Released date: 30 January 2009
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Director: Jonas Elmer
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Harry Connick, Jr., Siobhan Fallon, J.K. Simmons
Website: http://www.newintownmovie.com/#/home
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A high-powered consultant in love with her upscale Miami lifestyle is sent to a middle of nowhere town in Minnesota to oversee the restructuring of a blue collar manufacturing plant. After enduring a frosty reception from the locals, icy roads and freezing weather, she warms up to the small town's charm, and eventually finds herself being accepted by the community. When she's ordered to close down the plant and put the entire community out of work, she's forced to reconsider her goals and priorities, and finds a way to save the town.
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Bride Wars
Released date: 9 January 2009
Genres: Comedy, Romanace
Director: Gary Winick
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, Candice Bergen, Chris Pratt, Bryan Greenberg, Steve Howey, Kristen Johnson
Website: http://www.bridewars.com/
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Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Liv (Kate Hudson) are best friends. Planning to marry their to-be respective husbands, everything seems to be in sync--the dates are perfect, the dress is beautiful, and the maids of honor--each other, of course!--are joyful as can be. This bliss is cracked, however, when the pair of friends receive some bad news: the weddings were planned for the same day. Neither willing to give up her dream wedding, Liv and Emma declare themselves to be engaged in the most heated and dangerous kind of war known to man--Bride Wars.
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Looking for A Star (You Long Xi Feng)
Released date: 26 January 2009
Genres: Drama, Romance
Director: Andrew Lau
Starring: Andy Lau, Shu Qi, Ella Koon, Denise Ho
Website: N/A
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It is hardly a coincidence that Sam (Andy Lau) is considered the most eligible bachelor in town. Not only is he a young, smart, and insightful entrepreneur with a coveted fortune, but he also happens to be a blithe spirit with a carefree attitude to life. However, every success has its price. Sam has already divorced three times and finds himself crawling back to the game of love sooner than he has expected.
It is love at first sight when Sam chances upon a feisty, fast-talking woman with the odd name of Milan (Shu Qi) at a Macau casino. But the catch is, she is a part-time poker dealer and a full-time cabaret dancer, “careers” not exactly congruent with his station in life. Fallen in love against all odds, this mismatched couple soon makes headline in all media which turn Milan into an It girl overnight.
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If You Are The One ( Fei Cheng Wu Rao)
Released date: 22 December 2008
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Director: Feng Xiaogang
Starring: Ge You, Shu Qi
Website: N/A
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Chin is a mediocre looking, middle-aged bachelor. A self-made entrepreneur, Chin has never had much luck in the love department. He puts out a personal ad on Match.com hoping to find a relationship, and after a string of bizarre encounters and bad dates, he finally strikes a chord with the beautiful Xiaoxiao. Feeling she's out of his league, Chin hesitated to further approach her, and instead develops an accidental friendship with Xiaoxiao. As they spend more time together, they find companionship in each other Xiaoxiao lighting up Chin's what was once a dull repetitive life, and Chin providing a shoulder to cry on as Xiaoxiao suffers through her heartbreak over a recent break-up. A story about love in comical situations, LET'S GO DUTCH depicts how difficult it often is to find the right person, but also how often we don't realize it when love hits us at the most unexpected times.
(www.thefilmcatalogue.com)
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Released date: 25 December 2008
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett
Website: http://www.benjaminbutton.com/
Synopsis:
I was born under unusual circumstances. And so begins The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any mans life can be. Benjamin Button, is a grand tale of a not-so-ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.
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The Brothers Bloom
Released date: 19 December 2008
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Rian Johnson
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz, Rinko Kikuchi, Andy Nyman, Maximillian Schell, Nora Zehetner
Website: http://www.brothersbloom.com/
Synopsis:
The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.
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Slumdog Millionaire
Released date: 12 November 2008
Genres: Drama, Romance
Director: Danny Boyle
Starring: Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan
Website: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/slumdogmillionaire/
Synopsis:
The story of how impoverished Indian teen Jamal Malik became a contestant on the Hindi version of "Who Wants to be A Millionaire?" -- an endeavor made without prize money in mind, rather, an effort to prove his love for his friend Latika, who is an ardent fan of the show.
