Tagline: Most people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun. Veteran New York City police detectives on the trail of a vigilante serial killer in the adrenaline fueled psychological thriller Righteous Kill, directed by Jon Avnet (Red Corner, Fried Green Tomatoes) and written by Russell Gewirtz (Inside Man). The cast also features hip-hop superstar Curtis…
Category: Action and Adventures
RocknRolla (2008)
Tagline: A story of sex, thugs and rock’n roll. A dangerous ride into high crime and low life in contemporary London, where real estate has supplanted drugs as the biggest market, and criminals are its most enthusiastic entrepreneurs. But for anyone looking to get in – from small-time crook One Two (Gerard Butler) to shady…
Rogue (2008)
Tagline: Welcome to the terrortory. “Rogue” centers on a cynical U.S. travel writer who goes on a river cruise captained by a tough Australian woman and finds himself among a group of people stranded on a tidal mud island. There, they are stalked by a giant crocodile. Greg McLean’s first acclaimed tour de force, “Wolf…
Speed Racer (2008)
Born to race cars, Speed Racer is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company’s maniacal owner but uncovers a terrible secret-some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the…
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Tagline: Their world is closer than you think. When the three Grace children — troubled Jared; his bookish twin, Simon; and their sister, Mallory, a fencing jock — move to the ancient Spiderwick mansion, they are at first none-too-enchanted by the rundown Victorian… until they discover a Brownie, an enchanted creature, living in the walls….
The Spirit (2008)
Tagline: He’s something the world needs. Frank Miller, the visionary creator Sin City and 300, takes the comic book movie to dazzling new heights with his solo directorial debut The Spirit. Adapted from the seminal series by the great Will Eisner, The Spirit fuses masterful storytelling with brilliant CGI graphics to sweep us into a…