February Movie Releases

Opening February 1

The Eye

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for violence/terror and disturbing content)

Cast: Jessica Alba, Parker Posey, Alessandro Nivola, Tamlyn Tomita, Chloe Moretz

Story: Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) is an accomplished, independent, Los Angeles-based concert violinist. She is also blind, and has been so since a childhood tragedy. As our story opens, Sydney undergoes a double corneal transplant, a surgery she has waited her whole life to have, and her sight is restored. After the surgery, neural ophthalmologist Dr. Paul Faulkner (Alessandro Nivola) helps Sydney with the difficult adjustment, and with the support of her older sister Helen (Parker Posey), Sydney learns to see again.

Director: David Moreau, Xavier Palud

Studio: Lionsgate

Web site: Lionsgate.com/TheEye

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour

Genre: Music

Cast: Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Kenny Ortega, Billy Ray Cyrus

Story: “Hannah Montana” fans everywhere will have a chance to see their favorite singer, songwriter and actress, Miley Cyrus, perform her sold-out concert tour on the big screen in “Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert.” Shot during Cyrus’s 54-city tour and exhibited in state-of-the-art Disney Digital 3D(tm), the film will be coming to theaters for a special one week engagement on February 1, 2008.

Director: Bruce Hendricks

Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

Web site: Disney.com/HannahMontana3D

Over Her Dead Body

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Cast: Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd, Lake Bell, Lindsay Sloane, Jason Biggs

Story: Devastated when his fiancée Kate (Eva Longoria Parker) is killed on their wedding day, Henry (Paul Rudd) reluctantly agrees to consult a psychic named Ashley (Lake Bell) at the urging of his sister Chloe (Lindsay Sloane). Despite his skepticism over her psychic abilities, Henry finds himself falling hard for Ashley, and vice versa. But there is a big snag. Ashley is being haunted by Kate’s ghost, who considers it her heavenly duty to break up Henry and Ashley’s fledgling romance, if it is the last thing she does on this earthly plane…

Director: Jeff Lowell

Studio: New Line Cinema

Web site: OverHerDeadBodymovie.com

Strange Wilderness

Genre: Comedy

MPAA Rating: R (for non-stop language, drug use, crude and sexual humor)

Cast: : Steve Zahn, Allen Covert, Jonah Hill, Ashley Scott, Harry Hamlin, Robert Patrick, Joe Don Baker, Blake Clark, Justin Long, Jeff Garlin, Ernest Borgnine

Story: Animal enthusiast Peter Gaulke (Steve Zahn) and his sidekick Fred Wolf (Allen Covert) host an ailing wildlife TV show “Strange Wilderness,” which is in a steep ratings decline. Desperate to save the show, Peter hatches a Hail Mary scheme to find the one animal that could truly turn the show around and change the nature show landscape forever – Bigfoot.

Director: Fred Wolf

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Web site: StrangeWildernessmovie.com

Opening February 8

Fools Gold

Genre: Adventure, Comedy

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for action violence, some sexual material, brief nudity and language)

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland, Ewen Bremner, Alexis Dziena, Kevin Hart, Ray Winstone

Story: Ben “Finn” Finnegan is an affable, modern-day treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queen’s Dowry—40 chests of priceless treasure that was lost at sea in 1715. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he has, including his marriage to Tess Finnegan (Kate Hudson). Just as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), Finn discovers a vital clue to the treasure’s whereabouts. Much to Tess’ consternation, Finn maneuvers himself aboard Nigel’s yacht and, using his roguish charm, convinces the tycoon and his celebutante daughter, Gemma (Alexis Dziena), to join him in the pursuit of the Spanish treasure. But they are not the only ones after the prize. Finn’s one-time mentor, Moe Fitch (Ray Winstone), and a ruthless local gangster (Kevin Hart) are intent on beating Finn to the prize. Let the treasure hunt begin…

Director: Andy Tennant

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Web site: FoolsGoldmovie.com

The Hottie & the Nottie

Genre: Comedy, Romance

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for crude and sexual content)

Cast: Paris Hilton, Joel Moore, Christine Lakin, Adam Kulbersh

Story: Nate Cooper (Joel David Moore) has been smitten with Cristabel Abbott (Paris Hilton) since he first laid eyes on her at the impressionable age of six. But before he could try and snuggle up to her at nap time, or maybe send her a valentine, his family moved away. In the intervening years there have been other women in Nate’s life, but none who could measure up to Cristabel. Convinced she’s the only girl for him, Nate decides to move back to L.A. and track her down.

