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Ethiopian Entertainment | FEATURE FILMS | Short Programs
DECEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
Moondance Alexander |
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Cast : Don Johnson, Sasha Cohen, Lori Loughlin |
Director : Michael Damian |
Rated : G |
Running Time : 93 minutes |
Genre : Romantic Comedy |
Inspired by a true story, this is a spirited adventure about
a girl who inspires her mother and a down and out horse
trainer with her passion to win a riding competition.
When a pony named Checkers leaps into her life,
Moondance pursues a dream she never knew she had, and
in the process learns that only determination lands you in
the winners circle.
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DECEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
His and Her Christmas |
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Cast : Dina Meyer, David Sutcliffe, Paula Devicq |
Director : Farhad Mann |
Rated : PG |
Running Time : 95 minutes |
Genre : Family |
When Tom’s big-time publication tries to buy out Liz’s
smaller one, she tries to save it by creating a special Christmas column which is an instant hit. Tom is assigned to write a competing column and, before you know it, the two become the fiercest of rivals. The last thing you’d expect for them is a holiday romance, but the pair will have loads of fun proving all is fair in love and war.
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DECEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day |
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Cast : Amy Adams, David Alexander, Clare Clifford,
Christina Cole |
Director : Bharat Nalluri |
Rated : PG-13 |
Running Time : 120 minutes |
Genre : Drama |
Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous
world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse.
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DECEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
Jannat |
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Cast : Emraan Hashmi, Sonal Chauhan |
Director : Kunal Deshmukh |
Rated : PG |
Running Time : 120 minutes |
Genre : Drama |
Arjun is a reckless man with an obsession for winning money in card games. A chance meeting with a girl in a mall gives him the motivation to change his life.
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DECEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
Bonneville |
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Cast : Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen, Tom Skerritt |
Director : Christopher N Rowley |
Rated : PG |
Running Time : 93 minutes |
Genre : Comedy |
When the life she knows turns upside down, Arvilla Holden hijacks her two best friends and sets off on a road of
personal discovery in a vintage ‘66 Bonneville convertible. As the three companions journey together across the
country, they encounter life altering adventures and a friendly trucker who becomes an unlikely suitor. Before
they realise, a world of change is unfolding as they find themselves on the ride of their lives.
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DECEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
This Christmas |
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Cast : Laz Alonso, Mekhi Phifer, Columbus Short, Keith Robinson |
Director : Preston Whitmore |
Rated : PG-13 |
Running Time : 119 minutes |
Genre : Drama |
This year, Christmas with the Whitfield’s promises to be
one they will never forget. All the siblings have come
home for the first time in years and they’ve brought
plenty of baggage with them. As the Christmas tree is
trimmed and the lights are hung, secrets are revealed and
family bonds are tested. As their lives converge, they join
together and help each other discover the true meaning
of family.
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DECEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
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Cast : Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah |
Director : Rob Cohen |
Rated : PG-13 |
Running Time : 92 minutes |
Genre : Action/Adventure |
In The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Brendan
Fraser returns as explorer Rick O’Connell to combat the
resurrected Han Emperor. In an epic journey that races
from the catacombs of ancient China, high into the frigid
Himalayas.
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DECEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
The Sisterhood of the Travell ing Pants 2 |
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Cast : Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively,
Alexis Bledel |
Director : Sanaa Hamri |
Rated : PG-13 |
Running Time : 120 minutes |
Genre : Family |
Based on Ann Brashares’ best-selling series of novels, four young women continue the journey toward adulthood. Now three years later, these lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and the summer beyond, but remain in touch by sharing their experiences with each other as they always have.
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DECEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
The Rocker |
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Cast : Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Jane Lynch,
Emma Stone |
Director : Peter Cattaneo |
Rated : PG-13 |
Running Time : 103 minutes |
Genre : Comedy |
Robert “Fish” Fishman is living the rock n’ roll dream as
a drummer for the eighties hair band Vesuvius, until he is
unceremoniously kicked out of the band. Twenty years
after his rock star fantasies are destroyed, Fish hears that his nephew’s high school rock band A.D.D. is looking for a new drummer. They reluctantly make him the newest member of the band, giving him a chance to reclaim the rock God throne he’s always thought he deserved.
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NOVEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
Journey To The Center of the Earth |
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Cast : Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem |
Director : Eric Brevig |
Rated : PG |
Running Time : 95 minutes |
Genre : Family Adventure |
During a scientific expedition in Iceland, visionary scientist Trevor Anderson, his nephew Sean and their beautiful local guide, Hannah, are unexpectedly trapped in a cave from which their only escape is to go deeper and deeper into the depths of the Earth. Travelling through never-before-seen worlds, the trio
comes face-to-face with surreal and unimaginable creatures.
