By Lauren Mahomes, Arts Editor
Title:
August Rush
Release Date: Nov. 21
Director: Kirsten Sheridan (Disco
Pigs, The Case of Majella McGinty)
photo courtesy of http://augustrushmovie.warnerbros.com
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG for mild violence and language
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell,
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Robin Williams
Synopsis:
August Rush tells the story of
an orphaned boy, August (Freddie Highmore), using his musical
gift to find his equally gifted parents (Keri Russell and
Jonathan Rhys Meyers), who were forced to leave him at birth. On
this journey, he travels throughout New York City under the care
of a kind stranger (Robin Williams) exhibiting his talent for
the delight of all that hear and inspiring the lives of all that
he encounters.
Title:
Enchanted
Release Date:
Nov. 21
Director:
Kevin Lima (102 Dalmatians,
Tarzan)
Genre: Family, Comedy
Rating:
PG for some scary images
Cast: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James
Marsden, and Susan Sarandon
photo courtesy of http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/enchanted
Synopsis:
Disney merges worlds in this modern fairy tale
where the animated characters try their hand at surviving in
present day New York City. Exiled by the evil queen (Susan
Sarandon), the beautiful princess, Giselle (Amy Adams), is
thrown from her world into ours where she gets a taste of what
happens after "happily ever after." Romance is thrown into the
mix when Giselle begins to fall for a modern day lawyer (Patrick
Dempsey) despite her "enchanted" ties to prince charming (James
Marsden).
Title:
Love in the Time of Cholera
Release Date: Nov. 16
Director: Mike Newell (Harry Potter
and the Goblet of Fire, Mona Lisa Smile)
Genre: Romance
Rating: R for language
Cast: Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno,
Benjamin Bratt, and John Leguizamo
photo courtesy of http://www.loveinthetime.com
Synopsis: Based on the novel by Garbriel Garcia Marquez,
Love tells the story of Florentino (Javier Bardem) who
falls for Fermina (Giovanna Mezzogiorno), but is rejected due to
her father’s (John Leguizamo) demands that she marry Dr. Juvenal
Urbino (Benjamin Bratt), a prestigious doctor in Cartagena,
especially important due to the sudden waves of cholera. In the
interim years, Florentino enters a series of love affairs, but
does not forget his true love.