August 2009
Scoop: Whitney Houston begins ‘comeback’
Best bets: Is ‘Extract’ the new ‘Office Space’?
Did pain medicine lead to DJ AM’s death?
Addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky said Saturday that pain medications likely led disc jockey DJ AM, a former drug addict who died suddenly Friday, away from his sober path.
Autopsy results inconclusive on DJ AM
Authorities will need to conduct toxicology tests, expected to take weeks, to determine what killed celebrity disc jockey DJ AM, a medical examiner’s office spokeswoman said Saturday.
‘Final Destination’ arrives at No. 1 at box office
Informant! opens September 18th, 2009 (wide)
OCEAN’S 11’s Steven Soderbergh and Matt Damon reunite for this comedy based on a true story. In THE INFORMANT, a high-ranking executive at Archer Daniels Midland joins forces with the FBI to bring down both his company and the entire food industry.
Clive Barker’s Book of Blood opens September 22nd, 2009 (DVD)
A pair of creepy Clive Barker stories–”Book of Blood” and “On Jerusalem Street”–provide the spine for this chilling horror film. In BOOK OF BLOOD, a woman studying paranormal phenomena and a college student with a gift for talking to the dead team up with unexpectedly erotic and unsurprisingly horrific results.
Fame opens September 25th, 2009 (wide)
FAME really does live forever with this modernization of Alan Parker’s classic musical from 1980. Like its predecessor, the remake allows students at the New York School of Performing Arts to take center stage.
Pandorum opens September 25th, 2009 (wide)
When two men emerge from a deep sleep in the middle of space, they discover that they have no memories of who they are and where they’re going. But their memory loss pales in comparison to the problem of the murderous warriors on board their ship who don’t want to leave anyone alive.
Invention of Lying opens September 25th, 2009 (wide)
In an alternate reality, lying — even the concept of a lie — does not even exist. Everyone — from politicians to advertisers to the man and woman on the street — speaks the truth and nothing but the truth with no thought of the consequences. But when a down-on-his-luck loser named Mark suddenly develops the ability to lie, he finds that dishonesty has its rewards. In a world where every word is assumed to be the absolute truth, Mark easily lies his way to fame and fortune. But lies have a way of spreading, and Mark begins to realize that things are getting a little out of control when some of his tallest tales are being taken as, well, gospel. With the entire world now hanging on his every word, there is only one thing Mark has not been able to lie his way into: the heart of the woman he loves.