Movies Released August 15, 2008 - Movie Insider (original) (raw)
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Friday, August 15
100 mins
Henry Poole is Here PG
When a man discovers that he has only six weeks to live, he leaves his job, his fiancee and his overbearing mother and tries to spend his remaining days in seclusion. But when a miracle transforms his life, his quirky neighbors disrupt his plan to live out his days in quiet desperation.
Cheryl Hines, Radha Mitchell, Luke Wilson, Mark Pellington, Gary Lucchesi, Adriana Barraza, Tom Rosenberg, Albert Torres
Drama Comedy
Tropic Thunder R
In the action-comedy "Tropic Thunder," Ben Stiller plays pampered action superstar Tugg Speedman, who is cast in the biggest, most expensive war movie ever produced. He sets out to Southeast Asia with a "Who's Who" of celebrity co-stars. They include Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), an intense, three-time Oscar-winning actor; Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black), star of the popular gross-out comedy franchise "The Fatties"; multi-platinum hip-hop-star-turned-entrepreneur-turned-actor Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson); and first-timer Kevin Sandusky (Jay Baruchel). Soon after the production begins the actors are thrown into a real-life situation and are forced to become the fighting unit they're portraying, in order to find a way out of the jungle in one piece.
Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Ben Stiller, Jay Baruchel, Bill Hader, Stuart Cornfeld, Etan Cohen
Comedy
User Rated:
3 / 5
107 mins
Local Color R
A semiautobiographical account of Gallo's life as an impressionist painter during the summer of 1974.
Ron Perlman, Ray Liotta, David Permut, Trevor Morgan, George Gallo, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jimmy Evangelatos, Mark Sennet
Drama
Mirrors R
A man is head of security at a department store plagued by unexplained deaths The store is also the target of demonstrators wanting compensation for an earlier staff fire tragedy. The man becomes intrigued by a disturbed woman. She claims her sister, who died in the fire, is exacting revenge, using mirrors as a gateway back into the living world.
Marc Sternberg, Julian Glover, Paula Patton, Amy Smart, Cameron Boyce, Jason Flemyng, Ezra Buzzington, Andrew Hong
Drama Suspense Horror
User Rated:
3 / 5
98 mins
Star Wars: The Clone Wars PG
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 Padmé 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.
George Lucas, Matt Lanter, Dee Bradley Baker, Catherine Winder, Dave Filoni, Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching, Scott Murphy
Action Adventure Sequel
User Rated:
4 / 5
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