February 2008

Based on the novel by Phillippa Gregory the film tells the story of the two Boleyn sisters Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson) who became Queen and mistresss of Henry VIII of England (Eric Bana).  Jim Sturgess, Kristin Scott Thomas, and David Morrissey also star.  Check out the official site.  We’ve seen it and we’ll have the review when the film hits theaters everywhere on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Other Boleyn Girl
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Christina Ricci stars as a pig-faced princess cursed until she finds true love.  Reese Witherspoon, James McAvoy, Catherine O’Hara, and Peter Dinklage also star.  Check out the official site.  The film shows its face in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Penelope
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A sequel (to City of God) and a spin-off (to the recent mini-series of the same name) follows two young men (Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha) discovering family secrets in the midst of a drug war.  Check out the official site.  The film, presented in Portuguese with English subtitles, opens in select cities in limited release on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

City of Men (Cidade dos Homens)
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Jessica Lange plays a widow who travels to Santa Barbara with her two friends (Katy Bates, Joan Allen) to deliver her husband’s ashes to his daughter. Christine Baranski, Tom Skerrit, Tom Wopat, and Ivey Lloyd also star.  (Anybody else think this looks like a Very Special Lifetime for Women Event?)  Check out the official site.  The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Bonneville
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