Hollywood Top 10 weekends for Jan 2009

Three new movies enter the fray this Super Bowl weekend. Action thriller 'Taken' leads the way with approximately 3,500 screens at 3,183 theaters, followed by horror movie ‘The Uninvited’ at 2,344 theaters and comedy ‘New in Town’ at 1,941 theaters. Best Picture nominees 'The Reader' and ‘Milk’ go nationwide for the first time with 1,002 and 882 venues, respectively.

1. 'Taken' - $14.8 million2. 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' - $14.4 million
3. 'The Uninvited' - $12.1 million
4. 'Gran Torino' - $10.7 million

5. 'Slumdog Millionaire' - $10.1 million

6. 'Underworld: Rise of the Lycans' - $9.3 million

7. 'Hotel for Dogs' - $8.1 million

8. 'New in Town' - $7.5 million

9. 'My Bloody Valentine 3-D' - $5.2 million

10. 'Inkheart' - $4.4 million

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Turkey thriller drama ‘Ulak’

Ulak is the Block buster hit film from Turkey. This action based thriller drama gets huge response from box office, it gets most popularity worldwide.

Plot Line:
They were in a deeper hole than the deepest well. They were even blacker than the darkest heart. There was no hope at all. And one day, with mysteries in his saddlebag, from a land faraway He came out. He told them about love, faith and courage. The ones, who believed, waited, as someone else would also come.

‘Ulak’ Official Trailer

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'Friday the 13th' (Horror Film 2009)

Friday the 13th is an upcoming 2009 American horror film directed by Marcus Nispel, and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. It is a reboot of the Friday the 13th film series, whose last film was the 2003 crossover film Freddy vs. Jason. Nispel also helmed the 2003 remake of Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, while Shannon and Swift wrote the screenplay for Freddy vs. Jason. The film stars Derek Mears as Jason Voorhees, with Jared Padalecki and Amanda Righetti portraying the male and female leads. Set for a Friday, February 13, 2009 release, the film will take elements from the first four films.

Friday the 13th: Story
Clay searches for his missing sister in the eerie woods of legendary Crystal Lake, where he stumbles on the creaky remains of rotting old cabins behind moss-covered trees. And that's not the only thing lying in wait under the brush. Against the advice of police and cautions from the locals, Clay pursues what few leads he has, with the help of a young woman he meets among a group of college kids up for an all-thrills weekend. But they are about to find much more than they bargained for. Little do they know, they've entered the domain of one of the most terrifying specters in American film history--the infamous killer who haunts Crystal Lake, armed with a razor-sharp machete--Jason Voorhees.
Remake

In an interview, producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form expressed an interest in doing a second Friday the 13th film, citing the enjoyment they had working on the 2009 reboot.

Release
The film will have its North American release on Friday, February 13, 2009.

'Friday the 13th' Official Trailer

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"Americanese" film Exclusive video Clippings

Americanese is an American independent feature film acquired by IFC Films but not yet released. It is a romantic drama about the break-up of a couple, about love and memory, and how race plays into the lives of contemporary Asian Americans and Hapa mixed-race Americans.

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Terminator Salvation: The End Begins

Terminator Salvation is an upcoming American science fiction war film set for release on May 22, 2009. Directed by McG, it is the fourth Terminator film and stars Christian Bale as John Connor and Sam Worthington as the Terminator Marcus Wright.
It also introduces a young version of the first film's hero, Kyle Reese, played by Anton Yelchin. The film, set in 2018, focuses on the war between humanity and Skynet. It abandons the formula of previous entries in the series, which involved the Terminator and various other characters traveling through time to protect or kill John Connor. Filming began on May 5, 2008.
Basic Plot Line
The fourth installment of the Terminator series follows an adult John Connor (played by Christian Bale) as he attempts to organize a human resistance force which could prove to be humankind's last true hope for survival in the war against their intelligent robot overlords. Opening in the year 2018, Terminator: Salvation finds John Connor's certainty about the future shaken by the sudden appearance of a mysterious stranger named Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), whose last memory was sitting on death row and awaiting execution.

Unable to determine whether Marcus was sent from the future or rescued from the past, Connor begins to wonder whether there is still any hope left for the human race as the robots grow more powerful and aggressive than ever before. It appears that Skynet is preparing a devastating final attack designed to eliminate the human resistance forces once and for all, leaving Connor and Marcus with no choice but to strike back at the cybernetic heart of Skynet's operations.

Once there, the two battle-scarred soldiers discover a devastating secret regarding the potential annihilation of all mankind. Anton Yelchin fills Michael Biehn's shoes as a young Kyle Reese in what is planned to be a new Terminator trilogy from director McG (Charlie's Angels).

Lead Cast

Christian Bale as John Connor
Sam Worthington as Marcus Wright
Anton Yelchin as Kyle Reese
Bryce Dallas Howard as Kate Connor
Moon Bloodgood as Blair Williams
Common as Barnes
Roland Kickinger as the prototype T-800
Helena Bonham Carter as Serena Kogen

Release
The film will be released in North America on May 22, 2009, and it could be rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America, unlike the previous R-rated films. The producers cited the desire to broaden the series to a new audience and the modern leniency of violence in PG-13 films, but they stated they would not force the rating. McG explained, "We have entertained the idea of a PG-13 rating largely because Batman Begins, in my opinion, was made compromise-free. So we'll see. The movie comes first and it will be protected at all times." He also added that studio executives Jeff Robinov and Jeff Blake gave their "blessing to make the picture and if it's a rated-R picture, it's a rated-R picture and that's that".

In addition to the novelization by Alan Dean Foster, there will also be a prequel novel entitled From the Ashes by Timothy Zahn and two spin-offs. The first spin-off will be published in September 2008. IDW Publishing will release a four-issue prequel comic, as well as an adaptation. Due in January 2009, it follows Connor rallying together the resistance in 2017, as well as examining normal people overcoming their intolerances to defeat Skynet. Playmates Toys, Sideshow Collectibles, and DC Unlimited will produce merchandise. A roller coaster will open at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
A video game of the same name will coincide with the release of the film. The game will be a third-person shooter.

“Terminator Salvation” Official Trailer

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'The Uninvited' (horror)

The Uninvited is an upcoming American remake of the 2003 South Korean horror film A Tale of Two Sisters. It is unrelated to 2003's Korean horror film and 1944 American film of the same name. The film is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for "violent and disturbing images, thematic material, sexual content, language and teen drinking."

Story:
A deadly battle of wills begins when Anna returns from a psychiatric facility and investigates the circumstances surrounding her mother’s suspicious and untimely death. While Anna recuperates from the tragedy, her father becomes engaged to Rachel, her mother’s former nurse, and moves her into their home. Anna’s dismay quickly turns to horror when she is visited by her mother’s ghost--crying out for revenge and pointing an accusing finger at Rachel. When her father refuses to heed their warnings, Anna and her sister, Alex, look into Rachel’s questionable past. But Anna may be underestimating Rachel--perhaps fatally so.

Lead Cast
Emily Browning as Anna Rydell
Arielle Kebbel as Alex Rydell
Elizabeth Banks as Rachael Somers (Stepmother)
David Strathairn as Steven Rydell (Father)
Maya Massar as Lilian Rydell (Mother)
Danny Bristol as Middle Wright Child
Matthew Bristol as Younger Wright Child
Dean Paul Gibson as Dr. Silberman
Lex Burnham as Iris Wright

'The Uninvited' Official Trailer

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