MOVIE OPENINGS - June 27
By Behind The Scenes TV on Jun 27, 2008 in New Releases
WALL-E
Director: Andrew Stanton
Stars: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
The Plot: A trash-compacting robot learns there’s more to life than cleaning up the planet that humans polluted when he falls for a sleek, female droid, then sets out on an intergalactic journey to be with her
WANTED
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Stars: Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman
Studio: Universal Pictures
The Plot: Wesley Gibson (McAvoy) is rescued from his miserable existence by the gun-toting Fox (Jolie), a member of the Fraternity, a group of assassins to which Wesley’s recently murdered father belonged. As their new recruit, Wesley learns he’s truly a chip off the old block as he is trained by Fox and the Fraternity’s leader, Sloan (Freeman) — but what secrets are they hiding?
GUNNIN’ FOR THAT #1 SPOT
Director: Adam Yauch
Stars: Jarryd Bayless, Michael Beasley, Tyreke Evans
Studio: Oscilloscope Pictures
The Plot: A documentary that follows eight of the top high school basketball players as they compete in the first “Elite 24″ tournament at Rucker Park in New York City.
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FINDING AMANDA
Director: Peter Tolan
Stars: Matthew Broderick, Brittany Snow, Maura Tierney
Studio: HDNet Films
The Plot: A television producer (Broderick) with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece (Snow) to enter rehab.
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