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17 Again

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Zac Efron stars as a middle-aged father who gets a second shot at life. Huh? Mike O’Donnell’s glory days are decidedly behind him — his marriage is falling apart, he’s been passed over for a promotion at work and his teenage kids think he’s a loser. But Mike is given another chance when he is magically transformed back to the age of 17. Unfortunately, Mike may look 17 again, but his thirtysomething outlook is totally uncool in the class of 2009. And in trying to recapture his best years, Mike could lose the best things that ever happened to him.

Fighting

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Channing Tatum stars as Shawn, a small-town boy who comes to New York City with nothing but a way with his fists. Barely earning a living on the streets, his luck changes when a scam artist sees that he has natural talent for street fighting, and introduces him to the underground bareknuckle circuit — and a shot at making some real cash. Almost overnight, he becomes a star brawler, taking down professional boxers, mixed martial arts champs and ultimate fighters. Every knockout brings him closer to the life he’s always wanted, but also traps him in a dangerous web he can’t escape.

Adventureland

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

From the director of ‘Superbad’ comes a nostalgic look back at that last bittersweet moment between college and the “real world.” James had big plans to spend the summer on a life-altering trek through Europe. But when his family suffers an economic setback, he instead finds himself working an awful minimum wage job at the “funtastic” amusement park Adventureland. Falling in with a group of misfit friends, James soon encounters the alluring, sharp-tongued arcade girl Em… and unexpectedly, the worst job in the world turns into the most unforgettable summer of his life.

Duplicity

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Outfit. Outspy. Outsmart. Outplay. Julia Roberts and Clive Owen star as two sexy ex-spies/lovers who have left the world of government intelligence to cash in on the highly profitable cold war raging between two rival multinational corporations. Their mission? Secure the formula for a product that will bring a fortune to the company that patents it first. But as the stakes rise, and they find themselves on either side of an all-out corporate war, they’ll put everything on the line to remain one double-cross ahead in a tricky game of cat-and-mouse.

Sunshine Cleaning

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Amy Adams and Emily Blunt star as a down-on-her-luck single mom and her slacker sister, who find an unexpected way to turn their lives around: the crime scene clean-up business. In no time, the girls are up to their elbows in murders, suicides and other…specialized situations. It’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it. And by building their own improbable business, the sisters open the door to the joys and challenges of being there for one another — no matter what — while creating a brighter future for their entire family.

Jackson had long history with estate executor

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

A week after Michael Jackson died, his longtime lawyer and friend, John Branca, arrived at a meeting with the singer’s family. He carried the pop star’s will, and with it, the news on who would benefit from the King of Pop’s estate.

“It was very difficult,” Branca recalled. “There were a lot of family members there, his sisters and most of the brothers and his mother, Katherine.” (more…)