MOVIE OPENINGS - Dec 5, 2008
By Behind The Scenes TV on Dec 5, 2008 in New Movies
CADILLAC RECORDS
Director: Darnell Martin
Stars: Adrien Brody, Beyoncé Knowles, Mos Def
Studio: TriStar Pictures
The Plot: A chronicle of the rise and fall of Chess Records, the Chicago-based record label founded by Leonard Chess (Brody), whose musical ear and business savvy helped foster the careers of Etta James (Knowles), Chuck Berry (Def), and other rhythm-and-blues pioneers
FROST/NIXON
Director: Ron Howard
Stars: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon
Studio: Universal Pictures
The Plot: BBC host David Frost interviews Richard Nixon in 1977, where the scandal-plagued President opens up about his role in the Watergate scandal.
PUNISHER: WAR ZONE
Director: Lexi Alexander
Stars: Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Julie Benz
Studio: Lionsgate
The Plot: Continuing his crusade to punish violent criminals, former FBI agent Frank Castle (Stevenson) arrives in New York to take on the city’s underworld bosses.
NOBEL SON
Director: Randall Miller
Stars: Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy
Studio: Freestyle Releasing
The Plot: A young chemistry student (Hatosy) throws a wrench into the existence of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Eli Michaelson (Rickman) by first kidnapping his son (Greenberg), then exposing Michaelson to his family friends, and colleagues as the pompous, unscrupulous egomaniac he has become since his triumph.
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