A hard-boiled detective (Dillon) gets in between a group of bank robbers and their plan to make away with a $20 million bounty.
Buzz:
Matt Dillon is back on the right side of the law after Armored, but the real question here is: How do you promote a movie featuring one currently incarcerated musician/actor (T.I.) and post-Rihanna Chris Brown, whose fame allotment has been nearly drained. Suddenly, heist movies don't seem fun anymore.
A troubled evangelical minister (Fabian) agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew, where a possessed young (Bell) brings him face to face with the devil himself.
Buzz:
Eli Roth (in producer mode here) and Lionsgate are testing the Paranormal Activity theorem here: can you turn a low-budget horror/thriller with no stars into a hit? Director Daniel Stamm caused a minor genre stir back in 2008/2009 with A Necessary Death; screenwriters Huck Botko and Andrew Gurland are back in theaters on September 10 (as co-directors) with a completely different project, The Virginity Hit, and we think they had something to do with this viral video. Funny or Dead?
The fearless Barney Ross (Stallone) leads a team of mercenaries on a mission to South America, where their objective -- to overthrow a ruthless dictator -- is more dangerous than the men realize.
Buzz:
Scott Pilgrim and Elizabeth Gilbert might find themselves defeated by a handful of old guys this weekend. My only questions here: Why did Sylvester Stallone not turn this screenplay into Rambo V? And who thought the name Barney Ross sounded tough?
While trying to get pregnant, a happily married woman (Roberts) realizes her life needs to go in a different direction, and after a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey.
Buzz:
While Liz Gilbert liberates herself on her globe-spanning trip, Julia Roberts might be feeling the pressure to deliver a major box-office hit, since Sex and the City 2 derailed the momentum earned by Mamma Mia!, Julie & Julia, and other "women's films". Still wondering what attracted subversive writer/director Ryan Murphy ("Glee", "Nip/Tuck") to the project, but I'm more curious whether Ms. Robert's let actual mosquitoes feast on her in India.Will Murphy + Roberts reunite for a second movie? They are both attached to an untitled romantic comedy where an executive learns to readjust to life at home with her kids after losing her job -- sort of like if Danny Moder became the breadwinner of the Roberts household.P.S. Did you know you can purchase the aromas of Ms. Gilbert's reawakening?
Detectives Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg) might not be New York City's finest, but when they discover a path that leads directly to one the city's biggest criminals, they seize the opportunity to become supercops.
Buzz:
Will Ferrell looks to put Land of the Lost behind him with a can't-miss late-summer comedy directed by his best handler, Adam McKay. Though New York City wasn't so kind to Ferrell the last time around. Funny that this will be the movie to topple Inception from its position atop the box-office.
A spoof of vampire-themed movies, where teenager Becca finds herself torn between two boys. As she and her friends wrestle with a number of different dramas, everything comes to a head at their prom.
Buzz:
I feel like if you're the type of person who eye-rolls every time you hear the names Bella or Edward, but you wind up shelling out for a spoof comedy from Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer -- who share the honor of having three movies in the IMDb Bottom 100 -- then the joke is really on you?
Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Plot:
Dom Cobb (DiCaprio) is a thief who specializes in the art of extraction, the stealing of secrets from a target's subconscious. Though his profession cost him everything he has ever loved and has turned him into a fugitive, an offer for a final job -- one that requires him to plant an idea instead of pilfering it -- could be his chance at redemption.
Buzz:
Our founder has already called this "the movie of the decade".
Nanny McPhee (Thompson) arrives to help a harried young mother, Mrs. Green (Gyllenhaal), with running the family farm while her husband is away at war. With Mrs. Green's children waging a personal war with their two spoiled cousins, Nanny McPhee uses her magic to teach the kids five important new lessons.
Buzz:
A sequel? Surely. While the original Nanny McPhee wasn't a textbook blockbuster, it earned over $100 million in theaters (worldwide) on a reported budget of $25 million. Maybe Nanny McPhee teaches economic lessons to the farm kids here.
An unmarried 40-year-old woman (Aniston) turns to a turkey baster in order to become pregnant. Seven years later, she reunites with her best friend (Bateman), who has been living with a secret ...
