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Gallowwalker is an upcoming action / horror film, release date to be announced later. The film is written and directed by Andrew Goth and stars Wesley Snipes as Aman, Riley Smith as Fabulos, Tanit Phoenix as Angel, Kevin Howarth as Connor Foster, Patrick Bergin as Marshall Gaza, Steven Elder as Apollo Jones (Priest), Diamond Dallas Page as Scorpius, Jenny Gago as Mistress, Laia Marull as Sophie, Simona Brhlikova as Kisscut, Alyssa Pridham as Sueno, Alex Avant as Forty Bold, Hector Hank as Hool and Jonathan García as Slip Knot.

Movie synopsis: When a nun broke her covenant with God to save the life of Aman, her unborn son, he was cursed for life. As an adult, Aman (Snipes) has killed those who have crossed him. But his curse brings his victims back to life, and as the undead, they pursue him endlessly for revenge. Forever suffering this curse, Aman enlists Fabulos (Smith), a young gunman, to fight by his side against his undead victims.

First look at upcoming romantic drama film The Depression Diaries, set for release in the UK on January 13, 2012 and in the US on June 8, 2012. The film is written and directed by Dale Campbell and stars Jude Law, Emily Blunt, Anthony Hopkins, Barbara Windsor and Cate Blanchett.

Movie synopsis: In modern day England, a woman named Alice Briggs (Cate Blanchett) visits her elderly mother (Barbara Windsor) and father (Anthony Hopkins) at their home in London. The parents get to talking about how they met each other back in the 1940's and the diary her mother kept for all those years. They then in turn look over memories and the stories that fill the diary. The tales centres around her mother as a younger lady (Emily Blunt) falling in love with a younger version of her father (Jude Law) and the constant hiding and running he did from the British army so he did not have to go to war.

All Good Things is a romantic drama film, set for release on December 3, 2010. The film is written by Marcus Hinchey / Marc Smerling and directed by Andrew Jarecki and stars Ryan Gosling as David Marks, Kirsten Dunst as Katie McCarthy, Frank Langella, Kristen Wiig as Lauren Fleck, Philip Baker Hall as Malvern Bump, Diane Venora as Janet Rizzo, Lily Rabe as Deborah Lehrman, Nick Offerman as Jim McCarthy and Liz Stauber as Sharon McCarthy.

Movie synopsis: Set against the extravagance and excess of New York City in the 80s, David Marks (Gosling), the son of a powerful real estate tycoon, marries a beautiful working class student, Katie (Dunst). Together they flee the city for country life in Vermont - only to be lured back by David’s father. Upon their return, Katie goes back to medical school and begins to make a life for herself. But as Katie becomes increasingly independent, David mysteriously turns more violent and controlling. Family secrets are slowly revealed, just as Katie disappears without a trace. Years later, when David's best friend turns up dead, the 20-year-old case is re-opened, with David as the main suspect, and the Marks family’s dark secrets pave the way to a disturbing truth.

Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. For more information about the movie, please visit: Film: The Lovely Bones

After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya, Leo Tolstoy’s devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary—she’s copied out War and Peace six times…by hand—suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. For more information about the movie, please visit: Movie: The Last Station

In post-apocalyptic 2043, a lone person, Eli (Denzel Washington), guards the Book of Eli (a Bible which, to his knowledge, is the last in the world), which provides knowledge that could redeem society, and the source of all their pain. The despot (Gary Oldman) of a small makeshift town plans to take possession of the book. For more information about the movie, please visit: The Book of Eli

In the The Spy Next Door, former CIA spy Bob Ho (Chan) takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family. For more information about the movie, please visit: Movie: The Spy Next Door (2010)

FISH TANK. The film is an emotionally stunning coming-of-age story, electrified by the breakthrough performance of its young star Katie Jarvis. Fifteen-year-old Mia (Katie Jarvis) is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her, without any creative outlet for her considerable energies save a secret love of hip-hop dance. For more information about the movie, please visit: Movie: Fish Tank (2009)

