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Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rise of the Planet of the Apes, one of the most awaited film releases of the year, is a prequel to the Planet of the Apes saga. The film centers on a scientist (James Franco) who is working on a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. He experiments on a chimp called Caesar, working to boost its brain functioning and inadvertently bestowing it with an intelligence that has unimagined consequences, one of which is the end of human domination of the Planet.
» Genre
Action/Science Fiction
» Director
Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist)
» Actors
James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow
Bad Teacher
Bridesmaids » Genre Comedy » Director Paul Feig
Few actresses possess quite the perfect combination of beauty and wit as Cameron Diaz and she puts both these qualities to good use in her latest romantic comedy: Bad Teacher. Diaz plays Elizabeth, a highschool teacher who swears, makes fun of her pupils, drinks and smokes weed ‘for medicinal purposes’. Bored with her profession, she decides the one way out is to marry a rich man and she sets her eye on a handsome new teacher (Justin Timberlake), also the object of affection of another female teacher. At the same time, Elizabeth is being courted by a sarcastic, irreverent teacher who loves her just the way she is, and is determined to give her a lesson or two in teaching and in love.
» Genre Comedy » Director Jake Kasdan (Orange County)
» Actors
Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake
(Knocked Up) » Actors Rose Byrne, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Chris O’Dowd Bridesmaids may seem like a chick flick at first, but far from being yet another wedding-centered romcom, it is a sardonic critique of the extent to which weddings can not only be stressful for bride and groom, but also for the plethora of helpers, bridesmaids and best men required to make many women’s wedding day dream come true. In this film, countless victims are forced to pretend, spend and befriend… most of the time against their better judgment!
Green Lantern » Genre Action » Director Martin
Campbell (Casino Royale) » Actors Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Tim Robbins
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