By Amy Renner Dec. 22, 2008
Tuesday, April 11
Ellie Parker
Ellie Parker, a young Australian actress, must audition for the part of a southern belle for a German director, Smash. His only direction for her is, "Be more raw! Remember we are shooting this on digital video." After this humiliating experience, she has only minutes to get across Los Angeles to Paramount for her next audition, for the part of a Brooklyn junkie whore. As she drives, she literally transforms herself, changing her clothes, putting on makeup, practicing her lines, and fighting with her boyfriend on her cell phone, all while speeding along Los Angeles freeways.
Scott Coffey, Naomi Watts, Matt Chesse, Rebecca Riggs, Mark Pelligrino, Chevy Chase
Comedy
Wolf Creek
A chilling, factually-based, story of three road-trippers in remote Australia who are plunged into danger when they accept help from a friendly local.
John Jarratt, Greg McLean, Kestie Morassi, Nathan Phillips
Thriller Suspense Horror
Syriana
Based on Robert Baer's memoir "See No Evil: The True Story of a Foot Soldier in the CIA's War on Terror." A drama showing how the CIA lost funding and let its guard down in the Middle East after the end of the Cold War.
George Clooney, Matt Damon, Michael Nozik, Max Minghella, Amanda Peet, Steven Soderbergh, Stephen Gaghan, Michelle Monaghan
Drama Suspense Spy
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An Unfinished Life
Jennifer Lopez stars in this drama about a struggling mother who must move in with her father-in-law (Robert Redford), with whom she has an icy relationship, in order to take care of her young daughter. By living together, the woman and older man learn to get along and put the past behind them.
Jennifer Lopez, Lasse Hallstrom, Becca Gardner, Josh Lucas, Leslie Holleran, Alan Ladd Jr., Kelliann Ladd, Mark Spragg
Drama
