by Aaron Fields | KSTW.com
Stop-Loss
Starring:
Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Abbie Cornish, Timothy Olyphant
Theatrical Release Date: 03/28/2008
Run Time: 113 min.
Genre: Drama, War
Rating: R
After serving his tour of duty in Iraq, a young American soldier who is ordered to return to the front lines as part of the military's controversial stop-loss policy opts instead to go AWOL in a thought-provoking military drama directed by Kimberly Peirce. Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Philippe) is a decorated Iraq War veteran who once served his country with pride. After his tour of duty comes to an end, King returns to his Texas hometown and attempts to pick up where he once left off with a little help from his family, as well as long-time best friend and war buddy Steve Shriver (Channing Tatum). But just as Brandon, Steve, and the rest of their war buddies begin to settle back into civilian life, Uncle Sam comes calling on them once again. Suddenly ordered back into active duty, the disillusioned war veteran begins to question not just his ties to family and his longtime friendships, but his capacity for love and his sense of honor as well. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide [Source]
21
Starring:
Jim Sturgess, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth
Theatrical Release Date: 03/28/2008
Run Time: 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG-13
Director Robert Luketic adapts Ben Mezrich's best-seller Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions to tell the true-life tale of six genius students who used their brains to beat considerable odds. Laurence Fishburne stars as the Sin City security chief who catches on to the group and makes it his mission to expose their lucrative blackjack scam. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide [Source]
Superhero Movie
Starring:
Sara Paxton, Leslie Nielsen, Drake Bell, Pamela Anderson
Theatrical Release Date: 03/28/2008
Run Time: 85 min.
Genre: Action and Adventure, Comedy
Rating: PG-13
How many superheroes does it take to save the world? The creators of 'The Naked Gun' and 'Scary Movie' answer this question in hysterical 'David Zucker' fashion with the uproarious comedy 'Superhero Movie.' Meet Rick Riker. He's young, he's cool and he's got superpowers. Now, if he only knew how to use them
but the world is in danger and no one is safe when Zucker and the gang - headed by the hilarious cast of Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, Tracy Morgan, Pamela Anderson, Regina Hall and many others - take aim at some of the biggest blockbusters of our time including Spider-Man, Batman, X-Men, and Fantastic Four, to name a few. On March 28th, learning to fly, spinning a web and busting. [Source]
Run Fat Boy Run
Starring:
Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, Dylan Moran
Theatrical Release Date: 03/28/2008
Run Time: 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Five years ago Dennis (Simon Pegg) was at the altar about to marry Libby (Thandie Newton), his pregnant fiancée. He got cold feet and ran for the hills and he's been going in circles ever since. When Dennis discovers Libby's hooked up with high-flying-go-getter Whit (Hank Azaria), he realizes it's now or never. He enters a marathon to show he's more than a quitter but then finds out just how much sweat, strain and tears it takes to run for 26 miles. Nobody gives him a chance but Dennis knows this is his only hope to more than a running joke. [Source]
Flawless
(2008)
Starring:
Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Lambert Wilson, Nathaniel Parker
Theatrical Release Date: 03/28/2008
Run Time: 100 min.
Genre: Drama, Crime and Mystery
Rating: PG-13
Michael Radford (Il Postino and The Merchant of Venice) directs screenwriter Edward Anderson's script about an aging janitor and an American executive who form an unlikely alliance in order to carry out an elaborate jewel heist. Set in 1960s-era London and based on actual events, the tense crime thriller stars Michael Caine as the scheming maintenance man who longs to relieve his employers at the London Diamond Corporation of their valuable inventory, and Demi Moore as the savvy executive who is completely perplexed by the wealthy diamond magnates. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide [Source]
Chapter 27
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Jared Leto, Judah Friedlander, Ursula Abbott
Theatrical Release Date: 03/28/2008
Run Time: 100 min.
Genre: Drama, Crime and Myster
Rating: R
First-time writer/director Jarrett Schaeffer takes the reins for this haunting look at the mental collapse of Mark David Chapman in the days leading up to the murder of legendary musician John Lennon. Jared Leto stars as the man whose awe of Lennon and unrelenting drive to achieve infamy pushed him to pull the trigger on the former Beatle, and Lindsay Lohan stars as the devoted Lennon fan who befriended the killer on that fateful New York weekend. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide [Source]