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NOVEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
Camp Rock |
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Cast : Demi Lovato, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas |
Director : Matthew Diamond |
Rated : PG |
Running Time : 94 minutes |
Genre : Musical |
A young, talented singer longs to spend her summer at a prestigious rock camp, but can’t afford the cost. When her mother is hired as camp cook, she makes it to camp, but only as a kitchen helper. Then a teen pop star overhears
her singing but can’t catch a glimpse of her, so he makes it his mission to discover the girl behind the beautiful voice.
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NOVEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
Swing Vote |
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Cast : Kevin Costner, Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer,
Dennis Hopper |
Director : Joshua Michael Stern |
Rated : PG-13 |
Running Time : 121 minutes |
Genre : Comedy |
This engaging comedy is the story of Bud, a beerslinging,
lovable loser, who is coasting through life. The one bright spot is his precocious 12-year-old daughter, Molly. During one mischievous moment on Election Day, Molly accidentally sets off a chain of events, culminating in the election coming down to one vote; her dad’s.
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NOVEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
Recount |
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Cast : Kevin Spacey, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr., Laura Dern |
Director : Jay Roach |
Rated : G |
Running Time : 120 minutes |
Genre : Drama |
Recount explores the human drama surrounding the 2000 US presidential election. Focusing on the public and private machinations that fuelled a 36-day struggle to determine which candidate won Florida; resulting in frazzled officials trying to effectively conduct a mandatory recount. Ultimately and inevitably, it would be left to the courts to expedite the outcome and deliver the country a president.
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NOVEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
Diminished Capacity |
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Cast : Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda, Virginia Madsen,
Bobby Cannavale |
Director : Terry Kinney |
Rated : NR |
Running Time : 92 minutes |
Genre : Drama/Comedy |
After a debilitating concussion a newspaper editor, Cooper, is taken from the political pages to comic strip detail. He travels home to Missouri, where his now senile Uncle is on the verge of losing his home, to find out
how much a good memory is worth. When a valuable collectors item is thrown into the mix, these two men, along with a motley group of hometown friends, head to an antique exposition to make the deal of a century.
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NOVEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
Tashan |
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Cast : Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Anil Kapoor |
Director : Vijay Krishna Acharya |
Rated : PG |
Running Time : 120 minutes |
Genre : Action/Comedy |
A cool call center executive, Jimmy Cliff, a wannabe gangster, Bachchan Pande, and a beautiful girl who can’t be trusted, Pooja, embark on a journey across spectacular India. It’s a journey which will alter the
course of their lives in many ways; a journey where even enemies need to trust each other if they want to live.
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NOVEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
Mamma Mia |
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Cast : Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Julie Walters |
Director : Phyllida Lloyd |
Rated : PG-13 |
Running Time : 109 minutes |
Genre : Romance |
Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in this film adaptation of the stage musical; featuring the timeless melodies of super group ABBA. Streep portrays an independent hotel owner on an idyllic Greek isle who is preparing to host her daughter’s wedding; unaware that the guests
include three men from her past whom her daughter invited because she suspects one might be her father.
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NOVEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
WALL-E |
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Cast : (Voices of) Fred Willard, Jeff Garlin, Ben Burtt,
Sigourney Weaver |
Director : Andrew Stanton |
Rated : G |
Running Time : 98 minutes |
Genre : Comedy/Sci-Fi |
Acclaimed director Andrew Stanton explores the worlds
of robots and outer space in this imaginative tale.
WALL-E is a robot, searching for a connection in the
universe. He meets EVE, a sleek female probe-droid,
who leads him on adventures across the galaxy, meeting remarkable characters as he fulfils his destiny.
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NOVEMBER 2008
(Class : Economy) |
Kit Kittredge |
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Cast : Abigail Breslin, Chris O’Donnell, Stanley Tucci, Joan Cusack |
Director : Patricia Rozema |
Rated : G |
Running Time : 100 minutes |
Genre : Family |
Kit’s happy childhood is abruptly interrupted when her father loses his car dealership and must leave Cincinnati to look for work. Kit and her mother, Margaret, are left to manage on their own; growing vegetables, selling eggs and even taking in an assortment of boarders, which include an itinerant magician, a vivacious dance instructor on the prowl for a husband and a zany mobile
librarian.
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