Release Date: August 3, 2007 (limited; wide release: Aug. 10) Studio: Miramax Films Director: Julian Jarrold Screenwriter: Sarah Williams, Kevin Hood Starring: Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, James Cromwell, Maggie Smith Genre: Drama, Romance MPAA Rating: PG (for brief nudity and mild language)
Plot Summary: "Becoming Jane" is the story of the great, untold romance that inspired a young Jane Austen, played by Anne Hathaway. Willful and spirited, Jane is not ready to be tied down to anything but her writing. That is until she meets Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy), a charming rogue from London who spends more time drinking and socializing than on his law studies.— More here
Release Date: August 3, 2007 Studio: Picturehouse Director: Leon Ichaso Screenwriter: Todd Antony Bello, David Darmsteder, Leon Ichaso Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Federico Castelluccio, Romi Dias, Vincent Laresca Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: R (for drug use, pervasive language and some sexuality)
Plot Summary: A biopic on Hector Lavoe, who was one of the biggest Spanish-language singers in the 1970s, but personal tragedy and a heroin addiction left him penniless and dying from complications from AIDS. Known as salsa's bad boy, he had a crystal-clear voice and an incomparable talent for improvisation.— More here
Release Date: August 3, 2007 Studio: Paramount Pictures Director: Akiva Schaffer Screenwriter: Pam Brady, Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer Starring: Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, with Sissy Spacek, Ian McShane Genre: Action, Comedy MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for crude humor, language, some comic drug-related and violent content)
Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimble (Samberg) is preparing for the jump of his life. Rod plans to clear fifteen buses in an attempt to raise money for his abusive stepfather Frank’s life-saving heart operation. He’ll land the jump, get Frank better, and then fight him, hard.— More here
Release Date: August 3, 2007 Studio: Walt Disney Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment Director: Frederik Du Chau Screenwriter: Adam Rifkin, Joe Piscatella, Craig A. Williams Starring: Jason Lee (Underdog), Jim Belushi, Peter Dinklage, John Slattery, Patrick Warburton, Brad Garrett, Amy Adams Genre: Adventure, Comedy MPAA Rating: PG (for rude humor, mild language and action)
"There's no need to fear. Underdog is here!" The superhero canine with a gift for rhyme returns in an all new live-action re-imagination of the classic cartoon, "Underdog."
After an accident in the mysterious lab of maniacal scientist Dr. Simon Barsinister (Peter Dinklage), an ordinary beagle unexpectedly finds himself with unimaginable powers and the ability to speak. Armed with a fetching superhero costume, Underdog (voiced by comedian Jason Lee) vows to protect the beleaguered citizens of Capitol City and, in particular, one beautiful spaniel named Polly Purebread (voiced by Academy Award® nominee Amy Adams). When a sinister plot by Barsinister and his overgrown henchman Cad (Patrick Warburton) threatens to destroy Capitol City only Underdog can save the day.— More here
Release Date: August 3, 2007 Studio: Lionsgate Director: Sean McNamara Screenwriter: Susan Estelle Jansen Starring: Yasmin, Jade, Sasha, Cloe, Chelsea Staub, Anneliese van der Pol, Malese Jow, Stephan Lunsford, Jon Voight Genre: Comedy, Family MPAA Rating: PG (for thematic elements)
Plot Summary: The highly popular dolls Bratz finally come alive in "Bratz," the first live action feature film based on the chic fashion dolls. As the Bratz navigate their way through this story, we will see how the four young women represent honestly, camaraderie and most importantly friendship.
As long as they can remember, Yasmin (Nathalia Ramos), Jade (Janel Parrish), Sasha (Logan Browning) and Cloe (Skyler Shaye) have been "BFF" - Best Friends Forever. Inseparable since they first met, the young girls have always supported each other's individual personalities, talents and fabulous fashion styles. But now as the foursome enter Carry Nation High, Yasmin, Jade, Sasha and Cloe face a brand new world: a blackboard jungle, where for the first time they discover life as a teenager means dealing with a system of social cliques, all strictly enforced by senior Meredith Baxter Dimly. Finding themselves being pulled further and further apart, the girls band together and rise up as "the Bratz" to fight peer pressure, in turn learning how true empowerment means standing up for your friends, being true to oneself and living out one's dreams & aspirations.— More here
Release Date: July 27, 2007 Studio: Tristar Pictures (Sony) Director: Chris Sivertson Screenwriter: Jeff Hammond Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Julia Ormond, Neal McDonough, Brian Geraghty, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Spencer Garrett, Gregory Itzin, Bonnie Aarons, Kenya Moore, Thomas Tofel, Rodney Rowland, David Figlioli Genre: Thriller MPAA Rating: R (for grisly violence including torture and disturbing gory images, and for sexuality, nudity and language) An idyllic small town is rocked when Aubrey Fleming (Lindsay Lohan), a bright and promising young woman, is abducted and tortured by a sadistic serial killer. When she manages to escape, the traumatized girl who regains consciousness in the hospital insists that she is not who they think she is and that the real Aubrey Fleming is still in mortal danger.— More here
Release Date: July 27, 2007 Studio: 20th Century Fox Director: David Silverman Screenwriter: Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, Al Jean, Mike Scully, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Albert BrooksWhen Homer mistakenly pollutes the river with toxic waste from the power plant, he loses his job and forces evacuation from Springfield, possibly forever.— More here
