You would be hard pressed to go anywhere in the world where people don’t know exactly what you mean when you say, “Bond, James Bond.”  Not surprising seeing as there are 22 movies spanning over a 40 year history; it’s a bit difficult to avoid exposure to the British agent with a license to kill.
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QUANTUM OF SOLACE

Director: Marc Forster 
Stars: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric 
Studio: Columbia Pictures
The Plot: Picking up where Casino Royale left off, James Bond (Craig) sets his sights on the organization behind Vesper Lynd’s betrayal. The mission puts him on a collision course with Dominic Greene (Amalric), a ruthless businessman who, Bond soon learns, is brokering a deal to take total control of one [...]

After a week of missed connections, Jean-Claude Van Damme is calling from Bangkok, apologizing for the early hour in his instantly recognizable French-Belgian accent: “Please, call me J.C.”
J.C. is excited about “JCVD,” the most unusual film he’s made - and the first to be released theatrically in the United States in 10 years. In it, [...]

Marc Forster was hesitant.
The director of low-budget hits like 2004’s “Finding Neverland” and 2001’s “Monster’s Ball” had never been asked to helm anything with a studio-size budget, let alone a James Bond film, when he was approached to take on the 22nd outing in the franchise.
And then he remembered Orson Welles.
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Oscar-nominated director Baz Luhrmann’s $130-million epic film “Australia” is due to make its world premiere in Sydney on Tuesday — but the director says he has not finished it yet.
Luhrmann, who was honored at The Museum of Modern Art’s Film Benefit in New York on Monday, is flying back to Sydney with a day to spare [...]

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While Robert Pattinson has been the focus of the media frenzy surrounding “Twilight,”it’s Kristen Stewart, the actress playing 17-year-old Bella, who truly is carrying the film. Bella not only narrates the love story, she also awakens Edward out of his 107-year stupor.
In our one-on-one interview with the actress, she talks about her first impressions of Stephenie Meyer’s [...]

In the freezing forests of Belarus, as the Nazis swept through Europe, handfuls of Jewish refugees banded together under the leadership of the Bielski brothers to survive the killing winter and beyond. But they didn’t just survive; they struck back, attacking German soldiers and collaborators, performing acts of sabotage and supporting other partisan groups. All [...]

SOUL MEN

Director: Malcolm D. Lee 
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac 
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
The Plot: Though it’s been some twenty years since they have spoken with one another, two estranged soul-singing legends (Jackson and Mac) agree to participate in a reunion performance at the Apollo Theater to honor their recently deceased band leader.
MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA

Director: Eric Darnell Tom McGrath 
Stars: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer 
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution
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It is predicted to be a blockbuster on the scale of “Titanic” but much more than box office returns will hang on the success of Baz Luhrmann’s sweeping new outback epic “Australia.”
The romantic drama, set in the country’s inhospitable north at the brink of World War II, already boasts the cream of antipodean star power [...]

Samuel L. Jackson doesn’t feel normal promoting his latest film “Soul Men” without costar Bernie Mac.
In the movie, which opens Friday, Jackson and Mac play former bandmates who embark on a zany cross-country road trip to perform at the memorial concert for their deceased lead singer. Mac died of complications from pneumonia in August after production [...]