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What happens when a Playboy bunny gets booted out of the mansion?  She goes to college of course.  Well not actually goes to college but she does move into a really lame sorority.  The girls of Zeta Alpha Zeta are desitined to lose their house to the Phi Iota Mu gals unless they can do something drastic.  (Sound familiar?)  Anyways Shelley, the bunny, teaches them how to wear makeup and how to dress and what to do with a guy if they can get their hands on one.  And in the end they all learn to just be themselves, only a little more well groomed.

Normally I would think this movie was totally lame but Fred Wolf (Without a Paddle, Joe Dirt) is directing and the writing team Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith(Legally Blonde, Ella Enchanted, She’s the Man) did the screenplay.  While their movies haven’t been Oscar material they are perfect for a good laugh.

The film stars Anna Faris (Brokeback Mountain, My Super Ex-Girlfriend), Emma Stone (Superbad),  Kat Dennings (The 40 Year Old Virgin), Colin Hanks and Katherine McPhee.  It’ll be in theaters August 22, 2008

“The Midnight Meat Train” is based on a short from one of Clive Barker’s Books of Blood.  The movie studio tried to rename it Midnight Train but Clive stuck to his guns and held out for the original title.  The movie is about a photographer who is trying to track down a serial killer on the subway at the insistence of an art gallerist (Brooke Sheilds).  He not only catches up with Mahogany, the Subway Butcher, but with a bunch of cannibals as well.

Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura has expanded on Clive’s short story while keeping the original intent alive.  It’s being said that the movie is incredibly gorey as Kitamura was given full creative license.  If you’re a fan of horror and like lots of gore this is the perfect film for you.

The Midnight Meat Train stars Bradley Cooper (Wedding Crashers, Failure to Launch), Vinnie Jones(Swordfish, Tooth & Nail), Leslie Bibb(Iron Man), Brooke Sheilds( Blue Lagoon, Endless Love), and Roger Bart( American Gangster, The Stepford Wives) .

The Book of Blood is the next short story of Clive’s that will be adapted to the screen.  The word is it’s already shooting.

It opens August 1, 2008

Australia is a film that is starred in and directed by Australians and it’s in the wind that it’s Oscar bait.  All this hype and it’s not due out until November 14th.  The film stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman and is directed by Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge) .

It relates the story of Lady Sarah Ashley who has recently inherited a huge ranch.  She makes a deal with a stock man to save her land from being taken over.  The two of them team up to drive 2,000 head of cattle cross country when the Japanese decide to bomb Darwin, Australia. 

While Nicole garnered an Oscar for her role in The Hours and was nominated for another one for her role in Moulin Rouge! it’s been a few years since she’s made anything noteworthy.  Hopefully the team of Nicole and Baz will live up to their past and bring us another winner.

Julia’s latest film Fireflies in the Garden is due out this fall.  It has already been released at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany and will be released in Russia on July 24th. 

So far all the news I can find on it is from imdb.com.  They say that it’s the story about the complexities of love and commitment in a family torn apart by an unexpected tragedy.  Honestly, is there any other kind?

Dennis Lee is the director and writer of this film.  Dennis won a Student Academy Award for his work on 2003’s Jesus Henry Christ.  The film has a cast loaded with big names.  In addition to Julia Roberts it also stars Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, and Hayden Panettiere.

What would you do if you’re mother was dating an art thief?  Well if you were a federal agent you’d probably spy on them.  That’s exactly what happens in My Mother’s New Boyfriend.  It stars Antonio Banderas, Meg Ryan, Colin Hanks and Selma Blair. 

While the movie was released today I haven’t heard any hype about it.  It seems strange that a film with big stars and being billed as Action/Thriller/Romantic Comedy wouldn’t have some heavy promo going on.  Of course I may have missed it.  The film was directed by George Gallo and we all know what a bomb Double Take was.  But, he also did Trapped in Pardise and Midnight Run which I loved.

If anyone sees this film let us know what you think.

We Are Movie Geeks is reporting that Assassination of a High School President is to be released on September 12th.  This indie film stars Mischa Barton, Bruce Willis and Reece Thompson and is receiving rave reviews.  The director is feature film newbie Brett Simon and South Park writers Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski penned the screenplay.  While most of the staff is new Bob Yari, the producer, has done some pretty good films like Crash, The Illusionist, Kickin It Old Skool and Hostage.

The story line goes like this: The school president’s girlfriend joins forces with the school’s newspaper reporter to look into the theft of SAT exams and uncover something much worse.   MTV Movies Blog is saying that it is like Rushmore meets the Usual Suspects. And the word is that the soundtrack is awesome as well.  This is definitely on my To Watch list for the fall.

In her latest film, Sarah plays the part of a woman named Veronika who attempts suicide.  She awakens in a mental institue and finds that she only has a few days left due to a heart condition.  Then she falls in love and decides she wants to live.  Isn’t that always the way?

I’m having trouble building any enthusiasm for this movie.  Larry Gross who wrote the script for the television version of Rear Window starring Christopher Reeve is adapting a book by Paulo Coelho into the screenplay for this film.  The book outlines Paulo’s personal experiences in various mental institutions.  The director is Emily Young whose last film, Kiss of Life, was released five years ago.

The film is slated to be in theaters sometime next year so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what they come up with.

When Heath died he was working on The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.  It was thought that the project might be abandoned after his death but producers have now confirmed that the project is still a go.  Furthermore they’ve promised that they will include his perfomance intact and not digitally modify it in any way.  Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell will be taking on different aspects of his character in order to complete the film which will release next year.

The movie tells the story of Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) and his travelling show.  Dr. Parnassus has the ability to guide the imagination of his subjects because of a bet he made with the devil.  In order to win the soul of his daughter he is in a race with the devil to win five souls.  In order to do this Dr. Parnassus promises her hand in marriage to whomever helps him reach his goal.

I ran across the new Got Milk? poster and just had to share. 

Johnny may have a clean cut look for this film but he’s still a bad boy.  Depp plays the part of John Dillinger in the upcoming movie Public Enemies.  He’s joined by Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis and Channing Tatum as Pretty Boy Floyd.  If they gave nominations for the film with the most eye candy this would definitely be a contender.

If you’d like to be part of the movie there’s still time.  A prison scene will be filmed in Joliet, Illinois and there is a casting call out for slim built men 6″1′ or under to play police officers.

For more information check out this article from the Daily Journal.