Film News & Trailers

• Title: The Girl Cut in Two (Fille coupée en deux, La)
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From writer/director Claude Chabrol comes this tale of a beautiful local weather girl (Ludivine Sagnier) pursued by two men (Benoit Magimel, Francois Berleand).  Mathilda May, Caroline Sihol, Marie Bunel and Valeria Cavalli alo star.  Check out the official site.  The film, presented in French with English subtitles, opens exclusively in New York and Los Angeles on Friday.

• Title: Twilight
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It seems fans of the Stephanie Meyer novels went ga-ga for the short look they got at Twilight based on the first book of the series about a vampire (Robert Pattinson) who falls in love with a teenager (Kristen Stewart).  I don’t know about you, but to me this sure looks a dumbed-down lame tween version of the Buffy/Angel relationship.  Check out these clips and interviews from the San Diego Comic-Con courtesy of the good folks from G4’s Attack of the Show.  The movie is set to start sucking (heh, vampire humor) at the box office on December 12th. 

• Title: Bottle Shock
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Based on the true story of a California wine which shocked the world by beating out French wine in a blind taste test.  The film stars Chris Pine, Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman, Rachael Taylor, Freddy Rodriguez, Dennis Farina, and Eliza Dushku.  Check out the official site.  The film opens in limited release in select cities on Wednesday. 

• Title: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
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Rick (Brendan Fraser) and his son (Luke Ford) unearth another cursed mummy (Jet Li).  Michelle Yeoh, John Hannah, Russell Wong, Isabella Leong, and Anthony Wong Chau-Sang also star.  Mario Bello takes the place of Rachel Weisz as Evelyn.  Check out director Rob Cohen’s production blog.  The latest installment of the franchise hits theaters on Friday.

• Title: Swing Vote
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Kevin Costner stars in this film about a presidential election which comes down to a single deciding vote.  Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper, Stanley Tucci, Paula Patton, Nathan Lane, George Lopez, Judge Reinhold, and Madeline Carroll also star.  Check out the official site.  The ballots open in theaters everywhere on Friday.