Director: Tom Putnam

Studio: Regent Releasing

Web site: TheHottieandtheNottie.com

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Genre: Comedy

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for crude and sexual content, language and some drug references)

Cast: Martin Lawrence, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Michael Clarke Duncan, Louis C.K., Mike Epps, Mo’Nique, Nicole Ari Parker, Cedric the Entertainer, James Earl Jones

Story: Leading an all-star comedy cast, Martin Lawrence is talk-show sensation RJ Stevens, who left behind his modest Southern upbringing and family name to transform into a self-help guru dispensing his “Team of Me” philosophy to millions of adoring fans. With a reality-TV-star fiancée and money to burn, there’s no piece of the Hollywood dream RJ hasn’t achieved.

Director: Malcolm D. Lee

Studio: Universal Pictures

Web site: WelcomeHomeRoscoeJenkins.com

Opening February 14

Definitely, Maybe

Genre: Comedy, Romance

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content, including some frank dialogue language and smoking)

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Derek Luke, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks, Rachel Weisz

Story: Ryan Reynolds stars as Will Hayes, a 30-something Manhattan dad in the midst of a divorce when his 10 year-old daughter, Maya (Abigail Breslin), starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love.

Director: Adam Brooks

Studio: Universal Pictures

Web site: DefinitelyMaybemovie.com

Jumper

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of intense action violence, some language and brief sexuality)

Cast: Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Rachel Bilson, Jamie Bell, Max Thieriot, Shawn Roberts, AnnaSophia Robb

Story: A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between “Jumpers” and those who have sworn to kill them.

Director: Doug Liman

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Web site: Jumperthemovie.com

Step Up 2 the Streets

Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance

Cast: Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Will Kemp, Cassie Ventura, Adam G. Sevani, Telisha Shaw

Story: When rebellious street dancer Andie lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school’s hottest dancer Chase to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore’s underground dance battle The Streets, she ultimately finds a way to live her dream while building a bridge between her two separate worlds.

Director: Jon M. Chu

Studio: Touchstone Pictures (Disney)

Web site: MySpace.com/StepUpmovie

Opening February 22

Be Kind Rewind

Genre: Comedy

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some sexual references)

Cast: Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz, Arjay Smith, Paul Dinello, Marcus Carl Franklin, P.J. Byrne, Chandler Parker

Story: Jack Black stars in “Be Kind Rewind,” a one-of-a-kind comedy from the mind of writer/director Michel Gondry (“Dave Chappelle’s Block Party,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”). Black stars as a loveable loser stuck in a life that’s too small for his big dreams. But when he unintentionally erases all the tapes in a video store where his best friend works, he devises a plan to satisfy the store’s few loyal customers by re-creating and re-filming every movie they decide to rent.

Director: Michel Gondry

Studio: New Line Cinema

Web site: BeKindmovie.com

Charlie Bartlett

Genre: Comedy

MPAA Rating: R (for language, drug content and brief nudity)

Cast: Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis, Tyler Hilton, Jake Epstein, Lauren Collins, Dylan Taylor, Mark Rendall, Kat Dennings, Derek McGrath

Story: Among the classic high-school rebels of American movies, there have been truants, delinquents, pranksters and con artists – but there has never been anyone quite like Charlie Bartlett. An optimist, a truth-teller and a fearless schemer, when Charlie slyly positions himself as his new school’s resident “psychiatrist,” dishing out both honest advice and powerful prescriptions, he has no idea the ways in which he will transform his classmates, the school principal and the potential of his own life.

