The House Bunny (2008)

Shelley Darlington has lived at the Playboy mansion for the last nine years. She is Hef's favorite and acts like a den mother to the other girls. On her birthday, she is unceremoniously evicted from Hef's pad for 'being too old.' Homeless and without essential skills, Shelley wanders around L.A. until she finds a new job--the housemother at the most unpopular sorority on campus

Starring:

Anna Faris,Katharine McPhee, Emma Stone
Directed by:
Fred Wolf
Produced by:
Anna Faris, Karen McCullah, Kirsten Smith
Genres:
Comedy
Release Date:
August 22nd, 2008
Distributors:
Sony Pictures Releasing
U.S. Box Office:
$14,533,702

The Longshots (2008)

Curtis Plummer -- a down-on-his-luck former high school football star -- turns his niece, Jasmine, into the quarterback of the local team, the Minden Browns, and gets his stride back when he becomes the team coach. With Curtis as their new leader and their pigtail-wearing star player, this team of misfits wins its way to the Pop Warner Super Bowl and the small city of M

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Actors:

IceCube, Keke Palmer, Tasha Smith, Jill Marie Jones
Genres:
Drama and Sports
Running Time:
1 hr. 34 min.
Production Co.:
CubeVision
Studios:
Dimension Films
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, USA
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Produced in:
United Statesinden, Illinois, is ignited with team spirit, town pride and the glory it once knew.

Death Race (2008)

Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the U.S. penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the world's biggest, most brutal sporting event. Five-time NASCAR champion Jensen Ames is a man who has become an expert at survival. After eight years of hard time, he 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. Donning the costume of mythical rider Frankenstein, the racer becomes an instant crowd favorite, an unequaled sporting superstar. His face hidden by a metallic black mask, one convict will be put through a brutal three day challenge, with the trophy being the ultimate prize: freedom. The only catch is that he must survive a gauntlet of the most vicious criminals in this post-industrial wasteland to claim it. Driving a monster car outfitted with machine guns, flamethrowers and grenade launchers, Ames must now kill or be killed to win the most treacherous spectator sport on Earth: 'Death Race'.

Also Known As:
Death Race 3000
Production Status:
Released
Logline:
In the year 2020, a series of race car drivers compete in an ultraviolent race using heavily armed cars.
Genres:
Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller and Sports
Running Time:
1 hr. 29 min.
Release Date:
August 22nd, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
R for strong violence and language.
Distributors:
Universal Pictures
Production Co.:
Cruise/Wagner Productions (C/W Productions)
Impact Pictures, Relativity Media
Studios:
Universal Pictures, United Artists Films
Filming Locations:
Japan
Los Angeles, California, USA
Produced in:
United States

‘Thunder’ weathers new flicks at box office

LOS ANGELES - The action comedy "Tropic Thunder" weathered a rush of new movies to remain No. 1 for a second-straight weekend with $16.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The Paramount-DreamWorks release — starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black as actors caught up in real battle while shooting a war movie — raised its 12-day total to $65.7 million.

"Tropic Thunder" came in just ahead of Sony's campus comedy "The House Bunny," which debuted in second place with $15.1 million. "The House Bunny" stars Anna Faris as an ostracized Playboy bunny who becomes den mother to a sorority of campus misfits.

Sex scenes with DiCaprio awkward for Winslet

Winslet's husband, Sam Mendes, directs the couple in ‘Revolutionary Road’

NEW YORK - It was more than a little awkward for Kate Winslet to film sex scenes with Leonardo DiCaprio in front of husband Sam Mendes, who directed the stars in the upcoming drama “Revolutionary Road.”

“I just kept saying, ‘This is too ... weird,”’ Winslet tells Entertainment Weekly magazine. “And Leo was like, ‘Oh, get over it.’ And I’m going, ‘Yeah, a little reminder: You’re my best friend. He’s my husband. This is a bit weird.”’

Mendes, who directed “American Beauty” and “Road to Perdition,” says, “I will admit it was quite bizarre to direct my wife in how to make love. But it’s difficult whether you’re married to a person or not.”

It’s been 11 years since Winslet and DiCaprio co-starred in the Oscar-winning blockbuster “Titanic,” and Winslet says a spark remains between them.

“I hadn’t realized how much my chemistry with him since ‘Titanic’ would still stick,” says the 32-year-old actress. “It’s great to discover we can just slip right into it, like muscle memory.”

They play suburban couple Frank and April Wheeler in “Revolutionary Road,” based on Richard Yates’ 1961 novel. It is slated for release in December, just in time for Oscar consideration.

“We knew that if we were going to do something again, it had to be something big and emotional,” Winslet says. “‘Revolutionary Road’ is so painful and beautiful to read, simply because of the brutality of the honesty that Frank and April end up experiencing together.”

Winslet was eager to bring DiCaprio on board, and set up a sneaky way to do it: She arranged a meeting with the 33-year-old actor in March 2007, but sent Mendes in her place.

“Leo and I have such a history together and I couldn’t imagine not being able to apply that to this story and these characters,” she says. “So I played this very clever cat-and-mouse game to get my husband and then my best friend involved.”

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

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 Padme 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.

Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres:
Science Fiction/Fantasy and Animation
Running Time:
1 hr. 38 min.
Release Date:
August 15th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
PG for sci-fi action violence throughout, brief language and momentary smoking.
Distributors:
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Produced in:
United States

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)

Lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and the summer beyond, but remain in touch by sharing their experiences with each other as they always have--with honesty and humor. Discovering their individual strengths, fears, talents and capacity for love through the choices they make, they come to value more than ever the bond they share and the immeasurable power of their friendship.

Also Known As:
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants II
Production Status:
In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline:
The sisterhood wear the traveling pants again and embark on their second summer together.
Genres:
Kids/Family, Adaptation, Sequel and Teen
Running Time:
117 min.
Release Date:
August 6th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for mature material and sensuality.
Distributors:
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Production Co.:
Alcon Entertainment, Martin Chase Productions, Alloy Entertainment
Studios:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Filming Locations:
Santorini, Greece