Soundtracks Released December 18, 2007

Tuesday, December 18

116 mins

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street R

Benjamin Barker, a man unjustly sent to prison by a lecherous judge, vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, Sweeney Todd becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who shaved the heads of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard from again.
Tim Burton, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Laurie MacDonald, John Logan, Alan Rickman, Richard Zanuck, Walter Parkes
Drama Thriller Suspense

3:10 to Yuma R

In Arizona in the late 1800's, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail – and dangers at every turn – the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny.
Christian Bale, Stuart Beattie, Derek Haas, Russell Crowe, Peter Fonda, James Mangold, Stuart M. Besser, Ben Foster
Drama Western Remake

There Will Be Blood R

Set in the booming West coast oil fields at the turn of the 20th century, a tale that follows the rise of rugged prospector Daniel Plainview who becomes an independent oilman after hitting it rich with the strike of a lifetime. He realizes the American dream, and is destroyed by it.
Kevin J. O'Connor, Joanne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciarán Hinds, Russell Harvard, Eric Schlosser
Drama Historical
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97 mins

Charlie Wilson's War R

Based on the true story of how Charlie Wilson, an alcoholic womanizer and Texas congressman, persuaded the CIA to train and arm resistance fighters in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union. With the help of rogue CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, the two men supplied money, training and a team of military experts that turned the ill-equipped Afghan freedom-fighters into a force that brought the Red Army to a stalemate. However, the result also empowered the Taliban and terrorists including Osama bin Laden.
Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Gary Goetzman, Julia Roberts, Shiri Appleby, Mike Nichols, John Orloff, George Crile
Drama War Comedy Biography Adaptation
87 mins

Eagle vs. Shark R

"Eagle Vs. Shark", directed by Academy Award-nominee Taika Waititi (the short, "Two Cars One Night"), is a wry comedy that chronicles the quirky romance of two awkward misfits, Lily (Loren Horsley), a shy fast-food restaurant cashier, and her crush, Jarrod (Jemaine Clement, HBO's "One Night Stand: The Flight of the Conchords"), an electronic store clerk. On the day Lily gets fired from her job at Meaty Boy, she musters up the courage to attend Jarrod's annual "come as your favorite animal" costume party. The dressy affair sparks the beginnings of a romance as well a small journey for the pair to Jarrod's quiet hometown, in which Jarrod plans to seek revenge on an old nemesis and where Lily unwittingly finds herself stranded amongst Jarrod's family of eccentrics.
Jermaine Clement, Cliff Curtis, Ainsley Gardiner, Taika Cohen, Loren Horsley, Craig Hall, Jackie van Beek, Rachel House
Comedy

Tuesday, December 18