street-style step sequences by top choreographer Hi Hat and special appearances by R&B singer-songwriter Keyshia Cole and comedian DeRay Davis.

An aspiring medical student whose drug addicted sister has recently died and who may be forced to relocate from a private school to the crime infested neighborhood in which she was raised enters a step-dancing competition in hopes of securing the funds needed to continue her education. Unable to afford the tuition needed to fund her private-school education, ambitious teen Raya (Rutina Wesley) returns to her family home in the city while reluctantly forced to reevaluate her future. Upon learning that the top prize for an upcoming step-dancing competition is $50,000, Raya uses her impressive moves to earn a coveted slot in her good friend Bishop's (Dwain Murphy) predominately male JSJ crew. Isolated from the local females due to jealousy and separated from her fellow dancers by gender, the ambitious dancer is subsequently kicked-off the team for showing off during a preliminary competition. Now, if Raya has any hope of realizing her medical school dreams, she will have to either earn back Bishop's trust or organize her own dance crew and start over from scratch.

Directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid
Produced by Brent Barclay, Colin Brunton, Jennifer Kawaja, Claire Prieto and Julia Sereny
Written by Annmarie Morais
Release Date: January 25, 2008
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG-13

Casts:

• Tracey Armstrong as Michelle
• Clé Bennett as Garvey
• Nina Dobrev as Tall Britney
• Romina D'Ugo as Selia
• Kevin Duhaney as E.C.
• Shawn Fernandez as Trey
• Brennan Gademans as Quake
• Jason Harrow as Himself
• Jai Jai Jones as Lester Johnson
• Tristan D. Lalla as Big Man Manny
• Daniel Morrison as Wayne
• Dwain Murphy as Bishop
• Mýa as Herself
• Rutina Wesley as Raya
• Keyshia Cole as Herself

Following her sister's death from drug addiction, a high school student is forced to leave her private school to return to her old, crime-filled neighborhood where she re-kindles an unlikely passion for the competitive world of step dancing.

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.

Teeth - January 2008

TEETH tells the story of High school student Dawn (Jess Weixler) who works hard at suppressing her budding sexuality by being the local chastity group’s most active participant. Her task is made even more difficult by her bad boy stepbrother Brad’s (John Hensley) increasingly provocative behavior at home. A stranger to her own body, innocent Dawn discovers she has a toothed vagina when she becomes the object of violence. As she struggles to comprehend her anatomical uniqueness, Dawn experiences both the pitfalls and the power of being a living example of the vagina dentata myth.

Directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein
Produced by Richard E. Chapla Jr., Mitchell Lichtenstein and Joyce M. Pierpoline
Written by Mitchell Lichtenstein
In Theathers January 19, 2008
Genre: Black Comedy / Horror /Drama
Rating: R

Casts:

• Hale Appleman as Tobey Cobb
• Julia Garro as Gwen
• John Hensley as Brad
• Trent Moore as Mr. Vincent
• Josh Pais as Dr. Godfrey
• Ava Ryen Plumb as Little Dawn
• Taylor Sheppard as Mr. Griffith
• Ashley Springer as Ryan
• Nicole Swahn as Melanie
• Lenny von Dohlen as Bill
• Adam Wagner as Phil
• Jess Weixler as Dawn

"High school student Dawn works hard at suppressing her budding sexuality by being the local chastity group's most active participant. Her task is made even more difficult by her bad boy stepbrother Ross McIntire's increasingly provocative behavior at home. A stranger to her own body, innocent Dawn discovers she has a toothed vagina when she becomes the object of violence. As she struggles to comprehend her anatomical uniqueness, Dawn experiences both the pitfalls and the power of being a living example of the vagina dentata myth."