Soundtracks Released December 16, 2008

Tuesday, December 16

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button PG-13

"I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be. Directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett with Taraji P. Henson, Tilda Swinton, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas and Julia Ormond, "Benjamin Button," is a grand tale of a not-so-ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.
Taraji P. Henson, Cate Blanchett, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Eric Roth, Brad Pitt, Jason Flemyng, David Fincher
Drama Fantasy

Marley & Me PG

As the snow falls on their wedding night, newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan (Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston) decide to leave behind the harsh winters of Michigan and head south to begin their new lives in West Palm Beach, Florida. They obtain jobs as journalists at competing local newspapers, buy their first home, and begin to make their way through the challenges of a new marriage, new careers and, possibly, the life-changing decision to start a family.

Unsure of his preparedness for raising children, John confesses his fears to his friend and fellow journalist Sebastian, who comes up with the perfect solution: John should get Jenny a puppy. "There's nothing to it," says Sebastian. "You walk 'em. You feed 'em, you let 'em out now and then."

Then came Marley.

The Grogans adopt the cute, twelve pound yellow Labrador, who in no time at all, grows into a 100-pound steamroller of unbridled energy that turns the Grogan home into a disaster area. He flunks obedience school, chews off dry-wall, takes a bite out of the sofa, overturns garbage cans, steals a Thanksgiving turkey, consumes pillows and flowers, drinks toilet water, and chases the UPS guy. Even a newly-purchased, expensive necklace isn't safe from Marley's voracious antics.

Amidst the mayhem he generates through the years, Marley sees the Grogans through the ups and downs of family life, through job and home changes, and most of all, through the myriad challenges of a growing family. As John and Jenny come to realize, Marley - "the world's worst dog" - somehow brings out the best in them.
Alan Arkin, David Frankel, Jennifer Aniston, Gil Netter, Owen Wilson, Eric Dane, Karen Rosenfel, Don Roos
Comedy Adaptation
120 mins

Valkyrie PG-13

Superstar Tom Cruise heads an international cast as Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, the aristocratic German officer who led the heroic attempt to bring down the Nazi regime and end the war by planting a bomb in Hitler's bunker. The "July 20 Plot" on Hitler's life is one of the most heroic but least known episodes of World War Two. Severely wounded in combat, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg returns from Africa to join the German Resistance and help create Operation Valkyrie, the complex plan that will allow a shadow government to replace Hitler's once he is dead. But fate and circumstance conspire to thrust Stauffenberg from one of many in the plot to a double-edged central role. Not only must he lead the coup and seize control of his nation's government... He must kill Hitler himself.
Bill Nighy, Tom Cruise, Halina Reijn, Bryan Singer, Tom Wilkinson, Terence Stamp, Paula Wagner, Chris McQuarrie
Drama Thriller Suspense
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104 mins

Yes Man PG-13

"Yes Man" stars Jim Carrey as Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere - the operative word being "no" - until he signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say "yes" to everything and anything. Unleashing the power of "YES" begins to transform Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, getting him promoted at work and opening the door to a new romance. But his willingness to embrace every opportunity might just become too much of a good thing.
Jim Carrey, Danny Wallace, Zooey Deschanel, Peyton Reed, David Heyman, Richard D. Zanuck, David Iserson, Andrew Mogel
Drama Comedy
122 mins

Frost/Nixon R

For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost's team harbored doubts about their boss' ability to hold his own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted. Would Nixon evade questions of his role in one of the nation's greatest disgraces? Or would Frost confound critics and bravely demand accountability from the man who'd built a career out of stonewalling? Over the course of their encounter, each man would reveal his own insecurities, ego and reserves of dignity--ultimately setting aside posturing in a stunning display of unvarnished truth. "Frost/Nixon" not only re-creates the on-air interview, but the weeks of around-the-world, behind-the-scenes maneuvering between the two men and their camps as negotiations were struck, deals were made and secrets revealed--all leading to the moment when they would sit facing one another in the court of public opinion.
Matthew Macfadyen, Sam Rockwell, Michael Sheen, Ron Howard, Tim Bevan, Toby Jones, Eric Fellner, Brian Grazer
Drama Political

The Tale of Despereaux G

The tale of three unlikely heroes--a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears--whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle's princess.
Gary Ross, Stanley Tucci, Sam Fell, Christopher Lloyd, Sigourney Weaver, Tracey Ullman, Tony Hale, Allison Thomas
Drama Adventure Family Kids Animation

Dark Streets R

A blues musical set in the 1930’s where a young playboy gets drawn into a deceptive work through a love triangle with two singers.
Izabella Miko, Rachel Samuels, Wallace King, Gabriel Mann, Bijou Phillips
Musical Mystery

Gomorra R

Based on a book by Roberto Saviano, "Gomorra" takes an inside look at the Neapolitan mob.
Matteo Garrone, Domenico Procacci, Salvatore Abruzzese, Simone Sacchettino
Drama Crime

Seven Pounds PG-13

Academy Award® nominee Will Smith reunites with the directors and producers of "The Pursuit of Happyness" for the emotional drama "Seven Pounds." In the film, Smith plays Ben Thomas, an IRS agent with a fateful secret who embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.
Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Michael Ealy, Woody Harrelson, David Crockett, Dominico Procaci, Gabriele Muccino, Todd Black
Drama

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