The movie explores the masculine ego at breaking point, testing whether fear is stronger than love. Colin (Ray Winstone) is in agony, shattered by his wife’s (Joanne Whalley) infidelity. However, he has friends who do more than stand by; they kidnap his wife’s French lover and hold him prisoner so that Colin can restore his manhood with revenge. For more information about the movie, please visit: Movie: 44 Inch Chest (2010)

Inkheart is a fantasy movie based on a very long novel of the same name “INKHEART” by Cornelia Funke, I loved the book, while the movie is not as intriguing as the book. It's fast pace and basically follows the general story line of the book and it is still a good entertaining family movie.

Mo Folchart (Fraser) and his daughter Meggie (Folchert) travel the world in search of the hard to find book "Inkheart". He is a silvertongue, and when Meggie was younger, Mo read from the book and brought the story to life. But, when something comes out of the story, something, or someone, must take its place. In this case, it was his wife, Resa (guillory). They are chased by two characters from the book, the evil Capricorn (Serkis), who wants to rule the real world, and Dustfinger (Bettany), who just wants to go home. With the help of Mo's Great Aunt Elinor (Mirren), they set out to find the author of the book (Broadbent) to set things right.

The general premise of the story was present in the movie, and the special effects are well done. The casting and acting in Inkheart is very well done. Brendan Fraser, who I always enjoy, does a very nice job as Mo - concerned for his daughter, terrified of unleashing more evil into the world, desperate to find his wife. Helen Mirren is fantastic and funny as Aunt Elinor, the perfect avenger of her odd little family. The rest of the cast is very pleasant and believable, whether they are from the real world or snatched out of fiction. Eliza Bennett, who plays Meggie, is delightful and lovely, and Rafi Gavron, one of Ali Baba's Forty Thieves, is very nice to look at. Hopefully, since there are more books in the series, we might get to see them on the screen, too.

I have, somewhat late, finally seen the new Harry Potter movie “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”. One aspect of this series that consistently impresses me is seeing how the characters grow both in written word and movie. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is a darker, harsher world than the previous entries leading into the conclusion of the series.

The sixth installment in the Harry Potter film series, Half Blood Prince, has its moments. There are twists and turns and plenty of romance galore that are threefold. In the sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry it is dark times indeed. The school itself has become a breeding ground for danger and deception and the surmounting minions of the evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) have brought forth destruction even to the innocents of the outside world of muggles. As a new potions teacher, Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent), is recruited for mysterious reasons, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) must contend with ominous missions from Headmaster Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) as well as his growing feelings for Ginny Weasly (Bonnie Wright) and the newfound jealous tension between his best friends Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson).

Overall, Half Blood Prince was highly entertaining and cliché. I really enjoyed this movie. As it compares to the other films, it was better than some but not the best.

Sara (Robb) and Seth (Ludwig) are alien children who have crashed to Earth. They enlist the help of Jack Bruno (Johnson), a cab driver. The kids have special talents: Sara can read minds and levitate items, Seth can shift matter. The government, led by Henry Burke (Hinds) is aware of their crash and is after them. Jack can only do so much for them, and soon he enlists the help of astrophysicist Alex Friedmen (Gugino). Soon, they are racing to their spaceship, hidden in Witch Mountain, getting out alive won't be as easy as they think, especially with another alien hunting them down.

Race to Witch Mountain" is just fine for the audience it was intended for. It has pretty much everything younger kids would enjoy: aliens disguised as teenagers, cool special effects, a few chase sequences, funny characters, funny dialogue, and even Dwayne Johnson (who doesn't seem to like being called The Rock anymore, even though it was his professional wrestling name for many years). Is this to suggest that adults won't respond to it? Probably, although it might attract those who saw the original 1975 film "Escape to Witch Mountain," especially since this remake includes cameo appearances by Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann. While I concede that this is a decent kid's film made in the spirit of entertainment, I just can't bring myself to recommend it. Watching it, I got the impression that most kids will let it go as soon as they grow up.