Max Payne - October 2008

Max Payne - October 2008

Based on the legendary, hard-hitting interactive video game, "Max Payne" tells the story of a maverick cop determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murder of his family and partner. Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld. As the mystery deepens, Max (Wahlberg) is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal.

Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a DEA agent (Wahlberg) whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin (Kunis) out to avenge her sister's death. The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.

Directed by John Moore
Produced by Scott Faye
Julie Yorn
Written by Beau Thorne
Release Date: October 17, 2008
Genre: Action, Thriller

Casts:

• Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne
• Beau Bridges as B.B. Hensley
• Mila Kunis as Mona Sax
• Ludacris as Jim Bravura,
• Chris O'Donnell as Jason Colvin

Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg) is a cop whose family and partner are brutally murdered. He embarks on a maverick path, venturing into the underworld to find those responsible for the murders. Payne finds that he faces enemies from beyond the natural world and that he will be betrayed.

Religulous - October 2008

Religulous - October 2008

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The documentary follows Bill Maher as he travels around the globe interviewing people about God and religion. Known for his astute analytical skills, irreverent wit and commitment to never pulling a punch, Maher brings his characteristic honesty to an unusual spiritual journey.

Directed by Larry Charles
Produced by Bill Maher, Jonah Smith and Palmer West
Starring Bill Maher, Jose Luis De Jesus and Miranda
Genre: Documentary
Release date: October 3, 2008

Plot Summary: The documentary "Religulous" follows political humorist and author Bill Maher ("Real Time With Bill Maher," "Politically Incorrect") as he travels around the globe interviewing people about God and religion. Known for his astute analytical skills, irreverent wit and commitment to never pulling a punch, Maher brings his characteristic honesty to an unusual spiritual journey. Directed by Larry Charles ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"), "Religulous" will mark Charles' first feature project since the critically acclaimed, wildly successful "Borat."

Known for his stance against religion, Bill Maher's views on the various world religions are explored as he travels to numerous religious destinations, such as Jerusalem and the Vatican, interviewing believers from a variety of backgrounds and groups, including Jews for Jesus, Muslims, polygamists, Satanists, Hasidic scholars and even Rael of the Raelian Movement. In the trailer and documentary Maher also interviews research neuroscientist Andrew Newberg, MD, (author of Why We Believe What We Believe) who brain-scans people at the University of Pennyslvania as they pray, meditate and speak in tongues. The documentary was produced by Thousand Words and is being distributed by Lionsgate. Originally slated for intentional release date coinciding with the religious Easter holiday 2008, post-production delays resulting from a screenwriters guild strike pushed the release date back to July 11, 2008. Release has now been pushed back to October 3, 2008.

Quarantine - October 2008

Quarantine - October 2008

Screen Gems has released the movie trailer for Quarantine online. If you remember, last month we posted two viral videos which featured tape of a government shooting that happened on March 11th under the title Case 1017. It turned out that these virals were part of the viral marketing campaign for Quarantine, John Dowdle’s American remake of Spanish horror film [rec]. The film follows a TV news crew which gets trapped with a hazmat crew in a CDC quarantined apartment building which has been infected by something unknown. When the quarantine is eventually lifted, the only evidence of what happened is the news crew’s videotape as ala Cloverfield. The movie stars Jennifer Carpenter as pictured above, who I absolutely fell in love with from the hit television show Dexter as she plays Dexter’s foul mouthed almost always inappropriate sister Debra Morgan.

Directed by John Dowdle
Produced by Drew Dowdle and Glenn Gainor
Written by John Dowdle and Drew Dowdle
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Release Date: October 17, 2008

Casts and Characters:

• Johnathon Schaech as Fletcher
• Jennifer Carpenter as Angela
• Joey King as Briana
• Jay Hernandez as Jake
• Columbus Short as Wilensky
• Marin Hinkle as Kathy
• Rade Serbedzija as Yuri
• Steve Harris
• Greg Germann as Lawrence
• Denis O'Hare as Randy
• Andrew Fiscella as Officer McCreedy
• Bernard White as Bernard
• Stacy Chbosky as Elise
• Jermaine Jackson as Nadif
• Sharon Ferguson as Jwahir
• Ronnie Lewis Jr. as Officer Lewis

Television reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartment units. They soon learn that a woman living in the building has been infected by something unknown. After a few of the residents are viciously attacked, they try to escape with the news crew in tow, only to find that the CDC has quarantined the building. Phones, internet, televisions and cell phone access have been cut-off, and officials are not relaying information to those locked inside. When the quarantine is finally lifted, the only evidence of what took place is the news crew's videotape.