Director: Jon Poll

Studio: MGM

Web site: CharlieBartlett-themovie.com

My Mom’s New Boyfriend

Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Thriller

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content, language, some violence and drug material)

Cast: Antonio Banderas, Meg Ryan, Colin Hanks, Selma Blair, Norm MacDonald, Thomas Joseph Adams

Story: A young federal agent (Hanks) is assigned to a new case: spy on his mother (Ryan) and her new lover (Banderas), both suspects in an art theft ring.

AKA: “Homeland Security”

Director: George Gallo

Studio: Sony Pictures

Web site: Not Available

Possession

Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for violence, disturbing images, some sexuality and language)

Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Lee Pace, Michael Landes, Chelah Horsdal, William B. Davis

Story: Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as Jess, a woman whose life is torn apart when her husband, Ryan (Michael Landes), and brother-in-law, Roman (Lee Pace), crash in a horrific car accident. Both brothers end up in comas, with little hope of recovery. But Roman wakes up and, when he does, insists he is her husband. As time goes on, Jess struggles with the possibility that the spirit of her beloved husband has returned to her in the body of her brother-in-law, or that something much more sinister is at work.

Director: Joel Bergvall, Simon Sandquist

Studio: Yari Film Group Releasing

Web site: Possesionmovie.com

Vantage Point

Genre: Action, Thriller

Cast: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt

Story: In Columbia Pictures’ action-packed thriller “Vantage Point,” eight strangers with eight different points of view try to unlock the one truth behind an assassination attempt on the president of the United States.

Director: Pete Travis

Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)

Web site: SonyPictures.com

Witness Protection

Genre: Comedy

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for crude and sex-related humor)

Cast: Larry The Cable Guy, Jenny McCarthy, Peter Stormare, Eric Roberts, Ivana Milicevic, Joe Mantegna

Story: The story centers on a small-town sheriff who witnesses what he believes is a kidnapping and rushes to rescue a woman. The kidnappers turn out to be FBI agents assigned to protect her and deliver her to a big Enron-type corruption trial in Chicago but are later found to be on the take and are villains who are bent on killing her.

Director: Charles Robert Carner

Studio: Lionsgate

Web site: Not Available

Opening February 29

The Other Boleyn Girl

Genre: Drama

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for mature thematic elements, sexual content and some violent images)

Cast: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Kristin Scott Thomas, Mark Rylance, David Morrissey

Story: Based on the best selling novel by Philippa Gregory, “The Other Boleyn Girl” is an engrossing and sensual tale of intrigue, romance, and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in history. Two sisters, Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson) Boleyn, are driven by their ambitious father and uncle to advance the family’s power and status by courting the affections of the King of England (Eric Bana). Leaving behind the simplicity of country life, the girls are thrust into the dangerous and thrilling world of court life – and what began as a bid to help their family develops into a ruthless rivalry between Anne and Mary for the love of the king.

Director: Justin Chadwick

Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)

Web site: TheOtherBoleynGirl.com

Penelope

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

MPAA Rating: PG (for thematic elements, some innuendo and language)

Cast: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O’Hara, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Dinklage, Richard E. Grant, Simon Woods, Ronni Ancona, Nick Frost, Richard James

Story: “Penelope” is the story of a young woman, Penelope Wilhern (Christina Ricci), born to wealthy socialites (Richard E. Grant and Catherine O’Hara). Penelope is afflicted by a secret family curse that can only be broken when she is loved by one of her own kind. Hidden away in the family’s majestic home, she is subjected to meeting a string of blue-bloods through her parent’s futile attempt to marry her off and break the curse. Each suitor is instantly enamored with Penelope (and her sizable dowry)… until the curse is revealed.

Director: Mark Palansky

Studio: Summit Entertainment

Web site: Penelopethemovie.com

Semi-Pro

Genre: Comedy, Sports

Cast: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Will Arnett, Andy Richter, Rob Corddry, DeRay Davis, Josh Braaten, Jay Phillips, Jackie Earle Haley

Story: Will Ferrell stars in “Semi-Pro,” an outrageous comedy set in 1976 against the backdrop of the maverick ABA – a fast-paced, wild and crazy basketball league that rivaled the NBA and made a name for itself with innovations like the three-point shot and slam dunk contest.

Director: Kent Alterman

Studio: New Line Cinema

Web site: SemiPromovie.com