Buzz:
I don't know if audiences avoided The Back-Up Plan because of the movie's theme or its star, but, when compared to The Switch, at least Jennifer Lopez's adventures in conception was marketed by its studio. No offense to anyone at the recently sold Miramax, which is a bit rudderless as the company transitions away from its Disney handlers to its new owners. Hopefully Jennifer Aniston's celebrity and Jason Bateman's cult audience will be enough to grow the awareness for this foul-mouthed and potential crowd-pleaser from the dudes behind Blades of Glory. Will Jennifer Aniston swear on film again?
After a tremor under the surface of Lake Victoria unleashes scores of prehistoric piranhas, a group of strangers under the direction of the local sheriff (Shue) band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food.
Buzz:
New rule: From now on, if you're going to remake a movie, it has to be in 3D. Oh, and the original has to be bad. And by bad, we mean terrible. Elsewhere, Richard Dreyfuss returns to scary waters in what might be the best cheapie horror flick casting since Betty White in Lake Placid (but let's hope the supporting players and cameo appearances don't end with Christopher Lloyd or Eli Roth). Other questions: Is Alexandre Aja embracing his camp side? Will this level of gore make it to the big screen intact?
CONCERT REVIEW: Rihanna rocks the house at the BankAtlantic Center
Written by WANJIRA BANFIELD
SUNRISE – Clear Channel’s Y100 FM annual Jingle Ball concert brings out
some of pop’s, rock’s, and Hip Hop’s hottest acts. Last year, top music
producer Timbaland headlined the event with supporting performances by
singer Natasha Bedingfield and Nelly Furtado.
This year, Jingle Ball 2008 was bigger and brighter than ever,
especially with Grammy Award-winning and five-time Billboard Hot 100
number one-selling songstress Rihanna as the concert’s headline
performer.
Looking around the BankAtlantic Center on Dec. 13, which during hockey season houses the Florida Panthers home games, you’d have thought you were in a modern-day Greek arena. Over 15,000 people, probably many under the age of 18, sat at all corners of the dark center, waving illuminated items and cell phones. Scattered shimmering lights glistened and sparkled in the darkness along with loud screams and shouts as each performer did their thing on stage.
The concert began at 7 p.m. with a few up-and-coming artists, along with veteran performers, playing some of their latest hits, heard on heavy rotation on some of South Florida’s radio stations. As performer after performer put on a thrilling and heart-pumping show, many in the audience were anticipating the grand finale.
After being in a trance for a few hours, I looked down at my watch to notice it was after 11 p.m. I knew at this point the moment everyone was waiting for was soon to come. Boy, was I right...
As soon as I looked up... right in the center of the stage stood a bright gold and red encircled “R’’... which of course stood for “Rihanna.”
She quickly got right down to business with the performance of her latest hit, “Disturbia.’’
Walking down removable steps wearing a neon green tube top, fishnet stockings under a tie-dye splattered mini skirt and yellow happy face painted nails...Rihanna kept dropping hit after hit bringing everyone in the arena to their feet.
The treats kept coming as she sang her dance song “Please Don't Stop the Music,’’ which samples Michael Jackson’s 1983 hit single “Wanna be Starting Something.”
After what seemed to be a sudden, unplanned, abrupt transition between the next song, multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated artist – and Rihanna’s rumored main squeeze – Chris Brown, took the stage singing his most popular song “Forever,’’ bringing back the flow to the performance.
Both Rihanna and Chris Brown came together to sing their duet “Umbrella/Cinderella.’’
Everyone sang along, and I confess that I was surprised myself with how many of the lyrics I knew. Nonetheless, Rihanna put on a great performance and demonstrated what makes her a true superstar in the making.
With such a strong fan base and a combined 12 top 40 hit singles in the United States alone thus far, expect to see a lot more from Rihanna in the years to come.
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AP Photo/Evan Agostini. Singers Rihanna and Chris Brown perform at the Z100 Jingle Ball 2008 at Madison Square Garden on Friday, Dec. 12 in New York, a day before they performed at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise.
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SUNRISE – Clear Channel’s Y100 FM annual Jingle Ball concert brings out
some of pop’s, rock’s, and Hip Hop’s hottest acts. Last year, top music
producer Timbaland headlined the event with supporting performances by
singer Natasha Bedingfield and Nelly Furtado. 
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