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New Flicks

The Lake House
How do you hold on to someone you've never met?

Genres: Drama / Romance
Director: Alejandro Agresti
Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves, Dylan Walsh, Christopher Plummer
An independent-minded doctor (Sandra Bullock) who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its newest resident, a frustrated architect (Keanu Reeves). When they discover that they're actually living two years apart, they must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.


Nacho Libre

Genres:
Comedy / Sports
Director: Jared Hess
Distributors: Paramount Pictures
Starring: Jack Black, Hector Jimenez, Troy Gentile, Moises Arias
Nacho (Jack Black) is a young man who was raised in a Mexican monastery in Oaxaca and now works there as the cook, and takes it upon himself to rescue the holy place from financial ruin by joining a local Lucha Libre tournament and becoming one of the 'Luchadores'. Naturally, Nacho isn't acting out of purely altruistic measures, as he wishes to help Sister Encarnacion (Ana de la Reguera), a beautiful Mexican nun who has recently arrived at the monastery, as well as the gaggle of young orphans who live there.

Top at the Box Office

1. Cars
Ahhh... it's got that new movie smell.
Genres: Action / Comedy / Animation
Starring: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Richard Petty
2. Nacho Libre
Genres: Comedy / Sports
Starring: Jack Black, Hector Jimenez, Troy Gentile, Moises Arias
3. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Speed Needs No Translation.
Genre: Action / Crime / Thriller
Starring: Lucas Black, Shad 'Bow Wow' Gregory Moss
4. Lake House
How do you hold on to someone you've never met?
Genres: Drama / Romance
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves, Dylan Walsh, Christopher Plummer
5. The Break-Up
Pick a side.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Jon Favreau

 

Source: IMDB and YahooMovies

 

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