Some fairly good DVD titles being released this Tuesday. Just click on the link to purchase the movie posters

• Juno (comedy/drama) – Oscar Winner for best screenplay

  Cast: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, J.K. Simmons, Allison Janney, Rainn Wilson; Directed by: Jason Reitman

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• In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (action/adventure)

  Cast: Jason Statham, John Rhys-Davies, Ray Liotta, Matthew Lillard, Leelee Sobieski, Burt Reynolds, Ron Perlman, Claire Forlani; Directed by: Uwe Boll

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• Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem (sci-fi/horror/action/thriller/drama)

  Cast: Shareeka Epps, John Ortiz, Steven Pasquale; Directed by: Colin Strause, Greg Strause

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• Lars and the Real Girl (Comedy) – Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner, Patricia Clarkson, Nancy Beatty, R.D. Reid, Joe Bostick, Liz Gordon; Directed by: Craig Gillespie

  Posters for Lars and the Real Girl available soon

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Check out this exclusive interview with Jason Reitman the director of Juno.

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As is customary in the early part of January this is another quiet movie week with just two movies opening in wide release and three films epanding in theaters. Just click on the corresponding link to purchase the movie posters:

• One Missed Call (Horror/Thriller) – What will it sound like when you die? In “One Missed Call,” a chain of people receive terrifying cell phone messages of their own final fatal moments. Though the messages can be deleted, their number is up.

  Cast: Edward Burns, Shannyn Sossamon, Ray Wise, Margaret Cho; Directed by: Eric Valette

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• The Killing of John Lennon (no poster available yet) – A dramatization of Mark Champman’s plan to murder John Lennon.

  Cast: Jonas Ball, Thomas A. McMahon, Robert C. Kirk, Krisha Fairchild

  Expanding:

• The Orphanage (Horror/Thriller) – In The Orphanage Laura (Belén Rueda from “The Sea Inside”) who purchases her beloved childhood orphanage with dreams of restoring and reopening the long abandoned facility as a place for disabled children. Once there, Laura discovers that the new environment awakens her son’s imagination, but the ongoing fantasy games he plays with an invisible friend quickly turn into something more disturbing. Upon seeing her family increasingly threatened by the strange occurrences in the house, Laura looks to a group of parapsychologists for help in unraveling the mystery that has taken over the place.

  Cast: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Príncep, Mabel Rivera, Montserrat Carulla, Andrés Gertrúdix ; Directed by: Juan Antonio Bayona

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• Juno (Comedy/Drama) – “Juno” stars Ellen Page as the title character, a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker (Cera). With the help of her hot best friend Leah (Thirlby), Juno finds her unborn child a “perfect” set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, Mark and Vanessa (Bateman and Garner), longing to adopt. Luckily, Juno has the total support of her parents (Simmons and Janney) as she faces some tough decisions, flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs.

  Cast: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, J.K. Simmons, Allison Janney, Rainn Wilson; Directed by: Jason Reitman

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• Atonement (Drama) – Shot on location in the U.K., the film’s story spans several decades. In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony’s vivid imagination. Robbie Turner (Mr. McAvoy), the educated son of the family’s housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony’s headstrong older sister Cecilia (Ms. Knightley). Cecilia, he hopes, has comparable feelings; all it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony – who has a crush on Robbie – is compelled to interfere, going so far as accusing Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but he is arrested – and with Briony bearing false witness, the course of three lives is changed forever.

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On December 16, AFI announced their pick of the the top ten movies and television programs for 2007. The list of honorees are:

AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR–OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

• BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD
• THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
• INTO THE WILD
• JUNO
• KNOCKED UP
• MICHAEL CLAYTON
• NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
• RATATOUILLE
• THE SAVAGES
• THERE WILL BE BLOOD

AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR–OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

• DEXTER
• EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS
• FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
• LONGFORD
• MAD MEN
• PUSHING DAISIES
• THE SOPRANOS
• TELL ME YOU LOVE ME
• 30 ROCK
• UGLY BETTY

American Film Institute

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Release date: Friday December 14, 2007
Release date: December 5, 2007 (NY, LA)
Genre: Drama
Running time: 92 min.
Director: Jason Reitman
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Producer(s): John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick, Russell Smith
Screenplay: Diablo Cody
Cast: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, J.K. Simmons, Allison Janney, Rainn Wilson, Cameron Bright
Official site: foxsearchlight.com
Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content and language

Synopsis:
“Juno” stars Ellen Page as the title character, a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker (Cera). With the help of her hot best friend Leah (Thirlby), Juno finds her unborn child a “perfect” set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, Mark and Vanessa (Bateman and Garner), longing to adopt. Luckily, Juno has the total support of her parents (Simmons and Janney) as she faces some tough decisions, flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs.

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