Friday, December 5, 2008

In Theaters This Week 5th December

Punisher
Copyright © 2008 Lionsgate Pictures

Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished.


December 5th, 2008
Lexi Alexander
Nick Santora, Kurt Sutter, Matt Holloway, Art Marcum
Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchinson, Colin Salmon, Wayne Knight, Dash Mihok, Julie Benz
Lionsgate
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
punishermovie.com, myspace.com/punisherwarzone
R for pervasive strong brutal violence, language and some drug use
1 hour 47 minutes




Frost/ Nixon
Copyright © 2008 Universal Pictures

Adaptation of the hit Peter Morgan play based on a series of televised interviews that David Frost secured with former President Nixon in 1977. The final interview ended with Nixon tacitly admitting his guilt regarding his role in the Watergate scandal. Frank Langella and Michael Sheen are reprising their Broadway roles as Nixon and Frost, respectively.




December 5th, 2008
Ron Howard
Peter Morgan
Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Sam Rockwell, Toby Jones, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt, Kate Jennings Grant
Universal Pictures
Drama
frostnixon.net
R for some language
2 hours 02 minutes


Cadillac Records
Copyright © 2008 Sony Pictures

The period piece follows the rise and fall of Chess Records, which launched the careers of such R&B greats as Muddy Waters, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Chess, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, scoured the South, checking out the various blues scenes and selling records from the back of his Cadillac.




December 5th, 2008
Darnell Martin
Darnell Martin
Adrien Brody, Beyonce Knowles, Jeffrey Wright, Columbus Short, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Cedric the Entertainer, Tammy Blanchard, Norman Reedus, Gabrielle Union, Mos Def
TriStar Pictures (Sony)
Drama
cadillacrecordsmovie.com
R for pervasive language and some sexuality
1 hour 48 minutes

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