The Comebacks Spoof of inspirational sports movies, with David Koechner as a down-on-his-luck football coach, who rallies a team of gridiron misfits and takes them to the championships. With Matthew Lawrence, Brooke Nevin, Jackie Long and Jesse Garcia. Directed by Tom Brady. Fox Atomic, March 23
Cut Sleeve Boys Two Chinese British gay men attend a friend's funeral and attempt to discover what will truly make them happy in life before they die. With Chowee Leow, Steven Lim and Gareth Rhys Davies. Written and directed by Ray Yeung. Here! Films/Regent Releasing, March TBD
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Sunday January 21, 2007 Home Edition Sunday Calendar Part E Page 2 Calendar Desk 3 inches; 121 words Type of Material: Correction
Movie Sneaks: In last Sunday's movie Sneaks listings, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie "TMNT" was included under Action. The CGI film should have been under Animation. Also, the names of writer-director Bruce A. Evans and writer Raynold Gideon for the film "Mr. Brooks" were omitted from the list. Also, the comedy "Good Luck Chuck" was omitted. In it, Dane Cook stars as a dentist who discovers that a curse placed on his love life by a rejected Goth girl a quarter century earlier is having an unforeseen effect on his romantic prospects. Jessica Alba and Dan Fogler also star. The movie, written by Josh Stolberg and directed by Mark Helfrich, is scheduled to be released by Lionsgate on Aug. 24.
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Los Angeles Times Sunday January 21, 2007 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 0 inches; 23 words Type of Material: Correction
Movie Sneaks: The Jan. 14 Calendar Movie Sneaks listings included errors and omissions. The correct information is on Page E2 of today's Calendar.
Dan in Real Life A widower (Steve Carell) falls in love with a woman (Juliette Binoche) before realizing she's his brother's girlfriend. With Dane Cook and John Mahoney. Written by Pierce Gardner and Peter Hedges. Directed by Hedges. \o7Touchstone Pictures, Sep. 21\f7
The Darjeeling Limited Idiosyncratic director Wes Anderson goes to India as three brothers (Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman) try to reconnect during a train ride across the country. Written by Anderson, Schwartzman and Roman Coppola. \o7Fox Searchlight, fall TBD\f7
Death at a Funeral A man must deal with his unruly British family as he tries to make his father's funeral a perfect event. With Matthew Macfadyen, Peter Dinklage, Alan Tudyk and Ewen Bremner. Written by Dean Craig. Directed by Frank Oz. \o7MGM, April TBD\f7
Delta Farce Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and DJ Qualls play three gun-loving buddies out for a weekend of target practice who are mistaken for real soldiers and sent to Iraq. When they get sent to Mexico instead, they don't realize they're not in the Middle East. With Keith David and Danny Trejo. Written by Bear Aderhold and Tom Sullivan. Directed by CB Harding. \o7Lionsgate, May 11\f7
Eagle vs. Shark Love and romance in the service industry when a relationship blossoms between a fast-food cashier and an electronics store clerk. With Loren Horsley and Jemaine Clement. Written and directed by Taika Waititi. \o7Miramax, June 1\f7
Enchanted Banished from her animated fantasy world, a princess (Amy Adams) takes to the streets of live action New York, where she falls in love with a divorce lawyer (Patrick Dempsey) even though she's promised to a fairy tale prince (James Marsden). With Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel, Rachel Covey and Susan Sarandon. Written by Bill Kelly, with songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. Directed by Kevin Lima. \o7Walt Disney Pictures, Nov. 21\f7
Epic Movie A spoof of blockbuster movies that parodies bits from "Pirates of the Caribbean," "The Da Vinci Code," "Harry Potter" and "The Chronicles of Narnia," among others. With Kal Penn, Adam Campbell and Jennifer Coolidge. Written and directed by Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer. \o720th Century Fox, Jan. 26.\f7
Evan Almighty In this sequel to "Bruce Almighty," God (Morgan Freeman) returns to Earth to give orders to an uptight congressman (Steve Carell): build an ark and fill it with two animals of every kind. With Lauren Graham, John Goodman and John Michael Higgins. Written by Steve Oedekerk. Directed by Tom Shadyac. \o7Universal, June 22\f7
Everything's Gone Green "Generation X" author Douglas Coupland wrote the screenplay for this romance between a hapless writer for a lottery magazine (Paulo Costanzo) and a film set-dresser (Steph Song) who's already got a boyfriend. Directed by Paul Fox. \o7First Independent Pictures, April 20\f7
Fast Track Generational spokesman Zach Braff has to grow up when his attorney wife (Amanda Peet) decides to become a stay-at-home mom, forcing him to get a job with her father (Charles Grodin) in her Ohio hometown. With Jason Bateman, Mia Farrow, Donal Logue, Amy Poehler and Amy Adams. Written by David Guion and Michael Handelman. Directed by Jesse Peretz. \o7MGM/Weinstein Co., March 9\f7
Fido In an alternate world of the 1950s, zombies have risen from the grave, but they've been (almost) successfully domesticated. When Timmy Robinson's mom brings home a zombie servant (Billy Connolly), Timmy names him Fido and instantly becomes his best friend, even though Fido sometimes eats people. With Carrie-Anne Moss, K'Sun Ray, Henry Czerny, Dylan Baker and Tim Blake Nelson. Written and directed by Andrew Currie. \o7Lionsgate, March 9\f7
Firehouse Dog A pampered Hollywood pooch gets separated from its owner and winds up as the mascot of a run-down fire station, where it helps turn around the fortunes of the fire chief and his 12-year-old son. With Josh Hutcherson, Bruce Greenwood, Bree Turner, Dash Mihok and Steven Culp. Written by Claire-Dee Lim & Mike Werb & Michael Colleary. Directed by Todd Holland. \o720th Century Fox, June 1\f7
