New Releases for May 9, 2008:

Speed Racer

Directors:  The Wachowski Brothers
Writers:  The Wachowski Brothers
Release Date:  9 May 2008
Genre:  Action / Family / Sport
Tagline:  Go.
Plot Summary:  Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized-the legendary Rex Racer - whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company’s maniacal owner but uncovers a terrible secret-some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won’t drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line. The only way for Speed to save his family’s business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie, Speed teams with his one-time rival-the mysterious Racer X - to win the race that had taken his brother’s life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.
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What Happens in Vegas…

Director:  Tom Vaughan
Writer:  Dana Fox
Release Date:  9 May 2008
Genre:  Comedy / Romance
Tagline:  Get Lucky.
Plot Summary:  Set in Sin City, the story revolves around two people who discover they’ve gotten married following a night of debauchery, with one of them winning a huge jackpot after playing the other’s quarter.  The unhappy pair try to undermine each other and get their hands on the money — falling in love along the way.
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Frontier(s)

Director:  Xavier Gens
Writer:  Xavier Gens
Release Date:  9 May 2008 (limited)
Genre:  Horror / Thriller
Tagline:  What are your boundaries?
Plot Summary:  A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an inn run by neo-Nazis.
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The Fall

Director:  Tarsem Singh
Writers:  Dan Gilroy, Nico Soultanakis, Tarsem Singh
Release Date:  9 May 2008 (limited)
Genre:  Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Tagline:  A Little Blessing In Disguise.
Plot Summary:  In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes.  Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.
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A Few Side Notes:
1.  I have no interest in seeing Speed Racer.  It looks like it would give me a headache.  It’s on the IMAX, right?  Man, Ricci’s forehead is gonna be massive.
2.  If you see Vegas, you need to be shot.  You are what’s wrong with this world.  You are why everyone hates the United States.  Ugh, fuck Cameron Diaz.
3.  Now Frontier(s) is a movie I can get behind.  The director of Hitman + neo-Nazi bad guys + NC-17 rating for violence = an evening’s worth of entertainment.
4.  The Fall may just now be getting a U.S. release after two years, but it could be a phenomenal ride.  How can you go wrong with the director of The Cell and the hotness of Justine Waddell?