1. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates. Directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Jarhead) Starring Leonardo Dicaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates and Michael Shannon. DECEMBER 19, 2008 (Will be released approxiamately 11 years after Titanic.)
2. MILK
The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, a San Francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by San Francisco Supervisor Dan White. Directed by Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, To Die For, My Own Private Idaho) Starring Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Victor Garber, Diego Luna, Denis O'Hare and Allison Pill. FALL 2008
3. THE DARK KNIGHT
Batman and James Gordon join forces with Gotham's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker, whilst other forces plot against them, and Joker's crimes grow more and more deadly. Directed by Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins, Insomnia, Memento, The Prestige) Starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Cillian Murphy. JULY 18, 2008
4. AUSTRALIA
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand. Directed by Baz Lurhman (Moulin Rouge, Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet) Starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Essie Davis and John Jarratt. FALL 2008
5. SEX AND THE CITY
Based on the Emmy and Golden Globe winning comedy series which ran on HBO from 1998 to 2004 and became a cultural phenomenon, the film follows the continuing adventures of sex columnist Carrie Bradshaw as she, along with sardonic Miranda, Park Avenue princess Charlotte, and feisty Samantha, deals with relationship drama both in and out of the bedroom. Directed by Michael Patrick King. Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth and Jennifer Hudson. MAY 30, 2008.
6. THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE
A romantic drama about a Chicago librarian with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage. Directed by Robert Schwentke (Flightplan) Starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams. SUMMER 2008
7. HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU
Based on the best-selling book by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo. The Baltimore-set romantic comedy of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior in an era where human contact has been replaced by technology and isolation. Directed by Ken Kwapis (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) Starring Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connelly, Ginnifer Goodwin, Ben Affleck, Justin Long and Kris Kristofferson. AUGUST 1, 2008
8. DOOMSDAY
Great Britain, 2007. A deadly plague, known as the "Reaper Virus," has broken out, killing hundreds of thousands in its wake. In desperation, the British Government evacuates as many survivors as it can out of the infected area, and then builds a wall, preventing the remainder from escaping. Thirty years later, with the wall still up and the victims all but forgotten, the virus breaks out again. The Government decides to send a crack team of operatives, led by Major Eden Sinclair, into the hot zone to investigate the possibility of a cure. Directed by Neil Marshall (The Descent, Dog Soldiers) Starring Rhona Mitra, Malcolm McDowell, Bob Hoskins, Alexander Siddig, Sean Pertwee, Adrian Lester, Nora-Jane Noone and MyAnna Buring. MARCH 14, 2008
9. SUNSHINE CLEANING
In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school, a mom starts an unusual business -- a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service -- with her unreliable sister. Directed by Christine Jeffs (Sylvia) Starring Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Clifton Collins Jr, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Steve Zahn. 2008
10. GEORGE A ROMERO'S DIARY OF THE DEAD
A group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own. Directed by George A Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Land of the Dead) FEBRUARY 15, 2008
11. MAMMA MIA!
The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular '70s group ABBA. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Starring Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgaard, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper and Christine Baranski. JULY 18, 2008
12. THE INTERNATIONAL
An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring. Directed by Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run, Heaven) Starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts. AUGUST 15, 2008
13. BLINDNESS
A doctor's wife becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden blindness. Directed by Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener, City of God) Starring Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Gael Garcia Bernal, Sandra Oh, Danny Glover and Alice Braga. AUGUST 8, 2008
14. THE YOUNG VICTORIA
A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee. Starring Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Jim Broadbent and Miranda Richardson. 2008
15. THE X-FILES 2
A sequel to the 1998 blockbuster film, an adaptation of the popular science fiction series that chronicles the investigation by two FBI Agents, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, into the top secret "X-Files" which involve alien and other unexplained phenomena. Directed by Chris Carter. Starring David Duchnovy, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly and Xzibit. JULY 25, 2008
16. GREY GARDENS
Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Kennedy (both named Edith Bouvier Beale aka "Big and Little Edie") raised as Park Avenue débutantes but who withdrew from New York society, taking shelter at their Long Island summer home, "Grey Gardens." As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality. Directed by Michael Sucsy. Starring Drew Barrymore, Jessica Lange and Jeanne Tripplehorn. FALL 2008
17. THE READER
In postwar Germany, a young man’s decades-long obsession with an older woman runs headlong into a war crimes trial, where he learns an awful truth. Directed by Stephen Daldry (The Hours, Billy Elliot) Starring Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes and Bruno Ganz. DECEMBER 12, 2008
18. MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY
Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse. Directed by Bharat Nalluri. Starring Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Lee Pace, Ciaran Hinds, Shirley Henderson. MARCH 7, 2008
19. BURN AFTER READING
A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it. Directed by Ethan and Joel Coen (No Country for Old Men, Fargo, Raising Arizona) Starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich and Richard Jenkins.
20. THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history, The Other Boleyn Girl tells the story of two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, who driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII. Directed by Justin Chadwick (Bleak House) Starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana. FEBRUARY 29, 2008
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