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Twilight
Released date: 21 November 2008
Genres: Action, Romance, Horror, Thriller
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson
Website: http://www.twilightthemovie.com/
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Isabella Swan moves to gloomy Forks to live with her father. As she starts her junior year in high school she becomes fascinated by Edward Cullen who holds a dark secret which is only known by his family. Edward falls in love with Bella as well but knows the further they progress in their relationship the more he is putting Bella and those close to her at risk. Edward warns Bella that she should leave him but she refuses to listen and to understand why he is saying this. Bella learns his secret. He is a vampire, however she is not afraid of his blood-thirsty needs and the fact he could kill her at any moment. Bella is afraid of losing him, the love of her life. The thrill begins when a new vampire finds it a challenge to hunt Bella down for her irresistible blood. The game is on and James will not stop until she is killed.
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Zack & Miri Make A Porno
Released date: 31 October 2008
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Kevin Smith
Starring: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson, Jason Mewes, Traci Lords, Jeff Anderson, Katie Morgan, Ricky Mabe
Website: http://www.zackandmiri.com/
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Lifelong platonic friends Zack (Rogen) and Miri (Banks) look to solve their respective cashflow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought.
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High School Musical 3
Released date: 24 October 2008
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Director: Kenny Ortega
Starring: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman
Website: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/highschoolmusical3/
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As seniors in high school ,Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.
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Nick & Norah's infinite playlist
Released date: 3 October 2008
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Romance
Director: Peter Sollett
Starring: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings
Website: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/nickandnorah/
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It's been three weeks, two days, and 23 hours since Tris broke up with Nick. And now here she is at his gig, with a new guy. How could she have moved on so fast? Nick, in a desperate attempt to show her he's moved on too, turns to the girl next to him and asks her to be his five-minute girlfriend. This begins the night of Nick, Norah and Manhattan. The night of stripping nuns, hotel ice rooms, Russian food, psychotic ex-boyfriends and lovingly trashy ex-girlfriends. It's the night of Julio and Salvatore. The night of holding hands and writing songs and singing in the rain. It's a night they'll never forget.
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Ashes of Time Redux
Released date: 10 October 2008
Genres: Action, Romance
Director: Wong Kar-wai
Starring: Leslie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Jacky Cheung
Website: http://www.sonyclassics.com/ashesoftimeredux/
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Ashes of Time Redux is inspired by Louis Cha's novel The Eagle-Shooting Heroes. It centers on a man named Ouyang Feng (Leslie Cheung). Since the woman he loved rejected him, he has lived in the western desert, hiring skilled swordsmen to carry out contract killings. His wounded heart has made him pitiless and cynical, but his encounters with friends, clients and future enemies make him conscious of this solitude.
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Nights in Rodanthe
Released date: 26 September 2008
Genres: Drama, Romance
Director: George C. Wolfe
Starring: Diane Lane, Richard Gere, James Franco, Scott Glenn, Christopher Meloni, Mae Whitman
Website: http://nightsinrodanthe.warnerbros.com/
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In "Nights in Rodanthe," Oscar nominee Diane Lane stars as Adrienne Willis, a woman with her life in chaos, who retreats to the tiny coastal town of Rodanthe, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, to tend to a friend's inn for the weekend. Here she hopes to find the tranquility she so desperately needs to rethink the conflicts surrounding her -- a wayward husband who has asked to come home, and a teenaged daughter who resents her every decision. Almost as soon as Adrienne gets to Rodanthe, a major storm is forecast and a guest named Dr. Paul Flanner (Richard Gere) arrives. The only guest at the inn, Flanner is not on a weekend escape but rather is there to face his own crisis of conscience. Now, with the storm closing in, the two turn to each other for comfort and, in one magical weekend, set in motion a life-changing romance that will resonate throughout the rest of their lives.
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Blindness
Released date: 12 September 2008
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Romance
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Starring: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Gael Garcia Bernal, Danny Glover, Alice Braga
Website: http://www.blindness-themovie.com/
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A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hording the meager food rations and committing horrific acts. There is however one eyewitness to the nightmare. A woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague follows her afflicted husband to quarantine. There, keeping her sight a secret, she guides seven strangers who have become, in essence, a family. She leads them out of quarantine and onto the ravaged streets of the city, which has seen all vestiges of civilization crumble. Their voyage is fraught with danger, yet their survival and ultimate redemption reflect the tenacity and depth of the human spirit.
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